Mrs. Barbara Jean Elsberry, age 81, of Summerville, Georgia passed away Sunday, 
  
August 17, 2014 at the Floyd Medical Center. 
  
 
  
Mrs. Elsberry was born in Chattooga County, Georgia on February 25, 1933, 
  
daughter of the late Charlie Teague and Dellie Busby Teague. She was of the 
  
Baptist Faith and prior to her retirement in 1995, was employed with the 
  
Karastan Bigelow Carpet Mill. Mrs. Elsberry was preceded in death by her husband 
  
of 62 years, Ed Elsberry, on May 3, 2012; an infant son, Edwin Brinton Elsberry; 
  
an infant daughter, Jennie Gale Elsberry; and her brothers, Donald Teague, Hoyt 
  
Teague and Johnny Teague. 
  
 
  
Mrs. Elsberry is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Eddie and Cindi 
  
Elsberry; grandchildren, Trent Elsberry, Bradyn Elsberry, and Kasen Elsberry; 
  
brother and sister-in-law, Eddie Ray and Geneva Teague; sisters and 
  
brothers-in-law, Shirley and Rayburn Hughes and Linda and Gerald Carroll; 
  
brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Bill Elsberry, Sarah and Harold Duke, Naomi 
  
and Bill Ramsey, Patsy Elsberry, Pat Elsberry, and Billie Faye Elsberry; 
  
extended family, Bill and Joanna Gilbert and Steven, Melanie and Claire Gilbert; 
  
and a number of nieces and nephews. 
  
 
  
Funeral Services for Mrs. Elsberry will be held Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at 2:00 
  
P.M, in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Alton Stamey 
  
officiating and Mr. Bill Gilbert delivering the Eulogy. Interment will be in the 
  
Summerville Cemetery. 
  
 
  
Pallbearers will be Jeff Smith, Steven Gilbert, Tony Dowdy, Jeff Ramsey, Lanny 
  
Thomas, Trent Elsberry and Bradyn Elsberry. Honorary Pallbearers will be Nieces 
  
and Nephews. 
  
 
  
Mrs. Elsberry will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home and the family will 
  
receive friends Tuesday afternoon from 12:00 P.M. until the funeral hour. At 
  
other hours the family can be contacted at the residence, 174 Kirby Street, 
  
Summerville. 
  
 
  
Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. 
  
Barbara Jean Elsberry.

MR. TOM LEWIS JOHNSTON, age 88, of Gore-Subligna Road, Summerville

 Georgia passed away Friday, August 15, 2015, at the residence.

  Born in Summerville on April 12, 1926, He was a son of the late T.P. and

 Zula Mae Ballenger Johnston.  Mr. Johnston graduated from Subligna High

 School and attended West Georgia College for two years, then was drafted

 into the U.S. Army, during WW II.  He served in Germany and Austria with

 the 36th Infantry Division and was an observer at the War Crimes Trials 

in Nuremburg, Germany; was a life member of the V.F.W.  He was a cattle

 farmer and worked for the Georgia Department of Agriculture retiring after 

28 years service. He was preceded in death by a sister Libby Neal Rich.

 
	Surviving are His wife, Nancy Mann Johnston; daughter, Sandi Johnston 

Cohen; son-Tom Neal Johnston (Lyn); step daughter, Tanya Queen

 (Ruben); step son, Stacy Mann (Tina); grand kids, Chuck Cohen and

 Samson Johnston; step grand kids, Amber Padgett, Lexie Mann, Macey

 Mann, Addie Queen, Mason Mann; niece, Joan Butler.
 
	Funeral services will be held Sunday, August 17th at 3:00 PM from the J. D. Hill Memorial

 Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Jody Brock and Larry Scoggins officiating,

 interment in Green Hills Memory Gardens.

  Active pallbearers Mike Dawson, Stacy Grey, Dennis McCary, Shawn McCary,

 Bill Mitchell, Randy Mills, Roland Jones and Ricky Jones.. Honorary pall bearers

 Stanley Cummings, John Hobbs, and members of VFW Post 6688.  Visitation will

 be at the funeral home Saturday evening from 5 until 9.

MRS. HARRIETT MITCHELL CARROLL,  age 89, of Summerville, Georgia passed 
away Wednesday, August 13, 2014, afternoon in the local Nursing Home.  A 
lifetime resident of Chattooga County, She was a daughter of the late Alfred 
Anderson “Shorty” and Arrie Dendy Cash.  Mrs. Carroll was a member of South 
Commerce Church of Christ, retired from the winding department of Summerville 
Cotton Mill, and was preceded in death by husband, the late J. W. Mitchell,  a 
daughter, Sandra Henderson, great granddaughter, Jamie DeLee, sister, Betty 
Faye McGinnis, and brother, Jack Cash, all died earlier.
 
Surviving are daughters and spouses-Judy and Larry Allmon and Becky and 
Steve Osby all of Summerville; grandchildren-Julie Keen, Amanda Rectenwald, 
and Bejay Osby; great grandchildren-Jennifer Burrage, Drake Keen, Ethan and 
Lucas Rectenwald; great great grandchildren-Kayleigh Burrage, Coal Hennon, 
Payton Keen, and Cassie Burrage; brother-Sewell Cash of Summerville; several 
Nieces and Nephews.
 
Funeral services will be held Friday, August 15th, at 4:00 P.M. from the J.D. Hill 
Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Minister Tommy Broome 
and Rev. Jimmy Bryant officiating, interment in Summerville Cemetery, active 
pallbearers-Jacob McGinnis, Pres Cash, Jackie Cash, Andy Cash, John Blackwell, and Jabo McGinnis
honorary pallbearers-Tommy McGraw, Donnie Baker, , Ruth Warren, 
Marie Houser, Eugene McGinnis, David Keen, Wayne McArthur, and Phil Cavin.  
The Family will receive friends Friday from 2 until the hour of service at the Funeral 
Home.
 
Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge.
 

MR. JOE J. HAMMOND, age 94, of Powder Springs, Georgia formerly of Summerville, Georgia passed day Thursday, August 7, 2014, in Powder Springs. Mr. Hammond was born in Chattooga County on October 25, 1919, a son of the late Joseph Fletcher and Agnes Jones Hammond. He was a watch repairman for 31 years, afterward worked as a watchman for a textile plant, for 15 years, until retirement. Mr. Hammond was a member of the First Presbyterian Church PCA, in Summerville.

Surviving are Nieces and Nephews, Great Nieces and Nephews.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, August 10th, from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Greg King officiating, interment in Summerville Cemetery. The Family will receive friends, Sunday, from 2:00 P.M. until the service hour, at the Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers /family suggest contributions to First Presbyterian Church or American Cancer Society.
Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
		

MRS. MARY A. JONES, age 94, of Summerville, Georgia, Pennville Community, passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at the home of Bill and Susan Durham. She was preceded in death by parents, the late Robert “Bob” and Annie Jane Stoker McDaniel. Mrs. Jones was born on Loouout Mountain, Georgia, Chattooga County, on March 27, 1920. She was preceded in death by husband, Chester “Yankee” G. Jones, sisters-Janie McDaniel Durham and Rosie McDaniel Smith; brothers, Enoch McDaniel, John McDaniel, and Earl McDaniel. Mrs. Jones was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church and was retired from the Georgia Rug Mill. 

Surviving are step children, Raymond (Annette) Jones and Angel (Danny) Wilcox; nephews and nieces, Bill (Susan) Durham of Summerville, Davis McDaniel of Summerville, Dewey (Lyllabelle) Smith of Ider, AL., Doug (Denise) McDaniel of Rossville, Tim (Karen) McDaniel of Summerville, Tony McDaniel, Ann (Leon) Canaday of Blackshear, GA, Earlene (David) Elliott of Rome, Sue (Phillip) Murphy of Gaylesville, AL., Thelma Mayes of Athens, TN.; special nephew, Donnie Lee McDaniel of Summerville; lifelong friend and neighbor, Betty Nichols; many other nephews and nieces also survive. 

Funeral services will be held Friday, August 8th, at 11:00 A.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Malcolm Harris officiating, interment in Mount Olive Cemetery. Active Pallbearers will be Nephews.

The Family will receive friends at the Funeral Home Thursday, from 6 until 8 P.M., at other hours the Family will be at the residence of Bill and Susan Durham.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Rachel Nicholson Sparks, age 79, of Trion, GA, died Monday, August 04, 2014 at her home.

Mrs. Sparks was born April 8, 1935 in Rome, GA, the daughter of the late Fate Mann and mother and step-father, Myrtle Mann Headrick and Henry Headrick . She was retired from Riegel Textiles, Mt. Vernon Mills. She was a member of the Pennville Church of Christ. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Len Earl Sparks.

Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Jack & Karen Sparks; daughter and son-in-law, Delaine and Nolan Crisp; brother, Ralph Mann; sister, Ernestine Dickerson; grandchildren, Misty McQuese, Lori McWhorter, Brittany McCurry, and Nathaniel Sparks; great grandchildren, Noah McQuese, Eli McQuese, Will McWhorter, and Ava Grace McQuese; and an aunt, Irene Roberts, and special care givers, Susan and Levern Crisp.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Thursday, August 7, 2014 at Pennville Church of Christ with Min. Robbie Eversole and Min. Leslie Shadrick officiating. Burial will follow in West Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Anthony McWhorter, Robert McQuese, Stanley Mann, Danny Strickland, Ronnie McKeehan, Samuel Mann, Alan Mann and Phil Ingle. Honorary pallbearers will be all members of Pennville Church of Christ, and Nieces and Nephews.

Mrs. Sparks will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Wednesday, August 6, 2014. She will also lie in state from 1:00 until 2:00 p. m. Thursday at the Pennville Church of Christ.