Mr. Hobart McKinley “Hobie” Stallings, Jr., age 87 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Stallings was born in Cherokee County, Alabama on January 6, 1927, son of the late Hobart McKinley Stallings, Sr. and Laura Ellen Wheeling Stallings. He was a 1944 graduate of the Lyerly High School, member of the Trion Heights Baptist Church, and prior to retirement, was employed with Riegel/Mt. Vernon Mills for nearly 48 years as a Pipe Fitter, retiring as a Foreman. Mr. Stallings was a veteran of World War II, serving in Company M, 34th Infantry Regiment in the United States Army, during the Occupation of Japan. He was an avid NASCAR fan, but his greatest hobby was being a proud Paw-Paw who loved spending time with his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, being very supportive in all aspects of their lives. In addition to his parents, Mr. Stallings was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Mae Murphy Stallings in 1995.

Mr. Stallings is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Myra Stallings and Max Tucker of Trion; son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Deneta Stallings of Armuchee; brothers, Jessie Lee “Jet” Stallings of Cedartown, Fred Stallings of Conroe, Texas and Billy Stallings of Lyerly; sisters, Ruth Kinsey of Summerville and Bessie May of Centre, AL; grandchildren, Joan Graham, Amber Browning, Douglas Wilson, Ryan Tucker, Randall Stallings and Emily Stallings; great grandchildren, Murphy Browning, Addison Wilson, Wil Graham and Tristan Graham; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services for Mr. Stallings will be held Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Vernon Johnson and Dr. Floyd Roebuck officiating. Interment will follow in the Green Hills Memory Gardens.

Pallbearers will be Douglas Wilson, Randall Stallings, Michael Graham, Steve Gladney, Lance Stallings and Ricky Stinson. Honorary Pallbearers will be The Men’s Sunday School Class of Trion Heights Baptist Church.

Mr. Stallings will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 until 8 P.M.

Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mr. Hobart M. “Hobie” Stallings, Jr. 

MR. ROBERT PRATHER, age 68, of Filter Plant Road-Summerville, Georgia passed away Saturday, February 15, 2014, at his residence. A native of Canton, Georgia, He was born on September 6, 1945 to the late William Gideon and Bessie Burgess Prather. He was a brick mason, member of New Antioch Baptist Church, served two tours in Viet Nam, Veteran in the U.S. Navy C.Bs; where he acquired the rank of E-5, Builder Petty Officer 2nd Class, and was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with Fleet Marine Force Combat Insignia, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device. He was preceded in death by brother & sisters-in-law-Donald & Carol Prather, Kristina Prather and brothers-in-law-Bill Blackwell, Ronald Blackwell, Ralph Blackwell, and Tommy Blackwell. 

Surviving are His wife of 43 years Wanda Jo Prather; daughter & son-in-law-Elena & Matt Floyd of Summerville; grandchildren-Anna, Jamey, and Will Floyd; sister & brother-in-law-Betty & Tommy Turner of Clarksville, TN.; brothers & sisters-in-law-James Prather of Jasper, John & Linda Prather of Marietta, Jerry & Shelley Prather of Lilburn; brothers-in-law & sisters-in-law-Don & Nancy Blackwell, Bob & Diane Blackwell, Dan & Cristy Blackwell, Gary & Teresa Blackwell, Sara Anna & Mike Stoker; several Nieces and Nephews.

Funeral service will be held Monday, February 17th, at 11:00 A.M. from Graveside in Summerville Cemetery with Rev. Frank McCrickard officiating; Military Honors will be rendered by American Legion Shanklin-Attaway Post No. 5 of Rome. Active Pallbearers Jimmie Hartline, Luke Blackwell, Kenneth Flood, Rodney Blackwell, John Blackwell, and Russ Blackwell. The Family will receive friends Sunday from 6 until 8 P.M. at the Funeral Home.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge.

MR. BOBBY J.R. TAPP, age 78, of Maplewood Drive-Summerville, Georgia passed away Friday, February 14, 2014, at his residence. He was born in LaFayette, Georgia on March 18, 1935 to the late Hoyle and Dorothy Raines Tapp. He was retired truck salesman.

Surviving are sons-Benny Wayne Tapp of Huntsville, AL. and Michael Joseph Tapp of Georgetown, GA.; 7 Grandchildren and 5 Great Grandchildren.

Funeral service will be held Sunday (February 16th) at 3:30 P.M. from the Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Weaver officiating. The Family will receive friends Saturday from 6 until 8 P.M. at the Funeral Home.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge.

MR. WILLIAM HAROLD KENDRICK, age 75, of Orchard Hill Road-Summerville, Georgia passed away at his residence. A native of Chattooga County, He was born on October 6, 1938 to the late Otto Thomas and Emmie Teague Kendrick. Mr. Kendrick served in the U.S. Army from 1961 to 1963, was a member of Lyerly Lodge #338 F & AM, was retired from General Electric, and together with his wife, the late JoAnn Wilkey Kendrick, owned and operated the former Round Table Restaurant. He was Baptist by Faith and in addition to his Wife was preceded in death by a brother, the late Tommy Kendrick.

Surviving are daughter-Cheryl Ann Mobbs of Summerville; son-Thomas Harold Kendrick of Summerville; grandchildren-Allison Joanna Harris, Branca Diane Mobbs, and Tylen Harold Kendrick; sister-Meriana Romantz of Warren, Mich.; brothers-Charles Kendrick and Donnie Kendrick both of Rome; several Nieces and Nephews. 

Funeral arrangements will be held Monday, February 17th, at 2:00 PM from the J.D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Fred Mercer and Rev. Alton Stamey officiating, interment in Summerville Cemetery. Active Palbearers Gary Witt, Dewayne Copeland, Billy Cook, Tracy Maddux, Shannon Goins, Bryant Dodd, Bill Tutton, and Sammy Pilgrim; Honorary Pallbearers Lyerly Lodge #338 F & AM. The Family will receive friends Monday from 12 noon until the hour of service at the Funeral Home.                                                                                                                                                                                 Earle Rainwater Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements  

Mr. Robert Hugh Hawkins, age 81, of Cloudland, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2014, evening in Austell, Georgia. A native of Cloudland, He was born on February 4, 1933 to the late Riley Monroe and Susie Alma Chislom Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins was a carpenter by trade and a member of the Menlo First Baptist Church. He supervised the construction of Nuclear cooling towers at Tullahoma, Tennessee and Scottsboro, Alabama. He was a Veteran of the Korean War. He loved his Family and Lookout Mountain and was a lifelong proud resident of Cloudland, Georgia. He was preceded in death by the following siblings-Gordon Hawkins, Sidney Hawkins, Myrtle Willingham, Fred Hawkins, Sudie Mae Hawkins, Ralph Hawkins, Thelma Wofford, Sue Reeves, Max Hawkins, and Riley Hawkins.

Surviving are His wife-Catherine Gorham Hawkins; daughter and son-in-law, -Kathy and Tim Sims, Kennesaw; son and daughter-in-law, Michael Hugh and Tracy Hawkins, Cloudland; grandsons-James Alexander Sims and Andrew Robert Sims; great grandson-Colton Tanner Sims; sister-Marie Wofford; several Nieces and Nephews also survive.

Funeral service will be held Sunday, February 16th, at 1:30 P.M. from Graveside in Cloudland Presbyterian Cemetery, with Rev. Billy Dempsey officiating, active pallbearers Lee Hawkins, Steve Wofford, Mark Wofford, Tony Jones, Dennis Bryant, Albert Palmour. The Family will receive friends Saturday evening, at Earle Rainwater Funeral Home, from 6 until 8 P.M.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge.
		

Mrs. Catherine Marie Colbert, age 88, of Summerville, GA, passed away Wednesday February 12, 2014, in Oakview Nursing and Rehab Center.

Mrs. Colbert was born May 25, 1926, in Jamestown, AL, the daughter of the late Brown and Pearl Bramblett   Barnes. She was a homemaker, and preceded in death by her husband, Clarance J. Colbert, a daughter, Cindy P. Colbert, great-granddaughter, Brianna Dalrymple, great-grandson, Rob Dalton, sister, Betty Chastain, brother, Robert Barnes.

Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Gail and Ronald Crouch, Jan and Kenneth Dalton, grandchildren, David & Betty  Crouch,   Randy & Traci Dalrymple, Jr, Robby Dalton, Chris Dalton, great-grandchildren, Samantha Dalton, Saucey Dalton, Chase Pursley, and Pasiley Larman.

Graveside and interment service will be held 2:00 p.m.  Saturday February 15, 2014 from the West Hill Cemetery with Rev. Jimmy Wilborn officiating.

Active pallbearers, David Crouch, Randy Dalrymple, Jr,  Robby Dalton, Chris Dalton, Michael Chastain, and Chase Pursley.

Mrs. Colbert will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Saturday from 12:00 noon until the service hour.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge  arrangements for Mrs. Catherine Marie Colbert who died on Wednesday.

Mrs. Minnie Mae Pettyjohn Wardlaw, age 99 years, 11months and four days, of Trion, GA, passed away Monday, February 10, 2014 at the Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Wardlaw was born in the Spring Creek Community on March 6, 1914, daughter of the late Samuel Robert Pettyjohn and Ella Queen Hendrix Pettyjohn. She was a member of the Spring Creek Baptist Church where she had been active for many years, serving as the pianist, Sunday school teacher, and taught Vacation Bible School. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Wardlaw was preceded in death by her husband, F.M. “Sam” Wardlaw; granddaughter, Faith Romine Eilders; brothers, Archie Pettyjohn, Eugene Pettyjohn, Alfred Pettyjohn, Luther Pettyjohn, Tommy Pettyjohn, Herman Pettyjohn, and Cecil Pettyjohn; and sisters, Leanna Wooten and Gertrude Davis.

Mrs. Wardlaw is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Beth and David Romine; granddaughter, Angela Hutchins and her husband, Ethan; great grandchildren, Jacob Hutchins, Taylor Hutchins, Kaitlyn Hutchins, Annie Eilders, and Molly Eilders; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Wardlaw will be held Saturday, February 15, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. in the Spring Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Ronnie Pettyjohn, Rev. James Cargle and Rev. Mark Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Pettyjohn Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Lamar Pettyjohn, Chandler Pettyjohn, JR Brown, Terry Hampton, Brandon Hampton and Tony Farrow. Honorary Pallbearers will be the staff of Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Wardlaw will be in state at the Spring Creek Baptist Church and the family will receive friends Saturday afternoon from 1:00 P.M. until the funeral hour. Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Minnie Mae Pettyjohn Wardlaw.

Mrs. Gracie Ruth Hall, age 85, of Trion, Georgia, passed away Monday, February 10, 2014 at her residence.

Mrs. Hall was born in Crossville, Alabama on November 8, 1928, daughter of the late Archie Baldwin and Ruth Barnes Baldwin. She was retired from Mt. Vernon Mills where she worked in the office of the Shipping Department. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hall was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra Faye Broom, and her first husband, Herman Broom.

Mrs. Hall is survived by her husband, Ralph Hall of Trion; daughters, Gayle Mitchell of East Ridge, TN, Pam Hall of Summerville and Becky Davis of Cedartown; sons, Ronnie Hall of Ringgold and Kenneth Hall of Trion; brother, Russell Baldwin; 8 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

Graveside and Interment services for Mrs. Hall will be held Friday, February 14, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. in the Green Hills Memory Gardens with Rev. Owen “Bud” Davis, Mr. Lee Wilcox and Mr. Max Baldwin officiating.

Pallbearers will be Cole Wilcox, Lee Wilcox, Jeff Mitchell, Jason Hall, Dustin Davis, Eric Hall and Ronnie Hall.

Mrs. Hall will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Friday morning from 11:00 A.M. until the funeral hour.

The family respectfully asks that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Life Choice Hospice, 106 Pearl Street, Lafayette, GA 30728 or to the Alzheimer’s Foundation, 322 8th Ave., 7th Fl.,New York, NY 10001.

Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Gracie Ruth Hall. For our online guestbook, please visit www.coffmanfh.net.

Mr. Frank Edward “Eddie” Jones, age 65 of Trion, 

GA, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2016 at his residence.

Mr. Jones was born in Atlanta, Georgia on April

 25, 1948, son of the late James Monroe Jones

 and Lula Mae White Holt.  He was a member of

 the Harrell Street Church of God and prior to 

retirement, was employed as a truck driver.  Mr.

 Jones loved to work and in his spare time,

 loved to build scale model ships.  He will be 

fondly remembered for his sense of humor.
 
 Mr. Jones is survived by his children, Shea and

 Ken Czernik of Grandbury, TX, Frankie Jones of

 Summerville, Robbie Jones of Demorest, GA, Mike 

and Toni Jones of Trion, and Greg and Tera Jones 

of Trion; brothers, Jimmy Jones, Bill Holt, Ricky 

Jones and Johnny Holt; sisters, Judy Johnston, and

 Nancy Payne; BEST FRIEND, BRENDA JONES; grandchildren, 

Cheryl Gentry, Tiffany Jones, Bobby Jones, Andrea 

Jones, Cody Bogle, Brandon Bogle, Darrian Jones, 

Dakota Jones, Jaelyn Edwards, Gavin Czernik, Alexis 

Czernik, and Toby Jones; great grandchildren, Elijah 

Gentry and Gabriel Thompson, and a number of nieces and nephews.
 
Funeral Services for Mr. Jones will be held Thursday, February 

6, 2014 at 4:00 P.M. in the Harrell Street Church of God with 

Rev. Kenny Payne and Rev. Freddie Bell officiating.  Private

 Interment will follow.

 Pallbearers will be Chris Liles, Danny Hester, Jeremy Gentry, 

Zack Smith, Mike Jones, Bobby Jones and Cody Bogle.
 
 Mr. Jones will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home

 and the family will receive friends Wednesday evening

 from 6 until 9 P.M.
 
Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be 

serving the family of Mr. Frank “Eddie” Jones.  For guestbook, 

please visit www.coffmanfh.net.