MRS. HELEN C. HUDSON, age 89, of Rome, Georgia former longtime resident of Summerville, passed away Monday, January 27, 2014, in a Rome health care. She was born on December 16, 1924 to the late William Richard and Rosa Dell Estes Chappelear. Mrs. Hudson was a member and former pianist, for many years, of Summerville First Baptist Church; she was retired from the Georgia Rug Mill and was preceded in death by her husband, the late Wilburn Hudson, sister, the late Mary Dell Welch, and brother, the late Henry Chappelear.

Surviving are daughter-Cheryl Allen of Rome; sons-Kelly Hudson of Cedar Bluff, AL., and Richard Hudson of California; several grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews also survive.

Funeral services will be held Saturday February 1, at 11:30 A.M. from the Summerville First Baptist Church with Rev. Doyle Waters officiating, interment in Greenhills Memory Garden. Active Pallbearers will be Family members; Honorary Pallbearers will be Charlie Williams, O.G. Moorehead, Jim Meredith, Harmon Petitt, Billy Petitt, and Jim Parker. The Family will receive friends at the church, Saturday from 10 A.M. until the hour of service. In lieu of flowers, the Family suggest contributions be made to the Summerville First Baptist Church.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Emmett Dooley, age 91, of Summerville, GA died Monday, January 27, 2014 at his residence.

 Mr. Dooley was born June 4, 1922, in Buchannon, GA, the son of the late William F. and Essie Davis Dooley.  He was retired from Mt. Vernon Mills, where he had worked as a dye mixer.  He was a member of Dry Valley Baptist Church.  Mr. Dooley was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in WWII, during the battle of Normandy where he received a purple heart.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Virginia Broome Dooley, sons and daughters-in-law, Marshall & Pauline Dooley, Melvin & Gail Dooley, brother and sister-in-law, Boyce & Gail Dooley, grandchildren, Shelley Dooley Vaughn & Stacy, Tanya Dooley Naguszewski & Bob, Kristy Dooley Wilson, Jim Dooley & Susan, Tim Dooley, step-grandchildren, Angie & Mark Solis, Jeff Sharp, great-grandchildren, Lauren Wilson Latta, Landon Reynolds, Ryan & Kristin Wilson, Anna & Sophie Naguszewski, Logan & Jacob Dooley, step-great grandchildren, Carolina & Jackson Solis, Bruer & Barrett Sharp, great-great grandchild, Knox Latta.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p. m. Thursday, January 30, 2014 at Mason

Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Weaver and Rev. Donald Moreland officiating. Interment will follow in West Hill Cemetery. With military rites conducted by the Shanklin-Attaway Post 5 Honor Guard.  Active pallbearers will be Jim Dooley, Tim Dooley, Landon Reynolds, Ryan Wilson, Logan Dooley, and Stacy Vaughn. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Sunday School Class of Dry Valley Baptist Church.

Mr. Dooley will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday.

 Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral arrangements for Mr. Emmett Dooley who died on Monday.

Mrs. Ada Katherine McGuire, age 91, of Summerville, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2016 at the Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. McGuire was born in Lafayette, Georgia on DECEMBER 9, 1922, daughter of the late Jim Thompson and Maggie Thompson. She was a homemaker and a member of the Dry Valley Baptist Church. Mrs. McGuire was preceded in death by her first husband, Allen Lester Croy, Sr; second husband, Milton McGuire; children, Ray Lane Croy, Otis Croy, Richard Croy, Allen Lester Croy, Jr., Harlon Croy and Rosa Crider; sisters, Audrey Weaver, Syble Williams, Mable Kirby, and Pauline Coulter; and brothers, Odel Thompson, Johnny Thompson, and Melvin Thompson.

Mrs. McGuire is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Hershel and Glenda Croy, Jimmy and Janice Croy and Robert and Dianne Croy, Tommy McGuire and Billy McGuire; daughter and son-in-law, Ethel and Ted DeBerry; daughter and help mate, Barbara Goss and Ralph Stansell; brother, Fred Thompson; sister, Ailene Thompson; 20 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, numerous great great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services for Mrs. McGuire will be held Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 3:00 P.M. in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. David Pettyjohn officiating. Interment will follow in the Subligna Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Austyn Gentry, Matthew McHugh, Hunter Gentry, Eddie Gentry, Johnny Gentry and Zack Curtis. Honorary Pallbearers will be Ted DeBerry, Tim Wilson, and Ralph Stansell.

Mrs. McGuire 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 Mrs. Ada Katherine McGuire.

Mrs. Opal Mae Sprayberry, age 85, of Trion, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at her residence.

Mrs. Sprayberry was born on September 6, 1928 in Rome, Georgia. She was a member of the Trion First Baptist Church where she was a member of the Lydia Sunday School Class. Mrs. Sprayberry was an avid gardener and love to collect Tea Pots. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Jones Sprayberry.

Mrs. Sprayberry is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Ron and Rachael Sprayberry of Midlothian, VA and Ricky and Carolyn Sprayberry of Trion; Sisters-in-law, Margarette Hall of Cedar Bluff and Esther Stephens of Centre, AL; two grandchildren, Jennifer (Tommy) Michaelides and Michael Sprayberry; two great grandchildren, Andrew Michaelides and Alexander Michaelides; and a number nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Sprayberry will be held Sunday, January 26, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. in the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. David Hayes and Rev. Rickey Studdard officiating. Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Michael Sprayberry, Scott Thomas, Terry Hall, Randy Floyd, Tim Collette and John Collette. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Lydia Sunday School Class of Trion First Baptist Church, Life Choice Hospice, Lafayette and Betty and Julian Williams.

Mrs. Sprayberry will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Saturday evening from 6 until 8 P.M.

Coffman Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Opal Mae Sprayberry.

MR. ROBERT MOSER, age 85, of Back Penn Road-Summerville, 

Georgia passed away Tuesday, (January 21, 2014) evening

 in a Rome hospital.  A native of Chicago, Illinois, He was 

born on March 4, 1928 a son of the late Rudolph and Mary

 Moser.  Mr. Moser served in the U. S. Army Signal Corps 

during Korea, was retired from the U.S. Postal Service,

and was preceded in death by his wife the late Bessie

 M. Raines Moser, and brothers, the late Rudolph

 Moser and the late Raymond Moser.
 
Surviving are sister-in-law- Alice Moser of 

McHenry, Ill; several Nieces, Nephews, Grand Nieces 

and Grand Nephews also survive.
 
Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 25th,

 at 3 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle 

Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Art Graves officiating,

 interment in West Hill Cemetery.  The Family 

will receive friends Saturday at the Funeral Home from 

1 P.M. until the hour of service.  In lieu of flowers the Family

 suggest contributions to the American Heart Association.
 
Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
 

Mrs. Nancy Adnia “Abb” McDowell, age 90, of Summerville, GA (formerly of Roanoke, VA) died Tuesday, January 21, 2014, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Sally and Alex Hosmer.

Mrs. McDowell was born June 17, 1923 in Schoolfield, VA, the daughter of the late Oscar Adrian Collins and Nancy Harriett Boyd Collins. She was a social worker and school teacher for the Indian River County Schools. Mrs. McDowell was a member of Lee Street Baptist Church, Danville, VA. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Joe McDowell; sister, Nell Thompson, special friend, Corky Hubbard; special cousin, Eddie Parrish; and other dear ones.

Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Lynn McDowell; daughter and son-in-law, Sally and Alex Hosmer; grandchildren, Jessica Fleming, Zoe McDowell, and Joseph McDowell; and one great grandchild, Elizabeth Cook.

Graveside and interment services for Mrs. McDowell will be held at 11:00 a. m. Saturday, January 25, 2014, at Macedonia Cemetery. Rev. Billy Dempsey will officiate. Honorary pallbearers will be Kelsey Gary, Tia Hall, Lisa Hampton, and friends from Floyd Home Health.

Mrs. McDowell will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 10:00 a. m. until the service hour on Saturday.

Mr. Eugene Monroe Simpson, age 85, of Summerville, GA, passed away Sunday January 19, 2014, in Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Simpson was born August 25, 1928 in Coosa, GA, the Livingston Community, the son of the late Marshall Monroe and Lettie Jackson Simpson.  He was a farmer and a retired truck driver.

Other than his parents he was preceded  in death by his wife, Carrie Ann Atkins Simpson, and a daughter, Nancy Warren.

Survivors include his Sons and Daughters-in-law, Larry and Carol Simpson, Quinn and Debbie Simpson, Victor and Lisa Simpson, Grandchildren, Ross Simpson, Samantha Wooten, Wesley Warren, Kristin Burrage, Great-grandchildren, Felix Warren, Anna Wooten.

Funeral service will be held 7:00p.m. Monday January 20, 2014, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel  with Rev. Clyde Hampton officiating with interment in the Oaknoll Memorial Gardens, Rome, GA,  11:00 a.m. Tuesday,  January 21, 2014.  Active pallbearers, Shawn McCary, John Dawson, Dewayne  Dawson, Mike Dawson, Chad Barnes, Robert Moore, Willie Johnson, Dennis McCary.

Honorary pallbearers will be the Dirt Town Crowd.

Mr. Simpson will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. Monday,  January 20, 2014  until the service hour.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral arrangements for Mr. Eugene Monroe Simpson.

   
Mrs. Debbie L. Latta, age 95, of Summerville, GA., passed away Friday, January 17, 2014 at the 
Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Latta was born in Cherokee County, Alabama 
on May 13, 1918, daughter of the late Henry Owens and Ella E. McDaniel Owens. She was the 
oldest living member of the Mountain View Baptist Church and prior to retirement, she along 
with her husband, Herman O. Latta, owned and operated the Dari-King and Jim’s Drive-In. 
In addition to her parents, and her husband, Mrs. Latta was preceded in death by a 
son-in-law, Jimmy Mitchell. Mrs.Latta is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Charles 
and Doris Latta; daughter, Peggy Latta Mitchell; grandchildren and their spouses, Jamie 
and Tammy Mitchell, Jason Mitchell, Jon and Sherry Mitchell, Cherie and David Mauney, 
and Kevin Latta(Margo Hatch); 15 great grandchildren; 4 great-great grandchildren and a 
number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Latta will be held Monday, January 20, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. in
the Petitt Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Kevin J. Norton officiating. Interment will 
follow in the Green Hills Memory Gardens.Grandchildren and Great grandchildren have been 
asked to serve as pallbearers and include: Kevin Latta, Jamie Mitchell, Jon Mitchell, Austin 
Mitchell, Derek Mitchell, Dexter Mitchell and Michael Mauney. Honorary Pallbearers will be 
the Staff of Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs.Latta will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home where the family will receive friends 
Monday from 12:00 Noon until the funeral hour.
Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Debbie L. Latta. 
   

Mr. Jerry Wayne Edwards, 60, of Trion, GA died Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Edwards was born October 15, 1953 in LaFayette, GA, the son of Azilee Mathis Edwards and the late Albert Edwards. He was retired from Roper Corporation. Mr. Edwards was a member of Four Mile Baptist Church, the Parkinson’s Foundation, Hunting Club, and the Millionaire Gospel Singers. He was a supporter of the Trion Bulldogs, and the 1988-1998 Trion Band Boosters. Mr. Edwards was an avid Auburn Fan. Other than his father, he was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Jeff Chandler.

Survivors include his wife, Melody Austin Edwards; mother, Azilee Edwards; daughters and sons-in-law, Jerri Kaye and Robbie Turner, Hope and Danny Calaway; brothers and sisters-in-law, Ricky & Barbara Edwards, Steven and Dale Edwards, Andy and Michelle Edwards, Tim & Pam Edwards, Michael Edwards, and James & Holly Edwards; sister, Elizabeth Hughes; brothers-in-laws and sisters-in-law, Ricky & Lynn Lanier, Verlon & Sandra Bethune, Frankie & Rowlinda Patterson, Karen Chandler; grandchildren, Kyra Calaway, Kaymin Calaway, Stephanie Turner, Justin Turner, Jerid Turner; nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Sunday, January 19, 2014 at Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tom Russell, Rev. Waydell Howell, and Pastor Doyle Kelly officiating. Graveside and interment service will be in West Hill Cemetery with Rev. Steve Peppers officiating. Active pallbearers will be Blake Bethune, Taylor Knott, Justin Turner, Matthew Lanier, Daniel Lanier, Avery Edwards, Danny Edwards, and Johnny Gilreath. Younger pallbearers will be Hayden Chandler, Gunner Gable, and Austin Edwards. Honorary pallbearers will be all Fellow Employees and Friends of Roper Corporation, Fred McDaniel, Dale Russell, Randy Southerland, Josh Howell, Don & Pat Bethune, Johnny & Linda Armstrong, Wes & Dawn Armstrong, Stacey Thrasher, Walton & Judy Hughes, Tim & Wanda Wilson, Ken Reynolds, Dale Willingham, Mike Flippo, Steve & Mitzi Payton, Billy & Ruth Locklear, and Friends.

Mr. Edwards will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 5:00 until 8:00 p. m. Saturday, January 18, 2014.