MRS. CLARA BOHANON, age 98, of Bittings Avenue, Summerville, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013, evening in the local nursing home. She was born in Chattooga County, Georgia on April 25, 1915, a daughter of the late Hugh R. and Ella Maude Anderson Riley. She was a member of the South Summerville Baptist Church and the Ladies Bible Class of the Church; was retired from the weaving department of the former Summerville Cotton Mill. Mrs. Bohanon was preceded in death by her husband, the late Gordon Lee Bohanon, to whom she was married on February 17, 1936.
 
 Surviving are son and daughter-in-law-Hugh and Mary Bohanon of Trion; grandsons-Tommy and Nida Bohanon of Katie, Texas and Waymon and Salley Bohanon of Summerville; sister-Sara John Durham of Trion; three Great Grandchildren, two Great Great Grandchildren, several Nieces, and Nephews also survive.
 
 Funeral service will be held Tuesday, November 12th, at 3:00 P.M. from Graveside in Summerville Cemetery, with Minister Hugh Glaze officiating. The Family will receive friends Tuesday afternoon from 2:00 P.M. until the hour of service.
 
 Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Peggy Ruth Elsberry, age 72, of Summerville, GA, died Thursday, November 7, 2013 at Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Elsberry was born September 4, 1941 in Chickamauga, GA, the daughter of the late James Kyler Lively and Margie Lee Purcell Lively. She was retired from Bigelow Sanford Carpet Factory. Mrs. Elsberry was a member of Berryton Baptist Church where she had served as a Sunday School Teacher. She had also previously served as a Sunday School and Bible Study Teacher at West Summerville Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Elsberry was preceded in death by her sisters, Edna Lee Lively, Annie Jo Courtney; brothers, Lewis Lively and Robert Clinton Lively; and a son-in-law, Delton Dixson.

Mrs. Elsberry is survived by her husband, William “Bill” Franklin Elsberry; daughter, Sharon Lynn Dixson; grandchildren, Jason Dixson, Kayla Dixson, and Alyse Edgeworth; great-grandchildren, Landon Dixson, Sammy Edgeworth, Ava Dixson, Maralynn Dixson, and Jayla Fletcher.

Funeral services for Mrs. Elsberry will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, November 9, 2013, from the Berryton Baptist Church with Rev. Mickey Skates, Rev. Tommy Seay, and Rev. Malcom Harris officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenhills Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Keith Courtney, Jason Dixson, Michael Duke, Wayne McArthur, Bobby Groce, and Jeff Ramsey.

Mrs. Elsberry will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Friday, November 8, 2013.

MRS. ROSEMARY McWHORTER JAMES, age 89, of Virginia Drive-Summerville, Georgia passed away Thursday morning in a local health care. Affectionately known as “Miss RoseMary”, she was born in Henrietta, N.C. to the late Grady and Lola Belle Bridges Morehead on November 9, 1923. She graduated from Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C. and taught school in Trion Elementary and Summerville Elementary Schools, and owned and operated Her own kindergarten for a number of years. Mrs. James was a member of the Retired Teachers Association and a board member of Chattooga Library; she was a member of Horizon Baptist Fellowship. Mrs. James was preceded in death by her first husband, the late Joseph Winston McWhorter and latter, husband the late Willis Samuel James, brothers-the late Jim Morehead, Joe Morehead, and Bill Morehead.

Surviving are sons-Joseph Winston (Wink) McWhorter, Jr. of Athens, Robert McWhorter of Summerville, and Hill (Jenny) McWhorter, Sr. of Hoover, AL.; brother-O. G. Morehead of Summerville; Six Grandchildren, Nine Great Grandchildren, several Nieces and Nephews. 

The Family will receive friends at Earle Rainwater Funeral Home, Sunday, November 10th, at 2:00 P.M. The Family request in lieu of flowers contributions be made to the Alpine Cemetery Fund c/o Alpine Church, #993 Hwy #337, Menlo, Georgia-30731or the charity of choice. 

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Gwendola Johnson, age 92, of Trion, GA, died Monday, November 4, 2013, at her residence.

Mrs. Johnson was born March 29, 1921, daughter of the late Joseph Wesley and Beulah Velma Smith White.  She was a homemaker and a member of the Lyerly United Methodist Church.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Cooper Johnson, and brothers, Gladston White and J. B. White.

Mrs. Johnson is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Rayburn and JoAnn Mitchell, Ron and Teri Johnson; daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Phillip Smith; grandchildren, Fran and Daryl Buchanan; great-grandchildren, Gerren Buchanan, Sage Buchanan, Jordan and Crystle Buchanan; great-great-grandchildren, Shane Buchanan and Jacob Buchanan.

Funeral services for Mrs. Johnson will be held at 6:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 6, 2013, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Marshall Bryan officiating.  Burial will be in the Chattanooga National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests donations be made to the Lyerly United Methodist Church.

Mrs. Johnson will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 4:00 P.M. until the service hour on Wednesday.

Mason Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.