MRS. JOHNNIE MAE WELLS, age 82, of Covington, Georgia, formerly of Trion, Georgia,

 passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2013, in a Covington Hospital.  Born October 17, 

1930 in Dekalb County, Alabama, She was a daughter of the late George Washington 

and Cleo Cain Williams.  Mrs. Wells, along with her former husband , the late 

Charles Edward Wells,  owned and operated the former Mt. View Grocery, 

later she also was a clerk for Ace Hardware and Trion Drugs.  Formerly, 

She was a member of Central Avenue Baptist Church.
 
	Surviving are children-Joyce Wells and John Hooper of Oxford,

 GA., Rhonda Wells and Bill Coody of Lilburn, GA., Jeff and Cindy Wells 

of Trion, Cindy Wells and Don Eaton of The Colony, TX.; grandchildren-Joshua

 and Becky Hooper, Nikki and Toy Freeman, Ellen and Garrett Anglin, 

Seth and Shayna Wells, Gina and Tommy McCollum, Troy Eaton; 

great grandchildren-Madeline and Alexandra Anglin, Charlie Hooper, 

Scottie Wells, Luca McCollum; brother-Gary Williams of Rainsville, AL.; 

several Nieces and Nephews.
 
Funeral service will be held Thursday, June 27th, at 11:30 A.M. 

from Graveside in West Hill Cemetery, with Minister Hugh Glaze officiating.  Active Pallbearers Garrett Anglin, Bill Coody, Reggie Fossett, John Hooper, Joshua Hooper, Tim Perry, and Tim Thompson.  The Family will receive friends Thursday from 10 until 11 A.M. at the Funeral Home.
 
Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
 

MRS, FRANCES LOUISE SMITH, age 64, of Knollwood Circle-Summerville, Georgia passed away Tuesday(June 25, 2013) morning in a Rome hospital. Born in Chattooga County, Georgia on April 17, 1949, She was a daughter of the late John and Annie Belle Ponder Rosson. Mrs. Smith was Church of God by Faith and was preceded in death by her, husband , the late Jackie Eugene Smith and sisters-Esther Scruggs, McKayla Scruggs, and Katie Hawkins all died earlier.

Surviving are daughter-Mary Jane Smith of Summerville (Pennville Community); son-Anthony Eugene Smith of Summerville; brothers-Robert Rosson of Summerville, Tommy & Peggy Rosson of Lyerly, Billy Rosson and Wayne Rosson both of Summerville;

Funeral service will be held Thursday, June 27th, at 2:30 P.M. from Graveside in Summerville Cemetery with Pastor Bill Cox officiating; Active Pallbearers-Todd Rosson, Kevin Rosson, John Scruggs, Richard Scruggs, Kelly Dodd, Stephen Dodd; Honorary Pallbearers-Staff of Redmond Regional CU and Third and Fifth Floor Nurses, and Harbin Dialysis Clinic. The Family will receive friends Thursday, June 27th from 12:30 until 2:20 P.M. at the Funeral Home.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge.

Mr. Jimmy Lee Colbert, age 71, of Calhoun, GA died Monday, June 24, 2013 at

Gordon Hospital.

Mr. Colbert was born July 8, 1941 in Summerville, GA, the son of Jessie Lee Dooley

Colbert Penland, and the late James Douglas Colbert.  He was self-employed in construction.

 Mr. Colbert was a member of NorthPointe Church and a veteran of the United States Army.

He was a loving father and grandfather.

Survivors include his wife, Janet Smith Colbert; son and daughter-in-law, Derek

and Jennifer Colbert; mother, Jessie Penland; sisters, Peggy Campbell and Paulette Owens;

brother, Doug Colbert; grandchildren, Bentley Colbert, Brayden Colbert, Blair Wilkey, and

Bailey Wilkey; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 7:00 p. m. Thursday, June 27, 2013 at NorthPointe Church in

Adairsville, GA with Rev. G J Chandler and Rev. Fred Painter officiating.  Interment will be

at 11:00 A.M. Friday in the Green Hills Memory Gardens.

Pallbearers will be John Groover, Allen Myers, Ronald Everett, Roy Newberry, Michael Bryson,

Tim Bryson, and Frank Vineyard.  Terry Smithson will serve as an honorary pallbearer.

Mr. Colbert will be in state and the family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p. m.

Thursday at NorthPointe Church in Adairsville, GA.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully ask that memorial contributions be made to

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Mason Funeral Home is directing.  

MRS. JOHNNIE MAE WELLS, age 72, of Covington, Georgia, formerly of Trion, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2013, in a Covington Hospital. Born October 17, 1930 in Dekalb County, Alabama, She was a daughter of the late George Washington and Cleo Cain Williams. Mrs. Wells, along with her former husband, the late Charles Edward Wells, owned and operated the former Mt. View Grocery, later she also was a clerk for Ace Hardware and Trion Drugs. Formerly, she was a member of Central Avenue Baptist Church.

Surviving are children-Joyce Wells and John Hooper of Oxford, GA., Rhonda Wells and Bill Coody of Lilburn, GA., Jeff and Cindy Wells of Trion, Cindy Wells and Don Eaton of The Colony, TX.; grandchildren-Joshua and Becky Hooper, Nikki and Toy Freeman, Ellen and Garnett Anglin, Seth and Shayna Wells, Gina and Tommy McCollum, Troy Eaton; great grandchildren-Madeline and Alexandra Anglin, Charlie Hooper, Scottie Wells, Luca McCollum; brother-Gary Williams of Rainsville, AL.; several Nieces and Nephews.

Funeral service will be held Thursday, June 27th, at 11:30 A.M. from Graveside in West Hill Cemetery, with Minister Hugh Glaze officiating. Active Pallbearers Garrett Anglin, Bill Coody, Reggie Fossett, John Hooper, Joshua Hooper, Tim Perry, and Tim Thompson. The Family will receive friends Thursday from 10 until 11 A.M. at the Funeral Home.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Carlton Lee Kitchens, age 73, of Trion, GA, died Sunday, June 23, 2013

in Trion, GA.

Mr. Kitchens was born November 20, 1939 in Trion, GA, the son of the late

Lee Andrew Kitchens and Grace Hill Holbrook Kitchens.  He was retired from

the Town of Trion.  He was a veteran of the United States Air Force.  He was a

member of Trion Masonic Lodge #160 and a charter member of Marquls

DeLafayette Daylight Lodge # 765 F&AM.  He was also a member of

I.O.O.F.-Unity Lodge #3, the Scottish Rite, Valley of Chattanooga, and the Royal

Arch Masons, Grand Chapter of GA, chapter #19.

Survivors include his long time companion, Margaret Stinson; children, Andy

Kitchens; Sharon Kitchens, Charlene Sanchez, Angie Edwards and husband,

Matt Edwards, and Christy Kitchens; brother, Wayne Kitchens; and 5 Grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at

Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Tom Parker, Doc Tanner, and Rev. Danny

Decker officiating.  Burial will follow in West Hill Cemetery with graveside

rites by Trion Masonic Lodge #160.  Active pallbearers will be Steve Clowdis,

Tim Thompson, Allen Towe, Hollis Siffles, Garlis Sparks, Shannon Goins,

Johnny Simmons, and Chad Spraggins.  Honorary pallbearers will be all members

of Trion Masonic Lodge #160.

Mr. Kitchens will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive

friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Tuesday, June 25, 2013.

Mason Funeral Home is directing.  For guestbook, please go online to

www.masonfuneralhome.com

Mrs. Mamie Ruth Carroll, age 77, of Summerville, GA, passed away Friday, June 21, 2013, at the Shepherd Hills Nursing and Rehab.

Mrs. Carroll was born May 5, 1936 in Dirt Town, GA, daughter of the late E. E. and Jessie Mae Fincher Winters.  She was a member of the Harrell Street Church of God, and prior to her retirement, she was employed with Riegel Textile.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. Carroll was preceded in death by her brother, W. A. Winters, and sister, Evie Lee Holt.

Mrs. Carroll is survived by her husband, Charles Carroll; son, Ronnie Carroll; daughter and son-in-law, Rhonda and J. R. Van Gurp; brothers, Grady Winters, Charles Winters, and Raymond Winters; sisters, Sarah Duckett, Marie Broyles, Hattie Dentmon, and Mary Studdard; grandchildren, Crystle Gordon, Miranda Sumner, Jarret Van Gurp, and A. J. Van Gurp; great-grandchild, Myles Gordon; and special friend, Linda Bailey.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Carroll will be held at 4:00 P.M. Saturday, June 22, 2013, from the Harrell Street Church of God with Rev. Denny Smith officiating.  Burial will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Willie Holt, H. B. Winters, Stanley Edmondson, Johnny Edmondson, Randy Duckett, and Wesley Duckett.  Honorary Pallbearers, whom the family would like to offer their special thanks, will be the Staff of the Shepherd Hills Nursing and Rehab and the Staff of North Georgia Home Health.

Mrs. Carroll will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 12:00 until 3:00 P.M. Saturday.

MRS. DORIS JEAN WHITE, age 74, of South Pine Street-Trion, Georgia passed away Thursday afternoon in a Rome hospital. She was born in Chattooga County, Georgia on December 17, 1938, a daughter of the late Willie Matt (Bill) Brown and Sarah Mae Sparks Brown. Mrs. White was a member of the United By Faith Baptist Church, a Homemaker, and was preceded in death by Her husband, the late Charles Alvin White, Sr. and a brother the late Benny S. Brown.

Surviving are daughters-Elizabeth Carol Hartline of Summerville and Sonya Mae White of Trion; son-Charles Alvin White, Jr. of Summerville; sisters-Sue Sizemore and Leila Ward both of Summerville; brother Freddie L. Brown; seven Grandchildren, fourteen Great Grandchildren, several Nieces and Nephews.

Funeral services Sunday, June 23nd, at 2:00 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Pastor Barry Brown and Pastor Bill Cox officiating, interment in Summerville Cemetery. Active Pallbearers Greg Brown, Scott Brown, Guy Brown, Mitchell Brown, Matt Veatch, and Chris Clewis; Honorary Pallbearers member of United By Faith Baptist Church. Visitation Saturday from 6 until 8 P.M. at the Funeral Home.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.