Miss Lenora Jones, age 93, of Menlo, GA, passed away Sunday May 26, 2013, in Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Miss. Jones was born April 13, 1920, in Cherokee County Alabama, the daughter of the late John Oliver and Alma Josephine Rhinehart Jones. She was a member of the Chelsea Baptist Church.

Survivors include her nieces and nephews, Peggy Ellenburg, Charlene Scoggins, Betty Howard, Rev. Ralph Sumner, and Bud Sumner.

Graveside service is 5:30 p.m.  Tuesday, May 28, 2013, from the AMI Cemetery with Rev. Mike Odom officiating with interment in the family plot at the AMI Cemetery.

Miss. Jones will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive Tuesday from

4:00 until 5:00 p. m.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral arrangements for Miss. Lenora Jones who died on Sunday.

Mrs. Lula Mae Martin, age 91 of Summerville, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013 at her residence.

Mrs. Martin was born in Chattooga County on June 4, 1921, daughter of the late Terry Morrison Mahaffey and Julie Davis Mahaffey. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Summerville and was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Wesley Martin, sister, Martha Galt; brothers, Sam Mahaffey, Clyde Mahaffey, Tom Mahaffey and Jim Mahaffey.

Mrs. Martin is survived by her son, John Wesley Martin, Sr.; daughter, Martha Ann McCollum; sister, Annie Lee Cook; two grandchildren, John Wesley Martin, Jr., and Everett Lee Martin.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Martin will be held Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. in the Chapel of the Mason Funeral Home with Rev. Brandon Bishop and Rev. Paul Mason officiating. Interment will follow in the Summerville Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Greg McCollum, Freddy Early, Mike Turner, Greg Thomas, Jody Campbell, and Justin Canada. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Dorcus Sunday School Class of the Summerville First Baptist Church.

Mrs. Martin will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 until 8 P.M.

Rev. Charles Joel Jennings, Jr., age 83, of Cedar Bluff, AL, died Sunday, May 26, 2013 at his residence.

Rev. Jennings was born July 15, 1929 in Porterville, AL, son of the late Charles Joel, Sr. and Maggie Emma White Jennings.  He was a farmer and a member of the Farrill Baptist Church.  Rev. Jennings was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Faye Morris Jennings; a son, Charles Joel Jennings III; grandsons, Stephen Andrew Walker and Joshua Daniel Morgan; and a great-grandchild, Nicholas Litchfield.

Rev. Jennings is survived by his sons & daughters-in-law, John Harold & Patty Jennings, Randy Gene & Jan Jennings; daughters and sons-n-law, Brenda Faye  & Rickey Morgan, Rose Marie & Bevin Walker, Mary Jacqueline Stegall, and Martha Jeanne Gardner; a sister, Evelyne Bishop; 12 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held at 3:00 P.M. E.S.T. Tuesday, May 28, 2013 from the Mill Creek Cemetery with Rev. Ralph Sumner officiating.  Burial will follow in the family lot of Mill Creek Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Clayton Madisen, Michael Jennings, Bud Wooten, Terry Chestnut, Anthony Bishop, and Jason Bishop.

Rev. Jennings will be in state at the residence 2485 County Rd. 92, Cedar Bluff, AL after 4:00 P.M. EST on Monday.

The family respectfully requests no flowers please.

Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral arrangements for Rev. Charles Joel Jennings, Jr. who died on Sunday.

   Mrs. Doris Elaine Shelton, age 57 of Mountain View Road,

Trion, GA passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at Floyd Medical

Center.  Mrs. Shelton was born March 2, 1956 in Summerville,

GA.  Mrs. Shelton attended Corner Church and was retired from

the Weaving Department of Mount Vernon Mills.

   Mrs. Shelton was preceded in death by her father, Eddie Lee

Tapp; brother, Eddie Ray Tapp; grandparents, John and Ida Tapp

and Earnest and Margie Timmons; and several aunts and uncles.

   Mrs. Shelton is survived by her husband of 38 years,

John Charles “J.C.” Shelton; daughter, Keri Lynn Alley

of Summerville, GA; son, Sjohn Lee Shelton of Summerville, GA;

and daughter, Keisha Dianne Shelton of Trion, GA; 

9 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; mother,

Nina Mae Tapp; five sisters, Myra, Rita, Ruth, Tammy,

and Cindy; 3 brothers, Roger, Troy, and Larry;  special

friends, Jill Porter, Gail Carmon, Diane Konkel, Sarah Daniles,

Judy Jenkins, Rita Brown, Janet Hartman, and Norma Miller.

   Funeral services will be Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.

from the Chapel of the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home with

Rev. Ralph Sumner and Rev. Rick Sumner officiating. 

Interment will follow in West Hill Cemetery.

   Visitation for Mrs. Doris Elaine Shelton will be Wednesday,

May 22, 2013 at the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home where the

family will receive friends from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Mrs. Doris Elaine Shelton, age 57 of Mountain View Road,

Trion, GA passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at Floyd Medical

Center.  Mrs. Shelton was born March 2, 1956 in Summerville,

GA.  Mrs. Shelton attended Corner Church and was retired

from the Weaving Department of Mount Vernon Mills.

   Mrs. Shelton was preceded in death by her father, Eddie Lee Tapp;

brother, Eddie Ray Tapp; grandparents, John and Ida Tapp and Earnest

and Margie Timmons; and several aunts and uncles.

   Mrs. Shelton is survived by her husband of 38 years,

John Charles “J.C.” Shelton; daughter, Keri Lynn Alley of

Summerville, GA; son, Sjohn Lee Shelton of Summerville,

GA; and daughter, Keisha Dianne Shelton of Trion, GA; 

9 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; five sisters,

Myra, Rita, Ruth, Tammy, and Cindy; 3 brothers, Roger, Troy,

and Larry;  special friends, Jill Porter, Gail Carmon, Diane

Konkel, Sarah Daniles, Judy Jenkins, Rita Brown, Janet Hartman,

and Norma Miller.

   Funeral services will be Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.

from the Chapel of the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home with

Rev. Ralph Sumner and Rev. Rick Sumner officiating. 

Interment will follow in West Hill Cemetery.

   Visitation for Mrs. Doris Elaine Shelton will be Wednesday,

May 22, 2013 at the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home where the family

will receive friends from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Mrs. Mary J. Blackmon, age 69, of Penn Street-Trion, Georgia passed

away Friday, May 17, 2013 at her residence. Born in Chattooga County,

Georgia on January 21, 1944, She was a daughter of the late James

Randolph and Mozelle Love Moon. Mrs. Blackmon was a member of 

Living Waters Ministries and was retired from the preparation department

of Mount Vernon Mills.

Surviving are her husband, James H. Blackmon, Jr.; daughter, Tina Rana

Loggins of Trion; three sons, James H. Blackmon III and Kenny Ray

Blackmon, both of Trion and Marty Lamar  Blackmon of Summerville,

Chelsea Community; four sisters, Margaret Timms of Fl., Paulette Hayes

of N.C., Charlotte Ann Taylor of Summerville, and Brenda Lewis of

Cartersville; eleven Grandchildren, thirteen Great Grandchildren, several

Nieces and Nephews.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 21st, at 2:00 p.m. from the J.D.

Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Billy 

Wright and Rev. John Mann officiating, interment in West Hill Cemetery.

Active Pallbearers Doug Green, Darrell McGuire, Isaac Moon, Billy Blackmon,

Trampus Kiser, Cody Moon, Todd Taylor. The Family will receive friends at

the Funeral Home Monday evening from 7 until 9 p.m.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Sheila Gail Hensley Rape, age 50, of Cloudland, GA, died Saturday, May 18, 2013 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Mrs. Rape was born June 10, 1962 in Summerville, GA, daughter of the late Samuel and Frances Giddy Hensley. She was a homemaker.

Mrs. Rape is survived by her husband, John Paul Rape; a son, Jonathan Hensley; daughters, Melissa Hensley, Tonya Tibbs; a brother, Doug Hensley; sisters, Sherril Timmons, Dorothy Brewster, and Imogene Tibbs; and a grandson, Samuel Regan.

Graveside Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 21, 2013 from the Mount Olive Cemetery at Cloudland. Burial will follow in the family lot of Mount Olive Cemetery.

Mrs. Rape will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Monday evening.

Mrs. Kimberly “Gussy” Dawson, age 46 of Ramey Road, Trion, GA passed away Thursday, May 15, 2013 at Hutcheson Medical Center following a long illness.   She was born in LaFayette, GA on March 8, 1967.   Mrs. Dawson was a former paramedic with Chattooga County EMS.  She loved her job and won EMT of the year out of 16 counties.  She was a member of the Waterville Baptist Church. 

Mrs. Dawson was preceded in death by her sister, Agnes Louise Wingfield, Beatrice Lynn Brown, Bonnie Hartline Jones, and father, Hannis Kirby, Sr. Mrs. Dawson is survived by her husband, Michael Dawson; son, Justin White; daughter, Taylor Dawson Sprayberry; granddaughter, McKinnley Helton and grandson, Isaiah Sprayberry; mother, Arrie Mae Black; and brothers, Johnny Kirby and Hannis Kirby, Jr.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. from the Waterville Baptist Church with Rev. Sam Barrett and Rev. Bill Abercrombie officiating.  Interment will follow in West Hill Cemetery.

Visitation for Mrs. Kimberly “Gussy” Dawson will be Friday, May 17, 2013 at the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m.