Mrs. Faye Belle Johnson, age 89, of Lake Wanda Reita Road in Summerville, GA passed away Wednesday (June 2, 2010) evening in a Rome hospital.  A native of Chattooga County, GA.  She was born on June 26,1920 to the late T. C. and Sally Warren Whitley.  Mrs. Johnson attended the North Summerville Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her husband the late Ben F. Johnson, Sr. and a great granddaughter the late Bailey Henry.

Surviving are 2 daughter- Brenda Chambers of Summerville and Gail Henry of New Mexico; grandchildren- Donna Smith, Tim Henry, Donnie Henry, Amy Ward, and Mary Beth Morrison; ten Great Grandchildren; several Nieces and Nephews also survive.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, (June 5th) at 2:00 pm from the J.D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Pastor Tom Russell officiating, interment in Berryton Cemetary.  The Family will receive friends Friday evening from 6pm to 8pm at the Earle Rainwater Funeral Home.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

MR. HENRY E. CHAPPELEAR, age 89, of Menlo, Georgia passed away Friday (June 4, 2010) at his residence. He was born to the late William Richard and Rosa Dell Estes Chappelear on November 5, 1929. Mr. Chappelear, a prominent Chattooga County Farmer, was a member of the Menlo United Methodist Church, a Veteran of WW II and was preceded in death by his wife the late Lena Mae Chappelear.

Surviving are sister-Helen Hudson of Rome; several Nieces and Nephews also survive.

Funeral services will be held Sunday (June 6th) at 2:00 p.m. from the Menlo United Methodist Church with Rev. J. B. McNeil officiating, interment in Green Hills Memory Gardens. . The Family will receive friends at the Funeral Home Saturday from 6 until 8 P.M., Mr. Chappelear will lie in state at the Church from 1:00 p.m. until the hour of service Sunday.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge.

Mr. Howard Lee Eaton, age 94, of Summerville, GA, passed away Tuesday June 1, 2010, in Signature Healthcare of Cleveland, TN.

Mr. Eaton was born Oct. 16, 1915, in Summerville, GA, the son of the late John and Lizzie Mae Johnson Eaton. He was retired from Reigel Textile, a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in WWII, and a member of the Trion First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Florence Gertrude Mason Eaton.

Survivors include daughter & son-in-law, Sherry Diane & William Harris, sons & daughters-in-law, David Lee & Gloria Eaton, Johnny & Julie Eaton, step-brother, Clifford Pledger, 5 grandchildren, Angela Wooden, Chase Eaton, Casey Eaton, Taylor Eaton, Mason Eaton, great-grandchildren, Austin Melton and Katie Melton.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a. m. Saturday, June 5, 2010 at Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Warren Moorhead and Rev. Jim Cordell officiating with interment in the Greenhills Memory Garden. Active pallbearers will be Billy Locklear, Phillip Holder, Stan Reynolds, Tim Chamblee, Leo Lanier, Tim Pickle, Jason Pickle, Nick Wolfgram. Honorary pallbearers are Harold Pickle, Leon Stager, David Mauney, and all members of Jack Richardson’s Sunday School Class of Trion First Baptist Church.

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

In lieu of flowers the family request memorials be made to Trion First Baptist Church.

Shelia Jane McCormick, age 57 of Knollwood Circle – Summerville, passed away Sunday May 30, 2010 at Floyd Medical Center.  She was born on July 7, 1952 in Chattooga County, daughter of the late Dewey Dupree and Mary Jane Haney Dupree.  She was a hyster driver at Mowhawk Industries and a member of South Summerville Baptist Church.  She was preceded in death by her father Dewey Dupree and a brother Benny Ray Dupree.

Survivors include her husband, Michael Wayne McCormack, Summerville; daughter, Duchess Dupree, Summerville; mother – Mary Jane Dupree, Summerville.  Two brothers – Winston Dupree and Johnny Dupree both of Summerville; Three Uncles- J.W., Dalwin and Donnie Dupree all of Summerville.

Funeral Services willbe conducted Tuesday, June 1 at 11 AM from the Chapel of Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home with Rev. Sanford Deberry officating.  Cremation will follow the service.

Mrs. McCormick will lie in state, Monday – May 31, 2010 at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from Noon until 2 PM.

Erwin- Petitt Funeral Home has charge of the funeral arrangements for Shelia Jane McCormick who passed away on Sunday.

Mr. Jesse Trenton Wilson, SR, age 69, of Trion, GA, passed away Thursday May 27, 2010 at his residence.

Mr. Wilson was born August 18, 1940, in Nichols, GA, the son of the late Jesse James and Mamie Lee Taylor Wilson. He was a retired mechanic for Salem Carpet and a member of the Trion Heights Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Linda Wilkerson Wilson; children, Vickey Johnson, Lisa Wilson, Julie Barber, Jesse (Jay) Wilson, Jr; sisters, Mary Marr, Gail Rowe, Betty Rewis, Jenny Carter, Pat Davis; brother, James Wilson; and 6 Grandchildren.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p. m. Saturday, May 29, 2010 at Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Jimmy Wilborn officiating. Interment will follow in West Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Charles Littlejohn, Larry Wilson, Buddy Carter, Randy Stoker, Ken Wilson, and J.J. Wilson.

Mr. Wilson will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 1:00 p. m. until the service hour on Saturday

Mr. Gaines Edward (Tarp) Bowers, age 82, of Summerville, GA, passed away Saturday Morning at the Cozy Manor Assisted Living in Lafayette, GA.

Mr. Bowers was born April 9, 1928, in Chattooga County Georgia, the son of the late Henry Franklin and Laura Locklear Bowers. He was a retired Weave Room Supervisor with 38 years of service with Mt. Vernon Mills, a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served in WWII and the Korean Conflict. Mr. Bowers was a member of the Trion 1st Baptist Church, and the Riegel Textile Quarter Century Club. Mr. Bowers was preceded in death by sisters, Addie Mount, Aline Kirk, brothers, Robert Bowers, John H. Bowers, and Lewis Bowers.

Survivors include his wife, Eva Mary Stewart Bowers, sons, Larry Edward Bowers, P. Michael Bowers, brother, Frank O. Bowers, grandchildren, Kirsten Brown, Ted Bowers, Matthew Bowers, Shanna Dawson, Phillip Bowers and 7 Great-grandchildren.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 24, 2010 from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Vernon Johnson and Rev. Jim Cordell officiating with interment in the Old Trion Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Ted Bowers, Matt Bowers, Phillip Bowers, Ricky Bowers, Roy Bowers, and Roland Bowers.

Mr. Bowers will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Sunday, May 23, 2010 from 6 to 8 p.m.