Larry Robert Gideon obit

 

Mr. Larry Robert Gideon, age 38, of Rome, GA died Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at Floyd Medical Center.

Mr. Gideon was born June 16, 1971 in Joplin, Missouri, the son of James Robert Gideon and Carolyn Rebecca Clark Gideon. He was employed with North West Regional Hospital. He liked to play pool and fish.

Survivors include his mother, Carolyn Gideon, Rome, GA; father and step-mother, Bob and Shirley Gideon, Carterville, Missouri; step-sister and husband, Beth and Terry Collins, Springfield, Missouri; grandmother, Doris Morgan, Rome, GA; aunt and uncle, Jane and Tom Blackman, Trion, GA; uncle, Roy Clark, Jr. and his wife, Toni, of Atlanta, GA; niece, Emily Collins; and nephew, Aaron Collins.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p. m. Thursday, May 20, 2010 at Mason Funeral Home with Rev. Kevin J. Norton officiating. Burial will follow in West Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be David Massengill, Michael Heath, Rick Compton, Kyle Heath, Terry Wanzer, and Ben Holt.

Mr. Gideon will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 2:00 p. m. until the service hour on Thursday.

McClellan Obit

Mr. Benjamin Marlowe McClellan 47, of Halls Valley Road Trion passed away on Monday in Hutcheson Medical Center.  He was a Utility Worker with Mt. Vernon Mills and was a member of the Spring Creek Baptist Church. He was born on April 6th , 1963 in Trion, the son of the late James Henry McClellan and Sue Churchwell McClellan.  he was  preceded in death by a brother, Tommy Glenn McClellan.. He is survived by sisters, Diana Ford of Rome, and Linda Huskey of Cloudland, nieces and husband, Linda and Matt Lee and Mary McClellan of Trion, nephews and wives, Mike and Kelly McClellan of Georgetown, KY and Mark and Michelle Floyd of Cartersville. cousin and wife Rev. Roger Hartline and Lisa  of Pisgah, Mississippi…a daughter Hannah Hancock  of Trion, 7 great nieces and nephews also survived. A memorial service will be held on Friday at 2Pm from the chapel of the Erwin Petitt Funeral Home with Rev. Ken Johnson officiating. Erwin Petitt Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mr. Benjamin Marlowe McClellan who passed away on Monday…

Claudia Alene McConkey obit

Mrs. Claudia Alene McConkey, Age 89, of Chattanooga, TN formerly of Summerville, GA, passed away Sunday, May 16, 2010, in a Chattanooga Hospital. 

 A native of Trion, Mrs. McConkey was born to the late Charles Gordon and Dollie Payton Lane.  She was a member of South Commerce Church of Christ, retired from Best Mfg. Co. in Menlo, and was preceded in death by her husband the late William L. R. McConkey on Oct. 3, 1995.

Surviving are daughters- Claudia Keeney of Chattanooga, TN  and Neena Smith of Harrison, TN.; son -Roger McConkey of Rome, GA; sister- Mildred Wilkerson of Trion, GA; brothers- Robert Lane of Summerville, GA and Clarence Lane of Henagar, AL;  4- Grandchildren and 4- Great Grandchildren; several nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Earle Rainwater Funeral Home.

 

Ms. Daphine Hammitt Obit

Mrs. Daphine Williams Hammitt, age 84, of Summerville, passed away Friday, May 14, 2010 at her residence.

Mrs. Hammitt was born in Trion, Georgia on March 16, 1926, daughter of the late Charlie Williams and Martha Gass Williams. She was a member of the East Trion Church of God and prior to retirement was employed with Reigel Textile in the Weave Room. Mrs. Hammitt was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Holland Hammitt, brothers, James Williams, Melvin Williams, Gene-Mack Williams, Forest Williams and a sister, Annie Lee Howard.

Mrs. Hammitt is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Ed and Brenda Hammitt; Grandson, Brian Hammitt and his wife, Robin; Granddaughter, Jennifer Prince and her husband, John; a sister, Betty Duckett; five great grandchildren, Gracee Prince, Lora Rollins, Justin Hammitt, Kaitlyn Hammitt and Jacob Hammitt; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Hammitt will be held Monday, May 17, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. in the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Chasteen and Rev. Fred Mercer officiating. Interment will follow in the Green Hills Memory Gardens.

Pallbearers will be John Prince, Tim Carter, Randy Brooks, Michael McBride, Robert Williams, Justin Hammitt and Jacob Hammitt.

Mrs. Hammitt will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home where the family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6 until 8 P.M.

 

Fred R Raines Jr obit

Mr. Fred R Raines, Jr. known to his family and friends as "Junior", passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at the Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mr. Raines was born in Calhoun, GA on November 2, 1941, son of the late Fred Roe Raines, Sr. and Ruth Stamey Raines.  He attended the Calhoun High School and was a member of the South Calhoun Baptist Church.  Prior to his retirement, Mr. Raines had been an assistant funeral director at Max Brannon and Sons Funeral Home in Calhoun, GA.

Mr. Raines is survived by many cousins and friends.

Memorial services for Mr. Raines will be held Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 2pm in the New Beginnings Baptist Church. Friends will give eulogies.

Mason Funeral Home makes this announcement for the family.

 

Nellie Lucille Everett obit

Mrs. Nellie Lucille Everett, age 66 of Summerville, GA, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Everett was born October 20, 1943 in LaFayette, GA, daughter of the late James Thomas Starkey and Lula Mae Potts Starkey. Mrs. Everett was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her brothers, Steven Starkey, Doyle Starkey, and Clarence Starkey, sisters, Ailene Hill, and Louise Stinson.

Mrs. Everett is survived by her husband, John Terry Everett, Sons and Daughters-in-law, John W. and Tracy Everett, and Thomas W. and Lyn Everett, brother, Roy J. Starkey, grandchildren, Meagan Everett, Savannah Everett, Mason Everett, Adam Everett, and Abby Everett. Funeral Services for Mrs. Everett will be held Friday, May 14, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. in the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Harold Jones officiating. Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Matt Holbrooks, David Holbrooks, B.J. McGraw, Keith Morris, Craig Morris, and Evan Webb. Honorary Pallbearers will be Stephanie Anderson Willingham, Jeremy Anderson, Adam Everett, Justin Black, and the Staff of the Summerville Harbin Dialysis Center. Mrs. Everett will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Thursday.

 

Arthur Bernice “Curly” Scoggins obit

Mr. Arthur Bernice "Curly" Scoggins, age 82 of East Armuchee Rd, Summerville, GA.  passed away Monday, May 10, 2010 at Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Scoggins was born June 4, 1927 to the late Arthur Eugene and Grace Smith Scoggins.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his former wife, Annie Mae Scoggins; brother, Calvin Scoggins, Bill Scoggins, Delaney Scoggins, Howard Scoggins, Harold Scoggins, and Jessie Ralph Scoggins; Sister, Julie Mae Buice.

Mr. Scoggins was retired from Riegel Textile Corporation as an Inspector in the Packing Dept. and was a member of the Subligna Baptist Church.

Survivors are his wife, Charlene Sumner Scoggins of Subligna, GA; daughter and son-in-law, Diana and Harold Callan of Subligna, GA; GrandsonGene Callan and Corey Callan of Subligna, Ga and Delvin Crider and Casey Crider of Trion, GA; granddaughter, Cassie Crider of Trion, GA; several nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 2:00pm from the Subligna Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Bishop and Rev. Larry Scoggins officiating.  Interment will follow in Sublinga Cemetary.

Mr. Scoggins will lie-in-state, Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 6 to 9 pm.  Mr. Scoggins will also lie-in-state, Thursday, May 13,2010 at the Sublinga Baptist Church from 1:00pm until the hour of service.

Pallbearers will be Corey Callan, Gene Callan, Tony Scoggins, Dale Scoggins, Kevin Scoggins, Johnny Scoggins, and Donnie Scoggins.  Honorary Pallbearers will be the Senoir Citizens of Sublinga Baptist Church.

Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements for Mr. Arthur Bernice "Curly" Scoggins who passed away on Monday.

Mrs. Grace Marie Rounsaville Zayas Obit.

Mrs. Grace Marie (Gracie) Rounsaville Zayas, age 71, of Summerville, passed away Friday, May 7, 2010 at her residence.

Mrs. Zayas was born in Summerville, Georgia on December 7, 1938, daughter of the late Clifford and Louise Rounsaville. She was a 1956 graduate of Chattooga High School and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education from Spellman College in Atlanta in 1960. Mrs. Zayas was an accomplished art teacher and she gave pleasure to many students that had artistic abilities. At an early age, she joined and attended the New Bethel Baptist Church, and in 2004, she started attending and joined West Fifth Street Church of Christ.

Mrs. Zayas is survived by her daughters, Briseis (Cameron) McDaniel, Eton, NC; Alicia Zayas, Jonesboro, GA; Carmen Zayas, Atlanta; Andrea Zayas-Trice, Summerville; and NIki Zayas, Marietta; siblings, Cicero “Sonny” Rounsaville; Brenda Burks, and Sharon(Paul) Goodwin; 14 grandchildren; one great grandchild; a nephew, and a number of nieces, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Zayas will be held Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. in the Mason Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 1 until the funeral hour.

 

Mrs. Beatrice Brown Obit.

MRS. BEATRICE BROWN, age 75, of Williams Street-Lyerly, Georgia passed away Tuesday morning, May 11, 2010, at her residence. Born in Floyd County, Georgia on December 21, 1934 she was a daughter of the late James Clifford Mitchell and Mildred Carr Mitchell who survives. She was a member of Berryton Baptist Church and retired from the tufting department of Bigelow-Sanford.

Surviving are husband-Robert J. Brown; mother-Mildred Mitchell of Summerville; son & daughter-in-law-Stacey & Kristy Brown of Lyerly; grandchildren-Kendra Brown, Daniel Brown, Jeremiah Brown, and Zoie Brown; great grandson-Jax Brown; sisters-Sue Barosay, Ann Broyles, and Naomi Barnes all of Summerville; several Nieces and Nephews also survive.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 12th, at 3:00 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Pastors Howard Odum, Jimmy Bailey, and Frank McCrickard officiating, interment in Green Hills Memory Gardens. Active Pallbearers-Daniel Brown, Jeremiah Brown, Jeff Bailey, Darren Bailey, Charlie Brown, and Scott Smith; Honorary Pallbearers members of Trinity Baptist Church. The Family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 until 9 P.M. at the Funeral Home and Wednesday 2 until the hour of service.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge.

Estes obit

Mr. Roy Lee Estes, age 71, of Summerville, GA, passed away Saturday May 8, 2009, at his residence. Mr Estes was born Oct. 23, 1938, in Ft. Payne, AL, the son of the late Walter LeRoy and Minnie Beard Estes. Before retiring he worked for Continenal Inn in Richardson, TX. Survivors include his children, Tammy Patterson, and Roy Lee Estes, sisters, Maxine Dutton, Francis Cochran, Judy Tucker, grandchild, Joshua Lee Estes.

At his request he was cremated.