Mr. James Nelson “Jimmy” DeBerry, age 59, of Summerville, passed away Tuesday evening, June 2, 2009 at his residence.
Funeral Arrangements are incomplete at this time, but will be announced later by the Mason Funeral Home.
MR. BEN JOHNSON, SR., age 92, of Lake Wanda Rita Road-Summerville, Georgia passed away Tuesday (June 2, 2009) in a LaFayette, Georgia nursing home. A native of Chattooga County, Georgia, He was born to the late George and Mary Millican Johnson on May 28, 1917. Mr. Johnson attended the Pennville Gospel Tabernacle, was a Veteran of WW II serving in the U. S. Navy, and was retired from the Georgia Glove Mill.
Surviving are His wife-Faye Belle Whitley Johnson ; daughter-Mary Young of Trion; son Ben Johnson, Jr. of Summerville; step daughters-Brenda Chambers of Summerville and Gail Henry of New Mexico; five Grandchildren, several Great Grandchildren, Nieces, and Nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2PM from the JD Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy wilborn officiating, internment in Summerville Cemetary. Visitation will be Thursday from 12 noon until the hour of service..Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in Charge of the arrangements.
MR. BEN JOHNSON, SR., age 92, of Lake Wanda Rita Road-Summerville, Georgia passed away Tuesday (June 2, 2009) in a LaFayette, Georgia nursing home. A native of Chattooga County, Georgia, He was born to the late George and Mary Millican Johnson on May 28, 1917. Mr. Johnson attended the Pennville Gospel Tabernacle, was a Veteran of WW II serving in the U. S. Navy, and was retired from the Georgia Glove Mill.
Surviving are His wife-Faye Belle Whitley Johnson ; daughter-Mary Young of Trion; son Ben Johnson, Jr. of Summerville; step daughters-Brenda Chambers of Summerville and Gail Henry of New Mexico; five Grandchildren, several Great Grandchildren, Nieces, and Nephews also survive.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Earle Rainwater Funeral Home.
MS. LAURA ALLISON PULLEN, age 34, of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday (June 1, 2009) afternoon in a Chattanooga, Tennessee hospital following a sudden illness. Ms. Pullen was born in Floyd County, Georgia on March 29, 1975. She graduated from Chattooga High School in 1993 and from the Medical College of Georgia in 1997; she was a Dental Hygienist. Ms. Pullen was a member of The Horizon Baptist Fellowship and was preceded in death by grandparents-the late Joe and Sera Pullen and the late Alfred Sherman.
Surviving are Her son, Andrew Landon (Drew) Pullen; Parents, Van & Phyllis Pullen all of Summerville; sister and husband, Andrea & Guy Ingram, III of Ellenwood, GA.; nephew, Wil Ingram ; grandmother, Dixie Sherman of Calhoun; aunts & uncles, Joe & Jan Pullen of Lyerly, Pete & Ruth Kleeman of Calhoun, Raiden & Judy Sherman of Rome; cousins, Michael Kleeman of Atlanta and Kimberly Wood of Canton.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday (June 3rd) at 2:00 P.M. from the Horizon Baptist Fellowship with Rev. Roger McDonald officiating, interment in Summerville Cemetery. Active Pallbearers-Adam Burdick, Kevin Bond, Kyle Duke, Tad Allen, Michael Kleeman, and Ben Fuller; Honorary Pallbearers, the Chattooga High School Class of 1993. Visitation will be Tuesday from 7 until 9 P.M. Earle Rainwater Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers the Family suggests contributions the Drew Pullen Scholarship at United Community Bank.
Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Allison Pullen of Summervile, Georgia passed away Monday afternono in a Chattanooga, Tennessee hospital following a sudden illness.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Earle Rainwater Funeral Home.
Mrs. Martha Irene Smith, age 51, of Summerville, GA died Sunday, May 31, 2009 at her residence.
Mrs. Smith was born August 8, 1957 in Trion, GA, the daughter of the late Hoyt Ledford and Grace Martha Frost Ledford. She was a homemaker and a member of New Faith Tabernacle.
Mrs. Smith is survived by her husband, Wayne Smith, sons, Eddie Smith and Eddie Cook; duaghters, Leatha Smith, Melissa Cook, and Melita Cook; brother and sister-in-law, Dennis and Tracy Ledford; and 11 Grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p. m. Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at New Faith Tabernacle with Rev. Walter Morgan, Rev. Ray Caldwell, and Sister Kay Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Johnson Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Eddie Smith, Ronnie Lepps, Stevie Craig, Ronnie Hall, Johnny Thompson, and Roger Gallaway. Honorary pallbearers will be Rachel Kilgore, Litha Smith, Wayne Green, Danny Kilgore, Ray Caldwell, and Kevin Phillips.
Mrs. Smith will be in state at New Faith Tabernacle and the family will receive friends from 4:oo p. m. until 9:00 p. m. Tuesday and from 2:00 p. m. until the service hour on Wednesday.
Mr. Carl David Haney, age 57, of Summerville, GA died Saturday, May 30, 2009 at Redmond Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Haney was born July 28, 1951 in Dekalb County, AL, the son of the late James Louis Haney, Sr. and Betty Jo Wofford Haney. He was employed at Mohawk Industries and was a member of the Welcome Hill Baptist Church. In his spare time Mr. Haney loved to do carpentry.
He is survived by his children, Carla and Joseph Jennings, Sara Jo Haney, and Erika Blackwell; granddaughter, Tessa Jennings; companion, Renee Blackwell; all of Summerville, GA; sister, Brenda Grogan, Trion, GA; brother, Louis Haney, Summerville, GA; and a special niece, Shannon Crabtree, Trion, GA.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Derek Hall officiating. Burial will follow at AMI Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Derry Maddux, Rusty Maddux, Stacy Henderson, Billy Willingham, Greg Wofford, Byron Wofford, Tracy Evans, and Jason McArthur. Honorary pallbearers will be Richie Willingham, Johnny Drennan, Mike Wofford, and the employees of Mohawk Industries Lyerly Maintenance Crew.
Mr. Haney will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Monday, June 1, 2009.
Mrs. Annie Jo Courtney, age 77, of LaFayette, GA went to be with the Lord on May 27, 2009. Mrs Courtney was born May 24, 1932 in Chickamauga, GA, the daughter of the late James Kyler and Margie Lee Purcell Lively.
She was a retired Secretary for the Department of the Army. Mrs. Courtney was preceded in death by a son, Tommy D. Courtney, SGM (RET U. S.Army) two brothers, James Louise Lively and Robert Clinton Lively, and a sister, Edna Lee Lively. She was a member of the Fairview South Baptist Church.
Survivors are her beloved husband, Robert D. "Mickey" Courtney, (RET U. S. Army), to whom she was married for 57 years, son & daughter-in-law, Keith & Kim Courtney, Stephens City, VA, sister & brother-in-law, Peggy & Bill Elsberry, Summerville, GA; daughter-in-law, Lily McHatton, Myrtle Beach, SC; grandchildren, Steven Courtney, Jonathan Courtney and wife, Eva Courtney, Michele & Jimmy Cribb, and Jessica Rossi; great-grandchildren, Shelby, Katie, and Joshua Cribb, Alexandra and Samuel Courtney; nephews, Eddie Lively, Jason Dixson and Michael Bradley, and great nieces, Kayla and Alyse Dixson.
Funeral services will be held at Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lowell Cantrell, Rev. Ricky Biddle, Rev. Mickey Skates and Rev. Malcolm Harris officiating. Burial will follow in LaFayette Memory Gardens. Active pallbearers will be Steven Courtney, Jonathan Courtney, Jason Dixson, Michael Bradley, Steve Palmer and Steve Sizemore. Honorary pallbearers will be Glenda Hamilton, Flora Webb, Margie Purcell, Ruthie Groce, and the Women of Fairview South Baptist Church.
Mrs. Courtney will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from5:00 until 8:00 p. m. Friday, May 29, 2009. Mason Funeral Home is directing.
For guestbook, please go online to www.masonfuneralhome.com
Mrs. Violet Argenia Deering Shaver Haney, age 86, of Summerville, GA died Wednesday, May 27,2009 at her residence. Mrs. Haney was born October 18, 1922 in Cherokee County, AL, the daughter of the late GeorgeMarshall Deering and Annie Morrow Deering. She was a mother and a homemaker. She attended thePennville Alliance Church. Mrs. Haney was preceded in death by her husband, James Haney; son,Jerry Leon Shaver, granddaughter, Stephany Elicker; brother, Tommy Deering, sisters, Ruby Bowman, and Jewel Maynard Ford. Survivors include sons & daughter-in-law, Thomas Wayne Shaver, Summerville, GA and Bobby Don and Linda Shaver, Summerville, GA; daughters and son-in-law, Dorothy & James Simmons, Summerville, GA, and Mary Ruth Elicker, Lindale, GA; daughter-in-law, Dee Shaver; 19 Grandchildren; 43 Great Grandchildren; 20 Great Great Grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Friday, May 29, 2009 at Mason Funeral Home Chapel withRev. James Shaver officiating. Burial will follow in Summerville Cemetery. Active pallbearers will beVictor Elicker, Ray Jones, Jeffery Shaver, Stephen Shaver, Van Elicker, and Greg Shaver. Honorarypallbearers will be all Members of United Hospice. Mrs. Haney will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until8:00 p. m. Thursday. Mason Funeral Home is directing. For guestbook, please go online to www.masonfuneralhome.com
Mr. Fred Thomas "Freddy" McDonald, age 71, of Centre, AL died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at Floyd Medical Center.Mr. McDonald was born August 23, 1937 in Cherokee County, AL the son of the late Jim McDonald and Grace Warren McDonald. He was retired from Defender Cleaning Service.
Other than his parents, Mr. McDonald was preceded in death by his wife, Carol Elrod McDonald, daughter, Shelia Mobbs; sister, Ruth Carter; brothers, Kenneth McDonald, Ralph McDonald, and Gary McDonald.
Survivors include his children, James Eugene McDonald, Deborah Nixon, and Vickie Rich; sisters, Helen Cranmore, Martha Jo Drake, and Becky Brown; brothers, Robert McDonald and Ronnie McDonald; 12 Grandchildren; 9 Great Grandchildren; and 1 Great Great Grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Thursday, May 28, 2009 at Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Micky Skates and Rev. Greg Locklear officiating. Burial will follow in Lyerly Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be B. J. Rich, Charles Daggett, Dewayne Daggett, Cory Rose, Edward Sitton, Jack Rich, and Nicky Carter. Honorary pallbearers will be Jimmy Mobbs, Freddy Rich, Phillip Nixon, and Friends of Mt. Vernon Mills
. Mr. McDonald will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Wednesday, May 27, 2009.Mason Funeral Home is directing. For guestbook, please go online to www.masonfuneralhome.com