Mr. William M. (Bill) Dodd, age 91, of Summerville, GA, passed away Friday January 16, 2009, in Oakview Nursing and Rehab Center. Mr. Dodd was born August 18, 1917, in Summerville, GA, the son of the late John H. & Fannie Tucker Dodd. He was a member of the Lyerly Pentecostal Tabernacle, private first class teletype operator in the 126th Army airways communication System squadron and a retired textile worker. He was preceded in death by a son, David Dodd, grandson, Charlie Shipman, 2 brothers & 1 sister. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Tucker Dodd, children, Billy Powell Dodd, Gleen H. Dodd, Jackie Lamar Jones, Myrion Todd Jones, Myra Lynn Weatherby, Donna Shipman, Shelia Lynn Minard, Robin Gibbens, brother, Cooley Dodd, 21 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday January 18, 2009, from the Lyerly Pentecostal Tabernacle C.H.C. with Rev. Glenn Studdard and Rev. Bobby Shutt officiating with interment in the Greenhills Memory Garden. Active pallbearers, Watson Tucker, Jerry Tucker, Sam Tucker, Gary Young, Preston Dodd, Cecil Reynolds. Honorary pallbearers, Staff of the Oakview Nursing And Rehab Center, & Grandkids, Brad Jones, Mike Martin, Landon Jones, Richie Dodd, Alex Jones, David Dodd, Tommy Minard, Jamie Dodd, Kevin Minard, John Wright, Quentin Jones, Matthew Jones. Mr. Dodd will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Saturday January 17, 2009, from 6 to 8 p.m. Mr. Dodd will lie in state at the church Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until the service hour.

Mrs. Wanda Orr Blalock, age 62 of Summerville, passed away Saturday at her residence following a brief illness.  She was born in Trion March 9, 1946 to the late Roy and Nora Crane Orr.  She was a member of Dry Valley Baptist Church and was a retired teacher fromt he Trion School System.  Wanda was preceded in death by her husband the late Michael Blalock.

Surviving are son – Josh Blalock of Summerville, beloved "special children" – Lula Gonzalez and Belle Gonzalez; special friends and sisters in Christ – Grace Sunday School Class of Dry Valley Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be held Monday January 19th at 2:30 PM from the JD Hill Memorial Chapel of the Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Weaver and Rev. Waydel Howell officiating.  Interment in West Hill Cemetery.  Active pallbearers- Wayne Parker, Roy Bowers, Johnny Collette, Buford Lee Fox, Tommy Pettyjohn, and Sammy Pilgrim; Honorary Pallbearers – fellow teachers and former students of Trion High School and the Grace Sunday School Class of Dry Valley Baptist Church.  Visitation will be Monday from 10:30 until the hour of service at the Funeral Home.

Mr. William M. Bill Dodd, age 91, of Summerville, GA passed away Friday, January 16, in Oakview Nursing and Rehab. Center. Funeral arragnements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Mason Funeral Home.

Mrs. Mary Bell Pinion Humphrey, age 82 of Summerville, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2009 at National Health Care in Rossville, GA. Mrs. Humphrey was born November 10, 1926 in Chattooga County, Georgia. She had been employed with Hurley’s Food Center and was a member of Bethel Methodist Church.

Mrs. Humphrey was preceeded indeath by her husband, Claude B. "Jack" Humphrey; father and mother, Amos Clifton Pinion and Mary belle Hawkins Pinion; brothers Joseph Clifton Pinion, Raymon Lee Pinion, Felton Pinion, J.W. Pinion and Sylvester Pinion.

She is survived by her daughter, Jackie Mae Humphrey of Summerville, GA; Sisters-in-law Resedale Pinion of Centre, AL and Ann Young of Summerville, GA; brother in-law and sister-in-law Henry and Claire Humphrey of Rossville, GA; several nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 17th, at 3:00pm from the chapel of the Erwin-Pettit Funeral Home with Rev. George Pinion and Rev. Roger Morgan officiating. Interment will follow in West Hill Cemetary.

Mrs. Humphrey wil lie-in-state Saturday, January 17th at the Erwin-Pettit Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 1:00 until 3:00pm.

Pallbeareres will be Mike Humphrey, Chris Humphrey, Jimmy Pinion, Gerald Pinion, David Ward, and Jeff Ward. The family requests no food and in lieu of flowers that donations be made to your favorite charity.

Mr. Chester Blackmon, age 71 of Rose Circle Trion passed away Wednesday  January 14th in a Rome Hospital.  He was born in Paulding County, Ga.l on June 28th, 1937 to the late Rufus harrison Blackmon and Lillian may Evans Blackmon who survives.  Mr. Blackmon was a Holiness by Faith and was employed in the Weaving Department of Mt. Vernon Mills.  He was preceded in death by a brother the late Wayne Kenneth Blackmon and Sister the late Emma Jean Burroughs.  Surviving are his wife Bonnie Blackmon, mother Lillian Blackmon of Paulding Co.  , daughters 
Shelia Stanfield and Ava Hunter both of Trion. sons Lamar Blackmon and Robin Blackmon both of Summerville, Sisters Annett Mauldin of Summerville, Betty Toris of REx and Gail Strickland of Henry Cou. , Brothers Leon Blackmon of Atlanta, Roy Blackmon of Conyers, Donnie Blackmon of Paulding Co. Ricky blackmon of Carters ville., Rufus Blackmon of Rex and Billy Blackmon of Rome, 11 Grandchildren, 9 Great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews also survive… Funeral services will be Saturday at 1pm fromthe J. D. Hll Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Junior Evans and REv. Billy wright officiating, interment in Green Hills Memory Gardens, active pallbearers will be Greg Stanfield, SR. and Greg Stanfield, Jr., Dewayne Edwards, Bill Epps, chris Tapp, and Billy Clark, Visitation will be from 6  to 9Pm Friday at the Earle Rainwater Funeral Home.