Mrs. Doris Louise Greene Pettyjohn, age 81, of Walker Street, Trion, GA, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2009, at Oakview Nursing & Rehab Center.  Mrs. Pettyjohn was born in Chattooga County, GA on December 12, 1927.  She was retired from Best Manufacturing and was a member of Trion United Methodist Church and a member of Summerville Chapter #434 Order of the Eastern Star.

Mrs. Pettyjohn was preceded in death by her parents, James Claude Greene and Celia Ellie Keasler Greene; brother, Ray H. Greene and a nephew, Ray H. Greene, Jr.

Survivors include her husband, Thomas S. Pettyjohn of Trion, GA; daughter and son-in-law, Rhonda and John Sterner of Summerville, GA; grandson, Mason David Sterner of Summerville; sister-in-law, Linda J. Greene of Summerville; a niece and her husband, Celia and Craig Holt of Summerville; great-nephew, Jared Holt of Summerville; great-niece and her husband, Bethany and Brooklyn Stiefel of Rosedale, GA; several other nieces and nephews and a life-long friend, Joye Palmer, also survive.

Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, February 15, 2009, at 4:00pm, from the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Art Graves and Rev. Rob Pierce officiating.  Internment will follow in West Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Pettyjohn will lie-in-state Sunday, February 15, at the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home where the family will receive friends for 2:00 to 4:00pm.

Pallbearers will be Craig Holt, Jared Holt, Butch Camp, Don Wilson, Reuben Kennemore and Robbie Hamby.  Honorary pallbearers will be the Christian Fellowship Sunday School Class of Trion United Methodist Church, Staff and F Hall of Oakview Nursing Home, Dr. Bruce Lee and Betty Nalley.

At other hours the family will be at the residence of the daughter, Rhonda Sterner, Greeson Street, Summerville.

Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements for Mrs. Doris Louise Greene Pettyjohn, who passed away Thursday.

Mr. Grady Jerome Anthony passed away Saturday February 7th at Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta, Ga.  He is the son of the late Mr. John Anthony and MRs. Annette Anthony.  He was born in Chattooga County, Georgia and was educated in the public schools of Chattooga County.

He was employed at Local Union 438 in Atlanta, Georgia for a number of years.  He leaves to cherish his memory a wife, 7 children, 5 brothers and 2 sisters along with a host of nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 PM at Pond Springs AME Zion Church in Holland, Georgia with Donald Patterson officiating.

Mr. Anthony will lie in state at the church 2 hours before the funeral service where the family will receive friends.

MR. JAMES CAREY HILL, AGE 62 OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE EAST ELLIJAY, GEORGIA PASSED FROM THIS LIFE WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 4TH, 2009 AT HIS RESIDENCE. MR. HILL WAS BORN NOVEMBER 10, 1946 TO HIS LATE FATHER JAMES PERRY HILL AND MOTHER MATTIE RUTH PHILLIPS HILL IN ROME, GEORGIA. AFTER GRADUATING EAST ROME HIGH SCHOOL, CAREY RECEIVED A B.S. DEGREE AT SHORTER COLLEGE. HE THEN WENT TO THE SANFORD SCHOOL OF LAW AND RECEIVED A LAW DEGREE. CAREY WAS A WELL KNOW LAWYER IN THE NORTH GEORGIA AREA. CAREY IS SURVIVED BY HIS DAUGHTER, SARA ELIZABETH HILL OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW ZACHARY AND KATHERINE POPE HILL OF MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA, GRANDSON, OWEN HILL, MOTHER, MATTIE RUTH PHILLIPS HILL OF SUBLIGNA, GEORGIA, SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW, JENNIE AND ROBERT BESAL OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW, STEVE AND ROBIN HILL OF NEWNAN, GEORGIA, NIECES ERIN EDDINGS OF SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, LAURA EDDINGS OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, NEPHEW AND IN LAW, TERRY AND GRETCHEN BROWN OF NEWNAN, GEORGIA. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR CAREY WILL BE 1:00PM SATURDAY FEBRUARY 7TH, 2009 FROM THE LOGAN FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL IN ELLIJAY, GEORGIA WITH MINISTER BUTCH JONES OFFICIATING. GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL FOLLOW IN THE LOGAN FUNERAL HOME PAVILION. INTERMENT WILL BE IN THE SUBLIGNA CEMETERY IN SUBLIGNA, GEORGIA. PALLBEARERS ARE CHARLIE EDMONDSON, GEORGE BUNCH, SCOTT LOGAN, KEITH WILSON, IVAN WILSON, AND BUDDY ATCHESON. VISITATION FOR CAREY WILL BE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6TH, 2009 STARTING AT 4:00PM AT THE LOGAN FUNERAL HOME. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, THE FAMILY REQUESTS DONATIONS BE MADE TO THE J. CAREY HILL MEMORIAL FUND IN CARE OF THE GILMER COUNTY BANK AT P.O. BOX G ELLIJAY, GEORGIA 30540. ONLINE CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY AT www.loganfuneralhome.com. LOGAN FUNERAL HOME AND CHAPEL ELLIJAY, GEORGIA IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR MR. JAMES CAREY HILL.

Mrs. Shirley Cleo Crider, 84 of Tate Road, Trion passed away Friday January 30 in Oakview Nursing Home.  She was born April 20, 1924, daughter of the late Samuel Luther, Sr. and Julia Ellen Mills Grogan.  She was retired from Mt. Vernon Riegel and was of the Methodist faith.  Mrs. Crider was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Crider, son Larry Ray Crider, 4 brothers Samule Jr., Earl, Michael and Glenn Grogan; 3 sisters Emma Lee Bowman, Evelyn Lancaster and Thelma Colbert.

Survivors include her daughter, Laura Kay Kostka of Broadview, IL, granddaughter Tracy L. Kostka of Broadview, IL, grandson Dennis R. Kostka of Old Park, IL, 1 Sister Doris E. Morgan of Trion, special friends David and Mary Young of Trion, several nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will be conducted Wednesday February 4, at 3 PM from the Chapel of the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home with Rev. Scott Guinn officiating.  Interment will follow in West Hill Cemetery.

Pallbearers are requested to meet at the Funeral Home at 2:30 PM on Wednesday and include the following:  Larry and Loy Gilreath, Gene Hall, Tommy Gray, Kenneth Bowman and Dennis Kostka.

Mrs. Crider will lie in state at Erwin – Petitt Funeral Home on Wednesday February 4th where the family will receive friends from 12 noon until the funeral hour at 3 PM.

Erwin – Petitt Funeral Home has charge of Funeral Arrangements for Mrs. Shirley Cleo Crider.

Mr. Tommy Allen Ball 53 of LaFayette passed away on sunday, Mr. ball was a member of New Beginning baptist church in Summerville.. He was preceded in death by his parents Melvin ball and Williebell Ball, brothers, Harold and Larry Ball.  He is survived by his wife, susan Ball, daughters, Leslie Jackson of Chickamauga, Angie and Derek Fitzgerald of laFayette, Kelia Ball of Lafayette, sons Jeremy Ball, Jason and Joy ball of Lafayette, stepsons, LaDon and Cynthia Roach of Summerville, Matt Beech of Trion, Sisters, Daine and Donnald Pierce of Trion, Joann Bradley, Belinda Guffey, Betty and Kenneth Sipsy, Lisa and Moose Glenn of Lafayette, Audrey and Paul Hix of Trenton, brothers Wendell and James Ball of Lafayette, Eugene Ball of Trenton, 10 grandchildren, several nieces and nephews also survive… Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2Pm from the Wallis Memorial Chapel with Rev. Ken Johnson and Rev. Melvin Bridges officiating… Pallbearers are Dewayne Allmond, bobby gillis, Shane Gillis, Eugene Odom, Matthew Sipsy, And Brandon Bradley.  Honorary Pallbearers are members of New Beginning Baptist Church, the employees of Chrerokee Carpet and employees of Wal Mart. Interment will be in the Lafayette Cemetary. The Family will receiver friends Tuesday from 5 to 9PM..