Mr. Alfred Ernest Crowe, age 73, of Summerville, GA died Friday, April 25, 2008 at his residence. Mr. Crowe was born February 25, 1935 in Walker County, Georgia, the son of the late D. W. and Nora Peace Crowe. He was retired from truck driving. Mr. Crowe was preceded in death by a son, Tony Crowe; a sister, Beatrice Stringer; and brothers, Robert Crowe, James Crowe, Carl Crowe, and Henry Crowe. Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Lisa Hamilton, Cedar Bluff, AL; and a grandson, Anthony Justin Crowe, Jamestown, AL. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday April 26, 2008. from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Billy Wright officiating. Burial will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens. Active pallbearers will be Fred Lawson, Jerry Holbrook, Orville ?Doc? White, Gary Rape, Ed Hamilton, Donald Evans, and Troy Wilkey. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Walker and Melvin Jones. Mr. Crowe will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 12:00 noon until the service hour on Saturday April 26, 2008. Mason Funeral Home is directing. For guestbook go online to www. masonfuneralhome.com
Mrs. Lillian Kathleen Killian, age 84 of Summerville, passed away Friday morning in a LaFayette Health Care facility. She was a native of Chattanooga, TN born to the late Roy and Lula Shackleford Farmer on November 9, 1923.
She was a homemaker and attended the Berryton Church of God.
She is survived by her daughter Bobbie Stansell of Trion; grandchildren: Angelia Bohannon and Daniel Stansell of Trion; great grandchildren: Shawn Christopher and Brendon Bohannon. Also a sister, Billie Tumlin of Rainsville, AL survives her along with several nieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Earle Rainwater Funeral Home.
Mr. Henry Franklin Ward, age 81 of Broomtown, passed away Wednesday April 23, 2008 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. (AL Time) Saturday at the Perry Funeral Home Chapel in Cherokee County, AL. with Revs. Charles Bishop and Allen Copeland officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Bethel Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 until 8 p.m. (AL Time) Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association or the family will accept flowers.
Survivors include his wife, Caroly Hartline Ward, son David Ward and his wife Diane of Lyerly, daughters Linda McCullough and her husband Bill of Broomtown, Gail Ward of Gaylesville. Also, his brothers Charles Ward and his wife Faye of Austell, GA, Bill Ward and his wife Annie of Norcross, GA. Also his sister, Virginia Tallent of Rome. He is also survived by his grandchildren: Jeff Ward, Steven McCullough, Tommy Ward and Shane Daniels, great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Ward was a native of Menlo, son of the late Millard Harrison and Minnie Annis Doherty Ward. He was a veteran of WWII, a retired farmer and member of the Cherokee Electric Board of Directors.
Pallbearers will be: Kermit Hill, James Noland, Dale Dodd, Dow Van Pelt, Steve Bullard, Lee Anthony and Jason White.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Board & Employees of the Cherokee Electric Co-op as well as Kenneth Hester
Perry Funeral Home of Centre in charge of arrangements
Mr. Ray Herbert Greene, age 73 of Hair Lake Road in Summerville, passed away on Wednesday, April 23rd.
He was born February 10, 1935 in Chattooga County. The son of the late Jame Claude and Celia Kesler Greene.
He was a member of the South Summerville Baptist Church and The Friendship Sunday School Class.
Mr. Greene was a veteran of the US Air Force. He was retired from Mohawk Industries and was also the custodian at South Summerville Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Ray Herbert Greene Jr.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Suit Greene of Summerville, daughter and son-in-law Celia& Craig Holt of Summerville, granddaughter and fiancé Bethany Holt and Brooklyn Stiefel of Rosedale Georgia, grandson Jared Holt of Summerville, niece and nephews Rhonda, John and Mason Sterner of Summerville, and Louise &Thomas Pettyjohn of Trion, sister and brother-in-law.
Funeral services will be conducted on Friday at 11 AM from the South Summerville Baptist Church with Rev. David Craven, Rev. Jimmy Bryant, and Rev. Kenneth Summey officiating.
Pallbearers will be: Phil McGuire, Wayne Pettyjohn, Mike King, Ray Lee, and Alan Smith. Pallbearers are requested to meet at the Erwin-Petit Funeral Home on Friday at 10 AM.
Mr. Greene will lie in state at the funeral home Thursday evening where the family will receive friends from 6 – 8:30 PM.
At other hours, the family can be contacted at the residence.
Erwin-Petit Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Dorothy Davis Mitchell of Summerville/Gore Community died on April 22, 2008 at home. She was 91.Mrs. Mitchell was born of March 19, 1917 in Langley, SC. In 1989, her husband of 49 years, George William “Bill” Mitchell preceded her in death.
Mrs. Mitchell is survived by her children, William Davis Mitchell of Summerville and his wife Diane, Mary Mitchell Yates of Atlanta and her husband Charlie, four grandchildren, Will & Paul Mitchell, and Charlie & Sarah Yates. She is also survived by her sister, Willie Amerson of Anniston AL, and her sisters-in-law, Ida Mitchell of Summerville, Mildred Padgett of Calhoun, and Dot Davis of Gadsden AL, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Her children remember her as a woman of remarkable energy and determination whose love for them was deep, and whose expectations were high. She found time to help her husband on the farm, particularly in the early years of struggle, while cooking three meals every day while baking delicious cakes and breads and keeping an impeccable clean house. She had zero tolerance for misbehavior, especially if it involved tracking dirt into the house. She found the time and squeezed from a very limited budget, the money for extras like music and dance lessons for her children. Dot loved music and was able to save the money in the budget for an LP record player and soundtracks of all the great broadway musicals of the 50’s and some of her favorite classical recordings.
She sewed her daughters’ clothes, often with patterns she’d make herself. Her daughter remembers one big skirted V-necked dress fondly, and noted that it was made of flora fabric from a feed sack.
Dot grew beautiful flowers, from soft pink peonies to bright zinnias, and her favorite shrub the boxwood by the score. Every year they would plant and tend a large vegetable garden, which led to many hours on the porch snapping beans, shucking corn, shelling peas, and so forth to fill dozens of canning jars and freezer bags. In later years, she branched out to such exotica as an asparagus bed.
Every Sunday found her with her family in their usual pew at Bethal Methodist Church, where she frequently provided the Alter Flowers, taught Sunday School, and helped organize Vacation Bible School and the Women’s Bible Group.
A memorial service will be held at 2 PM, Saturday, April 23th at Bethal United Methodist Church in Gore. The family will receive friends on Thursday, from 6 – 8 PM at the Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in Summerville.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Bethal United Methodist Church, c/o Carolyn Perry, treasurer – 2124 South Little Sand Mtn. Rd. – Armuchee, GA 30105, or to the Alzheimer’s Association, Georgia Chapter – 1925 Century Blvd. Suite 10 – Atlanta GA.
Mrs. Bertha Mae “Bert” Bramlett, age 89, of Summerville, GA died Monday, April 21, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Bramlett was born May 10, 1918 in Trion, GA, the daughter of the late William “Bud” Crider and Mable Scott Crider. She was a homemaker and a member of the Perennial Springs Baptist Church. She served as a Sunday School Teacher and Church Treasurer for over 40 years. Mrs. Bramlett loved sewing for the public and farming. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Calvin Bramlett; son, James Jerry Bramlett; grandson, Jerry Allen.
Survivors include three daughters, Mildred Faye Bramlett, Summerville, GA, Zula Ellis,
Summerville, GA, and Shirley Brown, Cartersville, GA; one sister, Dot Lamb, Oregon;10 Grandchildren; 27 Great Grandchildren; 27 Great-Great Grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Wednesday, April 23, 2008 from the chapel of
Mason Funeral Home with Rev. Alton Stamey and Rev. Jimmy Bailey officiating. Interment will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens. Active pallbearers will be Raymond Ware, Bobby Chisolm, Fuzz Anderson, Greg Hurley, Ben Blalock, Terry Hurley, Junior Jones, and Roland Martin. Honorary pallbearers will be the Ladies Sunday School Class and all Members of Perennial Springs Baptist Church.
Mrs. Bramlett will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Tuesday, April 22, 2008. Mason Funeral Home is directing.
For Guestbook go online to www.masonfuneralhome.com
Funeral arrangements have been finalized for Sgt. William Allmon who was killed in Iraq on April 12th. Sgt. Allmon’s funeral will be held at 1:00PM tomorrow (Tuesday, April 22) at Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church, located at 702 Pleasant Valley Road off the Rockmart Highway.
Visitation will be this evening from 4-8 PM at Henderson’s Funeral Home in Lindale.
Sgt. Allmon is survived by his wife, Jennifer, a son Damion Allmon, and a stepson Luke Johnson. Jennifer and her sons live on Roberts Drive in Summerville. If you would like to donate food for the family, you can contact us here at Chattooga County Radio AM1180 for more information. Also, a scholarship fund is being set up for Sgt. Allmon’s son and stepson. Memorial tributes may be made at any area united community bank.
If you have questions regarding the trust fund, you can contact State Representative, Barbara Reece at 706-862-2657.
Mr. George "Butch" Rogers Mallonee, age 62 of Lyerly, passed away Tuesday, April 15th from injuries received in an automobile accident…Mr. Mallonee was born in Franklin, NC on April 8th , 1946, son of the late William George Mallonee and Edith Mae Anderson Mallonee…He was a carpenter by trade and was preceded in death by a sister, Sarah Mallonee Fowler…Mr. Mallonee is survived by his wife, Darlene Norton Mallonee of Lyerly, a son William Mallonee of Franklin, NC, Daughters , April Tyree of Marietta and Barbara Hodge of Ladson, SC, Sister, Jane Teasley of Blue Ridge, GA. and Six Grandchildren…Memorial Services for Mr. Mallonee will be held Saturday, April 19th, in Franklin, NC with Pastor Kevin Hurt officiating….The family will receive friends Thursday and Friday at the residence, 110 Williams St. Lyerly….Mason Funeral Home is in Charge of the arrangements
Mr. George "Butch" Rogers Mallonee, age 62 of Lyerly, passed away Tuesday, April 15th from injuries received in an automobile accident…Mr. Mallonee was born in Franklin, NC on April 8th , 1946, son of the late William George Mallonee and Edith Mae Anderson Mallonee…He was a carpenter by trade and was preceded in death by a sister, Sarah Mallonee Fowler…Mr. Mallonee is survived by his wife, Darlene Norton Mallonee of Lyerly, a son William Mallonee of Franklin, NC, Daughters , April Tyree of Marietta and Barbara Hodge of Ladson, SC, Sister, Jane Teasley of Blue Ridge, GA. and Six Grandchildren…Memorial Services for Mr. Mallonee will be held Saturday, April 19th, in Franklin, NC with Pastor Kevin Hurt officiating….The family will receive friends Thursday and Friday at the residence, 110 Williams St. Lyerly….Mason Funeral Home is in Charge of the arrangements
MR. ALTON R. (BUCK) HARRIS, AGE 74 OF LAFAYETTE, GEORGIA PASSED AWAY ON MONDAY AT A LAFAYETTE HEALTH CARE CENTER. HE WAS BORN IN CHATTOOGA COUNTY ON FEBRUARY 6, 1934 AND WAS RETIRED FROM MT. VERNON MILLS. SURVIVING ARE SON & DAUGHTER – IN – LAW CHRIS AND CHRISTY HARRIS OF SUMMERVILLE. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE INCOMPLETE AND WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER BY EARL RAINWATER FUNERAL HOME IN SUMMERVILLE