Mrs. Penny Wade Broadrick, age 61, of LaFayette passed away Friday, December 23, 2022, at CHI Memorial hospital in Chattanooga.

Born June 5, 1961, in Trion, Georgia to the late Edith and Marvin Wade, she grew up in a very close family in the Dry Valley Community and was of the Baptist faith. Along the way she made many friends and held many jobs including several years at Blue Bird Corporation and the Walker County Sheriff’s Department. She later pursued her LPN license becoming a private nurse. She loved spending time at home with her husband or with the many pets that rarely left her side, shopping, traveling, and spending quality time with her sisters and friends.

She is survived by her husband, Mark Broadrick; sisters, June (Ralph) Barnes, Melody (Derrell) Parker and Myra (Larry) Norton; several nieces and nephews; and adopted daughter, Lucia Gomez.

Funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Friday, December 30, in the Wilbanks Memorial Chapel with Rev. Sammy Barrett and speaker Cathy Worley officiating.

Interment at LaFayette Memory Gardens.

Pallbearers are Casey Hunter, Mike Parker, Stephen Parker, Braydon Broadrick, Jason Broadrick, and Justin Cargle.

Honorary pallbearers are Sherri Loveless, Glenda Croft, Brian Millard, Randy and Vicki Bagley, Mark Thompson, Matt Weems, Teresa Lanier, and Penny’s traveling friends.

Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Arrangements are by Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home, LaFayette.

Funeral services for Mr. Tim Perry of Trion will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday at Trion United Methodist Church with interment to follow at West Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church Wednesday from 12:00 noon until the service hour.

Mr. Robert Alfred Mincey, age 61, of Trion, GA, passed away Friday, December 23, 2022, at his residence.

Mr. Mincey was born April 3, 1961, in Rome, GA, son of the late Robert Lee and Jeanne Costello Mincey. He was Baptist by faith, and was a veteran of the United States Navy. Mr. Mincey also worked as a truck driver for 37 years.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Mincey was preceded in death by grandparents, Wheeler and Bessie Mincey, John and Effie Costello; aunts and uncles, Joanne Rowland, Berlie and Tressie Mincey; and a half-brother, Tommy Rowland and a great-grandchild, Hazel.

Survivors include his wife, Donna Tudor; sons, Casey Tudor, Sean (Ida) Mincey; daughter, Jeannie (Steve) Lane; brothers, Bill (Nicole) Mincey, John (Kim) Mincey; sister, Beverly (Ted) Eden; grandchildren, Serena Mincey, Madison Mincey, MaKayla Mincey, and Stefanie Reynolds.

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Mr. Mincey will be held at 3:30 P.M. Tuesday, December 27, 2022, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Andy Tudor officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at West Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Bill Mincey, Terry Payne, Dickie Vaughn, Zach Dixon, and Michael Mincey. Honorary pallbearers will be all of his brothers and sisters-in-arms.

Mr. Mincey will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 2:00 P.M. until the hour of service on Tuesday.

To share your condolences with the family online, please visit our website at www.masonfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements are provided by Mason Funeral Home- Summerville, GA.

Mr. Tim Perry age 64 of Trion, GA passed away unexpectedly Thursday, December 22 at his residence.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Mason Funeral Home, Summerville, GA.

Mrs. Nena Renee Reece, age 59, of Summerville, GA, died Thursday, December 22, 2022, at Advent Health Redmond.

Mrs. Reece was born July 1, 1963, in Summerville, GA, daughter of the late James Robert and Charlotte Ann Goodson Wood. She was a homemaker and was previously employed with Roper Corporation.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Reece was preceded in death by her aunts, Pauline Aquilla Wood and Norma Jean Bynum; and an uncle, William Clayton Wood.

Survivors include her husband, John Riley Reece, III; son, Jamey Allen Johnson; brother, Rodney Allen Wood; grandchildren, Haley Johnson, Cesley Johnson, and Jacey Johnson.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Monday, December 26, 2022, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jason Lee and Mrs. Barbara Reece officiating. Interment will follow in Macedonia Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Jason Reece, Justin Reece, Cody Cromer, Jason Morris, Billy Wood, and David Wood.

Mrs. Reece will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 12:00 Noon until the hour of service on Monday.

To share your condolences with the family online, please visit our website at www.masonfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements are provided by Mason Funeral Home- Summerville, GA.

Mr. Billy Hughes, age 84, of the Subligna Community, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at his residence, surrounded by his loved ones.

He was born May 11, 1938, in Jamestown, AL, to the late Clyde and Myrtle Vaughn Hughes. He was a member of Fishers Chapel Church where he served on the Board of Trustees for a number of years.

Billy graduated from Subligna High School and attended Northeast State, Coosa Valley Tech, and Dalton College. Prior to his retirement in 2011, he was employed as Building Inspector for the City of Summerville. Billy was also on the Board of Trustees for the Subligna Community Center. He loved sports and participated in many of them. He was known for his love of mud bogging. He built his own vehicle and was well known for his purple people mud buggy.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Hughes was preceded in death by a brother, David Lee Hughes; and two grandsons, Nicky Hughes and Dylan Hurley.

Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Winona Tudor Hughes; daughter, Angie and Larry Shankles; son, Andy Hughes; grandchildren, Greg and Becky Wheeler, Ashley Manning, Cody and Madison Hughes, Savannah and Buck Barker; great-grandchildren, Ethan Wheeler, Blake Brown, Ella Manning, Bowden and Holden Hughes, and Dawson Shankles; sister, Diane and Bill Tyndall; brothers, Jimmy Cheryl Hughes; Harold and Cristy Hughes.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at Fishers Chapel Church with Rev. Jimmy Hughes, Mr. Randy Rush, and Miss Sandra Townsell officiating. Interment will follow in Fishers Chapel Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Greg Wheeler, Ethan Wheeler, Cody Hughes, Blake Brown, Don Harrison, John Pledger, James Evans, and Josh Edwards. Honorary pallbearers will be Ashley Manning, Becky Wheeler, Madison Hughes, Gabby Wilson, Savannah Barker, and Leslie Poole.

Mr. Hughes will be in state at Fishers Chapel Church and the family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Monday, December 26, 2022. He will also be in state from 12:00 Noon until the hour of service on Tuesday.

To share your condolences with the family online, please visit our website at www.masonfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements are provided by Mason Funeral Home- Summerville, GA.

Mrs. Ruby Elizabeth Hall, age 94 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022 at her residence.

Mrs. Hall was born in Trion, GA on January 16, 1928, daughter of the late Luther Caldwell and Georgia Hawkins Caldwell. She was a member of the First Born Church of God and had attended the New Faith Church. Mrs. Hall was retired from the E&B Carpet and Armstrong Carpet Companies, working as a Creeler. She enjoyed traveling, singing, needlework, reading, fishing and planting flowers. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hall was preceded in death by her husband, Rounder “Hemp” Hall; children, Patricia L. Smith Collins, Dennis Hall and Rita Hall; great-grandchildren, Thomas Isaiah Smith and Paticia Renee Collins; sisters, Pauline Ash, Evelyn Eaton and Lovella Smider; and two brothers, Harvey Caldwell and Marvey Caldwell.

Mrs. Hall is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald E. and Sally Hall and Leslie and Michelle Hall; daughter and son-in-law, Brenda and James (Fred) Sumner; grandchildren, Destiny Raine Hall, Ellie Hall, Warren Hall, Litha Smith, Eddie Smith, Ann Hall Nichols, Joey Batchelor, Justin Batchelor, Sharon Collins and Chris Collins; great grandson, Anthony Collins; numerous additional great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Hall will be held Monday, December 26, 2022 at 3:00 P.M. in the chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with Rev. Ray Caldwell and Mr. Kenny Ash officiating. Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.

Pallbearers will include Eddie Smith, Warren Hall, Mark Richardson, Edward “Bubba” Smith and Chris Collins. Honorary Pallbearers will be Billy Caldwell, Lloyd Gilreath and John Sterner.

Mrs. Hall will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Monday from 12:00 Noon until the funeral hour.

Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Ruby Elizabeth Hall. Please visit www.coffmanfh.net to sign our online guestbook and to post condolences.

Mrs. Gladys Lorine Vines, age 83 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at her residence.

Mrs. Vines was born in Chattooga County, Georgia on August 23, 1939, daughter of the late Rev. Howard Finster and Pauline Freeman Finster. She was employed as a CNA for many years at different nursing homes including Oak View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and Shepherd Hills in Lafayette. She was of the Baptist Faith and enjoyed playing the piano and taking care of kids. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Vines was preceded in death by a brother, Roy Eugene Finster.

Mrs. Vines is survived by 4 sons, Allen Wilson, Eddie Wilson, Andrew Wilson, and Tommy Wilson; sisters, Beverly Guinn, Thelma Bradshaw and Earlene Brown; grandchildren, Sheree Vallejo, TJ Wilson, Levi Wilson, Paul Wilson and Michael McAntear; great grandchildren, Haley Ledford, Zach Brown, Julia Rogers and Sophia Vallejo; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Vines will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Friday afternoon from 12:00 Noon until 2:00 P.M. Following the visitation, she will be cremated and the family will have a memorial service later in the month.

Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Gladys Lorine Vines. Please visit www.coffmanfh.net to sign our online guestbook and to post condolences.