MRS. BARBARA DIANNE BLACKWELL, age 75 of Summerville, Georgia went home to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, May 15th, 2022. She was born on November 3, 1946, to the late Buford and Mary Ruth Smith. Mrs. Blackwell was employed with Mohawk Industries for 25 years. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, admired by many and known to all simply as Nanny. She loved sitting on her front porch enjoying her two cats and feeding her squirrels and birds. She was a member of Berryton Baptist Church. In addition to Her parents, she was preceded in death by her stepfather, Odell Johnston; brothers, Wayne, Joe, and Martin Smith; sisters, Lou Payne, Faye Buffington, and Redonna Green.
MRS. DIANNE BLACKWELL, age 75, of Marble Springs Road, Summerville, Georgia passed away Sunday afternoon, May 15, 2022, at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Earle Rainwater Funeral Home.
Mr. Dustin Davenport Gilreath, age 21, of Tarzana, CA, formerly of Summerville, GA, passed away April 24, 2022, in Providence Holy Cross Hospital.
Mr. James “Bo” Anderson, age 71, of Lyerly, GA, died Friday, May 13, 2022, at his residence.
Mrs. Edna “Sue” Bearden, age 82, of Trion, GA, died Friday, May 13, 2022, at Advent Health Redmond.
VESTON DEWAYNE COPELAND, AGE 74 of Washington Street, passed away Friday, May 13th 2022, in a Rome hospital. He was born in Sand Rock, Alabama on September 26, 1947, son of the late Martin Copeland and Melissa Mitchell Copeland. Mr. Copeland was a member of the Summerville First Baptist Church and retired Electrician from Georgia Power.
Mrs. Nancy Carolyn Dodd, age 86, of Summerville, GA, died Saturday, May 14, 2022, at her residence.
Miss Robin Jane Ward, age 68, of Cloudland, GA, died Thursday, May 12, 2022, at her residence.
MRS. SHIRLEY MAXEY, age 88, of Martha Berry Highway, Rome, Georgia, passed away Thursday evening in a Rome Hospital, following an unexpected illness.
Mrs. Peggy Joyce “Dang Dang” Payton, age 77, of Trion, GA, died Thursday, May 12, 2022, at her residence.