Funeral services will be held today for a retired employee of the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office.  Sheriff Mark Schrader said over the weekend that former Sheriff’s Captain Ralph Southerland worked for over thirty-five years at the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office and the Chattooga County Jail. 

The majority of Southerland’s service to Chattooga County was spent as Jail Administrator.  He also served as a court services deputy.  He was also a veteran of the U.S. Army and was a longtime and faithful member of New Bethel Baptist Church in Trion.

Funeral services will be held today at 2 PM at the chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home with military honors being provided by the American Legion Honor Guard.