Jimmy Preston Kelley, age 71 of Lafayette, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Kelley was born in Lafayette, Georgia on February 12, 1949, son of the late Earl Kelley and Pluma Shepherd Kelley.  He loved to landscape and garden.  Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a truck driver and…

 William Bennett Jeffcoat, age 81 of Summerville, Georgia formerly of Swansea, SC, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Jeffcoat was born in Swansea, South Carolina on April 15, 1939, son of the late William Brogden Jeffcoat and Lucille Jeffcoat.  He was a member and Deacon of South Summerville Baptist Church, former…

Pedro Santos Hernandez, 78, of Trion, GA died Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Mr. Hernandez  was born November 1, 1941 to the late Andres Pedro Hernandez and Maria Jimenez Hernandez.  He worked for Angelica cleaning service. He was of the Catholic faith. He is preceded in death by his parents and a son, Santos Andres Hernandez…

David Lassetter, age 55, of LaFayette, GA, died Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in Chattanooga, TN. Mr. Lassetter was born November 13, 1964, in Carroll County, GA, son of Barbara Ann Agan Young and the late Edwin Douglas Lassetter.  He was Baptist by faith and was a self-employed brick mason.  He enjoyed fishing and spending time…

Rev. John Wesley “J.W.” Mitchell, age 75, of Gaylesville, AL, died Monday, July 13, 2020, at his residence. Rev. Mitchell was born August 14, 1944, in Jamestown, AL, son of the late Doyle Deloss and Bertha Beatrice Ingle Mitchell.  He was a Christian by faith and an ordained minister and member of Faith Baptist Church. …

Mr. Leonard Calvin Crane, age 71, of Gaylesville, AL, died Sunday, July 12, 2020, at his residence. Mr. Crane was born September 29, 1948, in Fort Payne, AL, son of the late Leonard C. and Ruby N. Gamble Crane.  He was Church of God by faith, and prior to his retirement, was employed with Mount…