Coronavirus cases, deaths stay on the rise in Georgia
By Dave Williams Bureau Chief Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – Coronavirus cases in Georgia and deaths from the virus continued to climb on Friday. As of noon Friday, the state Department of Public Health reported 420 cases, a big jump from the 287 cases reported on Thursday. Thirteen patients have died from coronavirus, up…
Read MoreShelia Ann Jones
Shelia Ann Jones, age 69, of LaFayette passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020. She was a member of LaFayette Church of Christ and retired from Roper Corp. She was preceded in death by her parents, A.G. “Buddy” Dunn and Flossie Ivey Dunn; and sister, Frances Cannon. She is survived by her loving husband of…
Read MoreJoAnn Eller
JoAnn Eller, age 70, of Silsbee, Texas died Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Mrs. Eller was born in Kingston, Georgia on April 17, 1949, daughter of the late Nellie Hunter Kilgore and Thomas Kilgore. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers, Jesse Kilgore and Bobby Kilgore. Survivors include her husband, Alfred Eller…
Read MoreBerlene Barber Cox
Berlene Barber Cox, age 92 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at the Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Cox was born in Canton, Georgia on April 18, 1927, daughter of the late Golden Walker Barber and Mattie Cox Barber. She was a member of the Riverside Baptist Church in Mableton, Ga…
Read MoreMarvin Edward Peace
Mr. Marvin Edward Peace, age 77 of Trion, Georgia passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Peace was born in Trion, Georgia on November 1, 1942, son of the late John Peace and Georgia Brown Peace. He was retired from Riegel Textile Mill and was a member of the American Legion. He…
Read MoreBurrell Ellis Henderson
Mr. Burrell Ellis Henderson, age 84, of Trion, GA, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at Oakview Health and Rehabilitation. Mr. Henderson was born January 29, 1936, in Trion, GA, son of the late Bernice S. and Bessie O. Lockridge Henderson. He attended Pennville Alliance Church, and prior to his retirement, was employed with Mount…
Read MoreLinda Johnston
Mrs. Linda Gail Johnston, age 62, of Rome, GA, died Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Chattanooga, TN. Mrs. Johnston was born April 3, 1957, in Trion, GA, daughter of the late Joseph Westwater Hudgins and Willie Mae Johnson Hudgins. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded death by brothers, Ralph…
Read MoreJessica Nacole Doan
Ms. Jessica Nacole Doan, age 37, of LaFayette, GA, died Sunday, March 15, 2020, at Parkridge Medical Center. Ms. Doan was born December 21, 1982, in Tampa, FL, daughter of Elizabeth Miller Stokes and the late George Thomas Doan. She was Baptist by faith and had a heart for connecting with others. Jessica loved gardening…
Read MoreMollie H. Greene
MRS. MOLLIE H. GREENE, age 84, of Fort Payne, Alabama, formerly of Chattooga County, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in the local nursing home. She was born in Centre, Alabama on April 6, 1935, a daughter of the late Edward and Haynie Mobbs Archer. Mrs. Greene was Pentecostal by faith, a homemaker and was…
Read MoreDoris Ellen Wilkerson Purcell
Mrs. Doris Ellen Wilkerson Purcell, age 74 of Trion, Georgia, passed away March 18, 2020 at Floyd Medical Center in Rome, Georgia. Mrs. Purcell was born in Trion, Georgia on October 26, 1945, daughter of the late R.W. “Shorty” and Mildred Lane Wilkerson. She was a member of the Horizon Baptist Fellowship in Summerville, Georgia.…
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