Westley Wayne Craig
Westley Wayne Craig, age 45 of Summerville, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2020 suddenly at his residence. Mr. Craig was born in Ft. Oglethorpe, GA on February 15, 1974, son of Patricia Ann Story Hickman and the late Hoyt Wayne Craig. He was a multi-faceted person with a great Sense of Humor, loved to fish and was…
Read MoreCarlton Hugh Cargle
Carlton Hugh Cargle, age 82 of the Little Sand Mountain Community in Armuchee, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Cargle was born in the Little Sand Mountain Community om May 4, 1937, son of the late Huston C. Cargle and Mamie Grace Ward Cargle. He was a member of the Little…
Read MoreBeverly Kay Saylor
Mrs. Beverly Kay Saylor, age 59 of Shelby, NC passed away Friday, January 3, 2020 at the Atrium Hospital in Shelby. Mrs. Saylor was born in Charlotte, NC on January 5, 1960. She was a strong Christian woman and family was very important to her. She had been employed with Larry’s BBQ in Pennville, and…
Read MoreJohn David Schrader
John David Schrader age 77 of Summerville, GA passed away Saturday- January 4, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Schrader was born June 25, 1942 in Jackson County, AL to the late Grady E. and Pearl Farmer Schrader. He was a farmer. Along with his parents he is preceded in death by siblings, John Burt Schrader…
Read MoreEffie Cleveland Gardner
Mrs. Effie Cleveland Gardner, age 85, of Lyerly, GA, passed away Saturday January 4, 2020, at her residence. Mrs. Gardner was born August 15, 1934, in Menlo, GA, the daughter of the late John William and Nannie Searles Cleveland. Mrs. Gardner was a member of the Sardis Baptist Church and was owner and operator of…
Read MoreJerry Alan “Homebrew” Dearing
Mr. Jerry Alan “Homebrew” Dearing, age 71, of Summerville, GA, passed away Sunday January 5, 2020, at his residence. Mr. Dearing was born July 11, 1948, in Lafayette, GA, the son of the late Bill and Lumus Baggett Dearing. He was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church, and prior to his retirement, was employed…
Read MoreJohn Wayne Hegwood
MR. JOHN WAYNE HEGWOOD, age 79, of Trion-Teloga Road, Summerville, Georgia passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020, in the local nursing home. He was born in LaFayette, Georgia, to the late John and Ruth Dempsey Hegwood, on August 8, 1940. Mr. Hegwood was a member of Pennville Church of Christ and was retired from Mount Vernon Mills…
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Locals React To Last Sunday’s Shooting In Texas
The gunman who shot two parishioners at the West Freeway church of Christ in Texas on Sunday has prompted some concerns among local congregations. A 43-year-old, Keith Kinnunen, entered the Texas church and shot two people. A church member returned fire and killed the gunman. Now Chattooga church members are pondering changes. “It shook…
Read MoreTeenagers In Deadly Robbery Won’t Get A New Trial
The teenagers that shot and killed a Summerville convenience store clerk will not get a new trial to fight their life sentences, according to Chattooga County Superior Court records. A jury found Zaykives Banard McCray and Dylon Dave Allen guilty on all counts of killing Chiragkumar Patel during a January 2016 robbery at the Melanie…
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