Area Obituaries
OBIT: Jerry “Mike” Money
Mr. Jerry Michael “Mike” Money, age 47, of Summerville, GA, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at University of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham. Mr. Money was born April 6, 1974, in Rome, GA, son of Terry and Linda Parrish Money. He was an electrician and was employed with Southwestern Lighting and Electrical. Survivors include his…
Read MoreOBIT: Sarah Wooten
Summerville Resident Dies December 27, 2021 Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Covington Wooten, 86, Summerville, died Dec. 27. She was born on Sept. 7, 1935, in Menlo, to the late Benjamin A. Covington, Sr., and Georgia Starr Covington. Her husband, Charles Wooten, Sr.; three brothers, Wilburn Starr, Bobby Lee Starr and Benjamin A. Covington, Jr.; son, Larry…
Read MoreOBIT: David Young
Former SHOWA Employee Dies December 28, 2021 David Steve Young, known to his wife as Baby, to his friends as Steve, and to his family as Daddy or PawPaw, died in Rome on Dec. 28 at the age of 64. Steve was born in Chattooga County on Nov. 7, 1957, son of the late John…
Read MoreOBIT: Jack Herring
Former CHS Principal Dies January 5, 2022 Strong. Generous. Loving. Adventurous. Fair. Firm. Charming. These are only a few words to describe Jack Ross Herring, 85, who died peacefully on Wednesday at the home he built in Summerville in 1974. Jack will be remembered most as being the principal of Chattooga High School from 1972…
Read MoreOBIT: Celeste Harrs
Retired Head Gardner Dies December 21, 2021 Celeste V. Harrs, retired Barnsley Gardens Head Gardener and horticulturist died Dec. 21, 2021 in Dothan, Ala., after a brief illness. Formerly of Little Sand Mountain, Chattooga County, she was born in St. Louis, Mo. Celeste was an outstanding athlete excelling in basketball, softball, volleyball, marksmanship, and lifeguarding.…
Read MoreObituary: Vance Adams
Postal Service Retiree Dies January 3, 2022 Vance Elliott Adams, 83, Summerville, died Monday at his residence. Mr. Adams was born July 17, 1938, in Lynch, Ky., son of the late Arthur and Petrinellia Mae Finley Adams. He was a Baptist and prior to his retirement, he was employed with the United States Postal Service. He was…
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Martha Jo Smithson
Martha Jo Smithson, 85 of Cartersville, GA, passed on Friday, August 28, 2020 surrounded by her three girls. Martha Jo was born on March 17, 1935 in Cherokee County, Alabama to the late Claude and Pauline Bridges of Lyerly, GA. She and her husband, James spent all of their married life in Summerville, GA. She…
Read MoreJimmy Preston Kelley
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…
Read MoreWilliam Bennett Jeffcoat
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…
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