Area Obituaries

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…

Larry Edward Wright, age 72, of Rome, GA, died Sunday, July 12, 2020, at his residence. Mr. Wright was born April 30, 1948, in Chanute, KS, son of the late James, Jr. and Helen Mae Tasche Wright.  Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a truck driver with 7 Hills Transport.  Mr. Wright was…

Donna Marie Hogue, age 72, of Summerville, GA, died Friday, July 10, 2020, at Floyd Medical Center. Mrs. Hogue was born September 16, 1947, in Trion, GA, daughter of the late Barty Ray Lively and Wilma Lee Burke Hunter.  She was retired from the Pure Stop and had previously worked as a first responder and…

MRS. BILLIE FAYE MILAM, age 77, of Saratoga Way, Summerville, Georgia, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020, a her residence. A Chattooga County native, She was born on August 17, 1942 to the late L. D. (Doke) and Frances Armstrong Barksdale. Mrs. Milam was a member of Mt. View Baptist Church, was retired from the…

Ralph Allen Hall, age 81 of Trion, Georgia passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at the Floyd Medical Center. Mr. Hall was born in Trion, Georgia on April 20, 1939, son of the late Joseph Meyerhardt Hall, Sr. and Hattie Foye Holland Hall.  He was an avid golfer and was retired from the Spinning Department…