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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…

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OBIT: 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…

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OBIT: 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…

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OBIT: 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…

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OBIT: 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.…

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Obituary: 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…

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Jimmy 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…

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William 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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Pedro Santos Hernandez

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…

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David Lassetter

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…

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