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Area Obituaries

Robert Lee Crane

Mr. Robert Lee Crane, age 82 of Gaylesville, AL passed away Monday- June 17, 2019 at Floyd Medical Center. Mr. Crane was born March 29, 1937 in Cedar Bluff, AL to the late Earl and Faye Bentley Crane. He was retired from Inland Container. Survivors include his son, Joseph Lee “Jody” Crane; brothers, Troy Bentley…

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Rev. Willie Dean Tapp

Rev. Willie Dean Tapp, age 69 of Summerville, GA passed away Monday- June 17, 2019 at his residence. Rev. Tapp was born October 16, 1949 to the late Willie B. and Roxie Timmons Tapp. He was a Baptist Preacher, retired from Mount Vernon Mills, and was a member of Teloga Baptist Church. Along with his…

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Richard L. Bice

RICHARD L. BICE, age 62, of Old River Road, Summerville, Georgia passed away Sunday morning, June 16, 2019, in a Rome hospital.  He was born in Chattooga County, Georgia on November 26, 1956 to the late Frank and Vera Bundrum Bice; he was a logger by occupation.  In addition to His Parents, Mr. Bice was…

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(Updated) Mrs. Joan (Henderson) Ratliff

Mrs. Joan Henderson Ratliff age 71, of the Holland Community, passed away Monday- June 17, 2019 at her residence. Mrs. Ratliff was born February 15, 1948 in Summerville, GA to the late Elisha Paul and Cecil Annie Elizabeth Gayler Henderson. She was retired from Mohawk after 39 years of service where she served as the…

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Love O’Neal “Bill” Tapp

Mr. Love O’Neal “Bill” Tapp, age 86 of Rocky Face, Georgia passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019 at his residence. Mr. Tapp was born in Trion, Georgia on January 21, 1933, son of the late John Thomas Tapp and Lula Mae Reynolds Tapp. He was a member of the Ridgedale Unity Church of God and…

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William Tyler Pickle

Mr. William Tyler Pickle, age 32 of Summerville, GA passed away Thursday- June 13, 2019. Mr. Pickle was born June 14, 1986 in Rome, GA to William Henry Jr. and Tammy Wilson Pickle. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, and outdoor life. Survivors include his parents, William Henry Jr. and Tammy Wilson Pickle; brother, Benjamin Guy…

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Emmer Gean Hankins

Mrs. Emmer Gean Hankins, age  88 of Summerville, GA passed away Sunday- June 16, 2019 at Oakview Nursing and Rehab.  Mrs. Hankins  was  born November 4, 1931, in Henagar, AL, the  daughter of  Paul J. & Alter M. Hicks, she was preceded in death by her 1st husband, Cleburn Davis, 2nd husband, James Harold Hankins,…

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Magdleane Harris Glaze

Magdleane Harris Glaze, age 75, departed this life on Thursday morning, June 13, 2019 at her residence.  Born on June 28, 1943 to the late Monroe and Maude Hampton Harris, she was a native and lifelong resident of Englewood and attended Shoal Creek Full Gospel Tabernacle. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in…

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Shirley Jewell Moore Giles

Shirley Jewell Moore Giles, Mrs. Billy Tate Giles, passed away on Friday, June 14, 2019 at the age of 87. Shirley is survived by her husband of 68 years, Billy Tate Giles, her children, William Dennis Giles, Linh Giles, Debra Anne Giles Lefelar, Gary Lefelar, her grandchildren, George William Lefelar, Connie Chai Lefelar, Timothy Edward…

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William “Fred” Hartline

William “Fred” Hartline, age 82, of Trion, GA, died Friday, June 14, 2019, at his residence. Mr. Hartline was born October 28, 1936, in Dade County, GA, son of the late William Clifford and Bertha Mae Gass Hartline.  He was a member of the Mountain View Baptist Church, and prior to his retirement, was employed…

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Evelyn Pauline Miller

Evelyn Pauline Miller, age 74, of Rome, formerly of Chattooga County, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at her residence.  She was born in Dekalb County Alabama on December 28, 1944, a daughter of the late Ollie Reed and Willie D. Wooten Miller. She was a waitress at the former Western Sizzlin Restaurant in Rome, Georgia.  In…

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(Updated) Virginia Jo Welch

Mrs. Virginia Jo Welch age 86, of Menlo, GA died Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at her residence. Mrs. Welch was born December 3, 1932, in Summerville, GA, daughter of the late Kelly Valentine and Ruth Mae Key Hammond.  She was a member of the Menlo United Methodist Church where she had served as Secretary of…

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