Area Obituaries
Miss Rena Flood, age 13 of Dalton, Georgia passed away Friday, May 24, 2019 at the T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital at Erlanger following a sudden illness. Rena was born in Dalton, Georgia on July 15, 2005, daughter of Frankie Flood and Joyce Blasingame. She was a student at Dalton Middle School and had previously been…
Read MoreMrs. Mary Seymore Miller age 87 of Centre, AL passed away Sunday-May 26, 2019 at Cherokee Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Miller was born June 27, 1931 in Valley Head, AL to the late Claude & Sara Shankles Seymore. She was a member of Pennville Baptist Church. Along with her parents she is preceded in…
Read MoreMr. L.M. Phillip Kirby, Jr., 53, of Mount Airy, passed away Friday evening, May 24, 2019, at his home. Mr. Kirby was born March 7, 1966, in Walker County, GA, the youngest of four children born to the late L.M. Phillip Kirby, Sr. and Mary Jo Harris Kirby White. Phillip served our country in the…
Read MoreRobert Allen Smith, age 63 of Lyerly, GA passed away Friday- May 24, 2019 at Floyd Medical Center. Mr. Smith was born September 4, 1955 to Allen George and the late Elfreda Theresa Smith. He was a saw filer engineer at JP Smith Lumber Company for over 28 years, and was of the Christian faith.…
Read MoreDiannia Lee Langston Peace, age 75 of Trion, Georgia passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019 at her residence. Mrs. Peace was born in Trion, Georgia on June 29, 1943, daughter of the late Thomas Housch Langston and Venon Katherine Gray Langston. She was a member of the New Bethel Baptist Church in Trion and was…
Read MoreRobert Allen Smith, age 63 of Lyerly, GA passed away Friday- May 24, 2019 at Floyd Medical Center. Mr. Smith was born September 4, 1955 to Allen George and the late Elfreda Theresa Smith. He was a saw filer engineer at JP Smith Lumber Company for over 28 years, and was of the Christian faith.…
Read MoreMary Francis Avans, age 90, of Trion, GA, died Friday, May 24, 2019, at the Oakview Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Avans was born November 14, 1928, in LaFayette, GA, daughter of the late Bud and Grace Wallin. Mrs. Avans is survived by her son, James Donald Avans; a daughter and son-in-law, Deloris and Doug…
Read MoreLinda Faye Watkins, age 71 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday, May 21, 2019 at the Floyd Medical Center. Mrs. Watkins was born in the Mountain View Community in Trion, Georgia on July 21, 1947, daughter of the late Russel Dewey Hill and Burta Lee Miller. She was a homemaker and enjoyed working with her…
Read MoreLarry Lynn Lanham, age 65, of Summerville, passed away Tuesday May 21, 2019 in a local hospital. Larry was born November 4, 1953, in Fulton County, a son of the late Jeff Lanham, Sr. and Janie Daugherty Lanham. He was a veteran of United States Army. Larry was preceded in death by a grandson, David…
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Toyo Tire Employee Dies May 20, 2019 Mrs. Reesa Kaye Johnson, 58, Rome, died Monday at her residence. Mrs. Johnson was born in Rome on Feb. 15, 1961, daughter of the late Billy Joe Baker and the late Eleanor Ann Goss Harrison. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Johnson worked for a number of years at Galey…
Read MoreMs. Dorothy Elaine Collins, age 73 of Trion, GA passed away Saturday- May 18, 2019 at her residence. Ms. Collins was born May 20, 1945 in Trion, GA to the late Marvin and Nelly Collins. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her sons, Tony (Tammy) Blackmon & William (Linda)…
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Pauline Fletcher Pruchniak, age 84, of McHenry, formerly of Summerville, for 21 years, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital with her family by her side. She was born June 28, 1934 in Centre, AL to Paul and Foy (Timmerman) Fletcher. On November 3, 1962 she married the love of her…
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