Area Obituaries

Mrs. Bonnie Ruth Tucker, age 90 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019 at her residence. Mrs. Tucker was born in Chattoogaville, Georgia on January 28, 1929, daughter of the late Robert Paul Copeland and Ola Bartlett Copeland. She was member of the North Summerville Baptist Church and prior to retirement, was employed…

Mrs. Mildred Dane Chapman Jones Howard, age 79, of Summerville, GA, passed away Sunday March 10, 2019, in Oakview Nursing and Rehab Center. Mrs. Howard was born March 22, 1940 in Copperhill, TN to the late Hillyer C. and Wilma Brown Chapman. She was retired from Suntrust Bank and was a member of Freedom Fellowship.…

Mrs. Deborah Lynn Dover, age 57, of Summerville, GA, died Friday, March 8, 2019, at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Dover was born March 24, 1961, in Williamson, WV, daughter of Bonnie Atkins Bolton and the late Jimmy White.  She was a homemaker, and in addition to her father, was preceded in death by a…

MS. CHELSEA NICOLE NICHOLS, age 33, of Summerville, Georgia passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in a Rome hospital.  Born in Fulton County, Georgia in August 29, 1985, She was a daughter of the late Edward Lamar Nichols; also preceded in death by Jerrie Phyllis Worley.             Surviving are mother and step father, Helen…

MRS. VIRGINIA LYNN JOHNSON-MALONE, age 49, of Stallion Drive, Summerville, Georgia passed away Sunday evening, March 3, 2019, in a Chattanooga Hospital following a sudden illness. Born in East Point, Georgia on June 14, 1969, She was a daughter of the late Ralph T. and Patricia Padgett McDonald. Mrs. Malone attended the Dry Valley Baptist…

Mr. Rickey Allen Anderson, age 63, of Lyerly, GA, died Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at his residence. Mr. Anderson was born December 9, 1955, in Centre, AL, son of the late Lester and Edna McKnight Anderson. He was a veteran of the United States Army and prior to his retirement, was employed with Alabama Power.…

Gary Jerome Morgan, age 48 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at the Pruitt Healthcare in Lafayette following an extended illness. Mr. Morgan was born in Lafayette, Georgia on January 17, 1971, son of Mable Carr Coley and the late William Howard Morgan, Sr. He had been employed in the Spinning Department…

Mr. Lloyd Lester Griffitt, age 85 of Trion, Georgia passed away Tuesday, March 05, 2019 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mr. Griffitt was born in Berryton, Georgia on May 15, 1933, son of the late John Lester Griffitt and Thelma Marie Keys Griffitt, but was raised by his grandmother, Lilly Liola Glilreath Griffitt from…

MRS. EMMA LOU PULLEN, age 90, of Peach Blossom Lane, Summerville, Georgia passed away Monday morning, March 4, 2019, in the local nursing home.  A native of Lyerly, Georgia, She was born to the late James R. and Ola Floyd Anderson on July 22, 1928.  Mrs. Pullen was a member of the Summerville First Baptist Church and was…

Mrs. Anna Price, 90, of Summerville, Georgia passed away, Friday, March 01, 2019. Services for Mrs. Price, are incomplete at this time and will be announced at a later date. Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers.   Wright Memorial Mortuary, Inc. has full charge of the arrangements.