Area Obituaries

MR. HUGH “BO” BOHANON, age 82, of Trion, Georgia, passed away Friday afternoon, January 4, 2019, at his residence.  He was born on December 21, 1936 to the late Gordon and Clara Riley Bohanon.  Mr. Bohanon was a member of the Pleasant Grove Church of Christ, a Veteran of the U. S. Air Force, and…

Mrs. Annie “Jean” Crabtree age 77 of Summerville, GA passed away Friday-January 4, 2019 at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Crabtree was born June 7, 1941in Berryton, GA to the late Andrew Jackson and Annie Lee Mitchell McGraw. She was a member of Four Mile Baptist Church and was retired from Mount Vernon Mills. Along…

Mrs. Tammy Kay Shell, age 51 of Lafayette, Georgia passed away Thursday, January 03, 2019 at a Ft. Oglethorpe area hospital. Mrs. Shell was born in Centre, AL on September 18, 1967, daughter of Frank Shell and the late Dianne Williams. She was a member of the Pentecostal Power Ministries in Lyerly and was an avid…

Mrs. Karen Rebecca Jensen, age 58, of Silsbee, Texas passed away on Jan. 1, 2019 in Kountze, Texas. Mrs. Jensen was born in Summerville, Georgia on June 28, 1960, daughter of Marlinda Bennett Tucker and the late Grady Bennett. She graduated from Spurger High School at the top of her class in 1978. Following graduation,…

Mr. Garry Lee Chastain, age 59, of Trion, GA, died Wednesday, January 2, 2019, at CHI Memorial Hospital-Chattanooga. Mr. Chastain was born January 7, 1959, in Fort Oglethorpe, GA, son of the late Fred Lee Chastain and Ella Louise Bell Chastain.  He was a member of Waterville Baptist Church and was employed with Tuftco Finishing…

Mrs. Esther Clyde Prince, age 79 of the Pennville community, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at the residence of her son. Mrs. Prince was born on Sand Mountain in Alabama on September 1, 1939, daughter of the late Coy Broyles and Myrtle Richards Broyles. She was a member of the Harrell Street Church of…

Mr. William “David” Lyons age 60 of Summerville, GA, died Monday- December 31, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Lyons was born January 31, 1958, in Chattooga County, GA to Albert and the late Louise Howell Lyons. He was retired from B & D trucking and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife; Mary…

MRS. JOYCE NAOMI DAVISON, age 83, of Gray Street, Trion, Georgia passed away Saturday morning, December 29, 2018, at her residence, after a long battle with Alzheimers.  She was born in Berryton, Georgia on October 15, 1935, a daughter of James Ranson and Mae Dell Osborne Tedder.  She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, the…

Billy Wayne Ragland, age 71 of Chino Hills, California passed away Friday, December 28, 2018. Mr. Ragland was born in Trion, Georgia on March 4, 1947, son of Ruth Lee Rape Ragland and the late Arnold Dennis “Bill” Ragland. He was a graduate of the Memphis Academy of Arts. Mr. Ragland was a graphic artist…