Area Obituaries

Mary Dawn Russo, age 44, of Summerville, GA, passed away Monday, September 10, 2018, at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mary was born December 12, 1973, in Pontiac, MI, daughter of Harlan Monroe and Pamela Jean Brown Cook.  She was Baptist by faith, and prior to her retirement, was employed with Beaulieu of America.  She was…

JOSEPH HOUSTON (JOE) POTTER, age 87, of Lyerly, Georgia passed away Monday, September 10, 2018, at his residence.  Mr. Potter was born in Chattanooga,  Tennessee on September 30, 1930, a son of the late William Joseph and Elsie Ragland Potter.  He was retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation and the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Department and a Veteran of…

Mrs. Nettie Tench Franklin, 89 of Summerville, GA passed away Sunday- September 9, 2018 at her residence. Mrs. Franklin was born June 5, 1929 in Demorest, GA to the late Judson and Birdie Williams Tench. She was retired from Chattooga High School where she served in the cafeteria and was a Baptist by faith. Along…

William Glenn Griffith, age 85, of Menlo, GA, died Saturday, September 8, 2018, in Trion, GA. Mr. Griffith was born June 2, 1933, in North Carolina, son of the late Curtis Griffith and Lucille Deering Griffith Bobo.  He was a member of the Mount Calvary Baptist Church, and prior to his retirement, was employed with…

Mrs. Frances Geneva Wilson “Nannie’ Miles, age 85, of Dalton, GA, took her heavenly flight on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 surrounded by her family. Frances, known to most as ‘Nannie’, was born in Flat Rock, AL on December 24,1932. The daughter of the late James Olen Wilson, Sr and Cynthia Emma Dover Wilson. She was…

Mr. Ronny Floyd, age 69, of Summerville, GA, died Saturday, September 8, 2018, in Summerville, GA. Mr. Floyd was born August 12, 1949, in Trion, GA, son of Mamie Lou Roper Floyd and the late Max Floyd.  He was Baptist by faith, and prior to his retirement, was employed with Reichhold Chemicals.  He was also…

Mrs. Peggy Sue Thomas, 72, of Summerville, GA, died Thursday, September 6, 2018, at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Thomas was born October 16, 1945, in Kingston, GA, daughter of the late Charles Wheeler and Clara Maude Crabtree. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church, and prior to her retirement, worked as an Assistant…

Mr. Romie Lee Gresham, age 83, of Summerville, GA, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2018, at his residence. Mr. Gresham was born in Centre, AL on May 22, 1935, son of the late Lee Almond Gresham and the late Margie Kelly Gresham.  He was also preceded in death by 2 sisters, Edna Tudor and Tevis…

Stacy Lachell Rector, age 44, of LaFayette passed away Thursday, September 06, 2018. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Clifford and Louise Blevins, and Bill and Bessie Conner. Survived by her parents, Earl and Alice Rector; sisters, Vickie (Matthew) Morris, and Angie (Brian) Whitten; brother, Bill (Lisa) Rector all of LaFayette; and her…

Barbara June Eaker Fowler, age 78, of LaFayette passed away Tuesday, September 04, 2018. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Henry Fowler; daughter, Treva June McGuire; granddaughter, Amanda Bishop Fowler; sisters, Doris Ledbetter White, and Carolyn Eaker Sosebee; brother, Allen “Rufus” Eaker; parents, Allen Chatman Eaker and Myrtle Lowrance Eaker. She is…

Mr. Richard Jerry Treadaway, age 73 of Trion, Georgia passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Treadaway was born in Lafayette, Georgia on January 1, 1945, son of the late Lonnie Carl Treadaway and Hattie Mae Brown Treadaway. He and his family attended the Fellowship Baptist Church in…

Mrs. Margaret Lucille Sharp, age 102, of Flintstone, GA, (formerly of Summerville, GA) died Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at NHC-Rossville. Mrs. Sharp was born December 15, 1915, in Gaylesville, AL, daughter of the late George Catlett Lewis and Mary Elizabeth Hatch Lewis. She was a member of the Chattanooga Valley Church of Christ, and prior…