Area Obituaries

MRS. JO KEEN SHAMBLIN, age 86 of Highway #337-Summerville, Georgia, Teloga Community passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018, at Redmond Regional Medical Center.  A lifetime native of Chattooga County, Georgia, Mrs. Shamblin was born May 9, 1932 to the late Elgin E. and Bertie Simmons Keen.  In addition to Her parents, she was preceded in…

MR. GORDON WILSON (CHUCK) YARBROUGH, Jr.,  age 62, of Cloudland, Georgia passed away Monday afternoon, July 9, 2018, in a Rome hospital.  A native of Atlanta, Mr. Yarbrough was born May 23, 1956,  to the late Gordon Wilson Yarbrough, Sr. and June Tate Yarbrough who survives.  He was a retired auto mechanic.             Surviving are…

Mr. Frank D. Bowman, age 84 of Ft. McCoy, FL (formerly of Cloudland) passed away Friday- July 13, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Bowman was born November 8, 1933 in Chattanooga, TN to the late William and Emma Johnson Bowman. He was a retired crane operator in the construction industry. Mr. Bowman is survived by…

Mrs. Mary Helen Maxwell, age 87 of Trion, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2018 in Rossville, Georgia.   Mrs. Maxwell was born in DeKalb County, Alabama on April 6, 1931, daughter of the late Fred Doster McKeehan and Ora Alsie Shaver McKeehan. She was a member of the Pennville First Baptist Church and was retired…

MR. BRENT D. SCOGGINS, age 44, of Summerville, Georgia passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018, in a Rome hospital.  Born on November 8, 1973, in Floyd County, Georgia Brent was a son of the late Eula Bell Bennett Scoggins and Donny Scoggins who survives.             Surviving are father & step mother, Donny and Carol Scoggins;…

Mr. Grady E. Winters, age 93 of Lyerly, GA, died Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at this residence surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Winters was born July 28, 1924, in Gore, GA, son of the late E. E. Winters and Jessie Mae Fincher Winters.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by…

Zadie Ozena Wilkerson Lane age 86 of Henagar died Tuesday, July 10 at her residence.  Funeral services are Friday at 11 am ct at Corner Stone Funeral Chapel with Bro. Darrell Sears officiating.  Burial will follow in Biddle Cemetery.  Family will receive friends from 4 to 8 pm Thursday and 10 am until service time on Friday.…

Mrs. , age 76, of Rome, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at a local hospital. Mrs. Kail was born in Chattooga County, Georgia on December 28, 1941, daughter of the late William Dewey Trammell and the late Ethel Pauline Johnson Trammell.  She was also preceded in death by a brother, William F. Trammell,…

Mrs. Teresa Gail Teal Izell, age 70, of Summerville, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at her residence. Mrs. Izell was born at Walker County Clinic in LaFayette, Georgia on January 25, 1948, daughter of the late L. U. Teal and the late Gerthie Holliday Teal.  She was also preceded in death by…

Mr. Phillip Anthony “Tony” Carroll, age 51, of Summerville, GA, died Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mr. Carroll was born October 26, 1966, in Rome, GA, son of Luther David and Dorothy Pauline Smith Carroll. He was a member of the North Summerville Baptist Church. He was a 1984 graduate of…

Miss Karen Lynn Hurley, age 46, of Menlo, GA, died Monday, July 9, 2018, at Erlanger Medical Center. Miss Hurley was born October 23, 1971, in Brunswick, ME, daughter of Iris Leona Bilbrey Christian and the late Frederick Joseph Hurley, Sr.  She was a member of the Pennville Church of Christ and was employed with…

Baby Memphis Stone Vernon, 18 day old infant of Mrs. Michelle Lynn Vernon, passed away Friday, July 6, 2018 at the Northside Hospital in Atlanta.   Memphis was born at Northside Hospital on June 18, 2018, and was preceded in death by grandparents, Vester Lee and Flora Gartrelle Burrage, Marie Burrage Williams and great grandparents,…