Area Obituaries

Ms. Sandra Reese age 59, of Summerville, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on May, 30, 2018. Home-going services for Ms. Sandra Reese are incomplete at this time and will be announced at a later date. Wright Memorial Mortuary, Inc. has charge of the arrangements.

James “Jim” William Shepard, 59, Wheeling, WV, passed away May 30, 2018 following a long battle with cancer. Jim was born January 29, 1959 in Wheeling, the son of the late Michael E. and Shirlene Yeater Shepard He retired after many years at the Hampton Inn Wheeling. He was also preceded in death by a…

MR. JAMES T. (TOMMY) HOLT, JR., age 86, of Jenkins Gap Road, Summerville, Georgia passed away Wednesday afternoon, May 30, 2018, in a Rome hospital.  A native of Chattooga County, Georgia, He was born to the late James T. Holt, Sr. and Della Mae Allen Holt on August 1, 1931.   Mr. Holt was a member of Bethel Presbyterian…

Mr. Robert E. “Mr. Bob” Stowe, age 86 of Summerville, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2019 at his residence following an extended illness. Mr. Stowe, known to children as “Paw Paw Bob”, and to adults as “Mr. Bob” was born in Trion, Georgia on November 29, 1931, son of the late Thomas Franklin Stowe and…

Mr. , age 68, of Cedar Bluff, AL, died Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Mr. Noles was born July 6, 1949, in Summerville, GA, son of the late William Doyle and Beatrice Kathleen Clowdis Noles.  He was Baptist by faith, and was retired from Roper.  Mr. Noles enjoyed fishing and had…

Mr. George Earl Clark, age 55 of Summerville, passed away Monday, May 28, 2018 at his residence.   Mr. Clark was born in Hytop, Alabama on May 16, 1963, son of the late John Thomas Clark and Dora Pearl Hill Clark. He had been employed with Mt. Vernon Mills and was of the Church of…

Mrs. Shirley Maxine Head, age 85, of Trion, GA, passed away Monday, May 28, 2018, at her residence. Mrs. Head was born August 21, 1932, in Summerville, GA, the daughter of the late John Franklin and Sarah Kate Dodd Norton.  She was a member of the Welcome Hill Baptist Church where she was active in…

Mr. Anthony Ladon (Tony) Brown, age 67, of Summerville, GA, passed away Sunday May 27, 2018, at the residence. Mr. Brown was born May 9, 1950, in Summerville, GA, the son of the late Max Mckinley Brown, and Mary Eve Miller Brown.  Mr. Brown was formerly employed with Mohawk Ind. Survivors include his children, Casey…

age 60, of Rome, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2018, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Services for Mr. Marvin Eugene White will be Tuesday May 29, 2018, 1:00 p.m. Greater Bethlehem Temple, 401 Nixon Ave SW, Rome, Georgia. He will lie in state from 12:00 p.m. until the hour of…

One of God’s Fishermen was called to his forever home today. Edward Lewis Hemm went to be with the Lord just 11 days short of his 90th birthday on May 19, 2018 at 4:00 am. Edward was diagnosed with Lymphoma 3 months ago and passed away peacefully at his home in Wayland, Iowa surrounded by…

Mrs. Ellen “Maxine” Ingram Fincher, age 82, of Rome, GA, passed away peacefully at her residence on Thursday, May 24, 2018. Mrs. Fincher was born on September 9, 1935, in Cherokee County, Alabama, daughter of the late John Mack and Audrey McAbee Ingram.  She graduated from Johnson High School in 1953 and attended Shorter College…

Gladys Nell Roberts Casey, age 84 of Rome passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018 at her residence. Mrs. Casey was born May 9, 1934, in Chattooga County, a daughter of the late James Roberts, and Sally Lois Adams Roberts. She was a member of North Rome Church of God and retired from the Favorite Markets.…