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. . The Summerville News, Thursday, February 13, 1992
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Obituaries in The
Summerville News
are published free
of charge. There is
no charge to either
the funeral home or
the family of the
deceased.
Doyle Burrage
Doyle Winfred Burrafe, 49,
Dougf;sville. formerly of
Menlo, died Saturdag after
noon in a Lithia Springs
hospital.
He was born in Chattooga
County on April 22, 1942, son
of the Rev. Fred Burrage, and
the late Mary Eunice Shaver
Burrage. He was a member of
Cove Road Baptist Church,
and a supervisor at Austell
Box Board. A son, Stanley
Fennell, died earlier.
He is survived by his
widow, Shirle{ Burrage,
Doe\:flasville; father, the Rev.
Fred Burrage, Menlo; four
dauEhters. Sharon Davis,
Rockford, Tenn., Shelia Brock
Dalton, Robin Patterson,
Cisco, and Jo Ann Toles,
Menlo; four sons, Michael Bur
rage, Hiram, Andy Burrage,
Lithia Springs, Jerry Fennell,
Douglasville, and Roger Bur
rage, California, serving with
U.S. Navr; one sister and
brother-in-law, Mildred and
Sonnf' Caldwell, Dallas; a niece,
Carol Caldwell, Dallas; 15
grandchildren, and one
great-nephew.
Funeral services were held
at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Hill
Chapel of Lane Funeral Home
with the Rev. Mike Owenby of
ficiating. Interment was in
Ami Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were
Larry Burra%e, James Bur
rage, Alvin Burrage, Jackie
Smith, Bobby Shaver and Leon
Hoskey. Honorary Kal]bearers
were co-workers at Austell Box
Board.
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Ocic Burrage
Mrs. Ocie Ann Burrage, 68,
Summerville Rte. 3, died
Wednesday morning in a Rome
hosfintal.
rs. Burrage was born in
Chattooga Count?' on Aug. 16,
1923, daughter of the late Carl
and Ella Rape Jones. She was
a member of the Church of God
of Union Assembly. She was
retired from the Spinnin
Department of Harriet ang
Henderson Yarns Inc. Her hus
band, Robert A. Burrage, and
a daughter, Patricia Ann
Miller, {wth died earlier.
Surviving are three
daughters, Wanda Faye Gann,
Summerville, Shirle&r Mae
Floyd, Mableton, and Judy
Long, Summerville; two sons,
Jerry Wayne Jackson, Lyerly,
and Ronnie Lamar Jackson,
Cedartown; two sisters, Sybil
Deering, Rocky Face, and
Clydia Wilson, Dalton; 22
grandchildren; nine great
grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 p.m. today in the Church
of Gpod of Union Assembly
with the Revs. Harold Sowder
and William E. Roberts of
ficiating. Interment will be in
Greenhills Memory Gardens.
Active pallbearers will be
Johnny Jones, Johnny GentrK,
Preston Hampton, Jessie Sisk,
Ed Burke and Eddie Jones.
They are asked to assemble at
the funeral home at 1:30 p.m.
Hill Chapel of Lane Funeral
Home has charge of
arrangements.
Nina Croy
Mrs. Nina Joy Croy, 43,
Summerville Rte. 5, died Satur
day morning following a sud
den illness.
Mrs. Croy was born in
Chattooga County on Dec. 22,
1948. Sfie was a member of
West Summerville Baptist
Church and was employed in
the lunchroom of Summerville
Middle School. A sister, Hazel
Virfnia Bearden, and a
brother, G. W. Bridges, both
died earlier.
Survivors include her
widower, R. D. Craig; ex hus
band, Harlin Croy; father, Ben
Gentry, Tampa, Fla.; mother,
Girtha Scoggins Bridges, Sum
merville; two daught%?g. Nan
cy Adams and Jennette
Rosser, Summerville; one son,
Johnathan Rosser, Summer
ville; two sisters, Doris “Jody’’
Turnmire, Summerville, and
Ruby Nell Sawyers, Bonita
Springs, Fla.; three brothers,
Jack Gentry, Ellijay, Buddy
Gentry, Summerviile, and R?'
Bridges, Alabama; six grand
children, Sandy, Kandy and
Luke Adams, Larissa, Trisha
and Lisa Eaton, Summerville;
and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held
at 3:30 p.m. Sunday from the
West gummerville Baptist
Church with the Revs. Charles
Cornwell and William Harris
officiating. Interment was in
Greenhills Memory Gardens.
Active pallbearers were
Tommy Craig, Gary Don Gen
try, Chester Westbrooks, Gene
Callan, Cory Callan, Tony
Johnson, David Lryions and
James Price. onorary
gallbearers were emf)loyees of
ummerville Middle School
lunchroom.
Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home
had charge of arrangements.
Anne Hawkins
Anne S. Hawkins, 85, Sum
merville, died Saturday morn
ing in Oak View Nursing
Home.
Mrs. Hawkins was a native
of Lincoln, Ala. She graduated
from Columbia University
School of Nursing, New York,
N. Y., and Tulane University
School of Nursing, New
Orleans, La. She was a member
of the staff at Bellevue General
Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y.,
Tulane Medical Center, New
Orleans and Miami-Dade
General Hospital, Miami, Fla.
She served on staff at Floyd
Medical Center and at Berr‘y
Academ{i Rome; Briarclitf
Nursing Home, Atlanta; Trion
Hospital, Chattooga County
Hospital and Chattooga Coun
ty Health Department. She
was a member of the 7th
District Republican Executive
Committee, the American Red
Cross, American Legion Aux
iliary, Lions International
Women'’s Auxiliary, and Chat
tooga County Business and
Professional Women’s Club.
She was a member of Summer
ville Presbyterian Church and
%)ring Creek Baptist Church.
er husband, James Fletcher
Hawkins Sr., died in 1957.
Survivors include three
sons, James Fletcher Hawkins
Jr., Fresno, Calif., John Sims
Hawkins, and Daniel Alex
ander Hawkins, Atlanta;
grandchildren, James F.
Hawkins 111, David Hawkins,
Mark Hawkins and Diana
Hawkins Mauno, Los Angeles
Coun}:ay, Calif., Alan Hawkins
and Eric Hawkins, Atlanta,
Candace Hawkins, Miami, Fla.,
Terri Hawkins, Marietta, and
Ter;y Hawkins, Los Angeles.
uneral services were held
at 11 a.m. Monday in Spring
Creek Baptist Church with the
Rev. Jimmy Wilborn of
ficiatin(gl. Interment was in
Alexander Cemetery. Memo
rial contributions may be made
to the American Red Cross and
the Chattooga County
Hosfi)ital.
ill Chapel of Lane Funeral
Home had charge of
arrangements.
Robert Johnston
Robert Lee Johnston, 46,
Norwood St., Riverside Com
munity, Rome, died Sunday
morning at his residence.
Mr. Johnston was born in
Akron, Ohio on March 16,
1945, son of Dorothy L. Osteen
Johnston and the {ate James
Clifton ‘“Red” Johnston, who
died in August. 1982. He had
been a resident of Floyd Coun
ty all his life and was a Baptist.
fie was formerly married to
June Massingill Johnston. At
the time of his death, Mr.
Johnston was self-emplczed. A
son, Kevin Johnston, died in
December, 1987.
Survivors include two
daughters, Miss Elaine
Johnston, Smyrna, and Mrs.
Sandy Lassater, Jonesboro;
mother, Mrs. Dorothy
Johnston, Riverside Communi
ty; three brothers, James
Johnston, Shannon, Charles
Johnston, Adairsville, and
Walter Johnston, Rome; and a
number of nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were
held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the
Silver Hill Baptist Church
Cemetery, Chattooga County
with the{levs. Bill Adams and
Alvin Bullard officiatinfi.
Fred Talley’s Parkview
Chapel Funeral Home, Rome,
had charge of arrangements.
James Nixon
James David Nixon Sr., 44,
Ruff St., Summerville, died at
5:30 p.m. Wednesda{, Feb. 5,
in a Rome hospital after a traf
fic accident in Calhoun.
He was born in Chattooga
County March 8, 1947, son of
the late James C. Nixon. He
was emé)loyed with Passport
Carpet Company, Calhoun, and
was a Bt:sltist. A sister,
Dorothy Ball, and a brother,
Tim Nixon, died earlier.
Survivors include his
widow, Regina Ann Nixon,
Summerville; two daughters,
Starlett Nixon, Summerville,
and Terra Jennings, Menlo;
two sons, James David Nixon
Jr., and Jason Nixon, Summer
ville; mother, Hazel Nixon,
Summerville; five sisters,
Carolyn Wesson and Rita
Brock, Summerville, Mary
Joyner, Sugar Valley, and Bet
ty Beckner, Columbus; five
brothers, Larry Nixon, Sum
merville, Mike Nixon, Lyerly,
Phillip Nixon, Menlo, Richard
Nixon, Columbus, and An
thony Nixon, Ar?on; five
grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
at 2 p.m. Friday in the chapel
of Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home
with the Revs. Douglas Bran
don, John Mann ang Fletcher
Toles officiating. Interment
was in Greenhills Memory
Gardens.
Active pallbearers were
Thomas Cole, Fred Hogue,
Cory Ratliff, Tony Chamblee,
Billy Logan and Mark Chilton.
Honorary pallbearers were
the Rev. Cli{ford Ownby, John
and Marian Chilton, Cindy
Weathers, Clinton Wilson,
Mary Cannon, Donald Holsom
back, Darrell Hamilton, Fain
Smith, Curtis Long and
employees of Passport
Carpets.
Velma Plunkett
Mrs. Velma Dean Plunkett,
76, Trion Rte. 1, died Monday
in a Rome hospital.
She was born in Catoosa
County on Aug. 29, 1915,
daughter of the late Taylor B.
Crane and Deanie Bowman
Crane. Her husband, Harvey
N. Plunkett, and two sisters,
Tina Porter and Jamie
Greeson, all died earlier.
Survivors include one
daughter, Jenith Lowrance,
Trion; two grandsons, Shane
Lowrance and Wade Lowrance,
Trion; one sister, Mrs. Hester
Coker, LaFayette; and one
niece, Mrs. garol Gilbreath,
LaFayette.
Funeral services were held
at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Hill
Chapel of Lane Funeral Home
with Minister Hugh Glaze of
ficiating. Interment was in
West Hill Cemetery, Trion.
Active pallbearers were
Allen Plunkett, Bobby Hayes,
Frank Sentell, Cecir Hollis,
Earl Tinney and Ralph
Sprayberry.
Gordon Reamer
Gordon Ray Reamer, 60,
Summerville, died at 12:30 a.m.
Saturday in the V. A. Hospital,
Decatur. ]
Survivors include ipec_xal
friends, Calvin and Vivian
Hedrick, Dalton, and Kenneth
““Bubba’” Thomas Jr.,
Chatsworth.
Funeral services were held
at 11 a.m. Monday in the
chapel of Love Funeral Home
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with the Rev. Ben Busey of
ficiating. Interment was in the
National Cemetery, Chat
tanooga, Tenn.
Albert Riley
Albert “‘Budgie’’ Riley, 75,
Summerville Rte. 5, Alexander
Street, died last Thursday
afternoon in the Chattooga
County Hospital.
He was born in Chattooga
County on Dec. 2, 1916, son of
the late Tom and Carrie Jane
Kinsey Riley. Mr. Riley was a
member of the Perennial
Springs %&C’ptist Church, a
veteran of World War 11, serv
ing in the U. S. Army, and was
retired from Harriet Hender
son CorF.
His tirst wife, Fannie Mae
Riley, died in 1978, and a
daughter, Margaret Nell Riley,
two sons, David and Steve
Riley, and two brothers, Alvin
and Leroy Riley, died
previously.
Surviving are his wife,
Eunice Mae Riley, Summer
ville; two daui)hters. Maxine
Morgan and Patsy Weevie,
Summerville; one brother,
James Riley, Summerville; four
sisters, Louise Hurley, Sum
merville, Irene Byars, Albany,
Ga., Ruth Reynolds, Trion,
Barbara Albrette, Conyers;
foster children, Larry Wade
Rome, Linda Hudgins, and
Kenneth Wade, Summerville;
three grandsons; one great
grandson; several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held
at 2 p.m. Sunda¥\in the chapel
of Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home
with the Rev. Howard Odom,
the Rev. Bobby Tinney and
Minister Walter E. Neal of
ficiating. Interment was in
Summerville Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were
Randy Weevie, Lonnie Smith,
Larry Wade, Kenneth Wade,
Wayne Morgan and Ivan
Weevie. Honorary pallbearers
were Dr. Jack Meacham, Joe
Denson, Robert Denson, John
Paul Jones, Wheeler Evans
and members of the men’s Bi
ble class of Trinity Baptist
Church.
John Salley
John A. Salley, 79, Nixon
Street, Summerville, died
Saturdzg in Chattooga County
Hoigit .
r. Salley was born in
Cedartown on April 3, 1912,
son of the late John Alexander
Salley Sr. and Nancy Brewer
Salley. He was a member and
deacon at the Summerville
First Baptist Church. He was
a veteran of World War 11, ser
ving in the U. S. Army’s 69th
Artillery Division and was
awarderx the Bronze Star. He
was Past commander of
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
6688 and American Legion
Post 129. Mr. Salley attended
Georgia Tech and was
employed by Riegel Textile
Corp. from 1932 until 1955 as
superintendent of the cloth
room and assistan;ffixferinten
dent in the cotton mill. He was
a founding director of the First
Federal %avings and Loan
Association in Summerville,
serving as vice president and
managing officer until his
retirement.
Survivors include his
widow, Ruby Baker Salley;
daughter, Mary Salley, Sum
merville; sister, Nancy Prater,
Knoxville, Tenn.; and four
nieces and two nephews.
Memorial services were
held at 4 ]g.m. Sunday in Sum
merville First Baptist Church
with the Rev. Larry Martin
officiating.
Honorary pallbearers were
fellow co-workers of the former
First Federal Savings and
Loan of Summervifie and
members of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars and American
Legion. :
Hill Chapel of Lane Funeral
Home had charge of
arrangements.
Arraignment
Arraignment for the
February term of Chattooga
County Superior Court will
begin at 9 a.m. Friday in the
main courtroom.
Criminal court motions day
will be held on Feb. 20. and
negotiations and pleas will be
heard on Feb. 21.
The first week of criminal
trials will start at 9 a.m. Mon
day, Feb. 24.
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Summerville Recreation Department
director. Robert ‘““Lefty’’ Norton, center,
as the new recreation board chairman,
welcomed Reynolds to his duties. Look
Board Changes Bylaws
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tion Board modified its bylaws
this week, and learned that its
new chairman had resigned
from the panel.
Steve gsby. vice chairman
of the recreation board, told the
other board members Tuesday
evening he had been informed
that Robert ‘‘Lefty” Norton
has resigned from the panel.
Norton had been. elected
chairman of the board this past
week. Osby said Summerville
Mayor Sewell Cash and Coun
cilman Ralph Stanley had told
him about the resignation.
In a meeting that lasted an
hour and 15 minutes, the panel
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New Recreation Official
reduced its maximum number
of members from nine to seven.
It also changed the terms of
board members from five to
two years, beginning at the ex
piration of the terms of current
members.
Board members also chang
ed a controversial section that
dealt with qualifications of a
recreation director. It removed
all formal academic re
guirements and decided that a
irector should have 4
minimum of four years ex
perience in recreation and other
qualifications ‘‘as deemed
necessary by the board.”
It also removed the
qualification that a director be
ing on is Steve Osby, who has been
elected vice chairman of the lE)anel. Nor
ton resigned earlf' this week from the
recreation board, leaving the chairman’s
post vacant. (Staff Photo).
married and at least 25 years
of age.
APPEAL
A provision was added that
woul(P give any recreation
department employee who was
fired or disciplined by the direc
tor appeal rights to both the
recreation board itself, and
then to the full Summerville Ci
ty Council.
Members added another
grovision that would allow the
oard to suspend one of its
members if he were indicted for
a felony, and to remove him
from the board if convicted of
a felony. ;