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Deaths
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.
Maxine Blackmon
Homemaker
Dies February 29, 2000
Maxine Gillilan Blackmon,
74, Georgia Street, Trion, died on
Tuesday, Feb. 29 at her resi
dence.
Mrs. Blackmon was born on
Jan. 23, 1926, in Rome, daugh
ter of the late M. P. “Mack” and
Essie Lee Perkins Braddi.
She was a homemaker and
a member of the Church of God
of Prophecy.
Her first husband Verbon
Gillilan and her second husband
Lloyd Blackmon and two sisters,
Frances Locklear and Lillie
Lorene Ashworth, all died ear
lier.
Survivors include her son
and daughter-in-law, Larry and
Doris Stansell Gillilan, Trion;
one brother, the Rev. James
Braddy, Trion; and one sister,
Betty Jo Brooks, Chickamauga.
Funeral services were held
at 2 ;]):m. Thursday, March 2, at
the Trion Church of God of
Prophecy with Pastor Phil
Minter and former Pastor Eric
Minter officiatinE with music
provided by Mickey Headrick
and Vickie Gill.
Interment was in West Hill
Cemetery.
Active [i)allbearers were
Mickey Headrick, Wayne Mor
gan, Doug Gill, Daniel Ford,
Terry McWhorter and Jeff
Jenkins.
Honorary %allbearers in
cluded the members of the Fel
lowship Sunday School Class of
the Trion Church of God of
Prophecy.
Mason Funeral Home,
Summerville, had charge of ar
rangements.
Era Bryson
Trion Native
Dies March 5, 2000
Era Dalton Hollis Bryson,
81, died Sunday at the Magnolia
Manor, Greenville, S.C., follow
in% years of poor health as a re
sult of lupus.
Mrs. Bryson was born in
Trion, daughter of the late Ed
and Alice Dalton Hollis. She
moved to Greenville 12 years ago.
She was a member of the Au
gusta Road Baptist Church,
Greenville and the Gleaner’s
Sunday School Class. Before
moving from Trion, she was a
longtime member of the Trion
First Baptist Church, a retiree of
Riegel Textile, Corp. and an ac
tive member of the Lupus Foun
dation.
Her husband Ernest Loo
Bryson died in 1986.
Sisters Obera H. Nolan,
Imogene H. Ellis, Gertrude H.
Pledger and Trez Henderson and
brother Roland Hollis all died
earlier.
Survivors include one son
and daughter-in-law, N. Larry
and Eloise Kennemore Bryson,
Greenville; one sister, Gussie Lee
Hollis Collins, Chattanooga;
three grandchildren and
spouses, Rick and Sharon
Bryson, Chuck Bryson, Kathy
and Clay Waldrip and seven
great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were
held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at
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dation, P.O. Box 7511, Columbia,
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Mason Funeral Home,
Summerville, had charge of ar
rangements.
Paul Culberson
Timber Operator
Dies March 1, 2000
Paul Marvin Culberson, 56,
Silver Hill Road, Summerville,
died on Wednesday, March 1, at
his residence.
Mr. Culberson was born on
March 22, 1943 in Benton,
Tenn., son of the late Leonard L.
Culberson.
He had (;Norked as a timber
operator and as a supervisor at
Aygon 's Textile.
Brother, Ray Culberson
died earlier.
Survivors include his
widow, Shirley Culberson;
daughter and son-in-law, Paula
and Andy McArthur, Summer
ville; son, James Culberson,
Summerville; mother, Velma
Culberson, Holland; three broth
ers, Edward Culberson, Sum
merville, Harve Culberson, Hol
land, and Billy Culberson, Ar
muchee and two grandchildren,
Cody and Lacey McArthur.
Funeral services were held
at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the
chape‘l) of Mason Funeral Home,
Summerville, with the Revs.
Malcolm Harris and Billy Wright
officiating.
Interment was in New Hope
South Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Greg
Culberson, Kenneth Dawson,
Jeff Cummings, Allen
Cummings, Kevin White and
John Swafford.
Honorary pallbearers were
Cotton McGraw, George
Dawson, Bill Cummings, Stanley
Cummings and the members of
C}lagtooga River Coon Hunter’s
Club.
Lamar Eller
Methodist
Dies March 4, 2000
Lamar Eller, 64, of 215 Mar
vin Ave., Summerville, died Sat
urday in an area hospital.
Mr. Eller was born in Chat
tooia County, Nov. 17,1935, son
of the late George Franklin and
Grace Idella Giles Eller. He was
a member of Trion United Meth
odist Church.
Survivors include two
brothers, Gussie E. Eller, Canton
and James Russell Eller, Mari
etta; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Trion
United Methodist Church with
the Rev. Art Graves officiating.
Interment was in West Hill Cem
etery.
Active pallbearers were
members of the Trion United
Methodist Men'’s Club.
Honorary pallbearers were
the Christian Fellowship Class
and the adult choir oFTrion
United Methodist Church.
J. D. Hill Funeral Home had
charge of arrangements.
Albert
Hawkins Sr.
Trion Native
Dies February 13, 2000
Albert Eusene “Gene”
Hawkins Sr., 87, died on Sunday,
Feb. 13 in a Chattanooga hospi
tal after a long illness.
He was born on June 13,
1912 in Trion, son of the late Tho
mas S. Hawkins Sr. and Lillie
Mae Ivens Hawkins.
Survivors include his widow
66 years, Gladys Beatrice “Bea”
Townsend Hawkins; two daugh
ters, Kay P. Stokes, Ringgold and
Jean A. Mangrum, Hixson,
Tenn.; one son, Albert E.
Hawkins Jr. Marietta; one
brother, Tommy Hawkins, Tor
rance, Calif.; three sisters, Nora
E. Mauldin, Silver Sflrinfis, Nev.,
Thelma Popham, Rock Point,
Maryland and Geraldine
Weaver, Summerville; seven
grandchildren and eight great
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
at2:3o p.m. Wednesda{, Feb. 16
at the north Chi‘fel of Chatta
nooga Funeral Home with the
Rev. Billy Joe Smith officiating.
Burial was in the Hamilton Me
morial Gardens.
Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home
makes the announcement for the
family.
Duane Johnson
Retired Carpenter
Dies February 25, 2000
Duane Leroy Johnson, 71,
Summerville, died on Friday,
Feb. 25.
He was a native of Minne
sota but moved to Georgia in
1996. He was retired from the
carpenter’s union in Minnesota.
Survivors include a son and
daughter-in-law, Lee and Karin
Johnson, Summerville and ason,
Daniel Johnson, Atlanta; three
daughters and sons-in-law,
Anita and James Rice and
Vanessa and Brian Henning,
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and Chris
tine and Manny Garcia, Kenne
saw; a brother and sister-in-law,
Wallace and Barbara Johnson,
Minnesota; nine grandchildren
and eight great-grandchildren.
Memorial services were held
at Bethel United Methodist
Church with the Rev. Bill Reeves
officiating. Arrangements were
by the Cremation Society of the
South.
James McGuire
Retired Truck Driver
Dies March 4, 2000
James Edwin McGuire, 60,
McGuire Lane, Summerville,
died Saturday evening in
Redmond Regional Medical Cen
ter, Rome.
Mr. McGuire was born on
April 7, 1939, son of the late Au
thor and Lula Teems McGuire.
He was a retired truck driver.
Brother, Freddie McGuire
and sister Rosely Simmons both
died earlier.
Survivors include his
widow, Helen L. McGuire, two
dau;ihters and sons-in-law,
Marilyn and Billy Ray, Summer
ville and Pat and David York,
Trion; two sons and daughters
in-law, David L. and Donna
McGuire and Andy E. and Gina
McGuire, Summerville; two sis
ters, Ella Floyd, Trion and Mary
Davis, Rome; two brothers, Billy
McGuire, Lyerly and William
McGuire, Summerville; seven
grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel
of Mason Funeral Home, Sum
merville, with the Revs.
Meredith Crow, Gleason Max
well and Phil Minter officiating.
Interment was in McGuire Fam
ily Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were
Fred Hogue, Steve Burkhalter,
Billy Ramey, Ron Hall, Steven
Fountain and Daniel Williams.
Honorary B:llbearers were
Ray Williams, Lese Pruitt, Leon
Williams, Donald Teague and
George Willingham.
James Potts
Carriage Retiree
Dies February 29, 2000
James Vernon Potts, 64,
U.S. 27, Trion, died on Tuesday,
Feb. 29 at Redmond Regional
Medical Center, Rome.
Mr. Potts was born on May
4,1935 in Cherokee County, Ala.,
son of the late George Lewis and
Mary Swafford Potts. He was a
member of New Bethel Baptist
Church and a retiree of the Car
riage Corp. Sisters, Lillie Mae
Potts and Bet’%Sue Treadaw:f'
and a brother Thurman Potts, all
died earlier.
Survivors include his
widow, Martha Potts; two
daughters, Shelia Rollins and
Melisa Gilliland, Trion; two sons,
Randell Potts and Terry Potts,
Trion; one sister, Josephine
Hares, Trion and eight grand
children.
Funeral services were held
at 2 p.m. Friday at the chapel of
Mason Funeral Home, Summer
ville, with the Revs. Darwin
Blansit and Jerry Rutledge offi
ciating. Interment was in West
Hill Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were
Keith Rollins, Kevin Rollins,
Jonathan Potts, Chris Noles,
Heath Noles and Chuck Rollins.
Honorary pallbearers were
George Lewis Potts, Billy
Gilliland, Junior Noles, Billi'
Simgson, Gary Morgan, Darnell
Atchley, M. F. Riley, Steve
Pledger, Robbie Hayes, John
Reece, Hoyt Craifi, George
Helms and Johnny Blackmon.
Beatrice Ward
Past Resident
Dies March 5, 2000
Beatrice “Bea” Parker Ward,
89, of 100 Netherland Lane,
Kingsport, Tenn., died on Sun
day at Baymont Health Center
after a long illness.
She was born in Summer
ville, daughter of the late J. T.
Parker Sr. and Georgia Smith
Parker. Mrs. Ward moved to
Kinis?ort in 1940 and went to
work for Howard Duckett Print
ing Co., which later became
Watson Lithography. She
worked there until retirement.
She was a member of the First
Broad Street United Methodist
Church, where she was active in
the nursery ministry, Fellowship
Circle and Sunday School.
Brothers William, Oscar
and Robert Parker, sisters Lena
Mae Chafipelear and Madelyn
Lowery all died earlier.
Surviving are a daughter
and son-in-law, Faye Ann and
LarrK Saxton, San Bruno, Calif.;
brother and sister-in-law, J. T.
Jr. and Evelyn Parker,
Kingsport, nieces and nephews,
Jean Parker Spivey, Dr. Mickey
a?ivey. Terry L{(nn S({Jivey
eaver, Susan Parker and Tom
Parker, Kingsport, plus several
Georsia nieces and nephews.
uneral services were held
at 3 p.m. on Wednesday at the
First Broad Street United Meth
odist Church with Dr. Charles
Neal and the Rev. J. Spurgeon
McCartt officiating. Burial was in
East Lawn Memorial Park. Fam
ily and friends served as pall
bearers.
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be made to the First Broad Street
United Methodist Church or to
Baymont Health Center.
East Lawn Funeral Home
had charge of arrangements.
J.'D. Hill Funeral Home,
Summerville, makes the an
nouncement for the family.
R.D. Webb
Army Veteran
Dies March 2, 2000
R. D. Webb, 83, died Thurs
day, March 2 in Oak View Nurs
ing and Rehabilitation Center.
Mr. Webb was born in Tyler,
Texas on Aug. 26, 1916, son of the
late Steven and Verna Swinney
Webb.
He was a retired truck
driver, a veteran of the U.S.
Army, serving in World War 11.
He was a Baptist. Surviving are
stepson, Wayne Blackmon, Sum
merville.
Funeral services were held
at 11 a.m. Saturday at the chapel
of J. D. Hill Funeral Home with
the Rev. Tim Barrett officiating.
Interment was in Berryton Cem
etery.
Active pallbearers were
Willie Elmer Tapp, Willie Dean
Tapp, Don Warren, Lonnie New,
Alex Fowler and Calvin
McArthur. :
The honorary pallbearer
was James Lemmons.
City Accepting
Fire Truck Bids
The City of Summerville is
accepting sealed bids on a 1971
American LaFrance Ford
Pumfielr.
e deadline for accepting
bids will be 2 p.m. Tuesday,
March 28.
Bids will be ?ened and re
viewed the same day.
Bid accegted must be hon
ored and paid in full by Friday,
April 14.
The vehicle may be in
spected at the Summerville Fire
Station on Cox St.
Details are available in an ad
elsewhere in this paper.
Summerville
Council To
Meet Monday
The City of Summerville will
hold its regular meeting at 5 p.m.
Monday in the counci% meeting
room at City Hall.
The public is invited.
2-A
Riegel Spring Test
Date Likely Soon
Chattooga County hoped to
obtain a long-delayed sample of
the water uringkfrom Riegel
Sprin&::ff lgl?yCree Road some
time this week, Commissioner
Jim Parker said.
THIS WEEK
Various interruptions kept
Cecil Reynolds, City of Summer
ville water treatment plant direc
tor, from obtaining a san‘lyle this
past week, Parker said. “We hope
to do it this week,” the commis
sioner said Monda{.
The tests would be for bac
teria and turbidity, or the
amount and size of particles in
the water, he indicated.
Meanwhile, Parker said he
met at the spring with four mem
bers of the Floyd County Board
of Commissioners, County Man
fier Kevin Poe and officials with
oyd County’s Water Depart
ment this past week.
No discussions were held on
ajoint venture with Floyd, Com
missioner Parker said, onlg' the
possibility of such a step “down
the road.
FLOYD DATA
Floyd officials said they
would provide Parker with ex
tensive test data they had ob
tained at the spring several years
ago. That older information went
beyond the turbidity and bacte
ria data that will be determined
by Reynolds, the commissioner
indicated.
“They even had a diver go
into the spring,” the commis
sioner said of Floyd County’s
government.
However, Floyd County
didn’t appear to be interested in
the spring, he said, since it is
seeking a state Environmental
Protection Division (EPD) per
mit to withdraw water from Ar
muchee Creek south of the
spring.
Parker said he has held no
further discussions with Temple
Inland Inc., the firm that owns
the spring and surrounding
property. He had earlier met a
couple of times with the
com{)any’ s land management of
ficials to discuss the spring and
Chattooga County’s interest in
perhaps using it as a water
source for the east side of the
county, the commissioner indi
cated.
NO PRICES
He has not offered to buy
the spring and Temple Inland
has not indicated whether it
would sell the spring and Iprop—
erty around it, he said earlier. A
price for a tract of land around
the spring never entered those
discussions, Commissioner
Parker said then.
He s seeking to talk with an
official with the surface water
unit of the EPD, Parker said
Monday.
“I just wanted to see what
we needed to do . . ~ he said.
“They should be able to tell us
how much area we might need
and what needs to be done.”
Parker said he wanted to
have an idea what might have to
be done to treat the spring water
and how much land mifiht bere
quired to surround the water
source before entering into any
discussions with Temple Inland
on the costs associated with ac
quiring the property.
NEXT STEP?
1 f’)ust wanted to see (from
the EPD) what we needed to do
and how we need to go about it,”
Head Start Accepting
Enrollment Applications
The Chattooga County
Head Start program has begun
taking applications for the
2000-2001 school year
Wednesday.
For a child to be eligible for
the 2000-2001 program year,
he/she must be 3 on or before
September 1.
The information that you
must provide to comFlete anap
plication is proof of family in
come, W-2's, 1999 Tax returns,
check stubs, or a letter from em
ployer verifying income; child’s
shot information, form 3231 or
form 3227 from the health de
partment or doctor’s office; so
cial security numbers for all
family mem[‘;ers; and
Medicaid, Peach Care, or
"From the Lace to the Limo"
(Next Door to Armstrong’s)
10512 Commerce Street
Summerville, Georgia 30747
Telephone 706-857-3535
Randy & Wanda Croy
the commissioner said.
It could turn out that a study
by the county’s engineers might
have to be done, he replied when
asked.
Parker and some business
men looked at the sprin&lsoon
after he first took office in the late
1980 s.
The Chattooga Water Dis
trict 1 Authority and Parker have
sought to provide “city water”
east of Taylor Ridge for years,
Each effort has failed to come to
fruition because of a variety of
reasons.
COMPLAINTS
Citizens of the area, particu
larly those in the Subligna and
Gore areas, have complained for
years about contaminated wells,
rusty well water, dry wells and a
lack of hydrants, which would
increase the amount of fire pro
tection available to their prop
erty.
insurance card for child, if ap
plicable.
Family services specialists
will be at the followings’:cations
taking apf)lications:
Menlo Restaurant, March
14 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Trion
Recreation Department, March
9, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Trion
Recreation Department, March
16, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and
Trade Day, March 21, from 9
a.m. tolla.m.
To complete an application
at any other time call 734-2077
for an appointment.
Head Start provides ser
vices to children ages 3 and 4
and their families. Head Start
also provides services to chil
dren with disabilities.