RACKLEY

MR. JEFFERY LAWRENCE (JEFF) RACKLEY, age 61, of Cedar Bluff, Alabama, passed away February 23, 2026, in AH Floyd Cherokee Medical Center, Centre, Alabama. He was born in Marietta, Georgia on April 2, 1964 to the late J. L. and Susan Nix Rackley. Mr. Rackley was a self-employed plumber.

Surviving are sister, Miki R. Tilson; daughter, Harmony Sue Rackley; fiancée, Davita Pendergrass; step sons, Mark Taylor, Davin Roberts, Christopher Ward; step daughter, Nikki Vann; nieces and nephews; Jessica, Megan, John, Tristan, Leeland, Graceon, Landon, Maren; aunt, Pat Nix.

Memorial service will be held Saturday, March 7th, at 3:00 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home, with Pastor Paul Martin officiating.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mr. Jeffery Lawrence (Jeff) Rackley who passed away February 23rd.

PIERCE

MR JAMES MONROE PIERCE, age 61, of Summerville, Georgia passed away Thursday, February 19, 2026 at a Rome hospital. He was born on March 9th, 1964 in Fort Payne, Alabama, a son of the late Elmer and Margie Eller Pierce. In addition to his parents, Mr. Pierce was preceded in death by a son in-law Mr. Josh Hines and a Grandson Mr. Christopher Chapman. He was a retired small engine repairman.

Surviving include his wife Mrs. Alisha Pierce, daughters, Deanna Hines and Cheyenne Nichols (Ryan Pierce), sons Christopher (Veronica) Pierce, Daniel (Crystal) Pierce, and Jonathon Nichols. Grandchildren Alexis Sluder, Jordyn Sluder (Brycen Hunt), Trinity Sluder (Chance Canada), Daye Nutter, Chloe Pierce, Aubrey Pierce, Ashton Pierce, Adian Pierce, Jameson Pierce, and Thomas Davis and three Great Grandchildren, Tyson, Vada and River, Brothers Stephenson Pierce and Dewayne Pierce and sisters Carolyn (Noel) Johnson and Debbie (Frankie) Majors. Several Nieces and Nephews also survive.

Funeral services for Mr. Pierce will be held on Saturday, February 28th at 2PM from the J.D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home. The Rev. Chris Nixon officiating and interment in the Summerville Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jonathan Nellenboch, Jeremy Spears, Ryan Pierce, Carson Keen, Steve Fowler, and Chance Canada. The Family will receive friends Saturday starting at 1PM until the time of the service, at the funeral home.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for Mr. James Monroe Pierce.

TAYLOR

RACHEL SOUTHERLAND TAYLOR, age 94, of Trion, Georgia passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at her residence. She was born November 8, 1931 in Ellijay, Georgia a daughter of the late Pola and Lola Holt Southerland. In addition to her parents, Rachel was preceded in death by her first husband, the late J. C. Fletcher; second husband, the late Bill Taylor; daughter, the late Rebecca Fletcher; son-Joel Fletcher; brothers, the late Robert Southerland, the late Wayne Southerland, and the late Lowell (Sonny) Southerland; sisters, the late Betty Denmark and the late Elaine Adams. She was retired from Riegel Textile Corp. rebeaming department and was a member of Pleasant Grove Church of Christ.

Surviving include her sons and daughters in law, Tim (Carol) Fletcher, David (Linda) Fletcher, Steve (Becky) Fletcher, daughters and sons in law, Donna Fletcher and Gayle (Todd) VanEtten; nine grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren and one great great grandchild; sisters, Cleo Woodring and Eileen Freeman; several Nieces and Nephews.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 14, 2026, at 1 p.m. from the J.D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Minister Hugh Glaze officiating, interment in Berea Cemetery. Active Pallbearers will be Jeremy Fletcher, Matt Fletcher, Zack Fletcher, Clayton Fletcher, Parker Fletcher, Jake Singletary and James Martin. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Staff at Fresenius Dialysis Center in Pennville and Members of Pleasant Grove Church of Christ. The family will receive friends Saturday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Funeral Home.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Rachel Southerland Taylor.

CORDELL

 MR. EUGENE CORDELL, age 73, of East Washington Street, Summerville, Georgia, passed away Tuesday morning, February 10, 2026, at His residence. He was born in Chattooga County Georgia July 12, 1952 to the late Manuel H. Cordell and Mary Lou Smith Cordell. Mr. Cordell was a member of the Pennville First Baptist Church and was Superintendent for the Chattooga County Water District.

Surviving are His wife, Peggy Gilreath Cordell; daughter, Laura (Rick) Gann; son, Dustin E. (Melissa) Cordell; sister, Donnie Sue Brown; grandchildren, Maddie Wells, Caden Cordell, Gatlin Cordell, Gillian Gann, Axl Gann, and Ezra Gann; Best Friend, His Golden Retriever “Hemingway”; several Nieces and Nephews also survive.

Funeral services will be held Friday, February 13th, at 11:00 A.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home, with Rev. Ralph Sumner, Rev. Tim Evans, and Minister Barry Gilreath, Jr. officiating, interment in Macedonia Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Caden Cordell, Garlin Cordell, Mike Rutledge, Tim Allen, Jerry Lathem, Greg Martin, Jerry Pollard, Bear Brown, Jacob Brown, Marlon Barrett, Rex Evans, Wayne Weaver, Mike Frost, Ricky Hammonds, Robbie Lathem, Adam Lathem, Scott Clements, and Jamey Hughes, Tyler Gilreath, Barry Gilreath, III and Luke Tanner.   The Family will receive friends Thursday from 5 until 8 P.M. at the Funeral Home.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for Mr. Eugene Cordell, who passed away Tuesday.

TIMMONS

MRS. NELL CAROLYN TIMMONS, age 80, of Burton Road-Mountain View Community, Trion; passed away peacefully Sunday evening surrounded by Her Loving Family. She was born in Trion, Georgia on February 16, 1945, to the late William A. (Bill) Rich and Pearl Daisey Potts Rich. She was a member of the Summerville Pentecostal Worship Center and was a retired CNA for Oakview Nursing & Rehab Center. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Arlie T. Timmons, sisters, Dorothy Heart Rich and Rose Phelps, brothers, William Rich, Lamar Rich, and Fred Rich. Nell was first and foremost a child of God. She loved to serve the Lord and did so in various ways. From faithfully attending Church, to singing and ministry in jails. She was married to the love of her life, Arlie, and enjoyed every moment with him. Her prayers were answered when he gave his life to the Lord and they were able to share that Hope together. Prayer was a true way of life for Nell. She was honored by God to see her only child as well as her grandchildren come to faith in Jesus. Her faithful prayers covered her family, brothers, sisters, and her patients at the Nursing Home. She diligently cared for and loved those on her job. Nell was steadfast in faith, love, and hope. She carried a heavy mantle as matriarch of her family. She will be missed, is dearly loved, and is now seeing her blessed Savior face to face.

Surviving are daughter, Sharon Timmons; sister, Patricia Westbrook; brother, Charles (Shiela) Rich; grandchildren, Ginger (Brian) Jenkins and Arlie John Smith; great grandchildren, Elaina Smith, Christian McWhorter, Selah Jenkins, and Arabella Smith; several Nieces and Nephews.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 12th, at 3:00 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Pastor Andy Hutchins and Pastor Ralph McWhorter officiating, interment in West Hill Cemetery. Active Pallbearers Arlie Smith, Ginger Jenkins, Brian Jenkins, Christian McWhorter, Tony Rich, and John Smith; Honorary Pallbearers, Charles Rich, members of Summerville Pentecostal Worship Center, and Staff of Hearth Hospice. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6 until 8 P.M. at the Funeral Home.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Nell Carolyn Timmons.

WORSHAM

MRS. KAY WORSHAM, age 83 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Thursday, February 5, 2025 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Trion, Georgia to the late Ralph Henry Housch and Mary Elizabeth Betty Tribble Housch on May 3, 1942. She was retired Home Economics for Chattooga County High School, a member of Pennville Church of Christ, and in addition to Parents, was preceded in death by her husband the late William C. (Bill) Worsham and a sister the late Ann Brooks.

Surviving are her daughter, Laura Graham; son, Jeremy (Brenda) Worsham; grandchildren, Jay (Kaylee) Williams, Wendy (Tripp) Worsham, Jud Williams, and Kylin Graham; great granddaughter, Whitlee Williams; sister, Jane (Jim) Parker; brother, Dale (Honey) Housch; several Nieces and Nephews also survive.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 7th, at 1:00 P.M. from the Pennville Church of Christ with Ministers Robby Eversole and Brad Hayes officiating, interment in Greenhills Memory Garden. Active Pallbearers David Parker, Derek Parker, Charles Cooper, Noah McQuese, Ben Housch, Erick Housch, and Eli McQuese. The Family will receive friends Friday from 5 until 8 P.M. at the Funeral Home.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Kay Worsham who passed away Thursday morning.

SIMPSON

 

MR. BRANDON DWAYNE SIMPSON, 36 of Cedar Bluff, Alabama passed away unexpectedly, February 1, 2026 at his residence.  He was born in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, April 21, 1989, son of Roger Brewster and Donna Kay Simpson.  Brandon was a General Contractor by trade.

 

Brandon was larger than life. To know him was to love him and to love him meant you were going to laugh. And laugh, we did, often and loudly.  Brandon always had a story to tell and never met a stranger.  If you bumped into Brandon at the grocery store, you walked out 45 minutes later feeling like you’d just reconnected with an old friend. Brandon loved his family, he loved his wife and kids and was always up for an adventure whether it was shopping for furniture or riding across a snowy mountain rescuing others who had gotten stuck.  Brandon was one of a kind, there will never be another like him.  If Brandon loved you, he loved you with a fierceness like no other. His wife, Courtney, was his best friend and he was her rock. A love like theirs is a once in a lifetime kind of love, the kind of love that makes you crazy in all the best ways. That kind of love never dies. The love they shared filled their lives with so much joy, they enjoyed every moment together and no moment was too small to be celebrated together.  Although Preston and Sarah may not have shared Brandon’s last name, he loved them deeply as his own and was so proud of everything they did from Sarah’s pageants and color guard to Preston graduating high school and entering a trade. His eyes twinkled when he bragged on their kids, he was so excited to watch them grow and thrive. Brandon loved to talk, anyone that knew him knew a conversation could last anywhere from 5 minutes to 5 hours. And more than likely, it was going to be 5 hours.  He loved to talk about his family, his wife, his kids, his nephews and his nieces, he was so very proud of every one of them and he loved to brag on all of their accomplishments. You could hear the love and pride in his voice as he’d tell you about their grades, their sports accomplishments, their jobs or even the work they were doing on a project car. His nephews and his nieces hung the moon if you ever asked Brandon and he kept them all laughing with little inside jokes and nicknames. They all loved Uncle Brandon just as much as he loved them. Brandon was a true Mama’s boy, looking at Brandon and his mom, you felt like you were looking at twins. There were very few days that went by that Brandon didn’t call his Mom.  He usually called just to chat about his day and to make plans for the weekend.  Brandon was always on the hunt for a good place to eat and his Mom, Roger and the rest of the family were always along for the ride.  You could see the line of jeeps driving anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours for a good bite.  

 

The memories made along the way were always way better than the food, and the food was pretty dang good. Those memories of a Mother and her Son will live on forever.  Brandon’s PawPaw was his idol, he spent his youth all the way up to adulthood admiring everything about his PawPaw.  If you ever got to hear any of his childhood stories growing up with his PawPaw, you were in for a treat because they always came with a good laugh and usually a lesson learned. Brandon strived daily to be more like the man he admired so greatly, one comfort that can be found is 

knowing that Brandon has reunited with his PawPaw and oh the stories he’s probably filling his PawPaw’s ear with. Weekends and summer were Brandon’s favorite, he loved being in or near the water or cruising with the top off of their jeep. The stories that jeep could tell, trips to the mountains, the beach, the lake or the river with his wife, kids and extended family. There was no better time than standing beside a grill with Brandon, watching the kids play in the water and a good, classic country song in the background. If Brandon gets to pick his spot in Heaven, I just know a river runs through it.  Brandon will be so deeply missed by his family. The memory of his laugh which was so contagious will help his family through the days, weeks and years to come.  If Brandon was laughing, everyone around him was laughing, that was a guarantee.  He had a laugh that carried through the entire room no matter how full it was and his personality demanded attention. You wanted to hear his stories because they were always good ones, so good that sometimes you questioned their authenticity just to find out later on, the details were spot on. 

 

To know Brandon was to love him and oh, how we all loved him. We will miss him as much as we loved him and the love that Brandon and his entire family share is too great to be measured.  If Brandon was here, I’m sure he wouldn’t want us to cry but that’s impossible.  As Chaplin Robert Orr said, “Where there is deep grief, there is great love.” Brandon will live on through every life he touched, through every “Only Brandon” story that we will tell over the years, through the love that we all shared that binds us together even in these most difficult moments.  Brandon may not physically be here with us any longer but his laugh and his love will always remain in every single one of us.  So, tell the tales, relive the moments and always laugh…often and loudly and always for Brandon.

 

 

Surviving are his wife, Courtney Simpson; mother Donna Kay Simpson, father-Roger Brewster; children, Preston Wooten, and Sarah Thomas; sister, Nicole White and Mandy Bowman (Kyle Moore).

 

 

Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 2 p.m. from the J.D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with family members and friends sharing cherished memories; interment in Dixon Chapel Cemetery, Gaylesville, Alabama.  Active Pallbearers will be Justin Fletcher, Eric Willingham, Todd White, Brandon Hollis, Alan Simpson, Aaron Green, Preston Wooten, and Blake Fletcher.  Honorary Pallbearers will be Ricky Simpson, Matthew Kinnamont, Aiden Fletcher, Andrew Kinnamont, James Gilliland, Glenn Fletcher, Ryan Fletcher, Matt Veatch and Jeff Simpson.  Visitation will be held from 12 noon until 2 p.m. at the Funeral Home.

 

 

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for Mr. Brandon Dwayne Simpson who passed away Sunday.

CAMPBELL

MRS. DEBRA DARLENE CAMPBELL, 67 of Anniston Alabama passed away, Sunday February 1, 2026 at her residence. She was born May 21, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois a daughter of the late Zollie and Maudie Austell Miller Bolton. Mrs. Campbell was a Home Maker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by siblings, John Bolton, and James Bolton; Shirley Pena, Linda Nesbit, Diane McInnish, Donnie Smith, Thomas Smith, Kenny Smith, Jerry Smith, Dennis Smith and a grandson, Austin Boothe

Surviving are her husband, Mike Campbell; daughter, April Slayton; sons, Joseph Boothe, Christopher Millican and Jason Slayton; 16 grandchildren, 17 greatgrandchildren; sister, Mary Stanley and brother, Larry Bolton.; several nieces and nephews also survive

Funeral Services will be held Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 1 p.m. eastern standard time from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Larry Bolton officiating; interment in Greenhills Memory Garden. Active Pallbearers will be Robby Wallin, Jason Slayton, Joe Boothe, Chris Millican, Kaleb Millican, Dakota Millican and Daniel Hunt. Visitation will be held Thursday from 12 noon until the hour of service.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Debra Darlene Campbell who passed away Sunday.