Mr. Elton Glenn Wright

MR. ELTON GLENN WRIGHT, age 92, of Blowing Springs Road, Menlo, Georgia, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, August 21, 2018. Mr. Wright was born on July 14, 1926 to the late Tiny (Glenn) and Ruby Fondren Wright.  He was a World War ll Veteran, serving in Germany, Korea, and Italy.  He was a certified electrician who retired from Harriet and Henderson Mills as Superintendent of Electrical Maintenance.  A longtime cattle farmer in the Chelsea community, He was also a member of the Masons.  Mr. Wright was a member of Chelsea Baptist Church and was preceded in death by his wife, Charlotte Ann Willingham Wright and sisters, Gwendolyn and Marie Wright.

            Mr. Wright is survived by his daughter & son-in-law, Wanda and Bub Cooper; grandchildren, Leigh Ann Cooper Kay and husband Tim Kay, Matt Cooper and wife Stephanie Cooper; great grandson, Luke Cooper and great granddaughter Lo Cooper; sister, Evelyn White; brothers, Billy Wright, Fondren Wright, and Ralph and Donna Wright as well as many Nieces and Nephews.

            Graveside and interment service will be held Friday, August 24^th  in the Alpine Cemetery with Rev. Billy Wright and Rev. Ralph Wright officiating with Military Honors by American Legion Shanklin-Attaway Post #5, Honor Guard.  Pallbearers will be Matt Cooper, Tim Kay, Jeremy Ash, Jason Wright, Malcolm Wright, Tony Wright, and Mike Wright; Honorary Pallbearers Luke and Lo Cooper.  Visitation will be Friday from 11 AM until 1 PM at the Funeral Home.  In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to American Legion Shanklin-Attaway Post #5, Honor Guard, #5 Shorter Avenue, Rome, Georgia-30175.

            Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mr. Elton Glenn Wright, who passed away Tuesday.

Mr. John Rufus Hamby-Tidmore, Sr.

MR. JOHN RUFUS HAMBY-TIDMORE, Sr., age 76, of Austell, Georgia, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018, in an Austell hospital.  Born in Turtletown, Tennessee on December 7, 1941, He was a son of the late Ernest Golden Tidmore and Hattie Humphrey Forshee Tidmore Hamby.  Mr. Tidmore was self employed in construction industry.  He was preceded in death by a sister, the late Gladys Roan.

            Surviving are His wife, Kathryn Ann Sadler Tidmore; daughters, Sheryl Huerta, Jean Lytle, and Essie Hope Henry; son, John Rufus Tidmore, Jr.; brother, Sammy Hamby; fourteen Grandchildren, four Great Grandchildren, several Nieces and Nephews also survive.

            Funeral service was held Sunday, August 19^th, at 2:00 P.M. from Graveside in Dogwood Memorial Gardens, with Mr. Glen Thacker and Family members speaking.  Active Pallbearers Shawn Rains, Seth Barker, Christopher Rains, Charles Rains, Ronnie Smith, and Stephen Hamby.

            Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mr. John Rufus Hamby-Tidmore, Sr. who passed away Thursday.

CALHOUN

MRS. MARTHA GREEN CALHOUN, age 79, of Green Road, Summerville, Georgia passed away Friday evening, August 10, 2018, at her residence.  A native Chattooga Countian, She was born to the late Gordon Duncan and Ellen Lucille Worsham Green on March 26, 1939.  Mrs. Calhoun was a member of New Hope South Baptist Church and a retired school teacher from the Chattooga County School system.

            Surviving are Her husband, Dave Calhoun; daughters, Kerry Calhoun Martinez and Christie Calhoun McCarley; brother, Alan Green; several Nieces and Nephews also survive.

            Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 15^th, at 11:00 A.M. from the New Hope South Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Albercrombie officiating, interment in the New Hope South Cemetery.  Active Pallbearers, Terry Hancock, Tony White, Chuck Petitt, Fred Hardin, John Green, and Michael Green; Honorary Pallbearer Marc Green.  The Family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 until 8 P.M. at the Funeral Home.

            Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Martha Green Calhoun.

VANN

MR. MICHAEL J. VANN, age 60, of Summerville, Georgia passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018, in a Rome hospital.  Born in Atlanta, Georgia on November 17, 1957, He was a son of the Masilyn Preisinger Vann and James Murdock Vann, who survives.  Mr. Vann was a supervisor for the Trion Waste Treatment Plant.

            Survivors include His wife, Tammy Vann; father and step mother, James Murdock and Lee Vann; sister, Debbie Gilreath; brother, James Vann, III; step mother, Lee Vann; step sisters, Steffi Moen and Sherry Connolly; several Nieces and Nephews also survive.

           

            Funeral services were held Sunday at 3:00 P.M. from the Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home, with Rev. John Alberson officiating, interment in Greenhills Memory Gardens.  Active Pallbearers, Stacy Young, Brian Gilreath, Andrew Gilreath, Jimmy Vann, Jim Vann, Brody Connolly.

            Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mr. Michael J. Vann, who passed away Thursday.

COLLINS

MRS. MARGIE MARIE COLLINS, age 60, of Rising Fawn Trail, Rome, Georgia, passed away Sunday, August 5, 2018, in a Rome hospital.  She was born in Floyd County, Georgia on November 21, 1957, a daughter of the late Albert and Laura Mae Mize Gilmore.  Mrs. Collins was preceded in death by her husband, the late Thomas Collins.  She was a member of the Way of the Cross Church.

            Surviving are children, Mindy Roaderick, Jason Collins, and Gary Collins; grandchildren, Tesla Boaderick, Carbin and E. Lie Collins, Tailey Collins, and Dallas Collins; sisters, Wanda & Robert Fowler, Kathy & Kenny Keiser, Faye McLeod, and Ann Ramey; brother, James Riley Gilmore; foster sister, Diane Bozarth; foster brother, Jimmy Gilmore; several Nieces and Nieces.

            Funeral services will be held Friday, August 10th, at 1:00 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Minister Bobby Garner officiating, interment in Summerville Cemetery.  Active Pallbearers, Christopher Pierce, Allan Barnes, Cameron Howard, Bradley Collins, Bryan Ashworth, Tyler Garner; Honorary Pallbearers Timothy Dutton, Logan Drought, Tyler Edwards, and James Pierce.  The Family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 until 8 P.M. at the Funeral Home.

            Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Margie Marie Collins.