Mrs. Geneva Espy Teague

MRS. GENEVA ESPY TEAGUE, age 76, of Orchard Road, Summerville, Georgia, passed away Friday morning, October 25, 2019, in the local nursing home.  She was born in Chattooga County, Georgia to the late Emmett and Nettie Carden Espy on May 24, 1943.  She was a Homemaker.

            Surviving are husband, Eddie Teague; sons, Jeffery Teague and Ray Teague; grandson, Cody Teague; sisters, Shirley Nado and Willene Saratado; brothers, Wayne Espy and Mike Espy; several Nieces and Nephews also survive.

            Funeral services will be held Tuesday, October 29^th, at 4:00 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Sanford Deberry and Rev. Mickey Skates officiating, interment in West Hill Cemetery.  Active Pallbearers David Crabtree, Buddy Gentry, Rick Garrett, Donny Espy, Corey Espy, and Tony Dowdy.  The Family will receive friends at the Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon from 3 until 4 P.M.

            Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Geneva Espy Teague who passed away Friday.

Mrs. Willie Sue Sizemore

MRS. WILLIE SUE SIZEMORE, age 78 of Summerville, Georgia passed away Wednesday morning in the local nursing home.  She was born on January 28, 1941 to the late Willie Matt and Sara Mae Sparks Brown.  In addition to her parents, Mrs. Sizemore was preceded in death by infant son, the late William Pinion, a brother, the late Benny Brown, a sister, the late Jean White, and a great granddaughter, the late Khloeigh Ratliff.  Willie took pride in being a Homemaker, was a member of the Berryton Church of God, and a member of several Gospel groups through the years.

            Surviving are daughters, Ellen (Joe) Kinnamont, Regena (Len) Ratliff, Mikki Bartlett (Bill Walters), and Angie (Ken) Feltman; son, Matt (Angela) Veitch; sister, Leila Ward; brother, Freddy Brown; 14 Grandchildren, 29 Great Grandchildren, several nieces and nephews also survive.

           Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 26^th at 2 p.m. from the J.D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Pastor Barry Brown, Pastor Jason Lee, and Family Members officiating, Interment will be in the Summerville Cemetery. Active Pallbearers Michael Ratliff, Brad Richards, Adam Richards, Michael Salinas, Matthew Kinnamont, Caleb Veitch, and Andrew Bartlett.  The Family will receive friends  Friday, October 25^th ,from 6 until 8 p.m. at Earle Rainwater Funeral Home

            Earle Rainwater Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Willie Sue Sizemore who passed away on Wednesday.

Mrs. Mary Etta Davis

 MRS. MARY ETTA DAVIS, age 85, of Back Berryton Road, Summerville, Georgia, passed away Sunday morning, October 20, 2019, at the home of her daughter, Joyce Pritchett, in Menlo, Georgia.  A native of Chattooga County, she was born in the Subligna community, on November 16, 1933, to the late James and Haney Dooley Hix.  She was a member of the West Berryton Faith Temple, a retiree of the sewing department of Georgia Glove Mill.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, the late Roy Carlton “Curley” Berry, step mother, the late Gracie Hix, and a great grandson, the late Tanner Nixon.

            Surviving are her husband, Edgar (Ed) Davis; daughter, Joyce (Wayne) Pritchett; son, James (Butch), (Elvia) Berry; sisters, Ella Taylor and Farris Hix; brother, Jimmy Hix; 10 Grandchildren, 13 Great Grandchildren, 3 Great Great Grandchildren; several Nieces and Nephews.

            Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 23^rd at 2:00 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home, with Brother Jason Boyd and Brother Matt Hall officiating, interment in Lyerly Cemetery.  Active Pallbearers Mark Nixon, Jackie Pritchett, Carlos Rios, Tim Willingham, Will Stewart, and Anniston Mann; Honorary Pallbearers the Ladies Sunday School Class of West Berryton Faith Temple.  The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6 until 8 P.M. at the Funeral Home.

            Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mrs. Mary Etta Davis who passed away Sunday morning.

KVAM

The Reverend Doctor Roger Alden Kvam, 88 of Canton, Georgia returned to his Heavenly Father on Saturday, September 28, 2019 after a 7-year battle with cancer.  Dr. Kvam was born on February 22, 1931 in Decorah, Iowa to the late Joseph A. Kvam and Myrtle Hebranson Kvam.  Dr. Kvam was the fifth of seven children. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Donald Torgenrud, Phyllis Hieftje and Joseph A. Kvam Jr. He is survived by siblings Gloria Ayshford, Frank Kvam and Pat Hoehn.

He leaves to cherish his memory the love of his life for 65 years, Deborah Jean Frierson Kvam, his three children: BJ Baskin (Larry), Roger Jr. (Robyn) and Eugene Kvam, eight grandchildren: Roger, Drew (Evin), William, and Daniel Baskin (Melissa); Lynnea Urbanowicz (Tim), Joshua (Jessica), Michael (Elise) and Zachary Kvam, five great grandchildren: Kendall Baskin, Brady and Jonathan  Urbanowicz, Myah and Benaiah Kvam.  His family was the apple of his eye, always loving and sharing his wisdom and joy for life. He was an anchor placed deeply in their hearts showing them how to love God and live wisely. 

Roger was dubbed by the Akron Beacon Journal as “a preacher, teacher and man on the go.” 

 He graduated from Stewartville High School in Minnesota in 1949 and was awarded a trip around the world with Town Meeting of the Air visiting many countries, meeting current world leaders of that time as a youth ambassador This whetted a life-long appetite for world travel and international politics. Combining his two great interests of politics and religion he entered Wheaton College in 1950.  Graduating in 1954 with highest honors having participated in student government, and leading the debate team to many awards,  he went on to Princeton Theological Seminary, graduating in 1957 with the Preaching Prize, earning highest honors and multiple awards—abashed at having won so much at Princeton.  Roger served as the Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Cranberry, New Jersey.  

His second academic love was politics, so he continued his educational journey to Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government for a graduate degree in Political Science and American Government.  Mentored by V.O. Key, Roger enjoyed teaching and relationships with students and faculty during those years at Harvard. Roger was a devoted Anglophile and life-long student of the life and work of Winston Churchill; a member of the Churchill Society. A lover of history and avid reader of politics, religion, and current affairs, he regularly shared with his family (even in the hospital) articles and insights he had gleaned from his readings. 

Roger took a faculty position at the University of Akron teaching American Government and Politics, serving as an advisor to the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity and College Bowl team. During this time he also served two United Church of Christ congregations. Roger was later called to be the President of Mackinac College and assembled a wonderful faculty and staff who have remained life long friends.  In the mid 70’s he returned to Harvard, then pursued a doctoral degree at Boston University.  Roger accepted a call to the First Presbyterian Church of Quincy, Massachusetts and served for 18 years until his retirement in 1993. During the years in Quincy he was instrumental in beginning an ecumenical ministerial group and partnered with Father William McCarthy to open the first homeless shelter in the area—Father Bill’s Place. While in Boston, Roger was asked to join the Lord’s Day Alliance and served two terms as President.   

Upon retirement, Roger was called as an interim pastor to several Presbyterian churches in the Greenville, South Carolina area where he retired to be close to his daughter and family. In 2000, Roger and Debby moved to Atlanta where they could be close to Roger Jr. and his young family.  Roger served as an interim and stayed for 15 years ministering to the congregations of Menlo and Cloudland Presbyterian churches until his second retirement in 2017.  During his career in ministry he served in many positions of leadership in various Presbyteries where he mentored many young men and women going into ministry.

Roger was indeed a preacher, teacher and man on the go inspiring, befriending and mentoring many along the way.  He will be missed but his legacy and imprint have been left on the hearts of many.  “Well done good and faithful servant.”
  

Visitation will be held at the Earle Rainwater Funeral Home, 10355 Commerce Street (Hwy. 27), Summerville, GA 30747 on Saturday, October 12 at 12:00-1:00 p.m.

A Service of Witness to the Resurrection and Thanksgiving will follow at the Cloudland Presbyterian Church, 65 Florida Avenue, Menlo, GA 30731 at 2:00 p.m. with the Reverends Sanders L. Willson, John M. Wood and Larry D. Baskin officiating. Interment will follow at the Cloudland Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Aplastic Anemia & Myelodysplastic Syndromes International Foundation (AAMDSIF) please designate PNH Research.  AA&MDS International Foundation, 4330 East West Highway, Suite 230, Bethesda, MD 20814 or aamds.org/donate