Sue Ann FranklinKennedy-Brannen Funeral Homes, Metter Chapel METTER/ATLANTA -- Sue Ann Franklin passed away on Tuesday, November 10, from respiratory failure due to a combination of chronic and rheumatoid interstitial lung disease. Mildred Duren PierceJoiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory STATESBORO, Ga. -- Mildred Duren Pierce, 100, died Monday, November 30, 2015, at her granddaughter's home in Statesboro, Ga., with her family by her side. Grayson Leon TrapnellKennedy Funeral Homes, Hooks Chapel Grayson Leon Trapnell, 87, of Metter, died Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Cedar Plantation.