Mr. Monty Russell Phares, age 69, of Roopville, Georgia, passed away on Friday afternoon, November 11, 2016 at Haralson Nursing & Rehab in Bremen, Georgia. He was born December 5, 1946 in Clarksburg, West Virginia, the son of Zelma Stewart Phares and the late William J. Phares. He was a pipe fitter-welder by trade and had taught welding at West Central Technical College for ten years. He was a US Air Force Veteran and a member of Local Union #152 in Morgantown, West Virginia. He was a 32 degree Mason with Lodge 35 in Jane Lew, West Virginia. He was a member of the Roopville Road Baptist Church and the Truth Builders Sunday School Class. Survivors include his wife, Roberta "Bobbi" Freeman Phares of Roopville; mother, Zelma Phares of Detroit, Michigan; son and daughter-in-law, Mathue G. & Carolyn Phares of Augusta, Georgia and daughter and son-in-law, Marissa & Doug Thornton of Roopville, Georgia; brother, Kit C. Phares of Kingwood, West Virginia; grandchildren: Tyler D. Phares and Shaun Whitehead, both of Augusta, Georgia; step grandchildren: Christina Thornton, Caitlynn Thornton, and Casey Thornton, all of Roopville, Georgia; and Jacob Britton of South Carolina; one great grandchild; one niece; and three nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM Monday, November 14, 2016 from Roopville Road Baptist Church with Dr. Stephen Peeples officiating. Music will be rendered by Bryant Turner. Those serving as pallbearers will be Joey Eidson, Scott Eidson, Mark McKinley, David Pollard, Shaun Whitehead and Matt Toney. Truth Builders Sunday School Class will act as honorary pallbearers. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with the American Legion Post #143 in charge of the flag presentation. In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial contributions be made to Roopville Road Baptist Church Jerusalem Missions (Appalachian Outreach). The family will receive friends at the church on Monday from 11:00 AM until the time of service. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.martin-hightower.com. Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel has charge of the arrangements.