Man shot during an attempted carjacking after party in Atlanta
SOUTH CHAPEL
Milton Hoyt Formby
Mr. Milton Hoyt Formby, age 92, of Aragon, passed away Sunday morning, August 28, 2016, at his residence.
Mr. Formby was born in Plains, GA on December 31, 1923, son of the late Curtis Samuel Formby and the late Ruby Turner Formby. He was also preceded in death by his 5 siblings, Evelyn Brumbelow, Mavis Edge, Glenn Formby, Doyle Formby, and the Rev. Hugh Formby. Mr. Formby was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in the European, African and Middle Eastern Theaters of Operations during World War II. He was awarded the Bronze Star and several other commendations during his service.
Prior to his retirement, he was employed with Celanese until its closing. Mr. Formby was a member of First Baptist Church of Lindale, where he served for many years as a Deacon and in various leadership positions. He was a member of the 34th Infantry Division Association, the “Red Bulls.”
Survivors include his wife, the former Mildred “Mickie” Selman, to whom he was married on October 3, 1947; 3 daughters, Vicki Formby Free, and her husband, Gene, Nancy Formby Kendrick, and Carol Formby Smith, all of Aragon; 7 grandchildren, Jeannie King, and her husband, Nate, Rome, Lori Culpepper, and her husband, Dennis, Silver Creek, Michael Dan Kendrick, and his wife, Angela, Grover Beach, CA, Kristen Ekey, and her husband, Brandon, Silver Creek, Kelley Free, and his wife, Brittany, Leysin, Switzerland, Taryn Smith, Aragon, and Trevor Smith, St. George, Utah; 9 great grandchildren, nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 30, 2016, at 2pm in the Chapel at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel. The Rev. Don Spears and the Rev. Jim Cook will officiate with eulogies to be given by his daughter, Carol Smith, and his sonin-law, Gene Free. Interment will follow in Pleasant Hope Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, on Tuesday from 12 noon until the service hour.
At other times, they may be contacted at the residence.
Mr. Formby’s grandsons and grandsons-in-law will serve as pallbearers.
Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, has charge of the funeral arrangements. Milton Hoyt Formby Donald H. Starr Jr.
A loving husband, father and friend to many, Donald H. Starr, Jr. , affectionately known as “Bubba” was born on July 24, 1950 to the late Donald Starr, Sr. and Charlsie Starr Horne, in Howells Crossroad, AL. He is one of three children. He was preceded in death by his brother Michael Starr. He met and married Helen M. Starr and they shared 18 years of marriage.
He accepted Christ at an early age and was raised in the Christian faith.
Donald graduated from Hatcher High School in Centre, AL, and college at Tennessee State University and was a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity Inc.
He retired as a manager from Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Donald was a great leader and was elected as the first African-American member of the Cherokee County City Council. He worked tirelessly serving the Rome community as President of the Rome Chapter of the NAACP. He also served on the Boards of Rome Housing Authority and the Children’s Academy. He was an active member of One Community United and the Progressive Roman organization.
Don had a true servant’s heart and always took time to help those in need. He faithfully gave of his time by teaching adult GED classes for several years in Rome and Rockmart.
Don enjoyed gardening, canning, and fishing. He loved his wife, children and grand-children and enjoyed spending quality time with them.
He served his county faithfully in the Army and US Army National Guard. He was loved by all and will be greatly missed!
He leaves behind his legacy of service, hope, love and wonderful memories to: His wife Helen, sons Vitani Starr (Brandy), Tayari Jamal Starr; daughters, Rashida Dupree(Michael), Tatanisha Starr. Stepchildren, Emory Cotton(Robbie), Brooklyn Cotton Jr.(Wylene), Milton Cotton(Jessie), 19 grandchildren; Sister Glenda Boyd (William) Very special uncle Joe Wright(Dorothy); Aunts Dorothy Batie, Henrietta Alexander, Willie Ruth Wright, Yvonne (Millard), Mildred [H.C) Johnson; Great-Aunt, Essie (James); special friends Bobbie Jean Daniel and John Brown; Sister-in-laws, Willie Mae Starr, Mary Young, Shirley(Rev. McDonald III), Brenda Ashbaugh(Terry), Emma Mae Neal, Geraldine Kello, Brother-inlaws, George and Clifford Neal and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Glenda Jo McEntyre Page
Mrs. Glenda Jo McEntyre Page, age 79 of Rome passed away Friday August
26, 2016 at her daughters residence, in Cartersville.
Mrs. Page was born July 30, 1937, in Floyd County, a daughter of the late Joel Denver McEntyre and Nina Braden McEntyre. She was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church. She was retire from K Mart after 24 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband Bobby Carle Page in May 2, 2006, a brother, Terry Denver McIntyre.
Survivors include her children, Jeffery (Donna) Page, Ooletawah, TN; Carl (Raynell Morris) Page, Rome; Melanie McDermott, Cartersville; sister, Nell (Larry) Baker, Douglasville; grandchildren, Matthew (Ashleigh) Page, Kathleen(Tyler) Lane, Thomas Pulliam, and David Pulliam, great grandchildren, Braden Page, Annabelle Page, Isaac Page, and Maggie Lane, several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday August 30, 2016 at Good Shepherd Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Morning View Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:00 P.M. until the hour of the service on Tuesday, at Good Shepherd Funeral Home, 2750 Shorter Ave. Rome, Ga. 30165.
Please visit our website, www.goodshepherdfh.net to sign the online guest book and view the DVD on the life of Mrs. Page.
Parnick Jennings, Sr.’s Good Shepherd Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
ATLANTA — Police say are searching for suspect who shot a 77-year-old man during an attempted carjacking after he was leaving a party in southwest Atlanta.
Local new media report Atlanta police say the man was shot in a subdivision near the Camp Creek Shopping Center
HILO, Hawaii — Six scientists have completed a yearlong Mars simulation in Hawaii, where they lived in a dome in near isolation.
For the past year, the group in the dome on a Mauna Loa mountain could go outside only while wearing spacesuits.
On Sunday, the simulation ended, and the scientists emerged.
Cyprien Verseux, a crew member from France, said the simulation shows a mission to Mars can succeed.
“I can give you my personal impression which is that a mission to Mars in the close future is realistic. I think the technological and psychological obstacles can be overcome,” Verseux said.
Christiane Heinicke, a crew member from Germany, said the scientists were able to find their own water in a dry climate.
“Showing that it works, you can actually get water from the ground that is seemingly dry. It would work on Mars and the implication is that you would be able to get water on Mars from this little greenhouse construct,” she said.
Tristan Bassingthwaighte, a doctor of architecture candidate at University of Hawaii, served as the crew’s architect.
“The UH research going on up here is just super vital when it comes to picking crews, figuring out how people are going to actually work on different kinds of missions, and sort of the human factors element of space travel, colonization, whatever it is you are actually looking at,” Bassingthwaighte said.
Kim Binsted, principal investigator for the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation, said the researchers are looking forward to getting in the ocean and eating fresh produce and other foods that weren’t available in the dome.
“HI-SEAS is an example of international collaborative research hosted and run by the University of Hawaii. So it’s really exciting to be able to welcome the crew back to earth and back to Hawai’i after a year on Mars,” Binsted said.
NASA funded the study run through the University of Hawaii. Binsted said the simulation was the second-longest of its kind after a mission that lasted 520 days in Russia. around 11 p.m. Saturday. The man was found with a gunshot wound to the chest. Police say the man was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. Police have not released the man’s condition.
Police say the man was leaving a house party and walking with his wife to his car when they were approached by a young man with a gun.