CREMATION

Dea. Lannie Allen Farmer,

63, of 457 Scoggins St., Summerville, died March 23, 2017. F.K. Jones Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.

Robert Lee Fricks,

87, of Rome, died March 26, 2017. Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, has charge of the arrangements.

Lucy Warren Hamilton,

of Covington, died March 23, 2017. Cremation Society of Georgia has charge of the arrangements.

Kathleen Mariam Hicks,

88, of Cedartown, died March 24, 2017. Good Shepherd Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.

James OBryant Hitchcock,

77, of Rome, died March 26, 2017. Daniel’s Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements. SOUTH CHAPEL

Robert Lee Fricks

Mr. Robert Lee “R.L.” Fricks, age 87, of Rome, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2017, at his residence.

Mr. Fricks was born in Tate, Georgia on September 29, 1929, son of the late Arthur Fricks and the late Mattie Satcher Fricks. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served in the Korean War and was a recipient of the Purple Heart with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster certifying 2 injuries and also received the Meritorious Service Medal. He was a former employee of Greenwood Mills, retiring after over 40 years of service. Mr. Fricks was a member of the Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church where he had served as a member of the Board of Deacons and was a member of the Prime Timers. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a sister, Mary Guest, and by 2 half-brothers, Joe Tom Fricks and Arthur “Buddy” Fricks, and a half-sister, Lucille Mathis.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Faye Cronan Fricks, to whom he was married, June 11, 1952; 3 daughters, Linda Fricks Sabatini and her husband, Mike, Colorado Springs, CO, Cindy Fricks Baines and her husband, Ross, Rockmart, and Cara Fricks Shores and her husband, Scott, Rome; a son, Rev. Billy Fricks and his wife, Janet, Lindale; a sister, Leah Wood and her husband, Namon, Taylorsville; 5 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral services will be held at 11am on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at the Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church with his Pastor, Dr. Philip May, and his son, Rev. Billy Fricks, officiating with his daughter, Cara Shores, presenting a eulogy. Interment will follow at 2:30pm in the Georgia National Cemetery with the American Legion Post #5 Honor Guard providing full military honors.

The family will receive friends at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, on Tuesday from 6 until 8pm. At other hours, they may be contacted at each of their respective residences.

Pallbearers are ask to assemble at Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church on Wednesday at 10:30am and include; Tommy Ayer, Tony Walker, Ed Amos, William Fricks, Herb Hopkins, Gene Free, and Rev. Mike Southerland.

The family request that flowers please be omitted and memorial contributions be made to the Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church Adult Mission Fund, P.O. Box 519, Silver Creek, GA 30173

The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the staff and caregivers at The Harbor @ Renaissance Marquis and the caregivers of Amedisys Hospice.

Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, has charge of the funeral arrangements. Robert Lee Fricks Kathleen Mariam Hicks

Kathleen “Katy” Mariam Hicks, age 88, of Cedartown, Ga. passed away on Friday, March 24, 2017 in a local memory care facility.

Kathy was born October 26, 1928, in Key West, FL. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Rome, GA. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 72 years, George R. Hicks, on October 19, 2015.

Kathy was a graduate of the Merle Norman Beauty School in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. She worked as a manicurist for 8 years. After her time with Merle Norman she became a stay-at-home mother. She enjoyed her family, spoiling grandchildren/great grandchildren, friends, traveling, Atlanta Braves Baseball, hosting family gatherings, and she never met a stranger.

Survivors include her two children, son, Gary Hicks, of Montgomery, Al., and daughter, Theresa (Tere) Williams, of Cedartown, Ga.; grandchildren: Kellie (Mike) Hardy, of Pace, Fl., Ryan Hicks of Montgomery, Al., Greg Hicks (Jessica) of Montgomery, Al., Jamie Brynteson,(Matt) of Cedartown, Ga; great grandchildren: Reed and Judd Hardy, of Pace, Fl., Alex and Connor Hicks, of Montgomery, Al., and Piper Kathleen Brynteson, of Cedartown, Ga.; sister, Elizabeth “Libby” Gomez of Key West, Fl; she was preceded in death by her sister and brother, Betty Johnson, from Hollywood, Fl. and Charles Smith, from Hollywood, Fl.; several nieces, nephews, and cousins, also survive.

A private family entombment will be held at the St. John Mausoleum in Oaknoll Memorial Gardens. with Father Timothy of St. Bernadettes officiating.

Parnick Jennings, Sr.’s Good Shepherd Funeral Home, 2750 Shorter Ave. Rome, Ga. 30165 has charge of arrangements.

Lucy Warren Hamilton, Covington, Ga., died March 23, 2017.

Lucy was born July 30, 1931 in Rome, Ga. After graduating from Rome Girls High, she married Jim Hamilton and after his service in the United States Navy they settled in Stone Mountain, Ga. and raised their three sons. Lu never met a stranger and always gave to those in need. She was also instrumental in the founding and running of PCI/Procoaters, Inc., a successful family business that she and Jim nurtured for the past 43 years with their family.

She is survived by son James Gregory Hamilton, wife Jan, grandsons James Brett and Christopher Warren, son John Wesley Hamilton, wife Kay, grandsons Beau Wesley, Adam Tyler, Jonathan Chase, son Glen Denton Hamilton, wife Terri, grandsons Zachary Lee and Nicholas Brandon, brotherin-law Dr. Morris L. Hamilton, sister-in-law Dr. Frances Elaine Hamilton and several great grandchildren and many great friends. She is preceded in death by her husband James Gist Hamilton, Jr. and her parents George Wesley Warren and Sarah Autry Warren.

In lieu of flowers, the family request donations in her honor to the charity of choice. Private services will be held. Online condolences may be expressed at www.csog.com. 901 E. Second Ave. 706-232-3646 Since 1895 www.daniels-funeralhome.com

James OBryant Hitchcock

Mr. James OBryant Hitchcock, age 77, of Rome, passed away at a local hospital Sunday, March 26, 2017.

The family will receive friends Wednesday March 29, 2017 from 1 to 2:45 pm at Daniel’s Funeral Home with a service to follow at 3:00 in the Thomas B. Griffin Chapel of Daniel’s. Interment will follow at Eastview Cemetery.

Daniel’s Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements. Dea. Lannie Allen Farmer

Dea. Lannie Allen Farmer, age 63, of 457 Scoggins St. in Summerville, GA, transitioned March 23, 2017. Services for Dea. Lannie Allen Farmer will be Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at New Spirit And Truth of Jesus Christ Summerville, Ga. ( Bishop Vincent Tyrone Harden, Senior Pastor). The body will lie instate from 12:30 pm until the funeral hour. Interment will follow the service at Pennville Cemetery in Summerville.

Care and Direction is charged to F.K. Jones Funeral Home.

ATLANTA — A Georgia lawmaker on Monday defended his proposal asking House colleagues to recognize “Confederate History Month,” but black lawmakers charge it glorifies a time when slavery was acceptable.

Republican Rep. Tommy Benton said his proposed resolution would honor Southern heritage. Lawmakers frequently use such resolutions to recognize individuals or occasions. Benton’s proposal says April is when the Confederate states “began and ended a four-year struggle for states’ rights, individual freedom, and local governmental control, which they believed to be right and just.”

The measure hasn’t received a hearing since Benton introduced it this month. Members of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus blasted it and have urged people to contact House leadership about it.

Benton said he wasn’t proposing anything new. State law still designates April as “Confederate History and Heritage Month.” But he said his proposal was simply “recognition of the Southern soldier, his valor and his willingness to go and fight for something that he believed in.”

He wouldn’t discuss whether slavery’s role in the Civil War should be mentioned in the proposal when questioned by reporters Monday.

Democratic Rep. Sandra Scott, vice chair of the legislative black caucus, said Georgians know and respect that thousands of people fought, died and were injured in the Civil War and remember them on other holidays. Scott said she doesn’t think the resolution is intended to honor military service.

“This resolution is about hatred and racism,” she said. “It is about glorifying a culture that found slavery acceptable.”

The 2015 massacre of nine black worshipers at a South Carolina church sparked discussions nationwide about Confederate symbols and holidays. The shooter was an avowed white supremacist who posted pictures of himself with the Confederate flag in an online manifesto.

In Georgia, the conversation about such symbols has largely focused on a specialty license plate featuring two Confederate battle flags and an enormous carving of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and another Southern general on the side of a mountain near Atlanta.

Republican Gov. Nathan Deal also quietly renamed Confederate Memorial Day and Robert E. Lee’s birthday as vague state holidays in 2015. Rome resident Cyndi Naglee goes through a group of paperbacks at a Friends of the Library fall book sale at the Rome-Floyd County

Library, 205 Riverside Parkway. This year, the Friends are adding a paperback book sale to clear out storage space. File / Rome News-Tribune