Roger Ailes

DEATH NOTICES Patricia Aldridge,

67, of Rome, died May 12, 2017. F.K. Jones has charge of arrangements.

Carolyn Womack Demonia,

70, of Lindale, died May 17, 2017. Good Shepherd has charge of arrangements.

Emma Jean Cummings Mitchell,

63, of Rockmart, died May 15, 2017. Wright Memorial has charge of arrangements.

Frances Ellen Baker Nichols,

97, of Rome, died May 18, 2017. Henderson & Sons, South Chapel, has charge of arrangements.

84, of Rome, died May 16, 2017. Henderson & Sons, South Chapel, has charge of arrangements.

Edith McCarty Rix, Lillie Thompson,

of Rome, died May 15, 2017. F.K. Jones has charge of arrangements.

Virginia Ann Culberson Wade,

77, of Rome, died May 16, 2017. Good Shepherd has charge of arrangements.

Carlton Zack Walker Sr.,

83, of Rome, died in May 2017. Good Shepherd has charge of arrangements. Lillie Thompson

Mrs. Lillie Thompson, of 1 Hillcrest Ave. NE, Rome, GA, transitioned May 15, 2017. Services for Mrs. Thompson will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Christ Temple Holiness Church in Rome, GA. The body will lie in state from 12 noon until the funeral hour. Interment will follow at Sunset Cemetery, Rome, GA.

Care and direction charged to F.K. Jones Funeral Home.

Ms. Patricia Aldridge, age 67, of 1300 North Broad St. Apt. B, Rome, GA, transitioned May 12, 2017. Service for Ms. Aldridge will be Friday, May 19, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. at F. K. Jones Funeral Home in Peek Chapel. Interment will follow at Eastview Cemetery.

Care and direction charged to F. K. Jones Funeral Home. Carolyn Womack Demonia

Carolyn Womack Demonia, age 70, of Lindale, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at her residence.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Parnick Jennings, Sr.’s Good Shepherd Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia Ann Culberson Wade of Rome will be held at 3 p.m. today at Good Shepherd Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Eric Hardman officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until the hour of service today.

Parnick Jennings, Sr.’s Good Shepherd Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.

Memorial services for Carlton Zack Walker, Sr. of Rome will be held at 7 p.m. today at Good Shepherd Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Les Walker officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until the service hour today.

Parnick Jennings, Sr.’s Good Shepherd Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. SOUTH CHAPEL

Frances Ellen Baker Nichols, age 97, of Rome, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017 at Floyd Medical Center.

Ms. Nichols was born in Floyd County on September 8, 1919. She was the daughter of the late William Stephen Baker and Julia Josephine Roberson Baker. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Clarence (Stude) Baker, Glenn Baker, and William D. Baker, two sisters, Helen Baker and Opal Morton, and her step-mother, Leila Holland Baker.

Prior to her retirement, Ms. Nichols was employed for many years with the Pepperell Manufacturing Company, the Holiday Inn as a hostess, and as a school crossing patrol guard. She had spent most of her life in Rome. Ms. Nichols was of the Christian faith and was a member of the North Rome Church of God. She was a long-time volunteer at Floyd Medical Center, and for several years was actively involved in the Senior Program at the Gilbreath Center in Lindale.

Survivors include two daughters, Dolores Osteen and Tia Nikolopoulas; one son, Steve Nichols, and his wife, Olivia; two grandsons and granddaughters-in-law, Kyle and Nancy Osteen and Corey and Stephanie Osteen; one great-grandson, Jordan Osteen, and one great-granddaughter; a nephew, Bob Baker; two nieces, Carolyn Carver and Julie Brannon; several other relatives also survive.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2017, at 11 a.m. in the Chapel at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, 3002 Maple Rd SE, Rome, GA, with the Rev. Bert Brooks officiating. Private interment will follow in Pleasant Hope Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, on Saturday from 10 a.m. until the service time. At other hours, they will be at their respective residences.

Because of her love for the Easter Passion Play Performance put on each year by the North Rome Church of God and the many people lead to Christ as a result of that play, we request that in lieu of flowers donations be made to The Passion Play Fund, North Rome Church of God, 1929 N. Broad St., Rome, GA 30161.

Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, has charge of the funeral arrangements. Edith McCarty Rix

Mrs. Edith McCarty Rix, age 84, of Rome, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at a local nursing facility.

In keeping with Mrs. Rix’s wishes, she was cremated and a memorial service will be held on Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 4 p.m. in the Chapel at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel. The Rev. Bert Brooks will officiate.

The family will receive friends at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel on Sunday from 2 p.m. until the service hour.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Smokey Mountain Children’s Home, 449 McCarn Circle, Sevierville, TN 37862-4176.

A complete obituary will be placed in Saturday’s edition of the Rome NewsTribune.

Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, has charge of the funeral arrangements.

NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Ailes, the communications maestro who transformed television news and America’s political conversation by creating and ruling Fox News Channel for two decades before being ousted last year for alleged sexual harassment, died Thursday, according to his wife, Elizabeth Ailes.

He was 77. SATURDAY

host a car show this Saturday at West Rome Baptist Church. Registration opens at 9 a.m. and awards will be presented at 1 p.m. There is a $20 registration fee for cars but no admission fee for the public Funds raised by the event will be used to benefit programs in the Model school district.

will meet Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 101 E. Fourth Ave. Jason Marko will be the speaker. For more information call 706-295-2498.

will meet at the Kelsey-Aycock-Burrell Center, 41 Washington Drive, at 1 p.m. on Saturday. For more information contact Cecelia Abbott at 706461-0823.

Northwest Georgia Regional Commission’s Area Agency on Aging

102 N. Floyd Park Road, across from Armuchee High School on U.S. 27 North. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m.

will present a concert titled “America the Beautiful” on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Rome City Auditorium on Broad Street. Admission is free.

will be offered Tuesday from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the Anthony Center, 2901 Garden Lakes Blvd. Bring a sack lunch. The class is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers. Call 706-2350094 to register.

Billy Freeman Post 1 of the Korean War Veterans Association will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the American Legion Post 52 building, 1205 Calhoun Ave., at 6 p.m. For more information call 706-2348424.

A free Laughercize Class will meet Tuesday from 4:305:30 p.m. at the Charles C. Parker Center, 1325 Kingston Road, at Etowah Park.

Rome Seven Hills Rotary will meet at noon Tuesday at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave., for the Annual Law Enforcement Appreciation luncheon.

To list an event email RomeNewsTribune@RN-T. com, call 706-290-5252.