OBITUARIES

DEATH NOTICES

Barbara Allen Anthony, 79, of Rome, died June 8, 2017. Good Shepherd Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.

Annie Joyce Blair, 83, of Lindale, died June 6, 2017. Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, has charge of the arrangements.

James Marion Hopkins III, 56, of Aragon, died June 8, 2017. Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, has charge of the arrangements.

Lou Winnie Norton, 98, of Cave Spring, died June 6, 2017. Cave Spring Chapel Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.

Jack M. Webreck, 87, formerly of Rome, died June 7, 2017. Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home, Marietta, has charge of the arrangements.

Robbie Ella White, 96, of Rome, died June 3, 2017. F.K. Jones Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.

Charlene Phillips Young, 77, of Rome, died June 7, 2017. Good Shepherd Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements. Barbara Allen Anthony

Barbara Allen Anthony, age 79, of Rome, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017 in a local hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 11, 2017 at Good Shepherd Funeral Home Chapel with her brother, the Rev. Ernest Anthony, officiating. Interment will follow in Anthony-Baker Family Cemetery, near Centre, Ala. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Good Shepherd Funeral Home, 2750 Shorter Ave., Rome, Ga. 30165.

A complete obituary will follow in Saturday’s edition of the Rome News.

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

Charlene Phillips Young

Charlene Phillips Young, age 77, of Rome, passed away June 7, 2017 in a local hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday June 10, 2017 at Good Shepherd Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tim Phillips and the Rev. Charlie Carney officiating. Interment will follow in Oaknoll Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. today, June 9, 2017, at Good Shepherd Funeral Home, 2750 Shorter Ave. Rome, Ga. 30165.

A complete obituary will follow in Saturday’s edition of the Rome News.

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

Lou Winnie Norton

Funeral services for Mrs. Lou Winnie Norton, 98, who died Tuesday, will be held this afternoon at John House’s Cave Spring Chapel at 3:00 p.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00 p.m. until the funeral hour.

John House’s Cave Spring Chapel Funeral Home.

SOUTH CHAPEL Annie Joyce Blair

Mrs. Annie Joyce Blair, age 83, of Lindale, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2017.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel. James Marion Hopkins III

Mr. James Marion “Jimmy” Hopkins III, age 56, of Aragon, passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at a local hospital.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.

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

Mrs. Robbie Ella White, age 96, of 25 Gibbons St. NE, Rome, Ga., transitioned from Labor to Reward on June 3, 2017. The Celebration of Life for Mrs. White will be held Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 1 p.m. at Holsey Sinai CME Church, 1233 MLK Jr. Blvd., Rome, Ga. The body will lie in state from noon until the funeral hour. Interment will follow at Eastview Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, June 9, 2017 at F. K. Jones Funeral Home in Peek Chapel from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m.

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

DEATH ELSEWHERE Ed Victor

NEW YORK (AP) — Ed Victor, an A-list literary agent whose colorful personality was wellmatched by such clients as Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Andrew Lloyd Webber, has died.

Victor died in London of a heart attack, according to Charlie Brotherstone, an agent at Ed Victor Ltd. Victor was 77 and had been battling leukemia. SATURDAY

The Floyd County Farmers Market at Ridge Ferry Park will run every Saturday and Wednesday from 7 to 11:30 a.m., ending on Oct. 7. Items for sale will include canned goods, jellies and jams, fresh vegetables and craft items. The cost for vendors is $7 per space, which is due upon arrival. For any questions about how to become a vendor or how to obtain an application, contact Maria DeArmoun at 706-252-1134.

Metropolitan United Methodist Church, 700 Broad St., will host a fish fry Saturday starting at 10 a.m. Meals will cost $10 per plate and include a choice of whiting or catfish plus slaw, green or baked beans, bread, dessert and beverage. For more information contact the church at 706-291-8660 or Allen Shropshire at 706-802-1659.

The annual Cave Spring Arts Festival will return to Rolater Park Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 for ages 13 and older and free for children 12 and under.

The Western Promenaders Square Dance Club will host a homecoming dance

on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse, 327 Woods Road. There is no charge for previous dancers.

The Main High School Class of 1961 will have their annual lunch meeting Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at Red Lobster. Call 706-2954768 for reservations.

The Puryear Detachment of the Marine Corps League will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway.

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