Leonard Lavin

Bertha Inez Kight

Mrs. Bertha Inez Kight, age 97, of Euharlee, passed away on Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at a Centre, Alabama, healthcare facility.

Mrs. Kight was born in Cherokee County, Alabama on April 2, 1920, daughter of the late John Thomas Floyd and the late Lillie Ethel Ellenburg Floyd. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Warren Ed Kight, and by three sisters, Ollie Mae Dodd, Della Eugenia Robertson and Ola Faye Floyd. Prior to retirement, Mrs. Kight worked for over 50 years for Dillinger Inc.

Survivors include a daughter, Vicki Touchstone and her husband, Randall, Euharlee; a granddaughter, Angela Szeremeta, Milton, Ga.; a grandson, Eric Touchstone, Marietta, Ga.; three great-grandsons; nieces and nephews.

Memorial graveside services will be held on Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at 10 a.m. at Oaknoll Memorial Gardens. Mr. Howard Touchstone will officiate.

Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, has charge of the arrangements. Bertha Inez Kight

Ronald L. “Ronnie” Burns, age 74, of Rome, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2017, at a local hospital.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.

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

Ms. Annie Prince Smith, “Granny,” age 95, of Lindale, passed away on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, in a Rockmart healthcare facility.

Ms. Smith was born in Forney, Alabama, on March 12, 1922, daughter of the late Andy Prince and the late Forney Jacobs Prince. She was also preceded in death by a son, James Smith. She was employed by Pet Bakery for many years.

Survivors include two sons, Marshall Smith and his wife, Brenda, Silver Creek, and Bobby Smith, Lindale; seven grandchildren, Jimmy Smith and his wife, Wanda, Joey Smith, Jamie Bailey and her husband, Rodney, Rhonda Smith and her husband, Andy, Lori Hann and her husband, Chris, Carey Cothran and her husband, Roger, and Crystal Purdy and her husband, Ronnie; 16 great-grandchildren; 8 great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 7, 2017, at 2 p.m. in the Chapel at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, with the Rev. Johnny Sisson officiating. Interment will follow in Floyd Memory Gardens.

The family will receive friends at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, on Monday from 1 p.m. until the service time. At other hours, they will be at their respective residences.

Pallbearers are asked to assemble at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, on Monday at 1:30 p.m. and include: Jimmy Smith, Joey Smith, Rodney Bailey, Sean Smith, Chris Hann and Andy Smith.

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

RIVER FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Leonard Lavin, who built a small beauty supply firm into the billion-dollar Alberto-Culver company and owned a successful horse breeding, training and racing operation, has died. He was 97.

Lavin died at a family home from complications of pneumonia, spokesman Dan Stone said.

Lavin created AlbertoCulver Co. after borrowing money in 1955 to purchase a beauty supply company that sold Alberto VO5 hairdressing product, according to a family obituary. Lavin expanded the company to include other wellknown hair care lines such as Nexxus and TRESemme. Alberto-Culver also owned Sally Beauty Supply, which became its own company in 2006.

Alberto-Culver was sold to Unilever PLC in 2011. At the time it had sales of $1.5 billion and sold products in more than 100 countries, the family obituary said.

Lavin also saw success in thoroughbred racing with his 400-acre Glen Hill Farm in Florida, which has produced several stakes winners, including 1994 Breeders’ Cup Distaff winner One Dreamer. MONDAY

will host its monthly “A Time to Tell” program Monday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the RomeFloyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway. Guests are welcome to tell a story or listen to some of the best storytellers in Rome.

Rome Georgia Tech Network and Heritage First Bank, 501 Broad St., will host Josh Pastner, head coach of the Georgia Tech men’s basketball team, on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Pastner will speak about his background and the future of the Georgia Tech basketball program, with Q&A to follow. will meet for lunch at O’Charley’s, Turner McCall Boulevard, at noon Tuesday. Spouses and friends of classmates are also invited. For information call Judy Ballard Dempsey at 706237-2606.

The will meet Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway. Bring a covered dish. For more information call 706-802-7576.

205 Riverside Parkway, will host a lecture titled “Understanding and Safely Observing the Great American Solar Eclipse” with Berry Professor Todd Timberlake, in the Coosa Room at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

Rome Seven Hills Rotary Club, Rome Noon Optimist Club and the Rome Lions Club will host the annual FrontLine Awards Luncheon at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave., on Tuesday at noon.

Greater Rome Society for Human Resource Management will have a lunch meeting Tuesday from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Hawthorn Suites, 100 N. Second Ave.

The will meet on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Farrell’s Frame and Design, 116 Broad St. The Coterie and guests will enjoy an Ice Cream Social before the program. Amanda Farrell will present “Making a Giclee Print.” For more information call 706-512-2061.

Pepperell High School Class of 1958 will have a luncheon at the Landmark Restaurant on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. For more information call Eleanor Hardin Hamby at 706-232-8144. THURSDAY

will celebrate its 10-year anniversary Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center with a potluck and 1 Step at A Time dance club. The public is invited to attend, especially anyone with an adult with a developmental disability. For more information call 706-266-2384.

Rotary Club of Rome will host Dr. Bridgette Dingle of Floyd Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Thursday at noon. The club meets at Coosa Country Club.

Rome Chapter of The Compassionate Friends will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at Redmond Medical Center, 501 Redmond Road. Take elevator at outpatient entrance to lower level Classroom B. For more information call Sandra at 706-506-6108.

Rome Police Department

Citizens’ Police Academy, beginning Thursday from 6-9 p.m. at the Rome Police Training Center, 2626 Callier Springs Road. Visit www.romefloyd.com/ departments/citizens-policeacademy to download an application, stop by the Training Center or call 706-236-2399.

on Thursday at 6 p.m. at Rome City Auditorium. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door and free for children 12 and younger. Advance tickets may be purchased at Good Shepherd Funeral Home, 2750 Shorter Ave.

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