CREMATIONS SOCIETY OF S.C.
Martha House Lovett, 78, beloved mother of Beth Lovett and Kristy Lovett Leonard, passed away Wednesday, August 23, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born in Atlanta, Ga., and formerly of Rome, Ga., Mrs. Lovett was the daughter of the late Jacob and Sarah House. She spent the majority of her career with BellSouth/AT&T and also served on staff at First Baptist Church of Cave Spring. She was a devoted mother, wife, and grandmother.
She leaves behind two daughters, Beth Lovett, and Kristy Leonard, and her husband, Derek, all of Spartanburg, and three grandsons, Spencer, Reagan, and Jake. She was the oldest of three children and is survived by her sister, Ann House Collins (Milford), and brother, Carlton House (Thelma). A memorial service will be held at noon on Saturday, August 26, 2017, in the Chapel at First Baptist Church, Spartanburg. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be made to either of the following charities, American Lung Association or the Alzheimer’s Association. TODAY
Exchange Club of Rome will host Bill King to speak about the “Give the Kid a Flag” program for fourth-graders today at noon. The club meets every Friday at The Palladium, Coosa Valley Fairgrounds, 1400 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. For more information call Barbara Elliott at 706506-2499.
will hold their
at the Forum River Center, 301 Tribune St. Admission to each event is free and no collections are taken. The conventions will be held today through Sunday and Sept. 1-3. Sessions begin at 9:20 a.m. For more information on the convention visit tinyurl.com/ jwconvention2017.
United Veterans of the Armed Forces, Northwest Georgia chapter, will meet Saturday at 9 a.m. at Ryan’s, 2305 Shorter Ave. All members are asked to attend. For more information call 706-291-2327.
on Saturday from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway. The program features Floyd County Elections Supervisor Willie Green and Elisabeth MacNamara, former president of the League of Women Voters of the United States. They will be sharing information regarding voting procedures, concerns and processes in Rome and Floyd County as well as voters’ rights and citizen actions to mobilize voters. To preorder lunch visit tinyurl.com/ romeleagueofwomenvoters or email romeleaguewv@ gmail.com.