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NORTH CHAPEL

J. Stanford Petroski

Mr. J. Stanford “Stan” Petroski, age 63, of Rome, passed away peacefully with his family at his side after a lengthy illness on Wednesday, October 4, 2017.

Stan was born in Atlanta, Ga. on January 20, 1954, son of the late Joseph Petroski and the late Rebecca Strickland Petroski. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Gregory Alan Petroski. He was a life-long resident of Rome. Stan was a 1972 graduate of East Rome High School and attended Coosa Valley Technical School, where he studied Industrial Maintenance/Electrical Technology. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1975 until 1983 and was honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant. Prior to his retirement, he was employed with Lockheed-Martin in Marietta from 1984 until 2012 as an Airplane Mechanic. Stan enjoyed his hobbies of hunting, fishing, and riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle. He was a member of The Old School Cruisers in Rome and a long-time member of First United Methodist Church of Rome.

Survivors include his sister, Pamela Petroski Ware, Rome; nieces and nephews including Zach Ware, Megan Ware, Ashley Ware Anglin, and her husband, Justin, Rachel Petroski, and Chris Petroski; an aunt, Billie Strickland Oldham; several cousins also survive.

There will be a private family memorial service at a later date. Memorials may be made to Heyman HospiceCare at Floyd, P.O. Box 163, Rome, Ga. 301620163. They were instrumental in his care for the last year and were very much appreciated by the family.

Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, North Chapel, makes this announcement for the family.

SOUTH CHAPEL

Jessie Thorvald Smith

Mr. Jessie Thorvald “Butch” Smith, age 72, of Rome, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2017, in a local hospital.

Mr. Smith was born in Floyd County on April 13, 1945, son of the late John Thomas Smith and the late Gladys Selena Roberts Smith. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Bessie Jackson and Bertie Lee Knowles, and by four brothers, Carl, Larry, Bennie, and Thomas Jefferson “Peanut” Smith. Prior to his becoming disabled, Mr. Smith was employed with Spears Mattress Co. here in Rome.

Survivors include his wife, the former Colleen Hudgins, to whom he was married on September 6, 1980; a daughter, Melissa Smith, Rome; two sons, Phillip Smith, and Johnny Willingham, and his wife, Denise, all of Rome; six grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 7, 2017, at noon in the Chapel at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, with the Rev. Greg Hunter officiating. Interment will follow in Rome Jessie Thorvald Smith

Jerry Ronald Burrows

Mr. Jerry Ronald Burrows, better known by his friends as “Stamp Licker,” age 82, of Rome, passed away on, Monday, October 2, 2017, at his residence.

Jerry was born in Gadsden, Alabama on March 21, 1935, son of the late Henry and Erma Vice Burrows. He was of the Baptist faith, loved golfing, gardening and collecting any antiques he could find. Jerry was an avid Georgia Tech fan, retired from the United States Postal Service as a postal clerk after 35 years, and was a Navy Veteran. Mr. Burrows is preceded in death by a son, Scott Burrows.

Survivors include his wife, Barbara Burrows; son, Rusty, and his wife, Vanessa Burrows; two daughters, Rhonda, and her husband, Lamont Cornett, and April, and her husband, Jarratt Bryan. Five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Salmon Funeral Home on Friday, October 6, 2017, from 5:00-6:30 p.m.

At other hours the family may be contacted at their respective residences.

Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to Heyman Hospice Care, 420 East Second Avenue, Rome, Ga., 30161.)

Please visit our website, www.salmonfuneralhome. com, to post condolence messages.

The staff of Salmon Funeral Home and Cremation Services is honored to serve the family of Mr. Jerry Ronald Burrows. Freddie Mae Words

Mother Freddie Mae Words, age 94, of 2441 Skyline Ridge Drive, Lithia Springs, Ga., formerly of Rome, transitioned September 29, 2017. A Homegoing Celebration for Mother Words will be held Saturday, October 7, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. at F.K. Jones Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Morning View Cemetery. Mother Words leaves three children behind; two sons, Willie Clarence (Ethel) Smith, Tulsa, Okla., and Leo Word, Rome, Ga.; and a daughter, Tranell “Nellie Mae” Gordon, Lithia Springs, Ga. Care and direction entrusted to F.K. Jones Funeral Home of Rome, Ga.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Arthur Janov, a psychotherapist whose “primal therapy” had celebrities screaming to release their childhood traumas and spawned a best-selling book in the 1970s, has died. He was 93.

Janov, a clinical psychologist, became an international celebrity with his idea that adults repressed childhood traumas, making them neurotic and leading to problems such as mood disorders, drug addiction and even epilepsy. TODAY Bernard Neal Memorial Clock Dedication

Mountain Day Weekend at Berry College will be held today-Sunday. A tradition lasting over a century, students, faculty and staff, alumni, friends and families participate in various events and activities throughout the weekend. Visit berry.edu/ alumni for more information. The Berry College Theatre Company will present “Crimes of the Heart” at the E.H. Young Theatre today and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. which will be open to the public. For more information and tickets visit berry.edu/bctc. its annual

from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. daily in the parking lot of John House’s Cave Spring Chapel Funeral Home, 9 Rome St., Cave Spring. Plates with a sandwich, dill chips, baked beans and coleslaw will cost $9. Sandwiches will cost $5, and cold drinks $1. For more information call 770-366-7290.

The Rome Shrine Club’s annual parade starts Saturday at 2 p.m. Lineup will be 1 p.m. on Glenn Milner Blvd, and at 2 p.m. the parade will start and come down Second Avenue, crossing Broad Street then turning right on Third street. There will be other outside clubs and units in town for this parade and the parade vehicle from the Atlanta Temple, along with all the clowns from the different units for the kids.

at Ridge Ferry Park is open for its final from 7 to 11:30 a.m. Items for sale will include fresh vegetables, canned goods, jellies and jams, 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.

Festival in Dowdy Park, 170 Veterans Memorial Drive, Summerville, on Saturday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission is free. The festival features artists, quilters, musicians and food vendors. For more information call 706-859-0910.

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at Seaborn Jones Memorial Park, 180 W. Elm St., Rockmart, on Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free activities include a bounce house, face painting and live entertainment. Other activities will cost. For more information call 470243-1194.

will be held Saturday at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport, 304 Russell Field Road. Registration will begin at 7 a.m., the 1-mile walk will begin at 8 a.m., and the 5K run will start at 8:30 a.m. Register at www.active.com. For more information visit www.curethekids.com/ga or call 404-252-4107.

Art Alive Arts & Crafts Bazaar on Saturday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Artwork, wreaths, jewelry, floral arrangements, Christmas ornaments, baked goods and much more. All profits will benefit Greystone residents and the Art Alive program.

Rome-Floyd E.C.O. Center will host a garden party to celebrate the designation of the Ridge and Valley Garden to the Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail on Sunday from 2-4 p.m. The Ridge and Valley Garden is in front of the E.C.O. Center at Ridge Ferry Park, 363 Riverside Parkway. For more information call Emma Wells at 706622-6435.

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or more dishes for a multicourse meal for $10. Tickets for children under 12 are $5. Call 706-802-1659 with any questions. Tickets may be purchased in advance or at the door. Funds will benefit Metropolitan United Methodist Church’s 150th anniversary.

Chieftains Museum will hold its fall plant sale through Oct. 13. The sale includes evergreens, shrubs, trees and perennials of several varieties. All plants must be pre-ordered and paid for before Oct. 13. Plants can be picked up at the museum on Oct. 20. For more information and an order form visit the museum call 706-291-9494 or visit www. chieftainsmuseum.org.

Rome-Floyd Branch NAACP Unit 5230 will host a meet and greet with local candidates on Monday from 5-8 p.m. at the Rome Civic Center, 400 Civic Center Drive.

will meet Monday at Post 5, 5 Shorter Ave, at 7:30 p.m. For more information call 706-2666791.

will meet at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave., on Tuesday at noon. Floyd County Schools Superintendent Dr. John Jackson will speak on the upcoming ELOST.

The will meet Tuesday at noon at Red Lobster, 700 Shorter Ave. Regina Wright of Riverwood Retirement and Remembrance Village will be the guest speaker.

will have a called joint meeting Tuesday in the Evergreen Meeting Room at Hawthorn Suites, N. Second Ave., at 6 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting is for discussion only, no action will be taken.

East Rome and West Rome High Schools Classes of 1959 will meet for lunch Tuesday at noon at O’Charley’s, 737 Turner McCall Blvd. Spouses and friends of classmates are welcome. For information contact Judy Ballard Dempsey at 706-237-2606.

The will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Oostanaula Room at the Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway. Rome artist Claire Howard, who makes and uses marionettes and puppets in her work teaching at the Berry Academy middle school, will be guest speaker. Join during the current membership drive, “Bring a Friend,” and get two memberships for the price of one.

will host a free science cafe on Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Jamwich, 510 Broad St. Berry College Professor of Physics and Astronomy Todd Timberlake will lecture on exoplanets and the possibility of extraterrestrial life and participate in a questionand-answer session. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Food will be available for purchase.

will host a fall seminar on servant leadership on Tuesday from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Berry College mountain campus, 2277 Martha Berry Highway. Free to members and $60 per guest. To reserve a spot email Mike Bowers at mike_bowers@ mohawkind.com.

will present the concert “Cowboys and Aliens” featuring music from screens large and small on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Rome City Auditorium, 601 Broad St. Admission is free.

To list an event email RomeNewsTribune@RN-T. com or call 706-290-5252. To have an event listed in Roman Record as well, please send it at least 10 days in advance.