Helen DeVos

SOUTH CHAPEL

James Edward Bennett Jr.

Mr. James Edward Bennett Jr., age 69, of Lindale, passed away on Thursday, October 19, 2017.

Mr. Bennett was born in Floyd County on April 20, 1948, son of Sarah Higgins Bennett and the late James Edward Bennett Sr. He was a graduate of the East Rome High School and had attended Shorter College. He was a member of Lindale Church of God and was a veteran, having served with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the American Legion Post #136 in Lindale.

Survivors include a son, Jody Bennett, and his wife, April, Rome; a stepdaughter, Christy Pittman, Rome; the mother of his children, Brenda Ashley, Silver Creek; his mother, Sarah Higgins Bennett, Lindale; five grandchildren, Melissa Bennett, Bunky Rogers, Katelynn Bennett, Darrell Rogers, and Amber Rogers; a great-grandson, Wyatte Middleton; several nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, October 22, 2017, at 4 p.m. in the Chapel at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel. The Rev. John Moates and the Rev. Ricky Davenport Sr. will officiate. Interment will follow in Pleasant Valley North Baptist Church Cemetery with the American Legion Post #5 Honor Guard extending full military honors.

The family will receive friends at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel on Saturday from 5 until 7 p.m. At other hours they may be contacted at Mrs. Ashley’s residence, 205 Harmony Road SE, Silver Creek.

Pallbearers are asked to assemble at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. and include Harry Milton, Rev. Ricky Davenport Jr., Arthur Rogers, Darrell Rogers, Jeff Ashley, Wyatte Middleton, Phil Thompson, and Steve Brock.

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

Linda Carol Bradshaw Dugger

Mrs. Linda Carol Bradshaw Dugger, age 50, of Rome, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2017, in a local hospital.

Mrs. Dugger was born in Nashville, Ga. on October 20, 1966, daughter of the former Cathy Elaine Burns and the late Rev. Harbin Bradshaw. Prior to her becoming disabled, she was employed for a number of years with Sara Lee Baking Co. here in Rome. She was a member of Way of the Cross Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Wayne Dugger, to whom she was married on February 14, 1993; a daughter, Taylor Dugger McLeod, and her husband, James, Rome; a grandchild, Raylan McLeod, Rome; her mother, Cathy Bradshaw Roaderick, and her husband, Walter, Cave Spring; three sisters, Sherry Lindsey, and her husband, Alan, Cedartown, Michelle Tanner, and her husband, Steve, Cave Spring, and Whitney Roaderick, Rome; two brothers, Scott Bradshaw, and his wife, Jenny, Silver Creek, and Walter Raymond Roaderick, and his wife, Wanda, Cartersville; nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral services will be Donald Guy Trammell Jr.

Mr. Donald Guy Trammell Jr., age 86, of Rome, went to be with Jesus on Wednesday afternoon, October 18, 2017, in a local health care facility.

A native of Rome, Mr. Trammell was born July 11, 1931, son of the late Donald Guy Trammell Sr. and Inez Holland Trammell. He was a graduate of Rome High School and the School of Consumer Banking at the University of Virginia. In 1948, he began his career with The National City Bank of Rome as a bookkeeper, and retired in 1986 as Senior Vice President and Cashier. Mr. Trammell was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. He was an adult Sunday school teacher for many years, an active supporter of the Salvation Army, and a deacon at Parkview Baptist Church. Mr. Trammell was a skilled woodworker and handyman. He served as Scoutmaster for Troop 25, Boy Scouts of America and a member of the Northwest Georgia Council, where he received the Silver Beaver Award.

Survivors include his wife, Cecilia Cooper Trammell, to whom he was married April 9, 1955; four children, Beth, Donald (Renee), Susan and Bill (Karen) Trammell; four grandchildren, Lissa (Nathan) Crowe, Emmie and Claire Trammell, and Joey Trammell; and two great-grandchildren, Cohen and Kara Crowe.

Private interment services with military honors provided by the Marine Corps League will be conducted at East View Cemetery. Memorial services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 22, at the Parkview Baptist Church, 4 Wesley Drive with the Reverend Roger Lanter and the Reverend H.T. “Butch” Rumble officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:15 until the service hour.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Parkview Baptist Church, 4 Wesley Drive, Rome, Ga. 30165, or to Heyman Hospice, 420 East Second Avenue, Rome, Ga. 30161.

Parnick Jennings Sr.’s Good Shepherd Funeral Home is serving the family of Donald Guy Trammell. 2516 New Calhoun Highway NE 706-291-9472 www.salmonfuneralhome.com

Sherry Freeman Bohannon

Mrs. Sherry Freeman Bohannon, age 78, of Rome, passed away on Friday morning, October 20, 2017.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Salmon Funeral Home, 2516 New Calhoun Highway, Rome, Ga.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Helen J. DeVos, a philanthropist known for her support of children’s health, Christian education and the arts, has died at age 90. The Associated Press

ATLANTA — A Georgia state lawmaker who is married to former U.S. health secretary Tom Price asked during a legislative committee meeting about the possibility of quarantining people with HIV.

State Rep. Betty Price, a Republican whose district includes parts of Atlanta’s northern suburbs, asked the head of the Georgia Department of Public Health’s HIV Epidemiology Section at Tuesday’s meeting about stopping the spread of HIV — the virus that causes AIDS.

“What are we legally able to do? I don’t want to say the quarantine word, but I guess I just said it,” Price can be seen asking the official, Dr. Pascale Wortley, in a video of the study committee meeting on barriers to adequate health care.

“Is there an ability, since I would guess that public dollars are expended heavily in prophylaxis and treatment of this condition, so we have a public interest in curtailing the spread,” she continued. “Are there any methods, legally, that we could do that would curtail the spread?”

Price didn’t immediately respond Friday to an email seeking comment.