Simon Dickie
Ronnie Travis Brackett,
68, of Rome, died Dec. 13, 2017. Daniel’s Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.
Sherry Barton Gatlin,
73, of Rome, died Dec. 8, 2017, Oaknoll Chapel Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.
Florence Cole Pearson,
81, of Silver Creek, died Dec. 13, 2017. Salmon Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.
Ronnie “Paw Paw” Waid,
74, of Rome, died Dec. 12, 2017. Good Shepherd Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.
Billy Wayne Wright,
75, died Dec. 7, 2017. Wright Memorial Mortuary has charge of the arrangements.
Florence Cole Pearson
Mrs. Florence Cole Pearson, age 81, of Silver Creek, Ga., passed away on Wednesday evening, December 13, 2017, in a local hospital.
Mrs. Pearson was born in Atlanta, Ga., on September 16, 1936, daughter of the late Frank William Cole Sr. and Cora Mae Timbs Cole. She was a 1954 graduate of Roosevelt High School in Atlanta and moved to Rome in 1957. Mrs. Pearson was a member of the New Prospect Baptist Church. She loved shopping and spending time with her grandchildren. Mrs. Pearson was married on June 15, 1957 to Alfred Carroll Pearson; he preceded her in death on January 10, 2002. Also preceding her in death was a daughter, Peggy Sue Pearson Wright; a brother, Frank Cline Cole; and a sister, Margaret Cole Simmons.
Mrs. Pearson is survived by five sons and daughtersin-law, Bobby and Carla Pearson, of Silver Creek; Terry Pearson, of Silver Creek; Dr. Jerry and Janet Pearson, of Cannelton, Ind.; Ricky and Kelley Pearson, of Dayton, Ohio; and Frank Pearson, of Silver Creek. Fourteen grandchildren and a host of great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews also survive.
Mrs. Pearson’s family will receive friends on Saturday, December 16, 2017, at Salmon Funeral Home from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. A private interment will take place later.
You are invited to visit www.salmonfuneralhome. com to share memories and post tributes.
The staff of Salmon Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Florence Cole Pearson.
Billy Wayne Wright
Mr. Billy Wayne Wright, 75 yrs. old, passed away on December 7, 2017 at local nursing home.
Graveside services will be held on Thursday, December 14, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. CST at Cherokee Memory Gardens, 1250 Piedmont Hwy., Centre, Ala.
There will be no wake for Mr. Wright. Please keep the Wright, Price and Green families in your prayers.
Wright Memorial Mortuary has been entrusted with the services for Mr. Billy W. Wright.
Ronnie Travis Brackett
Mr. Ronnie Travis Brackett, age 68, of Rome, passed away at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Ga. on Wednesday, December 13, 2017.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by Daniel’s Funeral Home.
Daniel’s Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements. Sherry Barton Gatlin
Mrs. Sherry Barton Gatlin, 73, of Rome, passed away on Friday, December 8, 2017, at a local hospital.
Born on April 7, 1944, she was the daughter of the late W.M. and Vivian Barton. She was a member of North Broad Baptist Church and was a teacher and coach at Model High School. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, William Jerry Gatlin; and a brother, Dickie Barton.
Survivors include her daughter, Meaghan Gatlin Sopata; her grandson, Barton Sopata; her sister, Sheila Barton; her niece, Stacey Atsides; and great niece and great nephew, Athena and Santino Atsides.
A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, December 17, 2017, at 3:00 p.m. in the North Broad Baptist Church with the Reverend Micah Pritchett and the Reverend Benjie Mathis officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until the funeral hour in the North Broad Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests memorial contributions be made to the Model/Johnson Schools Foundation or North Broad Baptist Church (Special Projects and Decorating Fund).
Pallbearers are requested to meet at the church on Sunday by 2:30 p.m. and include the following: Terry Lingerfelt, Chip Cromer, Robert Mathis, Phil Reed, Roy Echols, J.D. Nolan, Haskell Perry, and Larry Meeks. The Honorary Pallbearers will be The Joy Sunday School Class: Teresa York, Sue Jones, Susan Kelly, Beth Horne, Pam Reeves, Cheryl Autry, Mary Jane Ellis, Martha Hufstetler, Jenny Jones Fincher, Arlette Drummond, Virginia Deane; and Mrs. Gatlin’s Golf Friends.
Miller and Richards Oaknoll Chapel Funeral Home and Cremation Service is honored to serve Mrs. Gatlin’s family. Please visit www.oaknollchapel. com to share your memories or leave a condolence message. Ronnie Waid
Ronnie “Paw Paw” Waid, age 74, of Rome, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at a local medical center.
Mr. Ronnie Waid was born on August 16, 1943, the son of the late Bill Waid and Gladys Gresham Waid. He was employed by Southern Bell for over 30 years and was a member of Shannon United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Lynda Elliott Waid; his children, Jeff (Marisa) Waid, Rhonda (Bubba) Ely, Tina (Leon) Hale, Ronnie (Sally) Lewis; grandchildren, Austin Kerr, Houston Kerr, Bryna Ely, Brooke Garrett, Brett Ely, Gracie Hale, Tyler Waid, Brandon Wallace, Lexie Hagood, Lily Hagood, Ella Lewis; five great-grandchildren; siblings, Billy and Barbara Ford, Gail and Lou Essick, Tammy and Joe Hughes, Diane Montgomery and Euklin, Bobby Cochran. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Graveside and interment services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, December 15, 2017, in Sunset Memorial Gardens, 790 Indian Mound Rd SE, Cartersville, Ga. 30120, with the Rev. Max Maybern officiating. Family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Thursday, December 14, 2017, at Good Shepherd Funeral Home, 2750 Shorter Ave., Rome, Ga. 30165.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association, 2451 Crystal Dr., Suite 900, Arlington, Va. 22202, or to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tenn., 38105.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Simon Dickie, who coxed New Zealand rowing crews to Olympic victories at Mexico City in 1968 and Munich in 1972, has died. He was 66.
Rowing New Zealand announced his death, but gave no details.
Dickie was only 17 when he was a member of the coxed four when won New Zealand’s first Olympic gold medal in rowing at Mexico City. TODAY
will host Pete O’Hara to speak about the Museum of Flight today at noon. The club meets every Friday at The Palladium, Coosa Valley Fairgrounds, 1400 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. For information call Barbara Elliott at 706-506-2499.
The Jake Puryear Detachment, Marine Corps League will meet Saturday in the VFW Lodge, 2632 Cedartown Highway. Coffee and doughnuts will be served at 9 a.m. Officers will be elected. Guests are welcome.
community Christmas brunch, “United in Faith,” with fellowship, food and a visit from Santa on
from 10:30 a.m.-noon at the Cave Spring Community Center, 10 Georgia Ave. will be held
501 Riverside Parkway, will host “Santa’s Workshop” for families and children of all ages on from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Visitors will tour the museum with its holiday decorations and create Christmas crafts to keep or share. Children will also be able to write a letter to Santa and mail it at the Chieftains Museum Magic Mailbox. Entry is $5 for adults and free for children. For more information visit www.chieftainsmuseum.org or call 706-291-9494. on from noon- 5 p.m. Tours start on the hour with the last tour at 4 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults, $2 for students and free for children under 5. Tickets must be reserved in advance by calling 706-368-6776 or emailing oakhill@berry.edu. For more information call 706-368-6789 or visit www. berry.edu/oakhill.
Rome Tennis Center at Berry College, 100 Match Point Way, will host a on from 2-4 p.m. Events include a mini tournament, serve speed gun court, racket demonstration, kids carnival, around the world, single & doubles challenge courts, ball machine court and holiday tennis shop sale. For more information call 706-236-4490.
on Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Wilder Center, Rome First United Methodist Church, 202 E. Third Ave. Tickets are $10 or a donation of an unwrapped toy or throw blanket.