OLIN L. GAMMAGE & SONS
John Bunyan Garner Jr., descendant of a wellknown Polk County pioneer family, died Jan. 3, 2018 in Rome, Ga. Born in Cedartown, Ga. on March 11, 1929, John was the son of the late Ruth Lawson and John Bunyan Garner. He grew up in a very special place: a rock house that his father built on a farm in Esom Hill. That house and farm were the setting for many of John’s favorite childhood memories.
As a teenager, John attended Cedartown High School, where he played football and met his future wife. After graduating, John served in the U.S. Army for two years, including a tour of duty in Korea, then attended Clemson College, where he graduated with a degree in civil engineering. In 1951, while a student at Clemson, John married his high school sweetheart, Julianne Morgan.
After graduating from Clemson, John worked for Harlee-Quattlebaum in Florence, S.C., then accepted a job with Texaco and became their engineer for the states of Alabama and Florida. In 1957, John moved his family to Rome, Ga. where he founded Garner Brothers Company, a local construction business. He remained president of Garner Brothers Co. until retirement, when he resumed farming as his occupation.
Farming and John’s love of nature were lifelong interests. He loved to retell family stories, go birdhunting with friends, and sit by the fireside with a favorite dog.
John was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church and served as a past Elder. He was a strong believer in giving a person a second chance and made a difference in a number of lives by doing so. A close friend recently described John as “a straight arrow.”
John conducted his life with modest dignity and great productive energy. He will be remembered by all who knew him as a worker for the sake of the land, animals, and people around him, and as a steadfast, generous friend.
Preceding John in death were his parents and his two siblings: Jo Garner Barrow and James Lewis Garner.
Survivors include his wife of 66 years, their two children, son, Michael Morgan Garner (Esther), and daughter, Julianne Garner Douglass (Dan); three grandchildren, Morgan Garner Marziano, John Daniel Douglass, and Robert Reed Douglass; as well as a number of much loved nieces and nephews.
For the very professional and loving attention given by John’s caregivers, staff of Fifth Avenue Health Care, and Heyman Hospice, the family is most appreciative. We especially wish to thank Brenda Harrell and her sister, Linda Carter, for their devoted service to John and Julianne for the past 20 years.
A service honoring John Garner’s life will be held on Sunday afternoon, January 7, in the Shiloh Baptist Church near Esom Hill with Dr. Greg Lund officiating. All who wish to attend please gather at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Gammage & Sons Funeral Home, 106 N. College Street, Cedartown, Ga. to join the procession to Shiloh Baptist Church. The service at Shiloh will begin at 3:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests memorial contributions made to one of the following: Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1941 Shorter Ave., Rome, Ga. 30165; Shiloh Baptist Church, 433 Shiloh Road, John Bunyan Garner Jr. NORTH CHAPEL
Mr. C.W. “Wayne” Winslett, age 71, of Rome, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2018, in a local medical facility following a brief illness.
Mr. Winslett was born on Jan. 12, 1946, in Silver Creek, Ga., son of the late Jefferson Charles Winslett and the late Willie Frances Lyons Winslett. He was a graduate of Armuchee High School in 1964 and in August 1969, began working with Floyd County Public Works. After 34 years of service as a Supervisor and equipment operator, Wayne retired from the County in 2003 and was self-employed selling and hauling dirt. He was a member of the Coosa Masonic Lodge #622 F. & A.M. for 50 years and was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his wife of 17 years, Leola Youngblood Winslett, Rome; his children, Chuck Winslett (Pam), Warner Robins, Ron Winslett (Beverly), Panama City, Fla., and Lori Simerley, Chickamauga, Ga.; step-daughter, Regina Hicks (Melvin), Rome; grandchildren, Jay Winslett (Avery), Lacie Hardigree (Kelly), Lori Magnicheri, Jasmine Winslett, Christi Winslett, Jonathan Head, and Jameson Head; great-grandchildren, Raelynn Winslett, Sophia Magnicheri, and Christian Hardigree; several other grandchildren and greatgrandchildren; a sister, Charlotte Arndt, Mobile, Ala.; a brother, Ron Winslett, and his wife, Madge, Silver Creek; nieces, and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, January 7, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, North Chapel, with Pastor Scott Lambert officiating. Interment will follow in Rome Midway Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, North Chapel, on Saturday, January 6, 2018, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Pallbearers are asked to meet at the funeral home on Sunday by 1:30 p.m. and include Kelly Hardigree, Jay Winslett, Brian Fuller, Bobby Youngblood, Steve Bennett, and Jimmy Holcombe.
Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, North Chapel, has charge of the arrangements. Charles Wayne Winslett 901 E. Second Ave. 706-232-3646 Since 1895 www. daniels- funeralhome. com
Anne Arleta Abel Shannon
Mrs. Anne Arleta Abel Shannon, age 98, of Rome, passed away at a local healthcare facility Friday, January 5, 2018.
The family will receive friends Sunday, January 7, 2018, at Daniel’s Funeral Home from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. A service will follow at 3:00 p.m. in the Thomas B. Griffin Chapel of Daniel’s Funeral Home with the Rev. Horace Stewart officiating. Mrs. Shannon’s entombment will be Monday, January 8, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. at Oaknoll Cemetery in the St. Luke Mausoleum.
A complete obituary will be in Sunday’s paper.
Daniel’s Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements. File, Richard Vogel / AP
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