Lerone Bennett Jr.
NORTH CHAPEL
Bonnie Ann Jones Lee
Ms. Bonnie Ann Jones Lee, age 71, of Pooler, Ga., formerly of Rome, passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, following an extended illness.
Ms. Lee was born in Rome, Ga. on April 22, 1946, daughter of the late Verbin Vester Jones and the late Gladys Ann Waters Jones. She graduated from Johnson High School and was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Plainville, Ga. Bonnie had several loves in her life, singing (at home and with the choir at church), her family, friends, her Chihuahua, Pepe, and especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was strong, silly, quirky and quick to show you love. Her genuine and selfless personality was an asset to CVS, where she worked as a shift manager for over 20 years. Ms. Lee joins those who preceded her in death: a daughter, Melissa Doane Watson; sister, Inez Jones; and two brothers, Garner Jones and Dennis Jones.
Survivors include a son, Thomas Jackson Watson Jr., Calhoun; daughter, Lori Watson Patterson, and husband, Wayne, Calhoun; daughter, Linda Diane Hardy, and husband, Tracy, Rome; daughter, Andrea Suzette Anderson, and husband, Scott, Pooler, Ga.; seven grandchildren, Charles Watson, Cartersville, Jill Uren, Calhoun, Christa Anderson, Bradenton, Fla., Lindsey Hardy, Rome, Auburn Anderson, Pooler, McKenzie Hardy, Rome, Ansley Anderson, Pooler; four great-grandchildren; two nephews and multiple cousins.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 17, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, North Chapel, with the Rev. Richard Webster and the Rev. Tracy Hardy officiating. Interment will follow in Mizpah Methodist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends on Saturday from 12 noon until 1:45 p.m. at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, North Chapel.
Pallbearers are asked to meet at the funeral home on Saturday by 1:30 PM and include Charles Watson, Mike Duvall, Phillip Thompson, Luke Thompson, Tony Tran, and Alan Towe.
Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, North Chapel, has charge of the arrangements. Bonnie Ann Jones Lee
Bacyl Edwin Lonergan Jr.
Mr. Bacyl Edwin “Ed” Lonergan Jr., age 79, of Rome, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2018, at his residence.
Mr. Lonergan was born in Birmingham, Ala. on February 19, 1938, son of the late Bacyl E. Lonergan Sr. and Geneva Schmidke. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Suzie Caldwell. He was a self-employed contractor for a number of years before finishing his career in insurance sales. He sold insurance for New Era, Mutual of Omaha, and United Healthcare, among others. Doris Gwendalyn Brooks Hall
Mrs. Doris Gwendalyn Brooks Hall, age 73, of Rome, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2018, in local health care.
Mrs. Hall was born December 27, 1944 in Floyd County, daughter of Mildred Rogers Brooks and the late Jessie Brooks. She was a member of Unity Baptist Church and retired from Shorter College as a Secretary. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harrison Hall Sr.
Survivors include her mother, Mildred D. Brooks, Rome; daughters, Mary Roberson, Aragon, and Donna Pence; sons, Harrison Hall Jr. and George Hall; 10 grandchildren, one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 17, 2018, at Good Shepherd Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Herman Stamey and the Rev. Harold Ingram officiating. Interment will follow in Spring Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until the hour of service on Saturday, February 17, 2018, at Good Shepherd Funeral Home, 2750 Shorter Ave., Rome, Ga. 30165.
Please visit our website, www.goodshepherdfh.net, to post tributes.
Parnick Jennings Sr.’s Good Shepherd Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Mr. Ralph Lee Wilson, age 89, of Shannon, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018, in a local hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 18, 2018, at Good Shepherd Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Gordon Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. on Saturday, February 17, 2018, at Good Shepherd Funeral Home, 2750 Shorter Ave., Rome, Ga. 30165.
A complete obituary will follow in Saturday’s edition of the Rome NewsTribune.
Parnick Jennings Sr.’s Good Shepherd Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Malinda Faye Lawrence
Mrs. Malinda Faye Lawrence, age 76, of 211 Chateau Dr., Apt. D-1, Rome, Ga., transitioned February 8, 2018. Services for Mrs. Lawrence will be held Saturday, February 17, 2018, at Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 265 Oak Hill Road, Summerville, Ga., at 1 p.m. The body will lie in state from 12 noon until the funeral hour. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. Please keep the family in your prayers.
Care and direction entrusted to F.K. Jones Funeral Home.
CHICAGO (AP) — Lerone Bennett Jr., an AfricanAmerican history author and former editor of Ebony magazine, has died at age 89. TODAY
401 Nixon Ave., will host a Black History Month program
at 7 p.m. The program will include a 30-35 minute skit, trivia, poetry reading, dance and honors for community members. Ave., will host a SATURDAY will host
a community walk-cycle-paddle event, Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at the Town Green. The event is free, but donations will be accepted to support heartrelated projects in the local community. The walk route is 1.5 miles, the bike route is 2 miles and the paddle is 3 miles. Canoes or kayaks are available for reservations through CRBI by calling 706-232-2724. Contact Chris Jackson at cjackson2284@gmail.com for more information.
will meet Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Kelsey-Aycock Burrell Center, 41 Washington Drive. All members are urged to attend as well as those interested in joining. For more information call 706-461-0823.
Rome Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will offer Family-to-Family, a free 12week education course for adults who have a friend or family member with a mental illness. The course gives information about mental illness including types, causes and treatment. Family-toFamily will begin Sunday and will meet on Sundays from 2-4:30 p.m. Call NAMI Rome at 706-506-5010 to learn more about this course and to register.
Floyd County Schools will accept applications for the Georgia Lottery
for the upcoming 2018-19 school year during regular school hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Applications may be picked up and returned to the following: Alto Park Elementary, Cave Spring Elementary, Garden Lakes Elementary, Glenwood Primary, Johnson Elementary, McHenry Primary, Model Elementary and Pepperell Primary. The guidelines to apply are: Proof of residence, one application per child, apply in the attendance area of the school in which you reside, and child must turn 4 years old before Sept. 1. For questions, contact Tina Black at tblack@ floydboe.net or 706-2341031, ext. 7186.
Rachael Vallejo, a fourth-grader at West End, has been diagnosed with cancer in the form of a tumor on her brain. The elementary school student’s face erupted into a smile when Miss Georgia Marianny Egurrola put the Miss Georgia crown on her head. The room erupted in applause and cheers from her classmates and her family members looked on with tears streaming down their faces.
Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum will present “Sanctuary at Berry: Wildlife Photography by Gena Flanigen”
This exhibition explores Berry’s wild inhabitants, including a variety of birds, mammals and reptiles. Museum admission is $8 for adults, $7 for senior citizens and $5 for students. For more information visit berry.edu/oakhill. of works by in its art gallery
Enter from the East First Street parking lot next to the chapel, and take the elevator to the third floor.
is requesting blood donations at local donor centers or bloodmobile drives. There is less than a one-day supply of O negative blood and the community is asked to donate to help guarantee blood is available for hospital patients. Donors must be at least 18 years old or 16 years old with parental consent, weigh 110 pounds or more, and be in good health. Donors are asked to drink plenty of fluids, avoid caffeine and eat a meal that is rich in iron prior to donating. Call 800-962-0628, text “BAGIVE” to 444999 or visit www.bloodassurance.org to schedule an appointment.
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. Rome City Schools photo