OBITUARIES

Kathryn Corbin Gravitt,

94, of Rome, died March 7, 2018. Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, has charge of the arrangements.

Charles Franklin Tucker,

80, of Rome, died March 8, 2018. Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, North Chapel, has charge of the arrangements.

Edna Vivian Earle Whatley,

92, died March 8, 2018. Daniel’s Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.

Major Green B. Williams Jr.,

of Augusta, died March 8, 2018. Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, Augusta, has charge of the arrangements. years. He then spent 22 years working at Savannah Council of Governments as Director of Lower Community Development. While in Rome, he obtained the rank of Eagle Scout and was class President of McHenry High School 1945. Later in life, he organized the first McHenry High reunions. Green was a member of Masonic Lodge, Lindale, Ga. Green was also a member of Scottish Rite and Fort Worth Masonic Temple. He gave generously of his time and talents to Ascension Lutheran Church.

Family members include his daughters, Carla Rossiter of Cape Cod, Mass., Amy J. Long (David) of Summerville, S.C.; son: Norman Williams (Kathy) of Evans, Ga.; grandchildren: Collin Williams, Walker Long, Sullivan Long, and Wren Williams. He is preceded in death by his parents, Green B. Williams Sr. and Mary Lou Maddox Williams, and son, Green B. Williams III.

Funeral service with military honors will be accorded Sunday, March 11, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. at Ascension Lutheran Church with Pastor Michael Freed officiating. Interment will be at Oaknoll Memorial Gardens in Rome, Ga. The family will receive friends Sunday one hour prior to the service from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made to Ascension Lutheran Church, 2860 Wells Drive, Augusta, GA 30165.

Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Road, Augusta, GA 30907, (706) 364-8484. Please sign the guestbook at www. thomaspoteet.com.

The family will receive friends at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel on Monday from 3 p.m. until the service hour.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Georgia Chapter, 922 E. Morris St., Dalton, GA 30721.

Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, has charge of the funeral arrangements. TODAY showcase today from 1-4 p.m. at Ford Auditorium, Berry College, 2277 Martha Berry Highway. Rome and Floyd County schools students in ninth through 12th grades and home-school students who reside in Rome or Floyd County are eligible to participate. Student performances may be vocal or instrumental. Judges will select the top three performers to receive Kiwanis education scholarships ranging from $200 to $1,000. Contributed photo by Danielle Bernstein

The residents of the Jamestown community recently funded and installed this entrance sign as part of the Jamestown’s Community Pride Project. Although Jamestown was established in the 1920s, there had never been an entrance sign. Pictured from left are: Ann Casto, Scharla Battle, Joy Brown, Ginny Bankson, Selene Gribble, Marc Hyde, Barbara Dohl, Shirl Willis and Jeff Gribble. Other residents who contributed are: James and Bettie Ann Jordan, Mistee and Thomas Graham, Gwen Mathis, Brandon and Heather Jones, Lori Hess, Kim Godfrey, and Eric and Lindsay Little.