DEATH NOTICES

Flora G. Cothran, 95, of Rome, died March 12, 2018. Wright Memorial Mortuary has charge of the arrangements.

Garnett Haynes, 95, of Rome, died March 11, 2018. Wright Memorial Mortuary has charge of the arrangements.

Marlene Shiflett Shores, 80, of Silver Creek, died March 10, 2018. Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, has charge of the arrangements.

Lisa Jo Thacker, 60, of Silver Creek, died March 7, 2018. Georgia Cremation Centers, Acworth, makes the announcement for the family.

Flora G. Cothran

In profound sorrow, we announce the passing of Ms. Flora G. Cothran, age 95, of Rome, Georgia, on Monday, March 12, 2018.

Services for Ms. Cothran are incomplete at this time and will be announced at a later date.

Wright Memorial Mortuary has full charge of arrangements.

Garnett Haynes

Ms. Garnett Haynes, age 85, of Rome, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 11, 2018.

Services for Ms. Haynes are incomplete at this time and will be announced at a later date.

Wright Memorial Mortuary has full charge of arrangements.

Lisa Jo Thacker

Lisa Jo Thacker, of Silver Creek, lost her long battle with emphysema and passed peacefully surrounded by her immediate family on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Kindred Hospital. She was 60 years young, born October 18, 1957 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Steven Anthony Thacker, of Coosa, Ga.

She is also survived by her five children, Jeremy Dee Thacker, Jordan Anthony Thacker, Amy Jo Thacker, Aaron Mathew Thacker, and Hailey Jo Thacker; and nine grandchildren, Ashton, Anslee, Ayden, Madyson, Michael, Mason, Amelia, Jaycee, and Grady, who all gave her a purpose, and all from Rome and small communities in Floyd County.

Also surviving is her mother, Bertha Evelyn Holt Romagnoli, of Stafford, Va.; four siblings, Gina Anne Romagnoli Gracik, of Auburn, Calif.; Richard Peter Romagnoli Jr., of Humble, Texas; Maria Christine Romagnoli, of Stafford, Va.; and Christina Anne Romagnoli, of Bowling Green, Va.; four nephews & one niece. Her father, Richard Peter Romagnoli Sr., of Stafford, Va., preceded her in death on August 4, 2015 and was laid to rest at Quantico, Virginia.

Funeral arrangements are pending and will be by invitation. She wanted to keep this small, family and friends.

Marlene Shiflett Shores

Mrs. Marlene Shiflett Shores, age 80, of Silver Creek, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018, at her residence, surrounded by her family.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at 3 p.m. in the Chapel at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, with her Pastor, the Rev. Joel Walker, and the Rev. Jerry Brooks officiating. Interment will follow in Wax Cemetery with the Rev. Marlin Gilmer officiating.

The family will receive friends at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, on Tuesday from 1 p.m. until the service hour. At other times, they may be contacted at the residence.

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