Rome News-Tribune

Billy Allen Crabtree

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Mr. Billy Allen Crabtree, age 47, of Rome, Ga., died at his sister’s residence on Monday, June 18, 2018.

Mr. Crabtree was born April 4, 1971, in San Jose, Calif., son of the late Robert Gordon Sr. and Alice Faye Pearson Crabtree. He was Southern Baptist by faith and was employed with Vulcan Materials. Mr. Crabtree was a 1990 graduate of Model High School and was a member of the Shannon Lodge #100, F&AM. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Gordon Crabtree Jr.

Mr. Crabtree is survived by his wife, Tonya McCoy Crabtree; son, Branden Crabtree (Breanna Crowder); daughter, Ashley (Drew) East; brother, Tony (Billie Jo) Crabtree; sister, Lea (Doug) Webb; sister-in-law, Shae (Mark) Colding; father-inlaw, Bill McCoy; grandchild­ren, Thessali East and Merida East; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Memorial services for Mr. Crabtree will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, June 22, 2018, from the Shannon Masonic Lodge #100, located at 2 Todd Street NE Rome, Ga. 30161.

To share your condolence­s with the family online, please visit our website at www. masonfuner­alhome.com.

Arrangemen­ts are by Mason Funeral Home, Summervill­e, Ga. TODAY

Court Appointed Special Advocates will hold a CASA 101 volunteer interest meeting today from 5:306:30 p.m. in the Oostanaula Room at the Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway. CASA recruits, trains and supervises community volunteers to bring individual attention, urgency and advocacy to abused and neglected children in the foster care system both in and out of the courtroom. For more informatio­n on volunteeri­ng contact Lynne Barton at 706-235-2272 or by email at Lynne@floydcasa. org. For more informatio­n on the local CASA Program visit www.floydcasa.org.

Rome-Floyd E.C.O. Center and the Ridge Ferry Park Farmers Market will host Bee Fest on Saturday from 7-11 a.m. Activities include a scavenger hunt and crafts. For more informatio­n visit Bee City USA-Rome, GA on Facebook or contact RomeFloyd E.C.O. Center Wildlife Educator Emma Wells at 706-622-6435 or ewells@ romega.us.

Old School Cruisers will host Cruise for a Patient on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Rome Rehabilita­tion, 1345 Redmond Road. All cars, bikes and trucks are welcome. Registrati­on is free and starts at 9 a.m. There will be a 50/50 drawing and refreshmen­ts. For more informatio­n call Howard Cothran at 706-676-4462, George Johnson at 706-8446653 or Bruce Haynes at 706-346-6479.

Sweetwater Swirls will present Pickin’ for the Kids, a benefit bluegrass and gospel show for Shriners Hospitals for Children, on Saturday from 1-9 p.m. at Cline Farms, 61 Shotgun Road, Cartersvil­le. Admission is free but donations will be accepted for the benefit. Concession­s including hotdogs, hamburgers and barbecue will be available for sale. For more informatio­n contact Tim Adair at 404-550-0935 or tgadair@bellsouth.net or Jug Rogers at 678-873-2469 or jughaid523@cs.com.

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