Hugh Toby Rogers
Hugh “Toby” Rogers, age 87, of Centre, Ala., passed away at his residence on Monday, June 25, 2018.
Toby was born February 3, 1931 in Cherokee County, Alabama, a son of the late James Ramous Rogers and Annie Jay Kerr Rogers. He was a member and deacon of Old Nazareth Baptist Church and was retired from Georgia School for the Deaf after 33 years of service. Toby was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Birdie Jean Rogers; son, Randy Rogers; a great grandson, Kolman Henry; and brothers, James “Bud” Rogers and Bobby Jack Rogers.
Survivors include his son, Barry Sr. (Odessa) Rogers; daughter, Becky (Andrew) McGatha; daughter-in-law, Judy (Tommy) Vaughn; sister, Willene Highfield; grandkids, Barry Jr. (Allison) Rogers, John (Leann) Rogers, Andrea (Cody) Henry, Kayla (Josh) Bryant, Candi (Corey) Cronan, LaDon (Traci) Rogers; great grandkids, Colston, Carlton, Kaitlin, Harleigh, Haylie, Bella, Judson, Brinley, Kayson, Kolee, and Kennedy.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Ga. time on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at Old Nazareth Baptist Church with the Rev. Barry Rogers Jr. and Brother Josh Bryant officiating. Interment will follow in the Old Nazareth Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 until 9 p.m. Ga. time on Tuesday at Good Shepherd Funeral Home, 2750 Shorter Ave., Rome, Ga.
Toby will rest at the Old Nazareth Baptist Church on Wednesday from 12:00 noon Ga. time until the hour of service.
Pallbearers include Barry Rogers Jr., John Rogers, LaDon Rogers, Josh Bryant, Cody Henry, Corey Cronan, Colston Rogers, Carlton Rogers, and Judson Bryant. Honorary pallbearers will be the Men of Old Nazareth Baptist Church and special friends Stanley Rogers, James Green, Harlan Matthews, Junior Kelley, Gerald Haynes, and Gordon Dowdy.
Please visit our website, www.goodshepherdfh.net, to post tributes and view a DVD about Toby’s life.
Parnick Jennings Sr.’s Good Shepherd Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. TODAY
Rome/Floyd County Fire Department will be performing mandatory hydrant flow testing in the North Rome area the week of June 25 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
A Georgia Power contractor will close Horseleg Creek Road to throughtraffic on Today from 9 a.m.-noon to remove a dead tree. Work will be taking place near 1711 Horseleg Creek Road and Huntington Road. Residents who live beyond the point of closure will be able to access Horseleg Creek Road via the West Rome Bypass.
MULTIDAY EVENTS
Tickets are now available for the Scott Logistics Rome Celebrity Dance Challenge on Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. at Rome City Auditorium, 601 Broad St. Patron tickets are $75 each and include admission to the pre-event patron party at Forrest Place and reserved seating at the show. General admission tickets are $25. Visit www. romecelebritydancechallenge.com to purchase and for more information. Proceeds benefit the Sexual Assault Center of Northwest Georgia. Sponsorship information is available by calling 706-292-9024.
The Harbin Hero Hustle 5K and two-mile health walk will be held Sept. 29. Harbin Heroes will be accepting nominations for five local charities from July 2-27. To nominate, post the charity’s name to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter and include the hash tag #HarbinHeroChallenge. Shares and likes, and creating an image with the hashtag and charity will not be counted. The hashtag must be in the text of the post or comment. Only one vote is accepted per Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. The charity must be an actively registered 501(c) (3), be based in Floyd, Bartow, Polk, Chattooga or Gordon County and support health, educational or cultural causes. The five charities receiving the most nominations will win a $500 donation from Harbin Clinic and will be announced on July 31. Visit Harbin Clinic on Facebook for more information.
The Ridge Ferry Park Farmers’ Market continues through Oct. 17. The market will be closed July 4 and 7, and Aug. 25. The hours are 7 to 11 a.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Ridge Ferry Park Farmers’ Market Pavilion
Blood Assurance, 168 Shorter Ave., is giving away Rome Braves tickets
The 2013 and 2017 Floyd County SPLOST Committees will meet for an update on current projects at 5:30 p.m. on June 28, at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport, 304 Russell Field Road. For more information call the Floyd County Clerk’s office at 706-2915110.
The Johnny Agan Chapter 15 of the Traveling Men Masonic Motorcycle Club will host the ninth annual Johnny Agan Memorial Bike Ride on June 30 at 11 a.m. at Cherokee Lodge, 2934 Alabama Highway. Registration is from 9-11 a.m. and costs $25. Extra t-shirts are available for $10 each. If you are unable to ride but want to donate, mail a check payable to Johnny
Thursday, June 28. The donor with the most points by Thursday will win two tickets to the July 3 Rome Braves game and post-game fireworks show at State Mutual Stadium. Second place is two tickets the July 1 game and third place is two tickets to the July 2 game. A Carnival Cruise certificate valued at $1,000 as well as a $100 VISA gift card will be awarded to a donor later in June. For more information visit facebook.com/bloodassurancerome. Blood Assurance is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. To schedule an appointment call 706-235-9853 or text BAGIVE to 444999.
The Friends of the Library are currently holding their summer silent auction at the Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway, through at 4 p.m. All auction items are donations or library discards. For a complete list of offerings visit www.rome.shrls.org/friends-of-thelibrary.
Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum will present “Sanctuary at Berry: Wildlife Photography by Gena Flanigen” through Aug. 18. This exhibition explores Berry College’s wild inhabitants, including a variety of birds, mammals and reptiles. Berry faculty and community members will present lectures on white-tailed deer, the Berry College bald eagles, striped bass spawning and more. Museum admission costs $8 for adults, $7 for senior citizens and $5 for students. For information visit berry.edu/oakhill.
Habitat for Humanity Coosa Valley is accepting applications for the “A Brush with Kindness” Agan Chapter 15 to Doyal Cagle, P.O. Box 831, Armuchee, Georgia 30105. Proceeds benefit the club’s charity work at Christmas. For more information call Doyal Cagle at 770548-6108.
The Rome-Floyd NAACP will hold their annual Freedom Fund Banquet on June 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rome First United Methodist Church Garnett M. Wilder Center, 202 E. Third Ave. Georgia NAACP President Phyllis Blake will be the guest speaker. The theme is “Women of Freedom.” Tickets are $35 for ages 13 and up, $15 for ages 12 and under or $280 for a table of eight. Tickets are available at Kroger, 1476 Turner McCall Blvd., from NAACP members or by phone at 706-204-4176.
on the estimated cost of the project.
Blood Assurance is seeking negative blood donations. To be eligible to donate blood, you must be at least 18 years old (16 and 17 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 to eat a meal rich in iron prior to donating. To schedule an appointment visit www. bloodassurance.org, call 800-962-0628 or text “BAGIVE” to 444999.
Floyd County Superior Court Clerk Barbara H. Penson requests that veterans of all military branches of service be sure their DD-214 discharge is recorded at the courthouse. Veterans may record their DD-214 in Floyd County in addition to their hometown, county or state. Bring a DD-214 to the Clerk of Superior Court’s Office, 3 Government Plaza, Suite 101, to have it recorded for Floyd County. This is a free service for all veterans.
UPCOMING
OThe Main High School Class of 1959 will have a lunch meeting June 30 from 2-4 p.m. at Ryan’s, 2305 Shorter Ave., to plan for their 60-year class reunion. For more information call 706-238-1650 or 706-266-0831.
Restoration Lindale will host the Lindale Independence Day Festival on June 30. Line up for the festival parade will be at 9:30 a.m. at Pepperell Primary School. An arts and crafts festival will be held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on South First Street. All events are free. For more information call 706-252-1918 or email restorationlindaleinc@gmail.com.