Travis Clarence Atkison
In loving memory of Travis Clarence Atkison.
Mr. Travis Clarence Atkison, age 85, of 62 Hennon Drive NW, Rome, Ga., finished
Martha Sue Bonner, age 81, of Rome, passed away on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, at her residence. Mrs. Bonner was born in Rome, Georgia, on Nov. 26, 1936, daughter of the late Clemmie Johnston and the late Arthur Johnston.
Mrs. Bonner was a dedicated member of Second Avenue Baptist Church. She joined that congregation as a teenager when it was Maple Street Baptist Church. She was active in many programs and ministries of the church. She enjoyed the opportunity to teach Sunday School for the youth of the church. The music and drama ministries were her special love. She sang in the choir from her teens until her recent illness. The “Friday Morning Ladies Bible Study” became especially meaningful as she struggled with her illness.
She was a faithful member of the Joy Sunday School Class. She cherished her role as secretary for the annual day camp for the children of the community where she was known as “Miss Martha.”
Martha retired from Georgia Kraft and the Floyd County court system. She enjoyed several interesting work assignments including Secretary to the president of Darlington School, assistant to the District Attorney,
TAOS, N.M. — A severely disabled Georgia boy who authorities say was kidnapped by his father and marked for an exorcism was found buried at the ramshackle compound in the New Mexico desert that has been the focus of investigators for the past week, the toddler’s grandfather said Thursday.
New Mexico authorities, however, said they had yet to identify the remains, discovered Monday. And prosecutors said they were awaiting word on the cause of death before deciding on any charges.
The boy, Abdul-ghani Wahhaj, would have turned 4 Monday. Prosecutors said he was snatched from his mother in December in Jonesboro, Georgia.
The search for him led authorities to New Mexico, where 11 hungry children and a youngster’s remains were found in recent days at a filthy compound shielded by old tires, wooden pallets and an earthen wall studded with broken glass.