In Memory
Ms. Doris Pruitt Garrett, age 84, of Rome, GA, passed away on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, after an extended illness.
Ms. Garrett was born in Cleburne County, Alabama on May 5, 1936, the daughter of the late Emery Dee Pruitt and the late Shellie Davidson Tuggle. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Sidney Roger “Danny” Garrett, who she married January 15, 1956, by her daughter, Susan Garrett Magnicheri, by her stepdad, Thomas Howell Tuggle, by her sister, Imo Waddell, and by her brother, Alton Pruitt.
After moving to Rome at the age of 13, she attended Rome High School, graduating in 1954. Following graduation, she worked at Allen’s 5 & 10 and later was employed at Southern Bell as a telephone operator. Ms. Garrett was a homemaker before beginning her career in banking at Rome Bank & Trust and later with Citizens First, where she retired after 40 years. She was a great customer service representative and loved her customers and friends of the bank.
She was strong in her faith and was a member of North Broad Baptist Church. She loved interacting with people and adored her children and grandchildren. They all agree that she was the greatest mother, grandmother, and friend.
She is survived by her daughter, Patti Bowling (Bill) of Rome; her grandchildren, Shellie Bowling (Chelsea), Garrett Bowling, and Sean Bowling, all of Rome, and Haylee Magnicheri, Hannah Magnicheri and Sam Magnicheri (Phoebe), all of Calhoun.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 19, 2021, at 1:00 pm in the Chapel at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, Oaknoll Chapel. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, Oaknoll Chapel, on Friday, March 19, 2021 from 11:30 am until the service hour. Social distancing guidelines will be followed and masks are requested.
Pallbearers will include her grandsons, Garrett Bowling, Sean Bowling, and Sam Magnicheri.
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Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, Oaknoll Chapel, has charge of the arrangements.
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She discovered early in her life that she was meant to care for others. She was currently attending Georgia Northwestern Technical College with aspirations of graduating and becoming a Registered Nurse. Some of her favorite things to do was to travel with her boyfriend, Chris, play with her dog, Ozzy, and spend time with her God-children, Kaylee, Mason and Kason.
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Survivors include her sister, Jessi Howell; her father, Brian Howell; many aunts, uncles and cousins who loved her very much.
The family will receive friends at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, North Chapel, on Friday, March 19, 2021, from 2:00pm until 5:00pm. Social distancing guidelines will be followed, and masks are requested.
Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, North Chapel, has charge of the funeral arrangements.
With named storms coming earlier and more often in warmer waters, the Atlantic hurricane season is going through some changes with meteorologists ditching the Greek alphabet during busy years.
But the Atlantic hurricane season will start this year on June 1 as traditionally scheduled, despite meteorologists discussing the idea of moving it to May 15.
A special World Meteorological Organization committee Wednesday ended the use of Greek letters when the Atlantic runs out of the 21 names for the year, saying the practice was confusing and put too much focus on the Greek letter and not on the dangerous storm it represented. Also, in 2020 with Zeta, Eta and Theta, they sounded so similar it caused problems.
The Greek alphabet had only been used twice in 2005 and nine times last year in a recordshattering hurricane season.
Starting this year, if there are more than 21 Atlantic storms, the next storms will come from a new supplemental list headed by Adria, Braylen, Caridad and Deshawn and ending with Will. There’s a new back-up list for the Eastern Pacific that runs from Aidan and Bruna to Zoe.
Nathan Medley will be back on the state swimming stage as he competes in six events at the Senior State Championships at Georgia Tech’s Mcauley Aquatic Center from Friday through Saturday.
Medley, a member of Three Rivers Swim Club, has been swimming with TRSC since 2015 and will be competing in his eighth USA Swimming State Championship meet.
Medley, 16, earned qualifying times in eight individual events — the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle, the 50, 100 and 200 butterfly, and the 100 and 200 individual medley.
Medley is also a member of the Rome High School swim team, where he recently finished a record-breaking season in which he broke two team records in the 100-yard butterfly and 200 freestyle. He also recently placed fifth in the 100 butterfly and sixth in the 200 freestyle at the Class AAAAAA state championships.