Salvation Army hosts ‘Stock our Shelves’
Mrs. Reba Mason, 90, of Centre, and formerly of Cave Spring, died Wednesday evening, December 1, 2021 in a Rome hospital.
The former Reba Nell Lindsey, she was born June 3, 1930, daughter of the late J. D. Lindsey and the late Annie Ruth Chapman Lindsey. Mrs. Mason was a graduate of the Alexis School, and was a member of the Cave Spring United Methodist Church. She was associated with the Georgia School for the Deaf for a number of years, having retired in 1995, and was a huge Alabama fan, as well as a strong supporter of the American Legion.
Besides her parents, Mrs. Mason was preceded in death by three brothers, Wayne Lindsey, Shelton Lindsey and Dewell Lindsey.
Survivors include three sons, Dennis (Toni) Mason of Rome, Chris (Jeani) Mason of Centre, and Mike (Benda) Mason of Cave Spring; and seven grandchildren, Jeremy Mason, Jennifer Mason Williams, Ashley Mason, Quincy Mason Chiavaroli, Sam Mason, Selby Mason and Mickey Treglawn. Eight great-grandchildren, Dalena, Jason and Mason Williams; Brock, Jack and Lori Mason; Baylee and Maddie Treglawn; and two brothers, Earl Gene Lindsey of Central, SC, and Gerald (Reba) Lindsey of Rome and a number of nieces and nephews also survive.
Memorial services for Mrs. Mason will be held Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 2:00 P. M. at John House’s Cave Spring Chapel with Dr. Robin Lindsey and Rev. Interment will follow in the family lot of the Cave Spring Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday afternoon from noon until the service hour.
John House’s Cave Spring Chapel.
Words, however kind, can’t mend your heartache, but those who care and share your loss wish you comfort and peace of mind. May you find strength in the love of family and in the warm embrace of friends. — Author Unknown
The Salvation Army had its “Stock our Shelves” canned and nonperishable food drive Friday to stock up its food pantry and feed families in need.
The food drive lasted from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the alleyway next to the Salvation Army building at 317 E. First Ave.
Folks brought boxes and grocery bags of soup, canned meat, vegetables, fruit, macaroni and cheese, pasta, sauces and mashed potatoes. The items were sorted, with canned items being placed in carts and nonperishable foods sitting on tables.
There were also big blue barrels filled with goods donated by local schools. Normally, the food drive would take place at the Forum River Center or the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds to have space for school buses to let kids get out and donate. That all changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Now, we take the barrels to the schools and fill them up ourselves,” said Capt. Paula Blevins. “The food drive is a much smaller scaled operation now because we don’t have the kids coming in the buses.”
The food donated will go in the massive pantry in the back of the building and be
“we Having a second drive would spread things out for us because we get so many cans at once when do this one. We’re definitely going to need more items in the middle of the year as well.”
Capt. Paula Blevins
Kathy Oswald, from left, Georgeann Keasler and Moni Owen sort through food drive donations.
Rome schools packed these blue barrels full of canned and nonperishable food items for the Salvation Army’s “Stock our Shelves” drive.
bagged up for families needing groceries.
Blevins needs as many donations as possible to help fill the pantry since a good portion of the food will be used in the Angel Tree program.
“We had to deplete some items in our pantry because of that, and the food drive will help us refill our pantry,” she said.
Approximately 167 families and 400 seniors over 65 applied to receive a gift and a food box, which will be available for pick up on Dec 16.
The Salvation Army is also planning another food drive in the spring when the volume of food in the pantry begins to shrink.
“Having a second drive would spread things out for us because we get so many cans at once when we do this one,” Blevins said. “We’re definitely going to need more items in the middle of the year as well.”
To make a donation, visit the Salvation Army at 317 E. First Ave.
Food, household items and Christmas decorations are especially needed at this time.