CRAWFORD, Bessie Burnes

Bessie Burnes Crawford, 78, of Rome, Ga., died February 10, 2019, at her home, following a lengthy illness.

There will be a memorial service at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 15. The family will receive friends afterwards for a reception in the Lodge at the Village of Maplewood.

The family respectfully re memorial contributions be Sammy McGhee Blvd., Ste. 202, Jasper, Ga,. 30143, or St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 101 E. Fourth Ave., Rome, Ga., 30161 .

Parnick Jennings Sr.’s Good Shepherd Funeral - ments.

Mrs. Glenda Henderson York, age 81, of Lindale, passed away Wednesday morning, February 13, 2019, in a local hospital.

Mrs. York was born in Lindale, Ga., on November 23, 1937, daughter of the late Marvin Clifford Henderson and Essie Glenora Williams Henderson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Willie Fain York, on December 14, 2010, and by her brother, Charlie Henderson, on June 16, 2003.

She was a 1955 graduate of Pepperell High School in Lindale, graduating third in her class. Mrs. York went to work at Pepperell Manufacturing Co. in Lindale in 1964 and was employed there for 34 years in various clerical positions as it changed to West Point Pepperell and Greenwood Mills. After the Lindale Mill began closing, years in the operating department at Georgia Power prior to her retirement.

Mrs. York attended First Baptist Church of Lindale and was a member of the Survivors Sunday School class. She was also active with the “River City Ramblers.”

Survivors include two daughters, Kelly York Simmons (Ricky), Dallas, and Karla York Holland, Covington; two sons, Kevin York (Ronna), Acworth, and Kyle York (Kara Phillips), Armuchee; eight grandchildren, Lyndsey and Kelsey York, both of Atlanta; Dustin Simmons, Dallas; Donovan Simmons (Peyton Smith), Rockmart; Tanner Holland, Covington; Tory Holland Pettit (Brandon), Madison; Lauren and Will York, both of Silver Creek; two great grandchildren, Leighton Pettit, Madison, and Easton Simmons, Rockmart; her sister, Diane Henderson Cooper, Lindale; her brother, Gary Henderson (Jane), Dalton; nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 15, 2019, at 2 p.m. in the Chapel at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, with her cousin, Barry Hen interment will follow later in Rome Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, on Friday from noon until the service hour.

- rials may be made to First Baptist Church of Lindale, P.O. Box 26, Lindale, Ga., 30147.

Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, South Chapel, has charge of the funeral arrangements. TODAY — VALENTINE’S DAY

The River Arts District Playhouse at MakerVillage, 252 N. Fifth Ave., presents the musical comedy “I Do! I Do!” today. A reception with food and drinks will be served at 7 p.m. followed by the show at 8 p.m. To order tickets call 706-331-1006 or order online at TheRAD.biz or romeshakespearefestival. com.

The Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway, will host a dance on Friday. Doors open at 6: 45 p. m. with a dance lesson from 7- 7: 30 p.m. and dance from 7:309:30 p.m. Cost is $5 per person. Attire is casual. Bring an appetizer or dessert to share. Call 706- 766- 6842 with any questions.

Darlington School’s Fine Arts Department will present “Fiddler on the Roof” Friday - Sunday at the Rome City Auditorium, 601 Broad St. Doors will open Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. with shows at 7:30 p.m. Sunday doors open at 2 p.m. with curtains up at 2: 30 p. m. General admission tickets are $10 each and reserved seating tickets are $ 15 each. Advance tickets may be purchased at darlingtonschool.org/musical. For more information call 706368- 5256 or email boxoffice@darlingtonschool.org.

The Floyd County Master Gardeners will volunteer at the Arbor Day celebration on Friday at 11 a.m. at the Rome Senior Citizens Center, 406 Riverside Parkway. The group will present a free community workshop, “Pruning: To Prune or Not to Prune,” on Saturday from noon- 2 p. m. at Chieftains Museum, 501 Riverside Parkway. Terry Paige, City of Rome Certified Municipal Arborist, and Keith Mickler, Floyd County Extension Agent, will present the program. Call the Floyd County Extension Office at 706-295-6210 for details and visit the Floyd County Master Gardener Volunteers on Facebook.

Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway, and on Wednesdays from 1-4 p.m. at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway. Volunteers are trained by AARP. Bring your most recent tax return and all necessary paperwork for this year. A photo ID of the taxpayer is required as well as Social Security cards for each person on the return. For more information call 706-234-0931.

Berry College, 2277 Martha Berry Highway, will host Pixar co-founder Ed Catmull speaking about creativity at 8 p.m. on Feb. 21. Catmull is president of Pixar & Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disneytoon Studios and has been honored with five Academy Awards including the Gordon E. Sawyer Award for his lifetime of technical contributions and leadership in the field

of computer graphics for the motion picture industry. Admission is free, but tickets are required and must be picked up in advance. Tickets will be available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Krannert information desk. For questions call 706-236-2226.

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