Price, Robert Houston

Robert Houston (Bobby) Price, of Rockmart, Ga., Paulding County, died on Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Bobby was born on October 8, 1932, in Montgomery County, Va., the son of the late Lester Allen and Myrtle Georgia Price. He was the widower of Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Price.

He was active in his home church, Sunnyside Lutheran, in Toms Creek, Va.; was a minor league baseball player; and was a loving husband, father and grandfather. His family all know Bobby and Betty are together again. After retiring from a long career in the flooring industry, he worked at Winn Dixie Stores, then with Paulding County Schools as a custodian. He was well loved at Paulding County High School by students and teachers alike.

Surviving are daughters, Sherry Morrison, of South Carolina, Kathy Mangold, of Florida, and Patti Dawn, of Ohio; sons, Steven Price, of Virginia, and Mark Price, of Ohio; sisters, Margaret Sullivan, Anza Ritter, and Wanda Gerald, all of Virginia; his adopted children and caregivers, Joe and Dolores Conner, of Georgia; a foster son, Roger Carroll; 15 grandchildren; nine greatgrandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and his friends.

Funeral services are being handled by Clark Funeral Home and will be held 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 18, 2009, in Clark Chapel with the Reverend Charles E. Sheppard officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2 p.m. until the service time. Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice. Clark Funeral Home in Hiram, Ga., is in charge of arrangements. www.samclarkfuneralhome.com