Mr. Robert ‘Bo’ Boman Rochester age 85 of Chatsworth, passed away Thursday August 13, 2015.

Bo wrote for the Stars and Stripes while serving in Germany for the US Army. He also loved the outdoors.

Mr. Rochester was preceded in death by his parents, Owen and Ollie Byrd Rochester; a brother, Ezra Rochester and two sisters, Barbara Morris and Virginia Bullard.

Survivors include, wife, Juanita Rochester, Chatsworth, GA; daughter and son-in-law, Daye and Kirk Blackmon, Griffin, GA; son, Peter Grahn, Chatsworth, GA; grandchildren, Jamie and Charlie Ross, Ryan Grahn and Peter ‘P.J.’ Grahn, Jr.; great-grandchildren, Jacob Thompson and Addelyn Ross; sisters and brother-in-law, Kay Blackwell, Cartersville, GA, Myra and John Miller, Thomasville, GA; nieces and nephews.

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Mr. Rochester will be held Monday August 17, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. from the chapel of Peeples Funeral Home in Chatsworth, GA with Pastor Kevin Tackett officiating. Interment will follow at 12:30 p.m. from the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA.

The family will receive friends Sunday August 16th from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Peeples Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association P.O. Box 96011 Washington, DC 20090-6011.

Peeples Funeral Home & Crematory of Chatsworth, GA is in charge of the arrangements.