Born ‎14 Feb 1949 Georgia, died ‎23 Dec 1911 Byron, Peach County, Georgia‎, age 37 years and 1 month and 3 weeks and 1 day, buried Macon, Bibb County, Georgia
BYRON - Lester "Pistol" Rooney, 62, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2011. Burial will be in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Pastor Daryl Robinson and Rev. Bruce McLaughlin will officiate.

Mr. Rooney was the son of the late Harold Vincent Rooney and Hester Mae Bridges Rooney. He was a sergeant with the Macon Police Department, a deputy with the Bibb County Sheriff's Office and was a United States Navy veteran having been an E3-Seaman. Mr. Rooney was a member of the New Life Worship Center, the F.O.P. and the P.B.A.

Mr. Rooney is survived by his wife, Lynn Maddox Rooney of Byron; sons, Harold Vincent (Melinda) Rooney, II of Knoxville, GA, Jonathan Keith Rooney of Byron, and PFC Richard J. Rooney of Byron; grandchildren, Harold Vincent Rooney, III, Ashley Lynn Rooney, and Kayne Boaz Rooney; sister, Charlene Rooney Banks; nieces, Tammy (Chris) Ward, Debbie Leslie, Nikki Banks (Brian) McCullum; numerous other family members and friends.