Funeral services for Carrie Glawson Steart, who died June 2, 2011, were held Tuesday at Springfield Baptist Church in Monticello. Rev. Gayle Middlebrook officiated; burial was in the Smith-Thomas Cemetery.Mrs. Stewart was born September 26, 1949 in Hillsboro to the parentage of Arthur and Fannie Stnadifer Glawson. She attended school at Jasper County Training School.…
Randy Hughlon Lankford, 45, of Eatonton died at a local hospital on Thursday, June 2, 2011. Service was held Sunday, June 5, 2011 at Vining Ivy Hill Chapel. Survivors include a son Christopher Brett Lankford of Eatonton; mother, Linda Wood of Monticello, a sister, Pam Davis of Monticello, stepmom Lynn Lankford and stepsister Terri Smith…
Mary Jane Meyer Wysocki, 91, of Monticello, died Thursday, June 2, 2011, at The Retreat Nursing Home in Monticello.Mrs. Wysocki was born and raised in Plymouth, Pa. Her parents were the late Joseph Meyer and Agnes Muchler Meyer. She moved to New Jersey as a young woman where she met and married her late husband,…
Mrs. Juanita N. Tatlock, 79, of Salem, Ind. died Wednesday, June 1 at her home.Mrs. Tatlock was born August 2, 1931 in Washington County, Indiana the daughter of Fred and Mabel Payne Nicholson. She was a retired employee of Macy’s Department Store in Atlanta. She was also former Shady Dale City Clerk in Shady Dale.…
Walter Claude “Buddy” Queen, 48, of Hillsboro, died Friday, May 27, 2011, at the Coliseum Medical Center in Macon.Mr. Queen was born in Macon. His father was the late Johnny FranklinQueen. He lived in Eatonton for a number of years before moving to Hillsboro in 1988. He attended Hillsboro Baptist Church. Mr. Queen loved to…
Virgil Tucker Murphy, Jr., 70, of Foley, Ala., formerly of Monticello, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011, in Foley.Mr. Murphy was born in Monticello to the late Virgil Tucker Murphy, Sr. and Rebecca Kelly Murphy. He was a graduate of Monticello High School and a kicker for the Monticello Hurricanes that won the State Championship Class…
The Board of Assessors (BOA) unanimously approved the 2011 Tax Digest Tuesday in a regular meeting. The total gross digest came to $489,578,672, a reduction of $82,269,273 from last year. After reductions by exemptions of regular homestead, senior homestead, disabled veteran, Freeport, preferential agriculture, personal, historic, conservation use, forest land and inflationary growth the final…
Six individuals were arrested on Jackson Lake and charged with boating under the influence (BUI) over the holiday weekend, according to a spokesperson with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Over all of Middle Georgia the number of people arrested for BUI increased more than five times over the past Memorial Day weekend, with a…
According to information furnished by the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) several burglaries and thefts were reported for the period of May 25 through May 28. Anyone with any information on the criminal activity listed below is encouraged to contact the JCSO at 706-468-4912 or at the anonymous tips line at 706-468-tips: •On May 28…
Boy Scout Nate Rapp and American Legion Post Commander Fred Paul place a flag at the grave of a veteran for Memorial Day. Members of the American Legion have been doing this at West View Cemetery for some time, and they were joined this year by Boy Scouts and Webelos from Troop 331. (Another photo,…
