John Wesley “Bro” Norman, Jr. died September 4, 2009. Funeral services were held Wedneday, Sept. 9, at Greenwood Baptist Church in Shady Dale. Rev. Willie Frank Norwood officiated; burial was in Community Cemetery.Mr. Norman was born September 6, 1949 in Shady Dale to the late John and Alberta Norman. He was known by manay people…
The Country Store is now a thing of the past. Remember, in the late 1800s and on up to about the 1930s Jasper County was a very rural agricultural county. Each area that several families lived in usually had a community name. At one time there were more that 50 named rural communities throughout our…
I’m fixing to clean up some of the litter in my life. The question is, there’s so much of it, where do I start? It could be the garage, the basement or maybe even a closet. The closet sounded the easiest, so I decided to start there. There were all those shirts I didn’t put…
I remember being a child in Pennsylvania. Since we were only an hour from Erie, we were apt to have heavy winter blizzards and extreme weather. During those wintry months, my sister, Julie, and I would play in the snow, but time outside was limited. I remember my parents bringing snow into the house and…
By JIM MARSHALLI regret I was unable to hold a town hall meeting in the northern part of my district during our August recess from votes in Washington. That entire month was booked long before the recent (astounding) surge in public interest for town halls. So I was only able to squeeze in two. And…
The last few weeks with my mentee, Harley, have been enjoyable ones, yet, at the same time, they have been a bit stressful, as well. I very much enjoy my time being a mentor to Harley, and learn a lot, not only about Harley, but about myself, and how best to serve others.The past few…
Mother Mattie Ruth Catchings Walton, 81, died September 12, 2009. The homegoing celebration will be held Saturday, Sept. 19, at 11 a.m., at The Church of God in Christ Headquarters, 2938 Gray Hwy., Macon.A memorial will be held Friday Sept. 18, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Ash Street Church of God In Christ,…
Audrey “Faye” Jordan, 67, of Monroe passed away Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009.A native of Jasper County, Ms. Jordan was the daughter of the late Aubie Neal and Nellie May Hickman Cook and was a retired manager with the Lane Company.Survivors include a daughter, Kathy Harrelson of Loganville; grandchildren, Colton and Jason Harrelson; brother, Marcus Cook…
Funeral services for Charles Ernest Stone, 66, were held Tuesday, Sept. 15 at Bethlehem Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Joe L. McKibbens officiated.He died September 10.Mr. Stone was born September 19, 1942 in Jasper County to the late William Harvey Stone and Sallie Mae Carter Stone. He joined Bethlehem Baptist Church…
If you’ve ever been to a ‘Cane football, baseball or basketball game you couldn’t help but notice Kenny icing down the liquids, drying off the footballs, delivering towels or one of the many other necessary things a team needs to function, whether it be in practice or at a live game. You can also always…