It is Thanksgiving week and it would be very easy for me to write a column calling for all of us to take time during this period to thank God for all the blessings that we have. Indeed that is the proper thing for all of us to do. Even if we are in a…
Turkey and dressing are always at the top of the list at Thanksgiving, but they wouldn’t stand alone without all the side dishes. Two of those side dishes which have always graced my table at Thanksgiving are sweet potato souffle and squash casserole. Dianne Dunagan Sweet Potato Souffle 3 or 4 large sweet potatoes 1/2…
Squash Casserole 6 fresh squash 1 onion 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar 1 cup sour cream 1 can cream of mushroom soup 2 eggs 2 cups Ritz Crackers (ground) 1/2 stick butter salt & pepper to taste Boil squash and onion until tender. Drain and mix with butter and salt & pepper to taste. In…
Franklin Dee Fuller, 65, died November 1, in Vanderbilt Hospital, in Nashville, Tenn., after a long illness. He was born November 11, 1941 in Jones County, to Marlin R. and Callie D. Whitman Fuller, who preceded him in death, as did his brothers Rev. Grady, Terry, Theodore and Charles Fuller.Dee, as he was known by…
Graveside services for Kenneth Virgil Hayes, 54, of Monticello are scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 2 p.m. at West View Cemetery in Monticello. Mr. Hayes died early Saturday, Nov. 3. He was 54 years old.Survivors include a daughter, Jennifer Hayes and grandchildren, Cheyenne Maxwell, T.J. Parham, six brothers, two sisters, and many loved ones.Mr.…
Linda S. Ellis, 65, of Spruce Pine, N.C. died Wednesday, Oct. 31 in Memorial Campus at Mission Hospital. A native of Mitchell County she was the wife of Robert Wayne Ellis and the daughter of the late Leonard Franklin Shipman. Her mother and step-father, who reside in Monticello, are Robert and Belle Pittman Shipman Greer.…
Funeral services for Roger Brown, 85, of Monticello, were held Tuesday, Nov. 6, at Griggs Chapel A.M.E. Church in Monticello. The Rev. Melvin Henry officiated. Burial was in Campbell Crossroad Cemetery.Mr. Brown was born October 31, 1922 in Jasper County to the late Ben Brown and Florence Daugherty Brown.He was a lifelong resident of Monticello.…
Karen Joan Jackson Johnson, 55, of Monticello, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle. Mrs. Johnson was born in DeKalb County. She lived in Covington for a number of years before moving to Monticello seven years ago. She was a member of Smithboro Baptist Church.Her father, Spurgeon “Spurgie” Eugene Jackson and grandson,…
Geneil Kilgore Clark, 67, of Jasper, Ala., died November 5. Family will greet friends for a celebration of her life on Sunday, Nov. 11, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Kilgore-Green Funeral Home in Jasper, Ala. Survivors include her husband, Bill Clark of Jasper, Ala.; two daughters, Julie McGinnis of Monticello and Cindy Samagalsky of…
In a contest between two experienced City Council members Glenn Newsome was elected Tuesday to head Monticello’s municipal government as mayor. His mayor pro tem will be incumbent Russell Gross who won his first full term in that capacity over a newcomer to city politics.Mr. Newsome succeeds three-term Mayor Susan Holmes who did not seek…