Martha Key Lindsey, 81, of Mansfield, died Sunday, Dec. 31 at Abbey Hospice in Social Circle.Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 2 in the chapel of Jordan Funeral Home with burial in Mt. Zion Christian Church Cemetery. The Rev. Randy Reese officiated.She was born in Jasper County to the late Ledoza Hunter Key and Annie…
Funeral services for Julia Mae “Sister” Banks, 71, were held Tuesday, Jan. 2 at Freedonia A.M.E. Church with burial in South View Cemetery. The Rev. W.B. Card officiated.She died Friday, Dec. 29.Mrs. Banks was born April 11, 1935 to the late Addie Mae Rivers and Ivory Ward.She was preceded in death by five children, Eddie…
Funeral services for Birdell Bowden Ward, 71, were held Wednesday, Dec. 27 at Midway C.M.E. Church with burial in the Church Cemetery. The Rev. Bernard Moore officiated.She died Friday, Dec. 22.Mrs. Ward was born April 13, 1935 to the late Ernest and Pauline Bowden in Newton County. She was a member of Midway C.M.E. Church…
Funeral services for Willie Mae Standifer were held Wednesday, Jan. 3 at Springfield Baptist Church with burial in Smith-Thomas Cemetery. The Rev. Jimmy Horton officiated.She died Friday, Dec. 29.Mrs. Standifer was born December 7, 1937 to the late Howard Williams and Mary Pearl McDowell. At an early age she attended Sardis C.M.E. Church and later…
I’m fixing to hang up the phone.That’s what I told the caller with an accent who telephoned me last night while I was fixing to partake of this great dinner consisting of corned beef and cabbage, with creamed potatoes, some pinto beans cooked with a ham hock, and some crackling corn bread.I had this steaming…
Louisa Tarkington wrote in “The Land of Beginning Again,” I wish there were some wonderful placeCalled the Land of Beginning Again,Where all our mistakes and all our heartaches,And all our selfish grief,Could be dropped like a shabby coat at the door,And never put on again!There is Louisa. There is.The life God gave us is just…
Funeral services for Frank Thomas, 60, were held Friday, Dec. 29 in the chapel of Smith & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Kings Chapel Cemetery. The Rev. Jimmy Horton officiated.He died Saturday, Dec. 23 at the V.A. Hospital.Mr. Thomas was born September 10, 1946 to the late John Thomas and Becky Lou Thomas in…
Warrants were issued yesterday for the arrest of several individuals charged with the offense of selling alcohol to a minor. As previously reported by The News, agents with the Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR), Alcohol and Tobacco Division made undercover buys at six locations in the county on December 15. The locations were cited for…
More than 50 people and a few dogs turned out for the annual New Year’s Day photo on the Monticello Square at noon Monday. Jasper County will be 200 years old this year, and events to celebrate the bicentennial are being planned throughout the year. This year began like the last eight, with a photo…
Between Christmas and the New Year, on December 28, 29 and 30, the ‘Canes traveled to Madison, to play in the Sweet South Classic Tournament.The team dropped its first game to Morgan County 67-45, and the second one to Hillgrove 70-50, but rallied to win the third game against Taliaferro 65-53.Scoring in the Morgan County…