Joe Branson “Chip” Mattison, Jr., age 53, passed away Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, at his residence after an extended illness. Chip Mattison was born in Macon, Ga. to Norma McCurry Mattison and the late Joe Branson Mattison, Sr. He moved to Monticello in 1971. Chip was a member of the Monticello Baptist Church and Jasper…
Robert Edward Abood, age 85, of Monticello, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016 at Brightmoor Hospice. He was born on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1931 in Champlain, N.Y. to the late Roy Abood and the late Leila Jennette Abood. Mr. Abood proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps serving in the Korean Conflict.…
A celebration of life for Mrs. Geneva Digby was held on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016 at Kings Chapel Community Church in Hillsboro. Burial was at South View Cemetery in Monticello. Mrs. Geneva Digby was born on May 1, 1930 to the parentage of the late John Thomas and Mrs. Becky Lou Thomas. She was preceded…
John William Kinard, Jr., age 87, of Mansfield, passed away January 1, 2017. He was born May 19, 1929 in Jasper County to John W. and Mary Speer Kinard who have preceded him in death. Mr. Kinard was a proud veteran who served his country in the United States Army. He attended Pitts Chapel Church…
Etta Thelma Nichols Ramey, age 93, of Newborn, passed away Monday, Jan. 3, 2017, at Piedmont Newton Hospital in Covington. Thelma Ramey was born in Young Harris, Ga., to the late David Fernando Nichols and Ora Deitz Nichols. She lived in Conyers for a number of years before moving to Jasper County 21 years ago.…
Mary Jane Gazaway Kitchens, age 70, of Eatonton, formerly of Monticello, passed away Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, at her daughter’s residence surrounded by her loving family. Mary Kitchens was born in Cumming, to the late R. J. Gazaway and Mary Nell Ethridge Gazaway. She lived in Douglasville, for a number of years until moving to…
Deputies with the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) investigated several thefts in the last week. On January 1, they were called to an address on Hwy. 83 north where money, diapers, a wallet, and clothes were taken from a vehicle. Prior to that, on December 29, they were called to a report of theft by…
The Monticello-Jasper County Chamber of Commerce (COC) will host its annual membership meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center Banquet Hall (Hwy. 11 North and Charlie Elliott Trail in Mansfield – Jasper County). The theme this year is “All That JAZZ and More.” Social time is from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30…
I’m Fixin’ To present part 70 of The Second Doublewide on the Right: Jimmy Ray Hurd’s little sister lived in a little one bedroom apartment up off I-20. Presently she was lying half naked in her bed and had shiny diamond rings on all of her fingers, even on some of her toes. The stones…
“In the beginning…” is the great way the first book of the Bible, Genesis, begins. We stand at the beginning- the beginning of a new year. This New Year will bring times of joy and celebration and times of sadness and mourning. This New Year will bring times of gain and times of loss. For…