Ethelene Moreland Dickerson, 97, formerly of Monticello, died January 5.She was born January 25, 1915 to Mattie and Joseph Moreland. At a young age, she fell in love with and married William Holden Kelly. From their union, five children were born. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly made Monticello their home for many years befoore moving their…
Patricia Helen George, 72, of Monticello, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, at her residence. Mrs. George was born in Long Island, N.Y. to the late George Dalinger and Margurite Dalinger. She lived in Cleveland, Ohio for a number of years before moving to Turtle Cove 13 years ago. She was an independent, strong-willed, loving mother…
Allen Dozier Layson, 83, a native of Monticello, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in Huntersville, N.C. Born December 10, 1929, Mr. Layson was the son of Allen Seals and Lila Floyd Layson. He earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1952. Mr. Layson was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired…
Kathryn Blackwell Benton, 96, died Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at Arbor Terrace in Decatur. Mrs. Benton lived most of her 96 years in Jasper County. She was born April 24, 1916 in Shady Dale, to Clifford Winifred Delamater Blackwell and John Rosser Blackwell. She attended Monticello High School and Peace College in Raleigh, N.C. In…
Two Monticello teenagers charged in the drive-by shooting of a juvenile in Eatonton on November 9 were indicted on one count each of aggravated assault by a Putnam County Grand Jury, according to a report in The Eatonton Messenger. Trey Christopher Britt, 17, and Jaylin Tyree Thurman, 18, both of Monticello were indicted in late…
I’m fixing to trim down a little. My intention was to put the plan in motion directly after the new year began, but there was the matter of that big country ham that one of the boys gave me for Christmas, and I knew it would be wasteful if I didn’t eat that thing up…
An alarming trend is happening in the church and in Christianity in general today. Young adults are no longer interested in the Christian faith. The median age of a member of the United Methodist Church is 59 years of age. The median ages for members of other denominations are similar. The median age for all…
If you have any men in your life, well, men who are football fans in particular, don’t become alarmed when they suddenly become more aware of their surroundings and notice people who live in the house with them, engage in a conversation that is not limited to “un-huh” and suggests very out-of-character things such as…
BRENDA BORN SITS AT NEW CONSOLE The Jasper County Joint 911 Authority met last Friday and handled some basic business matters, and toured the 911 facility since the new consoles are in and the radio equipment upgrade is in progress. The 15-year old facility required upgrades to be compliant with a federal mandate for narrow-banding,…
(Standing L-R Melissa Slocumb, 911 director; Ed Westbrook, Sheriff Donnie Pope, Ronnie Payne, (seated) David Morrison, Lorri Smith, Ellette Jackson, Sandra Carter)