Katherine Bishop Oxford died September 5, 2011 in Augusta. Born Katherine Sherwood Bishop in Richmond, Va. on August 14, 1915, she spent her early childhood in Wilson, N.C., until her family moved to Augusta. She has been a Georgia resident since that time. An excellent student, she graduated from Tubman High School and Augusta Junior…
Raymond Neil Gilbert, 74, of Covington, died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, at his residence. Mr. Gilbert was born in Unadilla to the late Henry Clayton Gilbert and Eunice Rucker Gilbert. The family moved to Clayton County when Raymond was a child. In 1967, he moved to Monticello, and in 1982, he moved to Covington. He…
Lydia Maureen Evans Goolsby, 47, of Shady Dale, died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. Ms. Goolsby was born in Muenchweiler, Germany. At the age of 16, she moved to the United States and at the age of 18, she moved to Monticello. Her father was the late Dwight Lee Evans, Sr. She managed the Hwy. 142…
Mother Rose Mae Cargile Douglas, “Ms. Jon” died September 7, 2011 at the Gray Nursing Home. She as born July 29, 1912 to the late Willie and Katie Lou Cargile. She attended Jasper County public schools. She was married to the late Fred Douglas.At an early age, she joined White Chapel C.M.E. Church where she…
Jim Rossie Gude died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011 at Crestview Nursing Home in Atlanta. Mr. Gude was born in Shady Dale on October 27, 1942 to the late Andrew Jake and Eva Gude. He graduated from the Jasper County Training School (JCTS) and moved to Atlanta where he lived for several years before joining the…
Bryan Standifer will be Monticello’s mayor in 2012, as no one qualified against him for the position. Legislation was passed in the last session of the legislature for the council to go to staggered terms, so some persons are being elected to two year terms, and some to four years. Mr. Standifer’s term is two…
The Monticello City Council, during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday voted unanimously with a 3-0 vote to refinance the city’s bond issue on the Government Complex. Councilperson Molly Pompey was not present at the meeting and Mayor Pro Tem Russell Gross left shortly after the opening of the meeting due to illness. The bond is…
GRACE ROBERTS ACCEPTS PRIZE FROM HEADMASTER TONY TANNER The second week of The Monticelo News football contest proved as popular as the first with more than 200 players vying for a $25 prize from Piedmont Academy. Kim Roberts was the lucky winner, correctly guessing the winner in 13 of the 15 games listed last week.…
DEMETERIA PHILLIPS Demeteria Lawrence Phillips qualified for the City Council race, running for District 2, Post 2, facing incumbent Katherine Alexander. She is the daughter of Ralph Smith (paternal grandparents the late John Wesley and Sarah Mae Campbell Smith) and Minnie Lawrence (maternal grandparents the late Samuel “Bud” Ross and Mamie Lou Lawrence). Ms. Phillips…
Monticello and Jasper County joined those across the nation in pausing Sunday to remember the horrific events that took place 10 years ago on September 11, 2001, when terrorists struck American soil. Many Jasperites gathered for a candlelight ceremony held on the Monticello Square Sunday evening. They prayed for peace and reflected on the events…