DEATHS AND
Mrs. Merle Stone Craven
June 30, 1935 - Oct. 2, 2000
Thomasville - Mrs. Merle Stone Craven, 65, of Thomasville,
and a native of Hogansville, died October 2 at her home. The
funeral service was conducted October 4 in the Chapel of the
Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in HogansviUe. The
Reverend Donald Stone and the Reverend Randy Jordan offici-
ated and interment was in Myrtle Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Craven was born June 30, 1935 in Hogansville, daugh-
ter of the late Allen and Claudia Elder Stone. She lived in Morrow
for twenty years before making her home in Thomasville in 1993,
and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Hogansville.
Survivors include her husband, Winton A. Craven of
Thomasville; five daughters, Mrs. Judy Shaw and Mrs. Melissa
McGill, both of Douglasville, Mrs. Jeannie Atkinson of
Thomasville, Mrs. Vickie Jordan of Fayetteville, N.C., and Mrs.
Beverley Clark of Ochlocknee; one son, Dale Craven of Thomaston;
four sisters, Mrs. Tiny McCrary of Columbus, Mrs. Ann Denney
of Jonesboro, Mrs. Jean Hay of Milledgeville, and Mrs. Judy
Wright of Union City, Tenn.; two brothers, Allen Stone of Franklin
and the Reverend Donald Stone of Swansea, S.C.; and a number
of grandchildren and great grandchildren.
The Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home of
Hogansville was in charge of arrangements.
"My God shall supply all
your needs according to his rich-
es in glory by Christ Jesus."
Phflippians 4:19
God is our provider. Even
when we become frightened in
the face of our problems and
struggle to trust Him, God will
always meet our needs. God is
our Heavenly Father who
knows our needs and has prom-
ised to provide.
Happy birthday wishes are
extended to Brenda WiUiamson
and Herman Watkins.
Happy anniversary wishes
to Larry and Brenda
Williamson.
Johnnie Williamson will
begin a revival October 8 at the
Bethel Church of God, Hwy. 27
out of Carrollton. He invites you
to come. Everyone is welcome!
The Mystery of Life
We walk in a world that is
strange and unknown
And in the midst of the crowd
we stiU feel alone.
We question our purpose, our
part and our place
In this vast land of mystery
suspended in space.
We probe and explore and
try hard to explain
The tumult of thoughts that
our minds entertain...
But all of our probings and
complex explanations
By Mac wns
Mountville Community
Club met September 18 for a
program presented by Kaye
Minchew, director of the Troup
County Archives.
She showed a program of
slides and narrated the histori-
cal highlights of homes, church-
es, stores, railroads, post offices
in Mountville and Troup County
area.
CLUB PRESIDENT Sandy
Whisnant welcomed members
from Troup and Meriwether
Counties, guests and newcom-
ers to the community including:
newcomers - Tom and Debbie
Larsen, with children Alani and
Garrett, all from Knoxville,
Tenn.; also, Ralph and Kay
Duraski, with children Stephen,
Tad and Hannah Rose, all from
Cartersville.
Guests: students from West
Georgia Christian Academy
included Christi Daniel of
Of man's inner feelings and
fears and frustrations
Still leave us engulfed in the
"mystery of life"
With all of its struggles and
suffering and strife,
Unable to fathom what
tomorrow will bring--
But there is one truth to
which we can cling,
For while life's a mystery we
can't understand
The "great giver of life" is
holding our hand
And safe in His care there is
no need for seeing
For "in Him we live and
move and have our being."
--Helen Steiner Rice
Hogansville-Mountville area,
and April Hardy of Hogansville.
The devotion was present-
ed by Tony Whisnant and son,
William Whisnant, a fifth grade
student at Mountville
Elementary School.
HOSTESSES for the cov-
ered dish dinner included
Angela Chambers, Alison
Wilson and Wanda Costley.
A table arrangement of
green plants was placed on the
serving tables by Mrs. Wilson.
President Whisnant pre-
sented a list of members with
September birthdays; and
Ferrell Towns led the group in
singing "Happy Birthday."
Reports were given by
Secretary Gayla Jones, and
Treasurer Wanda Costley.
SINCE the Mountville
Community Club is celebrating
its 50th year, President
Whisnant discussed programs
to recall activities of the people
in the first half-century.
Catherine Boddie Linz
reported a group of people will
assist her with the presentation
of a Maypole dance in the
spring.
Announcement was made
that Director Kaye Minchew of
the Troup County Archives has
scrapbooks, pictures and sto-
ries of the earlier years of the
club's history. She shared with
the club members a copy of the
"Troup County Historical
Society and Archives"
Newsletter of July 2000.
President Sandy Whisnant
reported the next meeting of
the Mountville Community
Club will be held Thursday,
October 12, at the Jones
Brothers Cabin with Herbert
Jones serving as host.
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