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Deaths and Funeral Notices
Dee England
Fort Myers, Florida - Dee
England, 80, formerly of
LaGrange, died Sunday.
Graveside services will be at 2
Birthdays & Anniversaries
October 14
Donald L.
October 15
Ashley Freeman, Tillman
October 16
David Gill, Janis Cornwell,
Thompson.
October 17
Frances Herndon, Mike
October 18
Johnny Thompson, Marica
Howington, Teresa Keith.
October 19
Albert Faulkner, Andy G.
Owens, Mary Boswell,
Christopher Fowler.
October 20
James Gamble, Jamie
Wade, Lillian Howell, Mark
Parker, Reid Thompson, DeAnn
White.
moking Cessation
asses Are Offered
Cancer Society
November 18, 1999 is the
Cancer Society's
In
big event,
Tweed will be conducting
class on smok-
cessation.
The American Cancer
'¢Freshstart" program
to help you stop
good. The program
small
sessions and focuses on
your stop-smoking
positive and suc-
There is no charge for
classes or materials.
"Freshstart" has helped
of people quit
for good. Call Mr.
Tweed, 882-8148, to register for
the four class session, Monday-
November 1, Thursday-
November 4, Monday-
November 8 and Thursday-
November 11. Be ready to quit
for good on Thursday,
November 18, The American
Cancer Society's Great
American Smokeout. The class-
es will be held at the United
Congregational Christian
Church, 623 Juniper Street,
LaGrange.
Remember - Smoking is the
most preventable cause of
death in our society and
accounts for at least 30% of all
cancer deaths. Protect your
good health, stop smoking.
Asked for
in Crimes
Investigators with the Troup County Sheriff's Office are ask-
local citizens for leads in two recent crimes.
During the overnight hours of September 21 and 22, some-
came pnto the property of a house under construction on
Road and took six rolls of copper wire still in its orig-
On October 2, a resident of Billirene Road told deputies that
ha'fdidd'fli61r way into his home and took $80 in
a immsomCc VCR md assortedVCR tapeS. .... ,
If you have information regarding the above, please contact
Stoppers at 812-1000.
p.m. Thursday in Shadowlawn
Cemetery with the Rev l,amar
Womack officiating
Mr. England, born
September 15, 1919 in
LaGrange, was the son of the
late Charlie Manson and Evie
Lee Tucker England. He retired
from West Point Pepperell. He
was a Baptist and taught
Sunday school at Royal Elaine
Nursing Home for many years
Survivors include a daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Betty and
Harold Nixon of Cape Coral,
Florida; four grandchildren,
Mark Nixon of Grayson, Clark
Nixon of Dacula, Charlotte
Taylor of North Fort Myers,
Florida and
Dr. Matthew Nixon of Cape
Coral, Florida; three sisters,
Jewel Beck and Jean Beck, both
of Manchester, and Beatrice
Pike of LaGrange; a brother,
William (Doe) England "of
LaGrange; seven great-grand-
children, and 10 great-great-
grandchildren.
R.E (Skimmr) Plant
Grantville - R.F'. (Skinner)
Plant, 81, of Grantville, died
Saturday, September 25 at
Newnan Hospital.
The funeral service was
conducted September 27 in the
Chapel of the Claude A.
McKibben and Sons Funeral
Home in Hogansville. The
Reverend Willard Dean offici-
ated and interment was in the
Grantville Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Ben Monroe,
James R. Alexander, Everett
Hendrix, Larry Freenaan, Otis
Smith, and Kevin Miller.
Mr. Plant was born June 21,
1918 in Meriwe. ther County, son
of the late James Franklin Plant
and the late Mary Ann Cook
Plant. He lived in Grantville
most of his life, was an Army
veteran, and was a member of
the Baptist faith. Along with his
brothers, he owned and operat-
ed Plant Service Station in
Newnan for over thirty years
prior to his retirement.
Survivors include one sister
and brother-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Grover (Rebecca)
Johnson of Hogansville; one
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs.Ravee (Opa|).gamof
Grantville; a sister-in-law, Mrs.
Doris Plant of Grantville; and
several nieces.
The Claude A. McKibben
and Sons Funeral Home of
Hogansville was in charge of
arrangements.
Glenn Sherrod
LaGrange Clarence
Glenn Sherrod,Sr., 52, ()f
LaGrange, died October 7 at
his home. The funeral service
was conducted October 10 in
the Chapel of the Claude A.
McKibben and Sons Funeral
Home in Hogansville. The
Reverend Bobby Robinson
officiated and interment was
in Myrtle Hill Cemetery in
Hogansville.
Pallbearers were Jimmy
Lambeth, Scott Lambeth, Rick
Burdick, Ray Duke, Vince
Martin, Donald Jones, Royce
King and Mack McClellan.
Mr. Sherrod was born
January 23, 1947 in Chathan
County, son of the late
Clarence Grady Sherrod and
the late Marian Ann Burke
Sherrod. He had lived in
LaGrange since 1962, was a
member of the Baptist faith,
and was a construction
employee.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Ellen Sherrod- of
LaGrang; his children,
Clarence Glenn (Butch)
Sherrod,,lr. of LaGrange, Mrs.
Gladys Belinda ttendricks of
Monroe, Gregory Winferd
Sherrod of LaGrange, and
Mrs. Brenda I,ynn King of
Lanett, Alabama; one sister,
Mrs. Marie Hester ()f
Franklin; one brother, lsmn
St,errod of Frankli,L and
-,even grandchildren The
Chmde A. McKibben and S(m,
Funeral Home of ttogansville
was in charge of arrange-
rllcnts.
Dawson Family
Reunion Is Held
The descendants of Willie
Sharp Dawson and Clara Á)alias
l)awson held their annual fam-
ily reunion June 16 hosted by
the siblings of Mac Ruth
l)awson Griffin.
The theme was: We came
this far by faith. The histor3 or"
the reunion was traced as far
back to five geoerations.
Approximately lS() guests
attended.
Towns represented were
Hogansville, Franklin, Cent ral-
hatchee, Palmetto, Primro,,;e,
Ncwnan, Atlanta and SI. Mark.
Out of town guests were
from as far away as ttouston,
Texas (Eunice Smith). Branches
from Willie Sharp and Clara
Dawson were represented.
There were the Aliens,
l)unsons, Griffins and the
Dawsons;
Four branches from the tree
have been broken. A memorial
candleli/ht ceremony was hehl
in their lnclnory (Y.B. 1lawson,
l{()berL l)awson, M.C. Dawson,
and Mary l)aw)n lItmson).
The remaining branches
C()lllilltlt tO gFOW and rejtlve-
hate wlh a renewed deterlni.
nat iem to carry this legacy on
[rom generation to generation
They are MaeRuth Gri[Tin, Eula
Allen, and Catherine l)awson;
wo sisters-m-law l)ai>y
1lawson and Dorothy l)awson;
¢)Jtt" inothcr-inlaw, t?hmlic J.
( ;l'itTill
Special thanks and recogni-
t1)I were given to ,h)die and
I ;race l)awm I)avis for beillg
the ones thal pioneered the
beginning of the Dawson
Family Reumon.
to celebrate two National Event I)ays!
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