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♦ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2008
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be wed in December
K.W. and Cindi Thomas of Warner Robins announce the
engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Erin Marie Thomas
to Gabriel Phillip Thomason, son of Vicky Thomason of
Warner Robins and Randy and Sandy Thomason of Jasper.
The wedding will be Dec. 20 at Trinity United Methodist
Church in Warner Robins.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Barbara and Tom
Brooks, Goldthwaite, Texas, Ken and Linda Martin, Fogan,
Okla., and Barbara and Wayne Thomas of Blue Ridge, Va.
A graduate of Warner Robins High School and Macon State
College and University, she works at GEICO.
The groom-elect is the grandson of Phillip and Barbara
Thomason, the late Bill and Opal Watson and the late Grace
Wilkie, all of Jasper. He is a graduate of Houston County
High School and Macon State College and University. He is
employed at Lithonia Lighting.
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Hughes, Court to
exchange vows
Keith and Paige Mincey, Mikel and Lori Humpfrey of
Cullman, Ala., announce the engagement of their daughter,
Nikki Hughes to Scotty Eugene Covert, son of Richard and
Darlene Covert of Portland, N.Y.
The wedding will be at Friendship Baptist Church in
Chauncey, at 6 p.m. on Dec. 6.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Joyce Whatley,
Carol Conley, Mildred Conley, the late Willie Snelgrove,
Joyce Sapp Mincey, Hamon Mincey and Jerry Sapp, all of
Eastman. She attended Dodge County High School, and is a
master photographer at Eternal Productions.
The groom-elect is the grandson of Betty Hoskins of
Arkansas, Richard F. Covert of Casadega, N.Y. and the late
Margret Covert and Robert Avery.
He is a 1991 graduate of Brocton Cent High School, and
graduated from Middle Georgia Technical College as an
honor student. He served in Military Intelligence in the U.S.
Army. He is the owner of White Thorn tattoos and works at
Graphic Packaging.
Tyler Riner, son
of Jesse and Krystal
Riner of Perry cele
brated his first birth
day on Nov. 18. Tyler
is the son of Jesse
and Krystal Riner of
Perry.
He is shown here
with his mother in
the Houson Home
Journal press room.
Grandparents are
Gene and Rhonda
Riner of Perry
and Terri Lewis of
Daphne, Ala.
Support and hope offered to grieving children
Sherry
Robinson
Guest Writer
Digging deep down into
my oversized bag, my fingers
search for a flashlight in the
dark. Just a small, inex
pensive, but now very valu
able necessity when in the
woods at night. My 7-year
old niece Alexis is standing
there beside me, holding a
hand written letter. “Here,
I want you to have it” she
says.
As I try not to choke on
the lump in my throat, I
find my flashlight and it illu
minates her written words.
“Dear Gaga” it reads, “I love
you and I know you love
Bynums celebrate
60th anniversary
Family will host reception at
First Baptist Church of Perry
Drew and Mattie Lou Bynum are celebrating their
6()fh wedding anniversary. They will be honored at a
reception hosted by their family at Perry First Baptist
Church on Nov. 29 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Mattie Lou Norris and Drew Bynum were married on
Nov. 20, 1948, in Hartford, Ala. He is a retired Houston
County Soil Conservationist and she has been a home
maker. Their children are Patsy Newberry (Stewart),
Montezuma; Sheila Steck (Charlie), Concord, and Donna
Waldbusser (Ray), Newport, N.C. They have seven
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, with a sev
enth on the way.
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LIFESTYLE
me”. “Gaga” is the name
for her grandmother and my
mother, Elizabeth Vaughn.
“Are you sure you want me
to have it?” I ask.
She nods. Together we are
there, outside in the woods
in Lizella, at Camp Martha
Johnston.
For the past 8 years, Heart
of Georgia Hospice has spon
sored “Camp WINGS.” The
acronym “WINGS” stands
for “When In Need Get
Support.” It is a grief sup
port camp for children who
have lost a loved one.
As an employee of
Hospice, I’ve always loved
and supported their efforts,
and even volunteered at the
camp in years past. But for
me, this time was different.
This time I was there with a
broken heart myself.
My sweet mother (Gaga)
had passed away just four
weeks earlier after her bat
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Lateral Sclerosis - often
referred to as "Lou Gehrig’s
Disease). As her disease pro
gressed, our family needed
help.
That’s when Hospice came
in. I have no words in my
vocabulary to adequately
describe what a wonder
ful job they did. We simply
could not have made it with
out their love and exper
tise. She spent her last days
at the In-Patient Care Unit
over in the Perry Hospital.
There, she received the fin
est of love and care.
At Camp Wings, all the
children write a letter to
their, loved one and then, if
they choose, read it aloud.
Next, they have the oppor
tunity to cast it into the fire.
Burning the letter repre
sents the words on the page
being taken up to heaven.
Needless to say it is a very
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poignant, moving time for
everyone involved.
Just to be clear, there is
more laughing than cry
ing at Camp WINGS. Kids
enjoy arts and crafts, horse
back riding, playing games,
and the best food ever! The
campfire, always at night,
is when everyone, kids and
adults alike enjoy s’mores
and hot chocolate.
This year 38 children went
to camp, and just over 80
volunteers were there as
support.
My little niece Alexis is my
stepsister’s daughter, and
was just one of the 38 kids
that got the wonderful oppor
tunity to experience “camp”
totally free of charge. Heart
of GA Hospice could not pull
off such a great undertaking
without the financial help
from our community. Did
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