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Jerry Counts, age 69, of
Millen, and husband of Cindy
Bragg Counts, passed away
on Saturday morning, May
13, 2023, at his residence in
Millen.
Jerry was bom in Sylvania,
Georgia, to the late John Willie
Counts and the late Allie Mae
Arledge Owens. He had his
own transport service, helping
those in his community get to
appointments and meetings.
Jerry loved animals and
enjoyed watching football.
In addition to his wife,
Cindy, Jerry is survived by his
daughters, Rochelle Counts
and Brittany Counts; sons,
Brandon Counts and Mark
Counts; sister and brother-in-
law, Rhonda & Andy Robbins;
brother, Tommy Counts; and
several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service will
be on Friday morning, May
19, 2023, at 11 o’clock, at
Thompson Strickland Waters
Funeral Home Chapel,
conducted by Rev. Bill Kent.
Interment will follow at
Screven County Memorial
Cemetery.
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh
reen pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He
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restoreth my soul: ne leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's
sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of tne shadow of death, I will
fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou
anointest my head with oik my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mer
cy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the
Lord for ever.
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Let the lower lights
keep burning
Early one morning back in the early eighties
while spending time at my Grandparents home
in Cobbham, Georgia, I was awakend by the
sound of an angel singing. Or at least I thought
it was an angel singing. 1116 voice was very soft
and peaceful. After hearing it for a few minutes,
I decided to go and see what or who it was.
By Sam Eades, Publisher/Writer
for
The Times
did not sing very
was alone.
However, tms particular morning, alter searcMng tne house, I found her
sitting in her rocking chair, reading her Bible and singing softly, "Let the
lower lights keep burning." Before! made myself known,! sat on the stairs
and listened to her quiet angelic voice. I had never heard the song prior
to this morning. It brought tears to my eyes. One of the verses she would
sing over and over again was, "Brightly beams our Father's mercy, from His
lighthouse evermore, but to us He gives the keeping of the lights along the
shore."
After singing this hymn, she would go back to reading scripture from her
old worn Bible.
I will never forget this special time and how it changed me. In fact, I still
have her Bible today.
The hymn, "Let the lower lights keep burning" was written by Phillip
Bliss in 1864. Mr.Bliss was born in Clearfield County, PA, in 1838. He left
home as a young boy to make a living by working
on farms and in lumber camps, all while trying to
continue his schooling. He was saved at a revival
meeting at age twelve. Bliss became an itinerant
music teacher, making house calls on horseback
during the winter, and during the summer attending
the Normal Academy of Music in Genesco, New
York. His first song was published in 1864.
Here is the fascinating story behind this particular
hymn.
A harbour on Lake Erie, at Cleveland, was set
up with a series of lights to guide ships in safely.
Above the harbour was a lighthouse. Then, along
the channel that led to an inner basin that was the
Cleveland harbour, there were a series of lamps lit.
But one day, the man responsible for lighting
the lower lights carelessly neglected his duty. He
reasoned that the lighthouse was good enough, and
no one had ever yet failed to make the harbour. So
he decided not to bother igniting the channel lights.
That particular night a terrible storm blew up, with waves rolling in like
mountains, and the moon and stars obscured by black clouds. Nearing the
harbour was a ship, and on deck this conversation took place between the
captain and the pilot, amid the roar of the storm:
Phillip Bliss
“Are you sure this is Cleveland?” asked the captain.
“Quite sure, sir,” replied the pilot.
“Where are the lower lights?”
“Gone out, sir.”
“Can you make the harbor?”
“We must, or perish, sir!”
But, they did not make it. The ship went down with great loss of life.
Bliss applied this story to the need for Christians to share their faith. From
heaven shines the great light of the gospel, through the Word. But we bear
the lesser lights along the shore, commissioned to guide sinners into the safe
harbour of God’s salvation.
I am sure this is why my Grandmother loved this song so much. She was
always very close to Go! and read her Bible every morning. She always
said, "reading the word every morning helps me to be more brighter all day
and gives me a greater faith."
Please sing with me....
1 Brightly beams our Father’s mercy
From His lighthouse evermore;
But to us He gives the keeping
Of the lights along the shore.
Refrain:
Let the lower lights be burning!
Send a gleam across the wave!
Some poor fainting, struggling seaman
You may rescue, you may save.
2 Dark the night of sin has settled,
Loud the angry billows roar;
Eager eyes are watching, longing,
For the lights along tne shore.
3 Trim your feeble lamp, my brother!
Some poor seaman, tempest-tossed,
Trying now to make tne harbor,
In tne darkness may be lost.
Scammers
impersonate law
enforcement
The Millen Police
Department issued a
warning this week.
Scammers are targeting
law enforcement and the
scam is circulating in our
area. In the scam, the caller
identifies themselves as law
enforcement representing
either local, state, or federal
agencies.
During these calls,
scammers attempt to collect
a fine in lieu of arrest due
to a claim of identity fraud
or theft, failing to report to
jury duty or other offenses.
“These scammers then
tell victims they can avoid
arrest by withdrawing
funds and transferring it
to the government agency
they claim to represent
by purchasing a prepaid
debit card,” explains Chief
Dwayne Herrington. “They
ask the victim to read
the card number over the
phone to satisfy the fine,
or by depositing cash into a
bitcoinATM.”
Please remember, law
enforcement agencies will
NEVER ask for credit/
debit/ gift card numbers,
wire transfers, bank routing
numbers or to make bitcoin
deposits for any purpose.
Never divulge personal
or financial information.
Report scams to your
local law enforcement.
Authenticate the call
by contacting the agency
the caller claims to be
representing or the local
law enforcement agency.
The Millen Police
Department may be reached
at 478-982-2750 or the
Jenkins County Sheriffs
Office at 478-982-4211.
Dann speaks with Rotary
By: Shana Brinson, Special Contributor
for
The Times
Allison Dann with the
Jenkins County Board of
Education spoke during
this week’s Rotary
meeting. Allison serves
as the School Nutrition
Coordinator. She is a
pastor’s wife, was bom
and raised in Millen,
and has lived here most
of her life, except for
a short time spent in
Kennesaw & Warrenton,
GA, respectively. She
has been married to
Mike Dann for 29 years
this August. And they
have three kids: Maggie,
23, Mollie, 21 & Jake,
12. Allison loves going
to the coast as much as
possible with her family!
Allison began her
career with the school
system in June of 2006,
when her two daughters
started Pre-K and 1st
grade. Prior to that she
had been a stay-at-
home mom with the
girls. She decided that
she would apply for
the School Nutrition
Manager’s position
that was available; for
Allison this was simply
a way that she could be
with the kids while they
were in school and home
when they were out of
school.
Having a tremendous
interest in Nutrition and
Wellness, stemming
from her personal
experience, she enrolled
in school and has
recently graduated from
Liberty University with
a Bachelor of Science
in Interdisciplinary
Studies, concentrating
on Behavioral & Health
Sciences. She is also
ServeSafe certified.
