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Barbara Joyce Godbee Boyd
Sylvania - Barbara Joyce Godbee Boyd, age 92, widow of Claudy Andrew Boyd, went home to
heaven to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at her residence.
Barbara was born in Screven County on June 17, 1931, to the late Jospeh Henry, Sr. & Mabel
Oglesby Godbee. After retiring from Screven County Hospital, she enjoyed spending time with her
family, going shopping, and tending to her flowers. She was a member of the Ellis Chapel Church,
and a member of their choir.
In addition to her parents and husband, Barbara was preceded in death by her children; Richard
Duane Boyd, infant daughter, Stephanie Boyd, Constance Arlene “Connie” Boyd and Deborah
Denise Boyd Hagan; siblings, Raiford Godbee, Ralph Godbee, Roy Godbee, J.H. Godbee, Jr., Eunice
G. Coursey, Evelyn G. Cooper and Myrtle G. Sheffield.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Claudette & Joe Sasser; son, Michael Andrew Boyd;
grandchildren, Jake Sasser, Charlene & Josh Revels, Boyd & Caitlin Sasser; great-grandchildren,
Luke Revels, Carlin Sasser, Audrey Revels, Camryn Sasser, Suzannah Revels; brother and sister-in-law, Melbourne &
Brenda Godbee; as well as a number of nieces and nephews.
Barbara’s service was held on Friday, October 6, 2023, at Ellis Chapel Church in Sylvania, GA, with Rev. Dr. Karen
Zeigler & Rev. Sonny Moon officiating. Interment followed at Ellis Chapel Cemetery.
Georgia to take new applications
for housing subsidy vouchers in 149
counties
Special
to
The Times
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgians in 149
counties can soon apply for housing
subsidies for the first time since 2021.
The Georgia Department of Community
Affairs announced last week that it would
take online applications for its Housing
Choice Voucher program beginning at
12:01 a.m. on Oct. 17 and continuing
through 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 20.
The program, formerly known as Section
8, provides money to low-income families to rent an apartment or house. To be eligible, a family’s income must
be 50% or less of the median income in the area where the family chooses to live. A voucher pays an amount
based on what rent costs in an area, family size and family income.
Once a family gets a voucher, funding will continue as long as the family complies with program rules.
After the state approves applicants as eligible, it will use a lottery to randomly rank the order in which applicants
will receive assistance.
Spokesperson Kristen Moses said the state is seeking to enroll 5,000 applicants. The current waiting list has
fallen to 728 individuals. Moses said the Department of Community Affairs anticipates placing those people in
coming months.
The agency placed 633 applicants in the 2021-2022 budget year. The list had been closed since 2021 because
of the high number of people already waiting.
Moses said people without internet access can call the agency at 1-855-924-8446 to seek help, or get help at a
local public library.
The Farm Wife
at
Two Pennies Farm
A Butterfly and Its
Caterpillar
Nancy Baker
I had a few spare minutes and a set of clippers handy
so I decided to trim a few water sprouts from our lemon
tree. Water sprouts are those shoots, generally at the
base of a tree trunk or along a horizontal branch that
grow straight up. I like the trunks and branches of our
fruit trees to be clean so it’s easier to pick the fruit
without getting snagged.
because it would transform into a beautiful butterfly.
And down in Florida citrus growers classify the butterfly
and it’s caterpillar as pests to be gotten rid of. I have
read that a large infestation of caterpillars can defoliate a
citrus tree. I know that would ruin the year’s crop from
that tree, but does it actually hurt the tree? And how
many trees in an orchard would be defoliated?
So I’m snipping away trying to make clean cuts, and
I notice a huge glop of bird droppings on a leaf. Glad
I missed grabbing that leaf with my bare hand. Oh
wait, did that just move? Why, yes it did. I look closer.
Is this....? Viewing the droppings with my Google
lens says yes, this is a Bird Dropping Caterpillar. I
had heard of these before, but never seen any. Further
Googling divulges that this is the caterpillar of the Giant
Swallowtail Butterfly. We always have a wealth of Giant
Swallowtails on our lantana hedge outside the kitchen
window, but I never even wondered about what are their
host plant(s) or what the caterpillars and chrysalis look
like.
I propped the clipping up on the lemon tree, with a
prayer that the caterpillar would choose to pupate close
by and I could keep an eye on it through the winter.
Theoretically it could metamorphoses before winter, but
I think not this late in the year.
All this butterfly and caterpillar research had me
laughing a bit. Here I was stunned to leam that citrus
trees are the host plants for the Giant Swallowtail
Butterfly and I’m valuing the Bird Dropping Caterpillar
I hate that this beautiful butterfly and its ugly
caterpillar are exterminated in agricultural settings and
valued only in personal gardens. Planting butterfly
gardens and host plants around our homes is hardly
going to counteract the damage done by agricultural
pesticides. But we should still do our best to plant native
flowers and plants that will attract and feed butterflies.
Another thing we could try to boost populations is
‘farming’butterflies. It’s not hard or expensive. There is
a wealth of information on the internet. Most folks start
by combing over native host plants for eggs and taking
them home. They feed the caterpillars till they pupate.
The chrysalis is protected till the butterflies hatch, and
then the butterflies are protected for a few hours till they
are strong enough to fly.
People even now will let their cats and dogs have a
litter so their kids can watch the miracle of birth. There
are already more kittens and puppies than there are
homes for them. We should nomialize raising butterflies
so that kids can see the miracle of birth and these insect
populations can get a boost.
Let there
be peace on
earth and
let it begin
with me
By Sam Eades, Publisher/Writer
for
The Times
This past week I was the moderator of a debate. Now,
debates are not something I regularly attend or watch. Most
of the time, those doing the debating are usually combative
and loud. This one was a little different. There seemed to
be a few mis-truths and innuednos (a constant torrent of
gossip, lies or half-truths) spoken.
Along with this, most that mn for any office have to deal
with this type gossip on a daily basis. You know the kind
of person, someone who is usually lonely or just plain out,
cannot help themselves. They want to be "special" and
'liked" so bad, that they gossip to make themselves look
better.
I have you know, that gossiping does not make you look
better, it makes you look like a bafoon. It is important to
remember that gossiping can be harmful and hurtful to
others.
Recently I saw a Church bulletin that listed the sermon
topic for the morning as “Gossip.” Immediately following
was the hymn, “I Love to Tell the Story.” While that hymn
concerns telling the story of the gospel, all too often God’s
people love to tell someone else’s story. I think that, along
with pride, gossip is the most widely tolerated and most
destructive sin in the
church.
We tolerate gossip
because we’ve all been
guilty of it. It’s easy to
condemn people for sins
you’ve never committed,
but it’s not so easy to face
up to sin which you have
done and have encouraged
others to do, by listening
to their gossip. So we
tend to shrug it off. Or
we spiritualize it: “I just
wanted you to know so
that you could pray.” Or
my favorite, "don't tell
them I told you, but...".
We need to own up
to gossip as a serious sin that can destroy people and
relationships.
It is always better to speak kindly and truthfully about
others, and avoid spreading rumors or negative information.
My Grandmother always said, "why would you want to
spread anything that would be harmful to any person God
created?"
Proverbs 16:28 says, “Aperverse person stirs up conflict,
and gossip separates close friends.” And at the same time.
Proverbs 20:19 says, “Gossip betrays a confidence; so
avoid anyone who talks too much.”
Do you know that particular person? I do. I know a few.
And I don't like being around those type people. As the
above scripture reminds us, we should not.
One of my favorite verses says, “Those who consider
themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their
tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.”
James 1:26.
Today, we look at the hymn, "Let there be peace on earth".
Let There Be Peace on Earth is a song written by Jill
Jackson-Miller and Sy Miller in 1955. The song was
inspired by Jill's personal quest for peace after a troubled
childhood. The song was first sung by a group of teenagers
of different races and religions who had gathered for a
workshop. The song was intended to promote friendship
and understanding among young and old. To "let it begin
with me."
Miller stated, “When I attempted suicide back in 1944
and I didn’t succeed, I knew for the first time unconditional
love which God is." You are totally loved, totally accepted,
just the way you are. She continued, "In that moment I was
not allowed to die, and something happened to me, which
is very difficult to explain. I had an eternal moment of truth,
in which I knew I was loved, and I knew I was here for a
purpose, to love people and be a friend that anyone could
depend on to show peace and love."
May we all say, "Lord, if I gossip or talk about others,
help me to show love and promote peace, by letting it begin
with me."
Jill Jackson Miller & Sy Miller
Let there be peace on earth,
and let it begin with me;
let there be peace on earth,
the peace that was meant to be.
With God our creator,
family all are we.
Let us walk with each other
in perfect harmony.*
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