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Horace Greely Wiggins, Jr.
Horace Greely Wiggins, Jr., age, 90, died
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at AU Medical
Center in Augusta.
He was a native of Jenkins County, a
retired Construction Contractor, and a
member of Oak Hill Baptist Church.
Visitation will be 10:00 am until funeral
time.
Memorial Service was 11:00 am Friday,
December 1, 2023 at Oak Hill Baptist
Church.
Survivors include his son, Monty
S. Wiggins (Debbie Vaughn) of Perkins;
granddaughter Abigail Wiggins Becton (Tyler)
and 3 great grandchildren, Addison and Brady
Becton and Corey Poteat; 4 sisters, Annette
Blocker of Goose Creek, SC, Glenda Dailey
(Bill) of Leesville, SC, Claudia Watson of
Charleston, SC, and Dollie Welch of Garland,
TX; 2 brothers, Jimmy Wiggins (Vivian) of
Sylvania, and Gene Wiggins (Bonnie) of
Millen.
Rosa Lee Miles
Mrs. Rosa Lee Miles was bom July 19, 1956, to the late
Lacy and Elizabeth McNeeley. Mrs. Rosa departed this life
on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at Savannah Memorial
Health Center, Savannah, GA.
Mrs. Rosa was a faithful member of Brantley Temple
Holiness Church throughout her lifetime.
Rosa served at her church under the directions of Elder
Douglas Jones.
She was a graduate of Jenkins County High School in the
Classofl975.Rosa was employed at Metal Industry for ten
years until closure of the factory; then she was employed
with G.E. in Waynesboro, GA until that factory closed and
Rosa retired from her years of labor.
Rosa was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. & Mrs.
McNeely, and her husband, Mr. Arthur Miles and a sister,
Min. Cynthia McNeely.
Rosa leaves to her demise, three sisters, Shirley (Emmitt)
Lane, Augusta, GA, Neltricia (Harold) Simmons, and reared
as a sister, Charlotte Gordon, both of Millen, GA; three
brothers, Bobby (Doris) McNeely, Atlanta, GA, Alfred
McNeely of Millington, TN, and Michael Knight of Millen,
GA; two sisters-in-law, Annette Miles and Margaret Miles,
and one brother-in-law, John Miles, all of Jacksonville, FL.
Services were held Nov. 22, 2023 at First Baptist Church
with internment at Westside Cemetery.
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December 9 - Sylvania Christmas Extravaganza.
December 9, 2023 - Jenkins County Democratic Committee meets Saturday, at 10:30 am
in the Jenkins County Senior Center
December 16 - Jenkins County Christmas Tour of Homes Saturday, 4-8 p.m.
Retired Educators will meet at 11:30 at the
school media center with lunch at noon in
the cafeteria.
MEETINGS WILL BE HELD:
January 25, 2024; March 28, 2024; and April
25, 2024 in the school media center.
St. Nicholas Toybox applications
are available at Eagle, Chamber, and
Spring Creek/JCT office. Completed
apps must be postmarked by Dec.
2 and returned to P.O. Box 1448
Millen, GA 30442 or you may drop
them off at the chamber office or
auction house.
Ogeechee River #5 Alligator Infested
River In Georgia
Over 200,000 alligators inhabit Georgia’s swamps,
marshes, and coastal regions. Georgia is divided by a
natural boundary, called the fall line, which runs roughly
from Columbus through Macon to Augusta. Alligators are
most commonly found south of the fall line, where the
climate and temperature are more suited to their needs.
This Ogeechee river begins and ends within the state of
Georgia. The headwaters of this River are located in the
southeastern region of the Piedmont Province. From there,
the river flows for 254 miles to reach the coast.
The Ogeechee River basin includes a significant amount
of wetlands where cypress, tupelo, oak, and sweet gum
trees grow. Additionally, the riverbanks create a habitat for
rare plants like needle palm, pitcher plants, and witch-alder.
The abundant biodiversity supports large numbers of deer,
mink, otters, and beavers.
This beautiful river flows south of the state’s fall line, and
there have been several documented sightings of alligators
in the river. In 2016, hunters bagged a 12-foot alligator in
the Ogeechee River near Richmond Hill. In 2020 in Wrens ,
a 5-foot alligator led local law enforcement on a chase until
first responders relocated the gator into the Ogeechee. In
our own area, there have been many sightings of alligators
and some have even wondered across roadways. The
Ogeeechee is #5 on the list of harboring the most Gators
in Georgia.
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By Sam Eades, Publisher/Writer
for
The Times
COVENTRY CAROL
There is nothing better during the Christmas season than a
good Christmas Carol. To me, it just makes the season more
festive and brighter.
I remember back in the eighties after I graduated from
College, I was invited to attend a Coventry Mystery Play.
Now, I am sure you are like I was, never hearing of a
Coventry Play. However, these are Medieval plays telling
the New Testament stories that included that of the Nativity
and Jesus' birth. It was very fascinating.
Of the few surviving plays, this particular one was entitled,
"The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors." This play
depicted the Nativity from Chapter 2 of the Gospel of
Matthew.
Now, the lyrics rather disturbingly detail King Herod’s
harrowing orders, made at the news of the birth of Jesus
Christ, to slay all children known as the ‘Massacre of the
Innocents’.
So, really not very cheery at all, which is why it’s set in that
hauntingly sombre, but undeniably beautiful, minor melody.
For instance, “Lullay” or “lully” is an archaic term , heard
as its derivative in a lullaby still today.
“Bye, bye” the carol intones; “Herod the king, in his raging,
charged he hath this day. His men of might in his own sight
along with all young children to slay.”
The lyrics are heart-breaking; farewelling the children that
Herod has ordered to be killed. Surely, this is the most
poignant of the minor key traditional Christmas carols.
Medieval drama was in the business of staging what was
considered the entire history of the world represented in
scripture, from Creation to Doomsday, unlike our modern
nativity plays, which tend to safely end with the visit of the
Magi, they carried on to the massacre, showing the very
human cost of Christ’s birth.
While we have generally come to associate minor keys with
sadness and major keys with happiness, the associations are
widely thought to have been the other way round centuries
ago.
Lully, lullay, thou little tiny child.
Bye bye, lully, lullay.
Thou little tiny child.
Bye bye, lully, lullay.
O sisters too, how may we do
For to preserve this day
This poor youngling for whom we sing,
“Bye bye, lully, lullay?”
Herod the king, in his raging.
Charged he hath this day
His men of might in his own sight
All young children to slay.
That woe is me, poor child, for thee
And ever mourn and may
For thy parting neither say nor sing,
“Bye bye, lully, lullay.”
The Most Wonderful
Time of the Year
Christmas Memories
Story #1 from Barbara
I grew up on the family farm and was the youngest of
6 children. Christmas was a busy and energetic time, you
can imagine with many siblings and with aunts, uncles, and
distant relatives visiting. The year my 4 brothers were away
and serving in WWII, the house was much quieter and today
I can recall that very sacred time. But, as children we’d go
to the local McCrary's Store and see Santa. Going to vjsit
this store was a very special trip for us growing up on a farm.
I also recall my mother was a terrific cook. She’d create a
big family dinner, often in the evening on Christmas night,
and we share the meal with relatives. The food that was
prepared was fami raised of course. I recall baking with my
mother as well. Her specialty was the cookie sand tarts and
date nut pinwheels. Today, I continue those traditions. We
still bake cookies and spend time with family and friends
during the holidays.
