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Demmon
George
Rogers, Jr.
Sylvania - Demmon
George Rogers, Jr., age
97, of Sylvania, passed
away very peacefully in
his sleep on Thursday
evening, December 7, 2023,
at Pineview Nursing Home
and Rehabilitation Center
with family at his side.
Mr. Rogers was born in
New York in 1926. For 35
years he worked as a painter
for the Carrier Corporation.
Mr. Rogers fell madly in
love with his late wife,
Joyce. They started a life
together in New York in
the early ’50s. Roughly 30
years later, he and his wife
fell in love with the south
and moved to Georgia in
1984. They enjoyed the
life that they had made in
Sylvania, Georgia where
Mr. Rogers was known
for growing plants and a
vegetable garden every
year. He and his wife would
always travel, go on cruises,
and meet new people. He
volunteered at Sylview
Nursing Home on Sundays
for church services. Mr.
Rogers was known to
always read his Bible every
night before he would go
to bed. He served as a role
model for many people and
a good and faithful servant
for God. After his wife of
many years passed, it was
hard for him to keep going
without her. He then busied
himself with his gardening
and spending time with his
children, grandchildren,
and great-grandchildren.
Mr. Rogers adored his
family, and his face would
always brighten up when
they would come to visit.
Every visit that was made,
he would always make
sure everyone knew how
much he loved them, to
be careful, and would
end the visit walking you
out to the door. He lived
with his daughter, Ann,
for a few months until his
illness made him reside in
a nursing home. His pride
and joy was Precious, Ann’s
dog. He attended church
with his daughter, Ann, on
Sundays at His Grace and
always looked forward to
attending the services. His
Grace gave him a lot of
peace and so much love for
the surrounding people and
the community. His family
thanks you for coming and
praying for them during
this time. Those who
will cherish his memory
include his daughters,
Diane Voyte and Elizabeth
Smalley; sons and
daughters-in-law, Douglas
& Carol Rogers, Richard &
Michelle Rogers; brother,
Walter Kane Rogers; 9
grandchildren, 4 great
grandchildren, 2 great-
great-grandchildren; and
several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive
friends on Wednesday,
December 13, 2023, from
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at
Thompson-Strickland-
Waters Funeral Home.
A graveside service
will be held on Thursday,
December 14, 2023, at
2:00 PM at Screven County
Memorial Cemetery.
Please share your
thoughts and memories
about Mr. Rogers
and his life at www.
thomp sonstricklandwaters.
com.
loved to travel, and
cherished time with family
and his favorite side-kick.
Blue.
Chris was preceded
in death by his father,
Armando Samuel Miccoli,
Jr., his brother, Armando
Miccoli, III and his sister,
Elizabeth Renee Miccoli.
Survivors include his
wife, Melaina Joyner
Miccoli; mother, Shirley
Ann Doyle Bryant;
daughters and sons-in-law.
Crista & Jason Airhart,
Cara & Chris Permenter,
Tiffany Miccoli;
grandchildren. Tori Airhart,
Adriann Transue, Laci
Airhart, Cayden Permenter,
Ian Lange, Charlie Lange,
Aubrey Permenter and
several nieces and nephews.
Rev. James Daniel Joyner
officiated the memorial
service that was held
on Saturday, December
9, 2023, at Thompson-
Strickland-Waters Funeral
Home.
Please share your
thoughts and memories
about Christopher
and his life at www.
thompsonstricklandwaters.
com.
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Magnolia Springs
December 16, Saturday 12 p.m. Grinch Archery,
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p.m.
Monday, January 1, 2024
First Day Hike at Magnolia Springs
10 AM to 12 PM
Magnolia Springs State Park - Millen, GA
What better way to start out the New Year than a beautiful
easy guided hike down our wooded trails through the park
and Camp Lawton? Hikers will pass unique lime sinks and
then along the lakeside before making the stroll back to the
Visitor's Center. You can choose to complete the first 1.5
miles or hike the entire route for a rewarding 3 miles. $5
parking. 478-982-1660.
Cottages 1-5 opened on November 1st. Reservations can
be made online or by calling 1-800-864-7275.
Christopher
“Chris” Alan
Miccoli
Sylvania - Christopher
“Chris” Alan Miccoli, of
Sylvania, was called back
home on Tuesday evening,
December 5, 2023, at
Memorial University
Medical Center-Savannah
surrounded by family.
Chris was bom on July
17, 1967, at the Vanderburg
Air Force Base in Lompoc,
California, to the late
Armando Samuel Miccoli,
Jr. and Shirley Ann Doyle
Bryant. Chris was a U.S.
Army veteran and gave 15
years of service before his
discharge. Chris enjoyed
building guns, hunting,
gardening, and watching
the UGA Bulldogs. He
Betty Gene
Taylor Rice
Betty Gene Taylor Rice
transitioned from this world
to our Father's heavenly
home on December 2,2023.
She was bom on September
18, 1954 to the late Walter
and Alpharee Williams in
Sylvania, Georgia. This was
a moment that would mark
the beginning of a life filled
with love, compassion, and
purpose.
Betty graduated with
Honors from Screven
County High School in
1972. She obtained her
Bachelor of Science in
Information Systems from
Shorter College and a Master
of Science in Information
Technology from American
Intercontinental University.
Throughout her life,
Betty dedicated herself
to raising her children,
tending her amazing
garden, and being a trusted
counselor to her siblings.
She was a strong woman of
faith and loved her family
immensely. Her superpower
was in the countless ways
she positively touched the
lives of all the people she
encountered along her life’s
journey.
Professionally, Betty
spent 29 years at The
Coca-Cola Company in
Atlanta, Georgia, in various
technology roles. Upon
retiring from The Coca-
Cola Company, she started
her journey with HSI
Financial Services. Betty
enjoyed over a decade
growing professionally
and she cherished the
relationships with her team
members. She was also
a dedicated and loving
member of Voices of Faith
South in Hampton, Georgia.
Her love knew no
bounds, and her generosity
was a gift to everyone
fortunate enough to know
her. She was a nurturer and
a pillar of strength whose
unwavering love for God
was a beacon for all of
us. She is survived by her
loving children, Ethridge
Taylor, Jr. (LaWanda),
Monica McCoy (Quan),
and Christina Mitchell
(Nate). She was a loving
and dedicated grandmother
to Savion, Andrew,
Matthew, Morgan,
Donovan, Major and
Jackson. She leaves behind
her life partner, and best
friend, Brodus Rice, with
whom she shared a special
love. To also cherish her
memory are her siblings,
Jacqueline Williams
Gordon, Darlene Johnson
(Raymond), LaGay Scott
(Jerzell), Curtis Williams
(Sylatha), Amos Williams
(Vanessa), Marvin
Williams (Georgia), Garett
Williams, Craig Williams
(Wanda), Raymond
Williams (Florence). She
was preceded in death by
her brother Walter Lee
Williams, Jr. There are a
host of family and friends,
nieces and nephews, who
were touched by her grace.
This included two special
Aunts, Juanita and Virginia,
and her best friend Victoria
Lester. Betty was also
grateful for the father of her
children, Ethridge Taylor,
Sr.
Betty’s favorite quote is
from the poem ‘Stopping
by Woods on a Snowy
Evening’ by Robert Frost,
The woods are lovely,
dark and deep. But I have
promises to keep, and miles
to go before I sleep, and
miles to go before I sleep.
We are so grateful for all
the miles she dedicated to
her family, and now she has
eternal life. Betty will be
deeply missed, her memory
forever etched in the hearts
of all privileged to have
known her. She leaves
a legacy of love, faith,
strength, and kindness.
May she rest in peace, and
may her spirit continue to
inspire love and kindness
in those touched by her
presence.
A Visitation was held
Friday, December 8th from
5-7pm at Gaines Funeral
Home 301 East Frontage
Rd. Sylvania, GA 30467.
A Funeral Service was held
Saturday at 11am at Ditch
Pond Baptist Church, 4744
Halcyondale Rd, Sylvania,
GA 30467 with a burial
to follow at Friendship
Memorial Cemetery.
A repass immediately
followed the burial at the
Cail Community Center,
304 Mims Rd. Sylvania,
GA 30467.
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December 15- Congressman Rick Allen’s office
will be available at the Screven County Courthouse
on Friday, from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
December 16 - Jenkins County Christmas Tour of
Homes Saturday, 4-8 p.m.
Hiltonia City> Council meets the second Monday of
each month at 6:30 p.m.
Rocky Ford City> Council meets the second Tuesday
of each month at 6 p.m.
Newington Town Council meeting are the 2nd
Thursday of each month at 7 p.m
Every Christmas I love to see what different Advent
calendars are out and available for the younger generation.
A good bit of them have scripture with candy and some
even have a quick saying and a toy of some sort. However, I
like the ones that pertain themes to Christmas. Like the ones
I grew up with. The Advent calendar I had, went through
the stories of Christmas including the nativity. However,
something it also included was the twelve days of Christmas.
Which actually begins on Christmas Day. You know the
song. On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me,
a partridge in a pear tree...and so on. I remember thinking,
I thought Christmas was over on December twenty fifth.
However, I learned that actually the season of Christmas
begins on the twenty fifth and continues for 12 days.
It is funny how we grow up and leam by what we are
taught in our local Church. I was always taught that
Christmas starts when you put up your tree and ends on
December twenty sixth.
Now, that I am Episcopal, I finally read it for myself, and
in fact it does start Christmas day.
That is what the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is
all about. Gifts given each day of Christmas.
This very familar hymn is an English Christmas carol. A
classic example of a cumulative song. And as I stated above,
the lyrics detail a series of increasingly numerous gifts
iven to the person
y their "true love"
on each of the twelve
days of Christmas.
The carol, whose
words were first
published in England
in the late eighteenth
century, has a large
number of different
melodies , which
have been associated
with the song, of
which the best known
is derived from a
1909 arrangement
of a traditional folk
melody by English
composer Frederic
Austin. These 12 Days FREDERIC AUSTIN
have been celebrated
in Europe since before
the middle ages and were a time of celebration.
Frederic William Austin was born March 30, 1872 and
died April 10, 1952. He was an English baritone singer, a
musical teacher and composer in the period, from 1905-
1930. He is best remembered for nis restoration and
production of The Beggar's Opera by John Gay and Johann
Christoph Pepusch, its sequel, Polly, in 1920 to 1923, and
for his popularization of the melody of the carol. The
Twelve Days of Christmas. Austin was the older brother of
the composer Ernest Austin that was a few years younger,
bom in 1874.
Frederic's father was a shirt tailor. Austin was sent at the
age of 12 to live at Birkenhead, where he received organ
and music lessons from his uncle. Dr. W. H. Hunt, and nad
singing training from Charles Lunn at this young age.
Now, this particular Christmas carol came from these
twelve days. Read what each day is really all about.
- Day 1 Christmas Day (December 25) We celebrate the
Birth of Jesus/
- Day 2 The day after Christma, also known as Boxing
Day or Saint Stephen’s Day. Stephen was the first Christian
martyr who died for his faith. It's also the day when the
Christmas Carol 'Good King Wenceslas' takes place.
- Day 3, (December 27th) We celebrate Saint John the
Apostle Day, which was one of Jesus's disciples and friends.
- Day 4, (December 28th) The Feast of the Holy Innocents.
When people remember the baby boys which King Herod
killed when he was trying to find and kill the Baby Jesus.
- Day 5 (December 29th) St Thomas Becket. He was
Archbishop of Canterbury in the 12th century and was
murdered on December 29, 1170 for challenging the King’s
authority over the Church.
- Day 6 (December 30th) We celebrate Saint Egwin of
Worcester.
- Day 7 (December 31st) New Year's Eve (known
as Hogmanay in Scotland). Pope Sylvester the first is
traditionally celebrated on this day. He was one of the
earliest popes. In many central and eastern European
countries (including Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Croatia, Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy,
Luxembourg Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland and Slovenia)
New Year's live is still sometimes called 'Silvester'. In the
UK, New Year's Eve was a traditional day for games and
sporting competitions. Archery was a very popular sport
and during the middle ages it was the law that it had to be
practised by all men between ages 17 to 60 on Sunday after
Church. This was so the King nad lots of very good archers
ready in case he need to go to war.
Day 8 (January 1 st) - We celebrate, Mary, the Mother of
Jesus.
Day 9 (January 2nd)Saint Basil the Great and Saint
Gregory Nazianzen, two important fourth century
Christians.
Day 10 (January 3rd) Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus.
This remembers when Jesus was officially named'in the
Jewish Temple. It's celebrated by different churches on a
wide number of different dates.
Day 11 (January 4th) Celebration of Saint. Elizabeth
Ann Seton, the first American saint, who lived in the 18th
and 19th centuries. In the past it also celebrated the feast of
Saint Simon Stylites, who lived on a small platfomi on the
top of a pillar for 37 years.
Day 12 (January 5th) This day is also known as Epiphany
Eve. And we also celebrate. Saint.John Neumann who
was the first Bishop in America. He lived in the early 19th
century.
Sing with me and Happy Christmas!
On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree
On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Two turtle doves
On the third day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Three french hens
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Four calling birds
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Five golden rings
On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Six geese a-laying
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Seven swans a-swimming
On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Eight maids a-milking
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Nine ladies dancing
On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Ten lords a-leaping
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Eleven pipers piping
On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming
Eleven pipers piping
Ten lords a-leaping
Nine ladies dancing
Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying
Five golden rings
Four calling birds
Three french hens
Two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
