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Thursday, July 22, 2021
The Upson Beacon
Funeral Notices,
Continued from 2A
Ms. Curley
Mae Napier
Ms. Curley Mae Na
pier, age 75, of Mountain
Brook Drive, passed at her
home Monday, July 12,
2021.
Graveside services
were held Saturday, July
17, at Mount Zion Church
Cemetery in Yatesville.
Pastor Edward McKnight
officiated, assisted by Pas
tor Robert Releford, Elder
Anthony Willis, Pastor
Deon Jefferson, and Evan
gelist Dianne Willis.
Ms. Napier was edu
cated at Cunningham
School in Yatesville. She
was formerly employed by
Thomaston Mills. She was
a member of Rehoboth
Deliverance Center
Church of God in Christ
where she served as
church mother.
She is survived by two
daughters, Ms. Jacqueline
Atwater of Thomaston and
Mrs. Vickey Brownlee of
Yatesville; four sons, Mr.
Jesse (Juanita) Napier of
Thomaston, Mr. Chris
(Debbie) Napier of For
syth, Mr. Elliot (Cherry)
Napier and Minister Timo
thy (Betty) Napier, both of
Thomaston; a son she
raised as her own, Mr. Earl
(Sonya) Lyons of Barnes-
ville; 17 grandchildren and
10 great-grandchildren;
two sisters, Ms. Iwilla Na
pier and Mrs. Bobbie Rut
land, both of Thomaston; a
sister-in-law, Mrs. Audrey
Napier of Yatesville; two
devoted friends, Mrs.
Joanne Releford and Ms.
Carolyn Ivey; a host of lov
ing nieces, nephews, cous
ins and other relatives and
friends.
Trice Funeral Home
was in charge of the ar
rangements.
Mrs. Wendy
Lee Stanley
Mrs. Wendy Lee Stan
ley, age 59, of Yatesville,
died Saturday, July 17,
2021 at Eternal Hope Hos
pice - Hope House in Grif
fin. Visitation will be held
Thursday evening, July 22,
from 6-8 p.m. at Fletcher-
Day Funeral Home.
Mrs. Stanley was born
in Savannah Oct. 26, 1961,
to John Homburger and
the late Barbara Eaton
Homburger Pope. She was
employed as an LPN with
Amedisys Home Health
Care, primarily in pedia
trics. She enjoyed flower
gardening and pursuing
many life adventures with
her husband, Jeff.
Mrs. Stanley was a
member of Christ Chapel
Community Church.
Survivors include her
husband, Jeff Stanley of
Yatesville; her father,
John (Susan) Homburger
of Denver, Colo.; and two
brothers, Keith Hom
burger of Denver and Jeff
Morse of California.
In lieu of flowers, me
morial contributions may
be made to Eternal Hope
Hospice, 123 N. 18th St.,
Griffin, GA 30223, or to
Thomaston Hospice Foun
dation, 512 S. Center St.,
Thomaston, GA 30286.
Condolences and re
membrances may be ex
pressed at
fletcherdayfuneralhome.c
om. Fletcher-Day Funeral
Home of Thomaston is in
charge of all arrange
ments.
Mrs. Teri Marie
Spivey Viano
Mrs. Teri Marie Spivey
Viano, age 57, of Thomas
ton, died Sunday, June 20,
2021, at her residence.
Mrs. Viano was born
Dec. 2, 1963 in Baltimore,
Maryland, to the late James
McArthur Spivey and the
late Geraldine Bounds
Hopper. She was a house
wife. She was preceded in
death by her parents.
Survivors include her
husband, Richard A. Viano
of Thomaston; daughter,
Teresa (Jim) Rogers of
Thomaston; sons, Danny
Hopper of Thomaston and
Kevin (Allisha) Spivey of
Saginaw, Mich.; brother,
Billy (Tracy) Spivey of
Thomaston; sisters, Cora
Jean Jackson of Phoenix,
Ariz. and Deborah Hunter
of Villa Rica; and grandchil
dren, Dakota, Summer,
Sierra, Michael, Wesley,
Micah, and Noah.
Memorial services will
be held Friday, July 23, at 3
p.m. from the chapel of
Coggins Funeral Home. The
family will receive friends
on July 23, 2021 from 2-3
p.m. at Coggins Funeral
Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations can be made to
the American Cancer Soci
ety at P.O. Box 22478, Okla
homa City, OK, 73123.
You may sign the online
guest book and share your
own special thoughts with
Mrs. Viano’s family by visit
ing the Coggins Funeral
Home website at cogginsfu-
neralhome.com. Coggins
Funeral Home in Thomas
ton had the privilege of
being entrusted with ar
rangements.
Salem Community News By Claudette Fagan
Congratulations to De-
nisha Hughley and Jamesha
Hughley on receiving their
master’s degrees in public
health. A graduation cele
bration was held in their
honor on Saturday, July 17.
Thanks to the Ivey and
Hughley families for coming
together on this special oc
casion. These two young
ladies have worked hard,
and we look forward to
hearing about their con
tinued success. The twins
are the daughters of Ms. Su-
zette Sanders and Mr.
James Hughley. We’re so
proud of these young ladies.
Our prayers and sympa
thy go out to the following:
To the Kendrick family on
the passing of Mr. Freddie
Kendrick; to the Fletcher
family on the passing of the
First Lady of Orange Grove
Baptist Church, Mrs. Shara
Fletcher; to the Smith and
Beasley family on the pass
ing of Sister Helen S. Beas
ley; to the Blasingame and
Reeves family on the pass
ing of Mrs. Annette R. Blas
ingame; and to the Napier
family on the passing of Mr.
Curly Napier; to the Smith
family on the passing of
Mrs. Parie Lee Smith. We
pray that God continues to
strengthen them during
their time of bereavement.
Continued prayers for
the sick and shut in: Mr.
James G. Braswell, Mrs.
Shirley L. Walker, Deacon
William Blasingame, Ms.
Monica Dawson, Mr. Mel
vin Colbert, and Pastor
Ronald Antoine.
Anniversary wishes are
extended to Ronnie and
Maxine Stubbs. They will be
celebrating their 33rd wed
ding anniversary on Friday,
July 23. Best wishes on your
anniversary celebration.
Birthday wishes are ex
tended to the following:
Timothy Robinson Jr., L. T.
Crafter, Adrian Cherry -
July 22; Keisha Cosby,
Stephen (Bam) Blasingame,
Richard Caldwell, Roy Lee
Woodson, Tony Davis, La-
kisha Respress - July 23;
Rodney Paschal, Serena
Johnson, Toni Barron -
July 24; James Braswell, Ti-
jawanda Lowder, Tony Craf
ter, Timeka Raines - July
25; Tomika Corbin, Vincent
Price, Doris Wilder, Travis
Colbert - July 26; E.
Thomas Oliver, Markita
Blasingame, Lonnie C.
Wonnum Jr. - July 27;
Dennis Caldwell, Martha
Harrell, Gary Kendall,
James David Gaines, Mu-
suyar Mani, Wendy Ivey,
LaMetrice Brooks - July 28.
We wish you many more
birthdays to come.
Thought for the day:
Don’t wait for the perfect
moment; take a moment
and make it perfect.
Community News By Elaine Walker
Thankful Thursday to
Allen Hutcherson, Clara
Pennyman, Inez Patterson,
Susie Lewis, Ronanald
Lewis, Donanald Lewis,
Tynesia Snelson, Taylor
Hickman, Tara Willis, Zadie
Woodard, Archie and Dacia
King, Brenda Jackson, Kay
White, Linda Hammock,
Josephine Pennyman, Elev-
elene Petty, Lamandia At
water, James and Annette
Worthy, Edward and Linda
Raines, Evangelist Linda
Thompson, Sandra Sullivan,
Dorothy Skelton, and Willie
and Lewistine Smith.
The family of the late
Rosa Drake wishes to ex
press their appreciation for
all the prayers, food, and all
other acts of kindness ex
tended to them during this
difficult time. May God con
tinue to bless you is our
prayer.
Birthday wishes are ex
tended to Michael Ogletree,
Jean King, Mary Knight,
Lonnie Ross, Lionel King,
Thomas Clark, Angela
Sparks, Anthony Sparks,
and Markevion Alsobrooks.
Happy first birthday to
Johnta White.
Happy 15th birthday to
Quanterra McGill.
Happy fifth birthday to
Liam Ross.
Continued prayers are
extended to Lizzie Pearl
Wells, Kay Searcy, Martha
Reeves, Sharon Mack,
Christine Stinson, Sammy
Walker, Mary Walker, Ava
Summer, Ruby Andrews,
Thomas Rose, Charles and
Daphaney Andrews, Annie
Worthy, Rosa Mae Carter,
Ida Little, Elvis Searcy, Ada
King, Mildred Prater, Doro
thy Carthon, Curtis Carthon
Earnestine Walker, Alton
Dawson, Mary Jo Pickard,
and Loretta Braswell.
A very special thanks to
everyone that attended
Queen’s Tea Party on Thurs
day, July 15. Special thanks
to Yasika Thornton, Mary
Weston, and Taylor Hick
man.
Tips for
Traveling Safely:
Before you head out on
your next adventure, make
sure you are up to date on
vaccinations, especially if
you are visiting other coun
tries. Confirm that you have
enough prescription medi
cation to last throughout the
duration of your trip. Fi
nally, stop by your local
pharmacy to assemble a first
aid travel kit. Include sun
screen, insect repellant,
basic first aid supplies, and
over-the-counter medicines.
WORDS OF WISDOM:
Let each of you look out
not only for his own inter
ests, but also the interests of
others. Philippians 2:4
A life filled with love for
the Lord and for others is a
fulfilling life.
of our teachers,” continued
Jackson. “It’s a reflection of
the system.”
“The system does not
work now and never has
worked. It’s time that some
thing be done about it and it
must start on a local level...
If we don’t take an interest,
this thing is just going to get
worse. It’s not about educat
ing our children; it’s about
spreading division and ha
tred in our society, com
munity, and our schools.
Anything that encourages
these viewpoints has no
place in our classroom.
“To me,” Jackson con
tinued, “it’s disgraceful that
in the 21st century, we can
not embrace the idea that all
men are created equal... The
Bible said that all men are
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BOE,
ing [what is likely] one of
the worst years in decades...
Our children are being used
as political pawns. Our chil
dren have always been used
against each other and it’s
time that it stops. It’s noth
ing more than a power
struggle with the govern
ment. We need to be more
concerned with education.”
Sharing his astonish
ment for the United States’
worldwide educational
ranking of 14th in science
and 27th in math, Jackson
shares, “We talk about why
we can’t attract industry and
wonder why we see so many
foreign doctors... It’s be
cause we are not giving our
kids an adequate educa
tion.”
“That’s not a reflection
created equal and all we
need to do is offer every
body the same opportunity.
What you do with it is up to
the individual. It is your re
sponsibility as a board and
ours as a community to offer
them the best advantage to
get a quality education, be
cause that is what is going to
life people out of poverty
and remedy a lot of the so
cial problems that we have.”
Jackson concluded by
thanking the board and en
suring that he trusts the
Continued from front
board to “do what is right.”
In other news, the board ap
proved the disposition of
two Texas Instrument cal
culators and a computer
that are outdated and no
longer working; approved a
surplus request for a 2013
lawnmower; and approved
signing of the FY 2022 Grif
fin RESA Membership Con
tract, which is renewed
annually for professional
learning services and sup
port provided by Griffin
RESA.
Sprewell Bluff, Continued from front
tatively scheduled for the first
week in August.
In other business, the
commission voted unani
mously to grant a special ex
emption to applicants Sydney
R. Long and Matthew R.
Young of Pike County for
placement of a dog kennel on
34.4 acres of property at 968
Windsweep Farm Road.
The kennel will provide
day care and overnight
boarding for vacationing ca
nine owners with a 28-dog
limit, according to the appli
cants, who said dogs will be
closely monitored.
The exception was
granted despite opposition
from a neighbor, who said
she is concerned about in
creased traffic and noise. The
neighbor, who stated she
moved to the area 15 years
ago to escape noise and traf
fic, also questioned whether
the kennel could be expanded
in the future.
Applicants assured that
9:30 p.m. would be the last
“let-out time” for the animals
and drop-off and pickup
times would be coordinated
in advance to limit traffic.
Commissioner James Elling
ton suggested the owners be
required to maintain a vege
tation buffer between the
kennel and neighboring
property as a condition of ap
proval.
The Upson Planning
Commission previously voted
4-1 to recommend con
ditional approval to county
commissioners.
During the public com
ments portion of the agenda,
resident Reggie Smith voiced
displeasure with the county’s
recent decision to add June-
teenth to its holiday calendar.
“I don’t agree with it.
Juneteenth’s been around
since 1865, and no one’s been
concerned about making it a
holiday until recently,” Smith
said. “News media wants us
to have something to feel bad
about, and we don’t have a
reason to feel bad.
“That’s the least thing this
community needs to be talk
ing about right now. It’s not
an issue in this county,” he
continued. “The county needs
to move forward. We don’t
need to [follow the lead of]
our federal government, be
cause they’re messing up our
country.”