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Thursday, November 18, 2021
Funeral Notices,
Continued from 2A
Mrs. Patricia
"Pat" Ritch Perdue
Mrs. Patricia "Pat" Ritch
Perdue, age 90, of Ball
Ground, died Saturday
evening, Nov. 13, 2021, at
Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
in Atlanta.
Funeral services for Mrs.
Perdue were held Wednes
day, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m., in
the chapel of Fletcher-Day
Funeral Home. Rev. Andy
Cunningham officiated and
interment followed in Glen-
wood Cemetery.
Mrs. Perdue was pre
ceded in death by her hus
band, James C. Perdue; son,
Thad Ritch Perdue; parents,
Paul and Lilly Randall
Ritch; siblings, Randall Paul
Ritch, Kenneth Ritch, Doris
Ritch Watson and Gwen
Ritch Owen.
She is survived by her
daughter, Nancy Lackey
(Mike); son, James C. Per
due, Jr. (Mary); grand
daughter, Stephanie
Phillips; and grandsons, Lee
Lackey and James Thomas
Perdue. She is also survived
by four great-grandchil
dren.
When her children were
young, Pat was involved in
their childhood activities
and supported them
throughout their school
years in various organiza
tions. She worked outside
the home for many years
prior to the death of her
husband and after her sub
sequent move to Saint Si
mons Island. She resided
there for almost 20 years
enjoying the beautiful
beaches and ocean daily. Af
terward, she relocated to
Ball Ground to live with her
son and his family.
She lived a life filled with
love for her children and
grandchildren and will truly
be missed by all.
Fletcher-Day Funeral
Home of Thomaston was in
charge of all arrangements.
Condolences and re
membrances may be ex
pressed at
fletcherdayfuneralhome.co
m.
Mary Lucille Weaver
Mary Lucille Weaver,
age 57, of Avenue G, passed
Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021.
Funeral services were
held Friday, Nov. 12, in the
George E. Trice, Jr. Memo
rial Chapel. Evangelist San
dra T. Trice officiated.
Interment was in Midway
cemetery.
Ms. Weaver graduated
from Upson High School.
She was a member of Mid
way Baptist Church, where
she was a former member of
the choir. She was employed
by Harborview Nursing
Home as a certified nursing
assistant for over 20 years.
She is survived by one
daughter, Ms. Y'Keria Amos
of Thomaston; two sisters,
Mrs. Addie Dixon of Molena
and Ms. Willie Pearl Buffin
of Thomaston; one brother,
Mr. Robert Lee Weaver of
Molena; one sister-in-law,
Mrs. Iula Durham of Man
chester; two devoted nieces,
Ms. Sharon Parks and Ms.
Lakeitha Dixon; a host of
other nieces, nephews,
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cousins and other relatives
and friends.
Trice Funeral Home was
in charge of the arrange
ments.
Mrs. Susan
Johnson Whitmire
Mrs. Susan Johnson
Whitmire, age 83, of Thom
aston, died, Thursday, Nov.
11, 2021 at Sunny Grove As
sisted Living Center in Bar-
nesville.
Mrs. Whitmire was born
March 23, 1938 in Laurens
County, to the late Clint
Johnson and the late Louge-
nia Senn Johnson. She
owned and operated the
Tasty Freez and also Whit
mire's Restaurant. Mrs.
Whitmire was a member of
Valley Grove Baptist
Church.
In addition to her par
ents, she was preceded in
death by her husband, Ed
ward Asbury Whitmire.
Survivors include her
sons, Alan (Dinah) Whit
mire of Thomaston and
Brad (Laurie Ann) Whit
mire of Thomaston; grand
children, Daniel (Jennifer)
Whitmire, Paul Edward
Whitmire, Nickolaus Brad
ley Whitmire, and Rachel
Nicole Whitmire (Hunter)
Clark; and great grandchild,
Lucy Marie Whitmire.
Funeral services were
held Sunday, Nov. 14, from
the chapel of Coggins Fu
neral Home. Burial followed
in Crystal Hill Cemetery.
You may sign the online
guest book and share your
own special thoughts with
Mrs. Whitmire’s family by
visiting the Coggins Funeral
Home website at cogginsfu-
neralhome.com. Coggins
Funeral Home in Thomas
ton had the privilege of
being entrusted with ar
rangements.
Mrs. Annie Laura
Chaney Worthy
Mrs. Annie Laura Cha
ney Worthy, age 72,
formerly of Edna Circle,
passed on Tuesday, Nov. 9,
2021 at Providence Health
and Rehab.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, Nov. 13,
2021 in the George E. Trice,
Jr. Memorial Chapel. Rev.
Dr. A.C. O'Neal officiated,
assisted by Evangelist San
dra T. Trice. Interment was
in Midway Cemetery.
Mrs. Worthy was edu
cated in Upson County
School System. She was a
dedicated member of Mid
way Baptist Church. She
served as a member of the
choir and president for
many years. She served on
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tee, and other areas where
needed. She was employed
for over 20 years at Thom
aston Mills until its closing.
She was later employed at
Riverside Nursing Home in
the dietary department for
more than 15 years.
She is survived by five
children, Mrs. Marcie (Rob
ert) Tolbert of Savannah,
Mr. Bruce Allen Campbell,
Jr. of Las Cruces, N.M., Mr.
William Campbell of Ster
ling, Va., Mrs. Whitney
Campbell Foster of Wash
ington, D.C., and Mr. Chris
topher Lee (Diane) Cutts of
Anchorage, Ark.; 10 grand
children; siblings, Mrs. Jes
sie Mae (Anthony)
Lockhart, Mrs. Annette
(James) Worthy, Ms. Nancy
Ann Campbell, and Mr.
Dave Morris; sisters-in-law,
Mrs. Nettie Collins, Ms.
Georgia Mae Worthy, Ms.
Deborah Worthy, and Mrs.
Katie Mae Strickland; and a
host of niece, nephews,
cousins and other relatives.
Trice Funeral Home was
in charge of the arrange
ments.
Mrs. Hazel
Bridges Young
Mrs. Hazel Bridges
Young, age 85, of Yatesville,
died Thursday, Nov. 11,
2021, at her residence in Ya
tesville.
Mrs. Young was born
Aug. 26, 1936 to the late
Homer Van and Velma Lee
Bridges. She was a loving
wife, mother, grandmother,
great-grandmother, sister,
aunt, and friend. She was a
member of Kings Chapel
Baptist Church. She enjoyed
spending time with her
family, caring for their cattle
farm, and keeping up with
her great-grandsons.
She was preceded in
death by her son, Chester
Edward Young of Yatesville;
brothers, Eddie Bo Bridges,
Franklin Bridges, and Pres
ton Bridges; and sisters,
Jewel Farr, and Suzanne
Doggett.
Survivors include her
devoted husband of 69
years, Mr. James Edward
Young; daughter, Mrs. Kitty
Young (Steve) Kendrick of
Yatesville; sister, Mrs. Bon
nie Kate Corley; grand
daughter, Mrs. Jami
(Lorenzo) Delacruz and
their children Seth, Luke,
and Ashley; grandson, Mr.
Josh (Sarah) Ellington and
their son baby Warren;
great-granddaughter, Miss.
Aliyah Hicks; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were
held Sunday Nov. 14, from
the chapel of Coggins Fu
neral Home.
You may sign the online
guest book and share your
own special thoughts with
Mrs. Young’s family by vis
iting the Coggins Funeral
Home website at cogginsfu-
neralhome.com. Coggins
Funeral Home in Thomas
ton had the privilege of
being entrusted with ar
rangements.
Juneteenth
Holiday,
Continued from Front
well: Washington’s birthday
and Columbus Day.”
Commissioner Ben Wat
son voiced concern that
adoption of a federal holi
day schedule would “cut out
some key holidays that are
typically observed.” Wilder
responded that he did not
advocate removing any, but
simply adding one.
“We honor a few days
the federal government
does not, like Good Friday
and Christmas Eve,” County
Manager Jason Tinsley
said. “I’m comfortable
speaking for staff in a tradi
tional Georgia community
that [omitting certain holi
days] wouldn’t be seen fa
vorably.”
Allen suggested the pos
sibility of designating a spe
cific number of days and
allowing individual employ
ees to choose their pre
ferred holidays. “Also,
there’s the public. What
does the public think about
this?” he asked.
The City of Thomaston
recognized the holiday in
2021 with a day off for gov
ernment employees. Citing
short notice when Biden
signed the law two days
prior to June 19, county em
ployees did not receive a
holiday. Ultimately, Allen
said he was in favor of con
tinuity between city and
county governments.
Commissioner Paul
Jones seconded Wilder’s
motion to add the June
teenth holiday in 2022. The
change was approved by a
4-0 vote in the absence of
Commissioner James El
lington.
In other business, com
missioners opted to table
the $19,000 purchase of a
digital sign for the civic
center until further discus
sion during a January 2022
work session. Pointing to
priorities at the recreation
facility, Allen said, “The
roof s leaking and the ball
fields are wet.”
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