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2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, December 1,2021
OBITUARIES
Jane Catherine Hamilton
Jane Catherine Hamilton, 93, died
Sunday, November 21, 2021. A memori
al service will be held at 1:00 p.m.,
Saturday, December 11, at Church of
the Apostles, Dawsonville. Bearden
Funeral Home of Dawsonville is in
charge of the arrangements.
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December 1, 2021
Johnny Virl Hughes, Sr.
Johnny Virl Hughes, Sr., 73, of
Cumming, died Monday, November 22,
2021. A memorial service was held at
11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 27, in
the chapel of Ingram Funeral Home.
Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory of
Cumming was in charge of the arrange
ments.
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December 1, 2021
Sharon Ann Lee
Sharon Ann Lee, 83, of Cumming,
died Friday, November 19, 2021. A
funeral service was held at 12:00 p.m.,
Saturday, November 27, at Alpharetta
Church of God. Ingram Funeral Home
& Crematory of Cumming was in
charge of the arrangements.
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December 1, 2021
John "Hillbilly" Raymond O'Dell
John “Hillbilly” Raymond O’Dell, 59,
of Cumming, died Sunday, November
21, 2021. A funeral service was held at
2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 24, in
the chapel of Ingram Funeral Home.
Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory of
Cumming was in charge of the arrange
ments.
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December 1, 2021
Mary Franklyn "Frankie"Talton
Mary Franklyn “Frankie” Talton, 74,
of Dawsonville passed from this worldly
existence into the loving
arms of her Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ on
Monday, November 22,
2021. She died peace
fully after more than
two years of health
issues. Frankie was
born March 7, 1947, in
Emory University Hospital where her
parents, the late Jim and Helen Talton,
had been married in 1942 in the Emory
University Chapel. After high school
and some business school, Frankie lived
in and around the Atlanta area until she
moved to her parents’ home in
Dawsonville, “Laurelwood”, to help
take care of family. Frankie loved the
woods, nature, and all the animals who
came there. She was a long-time mem
ber of the First Baptist Church of
Dawsonville where she served as a vol
unteer in the church office for many
years. Frankie is survived by her sister,
Susan Talton Reeves, and her “favorite”
brother-in-law, William “Bill” D.
Reeves, her “second sister”, Angela R
Giles, and numerous Talton cousins
with whom she shared many family vis
its and trips. A memorial service was
held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, November
29, at the First Baptist Church of
Dawsonville. Rev. Stan Fovell will offi
ciate. The family will receive friends
beginning at 10:30 a.m., at the church.
In lieu of flowers contributions may be
made to the First Baptist Church of
Dawsonville for the Music Program, a
favorite of hers and her parents.
Donations may be mailed to 900
Highway 9 North, Dawsonville, GA
30534. Condolences may be expressed
at www.beardenfuneralhome.com.
Bearden Funeral Home, Dawsonville.
Dawson County News
December 1, 2021
FROM 1A
Rotary
tweaked our logistics a
little bit so it could go
smoother and so every
thing didn’t back up —
we learn a little bit each
year and kind of applied
that to the operations,”
Brewer said. “The food
line was designed by Tara
Hardwick, she really had
it down to a fine-tuned
operation this year, and
we had not only
Rotarians but some com
munity member friends
of Rotarians too, so it
was a big group and we
got it all arranged.”
Jim Eaton is a Rotary
Club member who has
helped with the
Thanksgiving dinner in
the past when it was an
in-person, sit-down meal.
Eaton said that getting to
help with the event,
regardless of if it’s in per
son or a drive through, is
just as much of a blessing
to the volunteers as it is
to the people they serve.
“It’s not about us, it’s
about the people we
serve; it just fills your
heart,” Eaton said. “I just
think doing this is really
great and I love it. It ener
gizes the club too; every
body jokes with every
body and we all have a
good time so it’s pretty
cool.”
Tracy Verrigni, a
Rotary Club member who
helped with the
Thanksgiving meal for
her first time this year,
said it was humbling to
be a part of such a great
community event.
“It warms your heart to
think that this just brings
community together and
you’re a small part of it
but you’re making such a
powerful impact,”
Verrigni said. “When you
see someone like that lit
tle girl in the backseat
with her big smile or all
the people just thanking
us for being here, it’s
humbling.”
Verrigni added seeing
the community all come
together and being sur
rounded by so many other
people sharing the same
goal was a blessing to
her.
“In a time where so
many people are isolated
for many reasons, we can
come out as a community
and serve the community
and engage with people,
it’s energizing,” Verrigni
said. “It’s just a spirit of
good; you’re just sur
rounded by people and
there’s just this energy all
around you. Having never
done this before, I can’t
wait for the next event.”
According to Brewer,
the hope is that by next
year’s Thanksgiving meal
the Rotary Club will be
able to move the event
back to an in-person
community dinner rather
than a drive through.
“I’m hoping next year
we’ll be able to bring it
back inside, just so we
get to visit with the com
munity members a little
bit more,” Brewer said.
“But it feels really good;
I’m very proud that it
went off so smoothly.”
Brewer added events
like the Thanksgiving
meal exemplify the
Rotary Club’s motto of
“service above self’ and
the club’s goal to serve
the community.
“We’re proud to be part
of the Dawson County
community; we love our
community and we love
food so this is kind of a
great coming together of
our two loves,” Brewer
said. “We really enjoyed
this event and look for
ward to it every year.”
Erica Jones Dawson County News
Rotary Club of Dawson County volunteers pack Thanksgiving meals with
food catered by Tam's Backstage during the club's community "drive thru
dinner" event on Nov. 22.
Helon "Valaree" Walls
Helon “Valaree” Walls, 88, of
Dawsonville, died Thursday, November
25, 2021. A funeral service was held at
2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 28, at the
Bearden Funeral Home Chapel. Bearden
Funeral Home of Dawsonville was in
charge of the arrangements.
Dawson County News
December 1, 2021
Bobby Eugene Walton
Bobby Eugene Walton, 84, of Canton, died
Sunday, November 28,2021. A graveside ser
vice was held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday,
December 1, at Central Time at Springs
Chapel Cemetery in Banner Roslin, TN.
Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory of
Cumming was in charge of the arrangements.
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December 1, 2021
Charles Daniel (Danny) Watkins
Charles Daniel (Danny) Watkins, 52,
of Cumming, died Monday, November
22, 2021. A graveside service was held
at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, November 27, at
Sawnee View Gardens. Ingram Funeral
Home & Crematory of Cumming was in
charge of the arrangements.
Dawson County News
December 1, 2021
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