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Wednesday, March 22,2023
OBITUARIES
A2 Fayette County News
Christine lay
Campbell
Christine Jay Campbell,
age 75, of Fayetteville,
passed away Sunday, March
12, 2023. She was born in
Fort Worth, Texas, Friday,
March 12, 1948, to William
Joseph Campbell and Ruth
Christine Anderson Camp
bell.
Chris was a middle
school educator with the
Fayette County Board of
Education, working at Ben
nett’s Mill Middle School
and previously at Fayette
Middle School.
She earned her bach
elor’s degree from San
Diego State University, her
master’s degree from Cen
tral Michigan University,
and her specialist degree
from Lincoln Memorial
University. In 2006, she
achieved Georgia Master
Teacher for demonstrating
excellence in the classroom.
Chris loved working
with middle school students
and developing their
reading and writing skills.
Her classroom motto was,
“The more mistakes you
make, the smarter you get,”
to encourage her students to
take risks and learn from
mistakes.
Chris lived all over the
world in places such as Ha
waii, Canada, Virginia, Cal
ifornia, Utah, Spain, Texas,
and Florida before settling
in Fayetteville. She enjoyed
many artistic pastimes, in
cluding sewing, quilting,
scrapbooking, and painting.
Her favorite activities
were going on cruises with
her friends and attending
Georgia Tech football
games.
She was preceded in
death by her parents.
Those left to cherish her
memory are her daughter,
Jill (Mike) Ward; grandchil
dren, Ben and Joey Ward;
sister, Patricia (Donald
Carnes) Campbell; and the
Doyal family. Chris enjoyed
spending time with her
friends and family, espe
cially her grandchildren.
Her family will hold a
celebration of life at a later
date. In lieu of flowers, the
family requests any memo
rial donations or contrib
utions be made to the
Fayette County Education
Foundation,
sites.google.com/view/fay-
etteeducationfoundation/gi
ving.
We welcome you to
leave your condolences,
thoughts, and memories of
Chris on our Tribute Wall.
Mowell Funeral Home &
Cremation Service, Fay
etteville, mowells.com.
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No one should
have to choose
between their
health and a
paycheck.
*•
Every day in Fayette County, someone places their health at risk
by breathing in secondhand smoke at work. In a recent survey,
67% of Fayette County residents say they experience
secondhand smoke*
Nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke increase their risk of
heart disease by 25-30% and risk of lung cancer by 20-30%. Given
that spending one hour in a smoke-filled room is equal to
smoking one cigarette, those working in the hospitality industry
— including in bars, restaurants and hotels — are especially
vulnerable.
*Based on a 2021 Drug Free Fayette community survey with 4,271 responses
BREATHE EASY FAYETTE
We are a collaborative alliance of residents
and local and national organizations
working to protect our Fayette County
neighbors' rights to enjoy smoke-free air.
We are concerned about the effects of
exposure to secondhand smoke, particularly
in workplaces and public spaces.
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Local Hero Helps Woman,
Dog in Time of Need
Submitted
Sydney Spencer
News Reporter
sspencer@fayette-news.net
Fayetteville resident
Melissa Rodgers was re
cently taking her dog for a
routine walk when an inci
dent resulted in her dog
being rushed to the animal
hospital.
Rodgers was taking her
corgi Rosie for a walk when
a pit bull attacked Rosie,
forcing Rodgers to defend
her dog. As a result of in
jury, Rosie was rushed to
Fayetteville Animal Hospi
tal by the selfless acts of a
neighbor.
Rodgers explained the
moments leading to the en
counter with the pit bull.
“It was about 2:45 in
the afternoon and I was
taking my dog out for a
walk. I do this walk prob
ably three or four times a
week. We’re walking and I
see a neighbor who I hadn’t
met and she’s taking her
trash can out, so I walk
over and we’re talking for a
brief minute,” Rodgers
said.
“I think what happened
is her daughter let the pit
bull out of the house and
the pit bull must have
thought she was under
some kind of threat,” she
continued. “So, the pit bull
comes running down the
driveway. I put my hand
out because I could kind of
sense this dog’s energy.”
Rodgers described what
happened during the at
tack.
“[The neighbor] tried to
grab [her dog] and was un
able. I tried to pick up my
little dog and I didn’t get
her in time, and that pit
bull was just out to kill,”
Rodgers stated. “She and I
are struggling to try to get
her dog to release my dog
from its mouth. I think that
it came at her on three sep
arate occasions.
Melissa Rodgers's dog Rosie
“I’m on the ground try
ing to pry this pit bull’s
mouth open. My hand it
bitten. My foot is bitten,”
she said. “Finally, I think
after the fourth time, she’s
able to put her and her
daughter’s body weight on
top of this dog.”
Once the pit bull was
detained, Rodgers said she
was “hysterical,” but that
another neighbor provided
transportation to the ani
mal hospital.
“I’m in shock. I’m hys
terical. My dog is bleeding
on the ground. This older
gentleman, 75 years old,
pulls up with a handicap
permit. He’s coming to
help,” she said. “I ask him,
‘Sir, can you please just put
my dog in the back of your
truck, and I’ll get in the
back with her and just take
us to the animal hospital.’
I’m just praying to God that
she’s going to be okay be
cause I can’t face my son to
tell him that his dog is
dead.”
George Smith was the
man who assisted Rodgers
in getting Rosie to the ani
mal hospital. Rodgers re
vealed how his selfless act
helped her in a time of
need.
“Mr. George, who I had
never met before; he
doesn’t hesitate and picks
up my bleeding dog, puts
her in the cab of his truck,
and he takes us to the ani
mal hospital,” explained
Rodgers. “He stays with me
and comforts me by having
his arm around me. I don’t
think we see those things
enough nowadays. I don’t
know what I would’ve done
without his assistance.”
Rodgers asked to put a
spotlight on Smith, for his
urgent support without ex
pecting anything in return,
and acknowledge his good
deed.
“I’m so grateful,”
Rodgers said. “I called him
later that night and I told
him I would ‘never be able
to thank you.’ He said he
could tell I was a good per
son and he wanted to be of
service.”
Rosie suffered from
punctured wounds to the
neck, chest, and torso area,
but is recovering every day.
“It just shows the im
portance of being involved
and doing the right thing. It
can save lives,” said
Rodgers.
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