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OBITUARIES
A2 Fayette County News
Wednesday, April 5,2023
mother. Their home was
full and blessed.
Beyond the love of her
family, she had a passion
for travel. Her trips to Eu
rope and New York City
were particularly favorite
destinations, as were her
adventures in Poland. She
also traveled to the Baha
mas and went on a cruise
through the Mediterranean.
She was always up for a new
adventure and having fun.
She was an extremely
hard worker and lived
through a multitude of un
usual life experiences.
Karen worked at and retired
from AT&T Long Lines, and
TSA. Most recently she
worked for a dear friend
doing accounting work. In
cidentally, she might have
been the only TSA agent
that could make a pat down
a humorous event.
She was always willing
to learn new things and
lend a helping hand. Karen
loved meeting people and
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Simone
Karen Lynn Simone
passed away on March 22,
2023, due to complications
from surgery.
She was born on June
16, 1945, in Dayton, Ohio.
Her parents moved to
South Florida, where she
lived until 1983 when she
moved to Fayetteville. She
was the daughter of parents
Lawrence and Marie
McKinney and sister of
Larri Ellen McKinney.
She is survived by her
husband Paul Simone, sons
Travis and Matt Reeves,
and daughters Natalie and
Heather Simone, as well as
her niece Amber Noel. She
was also blessed with eight
grandchildren: Robert and
Travis Jr. Reeves of Geor
gia, and Kylie, Kelsey, Kins
ley, Cade, Colter, and Cash
Gerks of Florida.
Who would imagine that
Paul and Karen’s love story
would start in the technical
world of AT&T Long Lines?
Their common interest in
communications, Paul’s in
the technical and Karen
Lynn’s in the people, lasted
until this day.
As their relationship
progressed, Paul’s love for
Dolly Face, as he called her,
resulted in a blended family
much like their own Brady
Bunch. They now, together,
had two boys, two girls, two
cats, and a resident grand-
talking to them, which was
a trait that made her a great
success, both in business
and in life.
Karen was a loving, car
ing soul, always helping
others, with her family
being her main focus. She
enjoyed delighting the
grandkids with surprises in
the mail, making their holi
days special.
Karen Lynn focused on
the positive, and her smile
was contagious. She was
kind, generous, compas
sionate, extremely loving,
and never met a cat or dog
she didn’t like. Where she
shined was in her focus and
dedication to helping
others. From the smallest
trouble to the hardest
times, her selfless care and
love of others are some of
her greatest legacies.
Karen will be desper
ately missed by all those
whose lives she touched.
She was one of a kind, and
to be loved by her was to be
truly blessed on many
levels. She was an angel
who made the world a
better place for everyone
she encountered. We look
forward to the gift of her
loving guidance from
above.
In place of flowers, do
nations can be made in
memory of Karen Simone to
the Humane Society of Fay
ette County.
Tyrone Council OKs Updates
to Tethering Ordinance
Leah Banks
Investigative Reporter
leah@fayette-news.net
TYRONE — In Fayette
County, the care and con
cern for all life remains at
the forefront for its res
idents, which was evident as
councilmembers in Tyrone
have approved modifica
tions to the animal ordi
nance, making tethering
unlawful.
In its March 16 council
meeting, the Tyrone Town
Council passed updates to
sections 6-1 and 6-9 of its
code of ordinances pertain
ing to the restraint of ani
mals.
As the updates are effec
tive immediately, animals
cannot be restrained/teth-
ered to a fixed point and left
unattended.
According to the up
dated terms in the sections,
animals may be fastened to
a cable trolley system for no
more than four hours at a
time. Additionally, animals
cannot be left fastened to a
trolley system between the
hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
When the animal is fas
tened to an authorized cable
trolley system, the owner or
keeper must be present on
the property, according to
the updated sections.
The changes that Tyrone
officials made come on the
heels of the updates Peach
tree City Council made to its
ordinance regarding tether
ing in 2022 and the changes
that were adopted by Fay
ette County earlier in the
month.
“The goal is to ensure
the comfort and safety of
animals by preventing the
neglect that often results
from long-term tethering,”
officials said. “These
changes do not restrict an
owner from keeping their
animals in a proper fence or
pen.”
PTC Welcomes Newest Police Officers
PEACHTREE CITY — On March 24, Peachtree City Mayor Pro Tem
pore Phil Prebor administered the oath of office to Peachtree City's new
est police officers, Tyler Manns and Justin Thomas.
Officers Thomas and Manns were surrounded by their family and
friends during the ceremony in city council chambers.
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The Meeting Place
Fayette County Board of Edu
cation meets the third Monday of
the month at 7 p.m.
Fayette County Commission
meets the second and fourth
Thursday of the month at 6:30
p.m.
Fayette County Planning Com
mission meets the first Thursday
of the month at 7 p.m.
Fayetteville City Council meets
the first and third Thursday of the
month at 6 p.m.
Fayetteville Planning Commis
sion meets the fourth Tuesday of
the month at 6 p.m.
Fayetteville Work Session
meeting on the last Tuesday of
each month at 9 a.m. at Fay
etteville City Hall.
Peachtree City Council meets
the first and third Thursday of the
month at 6:30 p.m.
Peachtree City Planning Com
mission meets the second and
fourth Monday of the month at 7
p.m.
Tyrone Town Council meets the
first and third Thursday of the
month at 7 p.m.
Tyrone Planning Commission
meets the second and fourth
Thursday of the month at 7 p.m.
Tyrone Downtown Devel
opment Authority meets at 9
a.m. on the second Monday of the
month.
Brooks Town Council meets the
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