Wednesday, April 19,2023
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Edward "Ed" B.
Kleppinger, III
Edward “Ed” B. Klep
pinger, III, died on April n,
2023, at the age of 51.
He was born Jan. 19,
1972, to Edward and Rose
Marie Kleppinger. A 1991
graduate of Jonesboro Sen
ior High School, where he
played for the Cardinal
baseball team, he went on
to earn his bachelor’s de
gree in criminal justice
from Georgia State Univer
sity in 1994.
From there, he began to
fulfill his lifelong dream of
a career in law enforce
ment. He began working for
the Georgia Bureau of In
vestigation in 1995, where
he served on the SWAT
team. On Sept. 11, 2001, he
accepted a position with
FEMA - later Homeland Se
curity - advancing to the po
sition of assistant special
agent in charge.
Among numerous
awards, he received the Sec
retary’s Award for Excel
lence in 2008, presented to
him personally by the Sec
retary of Homeland Secu
rity in Washington, D.C. Ed
also held many other billets
during his career, as well as
many certifications and li
censes.
On the personal side, Ed
led his One Another Sunday
school class for more than
10 years at Fayetteville First
Baptist Church, where he
was a member for more
than 20 years.
He also loved and cher
ished his family. He was
very proud of his wife of 28
years, Devy Lowe Klep
pinger, and of his five chil
dren, whose lives he
enriched by actively coach
ing their teams, attending
their events, and cheering
them on, rain or shine.
He was never late, and
he believed in “safety first”
to the extreme. He was the
dad and uncle who threw
kids in the pool, played
games, pulled pranks, told
jokes, sang songs, and loved
beyond compare. To know
him was to love him. He will
be deeply missed.
Ed was preceded in
death by his father, Ed
Kleppinger, Jr.; and father
and mother-in-law, Arley
and Jan Lowe.
He is survived by his
wife, Devy; his children,
Parker (fiance Ethan Fer
nandez), Greyson (girl
friend Ansley Gregg),
Cooper, Samuel, and
Caden; his mother, Rose;
his brother, Michael; his
brother-in-law, Jon Lowe
(Paula); his sister-in-law,
Courtney Joiner (Michael);
his nephew, Wilson Joiner
(Madison); and his niece,
Samantha Joiner.
Funeral services were
held Sunday, April 16,
2023, in the Overton
Chapel at Fayetteville First
Baptist Church. Dr. Jim
Thomas, Rev. Keith Lou-
than, and Rev. Jim Battles
officiated. The family re
ceived friends Saturday,
April 15 at the funeral
home. Burial was held at
Westminster Memorial
Gardens in Peachtree City.
Pallbearers were
members of Ed’s breakfast
club, with honorary pall
bearers being his colleagues
at the Department of
Homeland Security Office
of Inspector General.
In lieu of flowers, dona
tions may be made in Ed’s
memory to Tunnels to
Towers (https://t2t.org/d0-
nate/), Athletes in Action
(c/o Andrew Provence, 240
Providence Road, Fay
etteville, GA 30215 or
https://give.cru.org/06644
53) or to Fayetteville First
Baptist Church.
Mowell Funeral Home &
Cremation Service, Fay
etteville - mowells.com.
Harry Hutcheson
"Hutch"
Redwine, Ir.
Harry Hutcheson
“Hutch” Redwine, Jr.
passed away at his res
idence Thursday, April 6,
2023.
He was preceded in
death by his parents; sister,
Cathryn R. Stephens; and
his son-in-law, Douglas
Huddleston.
Hutch is survived by his
loving wife, Penelope Red
wine; daughter, Blanche
Huddleston; grandchildren,
Kaydie and Laney Huddle
ston; three nieces; and one
nephew.
A graveside service will
be held Thursday, April 20,
at Fayetteville City Ceme
tery at 11 a.m., with Pastor
Thomas Martin officiating.
We welcome you to
leave your condolences,
thoughts, and memories of
Hutch on our Tribute Wall.
Mowell Funeral Home &
Cremation Service, Fay
etteville - mowels.com.
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Trilith Earns Spot in Suburban Smackdown
Sydney Spencer
News Reporter
sspencer@fayette-news.net
Fayetteville’s Trilith
Studios made the cut for
Urbanize Atlanta’s Sub
urban Smackdown tour
nament to determine the
“best town” outside of
the Atlanta perimeter.
The Suburban
Smackdown tournament
included 16 well-pop
ulated towns around At
lanta that competed
March Madness-style to
identify which one
would be victorious.
For two weeks, res
idents throughout Geor
gia voted online for their
respective towns to
make it through each
round, as there were no
criteria that needed to
be met.
Trilith was the 16th
seed, and their first
matchup was against the
number-one seed, Al
pharetta.
Trilith lost in the first
round of the tournament
while Alpharetta went
on to win the next two
rounds to advance to the
finals.
The final round con
sisted of Alpharetta
against Duluth, with Al
pharetta emerging vic
torious.
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Jennifer Lyons
Legals, General Manager • jennifer@fayette-news.net
Luke Haney
Editor, Digital Media Coordinator • support@fayette-news.net
Debbie McClain
Publisher, Co-owner
Bridge Turner
Managing Editor, Co-owner
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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 Flail.
Peachtree City Council meets
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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
third Monday of every month at
6:30 p.m.
