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OBITUARIES A2 Fayette County News Wednesday, May 3,2023 Jasper "Jay" Monroe Maxwell Jasper “Jay” Monroe Maxwell was born to Law rence and Pearl Reed Max well in Sedalia, Mo. Dec. 25, 1936. He passed away at the home of his son, April 23, 2023. He was 86 years old at the time of his passing. Jay attended Smith- Cotton High School and graduated in 1956. He was a member of the DeMolays and participated in many church activities, as well. He was awarded a Navy ROTC scholarship and en tered Kansas University. He was active in the Bap tist Student Union, serving as president of the Kansas Nebraska BSU. He attended Calvary Baptist Church in Law rence, Kan. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering. In 1955, he served as a summer staffer at Ridge crest Baptist Conference Center in North Carolina. It was that summer he met another staffer, Glenda Faye Smith of Kentucky, and they were married in August 1958. Jay entered Navy flight school and flew the T28 and T34. His first assign ment was at the VP5 Patrol Squadron in Jacksonville, Fla. He flew the P2V Nep tune, and the P3 Orion. Over the course of his naval career, he flew mis sions supporting the Cuban Missile Crisis, had a deployment to Iceland for five months and Sigonella, Sicily for five months, and was carrier-landing qual ified. In 1967, Jay tran sitioned from military to commercial flying. He was hired by Delta Airlines, and flew the DC8, DC9, Carmichael - Hemperley Funeral Home and Crematory 135 SENOIA ROAD, PEACHTREE CITY, GA 30269 770-631-9171 OFFICE * 770-631-9144 FAX We have had our crematory onsite since 1996. 6 Dignity C7MEMORIAL/ The trusted source for taking care of your 'fte&j. Azalea Estates ASSISTED LIVING AND RETIREMENT COMMUNITY 105 AUTUMN GLEN CIRCLE - FAYETTEVILLE - AZALEAESTATES.COM Call to Schedule a Tour Today! 770-461-0039 727, 747, and the Lion, until his retirement in 1996. Jay’s hobbies were abundant. He was an am ateur historian, and was interested in Revolution ary War history and Civil War history, but nothing captured his attention like the Lewis and Clark expe dition. He retraced the route numerous times, and there was not a book about the adventure he did not own. He was also an avid bi cyclist, covering over 60,000 miles on various rides in the U.S. and abroad. He pedaled his bi cycle across Florida, Iowa, Georgia, Missouri, Col orado, California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Ari zona, Nebraska, and Ten nessee. He traveled inter nationally for both work and leisure, and he and his wife Glenda visited Belfast, Dublin, and Shannon, Ire land; St. Petersburg, Rus sia; Helsinki, Finland; Heidelberg and Hamburg, Germany; East Germany; Paris, France; Rome, Italy; London, England; New foundland; and most major U.S. cities, as well as Hawaii and Alaska. He and Glenda also be came Airstream RVers, and traveled thousands of miles across the country, including Alaska and the Yukon, every Canadian province, and every state in Mexico. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Glenda; children, Eric (Janet) Maxwell of Peachtree City, Gayle (Eliott) Jordan of Roseburg, Ore., and Kevin Maxwell of Fayetteville; his four grandchildren, Ben (Kirsten) Jordan of Wenatchee, Wash., Sam (Maddy) Jordan of Fort Collins, Colo., Glenda (Nick) Jordan of Las Vegas, Nev., and Amy (Alex) Jordan of Eugene, Ore.; great-grandson, Aden Jordan of Bell Buckle, Tenn.; sisters-in- law, Annette Smith and Clista Miles; brother-in- law, Rob (Marie) Smith; son-in-law, Jesse (Anna Lee) Jordan of Bell Buckle, Tenn.; cousin, Lloyd Decker of Overland Park, Kan.; and many loving nieces and nephews and their families. He was preceded in death by his parents, as well as his sisters and brothers-in-law, Mabel and Bob Younger of Flor ida, and Elva Lee and Irvin Parks of Missouri. There will be a private family service in Warm Springs, Ga. Burial will take place on Saturday, June 10, 2023, 11 a.m., at Westminster Memorial Gardens, Peachtree City. We welcome you to provide your condolences, thoughts, and memories on our Tribute Wall. Mowell Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Peachtree City, www.mowells.com. MOWELL FUNE RA L HOME t ^p_CrematLon Service ISO N. Jeff Davis Drive FAYETTEVILLE, GA 302 14 770-461-764 1 • FAX:770-460- 1 003 FYTOF FlCEC@MOWELLS.COM 200 Robinson Road PEACHTREE CITY, GA 30269 770-487-3959 • Fax:770-487-5959 PTCOFFlCE@MOWEI_LS.COM STAR Student, Continued from Front Teacher. To obtain the STAR nomination, high school seniors must have the highest score on any single test date of the SAT and must be in the top to percent or top 10 students of their class, based on grade point average. This year’s nominees’ SAT scores must be equal to or higher than the 2023 national average scores on the ev idence-based reading, writing, and math sections of the SAT. “Recognizing these outstanding stu dents and their teachers in region events and then at the state event each year is our great honor,” said PAGE Executive Director Craig Harper. “We are pleased to be a major sponsor and administrator for the STAR program to ensure that Geor gia’s excellent students and teachers re ceive the attention they’ve earned through their success.” Sponsors for the 2023 State PAGE STAR awards are PAGE, the PAGE Foun dation, the Frances Wood Wilson Foun dation, and the Mozelle Christian Endowment. Secondhand smoke kills j about 1,500 Georgians a ye Considering 67% of Fayette County residents say they're exposed to secor dhand smoke,* why aren't we protecting them? *Based on 4,271 responses to Drug Free Fayette's 2022 Secondhand Smoke Survey sent to 6th-12th grade students and their parents Secondhand smoke is the third leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., killing 41,000 nonsmokers each year. For every eight smokers the tobacco industry kills, it takes one nonsmoker with them. Just 30 minutes of exposure to secondhand smoke can cause heart damage similar to that of habitual smokers. Adults who don't smoke and are exposed to secondhand smoke increase their risk of developing: • coronary heart disease by 25-30% • stroke by 20-30% • lung cancer by 20-30% Comprehensive smoke- free policies that prohibit smoking in all areas of indoor spaces are the only way to fully protect people who do not smoke from secondhand smoke exposure. Comprehensive smoke-free policies can also help people quit smoking and can help keep young people from starting to smoke. Secondhand smoke also has adverse reproductive health effects in women, including low birth weight. It also can cause sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), respiratory infections, ear infections, and asthma attacks in infants and children. BREATHE EASY FAYETTE We are a group of residents and local and national organizations working to protect our Fayette County neighbors' rights to enjoy smoke-free air—while continuing to respect the rights of those who smoke. Scan to learn more! Do you support a smoke-free Fayette County? Be sure to let us know! Visit our website for more information: drugfreefayette.org/breathe-easy-fayette Breathe Easy Fayette 120 Commerce Circle, Suite D, Fayetteville drugfreefayette@fayettefactor.org 678.489.3279 BREATHE EASY^D FAYETTE
