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*Based on 4,271 responses to Drug Free
Fayette's 2022 Secondhand Smoke Survey
sent to 6th-12th grade students and their parents
Considering 67% of Fayette
County residents say they're
exposed to secondhand smoke/
why aren't we protecting them?
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
Wednesday, May 10,2023
Joyce Adams
Joyce Adams, age 86, of
Fayetteville, passed away Sun
day, April 30, 2023. She was
born June 12,1936, in Tyrone,
to June and Pearl Stinchcomb.
Joyce was preceded in
death by her husband, Earl
Adams; infant son, Earl Jr.;
her brother, Daniel Stinch
comb; her good friend, Ron
McCurry; and her parents.
She is survived by her
daughter, Pam (Glenn) Dunn;
son, Randy (Angie) Adams;
grandchildren, Chris (Mi
chelle) Dunn, Nicholas (Lyn-
nette) Dunn, Lindy Dunn,
Josh (Amy) Adams, Justin
(Valerie) Adams, and Jona
than (Amanda) Adams; great-
granddaughters, Carsyti
Adams and Coralie Dunn;
great-grandsons, Hudson
Adams, Maddox Adams,
Aidan Cagle, and Asher Ortiz;
sister, Jerry White; and a host
of nieces, nephews, cousins,
and friends.
A funeral service was held
Thursday, May 4, at the chapel
of Mowell Funeral Home in
Fayetteville. Joyce was laid to
rest at Westminster Memorial
Gardens in Peachtree City fol
lowing the service. The family
received friends Wednesday,
May 3, at Mowell Funeral
Home, Fayetteville.
We welcome you to pro
vide your condolences,
thoughts, and memories on
our Tribute Wall.
Mowell Funeral Home &
Cremation Service, Fay
etteville, mowells.com.
Charles Eugene
Anderson
Charles Eugene Anderson,
age 84, of Fayetteville, former
district director of the U.S.
Small Business Administra
tion for the State of Georgia,
passed away Wednesday, May
3, 2023, at Piedmont Fayette
hospital, with his beloved wife,
Gaele Anne (Shea) Anderson,
at his bedside.
For years, he had coura
geously and with great dignity
traversed a myriad of illnesses
including lymphoma and lym
phedema. Through it all, he
never lost his faith in God and
kept his focus on eventually
reaching his Heavenly home.
Charles was born in Holly
Springs, Ga. to the late Wil
liam Paul and Effie Elizabeth
(Grizzle) Anderson. He at
tended Marietta High, the
Georgia State School of Bank
ing, and the Federal Executive
Institute in Virginia. Follow
ing graduation from high
school, he joined the U.S. Air
Force and honorably served
four years.
After discharge, he initially
worked in the loan and fi
nance sector, then moved on
to community banking,
quickly moving up the ladder
in the J. Mack Robinson
Banking Group, serving at the
executive level as executive
vice president and president
in community banks.
With the consolidation of
smaller banks into large na
tional banks, Charles joined
the SBA to better pursue his
desire to help small businesses
grow. He eventually entered
SBA’s District Director Devel
opment Program and served
around the country as deputy
in several district offices and
as director in the Providence,
R.I. office, the South Florida
office, where he was elevated
to senior executive service,
and finally to the Georgia Dis
trict office.
Charles was known for his
community, civic, and church
involvement. He was a doer, a
giver, and a server. As an ex
ample, he was former pres
ident of the Jaycees and Lions
Clubs, member of Kiwanis,
and the Board of Governors of
the Miami Chamber of Com
merce.
Also recognized for his
public speaking skills, Charles
was frequently asked to speak
at many local and national
conferences. He was a guest
lecturer at Florida Gulf Coast
University, keynote speaker at
an annual Florida meeting of
the Comptroller of the Cur
rency, as well as keynote
speaker at a national confer
ence of Robert Morris and As
sociates, to name a few.
He was a former deacon, a
former Gideon, he established
a Food-4-Kids backpack pro
gram to provide weekend
meals to hungry children, and
with his wife, worked Sat
urdays in the housing projects
of Marietta. Teaching Sunday
school and vacation Bible
school with his wife of 31 years
brought him great joy.
In addition to his wife,
Charles’ survivors include his
daughter, Nicole (Paul) Morris
of Fayetteville; stepson, Greg
ory (Christine) Pesaturo of
New Canaan, Conn.; step
daughter, Kelly (Greg) Carello
of Smithfield, R.I.; grand
daughter, Noel (Rev. Kevin)
Miller; grandson, Justin
Knowles; granddaughter, Bai
ley (Rich) Day; grandson,
Matthew Carello; grand
daughter, Mackenzie Carello;
grandsons, Brady and Owen
Pesaturo, with whom he
shared his life-long passion for
catch and release fishing;
great-grandsons, London and
Ezra Miller; and great grand
daughters, Emma and Elbe
Duncan. Also surviving are
his brother, Robert Anderson
of Marietta, and sisters, Betty
Sue Caswell of Dallas and Ka
thryn (Bob) of Statesboro;
along with many nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in death
by his first wife, Margaret
(Barefoot) Anderson; daugh
ter, Kimberly Knowles Forbes;
and siblings, Faye Smith, Loy-
ace Barnes, John Franklin An
derson, and Billy Paul
Anderson.
The family will receive
friends Saturday, May 20, fol
lowed by a celebration of life
in Charles’ honor at Flat Creek
Baptist Church in Fayetteville.
If you are considering flowers,
please consider a donation to
Samaritans Purse or the
Wounded Warrior Project in
his honor instead.
The family extends deep
est thanks to Dr. Jonathan
Bender and the staff of Pied
mont Cancer Institute for their
compassionate caring over the
years and to the staffs of Fay
etteville Fire EMS and Pied
mont Hospital IMCU and 4W
for their tender loving care
and support in his last days.
We welcome you to leave
your condolences, thoughts,
and memories of Charles on
our Tribute Wall.
Mowell Funeral Home &
Cremation Service, Fay
etteville, mowells.com.
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