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Wednesday, April 3,2024 OBITUARIES A2 Fayette County News Mrs. Evelyn Bailey Farr Mrs. Evelyn Bailey Farr, 90, passed away Sunday morning, March 24, 2024. She was a teacher for 33 years in the Fayette County system, beginning as a sub stitute teacher, then working as a para-professional at Hood Avenue Elementary School. Later she attended Clayton State College and West Georgia University and earned her bachelor’s, master’s, and T-6 degrees in teaching and applied those skills to help remedial reading and math students reach state standards. She was awarded a re search prize for her work in the study of birth order in children and how it affected their learning. She taught for several years at North Fayette Elementary School. She leaves behind thou sands of loving students and a legacy of awards and honors, including numerous “Teacher of the Year” honors. Evelyn was a member of Fayetteville First Baptist Church, taught the five- year-old class for many years, and later welcomed them back as high school or college graduates. She was an ageless beauty with a confident personality that led others to think that she was much younger than she was. A devoted wife and mother, she is preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, F. M. Farr, and sev eral beloved chihuahuas. She is survived by her daughter, Anne (Jim) Har din; son, Allan (Marina) Farr; and several cousins, nieces, and nephews. Evelyn was the most cre ative, imaginative, and lov ing woman one could want to be in their lives. She could always be found with a ball of thread and crochet hooks or knitting needles to make a blanket for the next new resident of the county. If she couldn’t find instructions for what she wanted to make, she made it up, and it was always better than any pat tern. 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She was an angel on Earth and is now an angel in Heaven, and the hole she leaves in every heart can never be filled. Evelyn’s funeral service was held Friday, March 29, 2024, at noon, in the chapel of Mowell Funeral Home in Fayetteville, with Rev. Jim Battles and Rev. Jack Miller officiating. Visitation oc curred prior to the service from 11 a.m. to noon at the funeral home. Evelyn was laid to rest at Sharon Memorial Gardens following the service. Evelyn’s favorite flowers were pansies. Attendees were asked to wear pansy colors to the service to re mind all of her love for flowers and joy of bright colors. In lieu of flowers, dona tions can be made in Eve lyn’s honor to Fayetteville First Baptist Church Home- bound Ministry. We welcome you to leave your condolences, thoughts, and memories of Evelyn on our tribute wall. Mowell Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Fay etteville, www.moweds.com. Mrs. Nell Howell Ned Howell, 81, passed away peacefully on Thurs day, March 28, 2024, at home with family by her bedside. Ned was born on Thurs day, May 7, 1942, at St. Jo seph’s Hospital in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga. She was the third child of the seven children of her parents, James Perry and Opa Reta Akins. In 1959, Ned met her fu ture husband at South Gar dens Baptist Church in Savannah. They dated, and in October i960 became en gaged to be married. Her husband-to-be received or ders to report in November i960 for 12 months at Thule Air Base, Greenland. On Nov. 12, 1961, she married Hubert Wayne Howell, the son of John Luther Howell and Mary Etta Howell of Vidalia, at her parents’ home, with the pastor from South Gardens Church presiding. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Amanda Eber; parents; and sisters, Shelby (Bobby) Akins Dooley and Linda (James) Akins Dooley. Ned is survived by her husband of 62 years, Wayne Howell of Griffin; son, Rich ard (Kim) Howell of Fay etteville; grandchildren, Niki Westbrooks of Fay etteville, Joshua Gerald of Birmingham, Zachary (Amber) Howell of Newnan, Dannie (Nick) Sims of Fay etteville, Cameron Gerald of Fayetteville; nine great grandchildren; sisters, Patsy Murrell of Brandon, Fla. and Janis (Jimmy) McTier of Eatonton; and brothers, James (Vicki) Akins and Dan (Susan) Akins of Rin con. Ned graduated from Jenkins High School in i960 and retired as a state elec tions coordinator in the Sec retary of State’s office. Ned accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her personal savior and was baptized many years ago at South Gardens Baptist Church in Savannah. She was pre viously a member of Ahava Baptist Church (formerly Bonanza Baptist church) in Jonesboro and was an active member for many years of Fayetteville First Baptist Church in Fayetteville. A funeral service was held Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at 2 p.m. at Fayetteville First Baptist Church in the Over- ton chapel, with Rev. Jack Miller and Rev. Glenn Stringham officiating. Visitation occurred Monday, April 1, 2024, at Mowed Funeral Home in Fayetteville, from 5-8 p.m. The family requests in lieu of flowers that a memo rial contribution be made to Fayetteville First Baptist Church, Fayetteville, Ga. We welcome you to leave your condolences, thoughts, and memories of Ned on our Tribute Wad. Mowed Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Fay etteville, www.moweds.com. Monthly Chamber Update Fayette Chamber of Commerce excitedly wel comed 13 new members in March and has announced its calendar of events for April. New members include Blu Strategies, LLC; FRAN CIS MYLES INTL; Chaos Works; United Community Bank; Faith Community Network; Wellspring Living; The Twelve Firm; Heavy Equipment Recyclers, PTC Business Consulting; Prieto Injury Law, PC; Hearn Land scape Management, Inc.; and STEVE’S BBQ & SOUL FOOD, LLC. April Events: April 16: Startup Fay ette, 5-7 p.m., Mastering E- Commerce and Online Sales. Startup Fayette is a monthly program featuring entrepreneurs, big thinkers, and people that offer serv ices that support new busi nesses. This month’s topic is Mastering E-Commerce and Online Sales. April 25: Business After Hours, 5:30-7 p.m., at The Clubs of Peachtree City and Newnan. The event takes place poolside at Braelinn Golf Club, so be prepared for a beautiful spring evening. April 26: Small Business Seminar, 8 a.m. at the Bus Barn at City Center Park. Topic: Navigating the SBA. 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The Meeting Place Fayette County Board of Educa tion meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7 p.m. Fayette County Commission meets the second and fourth Thurs day of the month at 5 p.m. Fayette County Planning Com mission meets the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Fayetteville City Council meets the 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 meet ing on the last Tuesday of each month at 9 a.m. at Fayetteville 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 Thurs day 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. Woolsey Town Council meets at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of each month.
