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Page A6 Lake Oconee News Friday, December 8,2017 Obituaries The deadline for obituaries is 1 p.m. Monday. Funeral homes may send notices to obits@lakeoconeenews.us. George Albert Rosencrance, Jr. Oct. 15,1959 - Nov. 28,2017 Dorothy Evelyn Jiaconia Feb. 25,1912 - Dec. 1,2017 Barbara Blaine Smith Aug. 23,1937 - Nov. 24,2017 George Albert Rosencrance, Jr., age 58, of Union Point died Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens. Funerals services were Thursday, November 30, 2017 at Fork Chapel United Methodist Church in Madison with Rev. Dr. Tony Gavalas and Congressman Douglas Collins officiating. Pallbearers were Chancey Black, Justin Saffold, Ross Copelan, Russell Ivie, Brian Ivie, Brent Smith, Douglas Collins, David Collins, Jason Byrd, Matthew Arnold, Jackie Copelan and Mitchell Pollock. Honorary pallbearers were Lee Daniels, Kevin Cason, Seaby Saffold and Sean Saffold. A1 was born in Covington October 15,1959, and was the son of the late George Albert Rosencrance, Sr. and Peggy Copelan Rosencrance. He attended Morgan County High School and Athens Technical School. He joined the Herald Journal, working with Carey Williams Sr. where he was a photographer and helped distribute the newspaper. A1 collected guns and also enjoyed collecting and selling knives. He loved riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. HewasamemberofForkChapelUnitedMethodist Church in Greshamville. Survivors include five aunts, Bennie Mae Copelan, Lillian Copelan Smith, Dorothy Copelan (Lenard) Collins, Mary Copelan Arnold and Janet Copelan Byrd; a good friend, Carol Marie Black and her son, Chancey; numerous cous ins, other relatives and friends. The family requests memorial gifts be made in memory of A1 to Fork Chapel United Methodist Church Building Fund, c/o 1670 Reid Duvall Road, Madison, Ga. 30650. McCommons Funeral Home, 109 W. Broad St., Greensboro, Ga., 706- 453-2626, had charge of arrange ments. Visit www.mccommonsfuneralhome.com to sign the online guest register. Restore Putnam County Habitat For Humanity We need your donations! Call for more information about pickups. • Washers/Dryers • End Tables • Mirrors Sofas / Furniture • Chairs • Dishes Thursday and Friday 10:00am to 4:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am to 3:30 pm 1027 Lake Oconee Pkwy., Eatonton, Georgia 31024 (across from Goodwill) 706-991-1600 May those who have lost a loved one find strength in the love of family and in the warm embrace of friends. McCommons Funeral Home Callaway Funeral Home, and Georgias Lake Country Crematory “Over 100 Years and 5 Generations of Family Funeral and Cremation Service” FUNERAL HOMES - MONUMENTS - PREARRANGEMENTS - CREMATORY 706.453.2626 706.486.4138 109 W. Broad St • Greensboro, GA 30642 208 N. 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Dorothy will be buried alongside her husband in Newark, NJ. Dorothy was born Feb. 25, 1912 in Chicago, Ill., to Winifred (nee Scanlon) Burns and William H. Burns. She was the third of the Burns children and lived most of her adult life in both Union and Forked River, NJ. She moved to Greensboro in 2007 As ayoung girl, Dorothy and her siblings lived with relatives in Painted Post, N.Y. and Susquehanna, Penn, until her father remarried and then moved the family to N. J .where he had found full time employment. In her mid-teens, Dorothy began her working career as a Long Distance Telephone Operator for New Jersey Bell Telephone Company. She continued to work in that capacity for manyyears, eventually leaving to become a stay at home mom in 1946. She returned to work in i960 becoming a wwitchboard operator for various private companies and eventually retiring in December, 1984 while working for MidLantic Mortgage in Newark, N. J. In the early 1930’s while attending a church dance, she met JosephA. Jiaconia, whowasworkingforthe Prudential Insurance Company. Their courtship began shortly thereaf ter and they eventually married Sept.23,1934, in Newark, N. J.. Joe and Dot (as she was referred to by many relatives) initially rented an apartment and lived in Irvington, N. J. untiltheypurchasedtheirfirsthome in Union, N.J. in1940. Dorothy was a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and wonderfulhomemakerwho loved to cook and bake. Once retired, she enjoyed reading, knitting and playing a small number of board games. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Joseph, who passed away in February, 1991; abrother, Henry Burns and a sister, Helen Reynolds. Survivors include a son, Robert and his wife Mary Ann, of Greensboro; a granddaughter, Meredith Loman and her husband Eric of Eatontown, N.J.; a grandson, Brandon Jiaconia of Brooklyn, N.Y. and a great-granddaughter, Lila Evelyn Loman also of Eatontown, N.J. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Harmony Hospice, 110 Harmony Road, Eatonton, GA 31024. McCommons Funeral Home, 109 W. Broad St., Greensboro, GA, 706-453-2626, had charge of arrange ments. Visit us at www.mccommonsfuneralhome.com to sign the online guest register. Barbara Blaine Smith, age 80 died peacefully Friday, Nov. 24,2017at her residence in Greensboro. A funeral mass and cel ebration of her life was held Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 at Christ Our King and Savior Catholic Church in Greensboro. Barbara was born August 23,1937 in New Orleans, to thelateJamesGarfiel Blaine, Jr. and Adele Marie Gaspard Blaine. She attendedMetarie Park Country Day School. In 1959, she received a Bachelor of Arts in English, with a minor in Anthropology at Newcomb College, Tulane University in New Orleans. In 1975, she earned her teacher certification from the University of New Orleans. Barbara was a happy homemaker for many years, she served in the Garden Club and as PTA president for her children’s school. She earned her Masters of Social Work from the Southern University of New Orleans in 1996, all while battling and surviving cancer of the larynx. She was very devoted to the welfare of children and worked as a Child Welfare Specialist for the State of Louisiana, Office of Community Services in New Orleans until her retirement in 2004. Upon retiring, she joined her family in Greensboro, where she became a member of Christ Our King and Savior Catholic Church. Barbara spent 34 years as a devoted daughter ofthe Franciscan Order of the Catholic Church, serving twice as Regional Minister of the St. Joan of Arc Province in New Orleans. She served as Formation Director for the San Damiano Fraternity in Athens and was a mentor to the Fraternity until her death. Barbara was also commissioned as spiritual advisor for the brothers and sisters ofthe St. Francis Region. She was a proud member of the Osage Nation and served on the board of the Red Cloud Indian School. She was an example of kindness, humility and charity to her family and all who knew her. Barbara wasprecededin death byher parents andsiblings, Pierre Armas Blaine and Elaine Blaine Conrad. Survivors include two daughters, Claire Marie Thornton and Stephanie Elise Smith; a son, James Alexander “Jamie” Smith; three grandchildren, Jonathon Edward Bowman, Elise Nicole Blasingame, Jack Edward Lievsay; three great-grandchildren, Hailey Grace Bowman, Ariella Bowman and Kylah Jaye Bowman, other relatives and many friends. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society c/o Christ Our King and Savior Catholic Church. McCommons Funeral Home had charge ofarrangements. York Continued from A4 did not seem too flat. Those who frequent Paris, London, Rome and other European capitals and those of the Far East, find New York to be the most alluring city of them all. It is so easy to find your way around the City. Avenues running north and south and streets east and west. It was uncomplicated before GPS systems came to be. I like being a tourist, although has it has not been connected to an agenda of late, but to take a tour around Manhattan Island by boat offers stunning views and a difference per spective of the city. The sounds ofthe subway still fascinate. It is fun to recall the times the subway was the only way to travel for those who live by modest means. The subway taking one out to the ball games, like to Yankee Stadium, which the passing of time took away. The House that Ruth Built where stories abound—the highlights and the ones mostly forgotten. Like Jim Pyburn, the Auburn infielder, who later coached on Vince Dooley’s first staff. Pyburn was a bonus baby in the fifties and was required to play on the major league team. That was not a good plan as it turned out, but Jim did hit ahome run while playing for Baltimore in old Yankee stadium. Spud Chandler of Carnesville, one time Georgia quarterback, pitched in the old Yankee Stadium and was friends with Clara Ruth, from Jefferson, GA., the second wife of Babe Ruth. It is not so cold in New York this year. You can walk about with out a top coat. Christmas in Manhattan without topcoat, gloves and stocking cap—that is afirst. There is a little nip in the air, just to remind you that you should never been over confident about the weather here. With New York, there is always a blizzard just around the corner. The weather, unless rain beats you in the face, never diminishes the experience of walking the Brooklyn Bridge. It is an experience many pass on, but such an expan sive emotional and visual pleasure. Doesn’t take long, but the memories linger. It is the redeeming encore of all redeeming encores. TCH Mini Storage Buildings - New - Residential ■ - Industrial - Commercial Gated 8 Secured 10x15 10x20 10x25 r Guaranteed Lowest Price Call for Move in Special 417 Pea Ridge Eatonton, GA 706-485-9979 Find us on Facebook! Just search for Lake Oconee News Funeral^oifSr 1670 N Jefferson St., Milledgeville, GA 179 Milledgeville Rd., Gordon, GA | 306 N Jefferson Ave., Eatonton, GA | 706-485-3 Our Family is serving you and your family and we are in our 3rd generation of service. We are a full service funeral home, licensed Funeral Directors always on duty.
