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The Wiregrass Farmer, December 31, 2008 - Page 5
Obituaries
Sumner services in Pitts
Tony Ray Sumner, age 55 of 12018 Williford
Crossing Rd., Pitts, passed away Tuesday in
Pulaski County.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 AM
Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008 in the Pleasant View
Baptist Church. The Rev. Tommy Brett and Rev.
Curtis Driver officiated. Interment followed in
the Pleasant View Cemetery.
Mr. Sumner was born on December 18, 1953
in Turner County. He was son of the late Curtis
Sumner and Mary Bell Willingham Sumner. He
was self employed and was of the Baptist Faith.
Survivors include: wife-Lilaine Thompson
Sumner of Pitts, son-Matt Sumner of Pitts,
daughter-Sarah Sumner of Pitts, brothers-Skeet
Sumner of Leesburg and John Sumner of Tifton
and a sister-Margie Cromer of Ashburn.
Visitation was held from 6-8 PM Friday,
December 26 in the funeral home. Frazier and
Son Funeral Home in Rochelle were in charge of
arrangements.
You may sign the registry at www.frazierson-
funeralhome.com
Palmer services in Gainesville
Sara W. Palmer passed away into eternal life
Sunday, December 21, 2008 at the E. T. York
Haven Hospice Care Center. She was 79 years
old.
Sara was born in Ashburn, Georgia to her
parents Daisy Lou O'Hern Watson and Henry
Lucius Watson. She graduated from Ashburn
High School in 1946 and attended Norman
College in Norman Park, Georgia. In the late
1940's, she began her teaching career at age
nineteen. This love of her life (teaching) contin
ued for forty-three years, after having received
her BS degree from Florida Southern College in
Lakeland, Florida, and a Masters degree from
the University of Florida in Gainesville in subse
quent years.
She taught in schools in Georgia, in Polk and
Hillsborough Counties in Florida, and at
Metcalfe Elementary and Terwilliger
Elementary in Gainesville. Her last eight years
of teaching were spent at Martha Manson
Academy, now known as Oak Hall Lower
School. Upon retiring in 1992, she and her hus
band established a tutorial service known as the
Palmer Advantage, continuing her career in
teaching which, through meeting new parents
and young clients, brought much joy to her.
She was an active member in the First
Baptist Church in Gainesville and in Delta
Kappa Gamma. Currently, she is a member of
P.E.O., Chapter AF. This group of caring friends
has brought great happiness to her. She also
Church news
Church Fundraiser
The Church of God of Prophecy at 227 South
Cleveland is having a fundraiser selling RADA
Cutlery. The knives are 100% American made
and have a lifetime guarantee. They sell them
selves because of their high quality and excep
tional value. These knives and other merchan
dise come in gift sets or individual pieces and
are great for weddings and Christmas. Please
contact any of our members or Gwen Bridges at
566- 5895 or 567-4458 to place an order or to see
our catalogue.
Prayer requests
Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church is
open to the public 11 a.m. until Mon-Fri for
prayer requests and counsel. Call 256-9095 or
567- 0604. Rev. Tommy Washington
Watch Night
The pastor of the New Birth Life Changing
Church (NBLCC) and the church family invites
everyone to our Watch Night / Word Explosion,
Dec. 31st at 10 pm. You won't want to miss this.
Please come and worship with us. We are locat
ed at 127 Condor Dr., Ocilla. For more info or
prayer telephone call 229-468-5008.
Watch Night service
Watch Night Service will be at Greater Saint
Luke Misssionary Baptist Church 232 North
Leary Rd. Wed., December 31, at 9:45 PM.
Everyone's invited to come and bring in the New
Year singing and praising God. Reverend James
E. King, pastor.
Gospel Extravaganza
A New Years Gospel Extravaganza will be
held Thursday, New Years night at 6 pm, Greater
St. Luke Baptist Church, in Ashburn. Featured
will be The Fantastic Flowers Singers of Macon,
Rev. Tommy Washington and the Holy Lites
Nathan Bartell; reality evangelist Sandra Reed;
The Golden Angels and The Alma Male Choir.
Free admission.
Watch Night
Pastor W.H. Leggett, Sr. and the members of
the Zion Hope Missionary Baptist Church will
took special delight in her membership in The
National League of American Pen Women and
the warm friendships she established in this
organization. Writing was always a great plea
sure for her and remained so up until her death.
She is preceded in death by her parents and
one sister, Mary Hazel Watson Hamilton, for
merly of Avon Park, Florida.
Sara is survived by her husband, Richard D.
Palmer, Sr.; her son Richard D. Palmer, Jr.
(Helen); her daughter Leslie LuAnn Palmer
Moore (Dale); her son Stuart B. Palmer (Nancy)
and eight grandchildren: Ryan Lee Moore;
Celeste and Jamie Dailey, and Dan, Max, Tom,
Eden and Josh Palmer. She is survived by sever
al loving in-laws, cousins, nieces and nephews
and by her dear friends, Sylvia and Haywood
Smith, Margaret and Jim Statham, the 1946
Ashburn High School graduates and friends
from Norman College.
A graveside service was held at Forest
Meadows West on Friday, December 26, 2008
from 10:00 am - 10:30 am, a private family ser
vice immediately followed. A Celebration of
Sara's Life will be held on Saturday, January 17,
2008 at The Village Tower Club from 1:30 pm -
3:30 pm.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests dona
tions can be made to the Sara Palmer Young
Women's Scholarship Foundation.
hold their Watch Night Services on Wed.,
December 31, starting at 10:30 pm. Breakfast
will be served immediately after the services.
Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
Conference
Brother Willie Frank Prather Jr., will be host
ing a Men & Women on the Battlefield at War
Conference on Jan. 2-3, 2009. This event will be
held at the Turner County High school cafeteria
starting at 7 pm each night. Bishop Dennison
will be bringing the word Jan 2, and pastor
Floyd Amos on Jan. 3. There also will be enter
tainment with praise dancers and singers.
Camouflage attire everyone is welcome to come
and help us lift up the name of Jesus. For more
info contact Bro. Willie Prather Jr., at 229-567-
0017.
Gospel Writers Program
The Turner County Ministerial Allowance of
Ashburn will be sponsoring a Four Gospel
Writers Program to be held at the Bethlehem
Baptist Church, Ashburn, Jan. 17, at 6 pm.
Music by the Alma Male Choir of Alma, GA.
Come and enjoy the word of God.
New Deliverance
New Deliverance Full Gospel Church in
Sycamore has their church services each second,
third & fourth Sundays with Pastor Bishop
Willie Frank Prather and Prophetess Betty
Prather. Where everyone is welcome.
LAG ministries
LAG Ministries: The Living Almighty God
Ministries invite each of you in the community
to a God annointed informative teaching work
shop on Biblical layman teaching. There will be
a new topic each month. If you are teachable and
not ashamed that you do not know, this is the
place for you. The classes are free, and will start
on each 3rd Saturday in each month from 4:30
pm til 6pm at the City of Ashburn Youth
Resource Center. Ages adults, young adults,
teens 13-18 years old. We want to reach as many
in the community that need a spiritual revelation
on the word of God.
For more information call Minister
Gwedolyn Mathis, 229-567-0412 or 229-567-
6003. Thanking you in advance. Please come
and be blessed. Refreshments will be served.
Free Bible study course
You can take this eight lesson course through the mail. It takes you on a study from the Old
Testament to the New Testament. Simply mail us the following information:
Mail to: Ashburn
Name: Church of Christ
PO. Box 129
Address: Ashburn, GA
31714
City State Zip
Send us your church news
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Fax it! 229-567-4402 or Call 229-567-3655
Light of the world
One day, I was taking my 6
year old daughter to the public
school that she attends in our
district. We were discussing
the Birthday party for Jesus
that my 3 year old daughter
was having at her preschool the
next day. My 6 year old looked
at me with a pained expression
on her face and asked, “Mama,
why don’t we talk about Jesus
at my school?”
Her words hit me right
between the eyes. I stammered
to come up with an answer to
her probing question. I could
tell by the sound of her voice
that she was very concerned
about this matter.
I tried to explain as best I
could that her sister attended a
private, church-based
preschool, unlike her public
school, which is run by the
government. Of course, her
next question was, “Mama,
what’s a government?”
Needless to say, I could not
provide a reasonable answer to
my daughter’s question, and
it’s one that I pose to you
today.
Please understand, I don’t
do politics, and this article is
not about government policies,
laws, stipulations, regulations,
or legislation. I just wonder
how a country that was found
ed for the right of religious
freedom has turned into a
Inspiration
country where the mention of
“Jesus”, “Christ”, or “God”” is
frowned upon. In recent years,
a controversy has even arisen
over the use of the words
“Merry Christmas” during the
holidays at certain large retail
businesses.
Quite frankly, I think that
the world is doing everything
possible to take the focus off
the real reason for the season,
Jesus. Christmas is not only
about buying gifts anyway, so
why should we care what the
cashier says to us when we
check out? Why don’t we say
to them, “Merry Christmas,
God loves you!”? What a bet
ter way to honor God and put
the focus back on His gift of
love to the world, not the gifts
we are buying for others.
The sad truth is we all have
gradually pushed Jesus out of
our country, and our lives.
We’re not the first ones to do
so. Jesus was forced out of the
very town he was brought up
in, Nazareth. Luke 4:29 says,
“And (they) rose up and thrust
Him out of the city; and they
led Him to the brow of the hill
on which their city was built,
that they might throw Him
down over the cliff.” (NKJV)
What happens when we
push out Jesus and there is no
more of Him left? Jesus him
self says in John 8:12, “I am
the light of the world. He who
follows Me shall not walk in
darkness, but have the light of
life.” What is left when there
is no more light? Darkness.
The very definition of darkness
is “the absence of light”. The
absence of Jesus is darkness.
Many people are afraid of
the dark. I am afraid of a
world without Jesus. One of
my favorite praise and worship
songs, “Here I am to Worship”,
begins like this, “Light of the
world, you stepped out into
darkness.” That’s what
Christmas is all about; a God
who stepped out of Heaven to
come to Earth and take away
the darkness. Are you walking
in darkness this Christmas sea
son? Turn on the light - Jesus,
the “Light of the World”.
Ireland completes FFA Creed Career
Turner County Middle School FFA
member Shady Ireland recently compet
ed in the Area Five FFA Creed Career
Development Event. The event was held
at ABAC in Tifton, Georgia in
September.
The FFA Creed Career Development
Event allows students to develop leader
ship skills by participating in public
speaking activities and by stimulating
interest in leadership and citizenship.
Participants must recite the FFA Creed
from memory and answer questions from
the judges indicating familiarity with the
subject and the ability to think quickly.
Participants are judged on voice, stage
presence, power of expression, general
effect and response to questions.
FFA is a national organization of over
449,000 members preparing for leader
ship and careers in the science, business
and technology of agriculture. FFA is an
integral part of the agricultural education
program in public schools. The FFA
mission is to make a positive difference
in the lives of students by developing
their potential for premier leadership,
personal growth and career success
through agricultural education.
The FFA Creed Career Development
Event is sponsored by the Georgia FFA
Foundation.
Shady Ireland
Attend the Church of your choice this Sunday
Ashburn First Baptist -302 McLendon
Ashburn First United Methodist - N. Main St.
Bethel Baptist - Hwy 32 E. Sycamore
Christian Union Church of God - Industrial Dr.
Church of Christ - Industrial Dr.
Church of God By Faith - W. Madison
Clements Chapel United Methodist - Sycamore
Dakota Baptist - Hwy 4IN.
Double Run Bapt. - Hwy 159 N
Dayspring Church of the Nazarene - 983 North St
Friendship Baptist - Story Rd
Grace Fellowship - 133 N. Gordon
Harmony Baptist - W. Turner County
Haw Pond Baptist -1511 Hawpond Rd. Arabi
High Hill Baptist - 5 miles N of Ashburn
Inaha Baptist - Hwy 41 S.
Independent Faith Baptist - Sycamore
Jesus Temple of God, 194 Pate St.
Living Waters Fellowship - 417 E. Madison
New Providence Baptist Church - W. Washington
Morningside Baptist - 215 E. Monroe
Mt. Zion Church of God - W. Monroe
United Pentecostal - Sycamore
New Hope Baptist - Bussey Road
New Mt. Olive Baptist - E. Washington Ave.
New Mount Zion Baptist - Jefferson St.
New Prospect Freewill Baptist
Oak Grove Baptist
Piney Grove Baptist - Rebecca
Pleasant Hill Baptist - Rebecca
Rebecca Baptist - Rebecca
Rocky Mount Baptist
New Hope BaptistChurch-222 HC Willaims Rd. Sibley
S. Ashburn Holiness - Pearl Ave
Sycamore Baptist - Hwy 41 S
Sycamore United Methodist - Sycamore
Terrell Baptist - Hwy 112 W
Trinity Baptist - Pineknot Rd
Rebecca United Methodist - Rebecca
Wideman Chapel - Rebecca
Zion Hope Baptist Church - 521 Joe Lawrence Rd
Emmanuel Missionary Baptist - Sycamore
Amboy Baptist - Hwy 159 N
Israels Temple - 635 W. Washington
St. Luke Missionary Bapt. - North Leary Rd.
New Mt. Pleasant - 200 Dunlap Circle
El Shaddai Ministry 536 Carlos Ave.
Greater Faith C.O.P. Ministries - 250 Adams St. New
Jerusalem Freewill Baptist - Lee St.
New Jerusalem Holiness Church- 210 Carlos Ave.
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