A6 | THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2025
The Eatonton Alessenger
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Obituaries
Nan Harpole
Nick Dempsey
New area code coming to Georgia
Dave Williams
Capitol Beat News Service
some new users will be
assigned the 565 area code.
The 912 area code will
“All the world’s a stage”,
and we have lost one of its
most charismatic actors.
Nan Barron Harpole
died quietly and at home
with her husband on June
4th at the age of 85. She
went out like a lamb but
lived life like a lion.
Nan was born March 8,
1940, in Atlanta, Georgia.
She attended Druid Hills
High School with her
life-long sweetheart, Jim
Harpole. She attended
the University of Georgia
where she was a scholar
as well as a Dawgs cheer
leader alongside UGA I.
She gave willingly and
tirelessly to her commu
nity and taught English
at Tucker High School
for 30 years. Her truest
gift as a teacher was not
only her intellect, but also
her desire to give the best
education to the students
who needed it most. While
working at Tucker High
School, Nan received her
Masters of Education. Her
wit and infectious humor
made learning fun for
many, but her passion was
for those who struggled.
Although she loved her
students like her own, her
commitment to her three
children was unwavering.
Nan was always first to
sign up for any volun
teer opportunity to stay
involved in the lives of her
children and the greater
community.
Nan’s enthusiasm for
life took on many forms.
She loved a good party
and was well known for
her elaborately themed
events, especially her
Halloween parties. She
travelled every continent
and never met a stranger.
Nan was a collector of
all things beautiful and
strange. There was never
a dull moment when you
were around her.
Nan was born to loving
parents, Milly and Tom
Barron. She is survived
by her husband, Jim
Harpole, her brother,
Tommy Barron, and
her three children, Kirk
Harpole, Kerry (Harpole)
Ankenbrandt, and Mary
Margaret (Harpole)
Shorter. She was a grand
mother to Alex (Harpole)
Johst, Tate Ankenbrandt,
Mary Claire (Harpole)
Mills, Sydney Anken
brandt, Sarah Shorter,
Shannon Shorter, Cole
Ankenbrandt, and Shelby
Shorter. She was a great
grandmother to Ellie
Johst. She is also survived
by her loving pets Boo and
Dooley.
In lieu of flowers, please
send donations to Samar
itan’s Purse, the Atlanta
Humane Society, or
Apraxia Kids.
A celebration of life was
held on Tuesday, June
10th at 1:00 at Druid Hills
Golf Club. To express
condolences and sign the
guest book please visit
www.williamsfuneral.net
Williams Funeral Home
of Eatonton was in charge
of arrangements.
Nick Dempsey, a
35-year-old landscaping
superintendent at
Yellowstone Landscape
in Eatonton, Georgia,
passed away unexpect
edly on June 3rd, 2025.
Nick was born in Atlanta,
Georgia, and grew up in
Walnut Grove. He was an
outdoor enthusiast who
loved camping, hunting,
and fishing. He particu
larly enjoyed hunting at
WMA Oconee and fishing
on Lake Sinclair with his
family.
Nick is survived by
his grandmother Peggy
Dempsey, mother, Terry
Patterson-Dempsey,
daughters Morgan and
Madison Dempsey, fiance
Nikki Corley, brother
Ben Dempsey, and sister-
in-law Elizabeth, nephew
Chris Hilsman, and friend
Jeffrey Harris. The family
will hold a celebration of
Georgia will be getting
an 11th area code soon,
with the new 565 area
code being added as an
overlay to the existing 912
area code in the south-
eastern part of the state,
the Georgia Public Service
Commission announced
Tuesday.
Once new phone
numbers for the 912 area
code have been exhausted,
remain in use, with phone
customers currently using
912 keeping the number.
The 912 area code was
established in 1954, the
first split from the 404 area
code that was once used
statewide. In 2000, the
912 area code was further
split to carve out 229 and
478 area codes in South
west Georgia and Middle
Georgia, respectively.
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John Reid Morse
John Reid Morse, a
born-again Christian,
88, of Eatonton, GA died
peacefully June 3, 2025.
He was born on February
02, 1937 in Eatonton, GA
to the late John Lester
Morse and Fannie Mae
Hallman Morse.
John Reid was a
blessing to his family, a
loving, caring husband,
father, grandfather,
great-grandfather and
a friend to all who knew
him.
John Reid attended
East Lake Grammar
School in Decatur, GA,
and graduated from
Murphy High School in
Atlanta, GA. He was also
a Graduate of Mechanical
Trades Institute, attended
Southern Tech, Purdue
University and University
of Michigan.
He was a proud
member of the Atlanta
Plumbers Pipefitters
and service Technicians
Local Union #72 for 67
years where he worked
in plumbing and heating
and air conditioning. He
was an instructor, Tech
nical Director and retired
as Executive Director
of Mechanical Trades
institute.
He was a member
of Crossroads Baptist
Church in Eatonton, GA.
He enjoyed singing in
the choir. His favorite
pastimes were the Mount
Carmel Christian Church
Builder’s ministry, fishing,
traveling and being with
his family and friends.
He is survived by his
wife of 67 years Rebecca
Ann Proctor Morse,
daughters Becky Morse
of Stockbridge, GA;
Vickie and Mike Davis of
Eatonton, granddaughter
LaRee and Chase Agan of
Winston, GA; grandsons
Reid and Karly (Kincaid)
Moss of Bogart, GA;
Chris and Ava of Decatur,
GA; Tyler and Michelle
of Atlanta, GA; great
granddaughters Bailee,
Blakelee Ann, Rickee Mae
and Jane, great-grand
sons Davis, Rogan, Max
and Finn; brother David
and Mary Jane Morse
of Grantville, GA; sister
Nancy and Richard
Brantley of Dahlonega,
GA; and a host of friends
that he loved like family.
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temporary food services
operating within city
limits.
“We want to have in
black-and-white, ordi
nances regulating and/or
restricting certain activi
ties with food trucks and
other mobile food service
or pop-up food service,”
Sanders explained. He
added that City Hall
workers and representa
tives, including the mayor,
frequently receive ques
tions about such issues but
have little official guidance
to draw upon for answers.
“The brick-and-mortar
[restaurant] operators are
investing in the commu
nity and they’re saying that
people are coming in here
and without an invest
ment in the community
do pretty much what they
want to do at the expense
of the brick-and-mortar
folks who invest a lot in the
community,” Mayor Reid
acknowledged. “So, we just
need to regulate it to some
point instead of just having
a free-for-all because even
the health department
has talked to me about
this type of thing over the
years, because they have
no way of inspecting these
vendors that just pop up.”
Councilmember Janie
Reid agreed, pointing
out that “weekends have
a tendency to be overrun
with them,” often involving
not just pop-up entrepre
neurs but various civic
and community-oriented
organizations conducting
fund-raising events.
“I mean, there should be
guidelines for everything,
whether they’re coming
from the school or the fire
department or whatever,”
she added. “I’m sure each
department, they’ll try
and do the right thing, but
anybody, anyone should
have a permit to do what
they’re supposed to do.
“We have a yard sale
ordinance, so we do need
some type of food sales
ordinance in place, espe
cially as far as health is
concerned,” Janie Reid
continued.
“But food-serve permits
and what have you are
not easy to get, so a lot of
people are taking the atti
tude that City Hall is not
open on the weekend, the
sheriff is not in his office,
the police department
usually has something else
to do, and whatever. So,
they feel that they can do
what they want and not be
noticed, but it’s very unfair
to the people who are doing
things the right way.”
All five councilmembers
present eventually voted
to approve the mayor
contacting the regional
commission for guidance
to properly legislate food
vendors, street vendors,
and food trucks.
Sanders next described
to the council the need to
dispose of a city-owned
2001 Ford Explorer Sport
Trac that recently broke its
timing chain, damaging
its engine beyond its
worth. Sanders said the
truck, most recently being
driven by Eatonton Fire
Department Chief Jamey
Williamson, could not be
sold, however.
“I won’t get into the
details, [but] I know that
it had a secret compart
ment on the vehicle, law
enforcement related,
and it has to be crushed,”
Sanders said, adding that
further documentation
has to be prepared and
police also have to be phys
ically present whenever
the truck’s demise finally
comes.
Approval to go forward
with the property disposal/
destruction was unani
mously approved by the
council, which next meets
at 7 p.m. on June 16 at the
Putnam County Admin
istration Building, Room
203, 117 Putnam Dr.,
Eatonton.
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