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GODSEY FAMILY
ENJOYS ANNUAL
YULE DINNER
On December 21st the Sam
and Josie Godsey families
held their annual Christmas
dinner at North Butts
Clubhouse. All of the children
were present with the
exception of Verner who lives
in Bushland, Texas.
Some of the grandchildren,
great grandchildren and
great-great grandchildren
were present. In one corner
of the room a large
beautifully decorated tree
illuminated the room. Tables
were laden with the most
delectable foods including
turkey, dressing and every
thing imaginable to go with
it. After everyone’s appetite
had been appeased and
tables cleared away, gifts
from under the tree were
passed out to the little ones.
Everyone enjoyed singing
Christmas carols with Mrs.
Randy Freeman at the piano.
Following the social period
everyone departed for home
with the wish that those
absent could have been in
attendance.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
The Progress-Argus ex
tends a very HAPPY
BIRTHDAY to the following:
January 2: Ollie Jinks, Geo.
S. Treadwell, Herald Hender
son, W. E. Maddox, Martha
Page Perkinson, Dennis
Lummus, Mrs. W. B.
McDaniel, Jeffery Patterson,
Mrs. Mildred M. Darrow,
David Lamar Colbert, Betty
Hammond, Mrs. George R.
Dawson, Mrs. Margaret
McMichael.
January 3: Mrs. J. T. Cook,
Barbara Elaine Singley,
Mrs. Kate Pope, E. J.
Baldwin, Mrs. Ralph S.
Coker, Mrs. Jane C. Strat
ford, Bryan Thompson, Mrs.
Henry Gibbs, Hugh Wright
Watkins, Mrs. Joe Hopper,
Mary Lynn Palmer, Chris
topher Drake.
January 4: Jane Dempsey,
Mrs. Jimmy Moore, Mrs. F.
C. Hearn, Sr., B. W. Moore,
Jack Norsworthy, Thos. A.
Williamson, Lewis Jackson
Grant, Brenda Marie Bohan
non, J. W. Heath, Jerry
Thaxton, Lewis Freeman,
Malvin Redman, Mrs. C. W.
Morris; Charlie Thomas
Long, Mrs. Charles Carter,
Scott Folsom, M.'G. Cook,
Buddy McLendon, Kenneth
M. Dobbs, Clifton G. Price,
Charles Evans, Belinda
Johnson, John Bunnell,
Heather Michelle Parker.
January 5: Jaris Cawthon,
Marie Moncrief, Nettie
Cleveland, Ann Nelson, Mrs.
LaNelle E. Ahrendt, Mrs.
Glenn Meredith, Mitzi Dee
Storey, John P. Halley, Jr.,
Mrs. Sue Pope, L. L.
Holloway, Camilla Keever,
Anthony Livinger, George C.
Evans.
January 6: H. T. Moss,
Mrs. Jesse Lunsford, Mrs. J.
L. Holloway, Mrs. R. C.
Yancey, Elizabeth Berry,
Johnny Colwell, Alma Wil
kerson, Mrs. Geo. T.
Harkness, Mabel Harrison,
Mrs. Bennie Washington,
Mrs. Paul Johnson, Joseph
Vincent Deptula, Benson
Ham, Mrs. Robert L. Keever,
Mrs. Billy Floyd, Joi Fuss,
Kenneth L. Parker, Larry
Lawton, Robert Stodghill.
January 7: Mrs. W. T.
Fletcher, Mrs. J. T. Ponder,
Eugene English, Clarence
Whiten, Mrs. Loy Wilson,
Joseph Neal Allen, Mrs. Joy
C. Wells, Lt. Col. Alton
Coleman, Marjorie Kelly
Allen, John Stewart Oxen
ford, Scotty Long, Lennis
Hart and Dennis Hart
(twins), Mrs. Fred Collins,
Bill Biles, Mrs. Danny
Hoard, Bill Halbert, Mrs.
Carolyn Landers.
January 8: John Wesley
Cook, Leonard Torbet, Mrs.
C. J. Maddox, Maurice Cook,
Mickey Gregg, Mrs. L. J.
Brown, V. R. Ray, Donna
Lane, Jennifer McMullen,
Thomas C. Webb, Mrs.
Lucille Waldon, Billy J.
Smith, Joey McClelland.
CLARK-WILLIAMS
Elizabeth Freeman Clark
of Forsyth and Morris E.
Williams of Jackson were
united in marriage on
Tuesday, December 23rd,
1975 in Thomaston at the
home of Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene E. Williams with the
Reverend William Conine,
pastor of First Presbyterian
Church, Thomaston, officia
ting.
After the ceremony, a
reception was held for those
in attendance.
Following a wedding trip to
the mountains of Tennessee
and North Carolina the
couple will reside both in
Jackson and Forsyth.
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Parrish
spent Christmas Day in Pine
Mountain with Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Hooten, Tom and
Josephine. Mr. and Mrs. E.
M. Parrish and baby of
Macon and Mr. and Mrs.
Dennis Dunagan, Ted and
Kieth of Lawrenceville join
ed them for dinner.
Mr. George E. Daniel of
Bainbridge and Mrs. J. M.
Strawn returned to their
homes after visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Charles E. Daniel,
Charlie, Phil and Paul Daniel
during the Christmas holi
days in Hollywood, Fla. They
also visited Mr. and Mrs. A.
B. Barnes of Coral Gables.
A family Christmas dinner
was enjoyed on Friday,
December 26th, at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Asa O’Neal
with members of the family
present including Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin O’Neal of Forest
Park, Tim O’Neal of Samford
University, Birmingham,
Ala., Nancy O’Neal of
Shorter College, Rome, Steve
O’Neal of Georgia South
western College, Americus,
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh O’Neal
and sons, Lee, Alan and
Brian, of Decatur, Mr. and
Mrs. Ennis O’Neal, Beverly
and Bob of Jackson.
Mrs. Edith Echols spent
Christmas Day in Athens
with Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Cooper.
Mrs. Herman Apple of
Easley, S. C. visited Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Caston and other friends.
Mrs. Catherine Ann Duyos
and son, Tres, and a friend,
Don Dusharm, of West Palm
Beach, Fla. are visiting with
Mrs. Duyos parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. P. Friddell and her
sister, Mrs. Rodney S. Gray,
Jr. for a few days.
Jody Marchman of Tulsa,
Oklahoma arrived recently
to spend the holidays with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Marchman. He was accom
panied home by Miss Debbie
Houtchens of Colorado.
Miss Patrice Marchman of
Athens spent the Christmas
holidays with her parents.
During the Christmas
holidays Mr. and Mrs. Leon
Houtchens, Nita and Clinton,
of Colorado visited Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Marchman. Miss
Debbie Houtchens joined her
family for a trip to Florida.
Mrs. Gladys Wilson visited
with Mr. and Mrs. V. A.
Kimbell in Griffin during the
Christmas holidays.
Russell's Restaurant
in
Locust Grove At Interchange
OPEN DAILY
Good Food Today and Every Day
Open until 10 P. M. Daily
THE JACKSON PROC.RESS-ARGUS, JACKSON. GEORGIA
PERSONAL
Messers. Billy and Terry
Duke, Kenny and Donnie
Norsworthy and Bill Fears
attended the Atlanta Flames-
Philadelphia Flyers game on
December 23rd.
R. C. Norsworthy, Donnie
and Ronnie Norsworthy,
Harold Duke, Tim Colwell
and Robbie Dawson attended
the Atlanta Flames-Pitts
burg Penquins game on
December 26th.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C.
Norsworthy and family visit
ed Mrs: Virgie Norsworthy in
the Griffin Living Center,
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Evans treated Walter and
Judy Colwell to a delicious
dinner at the Red Lobster in
Macon on Friday night,
December 26th.
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin
Strawn had as their guests
during the Christmas holi
days Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Strawn and Deana of Duluth,
Mr. and Mrs. Connie Lamb of
College Park, Mr. and Mrs.
Jimmy Lamb of Riverdale,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Strawn,
Lynn, Chip and Brad of
Forest Park, Mr. and Mrs.
Bennie Branan, Christie,
Jackie and Lacey.
Mrs. Lewis Evans and
Judy Colwell motored to
Atlanta for a shopping spree
on Monday and Tuesday,
December 22nd and 23rd.
Walter and Judy Colwell
were guests of Donnie and
Mary Phillips at a Christmas
party held in their home
Saturday night, December
27 th.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs Lewis
Evans for the holidays were
T.-Sgt. and Mrs. Walter
Colwell, Jeff and Scott of
Arkansas, Sheldon Evans,
Jimmy and Sheldon, Jr. of
Riverdale, Tracy and
Dwayne Evans of Forsyth,
Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Phillips
and Devin, and Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Evans, all of
Jackson.
Enjoying a delicious chic
ken stew at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Evans on
Saturday night, December
27th, were Mattie Lou Grant,
Minnie Hoard, Mr. and Ms.
Donnie Phillips and Devin,
all of Jackson; Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Colwell, Jeff and
Scott of Arkansas.
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro
Eldrige and children, Lucy
and Melvin of Knoxville were
weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John McMurray.
IN MEMORIAL
A Prayer in memory of Mr.
W. J. Moss, Sr. who died Dec.
31, 1958 and Mr. Charles D.
King who died Dec. 30, 1974.
Dear Lord, we lost some
one great when you chose our
Dads for your home.
It’s real lonely without
them here on earth.
But Father, we know
Heaven is sweeter
With two such precious
men.
And Lord, we’re looking
forward to meeting
Them there when our life
on earth shall end.
—Tony and Gloria King
Jenkinsburg News
By Mrs. T. H. Price
Christmas Eve spend the
day guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Clay Saunders were Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Saunders, Mr. and
Mrs. John Payne of Griffin,
Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Webb,
Mrs. Mary Webb, Mr. Harold
Webb and Mr. Lenny
Marchman.
Dinner guests on Christ
mas Day of Mr. and Mrs.
Troy W. Saunders were Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Saunders, Mr.
and Mrs. Clay Saunders, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Argo of
Conyers, Mr. Jeff Saunders
of Atlanta and Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Bargeron.
Visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
John 0. Minter during the
holidays were Mrs. E. V.
Patrick on Tuesday, Mr. and
Mrs. Danny Patrick of
Carrollton on Saturday and
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Dorsey
and Patrick of Baltimore,
Md.
Mrs. Ruby Crane of
Jefferson spent several days
during the holidays with Mrs.
Lucille Fletcher and other
relatives here.
Congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Bargeron on the
arrival of anew son born at
Crawford W. Long Hospital
Saturday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jones
and Tessa of Summerville, S.
C. spent several days with
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Collins
during the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
Caston were Christmas Day
dinner guests with Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Brewer, Chris and
Mike of Jackson. Other
guests were Mrs. Charles
Barber, George and David
and Rev. and Mrs. Brewer,
parents of Jim Brewer.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cooper
were spend the night guests
on Christmas Eve of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Cooper of Marietta.
On Christmas Day the four
dined with Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Myers.
Christmas morning break
fast guests of Mr. and Mrs. T.
H. Price were Miss Shirley
Price of Atlanta, Mrs. M. B.
Farrar and Miss June Farrar
of Clarkston.
Forming a family group
with Mrs. W. M. Gallman on
Christmas Day were Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Cook of Jackson,
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Parker
of Covington, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Edwards of Porter
dale, Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Cook of Thomson, Miss
Nancy Parker of Oxford, Mr.
and Mrs. Rayburn Bankston
of Jackson, and Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Cook of Atlanta.
Friday guests of Mrs.
Gallman were Mr. and Mrs.
Wilmer Cook of Lanett, Ala.
and Mr. and Mrs. Randall
White of North Fork, N.
Dakota.
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Sims
spent Christmas Day with
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rape
and Mike of Decatur. Other
guests were Mr. and Mrs.
LADIES
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THURSDAY. JANUARY 1, 1976
Jim Labolito of Albany.
Breakfast guests Christ
mas morning of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Bargeron were Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Bargeron, Sr. of
Stone Mountain, Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Saunders, Mr. and
Mrs. Troy Saunders and Mrs.
Myrtle Rice.
Forming a congenial group
for a Christmas party on
December 20th were Mr. and
Mrs. Billy Crum, Sheila and
Jerry, Mr. and Mrs. Tyrus
Grant, Wanda and Iris of
Jackson, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Power and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Dean
and Greg of Norcross.
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Johnson,
Mr. Terry Smith of Jackson,
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Power
and Jason of Griffin and Mr.
and Mrs. Freddy Bishop of
Forsyth, Miss Joyce Little of
Atlanta. These were all
guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Pierce Power. Christmas
Day guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Power were Mr. and Mrs. A.
A. Kirkland of Jackson, Mrs.
Martha Faulkner of Center
ville, and on Friday luncheon
guests were Mr. and Mrs.
John Davis of Chickamauga
and Mrs. Isabell Barber of
Atlanta.
Sunday dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Price
were Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Price and family of Lake
Spivey, Jonesboro, Mrs.
Doris Hedding of Lexington,
Ky. and Rev. and Mrs. Harry
Shepherd and Mark of
Decatur.
Overnight guests of Mr.
and Mrs. R. A. Allen on
Monday were Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Edwards and family of
St. Simons Island, Mr. Ron
Edwards and Kim of Doug
las. Mr. Ernest Allen of St.
Petersburg, Fla. was Friday
night guest.
Friday night dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Price
were Mr. and Mrs. Buck
Crumbley of Locust Grove,
Mr. Ernest Allen of St.
Petersburg, Fla. and Mr. and
Mrs. R. A. Allen.
Friends and neighbors of
Miss Ruby Lane missed her
so much during the holidays
as she visited with her sister,
Mrs. Mildred Mangan in
Lambertville, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Haley
and Elizabeth had as
Christmas guests Mr. and
Mrs. Wesley Haley of
Altamonte Springs, Fla., Mr.
and Mrs. David Taylor and
Mr. Thomas E. Smith.
Mr. B. C. Brooks spent
several days with Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Brooks and
family of Dunwoody.
Mrs. M. B. Farrar and
Miss June Farrar were
Christmas Day guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Jackie Mangham
and family of McDonough.
Mrs. Farrar then returned to
Clarkston with Miss June
Farrar for several days visit.
Miss Dianne Wells of
Washington, D. C. has been
spending the holidays at
home with Mrs. Nora Wells
and Mr. Davis Wells.
A lovely family group met
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Johnny Childs of Decatur
Sunday. Those present were
Mr. Marquis Childs of
Jenkinsburg, Mr. James
Childs and Mrs. Agnes
Markson of Irwinville, Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Cagle of
Jasper, Miss Debbie Childs
of Doraville, Mr. and Mrs.
Johnny Childs, Jr. of Gads
den, Ala., Mrs. Miriam
Dobbs of Rome, Mrs. Betty
Sarfaty and Mrs. Wilton
Childs of Decatur, Mrs.
Katherine Jones and Miss
Sara Martha Childs of
Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cooper
were hosts to a lovely
Christmas dinner Sunday for
members of their family.
Those present to enjoy the
hospitality and fellowship
were Mr. and Mrs. Willis G.
Cooper, Debbie and David of
Memphis, Tenn., Mr. and
Mrs. R. F. Cooper, Angelo
and Jeff, Miss Lynda Cooper,
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Cooper,
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Leftwich,
all of Decatur, Miss Hattie
Mann of Barnesville, Miss
Janice Alexander of Griffin,
Mrs. Charles Fletcher, Mr.
and Mrs. B. R. Hay, Mrs.
Bobby Letson, Joye and
Faith of Jenkinsburg, Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Cooper of
Marietta, Mr. Thomas
Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Bennie
Fletcher, Don and David of
Jackson, Mrs. James Dover,
Mrs. George Clark of Dublin.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Harris
were Christmas Eve guests
of Mr. and Mrs. William
Harris of McDonough. They
were Christmas Day guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Hoard and Lynn of Stock
bridge. Visiting them during
the holidays were Mrs. Sara
Ruth Peek of Macon, Mrs.
Janice Harris and Miss
Susan Harris of Decatur and
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Greer
of Jackson.
Christmas Eve dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs.
James Cleveland were Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Barnes and
Billy, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Cleveland hnd daughter of
Jackson, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Hall of East Point,
Mrs. Patsy Talley and Kristy
of Chamblee, and Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Cleveland and
family of Forsyth.
Mr. and Mrs. James
Cleveland spent Christmas
Day with Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Cleveland of Forsyth and
then Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Barnes and
Billy all went down to Ft.
Walton, Fla. to spend the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
George Fuller.
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" J# our friends, at this happy time of the
* year. May the New Year hold for you *
all. . . GOOD TIMES . . . GOOD
MEMBER F.D.I.C. HEALTH . . . GOOD CHEER.
Mclntosh State Bank
LADS N’ LASSIES
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ROBIN TAYLOR
Robin, 10 years of age,
is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Taylor of
Jackson.
REVIVAL SERVICES
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Revival services began
Wednesday night, December
31st, at 7:30 o’clock with a
watch service to last until
one minute after 12 o’clock.
Special music and singing
will be a feature of each
service.
Guest Evangelist is Rev.
James Royals as announced
by the Rev. Weldon Martin,
pastor. Everyone is
welcome.
Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Patrick
were guests of Dr. and Mrs.
Tom Whitesides and family
of Atlanta, Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Ridgeway were hosts on
Sunday to the members of
the Gray Smith family. Mrs.
Gray Smith of Barnesville
was guest for several days of
the Ridgeways. Five genera
tions were present to enjoy
the family fellowship. Mr.
Martin Ridgeway of Greens
boro, N. C. was weekend
guest of his parents. Sunday
night overnight guest was
Mrs. Evelyn Apple of Easley,
S. C.
This correspondent would
like to take this means of
wishing for all a very
healthy, happy and prope
rous new year.
Should Your House Burn
Are You Adequately Insured?
Check with your local agent
Weaver Insurance Agency
06 Byars Street Phone 775-2626
MARK BARNES
Mark, 12 years of age,
is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hammond Barnes of
Jackson.
IN MEMORIAL
In memory of Joseph
Andrew (Andy) Allen, son of
Neal and Dianne Allen, who
died January 3, 1973.
Days pass so swiftly, soon
they are years.
Still as we think of Andy,
brings on the tears.
But we do not question the
Father above
Who ever so wisely guides
in His love.
For we know if we follow
the Savior of men,
We’ll see little Andy and
never part again.
Love, - Mother, Daddy
and Jason.
PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Jones
of Tiger, Alan Jones of
Atlanta and Mrs. Howard
Jolly wre dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Jones
during the Christmas holi
days.
Mr. and Mrs. G. N.
Etheredge, Sr. spent last
week with Dr. and Mrs. W. C.
Pierson, Jr. and Will of
Raleigh, N. C., returning
Friday via Charlotte, N. C.
where Dr. and Mrs. G. N.
Etheredge, Jr. Mandy and
Jenny joined them for a
weekend in Jackson.
