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PAGE 3 Funeral Services To Be Held For Barbara East Moncrief Barbara Joan East Moncrief of Crawfordville, Georgia passed away Monday, February 26, 2024 at her residence. Moving from White Plains, she had lived in Crawfordville, GA for the last sixty-three years. A native of Greene County, she was born April 3, 1938 the daughter of Charles Asbury East, Jr. and Roberta Lipscomb East. She graduated from Greensboro High School, received her B. S. Degree in Middle Grade Education from North Georgia College and furthered her education by acquiring numerous courses at the graduate level at Georgia College and the University of Georgia. She married Carson Moncrief on June 28, 1959 at the White Plains Baptist Church. They had been married for fifty years at the time of his death in 2009. For over forty years she taught in both Oglethorpe and Taliaferro County School Systems. For twenty of these years she was principal of the Crawfordville Baptist Church School. While employed in the Taliaferro County Schools she taught third through sixth grade and in 1992 was selected as Teacher of the Year. She also participated in many staff developmental courses and workshops serving as Director of Drug-Free Schools for the 1992- 93 school year. As a member of the Crawfordville Baptist Church, she taught an adult Sunday School Class, served as the pianist, sang in the choir, and served as president of the Wanda Holden Missionary Circle. She was also the WMU Director, church historian and headed the Prayer Team. She was very dedicated and devoted to her work. Her philosophy was good values, hard work and positive thinking Kel-Mac Saddle Club donates $4,000 Kel-Mac Saddle Club is one of the longest-running saddle clubs in the state of Georgia and has recently donated $4,000 back to our community. During the past 48 years, Kel-Mac has raised more than $167,500 for local charitable causes. The most recent recipients are the Georgia Equine Rescue League, ReDux Equine Rescue, Sweet Olive Rescue, the Barbara Cumming Scholarship Fund, the Morgan County Sheriff’s Empty Stocking Fund and the equestrian facilities of state and county parks such as A. H. Stephens, Hard Labor Creek and Heritage Park. All contributions are raised by four volunteer-run horse shows and our generous sponsors. This year’s shows are scheduled for April 13, May 18, September 7 and October 5 at the Morgan County Agricultural Center at 2380 Athens Hwy (441), Madison, GA 30650. The shows are open to equestrians of all ages and experience levels. Classes include hunter, western, gaited, trail obstacles, ranch riding, ranch reining, dressage on the rail, halter/ showmanship, “small fry’’ and much more. Look for the show sheet coming soon on our website, Kel-Mac.com New this year: Exciting jumping course and pattern changes, re-themed jumps and on-line registration & payment. General admission is free and concession food and drinks are available. On Saturday, April 27, come to our Meet & Greet trail ride event at 10 a.m. on the easy and beautiful trails at Heritage Park, 2543 Athens Hwy (441), Watkinsville. After the ride, lunch will be provided by the Club and we will have an opportunity to meet with old and new friends. Contact Sharon Wood at bullet2525@aol. com to reserve your lunch & for more details about this fun event. For more info, go to our KelMac would make a difference in both work and life. She continuously sought ways to motivate her students to achieve the type of education they would need in the future. She retired from teaching in 2001. She continued to enjoy spending time with her family, talking on the phone with friends, her church ministries, serving the Lord and cooking for family and friends. Survivors include her three daughters, Becky M. Cronic and husband Jeff of Union Point, GA, Melanie M. Finney and husband James of Crawfordville, GA and Laura Moncrief of Union Point, GA; a son, Lane Moncrief and wife Leanne of Greensboro, GA; seven grandchildren, Amanda Messer (Brian), Heather Howell (Brett), David Finney (Leah), Elizabeth Moncrief, Rachel Standard (Jamie), Ali Bell (Shane) and Mason Cronic (Lindsey); great grandchildren, Millie Messer, Lani Messer, Livie Howell, Addie Howell, Carson Bell, and Hattie Josephine Standard; many friends and her four-legged roommate, Lucy. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 2 p.m. at the Crawfordville Baptist Church, 142 Memorial Drive, Crawfordville, GA 30631 with Rev. Nelson Goddard officiating. Serving as pallbearers are David Finney, Mason Cronic, Jamie Standard, Shane Bell, Brett Howell and Brian Messer. Honorary pallbearers will be the Crawfordville Baptist Church deacons. Interment will follow at Siloam Cemetery, Church Street, Siloam, GA 30665. The family will receive friends Wednesday, February 28, 2024 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Callaway Funeral Home in Union Point. They request that any memorials in memory of Joan Moncrief be made to the Crawfordville Baptist Church, 142 Memorial Drive, Crawfordville, GA 30631 for the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions. Callaway Funeral Home, 208 N. Rhodes Street, Union Point, GA 30669 (706) 486-4138, is in charge of arrangements. Visit us at www.mccommonsfuneralhome. com to sign the online guest register. Lunch and Learn Last Thursday, February 22 was a Lunch and Learn at Nick’s Place at 11:30AM. After ordering lunch, Thomas Macfie gave a presentation on preparing your garden spot for spring planting. He talked about soil preparation, fertilizing and soil content. There was lots of good information for those into growing what they eat. Those in attendance were, besides Thomas, Renee Brown, Sharon Carruthers, Elaine Rivera, Avanell Peters, Roy Rabun, Buddy Patterson and Jane Kuehn. Nothing is impossible IT with God! Ruth Merritt The woman became pregnant, and the next year about that same time she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her (II Kings 4:17) This scripture says, the Shunamonite woman had no son and was married to an old man. From her perspective, having a child was absolutely impossible. So she had simply given up on her dream. But God saw beyond the impossible and blessed her with a son. Even when she couldn’t believe the promise, God kept His word. And, of course, that is how He works with us too. What a wonderful Bible passage to remember when we are praying for a seemingly impossible situation. For as the Apostle Paul put it, God is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us. (Ephesians 3:20) Prayer: Dear Father, it’s such a relief to know that my prayers are not limited by what I can imagine or understand. Thank you Lord in Jesus’ name. Amen. Saddle Club Facebook page or Kel-Mac.com website. THE ADVOCATE DEMOCRAT, Crawfordville, GA, Friday, February 23, 2024 March 2 Mildred Meadows Christine M Evans Sarah Chapman Gregg Stewart Christopher McElveen Jr Shane Harper March 3 Carmichael Allen Crystal Moore Adrienne Chapman Barbara Thaxton Cody Franklin Linda McDade Bennett Joey Rhodes Wynelle Ruehle Carolyn Templeton March 4 Larry Stewart Austin Ballard Joy Fain March 5 Blake Winfrey Jeff McAfee March 6 Phil Hallford March 7 Tykia Thomas Trey James Rita Williams Estes Darien Coots Steven Rhodes March 8 Cecilia Franklin Shelby Power c&nmwi4a/ue4 March 7 M/M Brad Carani M/M Jason Eubanks Lt. Governor Burt Jones Protects Georgia Families; Senate Passes Children and Families Package Lt. Governor Burt Jones’s Children and Families legislative priority package was passed by the Senate. “My top priority is to protect Georgia families,” said Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones. “This Children and Families legislative package makes great strides towards improving the welfare of children throughout our state. I want to thank Commissioner Brace, Chairwoman Kirkpatrick, and members of the Children and Families Committee for their leadership on these vitally important issues. We will continue to prioritize efforts to protect the next generation of Georgians and encourage the House to do the same.” Senate Bill 376 - Improves timely permanent placement of a child removed from his or her home by the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services. Sponsored by Senator Blake Tillery (R-Vidalia). Senate Bill 387 - Provides for the free issuance of a state identification card for children ages 14 to 17 who do not have an address of residence or who are in the legal custody of the Division of Family and Children Services. Sponsored by Senator Kay Kirkpatrick (R - Marietta). Senate Bill 401 - Provides for data collection by juvenile courts in cases in which a child who is alleged or adjudicated to be dependent is placed in foster care and provides that a petition to terminate parental rights shall be made, verified, and immediately filed and docketed without delay when presented to the clerk of the juvenile court. Sponsored by Senator Kay Kirkpatrick (R - Marietta). Senate Bill 483 - Enables Georgia to enter into the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children. Sponsored by Senator Bo Hatchett (R - Cornelia). TcdjCufiyvto- Counlf/ 7^oca£ T^feivs. Please keep the family of Joan Moncrief in your prayers. She died suddenly at home Monday. Jamie, Travis and Easton Young visited Donna Taylor for church and lunch afterwards last week. Donna is still recuperating from back surgery and is doing extremely well. Thomas Macfie and Renee Brown joined Michael, Catherine, Elijah and Alexandra Brown and Charles and Margaret Coomer in Athens on February 17, to watch Samuel Brown perform at the Classic Center in Athens, Georgia, in the All-State Chorus. Samuel was the only middle-schooler from Moultrie, Georgia, to make the cut. Students from all over the state performed. Samuel is the son of Michael and Catherine and the grandson of Renee Brown. William Smith, son of Kenya and Billy Smith and brother to Kendall, made the Dean’s List for the fall semester at Georgia College and State University. Good job, William! Kendall Smith, daughter of Billy and Kenya Smith and sister to William, was named Student of the Quarter for the second nine weeks at Taliaferro County Schools. Thank you for reading Advocate Democrat! Don’t miss an issue... subscribe today! $12.84 - in county $16.05 - out of county Call 706-453-7988 Email news, announcements, public notices, letters to the editor, etc. to greensboronewspaper@gmail.com Sharon Shenanigans Senate Resolution 471 - Creates a Senate Study Committee on Affordable Childcare. Sponsored by Senator John Albers (R - Roswell). Senate Resolution 474 - Highlights the availability of federal funding through the Department of Health and Human Services to support local programs offering quality legal representation (QLR) in cases involving child welfare and protection. Sponsored by Senator Ben Watson (R - Savannah). Sharon Shenanigans - Community Fair Saturday, April 27 2024 10AM 4PM Sharon/Raytown Community House 302 Raytown Rd Sharon, GA 30664 Every cold and dark phase ends and hence begins a beautiful phase of warmth and vibrance. Don’t believe? Just notice March. ~ Anamika Mishra
