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Brandon Hardin
Brandon Hardin, age 28 of
Jasper, passed away Wednesday,
Oct. 9,2013, at Piedmont Hospi
tal Mountainside.
Survivors are his mother and
step-father, Linda and David
Buchanan, Jasper; children, Cait-
lyn, Cameron and Alexis Hardin;
brothers, Garrett Hebert, Jasper,
and Chase and Jordan Hebert,
both of Oklahoma; sisters, Kim
berly Hardin, Taos, N.M., Megan
Buchanan Hall, Cartersville, and
Racheal Buchanan Hobb and
Elizabeth Buchanan, both of
Canton; grandparents, Jerry and
Joyce Ledford, Stockbridge, and
Wade Buchanan, Canton; and
great- grandparent Letha Belle
York, Roswell.
The funeral service was held
Sunday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m. in the
Chapel of Darby Funeral Home
with Interment following in Lake
Forrest Memorial Park in Jasper.
www.darbyfuneralhome.com
John Foust, Sr
Roper Fimeral Home and Cre
matory of Jasper announces the
death of Mr. John B. Foust, Sr.,
age 81 of Jasper, who passed
away on Wednesday Oct. 9,
2013, at the Piedmont Mountain
side Hospital.
Mr. Foust was
a member of
the Jasper First
Baptist
Church. He
served his
country in the U.S. Air Force.
Later he worked at the Lockheed
Corporation where he retired
after 40 years of service. He was
a master mason and a member of
Pickens Star Lodge #220
F&AM. He also worked as a DJ
at WYYZ Radio here in Jasper
and operated HAM Radios since
1947.
He is survived by his wife of
over 61 years, Wilma Berry
Foust, Jasper; children, Rayfon-
dia and Steve Henderson, Jasper,
John Foust, Jr. and his wife
Cindy and Harold Duane and
Carol Foust, Jasper; and sister,
Louise Everett, Acworth. Six
grandchildren and three great
grandchildren also survive. He
was preceded in death by his
grandson, Lee Henderson.
The funeral service was held
at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at
the Jasper First Baptist Church
with Dr. Charlie Boggan officiat
ing. Interment followed in Sun
rise Memorial Gardens with full
military rites by Pickens Chapter
#47 DAV. They request in lieu of
flowers that contributions be
made to the Jasper First Baptist
Church Building Fund.
Helena Rogers
In loving memory of Helena
Rogers, age 87 of Jasper, Ga.,
who passed away on Friday, Oct.
4, 2013.
Helena was bom as Elizabeth
Ann Mullarkey, first bom daugh
ter of Joseph A. Mullarkey and
Ellen Anderson. She lost her
mother around the age of 5 and
was raised by her father and var
ious relatives during the Depres
sion of the 1930s. As a result,
she acquired a fierce sense of in
dependence.
In 1945 she met William T.
Kaiser at the Aragon Ball Room,
the same location where her par
ents met, in Chicago, II. They
were later married and had 6
children together: Kathleen E.
Kaiser of Chico, Ca., Gregory L.
Kaiser of Bellingham, Wa., Glen
W. Kaiser of Switzerland, FI.,
Richard J. Kaiser of Fontana Ca.,
Joseph M. Kaiser of Novato, Ca.,
and Timothy W. Kaiser of
Jasper, Ga.
After her divorce, Helena
later changed her name and mar
ried W. Wayne Rogers of Mari
etta, Ga. Helena and Wayne
eventually moved to Bent Tree,
in Jasper, finding a home and
neighborhood they deeply en
joyed together. Wayne died in
September 2008.
Helena eventually adopted
many pets, including dogs Lilly
and Molly and Clarence the Cat.
She dearly loved these pets and
they gave her great comfort after
Wayne’s passing.
Helena did not request any
memorial but has remembered
the Humane Society and Hospice
in her final wishes. Her children
greatly appreciate all who have
enriched her life in Jasper, in
cluding but not limited to...Dr.
Karl Kurth, Jimmie Parker,
Verette Angel and family, David
Lindsey, Kim and Jim Ryan, An
drea Powell, Parish Lowrie, the
staff of Bent Tree and her many
dear friends and neighbors in
Bent Tree. We appreciate and
honor all who touched her life!
Arrangements entrusted to the
staff of Roper Funeral Home and
Crematory of Jasper.
www.roperfuneralhome.com
Luvelle Mullis
Mrs. Luvelle Davis Mullis,
age 91 of Axson, Ga.. passed
away Monday, Oct.r 14, 2013, at
her home in Axson following an
extended illness.
Bom Nov. 23,1921, in Axson,
Ga., Mrs. Mullis was the daugh
ter of the late Orbie D. and Inez
Corbitt Davis. She had served on
the Atkinson County DEFACS
Board for many years and was
also a substitute teacher for many
years. She enjoyed working in
her flower garden and visiting
her many friends.
She was a faithful wife, lov
ing mother, grandmother and
great-grandmother. She also
loved her cats. She was a mem
ber of the Axson Church of God
of Prophecy and until her death
was the oldest living member.
Mrs. Mullis was preceded in
death by her husband, Horace
Mullis; and brothers Lee L., Ver-
nell, Billy, Elton and Marion
(Buck) Davis.
Survivors include her sons,
Freddy Mullis and wife Judy,
Talking Rock, Ga., and Don
Mullis and wife Kim, Axson;
daughter, Pat Glisson and hus
band Randy, Baxley, Ga.;
brother, Orbie Davis, Jr. and wife
Carole, Waycross, Ga.; sisters,
Jean Joyner and husband Albert,
Waycross, Ga., Mary Ann Zom
and husband Bill, Axson, De-
lores Bennett and husband Huey,
Millwood, Ga., and Evelyn
Steele of Waycross, Ga.; grand
Parenting expert offers advice:
Touchy-feely teachers may be more well-liked but don’t give
students what they need
John Rosemond
Copyright 2013, John K.
Rosemond
The most valuable course I
took in high school was typing. I
took two semesters of it my
sophomore year at Proviso West
High School in Hillside, II. By
the end of the second semester I
was typing between 60-70 words
per minute on a manual type
writer. My typing teacher -1 do
not remember her name - walked
around the room while we stu
dents typed. She had a yardstick
in her hand that she used to
whack us with on our backs
when our posture was the slight
est bit off and on the backs of our
hands when our hand positions
were not proper. I received a
good number of these whack-
ings. She was mean. None of us
liked her. She didn’t care. She
was there to teach, not be popu
lar.
Creative writing - also taken
during my sophomore year -
comes in a close second. One
day while the class was busy
writing something, Mrs. Grims-
ley called me to her desk. In a
voice purposefully loud enough
that the whole class stopped
writing and watched me squirm,
she told me that my latest theme
was “trash.” She handed it back
to me, told me to do it over and
made it clear that the best grade
I could hope for was a C. To say
that I was humiliated is an under
statement. A room full of stifled
giggles accompanied the long
walk back to my desk. By the
way, I had most definitely turned
in hastily-written trash, hoping
she’d let her best student slide.
No such luck.
Neither of these teachers
would be allowed to teach today,
not unless they repented of their
evil ways, which I suspect nei
ther would do. Mind you, I thank
these two teachers often to this
day. During my 12 years of
school (I did not attend Kinder
garten), no teachers made a more
positive contribution to my life
than these two meanies. Both of
them cared about me.
A recent study found that
teachers like my typing and cre
ative writing teachers - teachers
who are demanding, critical
when criticism is due, and in
every way the antithesis of
touchy-feely - do the best job of
bringing out the best in their stu
dents. The touchy-feelies are
more well-liked, mind you, but
their students don’t give them
their best. They slack off because
they intuitively know that
touchy-feely teachers are
touchy-feely when they hand out
grades. Billy did C work, but
Billy gets a B from Mrs. Imok-
Youreok because Billy needs
“encouragement.” All the kids
really like Mrs. Imok-Youreok.
Their parents do too!
It was recently announced
that The Duke Endowment is
giving Davidson, Duke, Johnson
C. Smith and Furman universi
ties $3.4 million to study why so
many of today’s college students
report high levels of stress and
anxiety and find ways of enhanc
ing their “resiliency,” which the
project defines as the ability to
thrive despite adversity and dif
ficult circumstances. I will tell
these institutions, for free, why
today’s college students find it so
difficult to cope. It’s because
they have never had to deal with
high expectations, demands and
high standards that don’t waver
because they need encourage
ment. It’s because they’ve never
encountered the likes of my typ
ing and creative writing teachers.
It’s because if they ever had,
their parents would have
screamed bloody murder, admin
istration would have caved in
and the meanies would have
been replaced by the likes of
Mrs. Imok-Youreok.
It takes $3.4 million to figure
this out? The trustees of The
Duke Endowment ought to be
ashamed of themselves for wast
ing all this money. They need a
good whacking with a yardstick.
Family psychologist John
Rosemond: www.rosemond. com
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children, Brandon Mullis and
wife Elizabeth, Jana Mullis,
Jonathon Nugent and wife Kelli,
Brian Nugent, Stacy Mullis and
Jennifer Hunter and husband
Bobby; and great-grandchildren,
Railyn and Riley Mullis, Jadyn
and Jessalyn Nugent and
Jazmine, Zach and Wesley
Hunter. Several nieces and
nephews also survive.
The funeral service was held
at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, at
Axson Church of God of
Prophecy with the Revs. Eric
McClellan, Chris Boyd and
Clayton Davis officiating. Inter
ment followed in the Axson
Cemetery. Pallbearers were:
Brandon Mullis, Jonathan and
Brian Nugent, Tommy Spikes,
Ricky Davis and Steve Bennett.
Honorary pallbearers were: Jerry,
Harry, Lavonne and Lamar
Mullis, Willis Blacknall, Herman
Storey, H.F. Mizell, Larry Burch,
Marvin McDaniel, Bobby Thrift,
Ronnie Hardee, Stan Lang,
Justin Bennett and Mitchell
Deems. Relihan Funeral Home
of Pearson, Ga. in charge of the
arrangements.
Addielee Silver
Addielee Smith Silver, age 93
of Talking Rock, Ga., passed
away Oct. 14, 2013, at Grand
view Health Care Center in
Jasper following many years of
failing health.
She was bom in Gordon
County on Feb. 6,1920, to James
M. and Ella Darnell Smith.
Mrs. Addie is predeceased by
her husband, Odas Silver; two in
fant daughters; and son-in-law,
Robert C. Jones. She is survived
by daughter, Linda Silver Jones;
son and daughter-in-law, Jerry
and Roxanne Silver; grandson
and granddaughter-in- law; Jeff
and Ann Jones; granddaughter,
Tina Stanfield; grandson, Jared
Silver; and great-grandchildren,
Bobby, Colton, Camden and
Amanda (fiance Evan Brooks)
Jones. She was a lifelong mem
ber of Ball Creek Church.
A graveside service and burial
was held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at
the Silver plot at Ball Creek
Church with the Rev. Wallace
Parks officiating. Pallbearers
were: Jeff, Robert, Colton, Cam
den and Amanda Jones and
Jarard Silver. Bernhardt Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
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Faye Simmons
Feb. 21, 1917-Oct. 12,2013
Ms. Faye Lambert Simmons,
age 96 of Jasper, passed away at
Regency Park Nursing Home in
Dalton on Oct. 12, 2013.
Ms. Simmons is survived by
her sister, Ruth Lambert Jones;
nieces and nephews, Joyce
McMichael, Harold Lambert,
Randy Jones, Ken Lambert and
Tim Jones; and numerous great-
nieces and nephews. She is pre
ceded in death by her parents,
Rev. Alanzo Ransom Lambert
and Callie Jane Tinner Lambert;
her husband, Otto Simmons; and
brothers, William Denton Lam
bert and Howard Oren Lambert.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 14, at the Chapel
of Cagle Funeral Home with
Rev. Max Caylor officiating. In
terment will followed directly
after at Sunrise Memorial Gar
dens.
Cagle Funeral Home was
honored to serve the Simmons
family.
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