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THURSDAY. JANUARY 29. 2015 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 11A
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Timothy Cloud
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Timothy James Cloud, age 56
of Canton, Ga., passed away Sat
urday, January 24, 2015, at his
residence.
He is survived by his son, TJ
Cloud, Scottsdale, Az.; brothers,
Donald Richardson Cloud, Can
ton, and Hobert Charles Cloud,
Newnan, Ga.; and sisters, Linda
West and Patsy Haynes, both of
Canton.
The greatest father a son
could have, the greatest friend a
man could ask for, the greatest
brother a family has ever shared,
the greatest man to love with all
your heart ~ TJ Cloud.
Visitation was held Wednes
day until 9 p.m. A Celebration of
Life Service will be held Thurs
day, January 29, from Orange
United Methodist Church with
the Revs. David Byess and Mark
Outlaw officiating. In lieu of
flowers, donations are to be
made to the American Heart As
sociation, https://www.heart. org.
The caring staff of Darby Funeral
Home is in charge of these
arrangements.
Elise Kistler
Elise Stevens Kistler, age 90,
died at Peachtree Christian Hos
pice in Duluth, Ga., on Friday,
January, 23, 2015, after years of
fighting a string of diseases and
injuries. She was a strong
woman.
Elise was bom on June 7,
1924, in Vincennes, In., to Hugh
Quam Stevens and Leona
Oliphant Stevens. She ended life
in Johns Creek, Ga., after living
for years in Bent Tree, Ga.
Elise loved to read and talk
with family and friends, usually
over a cup of coffee and a ciga
rette. She had a strong, practical
intellect (along with an iron will)
which she used to challenge her
brood of children into behaving.
She spent most of her adult life
as a mother and home maker.
Later she found new meaning
and success as a real estate agent
for Craft Realty in Jasper, Ga.
She also volunteered at the
Jasper Community Hospital
Auxiliary as a “Pink Lady;” her
pimento cheese sandwiches were
the stuff of legend among the
hospital staff.
Elise is survived by her hus
band, John Kistler, 7 children, 11
grandchildren, 5 great-grandchil
dren and a number of dear
friends, including particularly,
“Aunt” Nancy Valkos whom she
took in and raised many years
ago when Elise, herself, was but
a young mother.
She will be greatly missed.
Caroline Roberts
Caroline Hodges Roberts, age
87, died January 17, 2015.
Caroline was bom April 10,
1927, in Atlanta, Ga., to Samuel
Norwood Hodges, Sr. and Mar
ian Wells Hodges. She gradu
ated from North Fulton High
School in 1944 and Agnes Scott
College in 1948. She served as
youth director at Rock Springs
Presbyterian Church and later
served as church secretary.
She married her beloved Mar
vin on July 6, 1949, at Peachtree
Presbyterian Church where they
were members. They raised their
family together and Caroline
then worked with her husband in
their drug store, North Side Phar
macy, for 18 years; she was also
active in the Atlanta Pharmaceu
tical Auxiliary. They lived in At
lanta until 1994 when they
moved to Jasper, Ga.
Caroline was an active mem
ber of Fellowship Presbyterian
Church (formerly New Lebanon
Presbyterian). In 2013 they
moved to Macon and attended
North Macon Presbyterian.
Throughout her life she taught
Sunday School and Bible studies.
She was active in the Presbyte
rian Women, serving as Modera
tor twice at New Lebanon. She
also volunteered for Meals on
Wheels; CARES (food pantry)
and the Thrift Store in Jasper.
She is preceded in death by
her grandson, David Benjamin
Hawkins. She is survived by her
husband of 65 years, L. Marvin
Roberts, Jr.; her beloved chil
dren, Virginia R. Kinman (hus
band, Lowe), Kathy R Hawkins
(husband, Jay), Beth Roberts,
and Paul Roberts (wife, Leah);
grandchildren Jason Hawkins,
Mary Beth Kinman and Taylor
and Travis Roberts; and great-
grandson, Benjamin Hudson
Hawkins. She is also survived by
her brother, Sam Hodges, Jr.; and
brother-in-law, Eugene Roberts.
Many nieces and nephews also
survive.
A memorial service was held
at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 20, at
North Macon Presbyterian
Church. In lieu of flowers, con
tributions may be made to the
Benjamin Hawkins Memorial
Scholarship Fimd of the Commu
nity Foundation of Central Geor
gia; Fellowship Presbyterian
Church, 389 Bent Tree Dr.,
Jasper, Ga. 30143; or North
Macon Presbyterian Church,
5707 Rivoli Dr., Macon, Ga.
31210.
Dottie Mae Hughes
Dottie Mae Hughes, age 90 of
Jasper, passed away on Thurs
day, January 22, 2015, at her
home.
She was born on April 28,
1924.
Mrs. Hughes is survived by
daughter, Shaun Aleah Crawford,
Jasper; son, Shea Alan Hughes,
Tampa, FI.; daughter, Szan Alisa
Hughes, Jasper; grandchildren,
Szana and Michael Marr, Shad
and Lauren Crawford, Shena and
Steven Padgett, Sarah Aleah
Crawford, Samuel Robert Alan
Crawford, Shea Alan Hughes
and Sydney Alana Hughes; and
great-grandchildren, Selah,
Strider, Skyler and Serenity.
The funeral service was held
at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, January
24, at Mountain View Alliance
Church with Pastor Ed Pottorff
officiating. Interment followed at
Sunrise Memorial Gardens.
Arrangements were entrusted to
the staff of Roper Funeral Home
& Crematory in Jasper.
www.roperfuneralhome.com
Bernice Burgess
Mrs. Bernice Burgess, age 96
of Jasper, passed away Sunday
morning, January 25, 2015, at
Piedmont Mountainside Hospi
tal.
She is survived by her brother,
Lee Evans, Dahlonega; step
daughters, Cheryl Jarvis and
Margie Elliott, both of Cum-
ming; and niece and nephew,
Sherryl and Mike Murden of
Dahlonega.
The funeral service was held
at 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 27,
at the Chapel of Roper Funeral
Home with the Rev. Gene Tatum
officiating. Interment followed in
Sunrise Memorial Gardens.
Middle School FFA working hard
Gabrielle Jones 2nd place.
Megan Owens 3rd place showmanship.
Taylor Dobson 1st place showmanship.
Middle school FFA members spend the weekend working hard. On
Saturday January 24, middle school FFA members participated in
Livestock shows. Courtney Dorden traveled with high school mem
bers to show in Gordon County and other middle school FFA mem
bers traveled to Union County. At the Gordon County Show,
Courtney Dorden placed 3rd in class.
At the Union County Show, in the showmanship division,
Gabrielle Jones placed 7th, Tyler Westbrook placed 6th, Dakota
Thomas and Kelsie King had 5th finishes, Landon Van Sant 4th,
Megan Owens 3rd and Taylor Dobson took 1st place honors.
After the lunch break, the show continued with weight classes.
Notable placings were: Lillie Martin 5th, Dakota Thomas and Taylor
Dobson had 4th place finishes, Gabrielle Jones, Taylor Dobson and
Landon Van Sant had 2nd place finishes and Kelsie King took top
honors for her class with 1 st place finish.
Other members of the show team who participated were Andy
Brownell, Seth Everidge, Elijah Odum, MacKenzie Stone, Cierra
Boswell, Sarah Bramlett and Madelyn Elrod.
Kelsie King 1st place.
Dakota Thomas 5th place.
Governor proclaims severe weather preparedness week
Devastating tornadoes, destruc
tive thunderstorms and other se
vere weather events can strike at
any time. In order to prepare all
Georgians for the possibility of a
disaster, the Georgia Emergency
Management Agency/Homeland
Security’s (GEMA/Homeland
Security) Ready Georgia cam
paign once again joins forces
with Gov. Nathan Deal to raise
awareness about the importance
of emergency preparedness.
Severe Weather Preparedness
Week, Feb. 2-6, is a dedicated
time when all Georgians are en
couraged to prepare for unex
pected events, practice emer
gency response procedures for
all types of weather and learn
more about local threats.
“Weather in Georgia can be
very unpredictable, and our resi
dents have to be ready for every
thing from tornadoes to ice
storms,” said Jim Butterworth,
director of the Georgia Emer
gency Management Agency/
Homeland Security (GEMA/
Homeland Security). “During
Severe Weather Preparedness
Week I encourage everyone to
take one simple preparedness
step each day. Those small steps
add up, and even the simplest of
preparations can be of tremen
dous help when severe weather
strikes.”
Severe Weather Preparedness
Week focuses on a different pre
paredness topic each day.
GEMA/Homeland Security’s
Ready Georgia campaign urges
residents to leam about each se
vere weather threat and take one
simple action to prepare.
Monday, February 2 - Family
Preparedness/NOAA Weather
Radio Day - Purchase a life-sav
ing NO A A Weather Radio and
choose an out-of-state friend as
a “check-in” contact to call if
your family gets separated.
Tuesday, February 3 - Thun
derstorm Safety - Leam the dif
ference between a thunderstorm
watch and a thunderstorm warn
ing.
Wednesday, February 4 -
Tornado Safety (and Pre-
pareAthon! drill for tornado
safety) - Determine in advance
where you will take shelter in
case of a tornado warning.
Thursday, February 5 -
Lightning Safety - Learn the
30/30 rale. Go indoors if, after
seeing lightning, you cannot
count to 30 before hearing thun
der. Stay indoors for 30 minutes
after hearing the last clap of
thunder.
Friday, February 6 - Flood
Safety - Copy important docu
ments, seal them in a watertight
container and add them to your
Ready kit.
On February 4, schools, busi
nesses, organizations and fami
lies are encouraged to conduct a
PrepareAthon! drill for tornado
safety. To participate, listen to
your NOAA Weather Radio at
around 9 a.m. for the routine
weekly test. This is your cue to
begin your drill. There will not
be an actual tornado warning is
sued for the drill and the emer
gency alert system (EAS) will
not be activated. Tornado sirens
will be activated at the discretion
of the county authorities. If your
NOAA Weather Radio does not
sound at the time the RMT is is
sued, simply start the drill on
your own. Next, practice taking
cover in your predetermined safe
location. The drill is over when
your school, business, organiza
tion or family determines tor
nado sheltering procedures have
been adequately exercised.
For more information on how
to prepare for severe weather,
visit www.ready.ga.gov or con
tact your local EMA.
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