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PAGE 12A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. MARCH 5. 2015
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Daniel Flanagan
Mr. Daniel Flanagan, age 86
of Ball Ground, Ga., formerly of
Marietta, Ga., for 36 years,
passed away Tuesday, February
3, 2015, at his residence.
He was bom September 23,
1928.
Mr. Flanagan was a retired
Marketing
Representa
tive of East
man Kodak
with 38
years of
service. He was a veteran serving
in the U.S. Marine Corps in
World War II and Korean Con
flict.
He was a native of Rochester,
N.Y., a member of Knights of
Columbus, Marietta Elks, VFW
Rainbow Post, American Legion
Post 29 and Marine Corps
League.
He is survived by his wife,
Dorothy Flanagan; daughters,
Marcia and Tracey Flanagan;
grandchild, Shannon Renick;
great-grandchild, Hannah Jo Jor
dan; and sisters, Janet Arnold,
Shirley Bater, Norma Barry and
Maureen Mangan. He is pre
ceded in death by his parents,
James and Catherine Flanagan;
brothers, James and Gerald
Flanagan; and sister, Katherine
Pelcher.
The funeral service was held
on Saturday, February 7, at 10
a.m. at Our Lady of the Moun
tains Roman Catholic Church
with Father Byrd officiating. In
terment followed in Georgia Me
morial Park Cemetery at 1:30. In
lieu of flowers the family ask that
donations be sent to the Ameri
can Cancer Society in memory of
Mr. Daniel Flanagan. Georgia
Memorial Park Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
Troy Wingard
Mr. Troy Robert Wingard, age
70, of Hideaway Place Morgan-
ton passed away peacefully sur
rounded by his loving family on
Friday Feb. 27, 2015 in the
Union General Hospital follow
ing an extended illness. Mr.
Wingard was born on April 26,
1944 in Brunswick, GA., the son
of the late Harry Wingard and the
late Carrie Totherow Wingard.
Troy was an EMT and Fire
fighter. He had owned D.E. En
terprise for over 20 years. He had
been employed with Metro Am
bulance Service of Cobb County
for over fifteen years and also
was a Fannin County Firefighter.
He had been a stay at home dad
for many years. Troy was a lov
ing husband, father, brother and
grandfather. Troy was of the
Baptist faith.
Surviving Mr. Wingard are his
loving wife and best friend of
twenty seven years, Sandra Vest
Wingard of Morganton, three
children, Anthony and Michael
Wingard of Morganton, Andrea
Wingard of Florida, two sisters,
Sherry Poole of Jasper, GA.,
Betty Rodgers of Smyrna, two
brothers and sisters in law, Ricky
and Lisa Wingard of Ellijay,
Jerry and Selina Wingard of Ac-
worth, three grandchildren, Evan
and Jenna Jordan and Brenna
Kimbrall, a host of fellow Fire
fighters, many other relatives and
friends also survive.
Funeral services will be held
on Monday March 2, 2015 at
2:00 pm from the Mountain
View Chapel with the Rev. Paul
Argo and Rev. Matthew Daniel
officiating. The following gentle
man will serve as pallbearers,
Jody Poole, Brian Poole, Ed For
rester, Leslie Queen, Ray Shep
pard and Gayland Trull.
Interment will follow in the Sun
light Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will meet with
friends at the funeral home on
Sunday evening anytime after
5:00 pm.
Mountain View Funeral Home
of Blairsville is in charge of the
arrangements. You may sign the
family guest book and send con
dolences on line at www.moun-
tainviewfuneralhome.com
Wyolene Jones
Mrs. Wyolene Jones, 76, of
Ball Ground, passed away on
Saturday, February 28, 2015 at
Northside Hospital Cherokee.
Funeral services are sched
uled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday,
March 3, 2015 at Sharp Moun
tain Baptist Church with Rev.
Larry Waddell, Rev. Greg Hamil
ton and Rev. Phillip Bint offici
ating. Interment will follow in
the church cemetery. The family
will receive friends on Sunday
from 6 pm until 9 pm, Monday
from 10 am until 9 pm and Tues
day from 10 am until 1 pm at
Sosebee Funeral Home.
Mrs. Jones was a homemaker
and member of Sharp Mountain
Baptist Church. She enjoyed gar
dening and spending time with
family.
Survivors include her hus
band, Harold Jones of Ball
Ground; children, James
(Tracey) Jones of Ball Ground
and Janet (Marty) Dorsey of
Jasper; sister, Ruth Darby of Ball
Ground; grandchildren, Heather
(Rusty) Gregory, Jordan
(Tammy) Dorsey, Lauren
Dorsey, Haley Jones and Hannah
Jones; great-granddaughter, Ella
Gregory.
In lieu of flowers memorials
may be made to Children’s
Healthcare of Atlanta or Sharp
Mountain Church Cemetery
Fund.
Sosebee Funeral Home, Can
ton, GA, is honored to serve the
family.
From the Jasper City, Council
Prohibited: Fundraising in roads
Members of American Legion Post #149 and the Jasper Merchants Association present
the City of Jasper Fire Department with nearly $10,000 that will go towards outfitting the
entire department with new bullet-proof vests. The groups have plans to raise a little over
$1,000 more for the effort.
By Angela Reinhardt
Staff writer
areinhardt@pickensprogress.com
Jasper council has voted to
fall back on a Georgia state law
that prohibits solicitation of do
nations in roads by pedestrians.
This means, effective imme
diately, absolutely no fundraising
will be allowed in any road
within the city limits of Jasper.
“I didn’t want to have to go
tell these groups to get out of the
roads, but it comes down to pub
lic safety,” said Jasper Police
Chief Greg Lovell at the council
meeting, held Monday, March 2.
“Roads are for vehicles, not peo
ple.”
The move came after the
council was alerted to possible li
ability issues that could arise
from the city’s issuance of per
mits for these types of fundrais
ers. At last month’s meeting, the
council considered an option that
would require civic organiza
tions, non-profits, sports teams
and other groups to provide their
own liability insurance before a
permit would be issued. Ulti
mately council chose to stick
with state law.
But councilmember Allison
Boyle, who serves on the coun
cil’s public safety committee,
pointed out that there are plenty
of alternatives for groups who
want to hold fundraisers, citing
three held this past weekend in
the parking lots of private busi
nesses.
Jasper Mayor John Weaver
said at the end of the day he be
lieves residents will understand
the city’s decision.
“I think people will see the
logic that being in the streets is
dangerous,” Weaver said. “We
don’t want to interfere with peo
ple raising money for their clubs,
but we don’t want to risk lives ei
ther or risk people being in
jured.”
Weaver also pointed to pri
vate parking lots as possibilities
for fundraising sites.
“I’m sure these groups can
work out deals with businesses,
and even here at city hall we’d be
willing to look at having some
groups come in,” he said.
In other news from council:
•Mayor Weaver said with
over $400,000 in SPLOST
monies now collected, the city is
ready to put out bids for paving
projects in the coming weeks.
While Weaver said a roads prior
ity list will not be hammered out
until a later date, he mentioned
Hood, Cove and the Camp Road
Extension as possibilities.
•Pickens Economic Develop
ment Director Gerry Nechvatal
reported positive growth in the
retail sector, citing a new hoagie
shop in the downtown district on
Mark Whitfield Street and a new
restaurant that will be in the for
mer location of Lola’s on Main
Street. According to Jasper’s
Planning & Development Direc
tor Sonny Underwood, a busi
ness application has been
submitted for the restaurant at
the Main Street location.
•Members of the Jasper Mer
chants Association and American
Legion Post #149 presented
Jasper Fire Chief Greg Lovell
with nearly $10,000 that will go
towards outfitting officers with
new bullet-proof vests. Lovell
thanked all parties involved for
the time and effort they spent
collecting money through vari
ous fundraisers. Mayor Weaver
pointed out that because of the
efforts of these organizations,
taxpayers will not have to pro
vide funding for vests in the fu
ture.
•Council accepted a bid for
LED lights that will replace
street and accent lights on Main
Street. City employee Jerry
Blackwell presented three bids to
council. Big Green Lighting sub
mitted the lowest bid at $3,528.
The highest bid came in at just
over $5,000. The city expects the
switch to LED lighting will save
up to 75 percent of current en
ergy costs.
•Ken Pint was appointed to
the Downtown Development Au
thority to replace the seat re
cently left vacant by Maxine
Moore, who passed earlier this
year.
Sosebeefuneralhome.com 770-
479-2131.
William “Willie ”
Prather
October 25, 1964 -
February 23, 2015
William Lee “Willie” Prather,
age 50, of Jasper passed away
Monday, February 23, 2015 at
Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.
Willie was bom to T. J. and
Betty Prather on October 25,
1964 in Jasper.
He is survived by fiance,
Donna J. Quinton of Jasper;
daughters, Kristen Taylor Prather
of Jasper and Olivia Sue Prather
of Jasper; mother and father, T. J.
and Betty Prather of Jasper;
brother, Tim Prather of Jasper;
sister and brother-in-law, Debbie
and Mike Aiken of Jasper; and
grandson, Claudio Head of
Jasper. Several nieces, nephews,
and other relatives also survive.
Funeral Services were held
2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 28,
2015 at Trinity Tabernacle with
Reverend Tony Boyd, Reverend
Estill Pence, and Reverend
Charles Gay officiating. Inter
ment will be at Sunrise Memorial
Gardens.
The family accepted flowers
or memorial contributions may
be made to the Willie Prather
Memorial Fund in care of Roper
Funeral Home; 206 Holly Street;
Jasper, GA 30143.
Arrangements are entrusted to
the Staff of Roper Funeral Home
& Crematory of Jasper, Georgia.
Online condolences may be
sent to the family at www.roper-
funeralhome.com
Randall Moody
Randall Moody, age 72, of
Canton, GA passed away Sun
day, March 01, 2015 at his resi
dence. Mr. Moody was a
member and deacon of Long
Swamp Baptist Church in Pick
ens County. He loved his com
munity, his friends and his
church. He was also a loving
husband, father, uncle, grandfa
ther, brother and brother-in-law.
Mr. Moody owned and oper
ated the Clayton Food Store in
the Clayton Community for 43
years. Prior to this he was em
ployed with Canton Textile on
the Construction Crew and with
Lockheed Martin. He was a
member of the National Guard.
Randall Moody was devoted to
his community and his smiling
happy face will be greatly missed
by all of those that loved him.
Funeral services are sched
uled for 2:00 p.m., Wednesday,
March 04, 2015, from the Long
Swamp Baptist Church-Pickens
County with Rev. Harold
Cantrell, and Rev. Edwin Weaver
officiating. Interment will follow
at Long Swamp Baptist Church
Cemetery.
He was preceded in death by.
Mother and Father, Lee and
Lura Moody; Sister, Martha
Smith Brothers; Rev. Jerry
Moody and Rev. Leonard Moody
Survivors include his wife,
Vertie Moody, Canton; Son and
daughter-in-law, Bryan and Kim
Moody, Canton; Daughter and
son-in-law, Leighann and Karl
Kurth, Canton; Brother and sis
ter-in-law, Charles and June
Moody, Ellijay; Brother and sis
ter-in-law John and Geraldine
Moody, Jasper; Sister-in-law -
Estelle Moody, Canton; Grand
children, Weston Moody,
Spencer Moody, Kaitlyn Kurth
and Ansley Kurth.
Flowers were accepted or do
nations can be made to Long
Swamp Baptist Church, C/O
Tom Daniels, Church Clerk,
5613 Cove Road, Jasper, GA.
30143
South Canton Funeral Home,
dedicated to the families we
serve, 770-479-3377. Online
condolences may be made to the
family at www.thescfh.com
Mozelle Cavin
March 13, 1937 -
March 1, 2015
Mrs. Mozell Earwood Cavin,
age 77, of Jasper passed away
Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Well-
star Kennestone Hospital in Ma
rietta.
Mrs. Cavin was bom in Talk
ing Rock, Georgia to Mack and
Ada Walker Bunch on March 13,
1937.
She is survived by sons and
daughters-in-law, Ricky and
Kathy Earwood of Hiram, Barry
and Stacie Earwood of Dallas,
Terry and Shelia Earwood of
California; stepson and daughter-
in-law, Mike and Janet Cavin;
stepdaughter, Cathy Mitchell; fif
teen grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren. Several
nieces, nephews, and other rela
tives also survive.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Maurice Eugene
Cavin; parents, Mack and Ada
Bunch; sisters, Azzilee Higgin
botham, Ruth Coester, Ovalene
Cawley, Barbara Long, Louise
Bridges, Suelene Abbott; broth
ers, J. H. Bunch, M. C. Bunch,
and Frank Bunch.
Funeral Services are planned
for 11:00 a.m. on Thursday,
March 5, 2015 at Jasper United
Methodist Church with Reverend
Chip Wilson officiating. Inter
ment will be at Sunrise Memorial
Gardens.
The family will receive
friends at Roper Funeral Home
on Wednesday, March 4, 2015
from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
and on Thursday, March 5, 2015
until the funeral hour.
The family will accept flow
ers or memorial contributions
may be made to the Jasper
United Methodist Women in
memory of Mrs. Cavin.
Arrangements are entrusted to
the Staff of Roper Funeral Home
& Crematory of Jasper, Georgia.
Online condolences may be
sent to the family at www.roper-
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The Pickens County Board of Education
will hold an informational meeting on
Georgia’s flexibility options
for school districts
Thursday,
March 19,2015
Pickens High
School’s Performing
Arts Center
6:30-8:00 p.m.
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As a result of a legislative mandate, local boards of
education across Georgia will decide by June 30, 2015,
between three flexibility options:
IE 2
Charter System
Status Quo
Dr. Howard Hendley, Policy Director for the Georgia Department
of Education, will be describing these three flexibility options and
explaining the characteristics of each.
The public is encouraged and invited to attend. Please join the
Pickens County Board of Education for this important event.