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THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 19. 2020 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 9A
Obituaries
Tom Dicus
Thomas "Tom" J. Dicus,
85, of Bent Tree, passed
away Monday, November 9,
2020 at Northside Hospital
Cherokee. He was born De
cember 13, 1934 to Hazel
and Lloyd Dicus in Rochelle,
Illinois.
Tom was a Master Mason
(50 year member), a Master
Dyer (25 years), owner of
Turfway Lawn Equipment in
Tequesta, Florida, member of
Jasper United Methodist
Church, and a 22-year resi
dent of Bent Tree. He was a
very creative and artistic
man.
Tom volunteered with dif
ferent organizations through
out his life. Most recently he
volunteered with Piedmont
Mountainside Auxiliary,
Jasper Community Thrift
Store, and Jasper United
Methodist Church.
Tom is survived by his
wife of 66 years, Donna
Dicus of Bent Tree; sons and
daughters-in-law, Ron and
Angie Dicus, Don and Tonya
Dicus; daughters and sons-
in-law, Bonnie and Tom
Rabic, Connie and Randy
Jackson; sister, Susan An-
dracke; 10 grandchildren;
and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Hazel and
Lloyd Dicus and his brother,
Bobby Dicus.
A Masonic Memorial
Service will be held at a later
date.
Memorial contributions in
Tom's honor may be made to
Rochelle Township High
School Alumni Association
at PO Box 622; Rochelle, IL
61068 or Jasper United
Methodist Church at 85 West
Church Street; Jasper, GA
30143 or the National Rifle
Association at 11250 Waples
Mill Road; Fairfax, VA
22030.
The family would like to
express their gratitude to
Piedmont Mountainside Hos
pital, Woodstock Nursing
Home, and Northside Chero
kee Hospital.
Arrangements are en
trusted to the staff of Roper
Funeral Home and Crema
tory.
Online condolences may
be made at www.roperfuner-
alhome.com.
Truman Parks
Truman Parks, 90, of
Talking Rock, Georgia,
passed away Wednesday, No
vember 11, 2020 at Grand
view Health Care in Jasper.
He was born December 31,
1929 to the late John and Lil
lie Parks in Gilmer County.
He proudly served his coun
try in the United States Army.
Truman was a Mason and a
member of Talking Rock
Baptist Church.
Truman is survived by his
wife of 63 years, Ann Quin
ton Parks; son and daughter-
in-law, Tony and Cindy Parks
of Talking Rock; grandchil
dren, Devon Anthony Parks
of Talking Rock, Anthony
Richard and Allison Parks of
Talking Rock; brothers and
sister-in-law, Jim Quinton,
Don and Marilyn Quinton;
brother-in-law and sister-in-
law, Fred and Sue Gilbert;
sister-in-law, Vivian Quinton.
Several nieces, nephews and
other relatives also survive.
A private family graveside
service will be held.
Arrangements are en
trusted to the staff of Roper
Funeral Home and Crema
tory.
Online condolences may
be made at www.roperfitner-
alhome.com.
Pooran Zadeh
Pooran Hedayat Zadeh,
87, of Dacula, passed away
Sunday, November 8, 2020 at
Sonshine Manor.
She is survived by her
son, Mehraban Izadi of Dac
ula; daughters, Maryan
Daneshvar of Roswell, Mona
Ellsworth of Jasper; sister,
Parvin Tabari of Iran; and
brothers, Soheel Hedayat
Zadeh of Germany, Sepehr
Hedayat Zadeh of Naples
Florida.
A graveside service was
held Monday, November 9,
2020 at 4 p.m. at Lake Forest
Memorial Park.
Arrangements are en
trusted to the staff of Roper
Funeral Home and Crema
tory.
Online condolences may
be made at www.roperfitner-
alhome.com.
Gary Pedigo
Mr. Gary Ray Pedigo, 65,
of Fairmount, Georgia, de
parted this life Friday, No
vember 13, 2020, at home
surrounded by his loving
family. Gary was born De
cember 9, 1954 in Chat
tanooga, Tennessee, a son of
the late Joseph Neal and Mil
dred Josephine Wrinkle
Pedigo. He was also pre
ceded in death by his sister,
Pamela R. Anderson.
Gary proudly served his
county in the U.S. Army hav
ing received the rank of SGT,
E5. He was the co-owner
along with his wife of “Your
Designs Drapery Work
Room, etc.” He was a Chris
tian and attended the Holi
ness Church. He loved
working on their farm raising
free range chickens and a
host of rescue animals in
cluding, horses, dogs, cats,
turkeys, ducks, guineas and
anyone needing a home.
He met his wife on a blind
date and married three
months later on June 23,
1980. She said Gary was full
of life and loved to laugh and
that she has literally laughed
for forty years. He would
make her laugh so hard she
had to carry an inhaler be
cause she laughed so hard it
would trigger and asthma at
tack.
He is survived by his lov
ing wife of 40 years, Annette
Simmons Pedigo of the resi
dence; son, Samuel Neal
Pedigo and his companion,
Sandra Bourque and her
sons, Sean and Drew all of
Cartersville, GA; daughter
Sarah Marie Pedigo of Fair-
mount, GA; grandchildren,
Kiera A. Pedigo, Drake O.
Pedigo and Jaden R. Pedigo;
brother and sister-in-law,
Joseph “Joe” S. and Carolyn
Pedigo and their children,
Elizabeth, Jadea and Josie all
of Chickamauga, GA; former
daughter-in-law and her hus
band, Jennifer D. and Bran
don Skelton and their
children, Maddie and Emma;
special friends who were also
part of the family, Colin D.
Martin and Miranda Ander
son; mother-in-law and fa-
ther-in-law, Nadine and Bill
Batton of Fairmount, GA;
several nieces, nephews and
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During this past week, the Pickens Sheriff’s Office responded
to or initiated 2,645 calls for service. These numbers are
taken from the report provided directly from the 911 Center
where all calls are logged as they are perfonned. Below is a
breakdown of all dispatched calls by the call type for each in-
cident.
Accidents
41
Suicide Threats / Attempts
2
Domestics
30
Theft / Burglary Related
39
Forgery / Fraud
11
Traffic Stops
120
Citations Issued
18
Animal Investigations
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Suspicious Persons/Activity
46
Alarm Calls
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Stranded Motorists
19
Street Hazards
10
Vandalism
8
Abandoned Vehicles
8
Extra Patrol - neighborhoods,
businesses, residences
1,858. In addition to these, other calls include search warrants,
civil service, 911 hang-up calls, assaults, disorderly persons,
missing persons, assistance with medical calls, natural death
investigations, demented persons, funeral escorts, harassment,
trespassing, and many more.
Breakdown of Charges for those Arrested:
17 individuals were booked into the Adult Detention Center
on charges from the Pickens Sheriff’s Office. Out of these,
the following charges were taken by PSO deputies (note:
some individuals have multiple charges):
Probation Violation
1
Theft by Shoplifting
1
Loitering and Prowling
2
Violation of Ga Controlled Substance Act
2
Criminal Trespass
2
Outstanding Warrant
4
Failure to Appear
3
Aggravated Assault
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Obstruction of Law Enforcement
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Disorderly Conduct
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Reckless Conduct
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Public Indecency
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Theft by Taking
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Theft by Deception
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Services to celebrate the
life of Mr. Gary Ray Pedigo
were held Wednesday, No
vember 18, 2020 at 3 p.m. at
Ponders Fairmount Chapel
with Brother Bobby House,
Brother Troy Lawson offici
ating and eulogy given by his
son, Sam Pedigo. He will be
laid to rest at 2 p.m. Tuesday,
November 24, 2020 at the
Georgia National Cemetery
in Canton, Georgia, with
Cohn Martin, Shawn Moore,
Shannon Moore, Stanley
Hardin will be honored to
serve as pallbearers.
Condolences may be ex
pressed to the family at
www.pondersfiineralhome .co
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Violet Cook
February 14, 1935 -
November 11, 2020
Mrs. Violet Spivey Cook,
85, of Talking Rock, passed
away Wednesday, November
11, 2020 at her home.
Mrs. Cook is survived by
her son and daughter-in-law,
Anthony Wayne and Sherri
Lynn Cook of Talking Rock;
son, James Daniel Cook of
Benton, TN; daughter, Teri
Lynne Cook of Carrollton;
brother, Melvin Spivey of
Sanford, FL; nine grandchil
dren, four great-grandchil
dren; several nieces and
nephews.
A memorial service will
be planned at a later date.
Cagle Funeral Home is
honored to serve the Cook
family.
In addition to the above
activity from the Uniform
Patrol Division, Court
Service Deputies reported
the following statistics for
the past week:
Persons Scanned at
Front Door: 745
Weapons Found: 1
Courts Held: 3
Arrest Made in the
Courthouse: 0
Civil Papers Received : 62
Civil Papers Served: 44
In the Adult Detention
Center:
Total Jail population: 79
Total male inmates: 58
Total female inmates: 21
Sex Offenders:
There are currently 71 sex
offenders registered with
the Pickens Sheriff’s Of
fice.
Obituary Archive can be found online
www.pickensprogress.com
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