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THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 26. 2020 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 9A
Obituaries
John Edwards
John S. Edwards died on
Oct. 31, 2020, after a long
illness.
He is survived by his
wife, Janice L. Edens; his
children, Denise Wilson
and Tim Edwards; his step
son, Darren L. Mobley;
son-in-law, Chris Wilson;
daughter-in-law Autumn
Gray; and his grandchil
dren, Todd Wilson, Eva
Mobley, and Mia Mobley,
as well as his brother Frank
Edwards and sister-in-law
Celeste Edwards, his sister-
in-law Nina Edwards, and
several nephews.
A memorial service will
be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers please
donate to the Georgia
Mountain Food Bank
(gamountainfoodbank.org)
or another food bank of
your choice.
Bessie Ray
Bessie Louise Ray, 94,
of Canton, Georgia, passed
away Sunday, November
15, 2020 at Canton Nursing
and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born March 1,
1926 to Carl and Josie
Crowe in Marble Hill,
Georgia. In the spring of
1945, Bessie met John Ray
and they were married Oc
tober 6 by Lee Eubanks of
Nelson. After living in Nel
son several years, they
moved to the farm to live
out their lives.
Bessie is survived by her
sons and daughters-in-law,
Allen and Patsy Ray of
Canton, James and Liz Ray
of Nelson, Chris and
Tammy Ray of Nelson;
daughters and sons-in-law,
Judy and Ted Anderson of
Waleska, Becky and Frank
Strickland of Tate; sisters,
Virginia Morris, Gertrude
Enis, Margaret Beck, Bar
bara Ann Stacy, Glenda
Crowe, Diane Godfrey;
brother, Gene Crowe; 10
grandchildren; 15 great
grandchildren; 3 great-
great-grandchildren. She
was preceded in death by
her husband, John Allen
Ray, Sr.
Funeral services were
held at 2 p.m., Wednesday,
November 18, 2020 in the
Chapel of Roper Funeral
Home with Dr. Daniel Ray
officiating. Interment fol
lowed in the Bethesda Bap
tist Church Cemetery.
The family requests in
lieu of flowers, make a me
morial donation in her
honor to the charity of your
choice.
Arrangements are en
trusted to the staff of Roper
Funeral Home and Crema
tory.
Online condolences may
be made at www.roperfu-
neralhome.com.
Shelia Hollis
January 15, 1946 -
November 19, 2020
Ms. Shelia Irene Hollis,
74, of Jasper, passed away
Thursday, November 19,
2020 at Pruitt Health in At
lanta.
Ms. Hollis is survived
by her sons and daughters-
in-law, Harold Eugene &
Melissa Violet of Tate and
Bryon Keith & Michelle
Violet of CA; daughter and
son-in-law, Regina & Lloyd
Varnado of Marble Hill;
brother, Bob Hollis of FL;
sister, Judy Sutton of TN;
seven grandchildren,
Dustin & Jessica Violet,
Scott Violet, Heather &
Nathan Cooper, Rachel
Vamado, William & Jaclyn
Varnado, Matthew &
Tiffani Violet and Kendall
Violet; three great-grand
children, several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were
held at 4 p.m. Sunday, No
vember 22, 2020 at New
Life Apostolic Church, with
Rev. A.B. Stewart officiat
ing. Interment followed at
Lake Forest Memorial
Park.
Cagle Funeral Home is
honored to serve the Hollis
family.
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City of Jasper
Regular Council Meeting
On December 7, 2020, the City of
Jasper will conduct its Regular Council
Meeting at 6:00 p.m. and included on
the agenda will be the adoption of the
operating budget for the calendar year
2021.
The meeting will be held at Jasper
City Hall, 200 Burnt Mountain Road,
Jasper, Georgia. A copy of the pro
posed budget is available for public in
spection at Jasper City Hall and on the
City website at www.jasper-ga.us.
Please call the Finance Director’s office
at City Hall at (706) 692-9100
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Pence rallies in Georgia to boost
Republican U.S. Senate campaigns
By Beau Evans
Staff Writer
Capitol Beat News Service
Vice President Mike
Pence swung through North
Georgia Friday to boost the
runoff campaigns for the
state’s two Republican sena
tors as they battle strong
Democratic contenders for
control of the U.S. Senate.
Pence’s rally stops in
Cherokee and Hall counties
came as Georgia’s presiden
tial election results were set
to be certified Friday after
noon, confirming President
elect Joe Biden’s win in the
state over President Donald
Trump.
The vice president made it
plain that with Biden’s win
and U.S. House Democrats
retaining their majority,
Georgia Republican voters
will need to hand GOP Sens.
David Perdue and Kelly Lo-
effler victories in the Jan. 5
runoff elections to block
Democratic control of Con
gress and the White House.
“We need the great state
of Georgia to defend the ma
jority,” Pence said at a rally
in Canton. “And the road to
the Senate Republican major
ity goes straight through the
state of Georgia.”
Hinting at the prospects of
an incoming Biden adminis
tration, Pence said Georgia
“could be the last line of de
fense” against Democratic
control in Washington, D.C.,
though Trump still has not
conceded defeat in this
month’s general election.
Pence is the latest high-
profile national Republican
to stump for Perdue and Lo-
effler in Georgia ahead of the
Jan. 5 runoff elections, fol
lowing visits from Sens.
Marco Rubio and Rick Scott
of Florida and Sen. Tom Cot
ton of Arkansas.
They are helping fuel a
campaign by national and
state Republicans to paint
Democratic Senate hopefuls
Jon Ossoff, an investigative
journalist, and Rev. Raphael
Wamock, the senior pastor of
Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist
Church, as too far left for
Georgia voters.
That message has been
carried in a series of attack
ads from Loeffler featuring
her opponent Wamock’s past
comments on police from the
pulpit, and in television inter
views where Perdue has ac
cused Ossoff of being too
cozy with China.
Ossoff and Warnock
punched back this week,
highlighting news reports on
moves Perdue allegedly pur
sued to benefit a Navy sup
plier and professional sports
owners, as well as an ethics
complaint lodged against Lo-
effler for appearing to solicit
campaign donations on fed
eral property.
The two runoff races look
to gain steam over the next
six weeks with intense na
tional attention being paid to
the candidates and money
pouring in from both political
parties to bolster each cam
paign.
Early voting for the Sen
ate runoff elections starts
Dec. 14. The deadline for
Georgia voters to register for
the runoffs is Dec. 7.
Six ways to stick to a holiday budget
The holidays are an excit
ing, fun and joyful time of
year. And for many people,
the holidays also are expen
sive.
According to the Motley
Fool Company, a financial
wellness resource, the aver
age American spent $882.45
on Christmas gifts, food, dec
orations, travel, and other
holiday-related expenses in
2019. Around 56 percent of
gift shoppers set a budget for
holiday spending, but only 64
percent stuck to it. In addi
tion, 21.5 percent of respon
dents went into debt due to
holiday shopping.
Who doesn’t want to have
a super holiday with deli
cious foods on the table and
lots of presents to share with
family and friends? While
that’s tempting, such a
bounty should never result in
financial peril. These six
strategies can make it easy to
establish and stick to a
budget this holiday season.
1. Budget for everything.
When working out holiday
spending plans, factor in all
of the expenses associated
with the holidays — not just
the most obvious, like gifts.
Costs for gas, parking lot
fees, greeting cards, postage,
travel expenses, and much
more should be included in
your final number.
2. Determine how much you
can spend. Money for gifts
and other holiday expenses
should ideally come from
your disposable income.
Look at your finances in ad
vance of the holiday season
and figure out how much
extra cash you have for the
holidays, and use that figure
to determine how much you
should spend. Find ways to
make up any deficit by cur
tailing expenses like dining
out or entertainment extras.
Many people plan to use
credit cards to pay now and
worry about the aftermath
later. Only use credit cards if
you have the money in the
bank and can pay off the en
tire bill when the balance due
is in January.
3. Set a spending limit for in
dividuals. Based on your
numbers and how much you
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plan to spend overall, start al
locating money to categories,
including gift recipients.
Come up with a spending
range for each person and
stick to it.
4. Pay in cash as much as
possible. It’s easy to know
what you’re spending when
using cash as opposed to
credit. There is some risk
with carrying around cash,
but that risk may be offset by
the benefit of spending only
what you can afford to spend.
5. Track all purchases. Save
the receipts and keep a run
ning total of expenditures so
you can see how your spend
ing is measuring up to your
budget. If necessary, scale
back on one category if
you’ve tipped the scales in
spending on another.
6. Shop sales and deals.
High-end stores may have
the impressive tag, but their
prices can set you back. In
stead, look for comparable
gifts at discount stores and
other retailers. Also, if you
must use a credit card, use
one that earns you a cash
back bonus for added sav
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