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Tuesday, January 26,2021 ®jje l)traltr <©a?£tt£ 5A DEATH NOTICES Obituaries are published as received James Harvey Mr. James Reynolds (Jimmy) Harvey, 69, of Milner, Georgia passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at WellStar Spalding Hospital. Mr. Harvey was born in Waycross, Georgia on September 29, 1951. He was preceded in death by his parents, A.C. Harvey Jr. and Alice Reynolds Harvey. He was retired from Georgia Power. Jimmy loved spending time with his family and working on his son’s tree farm. Jimmy graduated from Waycross High School in 1969. He continued his education at the University of Georgia and graduated in 1974. He was also a mem ber of the RedCoat Marching Band. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Diane Har vey. He is also survived by daughter, Marie Harvey Knight (David) and son, Zeke Harvey (Lori). He was the proud grandfather of three boys and lovingly called nandaddy by them all. They include James Reynolds Harvey 11, John Thomas Harvey, and John David Knight. Jimmy has two brothers, A.C. Harvey 111 and Joe Harvey (Carol). He also has many nieces and nephews that were dear to his heart. There was no formal visitation at the funeral home, but family and friends were invited to pay their respects and sign the register on Friday, January 22, from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. As a tribute to Jimmy, there was a drive through visitation on Saturday, January 23, 2021 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the Harvey resi dence, 510 Chappell Mill Road, Milner. Following the tribute, a private graveside service with immediate family only was held at Milner Baptist Church. Conner-Westbury Funeral Home, 1891 W. McIntosh Rd, Griffin is in charge of arrangements. Jimmy had a love for reading and a passion for music. In lieu of flowers, please donate to: FERST Foundation - Lamar County, P.O. Box 926, Barnesville, GA 30204, 770-358-3270. Strong Rock Christian School (band program) 4200 Strong Rock Parkway, Locust Grove, GA 30248, 678-833-1200. St. George’s Episcopal School (music program) 103 Birch Street, Milner, GA 30257, 770-358-9432. Please join the family and friends in honoring the life of James Reynolds (Jimmy) Harvey by visit ing www.conner-westburyfuneralhome.com to post your tributes, memories. John Haygood III Mr. John James Haygood 111, 65, of Yatesville, died Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Piedmont Atlanta Hospi tal. Mr. Haygood was born on October 24, 1955, a son of the late Viola Har rell and John James Haygood, Jr. He was a graduate of Yatesville High School. After high school he joined the family dairy business, Haygood Farms. He partnered with his cousin, Jeff Haygood, Jr., until his passing. Mr. Haygood was married for 44 years to Angeli Butts Haygood. In addition to his wife, he is survived by four daughters, Aimee (Jenn Hoselton) Haygood of Chapel Hill, NC, Lori H. (Zeke) Harvey of Griffin, Wen dy H. (Ted) Jones of Yatesville and Katie H. (Matt) Smith of Thomaston; two sisters, Kathy (Rodney) Jackson of Round Oak, and Joyce (Tommy) Glisson of Greensboro; and seven grandchildren, Landen Jones, Gibson Jones, Reynolds Harvey, John Thomas Harvey, Levi Haygood, Ace Haygood, and Mattie Kate Smith. Graveside funeral services for Mr. Haygood were held on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 in the Pier son Cemetery in Culloden. In lieu of flowers, memori al contributions may be made to the Liver Transplant Fund at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. The address is Piedmont Hospital, ATTN: Barbara Anderson, 1968 Peachtree Rd., NW, Atlanta, GA 30309. Please mark the donation in memory of John James Haygood 111. Fletcher-Day Funeral Home is in charge of arrange ments. Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.fletcherdayfuneralhome.com Mordecai Simmons, Jr. Mordecai Simmons Jr. 67, formerly of Barnesville transitioned on January 5, 2021 in the Grady Hospital. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, January 31, 2 pm at Brown-Brantley Family Cemetery on May nard Mill Road Forsyth, GA. Dr. Robert M. Dickerson will bring words of comfort. Trice Funeral Home Inc, of Barnesville, is in charge of all professional services. Mordecai was born in Barnesville GA to the late Sallie M. Simmons and Mr. Mordecai Simmons Sr. He was a graduate of Lamar County High School. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and was honorably discharged. He later in life moved to Atlanta, Georgia. He leaves to cherish his memory a daughter Ms. Sherika Simmons of Forsyth; sisters, Ms. Shirley Smith, Ms. Martha Reid, Ms. Margaret Brownlee, Ms. Linda Simmons, Ms. Brenda Simmons and Mrs, Connie (Johnny) Caslin; brothers, Mr. Robert (Eva) Simmons, Mr. Charles (Anita) Simmons and Mr. Roger Simmons; aunt, Ms, Lillie L. Pullins; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and many dear friends whom all will miss him dearly. Douglas Thylor Douglas MacAuthor Taylor age 78, of Griffin, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. Douglas was born in Zebulon on Sunday, March 28, 1943 to the late Arlington Alfred Taylor and the late Sarah Louise Yeager Taylor. In addition to his par ents, his sisters, June Hamrick and Carol Taylor; and grandson, Isaiah, precede him in death. He graduated Pike County High School in 1962. Douglas attended Oak Hill Baptist Church and was a member of Grif fin Gun Club and Social Shooting Club. He enjoyed Target shooting, hunting, fishing, shooting guns and watching NASCAR. Douglas worked for Lamar County Sheriff’s Department before working for the City of Griffin from 1973 to 2006. He was a proud Veteran of the United States Air Force. Survivors include his wife, Carol Taylor; daughter and son-in-law, Machelle and Chad Nelms; step-sons and daughter-in-law, Stephen Bryant and Penny, Bob by Moss, David Moss; grandchildren, Haley Nelms, Macy Moss, Elija, Alex, Michael, Gabriel, Trey Moss and Eleanor; brother, Allie Lamar Taylor; and sister and brother-in-law, Gloria and Billy Morris. A memorial service was held Friday, January 15, 2021 at 4 p.m. in the Chapel of Conner-Westbury Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family asks dona tions be made to Flint River Council BSA. Conner-Westbury Funeral Home, 1891 W. McIntosh Rd, Griffin is in charge of arrangements. Please join the family and friends in honoring the life of Douglas Taylor by visiting www.conner-west- buryfuneralhome.com to post your tributes, memo ries. USDA offers new forest management incentive for Conservation Reserve Program USDA The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making available $12 million for use in mak ing payments to forest landowners with land enrolled in the Conserva tion Reserve Program (CRP) in exchange for their implementing healthy forest manage ment practices. Exist ing CRP participants can now sign up for the Forest Management Incentive (FMI), which provides financial incen tives to landowners with land in CRP to encourage proper tree thinning and other practices. “We are offering CRP landowners an oppor tunity to use forestry practices for a more targeted approach to improve forest health and wildlife habitat on their land,” said Richard Fordyce, administrator for USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). “The For est Management Incen tive enables landowners to maximize the conser vation outcomes on their land, such as supporting wildlife, conserving soil and improving water quality.” Right now, less than 10% of land currently enrolled in CRP is dedi cated to forestland. But, these nearly 2 million acres of CRP forestland, if properly managed, can have enormous benefits for natural resources by reducing soil erosion, protecting water quality, increasing water quan tity, and diversifying lo cal farm operations and rural economies. Only landowners and agricultural produc ers with active CRP contracts involving forest cover can enroll. However, this does not include active CRP con tracts that expire within two years. Existing CRP participants interested in tree thinning and prescribed burning must comply with the stan dards and specifications established in their CRP contract. CRP participants will receive the incentive pay ment once tree thinning and/or other authorized forest management prac tices are completed. The incentive payment is the lower of the actual cost of completing the practice or 75% of the payment rate offered by USDA’s Natural Resourc es Conservation Service (NRCS) if the practice is offered through NRCS conservation programs. PHOTOS: WALTER GEIGER/THE HERALD GAZETTE Lady Trojans notch two region wins The LC Lady Trojans (13-4, 6-1) got two key region wins last week. They blew out Monticello 74-18 Friday then got a 57-56 win over Washington County in a thriller Saturday. Zaria Fletcher (top) shoots over a WACO defender while Shakiria Foster (10, bottom) scores two points with a soft jumper over the same defender in the lane. *New Location* 104 Swatts Street • Barnesville, GA 770-358-2492 Over 50 Years of Experience * Individual & Corporate Returns * Tax Planning * Consulting * Bookkeeping * Payroll GSC Foundation offers $100,000 one-time grant Gordon State College Foundation recently approved an allocation of funding to support priorities of the College’s Strategic Plan during a meeting of the Founda tion’s Board of Trustees . Submitted as a recom mendation by the Board of Trustees’ Executive Committee and sub sequently approved unanimously by the entire Board, the GSC Foundation will provide a one-time $100,000 grant to Gordon State College as a strategic investment during the COVID-19 pan demic, which included support for scholarships, the performing arts and athletics. A critical central build ing block of the grant was the $50,000 alloca tion to fully endow the Highlander GAP Scholar ship Grant Fund. During last year, 39 students received support from this type of funding. “The year 2020 has been an extraordinary year and extraordinary times call for extraor dinary measures,” said Derrick Lewis, chair of the GSC Foundation Board of Trustees. “I’m so proud that we have the financial stability to help further the mission of the Foundation and Strategic Plan of support ing the students of Gor don State College during times of need.” GSC is in the sec ond year of a five-year strategic plan - Building the Power of WE! - and this generous support of the GSC Foundation will enhance the mission of the College by provid ing students with the necessary resources to continue their dreams and goals of achieving a college education. “The Gordon State College Foundation Board has taken another symbolic step in ac knowledging their desire to see the institution as a catalyst for exceptional and accessible educa tion,” said Dr. Kirk A. Nooks, GSC President. “Our students, faculty and staff are grateful for this level of support.” “We are extremely grateful for the support that the Gordon State College Foundation has provided for the strate gic priorities at Gordon State College,” said Montrese Adger-Fuller, Executive Director of the GSC Foundation and Vice President of Advance ment, External Relations and Marketing. “This level of support will make such a difference during these unprec edented times.” GSC offers 11 four- year degrees and 16 associate-level degrees, which includes multiple baccalaureate pathways for students. With an enrollment of over 3,000 students, GSC offers an intimate academic set ting in state-of-the-art classrooms and labo ratories. In this setting, students receive indi vidualized attention that only a small college with dedicated faculty and staff can provide. 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