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DEATH NOTICES Obituaries are published as received Nancy Broadaway Mrs. Nancy Faye Torbert Broadaway, age 74, of Barnesville, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at her residence. Mrs. Broadaway, a native of Barnesville, was born on Saturday, November 23, 1946. She was the daugh ter of the late Homer H. Torbert and the late Julie Renee Williams Torbert. Nancy is also preceded in death by her husband, Grady Broadaway; brothers, Jerry Torbert & Terry Torbert. She was a dedicated employee to Goggans Florist and a faithful member of the First Baptist Church of Barnesville. Nancy was extremely devoted to her family and friends. Nancy is survived by her sister, Judy Torbert Walker; nephew and his wife, John and Karen Walker; niece and her husband, Meredith and Chris Chase; great nephew, Gabe Chase; great niece, Claire Chase; first cousins, Dorothy Patrick, Lurlene Jones; sec ond cousins, Thomas Torbert, Johnny Torbert, Rick Williams, Cristy Caldwell and her extended family at Goggans Florist. A funeral service for Mrs. Nancy Broadaway was held on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Barnesville with Rever end Garth Forster officiating. Interment followed in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may visit the family on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the funeral home. To sign the online registry or to send a condolence online, please do so at www.williams-westburyfuner- alhome.com Williams-Westbury Funeral Home, 526 College Drive, Barnesville, is serving the Broadaway family. Leanne Hager Ms. Leanne Hager, age 59, of Barnesville, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at Upson Regional Medical Center. Leanne was born in Tallahassee, Florida on Wednesday, December 6, 1961 to the late Ralph Sidney Hager and the late Jeanette Folsom Hager. She was also preceded in death by her beloved dog, Gypsy. Leanne worked at New leaf Greenhouse as a greenhouse keeper. She enjoyed going to the beach and looking up at the stars. Leanne loved animals. Leanne is survived by her brother and sister-in- law, Bradley & Michelle Hager; children and son- in-law, Jennifer Weaver Aldridge, Michelle Weaver, Norman Weaver, Sarah & Justin Smith; grandchildren, Kaylie Aldridge, Savannah Aldridge, Dylan Coffman, Sarah Coffman, Flint Smith, Mason Smith; nephew, Ethan Hager. A funeral service for Leanne Hager was held on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Williams-Westbury Funeral Home with Pastor Mi chael Birdsong officiating. Friends visited the family from 1:00 p.m. until the hour of service at the funeral home. To sign the online registry or to send a condolence online, please do so at www.williams-westburyfuner- alhome.com Williams-Westbury Funeral Home, 526 College Drive, Barnesville, is serving the Hager family. Mary West Mrs. Mary Ellen West age 76 of Barnesville Ga., passed away Friday, March 19, 2021 at her residence. Mrs. West was born on August 14, 1944 in Mon roe, La., to the late Sam Vicari and the late Delia Hunter Vicari. She was formerly employed with Lamar County Se nior Center where she worked as the director until her retirement. Mrs. West was a member of Rock Springs Church. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband John C. West and sister Myra Young. Survivors include her sons, Robert (Linda) Waterman of Barnesville, Ga., George (Julie) Waterman of Dexter, Ga., Sam (Lexandria) Waterman of Barnesville Ga.; step son, Jonathan West; step daughter, Mitzi West O’Hearn; sisters, Annie (Charlie) Corona of Belle Chase, La., Karen Boone of Boutte, La.; 12 grandchildren; five great grandchildren and step grandchild Kindyl West. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Rock Springs Church Thrive Senior Adult Ministry at 219 Rock Springs Rd. Milner, Ga. 30257. Graveside memorial services were held on Mon day, March 22, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in Greenwood Cem etery in Barnesville. Email news@barnes- ville.com or call 770.358. NEWS to have an event published as a calen dar item in The Herald Gazette. • Freedom Life Center will host two community wide Pull Up worship ser vices at 4 p.m. each day on Saturday, March 27 and Saturday, April 3 at the Ritz Park in Barnes ville, 133 Forsyth St. (next to the post office). Masks are required and lawn chairs are welcome. • Fresh Manna Min istries, 619 Old Milner Road, Barnesville, will hold their next food drive Saturday March 27, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. • Barnesville First United Methodist Church invites you to worship online Sunday morning. Worship with others on the church Facebook page at 10 a.m. or anytime Sunday at barnesvillefumc.org. Listen to worship by telephone at 10 a.m. by calling 1.646.876.9923 and using Meeting ID: 417 726 8613. Also on Face- book: Children’s online storytime weekdays at 9:30 a.m. and Wednesday 6:15 p.m. evening prayer and devotion. Additional opportunities for online small group discussions are available at Barnes- villeFUMC.org. Escapee sentenced FROM PAGE ONE Veloz was captured June 23, 2020 in Coffee County when he drove up to a residence where deputies were question ing his father. Mario Alberto Veloz, 47, was charged with aiding an escape. His case was con tinued last week due to the lack of an interpreter. Judge Arch McGarity sentenced Veloz in the absence of Judge Bill Fears who was ill. At the time of the escape, Veloz was in jail on charges of theft by receiving stolen prop erty, possession of a firearm by a first offender probationer and obstruc tion. He was sentenced on that count as well. Full court coverage on page 5B. URMC welcomes Almois Mohamad, M.D. to Upson Cardiology Upson Regional Medical Center is proud to welcome cardiologist Almois Mohamad, M.D., to Upson Cardiology. Dr. Mohamad comes to Upson from Merit Health River Oaks Hospital in Jackson, MS. Dr. Mo hamad is also an Adjunct Professor at William Carey University in Hat tiesburg, MS. He is board certified in interventional cardiology, cardiovas cular disease, internal medicine and nuclear cardiology. Dr. Mohamad specializes in a wide variety of non-invasive testing and minimally invasive procedures to treat heart and vascular disease. Dr. Mohamad earned his medical degree at the University of Khartoum in Khartoum, Sudan. He completed his cardiology fellowship at the Medi cal College of Georgia in Augusta, GA and his interventional cardiology fellowship at Tulane Uni versity in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Mohamad is excited to join the Upson Cardiology team alongside Dr. Ryan Macwar and nurse practitioner Candice Young. “1 am excited to be joining the Upson team and the expe rienced providers at Upson Cardiology. I look forward to making an impact on patients’ lives throughout our community,” he said. Upson Regional Medical Center’s Direc tor of Cardiology and Imaging Services Sue Mangum said, “We are looking forward to work ing with Dr. Mohamad in continuing this new and exciting treatment for our community. His additional expertise will be of great benefit—we know Upson Regional Medical Center’s inter ventional cardiology program will continue to improve health and save lives throughout middle Georgia.” Upson Cardiology is located at 612 W. Gordon St. (Suite C). For appoint ments, call 706-646-5712. MOHAMAD Email news@barnes- ville.com or call 770.358. NEWS to have an event published as a calen dar item in The Herald Gazette. • Friends of the Barnesville-Lamar Coun ty Library meeting, Tues day, March 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the library. For more information call 770-356-3270. • The Three Rivers Regional Commission will hold meetings on Thursday, March 25 via Zoom. The Planning and Projects Committee will meet at 11 a.m. and the Finance, Audit and Ad ministration Committee will meet at 12:30 p.m. For information call 678- 692-0510. • The Barnesville VFW Post 6542 will hold elec tions on Monday, April 5, 2021. Auxiliary elections will be held at 6 p.m. and the Post elections will be held at 7 p.m. All mem bers are encouraged to participate. For more information contact Post Commander Richard Wright at 770-584-4608. • The Lamar County Republican Party meets the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Garden Patch (not Pas time). The next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. • Cooling assistance is available for Lamar County residents ac cording to the Middle Georgia Community Action Agency. Beginning April 1, 2021 households where all members are at least 65 years of age or homebound households may call 1-844-588-1552 or go online to https:// mgcaa.appointment. works/ea/home to set up a phone appointment. Scheduled appointments will be done by phone interviews. Clients will be contacted on or before their sched uled date and time to complete the phone interview process. No walk-in appointments are allowed. Beginning May 3, 2021, if funds permit, all other income eligible households may call or go online to schedule a phone appointment or get placed on a waiting list. To be eligible for assistance, households must meet the follow ing annual gross income requirements: $25,025 for a one person household; $32,725 for a two person household; $40,425 for a three person household; $48,125 for a four person household; $55,825 for a five person household; $63,525 for a six person household; $64,969 for a seven person house hold; $66,413 for an eight person household. A minimum of the follow ing items will be required to verify eligibility for assistance: verification of all household income for every person living in the home for the past 30 days; Social Security cards for every person living in the household; ID/drivers license for everyone over the age of 18 in the household; recent electric bill with the service address and account number printed on it and a recent heat ing bill for residence verification. • Milner Community Library regular hours of operation are Tuesday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m., Wednesday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Thurs day 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Fri day 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. • Rent and Utility As sistance Services: Avail able to local residents through the Salvation Army in Griffin. Info: 770.412.6561. LeafUFilt EXCLUSIVE LIMITED TIME OFFER! SENIORS & MILITARY! BACKED BY A YEAR-ROUND CLOG-FREE GUARANTEE FINANCING THAT FITS YOUR BUDGET!' Promo Code: 285 'Subject to credit approval. 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