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DEATH NOTICE Obituaries are published as received Doyle Ray Bryan Doyle Ray Bryan, age 88, of Milner, Georgia passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at Westbury Medical Care and Rehab in Jack- son, Georgia. Mr. Bryan was born in Laurens County, Georgia December 14, 1932. He was preceded in death by his parents, Johnny Oscar and Fannie Lou Wood Bryan; sisters Lil lian Bryan Mullis, Vera Bryan Knight; brothers: James Bryan, Julian Bryan, Billy-Fred Bryan, Donald Bryan and Har old Bryan. Doyle retired from Milner Milling formerly known as Dixie Portland and was a member of Rock Springs Church in Milner, Georgia. Doyle was a loving hus band, father, grandfather and great grandfather. His hobbies included gardening, hunting, fishing and doing any outdoor activities. He was an avid fan who was present at all his children’s, grandchildren’s and great grandchildren’s sports events. Mr. Bryan always enjoyed being with people and was known for his hugs. Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Oneita Lord Bryan, children: Bonnie McBroom (late Hil- lery), Brenda Bottoms (Jimmy), Erwin Bryan (Pam); brother Woodie Bryan and sister, Faye Bryan Hud dleston. He was the grandfather of Brian Abernathy (Shelley), Amy Matthews (Brent), Todd McBroom, Luke Bryan (Macy), Logan Bryan and Lane Bryan. Step grandchildren include James Bottoms (Marissa), Jeremy Bottoms (Ju) and Josh Bottoms (Jen). Great grandchildren include: Austin Adamson, Alex Aberna thy, Ashton Abernathy, Butler Matthews, Bonnie Kate Matthews, Parker McBroom and Hayes McBroom. Visitation for Doyle R. Bryan was held Thursday, April 15, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Rock Springs Church. Following the visitation, a funeral service was held at 3:00 p.m. at the church. Dr. Benny Tate and Reverend David O’Steen officiated. Inter ment followed at Lamar Memory Gardens. 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 Doyle R. Bryan by visiting www.conner- westburyfuneralhome.com to post your tributes and memories. Jeffrey Keith Morris Mr. Jeffrey Keith Morris, age 64, of Barnesville, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Mr. Morris was born on Wednesday, September 26th, 1956 in Griffin, Georgia. He was the son of John and Bessie Mor ris, also of Barnesville. He worked locally in construction for many years, building many homes in the area, and was also an employee of Balamo Building Supply in Barnesville before re tiring. Keith is preceded in death by his parents and sister, Catherine Morris Taylor. Keith is survived by two daughters, Mary Beth Mitchell and Rebecca Lauren Mitchell; son-in-law Jef frey Allen Mitchell; grandson Preston Thomas Harp; two granddaughters, Ryleigh Grace Mitchell and Ava Reese Mitchell, and nephew Brian Klaassen. A Celebration of Life will be held at 755 Commu nity House Rd., Barnesville, from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 24. In lieu of flowers, please consider making dona tions to the American Cancer Society in Jeffrey Keith Morris’ name @ https://www.cancer.org/involved/ donate/memorial-giving.html, or to Southern Grace Hospice @ https://www.southerngracehospice.com/ donate Rooks Funeral Home in Byron, Georgia is serving the Morris family. To sign the online registry or to send a condolence online, please go to https://www.rooksfuneralhome. com Jeffrey “Jeff’ Lovejoy Mr. William Jeffrey “Jeff” Lovejoy, age 54, of Thom- aston Ga., died Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at Upson Regional Medical Center. Mr. Lovejoy was born on September 14, 1966, in Lamar County, to the late Larry Lovejoy and Wanda Pritchett Shockley. He owned and operated his own Pest Control business, and was a member of Mt. View Baptist Church. He served his country in the U.S. Army. In addi tion to his father, he is preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Mary Lovejoy. Survivors include his mother, Wanda Shockley of Barnesville; his daughters, Amy (Allen McLaughlin) Lovejoy of Thomaston, Hope Lovejoy of McDonough; stepdaughters, Jenna (Brian) Huckaby of Griffin, Baleigh Burkette of The Rock, GA, and Hannah Berry of The Rock, GA; stepmother, Sybil Lovejoy of Thomaston; stepsons, Christopher Williamson of Manchester, Zach Dawson of The Rock; paternal grandfather, William Lovejoy of Barnesville; maternal grandmother, Betty Goddard of Barnesville; brother, Brian (Heather) Lovejoy of Thomaston; niece, Au tumn Lovejoy; nephew Austin Lovejoy; sister, Melanie Johnson of Barnesville; grandchildren, Elizabeth, Landon, and Bella. Graveside services were held on Friday, April 16, 2021 at 3:00 p.m from Lamar Memorial Gardens. The family received friends on Thursday, April 15, 2021 from 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. at Coggins Funeral Home. Ads build businesses 770.358.NEWS GORDON Hank Huckaby at Gordon commencement services in 2015. 'Gordon man’, former chancellor Huckaby has died Hank Huckaby, former Chancellor of the Uni versity System of Geor gia, died April 14 from complications of a stroke he suffered the previous week. He was 79. Huckaby was a native of Spalding County and served as director of admissions at Gordon Ju nior College in the early 1970s. Huckaby served as state budget director under Gov. Zell Miller and as Georgia’s chief financial officer under Gov. Sonny Perdue. Longtime Barnesville mayor Jimmy Matthews called Huckaby a ‘Gor don man’ and praised his selection as chancel lor. Matthews predicted Huckaby would look out for Gordon and he did. Huckaby is survived by his wife Amy, two children and six grand children. Gordon State College to host commencement ceremony in May Gordon State College will hold an in-person spring commencement ceremony on Friday, May 14 at Summers Field Park in Barnesville. More than 500 sum mer/fall 2020 and spring 2021 graduates will be recognized in socially- distanced ceremonies beginning at 8:30 a.m. and continu ing through 3 p.m. All ceremo nies will be live streamed and informa tion can be watched at GordonState. edu/academ- ics/student- resources/ graduation/commence- ment-information/index. html. The commence ment ceremony will be held from 8:30-10 a.m. for graduates from the school of business, liberal arts and social sciences, at 10:30 a.m. for the Book & Bell Cer emony (to be held in Fine Arts Auditorium), from 1-2:30 p.m. for the gradu ates of the school of education, mathematics, and applied sciences as well as graduates of the school of nursing, health and natural sciences and at 3 p.m. for the Nursing Pinning Ceremony (to be held in the Student Activity and Recreation Center). “Throughout the past 13 months, Gordon State College has endured the COV1D-19 pandemic and continued to provide a successful learning envi ronment for its students and faculty,” said Dr. Kirk A. Nooks, President of Gordon State College. “On May 14, it will be a special time to recognize the achievements of these women and men of Highlander Nation.” The morning ceremo ny will highlight gradu ates from the School of Business, Liberal Arts, and Social Sciences and the keynote speaker will be Gordon State College Foundation Trustee Dan White. The afternoon ceremo ny will highlight gradu ates from the School of Education, Mathematics, and Applied Sciences along with the School of Nursing, Health and Natural Sci ences and the keynote speaker will be Gordon State College Graduate Justin Gunnels, who is currently a teacher in Lamar County and is earning his doctorate in education. “We are so excited to be able to celebrate com mencement face-to-face,” said Dr. C. Jeffery Knigh ton, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. “Our graduates have worked very hard this past year, during un precedented times, and deserve to have their achievement recognized in person.” All graduates who attend in-person should register through their graduate registration portal and will be as signed a ceremony based on school once regis tered. Every student will receive four guest tickets and in accordance with safety measures, at tendees must wear face masks and practice social-distancing. The ceremonies will be moved indoors if there is inclement weather and the ceremo nies will be live streamed to any overflow facilities. Boy Scout Troop 38 to hold celebration The Boy Scout troop 38 turned 75 years old Febru ary 20, 2021. Though the celebration was postponed during that time, a new date is planned for Saturday, June 5 in conjunction with the June Court of Honor from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Aldora Park. The church will have the grill from United Bank set up to cook lunch. BARNESVILLE MARBLE & GRANITE COMPANY Serving Middle Georgia For 110 Years Designers & Manufacturers of Marble, Granite & Bronze Since 1908 George (6 Janice Moore 770-358-1470 124 Railroad St., Barnesville, GA 30204 Tuesday, April 20,2021 1) Haiti <©a?£tte 5A Public Meetings •Aldora Town Commission, Tuesday, May 11,10 a.m., Barnesville Houseing Authority; •Barnesville City Council, Monday, May 3, 5:30 p.m., police station; • Barnesville-Lamar County Industrial Development Authority, Thursday, May 13,10:30 a.m., Chamber/ IDA board room; • Barnesville-Lamar County Library Board, Tuesday, April 20, 5:30 p.m. • Family Connections Collaborative, Thursday, May 13, 9 a.m., E.P. Roberts Center; • Lamar County Tax Assessors, May 13, 2 p.m., administration building; • Lamar County Board of Education, Monday, May 10, 6 p.m., board offices; •Lamar County Board of Elections, Monday, April 26, 6 p.m., administration building; • Lamar County Commission, Tuesday, April 20, 7 p.m., courthouse; •Lamar County Health Dept. Thursday, May 20,12 p.m. Health Dept. Building; • Lamar County Soil and Water Conservation District, Wednesday, May 5, 9 a.m., USDA service center; •Milner City Council, Monday, May 17, 6 p.m., Milner Community Library. CALENDAR ITEM, Email news@barnes- ville.com or call 770.358. NEWS to have an event published as a calen dar item in The Herald Gazette. • The Three Rivers Regional Commission will hold meetings on Thursday, April 22 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. and the Council will meet at 2 p.m. For information call 678-692-0510. •Friends of the Barnesville-Lamar County Library meet ing, Tuesday, April 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the library. We will be sorting books for the Used Book Sale on Saturday, May 1. For more information call 770-358-3270. • Cooling assistance is available for Lamar County residents accord ing to the Middle Georgia Community Action Agen cy. Households where all members are at least 65 years of age or home- bound 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 inter views. Clients will be con tacted on or before their scheduled 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 ev eryone over the age of 18 in the household; recent electric bill with the ser vice address and account number printed on it and a recent heating bill for residence verification. • The Lamar County Republican Party meets the first Tuesday of the month at 6:45 p.m. in the Commissioners meeting room. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. • The Boy Scout Troop 38 will celebrate their 75th anniversary on Sat urday, June 5 in conjunc tion with the June Court of Honor from 10 a.m. un til 2 p.m. at Aldora Park. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted... 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