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DEATH NOTICES
Obituaries are published as received
Vickie Bloodworth
Mrs. Vickie Bloodworth, 73, of Barnesville, Georgia,
passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at Atrium
Health Medical Center in Macon.
Vickie was born on Friday, April 16, 1948 in Atlanta,
Georgia to the late Clyde Plummer and Louise Chupp
Plummer. Vickie is preceded
in death by her husband,
Albert Wayne Bloodworth,
whom she loved dearly. She
was a long time member of
First Assembly of God in
Barnesville.
Vickie is survived by her
children; Scarlett Collins
(Rusty), and Toby Blood
worth (Karen); grandchil
dren, Brandy Sharpton
(Justin), and Heather Wheeler (Josh); great-grandchil
dren, Brianna Johnson (Jarel), Kaley Sharpton, Des
tiny Wheeler, Tyler Wheeler, and Dawson Wheeler;
numerous nieces and nephews, and a host of extend
ed family. Vickie’s memory will also be cherished by
her close friends, Sybil Denton, and Barbara Caldwell.
A funeral service for Mrs. Vickie Bloodworth was
held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 30, 2021, at
Breedlove Memorial Chapel with Pastor Andy King
and Mr. Mick Savage officiating. Interment followed at
Lamar Memory Gardens.
To make an online condolence, please visit www.
williams-westburyfuneralhome.com
Williams-Westbury Funeral Home, 526 College
Drive, Barnesville, is proudly serving the Bloodworth
Family.
Amelia Boyt
Chambers
Mrs. Amelia Boyt Chambers, age 60, of Thomaston,
died Thursday, August 26, at Brightmoor Hospice in
Griffin, GA. Funeral services for Mrs. Chambers were
held on Sunday, August 29,
at 2:00 p.m., in the chapel of
Fletcher-Day Funeral Home.
Pastor Rick Moncrief offici
ated, and interment followed
in New Hope Cemetery in
Yatesville. The family re
ceived friends at Fletcher-Day
Funeral Home on Saturday
evening, August 28, from 6:00
until 8:00 PM.
Mrs. Chambers was born
in Thomaston on May 30, 1961, to the late George
Russell Boyt, Sr. and Margarite Vaughn Davis Boyt.
She attended R. E. Lee Institute. Mrs. Chambers
worked in restaurant management, and also in the
Thomaston-Upson School System with special needs
children. She was involved for several years in prison
ministry and was always there to assist those in need.
Mrs. Chambers was of the Baptist faith. In addition to
her parents, Mrs. Chambers was preceded in death
by her husband, Bentley Jack Chambers, Jr. and a
granddaughter, Katlin Chatfield.
Survivors include two sons: Michael (Tosha Posey)
Chatfield of North Carolina, and Jeremie (Carolyn
Patterson) Chatfield of Thomaston; two brothers:
Robin (Patsy) Boyt and George Russell (Rosie) Boyt,
Jr., both of Thomaston; three grandchildren: Haley
(Shane) Johnson of Savannah, GA; Britney Leann
Chatfield of Griffin, GA; and Jonathon Chatfield of
Savannah, GA; one great granddaughter, Adalyn John
son of Savannah. Several nieces and nephews, many
cousins, and numerous friends also survive.
Fletcher-Day Funeral Home is in charge of all ar
rangements.
Condolences and remembrances may be expressed
at www.fletcherdayfuneralhome.com.
Theda Allene
English Smith
Theda Allene English Smith, age 58, of Meansville,
passed away August 27, 2021, Piedmont-Fayette
Hospital. Theda grew up in Jonesboro and lived
there until her family moved to Barnesville when she
entered the 8th grade. She graduated from Lamar
County Comprehensive High School in 1980. She was
in the jewelry business for
30+ years, working for Jared
Jewelers, Shane Co. and most
recently Kay Jewelers in
Griffin. Theda enjoyed roller
skating, scrapbooking, pho
tography and crafts. She was
a great friend who always
had love in her heart. She
lived to make others happy.
Theda was the true definition
of sunshine, butterflies and
rainbows.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Sterling
Edsell English, Sr. and Patricia Ann Alexander John
son, stepfather, Hoke Johnson, brother Sterling Edsell
English, Jr., sister, Claudia White, stepbrother, Phillip
Johnson and nephew, Ezra White.
She is survived by her significant other: Joe
Lamenskie and son Jared Lamenskie; niece: Mag
gie Baez and husband Miguel; nephew: Joey White
and fiance Lizee Fonseca; sister-in-law: Joy English;
cousin: Connie Sprayberry; dear friends: Melissa and
Tim Cato, Jessica Cato, Danielle and Gary Carlock,
Tori and Adam Carlock, Wanda and Murray Wallace,
LuAnn and Lee Higdon and Darin and Christy Bray.
A graveside service will be held on Tuesday,
August 31, at 10:30 a.m., in the Milner Baptist Church
Cemetery, 107 Pecan Drive, Milner.
Friends may visit the family on Tuesday at 10:00
a.m., graveside.
Moody-Daniel Funeral Home is assisting the family
with arrangements.
Reba Gober Gill
Mrs. Reba Gober Gill, age 85, of Barnesville,
Georgia, passed away on Friday, August 27, 2021 at
Northstar Place Assisted Living. Reba was born on
Monday, January 6, 1936 in Barnesville, Georgia to
the late John Scott Gober & Etta Jewell Greene Gober.
She was preceded in death by her husband since
1954, William David Gill. Reba enjoyed spending time
with her family. She was a longtime member and was
baptized at the First Baptist Church of Barnesville.
Reba is survived by her two children and their
spouses; Cindy and David Hobbs and Phyllis and Ron
Selvaggio. Grandchildren and their spouses; Katie
Hobbs, Bradley and Heather Hobbs, Ryan and Janna
Selvaggio, and James Selvaggio. A host of extended
family also survive.
Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Reba Gober
Gill were held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 30, 2021
at Greenwood Cemetery with Reverend Garth Forster
officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that
donations be made to the Missions Ministry at First
Baptist Church of Barnesville at 200 Zebulon Street,
Barnesville, Ga, 30204.
To make an online condolence, please visit www.
williams-westburyfuneralhome.com
Williams-Westbury Funeral Home, 526 College
Drive, Barnesville, is serving the Gill Family.
LETTERS CONTINUED
FROM PAGE 4A
who use up-to-date medi
cal procedures. And we
need to ask: are vaccinat
ed people aged 45+ be
hind the surge in Lamar
County Covid cases?
A sizable number of
doctors and research
scientists have produced
research papers on Co
vid suggesting that regi
mens such as Ivermectin
administered by doctors,
not Tractor Supply, are
safe and highly effective
making it unnecessary
to take a questionable
mRNA product. Remem
ber, over 23,000 people
have died from the
mRNA shot. How many
died from Ivermectin
when prescribed by a
medical professional and
dispensed from a phar
macy?
Kudzu
FROM PAGE 4A
Somehow after a very
expensive piece of furni
ture got a hole chewed in
it, my Mom managed to
leave a vacuum running
right next to his cage for
an extended period of
time. She got ‘distracted’
and when she came back
Skunk had apparently
succumbed to a heart
attack. This, at least, is
the story we were told.
He was later interred
in the backyard next to
other fallen comrades,
in a shoebox filled with
pecans.
Nowadays, 1 have a
hard time dispatching
squirrels because of the
pecan-sized hole this
little guy left in my heart.
I would like to think
Some in authority in
Lamar County insist they
have The Science. Just
mask up and take your 3
Pfizer shots and all will
be well. That my friends
is not settled science and
there are plenty of re
search papers out there
that say the opposite.
Don’t let elitists intimi
date you and suggest
you’re uneducated and
lacking common sense
when you question the
DPH narrative. My sug
gestion is to be vigilant in
doing your own research
and do not take what
local health officials say
as the Gospel. Your life
depends on finding the
right advice and tak
ing early action if you
become infected with
Covid.
ROBERT HEINEY
& Clay
these little animals that
are currently assault
ing my attic could look
at me and know we are
brethren, but they do
not. Maybe Skunk was
an anomaly. 1 will never
know because I will
never have a pet squir
rel in my house for the
pretensions aforemen
tioned. 1 do know that
to this day, at least two
decades later, there are
still pieces of furniture
that get moved and a
few pecans fall out of a
hole we never knew was
there.
Chris Walter is a writer, artist,
and Barnesville native. He has just
published his first book, “Southern
Glitter”. You can find more informa
tion about his art and writings at
kudzuandclay.com.
CHURCH NOTE,
• Sufficient Grace
Ministry, 226 Main St.,
Barnesville offers Bible
study, testimony sharing,
fellowship and refresh
ments, Thursdays at 7
p.m. for more informa
tion call 770-358-6238
• Barnesville First
United Methodist Church
invites you to worship
at 10 a.m. in the Fellow
ship Hall with overflow in
the Adult Sunday School
classroom, while the
sanctuary is being reno
vated. Services are still
offered online Sunday
mornings streamed on
YouTube and on Zoom.
Come early or tune in
early for the pre-service
music at 9:45 a.m. At 11
a.m. the worship service
is rebroadcast on Face-
book.
• Rock Springs
Church: log on to rock-
springsonline.com and
watch live services
Sundays at 8 a.m., 9:30
a.m. and 11 a.m. Wednes
day evening activities at
7 p.m.
• Compassion Car
Ministry offers trans
portation to medical
appointments for Lamar
County residents who
have been diagnosed
with cancer. Drivers will
pick up the patient and
take them to physicians
offices, treatment centers
and the airport for out
of town treatment. Call
Barnesville First Baptist
Church at 770.358.2353
to schedule a trip.
• New Life Anointed
Ministries: Morning
worship at 11 a.m., Bible
studies on Wednesday
nights at 7:30, all are
invited; food pantry is
open the third Wednes
day each month, food
baskets are given out
at 5 p.m., first come
first serve 770.358.9102,
948 Veterans Parkway,
Barnesville.
• Milner United Meth
odist Church: Sunday
services, 9:30 a.m.;
women’s Bible study,
Tuesdays 8:30 a.m.;
fourth Sunday, church
breakfast 9 a.m.; second
Wednesdays, Sociable
Friends lunch, 11:30 a.m.
BARNESVILLE MARBLE &
GRANITE COMPANY
Serving Middle Georgia For 110 Years
Designers & Manufacturers of
Marble, Granite & Bronze Since 1908
George & Janice Moore
770-358-1470
124 Railroad St., Barnesville, GA 30204
Public Meetings
•Aldora Town Commission, Tuesday, September
14,10 a.m., Barnesville Housing Authority;
• Barnesville City Council, Monday, September 6,
5:30 p.m., police station;
• Barnesville-Lamar County Industrial Development
Authority, Thursday, September 9,10:30 a.m.,
Chamber/IDA board room;
• Barnesville-Lamar County Library Board, Tuesday,
Sept. 21,5:30 p.m.
• Family Connections Collaborative, Thursday,
September 9, 9 a.m., E.P. Roberts Center;
• Lamar County Tax Assessors, September 9, 2
p.m., administration building;
• Lamar County Board of Education, Monday,
September 13, 6 p.m., board offices;
• Lamar County Board of Elections, Monday, Sep
tember 27, 6 p.m., administration building;
• Lamar County Commission, Tuesday, September
21, 7 p.m., courthouse;
• Lamar County Health Dept. Thursday, November
18,12 p.m. Health Dept. Building;
• Lamar County Soil and Water Conservation
District, Wednesday, September 1, 9 a.m., USDA
service center;
• Milner City Council, Monday, September 20, 6
p.m., Milner Community Library.
Between Monday, August 23 and Monday, August
30 the Barnesville Police Department made the fol
lowing arrests:
Travis Mercer, 40, 225 Washington St., Barnesville,
three counts aggravated assault, possession of fire
arms during a crime, four counts reckless conduct,
two counts cruelty to children, possession of a fire
arm by convicted felon and theft by receiving stolen
property;
Justin O’Pry, 30, 423 Candler Rd., Williamson, ob
struction and disorderly conduct.
There were 150 calls for service including: two ani
mal complaints, 13 security checks, one shoplifting,
one threat, 23 domestics, two subject with firearm,
20 suspicious persons/vehicles, four speeding, two
intoxicated pedestrians, three escorts, eight alarms,
three damage to property, two 911 hang-ups and one
mental subject.
They issued 22 citations including: one possession
of less than an ounce of marijuana, one expired tag,
one no license on person, five speeding, one littering,
one reckless driving, one driving on one way street,
two failure to stop, one operating off road vehicle on
road, one headlight violation, one giving false name
to officer, two disorderly, three obstruction and one
no thru trucks.
Lamar Arts Depot
COVID-19 open hours
Lamar Arts exhibit,
“From Hearts to Hands,”
is available for lim
ited viewing hours. The
schedule for openings
is as follows: Friday
Sept. 3, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.;
Saturday, Sept. 4, closed;
Sunday Sept. 5, 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m.; Friday Sept. 10,
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Satur
day Sept. 11, 10 a.m. to 2
p.m.; Sunday Sept. 12, 2-4
p.m.; Friday, Sept. 17, 11
a.m. to 2 p.m.
Buggy Days hours
are Saturday, Sept. 18,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sun
day, Sept. 19, 12 p.m.
to 4 p.m. All standard
open hours return after
this time, depending on
virus statistics; if unable
to meet this schedule,
exhibit may be extended.
For access at other times
with small groups, please
call 678-603-7268 and the
Depot greeters will try to
accommodate.
The Family of the late
N.E. Brantley
The family of the late N.E. Bran tley would
like to express a sincere thank you for your
thoughts and prayers during the passing of
our loved one. No words could ever express
our appreciation for all the love and support.
I We are deeply grateful for each of you. I
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