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OBITUARIES
The NEWS extends deepest sympathy to members of the bereaved families.
John D. Persons
Last tribute was paid John
Dozier Persons, 88, Wednesday
afternoon, at the First Baptist
Church in Monticello, where bu
rial took place. The Rev. Dean
Crocker, Pastor, officiated in
the last rites.
Mr. Persons, a native and life
long resident of Monticello, was
the son of the late J. B. and
Ella Phillips Persons. He was
preceded in death by his wife,
the former Mrs. Banks Alexan
der (nee Fleeta White), some six
years ago. Prior to his retire
ment a few years ago, Mr. Per
sons had been Southeastern re
presentative of the Progress
Manufacturing Company for ap
proximately forty years. He was
a member of Monticello Baptist
Church.
In addition to his step-dau
ghter, Mrs. Guy Robinson of Co
vington, Mr. Persons is survived
by two other daughters, Mrs.
Hubert Brightwell of Maxeys;
Mrs. Ernest Ballard of Monti
cello: one son, J. D. Persons,
Jr. of Monticello; four grand
children, including Mrs. Billy
Smith, and nine great - grand
children, among whom is the
Smiths' daughter, Fleeta Smith,
of Covington.
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E. Paul Jones
Funeral services for E. Paul
Jones of Route 3, Covington,
were held Saturday afternoon,
January 27, at Red Oak Metho
dist Church with Rev. Jim Luke,
pastor of the church, officiat
ing.
Mr. Jones, passed away sud
denly in a private hospital on
Thursday, January 25. A native
of Jasper County, he was 59 years
old and employed by H. G. Jones
Grocery Store. He was a mem
ber of Red Oak Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Mamie Pickett Jones, brothers,
Willie Flem Jones, H. Grady
Jones, all of Covington; Ray Jo
nes, Decatur; two sisters, Mrs.
A. L. Pickett, Mrs. Lamar Hol
mes, Covington and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Interment was in Red Oak Ce
metery with J. C. Harwell and
Son Funeral Home in charge and
his nephews serving as pallbear
ers.
Mrs. Claude A. Sims
Mrs. Claude A. (Ella) Sims
of Route 5, Covington, passed
away in a private hospital on
Tuesday, January 30. A mem
ber of Prospect Methodist Ch
urch, she was 71 years old.
Funeral services were con
ducted Wednesday afternoon,
January 31, at Prospect Metho
dist Church with Rev. James
Olivent and Rev. Charles R. Th
omas officiating. Interment was
in Crestlawn Memorial Park in
Atlanta with Caldwell and Cowan
Funeral Home in charge of ar
rangements. Serving as pall
bearers were William Moon,
Jerry Allison, Jimmy Allison,
Gene Bryant, Donald Moon and
William Stone.
Surviving are her husband, Cl
aude A. Sims, Covington; one sis
ter, Miss Maudie Lively, Ben Hill
and several nieces and nephews.
Sylvester H. Adams
Sylvester Hendricks (Dock)
Adams, of Madison, formerly of
Covington, passed away on Mon
day, January 15. A native of
Newton County, he was 94 years
old and the last of ten brothers
and six sisters, children of El
der William Adams and Susan
Frances Hurst Adams, promi
nent natives of Newton County.
He was a buyer of Nunally’s
Dry Goods in Monroe for a num
ber of years prior to owning and
operating a successful lumber
business in Covington until his
retirement. A member of the
Methodist Church, he and the late
P. W. Godfrey were the founders
of the Covington Kiwanis Club
and he was on the first Board of
Directors of Federal Loan.
Following his retirement he
traveled extensively and posse
ssing the rare gift of making
friends, he counted his many fr
iends of various nationalities.
Having a desire for friends his
age he spent his last years at
Magnola Manor Methodist Home
in Americus.
Funeral services were held
at the graveside in Covington
City Cemetery on Wednesday,
January 17, with interment be
side his late wife, the former
Nancy Martin of Dahlonega, who
passed away in 1925. Officiating
at the service was Rev. William
Lamar Hicks of Decatur with
pallbearers being E. Lee Step
henson, S. A. Ginn, Grady Ad
ams, Charles Adams, Bert Ad
ams and Robert Adams.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. George R. (Beverline)Coc
hran, of Madison, with whom he
made his home; Mrs. S. P. (Fan
ibel) Spengler, Orlando, Florida;
Mrs. Simon (Sylvia) Swilley, Oc
illa; four grandsons, nine great
grandchildren and one great
great-granddaughter and a num
ber of nieces and nephews.
Campbell-Campbell
Funeral services for the in
fant twin sons of Lt. and Mrs.
William Lee Campbell were held
Monday morning, January 29, at
Martin’s Funeral Home In El
Paso, Texas. interment was
held Tuesday, January 30, at Ma
rietta National Cemetery, Mari
etta, Ga.
Surviving besides the parents,
Lt. and Mrs. Campbell, are the
paternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Willie Campbell of Coving
ton and the maternal grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Janes E.
Foreman of Llthia Springs.
Mrs. Gertrude Rogers
Mrs. Gertrude M. Rogers of
St. Petersburg, Florida, former
ly of Covington, passed away tn
a private hospital on Wednesday,
January 24. She was 87 years
old.
Graveside services were held
Saturday afternoon, January 27,
In Covington City Cemetery with
Rev. R. Wayne Dickson officiat
ing. Caldwell and Cowan Funeral
Home was in charge of arrange
ments.
She is survived by one son,
James R. Rogers of Sarasota,
Florida.
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Neil Stewart
Nell Stewart of Route 5, Covin
gton, passed away suddenly in a
private hospital on January 30.
A native of Newton County, he
was 45 yeafs old, a member
of Grace Baptist Church and a
veteran of World War 11. He
was employed at Ginn Motor
Company for many years.
Funeral services will be held
today, (Thursday) February 1,
at 4 p.m. at Hopewell A.R.P.
Church with Rev. Ivan Juhan of
Redan and Rev. Wayne Dickson,
pastor of Hopewell Church off
iciating. Interment will be in
Hopewell Cemetery with J. C.
Harwell and Son Funeral Home
in charge.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Darlene Martin Stewart, three
sons, Johnny Edgar Stewart, Ral
ph N. Stewart, Jr., Berry S. Ste
wart, mother, Mrs. Paul Stewart,
all of Covington; brothers, Thom
as Stewart, Covington; Clark Ste
wart, Decatur; sisters, Mrs. Pr
eston Johnson, Covington and
Mrs. Albert Wallace, Nashville,
Tennessee.
Carl Bailey
Carl Bailey of Route 3, Co
vington, passed away in a pri
vate hospital on Thursday, Jan
uary 25, after a short illness.
A Newton County native, he was
56 years old and was an em
ployee of Ginn Motor Company
for many years prior to his re
tirement.
Funeral services were con
ducted Sunday afternoon, January
28, at County Line Baptist Ch
urch with Rev. Charles Moody,
pastor of the church, and Rev.
Clark Sorrow of Social Circle,
officiating at the last rites. In
terment was in Lawnwood Ce
metery with J. C. Harwell and
Son Funeral Home in charge.
Serving as pallbearers were Ruc
ker Ginn, D. L. Maddox, Ben L.
Myers, Buddy Daniel, Leonard
Borders and Julian Stubbs.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Kathryn Crowe Bailey, three
sons, William Harold Bailey, Ra
lph Franklin Bailey, all of Cov
ington; Charles Ray Bailey, Por
terdale; daughters, Mrs. Opal
Geneva Alford, Miss Patricia
Bailey, Miss Claudie Mae Bail
ey, Miss Faye Virginia Head,
all of Covington; brothers, Ho-
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THE COVINGTON NEWS
Lenten Study At
Church Os The
Good Shepherd
Theordore Davis will conduct a
series of lectures and discussi
ons on Church History at the Ep
iscopal Parish during Lent. The
series will last for seven weeks,
and will begin on Thursday even
ing, February 29th, at eight o’cl
ock. There will be a small charge
of $2.00 per person and as there
will be room for just thirty
five, it is suggested that anyone
interested in attending this seri
es, sign up early by calling The
Church of the Good Shepherd,
786-3278.
Mr. Davis is an assistant pro
fessor of history at Oxford Col
lege of Emory University and
chairman of the division of
history and social science. He
is a native of New York City.
After receiving his A. B. degree
from Centre College in Ken
tucky and his B. D. from Prince
ton Theological Seminary, he
served the parish ministry for
four years in northern New York
State.
Mr. Davis began his teaching
career at Oxford College in 1964,
having received his M. A. in his
tory from the University of Vir
ginia.
GROWING TIMBER ECONOMY
One of the nation’s most im
portant economic developments
of recent years has been growth
of forest Industry in the South.
New capital Investment by tim
ber industries in this region now
exceeds S6OO million annually.
The number of their employees
approaches the half million mark.
In several of the Southern Pine
producing states, the lumber and
forest products industry now
ranks first in number of em
ployees and amount of payrolls.
Copper appliances blend well
with Southern Pine exposed beam
ceilings finished natural. This
lumber is brownish-gold in color.
ward Bailey, Summerville; Wal
ter Ree Bailey, Stockbridge; sis
ters, Mrs. Eva Mae Bowen, Por
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RA Council
Makes Plans
PORTERDALE—The RA Cou
ncil of the Stone Mountain Asso
ciation met on January 28, at
two-thirty o’clock at the Lakevi
ew Estates Chapel for an impor
tant business discussion.
Announcements regarding fut
ure activities and rallies were
interesting. On March 25 at sev
en-thirty o’clock, the first such
rally will be held with a speaker
to be announced later.
June 28-29 has been chosen
for an overnight camporee with
interesting plans underway and
the possibility of an entire week
end for such an event being cons
idered.
On February 11, another coun
cil meeting will be at the Lakevi
ew Estates Chapel at which time
it is hoped that all RA leaders
and a representative from churc
hes not having active RA organiz
ations will finalize plans for anti
cipated observances.
Decisions will be determined
by the feeling of the represent
atives from various churches
involved.
SHOULD BE TREATED
According to the Southern Pine
Association, fencing lumber
should be pressure treated with
chemical preservatives. This
assures immunity to insect attack
and the elements. Lumber treat
ed with colorless, odorless pre
servatives is available.
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