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OBITUARIES
The NEWS extends deepest sympathy to members of the
bereaved families.
Horace Lunsford
Horace Lunsford of Covington
passed away in the Veterans Hos
pital in Atlanta on Wednesday,
April 17, following a lingering
illness. A native of Newton
County he was 78 years old and
the last remaining member of
his immediate family. He was
the son of the late John Fletcher
and Loula .Aaron Lunsford, early
settlers of Newton County.
Horace, as he was known to
a host of friends both young
and old, was a most faithful
member of the First Baptist
Church and the Men’s Bible
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Class, and was a Veteran of
World War I. He moved to
Covington from Starrsville in
1901 with his parents and bro
thers and sisters, who all pre
ceded him in death. For a
short time, a good many years
ago, he was affiliated with the
Covington News as a linotype
operator.
Funeral services were held
at the First Baptist Church on
Friday morning, April 19, with
Rev. Edgar A. Callaway, pastor
of the church, officiating. In
terment was in Covington City
Cemetery with J. C. Harwell
and Son Funeral Home in charge
of arrangements. Serving as
pallbearers were T. A. Rape,
S. M. Hay, D. G. Stephenson,
Spence Ramsey, Bernard Greer
and Barney Mitcham. Members
of the Men’s Bible Class served
as honorary escort.
He is survived by one sister
in-law, Mrs. W. K. Lunsford,
Sr., a niece, Mrs. Tom W’iley,
nephew, W. K. Lunsford, Jr.,
all of Covington; nephew, O. M.
Lunsford, .Arvada, Colorado; six
great-nephews and six great
nieces.
Mrs. Virginia Lindsey
Mrs. Virginia McMichael
Lindsey of 3106 Memorial Drive,
Decatur, died suddenly at her
home on Friday, April 19. A
native of Newton County, she
was 46 years old and a mem
ber of the Inman Park Baptist
Church.
Funeral services were held
Monday morning, April 22, at
the Chapel of Harwell Funeral
Home with Rev. Harold Jones,
pastor of Belvedere Baptist
Church officiating. Interment
was in Lovejoy Cemetery with
J. C. Harwell and Son Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
Serving as pallbearers were
Johnny Freeman, Larry McMi
chael, William McMichael, Jr.,
Scott McMichael, Barry Saxon,
Billy Freeman, Ralph Wood, Wi
ley Jordan, Larry Austin and
Billy Knight.
Surviving are her husband,
Jack W. Lindsey, two daughters,
Misses Dawn Elizabeth and
Wanda Louise Lindsey, all of De
catur; mother, Mrs. R. L. Mc-
Michael, Covington; brothers,
William McMichael, Covington;
J. D. McMichael, Lithonia; Ray
Austin McMichael, Valdosta;
Capt. Jack Sawyer McMichael,
Vietnam; sisters, Mrs. Grady
Freeman, Miss Agnes McMich
ael, Covington; Mrs. Larry Aus
tin, Richmond, Virginia and Mrs.
Ralph Wood, Lithonia.
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Methodists In
Dallas For Church
Unity Conference
Dallas, Texas—Accelerated
racial Integration, changes in
church structure, and a more
liberalized position on alcoholic
beverages are some of the pro
blems which will confront the
international Uniting Conference
of The Methodist Church and
Evangelical United Brethren
Church which meets April 21-
May 4 at Dallas, Texas.
Twenty eight laymen and min
isters from the North and South
Georgia Methodist Conferences
will represent Georgia Meth
odists at the Uniting Conference
among 1,000 delegates from the
United States. Additional Frater
nal delegates will attend from
86 nations.
The church merger will be
the first union of two major Pro
testant bodies In more than a
decade. The United Methodist
Church will be formed in the
union, creating the nation’s lar
gest Protestant denomlantlon of
more than 11,000 members.
Formal union will take place
on April 23 in Dallas Memor
ial Auditorium. Following the
uniting ceremonies, delegates
will spend 12 days developing
laws, rules, and organization for
the new church. These sessions
will be called the “General Con
ference.”
High on the agenda working
sessions will be consideration of
race relations. The Methodist
Church has tried for some time
to erase all segregation In Its
structure and has adopted a 1972
target date for accomplishing
this.
HEAD START —
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the Newton County program, a
position he has held for the past
two years. The 1968 program
will begin on June 17.
Head Start will be conducted
at Flcquett School, Palmer Stone
In Oxford and at Livingston
School.
NEWTON CANCER --
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tatlve for this area, showed a
thought-provoking and entertain
ing chalk talk film, “What’s Your
Line”. Ray Reece, local unit
speaker, presided.
Motes From ?
Mrs. Joe Skaggs of Birming
ham, Alabama is spending se
veral days with her children,
Rev. and Mrs. Tommy Butts.
Mrs. Butts and little daughter,
Debra, have been on the sick
list this past week.
** * *
Mrs. Mattie India Sigman spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Will
iam Crawford and children in
Covington.
♦♦ ♦ ♦
Mrs. Paul Harwell and Mrs.
Rennie Murrelle of Newborn vi
sited Mrs. Mattie India Sigman
a while on Saturday afternoon.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Harwell and
Mrs. McWhorter of Atlanta visi
ted Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Hays
Sunday afternoon.
•• • *
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Summer,
Mark and Robin, Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Staples, Anita and Clay
and Mr. and Mrs. Bo Busby
and children were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Scarbrough on
Sunday. The occasion was Mrs.
Scarbrough’s birthday. We wish
for her many more Happy Birth
days.
*♦ * ♦
Vicki Hays had as her guests
on Saturday afternoon several
little classmates. Mrs. Hays
entertained them with a wiener
roast and marshmallow roast.
Everyone had a very nice time
playing badminton and other
games.
♦♦ ♦ *
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Jones,
Mrs. Starr Jones and Marion at
tended the barbecue at Almon
on Sunday.
** * *
Mrs. Mary Lillie Adams, Mrs.
T. G. Turner and Mrs. C. R.
Goodrich attended church at the
Luthur Hays Presbyterian
Church at Hayston on Sunday
night.
** * *
Mrs. W. E. Scarbrough spent
a few days last week with Mr.
and Mrs. Mike Scarbrough and
little son, Michael Boyd, in At
lanta.
** * *
Mrs. C. R. Goodrich returned
home on Friday from an extended
visit with her children, Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Brantley in Washington,
D.C.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Hylos Barrett,
Jr. of Savannah visited their
aunt, Mrs. Mary Lillie Adams,
on Friday.
♦* * »
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Jones
visited Rev. H. B. Landrum at
Peachtree Inn where he is now
living.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Allen are
visiting their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Hays, Sr. for several
weeks.
** * *
Mrs. Robert Peck spent a few
days in Atlanta at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. John Hansen.
** * •
Mrs. Lenora Thomas spent
the weekend with her sister,
Mrs. D. T. Vaughn.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Among the college students who
spent the weekend at home were
Miss Nancy Spears and Miss Pri
scilla Prosser.
♦* ♦ *
Mr. and Mrs. James Patrick
and children of Atlanta were
guests of their parents and grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Patrick, on Sunday.
** * *
Mrs. Don Wood, Jr. and sons,
Don HI and Jim, were spend the
day guests of Mr. and Mrs. C.H.
Jones on Sunday.
»* ♦ ♦
V. T. Smith celebrated a nice
birthday the 15th of April. His
grandson, Chuck, had his birthday
with his grandparents.
♦♦ ♦ *
G. E. Lunsford spent the week
end in Atlanta with his son, G.
E. Lunsford, Jr.
♦♦ * ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Sam H. Harwell
and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Anderson
and children, Don and Tammie,
spent Sunday with their mother,
Mrs. Rose Harwell.
♦* ♦ *
Chap and Janie Benton were
weekend guests of his parents
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Benton.
** * *
Mrs. Lillazelle Frederick
spent last week visiting relatives
in Atlanta.
** * ♦
Idus Harwell of Conyers was
the spend the day guest of his
mother, Mrs. Mattie India Sig
man, on Monday.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Barber of
Atlanta were guests of their aunt,
Mrs. Rose Harwell, on Saturday.
** * *
Mrs. Lewis Davis is back home
after a three week visit in Chicago
with her sister and family.
»* * *
Mrs. Dana Smith is much better
after being ill for a week with
the flu.
♦* * ♦
Wednesday, April 17, was Mrs.
Dana Smith’s 76th birthday.
Guests that dropped in were Mrs.
A. R. Russell of Dixie, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Kenerly, Mrs. Her
mon Casey, Mr. and Mrs. T. B.
Manning and Calvin Autrey. We
wish for Mrs. Smith many more
Happy Birthdays.
♦* ♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Acie Smith of
Jackson were supper guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Jones and
Lynn on Sunday night.
♦* * ♦
Several from Mansfield at
tended the singing at Sewell Me
thodist Church on Sunday night.
♦* ♦ *
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hitchcock
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with their children, Mr. and Mrs.
John Kendricks and children of
Marietta.
** * *
Rev. and Mrs. Tommy Butts
and little daughter, Debra, were
supper guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Jones on Tuesday night.
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Newton DCT Members At Convention
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NEWTON HIGH DCT members attended the 3rd VICA Conference at the Biltmore Hotel in Atlanta
last weekend. Shown from left to right: Albert Long, DCT Coordinator; Liz Hodges, Clifford Ellis,
Judy Shannon, Mayron Fuller, Teresa Martin, Archie Ballard. Not present for photo Miss Ellen
Daniel.
TEMPERATURES
Covington temperatures during
therman were as
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sun., 84 54
rainfall inches.
"Holding Forth The Word
Phi. 2:16 Os Life” COVINGTON, GA., I
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IB SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 1968
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Thursday, April 25, 1968