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OBITUARIES
The NEWS extends deepest sympathy to members toe
bereaved families.
Will A. Norton
Will A. Norton, 83, of Cov
ington, Route 2, passed away
Thursday, June 12, at a private
hospital, where he had been a
patient for three weeks. Funeral
services were held Saturday,
June 14, from the Chapel of
Harwell Funeral Home, with Rev.
Pall DeMore officiating at ser
vices.
Mr. Norton was a native of
Rockdale County and a member
of the Philadelphia Methodist
Church.
Survivors Include: wife, Mrs.
Will A. Norton, Covington; sons,
Albert Norton, Covington; Tho
mas Norton, Covington; William
Norton, Covington; Ralph Norton,
Stone Mountain; Raymond Norton,
Riverdale; daughters, Mrs. Jim
Me Giboney, Covington; Mrs. Van
Hulsey, Tucker; Mrs. Fred Wil
son, Flint Michigan; Mrs. Paul
Maddox, Decatur; Mrs. Allen
Fincher, Stockbridge. He Is also
survived by thirty-five grand
children, forty - three great
grandchildren and six great
great grandchildren.
Interment was held at East
View Cemetery In Conyers,
where his grandsons served as
pallbearers. J. C. Harwell and
Son Funeral Home was in charge
of arrangements.
James H. Sowell
Funeral services for James
Harvey Sowell, 70, of 38 South
Broad Street, Porterdale, were
held Saturday, June 14 at Por
terdale Baptist Church, with Rev.
Harold Lyda officiating and Rev.
H. N. Earnest assisting. Mr.
Sowell passed away June 13 In
a private hospital.
Mr. SoweH was a native of
Henry County, and retired from
Bibb Manufacturing Company wh
ere he was a foreman in the
Mechanical Department. He was
also a member of Porterdale
Baptist Church.
Survivors include his son, L.
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TV TABERNACLE
Sunday, June 22, 1969
11:00 A.M. 7:30 P.M.
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Morning Service Evening Service
R. Hudson Moody
Pastor WEDNESDAY PRAYER SERVICE ■ 7:30 P.M.
10:00 A.M.
Sunday School WGFS TRAINING UNION
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G. Blankenship, Covington; sis
ters, Mrs. Ines Buckalew, and
Mrs. Allie S. (Tut) Thomas both
of Porterdale; four grandchild
ren and several nieces and nep
hews.
Interment was held at Liberty
Cemetery, Porterdale, with
Caldwell and Cowan Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
The Masons served as pallbear
ers and Honorary Escort.
Carl Patterson
Funeral services for Carl Pat
terson. Route 1, Covington were
held Tuesday, June 17 at Por
terdale Baptist Church, with Rev.
James Warblngton officiating and
Rev. H. N. Earnest assisting at
services. Mr. Patterson passed
away Sunday, June 15 at a VA
Hospital.
Mr. Patterson was a native of
Newton County and was employed
by Merita Bread, Division of
American Bakeries. He was a
member of Porterdale Baptist
Church, a Mason and a World
War n Veteran.
Surviving were: wife, Mrs.
Rosa Lee Dyer Patterson, Cov
ington; son, Ronnie Patterson
and daughter, Cathy Patterson
of Covington; brothers, J. B.
Patterson and Archie Patterson,
Porterdale; sisters, Mrs. W. N.
George, Rockmart; Mrs. Terrell
Lindsey, Covington; and Mrs.
Quenton Pittman, Sandy Springs.
Interment was at Baptist Ce
metery, Porterdale with Cald
well and Cowan Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements.
Ronald E. McGibonoy
Ronald E. (Ronnie) McGlboney,
27, of 6103 Newton Drive passed
away at his residence Wednesday,
June 11. Funeral services were
held Friday, June 13 from the
Chapel of Caldwell and Cowan
Funeral Home, ■with Rev. H. N.
Earnest officiating at the ser
vices.
Mr. McGlboney was a native
Boy’s Body Recovered From Lake
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THE PHOTO above shows the rescue operations of a 14-year old
boy John Tarry Hardegree, Route 5, Covington, at a lake or. the
property of Leonard Standard in the Salem Community Friday
afternoon. Rescue Squad Diver Steve Biggers found the body in
25 minutes after entering the water.
Rev. Mac Williams New Pastor
At The Midway Baptist Church
Midway Baptist Church has a
new pastor. He is Rev. Ed
Mac Williams of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. Rev. Mac Williams
was ordained at Mountain View
Baptist Church, Stone Mountain
in March, 1968 and was called to
Midway to Interim pastor in Jan
uary. His full time ministry
here began in May, 1969.
Rev. Mac Williams graduated
from Southeastern Bible College
in Birmingham, Alabama, where
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Rev. Mac Williams
he received his Bachelor of Arts
degree this past May. It was at
Southeastern Bible College where
he met his wife, Linda (Buice)
Mac Williams of Decatur, Geor
gia. Mrs. Mac Williams has had
two years of Bible College. One
year from Southeastern, the other
of Newton County and was a mem
ber of Porterdale Baptist Chu
rch. He was employed by Gen
eral Motors at Doraville, and
served in the Armed Forces
from 1960 until 1963.
Survivors include his mother,
Mrs. Jeanette A. McGlboney, At
lanta; wife, Mrs. Sara Mooney
McGlboney, and daughter, Veron
ica Denise McGlboney, both of
Covington; grandmother, Mrs.
John Andrews, Porterdale; and
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie McGlboney, Covington.
Interment was held In Lawn
wood Memorial Park, with Cald
well and Cowan In charge of ar
rangements. Those serving as
pallbearers were; Roy Kite,
Otis Corley, Buddy Bellew, Gus
Christian, Billy Hanson, Otis
Plymel, Foy Harper and Sher
idan Davis.
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from Tennessee Temple of Chat
tanooga. Rev. Mac Williams and
his wife have one son, Stephen
Scott who is 4 1/2 months old.
The Mac Williams are happy to
be at Midway and are expecting
to see a great harvest of souls
as they are “laborers together
with God” and with the members
of Midway Baptist.
Bible Prophecy
To Be Discussed
At Space View
The weekly study of Bible prop
hecy will be held at Space View
Church Thursday evening, June
19, at 8:00 o’clock. During this
study world events will be exam
ined' in the light of Bible prophecy.
The speaker for the week will
again be Dr. Virgil Edwards,
Pastor of the Northside Baptist
Church, Athens, His subject
will be, “The Nearness of the
Lord’s Second Coming”.
“In these Bible study sessions
many scripture passages have
been pointed out that exactly de
scribe our moral, economical,
religious and educational situat
ions today. It might surprise
you just how much of the Bible
points to conditions as they ex
ist in our generation. Don’t
miss this opportunity to become
informed,” the pastor stated.
Space View is located at the
Interchange of U. S. 441 and 1-20,
one mile south of Madison.
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Rescue Squad Recovers Boys Body In 25 Min.
The Covington-Newton County
Rescue Squad was called out Fri
day, June 13, 1969, at 2:35 p.m.
for the search of John Larry
Hardegree, age 14, who had dro
wned in a lake on the property
of t pen;rd standard in the Salem
Community.
Members of the rescue squad
were assembled and arrived on
the scene at approximately 2:40
p.m. The search was organized
by Director R. T. Floyd and the
boy was recovered at approxim
ately 3:05 p.m. by diver Steve
Biggers of the Rescue Squad.
Members of the Rescue Squad
involved in the search were R. T.
Floyd, Fire Chief; Don Floyd,
Steve Biggers, Buddy McGib
oney, Edward Curtis, Carlton
Wilson and Calvin Fincher.
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profits after taxes were slightly
below the average for all manu
facturing firms during 1968, ac
cording to Oil Facts. A survey
by the First National City Bank
of the New York shows an aver
age return on net worth of 12.9
per cent for petroleum companies
and 13.1 per cent for all manu
facturing companies.
New Isolation Cart Given Hospital
A NEW ISOLATION CART has been donated to the Newton County
Hospital by the Flint Hill Home Economics Club. Shown with the
cart are (from left): Mrs. Miriam Hall, club president; Mrs. Pat
Kimble, finance chairman; and Robert Mitcham, Hospital Adminis
trator.
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Covington Guardsmen In
Summer Field Training
FORT STEWART, GA. —Sum-
mer Field Training is under way
for some 4000 members of Geo
rgia’s Army National Guard,
commanded by Major General
George J. Hearn, Adjutant Gen
eral of Georgia.
The Guardsmen arrived at Fort
Stewart Sunday to start their two
weeks annual field training.
Composed of 51 units from 33
Georgia communities, the Gu
ardsmen, who moved by truck
convoy to Fort Stewart, will re
turn to their home stations June
29.
Three major commands of the
Georgia Army National Guard
are represented at this encamp
ment.
They are the Georgia Emer
geney operation Headquarters,
Decarar, commanded by Brigad
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operation in the search,” Chief
Floyd said.
the 265th Engineer Group, At
lanta, commanded by Colonel
Clarence B. Irwin; and the 118th
Artillery Group, Savannah, com
manded by Colonel John E. Mc-
Gowan of Milledgeville.
Among those participating in
the field training exercises from
this area, are Guardsmen of the
180th Signal Company from Cov
ington, commanded by CPT. H.
R. Gresham.
Training will be aimed at in
creasing the Guard’s proficiency
in its various military assign
ments.
The Guardsmen will pass in
review on Saturday, June 21,
during Governor’s Day ceremon
ies, to be attended by Governor
Lester Maddox, and military and
civilian dignitaries. Awards for
outstanding units and individual
guardsmen will be presented.
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Thursday, June 19, 1969
Dodd Appointed
Zone Chairman
A. ■
David Dodd of Covington, pre
sident of the Covington Lions
Club, has been appointed zone
Chairman of Zone 1, District 18F
of Lions of Georgia. Dodd was
appointed at the recent State Con-
vention at Augusta by the Gover
nor of District 18 F.
Lion Dodd will be succeeded
by Jim Deas as president of the
Covington Lions Club.