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Page 6A — Wednesday, February 24, 2021 The True Citizen
OBITUARIES
Debra Sasser
Queenie Belle Moore
Debra S asser, 8 3, entered into rest Wednesday, February 17,
2021. She was born in Waynesboro to the late Willie Mae and
Twid Quick and has been a lifelong resident of Waynesboro.
She was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed fishing, sewing, and
was a very good cook. Debra was very generous and had a
good sense of humor. She loved her family especially her
grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded
in death by her husband, Jack L. Sasser; five brothers; and
three sisters.
She is survived by three children, Mike Sasser (Amy),
Randy Sasser, and Joy Rowell (Rusty) all of Waynesboro;
six grandchildren, Daniel Sasser (Emily), Alan Sasser, Amy
Sasser, Casey Sasser, Whitney Diehl (Adam), and Will Row
ell; five great grandchildren; two sisters, Audrey Hunt (Steve)
of Columbia, SC and Jane Neely of Augusta; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Private family funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m.
Friday, February 26 in the DeLoach-McKerley-Prescott Fu
neral Home Chapel followed by public graveside services at
12:00 p.m. Friday, February 26 in Burke Memorial Gardens.
Remembrances may be made to the Center for New Begin
nings.
DeLoach-McKerley-Prescott Funeral Home & Cremation
Service, 220 East 6th Street,
Waynesboro, GA 30830 (706-
554-3531)
You may sign the guest book
at www.deloachfuneralhomes.
DeLoach
McKerley-Prescott
FUNERAL HOME
AND CREMATION SERVICE
com.
In Memory of
Elvis Donald Clements
On February 24, 2020, God called home one of His
angels. He is missed every day. He was a great person,
great heart with a great gift from God... his voice! I
know his fans and friends miss him dearly. I miss him
for many reasons. Most of all I'll love him forever!
Rest in peace Don.
Keep singing with the angels!
Stone
Warren counties and portions
of Colombia, Emanuel and
Richmond counties.
He most recently served
as Chairman of the Judiciary
Committee and Vice Chairman
of Banking and Financial
Institutions Committee. He
was also a member of the
Education and Youth, Ethics,
Judiciary and Appropriations
Committees..
Before joining the State
Senate, Stone was the mayor of
Waynesboro from 2003-2007.
Since 2003, he has served
on the Waynesboro Historic
preservation Commission and
the Downtown Development
Authority.
His past leadership roles
include: Chair of the State Bar’s
Agricultural Law Section,
Secretary of the Middle Judicial
Circuit Bar Association, Vice
Bird dog
and/or find ways to cut spend
ing on things you don’t need
- like hiring an outside police
consultant.
The other half of the equa
tion missing from Waynesboro
is leadership. We’ll just have to
Continued from front
Chair of the East Ga. College
Foundation, President of the
Burke County Republican
Party, Vice Chairman of
12th Congressional District
Republican Committee,
Georgia-Carolina Boy Scout
Council, Burke County Board
of Health and Central Savannah
River Area RDC Board.
Stone received a joint Masters
in Business Administration
and Juris Doctorate degree
from the University of
Georgia. Currently, Stone
is managing partner at the
law firm of Merrill and Stone
with offices in Waynesboro
and Swainsboro where he
specializes in the Practice of
business reorganization and
commercial litigation.
He and his wife, Amanda,
have three children.
Continued from 4A
keep hoping the mayor and his
merry band of councilmen can
figure out a way to generate
some of that as well.
For more Burke County po
litical news, follow Bird Dog
Politics on Facebook.
Ms. Queenie Belle Moore, age 91, of Hephzibah, Georgia,
entered into eternal rest on February 16,2021. Graveside Ser
vices will be held Saturday, February
27, 2021, 1:00 p.m. at Gordon Hill
Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery,
1388 Old Waynesboro Road, Waynes
boro, Georgia 30830.
Visitation for the immediate fam
ily will be held Friday, February 26,
2021 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Phinazee
and Son Funeral Home, 404 West 8th
Street, Waynesboro, Georgia 30830.
Phinazee and Son Funeral Home is
in charge of the arrangements for Ms.
Queenie Belle Moore.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a
mask will be required and social dis
tancing will be reinforced at the funeral
home and at the graveside service. We
ask that you adhere to all CDC guide
lines.
James Hayden Machino
James Hayden Machino of Shell Bluff, Waynesboro Ga. and
Nashville, Tenn. passed away on February 20,2021
He is survived by his three young
sons, Hayden Jameson Machino,
Cohen Austin Machino and Laken
Cannon Machino. Surviving Par
ents Mother; Pamela Poole-Lively
Machino (John) of Waynesboro, GA.
Father; Donald D. Machino (Linda) of
Lexington, SC. Father; Ronald Wayne
Rogers of Florida. Grandparents;
James D Poole and Octama Lively
Poole (deceased) of Columbia, SC.
Surviving siblings; Tamela Machino
(Brent) of Winter Park, FI. Jonathan
D. Rogers (Debra) of Florida, Erika Jones (Bobby) of Lo
cust Grove, VA and many other beloved friends, cousins and
family members.
James was in the Food and Beverage industry over 20
years after graduating from Johnson and Wales University
in Charleston, South Carolina. He’s spent a number of years
working under the best chefs in the Southeast and worked up
to executive chef. He studied the wine and spirits side of the
industry as well as manage the front of house operations for
many years in different restaurants at the highest level. James
was featured in numerous magazines and articles as well as
won many accolades in both culinary and mixology. His ulti
mate goal was to master every level of the restaurant business
in order to be the most experienced and successful restaurateur
in the field. James was extremely creative as he designed and
decorated several Nashville restaurants and was the owner
of 3C catering and events. Locally in Burke County he was
known for helping host the BBQ at the Masters at Merv’s
and always in the smokehouse at the Lively’s Pond reunions.
Known as li’l Jimmy he was funny, charming, giving, hand
some, a Southern Gentlemen, smart as a whip and there wasn’t
anything that he couldn’t do better than anyone else. He loved
his family, his children, and loved his “Lively Land” more
than life itself. His ultimate goal in life was to be a fabulous
father to his three Machino boys. We know the Lord called him
home to prepare that soon-coming wedding feast in heaven.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 25,2021 from
5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Burke Memorial Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held on Friday 26,2021 at 4:00 p .m.
at Botsford Baptist Church, 825 Botsford Church Rd
Waynesboro, GA 30830, with Rev. Mike Dann officiating.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Rev. Dennis
Dickey officiating.
All guests are asked to please follow CDC guidelines with
social distancing and face masks.
Dinner Reception to follow
(donated by gracious friends of Jimmy’s).
Friday Evening- Jimmy’s Backyard Bash
Gather at Jimmy’s for a bonfire and good ole stories to tell.
Wear your favorite Blue jeans and blue shirt!
Lively Lea Acres
3467 Hwy 23 South
Waynesboro, GA 30830
Thank you to everyone for
being there for our family and
celebrating Jimmy’s life.
Burke Memorial Funeral Home
www.burkememorial.com
Gifted Eligibility
Burke County Public Schools gifted referrals window for
current Kindergarten through Eighth grade students will be
March 1 - March 12, 2021. A student may be referred for
consideration for testing for gifted education services by
teachers, counselors, administrators, parents/guardians,
peers, self, and other individuals with knowledge of the
student’s abilities.
To be eligible, a student must qualify through a multiple-
criteria assessment process by meeting the criteria in any
three of the following four areas, using criteria established
by the Georgia Department of Education: mental ability,
achievement, creativity, and motivation.
The spring testing window is March 15 - May 21, 2021. To
refer a child for screening or if you have questions, please
contact your child’s school.
PHINAZEE & SON
706-554-5500
404 West Oth St.
Waynesboro
www.phinazeesonfh.com
Narcotics Anonymous
Meetings
East Burke Baptist Church-Sardis
Tuesdays ■ 7-8 PM
Chavous B.^ohnson & Reid
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"When Service Is An Everlasting Memory"
Notary Service
Available
885 Waters Street
Waynesboro, GA
706-554-7843
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from Physicians Mutual Insurance Company.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
The Housing Authority of the City of Waynesboro
will conduct a Public Hearing to discuss the Agency
Annual Plan and Five Year Plan as established by
the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act
of 1998.
The purpose and goals will be explained and the
Housing Authority will receive comments from all
interested parties.
This public hearing will be conducted on Tuesday,
March 30, 2021 at 3:30 PM at the Housing
Authority Office located at 570 Wallace Street in
Waynesboro, Georgia. All interested parties are
invited and encouraged to attend this meeting.