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July 13, 2011
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes
in me will live, even though he dies. - John 11:25
IN MEMORY
Janice M. McDaniel
Janice M. McDaniel, age 66, of Forsyth died Friday,
July 8, 2011.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July
10, 2011 at Castellaw Funeral Home in Smyrna. Burial
was at Collins Springs Cemetery.
CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late Marion Brantley would like to
thank every one of you for your cards, phone calls, visits
and prayers during our time of bereavement. Also, a
special thank you to Dr. Caldwell, Hospice for all you
have done in our time of need.
The Brown and Brantley Family
CARD OF THANKS
On that horrible day of April 28, 2011 at 1:17 a.m.,
our family lost everything. We lost everything except
for each other by the grace of God. So many people ask,
“How did y’all survive?”. My one and only true answer
is “By God’s hands!”. We want to take the time to thank
everyone. There are so many people who came to help.
Close family and friends, people who we didn’t expect to
help us and people we didn’t know. There is no way we
could ever repay you, but God will. You have done the
ultimate “Do unto others as you would have them do
unto you.” For this, God will reward you! Thanks to Dr.
Butler Caldwell veterinarian for taking care of our three
dogs for a week. Thanks to Bobby and Stephanie Ivey
for providing a roof over our heads. We would also like
to thank The Hotdog House and Thrift Store in High
Falls as well as each and every person at the Monroe
County Sheriffs Office. We would like to extend a great
thank you to our family and friends who took off four
days from their jobs to help us.
901 Weldon Road will never be the same. However,
we are going to make it home again. It takes a family to
make a home. The community here in Monroe County
proved that to us on that horrible day. Again thanks to
everyone, even the unmentioned. All of you hold a spe
cial place in our hearts.
Love to the community,
Chris Landers, Cristi Mercer, Logan and Landen
Know your neighbor: For Sallie Bush,
going postal means service with smile
BY LAURA CORLEY
allie Bush has worked in the Postal Service for
a total of 27 years, 17 of which have been in
Forsyth.
“When I started working here, it was an acci
dent,” Sallie said.
Bush was in school at Mercer to become
a teacher when she decided she needed
a job on the side to make extra money. A
friend suggested that she work at the post
office in Meansville because they were
looking to hire a Postmaster Relief.
After a bad internship experience at
Clayton County High School, she took
the postal exam and aced it. The Postal
Service, along with her friends, urged her
to pursue it as a career. With hesitation,
Bush gave it a chance and to her surprise
she liked it.
“I’m not going to do anything that I
don’t enjoy,” Bush said, “And I enjoy my
job.”
Bush said that she has worked in
almost every entity of the Postal Service
there is.
As a single mother at her home in Griffin, Bush
manages to work in Forsyth while also being actively
involved in her 16-year-old son’s life. She says they eat
dinner at 6:30 p.m. every evening. She says she wants
her two sons to be able to come to her with anything
and that they have always been there for her.
“That’s our family time,” said Bush, “We have a ‘let’s
talk about anything’ night on Thursdays.”
The worst experience that she has ever had at the
Post Office, Bush recalled, was with a chauvinist who
refused to be served by her because she was a woman.
She said the man waited two and a half hours to be
waited on by a man.
“Those are the ones you kill with kindness,” said Bush,
“[the ones] for whom you go that extra mile.”
She said that her fondest memories include working
with the late postmaster Robert Morgan at the Forsyth
post office. Morgan connected with Bush on a personal
level and showed kindness and compassion to her when
she needed it most.
“He is one of my favorite people I’ve ever worked
with,” said Bush. “He was just like
me.”
Bush said she completed her real
estate classes this April at the
University of Georgia satellite campus
in Griffin, but plans to stay with the
Postal Service until she retires.
“My goal is to continue my education
and get my Master’s in education,” said
Bush.
Bush recalled speaking at T.G. Scott
Elementary, and says the students still
remember her.
“I’ve had children come up to me in
Walmart and in the grocery store,” said
Bush, “They want me to know who
they are.”
She said she gives them lollipops
when they come visit her and that she
hopes to give a good impression of the Postal Service
early in their lives.
Bush thrives on social interaction when she’s at work.
She spoke of building relationships with regulars and
how she enjoys the small and intimate atmosphere of
the Forsyth Post Office.
“On Saturday we have people bring us coffee,” said
Bush, “I wouldn’t go anywhere larger than this. You
don’t get that interaction with customers.”
Bush is usually found behind the front desk working
as a sales associate, and she knows a lot of her custom
ers by name.
“I want Forsyth’s Post Office to be known as the best
Post Office in Middle Georgia,” said Bush, “Then I can
retire.”
Dames Ferry
families reunite
Forty-two descendants and friends of the Green and
Brown families of Dames Ferry in Eastern Monroe
County gathered at the Fresh Air Barbecue in Jackson
for a reunion on Saturday, June 11.
Many of those present were direct descendants of Lou
Ellen Allen Green and Thomas Jefferson Green and
Belle Grubbs Brown and George Franklin Brown whose
families were reared in the Dames Ferry area on the
Ocmulgee River.
Descendants came from several states including:
South Carolina, North Carolina, Washington D.C.,
Alabama and various parts of Georgia, and one visitor
from England.
Oldest descendant present was Kathryn Brown
Freeman (86) from Rome, and the youngest was 17
month old Alexandre Moussett from Washington, D.C.
Next year’s plans are to meet on Saturday, June 9,
2012 at the Dames Ferry Baptist Church Fellowship
Hall in Dames Ferry.
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