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Dale Ponder Jackson
March 22,1941 - May 8, 2018
Forsyth - Lelia Dale Ponder Jackson passed away
Wednesday, May 8,2018. Services and burial will be
private.
Mrs. Jackson, the daughter of the late Homer Ponder Sr.
and Ella Mae Mackey Ponder, was born March 22,1941,
in Forsyth. Her husband, Thomas Alton Jackson, her
daughters, Kathy Williamson and Sharon Garnto, pre
ceded her in death. She was retired from Carters.
Survivors include her children, Thomas Alan Jackson of
Barnesville and Robert Lee Jackson of Forsyth; brother,
Homer Ponder Jr. of Gwinnett County; eight grandchil
dren and four great grandchildren.
Please visit www.monroecountymemorialchapel.com to
express tributes.
Monroe County Memorial Chapel has charge of ar
rangements.
Kenneth Edward Tillman
July 24,1950 - May 10, 2018
Kenneth Edward Tillman of Towaliga Road, Jackson,
went to be with our Lord on May 10,2018 at 7:30 am.
Kenny, the son of the late George Franklin Tillman and
Marlene Redith Crosby Tillman, was born on July 24,
1950 in Valdosta. He was a retired small engine mechanic
and a friend to everyone.
Kenny is survived by his wife of 46 years, Barbara Joyce
Moore Tillman. Together they have two precious daugh
ters Kimberly Joyce Tillman Ashley of Moultrie and
Crystal Dawn Tillman (Steven Paul) Keen of Townsend.
Kenny and Barbara have five beautiful grandchildren:
Kyle, Caleb, Hannah, and Maggie Rose Ashley and Paul
Anthony Keen and they have a great-granddaughter Ella
Grey Ashley. He is also survived by a sister Carol Diane
Tillman Webb of Hahira. Kenny was preceded in death by
a brother Roger Franklin Tillman of Valdosta.
A celebration of Kennys life was held Saturday, May 12,
2018 at the First Baptist Church of High Falls, Jackson
with Pastor Glen McCall officiating. A private graveside
ceremony was held Sunday, May 13,2018 in Adel, Ga.
Please visit www.monroecountymemorialchapel.com to
express tributes.
Monroe County Memorial Chapel had charge of ar
rangements.
Thomas Donald Davis
Jan. 20,1947 - April 30, 2018
Thomas Donald Davis, “T-Don”, as he was affectionately
called by friends and golf partners alike, died on Monday,
April 30,2018 after a 7-year bout with cancer. He spent his
first three years in Forsyth and was the uncle of Will Davis
of Forsyth.
Don was born to parents Charles Barney Davis Jr. and
Ruth Crawford Davis on Jan. 20,1947 in Carrollton. His
father was an assistant principal and coach at Mary Per
sons until they moved to Mt. Vernon in 1951. He grew up
in the Baptist church as the son of
a high school principal and nu
tritionist. He was an outstanding
four-sport athlete at Montgomery
County High School in Mount
Vernon as well as Mr. MCHS.
He later attended Middle Geor
gia College and played baseball
before graduating with a B.S. in
Risk Management from The Uni
versity of Georgia in 1969.
He began his professional
career as a Manager of Staff
Benefits at The University of Georgia in 1971 after a brief
stint as a disgruntled door-to-door insurance salesman
for Metropolitan Life. He served admirably at UGA until
1984, continually earning praise for his compassion for
helping employees of the university. In 1984, he accepted
a position with The Board of Regents of the University
System of Georgia as the Associate Vice Chancellor for
Human Resources, where he served until his retirement in
1999.
Don achieved his greatest accomplishment on Jan. 24,
1970 when he married Barbara Cheatham Davis of Hart
well. Barbara was his incredibly devoted and loving wife
for 48 years and provided amazing care for Don during
his battles with his health. They produced one son Brent
Carroll Davis, a football coach, whom Don passionately
followed throughout his coaching career. He also took
enormous pride in his daughter-in-law Jennifer Trimnell
Davis, whom he treated like a daughter of his own.
He had a passion for all Georgia Bulldog sports, com
petition in general, and enjoyed travel with his wife and
friends. He and his son Brent were fortunate to enjoy
numerous memorable national sporting events together.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Ruth and Barney
Davis. He is survived by three brothers, Charles Barney
Davis III (Gloria) of Raleigh, N.C., Allen Bryant Davis
(Miriam) of Fernandina Beach, Fla. and William R. Davis
(Kathey) of Loganville.
A “Celebration of Life” was held Saturday May 5 at the
American Legion at 1013 Arthur J Moore Dr., St. Simons
Island, Ga. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that dona
tions be made to Legacies Alive, a non-profit charity for
gold-star military families.
Arrangements are entrusted into the care of Edo Miller
and Sons Funeral home www.edomillerandsons.com
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To have had Doris Powell Ogletree as a mother,
grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin
or friend is to know unconditional LOVE! Her love and
memory will remain in our hearts and spirits forever.
To those of you who reached out to us in love, prayers,
and other generous sympathetic gestures, we extend
profound appreciation. We ask that you continue to
remember us in prayer as we will remember you.
The Family of the late Doris Powell Ogletree
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Betty Johnson Lundy
December 22,1940 - May 11, 2018
Forsyth - Betty Gale Johnson Lundy passed away Lriday
May 11,2018. Funeral services were
held Tuesday, May 15,2018, at Monroe
County Memorial Chapel. Rev. Jeff
Dean officiated. Burial will be 3 p.m.,
Wednesday, May 16,2018, at Prospect
United Methodist Church Cemetery,
740 Prospect Church Road, Hartsville,
S.C. 29550.
Mrs. Lundy, the daughter of the late
Calhoun James Johnson and Maysel
Lee Mixon Johnson, was born Dec. 22,
1940, in Hartsville, S.C.. Her husband, Elmer A1 Lundy
Sr., her son, Elmer A1 Lundy Jr., and her brother, James
Johnson, preceded her in death. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her children, Darrell Lundy (Dean
Crawford), Mitzi Bird (Birdie) and Denise Herring (Jay)
of Forsyth; sisters, Jo Hanna of Florence, S.C., Zee Ritter of
Roanoke, Va., Cindy Griggs of Hartsville, S.C., VJ Speck-
man of Ft. Mill, S.C. and Sandra Clodfelter of Lewisville,
N.C.; eight grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to
Prospect United Methodist Church, 740 Prospect Church
Road, Hartsville, S.C. 29550.
Please visit www.monroecountymemorialchapel.com to
express tributes.
Monroe County Memorial Chapel has charge of ar
rangements.
Robert Alexander
December 13,1944 - May 6, 2018
Forsyth - Funeral services for Robert Alexander were
held on Friday, May 11th at Pine Grove C.M.E. Church,
Culloden. Reverend Kenneth Smith presided. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
Survivors include brothers, Walter Alexander, David
(Geraldine) Alexander; sister Margaret Alexander and a
host of other relatives and friends.
Freeman Funeral Home in Forsyth is in charge of ar
rangements.
John Garret Bushoven
July 27 1936 - May 13, 2018
Forsyth - John Garret Bushoven passed away Sunday,
May 13,2018. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.,
Wednesday, May 16,2018, at Bethany Baptist Church.
Rev. Jimmy Corbitt will officiate. Graveside services will
be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 17, 2018, in Jackson Me
morial Cemetery, Hankinson Street, Jackson, S.C. 29831.
Dr. Kenneth Klingler will officiate. The family will greet
friends following the service at the graveside.
Mr. Bushoven, the son of the late William Bushoven
and Antona DeGraff Bushoven, was born July 27,1936, in
Hawthorne, N.J. His first wife, Ann Bushoven, preceded
him in death. He was a retired hardware store manager,
a Gideon for over 40 years and was an EMT for many
years in Saddle Brook, N.J. He attended Bethany Baptist
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Anita Bushoven of Forsyth;
son, Bill Bushoven (June) of New Jersey; six step-children,
14 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to
Bethany Baptist Church Building Fund, Post Office Box
539, Bolingbroke, GA 31004 or to Gideons International,
Post Office Box 140800, Nashville, Tennessee 37214.
Please visit www.monroecountymemorialchapel.com to
express tributes.
Monroe County Memorial Chapel has charge of ar
rangements.
Minnie Smith
October 14,1934 - May 6, 2018
Barnesville - Funeral services for Minnie Mae Andrews
Smith were held on Saturday, May 12 at Greater Friend
ship Baptist Church, Forsyth. Pastor Cleveland Jarrell
presided. Burial was in the Church Cemetery.
Survivors include two daughters, Rhonda (Steve)
Myrick, Zina Dallas; son, Mike Dallas; four brothers, six
sisters and a host of relatives and friends.
Freeman Funeral Home in Forsyth is in charge of ar
rangements.
LUNDY
UNFAIR AND UNBALANCED by Marilyn Langford
How this Democrat will vote...
I have been involved in politics
since I was a wee child. In fact, I
learned a political lesson when I
was just four years old. I was the
youngest of nine children and my
mother never passed up an opportu
nity to make a few dollars for the fam
ily. Back in those days, it was a com
mon practice for candidates to pay
someone to pass out their campaign
cards at polling places. I dutifully
helped my mother by greeting people
and giving them a card. I was having a
great time until a man walked up that
I adored. I greeted him with a big hug
and he picked me up. I handed him
“the” card. Everyone standing around
started laughing and I was perplexed
and embarrassed. I didn’t know what I
had done wrong. I ran off and hid.
WHEN MY mother found me, I
asked her why everyone laughed at
me. She explained the purpose of the
cards and explained the irony of me
giving my friend the card of the man
he was running against. I said, “Does
that mean you aren’t going to vote for
my friend?” She said, “Of course, I’m
voting for him. But that doesn’t mean
I can’t work for the other person and
be friends with both of them.”
SINCE THAT day, I have never
forgotten that lesson. The choice
to vote for a particular person is a
personal decision. It was never used
to brand or demonize a person. You
never saw people disrespecting each
other because of whom they voted for.
In fact, we were taught that you never
asked someone whom they voted for.
That was private. That’s why they had
curtains on voting booths. Those days
appear to be a thing of the past.
THERE IS so much divisiveness in
today’s society between progressives
and conservatives, i.e. Democrats
and Republicans. When you can pick
up a local newspaper and see hate
speech headlines, such as “liberals
are mentally ill,” things have gotten
out-of-hand. It is not helpful to make
blanket statements as that, because
while ridiculous, hate breeds hate. Just
because a person has a differing opin
ion does not make him/her mentally
ill, or grounds to hate that person.
THE DIVISIVENESS between
the two herds has become so explo
sive, our electoral process has been
changed. To guard against any clashes
at our upcoming Primary
Elections next week, the
Democrats will vote on
Tuesday, May 22, and the
Republicans will vote on
Wednesday, May 23. (Edi
tor’s note: This is a joke)
I HAVE chosen to share
with you my personal deci
sion for whom I’m voting
for in the upcoming Pri
mary. The hardest decision
I had to make was between
the two Staceys- Abrams
and Evans. Speaking of
divisive, this race has caused a great
divide in the Georgia Democrats and
my choice will not be appreciated by
many. Many factors are considered
when a person decides who will get
their vote. Sometimes it’s an incon
sequential reason such as “they tell it
like it is,” or, “he will build a border
wall.” In this case, I can relate to Stacey
Evans. And that’s why I’m voting for
her. Like me, she was dirt poor, but
smart. The difference is, I could not
go to college because I couldn’t afford
the tuition. Stacey was fortunate to be
a beneficiary of Zell Miller’s HOPE
scholarship, in my opinion, one of the
best pieces of legislation to ever pass in
Georgia.
ZELL’S HOPE was a huge success.
Then in 2011, Governor Deal and
the Legislature made significant cuts
to the Hope program that greatly
reduced the number of poor students
receiving the funds needed to get their
education. If Zell Miller had presented
the HOPE program in its current
form, the people of Georgia would
never have approved the lottery.
I HAVE met with Stacey Evans on
two occasions. Her passion for re
instating HOPE to the Zell Miller lev
els is sincere, just as Zell’s was. Evans is
a soft-spoken, impressive, and skilled
attorney who graduated from UGA.
As a State Legislator, she proved she
can oppose the other side but still stay
friends. I did really well without a col
lege education, in my
era that was possible.
Not now. However,
I’ve always wondered
what greater heights
I would have reached
with a college degree.
A vote for Stacey
Evans will provide
that opportunity to
many more students
from low income
families. Also, it’s a
plus for Evans that
she has a Monroe
County connection.
Her campaign manager, Seth Clark, is
from here.
SECRETARY OF STATE: John
Barrow gets my vote! I’ve known him
for many years. He’s a dying breed in
Georgia because he has the qualities of
a statesman!
STATE SCHOOL Superintendent:
Dr. Sid Chapman is my choice. With
his experience in the field of educa
tion, I would feel secure with our
educational system if Sid was educat
ing our children. Besides, Sid is from
Griffin and resides in Barnesville. He’s
our neighbor.
COMMISSIONER OF Agriculture:
Fred Swann. My reason for voting for
Fred is one of those inconsequential
reasons I told you about. He’s my
friend! However, he would bring a
fresh perspective to an agency that has
been run by the same people for many
decades.
Marilyn Langford of High Falls writes
about current events from the liberal
perspective. Email her at marilynlang-
ford85@gmail. com.
Call your local Monroe County representative
Scott Harrell
478-256-3586
or toll free: 800-551-1102
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