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The Millen News, Wednesday, June 3, 2009 — Page 5
Obituaries^
Emory Grady Lane Jr.,
72, died May 31
Emory Grady Lane Jr.. 72. died Sunday. May 31. 2009.
Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Tuesday. June 2. 2009 at
the Elam Baptist Church with the Rev. Kevin
Farmer officiating. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Mr. Lane was bom in Jenkins County. He was
a Georgia Air National Guard veteran, retired
from the U. S. Soil Conservation Service and
farming and a member of the Elam Baptist
Church.
He was preceded in death by his sister.
Ernestine Mallard, and his parents, Emory G.
and Ruby Joiner Lane Sr.
Survivors include his son, Emory G. (Sonya) Lane III. of
Warner Robins; two daughters, Susan L. (Steven) Rheaume, of
Augusta, and Donna M. Lane, of Albany; a sister, Martha L.
Henry, of Millen; three grandchildren, Danielle L. Rheaume,
Bradley K.. Lane and Ashley E. Lane; a nephew, Mike (Stacy)
Henry, of Martinez; and a niece, Karen (Eric) Olsen, of Win
ston-Salem, N.C.
Active pallbearers were Charlie Waters, Steve Rheaume, Brad
Lane, Mike Henry, Justin Henry and Daniel Henry.
Honorary pallbearers were the Men’s Adult Sunday School
Class.
Crowe-Fields Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
“Benjie” Thompson, 40,
died May 23 in Florida
Mr. Claude Benjamin “Benjie” Thompson, age 40, died Sat
urday morning, May 23, 2009 at the McGraw Center for Caring
in Jacksonville, Fla.
Funeral services were held 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, at the
Statesboro First Baptist Church with Dr. John Waters officiating
assisted by Rev. Bucky Strickland.
Interment was in the Elam Baptist Church Cemetery in Jenkins
County.
The Jenkins County native was a 1986 graduate of Jenkins
County High School and had been residing in Statesboro for over
two years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving for four
years. Mr. Thompson attended Georgia Southern University for
two years and was a graduate of Southern Technological Insti
tute with a degree in Civil Engineering. He was a licensed sur
veyor having been employed with Jordan, Jones and Goulding
of Macon and EMC Engineering of Statesboro.
Mr. Thompson attended the Statesboro First Baptist Church
where he was a member of the Promise Keepers Sunday School
Class. His hobbies included golf, hunting, fishing and spending
time with his children. Benjie was an avid UGA fan. He was
preceded in death by his father, Hugh Thompson.
Surviving are his wife, Robin Rountree Thompson, of
Statesboro; his children, Grade and Cale Thompson, of
Statesboro; his mother, Gwen R. Thompson, of Millen; his mother-
in-law and father-in-law, John and Faye Rountree, of Twin City;
a sister and brother-in-law, Pansey T. and Will Gay, of Millen; a
brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Ben and Patia Rountree of
Statesboro; two nieces, Emily Gay and Ella Faith Rountree and a
nephew Will Gay.
Pallbearers were Dewey Newton, Hud Mcteer, John Gowan,
Monte Tolleson, David Baltz, Kirt Woods, Michael Small and
Doug Richardson.
Honorary pallbearers were Jeremy Lindsey and members of
the Promise Keepers Sunday School Class.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to
the First Baptist Church Building Fund, 108 North Main St.
Statesboro, Ga. 30458.
Friends may sign the online register book at
www.joineranderson.com.
Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home of Statesboro was in charge of
the arrangements.
Lena Mae Dickey Lewis
of Millen died May 28
Mrs. Lena Mae Dickey Lewis, 80, of Millen, died Thursday,
May 28, 2009.
Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Sunday, May 31, 2009 at
Crowe-Fields Funeral Home with burial following in the Millen
Cemetery.
Mrs. Lewis was bom in Jenkins County. She was a retired seam
stress for William Carter Company and a Baptist.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Dianne Phillips.
Survivors include her son, Edwin Randall (Rita) Lewis, of
Millen; three grandchildren, Barbie (John) Gilbert, of Thomaston,
Micki (Dean) Lovegrove, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and James
(Emily Martinez) Phillips, of Warner Robins; and six great-grand
children.
Crowe-Fields Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Jimmy Dean Murphy, 73,
of Millen died May 26
Jimmy Dean Murphy, 73, of Millen, died Tuesday, May 26,
2009.
Graveside services were held 11 a.m. Friday, May 29, 2009 at
Millen Cemetery with the Rev. Roland Dann officiating.
Mr. Murphy was born in Jenkins County. He was a U. S. Army
veteran of the Korean War, a long haul truck owner and a mem
ber of the Green Fork Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his daughter. Dawn Taylor Oglesby
and son, Jimmy Dean Murphy Jr.
Survivors include his four grandchildren, Chelsea Carissa Tay
lor and Garrett Dean Taylor, both of Millen, and Michael Swayde
Oglesby and Cherokee Montana Oglesby, both of Twin City;
two sisters, Hildred (James W.) Johnson, of Garfield and Joyce
Burke, of Columbus; and several nieces and nephews.
Crowe-Fields Funeral Home was in charge.
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George Williams, 73,
died May 22 in Augusta
Mr. George Franklin Williams, age 73, died Friday evening,
May 22, 2009 at the VA Medical Center in Augusta, Ga.
Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Monday, May 25, 2009 at
the Long Branch Church of God with the Rev. B.G. Hammond
officiating, assisted by Rev. Tim Tatum.
Interment was in the church cemetery.
The Bulloch County native lived in Jenkins County most of
his life. He enlisted with the U.S. Army in 1953 and then the U.S.
Navy until 1955, joining the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1957 until
1962. Mr. Williams was employed with Great Dane in Savannah
for several years and with Olin Corporation in Augusta for most
of his career as a welder. He retired in 2004. He attended the
Long Branch Church of God in Millen. Mr. Williams was pre
ceded in death by his parents, Erastus Algerine Woods and Bonnie
Laura Williams Woods.
Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Joyce Jackson Williams, of
Millen; a daughter and son-in-law, Sabrina and Jeremy Lindsey,
of Millen; a son and daughter-in-law, Toby G. and Jean Will
iams, of Millen; two grandchildren, Nicholas and Lindsey Will
iams, of Millen and three brothers, James Williams, of South
Carolina, Bernard Lavaughn Woods, of Statesboro, and Charles
Woods, of Missouri.
Pallbearers were Robert Oglesby, Chuck Lindsey, Eddie
Hodges, Bill Mincey, Lewis Edward Jenkins, Tommy Lane and
Berry Williams.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to
the Long Branch Church of God Building Fund, 5062 Hwy 25
South, Garfield, Ga. 30425.
Friends may sign the online register book at
www.joineranderson.com.
Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home of Statesboro was in charge of
arrangements.
Datebook
DAR to hold Centennial Observance
of Monument
The Georgia Division of the United Daughters of the Confed
eracy will hold a Centennial Observance of the unveiling of the
Wayside Home Chapter No. 1030 Confederate Monument 10
a.m. Saturday, June 13, on the lawn of the Jenkins County Court
house.
Refreshments will be provided. The public is invited to attend.
For additional information, call (478) 237-8448.
Summer Lunch program begins June 8
The Jenkins County Board of Education (BOE) announces that
the Jenkins County School Food Service Summer Lunch pro
gram will be held at the Jenkins County Middle/High school caf
eteria June 8-June 30.
This program provides nutritious lunches at no cost to all chil
dren age 18 and under. Lunches will be served 11 a.m. - 12:30
p.m. Monday-Friday.
The BOE is providing transportation for children only. The
bus will make five (5) different stops within the city limits.
For more information, contact Debra Herrmann at (478) 982-
6000.
Columnist, Millen native to be at library
Millen native Rick Badie wants to talk to local residents about
life in small-town America. Badie, a columnist for The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution and 1981 graduate of Jenkins County High
School, invites you to chat with him at the Jenkins County Me
morial Library 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. June 9 and June 12. For addi
tional information, call (404) 242-8889.
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Call Bonnie, 554-2111.
Church News
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church to hold 14 th
Pastoral Anniversary
The 14 th Pastoral Anniversary for the Rev. and Sister Jerome
Herrington will be held 6 p.m. Saturday, June 13, with the Rev. C.L.
Anderson of Hinesville as the guest speaker.
Sunday service will begin at 10:30 a.m. with Sunday School. Wor
ship service begins at 11:30 a.m. The anniversary service will begin
at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Earnest Dixon as the guest speaker.
The public is invited to attend these services.
Gordon Grove Baptist Church
to hold programs
Gordon Grove Baptist Church will hold the third anniversary of its
youth choir 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 27. The guest choir will be the
Voices of Zion of Rocky Ford Baptist Church.
A program to celebrate the eighth pastoral anniversary of the Rev.
and Sister David Reese will be held Sunday, June 7. Sunday School
begins at 9 a.m. and the worship service at 10 a.m.
The guest minister will be Elder Ixvon Alston and Parker Grove
Missionary Baptist Church family.
An appreciation night service for the Rev. and Sister David L. Reese
will be held 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 5. The guest minister will be the
Rev. Allen Webb and the Johnson Chapel Baptist Church.
The public is invited to attend these services.
Deep Creek Free Will Baptist
5614 West Old Savannah Road
Rev. Butch Taylor, Pastor
Sunday School, 10 a.m., Morning Worship, 11 a.m.
Sunday Youth, 6:00 p.m., Evening Worship, 6:30 p.m.
Wed. Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.
Phone:982-1206
Dickey Grove Missionary Baptist Church
1415 Hiltonia Road, Sylvania, GA 30467
Rev. James Waltower, Pastor
Regular Services 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Sundays
Sunday School, 9 a.m. (All ages)
Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m.
Bible Study each Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
Choir Rehearsal each Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
Phone: (912) 829-3346, Pastor’s home: (706) 798-5399.
Dry Branch Baptist Church
Perkins
Sunday School - 10 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship -11 a.m.
Sunday Evening Worship - 6 p.m.
Wed. Prayer Meeting & Choir Practice - 6:30 p.m.
1st Monday - W.M.U. & Brotherhood - 6:30 p.m.
Rev. Brad Boynton, Pastor
Elam Baptist Church
5199 Elam Road, Millen
Rev. Kevin Farmer, Pastor
Sunday School, 10 a.m., Morning Worship, 11 a.m.
Evening Worship, 7 p.m. Children and Youth Activities, 6 p.m.
Wed. Night, Awana, 6:30 p.m. Adult Prayer Meeting, 7 p.m.
Phone: Church, 478-9824636, Pastorium, 478-982-8028
Fair Haven United Methodist
1126 N. Herndon Rd, Millen
Rev. Sue Diebolt, Pastor
Sunday School for all ages, 9 a.m.
Morning Worship, 10 a.m.
Phone (478) 982-2876
Faith Walk Deliverance Church
802 Old Perkins Rd.
Rev. Robert Reese, Founder & Overseer
Early Morning Service Sunday at 4 a.m.
Regular Sunday Service at 11 a.m.
Afternoon Sunday Service at 6 p.m.
Wednesday Night Bible Study, 7 p.m.
Phone (706) 871-0071 or (706) 871-1059
Green Fork Baptist Church
2474 Perkins-Green Fork Rd. Perkins
Jeff Gibson, Pastor
Sunday School, 10 a.m.. Morning Worship, 11 a.m.
Preschooler’s, Children & Youth Choir Practices, 4:30 p.m.
Evening Worship, 6 p.m.
Discipleship Training (Wed.), 7:00 p.m.
• Mission Friends (Preschooler’s & Kindergarten)
• Children in Action (Grades lst-5th, Boys & Girls)
• Acteens (Middle School & High School Girls)
• Challengers (Middle School & High School Boys)
• Adult Bible Studies
GFBC Adult Choir Practice, (Wed.) 8:00 p.m.
Nursery provided
Church: (478) 982-2772
Fax: (478) 982-2772
email: gfbc@lwol.com
Pastor’s home: (478) 982-0520
Habersham United Methodist
2060 Habersham Church Rd., Perkins. Rev. Sue Diebolt,
Pastor. Sunday School for all ages, 10:30 a.m. Morning
Worship, 11:30 a.m. Phone: (478) 982-2876.
Lewis Church
Jenkins County’s Only
Primitive Baptist Church
Worship -11 a.m. on 3rd Sunday & 7 p.m. on 3rd Saturday
6 p.m. on 4th SundayMeeting house is located off Hwy. 23
South on Lewis Church Rd. Contact Elder Sam Bowen at
912-865-2795 for information
Millen Baptist Church
219 Gray Street, Millen
David Wheeler, Pastor
Sandy Becton, Minister of Music
David Searles, Minister to Students
These Jenkins County churches invite you to
attend services with your family this week.
For more information on this directory
call The Millen News at 982-5460.
Sunday School, 9:45 a.m., Morning Worship, 11 a.m.
Evening Worship 6 p.m.
Phone: 982-5411 (9824783 Fax)
Millen United Methodist
13 North Gray Street, Millen
Rev. Christy Bandy, Pastor
Vanessa Posey, Music Director
Sunday School, 10 a.m. - Morning Worship, 11 a.m.
Phone: 982-2664
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3405 Oak Hill Church Rd., 4 m. east of Millen
Jamie Archer, Pastor;
Justin Milliken, Associate Pastor of Youth
Sunday School, 10 a.m. - Morning Worship, 11 a.m.
Discipleship Training, Youth & Children Activities, 5 p.m.
Evening Worship & Children’s Choir, 6 p.m.
Wed. Evening Activities, 7:00 p.m.
Phone: 982-1616
Ogeechee Free Will Baptist Church
4961 West Old Savannah Rd., Millen
Rev. Edwin Taylor, Pastor
Sunday School, 10 a.m. - Morning Worship, 11 a.m.
Evening Worship, 6 p.m.
Wed. Prayer Meeting, 7:30 p.m.
Phone: 982-5970
Paynes Chapel United Methodist
5044 Paynes Chapel Road
Rev. David Hudson, Pastor
Penny Hudson, Music
Morning Worship, 11 a.m.
Sunday School, 10:15 a.m.
Phone:865-2483
Rosemary Baptist Church
4128 Rosematy Church Rd, Millen
Sunday School, 10 a.m., Morning Worship, 11 a.m.
Evening Worship, 7 p.m.
Bible Study-Wednesday 7 p.m.
Nursery Available
Rev. Michael R. Dann
Phone: 982-1339 or 982-2123
St. John Missionary Baptist Church
St. John Missionary Baptist Church located at 2173 Davis
Bennett Rd., Midville., invites everyone to come out and
fellowship with them. “A Church on the Move for Christ.”
Services times are listed below.
2nd Sunday: Sunday School -10 a.m.
Praise & Worship -11 a.m.
4th Sunday: Sunday School -10 a.m.
Praise & Worship-11 a.m.
Every Wednesday: Bible Study - 6 p.m.
Rev. Bobby G. Williams, Jr., Pastor. Call 478-589-7907 for
further information and special upcoming programs.
Sure Word Baptist Church
An Independent, Fundamental, Soul Winning, King James
Bible Believing Baptist Church.
Sunday School, 10 a.m.; Morning Worship, 11 a.m.
Evening Worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Service and Prayer, 7 p.m.
428 Winthrop Ave., Millen (white w/red roof).
Kevin D. Buczkowski, Pastor. Cell: (706) 3604336.
West Millen Baptist Church
Hwy. 25 North, Millen, Drexel Ave.
Steven Adams, Pastor
Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Morning Worship 11 a.m.
Discipleship Training 7 p.m., Evening Worship 6 p.m.
Wed. Prayer Meeting 7 p.m.
Phone: 982-5167
William Grove Missionary Baptist Church
17712 Highway 17 North. 5 Miles North of Millen. “A Church
Building Faith, Families & Friendships.” Preaching Jesus
and not denomination.
1st Sunday: Sunday School-7:15 a.m.
Praise & Worship - 8 a.m.
2nd Sunday: Sunday School - 7:15 a.m.
Praise & Worship - 8 a.m.
3rd Sunday: Sunday School -10 a.m.
Praise & Worship -11 a.m.
4th Sunday: Sunday School - 7:15 a.m.
Praise & Worship - 8 a.m.
Every Wednesday - One Power Hour of Bible Study, 7:15 p.m.
Rev. Bobby G. Williams, Jr., Pastor, 478-982-1134.
The Insufficiency of the Individual
As individuals, our abilities are rather limited, but with the help of others, including
God, we can indeed achieve great things. Every athlete needs a coach, every student
a teacher, and every apprentice needs a master. On a larger, social scale, think of
how much we owe to our families, and to society at large. None of us would be
here without the help and nurturance of our parents. No human infant could sur
vive without the aid of others. As we grow up, we tend to forget the myriad ways
we rely on our families and society for our growth and development. Think of all the
people who have to work together to get food onto our table, or the ways in which
scholars and scientists build on work from the past to construct the great edifice of
knowledge. For instance, interplanetary space travel would not be possible without
the cooperation of vast numbers of people, all working together while building on the
work of the past. Isaac Newton remarked, in a letter to Robert Hooke, “If I have seen
further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” Who are the giants whose shoulders
we stand on? We should choose our teachers wisely, and remember that God is the ulti
mate teacher and source of our being, without whom, we would not even exist.
A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for a disciple that he be like his teacher, and a servant like his master.
New K.J.V. Matthew 10:24-25
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