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Obituaries
Shirley B. Waters
Shirley Ann Burke Waters,
age 77, passed away Monday,
November 22, 2021, at Candler
Hospital in Savannah with her
loving family at her side. She
was bom in Jenkins County to
the late James Estill & Ruby
Mae Brown Burke. She was a
member of McDonald Baptist
Church and she loved working
with her flowers in her yard.
Shirley’s whole world revolved
around her loving husband, children, and grandchildren. Besides
her parents, she was preceded in death by daughter-in-law, Marie
C. Waters, her brother, Lamar Burke, and sisters, Margie Woodell,
Sydney Jones, Allene Bell and Mary Elliott.
Survivors include her husband of 53 wonderful years, William
Ronnie Waters of Sylvania.her sons and daughters-in-law, Troy B.
& Peggy Waters of Bloomingdale, GA, Christopher J. “Chris”&
Kristal Waters of Savannah, GA and W. Darrick Waters of Sylva-
nia, her sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Sarah and Rupert Aaron,
her beloved grandchildren, Ansley Waters and her fiance, Jacob
Schweiger, Addyson Waters and Aidan Waters, step-grandchil
dren, Hannah Sammons (Brooks), Billy Lariscy, III (Hannah),
Elizabeth Newsome, Amber Shaw and Paige Shaw, step-great-
grandchildren, Abigail Sammons, Billy Lariscy IV, Brooks New-
some, Layla Newsome, Briley Gacke and Bryatt Gacke. She is
also survived by her dear friend, Minnie Lee Benton and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral Service: Saturday, November 27, 2021, at 11:00 AM at
the Thompson-Strickland-Waters Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Bill
Kent and Dr. John Parker officiated. Burial followed at Screven
County Memorial Cemetery.
Pallbearers: JohnT. Herrington, Boyd Johnson, Larry Aaron,
William Thomas, Tucker Thomas, Glynn Bassett, Jr. Honorary
Pallbearers: Brian & Sherry Bohannon, Bob & Cynthia McBride,
Glenda Amistrong, Mary Delaigle, Bud & Dot Odom, Betty Pow
ell, Lillian Oglesby, Mickie Odom and Connie Ewing.
If you would like to make donations instead of flowers, please
make them to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at 501 St.
Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 orwww.stjude.org.
Thompson-Strickland-Waters Funeral Home in charge of all ar
rangements. www.thompsonstricklandwaters.com
Church News
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Bethel AME African Methodist
Church
217 Walnut Street, Millen GA.
30442. Rev. Jerlyn Smith-Hudson,
Minister. Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
every Sunday. Morning worship
11 a.m. 1st and 3rd Sunday.
706-750-2985 and also: We currently
offer Teleconference Worshipping.
Please call the church for
more details.
Big Horse Creek Baptist Church
1267 Buttermilk Rd.,Millen, GA
30442
Every Sunday at 11 a.m. Back to the
Basics Preaching with Dr. Maurice
Crowder.
Daniel Grove Baptist Church
3351 Hwy 17 South, Millen, GA.
2nd Sunday - SS 10:30 - Worship
-11:30
4th Sunday - SS 8:45 - Worship
9:45. Pastor: Eric Tate
Deacon James Ford - 478-982-
3677
Deep Creek Free Will Baptist
Church
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.
Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.
Call 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.
Call 912-829-3346. Pastor’s home
706-798-5399.
Elam Baptist Church
5199 Elam Road , Millen, GA
30442
Jody Bryant, Pastor.
Sunday School meets each
Sunday at 9:45 a.m. Sunday Morning
worship begins at 11:00 AM. Awana
meets each Wednesday at 5:45pm
and Sunday Evening Worship begins
at 6:00. For more information please
send emails to elambaptistchurch®
gmail.com.
Fair Haven United Methodist
1126 N. Herndon Rd. Millen, GA
30442. Rev. Jose Velasquez, pastor.
Sunday School held at 9 a.m. and
Sunday Morning Worship at 10 a.m.
Phone: 912-429-9472.
First Baptist Church
507 Old Waynesboro Rd., Millen, GA
30442. Pastor: Frederick Williams.
Sunday School every Sunday - 10
a.m. Church Services 2nd & 4th
Sundays-11a.m. Phone:
(478) 982-3371.
Grace Community Church
1665 Perkins Green Fork Rd.,
Perkins, Ga 30442; Worship
Services: every Sunday at 11 a.m.
Pastor: Walter H. Hall; phone: 478-
982-0488.
Green Fork Baptist Church
1569 Green Fork Church Rd. Rev.
Paul Curry, Pastor. Sunday School
begins at 10 a.m. and morning
worship at 11 a.m. Sunday night
worship at begins at 5:30 p.m. and
Wednesday night services are at 7
p.m. Please call the pastor at 478-299-
2596 for more information.
Habersham United Methodist
2060 Habersham Church Rd.
Perkins,GA30822. Rev. Jose
Velasquez, pastor. Sunday School
starts at 10:30 a.m. and Sunday
Morning Worship at 11:30 a.m. Please
call 912-429-9472 or email jvrev68@
gmail.com for further information.
Hurricane Branch
Missionary Baptist Church
4120 Hurricane Branch Road.
Services every 1 st and 3rd Sunday at
9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship
Service Bible Study every Wednesday
Night at 7 p.m. Pastor: Jerrokwee
Powell 478-279-7177. Church phone
# 478-982-5422.
413 North Gray Street; Rev. John
Drake, pastor; Anna Burch, Minister
of Music; Sunday School, 10 a.m.;
Morning Worship, 11 a.m.; church
phone, 478-982-2664.
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
1593 Mt Olivet Church Rd,, Garfield,
GA 30425. Phone: 478-763-2411.
Pastor: J. Randy Graham. Sunday
School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship:
11:00 a.m. Wednesday Night Worship:
7:00 p.m. Wednesday Children &
Youth Groups: 7:00 p.m.
Nannie E. Williams
United Methodist Church
440 Old Waynesboro Road, Millen,
GA - Rev. Charles Way - Pastor.
Sunday School every 4th Sunday at
10:30 a.m.Worhsip at 11:30 a.m. Bible
study every 2nd Wednesday and 4th
Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
Featured
Church Of The Week
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West Millen Baptist
Church was started In
1939 as a mission of
Millen Baptist Church, in
1965 West Millen became
independent ol Milieu
Baptist. The First pastor
was Bet. Alex Thompson.
Sew. Andy Aden is the
currenl pastor.
Pianist. Sunday School: 10:15 a.m.
Church 11 a.m. No Sunday School/
Church 5th Sundays. 912-489-
5623. georgedurham@hotmail.com
Salter’s Grove Baptist Church
1029 Old Louisville Road, Millen,
GA
Service 1st & 3rd Sunday. Sunday
School 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m.
Reverend Inmon Godbee - Pastor.
Sister Harriett Godbee, Secretary.
Scarboro Baptist Church
Hwy 17 S. Scarboro Church Loop,
Millen. Rev. Perry Hearn. Sunday
morning service at 11 a.m. For
more information please call 478-
982-3545.
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Eucharistic Services begin
Sundays at 10:30 a.m. St. Michael’s
Episcopal Church is located on
Liberty St. next to the park in
Waynesboro. Call 706-554-
3465 for more information.
Website:
stmiohaelswaynesboro.org
Larry Jeison, Priest in Charge.
West Millen Baptist Church
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
Sunday. Meeting house is located off
Hwy. 23 South on Lewis Church Road.
Contact Elder Sam Bowen at 912-865-
2795 for information.
Living Word Ministry “Impacting
Lives... One Home at a Time”
623 Cotton Avenue, Millen, GA 30442
Services Every 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th
Sunday. Sunday School at 9:30 AM
Worship Service at 10:30 AM. Hour
of Power on Wednesday’s at 7:00 PM
Pastor is Elder Steve Carr, Sr.
Millen Baptist Church
219 Gray Street, Millen.
Brad Asbury, Pastor; Cam Wiggins,
Youth Minister; Sandy Beoton, Minister
of Music. Morning Worship at 8:30
a.m. and 11 a.m. in the Social Hall.
Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. Call the
church office at 478-982-5411.
Millen New Testament Church
4531 Lewis Church Road, Millen,
GA 30442. Pastor: Rev. R.L.
Johnson, Jr., Sunday School - 10
p.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Bible
Study Thursdays 7 p.m. Services 1st
& 3rd Sundays.
Millen United Methodist
Needful Baptist Church
Needful Baptist Church, 467 Needful
Church Road, Millen, GA 30442.
Rev. James Waltour, pastor. Regular
service every 1st Sunday - Sunday
School 10 a.m. and Worship Service
- 11 a.m. Rev. James Waltower, 912-
829-3346 or 706-798-5399.
Oak Hill Baptist Church
3233 Oak Hill Church Road-4 miles
east of Millen. Brother Joshua
Johnson-Pastor. Sunday School 9
a.m. and Sunday Morning Worship
Services at 10 a.m. Choir practice and
Bible Study at 7 p.m. Wednesdays.
Youth Group and Kids Mission group
at 7 p.m. also. Please call 478-982-
1616 or visit www.oakhillmillen.com
for more information.
Ogeechee Free Will Baptist Church
West Old Savannah Road, Millen,
GA 30442. Rev. Edwin Taylor, Pastor.
Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning
worship 11 a.m. Evening worship 6
p.m. Wednesday prayer meeting 7:30
p.m. Call 982-5970.
Paynes Chapel
United Methodist Church
Paynes Chapel United Methodist
Church is looated at Paynes Chapel
Church Road, Millen. 12 miles south
of Millen off US Hwy. 25. Rev. George
Durham, Pastor. Marty Durham,
True Born Church of Christ
Deliverence Center
MLK Blvd, Millen. Services are
1st and 4th Sunday at
Noon. Wednesday Bible
Study 7:30p.m. Masks are
encouraged. Prophet Melvin
Bynes 478-982-2017.
West Millen Baptist Church
Hwy. 25 North, Millen. Drexel
Avenue. Andy Allen, Pastor.
Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
Sunday morning worship
10:30 a.m. Sunday night
service 6 p.m. Wednesday
night prayer service 7 p.m. Call
478-982-5167.
William Grove Missionary
Baptist Church. William
Grove Missionary Baptist
is located at 1722 Hwy. 17
North five miles north of Millen.
“A church building faith, families
& friendships.” Preaching Jesus
and not denomination. 1st Sunday,
Sunday School 8:00 a.m. Praise
& worship 9:00 a.m. 2nd Sunday
Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Praise
& worship 10:00 a.m. 3rd Sunday
Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Praise
& worship 11 a.m. 4th Sunday -
Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Praise &
worship 10 a.m. Every Wednesday,
One Power Hours of Bible Study
7:15 p.m. Call Rev. Bobby G.
Williams, Jr. Pastor. 478-982-1134
for further information and special
upcoming programs.
Zion Baptist Church
1068 Old Sylvania Road, Millen,
GA 30442. P.M. Broomfield, Pastor.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning
Worship 11:00 a.m. Bible Study 2nd
and 4th Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
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December 4:
Oak Hill Baptist Church is hav
ing an All Aboard Pajama Party
from 5-8 p.m. in the old gym.
Kids will be decorating cook
ies, making crafts and watch
ing the Polar Express. Kids,
bring your blankets and your
pajamas and come onboard!
Parents, this is your chance for
a free date night.Please call the
church office if your interested,
at 478-982-1616
December 5:
Millen Baptist Church will
have a “Sleigh Ride Together”
as they travel around Mil
len singing Christmas carols.
Anyone interested is asked to
gather at the church at 4 p.m.
After the carolling, all of the
children in the community are
asked to join us for Cookies
with Santa. This activity begins
at 6 p.m., food and crafts will
be available.
Until December 31:
Bethel AME Millen is collect
ing coats. Please call 706-750-
2985 for pickup. Help someone
stay warm this winter!
December 11:
Oak Hill Baptist Church will
host a Christmas Gift Card
Giveaway at the Cotton Avenue
Market next to The Millen
News Building. Registration
starts at 1 p.m. and there will
also be a time of worship. You
must be present to win.
December 11:
Millen Baptist Church will be
distributing uncooked Christmas
meals. If you would like your
name on the list, please call the
church office at 478-982-5411
meals are limited.
December 12:
The Millen Baptist Church
choir will present their annual
Christmas Cantata. The can
tata will take place during the
11a.m. service and the public is
cordially invited.
December 24:
Millen Baptist Church will hold
their Christmas Eve Service.
Services will begin at 5:30 p.m.
the public is invited.
December 24:
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
will hold their Christmas Eve
Eucharist at 5:30 p.m. the public
is invited to attend. Refresh
ments will be served after the
service.
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