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PAGE 18, OCTOBER 13, 2008, THE ISLANDER
News from Local Churches
From The Church Bulletins
l=)eto dSetos
Grade took her Daddy to the moun
tains this week and enjoys the freedom
to run free but she still prefers indoor
plumbing! Help! Maybe we need to
tell her she is a dog? I look forward to
joining them and maybe it will get cool
enough for our first fall fire!
Brunswick First United Meth
odist Church extends sympathy to
Jan and Ed Storch in the death of her
brother Richard Beall in St. Joe Mis
souri. Trunk or Treat is planned for
October 31. A rosebud on the altar hon
ored the birth of Ella Claire Gleaton,
daughter of Ryan and Emily Gleaton,
granddaughter of Phillip and Eliza
beth Corbitt and great granddaughter
of William and Ailene Mincey. Altar
flowers were given by Margaret and
Jay Harris in loving memory of their
son David. Flowers were also given in
loving memory of Lillian Mozzele Doss
by Oliver H. Doss and family.
Flowers were placed on the altar of
Glyndale Baptist Church by Bobby
and Helen Davis in memory of their
daughter Susan Davis. Sympathy is
expressed to Bill and Jeanie Cozine in
the death of his father and to the fam
ily of Aubrey Sellers.
St. Simons Presbyterian Church
Patty Gibson
welcomes new members Rod and
Linda Kushinsky, Jon, Eleanor, Cecile
and Clay Meredith and Melanie Spi
ers. Sympathy is expressed to Louise
Kinzey and family in the death of
husband Hilliard (Goosse) Kinzey and
to Stephanie and James Sorrells and
family in the death of her father Ed
Peede.
Arco United Methodist Church
is surely a busy little church! Members
will pack medicine at MAP Interna
tional and enjoy a canoe trip down the
Satilla River this month and plan a
trip to Orlando to visit the Holy Land
in November. Paul and Carrie West-
cott are welcomed as new members.
Calvary Baptist Church express
es appreciation to Billy Gibson and the
Sea Island Credit Union for the gift of
a Panasonic Phone System and to Joel
Bartlett, owner of Ratel Communica
tions, for installing it. Happy Anniver
sary to Lavon and Betty Crosby.
St. Simons United Method
ist Church welcomes new members
Forester, Cyndi, Alyssa and Shannon
Scarboro. Sympathy is expressed to
Elsie Middleton and family on the
death of her niece Tammy Lynch.
Flowers were placed in Pine Ridge
Baptist Church by Floyd and Sara
Gressel in celebration of their 55th
wedding anniversary. Sympathy is
expressed to Dot Faulk in the death of
her sister Mildred Faulk.
Frederica Baptist Church wel
comes new member Shawn Williams
Jr.
Brunswick Christian Renewal
Church extends a Happy Anniver
sary to D.L. and Juanita Moody, Joey
and Rebecca Neal, Lamar and Kyle
Gran's Gallery
Picture Perfect!
Gabriela and Alexan
der Chancy, children
of Glen and Justyna
Chancy of Orlando,
FL enjoy their recent
visit to Brunswick,
which included a
trip to CoastFest and
the St. Simons Island
Lighthouse.
Grandparents are
Olan and Betty
Chancy, Sr. of Bruns
wick and Edmund
and Urszula Jaszkows-
ki of Poznan, Poland.
Get those pictures to us right away!
Mail to: Gran’s Gallery, 406 Whitfield Avenue, St. Simons Island. Ga. 31522.
Enclose self addressed, stamped envelope so we can return your photo.
We welcome comments about your little one, and be sure to tell us their full name, age,
knames of parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc., and where they live. /
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church news or bulletin (if you are
on line) to The Islander News
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vice.
Tucker, Leroy and Sandy Reagin, Rod
ney and Janie Downie and Bob and
Dori Bean.
We join St. Simons First Baptist
Church in extending a very Happy
90th Birthday to the father of Dr. Felix
Haynes. Fall Festival is planned for
October 31.
We covet your prayers this week as
Billy will have surgery at St. Joseph's
in Atlanta. DaVinci the Robot will
remove his prostate with only one
night in the hospital! Modern medicine
is surely wonderful. We will stay with
son Jim for a few days and then let
Happyhaus work its magic healing for
a few more days. Lord willing and the
creek don't rise - and UPS gets there
on time - we'll get all the church news
to you as always. □
In Memorium
Lynda Skarpalezos
Lynda Niemeyer Skarpalezos, 70,
a resident of Brunswick died Sunday,
October 5 in the Southeast Georgia
Health System, Brunswick.
Mrs. Skarpalezos was a native of
Brunswick and had been a resident
here since 1978. She was a graduate of
Glynn Academy Class of 1956. She held
an Honorary Degree from Georgia Tech
in “Husband Engineering”. She was a
former member of the Lionette Club
of Brunswick in the 1980’s. She was
a member of the St. James Lutheran
Church in Brunswick.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, Henry and Myrtle Sims Nie
meyer and a brother, Tim Niemeyer.
Survivors are her husband, Harlan
Skarpalezos of Brunswick, a daugh
ter, Lori Skarpalezos Carden (Tom) of
Brunswick, a son, Harlan Lee Skarpa
lezos (Cherry) of Femandina Beach, FT,
a brother, Tony Niemeyer of Sunset,
S.C., grandchildren, April Lee Skar
palezos of Jacksonville, FL, Christina
Faith Skarpalezos and Harlan Charles
Skarpalezos both of Femandina Beach,
FT, Thomas Carden, Christopher
Carden and Jonathan Carden all of
Brunswick, Ga.
Graveside Service were held at 4
p.m. on Thursday, October 9 from the
Brunswick Memorial Park Cemetery
with Rev. Jack Ohsiek officiating.
Honorary pallbearers were: Ed Rain
ey, Dr. Lana Skelton, Kurt Niemeyer,
Carl Niemeyer, Tony Niemeyer, George
Skarpalezos and George Skarpalezos,
II, Tom Carden and Bobby Palmer.
The family received friends in the
Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home on
Wednesday, October 8. □
F airhaven residents learn
computer skills from C.B.
Greer Elementary School
students every Wednesday. The skills
class is just one of the many activities
available to residents.
Fairhaven and Greer are Partners
In Education and the computer
skills class for Fairhaven residents
is the pilot for a Statewide Inter-
generational program.
Call 280-0078 today to find out about
all of the activities available to residents.
Let Fairhaven make a difference in your life.
Jmrfiaven
Mr Assisted Living Residence end Adult Day Club
Out in the Community!