Local Happenings in Butler Welcomes New Residents
A long list of visits and travels fills Butler society notes. Mrs. Mintie Pope improves after illness at home. Families from Orlando, Atlanta, Washington DC, and elsewhere visit locals. New residents Harold and Harold Ragan from Cairo move into the Payne house. J C Williamson family from Jackson plan to reside near the school. Local events include hospital stays, camp attendance, and church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Ragan
Cairo
Ragan
City
A. B. Duncan
Ragans
Hubert Payne
Airport
J. C. Williamson
Births at Columbus Clinic and Flagler Hospital
Mr and Mrs Elmo Wright announce the birth of a son at Columbus Medical Clinic Sunday evening weighing 8 pounds 3 ounces Both mother and baby are reported doing nicely Mr and Mrs Richard Roche of St Augustine Florida announce the birth of a daughter on August 2 at Flagler Hospital She will be named Patricia Faye Mrs Roche is formerly Betty Fehring of Butler daughter of Mr and Mrs Al Fehring of this city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Butler
Emory Hospital
Atlanta
Elmo Wright
Hey
Columbus Medical Clinic
Richard Roche
St. Augustine
Fla
Flagler Hospital
Patricia Faye
Roche
Betty Fehring
Butler
al Fehring
Miss Charlotte McCants and James Gentry to Wed Sept 8
Miss Charlotte Aleece McCants daughter of Mr. and Mrs E G McCants of Butler will marry James Howard Gentry son of Mr. and Mrs A J Gentry of Reynolds on September 8 at the bride elects parents new home in Covington. The bride is a Butler High School graduate now at Perry Business College in Columbus. The groom is a Reynolds High School graduate and will earn a B S in Electrical Engineering from Auburn next summer. He is a member of Eta Kappa Nu and a Lieutenant in the Georgia National Guard. The couple will honeymoon in the mountains and reside in Phenix City after the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. McCants
Butler
Charlotte Aleece McCants
James Howard Gentry
A. J. Gentry
Reynolds
Miss McCants
Butler High School
Perry Business College
Columbus
Gentry
Reynolds High School
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Ala
Eta Kappa Nu
National Guard
Covington
1Phenix City
Grady Wilson Dies in Macon Heart Ailment at 56
Mr. Grady Wilson 56 son of Drew Wilson of this county died at a Macon hospital from a heart attack about 11 30 Monday night after a brief illness. Funeral service was held in Macon at 2 p m Wednesday with interment at Wesley cemetery near Butler. Survivors include his wife Pearlie Adaleton Wilson of Macon his father of Butler and several other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Wilson
Drew Wilson
Macon
Wilson
Wesley Cemetery
Butler
Pearlie Adaleton Wilson
Howard Community Club Plans District Meet Demonstrations
The Howard Community 4-H Club met on August 1 and planned the District Achievement Meet to be held in Americus next week. Members gave demonstrations and listed projects including canning public speaking livestock judging tractor maintenance and soil conservation. The group hopes for top honors and discussed the upcoming fair a pre school picnic and a member’s illness with wishes for Clifford Gee’s speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Community 4-H Club
Americus
Betty Gee
Canning
Freddie Brown
Stanley Gee
Clifford Gee
Bobby Clark
Steve Brown
Road Closed on Sand Road toward Cat Ridge
A public notice from Butler Georgia dated May 6 1946 declares the dangerous sand road from the Scandrett front gate toward Cat Ridge closed by order of the Mayor and City Council. Signs posted keep the area off limits.
Bazemore Family Reunion Draws 132 In Attendance
Bazemore family members gathered at the local Community House on Sunday for their annual reunion. The event hosted 117 relatives and 15 visitors, with a long list of attendees from Georgia and Alabama including Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bazemore and many relatives and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Pierce
Talbotton
Homer Pierce
Warner Robins
Foster Cox
E. H. Bazemore
Cooper Forehand
Lakeland, Fla
Harriet Forehand
Carolyn Bazemore
Betty Davis
Atlanta
Willard Brunson
Reynolds
Bazemore
C. W. Bazemore
Carl
Judy
Augusta
Hollis Smith
Barbara
Jan
Jim McManus
Bonnie Smith
Thomaston
H. J. Walker Sr
Warner
Ala
Lester Simms
Gadsden
GM. Gordon
Frankes
Morton Bostick
Morton
W. Lee Redfearn
R. C. Evans
Ft. Valley
Barry Bazemore
Celia Dale
Gordon Bazemore
Forrest
Madison
Walter “Wainright
Bonnie
Waycross
Joe Whitaker
David
Frank
Tommy
Americus
M. E. Baldwin
Eugene
Decatur
J. C. Holland
Jimmy
Jean
Ashville
N. C
Carol Casey
Terry
Gallup
New Mex
John Turner
Patricia
Michael
Steve
Mary Jean
Marilyn
Marietta
Arman Bazemore
Cataula
Bill Bazemore
William Bazemore
Bertha Bazemore
Albert Peed
Betty Ann
Sue
Brynda
Lynda
Harold Lovvorn
Ferrell
Harry
William Childres
Hardy Sapp
Hoyt Clark
Patrick
Larry Davis
James Bazemore
Pam
Ollie Bazemore
Johnny
B. H. Bazemore
Harol Bazemore
Butler
Gus Bower
Lowell Tiller
A. C. Bowden
Columbus
Ted Griner
Kay
Lewis Benson
Jason Elliston
J. M. Carmichael
Angharad
Randy
Joel
Barbra Carpenter
Card of Thanks for W Z Goodwin Funeral
Sincere thanks are extended to friends for kindness shown through flowers cards music and songs rendered at the funeral of the late W Z Goodwin Thursday afternoon at Crowell cemetery. The funeral was delayed from 3 to 5 pm awaiting arrival of a daughter Mrs Lem Sawyer from England where her husband serves with the U S Army. The family expresses appreciation for these kindnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Z Goodwin
Crowell Cemetery
Lem Sawyer
England
Sawyer
U.S. Army
W. Z. Goodwin
Key to Success Poem by J S Winn Roberta Go
A short inspirational poem urges all young people to choose a life work and study to be qualified. It counsels seeking God’s guidance, letting Him lead, and trusting that He will help plan and enable success.
Gratitude for Kindness After Sickness and Bereavement
The Mathews and Gray families thank friends for kindness shown during illness and death, expressing lasting gratitude from Mrs. J. T. Mathews and family, W. M. Mathews and family, R. M. Mathews and family, and Mrs. W. F. Gray and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Mathews
W. M. Mathews
R. M. Mathews
W. F. Gray
Also Mentioned on This Page
O. W. Hurlbert
Orlando, Fla
Allen Payne
McDonough
Kelley Quillian
Ward Edwards
Mas
Richard Turk
Washington, D. C
T. G. Turk
Blakely
Charlie Ward Trussell
Akin, S. C
T. M. Lowe
St. Petersburg
Julian Edwards II
Jack Hart
Ft. Wayne, Ind
Mrs. C. L. Hart Sr
Walter Wilson
Sheffield
Sarah
Helen
Willie B. Wilson
Thos. Turk
Nancy, Lindsay
Okla
Vernon Warren
Vernon Reddish
Athens
Tommy Theus
L. W. Theus
University of Georgia
Thomas LaJudice
Columbia
S. C
D. L. Weldon
J. D. Cooke
Alma
Ruth
J. A. Ellis
Albany
Lamar Duncan
Camp Glenn
Brunswick
Carrollton
Ellen Allen
Edwina Davis
Linda Barfield
Lynn Mitchell
Carolyn Joiner
Epworth By the Sea
St. Simons Island
Charlie Hart, Jr
Charles
Mrs
A. L. Waters
Savannah
Cecil Waters
Garland Byrd
Carl Ayers
Charlotte Edwards
Walter George
Vienna
W. A. Jones
Jacksonville, Fla
Dana Jones
Walter Wainright
Lula Wilson
Mary Anthony
Mildred Joiner
John P. Jones
Sonny Dunn
Ft. Ord
Calif
Chas. Cunningham
Adrian
Nazarene
Margaret Seay
C. E. Benns
Farley Reeves
Jack
Murray Walker
H. E. McCorvey
Mary McCorvey
Little Murray Walker
Charles Cunningham
Jacksonville Beach
Hal Edwards
J.S. Green Jr
Lois and
Mack Marchman
Mickey and
Billie
Millard Sheppard
Frank Windham
Dale
Valdosta
Manning Hospital
Manning, S. C
Hoke Windham
Walter Almgren
Curtis Turner Jr
Lamar Almgren
Curtis Turner Sr
Billy, Wayne
Carolyn Turner
Newnan
E. W. Wilson
Baby
George Michie
Alma Cooke
Ruth Cooke
A. Stevens
Millard Stevens
O.B. Bankston
Lavalle Stevens
Emmett Long
Johnny Long
Lucedale
S. G. Bankston
Bankston
Charlotte McCants
Howard Community Club
W. Smith Sales & Service
Thurston Ave
Thomaston, Ga
J. S. Winn
Roberta
Dean Theatre
Butler, GA
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Wings OF Eagles
John Wayne
Dan Dailey
Maureen O'Hara
Anthony Perkins
Karl Malden
Tyrone Power
Susan Hayward
Ralph Meeker and
Marla English
Fulton Lovell
Georgia Game and Fish Comm
Satilla
Altamaha
Ogeechee
Chattahoochee
Game and Fish Office
Isaac Walton
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