Whiteburg notices and obituaries from Mt Zion area
Obituary notices record the death of Whitesburg resident Mr. Kim Tanksley near Carrollton who was buried December 23 at Mt Zion Church. Tod Gilbert of Newnan is interred, and Rev. Owen Still of Atlanta preached in Whitesburg during Christmas week. The column urges church attendance, Sunday school, and Christian work, praising religious leaders and stressing moral duty.
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Kim Tanksley
Carrollton
Mt. Zion Church
Route 1
Tanksley
Cicero Tanksley
Tod
Ben Gilbert
Newnan
Whitesburg
Gilbert
Owen Still
Atlanta
Christian Church
Baptist Church
M. HK
M. BE
C. W. McLeod
Waptint
O. PL McCorming
M. E
Owen
Lnhorers
Egain
A Boy and a Girl in the Sunshine
A short verse by Maurice Amiley recalling a boy and a girl seen in sunlight near a river. The poem follows two children from towheaded early years to older youths, noting changes in hats and freckles as they grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Amiley
Shiloh Community Notes of Holiday Visitors and Gatherings
A Shiloh district paging of social visits centers on Mr. W A Johnson and family hosting and attending gatherings. Numerous Johnson relatives and friends from Carrollton Lowell Roth erwood Coweta and nearby towns share Christmas visits dinners and Sunday singing as they move between homes and lodges. Names mentioned include Lula Belah Corrie Mae Belle Beulah Sol Mamie Nora Lorie and Buren Shumake along with Johnson and Gray families and others in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Johnson
Lula Johnson
Lee Phillips
Belah Johnson
Poacho Hammond
Beulah Shumake
Misses Johnson
J. W. Shumake
Rotherwood
T. T. Shumake
Mae Johnson
Belle
Belah
Corrie Johnson
Sol Johnson
Louvie Rooks
Nownan
Mamie Brown
Horace Phillips
Lowell
Mike Annie Johnson
Buren Shumake
John Dean
Will Johnson
Annie Mae
Vera
Horace Philipsy
Tommie Futral
Harrollton
Mraght Stevens
Will and
Meadows Johnson
Coweta County
Gilbert Ayers
Aaron Gray
Renee Gray
Vera Johnson
Wilse Harper
Carrollton
Grady Dean
Raymond Williamson
J. W. Dean
Lonie Buchanan
W. A. Johnson and
Will
B. W
J. W. Brown
W. A. Fruttal
T. T .Shumakee
D. A. Johnson
Johnson Chapel
Dave Brown
Griffin
B. W. Gray
EB. E. Bates
C. M. Daugherty
James Gammon
Bell
Caroline Bates
Tallapoosa
Grandma’ Thompson
Dea Thompson
J. B. Bates
John Foster
Idella Bates
Ed and Webster Bates
J. T. Smith
Drucilla Johnson
Gladys Daugherty
Liberty Till
Social visits and friendly gatherings across Rowdon area
The week featured numerous visits among local families. Clemra Mra and Tk Jones with children traveled from Rowdon. Florence Roberson visited Davia and Broom families in Carrollton. Fuller and children visited Bowdon relatives. Miss Eunice Merrell from Carrollton visited relatives. other locals hosted guests from Carrollton, Atlanta, and nearby towns. Entertainment hosted by W. Davenport drew a large crowd.
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Mra
Tk. Jones
Rowdon
Florence Roberson
F. M. Davia
Warner Nfarden
Carrollton
C. R. Broom
K. M. Fuller
Bowdon
Earl Lassetter
Leamon Miller
Whooping Creek
Mis
Georgia Williams
Cross Fining
Ed Reeves
Roopville Notes Record War Hero and Local Happenings
Roopville hosts Grady King a former WWI soldier now at the University of Georgia praised for his bravery after serving in France and being wounded. Local events include visits, travel, church plans for 1921, and reflections on politics, temperance, and community life with remarks on Tom Watson and Commissioner Brooming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady King
University of Georgia
Athens
King
France
Grady
Ed Stripling
Alabama
Louise Veal
A. & M. School
Carrollton
Roopville
Elery King
Bride
Homer Merrell
Roopyille
Ben Ill
Shelton Hay
Bowdon
Rappville Missionary Baptist Church
God
Tlis
Mollie Patterson
Atlanta
Aly
Tom Watson
Washington
Ton
Brooming
Selah
C. E. Roop
Vale
Sacred Harp sings at Pateville on the second Sunday
Local news notes several attendees at Shiloh singing and announces a Sacred Harp gathering at Pateville school house every second Sunday evening. Many neighbors visit, host families welcome guests, and the community reports on illnesses and school reopening after a holiday break.
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Shiloh
Pateville School
Lettie
Lillian Starris
Gladys Daugherty
Bill Jones
Gammon
R. W. Bates
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Clem
Jake
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