Aonia News

I hope everyone had a nice Labor Day holiday. Fall will soon arrive and I am one who loves the fall. Halloween is around the corner, then Thanksgiving, then Christmas. Time does fly. Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Scroggs, their daughter April and granddaughter Laurie Ann of Jackson County hosted a barbecue dinner for all of Ebenezer's folks Saturday. It was nice - good food, good attendance, and good fellowship. Ronnie and Shirley have some land here and visit often. They have really been good to Ebenezer Baptist Church. We had good attendance at Ebenezer Baptist Church Sunday. Rev. Huyck's sermon was "Labor that Honors God," taken from II Thessalonians 13 and I Corinthians. Mrs. James Davis placed a very pretty summer arrangement of flowers in the church. September 1-9 birthdays include Chaz Wallace who will be 10 September 4; Curtis Hall, Frank Bentley, Bob Marett, and Mrs. Pete Strother. We wish them all a happy birthday especially Miss Pete who will celebrate her 90th this week. Aubrey Walker and friends of Athens and Peyton Standard of Augusta spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Keith Standard. Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Ansley Jr. enjoyed a trip to Hilton Head last week. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Phillips visited his daughter, Rebecca Phillips, in Conyers Friday and attended revival services at Becky's church, Light of Calvary. Becky accompanied them home for a few days. Stephanie Haynes, Chip and Skyla also spent the weekend. Laura Harper visited and had supper with them Sunday. I went to Augusta to visit one of my doctors Friday. I visited Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Dragon and Jason and enjoyed supper with them. Mrs. Jeannie Bruce, Joni and Jennifer, and Mrs. Bobby Myers attended the Bruce reunion at Amicalola Falls in North Georgia Sunday. Sincere sympathy to Mrs. Vickey Hopkins Linares and family in the loss of her mother, Mrs. Margie Fanning Hopkins. I attended the funeral at Resthaven Cemetery Friday morning. Also sympathy to the family of Mrs. Lydia Fanning, wife of the late Malcolm Fanning. Mrs. Fanning had three daughters. The funeral was Monday morning. We also extend our sympathy to the family of Mark Harper, formerly of Rayle. His daughter, Laura Harper, lives on Big Cedar Road. Sincere love and sympathy to all who recently lost loved ones. Mrs. Sara Huff, Mrs. Louise Burt, and Bobbi Thornton visited Miss Grace Dunaway and Alec Dunaway last week. Alec and Miss Grace enjoyed supper with Mr. and Mrs. Troy Brown Monday evening. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Chris Standard in Louisiana on the birth of Mason Carter Standard. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Standard are the proud grandparents.

Cassie Goldman visited her grandmother, Mrs. Sara Huff, last week. Russell Goldman of Doraville spent Sunday and Monday with his mother, Sara Huff. I visited my parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wallace in Lincoln County, Sunday afternoon and enjoyed dinner with them. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Goff of McCormick, S.C., and Garnett Wallace and family also visited Sunday and Monday. G.B. Newsome Jr. and Billy Walker attended an antique machinery show in Dacusville, S.C., Saturday. Our prayer concerns include Bob Cofer, Eddie and Carol Howard, Karin Lindsey, Grace Dunaway, Michelle Walker, Margaret Hegge, Ed Burdette, Lois South, Ethel Harris, Bill Mobley, Dot Shank, Jenelle Newsome, Warren and Lois Nunn, Henry and Blanche Wallace, Gary and Shirley Haynie, Elizabeth and Sanders Dallis, Mildred Marett, Mona Hall, Evans Davis, Calton "Pete" Poss, Charles and Marialice Bradford, Mike Webb, Gary Rogers, Barry Bailey, Kathryn Padgett, Beth Keener, Rev. Jack Reynolds, Ronnie Callaway, Alan Stevens, Roberta Roper, Joann Wheatley and family, Vickey Hopkins Linares and family, Laura Harper and family, Henrietta Leard, Anna Ray Yearwood, Nancy Rayner, Bill Niemann, Mary Alice Rogers, Sara Lynn Hyatt, Stephanie Chapman, Johnny Shedd, Amy Long, Linda Albea, Morrison and Priscilla Maxwell, Samille Sherrer, the family of Lydia Fanning, our country, our president, and other leaders, our pastors, our churches, our youth, and our elderly.