Tignall News
By CAROLYN GAMMON Please call 706-285-2736 and NOBIE KEENER Please call 706-285-3232
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur O. Maney went to Hiawassee for a few days and visited his sister, Roberta Copeland, and his brother-in-law, Henry Hedden. While in the vicinity, they rode around the mountains and reported that the leaves are beginning to show a little color. It seems that the temperature there has gone down to 41 degrees several nights. On Sunday, they went to the 123rd annual session of the Rabun County Gospel Singing Convention. It was an old-fashioned singing and dinner-on-the-grounds day. While in the area they visited Foxfire where Mr. Maney was presented a copy of
The Foxfire, 40 th Anniversary Book - Faith, Family and the Land. Next week we will have a picture and quote that appears in this edition (pp. 477-479) by Mr. Maney. Don't you enjoy this nice cool fall weather in the mornings? Lots of people travel to the North Georgia or North Carolina mountains in the fall to see the colorful leaves, but if you wait a while you can't find any prettier leaves than on the road between Washington and Tignall. When I was teaching, I left too early in the mornings to see anything by daylight, but on the way home I took my time and enjoyed the scenery. Greg Tyler, son of Kay and Alex Tyler, spent last week in Russia. He said he enjoyed the trip, but after attending a banquet with the U.S. Ambassador, he was so hungry that he had to stop at a McDonald's to get something to eat. So they do have McDonald's in Russia. In fact, there are McDonald's in more than 119 countries now. Kay and Alex Tyler went to Hoschton Saturday night for a birthday supper for Gena Tyler. A week ago, Linda Oliver of Lexington, S.C., visited with her mother, Kathryn Anderson, from Saturday through Monday. Carolyn Gammon attended an Alpha Theta (teacher sorority) meeting at the First Baptist Church in Union Point Saturday. Others from Wilkes County attending were Debbie Lindsey, Ann Tiller, Gail Duggan, Daphne Albertson, Pauline Bell, Kim Bearse, Cindy Russell, and Tricia Bridges. Carolyn rode with Ann Tiller, Pauline Bell and Debbie Lindsey. The topic of conversation on the way was
where has our brain gone? Debbie Lindsey has been searching for a book that she put in a safe place. She can't remember where that safe place is. One such subject was how calling on the telephone has changed us with having to first call the numbers 706. We all have the problem of forgetting the number we are calling by the time we dial 706. I'll bet we are not the only ones with that problem. We are sorry to hear of the death of H.E. Turner of Athens whose funeral was on Sunday at Bernstein Funeral Home. His widow is Elizabeth Wilson Turner. He was the sonin law of the late Amalee Wilson and the late Effie Wilson who lived on Hulin Avenue. Turner and Elizabeth visited Tignall Baptist Church often when Miss Effie was living. Miss Effie was always the neatest little lady and was faithful to her Sunday School Class and the WMU. Layton and Gloria Harris went to Cumming Tuesday to attend the funeral of John Green, a cousin of Gloria. Louise Denard went on a camping trip at Mingo Falls Campground at Cherokee from Tuesday through Saturday of last week. She said that there was a heavy frost there one day. She also enjoyed watching the large groups of elk crossing their campground. Louise is another one of those talented people from Tignall. She has made a tin man out of tin cans. She is always constructing some kind of craft. There was a deacon ordination service for Benji Hodges at Tignall Baptist Church Sunday morning. Out-of-town family members attending were Barbara Dukes of Jekyll Island, sister of Benji, and her son, Sonny Dukes of Savannah. The youth group at Tignall Baptist went to Thomson to New Hope Baptist Church to a presentation of "Heaven's Gate and Hell's Flames." They are also beginning the planning of their annual ski trip which will be at the end of December. Twelve members of the senior adults of Tignall Baptist Church went to Abbeville Friday and had dinner at Yoder's. They enjoyed their meal, but when they went through Elberton, they made room for ice cream from the Dairy Queen. They also enjoyed the fellowship with each other. Don't forget the Georgia Association Senior Adult Rally will be on Monday, October 9, at 3 p.m. at the
Tignall Baptist Church. There will be a program of humor and music followed by a meal. Contact Pat Bobo for reservations. Jerry Wilson's condition has improved and he has been moved from MCG to Walton Rehabilitation Center in Augusta. Let's keep him in our prayers. Margaret Fortson and Edna Lamar were in an automobile accident last Tuesday in Athens. We are glad they weren't hurt in this accident. Edna Lamar had surgery on her foot Monday, October 2, at Athens Regional Hospital. Visiting with Myrline Thornton on Friday was her friend, Mrs. Ted Hudson, of Jackson Lake. They were in Athens part of the day. O'Neal and Celeste Adams attended their grandsons' football games in Gordon County Saturday, September 30. So they had two football games - one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Grandsons are Chase and Connor Coots. Pope's Chapel Homecoming had a wonderful day Sunday. The church was almost full and they had lots of food. Rev. Marvin Mason of Independence United Methodist Church preached the sermon. Ethan and Mason Jones, sons of Tonya and Charlie Jones, played the violins in memory of their great-grandfather, the late John Boyd. He died on that day 16 years ago. Warren Fortson did the memorial. New officers were elected in the business meeting. Mallorysville Baptist Church had a good revival with Rev. Paul Reviere bringing the message each night. The Ladies Bible Study is on Vertically Inclined (climbing higher with God). The author of this study is Mary A. Kassian. This study group meets every Sunday afternoon at 5 p.m. The Beulah Baptist Church WMU met last Thursday with 10 members present. Mary Webster presented the program. They had surprise refreshments for those who celebrated a September birthday. Beulah Baptist Church is also proud to announce that they have ordered their building. All those fund-raisers have paid off.
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