RAYLE NEWS
By Bonnie Boatwright Call 274-3264
Our community was shocked and saddened Wednesday morning as we learned of the death of Alexander Boatwright. Many attended visitation Saturday evening at Hopkins Funereal Home in Washington. Rev. Jim Newsome brought a very comforting sermon to the large crowd who came for the service and burial at Sardis Baptist Church Sunday afternoon. Alexander will long be remembered for his friendly personality. He loved to entertain by telling stories and with his magic tricks. His father, Alex, his sister, Amy, grandmothers, Wilda Boatwright and Mildred Inez Phillips, aunts, uncles, cousins, and the ones close as family, have our deepest, heartfelt sympathy. Alexander was only 35 years old. He will be greatly missed and will long be remembered with love by all who knew him. .Sardis Baptist Church had a good service Sunday morning with Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship service at 11:00. The congregational singing was led by Monica Gunter with Pam Hall as pianist. The children had a great message at the altar from Pastor Jim Newsome. Then they went to children's church downstairs in the annex with Nina Boatwright. Our message by the pastor was "Making a Difference" from Acts 16:6-10. Family night was held Sunday evening with a wonderful covered dish meal and mission meetings. Prayer meeting was at the Echols Home Wednesday evening at 6:30. .Sara Bowen was honored with a birthday party at home with her parents, T.J. and Karen, and brothers, Roy and Trey. Joining them to help her celebrate were Nell Shedd, Tommy and Nancy Bowen, Darrell and Laura Shedd, and David Driggers. .Ruby Arnold attended the memorial service for Lanelle Armour Chafin Sunday afternoon at Burt's Chapel in Oglethorpe County. Ruby and Dorothy Callaway visited with the family of Alexander Boatwright at Hopkins Funeral Home Saturday evening. .Nina Boatwright spent the day Saturday with Ed and Velma Crook in Lincolnton. .Lyn and Nancy Williamson took his mother, Ann Williamson, to Fairfield Glade, Tennessee, for a visit with her brother and his wife, Bill and Elaine Walker. Ann enjoyed the week there where they enjoyed going on a scenic drive, shopping, and meeting some of their friends. Their beautiful new home was on a lake. Lyn and Nancy went back Friday and brought her home Sunday. While there Lyn and Nancy were taken on a tour on Bill's pontoon boat. Ann had a great time and enjoyed it very much. .All of Troy and Shirley Chafin'sfamily were there for Sunday night supper. .Ann Wideman visited Emilie Rorie at the Echols Home and Gene and Betty Winfrey during the week. Visiting the Widemans were Leeman Stewart and James, David, and Mathew Wideman. .Guests of Buck and Linda Echols for lunch Sunday were Greg and Angela Armour, Cody and Hunter, T.J. Bunch, Scott and Sissy Smith, Richard and Lou Heard, Mattie and Hank. .Bryce Frankel spent Thursday night with his grandparents, Clyde and Sandy Whittington. Friday night, Zachery Frankel spent the night with his grandparents. On Saturday, Clyde, Sandy, Zachery, and Avery Hall went squirrel hunting. .Sudie Kennedy had a bad fall and was taken to the emergency room at Wills Memorial Hospital Wednesday. Nothing was broken, but she was pretty badly bruised. .George and Mozelle Casey visited Frances Fendley Sunday afternoon. .Debra (Bobby) Armour went to Quiet Oaks in Crawford to a meeting Monday. Frances Fendley accompanied her to visit Melvie Esco. .Ronnie and Racquel treated Troy and Shirley Chafin out to supper at Outback in Athens for Troy's birthday. .Bonnie Boatwright went to Athens Wednesday where she met her sisters, Frankie Jones and Martha Jones, and brother and his wife, James and Sharon Smith of Stephens, for a wonderful meal at Peaches Restaurant. .Bonnie Boatwright visited Lamar and Kay Berry and Trey Saturday afternoon. Bonnie also enjoyed visiting Johnny Boatwright. . J.W. and Bonnie Boatwright enjoyed eating at the Pizza Hut in Washington Thursday and were glad to see friends there from Hiawassee. .You never know who you will see when you leave home whether it is far or near. I was in the Huddle House one morning and one of my classmates, Sybil Murray Holloman of Crawford, came in. We went through 12 grades of school together in Oglethorpe County. It was good to see her. .Bonnie Boatwright enjoyed visiting Mary Burt in Washington Friday afternoon. .Wherever I go someone tells me that they read my column in
The News-Reporter and how much they enjoy it. I appreciate this very much and I enjoy talking to the folks of the community every Sunday evening. It makes it very rewarding to know so many read my news.
.The prayer list continues for Martha Hall, Joyce Bowen, Dorothy Callaway, Nancy Moon, Don Wheatley, Linda Echols, Chris Charping, Mike Webb, Rubye Armour, Linda Stevens, Jenelle Newsome, Bette Huddleston, Thelma Favor, Arnold Adams, Becky Thomason, Bonnie Boatwright, Kathryn Padgett, Joe Charping, Ed Crooke, Pete Poss, Pete Hardy, Joyce Blackwell, Roberta Roper, Edward Waller, Gary Rogers, Tom Bufford, Joe Bufford, Corrie Maxwell, Clyde Sales, Gene and Sara Lamar, Douglas Howard, Kenneth Mann, Diane Bailey, Ann Sales, Randy Callaway, Jimmy Compton, Samantha Abrams, Frances Shank, Sonny Chafin,Deanne Maxwell Crooke, P.J. Johnson, Willie Welborn and Fran Thaxton. .I am glad to report that Jenelle Newsome is much better and Bette Huddleston, who is recovering from hip replacement surgery, was able to drive one day last week. Karan Newsome is still in Vero Beach, Fla., with her mother. Jenelle is pastor Jim Newsome's mother, and Bette is his wife's mother.
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