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Newton Hansel “Hank” Purvis, age 86, of Douglas, Ga. passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2016, at Coffee Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Mr. Purvis was born on April 2, 1930, in Douglas, Ga. to the late Newton Purvis and Rettie Faulkner Purvis. Survivors include: his two sons, Roderick Purvis of Douglas, Ga. and Stan (Carla) Purvis of Chicago, Il.; daughter, Dolly Purvis of Atlanta, Ga.; three grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jerline Brooks Purvis. The family will receive friends Sunday, October 30, 2016 from 1:00 to…

Ellene Francis Davis Paulk, age 99, resident of Coffee County, Ambrose community, passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at her residence following an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her parents Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Davis, brother, Elmer Davis, sisters, Eloise Huff and Ruby Martin. She was the wife of the late Felder Paulk. She is survived by her son, Jordan Ashley (Faye) Paulk; three grandchildren, Jordan Ashley (Charlotte) Paulk, Jr., Bradford Paulk, and Natalie Paulk (Archie) Miller; four great-grandchildren, Jordan Ashley Paulk, III, Andrew Paulk, Anna Miller, and Rhett Miller; sister, Genelda Courson; several nieces and…

CLOVERLEAF PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT We are getting down to the wire on getting Cloverleaf 4-H members prepared for their Project Achievement competition in Lyons on November 12. We have around 70 students signed up and working on their presentations. They must prepare a five to six minute presentation which includes visuals to present to the judges as well as the other 4-H members competing in their project. We are looking forward to seeing these 4-H members achieve great things as they compete against 4‑H members from other counties in Southeast Georgia. STATEWIDE JUNIOR 4-H CONFERENCE The Georgia 4-H Statewide Junior 4-H…

At Westside Elementary, perfect attendance is highly celebrated! Not only do we reward students with monthly perfect attendance, but we also reward two lucky students who have had perfect attendance each nine weeks. During our Nine Week’s Celebration Assemblies, a name of a student who has had perfect attendance for the nine weeks is drawn in grades K-2 and in 3-5 for a special prize. One lucky student in grades K-2 wins a bicycle donated by local community members. One lucky student in grades 3-5 wins an ipod donated by Wendy’s Restaurant. Our first Celebration Assembly was held on…

It was a spook-tacular evening at Indian Creek Elementary recently, filled with fun science experiments and trick-or-treating! Students wore their costumes, participated in cool hands-on science activities, and left with a bag of treats! Many, many thanks to everyone who donated candy for this event. ICE parents and students are the best, truly a flight above! – Submitted

Mrs. Margaret Rowell Carver, age 89, of Douglas passed away Tuesday evening, October 25, 2016, at Twin Oaks Facility in Alma, following an extended illness. She was born June 14, 1927 to the late William H. Rowell and the late Mary Frances Fussell Rowell. Mrs. Carver, a native of Jeff Davis County, however, she had lived in the Coffee County area for most of her life. She was a retired employee of Crider’s Poultry and Swift, Inc. She was also preceded in death by her Husband, Willie E. Carver, 2 Sons, Robert Earl Carver and William Henry Carver, Sr., 2…

Frank Wesley Merritt, age 71, of Douglas, Ga. passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2016, at Coffee Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Mr. Merritt was born on February 16, 1945, in Waycross, Ga. to the late Leonard Merritt and Rose Lee Thomas Merritt. Survivors include: his two brothers, Sherman Merritt of Waycross, Ga and Riley Merritt of Waycross, Ga.; two sisters, Erma Crews of Statesville, Ga. and Jean Turner of Waycross, Ga.; family with whom he lived, Virginia Morgan and the late Bud Morgan of Douglas, Ga.; sisters, the late Linda Nails, Joan Morgan of Douglas, Ga., Thelma…

West Green Elementary School is proud to recognize the students who were the TRIBE Kids for October. Students demonstrated the character trait of cooperation and were rewarded with a certificate and a t-shirt. Way to go, West Green Warriors! – Submitted

Mrs. Elaine Bailey Papadam passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2016, in Athens, Greece, where she had lived for the last approximate 47 years. She lost her battle with cancer, which she had suffered for 2 years. Elaine Papadam was born January 14, 1944, in Douglas, GA, to the late W. H. (Bill) Bailey, Jr. and Bobbie Blocker Bailey. She studied at Coffee High School, South Georgia College, and Georgia Southern College. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Papadam was preceded in death by her husband, Pythagoras (Pete) Padadam of Athens, Greece; brother, Robert H. (Bob) Bailey of Moultrie, GA, and…