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Helen Cochran Brown, 91, of Brooks

Helen Cochran Brown, 91, of Brooks, Ga., passed away March 20, 2014.

She is survived by her loving husband of 68 years, Joe L. Brown; their children – Mike & Phyllis Brown, Cheryl & Jim Burchfield, Ted & Penny Brown, and Terri & Alex Cohilas. Also, their grandchildren – Michael & Katy Brown, Kelly & Bob Anderson, Ryan & Jake Kunz, Joshua & Jennifer McCullough, Elizabeth & Ed Chao, Tyler Brown and Trent Brown; nine great-grandchildren – Colby, Alex, Reed, Helen, Carly, Gracie, Samuel, Parker and Brooklyn; a sister – Reba Watkins; and many nieces and nephews. Read More»

Lois S. Bacas, 83

Lois S. Bacas, 83, passed away Mar. 23, 2014, with her family at her side. She will be remembered always as a caring and loving wife, sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Read More»

Dr. Brian Jefferson, 72, of Tyrone

Dr. Brian "Doc" Jefferson, 72, of Tyrone, Ga. passed away Sun., Mar. 23, 2014 at Hospice Atlanta.

He was born Aug. 2, 1941 in Wareham, Mass. to the late George Jefferson & Avis Rider Jefferson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, George Raymond Jefferson.

Brian grew up and graduated from high school in Wareham, Mass. His love of sailing and boating began as a young man spending time in the waters off Cape Cod. Brian spent several years serving his country in the Coast Guard. Read More»

Reverend Frank O. Klein, 93, of Peachtree City

Reverend Frank O. Klein, 93, of Peachtree City, passed away March 24, 2014.

He had been the visitation Pastor for Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church and known as "Father Frank."

He graduated from Capital University and Evangelical Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio. He was a Pastor at Bethany Lutheran Church in Bethel Park, Pa.; started a mission church in Suitland, Md. (Bethany Lutheran); Pastor of Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Lorain, Ohio; and founding Pastor of Hope Lutheran Church in Port St. Lucie, Fla. He was president of Kiwanis Clubs in Ohio and Florida. Read More»

Henry Anderson, Jr., 96, of Peachtree City

Henry "Andy" Anderson, Jr., 96, of Peachtree City, passed away March 22, 2014.

He served his country in the U.S. Army during WW II. He was also a sales supervisor and price coordinator for Associated Grocers Co-op, Inc.

Mr. Anderson was preceded in death by his wife Geri Anderson; brother Howell P. Anderson and grandson Derek Dyer.

He is survived by his daughter Leslie and her husband Drew Dyer, Jr. of Peachtree City; son Terry A. and his wife Linda Anderson of Alpharetta; 4 grandchildren; one great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews. Read More»

Aaron Childress of Fayetteville

Mr. Aaron Childress of Fayetteville passed away on March 14, 2014. Read More»

Avery Bailey age 89 of Locust Grove

Avery (A.O.) Bailey age 89 of Locust Grove, Ga. passed away on March 23, 2014. He was a loving and generous husband, father and grandfather who will be greatly missed.

A.O. was a proud World War II veteran who served his country in the Air Force. He was based in London and flew 25 raids over enemy lines in the B-17 as a flight engineer/gunner. After the war, he worked in the aviation field as a pilot and mechanic for Eastern and Piedmont Airlines. A.O. retired from Airlift International. Read More»

Linda McCarrey, age 68, of Fayetteville

Mrs. Linda McCarrey, age 68, of Fayetteville passed away March 15, 2014.

She was born September 24, 1945 in Centralia, Ill. to the late Walter and Iola Ullman.

She is survived by her husband, Kenneth E. McCarrey; sons, Todd McCarrey and his wife, Vanessa of York, Pa., Kevin McCarrey and his fiancé, Donna Demmitt of Red Lion, Pa.; sister, Nancy Saeger and her husband, Bill of Oconomowoc, Wis.; 6 grandchildren; brother in-law, Jerry McCarrey; sisters in-law, Darlene Nollman, Rebecca Marcum. Read More»

Braelinn Elementary cupcakes help Haitian children

Mrs. Smith’s second grade class at Braelinn Elementary’s are making a difference one cupcake at a time. They set a goal to raise $500 to donate to schools in Haiti for maps. They ended up raising $1,070 selling cupcakes. Because of their team work in raising so much money they were also able to send one student to school for a year, and feed that child two meals a day for a year, plus two children in Haiti will be able to attend summer school. Photo/Special.

PTC Optimists honor youth

The Peachtree City Optimist Club held its annual Youth Appreciation Banquet March 23 at Flat Creek Country Club. The banquet is part of Optimist Youth Appreciation Week.

Each year students from the Fayette County area are selected by their school counselors/teachers to be honored for their outstanding contributions to their schools and community.

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