Memorials

Mr. Joel Larry Crawford, age 53, of Palmetto, passed away on February 13, 2023. Joel was born on February 25, 1969, in East Point, Georgia to Larry R. Crawford and Judy Simpson Crawford. He was a Licensed Real Estate Agent for Atlanta Fine Homes. Joel had a personality that was infectious and naturally attracted people to him. His sense of humor was matched only by his love for people. Joel’s health battles for the last five and a half years have been an inspiration to all he knew. He grew up in Fairburn and graduated from Campbell High School. Many of his classmates have remained life-long friends. His smile and love for family and friends will be greatly missed.

Survivors include his mother and caregiver, Judy Simpson Crawford; father, Larry R. Crawford and his wife, Becky; sisters, Tammie Richard and her husband Ryan and Christie Hayes and her husband, Scott; nieces, Alex Cunningham (Josh), Taylor Burnham (Noah), Cheyenne Hayes and Carlyn Hayes; nephews, Nash Cunningham and Ace Cunningham; numerous uncles, aunts and a host of friends; his special rescue dog, Willy.

Mr. Paul Allen Alford

Mr. Paul A. Alford of Palmetto passed away on December 24, 2022. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Sara Ann Robinson Alford and is survived by his daughter, Paula Roth of Palmetto; sons, Robert Alford and his wife, Kathy of Palmetto; Daniel Alford of Atlanta ; sisters, Ann Martin of Sharpsburg; Mary Simmons and her husband, Terry of Huntsville, AL; Susan Callahan and her husband, Bob of Rex, GA; brother, Marvin Alford and his wife, Clarice of Sharpsburg; grandchildren, Nicole Chestnutt and her husband, Cole; Sunnie McWalters and her husband, Sean; Katie Quick; great grandchildren, Jase, Sullivan, Hunter, Michael, Nash, Van, Shay, Dawson and Russ.

Ernest William Henderson Jr.

Mr. Ernest William Henderson, Jr. of Palmetto passed away February 13, 2023. He was preceded in death by his wife, Judy Bridges Henderson and is survived by his sons, Ernest William (Trey) Henderson, III of Carrollton; Phillip Michael Henderson and his wife Carol Loomis of Newnan; daughter, Rebecca Dawn Henderson and her husband Jerrod Knapp of Hogansville; grandchildren, Ashley Diane Vanhoose; Kenneth Austin Vanhoose, Logan Dax Henderson, and Kira Lyric Henderson; brother and sister-in-law, Richard and Julie Henderson. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 1 o’clock at Rico United Methodist Church, 6475 Rico Rd., Palmetto, GA 30268. Rev. James “Jim” A. Moore will be officiating.

Community Brickworks

Food Bank:

A busy month for us. Our Food bank saw yet another increase in clients. We continue to be very busy serving the needs of families in our area. Due to the rise in food insecurity locally, we are allowing families with young children to visit the food bank twice monthly.

Library:

We continue to update our supply of new books. Come in and browse for some new reads! We now have the series WILL TRENT, written by NYT best selling author Karin Slaughter, for your enjoyment. This series takes place in and around Atlanta and is now being made into a weekly show for ABC. Some of the filming has taken place in Chatt Hills!

Over the next few months we will be changing our library check out system to a fully digital system. We are so excited to improve our library capabilities with the help of a tech grant from Southside Church. We also have acquired two new computers for public use. There are four new rockers on our side porch for readers enjoyment. Come in, browse, and read a little while rocking outside as our southern weather continues to improve!

Classes and Events:

Here are the events that took place in February: Kids Valentine Crafts and Games—we had 12 children who made cards, M&M butterflies, played Cupid blastoff, Cupid ‘s Arrow toss, and the most fun was the balloons. Everyone enjoyed the activities.

Barn Quilt Painting Class— we had 12 participants that really did a good job painting. All the signs were so different. Thank you, Sam and Laurie!

Upcoming events for March: Sign up soon!

Scripting class is ongoing and the participants have really had a lot of encouraging, positive response. Stan Varnadoe is the instructor. If you are interested in this class, send a comment to the Community Brickworks Facebook page.

Toddler Tuesday—this is for toddler to 4 years old. These sessions have story time, song and dance time, learning through instruments, learning through games and playtime. We will meet in the library on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 10:00 starting in March.

Crochet Animals—learn how to crochet animals with Haley Dobbs. This class starts March 16-30 from 4-5:00 p.m. in the library.

Fleece Blankets—winter is still around, so make a fleece blanket to wrap up in and keep warm. Class starts March 21 7-8:00 p.m. in the City Hall Art Room.

Introduction to Watercolor

Art—this is an introduction class to painting with watercolors. The class starts March 25 from 2-4 pm at City Hall Art Room, adults only. M. Mitchell is the instructor.

Chair Caning—everyone enjoyed the first class so much that we are bringing it back for a second class. Have a chair or stool that needs to be caned? This is the place for you. This class will be a 6-week class, starting April 11 thru May 16, from 6-8:00 pm at City Hall Art Room. R. Hall is the instructor. All classes will be published on the Communitybrickworks.org page and Facebook. You will be able to purchase tickets on these sites starting March 1st.

Many thanks to those who have donated to Community Brickworks! We wouldn’t be here without your help.

Neighbors Helping Neighbors!

Lisa Remley

Community Brickworks

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