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By Bonnie K. Taylor General Manager The True Citizen

My heartfelt sympathy is extended to the family of Alexis Nicole Popejoy.

A fourth grader, Alexis was killed in a car wreck recently near

her hometown of Shreveport, La.

Her grandparents, Sydney Gilliam and Grace Gilliam are formerly from Waynesboro.

Her aunt, Annie Roy Mead, still resides here.

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My condolences are extended the family of Mrs. Marie Mobley who died last week.

A dedicated mother and devout Catholic, Mrs. Mobley will be sadly missed by her family. She and her husband,Robert, raised a large,

loving and successful family.

She is survived by her beloved husband of 61 years, Robert W. Mobley Sr.; her children, Robert Mobley Jr., Dr. Mary Mobley, Dr. Michael Mobley, Margaret Fisher, Dr. Kathleen Mobley, Anne Mobley, Elizabeth Mobley, James Mobley William Mobley, Joan Nelson and David Mobley; 16 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

****** My brother, Sam Kelly, who lives in Greenville, S.C., emailed me the following. His Sunday School teacher shared it with their class last Sunday.

I took it to heart. I hope it makes an impact on my readers, too!

Attitude

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts.

It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do.

It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company…a church…a home.

The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable.

The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have,

and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10 percent

what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it. And so it is with you. We are in charge of our attitude, if nothing else.

-Author Unknown ****** Army Staff Sgt. Richard Faulk whom was hospitalized recently after his convoy was hit by a roadside bomb, is back home recovering in the U.S.

Richard is the son-in-law of Robert and Jane Rogers of Waynesboro and is married to DeAnna Rogers Faulk. They have five children: Michael, Jennifer, Robert Vance, Sara-Jane and Sami-Joe.

According to his mother-in-law Jane Rogers, Faulk was about 10 miles from his base on Camp Hit. He was knocked unconscious and transported to a hospital in Alisard, Iraq with head, hip and lumbar injuries. A gunner in his vehicle was also injured.

This is his third tour of duty in Iraq. Welcome home, Richard!