at the Historic Bodiford House
Powder Springs Memorial Gardens was established in 1970 and is located on Atlanta Street near the intersection with Old Austell Road. The Gardens also back up to the Powder Springs City Cemetery located on Old Austell Road. The first burials were the next year in March of 1971. March: William Doyle “Billy” Mitchell. April: Floyd […]
The Powder Springs Elementary School will celebrate its 30th anniversary in October at this location on Grady Grier Drive. Douglas Brice, Neighbor Staff Writer, August 11, 1988 For 15 years Grady Grier braved the elements as a school crossing guard, helping the children of Powder Springs and Milford arrive safely at school and home again. […]
A search began in late 2017 for more information on a curious resident of the Methodist cemetery in Powder Springs, GA. On a mid-sized tombstone topped with a carving of a parachuter reads: Reo Flock Russell June 19, 1909 Nov 2, 1936 Daredevil Sister of the Fabulous Flock Family This grave, on the far right […]