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Brenda Coley folds a worn military document back into a sheet of protective paper while  within the Oglethorpe County Library in Lexington, Georgia on Monday, Jan 13, 2025. (Photo/Felix Scheyer)

Brenda Coley folds a worn military document back into a sheet of protective paper while within the Oglethorpe County Library in Lexington, Georgia on Monday, Jan 13, 2025. (Photo/Felix Scheyer)

50 years later, a ‘wonderful’ dad, veteran remembered

Nearly 50 years ago, a line of patrons stretched out the door of the Minit Mart Service and Liquor Store in Lexington.  Clutched in their hands, purses and pockets were receipts they’d gathered from years of grocery trips.