Southern Forest Industries, Inc.

Merry Christmas from our "Momma Dog"!

Southern Forest will be Closed Thursday and Friday December 24th and 25th. Hours for log deliveries that week will be Mon-Wed 7:00 am - 5:00 pm. We want to wish all of you and your families a very Blessed and Safe Holiday Season! And the next week, we will be closed Friday Jan. 1, 2021. Regular hours Mon - Thurs.

ATTN: ALL TRUCK DRIVERS If you bring a load of logs into Southern Forest Industries, Inc. you must have a card with the correct information on it. It can be hand written on a piece of paper, on a index card, or any type of paper. We need the following information: Logger:____________________________ Who we pay:_______________________ County:____________________________... Track Name:_______________________ Type of wood:_____________________ See more

Southern Forest Ind., Inc will be closed Thursday and Friday November 26th and 27th in observance of Thanksgiving! We hope you and yours have a safe and blessed Thanksgiving.

Firewood you load $60 per ton, no cards, we take checks or cash. Call 994-0000 for hours.

Attn: All Loggers/Producers: Southern Forest Ind, will be closed this Friday October 23, 2020 for log deliveries. No trucks will be unloaded.

Loggers: PLEASE put the information about the load you are bringing in on a card (it can be a plain index card). This helps keep our scale man healthy during this covid and flu season!! Information to put on card: 1) Who we pay (Producer) 2)County of origin... 3)Tract name 4)Logger if you want that on the ticket Please inform all your drivers, we must have this information!!!

Please remind your log truck drivers to have information about the load on a card and pass to our scale man through window, DO NOT COME IN OFFICE! We want to keep him as safe as possible!! Thank you, Southern Forest Staff

To: All Employees Date: July 21,2020 Covid-19... At the beginning of the Pandemic, SFI put out new soap dispensers in the bathrooms, put out hand sanitizer around the mill. SFI gave out mask, paper and a good washable one. We warned all employees about social distancing, not gathering in the breakroom or around the time clock. We advised on wearing mask or some facial covering. We stressed to all of you to wash your hand regularly. With the rise in cases in Georgia, we are sending out this reminder and more mask. Please do your part in keeping us all safe! Follow the CDC guidelines.

Southern Forest Industries, Inc will not be receiving wood deliveries on July 17, We will also not be receiving wood deliveries on Wed, Thurs and Friday July 22,23 and 24th. No wood unloaded on these days. Than you.

SFI WILL NOT BE RECEIVING WOOD DELIVERIES ON FRIDAYS NO LOADS UNLOADED ON FRIDAY... UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Starting Friday 7-10-20 See more

Hours for receiving logs: Monday - Thursday 7:00 am - 5:00 pm...... Closed on Fridays closed Monday May 25th for Memorial Day!... Please have all information about load on a card to hand to scale man!

Our hearts are saddened to share this news, but our Mr. CSS will live on in our memories: Charles Smith Simmons passed into Eternal Life with God Friday, March 27, 2020, at the age of 72, following an extended illness. Charles is survived by daughters, Kathryn Simmons Strickland (Matt) of Macon, and Virginia Sweet Simmons Dupuy (Ben) of New Orleans; his adoring grandchildren, Lillie Sweet Holiman Strickland, Matthew Thomas Strickland, Jr. (Mack), Florence Virginia Dupuy, an...d Kathryn Simmons Dupuy (Simmons); brother, William Pinckney Simmons, Jr. (Bertha); sister, Betty Sweet Simmons Ladson; many nieces and nephews, and extended beloved family. Charles was predeceased by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Pinckney Simmons, and his wife of forty-eight years, Kathryn Tucker Simmons. A native of Macon, Georgia, Mr. Simmons graduated from Stratford Academy in 1966 and attended Emory and Mercer Universities, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. He was then founder and president of Southern Forest Industries in Smarr, Georgia, and past Chairman of the Board of Elberta Crate & Box Company in Bainbridge, Georgia. He was a former member of the Rotary Club of Macon, a former board member of Stratford Academy, a member of The Rainbow Springs Club, and a member of Vineville United Methodist Church. A gracious gentleman with a twinkle in his eye, Charles was a devoted outdoorsman and loved fishing most of all, a passion he shared with his father Bill Simmons. His warm kindness, jolly humor, quick wit, and gentle humility will be deeply missed by all. He touched people with his compassionate nature in ways big and small, every day. Mr. Simmons’s family would like to thank the dedicated caregivers at Zebulon Park Rehabilitation Hospital for their loving care. Deepest gratitude is also extended to Hospice. Above all, the family thanks all at Southern Forest Industries for their steadfast friendship, love, and devotion. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in honor of his grandchildren to Stratford Academy, 6010 Peake Rd., Macon, GA 31220 and to the Louise S. McGehee School, 2343 Prytania St., New Orleans, LA 70130. Please visit www.hartsmort.com to express condolences. Hart’s at the Cupola, Hart's Mortuary and Cremation Center, 6324 Peake Rd, Macon, GA 31210 has charge of the arrangements is graciously assisting the family. The burial will be private.

If you bring logs to Southern Forest Industries, Inc. in Smarr, GA--PLEASE make sure your information is on a card you can hand the Scale Operator with all the correct information on it. 1)Logger 2) The person we pay, 3) County name and 4) track name. This is very important to make sure we pay the correct company and to limit time spent with our Scale Man. Please pass this on!!

Merry Christmas!

Love our new paint job! Thanks Randy Newsome