Max Sartain

Brothers and Sisters, we hope this finds you well.

It is with heavy hearts that we reach out to you today. Mowogo Lodge and the Northeast Georgia Council has lost a loving and guiding light. Brother Max Sartain passed this past Friday at his home. For those of you that attended our Pow Wow event this past September, we honored Max and his family during lunch for the time, service, and gifts that Max and they have blessed Rainey Mountain, our lodge, and our council with for so many years.

Max shared his gift as a Mason to enhance and improve our council properties. His legacy can be seen at Rainey Mountain in various places that bare his name and at countless other places at all of our council properties that don’t. He served in many positions as a Scouter including as Chapter Adviser for Ani-Gatogewi for numerous years. His sons participated in Scouting and the Order of the Arrow serving in positions of leadership. His son Greg served as our Lodge Chief in 1983. Max’s service to Scouting was long because he and his wife, Miss Betty, believed in the potential and possibility that Scouting could change and impact lives that improved and still improves our world. We are forever grateful for their service and commitment to Scouting and Mowogo Lodge.

A visitation is scheduled for Tuesday, February 7, from 6:00 to 8:00PM at the Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, Georgia (47 Franklin Springs Road). The service for Max will be held Wednesday, February 8, at 2:00pm at the Jones Chapel United Methodist Church in Danielsville, Georgia (5601 Highway 29). If you are able to attend the service for Max Sartain and are so moved, please wear your complete Scouting uniform with your Order of the Arrow sash to show respect for Max’s service to and for our program.

This has been a difficult year for the Sartain family as Max’s son, Chris, passed this past summer. Please keep Miss Betty, Greg, and all of the Sartain family in your thoughts and prayers and lift them up as they navigate this difficult time.

Yours in Brotherhood, Cheerfulness, and Service,

Rusty Royston
Lodge Adviser, Mowogo Lodge
Northeast Georgia Council, BSA