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Death notices
Bernice M. Davis
PERRY-Bemice M. Davis, 76. of 1015 Duncan Ave., died Wednesday,
Jan. 5,1994. Bom in Vienna, she was the daughter of the late Percy and
Bessie Cummings. Bernice was the widow of John F. Davis and was a
homemaker. She was a member of the Second Memorial Baptist Church.
Survivors: children, Allen R. Davis of Saudi Arabia, Randy L. Davis
of T -alre Wills, Fla., Lorelei Bennett of Kathleen and Karen Metrin of Lake
Mary, Fla.; brothers, Rayford Cummings of Lake City, Fla. and Ted
Cummings of Riverview, Fla.; seven grandchildren; 5 great
grandchildren.
Services: A memorial service will take place on Saturday, Jan. 8,
1994 at the Second Memorial Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Brother Robbin
Tedder will officiate. Stower's Funeral Home in Brandon has charge of
internment The internment will be held in Trenton, Fla. on Monday, Jan.
10,1994 at 2 p.m.
Lavonia Barker
Lavonia "Lee" Barker of Feagin Road died Monday, Jan. 2,1994 in a
local hospital. Bom in Bibb County, she was the daughter of the late
Helen Glover Oliver. She was a homemaker. Survivors: husband,
Willie Barker Sr. of Macon; father, John Oliver of Perry; children, Mary
Troutman of Detroit, Gwen Freeman, Melvin Tuff, Gary Tuff, William
Barker Jr. and Lonnie J. Barker, all of Macon, and Alonzo Barker of
Wilkinson County; sisters and brothers, Thelma Gary, Dorothy Gainey,
Margaret Jenkins, Justine Carson, Vanessa Pearson, John Oliver Jr.,
James Oliver and Earvin Oliver, all of Macon; 16 grandchildren; 23 great
grandchildren.
Services: Will be held Saturday, Jan. 8, 1993 in the Bentley's &
Sons Funeral Home. Burial will take place in the Bibb Mount Zion
Cemetery. The Rev. L. E. Ross will officiate.
Jack Buckles
HENDERSON-Jack Buckles of 119 Henderson Spring Road, died
Tuesday, Jan. 3, 1994 at his residence. Bom in Houston County, he was
the son of the late George and Bash Buckles, He was a member of the
Shiloh Baptist Church and was aU. S. Army veteran. Survivors:
wife, Jessie Mae Buckles of Henderson; children, Jessie J. Buckles, Ola
Mae Buckles, George Buckles and Armanda Thomas, all of Henderson;
sister, Sweet Lee Stephen of Henderson; three grandchildren; two great
grandchildren.
Services: Were held Friday, Jan. 7, 1994 in the Shiloh Baptist
Church in Henderson. Burial took place in the Friendship Baptist Church
Cemetery, also in Henderson. Richardson Funeral Home in Perry had
charge of arrangements.
Harold Everett Crites
KATHLEEN-Harold Everett Crites, 61, died Monday, Jan. 3,1994 in a
Warner Robins hospital. Bom in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the
late Edith Crites. He was in the U. S. Air Force, serving during the
Korean War. Survivors: wife, Rose Marie Salmen Crites of Kathleen;
children, Timothy A. Crites of North Canton, Ohio, Russell Crites of
Centerville, Don Crites of Jacksonville and Deborah Caracillo of Kathleen;
father. Hoy Crites of Buckhannon, W. Va.; brothers, Clifford Crites and
Lee Crites, both of Buckhannon and Gene Crites of Utah; and 11
grandchildren.
Services: Were held Thursday, Jan. 6, 1994 in the Magnolia Park
Cemetery Mausoleum in Warner Robins. The Rev. Ronald Allton
officiated. McCullough Funeral Home in Warner Robins had charge of
arrangements.
Tommy Lee Jackson
WARNER ROBINS-Tommy Lee "Stonewall" Jackson, of 100
Brandywine Court, died Sunday, Jan. 2, 1994 in a local hospital. Bom in
Houston County, he was the son of the late Elijah Jackson. He was a
member of the Sandbed Baptist Church and the Brotherhood Society of the
church. He was a retired truck driver for the city of Warner Robins.
Survivors: son, Tommy Lee Jackson Jr. of Warner Robins; mother,
Mattie Lee Jackson of Warner Robins; sisters and brothers, Lucille
Whitehurst of Perry, Mary L. Cooper of Macon, Emma Sumpter of
Miami, Calvin Jackson, Luther Jackson, Dianne Jolly and Carlton
Jackson, all of Warner Robins and C. W. Taylor of Deerfield, Fla.
Services: Will be held Saturday, Jan. 8,1994 in the Sandbed Baptist
Church in Kathleen. Burial will take place in the Oakgrove Cemetery in
Elko. The Rev. David E. Savage will officiate. Richardson and Son
Funeral Home in Warner Robins has charge of arrangements.
Elizabeth McClendon
MONTEZUMA-Elizabeth McClendon, 81, of 624 S. Plum St., died
Tuesday, Jan. 3, 1994 in a Montezuma hospital. Bom in Dooly County,
she was the daughter of the late Levi and Henrietta Simpson McClendon.
She was a former member of Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in
Dooly County and a member of First United Methodist Holiness Church
in Montezuma. Survivors: children, Mary Powell and Louise Baldwin,
both of Montezuma, Charles Jones Jr. of Bedford Heights, Ohio, and Eddie
Will Jones of Miami; brothers and sisters, Tommy McClendon and
Johnny McClendon, both of Montezuma, Dora Little of Perry and Eula
Mae Rowland of Akron, Ohio; 17 grandchildren; and 33 great
grandchildren.
Services: Will be held Sunday, Jan. 9, 1994 in the First Salem
Missionary Baptist Church in Montezuma at 2:30 p.m. Burial will take
place in the Champ Waters Memorial Cemetery in Montezuma. The Rev.
E. L. Clark will officiate. The body will be placed in the church an hour
before services. Meadows-Oglethorpe Funeral Chapel in Oglethorpe has
charge of arrangements.
Claybert Arceneaux
Claybert Arceneaux, 76, of 95 Courage Street, died Thursday, Jan. 6,
1994 in a local nursing home. Bom in Bayou Blue, Louisiana, he was the
son of the late Ellis Arceneaux and Estelle Adams Arceneaux. Mr.
Arceneaux was a retired contractor and a member of the Christ's Sanctified
Holy Church. He had resided in Perry for two years. Survivors: wife,
Mildred Arceneaux of Perry; children, Wally Arceneaux, Allen Arceneaux,
Rachel Cross and Sharon Miller, all of Augusta, Paul Arceneaux of
Raleigh, N.C., Fannie Trimnal of Bishopville, S.C.; stepchildren,
Eleanor Andry of Destrehan, Louisiana and Carol Scott of Ponchatulas,
Mississippi; 19 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren.
Services: Will be held on Sunday, Jan. 9, 1994 in the Christ's
Sanctified Holy Church at 2 p.m. Burial will take place in the church
cemetery. The Revs. Floyd Hagan and Rev. B. E. Simons will officiate.
Visitation will be at the Christ's Sanctified Holy Church Chapel Saturday
evening. Watson-Hunt Funeral Home in Perry has charge of
arrangements.
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Members of the Houston Lodge *35 F.&A.M. look on as Perry Mayor Jim Worrall (seated, center)
signs a proclamation declaring 1994 as Free and Accepted Masonry Year. Watching are (seated, I
r) are Robert Tuggle, the lodge's oldest member, Jim Wicks, master of the lodge, (standing (l-r)
James McKinley, Charles Kozar, Joe Borders, Calvin Andel, M.M. Cloud, John Smith, W.F. Overton,
Charles Kimball, Henry Andel, Millard Locke and Walter Morton.
Masonry Year proclaimed by Worrall
By VETO F. ROLEY
Staff Writar
There has been a Masonic lodge
in Percy for nearly the entire history
of the city.
Percy was chartered in 1824. On
Nov. 6, 1844, 20 years after the
founding of Perry and 150 years
ago, the Houston Lodge #35 Free
and Accepted Masons was chartered.
Friday, Jan. 7,1994, Mayor Jim
Worrall signed a proclamation rec
ognizing the Masons' 150 years of
service to Percy and the Middle Ge
orgia region, naming 1994 as the
Free and Accepted Masonry Year in
the City of Percy.
"The influence they have had in
the community is unbelievable,"
said Worrall.
The Percy lodge, one of the old
est Masonic organizations in Geor
gia, has over 300 members in the
community. Notable members in
clude former Percy mayor James
McKinley and curcent United States
Senator Sam Nunn.
The curcent grand master of the
lodge is J.W. Wicks. Ten former
Churches plan activities
for members, community
First Baptist
Perry
During the church conference
Wednesday, Jan. 19, the church's
Missions Committee will recom
mend sponsoring anew church start
in th? Highway 96 area near the
new high school. The church will
work in connection with the associ
ation, state convention and the
Home Baptist Board of the
Southern Baptist Convention.
Jeff Pratt will present an
overview of the area and needs iden
tified by the Rehoboth
Association's mission committee at
the Jan. 9 evening worship service.
Opportunities for youth at the
church this month include a lock-in
Friday, Jan. 14, Super Sunday Jan.
30 including Blue Ridge in concert
at 5 p.m. and a Super Bowl party at
6 p.m. with Christian videos airing
during the commercial breaks.
New members to the church in
clude Rob G. Szrama Jr., Earl and
Peggy Brett, David and Wanda
Highsmith and Willie Tabor.
Perry United
Methodist
Fellowship Suppers begin at the
church again on Jan. 12 featuring a
program from Debbie Mcllrath, a
former church staffer who now
serves Cordele First United
Methodist Church.
Serving of beef pot roast,
brown rice, vegetable medley and
apple cobbler begins at 6 p.m.
Price is $4 for adults, $2 for chil
dren.
Choir practices resume for chil
dren and the sanctuary choir.
WESTFIELD SCHOOLS
912-987-0547
KINDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, January 16,1994, 2-4 p.m., children welcome. 1/2 day
programs for 4-5 yr. olds, fullday programs for 5 yr. olds. Presen
tation for adults at 2:15 p.m. Teachers available for consultation.
Registration for 1994-1995 school year begins March 1,1994.
NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS
The Westfield Schools, Inc. admits students of any race, color, national
and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities
generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in
administering of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship
and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.
masters of the lodge witnessed the
signing of the proclamation, includ
ing Robert Tuggle, the oldest
member of the lodge at 92 and the
longest serving member with 61
years in the lodge.
Wicks indicated that the lodge
would be active in the coming year,
trying to overcome negative public
ity resulting from a Baptist report
on Baptists and masonry.
"We don't have as much outside
exposure as we ought to have," said
M.M. Cloud. The lodge has spon
sored several barbecues and yard
sales in the past years as well as
supporting Masonic children's
homes and hospitals.
While Houston Lodge #35
F&A.M. is a men-only organiza
tion, the lodge does sponsor the
Order of the Eastern Star, which is
open to, and run by, women.
McKinley said the lodge does
not solicit membership. However,
he added that the lodge accepted ap
plications from anyone who wanted
to join the lodge. Applications for
Children's Choirs begin Jan. 10
with grades 1-2 meeting on
Mondays at 3:30 p.m. and grades
3-6 meeting on Tuesdays at 3:30
p.m.
The sanctuary choir rehearses on
Wednesdays from 7:30-9 p.m. New
members are welcome and anyone
interested should call the church of
fice for more information.
Special services Sunday, Jan. 9
will be presented by Brother Billy
Key. The JOY Choir will sing dur
ing the evening service.
, Videos of the sanctuary choir's
Christmas music are being made
available for $lO. The video of the
Wednesday night performance fea
tures titles and choir members
names. There are also very good
quality videos of each night's per
formance.
The church welcomed anew
member recently, Julie Johnson.
Houston Lake
Baptist
Foreign Mission Study for all
members will be held Jan. 9 from
6-8 p.m. A "quick trip to
Indonesia." will be held in lieu of
Discipleship Training and Evening
Worship.
Males grades one through 12 are
encouraged to RA's and begin build
ing racing cars for the Pinewood
Derby Races.
The church’s Disciple Training
annual banquet will be held Jan. 22
at 6 p.m. Members are asked to
turn in forms of how many mem
bers of each church family will be
attending.
NON-DENOMINATIONAL
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
GRADES K 4-12
ACCREDITED BY THE
GEORGIA ACCREDITING
COMMISSION.
A COLLEGE PREPARATORY
CURRICULUM.
TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE
For information or tour of campus
please call or write
Dr. Michael Drake
Westfield Schools
P.0.80x 1241 • Perry, GA 31069
membership, he said, could be ob
tained from any lodge member.
New president of
local chamber
speaks to club
By BRIGETTE LOUDERMILK
Managing Editor
"Asa club or just a member of
the community, you can be proud
of your Percy Area Chamber of
Commerce," 1994 Chamber
President John Sundquist told
members of Perry Exchange Club
Thursday, Jan. 6.
As the newly elected president of
the local chamber, Sundquist said
he has learned during just the first
week of his new title how much the
chamber actually contributes to the
community and that the title of
Chamber President "is not just an
honorary thing.
"It's more like a 10-20 hour per
week job, more often on the side of
20 hours. It's a lot of hard work.
Many decisions have to be made by
the president," he said.
Besides attending ribbon cuttings
and countless meetings, giving
speeches and organizing commu
nity festivals such as the upcoming
Dogwood Festival, Perry's chamber
"works hard for the city in areas
such as economic development,
public relations and military af
fairs."
A major issue in 1994 which
Sundquist said will also be one of
the chamber's major issues in 1995
is the "involvement in planning for
the presentation and issues
involving BRAC."
He continued by saying "a lot of
time and money has been spent to
keep Robins Air Force Base open.
"That base needs to be protected
Please see COUNCIL, page 8A
International missionaries
to be in Perry this Sunday
Victory Christian Fellowship is
pleased to announce Michael and
Jannie Stubbs, directors of Nordic
Missions International, Inc. will be
sharing the good news of Jesus
Christ at the church Sunday, Jan. 9
at 10:30 a.m.
Although they have an office in
the United Slates, they live and op
erate the ministry out of Helsinki,
Finland, just a few hundred miles
south of the Arctic Circle.
They cross denominational barri
ers easily bringing the Full Gospel
message to eager ears.
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TECHNICIANS
Due to a plant expansion, Frito-Lay, Inc. will be adding new
positions. Initially, these openings will be part-time. As production
demands increase, these openings may lead to full-time employ
ment. We are interested in talking to people who possess the
following characteristics:
Team Oriented
Willingness To Learn
Good Interpersonal Skills
We are specifically seeking individuals
with the following skills:
Packing/Casing Experience, Machine Operations, and
Inventory Control/Warehouse Experience
If you desire to join America's most progressive snack food manu
facturer and feel you can contribute to our operations, we encour
age you to apply at the
Georgia Department of Labor
741-A Main Street
P.O. Box 1781
Perry, Ga. 31069
Applications will be accepted until January 21 st on Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Tuesday Evenings 4:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and
Saturdays 8:00 a.m. -12:00 noon.
Pre-employment physicals may be part of the selection process.
Drug screening will be part of the process.
Equal Opportunity Employer
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!
Appointments to
city committees
made by council
By BRIGETTE LOUDERMILK
Managing Editor
Newly elected Perry City
Councilmembers and the mayor an
nounced personal appointments to
authorities, commissions and
boards at their regular meeting
Tuesday, Jan. 4.
Mayor Jim Worcall made the fol
lowing appointments:
•Board of Adjustments and
Appeals-Dan Nelson.
•Beautification Commission-
BeveriyWade.
•Percy Library Board-Connette
Gayle.
• Clean Community
Commission-Colleen Lewis.
•Planning & Zoning
Commission-Paul Cosey.
•Recreation Commission-Leslie
Smith.
•Convention and Visitors Bureau
Authority-D.K. Roughton.
Councilman Hervia Ingram
(District 1, Post 1) made the fol
lowing appointments:
•Board of Adjustments and
Appeals-Willie C. Davis.
•Beautification Commission-
Margaret Hill
•Percy Library Board-Linda
Johnson.
•Clean Community
Commission-Darcian Woolfolk.
•Planning & Zoning
Commission-Thomas Felton.
•Recreation Commission-Horace
Gilbert
•Convention and Visitors Bureau
Authority-Waiter Lewis.
Councilman Buddy Roper
(District 3, Post 1) made the fol
lowing appointments:
•Board of Adjustments and
Appeals-Harvey Voeltner.
•Beautification Commission-
Freida Green.
•Perry Library Board-Carol
Horton.
•Clean Community
Commission-Loretta Gilbert.
•Planning & Zoning
Commission-Thomas Mason.
•Recreation Commission-Leigh
Ann Mendanhall.
•Convention and Visitors Bureau
Authorily-Bipin Vashi.
Joint appointments made by die
mayo- and council include:
•John Houser to the
Perry/Houston County Airport
Authority. .
•Walker, Hulbert, Gray & Byrd
as City Attorneys with David
Walker as principle attorney.
•David Pierce as City Judge.
•McNair, McClemore and
Middlebrooks as City Auditors.
Appointments of Councilman
Ralph Gentry will be announced at
the next Perry City Council regular
meeting to be held Tuesday, Jan.
18.
The church is located on
Marshallville Road.
Selecia Jones
spent Christmas
here with family
Sclecia Jones of College Park
spent Christmas with her parents
Joyce and Jimmy Jones and grand
parents Irva and Morris Bridges in
Perry.
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