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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL Reader 33ome 3|o«rttal Perry Office 1210 Washington St P.O. Box 1910 Perry, GA 31069 478-987-1823 ♦ See us online at www.hhjnews.com Classified Advertising: Call 478-987-1823 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. You can fax an ad 24 hours a Today's Weather Local 5-Day Forecast Wed 10/24 /v / N , 70/48 Partly cloudy, chance of a thunder storm. Sunrise Sunset 7:45 AM 6:52 PM |lm(M|raß/*r(iwT| Georgia At A Glance \ \ Atlanta W V \ 68/48 Augusta I y V\ 77/ 54 I / y V. \ Warner Robins \ \ 69/48 J, V. V % \ *') Savannah } \ Valdosta in Area Cities | City Hi Lo Cond. Albany 73 51 t-storm Athens 71 49 rain Atlanta 68 48 rain Augusta 77 54 t-storm Bainbridge 74 53 t-storm Brunswick 79 59 t-storm Cartersville 67 47 rain Chattanooga,TN 59 44 rain Columbus 71 51 rain Cordele 71 52 t-storm National Cities [city^^^^^^^HiLoConcl 68 48 rain 62 43 pt sunny 58 39 pt sunny 68 48 rain 67 40 sunny Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver ©2005 American Profile Hometown Content Service Police arrest 1, hunt for 1 other Special to the Journal One of two suspects in a burglary that took place Oct. 5 at The Bulldawg Case in Warner Robins has been arrest ed. According to a police report, members of the Newport News Fugitive Unit, along with the United States Marshall’s Service- Fugitive Task Force were able F DECAPITE ■ : 'j;|^K %■ V .M$ WHITE to locate Steven Joseph Decapite in Yorktown, Va., Friday. According to the report, Decapite was taken into cus tody without incident and is being held in the Newport News Jail until he can be extradited back to Georgia for the charges of burglary and armed robbery. Still at large as of Monday was Jason Thomas White. Both were also suspects in an armed robbery at LikHome Hotel in Warner Robins Sept. 6. Both suspects, according to the report, were believed to have fled the state to avoid day to 478-988-9194. Delivery by mail: Delivery by mail is available for in and out of county. Call 987-1823 for rates. POSTMASTER: Send address chang es to: 1210 Washington St. Perry, GA 31069 The Houston Home Journal, is a peri odical, mailed (ISSN 1526-7393) at Perry and is published Wednesday and Saturday for S4O per year by Evans Newspapers Inc., 1210 Washington St., Perry, GA 31069: 478-987-1823 Fax 478-988-1181. Not published Thanksgiving and Christmas. Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday NEWS TIPS: Call 478-987-1823 Ext. 231 or 234 Newsroom Fax: 478-988-1181 HHJ general e-mail: ■ hhj@evansnewspapers.com Managing editor: ■ Don Moncrief, 987-1823, Ext. 231; Thu 10/25 / ' ‘ 69/44 Showers. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the mid 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:46 AM 6:51 PM 70/49 Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the upper 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:47 AM 6:50 PM We Celebrate Hometown Life Stones for and about hometowns just tike yours. Look for us each week In this paper. City Hi Lo Cond. Dalton 65 45 rain Dillard 63 43 rain Dublin 73 48 t-storm Duluth 67 46 rain Gainesville 63 50 rain Helen 66 46 rain Lagrange 70 47 rain Macon 70 48 t-storm Marietta 67 46 rain Milledgeville 72 47 rain Lo Cond. Houston 75 51 pt sunny Los Angeles 88 61 sunny Miami 84 69 t-storm Minneapolis 53 40 sunny New York 65 46 p! sunny arrest, and were traveling in a 1993 white Mitsubishi Eclipse with dark tinted windows with a drive out tag from Macon. Anyone with informa tion regarding the location of White is asked to con tact Det. Shane Mann with the Warner Robins Police Department at 478-929-6911, 478-929-6909, or the Macon Regional Crimestoppers. Che C&veßy ■at tke New Perry Hotel Friday 10/26 Dwayne Boswell on guitar at 8 PM Happy Hour: 2-for-l beer & wine 5-8 FOOTBALL on the BIG SCREEN Saturday 10/ 27 #lB Georgia vs #ll Florida (HD) 3:30 #l6 South Carolina ci'; Tennessee (HD) 7:45 .Monday to Saturday myspace.com / thetavery Fri 10/26 o' 'f- J* Ite 72/50 Sunshine. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the low 50s. Sunrise Sunset 7:48 AM 6:49 PM UV Index Wed 10/24 5 Moderate Thu 10/25 6 High Fri 10/26 6 High Sat 10/27 6 High Sun 10/28 5 Moderate The UV. Index is measured on a 0-11 number scale, with a higher UV Index showing the need for greater skin pro tection. 0 11 LIVE MUSIC donm@evansnewspapers.com Staff writer: ■ Charlotte Perkins, 987-1823, Ext. 234; cperkins@evansnewspapers.com Photographer: ■ Gary Harmon, 987-1823, Ext. 229; gharmon@evansnewspapers.com Sports writer: ■ Matthew Brown, 987-1823, Ext. 237; mbrown@evansnewspapers.com Corrections: The HHJ strives for fairness and accu racy, and will print a correction or clarifi cation when one is in order. Advertising errors and omissions: The advertiser agrees that the publisher shall not be liable for damages arising from errors in advertisements beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by that portion of the adver tisement. There shall be no liability for non-insertion of any advertisement beyond the amount paid for such adver tisement. Sun 10/28 Sat 10/27 V* Mu. 73/49 Sunshine. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the upper 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:49 AM 6:48 PM Moon Phases Full Oct 26 • New Nov 9 r First Oct 19 f| Last Nov 1 City Hi Lo Cond. Peachtree City 66 44 rain Perry 71 49 t-storm Rome 65 43 rain Savannah 80 55 t-storm St. Simons Island 79 59 t-storm Statesboro 78 51 t-storm Thomasville 74 54 t-storm Valdosta 73 53 t-storm Warner Robins 69 48 t-storm Waycross 76 51 t-storm Phoenix 92 66 sunny San Francisco 80 53 sunny Seattle 56 41 cloudy St. Louis 60 42 pt sunny Washington, DC 66 50 cloudy ■ jg' ''i^MrL 'Mpiiiif "Granny's Attic" Sale Sacred Heart School 250 S.Davis Dr. Warner Robins 10/26 B:3oam-12pm< & 10/27 Bam-4pm E^pliiT ' w M iv- *• 800 Main Street 478.987 . 1000 a- I LEVERETTE Isaiah Malcom Leverette BYRON - Isaiah Malcolm Leverette, 60, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2007. Funeral services were held Sunday, October 21, 2007 in the chapel of Heritage Memorial Funeral Home. Interment fol lowed at Centerville Cemetery. Chaplain Mary Gardner offici ated. Mr. Leverette, a native of Macon, was the son of the late Isaiah H. and Mary (Greathouse) Leverette. He was a retired truck driver having worked with the Middle Georgia Beer Company, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Colonial Bread, J.B. Hunt and Gateway. Many of his fellow truckers knew him as “Moose" and “Levi”. Mr. Leverette enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a member of the B & R Hunting Club, was an avid coin collector and Georgia Bulldog fan. But, one of his favorite passions was being with all his grandchildren, nieces and nephews watching them in school and sporting activities, he never missed an event. Survivors include his daugh ters, Lisa Hardy (Bruce) of Byron, Tina “Cat” Pittman (Joe) of Gray, sisters, Ann Hancock (Ronny) of Lizella, Madelyn “Booty” Man gets 30 years -15 to serve Special to the Journal According to a release, Brandon Judon Rozier, age 25, of 113 Alabama Avenue, Warner Robins entered a plea of guilty Friday to charges stemming from the armed robbery of Bob’s Package Store in Bonaire and the assault upon the workers inside. Rozier entered a plea of guilty to armed robbery, aggravated battery and aggravated assault. The armed robbery was for rob bing Alpesh Patel, the owner of Bob’s Package Store, of the cash proceeds of the day. The aggravated assault was for pointing the firearm at Sandhta Mehta, the clerk, and forcing her to the back of the store. The aggravat ed battery was for striking Patel in the head with the gun. Rozier, according to the release, admitted his guilt in the case and asked the court to give him leniency in hmM PMUjm'mvr-W"--=r? 'IlfH - Jpi W gpif VJT -1 rsasn 'WMOVi-YOU* •55]9% CHonuny, f/iubba S Jci uj • HAYRIDE }PUMPKIN PATCIV m • PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST* t (different age groups) J(B r?hsTTTMr: rnwTFST "jg* (different age 1 Pick up contest-rules‘ Xgl f PRIZES Galore'' Totaling overj f $5,000 88324 Leverette of Macon, broth ers, Marvin Leverette (Faye) of Kathleen, Melvin Leverette (Darlene) of Byron and Martin Leverette (Maggie) of Macon. Grandchildren, Brian “Grandson” Hardy, Jessica “Grandaughter” Hardy, Katie Pittman, Drew Pittman, Devin Pittman, Frannie Pittman, Victoria Pittman and his cat, Lucky, several nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles. The family wishes to express their gratitude to the caring staff of the Medical Center of Central Georgia and the Heartland Hospice House. The family may be contact ed at 3715 Lawrence Drive S., Macon, GA. Please sign the online register at www.heritage memorialfuneralhome.com. Ethelyne Watson Risher PERRY - Ethelyne Watson Risher, 91, of Perry, passed away at Colonial Gardens on Friday, Oct. 19, 2007. Funeral services were held Monday at Woodlawn Cemetery. Mrs. Risher, born in Hall County, was the daughter of the late Claude W. and Florence Warren Martin, and had lived in Houston County most of her life. She was retired from the Houston County ASCS office. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Perry where she taught Sunday School for many years. Survivors include her chil dren: Gail Watson Brown and William Derek Watson (Janie), both of Perry; her grandchildren, Robert Watson Brown (Stacey) of Sandersville, Richard Alan Brown (Margo) of Athens, Trina Watson Martin of Forsyth, Mary Jane Kinnas (Chris) of Perry, Guy Merrill Watson (Elizabeth) of Camilla, and James Campbell Watson (Melanie) of Kathleen, 1 ROZIER and his lack of a significant criminal record. Having heard all of that, Judge Katherine Lumsden pointed out that “the vic tims were terrorized, there is a price for that.” To that end, Lumsden sentenced Rozier to 30 years to serve 15 years in prison. As the 15 years is for armed robbery, it carries with it no parole. Rozier had additional condi tions of: No contact with co Mv Friend’s Closet Consignment Sale One Weekend Onlyl i Friday, October 26th Saturday, October 27th 2:3opm-6pm 9am-lpm Home & Garden Accessories, Furniture, Clothes, Toys, Baby Items, and more! #£%| S qIO%OFF on all Treasure Chest store items! Kim (478)213-5219 Amy (478) 396-4661 55163- See you there! nk ’wfnMMrc ,,: - SOUTHERN ORCHARDS of Fort Valley J||M!S442-5 miles west WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2007 ♦ fourteen great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by husbands Guy E. Watson and Parker Risher, and a son-in-law, Robert Brown. In lieu of flow ers, memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Perry, 1005 Main Street, Perry, Georgia 31069. Please sign the online register at watsonhunt. com. Billy J. Fountain CENTERVILLE - Silly J. Fountain, 69, passed away Friday. Graveside services were held Monday in the Mausoleum at Parkway Memorial Gardens. His brother preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife Linda Wright Fountain of Centerville, three daughters, two siblings, eight grandchildren: and a sister-in-law. Earl Perry WARNER ROBINS - Earl “Pee Wee” Perry, 82, passed away Thursday. His parents, a son, sister and granddaughter preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Bartlett, Perry; two sons, a daughter, a grandchild and a niece. Services were held Saturday at McCullough Funeral Home. Grace frammell WARNER ROBINS - Grace Trammell, 84, passed away Saturday. Her parents, George Love and Cora Ledford Love, preceded her in death. Survivors include her daughter, Tammy Trammell (George Stokes), Warner Robins; sister, Bonnie Walker, Centerville; brothers, Oakie Love, Athens, and James Love, Hampton. Graveside ser vices were held Tuesday. its sentence. Rozi e r ’ s family was present for the sen tencing and noted his prior ser vice in the armed forc es, his love of his family defendants or the victims. No crimes involving a fire arm. No crimes of violence. Additionally he will have to pay the victim’s medi cal bills and losses from the store when he gets out of prison. “This was a particularly brutal crime as Mr. Patel and Ms. Mehta were unnecessar ily attacked,” said District Attorney Kelly Burke, who prosecuted the case for the state of Georgia. “They were fully compliant wi* a the rob bers’ demands ar.u offered no resistance. There was absolutely no need to physi cally harm them in any way. “Fortunately the victims did not sustain lasting phys ical wounds, but they will always carry this frighten ing episode with them. See YEARS, page 8A 908 Carroll Street Downtown Perry Live entertainment Keith Williams & Friends ■HI ! . y tj v.s.4^ MWS v > : I . : v is?' 5 . IMOONWALK, slidesM ■clrnivaß^ GAMES ■ . Wmm Saturday October '■■Z P7tN • P i (478)825-3362 wwwianelacßiteoin^ 3A 5533 1 HI