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2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, July 11,2018
OBITUARIES
Malinda H. Johnson
Malinda H. Johnson, 74, of
Dawsonville, died July 7, 2018.
Born July 29, 1943 in
Hightower, Ala. to the late Gus
and L.C. Hurst, she had been a
resident of Dawson County for
20 years having moved from
Cumming.
Malinda was a graduate of
Bowdon High School and also
attended Massey Business
School.
She worked alongside her hus
band in his business ventures and
later became a homemaker to
focus on her children.
A loving and devoted wife,
mother, and grandmother, she
enjoyed entertaining family and
friends. In her later years she
especially enjoyed her grandchil
dren who affectionately called
her “Mimi.”
She was preceded in death by
her husband, David E. Johnson.
Surviving are her children,
Joan and Eric Grabau,
Gainesville; James Johnson and
Gina Black, Dawsonville;
Beverly and Martin Wilson, Big
Canoe; grandchildren, Tyler and
Drew Grabau, Lauren, Nathan
and Blake Wilson; sister, Mary
Anne Cook, Bremen; brother and
sister in law, Robert and Mary
Ann Hurst, Bremen; aunt, Ora
Walker, Bowdon; loving friend,
Regina Bames, Dahlonega; vari
ous other relatives also survive.
Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. July 12 at Bearden
Funeral Home Chapel with the
Rev. David Jordan officiating.
Interment services will follow at
2 p.m. at Georgia National
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends
from 10 a.m. to the hour of ser
vice, Thursday at the funeral
home.
In lieu of flowers the family
requests donations be made in
memory of Mrs. Johnson to your
favorite charity.
Bearden Funeral Home of
Dawsonville was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Houston LaGuinn Miers Sr.
Houston LaGuinn Miers, Sr.,
88 of Dawsonville, died July 6,
2018.
He was one of the premier
Square Dance Caller’s and teach
ers in the Southeast for 45 years.
He was a 32 Degree Mason,
Shriner and Jester.
Houston was an avid stain
glass designer, and spent most of
his life as a Master Printer.
He is survived by his wife of
53 years, Beverly Bryant Miers
of Dawsonville; children, Teresa
Pruitt Nichols of Lawrenceville;
Houston L. Miers, Jr., of
Gainesville; Emily Sharon
Summers of Jasper; grandchil
dren, Dennis, Matthew, Ethan,
and Carly; and six great grand
children.
A graveside service was held
on 12 p.m. July 9 at Westview
Cemetery in Atlanta.
The family received friends
from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. July 8 at
Bearden Funeral Home of
Dawsonville.
In lieu of flowers the family
asks that donations be made in
Houston’s memory to the
Shriner’s Hospital for Children at
wwwshrinershospitalforchildren.
org.
Bearden Funeral Home of
Dawsonville was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Edwin Waters
Edwin Waters, 57, of
Dawsonville, died July 7, 2018.
Edwin was bom April 15, 1961
to the late Elmer and Ann Waters.
He was a lifelong resident of
Dawson County.
A simple man, he was a loving
father and grandfather who
enjoyed his grandchildren most
of all.
He is also preceded in death by
a son, Stephen Waters.
Survivors include his son and
daughter-in-law, Derek and
Megan Waters, Dawsonville;
grandchildren, Kyleigh, Harley
and Hudson; sisters, Virginia Orr,
Florida, Barbara Waters,
Dawsonville; former wife,
Darlene Waters, Dawsonville;
various other relatives also sur
vive.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p.m. July 11 at Bearden Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev.
Brody Hughes officiating.
Interment will follow in New
Hope Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends
at the funeral home on
Wednesday from noon until the
hour of service.
Bearden Funeral Home of
Dawsonville is in charge of the
arrangements.
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Richard S.Wessinger
Richard S. Wessinger, 68, of
Dawsonville, died July 3, 2018.
Bom May 5, 1950 in Atlanta,
GA to the late Sam and Evelyn
Wessinger, he had lived in
Lumpkin County since 1994.
Mr. Wessinger retired from
AT&T following 35 years of ser
vice after which he was
employed by Dawson County.
Richard enjoyed restoring auto
mobiles, his motorcycle, fishing
and was very devoted to his fami
ly. A member of First Redeemer
Church, he was also preceded in
death by a brother, Walter
Wessinger.
Survivors include his wife of
26 years, Alvalee Wessinger,
Dawsonville; children, Elyse and
Dan Clark, Dawsonville, Wade
and Nicole Boothe, Clayton,
N.C.; grandchildren, Hailey
Boothe, Grace Boothe, Wiley
Clark, Jacob and Autumn
Harshman; great-granddaughter,
Presley Harshman; brother and
sister-in-law, Frank and Lynn
Wessinger, Dawsonville; various
other relatives also survive.
Memorial services were heldat
11 a.m. July 6 at Bearden Funeral
Home Chapel with the Rev. Ray
Rhodes officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made The Gideons
International, www.gideons.org.
Bearden Funeral Home of
Dawsonville was in charge of the
arrangements.
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Elizabeth Williams Brewer
Elizabeth Williams Brewer, 76,
of Pensacola, Fla,, died June 30,
2018.
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Arrest Reports
July 2
Olivia Grae Fencl, 21,
Dallas, TX: Possession of
marijuana less than one
ounce.
Willie Maurice Floyd,
37, Pensacola, FL: Bench
warrant/failure to appear
in court.
Johnny Charles McCard
Jr., 33, Jasper: Probation
violation/misdemeanor.
Dylan Kyle McNamara,
26, Scappoose, OR: Dmg
related objects, driving
without license, failure to
maintain lane.
Jack Milton Spivey, 51,
Atlanta: Driving without
license.
Makalyn Crews White,
36, Beaver Dam, KY:
Expired tag, driving while
license expired, failure to
maintain lane.
July 3
Teresa Benites, 17,
Gainesville: Possession of
marijuana less than one
ounce.
James Allen Hutchins,
18, Gainesville:
Possession of marijuana
less than one ounce, DUI.
Thomas Ernest Jones,
42, Cartersville:
Possession of a controlled
substance, drug related
objects.
Susan Lynn Joseph, 59,
Marble Hill: Serving
county sentence.
David Lynn Ramey, 24,
Dawsonville: Probation
violation/felony.
July 4
Jack Sol Fryshman, 68,
Jamestown, TN: Drug
related objects, possession
of marijuana less than one
ounce, possession of a
controlled substance.
Kyle Anthony Gee I,
27, Dahlonega: Driving
while license suspended/
revoked.
Angela Marie Manry,
33, Tyrone: Possession of
a controlled substance,
drug related objects.
S amuel Cordell
Reagan, 31, Dahlonega:
Possession of marijuana
less than one ounce.
July 5
Michael Carr Boyd, 53,
Dawsonville: Hold for
other agency.
Armondo Lavan
Cottrell, 40, Gainesville:
Hold for other agency.
Paul Christian Fabela,
49, Canton: Obstruction
of officer.
Tiffany Lynn Hagler,
33, Dahlonega: Bench
warrant/failure to appear
in court.
Ramsey Elisabeth Pack,
18, Alpharetta: Probation
violation/misdemeanor.
Joshua Dale Styles, 24,
Dawsonville: Serving
county sentence.
July 6
Antonio Gabriel
Chavez, 23, Gainesville:
Driving without license,
no proof of insurance.
Alexander James
Domke, 22, Cumming:
Hold for other agency.
Victoria Danielle Perry,
24, Dawsonville:
Possession of a controlled
substance.
Sara Garrett Sizemore,
36, Cumming: Driving
while license suspended/
revoked.
Matthew Jessie
Christopher Towery, 33,
Lawrenceville: Possession
of marijuana less than one
ounce.
July 7
Jacob Angelo Castaldi,
20, Suwannee: DUI/
drugs.
Daniel Lee Headrick,
24, Gainesville: Failure to
comply.
Carina Marie Towery,
32, Lawrenceville:
Possession of marijuana
less than one ounce.
Linda Leah Truelove,
58, Gainesville:
Distribution of a con
trolled substance, DUI/
alcohol.
July 8
Melisa Ann Akins, 38,
Dawsonville: Driving
while license suspended/
revoked.
Michael Steven Mullis,
31, Tarpon Springs, FL:
Battery/family violence.
Victoria Rose Stewart,
23, Dawsonville: DUI/
alcohol.
July 9
Erika Christine Page,
39, Dawsonville: Charges
pending.
FROM 1A
Denies
residents, the board voted
June 21 to table any deci
sion until July 3, due to
legal ambiguity brought
up by Ferris’ lawyer and
the county attorney.
Ferris’ lawyer, Ethan
Underwood of the
Cumming firm Miles
Hansford and Tallant,
argued Ferris had
reserved the right to
change lot sizes in the
covenants that the home-
owners agreed to when
they purchased their
homes.
Underwood spoke
again during the public
comment portion of the
July 3 meeting.
Underwood said that
his client was not coming
before the board to
change the architectural
standards in Chestatee
and that building materi
als would not be modi
fied. He stated Ferris
wished only to modify
the lot width and reallo
cate 11 lots into Linkside.
Underwood also said
there was nothing in the
county’s zoning resolu
tion or Chestatee master
plan that would require
the board to vote on lot
widths in Linkside.
District 3
Commissioner Jimmy
Hamby motioned to deny
the application and
District 2 Commissioner
Chris Gaines seconded
the motion. It was denied
unanimously.
In other business:
Laser, radar units
purchased for GSP
The board voted unani
mously July 3 to allocate
$8,890 for equipment for
the Georgia State Patrol
cars that are assigned to
the post that serves
Dawson, Forsyth and
Lumpkin counties.
“I was approached a
few weeks ago by the
GSP requesting some
assistance, they have
some new hires coming
on, graduating in the next
few weeks as I under
stand, and they need
some help equipping
their cars,” Sheriff Jeff
Johnson said at the
board’s June 28 work
session.
Johnson asked the
board to purchase two
laser units and two radar
units to be given to GSP.
The equipment will be
kept in the Dawson
County area, and Johnson
pointed out that GSP offi
cers consistently assist
the Dawson County
Sheriff’s Office with traf
fic incidents and cita
tions.
Data provided by
Johnson shows that the
GSP investigated 678 car
wrecks in 2017, as well
as issued 1,954 citations
and 3,459 warnings.
Statistics from 2017
show that $141,065.88
was generated by their
work, and $83,118.32 of
that was paid to the coun
ty.
The money for the
units will come out of the
county’s contingency
fund.
More fire hydrants
approved
The board also
approved an expense of
$55,440 for 16 new fire
hydrants to be installed in
the county this year.
Three hydrants will be
added to Nix Bridge
Road, four to Overlook
Drive, three to Woodland
Circle, six to North Seed
Tick Road and one on
North Seed Tick at
Crooked Tree Drive.
The proposal for the
new hydrants was pre
sented by Fire Chief
Danny Thompson, who
said that the new
hydrants will allow the
county to market them
selves as an organization
that provides a level of
fire suppression for its
citizens.
Etowah Water and
Sewer Authority is cur
rently expanding its
water mains in the area of
Nix Bridge, and the
expansion will allow for
new fire hydrants to be
placed for added fire sup
pression.
Interim EMA direc
tor appointed
At the board’s June 28
voting session,
Thompson asked the
board to appoint Lucas
Ray as the interim
Emergency Management
Agency Director for a
period of six months in
order to comply with the
Georgia Emergency
Management Act.
Thompson is currently
working toward complet-
ing his Certified
Emergency manager cer
tification, and requested
that Ray be appointed
until Thompson can
receive his certification.
He also requested that he
and Battalion Chief Jason
Dooley serve as deputy
EMA directors during
that time.
“I should have that
completed by October,”
Thompson said. “This
will enable an opportuni
ty for me to get these
classes and also for us as
a county to be able to
maintain our EMA
responsibilities. Myself
and Dooley will be help
ing at this time, it will be
a shared responsibility
for all three of us. (Ray)
is 8-5, he’s Monday
through Friday, so he’s
always accessible to me.”
District 4
Commissioner Julie
Hughes Nix said that it
sounded more reasonable
to her to appoint
Thompson the director,
giving him 24 months to
receive the certification
instead of the six months.
“I personally think it’s
important that we appoint
somebody who already
has the certification,”
Commission Chairman
Billy Thurmond said.
Both Ray and Dooley
are already certified for
the position.
“He can do what he
needs to do in six
months,” Thurmond said.
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