Newspaper Page Text
2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, October 20,2021
OBITUARIES
Ronnie E. "Gene" Carnes
Ronnie E. “Gene” Carnes, 67, of
Dawsonville, died October 12, 2021. A
funeral service was held at 1:00 p.m.,
Friday, October 15, at Bearden Funeral
Home Chapel. Bearden Funeral Home
of Dawsonville was in charge of the
arrangements.
Dawson County News
October 20, 2021
Stevie H. Harben
Stevie H. Harben, 70, of Dawsonville,
died Tuesday, October 12, 2021. A
funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m.,
Sunday, October 17, at Bearden Funeral
Home Chapel. Bearden Funeral Home
of Dawsonville was in charge of the
arrangements.
Dawson County News
October 20, 2021
Charles Allen King
Charles Allen King, 43, of Dahlonega,
died Tuesday, September 28, 2021.
Bearden Funeral Home of Dawsonville
is in charge of the arrangements.
Dawson County News
October 20, 2021
Aline Crane McClure
Aline Crane McClure, 90, of
Dawsonville, died Monday, October 11,
2021. A funeral service was held at 2:00
p.m., Thursday, October 14, at Bearden
Funeral Home Chapel. Bearden Funeral
Home of Dawsonville was in charge of
the arrangements.
Dawson County News
October 20, 2021
Sheila Pekrul
Sheila Pekrul, 56, died October 9,
2021. Her family will be hosting a
Celebration of Fife from 1:00 p.m., to
6:00 p.m., November 13, at 8930 Bay
Fane. Gainesville, GA. 30506.
Everyone is welcome to attend. Ingram
Funeral Home & Crematory of
Cumming is in charge of the arrange
ments.
Dawson County News
October 20, 2021
Opal Reece
Opal Reece, 94, of Alpharetta, died
Thursday, October 14, 2021. A grave
side service was held at 1:00 p.m.,
Monday, October 18, at Bethel Baptist
Church Cemetery. Bearden Funeral
Home of Dawsonville was in charge of
the arrangements.
Dawson County News
October 20, 2021
Betty Slaton Waldrop
Betty Slaton Waldrop, 90, of
Gainesville passed away Wednesday,
October 13, 2021at Northeast
Georgia Medical Center following a
period of declining health. Betty was
born in Dawson County on August
18, 1931, to James Milton and
Minnie Martin Slaton. She graduated
from Dawson County High School
and entered a work-training program
at Downey Hospital in Gainesville.
She continued to work in the medical
field until her 1983 retirement from
the office of local surgeons. She was
of the Baptist faith, and a member of
the New Holland Baptist Church.
Betty was preceded in death by her
FROM 1A
Teacher
Photos courtesy of Carson Johnson
Dawson County Schools administrators present
ed Johnson with herTeacher of the Year award on
Oct. 6.
hard work pay off when
she’s seen her students
succeed through the rest
of their classes and move
on into their careers.
“The main reason that
I’m still teaching is see
ing the progress that stu
dents in special educa
tion can make given the
right instruction and
intervention and how it
changes lives,” Johnson
said. “I’ve just been in it
for enough time to see
my past third graders go
on to careers and be suc
cessful, so that’s just
beautiful to me to see
that and see them be suc
cessful. That’s very
rewarding.”
Surprised to have been
chosen as the school sys
tem’s teacher of the year,
Johnson added she is
excited and honored to
show how important spe
cial education is.
“We specifically came
to Dawson County from
Forsyth County; I specif
ically came to bring my
daughter for the educa
tion,” Johnson said. “I
want people to know that
their children are receiv
ing that superior educa
tion in Dawson County;
it’s not about economic
income or that sort of
thing. It really is about
just how excellent the
teachers, the administra
tion, the staff and the
whole education system
in Dawson County is and
how it provides for the
kids.”
In the end, Johnson
said that the honor will
only spur her on more to
continue giving her stu
dents the best education
she can provide to them.
“I’m gonna teach every
child like I want my
child to be taught,”
Johnson said. “Going
home to those learning
differences every night
and saying ‘what do I
want for my daughter
tomorrow’ is what I try
to give to the students in
my classroom.”
Johnson is a special education teacher at Riverview Elementary School and
says that she's part of a great team of teachers there.
FROM 1A
Roberts
indictment alleges Roberts punched
the younger teen with a closed fist,
causing serious brain damage. After
the fight, Duckworth was taken to a
hospital with severe brain trauma and
died two days later.
Roberts’ arraignment is scheduled
for Dec. 17. A trial date has not yet
been set. He continues to be held at
the Dawson County Detention Center
without bail.
parents; husbands, O.T. Buffington
and Robert (Bob) Waldrop; sisters,
Fillian S. Taylor, Geraldine S.
Conner; and brother, J W Slaton.
Surviving are her nieces, Peggy T.
Hulsey, Janet S. Fuller, Charlotte
Wood, and Betty Conner; nephews,
Jerry, Ronny, Ricky, Johnny, and
Mark Conner; special great niece and
caregiver, Melissa H. Sheriff; great
nieces and nephews and friends also
survive. A graveside service will be
held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October
30, at Bethel United Methodist
Church Cemetery. Rev. Cory
Gilleland will officiate. In lieu of
flowers donations may be made to
Eagle Ranch at www.eagleranch.org.
Condolences may be expressed at
www.beardenfuneralhome.com.
Bearden Funeral Home, Dawsonville,
GA.
Dawson County News
October 20, 2021
King Crossword
ACROSS
1 Request
4 Lawyers 1 org.
7 Jab
11 Grub
13 Sinbad's bird
14 Way out
15 Spanish greet
ing
16 Somewhat
(Suff.)
17 Memorandum
18 You'll get a rise
out of it
20 Iowa crop
22 Owned
24 Beginnings
28 Pudding variety
32 Lebanon's
neighbor
33 Press
34 Rage
36 Joyful tune
37 Plaintive poem
39 Sees the world
41 Country singer
West
43 "Caught ya!"
44 Frank
10 Tours season
12 U.S. capital on
the Potomac
19 Eastern "way"
21 ER workers
23 601, to Nero
25 Canal of song
26 Cash drawer
27 Pre-college
exams
28 Even
29 Woody's son
30 Bard
31 Illustrations
35 Historic time
38 Shrill bark
40 Sushi fish
42 Haunting
45 Sleuth Wolfe
47 Wildebeests
48 "Beetle Bailey"
dog
49 Horn sound
50 "The Wedding
Planner"
actress, to fans
51 "Alley-"
52 Exist
54 Dapper fellow
46 Gold mold
50 Writer Didion
53 Flushed
55 Fascinated by
56 Byron or
Tennyson
57 Nest-egg acro
nym
58 Car
59 Oil cartel
60 Many millennia
61 Drunkard
DOWN
1 Needing lini
ment
2 Oxford, for one
3 Caffeine
source
4 "Entourage"
character
5 Pear type
6 Sneeze sound
7 The White
House's
"Avenue"
8 Kitchen gadget
brand
9 Tool set
1
0
s
0
1
n
0
1
N
1
1
0
9
N
V
s
1
3
A
1
1
1
1
V
1
Id
A
s
1
3
s
N
3
1
0
N
1
1
X
3
3
>1
0
H
N
In
0
3l
V
id
1
la
3
d
N
3
V
\3
id
1
\3
id
71
V
0
0
a
0
0
H
s
71
3
0
id
[v
a
V
■
0
3
d
0
■
a
id
0
1
1
N
V
0
r
d
0
1
1
1
0
a
[a
9
3
1
3
N
0
id
1
0
1
d
V
1
V
H
li
s
V
3
A
V
1
0
H
M
0
H
0
X
s
V
^ Daws o n C o u nty N e ws
A Metro Market Media Publication
Established in 2015 by the merger of Dawson Community News and Dawson News and Advertiser
30 Shoal Creek Road i PUBLISHER | Stephanie Woody
Dawsonville, GA 30534
PHONE (706) 265-3384 EDITOR | Jacob Smith
FAX (706) 265-3276
usps 018-876 | Updates online at DawsonNews fi:
Display advertising
For Wednesday: Retail
and Classified deadlines
are 3 p.m. Friday
Classified liners
(help wanted, for sale, etc.)
For Wednesday: Deadline
is noon Monday
Advertising rates available upon
request.
To subscribe in Dawson County:
ONE YEAR | $45
TWO YEARS | $75
To subscribe elsewhere in Georgia:
ONE YEAR | $65
To subscribe outside of Georgia:
ONE YEAR | $65
Published Wednesdays by the Dawson County News Co., 30 Shoal
Creek Road, Dawsonville, GA 30534. Second-class postage paid at
Dawsonville, Ga., and additional offices. Postmaster: Send address
changes to Dawson County News, P.O. Box 1600, Dawsonville,
GA 30534.
