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2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com Wednesday, January 12,2022 OBITUARIES Susan Beth Berger Susan Beth Berger, 70, of Cumming, died December 26, 2021. A private fam ily service will be held at a later date. McDonald and Son Funeral Home of Cumming is in charge of the arrange ments. Dawson County News January 12, 2022 Cody Bradford Cody Bradford, 31, of Dawsonville, died Thursday, December 30, 2021. A funeral service was held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, December 6, at Chestatee Worship Center. Bearden Funeral Home of Dawsonville was in charge of the arrangements. Dawson County News January 12, 2022 Wayne Burnette Wayne Burnette, 71, of Dawsonville, died Friday, January 7, 2022. A funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 10, at Amicalola Baptist Church. Bearden Funeral Home of Dawsonville was in charge of the arrangements. Dawson County News January 12, 2022 Doris Hulsey Loggins Doris Hulsey Loggins, 87, of Dawsonville, died January 4, 2022. A funeral service was held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 8, at Bearden Funeral Home Chapel. Bearden Funeral Home Chapel of Dawsonville was in charge of the arrangements. Dawson County News January 12, 2022 Rev. James "Palmour" Loggins Rev. James “Palmour” Loggins, 94, of Dawsonville, died January 3, 2022. A funeral service was held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 8, at Bearden Funeral Home Chapel. Bearden Funeral Home Chapel of Dawsonville was in charge of the arrangements. Dawson County News January 12, 2022 Vera Mae Porter Vera Mae Porter, 92, of Gainesville, died Sunday, January 9, 2022. A funeral FROM 1A Roberts allegedly committing new offenses. On Sept. 14, defense attorneys for Roberts rescinded a gag order that they had previously filed for the case on Aug. 27. In October, Roberts was indicted on two counts of felony murder, aggra vated assault and aggravated battery for the newer case. Then in a document filed in November, his attorney argued that if released, Robert would be better able to assist in preparing his own defense for the 2021 case and would not be a risk to the community. Kaleb’s father, Tommy Duckworth, expressed his disappointment in a written statement to DCN after the bond documents were made public on Dec. 20. “I don’t claim to be the smartest individual in the room, but I don’t need a law degree to understand that something doesn’t make sense...and the same court system that let him out the first time has decided that he deserves to be released again,” Tommy Duckworth said. “At some point, the safety of the community must outweigh the rights of the indi vidual.” Kaleb’s mother, Amanda Duckworth added that the court was “not only letting Kaleb down but let ting the whole community down” concerning Roberts getting bond. Any comments from the presiding judge, Superior Court Judge Kathlene Gosselin, would be made in an open hearing or a written order, stated Court Administrator Jason Stephenson in a previous email. DCN will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available. FROM 1A Kentucky County church donated a 53-foot closed trailer with $22,000 in supplies as well as monetary donations and Home Depot gift cards. They also brought up an open trailer with two wood palettes donated from Coal Mountain Baptist Church in Forsyth County. Holtzclaw said his update wasn’t to puff up his church, but to let all who gave “know what a great thing you all are doing.” A previous article about Harmony Baptist’s collection efforts ran online and in the Jan. 5 edition of DCN. The Cumming-based Christian radio station “Victory 91.5” also publicized the col lection efforts in early January. Holtzclaw said that his church’s vol unteers hope to make bi-weekly trips up to Kentucky to drop off donations in the future. They’re scoping out a 24-foot trailer for that now. “It’s not a ‘one-and-done’ type thing for Harmony [Baptist Church],” he said. Money can be donated by going to the church’s website, hbcdawson.com. There is a specific button at the bottom of the homepage for donations. Alternatively, people can mail and write Photo submitted to DCN Last week, Harmony Baptist Church donated a closed trailer with $22,000 in construction supplies to a relief site for Kentucky tornado victims. a check to the church at 1575 Harmony Baptist Church Road in Dawsonville. People may also drop off Lowe’s gift cards. As of Jan. 15, over 1,000 people in Kentucky will have to move out of area hotels, while many of their homes are still uninhabitable. With a lack of places for those people to rent, Holtzclaw said he plans to meet with The Church at War Hill and discuss next steps for helping them. “It’s not something that’s going to fix itself,” Holtzclaw said of the natural disaster. “It’ll take several years to over come, and we’re here for the long haul. We’re ready to help and make a differ ence.” FROM 1A School including mentors, student teachers or others who are there to support curricu lum and instruction, the release said. Schools will avoid large inside gath erings, and whenever possible, schools will keep students spread out during lunch. Social distancing will be encouraged in classrooms and hall ways, and sharing of classroom items, supplies and materials will be limited. Field trips are on hold until further notice, with the exception of CBI and specific curriculum-related trips, the release said. Athletics and outdoor events will continue as scheduled. The schools will continue frequent cleaning and disinfecting, and students and teachers will continue washing their hands and using hand sanitizer. Water fountains will be turned off so that water bottle refill fountains can be used instead. Buses will be sanitized after each route, and frequently touched surfaces on the buses will be cleaned. Hand san itizer will also be provided on buses. In addition to the list of enhanced safety protocols, the school system also released a COVID-19 help sheet for families, effective Jan. 4 and answering some of the most common questions parents whose child may be sick might ask. The school system will also continue providing student and staff Covid data, reporting the total number of absences by both students and staff due to active cases of the virus. The report is sched uled to be posted online daily before 4 p.m. For more information including links to the enhanced safety protocols, the COVID-19 help sheet and the student and staff Covid data, go to https ://daw- soncountyschools.org/news/covid_19_ updates. service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 13, at Salem Baptist Church. Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory of Cumming is in charge of the arrangements. Dawson County News January 12, 2022 Raymond F. "Buddy"Thomason Raymond F. “Buddy” Thomason, 76, of Dawsonville, died Saturday, January 8, 2022. A funeral service was held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 12, at Bearden Funeral Home Chapel. Bearden Funeral Home of Dawsonville was in charge of the arrangements. Dawson County News January 12, 2022 Keisha Renee Williams Miss Keisha Renee Williams, 41, of Gillsville, passed away Monday, January 3, 2022, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Bom on May 21, 1980, in Gainesville, she is the daughter of Carolyn Armour Williams and the late Keith Williams. She was employed with The Times. Miss Williams is survived by her daugh ter, Keilynn Williams, mother, Carolyn Williams; sister, Katrina Williams (Jamie); niece, Cherish Broome; nephew, Dylan Broome; grandmother, Jane Williams; great neph ew, Bentley Snyder all of Gillsville and a number of aunts, uncles and other lov ing relatives. Memorial Park Funeral Home, 2030 Memorial Park Road, Gainesville, GA 30504 is in charge of arrangements. 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