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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Vera Mae Porter
Vera Mae Porter, 92, of Gainesville,
died Sunday, January 9, 2022. A funeral
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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Roberts rescinded a gag order that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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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. Send online condolences
to www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.
com
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January 12, 2022
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