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2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, June 8,2022
OBITUARIES
Gary Burt
Gary Burt, 67, of Dawsonville, died
Wednesday, June 1, 2022. A funeral
service was held at 2:00 p.m.,
Saturday, June 4, at Bearden Funeral
Home Chapel. Bearden Funeral Home
Chapel of Dawsonville is in charge of
the arrangements.
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Maude B. Harben
Maude B. Harben, 96, of
Dawsonville, died Friday, May 27,
2022. A funeral service was held at
2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 29, 2022 at
Juno Baptist Church. Bearden Funeral
Home of Dawsonville was in charge
of the arrangements.
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Brenda Holden
Brenda Holden, 72, of Dahlonega,
died Friday, May 27, 2022. Bearden
Funeral Home of Dawsonville was in
charge of the arrangements.
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Cecil Jones
Cecil Jones, 81, of Dawsonville
passed away Thursday, June 2, 2022,
at his residence. He was born
November 1, 1940, to the late Henry
and Edna Jones and was a lifetime res
ident of Dawsonville. Cecil was of the
Baptist faith and retired from North
Georgia Rendering Company/
American Proteins following 38 years
of service. He was an avid hunter,
loved the outdoors and running bea
gles. Cecil was preceded in death by
his parents as well as sisters, Margie
Saine, Jeannie Burt and Janet
Pendergrass; brothers, Lee Jones,
Lonnie Jones, Loyd “Bug” Jones and
Carlton Ash. Survivors include his
son, Michael Cecil Jones,
Dawsonville; son and daughter-in-law,
Timmy and Jennifer Jones, Tulsa, OK;
grandchildren, Amy and Thomas Pitts,
Dawsonville, Kay and Brandon Payne,
Dawsonville, Skyler Jones and fiance’,
Heidi Lredebeil, Dawsonville, Hannah
Jones, Tulsa, OK, Nicholas Jones,
Tulsa, OK; sister, Mildred Gaddis,
Dawsonville; sister and brother-in-law,
Ruby and Jerry Barron, Dawsonville;
beloved dog, “Little Man”; nieces,
nephews and other extended family. A
funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m.,
Monday, June 6, at Bearden Luneral
Home Chapel. Rev. Clark Watson offi
ciated. Interment followed in the
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
Cemetery. The family received friends
from 11:00 a.m., to 2:00 p.m.,
Tuesday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be expressed at
www.beardenfuneralhome.com.
Bearden Luneral Home, Dawsonville,
GA.
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Arlene Harben Swafford
Arlene Harben Swafford, 97, of
Dawsonville, passed away Tuesday,
May 31, 2022, following a period of
declining health. Born April 12, 1925,
to the late Silas and Arona Bruce, she
was a lifelong resident of Dawson
County. A homemaker at her death,
Arlene was employed at Sweet-Orr for
33 years. A member of Bethel Baptist
Church, she was also preceded in
death by her husbands, Roy Harben
and Glenson Swafford; daughter, Jean
Marlowe; grandson, Greg Marlowe;
sisters, Vera Reece, Bertis Hubbard;
brothers, Artis Bruce, Carson Bruce;
daughter in law, Eleanor Swafford;
and son in law, Bob Eubanks.
Surviving are her children, Joyce and
Jerry Daniell, Kennesaw, Sharon
Eubanks, Acworth, Gerald Swafford,
Marble Hill; grandchildren, Mike
Daniel, Tim and Yee Daniell, Chris
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Safety
Photos submitted to DCN
Pictured clockwise starting from top left, Dawson
County's current school resource officers are: Lt.
Mitch Taylor; Sgt. Josh "Jolly" Rogers; CpI. Randy
Mullis; Dep. Brian Chester; Dep. Rusty Grizzle;
Dep. Phillip Cofield; and Dep. Alexis Sutton.
Given recent events
such as the May 24 school
shooting in Uvalde, Texas,
dialogue about this topic
was not entirely unexpect
ed.
“Let’s get those [addi
tional] guys and girls on
staff and protect our kids,”
Satterfield said.
In a followup statement,
Dawson County Sheriff
Jeff Johnson expressed his
office’s full support of
measures to reinforce
school safety such as
assigning more school
resource offices and
strengthening campuses’
security to protect them in
the event of an attack.
“We have always been a
strong advocate for addi
tional officers and am
proud to see the support,
as presented by
Commissioner Satterfield.
Unfortunately, tragic inci
dents such as this are a
grim reminder of the evil
in this world,” Johnson
said, alluding to the Texas
shooting. “We pray that
their loss was not in vain
and that we learn to better
prepare and protect our
children.”
Johnson reiterated the
sheriff office’s ongoing
working relationship with
school officials as they
assess campus security
measures and responses
“to ensure that we are
doing all within our ability
to protect our children.”
Splash pad bath
room project
After commissioners
were stumped on how to
build a cost-conscious
restroom next to Rock
Creek Park’s popular
splash pad, a solution
came to them.
During their June 2
work session, the Board of
Commissioners voted to
accept the Rotary Club of
Dawson County’s offer to
donate the construction of
a turn-key single bath
room at the park’s splash
pad pavilion at no cost to
the county.
This project’s estimated
cost is expected not to
exceed $115,000 and take
two to three months to
complete.
It will be about 9-by-12
feet and include a single
locking bathroom stall and
baby changing station.
Water and sewer services
will be brought from
behind the proposed site
to tie in with it.
Parks and Recreation
Department Director Matt
Payne explained that the
endeavor will come “at no
cost to the taxpayers” and
praised the civic group’s
previous efforts on multi
ple big park projects.
The rotary club like
wise paid for the splash
pad’s construction and
collaborated on that proj
ect with Etowah Water
and Sewer Authority,
Dawson County and
Parks and Rec.
Currently, parents have
to leave the splash pad and
go across the parking lot
when one of their children
needs to use a restroom.
Payne initially spoke to
the commissioners about
the proposed project at
the BOC’s March 17
work session. During that
meeting, Facilities
Director James Tolbert
also pointed out the need
for another bathroom
given the proximate park
playground.
Then on April 7, county
commissioners voted to
reject the sole bid of
$169,883 for the project
because of the expense,
which would have been
financed by a combina
tion of SPLOST VI funds
and impact fee funds.
After that time, the
club’s vice president and
EWS general manager
Brooke Anderson and fel-
low rotarian Gabe
Henderson met with Parks
and Rec to discuss the
idea.
Henderson, a licensed
general contractor in
Dawson County, said the
project will probably take
two to three months
because of supply chain
and related issues.
“I was so excited when
I read this [that] I just
about landed,” said
District 1 commissioner
Sharon Fausett. “And the
rotary club always does
such quality projects.. .oh,
I love it.”
Daniel, Scarlett and Jeff Boyle, Beth
and Brent Covington, Karen and
Raymond Love; great grandchildren,
Jessica and Craig Sudeth, Josh
Daniell, Joy Daniell, Tyler Boyle,
Carter Boyle, Adrianne Boyle; great
great granddaughter, Avari Hall; and a
number of other relatives. A funeral
service was held at 2:00 p.m., Lriday,
June 3, at Bearden Luneral Home
Chapel. Rev. Leonard W. Ridings
officiated. Interment followed in the
Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. The
family received friends from 12:00
p.m., until 2:00 p.m., Lriday at the
funeral home. Llowers will accepted
or donations may be made to the
Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
Lund, c/o Clayton Vaughters, 3165
Highway 136 West, Dawsonville, GA
30534. Condolences may expressed at
www.beardenfuneralhome.com
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June 8, 2022
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