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2A I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, August 3,2022
Obituaries
Jonathan Stanley
Williamson
February 20, 1993 - July
18, 2022
Jonathan Stanley
Williamson, age 29, of
Cumming, GA passed
away unexpectedly on
the morning of July 18,
2022. He was born in
Macon, GA and a gradu
ate of Houston County
High School in 2011 and
Lanier Technical College
in 2019. He was
employed by MCC of
Dawsonville, GA. He was
preceded in death by his
maternal grandparents,
Fred & Gwen Mullis, and
paternal grandfather,
Joseph Williamson.
He is survived by his par
ents, Stan & Sandra
Williamson, sister,
Ashley Williamson, pet
dog, Aries, paternal
grandmother, Iris
Williamson, of Macon,
GA, aunts, Jane Mullis,
of Flowery Branch, GA,
Deborah Lovett (James),
of Roswell, GA, uncle,
Drew Williamson, of
Macon, GA, and cousin,
Joshua Lovett, Tarpan
Springs, FL.
Memorial services are
scheduled for 3:00 PM
Saturday August 6, 2022
in the chapel of Ingram
Funeral Home. The fami
ly will receive friends
Saturday from 2:00 PM
to 3:00 PM at the funeral
home.
In lieu of flowers, the
family prefers donations
to be made in Jonathan’s
honor to The Place of
Forsyth County, Inc., P.O.
Box 2607, Cumming, GA
30028.
Ingram Funeral Home
and Crematory in charge
of the arrangements.
William “Bill”
Warren Singletary,
Jr
July 20, 2022
William “Bill” Warren
Singletary, Jr (84) passed
away on July 20th peace
fully surrounded by his
family. Bill was born and
raised in Rowland, NC,
and was the oldest of 5
siblings. He served as a
Captain in the Air Force,
flying B-52’s in the
Vietnam War. After his
service, he flew as a
Captain for Delta
Airlines for 30 years. In
1965 he married Mary
Alice Hall (dec. 1989).
Together they had 3 chil
dren, all married: Della
Rae and Edward Wirtz,
Warren Hall and Sarah
Rhonda Singletary, and
Leah Margaret and
Robert Wayne Graves.
He has 8 loving grand
children: Taylor and
Lofton Wirtz, Grace and
Carly Singletary,
Chandler, Mary
Margaret, and Luke
Walls, and Hayla Graves.
After the passing of Mary
Alice, Bill was fortunate
to marry another won
derful lady, Betty Jo
Singletary, in 1989. Betty
Jo has four children:
Kent Cale (dec. 1985),
Karen and Bill Turner,
Kelly Cale, Kip Cale, and
3 granddaughters: Sara
Turner, Kara Tuthill, and
Tara Walker. Bill loved
his family, and spending
time together was so spe
cial. We spent yearly
beach trips at Topsail
Beach, NC. He loved
birds, good food, and
especially loved to read.
He will be greatly
missed. Ingram Funeral
Home and Crematory is
in charge of the arrange
ments.
William Charles
“Chuck” Satty
July 24, 2022
William Charles “Chuck”
Satty, 68, of Dawsonville,
GA passed away at
Northside Hospital
Cherokee after an
extended illness. He was
born in Birmingham, AL
to the late William
Charles Satty and Ester
Kathleen Ivory. He was
of the Baptist faith.
Chuck was always happy
and smiling, he loved to
listen to the Oldies
Goldies and music from
the 1050’s. He worked
as a grocery bagger for
Kroger a place that he
was able to help others
which he loved to do.
Chuck would also com
pete in the Special
Olympics where he was a
6-time medal winner in
bowling. He loved
sports, the Atlanta
Braves, Dallas Cowboys
and more so the Dallas
Cowboys Cheerleaders
(“Whoo, Whoo”). He
was a loving brother and
friend to anyone he met.
He is survived by his sis
ter, Sandra Cheryl Satty
of Dawsonville, GA;
brother and sister-in-law,
Neal and Mary Alice
West of Griffin, GA; and
numerous other rela
tives. A Memorial
Service will be held on
Saturday, July 30, 2022,
at 1:00 p.m. at the
Bearden Funeral Home
Chapel with the Pastor
Joe Gaines officiating.
The family will receive
friends on Saturday from
12:00 p.m. until service
time. Condolences may
be left online at www.
beardenfuneralhome.
com Bearden Funeral
Home, Dawsonville, GA
30534
Death Notices
Linda Gail Barron
Chastain Jarvis
July 30, 2022
Linda Gail Barron
Chastain Jarvis, 73, of
Cumming passed away
Friday, July 30.
Funeral services will be
held Sunday, July 31, at
2:00 p.m. at Longstreet
Baptist Church
Sheila Todd
July 22, 2022
Sheila Todd, 64, of
Dawsonville died Friday,
July 22, 2022. Memorial
Visitation, Thursday, July
28, 2022, 6 until 8,
Bearden Funeral Home,
Dawsonville, GA.
New education laws set stage for
contentious start to school year
By Rebecca Grapevine
Capitol Beat News Service
A trio of Georgia education laws that took effect
a few weeks ago have set the stage for a possibly
contentious opening to Georgia’s school year next
month.
The laws address how teachers talk about poten
tially divisive topics in the classroom and parental
control over education.
The source of heated controversy during the leg
islative session, the laws are now in the hands of
schools, school districts, and the state Department
of Education to implement.
One law - often called the “divisive concepts”
law - prohibits teaching about U.S. history in a
way that might make any student feel guilty or that
they are superior or inferior to anyone else because
of their race.
Georgia’s Board of Education adopted a model
complaint policy for complaints under the law in
June.
Now it is up to local school boards to adopt their
own policies by Aug. 1. Whether they adopt the
state’s model or craft their own policy is up to
them.
Conflicts over implementation of the law will
play out differently in different parts of the state,
said education observers, including Lisa Morgan,
president of the Georgia Association of Educators.
Morgan said that she expected complaints stem
ming from language-arts and literature classes
along with social studies classes.
A kindergarten teacher for most of her career,
Morgan said elementary grades would not be
immune to complaints.
She said she expects administrators to some
times find themselves in “a very tough position”
under the new law.
She also expressed concern that a more cautious
approach brought about by the law will introduce
a “chilling effect” on how teachers and students
discuss current events and other social issues.
“The laws are a clear attempt to divide parents
and educators and make that relationship adver
sarial rather than the partnership it must be to
guarantee the success of all students,” Morgan
said.
But proponents see the laws as steps forward.
“Huge gains were made for parents and students
during the 2022 legislative session, and there is
significant momentum to remove radical politics
and indoctrination from our classrooms,” said Cole
Muzio, president of Frontline Policy Action
Council. “While work remains, conservative lead
ership has greatly improved the school environ
ment our students head into in the coming weeks.”
Eddie Bennett, executive director of the Georgia
Council for the Social Studies, said he does not
believe members of his organization are changing
their start-of-school plans in response to the laws.
But Bennett is concerned about how teachers
will fare with the laws as the year moves forward.
He said he is doubling down on his standard
advice to his social-studies-teacher members:
“Whatever you teach, make sure it is in the stan
dards.”
The Georgia Youth Justice Coalition will focus
its efforts on making sure students, teachers, and
parents know their rights under the law, said Alex
Ames, organizing director for the organization of
high school and college students.
The group wants to make sure educators are not
retaliated against, she said.
The new law also reaches beyond the school day
to high school athletics. It revamped the gover
nance structure of the Georgia High School
Association (GHSA) and provided it with the
opportunity to ban transgender high school sports.
In May, the GHSA voted to do just that.
Now, Georgia students must participate in high
school sports based on their gender at birth. This
will prevent transgender students who are bom
male but identify as female from participating in
girls’ sports.
The GHSA has had no issues with the new poli
cy so far, said Robin Hines, the organization’s
executive director.
FROM 1A
Roberts
Duckworth’s fight and the
change in his narrative from
Duckworth grabbing him to him
punching the other teen because
he was “running his mouth,”
according to his statement to a
Dawson County Sheriff’s Office
investigator.
“The court finds that the
defendant made all of these
statements freely and voluntarily
after the officers informed him
of his Miranda rights. They are
admissible in the trial of this
case,” the Miranda ruling stated.
Previously, Emerson wrote to
revoke and decline to reinstate
Daniel Lee Roberts’ bonds in
his 2021 and 2019 cases respec
tively. Roberts has been indicted
on two counts of felony murder,
aggravated assault and aggravat
ed battery for the 2021 case. The
judge also denied bond for the
2022 case involving the latest
allegations against Roberts.
On July 25, 2021, Roberts
allegedly punched the younger
Dawsonville teen with a closed
fist, causing serious brain dam
age. After the fight, Duckworth
was taken to a hospital with
severe brain trauma and died on
July 27.
Other motions
A motion to restrict the usage
of the words “murder” and
“homicide” in the courtroom has
been denied, according to court
filings.
“The court also denies the
defendant’s motion to restrict the
state’s expert(s) from testifying
that the decedent’s death was a
homicide,” the judge’s order
stated. “That is obviously part of
the burden the state must carry
in any murder case.”
In another order, the judge
echoed Georgia law about the
statutory right for the victim’s
family members to be in court
proceedings, writing that they
have “the right to be present at
all criminal proceedings in
which the accused has the right
to be present.”
That order elaborated that
according to law, a victim or a
family member cannot be
excluded on the basis of being
subpoenaed unless they’re a
material witness or if there’s a
“substantial probability” that
their presence would “impair the
conduct of a fair trial.”
A motion to suppress
Snapchat evidence posted by a
friend of Roberts’ was denied.
However, an order to suppress
results of a search of Roberts’
cell phone was granted, since all
parties agreed to that during the
July 15 hearing.
A decision about the defense’s
prior acts motion is forthcoming.
“At this stage of the case, it
does not appear that the state
particularly needs this extrinsic
evidence to prove that the defen
dant intended to hit the dece
dent,” the prior acts order said.
Also mentioned was that the
charge of felony murder doesn’t
require the “intent to kill” that a
malice murder charge would.
Because the defense has filed
an immunity motion related to
the theory that Roberts acted in
self-defense, the judge stated
that he reserves final say to
allow prosecutors to introduce
evidence of the three sets of alle
gations mentioned in the prior
acts motion.
During the July hearing, court
dates to hear the 2021 case’s
immunity, change of venue and
other motions were tentatively
set for Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 2022.
DCN will update this story
when more information
becomes available.
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