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Page A8 Lake Oconee News Friday, January 20,2017 Obituaries The deadline for obituaries is 1 p.m. Monday. Funeral homes may send notices to obits@lakeoconeenews.us. Sandra Gale Sherrer Brown July 2,1946-January 14,2017 Sandra Gale Sherrer Brown, age 70, of Union Point died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017 at Gentiva Hospice IPU in Athens. Graveside services were Monday, January 16, 2017 at the Greenlawn Cemetery in Union Point with Rev. David Bryan officiating. Pallbear ers included Skip Mize, Cliff Mize, Michael Brown, Greg Brown, Terry O’Neal and Michael Lord. Sandra was born in Union Point and was the daughter of the late Clifford Marion Sherrer and Josie Norene Finch Sherrer. She graduated from Union Point High School where she was an honor student. On September 3,1982, she married Albert Clifton Brown. She worked as a cashier at Lord’s Galaxy Foods in Union Point. Sandra was an excellent cook and enjoyed baking cakes. She also enjoyed working with flowers inside and working in the flower garden. At an early age, she joined the First Baptist Church of Union Point. Survivors include her husband, Albert C. Brown of Union Point; three sisters, Judy Mize and husband Millard of Royston, Jane Bowen of Athens and Chris Bridges and husband Ronnie of Madison; two daughters, Kim Kendrick and husband John of Rome and Jenny Lott and husband Stephen of Baton Rouge, LA and their children, Ella Grace Lott and Will Lott; a number of nieces, nephews, many other relatives and friends. The family would like to give a special thanks to those at Greene Point Nursing Home for their love and care for Sandra; the nurses, Louella and Laura; the CNAs, Sandy and Fanny; roommate, Jo and her caretaker Tammy and Room 107, Barbara, Nettie and Elaine. And a special thank you to our neighbors, Fred and Leigh; those who cared for her at Piedmont Athens Regional along with Gentiva Hospice, her sister Judy and husband Millard and our daughter, Kim for all the time she spent with Sandra at the hospital. We also appreciate all the calls and prayers from family and friends. Callaway Funeral Home, 208 N. Rhodes Street, Union Point, GA, (706) 486-4138, had charge of arrangements. Visit us at www.mccommonsfuneralhome.com to sign the online guest register. Find us on Facebook! Just search for Lake Oconee News The Family Gourmet Fegfj 2 (5 oz.) Filet Mignons 2 (5 oz.) Top Sirloins 2 (4 oz.) Boneless Pork Chops 4 Boneless Chicken Breasts (1 lb. pkg.) 4 (3 oz.) Kielbasa Sausages 4 (4 oz.) Omaha Steaks Burgers 12 oz. pkg. All-Beef Meatballs 4 (3 oz.) Potatoes au Gratin — 4 (4 oz.) 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He entered the U.S. Navy out of high school as a hospital corpsman and was honor ably discharged in 1973. He graduated from The Uni versity of Georgia where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry in 1976. He worked for O.S.H.A. in Florida and from 1986 to 2008, he worked on the staff of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Williams burg, Virginia. Once he moved to Georgia he became a published author of three books, “Flashback, cover-up PTSD”, “Stingray, The Russians are Listening” and “Flashing Back” under his pen name Alan C. Thomas. He enjoyed photography, electronics and talking about his books. Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Edward Allen, Jr and Lois Naomi (Claycomb) Allen; nephew, Major. Robert Lowell Stone, DMD, US Army. Survivors include his son, Robert T. Allen of King William, VA; a sister and brother-in-law, Linda Diane and Bill Stone of Greensboro; nieces and nephews, Tim Stone of Richmond, VA, David Stone of Greensboro and Dawn Stone of Eatonton; the mother of his son, Robert Thomas Allen, Anne Marie Allen of King William, VA; Robert’s aunt, Gail and Michael Giese also of King William, VA; as well as numerous other extended family and friends. Mr. Charles Thomas “Tom” Allen wished to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. The date for this service is pending at this time. Once there is a confirmed date this information will be updated. Please visit www.wagesfuneralhome.com for online condolences. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, “A Family Company, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 was entrusted with arrangements. Johnny R. Hurndon Johnny R. Hurndon entered into eternal rest Thursday, January 12,2017. A memorial service will be held January 28, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Bethesda Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne Usry officiating. Johnny was born in Smyrna, GA to the late Juanita W. Hurndon and Ralph M. Hurndon on July 9, 1949. He was preceded in death by his mother, father and an unborn child whom he never met on earth. Johnny was PVT E-l in the United States Army, serving over two years in Vietnam. In 1970, he moved to Greene County and called it home until his death. Johnny’s passions were golf, softball, his woodworking and watching his family grow. Johnny worked at NIBCO in Greensboro. During his retirement, he helped raise his grandchildren and attended all of their activities. Johnny became the Cub Master of Cub Scout pack 312 and Boy Scout Troop 316. He was very proud of each Cub Scout and Boy Scout who was dedicated to become the best they could be. Johnny took care of his mother in the early and mid stages of her Alzheimer’s. He was loved by the whole community and was known for his wit and dry sense of humor. 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The Democrats’ reaction? Take a hard left at the next political intersection. One CNN commentator, a former press secretary to out- of-touch-with-reali- ty presidential candidate Bernie Sanders declared, “We don’t need white people leading the Demo cratic Party right now.” A lot of news reports declare that the leading candidate to head up the National Democratic Party is Minnesota Con gressman Keith Ellison, a black Muslim with past ties to Louis Farrakhan’s Nation of Islam and who sits so far out on the far-left fringe of the party that he makes Bernie Sanders look like Gomer Pyle. My own sources tell me that Ellison has emerged as the consensus choice because Democrats have been unable to identify an atheist transvestite who Rich Continued from A4 We shut down our phones and email. It was glorious. “I could get used to this,” Tink said. “I AM used to it,” I replied. “Let’s move to the far reaches of the moun tains and go off grid for good.” I wasn’t kidding. Over the years, I have determined that 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. are my prime writing hours. If I don’t write then, I generally won’t write a’tall. I decided years ago to avoid the problem of the problems that come when I get out of bed that I just wouldn’t get out of bed until I had written. I sit in bed, have coffee and write. It usually works like a charm. So much so that Tink has picked up this habit. A few months ago, he sat in bed for over a week, working on a television pilot. He pretty much only left the bed to wash his hands and eat. We went to a gospel Morin Continued from A5 dumping of the costs of current policy onto the future. There is so much concern over how our actions today affect the climate for future gener ations but ironically no entered the country ille gally. Good help is hard to find these days. I’m not sure what the Democrats are smoking (I have a good idea), but going as far left as they seem to be headed is not going to bring main stream Americans into the fold. Their decision should serve as a cautionary tale for Republicans, who run the risk of going too far to the right and being per ceived as just a bunch of angry white guys. If they do, we’ll boot them out just like we did the Democrats. Most of us are stationed somewhere in the middle of the political spectrum and we don’t like extrem ists on either side. Both parties seem unable to grasp this simple fact of political life because they are too busy kowtowing to the extremists. OK, enough of this stuff. The inch-wide and inch- deep political pundits and blah-blah bloggers can take it from here. I am going back to the burning issues of the day, like how broccoli can give you a serious case of runny nose and why banana pudding is the only known cure. Try reading that in the New York Times. You can reach Dick Yarbrough at yarb2400@ bellsouth.net; at P.O. 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