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THE LEADER-TRIBUNE
Congressman Marshall
to honor Robert
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Congressman Jim
Marshall, of Georgia’s 3rd
district, will be the keynote
speaker for a Peach County
Chamber of Commerce
banquet honoring retiring
Representative Robert Ray
on Saturday, January 13,
2007/
Marshall is serving his
second term in congress,
representing 31 counties
in Middle Georgia. The son
and grandson of any gener¬
als and a member of the
U. S. Ranger Hall of Fame,
Marshall spent his formative
years moving from one army
post to another. After high
school he attended Princeton
University but compelled by
a sense of duty and fairness,
he enlisted in the Army
in 1968. He served as an
Airborne-Ranger reconnais¬
sance platoon sergeant and
was wounded and decorated
for “heroism in ground com¬
bat”. He received numerous
military awards including
two Bronze Stars and the
Purple Heart.
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SOCIAL
Marshall returned to
Princeton after Vietnam,
graduating in 1972. He
attended law school at Boston
University where he met his
wife, Camille. They moved
to Macon after he graduated
law school, in 1977. Joining
the Mercer University
Law School faculty in 1979,
Marshall became involved
in numerous civic and com¬
munity? organizations. He
has expertise in banking,
commercial, housing and
business law. He served as
Mayor of Macon from 1995-
1999. He currently serves on
the House Armed Services
Committee and Agricultural
Committee and is a member
of the steering committee
of the Rural Health Care
Coalition.
An avid hunter and out
doorsman, Marshall remains
active in many sports. He
and his wife are members
of Saint Joseph’s Catholic
Church and have two chil¬
dren, Mary and Robert.
Rep. Robert Ray retired
in 2006 and to show appre¬
ciation for all he has done
for the 136th district, espe¬
cially Peach County, the
Peach County Chamber
Commerce is honoring
with the banquet to be held
at Massee Lane Gardens,
home of the American
Camellia Society. Invitations
have been mailed and
local officials will be on
to say a few words.
Ray served as a state rep¬
resentative beginning
1982. During his tenure
received many
with one of the most
being the 2006 Keep Georgia
Beautiful Man of the Year -
The Steve Reynolds Award.
Over the years he has been
named Man of the Year,
Mr. Peach, Legislator of the
Year, Citizen of the Year
and has received Soil and
Water Conservation Service
Awards, just to name a few.
Ray also farms and is the
towner/operator of Robert
Ray Farms, LLC and Robert
Ray Truck Sales, Inc. He
has farmed in Crawford and
Peach counties since assum¬
ing management of the fam¬
ily farm at the age of 16 due
to his father’? heart attack.
Ray was also the assistance
Commissioner of Agriculture
for the State of Georgia from
1973-78. He was elected to
the Crawford County Board
of County Commissioners at
the age of 23 and served
two terms (eight years). He
also served two years on the
Crawford County Board of
Education.
He is the son of William
M. and Thelma Crutchfield
Ray and is married to
Jennifer Pike Ray, for¬
merly of Manchester, Ga.
They reside and own the
Ray Family Farm which has
been in the Ray Family for
more than a hundred years.
Robert has four children,
Lisa Ray Grovenstein of
Lilburn, Robin Ray of Ponte
Verdra, FL, Robert Ray Jr.
of Perry and Adam Ray
Douglasville. He has five
grandchildren, Jack, Evan,
Callie, Robert Ray III and
Ethan.
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Mary practices the principles for Making a Difference and has received several MAD
awards. She always tries to see the positive side of situations and supports The Spirit
Team at Peach Regional Medical Center by donating hand-made items. Mary is support¬
ive Of Peach Regional Medical Center and the goal of building a new facility. Mary is
certainly an asset to PRMC and appreciated.
The
The Thirty-Niners of the
First Baptist Church held their
Christmas Banquet on Dec. 21st
at 6:30 EM. in the Fellowship
Hall. The delicious buffet wa3
catered by Mrs. Dot Andrews.
Sixty members and guests were
in attendance. President Elaine
dark asked Mr. Bobby dark to
open with prayer, remember¬
ing the loss of Mrs. Minnie Lee
Bryant, Rev. Gil Osborne, and
Mr. Joe Luce over the last few
days. These families will be in
our thoughts and prayers.
Mrs. Angelyn Sims intro¬
duced our special guest, Mrs.
Nancy Dyes and five other
music students, who enter¬
tained us with special music
of the Christmas season. Mrs.
Dyes has been a music teacher
over 30 years and her students
did an exceptionally good job
this night. They were outstand¬
ing in talent and beauty. Three
of the students were Hannah,
Rebecca, and Julie Thomas of
Lizella. Hannah and Rebecca
played selections on the harp
and the piano, and their sis¬
ter Julie played some pieces on
the piano. Also, coming all the
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2007
Mary McDaniel, a collector in the busi¬
office, has been chosen as December’s
of the month at Peach Regional
Center. She came to Peach Regional
Center on October 17, 2005 and
received her certification in Coding
Polysomnographic Technician. Along
these certifications Mary is trained in
areas of the business office - from
new employees to filing secondary
and posting yments. She has
the lead in eloping a process
appealing underpayments and deni¬
from insurance companies to avoid
and ensure the claims are
within the appropriate time frame.
goes above and beyond without being
to do so and is always willing to take
special projects. She takes initiative
helps her co-workers when they need
way from Atlanta were Carter
Elizabeth Cagle and her sister
Shelby Cagle. Carter played the
piano, and Shelby played the
piano and the violin. We were
delighted with the telling of the
Christmas story through their
musical offerings.
As is our monthly custom, a
love gift of homemade mints in
memory of Mame Lee was pre¬
sented to Mrs. Dyes. Pres. Clark
reminded us of the church wide
breakfast on Christmas Eve.
Also our regular January
meeting will be soup and sand¬
wiches on Jan. 18th at noon.
After the meeting soup will be
delivered to shut-ins in the com¬
munity. Pres. Clark closed our
meeting in prayer.
Those attending were Barbara
and Bob Cleveland, Elaine
and Bobby dark. Dot and Bill
Hatchett, Daisy and Ross Poole,
Glen and Betty Taylor, Kathy
and Danny Stubbs, Rebecca
and Rev Jeff Jordan, Belty and
Johnny Lester, Catherine Lister,
Elizabeth Thames, Mary and
Herman Light, Pete and Bill
Nichols, Betty Clark, Jo Ann
Hopkins, Angelyn Sims, Dean
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Rogers, MarthaCulpepper, Peggy
Kitchens, Lucille Parham, Anne
Rigdon, Jo Ann Britt, Beverly
Belflower, Virgil Booker, Dee
Jenkins, Jane Harbage, Jewel
Booker, Helen and Charles
Bryan, Mary Hancock, Jack
dark, Mary Ann dark, Lynn
Joyce, Rena Bowman, Betty
Murphy, Pat and Jerry Bryan,
Helen Giles, Patty Davis,
Betty McGee, Becky Bowman,
Annette and Jimmy Duke, Mrs.
Nancy Dyes, her music stu¬
dents, and the Herman Light,
Pete and Bill Nichols, Betty
dark, Jo Ann Hopkins, Angelyn
Sims, Dean Rogers, Martha
Culpepper, Peggy Kitchens,
Lucille Parham, Anne Rigdon,
Jo Ann Britt, Beverly Belflower,
Virgil Booker, Dee Jenkins,
Jane Harbage, Jewel Booker,
Helen and Charles Bryan, Mary
Hancock, Jack dark, Mary
Ann dark, Lynn Joyce, Rena
Bowman, Betty Murphy, Pat
and Jerry Bryan, Helen Giles,
Patty Davis, Betty McGee,
Becky Bowman, Annette and
Jimmy Duke, Mrs. Nancy Dyes,
her music students, and their
parents.
