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. FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Wednesday, December 24,2003
Deaths
Bobbie Anderson
Bobbie Anderson, 67, of
Dawsonville died Friday,
Dec. 19, 2003. Born in Banks
County, she lived most of her
life in Dawson County. A
homemaker at her death, she
was employed many years at
Sweet-Orr. Mrs. Anderson
was a member of the
Dawsonville Church of God
of Prophecy. She was preced
ed in death by her husband,
Delano Anderson; parents,
Lonnie and Pearlie Bruce;
and brother, Ray Bruce.
Survivors include her sis
ters, Nettie Millwood of
Marietta; Katherine Hubbard
of Cumming, Jane Barrett of
Dahlonega. Eunice Bruce,
Janice Daniel, Judy Bruce,
Carolyn Hicks, Julie Honea,
all of Dawsonville; brothers,
R.T. Bruce, Ralph Bruce,
both of Dawsonville, Barney
Bruce of Dahlonega; and a
number of other relatives
also survive.
Funeral services were
Monday, Dec. 22, at the
Dawsonville Church of God
of Prophecy with the Revs.
David Smith, Tommy Panter
and Tim Bennett officiating.
Interment followed in the
Dawsonville Memorial
Gardens.
Bearden Funeral Home in
Dawsonville was in charge of
the arrangements.
Forsyth County News
December 24, 2003
Hattie B. Gunter
Mrs. Hattie B. Gunter, 94,
of Alpharetta died Sunday,
Dec. 21, 2003. Mrs. Gunter
was born April 30, 1909, in
old Milton County. She was a
member of the Alpharetta
First Baptist Church. She
was preceded in death by her
parents, Richard Allen and
Louisa Frances Coleman
Rayner; husband, Simpson
Dewey Gunter; infant daugh
ter, Lillian Gunter; son,
Louie Gunter; grandson,
Charles William Gunter;
eight brothers; and two sis
ters.
Survivors include her
daughters and sons-in-law,
Frances and John Smith of
Alpharetta, Betty and Robert
Thompson of Cumming; sons
and daughters-in-law,
William and Allie Gunter,
David Gunter, Allen and
Kate Gunter, all of
Alpharetta; 10 grandchildren;
16 great-grandchildren; four
great-great-grandchildren;
sister-in-law, Eva Gunter
Allen of Alpharetta; nieces
and nephews also survive.
Funeral services were
Tuesday, Dec. 23, at the
funeral home chapel with the
Revs. Jeff Witcher and A.B.
Hatfield officiating. Burial
followed in the Old Big
Creek Cemetery.
Louie E. Jones Funeral
Home was in charge of the
arrangements.
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December 24, 2003
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Jeanne Hunt
Mrs. Jeanne Hunt, 87, of
Cumming died Dec. 20,
2003. A native of Carroll
County, she had lived in
Cumming for the past 22
years, moving here from
Sandy Springs. She was a
Methodist. Mrs. Hunt was
preceded in death by her hus
band, Charles Ira Hunt.
Survivors include her
daughters, Liqda Schoen of
Helen, Melody and George
Ball of Duluth; sons, Kelly
and Melissa Hunt of
Cumming, Kim and Cindy
Hunt of Bucharest, Hungary;
sister, Carolyn Barnes of
Orlando, Fla.; grandchildren.
Laurie Churchill of Suwanee,
Jamie Hogue, David Hunt,
Andrew Hunt, all of
Cumming, Katie Hunt of
Bucharest, Hungary; seven
great-grandchildren.
Memorial services were
Tuesday, Dec. 23, at the
Orange United Methodist
Church with the Rev. Gary
Cole officiating. In lieu of
flowers, memorial contribu
tions may be made to the
Portsbridge Hospice, 4598
Barclay Dr., Dunwoody, GA
30338.
L.W. McDonald and Son
Funeral Home was in charge
of the arrangements.
Forsyth County News
December 24, 2003
Richard L Wampler
Mr. Richard L. Wampler.
61, of Cumming died
Thursday, Dec.
18, 2003. Mr.
Wampler was a
veteran of the
U.S. Navy,
VETERAN
having served
as a field medic. He was a
member of Grace Baptist
Church.
Survivors include his son,
Brian Wampler of Redondo
Beach, Calif.; sister, Glenna
Haar of Diamond Bar, Calif.;
close friends, Richard Sefzik,
Mike and Maggie Weed, all
of Cumming.
Memorial services were
Tuesday, Dec. 23, at the
Ingram Funeral Home
Chapel with the Rev. Tim
Holland officiating.
Ingram Funeral Home
was in charge of the arrange
ments.
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SPLOST funds.
The city received its delin
quent money from the county,
and later complied with an
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city spending of SPLOST.
Now the city is withholding
raw water from the county,
which does not have an intake
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The city’s pump at the raw
water intake needs to be
expanded to keep up with
demand within the county, said
Tim Perkins, Forsyth County
water and sewer director.
On top of the need existing
within Forsyth, Dawson
County has an immediate need
for 500,000 gallons of raw
water. Dawson does not have a
state permit to draw water from
Lake Lanier, and has been
working with the state to obtain
the needed water.
Cherokee County is an
unlikely source of help because
its pipes are not interconnected
with Dawson’s water lines.
Forsyth is connected to both
Cherokee and Dawson, so
Cherokee could route water to
Dawson by selling to Forsyth.
However, this is not an option
that Perkins favors.
“Mixing water in pipes that
come from different treatment
keeping their eyes open for any suspicious
activity.
Following the announcement from
Ridge, Georgia on Sunday raised its terror
alert to high. The measure appeared to have
little impact in Forsyth County on Monday
as local police and firefighters went about
their normal business. The state did not
relay any directives to deputies here, how
ever, all officers and employees were
informed of the increase in the terror alert,
said Capt. Frank Huggins with the Forsyth
County Sheriff’s Office. Officers will take
samples of varying concentra
tions of ethylene glycol to form
a line graph of results.
The graph becomes the stan
dard against which the results of
an unknown sample will be
measured. The problem with
this method, Berry said, is that
no one is testing the samples
originally used to create the line
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quality,” Perkins said.
Different plants use differ
ent chemicals to treat the water,
and mixing those chemicals
can affect water quality, he
said.
“The state is hopeful to give
Dawson allocation, but through
the city of Cumming intake,”
Perkins said.
Water given to Dawson
affects water availability for
Cumming and Forsyth County
down the road.
On Sept. 22, the Forsyth
County Commission unani
mously approved a budget
amount of $160,000 to upgrade
the city’s pump at the raw
water intake. At Tuesday’s
council meeting, the city said it
will continue to table discus
sion of the upgrade until the
county meets about the inter
governmental agreements.
The county also relies on
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capacity. In 1997, Forsyth pur
chased 350,000 gallons per day
of capacity for use in the
Bethelview Road area and
150,000 gallons for unspecified
use.
The unspecified usage cur
rently serves Hammond’s
Crossing, a business complex
at the intersection of Hwy. 369
and Hwy. 306. Because the
destination of the water was not
specified in the agreement, the
city and county are at odds over
the application of the 150,000
gallons of sewer capacity.
Though the city continues
to table discussion of sewer
allocation, crunch time draws
near. A Publix shopping center
is scheduled to open near
Hammond’s Crossing in
January, and with it will come a
tremendous service area.
“There will be millions of
dollars in damages if they don’t
have water up there,” Conway
said.
appropriate action if any directives are
handed down by the state during the com
ing holidays, he added.
At Buford Dam on Lake Lanier, which
is overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, park rangers responded to a mil
itary order to increase security from Alpha
level to Bravo. The order prompted rangers
to close the public overlook area above the
dam’s intake structure and to increase sur
veillance of the dam, Mark Williams, chief
park ranger, said Monday. Buford Dam
Road will remain open at this time.
of Berry’s arguments. He ruled
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request but said he would out
line his reasons in a written
order to be issued on Tuesday.
Turner’s trial is scheduled to
begin in Cobb County on Feb.
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