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l FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Wednesday, February 11,2004
Deaths
Marcus Anglin
Mr. Marcus Anglin, 77, of
Alpharetta died Saturday, Feb.
7, 2004. Mr. Anglin, a native of
Forsyth County, was a veteran
of the U.S. Navy.
Survivors
Bfag?—' include his chil
dren, Janice and
Charlie Moore
VETERAN S St i, ug ? stine :
Fla., Mark and
Susan Anglin of Hernando,
Miss., Gary and Barbara Anglin
of Cumming, Sherrie and Scott
Liford of Canton; seven grand
children; three great-grandchil
dren; and Inez Anglin of
Alpharetta.
Funeral services were
Monday, Feb. 9, at the Ingram
Funeral Home Chapel with the
Rev. Donald Lummus officiat
ing. Interment followed in the
Greenlawn Cemetery.
Ingram Funeral Home is in
charge of the arrangements.
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February' 11, 2004
Judy Charlene Bennett
Mrs. Judy Charlene
Bennett, 49, of Cumming died
Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004. Mrs.
Bennett, a native of Forsyth
County, was a member of
Mayfield Baptist Church. She
was preceded in death by her
father, Harold Cagle; grand
parents, Charlie and Josie
Ivey.
Survivors include her hus
band of 22 years, Wendell
Bennett of Cumming; chil
dren, Jeremy and Sarah
Gazaway. Jamie and Michelle
Bennett, Samantha and Mark
Cassell, all of Cumming; step
son, Darrell Bennett of
Augusta; granddaughter,
Kaleigh Cassell; mother and
stepfather, Gladys and Frank
Cornell of Gainesville; brother
and sister-in-law, Tony and
Cheryl Cagle of Gainesville;
sisters and brother-in-law,
Brenda Cagle of Gainesville,
Pam and David Strickland of
Demorest; brothers- and sis
ters-in-law, Ricky Dean
Bennett, Danny and Vicki
Bennett. Charlotte and
Winford Skinner, Vicki
Venator, Janice Bennett, all of
Cumming; and a number of
nieces, nephews and other rel
atives also survive.
Funeral services were
Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the
Ingram Funeral Home Chapel
with the Revs. Danny Bennett
and Ruel Martin officiating.
Interment followed in the
Sawnee View Memorial
Gardens.
Ingram Funeral Home is in
charge of the arrangements.
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February 11, 2004
Henry Wolton
Chasteen Jr.
Henry Wolton Chasteen Jr.,
76, died Jan. 31, 2004.
Survivors include stepsons
and daughters-in-law, Reese
and Kim Roberts, Leon and
Donna Roberts, Troy and
Laurie Roberts; eight grandchil
dren; five great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were
Feb. 9 at the Cowan
Montgomery Cemetery.
McDonald and Son Funeral
Home and Crematory is in
charge of the arrangements.
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February’ 11, 2004
Diana Lynn Consiglio
Diana Lynn Consiglio, 19,
of Cumming died Saturday,
Feb. 7, 2004. A native of
Washington, DC, she was a
student at Georgia State
University.
Survivors include her par
ents, Mike and Judi Consiglio;
sister, Laura Consiglio, all of
Cumming; paternal grandpar
ents, Joe and Ellie Consiglio
of Dover, N.H.; maternal
grandmother, Helyne Vish of
Colorado Springs, Colo.
The funeral mass will be
Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 1 p.m.
at the St. Brendan’s Catholic
Church. Father Willie Hickey
will serve as the Celebrant.
McDonald and Son
Funeral Home and Crematory
is in charge of the arrange
ments.
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February 11, 2004
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Frances Eleanor
Fortson
Mrs. Frances Eleanor
Fortson, 85, of Cumming died
Friday, Feb. 6, 2004. A native
of Hartwell, she was a retired
school teacher and an avid
gardener. She was preceded in
death by her husband of 45
years, William Asa Fortson;
and grandson, Kevin Cottrell.
Survivors include her
daughters, Jean Kirby of
Cumming, Margaret Grout of
Montclair, Va., Wyleene
Cottrell of Brewster, Mass.;
brother, Joel Richardson of
Clemson, S.C.; grandson,
David Cottrell; and five great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were
Sunday, Feb. 8, at the funeral
home chapel with Pastor Jess
Taylor and Dr. Don Aderhold
officiating. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to
Hemophilia of Georgia, 8800
Roswell Rd., Suite 170,
Atlanta, GA 30350.
L.W. McDonald and Son
Funeral Home is in charge of
the arrangements.
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February 11, 2004
Elson Ingram
Mr. Elson Ingram, 79, of
Cumming died Friday, Feb. 6,
2004. Mr. Ingram, a native and
lifelong resident of Forsyth
County, was a member of
Concord Baptist Church.
Survivors include his sis
ters and brother-in-law,
Beatrice Ingram, Inez Garrett,
Clara Cole, Sue and Bill
Magnus, all of Cumming; and
a number of nieces and
nephews also survive.
Graveside services were
Monday, Feb. 9, at the
Concord Baptist Church
Cemetery with the Rev. Rubin
Smith officiating.
Ingram Funeral Home is in
charge of the arrangements.
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February 11, 2004
George Watson Johnson
Mr. George Watson
Johnson, 88, of Lakeland, Fla.,
died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2004.
Survivors include his wife
of 63 years, Lorene Johnson
of Lakeland, Fla.; daughters.
Sarah Ruth Reese of Pinellas
Park, Fla., Annie Ledbetter of
Auburndale, Fla., Joyce
DePiero of Pembroke Pines,
Fla.; sons, Larry Johnson of
Madison, Ray Johnson of
Kennesaw; 11 grandchildren;
11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
Saturday, Feb. 8, at 3:30 p.m.
in the funeral home chapel
with the Rev. Wilburn Hill
officiating. Burial will follow
in the Green Lawn Cemetery.
.Louie E. Jones Funeral
Home in Alpharetta is in charge
of the arrangements.
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February’ 11, 2004
Kathy Morton-Smith
Mrs. Kathy Morton-Smith,
49, of Gainesville died Sunday,
Feb. 8, 2004. A native of Fulton
County, she was a graphic
designer in Atlanta for 15 years.
Mrs. Morton-Smith had resided
on St. Georgia’s Island, Fla., for
10 years prior to returning to
Gainesville.
Survivors include her hus
band, Neal Smith-Willow of
Gainesville; sister, Marilyn
Burdeshaw of Alpharetta; par
ents, Charles and Carolyn
Morton of Alpharetta; several
nieces, nephews and other rela
tives also survive.
A memorial service will be
at the Morton residence in
Alpharetta in the afternoon of
Feb. 11.
For information, contact the
Ingram Funeral Home.
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February 11, 2004
Robert Doss Shivers
Mr. Robert Doss “Big Bob”
Shivers, 55, of Roswell died
Monday, Feb. 2,2004.
Bob was bom on March 17,
1948 in Troup County, Ga. He
was a real estate broker. He was
preceded in death by his parents
Henry Gladstone and Mamie
Leak Shivers.
Survivors include sisters,
Lorene Kelley of Greenville,
Ga, Elizabeth Baker of Auburn,
Ala.; brother, Coven Shivers of
Montgomery, Ala.; nieces and
nephews, Joey and Carol
Johnston of Manchester,
Thomas Johnston of Greenville,
Chuck Kelley of LaGrange,
Leslie and Janet Baker Jr. of
LaGrange, Lea and Joe Leghorn
of Sarasota, Fla., Melanie
Shivers of Birmingham, Ala.; a
large number of great nieces,
nephews, cousins and loving
friends.
Memorial services were
Saturday, Feb. 7, at the First
Christian Church of Riverview
in Valley, Ala. A memorial serv
ice in Roswell will be held on
Wednesday, March 17, 2004 at
3 p.m. at the Southern Skillet
Restaurant. In lieu of flowers
contributions may be made to
your favorite charity.
Louie E. Jones Funeral
Home was in charge of the
arrangements.
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February 11, 2004
LaCherisa Dawn
Whisnant
Miss LaCherisa Dawn
Whisnant, 23, of Canton, for
merly of Cumming, died
Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004. She was
preceded in death by her great
grandparents, Clayton and Clara
Mae Flanagan, Jody and Annie
Bennett; godmother, Johanna
Corbin.
Survivors include her moth
er and stepfather, Teresa and
Michael Summers of Canton;
brother and sister-in-law, Shawn
Whisnant and Cari Murphy of
Canton; sister and brother-in
law, Michelle and Randall
Richards of Canton; stepsister,
Jessica Summers of Alabama;
grandmother and step grandfa
ther, Carolyn Hammond and
Brad Kujan of Margaret, Ala.;
uncles, Kelly Bennett of
Alabama, Tony Bennett of
Canton; nephew, Austin
Richards of Canton; nieces,
Dawn and Clara Whisnant of
Canton. Funeral services were
Tuesday. Feb. 9. at the Cross
Roads Baptist Church with the
Revs. Michael Spurr and
Ronnie Coley officiating.
Interment followed in the Cross
Roads Baptist Church
Cemetery. Ingram Funeral
Home is in charge of the
arrangements.
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FIRE from 1A
“The staff at Liberty
Middle School is heartbroken
to learn of the death of two of
our students,” principal Cindy
Styles said Monday.
VETERAN from 1A
Pirkle, it was a surprise meet
ing with his former high
school friend that stands out
in his mind. It was Pirkle, a
helicopter pilot, who would
deliver his friend to the battle
zone where his life would end
a few days later.
Pirkle, who was a year
older than Charles, was a cap
tain in the 25th Aviation
Battalion. He had been deliv
ering troops to landing zones
near Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.
On this particular trip, he had
been ordered to shut down the
helicopter.
“I took off my helmet,”
said Pirkle, “ and stepped out
of the aircraft and there was
Billy.” The two friends spent
about a half-hour together
sharing news on where they
had been and who they had
seen.
“His platoon leader had
been wounded and Billy was
the acting platoon leader,” said
Pirkle. “He had all the self
confidence and had been a
BAN from 1A
Staff at the planning
department are revising the
UDC. While Chance said most
of the modifications are sim
ple “housekeeping” chores,
staff needed to address the
PUD and CUP categories
which would have expired on
March 7.
Senior Planner Audra
Miller said it will take
months to complete all of the
modifications to the UDC.
“We’ve decided a mini
mum of eight months,” Miller
said.
Commissioners proposed
extending the moratorium
until staff completed the
modifications.
Taylor, however, was
against a lengthy extension
due to legal concerns.
“We've had [this ban] in
place for a year,” Taylor said.
“There has to be a challenge
out there somewhere.”
As a result, the board
chose to strike the categories
and extend the moratorium
for a shorter length of time
while staff members elimi
nate the zoning classifica
tions from the UDC.
In addition, planning staff
requested the board limit the
number of rezoning applica
tions that will be accepted on
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“Their teachers delighted
in the progress the boys made
while at Liberty.
“Both were well known
by many teachers and stu-
success. He had pride in what
he was and what he had done.
He was every bit the profes
sional soldier.”
Later, Charles and his pla
toon loaded up on his home
town friend’s helicopter for
the flight to a hot landing zone
near the Cambodian border.
“Because it was Billy, I
looked over my left shoulder
as we flew out,” said Pirkle.
A few weeks later, it was a
letter from his mother in
Cumming that would relay the
news of Billy Charles’ death.
“It was a sobering thought
that I carried him to his death,
but I was thankful for those
few moments we had togeth
er.”
Pirkle, who now lives in
the Augusta area, remembered
his friend during an address at
the Cumming Veterans
Memorial in 1994. Among
those in attendance was
Charles' daughter, Susie
Caraway, who now lives in
Cumming. Caraway, who was
a monthly basis to 10 to 15.
Miller said a limit is needed
to give staff the time needed
to revise the UDC.
“We’re going to be inun
dated with rezoning
requests,” Miller said.
Rather than restrict all
zoning categories and risk
diminishing the chances of
increasing the county’s com
mercial tax base, commis
sioners elected to only limit
the number of residential
zoning applications.
However, before the limit
is imposed, public hearings
will be held to notify citi
zens.
Whether the amount of
residential applications is
limited to 10 or 15 per month
depends largely on how the
role of a new planning staff
employee is defined.
“This [employee] would
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dents and will be sorely
missed. The Liberty staff
extends their deepest sympa
thy to the family and friends
of Chris and Jeff.”
born while her father was in
Vietnam, never knew him and
was grateful to his friend for
the tribute offered by Pirkle.
Pruitt, who joined the
Army in 1958, saw his former
schoolmate in Korea in 1959
and they spent some off-duty
time in Seoul.
“He just fit the mold of a
soldier,” said Pruitt. “If you
ever saw a ‘Poster Soldier,’
you would picture him as the
one on the poster. He just
loved the military and if he
had lived, he would have
spent at least 30 years in the
Army.”
According to Pruitt, Billy
Charles and his platoon were
on patrol on a river which
borders Cambodia and South
Vietnam. The enemy had set
what Pruitt described as a
Claymore mine near the river.
Charles and two others died
when the mine was detonat
ed. He was returned to
Georgia and is buried at a
cemetery in Gainesville.
be tied to the Impact Fee pro
gram in some way,” Chance
said, adding there could be
other duties as well.
Commissioners gave
Chance the authority to des
ignate the new employee with
whatever job duties he deems
are necessary.
“I think we need a new
planner downstairs,” Chance
said.
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