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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - Wednesday, March 3.2004
Deaths
James Lellon Barnett
Mr. James Lellon Barnett.
73. of Cumming died Saturday.
Feb. 28, 2004. Mr. Barnett was
of the Baptist faith and attended
Cumming Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Virginia Barnett of Cumming;
children, Dennis and Diane
Wall. Gary and Connie Wright,
all of Cumming; grandchildren.
Bryan Hamrick of Atlanta.
Jason and Christy Albert. Rob
and Leina Hinton. Jordan Wall,
Johnathan Dudley, all of
Cumming. Jason and Wendi
Dudley of Alpharetta; great
grandchildren. Justin and
Andrew Albert. Tristian and
Logan; sisters and brothers-in
law, Beverly and Melvin
Stancil. Margie Tate, Jackey and
Sharon Dudley, all of
Cumming; brother and sister-in
law, Bill and Barbara Barnett of
Cumming; several nieces,
nephews and other relatives also
survive.
Funeral services were
Monday, March 1. at the Ingram
Funeral Home Chapel with the
Revs. Mark Harrison and
Hughlen Cochran officiating.
Interment followed in the
Sawnee View Memorial
Gardens.
Ingram Funeral Home was
in charge of the arrangements.
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March 3. 2004
Gladys A. Beech
Mrs. Gladys A. Beech. 83.
of Cumming died Feb. 28,
2004. A native of Americus,
Mrs. Beech lived with her foster
parents. Dr. and Mrs. Primrose.
She lived in Cumming for the
past seven years, moving here
from East Point. A graduate of
Georgia Southwestern College
in Americus, she was a home
maker and a Presbyterian.
While she and Mr. Beech
resided in Albany, she was an
officer of the Dawson Road
Garden Club, the Albany
Women’s Club and the Elk’s
Aidmore Auxiliary.
Survivors include her
daughters and sons-in-law,
Juanita and the Rev. Euel
Gilstrap of Gainesville, Lorretta
and George Marks of
Cumming; grandchildren.
Shaun Martin. Clay Martin,
both of Atlanta. Randy Hunter
of Clermont. Jeffrey Hunter of
Atlanta. Michelle Pritchett and
Kimberly Diaz, both of
Gainesville. Sandra Mendoza of
Jefferson. Michael Murphy of
Cleveland; 20 great-grandchil
dren.
Funeral services will be
Thursday. March 4. at 2 p.m. at
the McDonald and Son Funeral
Home with the Revs. John
Tarrant and Euel Gilstrap offici
ating. Interment will follow in
the Sawnee View Memorial
Gardens. The family will
receive friends Wednesday from
7-9 p.m. at the funeral home.
McDonald and Son Funeral
Home and Crematory in
Cumming is in charge of the
arrangements.
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March 3. 2004
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Audrey M. Reeves
Mrs. Audrey M. Reeves, 75,
of Cumming died Feb. 25,
2004. Mrs. Reeves
Survivors include her
daughter and son-in-law, David
and Teresa Reeves Castellucci
of Cumming; two grandchil
dren; stepmother, Frances
Weagle of Yarmouth, Nova
Scotia; sister, Jean Meigner of
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
Memorial services will be
Thursday. March 4, at 1 p.m. at
the McDonald and Son Funeral
Home.
In lieu of (lowers, contribu
tions may be made to the
Forsyth County Senior Center.
McDonald and Son Funeral
Home is in charge of the
arrangements.
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March 3. 2004
Eldred B. Watson
Mr. Eldred B. Watson. 79. of
Cumming died
Sunday, Feb. 29,
2004.' Mr.
Watson was a
member of
Harmony Grove
VETERAN
Baptist Church, where he was a
charter member of the choir. He
was a Mason where he was
raised to the degree of Master
Mason in 1949. Mr. Watson was
a past member of Mt. Zion
Masonic Lodge. He served in
the Army in the 542nd
Airboume during World War II
as staff Sargent. Mr. Watson
retired from American Proteins
Inc. as vice president in 1987.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, J. Toy and Electie
Watson.
Surveyors include his wife of
59 y ears. Mattie Conner Watson
of Cumming; daughters and
sons-in-law. Ann and Larry
Milford of Hiawassee. Debra
and Rickey Grogyn. Regina
Watson, all of Cumming; grand
children. Stephanie and Todd
Morgan of Dawsonville. Todd
and Kim Milford. Amanda and
Kevin Grindle, Chad Grogan.
Anna Grogan. Adam Wood, all
of Cumming; great-grandchil
dren. Abby Stepp. Jackson
Morgan, Conner Milford.
Channing Milford. Brady
Grindle. Mattie Grindle.
Andrew Grogan; brothers and
sisters-in-law, Wansley and
Lindell Watson, Larry and Pat
Watson, all of Cumming; broth
ers- and sisters-in-law. E.J. and
Judy Conner. Wylene Samples,
all of Cumming. Frank and Dot
Conner of Kennesaw, Irene
Brown of Marietta; several
other relatives also survive.
Funeral services were
Tuesday. March 2. at the
Harmony Grove Baptist Church
with the Revs. Jeff Wilkie.
Robert Martin. Ruel Martin and
Dennis Bottoms officiating.
Interment followed in the
Sawnee View Memorial
Gardens.
Ingram Funeral Home was
in charge of the arrangements.
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March 3. 2004
Tara Ashley Weischedel
Tara Ashley Weischedel, 15,
of Cumming died Feb. 28,
2004. Tara was a member of
Mayfield Baptist Church, where
she was a member of The
Messenger’s Choir. Tara attend
ed North Forsyth High School
and was a member of the 3.0
Club.
Survivors include her par
ents, Tammy and Tony Martin
of Cumming. Mark and Donna
Weischedel of Dahlonega;
brothers, Kyle Weischedel of
Cumming, Andrew Weischedel,
Jacob Weischedel, both of
Dahlonega; sisters. Erica
Martin, Lindsay Martin. Tori
Martin, all of Cumming; grand
parents. Wylene and George
Ross, Robert and Karen
Weischedel. all of Dawsonville,
Barbara Martin of Cumming;
great-grandparents, Edith
Stokes. Ester Glenn, both of
Dawsonville, Geneva Martin of
Cumming; great-grandmother,
Cindy Steir; several aunts,
uncles, cousins and other rela
tives also survive.
Funeral services were
Monday, March 1, at the
Mayfield Baptist Church with
the Revs. Michael Millwood,
Jeff Hughes and Jimmy Martin
Jr. officiating. Interment fol
lowed in the Mayfield Baptist
Church Cemetery.
Ingram Funeral Home was
in charge of the arrangements.
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March 3. 2004
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new’ hangars. Work is set to
begin within 120 days, Voyles
said.
"We’re going to do a lot
of work on the runway and
put the hangars in." Voyles
said, “but we’re going to try
to keep the scene of an old
town airport."
“We'll probably pretty
much take down all of the
hangars that exist since they
are dilapidated." he said. “It
will have approximately 60
hangars"
Though the renovations
will not require the develop
ers to ask the property to be
rezoned. Voyles said he
accompanied County
Commissioner A.J. Pritchett,
who represents south
Forsyth, and additional staff
from the Planning
Department to discuss the
work.
"They did not see a prob
lem with anything that we
wanted to do," Voyles said.
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Jury convicts man on meth charge
By Nicole Green
Staff Writer
A Forsyth County superior
court jury has convicted a
Roswell man on charges stem
ming from a June 2003 drug
deal in the Johns Creek area.
Arthur Stephen Bowden
Jr., 40, was convicted of traf
ficking and possession of
methamphetamine.
However, the jury acquit
ted Mark Alan Walters, 34, of
McGinnis Ferry Road in
Forsyth County, who was
charged with possession of
methamphetamine, possession
of a firearm during commis
sion of a felony and conspira
cy to traffic methampheta
mine.
William Shawn Kilgore,
State Tech Fair winners from Forsyth County
Forsyth County Schools win
ners at the GaETC State
Technology Fair held Feb. 27-28 at
Dunwoody Springs Elementary
School in Fulton County:
Hardware and Robotics
3rd Place. Kyle Peters, Grade
3, Matt Elementary School
Intranet/lnternet
Ist Place, Kyle James, Grade
11, North Forsyth High School
Non-Multimedia Applications
Ist Place, Joe Carnaroli and
Seth Lee, Grade 5, Matt
Elementary School
Ist Place. Chris Hayes, Grade
12, South Forsyth High School
2nd Place, Mike Conrad and
Eric McClain. Grade 11, North
Forsyth High School
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more, depending on the size
selling the hangar space
does not appear to be a prob
lem; Voyles said he's already
receiving calls from interest
ed clients.
"1 received probably 15
calls [Monday] morning of
individuals wanting to get on
the list, or to sign up to get a
hangar," he said.
“I’ve got a feeling that
before we get started, the
majority of hangars will
already be sold."
And with the closest air
port locations as far as
Gainesville and off Peachtree
Industrial Boulevard in
Chamblee. Voyles said the
south Forsyth location is
idea).
“For a sport pilot, it’s
really tough to wait in line."
he said. "It takes a lot of time
that you could be fly ing."
The renovated facility
will be renamed Mathis
Airfield, Voyles said.
He said the contract is for
$1 10,000 per acre.
32, of Dawsonville did not
appear for the trial. A bench
warrant was issued by Chief
Judge Jeffrey S. Bagley for his
arrest.
"We feel like Mr. Kilgore
is the guilty party in this case.
He didn’t appear for trial, and
we think that says a lot,”
Bowden’s attorney Jeffrey S.
Purvis said in a phone inter
view Monday.
Bowden maintains his
innocence and will begin the
appellate process after sen
tencing occurs this morning.
“We don’t feel like there
was any direct evidence that
my client ever trafficked in
meth," Purvis said. “My client
was just in the wrong place at
the wrong time.”
The jury decided that
Ist Place, Emily Towner,
Grade 6, Otwell Middle School
2nd Place. Allison Kubala,
Grade 6, South Forsyth Middle
School
2nd Place. James Peters,
Grade 12. North Forsyth Middle
School
Animated Graphic Design
• Ist Place. Chris Hayes and
Mike Roth, Grade 12, South
Forsyth High School
Project Programming
2nd Place, Ryan Barnes and
Ben Cubitt, Grade 6. Vickery
Creek Middle School
2nd Place, Chris Chapman.
Grade 7. Vickery Creek Middle
School
Ist Place, Nathan Barish,
Grade 11. Forsyth Central High
STAR from 1A
commit to do your best,"
Linder said.
Each STAR student select
ed a STAR teacher to receive
special recognition.
Laura Link, who teaches
advanced placement American
literature at North Forsyth
High, was selected by Lynch as
a STAR teacher. “She cares
about what she does and helps
us to care about what she teach
es," Lynch said about her
teacher.
Alldred chose advanced
placement English teacher Judy
Austin as her STAR teacher. "Her
class is probably the most amaz
ing I've ever had. I’ve experi
enced the full range of emotions,
from frustration to laughing until
tears come down my face to cry-
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Walters was an innocent
bystander in the drug deal that
went down on June 9, 2003, in
the parking lot of Lowe’s
Home Improvement
Warehouse on Peachtree
Parkway. Walters was driving
Bowden’s vehicle when the
undercover drug bust
occurred.
Walters was arrested in
possession of a small bag of
methamphetamine and a hand
gun.
“There was an overall lack
of supporting evidence from
the state,” Walter’s attorney
Brian Hansford said. "Because
detectives had to search for
[the drugs and gun] in the
vehicle, the jury figured Mark
probably didn’t know about it
either.”
School
Individual Programming
Challenge
2nd Place, Chris Chapman,
Grade 7. Vickery Creek Middle
School
Ist Place. J. J. Manton, Grade
9, Forsyth Central High School
2nd Place, James Peters,
Grade 12, North Forsyth High
School
Technology Literacy
Challenge
Ist Place. Hunter Leath, Grade
4, Sharon Elementary School
2nd Place. Michael Donohue.
Grade 8, Vickery Creek Middle
School
Ist Place. James Peters. Grade
12. North Forsyth Middle School
ing over a poem," Alldred said.
Bruce chose South High’s
International Baccalaureate
English teacher Matthew
Thompson, who was unable to
attend the Kiwanis dinner
Monday, as a STAR teacher.
“He definitely inspires all
the students and tries to make
it interesting," Bruce said.
Dixon selected advanced
placement math teacher Terri
Shugart at Central as his
STAR teacher. Shugart men
tors Dixon in an independent
study advanced calculus
course during his senior year.
“Mrs. Shugart has shown
a commitment to helping
people along the way and a
special commitment to excel
lence," Dixon said.
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