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PAGE 2A FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - Friday. March 5,2004 ■A™ •• ■■■■-■■E—— ■ * - ■ ■ - . J Photo/Submitted Dedicated school Superintendent Paula Gault speaks during the formal dedication of Sharon Elementary School Sunday. Deaths Clarence Brown Mr. Clarence ‘’Pop" Brown. 83. of Cumming died Tuesday, March 2. 2004. Mr. Brown served VETEKAX in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and the Korean War. where he was awarded the Bronze Star. Survivors include his chil dren. Cathy and Bill Holmes. Don Lanier, all of Cumming; grandchildren. Donnie Lanier of Snellville. Geoffrey Lanier of Tampa. Fla.. Stephen Lanier of Atlanta. Holly Durland of Alpharetta. Jennifer and Joey Ferrell of Jasper; great-grand children. Zachary Lanier. Nicholas Lanier. Sierra Ferrell; sister. Beatrice Cole. Private memorial services will be at a later date. Ingram Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements Forsyth County News March 5. 2004 Barbara Jean Cook Mrs Barbara Jean Cook. 67. of Suwanee died Tuesday. March 2. 2004. Mr Cook was a member of The Church of the Hills Presbyterian Church in Duluth. She was the daugh ter of Helen Troutt and she attended Central High School in Knoxville. Tenn. Survivors include her chil dren. Philip and Lvnnette Cook of Dacula. Teresa and Mickey Butler of Roswell. Margaret and Robert Evans of Cumming; eight grandchil dren; brother. Bob Gray of Knoxville. Tenn.; and several other relatives also survive. Memorial services were Thursday. March 4. at 3 p.m. at the Church of the Hills Presbyterian Church in Duluth. Ingram Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth Counts News March 5, 2004 Bobby Perkins Mr Bobby Perkins. 76. of Cumming died Tuesday, March 2. 2004. Mr. Perkins had been a truck driver for Roadway Express for many years. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 48 years. Betty Sue Perkins of Cumming; children. Robert Mundy Perkins. Jeff Lee and Lisa Perkins. Nathan Scott Perkins, all of Dawsonville; granddaughters. Eve and Emma Perkins of Dawsonville; brother and sis ter-in-law. Cliff and Becky Perkins of South Carolina; sis ter. Wynell Sams of Canton; brothers- and sisters-in-law, Peggy and Ralph Cloud of Canton. J.C. and Christine Mundy, Nellie Redd. Arvilla Mathis, all of Cumming, Barbara Hubbard. Lula Bramblctt, both of Gainesville; and a number of nieces, nephews and other rel atives also survive. Funeral services were Thursday, March 4, at 2 p.m. at the Ingram Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Vernie Worley and Danny Orr offici ating. Interment followed at the Sawnee View Memorial Gardens. Ingram Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News March 5, 2004 Eldred B. Watson Mr. Eldred B. Watson, 79, of Cumming died Sunday, Feb. 29. 2004. Mr. Watson was a member of VETEKAX Harmony Grove Baptist Church, where he was a char ter 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 Master of Mt. Zion Masonic Lodge. He served in the Army in the 542nd Airbourne during World War 11 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. Survivors include his wife of 59 years. Mattie Conner Watson of Cumming; daugh ters and sons-in-law. Ann and Larry Milford of Hiawassee. Debra and Rickey Grogan. Regina Watson, all of Cumming; grandchildren. 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; brothers- and sisters-in-law, EJ. and Judy Conner. Wylene Samples, all of Cumming. Frank and Dot Conner of Kennesaw. Irene Brown of Marietta; several other rela tives 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. Forsyth Counts News March 5, 2004 Clara Cole Mrs. Clara Cole. 75. of Cumming died Wednesday. March 3, 2004 at Chestnut Ridge Nursing Center. She was preceded in death by her husband. Bill Cole. Survivors include sisters and brother-in-law. Beatrice Ingram, Inez Garrett. Sue and Bill Magnus, all of Cumming; special friend. Retha V. Wade of Cumming; several nieces, nephews also survive. Funeral services are Friday. March 5. at II a.m. at Ingram Funeral Home chapel with Dr. Rupert Bramblett and Dr. Jimmy Orr officiating. Interment will follow at Sawnee View Memorial Gardens, Ingram Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News March 5. 2004 A community service of Forsyth County, News NEW from 1A heritage and a focus on a future of academic excellence, we are committed to meeting the needs of a rapidly growing community and preparing stu dents for success in an ever changing global society.” Gault said. METH from 1A community is not going to tol erate this activity." he said. The judge took into account a 2002 case in Cherokee County in which Bowden pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine and ecstasy. Purvis plans to appeal the case to state appellate courts on behalf of his client. Purvis said that William Shawn Kilgore. 32. of Dawsonville who did not appear for trial and has a warrant out for his arrest, is the "big fish" the dis trict attorney needs, not Bowden. Bowden. Kilgore and Mark Alan Walters. 34. of McGinnis Ferry Road were arrested on June 9. 2003. after undercover officers and an informant uncovered the drug operations. Walters was found “not guilty" by a jury for conspiracy to traf ficking and possession of methamphetamine. E9ll from 1A Thursday morning on a phone call to his residence. Butler submitted his resig nation effective March 2. coun ty human resources director Pat Carson said. Butler was removed from the Forsyth County Fire Department as a part-time employee on Jan. 5. 2(X)4, after a personnel investigation that began Nov. 21. Butler previ ously worked for the county as public safety director until his position was eliminated by the board of commissioners in 2001. COUNTY from IA He said legend has it the Indian Seats were a lookout post for Cherokee scouts who watched for scouts from other tribes to initiate trading. Construction is expected to last about half a year, and the park should open sometime in the winter. Until then, because of lia bility concerns, Pate said, “the area is off limits and closed for public access." To ensure no one trespasses on the property. Pate said the county has hired a ranger to patrol the parks. "We would like to have the area secured.” he said. Georgia’s treasury office goes online The Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services (OTFS) joined Georgia.gov on Feb. 13. State and local govern ments will be able to access forms, account information and reports, and request trans actions online. The Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services was established in 1993 by OCGA 50-SA-1 to provide efficient and conservative man agement of the state's cash resources. I y * w -Off Photos/ Audra Perry Moving to safety Above, firefighters work to free one of the victims of a Wednesday wreck from a Honda Civic on Old Alpharetta and McGinnis Ferry roads. Below, firefighters Capt. Gerry Major and Darrell Phillips remove a victim from the scene. 1 jiyp /.wt W ■ ' ... O _Ji disb r® '/ I io —J v fl 1 Tyson to consolidate two plants Springdale. Ark. Tyson Foods. Inc. (NYSEtTSN) has announced a plan to consoli date its manufacturing opera tions in Jackson. Mississippi into the company’s facility in Carthage. Mississippi. Tyson acquired the Carthage facility when it purchased Choctaw Maid Farms in late September. 2003, and since that time, has undertaken a comprehensive analysis of all operations in the area to determine how to most effec tively maintain the competi tiveness of its Mississippi operations. The approximately 85OXXM) birds currently being processed weekly in Jackson will now be processed at Carthage, bringing the total production at that facility to about 2.3 million weekly. New automated processing equipment being installed in Carthage will enable this pro duction to be accomplished with a total of approximately 1800 people, compared to the 2700 now employed in the two plants combined. According to Tyson Group Vice President of Food Service, Bill Lovette, “This was an extremely difficult decision, largely because it involves team members, many of whom have been with the company a long time, and a great community that has always been supportive of our industry. But after Choctaw Maid came on board, we found ourselves with excess capacity in a very old facility. We are also faced with a com pelling need to install newer, more automated processing equipment, and it simply makes more business sense to invest that capital in the more modem facility." Correction •A headline in the Thursday edition of the Forsyth County News should have stated the 2003 Georgia flag was the choice of Forsyth County voters in the Tuesday election. It is the policy of the Forsyth County News to correct errors of fact. Corrections appear on page 2A. I Forsvth CountvNews •/ Your "Hometown Paper" Since /WMf J ISPS 205-540 Veterans Memorial Blvd.. Cumming. Georgia A4HKUJ Phone: 770-887-3126 Fax: 770-889-6017 Internet Address: wwv.forsythnews.com e Publisher DENNIS STOCKTON General Manager NORMAN BAGGS Editor TOM SPIGOLON Advertising Director MARTI BARNES Circulation Director PHIL JONES MI.MBf R I Published Sunday. Wednesday. Thursday and Friday by the Forsyth County News \ Company. Veterans Memorial Blvd.. Cumming. Ga. Second Class Postage paid at Cumming. Ga. and additional offices. Subscription rate for Forsyth County. $52 per year. $35 for six months; other Georgia and out of state subscriptions are SBS per year. Any unused portion of a subscription balance will be gladly refunded. However, all refunds due the subscriber are subject to a processing fee. which will be automatically deducted from the subscription balance refund. Advertising rates and deadlines available upon request Postmaster: Send address change to Forsyth County News/P.O. Box 210. Cumming. Ga 30028. A Swartz-Morris Media Inc. publication Miss your paper? 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