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PAGE 2A > - FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Wednesday, March 24,2004 Deaths Bennet Nooe Aiken Sr. Mr. Bennet Nooe Aiken Sr. of Cumming died Saturday, March 19, 2(X)4. Mr. Aiken retired from Eastern Airlines where he was an airline pilot for more than 39 years. He later became president of the Retired Eastern Pilots Association and stayed active for many years. Survivors include wife. Mrs. Jeanne Aiken of Cumming; daughter and son in-law. Kellie Aiken and Mark Ward of Sugar Hill; sons and daughters-in-law, Bennet Jr. and Gail Aiken of Pender grass. Donald and Jackie Aiken of Duluth. David and Sally Aiken of Memphis. Tenn., Johnny and Nuala Aiken of Grayson; brother, Richard and Marion Aiken of Elizabeth City, N.C.; 14 grandchildren; five nieces; one nephew. Funeral services were Tuesday, March 23. at the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Michael Martin officiating. Flanigan Funeral Home was in charge of the arrange ments. Forsyth County News March 24. 2004 Alice Geneva Heard Mrs. Alice Geneva Heard. 79. of the Holbrook Camp ground community, died Saturday. March 20. 2004. Mrs Heard was a member of Hightower Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband. John Heard. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Becky and Ed Cochran of Holbrook Campground community; sons and daughters-in-law, John and Debbie Heard of Lawrenceville. Thomas and Donna Heard of Holbrook Campground community; grandchildren. Nathan and Kim Cochran, Ben Cochran. Jill and Leigh Heard. Kacey and Kortnee Heard; sister. Demetra Henderson of Roswell; brother. T.G. Wilson of Woodstock; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Mrs. Cleo Milford. Mrs. Jessie Pruitt, both of Freehome, Bud Heard of Lathemtown. Mattie and Bob Turner of Gwinnett County. Arah Heard of Canton; a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive. Funeral services were Monday. March 22. at 2 p.m. at Hightower Baptist Church with the Revs. John Lummus, Robert Martin and Gerral Richards officiating. Ingram Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News March 24. 2004 Q MOVIES 400 ■mm Friday 3/19/04 - Thursday 3/25/04 ■MM ! IBM n*?/MSS>OV OF THE CHART (RJjFRI-SW 12:00) 1:15, 2 45, 4:05 5:30, 7:00,0:15, 9 45 MMM TAKING LIVES (H) (FRI-SUN 12:15) 2:40, 5. TO, 7:35, 10:05 MM ! DAWN OF THE DEAD (H) 12 55, 3:10, 5 25, 7 50, 10 10 ““ SECRET WIHOCW (PGI3) 1:05, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00 “■ M■ STMSKV 0 HUTCH (PGI3) 12:55,3:10,5:25,7 40,0:55 ' HIDALGO (PO13) ton ■MM ! 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B Brenda Kay Kyle Ms. Brenda Kay Kyle, 49, of Cumming died Friday, March 19. 2004. Survivors include parents, William and Bettye Kyle of Ocala, Fla.; sister. Jan Kyle Hunthausen of West Wood. Kansas. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Small Dog Rescue, P.O. Box 888570, Atlanta. Georgia 30356. Private memorial services will be held. McDonald & Son Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News March 24. 2004 Dora F. Parrish Mrs. Dora F. Parrish. 69. of Cumming died Saturday, March 20. 2004. Survivors include husband. Calvin W. Parrish; son. Jason A. Parrish of Cumming; sis ters, Jean Korus of Poteet, Texas. Brenda Shomette of Kaufman. Texas; brother. Jack Eller of Gastonie, N.C.; sever al nieces and nephews. Private memorial services w ill be held at a later date. L.W. McDonald & Son Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth Counts News March 24. 2004 Jack Richards Mr. Jack Richards. 71. of Alpharetta died Monday, March 22. 2(X)4. He was a member of Longstreet Baptist Church. Survivors include wife. Jessie Martin Richards of Alpharetta; daughter and son in-law. Linda and Rev. Phil Christopher of Cumming; grandchildren. Todd and Tonia Christopher of Canton. Cory Christopher of Cum ming; great-grandchildren. Alex and Madison Chris topher of Canton; sisters and brother-in-law. Evelyn Stan cil of Dawsonville. Allie and Harold Williams of Clarks ville; brother-in-law and sis ters-in-law, Frances Bales of Decatur. Ruth Woodall, Jeanette Bartenfield. both of Cumming. Winford Martin of Alpharetta; nieces, nephews and other relatives also sur vive. Funeral services are Wednesday. March 24. at 2 p.m. at Ingram Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Pete Martin and John Lummus offi ciating. Interment will follow at Sawnee View Memorial Gardens. Ingram Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News March 24, 2004 Gene Silver Mr. Gene Silver, 70, of Taylorsville died Friday, March 19, 2(X)4. Survivors include wife, Helen Silver of Taylorsville; son and daughter-in-law, Garry and Beth Silver of Hiram; daughter and son-in-law, Sheila and Rick Waltrip of Taylorsville; brother, Truman Silver of Smyrna; five sisters, Louis Taylor of Jasper. Annie Goss of Marietta, Florence Godfrey of Fairmont, Flora Holland of Dallas, Eulene Honea of Cumming; grand child. Conner Silver. Funeral services were Sunday, March 21, at Ball Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. Clyde Boling, Vince Alig and David Warriner offi ciating. Cagle Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth Counts News March 24, 2004 ACTIVIST from A mail document copies to the ethics activist, attorney Ken Jarrard has said Anderson may review the documents at their office at any time at no charge. The fee addressed in the letter includ ed a $220 charge for previous work to provide county records. Jarrard said fees to compensate for employees' time were waived. The proposed fee also included a SIOO charge for the removal and replacement of records at an off-site private facility on Pilgrim Mill Road. Jarrard has said those records will not be provided until the $ 1 (X) is paid because that money should not come from county taxpayers. According to county records, com bined fees totaling more than $20,000 from various county departments was paid to the record storage center last year the majority for rental costs. In the letter from the state. Allen sug- CHILD from 1A recklessness and negligence endangering a child. Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor has championed a child endanger ment law for four years. In past years, lawmakers resisted passage of such a bill for fear that accidents by well-mean ing parents would be pun ished. "Oftentimes we have unin tended consequences of legis- The Best 30 minute workout in Cumming! MH Xx '~ J Fast Fun Fitness for Her Come in & experience the difference! 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OPEN HOUSE Saturday, March 27th, 10am-12noon At Our Elementary Campus: Sawnee Mountain Church of God, 610 Canton Hwy., (Cumming) Horizon CHRISTIAN ACADEMY A Christ-Centered and Multi-Denominational School For Grades K-12. d 67M47-35B3ofonthtwebrtwwwJ»rizdichri$tiaiLOf3 FIRE from 1A locations the county govern ment is investigating. “One option would be to build on a large vacant tract of land directly adjacent to the current fire station on Settendown Road,” said Bowman. The other option would be to relocate Fire Station 12 temporarily, as well as fire headquarters, by tearing down the old structure and rebuilding on the same foot- . I/Ue found mold in the roof rafters and in some of the sheet rock on the west side of the building. You don't play with mold. print.” Funding may come from a variety of sources including impact fees and fire depart ment reserves. Bowman said. Fire operations moved into the current building in 1993. The building itself. Bowman said, dates back “at least to the early 19605” and used to be an The following is a list of various county departments and offices and the amount they paid to a record storage facility on Pilgrim Mill Road in 2003. The information was provided by the Finance Department. • Clerk of Courts - $6,030 • District Attorney - S6BO • Planning and Administration - $5,720 • Sheriff’s Office- $3,120 •Tax Assessor’s Office- $2,880 • Finance Department - $2,098 • Engineering - $344 • Legal - $136 • Human Resources - $343 TOTAL $21,351 gests Anderson try and resolve his differ ences with the law firm. A spokesman for the Attorney lation,” Rep. Tom Knox. R- Cumtning, said Monday. Under pressure that Georgia was the only state in the nation without a child endangerment law. the Legislature passed the bill practically unopposed this ses sion. The law will go into effect on July 1 after it is signed by the governor. egg processing plant. The mold discovery put plans to construct a new facili ty on the “fast track”, Bowman said. “An independent contractor gave me the report around the Christmas holidays,” he said. “Since that time, I have been looking at the manner in which the fire station crews and administrative staff can be relocated.” About 20 people work at the facility during the day, and six at night. Bowman said. To ensure the health and In Loving Memory of Alan "Byrd" Amstead February 17, 1 976 - March 23, 2003 To My Son, God tailed you home J one vear ago, but vou JUS the hearts of all whose touched. Your warm smile, vour sense of humor, N vour enthusiasm for life are missed so much by all 1 who know & love you. - Until we are all together again... Love Mom, Aunt Linda & Kathryn Forsyth CountvNews J Your "Hometown Paper" Since I9OH J I SPS 205-540 V eterans Memorial Blvd.. Cumming. Georgia 30040 Phone:77o-887-3126 Fax:77o-889-6017 Internet Address: www.forsythnews.com e Publisher DENNIS STIX7KTON General Manager NORMAN BAGGS Editor TOM SPIGOLON Advertising IXrector MARTI BARNES Circulation Director PHIL JONES mfmukr Published Sunday. Wednesday. Thursday and Friday by the Forsyth County News Company. Veterans Memorial Blvd.. Cumming. Ga Second Class Postage paid at Cumining. 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 he 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 21(1. Cumming, Ga. 30028. A Swartz-Morris Media Inc. publication Miss your paper? 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Classified Line Advertising Deadlines (Help wanted, garage sales, rentals, etc.) For Sunday's paper classified line ads are due by noon Friday For Wednesday's paper classified line ads are due by noon Monday. For Thursday's paper classified line ads are due by noon Tuesday. For Friday's paper classified line ads are due by nrxxi Wednesday. advertising is due by Friday noon and runs oify in Wednesday’s paper. safety of firefighters and administrative-staff at the facility, Bowman said he may temporarily relocate person nel. “I’ve had at least three individuals tell me that they personally felt that a recurring fighters and staff,” said Bowman. “I'm going to be proactive on this issue,” the fire chief said, adding staff might tem porarily be housed in another facility owned by the county. “I think a decision on that will be made over the next 30 days,” Bowman said. General’s Office said Friday they had not received additional correspondence from Anderson. cough and some respira tory distress was suspected to be present as a result of the mold,” he said. “I am going to liber ally construe the health issue in favor of the fire-