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PAGE 2A FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - Sunday, April 4,2004 Deaths Nancy Louise Drozynski Nancy Louise Drozynski, 58. of Cumming died April 1, 2004. A native of Buffalo, N.Y., Mrs. Drozynski has lived in Cumming since 1996, moving here from Alpharetta. She worked for Capitol Administrators as a claims adjuster. Survivors include her hus band. Jerry Drozynski of Cumming; daughter. Jane Drozynski of Alpharetta; son and daughter-in-law. Michael and Laura Drozynski of Sugar Hill. Memorial services will be Sunday, April 4. at 4 p.m. at the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church with the rev. David Tinsley officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial con tributions may be made to your favorite charity. McDonald and Son Funeral Home and Crematory was in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News April 4. 2004 Herbert Gilleland Jr. Herbert "Junior" Gilleland Jr., 67, of Dawsonville died Friday, April 2, 2004. Bom in Dawson County. Mr. Gilleland lived a short period in Gwinnett and Hall counties. He lived in Forsyth County VETERAN 23 years before returning to Dawson County. Instrumental in the development of many state highways and state parks in Georgia, he owned Gilleland & Son Inc. from 1968 until 1990. When he sold the compa ny it was the fourth largest con tracting company in Georgia. Mr. Gilleland was a U.S. Army veteran and was of the Methodist faith. He was pre ceded in death by his grandson. Eric Conner; parents, Herbert Sr. and Cleo Gilieland. Survivors include his wife. Harriet Bagwell Gilieland of Dawsonville; daughters and son-in-law. Samantha Gilleland. Wendy and Jeff Conner, all of Dawsonville; son and daughter-in-law. James and Faye Day of Dawsonville; sis ter. Sue Mooney of Cumming; grandchildren, Stephanie Frix, Samuel and Jacquelyn Conner. Jamie and Crystal Day; great-grandchildren, Chase and Chloe Wigley; and a number of other relatives also survive. Funeral services will be Sunday. April 4, at 2 p.m. at the Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. Mike Owens officiating. Interment will fol low in the Duluth City Cemetery. Bearden Funeral Home in Dawsonville is in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News April 4, 2d04 Melody Mlzer Melody Mizer, 44, of Cumming died Thursday, April 1, 2004. after a coura geous battle with cancer. Melody was a physical edu cation teacher in the Forsyth County School System for 15 years at Sawnee Elementary, Daves Creek Elementary, Mashburn Elementary and was currently at Sharon Elementary. She was an active volunteer for many local charities and especially in the Forsyth County Relay for Life. Survivors include her mother, Mary Ann Mizer of Cumming; father. Glen Mizer of Palmetto, Fla.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Mountie and Stacy Mizer of Swan Pointe, Md., Glen and Paige Mizer of Reno, Nev.; nieces and nephews, Macie McKenzie Mizer of Swan Pointe, Md., Brodie Glen Mizer of Reno, Nev. Funeral services were Saturday, April 3, at II a.m. at the Coal Mountain Baptist Cemetery. Donations may be made to The Joshua Wallace Benefit Fund, First Colony Bank, 100 Colony Park, Cumming, GA 30040. Ingram Funeral Home was in charge of the arrange ments. Forsyth County News April 4, 2004 J.L. Turner Mr. J.L. Turner, 79, of Dawsonville died Wednesday, March 31, 2004. Mr. Turner was a member of Concord Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 57 years. Hazel Garrett Turner of Dawsonville; chil dren, Shirley and Larry Hamby, Harris and Rhonda Turner, all of Dawsonville; grandchildren. Ginger and Kevin Bearden of Cumming, Jason and Beth Hamby, Nathan and Tiffany Turner, Jarred Turner, all of Dawsonville, Justin and Lynn Turner of Sycamore; nine great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters-in-law, Kermit and Annie Turner of Cumming, Ivan and Nancy Turner of Dawsonville; sisters and brother-in-law. Allene and Grady Dover of Buford, Doris and James Hamby, Opal and Lonald Holtzclaw, all of Cumming. Stella and Edward Dyer of Dawsonville; brother and sister-in-law. Roy and Doris Garrett of Cumming; and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive. Funeral services were Saturday. April 3, at 2 p.m. at the Ingram Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Ruel Martin. Robert Martin and Rueben Smith officiating. Interment followed in the Sawnee View Memorial Gardens. Ingram Funeral Home was in charge of the arrange ments. Forsyth County News April 4, 2004 Brice Wallace Brice Wallace, 82, of Dawsonville died Thursday. April 1, 2004. A lifelong resi dent of Dawson County, Mr. Wallace was employed many years by Barker Brothers Paving Co. in Gainesville. He owned and operated Wallace Union’ 76 in Dawsonville for 27 years. He was a member of Concord Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Geneva “Winnie" Wallace; parents, Charles and Margaret Wallace; four broth ers and three sisters. Survivors include his chil dren, Vickie and Robert Irvin of Dahlonega, Kay and Jeff Gearhart of Gainesville, Karen and David Cox. Kathy and Ricky Bennett, all of Dawsonville; grandchildren, Deedra and Glenn Anderson. Amanda Irvin. Tonya and Chuck Eberhart, Michael Odum, Krystle Cox. Chelsea Cox. Ryan Bennett, Abby Bennett; six great-grandchil dren; special friends, Alton Grant, Clarence Barker; and a number of other relatives also survive. Funeral services were Saturday, April 3, at the Christ Fellowship Church with Pastor Ricky Stepp, the Revs. A.J. Creel and Terry Cowart officiating. Interment fol lowed in the Concord Baptist Church Cemetery. Bearden Funeral Home in Dawsonville was in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News April 4, 2004 Over the Years My How We Change) (well a little) J T. F T L v" 14 FL -1 Vi** HIW » <1 I ImtTfoWfiu&RMHiA * r Betty Wlezorek Hobbs Betty Wiezorek Hobbs, 65, of Cumming died Thursday, April 1, 2004. A native of Des Moines, lowa, Mrs. Hobbs had lived in Cumming for the past 25 years, moving here from Woodstock. A homemaker, she was a 22 year volunteer with the Northside Hospital Forsyth Auxiliary and a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Carlton E. Hobbs of Cumming; daughters, Jean Marie McMurray of Granite Falls, NC, Mary “Murri” Broer of Dacula, Lisa Broer of Dahlonega; sons, Robert Broer, John Edward Broer, all of Dahlonega; James Broer, Chris Hobbs, all of Cumming, James Hobbs of Woodstock; sisters, Judith Ann Wiezorek, Luana Kitchens, Linda Chisolm, all of Gainesville, 19 grandchil dren; I great grandchild and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Sunday. April 4, at Fellowship Baptist Church with Rev. Keith Lee officiat ing. Interment will follow at Sawnee View Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Peachtree Christian Hospice. 3430 Duluth Park Lane. Duluth, GA 30096. McDonald and Son Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of the arrange ments. Forsyth County News April 4. 2004 MIZER from 1A teaching at Daves Creek. Gamer said Mizer’s love for children helped her endure her ongoing battle with cancer. “She has always loved kids and she never wanted them to see her suffer." said Gamer. School Superintendent Paula Gault had known Mizer’s family for many years and had attended church with them at Coal Mountain Baptist Church. “She was an inspiration to all of her colleagues,” said Gault, who said that the school system staff is like a family. “Today, we have lost one of our family members.” Mizer. who was diagnosed with cancer five years ago, had worked as an active volunteer in Byars Funeral Home “Comforting Your Family” IKtS " sImHEH jmiii • Serving All Faiths • Complete Funeral Marty L Byars Service . $3,895.00 Funeral Director • Cremation - $795.00 678-455-5815 155 Professional Park Drive, Cumming, GA 30040 LOPEZ from 1A wife and three children ages 4, 7 and 10. Lopez’s attorney, Peter Hill, asked the judge to assign the minimum sentence on behalf of Lopez’s three chil dren, who will be without a father for the next 15 years. “These children are going to be hurt by this as much if not perhaps more than the alleged victim," Hill said. The now 6-year-old victim and her mother attended the sentencing. As Partridge pre sented her case for a 15-year jail term, she read vivid descriptions of the crime as expressed by the law. The little girl’s attention apparently was diverted from the graphic depiction of the crime com mitted against her because a member of the district attor ney’s office whispered to her about an impending family beach trip. “These offenses are horrif ic... The best that you can hope for [the victim] is that, at her young age. she’ll forget,” Partridge said. District Attorney Penny Penn said she was very pleased with the verdict and sentencing. "This is one of the most serious types of crimes. It’s paramount that we protect the children of our community and punish these offenders,” Penn said. Meanwhile, the child molestation trial of Alfus H. Seymour. 76. of Dawsonville Highway is scheduled to begin April 19. Seymour was indicted on a felony charge of child molestation on May 8. 2003. for allegedly committing an “immoral and indecent act in the presence of and with a child under 16 years old." the annual Relay for Life, a benefit for the American Cancer Society. Her friends and colleagues had been planning a road race on April 17 at Windermere as a benefit for Mizer, who had been unable to work in recent months. Funeral services were held yesterday at Coal Mountain Baptist Church under the direc tion of Ingram Funeral Home. Her family is asking that donations be made to the Joshua Wallace Benefit Fund at Main Street Bank. Wallace is an elementary school student who recently underwent a bone mar row transplant for treatment of leukemia. DISTRICT from 1A of lieutenant colonel. He then earned a doctorate in economic statistics and taught for 16 years at North Georgia College and -State University before retiring in 1998. He was elected to the Dahlonega City Council and served one term before being elected to the House. Both Knox and Amerson have endorsed each other and have also been endorsed by fellow House colleague Murphy. Knox also listed the endorsement of Rep. Glenn Richardson, the House Minority Leader. The General Assembly recessed late Thursday and will not reconvene until Wednesday. The break will give House and Senate budget conferees a chance to work out the vast differences between the BUSSE from 1A es focusing on larger retail developments such as Home Depot - to Forsyth County. The county government needs to stay focused on important issues, such as fiscal responsibility “and respecting the rights of the property own ers while we develop Forsyth County,” Busse said. “I’m all for well-planned, controlled growth,” he said. "That’s where this board needs to come together on things.” He would also like to reschedule the board of com missioners' monthly meeting from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. giving the working public more opportunity to interact with the government. "I would like the opportu nity to represent the citizens of Forsyth County.” Busse said. "You've got to take me at face value. I don't sugar coat things." Busse is a meat manager at Publix, has been married for 16 years and has two daugh ters. 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For Thursday's paper classified line ads are due by noon Tuesday. For Friday's paper classified line ads arc due by noon Wednesday 1-egal advertising is due by Friday noon and runs only in Wednesday's paper. House and Senate versions of the $16.5 billion state budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. At stake for Forsyth County are planning funds for Lanier Technical College’s Forsyth Campus and funds for expansion of the Forsyth County Public Library. The college funds were approved by both hous es, while the library funds were a last minute addition in the Senate’s version of the budget. Wednesday will be the 40th and final day of the reg ular session of the Legislature. If agreement cannot be worked out on the budget by midnight Wednesday, Gov. Sonny Perdue would be forced to call lawmakers back into a Special Session to approve the budget. partner of Outback Steakhouse. Pritchett is running for Tax Commissioner this year. 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