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PAGE 2A - FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - Wednesday, April 7.2004 Deaths Jackey Dudley Mr. Jackey “Jack” Dudley, 59, of Cumming died Friday, April 2, 2004. A lifelong resi- dent of Forsyth County, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the VETERAN Panama Canal Zone. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Brenda Barnett Dudley. Survivors include his wife, Sharon Marie Dudley of Cumming; sons and daughter in-law. Jason and Wendi Dudley of Alpharetta. Johnathan Ray Dudley of Cumming; parents, John and Bessie Dudley of Alpharetta; brothers- and sisters-in-law, Virginia Barnett. Beverly and Melvin Stancil, Marge Tate, Bill and Barbara Barnett, all Os Cumming; lifelong friends. Bob and Lois Jackson; and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives also sur vive. Funeral services were Monday. April 5, at the Ingram Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Vernie Worley officiating. Interment followed in the Sawnee View Memorial Gardens. Ingram Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News April 7. 2004 Clifford Marvin Edwards 111 Mr. Clifford Marvin Edwards 111. 55. of Cumming died Sunday. April 4. 2004. He was of the Baptist faith and served as a police officer with Doraville Police Department for 26 years. Survivors include his wife. .Rena Edwards of Cumming; ■son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Leigh Edwards of Cumming; daughter. Lain Edwards of Cumming; moth er. Edith Edwards of Doraville; brothers, Bobby jEdwards of Waverly Hall, Glenn Edwards of Doraville; grandchildren. Cody and Clarissa Edwards. • Funeral services were Tuesday. April 6. at the First Baptist Church of Cumming ■with the Rev. Paul Carder offi ciating. Interment followed in •the Riverview Memorial Park jn Smyrna. In lieu of flowers, ■donations may be made to Relay for Life Fund of •Forsyth County. ’ McDonald and Son •Funeral Home was in charge Jof the arrangements. > Forsyth County News ’ April 7. 2004 Forsyth i County Nows Obituaries : EASTER SUNDAY : WORSHIP SERVICES • ; 6:30 am Sunrise Service - ; outside, weather permitting ; 8:30 am Worship Service - sanctuary ; 9:40 am Confirmation/Praise Service - sanctuary ; 11.00 am Worship Service - sanctuary ; Come and join us in celebration of the resurrection of Christ. I Midway United Ethodist Church [wy 9 N., Alpharetta, GA 30004 r O-475-5230 • (fax) 678-319-0919 www.MidwaylJMC.org < I Donald Lee Harmon Donald Lee Harmon, 79, of Cumming died Friday, April 2, 2004. A native of Machias, NY, Mr. Harmon was a retired Supervisor with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He moved here from Roswell in 2001 and was a Presbyterian. Mr. Harmon was a member of the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI. He was pre ceded in death by his brother, Stanley J. Harmon. Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law. Sandra L. and Everett Kronic of Cumming. No services are planned. In lieu of flowers, memorial con tributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. McDonald and Son Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News April 7, 2004 Leta Hawkins Mrs. Leta Hawkins, 85, of Cumming died Friday, April 2, 2004. Mrs. Hawkins, a native and lifelong resident of Forsyth County, was an active member of Zion Hill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sam Hawkins; sister, Claudine Loggins; brothers, W.J. “Bud” Hood and Jack Hood. Survivors include her brother-in-law, Broughton Loggins of Cumming; sister in-law, Sarah Hood of Cumming; three siblings; and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives also sur vive. Funeral services were Sunday. April 4, with the Revs. Hughlen Cochran. Harold Bottoms and Gary Coffey officiating Interment followed in the Sawnee View Memorial Gardens. Ingram Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth Counts News April 7. 2004 Patricia Ann McEntire Mrs. Patricia Ann McEntire. 66, of Cumming died Friday. April 2, 2004. Mrs. McEntire, a native of Forsyth County, was a mem ber of Cross Plains Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband. Travis McEntire. Survivors include her chil dren, Tony and Jeanine Whitmire. Chris and Janice McEntire, all of Marietta. Rita Whitmire, Sandy Rogers, both of Dallas, Roger McEntire of Powder Springs, Tim and Cindy McEntire of Cumming; 11 grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jerry and Brenda Richards, Lamar Richards, all of Cumming; sis ter. Gwen Saunders of Cumming; nieces, nephews and other relatives also sur vive. Funeral services were Monday. April 5. at the Cross Plains Baptist Church with the Revs. Sam Rickett and Johnny Purcell officiating. Interment followed in the Cross Plains Baptist Church Cemetery. Ingram Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News April 7. 2004 John Larry Overby Lt. Col. John Larry Overby (U.S. Army, retired), 65, of Cumming died Thursday, April 1, 2004. Born at Ft. Benning, Lt. Col. Overby had lived in VETERAN Cumming since March of 2000, moving here from Smyrna, Tenn. He was a. Presbyterian and a member of The Church of the Hills and the American Legion in Duluth. Surviving are his wife, Constance Overby of Cumming; son, Larry W. Overby of Cumming; daugh ter and son-in-law, Linda K. and Jim Cloyd of Lyles, Tenn.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Addie J. and Jim Alger of Colorado, Betty T. Paul Marcum of Waco, Texas; granddaughters, Katherine Cloyd, Andrea Cloyd and Nichole Cloyd, all of Lyles, Tenn. Memorial services will be held Tuesday evening. April 6, at 7:30 at McDonald and Son Funeral Home with Dr. Larry W'ood Officiating. In lieu of flowers, memori al contributions may be made to Girls and Boys Town, c/o Fr. Vai J. Peter, Boys Town Center. Boys Town, NE 68010. McDonald and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth Counts' News April 7, 2004 Eugenia Thompson Mrs. Eugenia “Jeannie" Thompson. 63. of Cumming died Sunday. April 4, 2004. Mrs. Thompson, a member of Antioch Baptist Church, had resided in Forsyth County since 1992. Survivors include her hus band of 34 years, Mr. Robert G. Thompson of Cumming; daughter and son-in-law, Hollie and Jeremy Biddy of Cumming; grandchildren. Kaitlin, Brittany and R.J. Biddy; mother. Mrs. Hazel White of Cumming; brothers and sisters-in-law, Joe and Bobbie White of Charlotte, N.C., Bob and Cynthia White of Griffin; mother-in-law, Mrs. Emily Thompson of Cumming; brother- and sister in-law, Don and Avie Thompson of Heflin. Ala.; and a number of other relatives also survive. Funeral services were Tuesday. April 6. at 3 p.m. at the Antioch Baptist Church with the Revs. Travis Bridgeman. Mark Biddy and Benny Biddy officiating. Interment followed in the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery. Ingram Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News April 7, 2004 Ask your funeral home to send local obituaries to the Forsyth County Wews Church of the Apostles Dawsonville A FYotestant, Non-Denominational Church www.apostledawsonville.org Give ijour children something more than bunnies and baskets this year. Give them a Miracle A „ < Join us on Easter Sunday as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Chnst on April 11, 200+ at 10:>0 am Worship Service begins at 10:50 am GA +OO North -1./ miles north of Highway 55 Off Grant Road West * Dawsonville, GA (706) 216-+?I2 FIRE from 1A to block the fire between the fifth and sixth house on Deerborne Drive. The flames licked the vinyl siding and roofing of the sixth home, address 3906, but did not catch the entire structure on fire. Low humidity, gusting winds up to 35 miles per hour, the close proximity of the homes and the flammabil ity of the building materials joined forces to create a fire storm. A fire storm. Bowman said, is so hot that it creates an atmosphere and wind of its own. The windshield of a fire engine was shattered from the heat, which was reportedly 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit in the center of the storm and 350 degrees across the street. “It would have totally consumed the entire neigh borhood had they not been aggressive with their fire fighting tactics,” Bowman said of his department's men and women. The demolished houses contained collapsed gas lines that were emitting raw natu ral gas into the air. another worry for the fire chief. Atlanta Gas Light monitored the fire scene, and Sawnee Electric Membership Corp, was dispatched as well. The fire department kept watch through the night to make sure hot spots in the destruction did not reignite. “I think the fire depart ment did an exemplary job,” said County Commissioner A.J. Pritchett, who aided the department on Sunday as a volunteer firefighter. By the time the fire inci dent was declared over at 11:05 p.m.. seven engines, 40 firefighters, four chief fire officers, the Forsyth County Emergency Management Agency, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service and the Forsyth County Disaster Action Team of the American Red Cross were on the scene. Cherokee and Hall counties and the city of Alpharetta also dispatched engines and fire personnel. Andy Thompson, field service director for the Northeast Georgia Chapter of the American Red Cross, said his team provided more serv ices to Sunday’s fire victims than any other fire in his nine years with the organization. They served 122 meals Sunday night and distributed “comfort kits” of necessary Heavenly Dove Christian Books and Gifts, Inc. Serving Our Community for Over 10 Years 433 Canton Hwy. (Hwy. 20 West, beside CVS) Cumming, Ga (770) 844-9878 toiletries to the victims. Counseling is available through the Red Cross to the five families whose houses burned. “These people have lost not only their houses but their homes, and some their pets,” said Nancy Blankenship, president of the Manchester Court homeown ers association. On Monday, residents milled through the crumbling frames of their houses and the ashes of their posses sions. Lynn Silverthorne of 3910 Deerborne Drive and her husband, Ron, returned from a trip to Florida to find their home burned to the ground. They moved into the house a week ago. Fortunately, Silverthorne was able to find her mother-in law’s set of silver flatware and several photo albums under a pile of debris. The pictures were charred around the edges but still recogniza ble. At 3914 Deerborne Drive, the suspected site of the fire’s origin, a car and mattress springs in the garage were welded together by the heat. Oddly, a wooden fence about 45 feet away was untouched by the fire, though the back yard it once contained was scorched. The blackened corner of a recipe blew down the street, a generations-old document no one would think to keep in a fire-proof safe with the mort gage papers. “Combine white chocola...Cook, stirring con stantly... spread mixture on a wax...melted semi-sweet ch0c01..." Neighbors banded togeth er during and after the crisis. “The only reason our house didn't bum is the wind shifted," Blankenship said. Her house is located across the street from 3916 Deerborne Drive, which was leveled by the fire. A filing cabinet with unreadable files and the hulls of a few large appliances are all that remain of the house. From her patio in Hutchenson Pointe. Rotton said she could see smoke from the fire billowing over Learn To Fly Randall Simmons Flight Training, Inc. Gift Certificates Available ■ Gold Seal Flight Instructors Call for an Introductory price - 770-720-3950 Forsvth Count yNews •/ iour "Hometown Paper" Since 190 X J t'SPS 205 540 Veterans Memorial Blvd.. Cumming, Georgia 30040 Phone: 770-887-3126 Fax: 770-889-64) 17 Internet Address: www.forsythnews.com XjSpjX Publisher DENNIS STOCKTON Zwffltefevja General Manager NORMAN BAGGS 1• vllPAll/ r) Mi,or TOM SPIGOL °N Advertising Director MARTI BARNES ''*22s*' Circulation Director PHIL JONES MEMBER 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. 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Any changes in publication will be announced in preceding issues. Advertising Deadlines . For Sunday's paper retail and classified display ads are due by noon Thursday For Wednesday's paper retail and classified display ads arc due by 5 p.m Friday. For Thursday’s paper retail and classified display ads are due by noon Monday. For Friday's paper retail and classified display ads are due by noon Tuesday 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 noon Wednesday. Legal advertising is due by Friday noon and runs only in Wednesday’s paper. the houses. She watched as airborne, fiery pine straw ignited small grass fires around the neighboring sub division. Rotton’s home became the “animal sanctu ary” for surviving pets. About 80 neighbors, some from Manchester Park, came running with garden hoses to douse homes and yards near the fire, Blankenship said. “It’s a very good commu nity. We’ve had people com ing out of the woodwork,” she said. Homeowners in the three nearby subdivisions on Hutchenson Road will meet at Sharon Forks Library at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. They will talk with a catastrophic loss consultant, a Forsyth fire offi cial and hopefully a representa tive for the city of Cumming. “There clearly has to be an answer to the community," Blankenship said. A fund has been established for the five families who lost everything in Sunday’s fire. Donations will be used to help the families get back on their feet. Please visit any Bank of America branch and give to the Manchester Court Fire Victims fund. I ■Hd&jAou | 1 Svuv 1 EXPRESS* ■ Present this coupon . for a full 125% off! 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