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PAGE 2A ' FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS W«dn»«tay, April 14,2004 Deaths Anita Marie Banks Miss Anita Marie Banks. 18, of Cumming died Thursday. April 8. 2004. She attended Truth Tabernacle Church. Survivors include her par ents. Tony and Layne Banks of Cumming; brothers, Andrew Banks. Anthony Banks, both of Cumming; sister. Amy Banks of Cumming; grandparents, Shirley Bachelor of Maysville. Charles and Barbara Bales of Panama City. Fla.. Steve Banks. Paulene and Mel Lane, all of Dawsonville; great grandmother, Ophie Dodd of Buford; uncles and aunts, Vicki and Donald Teems, Shannon Banks, all of Dawsonville, Greg and Donna Banks of Hollywood. Darrell and Marie Tidwell of Grayson, Chris Bachelor of Maysville; and several other relatives also sur vive. Funeral services were Saturday, April 10. at the Ingram Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bruce Flowers officiating. Interment followed in the Sawnee View Memorial Gardens. Ingram Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangemertts. Forsyth County News April 14. 2004 John P. Cathcart Mr. John P. Cathcart. 84. of Cumming died Thursday, April 8, 2004. Mr. Cathcart was a member of the Rainbow Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 57 years. Edith Bagwell Cathcart of Cumming; sons and daughters-in-law, John Sidney and Gloria Cathcart of Cumming. David Alan and Cathy Cathcart of Tallahassee. Fla.; grandchildren, Brian Cathcart. Christy Cathcart, both of Cumming, Max Cathcart, Isabella Cathcart. Alex Cathcart, all of Florida; sister, Elizabeth Cathcart of Loganville, Marie Frasier of Winder; brother and sister-in law. Billy and Canice Cathcart of Loganville; nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive. Funeral services were Sunday. April 11, at the Ingram Funeral Home with the Elder Bobby Cagle and Father Peter Rau officiating. Interment fol lowed in the Greenlawn Cemetery. Ingram Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News April 14, 2004 Rosa Mae Fowler Graham Mrs. Rosa Mae Fowler Graham, 85. of Suwanee died Saturday. April 10, 2004. She was preceded in death by her husband, Winfred Graham. Survivors include her chil dren, Jimmy Graham. Ray and Merlene Graham, all of Suwanee. Robert and Diane Graham. Barbara Sharpton. all of Lawrenceville, Pete and Martha Etheridge of Houston, Peggy Stilwell of Bethlehem; 17 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Willie Akins of Rome, Marietta Fowler of Lawrenceville; and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive. Funeral services were Tuesday, April 13, at the Ingram Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. R.L. Couch offi ciating. Interment followed in the Prospect Methodist Church Cemetery in Lawrenceville. Ingram Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News April 14. 2004 I I 11 | EXPRESS* | ■ Present this coupon . for a full >25% off! I our rack rates I ■ on all rooms. ■ Exh 14 at GA 400 I 835 Buford Rd. Cumming. GA 30041 I | 770-889-4600 | May Nth. 2004 Nellie K. Mcßrayer Nellie K. Mcßrayer, 79, of Dawsonville died Saturday, April 10, 2004. Mrs. Mcßrayer was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church. She was pre ceded in death by her husband. N.L. Mcßrayer; and son, Buman Mcßrayer. Survivors include her chil dren. Nelene Mcßrayer, Rita Mcßrayer, Johnny and Sandra Mcßrayer, all of Dawsonville; grandchildren, Thresa and David Dixon of Canton, Michael and Vanessa Mc- Brayer, Steven Mcßrayer, David Mcßrayer, Brooke Mcßrayer, Christopher Mc- Brayer. all of Dawsonville; sis ter, Gladys Bourque of Dawsonville; and a number of other relatives. Funeral services were Monday, April 12. at the Ingram Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Harold Evans officiating. Interment was in the Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery. Ingram Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News April 14, 2004 Evelyn Jean Janson Plcton Evelyn Jean Janson Picton, 90. of Cumming died April 7, 2004. Mrs. Picton taught high school English in Pennsylvania for 25 years. She was a member of Cross of Life Lutheran Church in Roswell. She was preceded in death by her hus band of 60 years. Theodore B. Picton: brother. Joseph M. Janson; and parents, Rev. Joseph M. Janson and Iva Zacharias Janson. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Susan C. and William R. Enterline of Cumming; sisters. Bette Rinehart of Elysburg. Pa.. Iva Adams of Camp Hill. Pa.; granddaughters. Christy S. Enterline of Fishkill. N.Y.. Lori A. Enterline of Los Angeles. Calif.; 10 nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be in Sunbury. Pa. She will be buried at Orchard Hills Ceme tery in Shamokin Dam. Pa. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Crossroads Hospice of Atlanta LLC. 1957 Lakeside Pkwy.. Suite 500, Tucker. GA 30084 or Cross of Life Lutheran Church. 1000 Hembree Rd.. Roswell. Ingram Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County News April 14. 2004 Thomas Watson Smith Mr. Thomas Watson Smith, 72. of Clarkston and Cumming died April 10, 20(M. Mr. Smith was a Korean War veteran in the Navy from VETERAN 1951-55. He was an active member of the USS Kearsarge Association where he served as vice president and membership chairman. He retired from AT&T after 32 years. He was a member of American Legion Post 0207. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Lee Smith of 34 years. Survivors include his daugh ter. Alisa Smith Rhodes; grand children. Peyton Chandler, Macy Elyse, Robert Thomas; siblings and nieces and nephews also survive. A memorial service will be planned at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Portsbridge Hospice or Tara Plantation in Cumming. Cremation Society of Georgia Inc. was in charge of the arrangements. Forsyth County' News April 14. 2004 Chnrdt | Welcomes You! | UV JOHN u 770 Canton Hwy Cumming, GA County deputies graduate from police academy From staff reports Four Forsyth County sher iff’s deputies recently complet ed the Basic Law Enforcement Training Course to become Certified Peace Officers, Sheriff Ted Paxton has announced. Deputies William B. Weeks, Ronald Rush and Reserve Deputy Michael Pereira gradu ated from the Northeast Earth Day Expo includes free meal for volunteers From staff reports An Earth Day Expo is scheduled for Saturday, April 17. from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cumming Fairgrounds. In appreciation of local Great American Clean Up volunteers, the Pro Earth Group will give a free lunch to those volunteers who have registered a cleanup with Keep Forsyth County FIRE from 1A This report will be com pleted and released to the pub lic on Friday, April 16. Also on Friday, the public will have access to a synopsis of the fire department’s actions on April 4, completed by incident commander Battalion Chief Tommy Coleman. On the long-term agen da. Bowman is planning a symposium on high density construction and fire pre vention. Experts in attendance include International Fire Code Council member Mel Cosgrove and Marietta Fire Chief Jackie Gibbs who is chairman of the International Association of Fire Chiefs' Life and Safety Section. In other action, the board of commissioners considered two fire department-related bids after hearing from the fire chief. The board approved a $72,725 bid from Flex-Fab of Cumming for the construc- Fibromyalgia? If you suffer from chronic fibromyalgia pain, a free report is available that reveals what your doctor may not know. To get your free copy by mail that Learn To Fly Randall Simmons Flight Training, Inc. Gift Certificate! 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Organizers said those inter- tion of fire escapes at seven two-story fire stations and a $109,000 bid to design three fire stations from Hussey, Gay, Bell and DeYoung of Gainesville. In addition to designing 66 . Although I cannot turn back the hands of time and bring back the homes and contents of the residents who so tragically lost all of their possessions, I have begun the process of assur ing that such a chain of events never occurs again. - Fire Chief Danny Bowman the fire stations. Procurement Director Ed Miller said the company has the capability of designing half of a public safety complex that will include the relocation of the E-911 center as well as emer- reveals how to get relief as fast as humanly pos sible without drugs, shots or surgery, call toll-free 24-hour recorded message at 1-888-895-7484. to pass the Basic Law Enforcement Training Course. The course consists of 400 hours of classroom and practi cal training in criminal justice, criminal and constitutional law, community relations, modern police procedures, firearms, emergency vehicle operations and first aid train ing. Following graduation, ested in providing lunch or prizes for this celebration can call Pat at Pro Earth Group Inc. at (770) 886-9377 Earth Day Expo is an annual event in conjunction with the Cumming Fairgrounds Yard Sale. It is a free family-styled event. Free trees will be among the prizes. An exhibit of student “Poster Art” gency operations. One of the designs likely will be used as the prototype for the fire department head quarters the other half of the new public safety com plex planned off Settendown Road. 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Ixgal advertising is due by Friday noon and runs only in Wednesday’s paper. ■ - deputies Weeks, Rush and Thacker were assigned to the Uniform Patrol Division where they are undergoing an inten sive 12-week field training pro gram. Once that training is suc cessfully completed, the new deputies will be prepared to assume regular patrol duties. Deputy Pereira will receive his field training through the Reserve Program. Contest finalists’ work and the Keep Forsyth County Beautiful Team “Recycling Invention” exhibit will be on display. For more information on the Earth Day Expo, call (770) 886-9377. For more information on volunteering for the Great American Clean Up, call (770) 205-4576. said. The board will be asked at a later date to approve archi tects to design the E9ll half of the public safety complex. In addition, one of the blueprints will be used for construction guide lines to build a new fire station on the Cumming square . “(This bid] gives me a set of blueprints that belongs to the county to use in an ongoing manner for the construction of future fire stations,” Bowman said after the meeting. In other business at the regular monthly meeting, the board: • Approved a bid of $143,230 from Design Builders Group of Alpharetta to update video equipment in the County Administration Building to record the com missioners’ meetings.