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Weekend Edition-November 11-12,2022
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Lake Lanier level
1 066.23 f GGt (as of 10 a.m. Nov. 10)
November 7:1066.26 feet
November 8:1066.26 feet
Full pool is 1,071 feet
November 9:1066.27 feet
Lois McDermitt
Haney
November 8, 2022
Lois McDermitt Haney,
95, of Cumming, GA
passed away November
6, 2022. Mrs. Haney was
born in Pittsburgh, PA to
the late William Henry
and Annetta Gilliland
McDermitt. Lois loved
her family especially her
grandchildren, and great
granddaughter. Mrs.
Haney enjoyed traveling,
sewing and crafts. She
was preceded in death
by her husband,John A.
Haney.
Lois is survived by
her children, Ruth
(Thomas) Schwab; John
Haney, Susan Haney,
Beth (James) Carder;
grandchildren, Matthew
Haney, Andrew (Bridget)
Haney, Adam Haney,
Brian Schwab, Tyler
Carder, Emily Carder;
great granddaughter,
Parker Haney; sister Jean
Sawchuck; brothers,
Donald McDermitt,
James McDermitt,
Howard McDermitt;
numerous nieces,
nephews and friends.
The family will receive
friends Wednesday,
November 9, 2022, from
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at
Ingram Funeral Home &
Crematory, 210 Ingram
Ave, Cumming, GA
30040. Funeral services
will be held 10:00 am
Thursday, November 10,
2022, in the chapel of
Ingram Funeral Home
with Rev. Larry Deckard
officiating. Interment will
follow at Sawnee View
Gardens.. Condolences
may be made at www.
ingramfuneralhome.com.
A special thank you to the
staff at Cumming Senior
Living for their love and
care of Lois over the past
three years.
Death Notices
Edna Louise
Homen
November 7, 2022
Edna Louise Homen,
66, of Dawsonville, GA.
passed away on Monday,
November 7, 2022 at her
residence after a brief
illness. Bearden Funeral
Home, Dawsonville, GA
30534
Michele Diane
West
November 8, 2022
Michele Diane West,
52 of Dawsonville, GA,
passed away peacefully
after an extended illness,
on Tuesday, November 8.
A Memorial Service will
be held on Saturday,
November 12, 2022,
at 1:00 p.m. at the
Dawsonville Baptist
Church
EVENTS
Forsyth County Sheriff's
Office's Seniors and
Lawmen Together
(S.A.L.T.) will hold a
monthly meeting
Wednesday, November 16,
10 a.m., at the Fraternal
Order of Police Lodge at 248
Castleberry Industrial Dr. in
Cumming.The meeting is
open to all Forsyth County
senior citizens and will fea
ture different speakers and
topics pertaining to senior
safety, including guest
speaker Linda Ledbetter of
Age Well Forsyth. Bring
your soda pop tabs forThe
Ronald McDonald House.
For more information, con
tact Cpi. Jenny Belafi at
(678) 513-5880.
Christmas Arts & Crafts
Festival atThe Forsyth
Conference Center at Lanier
Technical College is this Sat/
Sun, Nov 12, 9am-5pm &
Nov 13,10am-4pm. It is
located at 3410 Ronald
Reagan Blvd (nexttoThe
Collections) in Cumming.
This is one of the largest
indoor arts and crafts festi
vals in Forsyth County fea
turing unique, handcrafted
works by over 100 profes
sional artisans and crafts
men. Attractions include an
"Elf Corner" Gift Shop-a
special shop where kids can
shop! (Elves will help them
choose gifts for family and
friends with gift wrapping
included), a Festival ofTrees
Shop of 1 to 4ft trees fully
decorated by local artists,
and Photos with Santa/
Santa's Sleigh. Food
Vendors will be available
outdoors. Admission is Free
and Hosted by Sawnee
Association of the Arts &
The Cumming Arts Center. It
is sponsored in part by a
grant from the Forsyth
County Arts Alliance and
additional sponsors. Visit
sawneeart.org for details.
The Cumming Arts
Center's new exhibit,
"Never Stop Learning? is
on display now through Dec
3.This exciting exhibit
includes SAA members
new artwork as well as art
work by 77 talented art stu
dents from Lambert,
Denmark, Central, North
and South Forsyth High
Schools and two Home/Art
Center Classes. Gallery
viewing and Gift Shop
hours areThurs-Sat, 11am-
3pm.The Arts Center is
located at 111 Pilgrim Mill
Rd in downtown Cumming
and is open during the week
for ongoing classes and
open studio. Visit sawnee-
art.org for more information
about all Cumming Art
Center activities including
the 19th Annual November
12 & 13 Christmas Festival
at LanierTech.
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Annette Kay Metz
October 30th, 2022
Annette Kay Metz, 80, of
Cumming, Georgia passed
away peacefully with
her family by her side on
October 30th, 2022.
Annette was born June
2nd, 1942 to parents Harold
E. and Georgeanna B.
Metz in Lincoln, Nebraska.
She graduated from
Lincoln Southeast High
School class of 1960. She
had two small children
when she enrolled at the
University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, and earned her
Bachelor of Science
degree in Microbiology and
Chemistry, graduating in
1971. She went on to work
as a research scientist in
plant physiology at the
Agronomy lab at UNL
for more than 20 years.
Following her career at
UNL, she worked for more
than a decade in the field
of nuclear medicine, from
which she retired in 2007
after beating cancer. She
enjoyed the retired life for
roughly 3 months before
the boredom set in and
she began volunteering as
a home builder for Habitat
for Humanity in Cumming,
Georgia. She worked
tirelessly as a volunteer and
organizer and co-founded
the Lake Lanier chapter
of the Fuller Center for
Housing where she worked
on job sites helping others
create spaces to call home
until this year. Of all her
amazing feats of strength,
resilience, selflessness,
brilliance, and love, she will
be remembered most of
all for being an incredible
mother, grandmother,
and great-grandmother.
She was warm, patient,
attentive, and made the
best holiday fudge of all
time. Annette was preceded
in death by her parents, her
sister Nancy Hardy, and her
twin sister Janet Benedetti.
She is survived by her three
brothers Harold Metz, Rick
Metz, and Jim Metz, her
children Chuck Maybee
and Jennifer Williams,
her six grandchildren, five
great-grandchildren, and
numerous nieces, nephews,
and other relatives.
A memorial is being
planned by her family
to take place after
the holidays. To send
condolences, stories,
memories, or photos of
Annette to the family
or to request updates
about her memorial
services please email
rememberingannettemetz@
gmail.com
In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made in Annette’s
honor to the Lanier Fuller
Center for Housing at
https://fullercenterlakelanier.
com/get-involved/sponsor/.
Bobbie Lou
Douglas
November 3, 2022
Bobbie Lou Pitts Douglas,
82, devoted wife of the late
Luther Arthur 'Art’’ Douglas,
passed away Thursday,
November 3, 2022, in
Orlando, Florida.
Bobbie was born in
Newnan, Georgia on
September 8, 1940, to the
late Glover Hubert Pitts and
Edith Katherine Dunbar
Pitts. Bobbie decided to
become a nurse and was
encouraged to enter the
field of anesthesiology.
After attending the Medical
University of South
Carolina, she spent over 40
years as a nurse anesthetist
positively impacting her
patients and coworkers.
She was an active member
of Calvary Hill Baptist
Church in Easley for many
years. Recently, she was
a beloved Sunday school
teacher at Waypoint Church
in Cumming, Georgia.
Everyone who knew Bobbie
walked away feeling uplifted
and loved.
Bobbie is survived by a son;
Bradley Arthur Douglas
(Jessica) of Naples, FL;
daughter; Mary Catherine
Douglas Jones of Orlando,
FL; a brother; Chesley Pitts
(Jeanine) of Ellabell, GA;
two granddaughters; Abby
Catherine Jones Dimino
and Allison Brooke Jones;
and two grandsons; Tristan
Bradley Douglas and
Holden Grant Douglas; and
one great-grandson Mason
William Dimino.
She was predeceased
by her two sisters; Carol
Wilkerson and Raynelle
Phillips.
Graveside Funeral
Services will be conducted
at 12:00 PM on Friday,
November 11,2022, at
Forest Lawn Memory
Gardens in Savannah,
GA, 315 Greenwich Road,
Savannah, GA 31404. Visit
RobinsonFuneralHomes.
com or Robinson Funeral
Home and Crematory-
Downtown, Easley.
James “Jimmy”
Edward Ellis
November 5, 2022
James “Jimmy’’ Edward
Ellis, age 67, of Suwanee,
Georgia, peacefully
entered into the presence
of his Lord and Savior on
Saturday, November 5,
2022 at Wellstar North
Fulton Hospital surrounded
by his loving family. Funeral
services for Jimmy will
be held on Wednesday,
November 9, 2022 at Johns
Creek Baptist Church at
11:00 a.m. with Dr. Shaun
King officiating. Burial
will follow at Peachtree
Memorial Park, Peachtree
Corners, GA. The family
will gather with friends on
Tuesday, November 8,
2022 from 2:00 p.m. until
4:00 p.m. and from 6:00
p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in the
Peachtree Corners Chapel
of Crowell Brothers Funeral
Homes & Crematory.
Jimmy was born August
26, 1955, in Atlanta, GA,
to his beloved parents,
James Wesley Ellis Jr. and
Billie Jean Sammons Ellis.
Jimmy was of the Christian
faith. In 1971 while Jimmy
was still in high school
at Southwest Dekalb,
Jimmy began working
after school in the service
shop cleaning, moving
vehicles and performing
light mechanical work. After
graduation, Jimmy worked
full time as a technician and
began the career path that
took him through most of
the dealership departments
and several positions that
gave him experience in
sales and management. At
the age of 28, he became
general manager of a
newly acquired Porsche-
Audi Dealership in Tucker,
Georgia. From there, Jimmy
grew and advanced in the
business until the early
nineties when Mr. Jim Ellis
asked Jimmy to take on the
operating officer role. By
the time Jimmy took over,
the dealership group had
grown to four dealerships
representing six different
automotive brands. Jimmy
became the President and
CEO of Jim Ellis Automotive
Group in January of 2015.
Prior to that, Jimmy was
the vice president and
chief operating officer
for 18 years. The Jim
Ellis Automotive Group
consists of 20 dealerships,
comprised of 17 brands,
and a Collision Center. The
brands represented by Jim
Ellis are: Porsche, Audi,
Mazda, Maserati, Chevrolet,
Buick, GMC, Hyundai,
Volkswagen, Volvo, Alfa
Romeo, Cadillac, Ford,
Genesis, Kia, Mercedes
and Toyota. Jimmy had
many hobbies such as
boating, fishing, golfing,
exercising and driving fast
cars. He enjoyed watching
his beloved Falcons and
Yellow Jackets. Times
dearest to Jimmy were
spent at his second home
in Charleston, Anchoring
Oaks, where he cherished
many memories with
his wife, children and
grandchildren. Jimmy was
preceded in death by his
brother, William Gregory
Ellis. In addition to his
parents, James Wesley
Ellis Jr. and Billie Jean
Sammons Ellis, Jimmy
is survived by the love
of his life of 48 years,
Glynnell Ellis; daughter,
Stacey Ellis Hodges and
husband Gregory; son,
James Wesley Ellis III and
wife Monica; cherished
grandchildren, Ellen Grace
Hodges, Andrew Davis
Hodges, Asher Jacob
Ellis, James Ryland Ellis,
Camden Grant Ellis; sisters,
Karen Ellis Black, Kristi
Ellis Cohron; father-in-law
and mother-in-law, Bobby
and Marie Bankston,
Brother-in-law and Sister-
in-law Gene and Ardyth
Bankston ; nieces, Brooke
Ellis Gatlin and husband
James, Tara Keltner and
husband Jason, Sheyanne
Navarro and husband
Scott, Caroline Cohron and
Taylor Elizabeth Cohron;
nephew, Trey Ellis Cohron;
great-niece, Ivie Ellis Gatlin
and great-nephew, Tyler
Gregory Gatlin; nieces
and nephews, Jason and
Meredith Bankston, and
Daren and Shelley Knarich;
great-nieces and great-
nephews, Eden Bankston,
Elijah Bankston, Easton
Bankston and Collin
Knarich; as well as a host of
extended family and such
dear and close friends. In
lieu of flowers the family
asks that contributions be
made to Aflac Cancer and
Blood Disorders Center
- Medical Office Building
at Scottish Rite Hospital
- www.choa.org/medical-
services/cancer-and-blood-
disorders?cid=_fu-ho_ch-
Yx_na3_na4_d-yxll_na6.
Online condolences may
be expressed at www.
crowellbrothers.com.
Arrangements entrusted to
Crowell Brothers Funeral
Homes & Crematory, 5051
Peachtree Industrial Blvd,
Peachtree Corners, GA
30092. (770) 448-5757.
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