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The Lee County Ledger, Thursday, July 5, 2001 - Page 3B Obituaries Natural Resources Conservation Workshop Held Fern Roland Jenkins, 72, of 604 Middle Road, died June 30,2001. His funeral service was last Mon day at First Baptist Church of Leesburg with internment fol lowed at Leesburg Cemetery with military honors. Rev. Bobby Harrell officiated. A native of McRae, AR, Mr. Jenkins had lived in Leesburg since 1968 and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lees burg. He retired from the United States Air Force after 21 years of service and having served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He also retired from Firestone Tire and Rubber Company after 18 years of service. He was a mem ber of the American Legion in Leesburg the VFW and the Sergeant's Association. He is survived by his wife. Juanita Davis Jenkins of Lees burg, three daughters, Landra Knight and her husband Gordon of Leesburg, Rachel Phelps and her husband Andy of Lawrenceville, GA and Dawn Davis and her husband Bill of Lawrenceville, GA; 7 Grandchil dren" T ,G. and David Knight. Brent and Brian Peek. Brooke Phelps, Amanda and Elliott Davis; 2 Great-grandchildren Blake Evans and Chase Knight. Those desiring may send me morials to the First Baptist Church of Leesburg, c/o the Building Fund, 135 Main Street. Leesburg. GA 31763. ALVA RICHARD HATCHER, JR. Alva Richard Hatcher, Jr., 50. of Tampa, passed away suddenly on Thursday. June 28,2001, at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Gail Downs Hatcher; three sons, Rich, Che' and Andy Hatcher; one granddaughter. Carlee, all of Tampa. FL; his mother, Leola Hatcher of Cord- ele, GA; three sisters, Alice Slappey of Cordele, GA, Larla French of Charleston, SC and Nancy Rumph of Albany, GA; two brothers, Ray Hatcher of Mims, FL and Lee Hatcher of Forsyth, GA; and many nieces and nephews. He was employed as a market manager for Publix supermarket. He was a native of Sumter County, GA and previ ously employed by Piggly Wig gly. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Funeral ser vices were Sunday, July 1st at Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Home, Carrollwood Chapel. RUBY IRENE MATTHEWS DOUGLAS Ruby Irene Matthews Douglas. 84, of 1200 Westwood Drive Apt. #3. died Tuesday at Palmyra Medical Center. The funeral ser vice was held on Friday 2:00 PM at Kimbrell-Stern with intern ment in Crown Hill Cemetery. Rev. Bobby Harrell officiated. A native of Moultrie, GA, Mrs. Douglas had lived in Albany since 1964. She was a member of Byne Memorial Baptist Church and was the widow of the late L.D. (Doug) Douglas. Survivors include 4 daughters, Cheryl Douglas of Albany, Shirley Soderlund and her hus band Rod of Ceres, CA. Pamela Zoellick and her husband Tim of Leesburg, Deborah Varner of Lee County; sister. Mary Carr of Thomasville; 8 grandchildren, Samantha Hirst; Robin Varner, Erick Soderlund, Lauren Shores, Andy Shores, Matthew Shores, Whitney Varner, Paige Varner, and 1 great grandchild. Samuel Hirst. The 40th annual Natural Resources Conservation Workshop was held June 10-15 at Abraham Baldwin Agricul tural College in Tifton, Georgia. The Workshop has graduated approximately 10,200 graduates and was enjoyed by 157 Georgia high school students. Students came from throughout Georgia and attended the week's activities of field trips and classroom functions with opportunities to earn college scholarships at the end of the week. Workshop Director Joel Wood said "this is an excellent opportunity for high school students interested in our environment and natural resources to learn more of their value and protection. Many students make decisions toward a career or area of study in college because of their involvement in this workshop". Instruction and hands on activities were led by profes sionals from Georgia Forestry Commission, Georgia Depart ment of Natural Resources, University of Georgia Coopera tive Extension Service, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA Agricultural Research Service and the Georgia Mining Association. Twelve different core subjects were covered: Wildlife Law Enforcement. Wildlife Manage ment. Soil Conservation, Wildlife Habitats in Back yards and Schoolyards, Coastal Resources/Fisheries. Pollution Prevention, Understanding Metro Albany’s Job Growth Slows In May State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said that the rate of annualized job growth in metro Albany slowed to a negative three-tenths percent in May, down from 1.4 percent when compared with the same period a year ago. Metro Albany lost 200 jobs from May 2000 to May 2001, down from a gain of 800 from May 1999 to May 2000. The rate of annualized job growth in Georgia slowed to 1.5 percent in May, down from 3.1, percent when compared with the same period a year ago. The combination of slow job growth and continuing layoffs are symptomatic of an economy that is slowing even more now than it was earlier in the year," Local Students Graduate From Valdosta State University The following area students are spring 2001 graduates of Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Ga. James Thomas Bateman of Leesburg, GA graduated with a Bachelor of Business Adminis tration - Management. William Clifford Lawrence of Leesburg, GA graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration — Management. Melissa Kaye New Radio Station To Be Heard In Lee County A new radio station, serving listeners of Leesburg and Lee County, recently went on the air. The new station, WAEF. can be found at 90.3 on the FM dial. The station is part of the American Family Radio (AFR) network which operates 179 stations serving listeners in 32 states and Canada. WAEF is non-commercial, listener-supported radio station, providing a full-service, all Christian format 24-hours a day. The format is about 70% music and 30% talk, featuring some of the finest Christian programs available. The music is light contemporary Christian music with a strong mixture of the best familiar and traditional Chris tian music and great hymns. "We try to provide listeners with top-quality programming 24-hours a day on W AEF, including several excellent family-oriented programs”, said Marvin Sanders, General Manager of AFR. "Our news and talk programs offer help in dealing with family, social, spiritual and financial Issues. We look forward to serving the people in Leesburg and Lee County with the finest in Christian programming.” Each Saturday morning, beginning at 8:00 a.m., the station plays 3 hours of the best in Christian programming for children. On Saturday evening the station airs six hours of more contemporary music and programming designed for youth beginning at 6:00 p.m. Sunday mornings feature great hymns to help prepare listeners for worship. Sunday evenings are reserved for four hours of praise music. McBride of Leesburg, GA graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education - Early Childhood Education. Melanie P Ranew of Leesburg, GA graduated with a Bachelor of Science - Biology. Lindsay Suzanne Rossano of Leesburg, GA graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration — Marketing. Jamie D Swain of Leesburg, GA grauduated with a Bachelor of Arts — Criminal Justice, John M Tompkins of Leesburg, GA graduated with a Master of Social Work - Social Work. Thurmond said. “Manufacturing is the sector that has been the hardest hit." In the past 12 months, manufacturing jobs in Georgia have declined by 16,800 or 2.9 percent, down to 571,900. Metro Albany's unemploy ment rate, which measures individuals who are unem ployed but actively seeking employment, was 5.1 percent in May, down slightly from 5.3 percent in April. It was 5.7 percent in May of 2000. The slight one-month drop was due to increased employ ment in construction and service-related industries. The state's unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in May, down slightly from 3.6 percent in April. It was 3.7 percent in May 2000. However, initial unem ployment insurance claims, a leading economic indicator, continue to rise in May. 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Stephen Word attended this year's Workshop and was sponsored by Charles Holton of Longview Farms through the Lower Chattahoochee River Soil and Water Conservation District. Local Soil and Water Conserva tion District Supervisors in Lee County are Pete Griffith and John Leach. A quiz was given on the last day of the workshop which covered the core subjects. Eight college scholarships worth $6,800 with $600 cash and plaques were given to students with the highest scores. Schol arships were provided by the Georgia Association of Conser vation District Supervisors, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural ^ ' : M i < > 1 Stephen Word College Foundation, Georgia Chapter American Public Works, Georgia Mining Association and the Natural Resources Conservation Workshop Scholarship Fund. Jack F. Varner — Attorney at Law - Divorces Contested or Uncontested Worker's Comp. Auto Accidents Bodily Injury, Real Estate, Wills, General Practice 25 yrs experience Peach Tree Village 425-2449 104 Century Rd. 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