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Obituaries
James W. “Red” Har
ris
James Waustean “Red”
Harris of Leesburg, died
on Friday, July 18, 2008
at Phoebe Putney Memo
rial Hospital in Albany.
The funeral service was
held Sunday, July 20, at 2:
00 PM. at the graveside
in Cedar Hill Cemetery
with Rev. Charles Leverett
officiating.
Mr. Harris was born in
Calhoun County, April
16, 1932, son of the late
Johnie Grady Harris and
Estelle McDonald Harris.
He lived in Terrell and
Lee counties most of his
life. He was a veteran and
served in the U. S. Army
from 1954 to 1956.
Red worked in law
enforcement for more than
20 years, having worked
with the Dougherty
County Police Department
and the Terrell County
Sheriff’s Department. He
also worked at Dawson
Motor Company and the
Bank of Dawson in the
Collections Department.
He served on the
Dawson City Council for
several terms and was
a member of the P. T.
Schley Masonic Lodge
and the Chickasawhatchee
Baptist Church of
Dawson.
In addition to his parents
he was preceded in death
by two brothers, Franklin
Eugene “Gene” Harris
and Wayne Harris.
Survivors include his
loving wife of 55 years,
Mary Holley Harris of
Leesburg, three sons,
Mike Harris of Clyde,
NC, Ronnie Harris and
Frankie Harris, both of
Leesburg, two brothers,
Harvey Grady Harris and
Donald Lynwood Harris,
both of Dawson, five sis
ters, Elizabeth Ella Smith
of Mercersburg, PA, Joan
Harris Brand of Savannah,
Carolyn Juliette Lofton
and Gwendolyn Harris
Tripp, both of Dawson,
and Phyllis Harris Parker
of Winter Haven, FL, six
grandchildren, Julie Marie
Harris of Jacksonville,
FL, James Edward Har
ris of Leesburg, Marcus
DeWitt Harris of Albany,
Ronnie Franklin Harris,
Laroon Harris and Jaroon
Harris, all of Leesburg
and one great-grandson,
Connor Jason Lee Harris
of Leesburg.
Memorials may be made
to a favorite charity.
James (Jamie) Lloyd
Warmack
James (Jamie) Lloyd
Warmack, 24, of La
fayette, LA formerly of
Thomasville, GA died on
Saturday, July 12, 2008,
in a swimming accident
in Kinder, LA. A Celebra
tion of Life ceremony was
held Thursday, July 17,
2008 at Mathews Funeral
Home Chapel. The Rev.
Dr. James R. Bullion of
ficiated.
A native of Thomasville,
GA, Jamie served in the
US Navy after graduating
from Thomasville High
School in 2001. He has
lived in Lafayette for the
last six years where he
was a machinist and Disc
Jockey. Jamie touched
many people through
his love of music and his
kind spirit. He lived life
everyday and always had a
smile on his face. He will
be missed by his friends
and his family, but he
impacted so many people
through his love that his
spirit will live on. Music
was his life and soul and
is what he lived for every
day.
Survivors include his
mother, Lisa and step-fa
ther Dale Schexnayder of
Leesburg, GA. His father,
Alan and step-mother
Debra Warmack of Ra
leigh, NC, sister, Megan
Warmack and friend Keri
Scott of Albany, GA,
brother Matthew Beal of
Leesburg, GA, and girl
friend Amber Boustany
of Lafayette, LA; ma
ternal grandparents Jim
and Mary Nicholson of
Leesburg, GA, pater
nal grandparents Lloyd
and Helena Warmack of
Thomasville, GA; uncle
and aunt Larry and Joyce
Nicholson of Marianna,
FL, aunt and uncle Cathy
and Steve Stocks of
Leesburg, GA, uncle Jim
Nicholson of Rock Hill,
SC, uncle and aunt Tracy
and Karen Warmack of
Thomasville, GA, uncle
and aunt Shawn and Judy
Warmack of Thomasville,
GA; 31 cousins. He was
preceded in death by his
maternal grandmother,
Wanda Warmack of
Thomasville, GA.
Honorary Pallbearers
were Bryan “Shaggy”
Groves, Josh “Shady”
Clements, Brandon Vid-
rine, Art Deaton, Steven
Tucker, Joe Esway, Drew
Nicholson, Bud Stocks,
Rodney Hansen, Mar
shall Nicholson, Kyle
Hewitt, Coca Avila, Jarod
Warmack, Josh Warmack,
and members of the EC
Crew from Lafayette, LA.
In lieu of flowers make
donations to The Jamie
Warmack Music Fund
c/o Lisa Schexnayder at
DOCO Regional Federal
Credit Union 239 Cedric
Street, Leesburg, GA
31763 or Phoebe Foun
dation 410 5th Avenue,
Albany, GA 31701. All
donations for the music
fund will be given to as a
music scholarship in the
future.
To sign our online regis
try or to send condolences
to the family, you may
visit Mathews’ website at
www.mathewsfuneralho
me.com
Virginia Fickel
The graveside funeral
service of Virginia Fickel,
86, of Albany, GA who
died Wednesday, July 16,
2008 at Phoebe Putney
Memorial Hospital was
conducted Friday at Floral
Memory Gardens Cem
etery. Rev. Charles Jones
officiated.
A native of Colquitt
County, GA, born to Fos
ter and Lillie Simmons,
Mrs. Fickel had resided in
Albany since 1941 moving
from Moultrie, GA. She
was a homemaker and a
member of Byne Memo
rial Baptist Church where
she attended The Joy Sun
day School Class. Mrs.
Bible,
from page 5B
this truth when being cor
rected by the Apostle Paul
for their blatant carnality.
They had become puffed
up in their knowledge to
the point that they resisted
instruction from the very
one who was directly
responsible for their faith
in Christ. Amazing! The
Galatians also demonstrat
ed that they had become
calloused because of giving
ear to the false doctrine
that had permeated the
ranks. They questioned
Paul's integrity and sincer
ity causing him to exclaim:
"O foolish Galatians! Who
hath bewitched you that
you should not obey the
truth?" (Gal. 3:1) Yes, the
Lord's people (you and me)
can also allow an attitude
of arrogance and pride
and not being teachable to
insidiously creep into the
life. Arrogance and pride
are the twin culprits in all
these cases—they were
then and they are now.
Fickel was the widow of
Roy Fickel who died in
1994.
Survivors include a
son, Rodney Fickel and
his wife, Kay, a daughter
Tricia Fickel Maxwell and
her husband Charlie, all of
Leesburg, GA, five grand
children and their spouses,
Kent and Brenda Johnson
of Richmond Hill, GA,
Darren and Chimene
Johnson of East Point,
FL, Lou and Woody Hart
of Albany, GA, Ronnie
and Amber Skates of
Santa Rosa Beach, FL and
Stewart and Brandi Fickel
of Albany, GA, a sister,
Shirley Gordon, a brother
and his wife, Buford
and Georgia Simmons
all of Moultrie, GA, two
half-sisters, Jackie Hart
and her husband, Guy
and June Crosby all of
Moultrie, GA, four half-
brothers, Foster (Buddy)
Simmons of Texas, Hubert
Simmons and his wife
Lori, Winfred Simmons
and Mickey Simmons
and his wife, Donna all of
Moultrie, GA, six great
grandchildren, Jeremy
Johnson, Kelly Johnson,
Kati-Morgan Johnson,
Parrish Johnson, Wes
Puckett and Jordan Skates.
To sign the online regis
try or to send condolences
to the family, you may
visit Mathews’ website at
www.mathewsfuneralho
me.com
Mary Simon Moncrief
Mary Simon Moncrief,
88, a life long resident
of Albany, died Wednes
day, July 16, 2008 at Lee
County Health Care.
Her memorial service
will be July 24, 2008 at 10
AM at Riverside Cem
etery. Mr. David Stern
officiated. Her remains
were cremated and will
be buried at Riverside
Cemetery.
Mrs. Moncrief was
preceded in death by
her loving husband A.
E. “Monty” Moncrief, a
daughter, Joyce Bland,
and a grandson, Clayton
Bland. She is survived
by her daughter: Skippi
Posey and her husband
Don, Albany; a son: David
Moncrief and his wife
Kimberly, Leesburg; son-
in-law: John Bland, Cony
ers, GA; grandchildren:
Debra Knight and her
husband Chuck, Albany,
Donna Armstrong and her
husband Bobby, Albany,
Monte McNabb and her
husband Sam, Statesville,
NC, Shane Moncrief and
his wife Beth, Lawrencev-
ille, GA, Brandi Money
and her husband Neil,
Douglasville, GA, Lauren
Smith and her husband
Mike, Newnan, GA; 13
great grandchildren:
Wesley, David, Dallas
Knight, all of Albany,
Anna Marie and Bray-
don Armstrong both of
Albany, Emily, Natalie,
and Stephen Money, all
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of Douglasville, GA,
Kurt McNabb and his
girlfriend Kristen Miller,
Clemmons, NC, Kara
McNabb, Statesville,
NC, Lauren and Colin
Moncrief, Lawrenceville,
GA, Bo Huddleston and
his wife serving in the
US Navy; one great-great
grandchild: Shiyah Lyons,
Statesville, NC; a first
cousin: Carolyn LaS-
chober, Albany; several
nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Moncrief and her
husband Monty owned
and operated Moncrief’s, a
retail gift shop in Albany
for a number of years
as well as a wholesale
business which supplied
merchandise to gift shops
around the southeastern
United States. She was
a life long member of
Temple B’Nai Israel.
Those desiring may send
memorials to a favorite
charity.
You may sign the online
guestbook and share your
own memories with the
family of Mary Simon
Moncrief by visiting Kim-
brell-Stern’s website at
www.kimbrellstern.com
Edward Lavern Brown
The graveside service
for Edward Lavern Brown,
69, who died Wednes
day, July 16, 2008 at his
residence, was conducted
Sunday at 3:00 PM in
Boneventure Cemetery in
Savannah, GA. The Rev.
David Norris officiated.
A native of Abbev
ille, GA, Mr. Brown
had resided in Leesburg
since 1968, moving from
Albany. He served in the
Air Force, was retired
from the Marine Base as
a welder, and was of the
Baptist faith.
Survivors include his
wife, Shirley of Leesburg,
GA, three brothers, Jackie
Brown and his wife Betty
of Abbeville, GA, Gene
Brown and his wife Patri
cia of Kathleen, GA and
Dan Brown and his wife
Debra of Worth County,
two sisters, Betty Hansen
of Abbeville and Lillian
Harrell of Seville, GA, as
well as several nieces and
nephews.
Memorials may be made
to The Kinchafoonee
Baptist Church Building
Fund, 219 Century Rd,
Leesburg, GA 31763.
To sign the online regis
try or to send condolences
to the family, you may
visit Mathews’ website at
www.mathewsfuneralho
Phoebe Hall Smith
Phoebe Hall Smith of
Albany, died Thursday at
Phoebe Putney Memorial
Hospital.
Her funeral service was
July 19, 2008 at Kimbrell-
Stern Funeral Directors.
Rev. Bobby Harrell offici
ated. The interment fol
lowed in Floral Memory
Gardens.
A native of Doles, GA,
Mrs. Smith was a resident
of Albany and a long time
member of Raleigh White
Baptist Church. She was
a homemaker that greatly
loved her family and them
in return. Other great
loves of her life were her
“Braves”, her flowers and
shopping. She was preced
ed in death by her husband
Vernon H. Smith, Sr.
She is survived by
2 daughters: Beverly
Northcutt and her hus
band Marty, and Lynette
Watson and her husband
David, all of Leesburg;
2 sons: Vernon Smith Jr.
and his wife Debbie of
Copperhill TN, and Glenn
H. Smith and his wife
Ramona of Leesburg; 10
grandchildren: David A.
Watson III, and his wife
Julia Jennifer Lauck and
her husband Matt, Melissa
Ward and her husband
Chris, Jyl Watson, Ver
non Smith III, Rosalind
Henderson, Kyle Patrick
Smith, Lacey Smith
Ragain and her husband
Clint, Clay Hall Smith,
Tyler Andrew Smith; 10
great grandchildren: Ava
and Micah Lauck, Nicho
las and Isabella Ward,
Vernon Smith IV, Ben
nett Smith, Matthew and
Blake Watson, Catlin and
Susanna Henderson; her
niece, Laurie Beckham of
Albany and her sister-in-
law, Nora Hall.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to the
American Heart Associa
tion, Dougherty County
Division, Memorial /
Honorial Fund, Southwest
Georgia Area Office, PO.
Box 1923, Albany, GA
31702.
Sara Frances Rozar Wil
liamson
Mrs. Sara Frances Rozar
Williamson, 91, died
Monday July 21, 2008 at
Palmyra Medical Center.
Her funeral service will
be Thursday 10 AM at
Floral Memory Gardens
with Rev. Bruce Smith of
ficiating.
Born March 9, 1917, in
Dublin, GA, Mrs. Wil
liamson had lived in
Albany for the past 75
years and was retired
from Lykes Packing
Company. She loved to
fish and was an excellent
cook. She was preceded
in death by her husband
Charles Marvin William
son.
Survivors included her
daughter Linda Warren
and husband Norman,
Leesburg; sons Jimmy
Rogers and wife Celia,
Georgetown, Jack Rogers
and wife Gayle, Pensacola,
FL; grandchildren, Jenni
fer Rogers, Albany, Steven
Rogers Thomasville,
Derek Rogers, Whitter,
CA, Lonnie Rogers and
wife Debb, Mt. Pleasant,
SC, Billy Rogers and wife
Karen, Thomasville, AL,
Georgeanna Reynolds and
husband Duane, Pensacola,
FL, Daniel Rogers and
wife Elizabeth, Pensacola,
FL; 9 great grandchildren
and 1 great great grand
child.
The family will receive
friends Wednesday 6 to 8
PM at Kimbrell-Stern.
You may sign the
guestbook and share
your thoughts with the
family of Mrs. William
son by visiting Kim
brell-Stern’s website at
www.kimbrellstern.com
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THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LEESBURG DO HEREBY ANNOUNCE THAT THE MILLAGE
RATE WILL BE SET AT THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 2008 AT 7PM PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF O.C.G.A. 48-5-32 DO
HEREBY PUBLISH THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION OF THE CURRENT YEAR’S TAX DIGEST ALONG
WITH THE HISTORY OF THE TAX DIGEST AND THE LEVY FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
CURRENT 2008 TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HGISTORY OF LEVY
City of Leesburg
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Real & Personal
28,415,879
30,642,345
32,197,580
41,755,811
44,383,331
47,836,756
Motor Vehicles
3,523,150
4,579,010
4,690,220
4,640,090
4,876,290
4,955,210
Mobile Homes
379,589
384,821
388,589
365,298
369,698
327,032
Gross Digest
Less M&O
Exemptions
32,318,618
35,606,176
37,276,389
46,761,199
49,629,319
53,118,998
Net Digest
32,318,618
35,606,176
37,276,389
46,761,199
49,629,319
53,118,998
Gross M&O Millage
16.73
16.73
16.73
16.00
16.00
16.00
Less Rollbacks
9.73
9.73
9.73
10.00
10.00
10.00
Net M&O Millage
7.00
7.00
7.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
Net Taxes Levied
226,230
247,983
260,934
280,567
297,776
371,833
Net Tax $ Increase
Net Tax Increase
(25,756)
-11.38%
21,753
8.77%
12,951
4.96%
19,633
7.00%
17,209
5.78%
74,057
19.92%