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Page 6 — Wednesday, October 10, 2012, TheTrue Citizen
Obituaries In Memoriam
Jennie Isabella Dinwiddie
Mrs. Jennie Isabella Dinwiddie, better known as Janet
Dinwiddie, 94, of Waynesboro, entered in to rest Friday, Oct. 5,
2012 at Kentwood Nursing Home.
Mrs. Dinwiddie was a native of
Tyndall, S.D. but lived in Waynesboro
for a number of years. She was the first
director of the museum in Waynesboro
and was listed in the Who’s Who of
Women in America.
Family members include sisters,
Elizabeth Leon, Ethel Naomi Loper;
many nieces and nephews; neighbors,
Don and Kathy.
A memorial service will be planned
' at a later date.
Donations may be made to a charity
of one’s choice.
Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Au
gusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Please sign the guestbook at
www. thomaspoteet. com
October 9, 1964 - September 9, 2012
Happy 48"' Birthday
Annie Lockhart Roberts
Devin Tyler Durden
Mr. Devin Tyler Durden, 21, of Buford, GA passed away on
Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012.
He was preceded in death by his ma
ternal grandfather, Rev. James O.
Langston; paternal grandmother, Josie S.
Durden; and paternal uncle, Randall Eu
gene Durden. He is survived by his par
ents, Gene and Cherie Durden of Buford;
sister, Danielle Durden; brothers, Chris
tian Durden and Coby Durden; maternal
grandmother, Margaret Langston of
Buford; paternal grandfather, Eugene
Durden of Silverstreet, S.C.; aunts and
uncles, Sherri and David Simmons of
North Augusta, S.C. and Ann and Johnnie
Ward of Brunswick; uncle, Jim Langston
of Taylorsville, N.C.; and several cous
ins.
Devin Durden was born Jan. 7, 1991 in Thomasville. He was a
2009 graduate of Buford High School where he played on the
2008 and 2009 State Championship football team and received
the two State Championship rings and was a key player. He was
a student at the Air Force Academy stationed in Colorado Springs,
Col. where he played on the Air Force Falcons football team. He
was a member of First Baptist Church of Buford.
Devin was a cherished son, beloved brother and grandson, great
teammate and an honorable cadet.
Funeral services were held on 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012 at
the First Baptist Church of Buford with Rev. Reese Fauscett,
Rev. Wayne Johnson, Coach Dexter Wood and Mr. Stuart Hall
officiating.
Interment followed with military honors at Broadlawn Memo
rial Gardens in Buford with Rev. Eddie Cantrell officiating. The
family received friends at the funeral home on Saturday from
2:30 until 5 p.m. and from 7 until 9 p.m. To express condo
lences, please sign our online guest book at
www.flaniganfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Junior E.
Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA,
770-932-1133.
Joseph M. Cale
Joseph M. Cale, 65, of Waynesboro passed away Sunday, Oct.
7, 2012 at Burke Medical Center.
Mr. Cale was a native of Prattville, Alabama and a longtime
resident of Waynesboro.
He was the former owner and operator of J&J Produce in
Waynesboro and was a veteran
of the United States Air Force.
He is survived by his wife,
Sandra Cale of Waynesboro, his
daughter, Stacy Eidson of North
Carolina, his son, Robert Joseph
Cale of Maryland, his sister,
Jean Edwards of Alabama, his
brother, Fred Cale of Alabama
and three grandchildren.
Please sign our guestbook
online at www.joiner-
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Notice to the Public
An application for a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) has
been filed with the City of Waynesboro for the following
properties:
• 701 Liberty Street
A public hearing will be held with the Waynesboro Historic
Preservation Commission at the Waynesboro City Hall on
Tuesday, November 20th at 7:00pm. All those in favor or
objecting to these applications should be present to voice their
support or objections. Persons will special needs relating to dis
ability access may use the Georgia Relay Service for the hear
ing impaired at 1-800-255-0056 or contact the City
Administrator, Jerry Coalson, at (706) 554-8000 prior to
November 20th, 2011.
We miss celebrating your birthday here on earth, but we know
you are celebrating with our Heavenly Father and Mom &
Dad in heaven and the rest of the family.
We love you and still miss you very much.
Love,
your son Keith, sister and brother
and the whole family and friends
Darius Newkirt
2-17-1988- 10-8-2011
On February 17, 1988, you came into my life, my precious
child. Every day was a blessing full of smiles. You gave me 23
years of happiness and joy. Now you’re gone and I'm so alone. I
miss you and love you ... now and also then. I never thought
your life would come to an end.
Rest on, my son, rest on. Momma loves you.
Until we meet again.
Theresa Newkirt and family
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Ministries, Inc.
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706-794-2567 • Nancy Minyard
Monday-Friday, 3-5:30 p.m.
• Jamie Taylor After School Program,
grades K-5,
(during school year for latchkey children)
Mondays & Tuesdays, 9
a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Counseling Services - Carole Meek,
M.Ed., N.C.C., L.P.C.
By appointment, 706-439-8900 or
706-554-6644
Mondays, 4 - 5:30 p.m.
• Cub Scouts
Mondays, 7:00 p.m.
• Alcoholics Anonymous •Al-Anon
Tuesdays, 11 a.m.
• Parenting Classes — Infant First Aid
•Women’s Health
• Parenting Young Children • Drug
Awareness for Parents (By Appointment)
2nd Tuesdays, 6 p.m.
• Breast Cancer Support Group -
Louise Fortson, 706-554-2854
Thursday, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
• Girt Scouts - Daisies & Brownies
Fridays, 7 p.m.
• Alcoholics Anonymous
Saturdays, 9 a.m.
• Overeaters Anonymous
•24 Hours a Day
• Rape Crisis & Sexual Assault
Services • 706-437-8500
For appointments & information
contact:
Nancy Minyard, Executive Director
at 706-554-6644 or 706-551-0526
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provide help and hope to people in this community. Scholarships are available on the basis of need.
Letters
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have to provide a 10 percent local match to receive their LMIG
grants; those in districts where it failed, a 30 percent match.
Some wonder if that is fair to local governments, especially those
where TIA failed.
It is; in reality, cities and counties always contributed to DOT
assistance programs. For resurfacings, they always had to patch
and prepare roadways before the state could put down new pave
ment. On new construction projects, local governments always
were responsible for any preliminary engineering and needed
right-of-way purchases and they always provided most of the
project’s funding. So there is no new burden.
Actually, local governments stand to benefit more than ever
from a revitalized LMIG program: the $110 million dedicated
to LMIG this fiscal year is tens of millions more than in previous
years and we’ll now give local governments their total grants in
up-front single payments, instead of as work is completed.
This will give them the flexibility to decide which projects to
build and to begin work sooner. As it should be, cities and
counties will control their funds, their schedules and their projects.
Todd Long
Deputy Commissioner of the
Georgia Department of Transportation
Vote No on Charter Schools
Dear Editor,
The question on this November’s election ballot concerning
charter schools is, “Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended
to allow STATE or local approval of a public charter schools
upon the request of local communities.” Let’s look at the facts
why NO should be your vote.
1. WE ALREADY HAVE A CHARTER SCHOOL AMEND
MENT! This year’s ballot is NOT voting on whether to have
them.. .but who should control them. The wording of this one is
very confusing... In reality WHAT this ONE DOES IS give the
state more power by removing control from local voters and the
local school board. We do not need more bureaucrats who know
little about our schools involved.
2. Your tax dollars can be siphoned from Georgia schools.
Already the state has cut 4 BILLION dollars from Georgia schools
over the past 4 years and 7.7 MILLION from Tift County schools.
Georgia would have better schools if funding were adequate. If
this passes, the money to fund them must come from somewhere.
There could be more budget cuts or raised taxes, more teacher
furloughs, layoffs and shortened school years. This would force
every county to have a dual school system whether school pa
trons want it or not... when we are already stretched to the limits.
3. This will give unchecked power to unelected political ap
pointees.
A charter management company in Florida has successfully
bypassed local governments. Working with real estate compa
nies who lease schools to the company, they avoid local control
and local taxes.
Is this what we want to risk happening in Georgia?
4. Georgia already has 200 charter schools. Parents do have a
choice.
Last year, the Georgia Supreme Court struck down a 2008 law
that allowed the state to create and fund state charter schools
with local school funds against the wishes of the local commu
nity. This is just another attempt to sneak this in and over-rule
the court.
5. There is already in place a process of appeal if a charter
school is NOT approved by a local school board. We don’t need
another law.
I urge you to go to votesmartgeorgia.org to check out the facts
and vote NO on the charter amendment this year. Don’t allow
our school system to be controlled by state officials or outside
profit agencies. Our children are important!
Sincerely,
Connie O’Neal Bozeman
A Public school supporter and retired school administra
tor from the Tift County School System
Thanks from Thurman family
EDITOR:
Thank you so much for the great article about my aunt, Tedi
Thurman.
She would have loved it.
We are all quite touched as well.
Kindest regards,
Paul A.Thurman
Muiden, Holland
ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS
Open Meetings
Sardis Baptist Church
Fellowship Hall
Three Meetings Per Week
Mondays at 8 p.m. • Thursdays at 8 p.m.
Saturdays at 9 a.m.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
Monday and Friday at
7 p.m. at the Wimberly
House at 521 S. Liberty
St., Waynesboro.
These meetings are open
and anyone can attend.