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Death notices
Ruby Couch Hodges
PERRY - Ruby Couch Hodges, 92, of 901 Evergreen Street died
February 23 at a local hospital. She was a native of Talbotton, Ga. and
had resided in Perry since 1924. From 1931 to 1946 she was the former
editor anti co-owner of The Houston Home Journal with her husband, the
late John L. Hodges. She also served as the Clerk of the Court of the
Ordinary for several years. She has been a member of the Perry United
Methodist Church since 1924. She was a member of the Suzannah
Wesley Sunday School Class, the United Methodist Women, and was a
former member of the Administration Board. Mrs. Hodges was the
Historian and was instrumental in getting the Historical Room started at
the Perry Church. She was an honorary life memeber of the Perry area
Chamber of Commerce and had been a member of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy since she was 18 years old. She was president of the Sgt.
Clinton C. Duncan Chapter of the UDC from 1928 to 1930. She was
also very active in both state and local democratic organizations all of her
adult life. Survivors: a sister, Marguerite Watts of Atlanta and number of
niece and nephews. Services: February 24 at 3:00 p.m. at the Perry United
Methodist Church. Rev. Jim McLendon and Rev. Tom Johnson will
officiate. Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Perry-. In lieu of flowers, the family
request donations be made to: Perry United Methodist Church Historical
Room, P.O. Box 73, Perry, Ga. 31069. Watson-Hunt Funeral Home in
Perry has charge of arrangements.
Wyndell Keith Clark
MORELAND - Wyndell Keith Clark, 34, of 777 Fincher Road died
February 20. Bom in Macon, he lived in Moreland for the past seven
years. He was an employee of Jaguar Cars, Inc. and a member of Faith
Baptist Church and the Society of Automotive Engineers. He was an
Eagle Scout. Survivors: wife, Tina Alicia Clark of Moreland; children,
Seth Clark and Logan Clark, both of Moreland; parents, Benice and
Carroll Clark, both of High Falls; and a brother, Steve Clark of Kathleen.
Services: February 23 in Cherokee Heights Baptist Church. Burial:
Riverside Cemetery. The Revs. Len Strozier, Dana Everhart and Mark
Hopkins officiated. Snow's Memorial Chapel, Cherry Street, had charge
of arrangements.
Lucille Coates
KATHLEEN - Lucille Coates of 245 Piney Grove Road died February
17 in a local hospital. Bom in Houston County, she was the daughter of
the late Sam and Mary Glover. She was a member of Piney Grove Baptist
Church and the usher board. Survivors: children, Eva Lawson, Gussie
Lawson, Kathy Farms, Georgia Wommack and Hiriam Coats, all of
Kathleen, and Willie Coats of Perry; 48 grandchildren; and seven great
grandchildren Services: were February 23 at 3 p.m. at Piney Grove Baptist
Church. Burial: church cemetery. The Rev. James Jameson officiated.
Richardson Funeral Home in Perry had charge of arrangements.
Thomas E. Brummitt
KATHLEEN - Thomas E. Brummitt, 52, of 122 Sandbed Road died
February 20 at his residence. Bom in Tennessee, he lived in Kathleen for
the past six years. He was an employee of Anchor Glass Cos. and was a
former employee of Fairmont Class Cos. He was a member of Kathleen
Baptist Church, GPP & Allied Workers International Union, and AARP.
Survivors: wife, Katrin W. Brummitt of Kathleen; children, Brady Allen
Brummitt and Rhianon Brummitt, both of Kathleen, Thomas Brummitt
Jr. James Brummitt, Teresa Lott and Cheryl Cannon, all of Indianapolis;
stepchildren, Brian Wilson of Valley Springs, Calif., Colin Wilson of
Nevada, Darla Darnel of Hollen, Neb., Marlene Thompson of Albdene,
N.D., Bethany Henson, Marvin Wilson Jr. and R'Leta Wilson, all of
Indianapolis; mother, Ruby Parker Brummitt Quinlan of Indianapolis;
stepfather, Gerald Quinlan of Indianapolis; brothers and sisters, Robert
Brummitt of Tampa, Charles Brummitt of Ohio, Ronnie Brummitt of
Indianapolis and Joyce Clements of Indianapolis; stepbrothers and sisters,
Mark Quillan, Terry Quinlan, Darrell Quillan, Elaine Quinlan and
Dorothy Quinlan, all of Indianapolis; and 24 grandchildren. Services:
February 23 in 1 p.m. in Christopher-Smith Funeral Home, Warner
Robins. Burial: Indianapolis.
Abbie Elton Thomas
ALAMO - Abbie Elton Thomas, 88, of Route 2 died February 22 in a
local hospital. Bom in Johnson County, she was a retired employee of the
Wheeler County School System and was a member of Alamo First
Baptist Church. Survivors: daughter, Carolyn Pollard of Alamo; two
grandchildren, Steven Pollard of Kathleen and Dean Nester of Lumber
City; and three great-grandchildren. Services: February 24 at 2 p.m. in
Alamo First Baptist Church. Burial: Alamo City Cemetery. The Rev.
John M. Clements and Elder Ralph Riner will officiate. Ronnie L.
Stewart Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
James Leroy Boswell
PERRY - James Leroy Boswell, 70, of 1422 Baker Street, died
February 19. He had resided here all of his life and was a member of the
Perry United Methodist Church. Survivors: wife, Inez Boswell of Perry;
daughters, Jean Cook of Perry and Julia Ashley of Baton Rouge, LA;
sisters, Annie May Wright of Perry and Charlene Wright of Pinehurst; 3
grandchildren. Services: February 20 at 2:00 p.m. at Watson-Hunt
Chapel. Burial: Perry Memorial Gardens, Perry. In lieu of flowers, the
family request donations be made to Hospice of Houston County, P.O.
Box 1023, Warner Robins, Ga. 31099-1023 or American Cancer Society,
P.O. Box 397, Perry, Ga. 31069. Watson-Hunt Funeral home has charge
of arrangements.
Jerry Dean Williams
ROBERTA - Jerry Dean Williams, 33, of 2410 Avera Road died
February 21, Bom in Houston County, he was an employee of Fort
Valley Oil Cos. Survivors: wife, Debby Williams of Roberts; children,
Justin Williams and Ben Bishop, both of Roberta; parents, R.A.
Williams and Cornelia Justice Williams, both of Perry; brothers, Mike
Williams of Perry and Terry Williams of Marshallville. Services:
February 23 in Watson-Hunt Funeral Home, Perry. Burial: Perry
Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Jeff Poole officiated.
Robert W. Morris
FITZGERALD - Robert W. Morris, 79, of Route 1 died February 21.
Bom in Ben Hill County, he was an employee of GTE and a Baptist. He
had lived in Perry for 45 years. He was the son of the late George P.
Morris and Lunora Mashbum Morris and was the widower of Dorothy
Hyde Morris. Survivors: son, Bill Morris of Milledgeville; sisters,
Martha White of Nashville, Tenn., Luwill McDaniel of Lake City, Fla.,
and Sarah Ann Spires and Louise Horton, both of Fitzgerald; three
grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: February 24 at 11 a.m. in
Evergreen Cemetery. Dr. Lloyd Stembridge will officiate. In lieu of
flowers, the family request donations be made to Arbor Baptist Church,
Fitzgerald, or to the donar’s favorite charity. Paulk Funeral Home has
charge of arrangements.
Recycling Update
Transportation is one of the big
generators of waste. Even back in
horse and buggy days, the horses
did it. Now the cars do it. There is
fouled air from exhaust, worn out
tires, dead batteries and dirty engine
oil. There are also rust bucket bod
ies. All but the exhaust fumes are
recyclable.
For instance, the used engine oil
can be recycled as industrial fuel
oil, and even re-refined for motor
oil for cars. Two thirds of the oil is
now recycled, but there are 400 mil
lion gallons dumped. Do-it-yourself
oil changes result in 62 million
gallons disposed of improperly. It
doesn't have to be this way. There
are over 5.000 locations in the U.S.
where motor oil can be taken for re
cycling collection.
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Students of the Week
Perry Middle School Students of the Week for Feb.
22-26 are Todd Sayre, Dawn Pettis, Jason Glover
and Kristi O'Neal.
Family Connection is
making a difference
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Writer
Thanks to anew process known
as Family Connection in Houston
County, not as many at-risk stu
dents are getting lost in the shuffle
anymore. Ginger O’Cain, family
service coordinator for Family
Connection, shared with Perry Ro
tarians Monday about the program
and how it helps Houston County
families.
“We prefer to think of Family
Connection as a process and not an
agency,” said O’Cain. “Through
early intervention in children’s
lives, we hope to prevent at-risk
students from getting off track and
falling through the cracks of the
system.”
Houston County is one of 14
counties in Georgia targeted to im
plement the Family Connection.
Through the process, at-risk stu
dents are identified through the
school system and families are pro
vided with resources to reduce the
barriers to their children getting a
solid education.
“We feel it is vitally important
to work with the whole family
when there is a child at risk,” said
O’Cain. “Many times a child is
Weyerhauser gives
big to United Way
Weyerhauser Company recently
completed the Flint River Plant
United Way Campaign for 1993 and
contributed $26,900 to the Houston
County agencies of the United Way
of Central Georgia drive. The con
tribution includes over $18,200 in
cash and pledges from the employ
ees.
In making the check presentation,
John Crowe, site manager, said,
"On behalf of Weyerhauser employ
ees at the Hint River Plant, I am
pleased to present this donation to
the United Way of Central Georgia.
Since the Flint River Plant is now
part of the Weyerhauser family, I
want to assure our plant communi
ties that the company places a high
value on area United Way cam
paigns, will continue to encourage
employee involvement and make
the campaign our only in-house so
licitation. We are proud to be a part
of caring for each other and extend
our sincere wishes for the continued
success of future campaigns."
Plant volunteers credited with the
success of this year's campaign in
clude campaign chairperson,
Cynthia Carter-Bulger, and employ
ees who volunteered for the United
Way loaned executive program,
Eunice Andrews and Jan Hobgood.
Company and plant donations are
made each year to the Macon and
Sumter County campaigns, and to
Houston and Peach counties which
are a part of the Central Georgia
campaign.
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GEORGIA'S FUTURE
don't waste it
having school problems directly re
lated to home problems. If we pro
vide stability in the home, the child
can do better in school.”
At-risk students are those stu
dents who begin to get off track in
their educational endeavors to the
point that there is a fear that they
will drop out of school at some
point. By intervening in these stu
dents’ lives as early as elementary
school, many students can be turned
around before it’s too late.
O’Cain told the Rotarians it is
important for the community to be
come more involved with at-risk
programs.
“Family Connection wants the
community to pull together for the
good of these children and their
families,” she said. “We don’t ask
for money, but we do ask for voir:
unteers to give of some of their
time to help families get back on
the right track.”
You’re going to need
a tree this year.
THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 24. 1993-
Perry Pilot Club
adds Gail Soles
as new member
The Pilot Club of Perry met
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1993 for the reg
ular monthly luncheon meeting at
the Swift Street Inn.
Chaplain Juanita Mason gave the
invocation and blessing.
President Carol Bryant presided
during the business meeting. She
called upon past president Irene
Kimball to welcome new member
Gail Soles and to conduct the induc
tion ceremony for Soles, who is
curriculum coordinator at Tucker
Elementary School. She brings
many gifts and graces which can be
readily used by the Pilot Club.
Polly Coleman, projects division
coordinator, made several an
nouncements about the work
planned by her division. The Happy
Hour Club for the elderly, spon
sored by the Pilot Club, will meet
at Ochlahatchee Club House at 3
p.m. Thursday, March 11. The Hee
Haw Gang from Dooly County will
return for another food program.
Please see PILOT, page 12A
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in Georgia will need a tree
this year.
A big one: 100 feet tall and
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