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LOCACSTATE The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com Tuesday, October 30, 2018 7A OBITUARIES Jerry Harrison Forrester May 14, 1946- Oct. 29, 2018 Jerry Harrison Forrester, 72, of Gainesville passed away Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednes day, Oct. 31,2018, in the chapel of Memo rial Park Funeral Home with Frank Hooper, Chad White and the Rev. Jack Sanders officiating. Inter ment will follow in Memo rial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tues day, Oct. 30, 2018, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Born on May 14, 1946, in Gainesville, he was the son of the late B.D. and Hazel Savage Forrester. Mr. For rester was retired from the City of Gainesville Police Department where he served as captain and the police chief. He attended the FBI Academy. Mr. For rester was a veteran of the U.S. Marines and of the Bap tist faith. In addition to his parents, Mr. Forrester is preceded in death by his wife, Emma Jane Barnes Forrester; sisters, Sharon Gresham, Vickie Rice; and brother, Sandy Forrester. Mr. Forrester is survived by his son and daughter- in-law, Mark Andrew and Teresa D. Forrester of Hoschton; son, Jerry Scott Forrester of Gainesville; granddaughter, Kayla Brooke Forrester of Lula; sister and brother-in-law, Shirley and John Buffing ton of Gillsville; brothers and sisters-in-law, Sammy and Charlotte Forrester of Gainesville, Phil and Vickie Forrester of Gainesville; brothers, Edd Forrester of Lula, Ben Forrester of Gainesville; and a number of other relatives. Memorial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville Sign the online guest book at gainesvilletimes.com. The Times, Gainesville, Ga. Oct. 30, 2018 Doris Ladd Simmons March 19, 1921- Oct. 28, 2018 Doris Ladd Simmons, 97, of Gainesville passed away Sunday, Oct. 28,2018. A lifelong resident of Hall County, Mrs. Simmons was retired from Goforth Elec tric Company and was a lifelong member of Sardis Baptist Church. Survivors include her sister, Margaret Selmon; niece, Tami Wood; nephews, Russell Ladd, Buddy Davis, Steve Seabolt. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, in the cha pel of Little & Davenport Funeral Home. The Rev. Philip McQueen will offici ate. A private family burial will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery. The fam ily will receive friends at the funeral home Wednes day from 10 a.m. until the funeral hour. In lieu of flowers the fam ily has asked that memo rial contributions be made to Sardis Baptist Church in memory of Mrs. Simmons. Little & Davenport Funeral Home and Crema tory, Gainesville Sign the online guest book at gainesvilletimes.com. The Times, Gainesville, Ga. Oct. 30, 2018 Barbara Faye Worley Died Oct. 27, 2018 Barbara Faye Worley, 81, of Cumming passed away Saturday, Oct. 27,2018. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church. Bar bara was a former school teacher and retired from Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. She was a loving wife of 59 years. Survivors include her hus band, Marion Lee Worley of Cumming; children, Kevin Lee Worley of Cumming, Connie Worley Vaughan of Cumming, Amy Denise Wor ley of Cumming; brother, Don Hughes of Dallas, Ga.; sister, Betty Kimmons of Jef ferson, Ga.; grandchildren, Nathan and Katie Vaughan, Kyle Vaughan, Dalton Clay and Hannah Munday, Devin Lee Worley; great-grand daughter, Blakely Kate Vaughan. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Nov. 1, at 1 p.m. at Ingram Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Randy Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Sawnee View Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at Ingram Funeral Home on Tuesday from 3 p.m. until 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. and Thursday from 10 a.m. until hour of the service. Condolences may be made at www.ingramfuner- alhome.com. Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming Sign the online guest book at gainesvilletimes.com. The Times, Gainesville, Ga. Oct. 30, 2018 DEATH NOTICES Lydia Henderson Balls April 5, 1935- Oct. 25, 2018 Lydia Henderson Balls, 83, of Flowery Branch died Oct. 25. Funeral service, 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, Oak- wood Baptist Church. Fla nigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford. Cody Wayne Chambers March 10, 1964- Oct. 25, 2018 Cody Wayne Chambers, 54, of Jefferson died Oct. 25. Memorial service, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, Dacula United Methodist Church. Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford. David Michael Culley Died Oct. 27, 2018 David Michael Culley, 56, of Cumming died Saturday. Memorial service, 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, funeral home chapel. McDonald and Son Funeral Home, Cumming. Kathryn Frix March 14, 1926- Oct. 29, 2018 Kathryn “Rene” Frix, 92, of Cumming died Mon day. Funeral service, 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, Mount Pisgah Baptist Church. Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming. Anthony D. Logan April 11, 1961- Oct. 27, 2018 Anthony D. Logan, 57, of Atlanta died Saturday. Private memorial service, 4 p.m. Nov. 5, Lutheran Church of Nativity, Austell. Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford. Steven Brent Parker July 12, 1979- Oct. 16,2018 Steven Brent Parker, 39, died Oct. 16. Memorial ser vice, 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, funeral home chapel. Flani gan Funeral Home and Cre matory, Buford. Peggy Marie Elmore Robertson Died Oct. 26, 2018 Peggy Marie Elmore Rob ertson, 59, of Auburn died Oct. 26. Funeral service, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, Pleas ant Grove Baptist Church, Lawrenceville. Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton. Angela Cavuoto Shallis Dec. 10, 1955- Oct. 28, 2018 Angela Cavuoto Shallis, 62, of Suwanee died Sun day. A Funeral Mass and interment will be held at St. Raymond’s Cemetery in Bronx, N.Y. Flanigan Funeral Home and Crema tory, Buford. Chad Emory Taylor March 31, 1988- Oct. 23, 2018 U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chad Emory Taylor, 30, of Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., died Oct. 23. Funeral service, 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, Level Grove Baptist Church. McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home, Cornelia. John Buford Ward April 22, 1924- Oct. 29, 2018 John Buford Ward, 94, of Mount Airy died Monday. Funeral service, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, funeral home chapel. McGahee- Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home, Cornelia. Harold E. Williams July 15, 1928- Oct. 24, 2018 Harold E. Williams, 90, of Jefferson died Oct. 24. Memorial service, 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, Dacula United Methodist Church. Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford. Obituary information Death notices are printed free as a public service by The Times. More information can be provided in paid obituaries. The rate is $50 per 100 words (or any part thereof). There is an additional mandatory $40 fee for online services, which includes a guest book that allows family and friends to post condolences. 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Jimmy Carter wades into Georgia governor’s race BY BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter is wading into the contentious Geor gia governor’s race with a personal appeal to Republican candidate Brian Kemp: Resign as secretary of state to avoid damaging public confi dence in the outcome of his hotly contested matchup with Democrat Stacey Abrams. The 94-year-old Carter’s request, made in an Oct. 22 letter obtained by The Associated Press, is the lat est turn in a campaign whose closing month is being defined by charges of attempted voter suppression and coun tercharges of attempted voter fraud. Kemp has thus far dismissed Demo cratic demands that he step aside as Geor gia’s chief elections officer. But Carter attempted to approach the matter less as a partisan who has endorsed Abrams and more as the former president who’s spent the decades since he left the Oval Office monitoring elections around the world. “One of the key requirements for a fair and trusted process is that there be a nonbi- ased supervision of the electoral process,” Carter wrote, adding that stepping aside “would be a sign that you recognize the importance of this key democratic prin ciple and want to ensure the confidence of our citizens in the outcome.” It was not immediately clear whether Kemp has read the letter or responded. A spokeswoman in Kemp’s office, where the letter was addressed, referred questions to Kemp’s campaign, which did not immedi ately respond to a request for comment. Addressing calls for his resignation dur ing a recent debate with Abrams, Kemp noted that bipartisan panels of local offi cials run much of the elections process. He also noted that one of his Democratic pre decessors ran for governor without resign ing, although Cathy Cox failed to win the Democratic nomination in 2006. Disclosure of Carter’s letter comes with Kemp under scrutiny from multiple fronts, chief among them 53,000 voter registrations being held up by Kemp’s office. Under the state’s strict election laws, mail-in registra tions must match exactly a voter’s records on file with the Social Security Administration or Geor gia’s driver’s license agency. Kemp insists he’s fairly apply ing Georgia law and that those would-be voters can cast ballots if they present acceptable iden tification — like any other Geor gia voter — that clears up any questions. But Abrams and voting rights advocates have assailed the move — and sued — as part of a pattern Democrats say is intended to make it harder for minor ities and other Democratic constituencies to vote. Republicans have returned fire, with Kemp alleging that Abrams and her back ers want to give ballots to immigrants who are in the country illegally. That attack also is featured in a Republican ad being broad cast statewide. Carter sidestepped that back-and-forth in his letter, mentioning only “the undeni able racial discrimination of the past” and a federal court’s recent criticism of the touchscreen voting machines used in some Georgia counties. U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg in September cited “a mounting tide of evi dence of the inadequacy and security risks” involved in Georgia’s system. She agreed with voting integrity advocates who sued last year and argued that the touch screen voting machines Georgia has used since 2002 are vulnerable to hacking and provide no way to confirm that votes have been recorded correctly because there’s no paper trail. But she sided with Kemp in denying the advocates’ request to force the statewide use of paper ballots for the 2018 midterms. Carter MARIETTA Authorities: Deputy hit, injured by vehicle while attempting to stop car break-in Authorities say a sheriff’s deputy has been hit and injured by a vehicle while trying to stop two people breaking into a car in metro Atlanta. Marietta police spokesman Officer Chuck McPhilamy tells news outlets the Cobb County Sheriff’s deputy was struck Monday morning near the county courthouse. The deputy was taken to a hospital with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening. McPhilamy says the deputy was monitoring security video when he saw what he thought were two people breaking into a parked car. He says one person ran away when the deputy confronted them outside, while the other got back inside their own vehicle and hit the deputy. The deputy fired his gun toward the vehicle. It’s unclear if the shots hit the fleeing car. 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