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Newspaper Page TextLOCA^SOUTHEAST The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com Tuesday, December 4, 2018 7A GERRY BROOME I Associated Press Police stand guard Aug. 20 after the confederate statue known as Silent Sam was toppled by protesters on campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. UNC might move Confederate monument to campus outskirts BY JONATHAN DREW Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - North Carolina’s flagship university proposed Mon day to move a toppled Con federate statue into a new $5 million building on the out skirts of campus, seeking to balance security with strict state historical laws at a site a mile south of where the monument previously stood. The plan presented by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chancellor Carol Folt was overwhelmingly approved by the campus trustees, though at least one voted against it. The separate Board of Governors that oversees the statewide uni versity system will have final say over the plan for the statue known as “Silent Sam.” The statewide board is expected to consider it at a meeting Dec. 14. The trust ees proposed a site south of the univer sity’s hospital to build a new history and education center that would house the statue torn down by protesters in August. The proposal said the new build ing in the Odum Village area of campus would cost about $5 million to build, with an estimated $800,000 in annual operating costs. The chancellor and sev eral of the trustees said they would have preferred moving the statue off cam pus entirely, but they were restricted by a 2015 state law on Con federate stat ues and other monuments. Folt said safety was chief among many factors considered in developing the new plan. “It was very clear that public safety alone would make it impos sible to return it to its base or any outdoor location on our campus,” she said dur ing the meeting. “Silent Sam” had stood on a main campus quad from 1913 until it was torn down by protesters who decried what they described as its racist origins. UNC isn’t the first uni versity to grapple with Con federate monuments and ultimately decide to move one indoors. The Univer sity of Texas has removed several Confederate stat ues from outdoor display, including a statue of Con federate President Jeffer son Davis taken down in 2015 and now displayed in a museum. North Carolina’s law on historical monuments allows relocation in only narrow circumstances, such as to preserve the artifact or because of construction. ‘Silent Sam’ had stood on a main campus quad from 1913 until it was torn down by protesters. Sheriff: Man tells 911 he killed woman, needs to smoke crack before surrendering Associated Press INMAN, S.C. — A man who called 911 to say he killed a woman in a South Carolina home told the operator he would turn himself in after he smoked crack, Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright said. But William Tommie Smith never got a chance to use the drugs because his brother called deputies immediately after hearing about the killing and led officers to Smith, Wright said. “He said he would turn himself in after he smoked crack. I don’t under stand that addiction, but obviously it makes you do things you aren’t sup posed to,” Wright told reporters outside the Inman home where the killing hap pened Sunday morning. Several hours after the killing, the home caught fire and was destroyed. Firefighters said the blaze was suspicious. Smith told the 911 operator Sunday morning he beat the woman with the bat and tied a power cord around her neck and then told investigators the same story, according to a police report. The coroner’s office identified the woman as 55-year-old Brenda Kay Tan ner. Investigators didn’t have a motive for the killing. Tanner’s son stabbed a man with a pair of scissors after a fight at the home two weeks ago and was charged with attempted murder, according to depu ties, who don’t think the two acts of vio lence were related. Smith, 63, is charged with murder in Sunday’s death and remains in jail. Records did not indicate if he had a lawyer. The sheriff’s church is near the Inman home where the killing hap pened and Wright knew both the sus pect and the victim. “This young man was breaking bread with us about two weeks ago in our church,” Wright said. “We prayed for him, and this lady, obviously.” AROUND THE SOUTHEAST Possible tornado blamed for minor injuries at base A Navy spokesman says a suspected tornado left five people with minor injuries, tossed at least two passenger vehicles into the water and damaged a couple of small buildings at a submarine base on the coast of Georgia. Camden County in Georgia’s southeast corner was under a tornado warning Sunday afternoon when the pos sible twister struck Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base. Base spokesman Chris Tucker said Monday the dam age was contained to an isolated corner of the base. He said two sailors got knocked over as they were tying up a security boat. He says the sailors and three other people injured in the storm were treated and released from local hospitals. Tucker says no submarines got damaged. Kings Bay is the East Coast base for the Navy’s nuclear-armed submarines. Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris named first female Adjutant General of Texas An Iraq War veteran with more than 30 years of mili tary service has been named the first female Adjutant General of Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday announced the appoint ment of Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris of Austin, effective Jan. 1. She replaces Maj. Gen. John Nichols, who was appointed in 2011. Nichols is retiring Dec. 31. The adjutant general commands personnel of the Texas Military Department and reports to the governor on the Texas Army National Guard, Texas Air National Guard and Texas State Guard. Norris has served as Assistant Deputy Adjutant Gen eral for Army and as director of construction and facili ties management for the Texas Military Department. She previously served in the Army National Guard in Geor gia, Florida and Massachusetts and with the National Guard Bureau in Washington, D.C. 14 dogs die in blaze from heat lamp Authorities say more than a dozen dogs were killed in a fire apparently caused by a heat lamp that was being used to keep the dogs warm. WCSC-TV reports that 14 dogs were killed in the Sunday blaze in Colleton County near the South Carolina coast. Firefighters found 7 dead puppies and 7 dead adult dogs. Fire Chief Barry McCoy says the blaze appears to have been caused by the heat lamp on the front porch. The building sustained substantial damage. The resi dents of the home were not injured. Multiple people injured when deck collapses in Alabama house fire Authorities in Alabama say nine people were injured when a deck collapsed during a house fire. Birmingham Fire Battalion Chief Sebastian Carrillo tells local news outlets that the accident happened Satur day night when a fire started in the house. The people ran outside onto the porch to escape the fire. The porch collapsed under this added weight. Three people were taken to the hospital to be treated for first-degree and second-degree burns. Six other people had minor injuries from the fall. The deck was about 8 feet off the ground. Lighting ceremony for Alabama state Christmas tree set for Friday The official state Christmas tree has arrived at the Ala bama Capitol and will soon be aglow in lights. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s office says the annual light ing ceremony will be held Friday at 5:30 p.m. The public is invited. The tree sits at the top of the Capitol steps facing Dex ter Avenue. This year’s Christmas tree is a 35-foot-tall Eastern Red Cedar grown in Bullock County. It was donated by Ray Allen of Fitzpatrick. Associated Press OBITUARIES Donna Irene Failyer Aug. 16, 1922-Dec. 1, 2018 Donna Irene Failyer, 96, of Gainesville passed away Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, at New Horizons following an extended illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Wednes day, Dec. 5, 2018, in the Chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home with Father Tim Hepburn and Pastor Bryan Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday from noon until the service hour. Born on Aug. 16, 1922, in Ottumwa, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Ray and Grace Davis. She was a homemaker and loved tak ing care of her family. In addition to her family, she was a volunteer at Bright Spot Cafe (Hall County Hos pital now Northeast Georgia Medical Center) where she was instrumental in fund raising efforts to purchase the first infant incubator. Shortly thereafter her twins Danny and Randy born pre maturely were put in the incubator for several weeks until their release from the hospital. She was a member of American Legion Post 7 Ladies Auxiliary for 66 years. She was an avid volunteer serving in several different roles during her member ship. She was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Failyer was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Failyer; son, Danny Failyer; and brother, Ray Davis Jr. Mrs. Failyer is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Lorna Failyer of Gainesville; son and daugh- ter-in-law, Philip and Linda Failyer; eight grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; sis ter, Mary Ellen Fligg of W. Des Moines, Iowa; brother, Ronald Davis of Ottumwa, Iowa; sister-in-law, Cece lia Durflinger of Ottumwa, Iowa; and a number of other relatives. Send online condolences to www.memorialparkfuner- alhomes.com. Memorial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville Sign the online guest book at gainesvilletimes.com. The Times, Gainesville, Ga. Dec. 4,2018 DEATH NOTICES Jorge Arango Died Dec. 2, 2018 Jorge Arango, 84, of Winder died Sunday. Memo rial Park Funeral Home Braselton Chapel, Braselton. Kolebi Dylan Baxter Died Dec. 2, 2018 Kolebi Dylan Baxter, 14, of Winder died Sunday. Funeral service, 1 p.m. Dec. 8, funeral home chapel. Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming. Eleanor Landress Cook Died Dec. 2, 2018 Eleanor Landress Cook of Johns Creek died Sunday. Memorial service, 10 a.m. Dec. 15, funeral home. Fla nigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford. Mildred J. Dollar May 6, 1922-Nov. 30, 2018 Mildred J. Dollar, 96, of Winder died Friday. Little & Davenport Funeral Home and Crematory, Gainesville. Lucius Charles Hood April 4, 1943-Nov. 27, 2018 Lucius Charles Hood, 75, of Cleveland died Nov. 27. Memorial service, 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, funeral home chapel. Barrett Funeral Home, Cleveland. John Richard Ingrisano Nov. 13, 1950-Dec. 2, 2018 John Richard Ingrisano, 68, of Gainesville died Sun day. Little & Davenport Funeral Home and Crema tory, Gainesville. Huong Thi Le July 10, 1974-Dec. 2, 2018 Huong Thi Le, 44, of Gainesville died Sunday. Little & Davenport Funeral Home and Crematory, Gainesville. Earl Lockhart Dec. 19, 1932-Dec. 2, 2018 Earl Lockhart, 85, of Sugar Hill died Sunday. Memorial service, 11:30 a.m. Dec. 8, West Buford Baptist Church. Flanigan Funeral Home and Crema tory, Buford. Jacqueline Denise Reese Died Nov. 28, 2018 Jacqueline Denise Reese, 61, died Nov. 28. Young’s Funeral Home, Gainesville. Margaret Frances Roberts Died Dec. 2, 2018 Margaret Frances Rob erts, 82, of Gainesville died Sunday. Funeral service, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, funeral home chapel. Memorial Park Funeral Home, Gainesville. Patricia Scarbrough Died Dec. 2, 2018 Patricia Scarbrough, 72, of Winder died Sunday. Memorial service, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, funeral home chapel. Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton. Billy Hugh Sellers Died Dec. 2, 2018 Billy Hugh Sellers, 63, of Danielsville died Sunday. Funeral service, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, funeral home chapel. Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce. Sherman Steve Sexton Nov. 15, 1943-Dec. 1, 2018 Sherman Steve Sexton, 75, of Gillsville died Saturday. Memorial service, 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, Pros pect Baptist Church. Little & Davenport Funeral Home and Crematory, Gainesville. Fred Lee Stephenson Jr. Died Dec. 2, 2018 Fred Lee Stephenson Jr., 87, of Cumming died Sun day. McDonald and Son Funeral Home, Cumming. Remona Irene Tackett Died Dec. 2, 2018 Remona Irene Tackett, 71, of Gainesville died Sunday. Memorial service, 1 p.m. Dec. 9, Crossview Baptist Church, Hoschton. Memorial Park South Funeral Home, Flowery Branch. Phimpha Thammavongsa June 5, 1936-Dec. 2, 2018 Phimpha Thamma vongsa, 82, of Mount Airy died Sunday. Funeral ser vice, 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, funeral home. Whitfield Funeral Home, South Cha pel, Baldwin. Betty Floyd Wheeler March 3, 1935- Dec. 2, 2018 Betty Floyd Wheeler, 83, of Cumming died Sunday. Funeral service, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, funeral home chapel. Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming. INTRODUCING Little & Davenport Funeral Home To inquire about pricing packages available to memorialize a pet in print, please contact Megan Lewis at 770-535-6371 or mlewis@gainesvilletimes.com Pets at Peace will appear in The Times the last Sunday of each month.