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June 20, 2018
IN LOVING
Mary Ann White Smith
October 19, 1926 - June 18, 2018
Mrs. Smith was born
on October 19,1926 in
Columbus, Ga. and passed
away June 18, 2018 in
Macon, the youngest of
five daughters of the late
Knowles Dee White and
Helen Waters White. The
family moved to Atlanta
during her early years.
Mrs. Smith graduated from
the former North Fulton
High School and received
an Early Childhood Development degree from Stephens
College in Columbia, Mo. She taught kindergarten at
Samuel Inman Grammar School in Atlanta before her
marriage and move to Americus. Mrs. Smith lived in
Americus for 35 years before moving to Forsyth in 1983.
After the death of her husband in 2001, she moved to
Carlyle Place in Macon. She continued to enjoy flower
gardening and visits from her family. The family appre
ciates the love and kindness shown by friends, staff, and
caregivers at Carlyle Place and Pine Pointe Hospice.
A former Girl Scout leader and PTA president, Mrs.
Smith was the first president of the Green Thumb
Garden Club in Americus, honorary member of the
Junior Service League, owner of Play School Nursery,
member of the Council of Safety Chapter, DAR, Forsyth
United Methodist Church, past UMW circle leader, and
the Forsyth Book Club.
Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her husband
of 52 years, Herschel Atticus Smith, Jr., and her sis
ters Dorothy Ramsey of Macon, Betty Driver Kistler
of Signal Mountain, Tenn., and Frances Young of
Atlanta. Surviving are her children, Kay Dee and David
Green of Macon, Cdr Herschel Smith III, USN ret
and Pam Smith of Americus, Judge R. Rucker Smith
of Americus, and Lee Smith and Dr. Deena H. Smith
of Forsyth. Moppy’s grandchildren include Caroline
Mousset (Cedric) of Washington, D.C., David Green,
Jr. of Macon, Laura Schomisch (Nick), Greer, S.C., Capt
Herschel Smith IV, USAF (Missy), Annapolis, MD, Cole
Smith (Johanna), Atlanta, Charlotte Smith, Atlanta,
Madison Smith, Savannah, James Wilder Smith,
Atlanta, Mason Smith, Albany, and great-grandchildren
Alexandre Mousset, Morgan Smith, Atticus Smith,
Decio Smith, and Katie Schomisch. Surviving also is
her sister Jeane DuBose of Atlanta and ten nieces and
nephews.
Graveside services will be held at Oak Grove
Cemetery in Americus on Friday, June 22 at 11 a.m.
Family will receive friends at the Monroe County
Memorial Chapel in Forsyth on Thursday, June 21
from 5-7 p.m. Memorials may be made in her memory
to the Dr. Herschel A. Smith Nursing Scholarship at
Georgia Southwestern State University, 800 GSW State
University Dr., Americus, GA 31709, The Methodist
Home for Children and Youth, P.O. Box 2525, Macon,
GA 31203, or the donors favorite charity.
Please visit www.monroecountymemorialchapel.com
to express tributes. Monroe County Memorial Chapel
has charge of arrangements.
Martha Alice Weldon
McWhirter
December 18, 1936 - June 12, 2018
Martha Alice Weldon McWhirter passed away
Tuesday, June 12,2018. Funeral services were held
Saturday, June 16,2018, at Monroe County Memorial
Chapel with burial in Monroe Memorial Gardens. Rev.
Charles Clance officiated.
Martha, the daughter of the late Francis Marion
Weldon Sr. and Eva Williams Weldon, was born
December 18,1936, in Monroe County, Forsyth,
Georgia. Her husband, Rev. Franklin E. McWhirter, her
brothers, Francis M. Weldon, Jr. and Lewis Weldon and
her great granddaughter, Amber Fowler preceded her in
death. Martha worked at Carters, Warner Robins, Shirt
Factory and retired from Henderson Middle School.
Survivors include her son, Wilmer (Ronile)
McWhirter, daughter, Denise (Charles) Clance; sister,
Mary Reeves Fordham: grandchildren, Brandon (Tee)
Clance, Sabrina Clance Fowler; Robbie (Kathryn)
McWhirter, Heather McWhirter (fiancee, Stephen
Vaughn); great grandchildren, Skeeter, Brandon Jr.,
Katelynn, Harmony, Noah, Isabella, Denver Reese and
Aspen Kate.
The family may be contacted at the residence, 47
Brandywine Drive, Forsyth, Ga. 31029.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Pine
Pointe Hospice, 6261 Peake Road, Macon, Ga. 31210.
Please visit www.monroecountymemorialchapel.com
to express tributes. Monroe County Memorial Chapel
had charge of arrangements.
Gloria Jean Chapman
March 4, 1955-June 19, 2018
Gloria Jean Chapman passed away Friday, June 15,
2018. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday,
June 19,2018, at Monroe Memorial Gardens. Rev.
Franklin Etheridge officiated. The family greeted
friends one hour prior to the service at Monroe County
Memorial Chapel.
Gloria, the daughter of the late Lawrence Lee Edwards
and Mary Lou Hill Edwards, was born March 4,1955,
in Atlanta, Ga. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Jimmy W. Chapman
Sr. of Forsyth; children, Jimmy Chapman Jr. (Traci) of
Macon; Mark Chapman (Carissa) of Richmond, Indiana
and Stephanie Woolsey (Jason) of Forsyth; brother, Tony
Edwards (Pam) of Temple; 16 grandchildren; and one
great grandchild.
Please visit www.monroecountymemorialchapel.com
to express tributes. Monroe County Memorial Chapel
has charge of arrangements.
Exporter
UNFAIR AND UNBALANCED by Marilyn Langford
Will Americans get off the POT' in time?
W e’ve had a lot of painful
weeks since Trump was
sworn in, but last week
was perhaps the hardest
to endure. All we could do was sit and
watch as Trump loved up on a vile and
murderous dictator. We watched as he
patted Kim Jong-Un admiringly on
his back. We observed Trump did not
perform his signature power hand
shake meant to show dominance. We
watched as the U.S.’s Commander in
Chief saluted the North Korean Gen
eral that no doubt carries out the orders
to kill their people. This, coming on the
heels of the G-7 Summit, where Trump
spat in the face of our closest allies.
ALL WE could do was listen to
Trump extolling how talented and
funny this dictator was, and how much
he liked him. On the other hand, all
we heard were threats and warnings
to our neighbor and closest ally, Justin
Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada,
all because Trudeau disagreed with
Trump’s trade policy.
I HAVE learned that you have to
pick through the multitude of lies that
Trump tells to find a truth. He spoke a
truth last week. “When Kim Jong-Un
speaks, his people sit at attention. I
want my people to do the same.” That
statement, coupled with the fact Trump
is having a big military parade on
Veterans Day this year, where he will sit
in a reviewing stand and receive salutes
from the troops, tells me he wants to
be treated like a dictator. As someone
said, Trump suffers from DICTATOR
envy.
SPEAKING OF dictators, I hope
you know that the entire North Korean
Summit was designed by Vladimir Pu
tin. We know that without consulting
with the Pentagon, Trump agreed to
stop military training exercises in South
Korea. That has long been the desire
of dictator Putin and dictator Chinese
President Xi. Since negotiations be
tween Trump and Kim Jong-Un were
held behind closed doors, we don’t
know what Trump promised regard
ing lifting sanctions or other gifts. The
U.S. got nothing from Kim Jong-Un,
who got everything from us. Trump
granted him a place on the world stage
and legitimized this evil man. For Kim
Jong-Un, he was released from the
prison of his country.
TRUMP IS already
touting his summit with
Vladimir Putin. I think
it’s fair to say that since
Trump has never uttered
a derogatory word against
this murderous dictator
that got him elected, Rus
sia will walk away a big
winner with all sanctions
being lifted. A summit
with Russia is unwar
ranted and a joke.
IT SEEMS overnight
our country went from
being respected in the world as a shin
ing example of democracy, to an au
tocratic wanna be country. Trump has
alienated the countries that always had
our back in favor of countries that will
stab us in the back. This is a very scary
situation with no one willing to stop the
ruination of our country.
WE DIDN’T have to wait long to
see Trump emulate his dictator bud
dies, Turkey’s President Erdogan, Kim
Jong-Un, Vladimir Putin, and Presi
dent Xi, soon to be known as the G-5.
Separating children from their families
is cruel, heartless, evil, and any other
adjective you can think of. This is not
America! Of course, you have heard
Trump blaming this abhorrent act on
Democrats and stating repeatedly that
they can stop these children from being
held in prison. You have heard that it is
the “rule of law.” On that I call BS! It’s
just another lie told over and over so
you will believe it. It is not the law! It
is a policy put in place by Trump and
Jeff Sessions in May and since they
have imprisoned 2,000 children. One
phone call from Trump to Homeland
Security and/or Jeff Sessions would
end this nightmare for these children
and parents. Trump is clearly holding
these children hostage for his WALL!
He’s so obsessed with his WALL that
he is willing to stoop to
anything. The painful, sad
thing, there’s not a single
Republican willing to
speak truth to power.
YES, IT was a bad week
and I expect many more
like it in the future. How
ever, there were a couple
of good things that hap
pened last week. One, the
demise of the Republican
Party. It is now the Party
of Trump. The acronym
is POT; not the kind you
smoke, but the kind you
sit on. Republican values
are a thing of the past. It now represents
the values of Trump.
TWO, the Southern Baptists finally
came to their senses and cut ties with
the Republican Party at their conven
tion last week. This news had to be a
blow to the POT. The Southern Baptist’s
newly-elected leadership is now
much younger, and they are chang
ing their views on the role of women
and confessed their poor treatment
in the past. They are becoming more
inclusive, which in itself will bring
great change to the Southern Baptists.
Change doesn’t happen overnight, but
the Southern Baptists are now headed
in the right direction. They have gotten
off the “POT.” Will you?
Marilyn Langford of High Falls writes
about current events from the liberal
perspective. Email her at marilynlang-
ford85@gmail. com.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Public invited to Amateur Radio Field Day
Dear Editor,
s President of Monroe
County Amateur Radio
Society, I would like to
extend an invitation for
you to meet with the Amateur Radio
operators of Monroe County as we
participate in the national Field Day
event, Saturday, June 23 beginning
at 2 p.m. and concluding on Sunday,
June 24 at 2 p.m. at Forsyth’s Country
Club Park.
Amateur Radio operators provide a
critical public service for our commu
nity; during times of disaster, we are
able to provide reliable communica
tions when the normal infrastructure
is offline. Licensed by the Federal
Communications Commission and
trained in the art and science of radio
communication and basic electron
ics theory, we own and maintain our
own communications equipment and
are prohibited by federal law from
receiving payment for our services.
ARRL, our national organization, has
built relationships with several served
agencies including FEMA, the Red
Cross, the Salvation Army and many
others.
This public service is easily ex
tended during non-emergency civic
events, such as parades, marathons,
and street festivals.
Field Day is our chance to show the
science, service and skill we can offer
to our community free of charge.
We would love the opportunity to
show you our capabilities in person.
Please stop by during Field Day, visit
with us, and talk on the radio.
For more information don’t hesitate
to contact me, Craig Glaze, km4jex@
gmail.com.
Craig Glaze
Forsyth
County citizens outraged over finance woes
Dear Editor,
want all taxpaying citizens of
Monroe County to realize the
inexcusable lack of judgment on
behalf of the Board of Commis
sioners. When election time comes
again, think clearly what has taken
place over the past several years
under the so-called management of
Anita Buice.
This individual went from secretary,
assistant zoning, county clerk, county
administrator then county manager
now back to zoning. She was involved
and MANAGED several departments
under her supervision while per
forming direct management under
the Board of Commissioners. This is
what has been allowed to take place.
Under Mrs. Buice’s management the
recreation, water and finance depart
ments have had supervisory employ
ees who were terminated for mishan
dling funds or outright stealing. Now
the 2nd employee, finance director
Ashley Wooley, has been terminated
due to unpaid payroll taxes. Not in
cluding the undetermined amount of
late fees that have
cost the taxpaying
citizens hundreds
of thousands of
your tax money.
The MCBOC
decided Tues
day at the called
meeting not to
terminate Mrs.
Buice once again
but to demote
her with a salary
exceeding the amount being paid for
the individuals that are now having
to clean up her mess that she created
over her years with the commission
ers office. And this does not include
the discrepancies that have taken
place under her first term as zon
ing officer. Now the employees and
citizens have to endure the time and
costly expense this has created for
Monroe County.
Monroe County citizens need to
petition the state for a full audit of
all finances and records. It has and
will continue to ruin the reputation
of Monroe County. Speak up and be
heard.
This type of behavior is long over
due to be heard and for the public to
acknowledge. If the public only knew
of the happenings that take place on
the third floor of the Commission
building, they would be outraged and
appalled.
Felicia Smith
Forsyth
In Loving Memory of Our Dear Daddy,
f Life is not the same
without you. It's only
been seven years but it
■». seems like a lifetime.
With love from
your children
Call your local Monroe County representative
Scott Harrell
478-256-3586
or toll free: 800-551-1102
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