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The Summerville News, Thurs., Jan. 24, 1980
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DEATHS
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Colbert Infant
Infant Jason Alen Colbert,
27-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Colbert of 301 Bittings
Ave., Summerville, passed
away Monday, Jan. 14, at
10:30 a.m. in %‘ C. Thompson
Children’s Hospital.
Jason Colbert was born in
Chattooga County Dec. 17,
1979.
Surviving besides his
Earvnts are one sister, Marcia
Saylors; paternal grand-
E)arems, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
‘olbert of Rock Spring:
maternal frnndparenls. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Saylors of
Summerville; great:
frandparvnts, Mrs. Edna
Joatman of Summerville and
Mrs. Mary Colbert of Ring
gold; and several aunts, uncles
and cousins,
Graveside services were
held Wednesday, Jan. 16, at
11 a.m. from the Summerville
Cemetery with the Rev.
Douglas Brandon officiating.
Erwin-Petitt Funeral
Home was in charge of ar
rangements.
Betty Espy
. .
Mrs. Betty Kitchens Espy,
72, passed away Sunday mor
nin{(i Jan. 20, in Macon.
Mrs. Espy was a native of
Twiggs County and had lived
in !\ffl('on for eight years. She
formerly attended Twiggs
County Public School and was
a member of Parkway Baptist
Church, and was a member of
the Order of the Eastern Star.
Deserves Professional
Experienced Accountants
Cliff & Mary John Fowler
Have Served the People of Chattooga County
For Many Years with
Quality Work at Reasonable Prices
We Are Located at 37 S. Commerce Street, Summerville
In the Building with Jones and Buice Insurance Agency
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Surviving are one son,
Hubert O. Kitchens of Macon;
three grandchildren, Miss
Karen Kitchens, Miss Gena
Kitchens and Duane Kit
chens, all of Macon; one
brother, O. L. Kitchens of
Miami, Fla.; and several
nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were
held Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 11
a.m. from Riverside Cemetery.
Hart’'s Mortuary of Macon
was in charge of ar
rangements.
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Nancy Fowler
Mrs. Nancy Louise Fowler
of Route 2, Summerville,
formerly of Bremen, passed
away in a local hospitalpl‘hurs
day, Jan. 17, following a brief
illness.
She was born in Cherokee
County, Ala., Dec. 30, 1902,
daughter of the late Johnson
A. ’illa('k and Jenny Wells
Black.
Mrs. Fowler was a retired
employee of the Berryton Cot
ton Mill.
Survivors include her two
daughters, Mrs. Ruth Will
ingham of Bremen and Mrs.
Nellie Blackmon of Summer
ville; a brother, Johnsie Black
of Clearwater, Fla.; 15 grand
children; and 24 great
grandchildren.
Her husband, Emmett
Fowler; one son, Emmett
Fowler Jr.; one daughter, Mrs.
Maudie Worthy, preceded her
in death.
Funeral services were con
ducted Sunday, Jan. 20, at 2
p.m. from the chapel of
Hightower Funeral Home
wigx the Rev. Don Williams
and the Rev. Garvin Sellers of
ficiating. Music was rendered
by the Gospel Trio.
George Croy, Darrell
Wright, P)aryl Gooden, Ricky
Willmiham. Bill Hill and Ken
ny Cheatwood served as
pallbearers.
Burial was in Bethel Bap
tist Cemetery with Hightower
Funeral Home of Bremen in
charge of the arrangements,
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Roy Palmer
Roy Frank Palmer, 82, a
resident of Route 2, Summer
ville, Pennville community,
passed away Sunday, Jan. 20,
at 2:04 p.m. in a local hospital.
Mr. Palmer was born in
Chattooga County Oct. 16,
1897, son of the late Howell B.
Palmer and Martha Carroll
Palmer.
He was a charter member
and deacon of Pennville Bap
tist Church and was a retired
carpenter,
Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Annie Palmer; one
daughter, Mrs. Charlotte
Evans of Huntsville, Ala.; one
son, Howell Franklin Palmer
of Trion; five grandchildren;
and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 2:30 p.m.
from Pennville Baptist
Church with the Rev. Vxnyne
Fain, the Rev. Raymond
Dunn and the Rev. Shelby
Gurley officiating. Interment
was in West Hill Cemetery.
Activer‘rallbearers were
Junior elson, Walter
Williams, Coy Broyles,
William Broyles, Joe Payton
and Ed Smit{.
Honorary pallbearers were
the deacons of Pennville Bap
tist Church.
Erwin-Petitt Funeral
Home was in charge of ar
rangements.
Thomas Manis
Former Chattoogan
Thomas (Tom) Watson Manis,
83, of 205 Charlton Road,
Raome, died at 6:60 p-m. Tues
day in a Rome Hfmal follow
ing an extended illness.
He was born in Whitfield
County Aug. 4, 1896, one of 12
children of the late Thomas
Jefferson Manis and Hannah
Cash Manis. He resided in
Chattooga County for 25
{,ears. moving to Texas
alley-Crystal Springs area in
1949. For many years he was
engaged in farming and
‘ lumber R:)oduction prior to
| opening Rome Builders Supp
' ly, now known as Manis
' Building Centers. He served
as a member of the Floyd
County Board of Commis
sioners from 1964-68. He was
a member of the Rome Area
Chamber of Commerce, First
- United Methodist Church,
- Cohutta Lodge of Masons,
' and Floyd County Farm
. Bureau. He was a charter
- member of Rooster Booster
. Club. He served with the U. S.
| ArmHy in World War 1.
| e moved to Rome from
- Crystal Springs last year.
1 Survivors include his wife,
. the former Anna Leo Wheeler;
| four sons, Wheeler J. Manis,
| William K. Manis and Roger
! L. Manis, all of Rome, and
| Thomas W. Manis Jr., Dalton;
| one daughter, Mrs. Randolph
' Green, Rome; two sisters,
Mrs. Harlay A. Wheeler,
Ooltewah, Tenn., and Mrs.
Clarence Blackwell, Dalton;
16 grandchildren; several
nieces and nephews.
i Services will be held at 3
1 .m. this afternoon at the
g‘irst United Methodist
Church, Rome, with the Rev.
Frank Prince officiating. In
terment will be in Sunset Hill
Memorial Gardens, Rome.
Grandsons will serve as
| pallbearers and are asked to
meet at the church at 2:45 to
day. They include Mark,
James, Knight and Wesley
Manis, Roger Manis Jr.,
Thomas Manis 111, Richard
Green and Jerry Self.
Heritage Chapel of Jenn
ings Funeral Home of Rome
has charge of arrangements.
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C. G. Wells
C. G. Wells, 64, a resident
of 619 Union St., Summer
ville, passed away Monday,
Jan. 14, at 8 p.m. in a local
hospital.
&r. Wells was born in
Cherokee County, Ala., June
11. 1915, son of the late
Emanuel Wells and Dora
Belle Dover Wells. - |
He was a Baptist by faith
and was a retired textile
worker.
Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Ovelle Wells of Summer-
ville; two daughters, Mrs.
Joyce Hall of Langston, Ala.,
and Mrs. Ann Brown of Rome;
three sons, Calvin Wells of
Rainesville, Ala., Alvin Wells
of Fort Payne, Ala., and Steve
Wells of Calhoun; two step
daughters, Mrs. Frances
Hogue of Menlo and Mrs. Lin
da Bomar of Calhoun; one
stepson, Wayne Hughes of
Rome; sister, Mrs. Alma
Nelson of Summerville;
brother, Charles Floyd of
Gaylesville; five grand
children; two great
grandchildren; 14 step
grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 2:30
.m. from the chapel of Erwin
?’etitt Funeral Home with the
Rev. A. A. Tanner and the
Rev. John Hogue officiating.
Interment was in Ami
Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were
Floyd Carroll, Charles Wells,
Kel{y Wells, Lloyd Bryant,
Charles Buddy Wells and
Claude Bullard.
Erwin-Petitt Funeral
Home was in charge of ar
rangements.
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Judson Williams
Judson D. Williams, 63, a
resident of 608 North View
Dr., Dalton, passed away Sun
day, Jan. 20, at 11:12p.m. ina
Dalton hos&it,al.
Mr. Williams was born in
Chattooga County May 1,
1916, son of the late lgeed
Williams and Ellen Greene
Williams.
He was a retired textile
worker and a Veteran of
World War 11. He was a
member of Riegel Quarter
Century Clu%. VFW,
American Legion No. 40&8,
and Bible Baptist Church of
Dalton.
Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Ann Williams of Dalton;
one daughter, Mrs. Tressie
Estus of Trion; one son, Jud
son Lee Williams of Kansas
Citly, Kan.; one brother, Sam
Williams of Trion; and nine
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 3 p.m.
from the chapel of Erwin-
Petitt Funeral glome with the
Rev. Johnny Thompson and
Chaplain Howard Hawkins of
ficiating. Interment was in
West Hill Cemetery.
Active })allbearers were
members of VFW, American
Legion and 40&8.
Honorary pallbearers were
Riegel Quarter Century Club,
VFW, American Leii:n and
Auxiliary 40&8 Members.
Erwin-Petitt Funeral
Home was in charge of ar
rangements.
Pvt. Hampton
With Infantry
Pvt. Randy L. Hampton,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Morgan
C. Hampton of Route 1, Trion,
recently was assigned as a
rifleman with the 35th Infan
try at Schofield Barracks,
Hawaii.
Battery Stolen
The Summerville Police
Department is investigating
the theft of a battery from a
car parked in a local church
parking lot Sunday.
Steve Dyer reported to of
ficers that whiie Eis wife was
at the Church of God on Rome
Boulevard between 6 and 8
p.m. Sunday someone took
the battery from her vehicle.
The battery was a Western
Auto Charger 42, valued at
$43.
Airman Greeson
Graduates From
AF Program
Airman Richard O.
Greeson Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Greeson of 253
Tavern Lane, Trion, has
Eraduated from the U. S. Air
orce missile communication
systems equipment repair
course at Sheppard Air Force
Base in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Graduates of the course
earn credits toward an
associate degree in applied
science through the Communi
ty College of the Air Force.
Airman Greeson learned
operational analysis, testing,
and maintenance of missife
communication control
systems. He is being assigned
to Little Rock Air Force Base,
Ark.
The airman is a 1979
raduate of Trion High
gchool.
HISTORICAL ODDITY
Thomas Jefferson died on
July 4, exactly 50 years after
the adoption of the Declara
tion of ln::leper:dencs.
STAMPS: 140 YEARS OLD
Modern postage stamps
came into use in 1840,
Public Hearings Slated On
Area Development Plan
ROME —The Coosa Valley
Area Planning and Develop
ment Commission
{CVAPDC) will hold a series of
public hearings Jan. 30-Feb. 1
to get public input into what
Planning Director Jim Layton
describes as ‘‘the most impor
tant annual planning docu
ment prepared by the
10-county agency."
The hearing for residents
of Chattooga, Bartow, Floyd
and Gordon counties will be
held Wednesday at 3 p.m. in
the CVAPDC Headquaners
Building, Jackson Hill Drive,
Rome.
Layton said the document,
called the Areawide Develop
ment Plan, includes an
analysis of development
needs, problems and oppor
tunities in the area’s com
munities; goals and strategies
for economic and social
development; project pro
posals, and areawiJe funging
priorities.
The rriorities established
by the plan are considered by
several federal agencies in the
distribution of grant funds, in
cluding such major funding
sources as the Appalachian
Regional Commission, the
Economic Development Ad
ministration, and the Depart
ment of Housing and Urban
Edevelopment. Layton explain-
Thus, he noted, failure to
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Plan could seriously harm its
ghtlmces of getting federal
elp.
%VAPDC staff members
are now in the process of inter
viewing local officials and
other community leaders to
get their input into the docu
ment. Following the public
hearings, the staff’'s recom
mendations will be presented
to CVAPDC's 33-member
board at its Feb. 21 business
meeting in Rome.
Once completed and ap
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i 84 YEARS OLD
' In 1896 Marconi succeeded
in transmitting radio signals
for a distance of more than a
mile.
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