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. The Summerville News, Thursday, February 20, 1992
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Obituaries in The
Summerville News
are published free
of charge. There is
no charge to either
the funeral home or
the family of the
deceased.
Elvin Bowman
Elvin J. Bowman, 63, Lyer
ly Rte. 1, died at 2:20 a.m.
gaturday in the VA Hospital,
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
He was born Dec. 26, 1928,
son of the late Jessie Lee
Bowman Sr. and Bessie
Bentley Bowman. He was self
em(floyed as a cabinet maker,
and was a veteran of World
War II serving in the U.S.
Army.
H); is survived by a brother
and sister-in-law, Jessie Lee
Bowman Jr. and Nell Bowman,
Knoxville, Tenn.; four nieces,
Louise Atkins, Guntersville,
Ala., Carolyn Reese, Menlo,
Elaine Wooten, Summerville,
and Shelia Meadows, Knox
ville; and two nephews, Jerry
Reynolds, Summerville, and
Hugh Atkins, Guntersville,
Ala.
Funeral services were held
at 2 p.m. Monday in the Hill
Chapel of Lane Funeral Home
with the Rev. Charles Hendrix
officiating. Interment was in
DeMerrits Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were
Bob Jennings, Bill Bentley,
Marion Bowman, David
Koonce, Hugh Atkins and Bob
by Bentley.
Ffannic May
Cochran
Fannie May Cochran, 87,
Summerville, died Feb. 11 at
Hutcheson Medical Center,
Fort Oglethorpe, after a brief
illness.
She was born in Chattooga
County on Nov. 6, 1904,
daughter of the late John
Hozey and Nettie Peace.
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Mrs. Cochran was a Bap
tist. Her husband, Oakle
Cochran, died on Dec. 15, 198&
Survivors include a son,
Burl Payne, Chattanooga,
Tenn.; three granddau(ghters,
Debbie Daven%ort, hicka
mauga, Joyce Taylor, Chat
tanooga, and Desiree Rhodes,
Ringgold: eight great
grandchildren and three
great-great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was
held at 5 p.m. Friday at Sum
merville Memory Gardens.
Price and Sons Mortuary,
Summerville, had charge of
arrangements.
Mary Haney
Mary M. Haney, 77,
Sarasota, Fla., formerly of
Trion, died Monday morning in
Sarasota.
Mrs. Haney was born in
Floyd County on April 12,
1914, daughter of the late John
Wesley and Clementine Reonas
Breeden. She was a Baptist.
Her husband, Horace D.
Haney, died on Feb. 22, 1978.
Survivors include three
daughters, Maxg' Haney and
Betty Krueger, Sarasota, Fla.,
and Martha Bell, Brandenton,
Fla.; four sons, William W,
Haney, Clifford W. Haney and
James D. Haney, Sarasota,
Fla., and Randy S. Haney,
Gaylesville, Ala.; four sisters,
Marie Hudgens, Hettie
Hensley and Frances Bennett,
Rome, and Myrtle Hatcher,
Fresno, Calif.; one brother, the
Rev. J. S. Breeden, Rome; 18
grandchildren; 16 great
grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 p.m. today in the Hill
Chapes) of Lane Funeral Home,
with the Revs. J. S. Breeden
and Willard Willis officiating.
Interment will be in Trion
Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be
Bart McGullion, Jim Bostick,
Virgil Bennett, Jerry Bennett,
Sammy Breeden and Gary
Breeden. They are asked to
assemble at tge funeral home
at 1:45 p.m.
Bertie Owenby
Bertie Pursley Owenby, 83,
Morganton, formerly of Sum-
merville Rte. 3, died Monday
night in a LaFayette nursing
home. ; 3
Mrs. Owenby was born in
Copgerhill. Tenn., on May 1,
1908, daughter of the late
Herschel and Florence Brown
Ensley. She was a member of
Chelsea Baptist Church and
was a retired Licensed Prac
tical Nurse.
Her husbands, Wayne A.
Owenby and Robert C.
Pursley, died previously.
Surviving are three sisters,
lone E. Parker and Pearl Har
mon, Rossville, and Louise
Helton, McCaysville; one
brother, Alvin Ensley,
Cleveland, Tenn.; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held
at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Hill
Chapel of Lane Funeral Home
with the Rev. Homer Boatman
officiating. Interment was in
Macedonia Cemetery. .
Active pallbearers were Ed
die Pursley, Billy Pursley,
Holland gtrawn, Marcus
Strawn, Hershell Griffith and
Douglas Espy.
Correction
The name of a sister was
left off information supplied to
The Summerville News last
week in the James David Nix
on Sr. funeral notice.
She is Jo Spears.
Students Named
Four Chattooga County
students have been named to
the Darlington Headmaster's
honor roll for the filrading
period ending Feb. 4. They are
Gary Chiou, Trion; Amy Mor
rison, Andy Boyles and Jessica
Cook, Summerville.
To be named to the dean’s
list, students must earn a
grade point avera%:a of at least
4.5 percent, with no grade
below 85.
First Federal-Inter Fed
Merger Gets Thrift Okay
A merger between Inter
Federal Savings Bank and
First Federal gavings Bank,
Chattanooga, Tenn., has been
approved.
That means that the Inter
Fed branch in Summerville will
become part of First Federal,
effective by April 1.
The U. S. gffice of Thrift
Sugervision. Washington,
D.C, zi{)Proved the merger last
week. After complying with a
required waiting period, the
merger will be consumated by
April 1, according to First
Federal and Inter Fed officials.
First Federal will have
assets of more than $1 billion
Water Theft Probed
Summerville police are in
vestigating a theft, as well as
areport that city water service
has been tapped illegally.
Lt. Richard Gifford said so
meone stole a quart of beer
from the Golden Gallon conve
nience store on U. S. Highway
27 late Thursday night.
Officer Lydia Robertson
assisted in the flrobe of a city
water meter that had been
bypassed on Hemlock Street
last Friday afternoon. The
meter, which had been cut off
by the city, had been by-passed
with plastic pipe, the officer
indicated. !
Someone ‘“‘rolled” the yard
of Mary Baker, 109 Maple Dr.,
Saturday nifht or Sunday mor
ning, said Officer Robertson. A
suspect in the case has been
identified.
DOG BITE
Ronnie Beene Jr., 3, Trion
Stewart To Seek
Top School Post
A veteran teacher has an
nounced his candidacy for
superintendent of Chattooga
County Schools.
Frank “Skipper” Stewart is
the first to announce his bid for
the post. He is the assistant
grincifial of Summerville Mid
le School.
Stewart has been a teacher
in Chattooga County for 22
years. He taught g)r eight
Kears in Trion Citi Schools
efore teaching in the county
school system.
He will run as a Democrat
in the July 21 general primary.
Qualifying for the superinten
dent’s and other county posts
will begin April 27.
LEARN MORE
Stewart said he plans to run
a “‘grassroots’ campaign, talk
ing personally with citizens in
their homes and learning about
their problems and concerns.
“I'll learn more about this com
munity than I ever have,’” he
said.
Stewart was born Dec. 9,
1947, son of Dr. Joe Stewart.
and the late Louise Stewart.
He graduated from Chat
tooga Hifih School in 1965, and
earned his B.S. degree at
Jacksonville State University.
He received his M.Ed. degree
in science from West Georgia
College in 1974, and his Ed.S.
six-year degree in Jacksonville
in 1990.
Stewart in 1990 received
certification at the six-year
level in administration and
supervision at Jacksonville.
He has taught high school
biology, chemistrfi and physics
and coached football, baseball
and tennis.
Stewart's wife, Brenda, has
taught for 20 years, and now
teaches third grade at Trion
Elementary School. They
reside at 22 Gray Street, Trion.
They have two sons, Will, a
junior at Chattooga High, and
})aniel, a student at Summer
ville Middle School.
They attend Pennville First
Baptist Church.
MEMBERSHIPS
Stewart is a member of the
and 20 branch offices in Ten
nessee, Alabama and Georgia,
including the one in
Summerville.
First Federal is a wholly
owned subsidiary of First
Chattanooga Financial Corp.
OPPORTUNITY
““There has never been a
better opportunity to merge
two organizations more com
plimentary to each other,” ac
cording to Vernon Cox, Inter
Fed president. ‘“There will be a
comgining of talents into one
strong organization. This is a
good, positive move. Everyone
Rte. 1, was bitten by a dog on
Allen Street in Summerville
Monday, Officer Robertson
stated. The child was taken to
Chattooga Hospital, treated
and dismissed. -
The theft of $5 worth of
kerosene from the Golden
Gallon convenience store on
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Chattooga County Solid Waste
Management Committee, the
Friemfi of the Chattooga Coun
ty Library, Chattooga Athletic
Boosters Club, Junior Boosters
Club, and the Georgia Associa
tion of Educators. He is an
Eagle Scout, and helped
organize a community recycl
ing effort here.
He served on the Trion
Town Council from 1988 until
this year.
Stewart said he seeks the
superintendent’s post because
he cares about the school
system and students.
“The school system has
more responsibility than just
education,” he said. ‘“An enti
ty like the school system needs
to be a major contributor to the
community.
“I believe in the communi
ty concept of schools. The fami
ly needs to be a part of the
schools, and the schools need
to be part of the community.”
He added that he would gke
for more local -college
graduates to teach in Chat
tooga County, and has called
for more unity and communica
tion among schools, churches
and social services
organizations.
and everything fits so well
together.”
Cox, who will become vice
president of the merged facili
ty, has relatives in Summer
ville and his parents were from
the Lyerly area.
“Both First Federal and In
ter Fed are solid, growing in
stitutions and have performed
well over the years,” said
Spencer H. Wright, president
and chairman of First Federal.
“By joining forces, we are in an
even stronger position to bet
ter serve the long-term bankin,
interests of our customers an§
the tri-state communities.”
Highway 27 was being probed
Sunday by Officer Terry
Adams.
Officer Duane Jackson
responded to regorts of a
domestic quarrel Saturday on
Woodland Avenue. No charges
were filed.
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NOWHERE, GA 99999 Total Due
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TAX BILL-PLEASE RETURN WITH YOUR PAYMENT Adjustments
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TRION RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT DIFFERENT PROPERTY TAX NOTICE
Town Mailing Statements Today, Due Back With Total Paid On April 20
Trion Tax Notices To Be Sent Today
Tax notices going out to
Trion residents today will look
a little different than last
year’s.
According to town clerks
Jan Day and%’atty Hill, all tax
able values are figures receiv
ed from the county digest.
Trion is re?luired by state law
to pick up the assessed value of
progert*; billed by the county.
he fair market value listed
on the statement is 100 percent
of the valuation of the home,
while the taxable value is 40
gercent of the house tax rate
illed on that amount.
The city tax rate is 7 mills,
which means the 40 gercent
valuation is multiplied by .007
percent. The city tax is .0055
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percent, which added to the
school tax of .0015 percent
makes up the seven tax mills.
The total tax due is the
amount due for 1991. If a
previous balance, negative or
positive amount is listed on the
statement it is the adg'usted
1990 reassessment figure
multiplied by seven mills,
wl;ich was last year's millage
rate.
The total due listed on the
statement is the amount the
resident will need to pay. Ad
justments listed under the
total due shows adjustment
from reassessment and will
also show if there is a
homestead exemption.
The exemption amounts to
sl4 for each customer eligible.
All notices were mailed
directh to the homeowner to
day. The homeowner is respon
sible for forwarding the infor
mation to their mortgaficom
pany. The notices will be due
April 20.
Those with questions can
,contact the town hall from 8
- a.m. to 5 {).m. Monday through
Friday at 734-2332.
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