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-Saturday, Apri14,1994 "Houston Times-Journal
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Death notices
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Martin Austin
LITTLE RIVER-Martin Austin, 75, of Mariner's Pointe, died Friday,
March 18,1994 at his home after an illness. Bam in Dorchester, Mass.,
he was the son of the late Harry and Rose Austin. He was a developer of
tailored bedspreads and a leader in the industry. Mr. Austin was a former
New Yorker with his own company. He established Perry Manufacturing
Co., a manufacturing plant in Perry, Ga., and became the chief supplier of
bedspreads to Sears, also a partner. Mr. Austin lata - developed the Outline
Quilted Bedspread Plant, the Austin Lee Corp. erf Fort Valley and Macon,,
also supplying major stores across the nation. He was instrumental in
developing a bedspread operation for Aberdeen Manufacturing Co. of
Conway, which later expanded to Loris. Survivors: wife, Lee Austin
of Little River, three daughters, George Bassett of New York City, Lynn
Schellenberger of Seatle, Wash., and Jane Cunningham of Kailua, Hawaii;
and eight grandchildren.
Services: A memorial Mass was held Monday, March 28, 1994 at
11 a.m. at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church. McMillan-Small
Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Emma Matthews
Emma Matthews, of 1322 Oldfield Lane, died Wednesday, March 30,
1994 in a local hospital. Bom in Houston County, she was the daughter
of the late Willie and Annie Odoms and was the widow of Johnnie
Matthews. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church, its senior
choir, the missionary department and the deaconess board. Survivors:
children, Kelly Dawsey of Warner Robins, Johnnie Dawsey of Milwaukee,
and Vera Solomon of Perry; stepchildren, John E. Matthews Jr. of Ohio,
and Carlton Matthews of Lee, Ala.; 22 grandchildren; and 17 great
grandchildren.
Services: Will be held Saturday, April 2, 1994 in the New Hope
Baptist Church at 4 p.m. Burial will take place in the Rest Haven
Cemetery. The Rev. Dennis Harden will officiate. The body will be
placed in the church an hour before services. Richardson Funeral Home in
Perry has charge of arrangements.
Tahseria Club to photograph
children with Easter Bunny
If you missed seeing the Easter
Bunny Sunday at Family Fun Day,
you have one more chance to visit
with him. Saturday, while all of
the Dogwood festivities are in full
swing in Downtown Perry, the
Easter Bunny will be at the gazebo
beside Ace Hardware. You can have
your picture made with him for a
$3 donation or you can just hop by
to say hi!
This event is sponsored by the
Tahseria Club-the newest Perry
civic club. All of the proceeds
from the pictures will be put back
Hospice memorial service to be held April 10
Hospice of Houston County will
hold its annual memorial service
Sunday, April 10 at All Saints
Episcopal Church at 3 p.m.
The program includes a short
message by Fr. Paul Gerlock, spe
cial music by Bronwyn Green and a
candle lighting ceremony.
Manners and More a
valuable experience
Before launching "Manners and
More", a program to teach good
manners to young boys and girls,
Jan Kerce met with friends Mary
Pearson, Peggy Jerles and Janet
Nunn to discuss the most important
aspects of the program.
Also, they made an outline for
this positive approach to presenting
good manners and forming a bal
anced individual in today's world.
Those associated with the program
believe every youngster is special
and that if each child learns the
valuable skills offered in "Manners
and More" of dealing with people at
an early age, he or she will "fit in"
to different situations now and
throughout life. Presently, it is a
structured program for students
grades 5-7.
After only the first class, requests
have been made from throughout
the community for more classes to
be presented to both public and pri
vate school students during the
1994-95 school year. Further, Jan
has been approached to begin pro
grams in other counties.
Those presenting sessions and the
locations of each session during the
1994-95 term were as follows:
•Mrs. Mary Ann Shipley pre
sented "Attitudes" at the King's
Crest residence of Jan and Jim
Kerce.
•Mrs. Janet Nunn presented
"Dining Manners" at the Perry
Presbyterian Church's Epworth
Center (Mrs. Kelly Hamsley catered
a colorful and delicious lunch for
the participants).
•Mrs. Beth Jones conducted a ses
sion on "Self-Esteem" at the Perry
Hospital.
•Mrs. Peggy Bledsoe spoke to
those present on "Grooming" at
Houston Agriculture Building.
•Mrs. Lynn Lowrey presented
"Poise and Body Language" at Sally
Stanley's Kids America Studio.
•Mrs. Dawne Watson led the
group with "Manners and Much
More" at the Draper Watson fam
ily's Tucker Road residence.
into the Perry community.
A special thank you goes to the
following Perry businesses who
made donations to help in
sponsoring this event American &
International Travel Agency, Bank
of Perry, Crossroads Bank,
Crossroads Insurers, Electric Beach,
Impressions, Mellco Inc., PCTV,
Perry Bookstore, Perry Florist,
Richardson-Free, Strauther Harris
Jewelers, Sugarplum Tree, Tolleson
Lumber Co. and Trust Company.
See you Saturday from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. at the gazebo.
Following the service, Women's
Aglow Fellowship will host a re
ception in the fellowship hall.
Everyone who has lost a loved
one to death is invited to attend.
For more information, call Emily
Dennis at 987-1777.
On Saturday, March 26, the class
members and Jan were joined by the
students' families at the New Perry
Hotel at 6:30 p.m. for dinner and
the graduation celebration of the
charter members of "Manners and
More".
Each participant received a red
rose, courtesy of The Daisy Patch
Florist, a trophy and a list of
"positives" bestowed on them by
their peers. They thoroughly en
joyed incorporating their "Manners
and More" into the occasion.
Jan only recently joined the Perry
community. She said that she and
her fifth grader daughter, Suzanne,
were greeted with "open arms"
which she appreciated. She and Jim
are looking forward to building
their new home on their property
near Perry.
Before moving to Perry, Jan was
active in the Tallahassee commu
nity in education, Jr. League,
Garden Club, DAR, UDC, was a
member of Gayfer's Professional
Board, Springtime Tallahassee
(similar to The Cherry Blossom
Festival), Delta Kappa Gamma
Teachers' International Honor
Society, Fellowship Presbyterian
Church and Humane Society.
Since being in Perry, she has
joined several organizations and at
tends Perry Presbyterian Church.
This summer, she plans to direct
and teach the art camp at The
Westfield Schools and work during
Bible School at Perry Presbyterian
Church.
Students who participated in the
"Manners and More" were: Heather
Bellamy, Ashley Staines, Brittanie
Smith, Erin Adkins, Sarah Liipfort,
Kellie Jaros, Jamie Jaros, Robyn
Harrison, Salena Sampson,
Whitney Wood, Suzanne Rowe,
Elizabeth Evans, Courtney
Gregory, Caroline Coley, Danielle
Walton, Krystal Rook, Karen
Brown and Jamie Floyd.
Those not present for pictures
were: Jamie Floyd, Karen Brown,
Robyn Harrison and Heather,
Bellamy.
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King And Queen Of Hearts
The Houston County Day Care Center recently held a special King And Queen of Hearts Pageant In
Perry. Winning top honors were (center) King of Hearts, Dexter Johnson, and Queen of Hearts,
Taqulsha Joseph. First runners-up were Alchevan Billings and Calvin Johnson and second runners
up were Charmalne Brooks and Philip Thomas.
Waszczak finds
his 'niche' at
Tommy's Tunes
BY BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
When your hobby and your job
are one and the same, you can’t go
wrong.
At least, that’s the way Steve
Waszczak of Perry looks at it.
An employee at Tommy’s Tunes
on Main Street and a self-professed
lover of electronics and computers,
Steve says he happily spends his
work days installing car audio and
alarm systems, tinting windows and
repairing all types of electronic
equipment
He has worked with owner
Tommy Carrier for the past six
years and just recently helped
Carrier move the business from
Duncan Avenue to its new Main
Street location. Formerly known as
C & D Music Factory, Tommy’s
Tunes has been in business in Perry
for more than eight years.
The son of John and Grace
Waszczak of Centerville, Steve has
lived in Middle Georgia most of his
life, having moved to Warner
Robins when his family was sta-
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Perry students
bring home
FFA awards
BY PAULINE LEWIS
Staff Writer
The 1994 State Future Business
Leaders of America met in Atlanta
last week. Ellie Loudermiik, com
puter instructor at Perry High
School, took eight of her students
to the State meet and three of them
came home winners.
Several thousand students from
over the state competed including
the PHS students.
Those attending from Perry and
their areas of competition were:
•Business Communications-
Robert Bowers (first in Region);
•Keyboarding Applications-S herri
Loudermiik (first in Region);
•Word Processing-Lisa Rackley
(second in Region);
•Mr. Future Business Leader-
Jason Loudermiik (second in
Region);
•Computer Concepts-Clay Fuller,
•Information Processing-Jason
Niederkom;
•Introduction to Business (7-10
grades)-Patricia Holmes;
•Office Procedures-Amy Phelps.
Winners at state were: Sherri
Loudermiik, fifth; Jason
Loudermiik, third; and Patricia
Holmes, second.
Sherri and Jason Loudermiik are
the children of Bill and Ellie
Loudermiik of Perry. Patricia
Holmes is the daughter of Mrs.
Patsy Holmes of County Line Road
and the late Freddie Holmes.
Graffiti stylists attend
Spring beauty festival
Stylists of the Graffiti Hair
Salon styling team recently attended
the 1994 Spring Festival of Beauty
in Atlanta.
The two-day show, held March
13-14, at the Ramada Conference
Center showcased the latest styles
in the industry. In addition, those
in attendance were educated on the
newest colors, perms and products
on the markeL
Davida Kemp Simpson, Lana
Holder, Lisa West and apprentice
stylist Abby Ellison made up the
Graffiti group. The salon is located
at 742 Main Street, Perry.