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Kerce,
from 1A
as possible just to see the grin
break on his face and hear him say
'you did good.' After working for
Jim for five years I saw all sides of
him-his smile and his sense of
humor is what I will miss the
most," said former Advertising
Manager Teresa Hawk.
Besides providing the community
of Perry with an award-winning
newspaper, Kerce was also active in
civic affairs. He was a member of
the Perry Kiwanis Club, Ducks
Unlimited, previously served on the
board of directors and as president of
the Perry Area Chamber of
Commerce. He was a long-time
member of the chamber’s Military
Affairs Committee and was a
supporter of Robins Air Force
Base. He also previously served on
United Way's Board of Directors and
headed die fund drive for the Perry
division the first time the
community reached its fund raising
goal.
Kerce was a native of Kentucky
and grew up in Florida. He was the
son of the late newspaper editor
Benjamin L. "Red" Kerce, a
newspaper editor, and Catherine
Threlkeld Kerce, who resides in
Tallahassee, Fla.
He is survived by his wife, Janice
Jordan Kerce of Perry: two children,
Clayton Kerce and Gena Kerce,
both of Atlanta; mother Catherine
Stout of Tallahassee, Fla; brodiers
Joe Kerce, John Kerce and Doug
Kerce, all of Tallahassee, Fla; step
brothers Jack Kerce and Ed Kerce,
both of Tallahassee, Fla. and Bob
Kerce of Altamonte Springs, Fla.;
step-daughters Kimberley Selis and
Mary Rowe, both of Tallahassee,
Fla., and Suzanne Rowe of Perry;
and step-sons Richard Rowe and
Mitchell Rowe, both of
Tallahassee, Fla.
A memorial service was held at 11
a.in. Saturday, Dec. 10. 1904 in the
chapel of Watson-Hunt Funeral
Home. Burial was held at 3 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 11 in the Roselawn
Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
Trendline,
from 1A
Cuthbert plant and improve the
consistency of employment."
Trendline's customers include
leading department stores, mass
merchants and catalogs nationwide.
In addition to the Perry plant, the
company employs approximately
120 at the Cuthbert facility and
three in its New York sales office
and showroom.
Thompson,
from 10A
got to know him pretty well. He
became one of those life-long
friends that, whether you talk to
them once a month or once a year,
you know they re there and they
truly care.
Aside from being a friend, Jim
was a great newspaper man and he
taught me a whole lot about
journalism. He pushed me to be the
best I could be.
Grant it, there were times, I
seriously disliked him for some ol
the stories he put on my desk. In
fact, I can remember saying over
and over as a young journalist,
"No, Jim, I don't want to cover
that. You know I don't like to do
stuff like that, i ain't handle it."
"Come on, Brenda. I thought you
wanted to be a reporter," was his
stout reply, to which he always
added widi a smile, "I promise you,
one day you'll thank me for diis.
One day you'll look back on these
stories and be proud of what you
did. You'll see."
Jim Kerce was my friend. He
loved his family. He loved his
friends. He love a the newspaper
business-especb'ly, The Houston
Home Journal. And, he loved Perry,
his adopted home town.
These tilings were his life and, as
you all think of him, please,
please, always remember that. I
know I will.
And, Jim, about those "character
building" stories you so enjoyed
making me do.
You were right, I do thank you.
I'm sure going to miss you old
man.
Letter, from 4A
decisions of the "public good."
It follows then that the ch;irge of government should be to efficiently
reallocate revenues generated through taxation where those revenues will
most benefit the contributors to the economy. Again, these are the
producers of profits in die private sector. This is a simple criterion that
certainly validates the Houston County Commission’s decision
regarding Houston Lake should be a consideration in all decisions made
by governmental bodies that affect those of us who contribute*lo the
private economy as well as Uiose who draw from it.
Sincerely,
Richard Dannenherg
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Wash-out on Highway 341 By-pass
H. L. Lewis of Perry brought in this picture showing the
washed-out shoulder of the Valley Drive By-Pass to Hwy
341 N, near the railroad crossing. He told of two
accidents caused by drivers pulling toward the shoulder
of the road when meeting large trucks, including his
wife. Considerable damage was done to the car, he
said. The dangerous area was reported to the county
commission and others, asking that some gravel and dirt
be added to widen the shoulder, but no action has been
taken, he said.
Loudermilk, from 1 a-
executive director of the East
man/Dodge County Chamber of
Commerce.
Loudermilk graduated from the
last class of Georgia Southern Col
lege in Statesboro during the 1990
summer graduation ceremonies with
a Bachelor of Science degree in
Journalism.
Besides the three years she’s
worked in the Perry area, she was
leisures editor of the Statesboro
Herald's college newspaper, The
Eagle, Georgia Southern's Indepen
dent Student Voice, and she worked
for approximately one year at The
Hitchcock,
from 1A
McCook, Neb., Daily Gazette;
news editor of the Hendersonville,
N.C., Times-News; copy editor for
the Martinsville, Va„ Bulletin; city
editor of the Midland, Texas,
Reporter-Telegram; night editor and
outdoors editor of the Huntsville,
Ala., Times and managing editor of
both the Clear Lake City, Texas,
Daily Citizen and the Hammond,
1.a., Daily Star.
He has also served as editor of
weekly newspapers in LaFollette,
Tenn., Greybull, Wyo., and
Winchester, Tenn.
He has also been news director for
DDM Productions, an independent
radio and television news
production company in Winchester,
Tenn.
Hitchcock is also the owner of
The Hitchin' Post, a public
relations and marketing company.
He is divorced and the father of
one son, Randall, 21, who lives in
Tennessee.
Remember,
from 4A
$1,517,134 of bonds bought up to
Tuesday morning; of this amount,
$889,533 were E Bonds
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Hunt
mark 50th anniversary.
* * *
OPA Information - Gasoline.
Three A-13 coupons in the new
books valid through Dec. 21.
Rationing rules now require that
every car owner write his license
number and state in advance on all
gasoline coupons in his possession.
Column,
from 4A
serious. Unfortunately, we didn't
know just how serious they were to
him.
Still, he wouldn't want a bunch of
teary fluff or flowery
remembrances. He'd want the truth
to be told-" The truth ain't always
pretty" he told me more than once.
So, in. that respect, I've tried to
paint a due picture of Jim Kerce.
And, as long as I'm employed at
the Houston Times-Journal, I'll try
and live up to the standards Jim set
for this newspaper.
Goodbye Jim, I’ll miss you.
Dodge County News in Eastman.
Faye T. Edenfield, a school teacher
in Eastman, and the late Steve
Hamilton, who was an auditor for
Stuckey's Inc. She has one sister,
Diana, who is high school. Her
step-father, Billy Edenfield, is the
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