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Obituaries
Canda Mae Taylor
Services for Canda Mae Taylor, who
died Feb. 21, 1997, were held Feb. 27 at
Friendship Baptist Church with burial in
the church cemetery with the Rev.
Williams officiating.
A native of Houston County and the
daughter of Lula Laidler, she was the
widow of Ulysses “Pete” Taylor. She was
a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church.
Survivors include her cousin,
Roosevelt Grace Sr. of Fort Valley; nieces
and nephews, John “J.T.” Buckles of
Montezuma, Va., T. Johnson and EmmaJ.
Adkison, both of Henderson.
Richardson Funeral Home of Perry had
charge of arrangements.
Emy L. Wilbanks
PLAINS Services for Emy L.
Wilbanks, 86, who died Feb. 24, 1997,
were held Feb. 26 at Sunnyside Cemetery
of Cordele.
Bom in Dooly County, she was the
daughter of the late William Mack Bragg
and Annie Lee Dinkins Bragg. She was
the widow of Ernest L. Wilbanks and was
a homemaker. She was a member of
Central Baptist Church of Americus.
Survivors include her son, W.R.
Wilbanks of Americus; grandchildren,
Robert Wilbanks of Dublin, Wayne
Wilbanks of Perry, Elaine Reeves of
Warner Robins and Harriett Williams of
Tucker Elementary getting new, metal roof
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Times-Joumal Photo by Emily Johnstone
NEW TUCKER ROOF Joel Carr, an employee of L.E. Schwartz
company, is one of the roofers with the company that is covering
the old roof at Tucker Elementary located on Tucker Road with a
new metal roof.
Airport Authority may encourage tax
incentives for pilots based at local airport
By RICK JOHNSTONE
For the Times-Journal
Giving some type of break to pilots who use the
Perry-Houston County Airport is being eyed as one
way to increase usage of the facility.
At the March 3 meeting, the Perry-Houston
County Airport Authority members heard from air
port manager John Houser that three planes had
flown away from the airport when city and county
taxes started being charged on craft housed at the
facility.
“If we could lower taxes, we could get more pilots
here,” Houser said.
Perry Mayor Jim Worrall said the state uses a for
mula to determine just how much each plane will be
taxed. “If we can entice manufacturers to the area
with breaks, we should be able to do the same with
aircraft,” he added.
The authority is hoping to attract a Lear jet opera
tor based in Macon. Fixed base operator Mark Payne
said the company plans to utilize up to three jets, each
valued at around SBOO,OOO. In addition, they would
need to purchase up to 25,000 gallons of fuel month
ly, according to Payne.
“They are considering Bulloch County (in south
east Georgia), which is offering tax breaks,” said
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Hancock Funeral home of Americus
had charge of arrangements.
Jimmie R. Brown
COCHRAN Services for Jimmie R.
Brown, 82, who died Feb. 26, 1997, were
held March 1 at Union Hill Cemetery.
A lifelong resident of Bleckley County,
she was the daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. James Melton Rogers. She was the
widow of Ben O. Brown and was a home
maker. She was a member of Union Hill
Baptist Church.
Survivors include her children, Gladys
J. Manning of Cochran and Ry Alton
Brown of Cheyenne, Wyo.,; brother and
sisters, Marvin Rogers of Morrow, Eva
Pittman of Eastman, Josie Rowland of
Perry, Tynie Gibbs of Dodge County, and
Fay Spires of Cochran; four grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren.
Fisher Funeral Home had charge of
arrangements.
James W. Collins Sr.
ABBEVILLE Services for James W.
Collins Sr., 86, who died March 2, 1997,
were held March 3 at Siloam Cemetery.
Bom in Walton County, he was the son
of the late James Louie Collins and Sally
Walker Collins. He had lived most of his
life in Abbeville and was a retired farmer.
He was a member of Rochelle United
Payne.
He said that company would also need a large
hangar to house the planes, “costing around $200,000
each,” he told the airport group.
Houser said although the price tag is high, he feels
the airport needs to be able to offer that.
He said, “It will take that to get this airport to the
next level. Let’s be bold but not foolish.”
Houser said taxes on large planes would help pay
off the debt, and after that is done, the Authority
could realize a large profit.
In another matter, Houser said it is one month
(April 4) until the next SII,OOO payment on a loan
that was secured to build 14 hangars will be due.
He said the Authority has the $7,800 it is obligat
ed to pay, with the city and county expected to split
the remainder.
A committee made up of Houser and authority
members Dana Dickson and Leroy Claxton has been
named to sit down and hammer out anew lease with
Payne. Houser said the current agreement expires in
a few weeks.
Houser said he plans to have anew budget ready
to submit to the group at their next meeting, with final
approval to come in May.
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Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Myrtle
Collins; children, James W. Collins Jr. of
Perry, Ann Cumbee of Albany, Selena
Layden of Macon and Sarah Nell Johnson
of Newnan; sisters, Myrtice Bowman of
Edison, Lucille Lee of Columbus, Prulia
Tripp of Abbeville and Joycelyn Rhodes
of Collins; eight grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
Gene Thomas
MARSHALLVILLE Memorial ser
vices for Gene Wray Thomas, 67, who
died March 1, 1997, will be held March 5
at College Park United Methodist Church.
Bom in North Carolina, he was the son
of the late Lewis Fred Thomas and Ollie
Mae Blalock Thomas. He had lived in
College Park most of his life before mov
ing to Marshallville five years ago. He
graduated from College Park High School
and Georgia State University. He was an
Army veteran, having played in the Third
Army Band, and was a self-employed
musician. He was a member of the
Federated Musicians.
Survivors include his children, Cynthia
Johnson of Jackson and Jeannie Pittmas
of Mechanicsville, Va.; brothers and sis
ters, Lawrence Thomas and Sandra
Thomas Markert, both of Norcross,
Frederick Thomas of Perry, Joseph
Thomas of Decatur, Crawford Thomas of
BY EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
Parents of Tucker Elementary
School students probably enjoy
watching a group of people who
have become a familiar sight on
top of the school in recent days.
Workers with the L.E.
Schwartz Cos. are now busy
installing anew metal roof on the
building.
The metal roof will cover the
present tar and gravel roof that is
about 35 years old, said Houston
County School system Director of
Facilities Bill Loudermilk Feb.
24.
The school system began plac
ing metal roofs on some buildings
about 10 years ago, said
Loudermilk.
“They are holding up well,” he
added. “After 10 years they look
as good as new.”
Workers are building a frame
work to mount the roof, he said.
The roof area presently under
construction is above the school
Wednesday, March 5, 1997
cafeteria.
Loudermilk said plans are to
tie in the work on the roof with
work that is slated for the inside
of the building that will begin in
the near future.
Cost for the roof work comes
in at approximately $240,000,
said the director. That money was
included in the system’s budget
for this fiscal year.
The approximately $1 million
that is planned to be spent on
mainly inside renovations at
Tucker Elementary will come
from monies generated by the
September bond referendum that
is will bring in some $34 million
for the system.
Projects that are planned for
the Tucker renovation include
work on the “media center, office
area and major work to the
restrooms,” said Loudermilk.
That work is expected to begin
before the end of this school year,
he said.
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Panama City, Fla.; and six grandchildren.
James Colba Parker
Services for James Colba Parker, 60,
were held March 1, 1997, at the
Richmond Hill United Methodist Church
with the Rev. Karen Prevatt and the Rev.
Eugene Barlow officiating. Burial was at
the O’Quinn Baptist Church Cemetery.
A native of Mobile, Ala., he had lived
in Richmond Hill for a year, moving from
Atlanta where he retired in 1995 as a
Deputy Assistant Regional Administrator
for Procurement Assistance for the Small
Business Association. He also retired
from the U.S. Army as a Captain having
served in Korea, and retired as a Major
from the National Guard. He was former
president of the Perry High School
Booster Club, and a member of several
Civic organizations. He was a Master
Mason and a member of the First Baptist
Church in Perry.
Survivors include his wife, Gwen Parker
of Richmond Hill; sons, James R. Parker
and Davis Keith Parker of Fort Lauderdale,
Fla., Robert Darryl Parker of Hattiesburg,
Miss., Michael Everett Parker of Atlanta;
step-son, Thomas Andrew Miller IV of
Richmond Hill; brother, Jerry D. Parker of
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nieces and nephews.
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Wallace Ben Stephens
WARNER ROBINS Funeral
Services for Wallace Ben Stephens of
Warner Robins, who died March 3, 1997
at his residents, will be held at 11 a.m.
March 6 at Second Baptist Church of
Warner Robins.
Burial will follow at Evergreen
Cemetery of Perry. The Rev. Mike
Everson and Joe Hill will officiate.
Mr. Stephens had lived in Warner
Robins for 3 years after moving from Perry,
he was the son of the late Wallace Stephens.
He was a carpenter and attended the Second
Baptist Church of Warner Robins.
He is survived by his wife, Debbie
Wood Stephens of Warner Robins; two
daughters, Melissa Deanne Stephens of
Perry and Sara Elizabeth-Ann Stephens of
Warner Robins, one step-daughter, April
Michelle Long of Atlanta; one brother, Jay
Stephens of Buford, one sister, Jan
Calhoun of perry; and his mother, Carlise
Stephens of Perry.
The family will receive friends from 7-
9 p.m. March 5 at the funeral home.
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