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Memorial Day service attendees pay honor to country’s heroes
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
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“They gave up what they were and
what they may have become because
they answered the call "
Those words referring to American
soldiers were spoken by retired Lt. Col
Willard W Rush of the United States Air
Force during a Memorial Day Service
held at Perry Memorial Gardens May
25.
About 1(H) people attended the mid
day service to honor those in the mili-
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REMEMBERING A crowd of about 100 persons gathered just
before noon May 25 to remember and honor America's heros
those who served the country and gave their lives in that effort. The
observance began after the Civil War.
Relay for Life provides
opportunity for more fun
Last week Charlotte Perkins
and I started a habit of walking I
hope will be the start of some
thing good. Maybe if I tell you
about it. we will be ashamed to
ever break the habit.
We meet at the Perry High
School track early each morning
so we can finish up before tem
peratures soar. There are always
some people already walking
who leave soon after we arrive;
so I know it must be dark when
they start, and they must go to
sleep earlier than i do.
Helen Nash and Faye McLeod
have been walking the track since
Helen retired as Perry
Elementary lunchroom manager
nine years ago. Diana Wilson gets
in an early walk before heading
to her job at Macon College
Semi-retired Dr W. Ray Hill
docs part time sociological test
ing for the Mental Health
Department after his daily trek
Harvey Coleman walks for a
healthy heart Cora Fels runs and
then gets her children ready for
school before her day at the
Shenff's Department
Arthur Locwen walks to keep
up with his whirlwind wife.
Linda, media specialist for Perry
Middle School. Jeanette Johnson
walks before her day as beauti
cian Frances Whiddon and her
mom. Ruth Cox, walk; then
Frances heads over to CB&T.
Mike Kinnas walks at the track
when the weather is good like it’s
been lately; otherwise, he uses his
treadmill at home.
There is a method to my mad
ness of telling you this; I hope I
will keep it up and I hope I can
encourage you to join us. The
track is so nice and smooth, there
are no cars to avoid, and each lap
in a given lane is one-fourth mile
long. You just move over a lane
every time you pass your starting
point and before you know it
you’ve walked the distance you
wanted to walk.
I checked with PHS Principal
Phil Smith before I issued this
encouragement. He is happy to
have us walk there. He does
advise us not to walk alone if no
one else is walking. There is safe
ty and security in numbers. Hope
to see you at the track.
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Jean Roughton attended the
wedding of her son, Ricky Allen,
and Angie Bell in Chattanooga on
Saturday. They were married
"down by the creek" that runs
around Ricky’s 12-acre farm
where the newlyweds will be at
home.
May 9. Angie was honored by
several friends of Jean with a
miscellaneous shower at Perry
Country Clubhouse Special
guest was Ricky’s grandmother.
Orleen Buffington of
lary who fought in wars past.
"More than one and one-quarter mil
lion lives have been lost in these wars,”
said Rush. "The Civil War, with 622,000
lives lost, was the costliest of all.”
The Ladies of the Confederacy were
responsible tor our present recognition
of Memorial Day, he added.
A day of recognition was originally
held on May 30, said Rush, and was
thought of as a special day of remember
ing by this group.
Remembrance of all veterans is
Potpourri
With Joan
Dorsett
Chattanooga.
•••
00p5... “Patton Place" is also
heaven for retired pharmacist
Hazel Patton
Oops, again., the Rev. Dan
Smith is a Methodist minister
who serves in an administrative
position with the Methodist
Conference in Seattle.
•••
"As Good As New", the shop
ping experience for parents and
grandparents for secondhand
children's clothing that was
scheduled for May 30 has been
postponed until a later date due to
the illness of Wallis Rehberg’s
mother. Dot Greene We certainly
wish her well Watch for an ad for
another date.
• ••
Congratulations to Doug and
Judy Li I ley on the birth of their
first grandchild, Sarah Stuart
Lillcy. bom May 24, to Capt.
Aaron and Allison Lillcy at Ft.
Lewis, Wash They will he com
ing to Perry in two weeks on their
way to Aaron's six-month
advanced armor school assign
ment at Ft. Knox, Ky. Sarah’s
other grandparents are Gary and
Kathy Evans of Gastonia. N.C.
•••
Congratulations to the 300 or
so students honored at Perry
High School Academic Awards
Ceremony May 18. Hopefully all
names will be listed in an upcom
ing issue of the Houston Times
Journal.
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Saturday my Ridge Circle
South home was abuzz with
activity as Gail Brown, Nancy
Joiner, Donna Kennedy and
Marianne Whelchel joined me in
honoring bride-elect Jennifer
Davis with a luncheon for 20 of
her fnends and family.
Our invitations, menu cards
and place cards were floral
"Tendrils'’ by local artist Wallis
Rehberg as was the matted and
framed wedding invitation gift
from the hostesses.
We did our own catering and
flowers and, in fun, likened it all
to the style of Martha Stewart.
We had a delightful time with
Jennifer and her invitees. Out of
town guests included her grand
mother. Pauline Smith of
Cordele, Angie Bennett of
Eatonton and Nancy Malone of
Atlanta.
(See POTPOURRI, Page 2C) \
PRESENTATION Member* of Ihe Perry School Junior ROTC
present the colors during Memorial day services May 25 at Perry
Memorial Gardens.
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important, he said.
“We should truly honor those who
have passed way,” said Rush. “Some are
still enduring pain. Sadly, they have
been put away and forgotten.”
"This is a solemn day," said Chief
Johnny Barton, leader of the Perry High
School ROTC.
Members of the ROTC were on hand
to post and remove the colors during the
ceremony.
The national anthem was sung by
Haley God bee Greene.
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"God Bless America" was sung by
the Rev. Dr. Don Hutchison, minister of
music of Perry United Methodist
Church.
The Rev. Dr. David Carter of
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HONORING Retired Air Force It. Col. Willard Rush recalls the
history of Memorial Day and the importance of the celebration to hon
oring America's heros.
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mer Perry Police Chief B E. Dennard.
Olin Taylor, David Hawk. Walter
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