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Obituaries
Waldo Curtis Courtney
Waldo Curtis Courtney, 90. of Rt. I.
Box 11X0. Fort Valley, died on Jan. 9,
1999. at the Feaeh Belt Health Care cen
ter in Warner Robins.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Jan. 12 at
Christ's Sanctified Holy Church. Burial
was in the Christ's Sanctified Holy
Church Cemetery. The Rev. Dorris
Dameron officiated.
Mr. Courtney was a native of
Hattiesburg, Mo., and had lived here
since 19X6, moving from Jacksonville,
Fla.. He was a retired mechanic and a
member of Christ’s Sanctified Holy
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy
Slappey Courtney of Fort Valley, a
daughter. Vera Fenn of Covington, La.;
two sons, Charles Courtney of Little
Rock. Ark., and Maurice Courtney of
Covington, La.; three sisters, Bonnie
Elkcnburg of San Angelo, Texas; Myrtic
Wheat of Hattiesburg. Miss., and Myrtis
Liebman of Greenburg, Pa.; 13 grandchil
dren and 16 great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests
contributions to Hospice of Houston
County.
Watson-Hunt Funeral Home had
Board of Education
picb names for
two new schools
Centerville area school
known as ‘Eagle Springs, ’
Ga. 127 school named
for Matt Arthur
By STACIE M. VC
Times-Journal Staff
The Houston County Board of
Education named the new ele
mentary school located along
U.S. 41 at the regular meeting of
the Board Jan. 12,.
Following Superintendent
Charles Holloway’s recommen
dation, the school was named
Eagle Springs Elementary
School. Eagle Springs is a large
community located between U.S.
41 and Houston Lake Road.
The Committee for
Recognition and Naming of
Schools and ditties in Houston
Countv submitted proposed
guidelines and a list of names to
be used in the naming of schools
and school facilities.
Within the guidelines it is stat
ed that “recognition should be
restricted and rescued for citi
zens of Houston County who sig
nificantly contributed to the bet
terment of education in and for
Houston County.’’
It is also stated that
“Geographic or generic names of
schools are recommended with
the facilities within reserved for
recognition” of Houston County
citizens.”
Shirlyn Johnson-Granville,
member of the naming commit
tee, requested that the new
school be named after A. D.
Redmon, who was the tirst prin
cipal of Houston County High
School.
Holloway recommended that
the naming of school be reserved
for generic or geographical
names.
Another new elementary
school located along Ga. 127 has
been named for former Houston
County School Superintendent
Matt Arthur, who was also listed
by the naming committee.
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William Forbes
STATESVILLE, N.C - William
Forbes. 83, of 158 Fairdale Road,
Statesville, N.C., died on Jan. 6 at the
Meadowbrook Manor in Clemmon, N.C..
Services were held at Christ’s
Sanctified Holy Church on Jan. 8, with
burial in the church cemetery. The Rev.
Leon Stewart and the Rev. Don Roebuck
officiated.
Mr. Forbes was a native of Riddle,
N.C., and a World War II Army Air Corp
veteran. He was a retired employee of
Statesville Flour Mill and a member of
Christ's Sanctified Holy Church.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy
Forbes, his son James Forbes and his
daughter-in-law, Shirley Forbes, all of
Statesville; his son Ralph Forbes and
daughter-in-law, Kim Forbes, of
Greensboro, N.C.; his daughter, Rosalyn
Morrison and son-in-law William
Morrison of Statesville; his daughter
Dora Dyson and son-in-law, Ronald
Dyson, of Stoney Point, N.C.; his brother,
James Forbes of Fincastle, Virginia; his
sisters, Emily Fores and Ida Mae
Brooker, both of Fla..
City seeks funds for sidewalks
By STACIE M. VU
Times-Journal Staff ’
Perry City Council agreed on Jan. 5, to enter
into contract with Hughes. Good, O’Leary &
Ryan. Inc. for the preparation of an application for
a Transportation Enhancement Activity (TEA)
program grant. A lump sum of $2,500 will be paid
to the company for preparing the application.
The funds, if awarded, will be used primarily
for sidewalks leading to the new Perry Middle
School, to connect sidewalks that have gaps, and
to create curb cuts downtown for handicapped
access.
The money may also be used for landscaping
along the Perry exits from 1-75. The funds which
are distributed by the Georgia Department of
Transportation may only be used for transporta
tion-related projects.
According to Jack Burnside, Hughes, Good,
O’Leary and Ryan’s Environmental
/Transportation Planner, approximately $37 mil
lion is available to the State of Georgia. Each
Conservation program coming to Perry
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improve their profits through con
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depth information on conserva
tion tillage methods such as strip
till and no-till, by attending one of
the Farm S.M.A.R.T. Technology
Conferences taking place at five
locations in 1999.
The events, sponsored by the
Monsanto company will be held
at Huntsville, Ala.; Raleigh, N.C.;
Perry; Augusta, and Dothan,
Alaa.
The Perry conference will be
held Jan. 20 at the Georgia
National Fairgrounds and
Agricenter.
Academic researchers and spe
cialists will share their expertise
and encourage interaction from
the participants.
Among the topics to be
addressed at this year’s
S.M.A.R.T. conference in Perry
are: strip-till peanuts; fertility
management in conservation
tillage; ultra narrow row cotton;
equipment needed for conserva
tion tillage; importance of cover
crops in conservation and smart
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Aglow program planned
A interdenominational pro
gram of prayer and praise for
women will be sponsored by
Aglow on Jan. 16 at the Houston
Health Pavilion, Houston Mall,
North Houston Road, Warner
Robins.
Coffee will be served at 9:15
a.m. and the program will begin
at 9:30 a.m.
The speaker will. be Glenn
Glower, pastor of Victory
Christian Fellowship in Perry.
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Memorials may be made to the
Christ’s Sanctified Holy Church burial
fund, 2500 U.S.. 41 N., Box A-4, Fort
Valley, Ga., 31030.
Watson-Hunt Funeral Home had
charge of arrangements.
Beatrice McElmurray Peyton
Beatrice McElmurray Peyton, 88, of
1419 Elizabeth Ave., Perry, died on Jan.
12, 1999 at the Perry Hospital.
Services will be held at II a.m., Jan.
14, at the Watson-Hunt Chapel, with the
Rev. Dr.* Kelly Pritchett Jr. officiating.
Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 7 p.m. to 8:30
p.m., Jan. 13, at the Watson-Hunt Funeral
Home.
A life-long resident of Houston
County, Mrs. Peyton was the widow of
John Howard Peyton Sr., a homemaker,
and a member of the First Baptist Church
of Perry.
She is survived by her daughters,
Peggy P. Joiner of Montezuma and
Shelby P. Lane of Macon, her sons. Mack
Peyton of Perry and John Howard Peyton
Jr. of Cochran, 10 grandchildren, 21
great-grandchildren, and one great-great
grandchild.
Congressional District is to receive approximately
$3.3 million. The maximum amount to be award
ed to any one city is $1 million dollars.
The City m&st come up with matching funds of
20 percent of the amount awarded.
TEA was started in 1991 as part of the ISTEA
Federal Program. It is a federal program that is
administered by D.O.T. and must follow federal
guidelines.
The application for the TEA program must be
submitted by Feb. 1. The results will be released
by mid-July. Notification will be given to the
recipients first and then publicly announced.
Also during the City Council meeting the law
firm of Walker, Hulbert, Gray & Byrd was re
appointed as legal counsel for the city. Bobby
Glover was elected Mayor Pro-Tern for 1999, and
City Mayor James Worrall awarded Councilman
James Moore with an appreciation plaque for his
term as Mayor Pro-Tern in 1998.
The next City Council meeting will be Jan. 19.
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Roy Edgar Shelnutt
Roy Edgar Shelnutt, 61, of 702
Charles Drive, Perry, died on Jan. 12,
1999, at his home.
Services will be held at the First
Baptist Church of Perry at 4 p.m., Jan. 14,
with the Rev. Sidney Odom and the Rev.
Jimmy Waters officiating. Burial will be
in the Perry Memorial Gardens.
A native of Harralson County, Mr.
Shelnutt had lived in Perry since 1946.
He retired from the Perry Police
Department after 35 years, serving as
Assistant Police Chief since 1965. He
was a Baptist, a member of the Peace
Officers Association, the American
Association of Retired Persons; the
Police Benevolent Association of Georgia
and Masonic Lodge #35.
Survivors include his wife, Mary
Burkhalter Shelnutt, his sons, Gregg
Shelnutt of Byron and Joey Shelnutt of
Fort Valley; his daughter, Trade Daye of
Perry; his sisters, Alice Miles of
Jeffersonville, Vester Shelnutt of Perry
and Zettie Stewart of Perry; his brothers,
Burnell Shelnutt of Greenville, S.C. and
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Perry City Mayor James Worrall presented Mayor Pro-Tem
James Moore with an appreciation plaque for his service in 1998.
Councilman Bobby Glover was appointed Mayor Pro-Tem for
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Walter Shelnutt of Birmingham, Ala.; and
three grandchildren.
Watson Hunt Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
Helen Lucille Elkins
SPRINGDALE. Ark. - Helen Lucille
Elkins, 66, of Springdale, Ark., died Jan.
10, 1999, at her home.
Services are to be held at 2 p.m., Jan.
13, at Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home
Chapel in Springdale with Gary Frazier
officiating. Burial will be in the Joyce
Cemetery in Springdale.
Mrs. Elkins, a licensed cosmetologist,
lived in Perry for many years and opened
the Merle Norman Studio here. She
enjoyed quail hunting and horseback rid
ing and was a member of the Robinson
Avenue Church of Christ in Springdale.
Survivors include her husband, Jerry
Elkins of Springdale, two daughters and
sons-in-law, Sharon Luker and Johnny
Luker of Rogers, Ark.; Demita Sims and
Nathaniel Sims of Perry; six grandchil
dren, five great-grandchildren, and a
brother, Albert James of Springdale.
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