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Newspaper Page TextObituaries Eleanor Rape Brown Eleanor Rape Brown, 84, of 1309 Houston Lake Drive, died Jan. 31, 1999, in the Peachbclt Nursing Home in Warner Robins. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Feb. 3, at the Watson- Hunt Chapel. Burial will take place in the Perry Memorial Gardens. Elder Gordon Buchan will officiate. A native of Houston County, Mrs. Brown was the daughter of Ancel G. Rape and Fannie Etheridge Rape. She was a home maker. She is survived by her daugh ters, Kay B. Jackson and Peggy Davis of Periy, and Jean Durden of Warner Robins; a brother, Ancel G. Rape of Warner Robins, and five grandchildren. Watson-Hunt Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Perry Recreation department offers variety of opportunities Special to the'Times-Iqurnal The Perry Recreation Department in Perry is offering a variety of classes., including the following: The recreation department, located at 1060 Keith Drive in Perry, is offering a dog obedience and commands class on Tuesday evenings beginning Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m. Registration and a ses sion fee of S4O per dog is required for the 6 week class. A minimum of 8 students are required to con duct the class. Nancy Robinett will be the instructor. For more information call 988-2860. The Recreation Department is also offering instructional classes on clogging. Youth and adults will have an enjoyable and educa tional experience with this class. Instructor Mike Stanley of the Farm City Flatfooters will be instructing the 10 week session. Prior registration is required. The class will be held on Thursday evenings starting Feb. 18 at 1060 Keith Drive, Perry. Youth Ages 4- 12 are for ttiij. 4-H plans Rock Eagle retreat Special to the TiMEs-touRNAL Members of Houston County 4 - H are sponsoring a retreat for children at the Rock Eagle camp in Eatonton, from June 22 until July 2 said Kelli Pipkin University of Georgia County Extension Agent. The camp will feature lakeside cottages, archery, canoeing, sail ing, rock climbing, food classes, f utt - putt golf, basketball, tennis, ndian lore, hikes, two pools and a water slide. Enrollment for camp will be limited to 55 Houston County Employees complete airframe course Special to the Times-lournal The first class of the Northrop Grumman “Fundamentals of Airframe Mechanics” Technical Certificate of Credit Program graduated Jan. 29 in the Middle Georgia Technical Institute audi torium. This Certificate of Credit is a unique opportunity for Northrop Grumman employees to comple ment their aircraft manufacturing Let’s take the mystery out of newspaper advertising! Q: What on earth is a “column inch”? A: It's a measurement used by newspaper people to calculate the price of ads. No, you don’t have to understand column inches to buy an ad! We’ll help you determine the size ad that’s best for your advertising goals AND best for your budget. We’ll even send somebody to see you so you don’t have to leave your work place. Betty Smith Hafley Betty Smith Hafley, 77, of 1015 Country Club Road, died Jan. 26, 1999, at the Perry Hospital. Services were held at the Perry United Methodist Church on Jan. 29, with burial in the Perry Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Dr. Marcus Tripp officiated. A native of Washington, D.C., Mrs. Hafley was a former resident of Maryland and Hampton, Va. She had lived in Perry for 22 fears. She attended Ohio Jniversity where she was a mem ber of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity. She was a former librarian, had served as a Girl Scout leader, was a homemaker and a member of Perry United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, Bill Hafley of Perry; two daugh ters, Kim A. Hafley and Kristen L. Carmichael, both of Orlando, 10 week session and Adult ages 12 and up are required to pay $25 per 10 week session. Class mem bers are also invited to join the Farm City Flatfooters Clogging Club following classes. For more information, call 988-8034. Youth basketball registration opens Feb. 8 *The Perry Recreation Department is now taking regis tration for Youth Baseball and Softball. Registration will begin Feb. 8 and run until Feb. 26 or until the teams are full. Children ages 5-17 are eligible with the child reaching age 5 before Aug. 1. Cost will be: City residents - $26; County residents - $54. The fee includes 12 games, hat and jerseys. Birth certificates are required if the child has never Elayed with the Recreation )cpartment. Registration is held at the Recreation Department located at 1060 Keith Drive •ferry. SS? students in sth - Bth grades. Sign - up for the camp will be held in the County Annex Building along Carl Vincent Parkway in Warner - Robins from 7:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. March 5. The cost for attending the camp will be $l5O which includes meals, lodging, a camp T - shirt, transportation and activities. A $37 minimum deposit or full payment will be accepted during enrollment on the sign - up date. For further information con tact Houston County 4-H mem bers by calling 542 - 2020. experience with fundamentals of aircraft maintenance and repair, exposure they would not normal ly get on the job, a MGT spokesman said. The 11 graduates were: Joyce V. Brady, Laurie J. Gibson, Ramon M. Herrera, Joseph N. Hunter, Christopher S. Moncrief, Todd P. Posey, Betty J. Rape, Tracy A. Rollins, Denise J. Shelby, Ted M. Waites and Vickie B. Weidman. Page 2A Fla.; a son, Thomas D. Hafley of Houston, Texas; a sister, Katherine Strickland of Key Biscayne, Fla., and two grandchil dren. Memorial donations may be made to the Peny Public Library, 1201 Washington St., Perry, Ga. 31069. Watson-Huht Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Jerry C. Jackson Jerry C. Jackson, 66, of 621 Moreland Ave., Perry, died Jan. 30,1999 a the Perry Hospital. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 2 at St. Christophers Episcopal Church, Perry. Burial was in Wood lawn Cemetery. The Rev. Tom Arledge Jr. officiated. Mr. Jackson was a native of South Carolina. He moved to .. . V v ’'lHfc KKK, JvvHf B> I I . i « gtx ’§£ 5, , * Be 3& # i| * ’ i . lag- .> ml £ w. ’ . ii , LI j aWKsHLiJr VJ r >ll iik MM * wn mmt A VISIT Perry Elemental was visited Jan. 25 by Perry Police Officer Jeff Rosner and Drug Control Dog Toska. The students watched as Toska located marijuana and cocaine which First Baptist establishes scholarship fund honoring the Rev. James Minor Teresi —_—.— > The First Baptist Church of Perry has established a memorial scholarship fund in honor of the late Rev. James Minor Teresi. Feb. 7 will be observed as a special day for giving to this fund. The Rev. Teresi was born in Rochester, New York, and moved to Madison, Ga., at the age of two. He was educated at Mercer University and pastored Kentucky and Georgia churches for 70 years. He served First Baptist-Perry as Pastor, Interim Pastor and Pastor Emeritus over a 40 year period. He also served as interim pas tor for churches of other denomi nations in the middle Georgia area. He died in 1990. Jimmy D. Connell, chairman of the trust fund committee for the scholarship fun d says that all offerings contributed will be you and your family are welcome at: A-f NEW COVENANT (I/ CHURCH OF GOD Worship Schedule: Sunday: 10 a.m. Family Bible Study; 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Worship Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. - Family Enrichment and Youth Nite 1929 Marshallville Road, Perry, GA - 988-3020 Pastor David A. Smith, Sr. Q: Do I have to write and design my own ad? A: If you WANT to, you certainly can, but we’ll be very happy to do all the work for you -and even come up with the ideas and the art. All FREE!. We care about every ad, large and small, and we’ll be happy to show you your ad before we print it in the paper, just to be sure you like it. The HusUllllm-Jmil- We keep it simple! Wed., Feb. 3, 1999 Perry 28 years ago from Smithtown, New York. Tie was an army veteran and served in the Korean Conflict. A Mason and a Shriner, he was a member of St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church. Survivors include his wife, Ruby W. Jackson of Perry; his daughters, Cissy J. Black of Perry, Deborah J. Combs of Macon and Connie J. Lockerman of Bonaire, his sisters, Grace Belue of Nevada, Helen Lefler of Fla. and Loring Sands of Illinois, and three grandchildren. Watson-Hunt Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Ernestine Harper Marshall Ernestine Harper Marshall,77, of 507 Bradley Street, Perry, died Jan. 31, 1999, at the Perry placed in interest bearing securi ties with the interest to be used for scholarships for derserving students who seek a Christian vocation. The church will accept offer ings such as memorial gifts, cash, stocks, bonds, real estate, wills, trusts and other securities for the memorial scholarship fund. Red Cross offers “CPR Saturday” The Houston Middle Georgia Red Cross Chapter will offer “CPR Saturday” free to the first 100 partiepants to register. The course will be given on March 13. For more information, call Janet at 923-6332 or Suzanne at 926-3417. Hospital. Funeral sendees were held at Memorial Heights Baptist Church at 11 a.m., Feb. 2, with burial in the Evergreen Cemetery. Officiating clergy were Elder Gordon Buchanan and the Rev. Charles T. Johnson. Mrs. Marshall, a native of Peach County, had lived in Perry for 60 years. She was retired from Robins Air Force Base and was a member of the Memorial Heights Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Walter F. Marshall of Perry; her sons, Fracis Marshall and Wayne Marshall, both of Perry, two sis ters, Fannie Waddell of Brooks and Ida Ruth Whitehead of East Saint Louis, Missouri, and three great-grandchildren. Watson-Hunt Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Times Journal photo by Stacie Vu Rosner had hidden in bushes located at the front of the school. The children then received DAR.E. pens to remind them to stay Drug- Free. Q: Do I need an ad agency to get the best rates? A: Of course not. You’ll get the best rates by dealing directly with us! And you’ll save time too! We offer substantial discounts to frequent advertisers, and we can place your advertising in newspa pers in surrounding counties at really great prices. Call 987-1823 and see! tmstm Turn-Jam! Si. 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