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Obituaries Richard P. Mahoney, Sr. Richard “Dick" P. Mahoney Sr., 83, of Perry, died Feb. 6 at his res idence. Private services have been held. Mr. Mahoney was a retired business owner and a Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Matilda Mahoney; sons, Richard Mahoney Jr. of Bonaire; John Mahoney and Dan Mahoney, both of Orlando, Fla.; Tom Mahoney of Boyton Beach, Fla., daughters, Kathy Svoboda of Perry and Mary Ann Paschall of Dallas, Texas; a brother, John Mahoney of Fort Myers, Fla., and a sister, Jean Morgan of Port Richey, Fla.; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Hospice of Houston Cou' *y or the American Cancer Society Christopher Smith Funeral Home in Warner Robins had charge of arrangements. Teresa R. Nast Teresa Nast, fci, of 1736 Houston Lake Road, Perry, died Feb. 15 at her home. A funeral mass was held at the Church of the Annunciation on Feb. 16. Burial will take place Feb. 19 in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Rochester, N!Y. Born in Rochester, Mrs. Nast had lived in Perry for two years She was a homemaker and the widow of James Nast. She is survived by her daughter Churches plan special events Faith Bible Church plans special event A special Sunday afternoon program on “Being Radical for Christ” will be held Feb. 21 at Faith Bible Fellowship Church, 517 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, Perry. The program begins at 3:30 p.m. Guest speakers will be Larry Holmes of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the Rev. John Simpson. -Gospel singing will be offered by the Frambro Chapel Male Choir. Dinner will be served. Crossroads UMC to raise funds by selling barbecue A sale of barbecue plates will take place March 13, from 11 Pierce sentenced to six years D.A. Burke offers warning to parents Special to the Times-lournal Gary Wayne Pierce was sen tenced to 6 years in prison and 14 years probation, sex offender pro bation, psychiatric counseling, no Internet access at his home, and 11,000 fine and fees. District Attorney Kelly Burke commented that “This case is a first for Houston County. While the Internet can bring a world of information into our homes, not all of it is welcome. Predators like Gary Pierce must be contained, and Judge Nunn’s sentence cer tainly filled the bill. I hope that all parents will take this case as a Sandifer sentenced on assault charges Special to the Times-lournal Bennie Lee Sandifer Jr., a 27 year old Warner Robins man, was sentenced to 8 years in prison and IS years probation Feb. 12 at the Houston County Courthouse in Perry. Sandifer was charged with three counts of aggravated assault, one count of simple bat tery, and three counts of posses sion of a firearm during the com mission of a crime from an inci dent stemming from an incident at a Houston County apartment on Sept. 22,1998. At the sentencing Sandifer apologized to Judge George F. Nunn Jr. and said that he would not do this again. Nunn labeled Sandifer as “a bully with a gun,” in his interpre tation of the pattern of Sandifer’s lengthy history of violent and unnecessary criminal activities, including: a shooting from 1990 with no injuries, tossing over two pay phones in 1990, a pistol pointing incident in Marshallville in 1991, and several other offens es. and sons, Marion Stimus of Perry; Peter James and Tommy Nast of Los Angeles; a brother, Angelo Schringlone of Rochester; sisters, Ann Romano, Frances Villard, Joanne Vella, Johanna Amone, Marion Irene and Rosalie Puliara, all of Rochester, eight grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and sev eral nieces and nephews. Watson-Hunt Funeral Home is in charge of local arrange ments. Falvo Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements in Rochester, N.Y. Thelma Elkins Roberts Thelma Elkins Roberts of 3631 Hillcrest Ave., Macon, died Feb. 15, 1999 in a local nursing home. Graveside services were held at 2:30 p.m., Feb. 16 at Macon Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Joe McDaniel offi ciating. Mrs. Roberts, a Macon native, was a member of Mabel White Baptist Church, a beautician and a homemaker. She was the widow of Luther L. Roberts. She is survived by her daugh ters, Gloria Ragland of Perry, and Sue Walker of Macon, her sisters, Arlene Bush and Mary Christian, both of Macon, and her brother, Marvin Elkins of Conyers; six grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Macon Memorial Park Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Crossroads United Methodist Church, 1600 Main St., Perry. Proceeds will go toward renovation of the church’s nursery rooms. Tickets are $5 for barbecue, slaw, bread, chips, pickles and dessert. “Jeremiah People ” to perform at First Baptist “Jeremiah People”, a drama and music group, will perform live at the First Baptist Church of Perry at 7 p.m. , Feb. 20. According to First Baptist Minister of Music, Ron Moore, “Jeremiah People has a desire to provide Biblical solutions to con temporary problems facing the Christian, the family and the church.” lesson that allowing children unfettered access to the Internet is only asking for trouble. Please take the computer out of your child’s room and put it in a com mon area in your home. It’s sim ply too dangerous to do other wise.” At the sentencing heating, the Court stressed the volatility of the situation and that on many occasions like this the young girl ends up dead. The Court further stressed that Pierce must be sub ject to monitoring to keep him away from children, when he gets out of prison. ( lassilied Ads arc a threat buy at $6! C all <JB7 IS2A GREATEST DEAL IN THE HISTORY OF HOME ELECTRONICS ijjjt J „ \ ; I \ -mm. 988-3168 M “I in Digital Satellite TV JL& Home Security {£•* Page 2A • .• - This wooden stove fireplace caught fire early Toes, morning. The homeowners were home at the time of the fire and were able to extinguish the fire before much damage could bd done. According to Perry City Fire Chief Gary Hamlin damage was done to the ceiling and the roof of tne home located at 406 Riley St in Perry. The fire started from an improperly installed vent on the stove fireplace. AARP offers safe driving course Special to the Times-Iqurnal AARP is presenting a 55 alive mature driving class for those 50 and older. Sponsored by the Perry Hospital, it is to be held at the hospital dining room Feb. 25 and 26 from 1 to 5 pm each day. The second class will be from 6 to 10 pm each day. Those completing PERRY SELF STORAGE SALE TO SATISFY STATUATORY LIENS SAT.,FEB. 20, 1999 -8:30 A.M. AT THE FACILITY *, , Located at the corner of Jeanne St. and Gen. C. Hodges #62 - Carla Thomas #33 - Janelle Land #35 - David Ooloy #212 - Carol Wooley #lßl - Demita Payne #4 - Felton King #B7 - Gail Adams /l . ft swL. THE CIRCLE.. // Make it easier for those you love by pre-planning and pre-funding funerals with the Legacy 200 Plan. Call Gene Dukes at Watson-Hunt Funeral Home a 987-2423 Touch cMI Breed (Jrrmittinq Jtlarty Kheds, <J)et @are fJeeJeAunnal Located in: to Animal Hospital Magnolia Animal Hospital 633 Gen. Courtney Hodges Blvd. 1244 Peach Parkway Perry, GA 31069 Fort Valley, Ga 31030 (912) 987-2415 (912) 825-3929 Wed., Feb. 17, 1999 the course are eligible for a dis count on their auto insurance. Cost of the course will be $8 per person. Checks should be made payable to AARP. Pre-registra tion is required. To register call 923-9771, Willie Kendrick at 825-1556 or Walt Rembisz at 987-1908. 17 years of combined experience to serve you better H ;:J| i&k-wsm Ty Dr. Craig Patterson FIND OUT WHETHER CAREFUL PROFESSIONAL CHIROPRACTIC CARE RELIEVES YOUR ACHES AND PAINS. •This examination normally costs SSO or more. 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