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Obituaries
Myrtle Roberson Buckner
Myrtle Roberson Buckner, 89, of
1026 Keith Drive, died July 29, 1999
at the Perry Hospital.
Services were held at Perry United
Methodist Church on July 31, with
burial in the Magnolia Park Cemetery
in Warner Robins. The Rev. Bill
Strickland and the Rev. Sheila Feight
ner officiated.
Mrs. Buckner was a former co
owner of the Vanity Shop in Perry.
She was a member of Perry United
Methodist Church, the Susanna Wes
ley Sunday School Class, the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary and the Perry
Garden Club. She was the widow of
the late F.E. Buckner and is survived
by several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the
Perry United Methodist Church, 1001
Carroll Street, Perry, Ga., 31069.
Watson-Hunt Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
John A. Ellen Jr.
John A. “Jack" Ellen Jr., 82, died
July 29, 1999 at his home at 1425
Baker St.
Memorial services were held at
Perry Presbyterian Church on Aug. 1,
with the Rev. Jim Shipley officiating.
Mr. Ellen was a native of Pennsyl
vania. A retired architect, he had
Educators share updates with Chamber members
By Torey Jolley
Home Journal Staff
Education was the topic
for the Perry Chamber of
Commerce Good Morning
Perry Breakfast July 28.
Addressing the various
business and industry
leaders were Charles Hol
loway, Houston County
School Superintendent;
Billy Edenfield, President of
Middle Georgia Technical
Institute; and Michael
Drake, Headmaster of
Westfield Schools.
“Next to religion, educa
tion is the most important
thing for our children,"
said Holloway.
Holloway said more than
21,000 Houston county
students will begin school
Aug. 12. They will be in 33
different schools five
new schools included.
Holloway said after
Robins Air Force Base, the
Houston County Board of
Education is the second
largest employer in the
county.
“Of our $l2O million
budget, S7O million is used
to support employees," said
Holloway.
Holloway invited the
Chamber members to visit
the Perry Primary School.
Stating the school is an
educator’s wish.
“Having all the Pre-K,
Kindergarten, and First
grades in one facility is a
plus," said Holloway.
He told Chamber mem
bers "without education, it
is a dead-end trail. 1
encourage you to get
involved with education."
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attended Carnegie Tech School of
Architecture, where he was a member
of the Sigma Phi Epsilon national fra
ternity.
He was a member of Perry Presby
terian Church and served as a dea
con. He was a member of the Perry
Country Club, and volunteered as a
driver for Meals on Wheels for 10
years.He is survived by his wife, Ruth
B. Wetherbee Ellen of Perry; a son,
John A. Ellen 111, of North Quincy,
Mass.; two daughters, Lynn Barrett of
Kennesaw and Christine Smith of
Bluffton; a stepson, C. Robert Con
nors of Golden Dale, Wash.; and three
grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be made to
Perry Presbyterian Church Building
Fund, P.O. Box 574, Perry, Ga.,
31069.
Watson-Hunt Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Abbott Vanburen Jones
Abbott Vanburen Jones, 62. of 146
Misty Lane NE, Eatonton, Ga,, died
Aug. 2, 1999 at his home.
Funeral services will be held at
Lakeside Baptist Church in Eatonton
at 11 a.m., Aug. 4. Burial will be in
the Perry Memorial Gardens.
A native and former resident of
Perry, Mr. Jones had lived in Eaton
ton for eight years. He was a retired
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BILLY EDENFIELD
Middle Ga. Tech
MGTI head Edenfield
told the Chamber members
MGTI is now offering more
classes, including a truck
driving program and a soon
to start program of Dental
Hygiene.
Edenfield said one of the
greatest things to happen
for education was the Hope
Grant.
"It is the best kept secret
in Georgia." said Edenfield.
Students are able to
attend MGTI with the help
of the HOPE Grant. Stu
dents do not need a B aver
age to attend MGTI, but
must pass an entrance
exam.
‘The average age of our
students is 28 years old.
However, we are getting
more and more students
straight out of high school
now. We are not a trade
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MICHAEL DRAKE
The Westfield Schools
school any longer." said
Edenfield. MGTI offers
Associate degrees in sever
al programs.
“Many people work in
Macon or Bibb county, but
they physically live here in
Houston County because
of the school system," said
Westfield Schools Head
master Drake.
Drake said Westfield
Schools will be filled with
600 students in grades K
through 12.
“We’ve had a big growth
in our 4-5 year olds,” said
Drake. He attributed that
to the opening of an after
school program.
The program is state
licensed and is open year
round.
Drake said Westfield
Schools have students
from eight counties and
many new students from
Taylor County this year.
Drake said the improve
ments Westfield has made
include a new administra
tion building, the new Pre
K and K building, and ren
ovations of the three com
puter labs.
The improvements will
also include a new' field
house for the sports
department.
Drake said the changes
electronics supervisor from Robins
Air Force Base.
He was a member of Lakeside Bap
tist Church and was a Mason.
He is survived by his wife. Zelia Van
Duker Jones of Eatonton; his sons,
Calvin Jones of Suwanee, Ernie Jones
of Fort Valley, Jeff Taylor of Midwest
City, Okla., Mark Taylor of Lake But
ler, Fla., and Scott Taylor of Perry; his
mother. Clara Abbott Morgan of
Eatonton, and 12 grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be made to
Hospice of Oconee, Cobb St.,
Milledgeville. Ga., 31061.
Watson-Hunt Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
Lavon Rambo Wall
Lavon Rambo Wall, 75, of Perry,
formerly of Wilmington, Dela., died
July 31, 1999 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at
Fisher-Edgington Funeral Home in
Wilmington on Aug. 4, with burial in
the Maple Grove Cemetry, Port
William.
Mrs. Wall was a native of Ohio.
She is survived by her husband,
William Wall of Perry; a son, Franklin
Wall of Tampa, Fla,; a sister, Marcella
Kerns of Wilmington; and five nieces.
Heritage Memorial Funeral Home,
Warner Robins, had charge of local
arrangements.
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CHARLES HOLLOWAY
Houston Co. Schools
at Westfield Schools are
not just to structures.
The school will now offer
fine arts classes.
“Colleges are becoming
job specific. While that is
great, the first thing to go
is fine arts. We encourage
fine arts because we may
be the last time students
are exposed to fine arts,”
said Drake.
In other Perry Chamber
of Commerce business,
Chris Kinnas noted the
Chamber’s golf tourna
ment is scheduled for Sept.
9 and there are five ribbon
cuttings scheduled for the
month of August.
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