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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Commissioners deny Centerville annexation request
By Heather Fasciocco
HHJ Staff Writer
PERRY - Houston County
commissioners denied a
request from the City of
Centerville to annex a lot in
Sentry Oaks subdivision
during their regular meet
ing Tuesday.
The property is not con
tiguous to the city limits,
according to a letter from
the city, which went on to
say that a regulation “pro
vides for the annexation of
the subject property ‘with
the agreement of the
landowner, the city, and the
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Stacey Lancour and Anna Newman, both of Bonaire, join Donna Sims, assistant pro
fessor of child development, during the Saddle Up for St. Jude event held at Fort Valley
State University on Thursday, April 1. Sponsored by the FVSU Equestrian Club, partic
ipants raised $275 for St. Jude.
Mary Newman of
Bonaire takes a ride on
Sammy during the
Saddle Up for St. Jude
event held at Fort
Valley State University
on Thursday, April 1.
Sponsored by the FVSU
Equestrian Club, partic
ipants raised $275 for
St. Jude.
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ALEXANDER FRANK ESTES
TAMPA Fla. - Alexander Frank Estes, 86,
passed away April 1, 2004, in Tampa. He is sur
vived by his loving wife of 54 years Betty
Gooden Estes, who is originally from Perry, and
by many beloved family and friends. Born in
Gay, where he was laid to rest April 4, Frank was a gradu
ate of Emory University and World War II veteran. A
respected member of the Chicago Board of Trade, he moved
his commodities business to Tampa after 17 years in
Chicago. Memorial gifts may be directed to Cemetery Trust
Fund do Jane Estes, Box 247, Gay, GA. 30218.
THEODORE F. FORTIER
YUKON, Okla. - Theodore F. Fortier, 87.
passed away Saturday, April 3, 2004, in
Oklahoma. Services were at 11 a.m. Wednesday
in the chapel of Heritage Memorial Funeral
Home, with burial in Parkway Memorial
Gardens.
Fortier was born in Cambridge, Mass., to the late Wilfred
J. and Mary Kildea Fortier. He was preceded in death by his
wife, Mary Carney Fortier. Fortier was a member of the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church and was retired from the
hotel-restaurant management business. He served in the
U.S. Coast Guard during War World II in the South Pacific.
Survivors include one daughter, Geraldine M. Barnes of
Silver Springs, Ohio; three sons, Lawrence W. Fortier and
Frederick M. Fortier both of Yukon, Okla!, and Gerry J.
Fortier of Warner Robins; two grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
Heritage Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrange
ments.
NICHOLAS T. PRICE
WARNER ROBINS - Nicholas T. Price, 47, “
passed away Monday, April 6, 2004, at his resi
dence. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 10, 2004, in the chapel of
McCullough Funeral Home.
Price was born Nov. 25, 1956, in Hopkinsville, Ky. He
served during the Gulf War in the U.S. Air Force and retired
with the rank of technical sergeant. His brother, Nathan
Price, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Helen Price of Warner
Robins; his daughter, Angela Price of Warner Robins; his
parents, Paula Graves Middlemas and James Middlcmas of
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; his brothers, Thomas Price of
Warner Robins and Henry Price of Florida; his sister, Jennie
Middlemas of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; and his grand
daughter, Rylee Price of Warner Robins.
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county regardless of
whether the property meets
the contiguity require
ments, the minimum size
requirements, or the
requirement that the entire
parcel be annexed.’”
The property is currently
zoned R-l in Houston
County.
Also, Houston .County
commissioners took under
consideration the prospect
of udding a six-month proba
tionary period in the process
of approving special excep
tion applications after a citi
zen complained about neigh
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bors who did not adhere to
the general rules of the
license.
Retired Senior Master
Sgt. Maurice Braswell
approached the commission
ers after describing accounts
of neighbors who had been
approved for special excep
tion applications to start u
home-operated business and
later became a disturbance
to the community.
While taking Braswell’s
claim into consideration and
while looking through the
process, Commissioner Jay
Walker made a motion to
for the family.
McCullough Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
MARY ROBA JACKSON WYNN
LAKELAND, Fla. - Mary Roba Jackson Wynn, a wife,
mother, and dedicated educator died April 2. 2004, in
Lakeland, Fla. She was 94.
Born in Arlington on Jan. 4, 1910, she moved to Macon as
a young girl and attended Lanier High School for Girls. She
was a graduate of the Georgia State College for Women in
Milledgeville with a Collegiate Normal English degree in
1929, and then from Wesleyan
College, Macon in 1931 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Following her graduation, she married Joseph Alford
Wynn of Macon and settled into raising a family and teach
ing school, which she continued to do after the family
moved to Texas.
Around 1943 she and her husband moved their family
back to Georgia to Warner Robins. They were among the
early families of the town and were active in its develop
ment. They were members of the First Methodist church
here; Mr. Wynn opened a restaurant; and Mrs Wynn start
ed the first Girl Scout Troop, Troop 25, which she led for
many years. Their three children all grew up in Warner
Robins.
Once again Mrs. Wynn returned to the classroom where
she taught school at C. B. Watson Elementary, Warner
Robins Junior High. Tabor Junior High School and on the
base. She also served as the school librarian. Her love of
young people and her ability to communicate with them
made her a natural success in teaching students who had
fallen behind in their studies while she instilled in them a
pride of their work and a love of reading.
She had definite ideas about how and what should be
taught, and she was never shy about making her feelings
known. She would not tolerate bad language, gambling nor
alcohol. Over the years many of her former students have
gotten in touch with her to tell her what a difference she
made in their lives.
Around 1970, Mr. and Mrs. Wynn retired from active life
and moved to Winter Haven, Fla., to spend their retirement.
They enjoyed their times on their lake fishing with the
grandchildren and taking trips to the beach.
After her husband died in 1975, Mrs. Wynn directed her
life around her family, poetry and art. She lived alone until
June 2003 when she fell and required constant nursing
assistance. She never lost her interest in politics, and until
the end of her life had strong ideas about what was hap
pening and what should be done about it, including the war
in Iraq.
She loved beauty, and used her creative talents toward the
arts. Several of her poems were published, and a number of
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add a six-month probation
ary period for the two spe
cial exception licenses that
were approved during
Tuesday’s session.
“We need to umend zoning
ordinances," he said.
Walker suid the reasoning
hehind the probationary
period would give officials
ample amount of time to
visit the person(s) approved
for the license and decide if
the operations are consis
tent to regulations.
“By the end of a 6-month
probationary period and see
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Students selected as 2004 Governor's Honors finalists
Special to the HHJ
HOUSTON COUNTY -
Ten Houston County high
school students have been
selected for the 2004
Governor's IToho’h<
Program. The students were
nominated by their teachers
based on academic achieve
ment and the students' pas
sion for a certain urea such
as mathematics, theatre, sci
ence or dance.
The candidates were
interviewed during the end
of January and early
February bv a state commit
tee which selected the final
OBITUARIES
ing there are no problems
arising, then a permanent
license would be granted,"
he said.
In other business, com
missioners approved:
• Four-year term appoint
ments for Marsha Buzzell,
Elizabeth Flowers and Jane
Barfield to serve on the
Houston County Library
Board.
• Hogan Construction
Group as the company who
will oversee the construction
portion of the Old County
Courthouse building. This
Governor proclaims ‘Greatest
Generation Week’ in Georgia
ists. The students will
attend a six-week summer
program at Valdosta State
University. The program is
designed to help them
Jc'qiute skills, * Knowledge
and attitudes that encour
age independent, life-long
learning.
The following students
are the Houston County
Governor’s Honors finalists:
Houston County High
Area
Becky Bickel, Strings
(Violin)
Lauren Byrd, Biology
her chalk drawings won blue ribbons at art shows in both
Winter Haven and Lakeland. Her artistic flair spilled over
into her sense of fashion, and she always
made certain that her “ear bobs” were coordinated with
her other jewelry, clothing and shoes.
Mrs. Wynn is preceded in death by her husband; her
daughter Mary Jo Wynn Brown; her son Gordon Floyd
Wvnn Sr.; two sisters, and one brother.
She is survived by her son, William Boynton Wynn Sr. of
Lakeland, Fla.; a 96-year-old brother, Clarence Guyton
Jackson of W’inona, Texas, a brother, William Lawrence
Jackson of Savannah, a brother John Guy Jackson, Jr. of
Vicksburg, Miss.; and nine grandchildren; Dr. James
Wendell Brown Jr., Jody Lynn Brown Camp, Meredith
Wynn Brown Ferguson, Gordon Floyd Wynn Jr., Erie
Andrew Wvnn, Anna Laura Wvnn Turner, Julia Anne Wynn
Ouellette, William Boynton Wynn Jr., and Rachel Katherine
Mann Wynn. Thirteen great-grandchildren also survive her.
Visitation is at noon followed by the service at 2 p.m.
Friday, April 9. at McCullough Funeral Home in Warner
Robins.
Memorials may be made to Wesleyan College or the
Florida Methodist Children’s Home.
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During a special program paying trib
ute to Georgia's World War II genera
tion held recently in front of the
state’s World War II Memorial located
near the State Capitol Building, Gov.
Sonny Perdue issued a proclamation
designating May 24-30 as “Greatest
Generation Week" in Georgia. This
ceremony was held and proclamation
issued to encourage local govern
ment agencies, civic groups, and vet
eran organizations to work together
in planning and hosting events to
honor Georgia’s World War II veter
ans in conjunction with the dedica
tion of America’s National World War
II Memorial on Saturday, May 29, in
Washington, D.C. Pictured with
Perdue are (from left) Tommy Clack,
president of the Georgia Veteran
Leadership Program; state Rep. Ken
Birdsong, chairman of the House
Defense and Veterans Affairs
Committee; and Georgia
Commissioner of Veterans Affairs
Pete Wheeler, chairman of the
National World War II Memorial
Advisory Board.
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will be the company’s first
Middle Georgia Project, said
Paul Hogan, president of the
group.
Commission Chairman
Ned Sanders also pro
claimed April 3-10 as White
Cane Days in support of
Houston County Lions
clubs. The service clubs pro
vide eyeglasses and hearing
aids to needy recipients.
“They are dedicated to
preserving sight and have
over 1 million members
around the world,” Sanders
said.
Cory England,
Agriscience/Biotechnology
Nishi Patel, Mathematics
Kevin Soderman, Social
Studies
Andrew Stanley,
Chemistry
Northside High School
Donald Hatten Jr., Social
Studies
Ryan Whitehead, Jazz
(Saxophone)
Warner Robins High
School
Renita James, Theatre
Samantha Knoll,
Communicative Arts.
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