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Don Norman
A memorial service celebrating the life of Mr. Don Allen NormanJr., of 6608-A Central Ave., Waycross was held in the the Chapel of Rainge Memorial Funeral Home, in Blackshear, on Sunday, July12, 2009, at 1 p.m. Elder Marie Rainge gave words of comfort fromthe book of Ecclesiastes. Memorialization is through cremation.Almighty God in His way removed from this life the soul of DonNorman Jr., on July 9, 2009, in the comfort of his home. Don wasborn February 29, 1960, in Lee County toMr. Don Allen H. Norman Sr., and the lateMarian Willis Bryant. While growing up inFlorida he attended First Baptist Church of Pine Island and North High of Fort Myers,Fl. Don loved fishing and was a CommercialFisherman in Pine Island. He acquired hisCDL license and became a truck driver. Hemarried Connie Rayborn on January 17,1997. They moved to Georgia in 2006. Heleaves a loving family to continue on in love, wife Connie; twochildren: Daniel and Dana Norman, Indianapolis, Ind.; father, DonAllen Norman Sr., and step mother, Mary Norman, Pine Island, sis-ters: Teresa (Charles) Daniels, Waycross, Donna (Richard) Hill, Ft.Meyers, Myrna Fransiscoe of S.C. and Phyllis (Paul) DesJerdiansof Waycross. Brother: Marvin Norman of Ft. Myers, sisters-in-law:Barbara (Ryan) Konrad, and Virginia (Bryan) Rang all of India-napolis, Ind.; loving aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, friendsand associates. Final arrangements entrusted to Rainge MemorialChapel Funeral Home 505 Ware St., Blackshear.
Christopher Johns
Christopher Ira Johns, 23, of Nahunta died suddenly Saturday (July4, 2009). Chris was born in Wayne Co., and he worked in Construc-tion. He is preceded in death by his Maternal Grandfather, IraCrews and his Paternal Grandfather, Ruail Johns and also severalAunts and Uncles. He is survived by his Mother, Cheryl Lee CrewsKent of Nahunta and his Father, Clifford Johns of Nahunta, a sister,Jessica Wynette Johns of Nahunta; 3 brothers, Rodney Lee Harrisof Nahunta, Brett and Eddie Hicks of Marietta, maternal grand-mother, Pauline Crews of Nahunta; paternal grandmother, LucilleJohns aunt and uncle, Tammy and Michael Johns and uncle, JimmyCrews; and other relatives. Visitation was held Thursday evening atFrye Funeral Home, Nahunta. Memorialization was by cremation.Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.fryefh.com.
Sallie Gill
Mrs. Sallie Grace Thomas Gill, 74 of Offerman, passed away lateSaturday evening (July 11, 2009) at her residence following anextended illness. Born and raised in Brantley County, Mrs. Gillhad lived in Offerman most of her adult life. Her favorite hobbiesincluded fishing, cooking, flowers & gardening, but most of allshe enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. Mrs. Gill wasa member of Offerman Baptist Church where she taught SundaySchool for many years. She was a daughter of the late WilliamLonnie & Annie Lizzie Smith Thomas. In addition to her parents,she was also preceded in death by her husband Everett Lee "Buddy"Gill, Sr., and a son John Lenord Gill. She is survived by threesons, Everett Gill, Jr. (wife Donna) of Patterson, Lonnie E. Gill of Offerman, Randy Gill (wife Huiyon) of Offerman; a sister, Nola MaeMoody of Hortense; nine grandchildren, Keshia Hodgkin (husbandJon), Heather Luke (husband David), Kimberly Gill, Danielle Gill,Tasha Gill, Amber Gill, Joseph Boyette (wife April), Larry Boyette,Vivian Boyette; seven great grandchildren; several nieces, nephews,and numerous other relatives. Funeral services for Mrs. Gill wereheld at 11 a.m. Tuesday morning (July 14, 2009) at the OffermanChurch of God. Interment was held in the Offerman Cemetery.Sympathy may be expressed by signing our online register at www.pearsondial.com.
Hilda Musgrove
Hilda Grace Mizell Musgrove, of Folkston, passed away at herresidence July 8, 2009. She was a native and life-long resident of Charlton County. She was a member of Philadelphia Free Will Bap-tist Church. She loved her Lord and her Family. She was precededin death by her Son: Douglas Anthony Musgrove; father: HaroldMizell and a sister: Carolyn Mizell. She is survived by her son: JoeMusgrove; Daughter: Shea (Jason) Talley; mother: Marie Mizell;grandchildren: Kevin Blake Warren, Cody Jake Warren, LJ Talley,Brooke Musgrove, Anthony Bernon Musgrove, Aaron Harold Mus-grove, Douglas Ryan Musgrove, and Ashley Nicole (TJ) Murphy;5-great grandchildren; 2-sisters: Betty M. Woolard and Joyce ConnieMizell; 2-brothers: Layton “Buddy” Mizell and Donald H. Mizell;and many nieces and nephews and other relatives. Funeral serviceswere held Monday July 13 at 11 a.m. at Philadelphia Free WillBaptist Church with Rev. Parnell Aldridge and Rev. Jimmy Davisofficiating. Burial was in Sardis Cemetery. Pallbearers were hergrandsons. Condolences may be expressed by signing the guest bookat www.shepardfh.com. Arrangements were under the direction of Shepard Funeral Home in Folkston, GA.
Gerald Krautheim
Gerald “Jerry” Scott Krautheim, 37, of Nahunta, died suddenly Sun-day morning (July 12,2009) at his parents residence. Born in Tampa,FL, he worked as a painter in construction. He enjoyed cookingand gardening. He was of the Baptist faith. Jerry is preceded indeath by his brother, Anthony Krautheim and Paternal Grandpar-ents, Rita and Scott Mahlum. Jerry is survived by his wife, LisaJohnson Krautheim; 2 step-children, Derek and Logan Johnson allof Nahunta; his parents, Robert Herbert and Patricia Ann TolbertKrautheim of Nahunta; 2 brothers, Jason Eugene Krautheim andJustin Lewis Krautheim both of Tampa, FL; maternal grandparents,Virdie and Jack Berry of Tampa, FL; also, several nieces, nephewsand other relatives. Memorialization will be by cremation. A memo-rial service will be held Saturday (July 18, 2009) at 11: 00 am at theChapel of Frye Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Wainright and Rev.Carolyn Harris officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to theservice on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel. Sympathy may beexpressed by signing the online registry at www.fryefh.com.
USG chancellor visits Waycross College
Erroll B. Davis Jr., left, chancellor of the University System of Georgia (USG), is greetedby Sara Selby, right, associate professor of English, and Roberta Lacefield, associateprofessor of mathematics, during the Chancellor's re4cent visit to Waycross College.While at WC, Davis heard from various campus audiences, administration,faculty, staff, and students. He also attended a luncheon in the James M. Dye StudentServices Building where he met with various community leaders within the College's tencounty service area. The visit to WC was part of the Chancellor's annual goal of visitingall thirty-five institutions within the USG to gain insight about life on campus and feed-back concerning new and existing USG policies.
Engagements
King to wed Badyna
Lea Elizabeth King and Timothy Mi-chael "Bud" Badyna of St. Simons Island arepleased to announce their engagement.The bride-to-be is the daughter of Nancyand the late Lamar King of Nahunta, Geor-gia. She is the granddaughter of Ruth andthe late Cecil Moody and Elma and the lateC.L. King, all of Nahunta.Miss King is an honor graduate of Brantley County High School in Nahuntaand attended Mercer University in Macon.Georgia. She graduated cum laude from Val-dosta State College in Valdosta, Georgia witha Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in SpeechCommunications with a Public Relationsconcentration.She serves as Marketing Officer forSoutheastern Bank in Darien, Georgia.The groom-to-be is the son of Davidaand Joseph Badyna of Toledo, Ohio. Heis the grandson of the late Rose and MaxMoldawsky and the late Clementine andJoseph Sr., Badyna, all of Toledo.Mr. Badyna is a graduate of RogersHigh School in Toledo. He graduated fromthe University of Toledo with an Associateof Applied Science in Emergency Medicineand is an honor graduate of Coastal Geor-gia Community College with an AssociateDegree in Nursing.He currently serves as a TraumaCenter Emergency Room Registered Nursewith Memorial Hospital in Savannah.An early evening ceremony is plannedfor Saturday, August 15 on the lawn of Nep-tune Park on St. Simons Island. A receptionwill immediately follow in the St. SimonsIsland Casino Atrium. Invitations will besent.Many families are pinching pennies thissummer while still wanting to have familyfun close to home. With that in mind, theSummer Waves water park on Jekyll Islandis offering fun for the whole family this sum-mer.The action packed summer is filled withseveral fantastic events. The main event isthe Wii Family Rock Band competition whichis held every Saturday from 4-6 p.m. duringthe summer. Cost to enter the competition isincluded in the water park’s general admis-sion ticket.The contest is held at the pavilionnear the wave pool, and everything neededto compete is provided. The contest willculminate with a big Battle of the Rock Bandcompetition for a grand prize awarded at theend of the summer season. The grand prizeincludes a family pack of season tickets andthe opportunity to have the winner’s familyperformance featured on Summer Waves’YouTube.Before the contest, families can take
Summer Waves
advantage of all the park has to offer. Thewater park takes great pride in creating anenvironment that is clean, safe and wavesof fun for everyone. With several rides andattractions, there is something at SummerWaves for the whole family.The park’s attractions include takingrelaxing laps around Turtle Creek, or highspeed thrills down Pirate’s Passage. And,Summer Wave’s Frantic Atlantic Wave Poolis known for its unbeatable wave action.The 500,000 gallons of water and wavesreaching 2-4 feet high ensure that visitorswill surf through endless fun!Summer Waves is also offering aquaticexercise programs on Monday, Wednesdayand Friday from 8-9 a.m. until the end of July. Anyone can take part in the exerciseprogram with a month long pass for $50, ora single day pass for $5. Guests can partici-pate in class activities such as swimminglaps in the wave pool and walking in thelazy river against the current for a cardioworkout with a certified instructor fromthe Aquatic Exercise Association.With great attractions and fun-filledplanned events, Summer Waves is sure tobe a splash this summer. Tickets and sea-son passes for 2009 are available online atJekyllIsland.com or by calling 912/635-2074.
Affordable vacation without thelong drive, overnight expense
OTC
Commencementset for Friday
Ron Jackson,Commissioner for theTechnical College Systemof Georgia (TCSG), willdeliver keynote remarks atthe Okefenokee TechnicalCollege commencementFriday at 7 p.m. at theWaycross Middle SchoolAuditorium.Jackson, appointedcommissioner to the TCSGon February 6, 2008, had beenthe interim commissionersince December 2006, priorto his appointment. Hefirst came to the system inDecember 2004 as deputycommissioner.Jackson was the deputydirector of the Governor
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sOffice of Planning andBudget (OPB) from 2002 to2004. Prior to that, he wasOPB
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s director of strategicplanning, research andevaluation. While at OPB heserved three governors andworked on many projectsacross state government,including strategic planningfor the state and itsgovernment agencies. Hewas also closely involved withmanagement of Georgia
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sprogram and results-basedbudgeting, the developmentof the state
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s new web-basedfinancial managementsystem and the Governor
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sLegislative Tracking System,and he advised the EducationReform Study Commission.His management talentswere put on loan to the 1996Summer Olympic Games asthe executive assistant tothe commander of the StateOlympic Law EnforcementCommand. Earlier, Ron wasthe director of parole withthe Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles from1991 until 1994, and was thatagency
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s director of fieldoperations from 1990 to 1991.Jackson began hisprofessional career withthe Texas Department of Corrections after graduatingfrom Sam Houston StateUniversity in 1971 witha bachelor of science incriminal justice. From1982 to 1990, he served asa commissioner on theTexas Parole Board. He alsosupervised the editing andpublishing of the TexasJournal of Corrections andpublished several articlesin professional journalsand newsletters. In 1991,he co-authored the bookCurrent Parole Practices:United States and Canada,which was published bythe American CorrectionalAssociation.From 1984 to 1990, heserved in several offices of the Association of ParolingAuthorities International(APAI) and was the APAIpresident from1986 to 1988.He has served on the Board of Governors of the AmericanCorrectional Associationas well as on many of thatorganization
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s committees.From 1992 to 1996, Jacksonwas a Commissioneron the Commission onAccreditation for Corrections,the accrediting body for stateand federal correctionalfacilities, agencies andprograms. He also served onthe National Committee onCommunity Corrections, acoalition of public officials,researchers and correctionalprofessionals representinglocal, state and federalinterests.The ceremony willhonor the winter andspring graduating classes.Everyone is invited to joinCommissioner Jacksonand OTC board members,trustees, faculty, and staff inrecognizing the graduates fortheir achievement. Familyand friends of the graduatesare encouraged to arriveearly. Okefenokee TechnicalCollege is a unit of theTechnical College System of Georgia.
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