TUESDAY DECEMBER 13 2016 Columbus, GA- Anthony Pinkston (Tony) was born to Specialist Clancy Pinkston and Laura Roper Pinkston in the military hospital in Chinon, France on September 6, 1965. His spirit returned to his spirit home on December 6, 2016. Tony attended school in the Fort Benning and Muscogee county School Systems (Columbus, GA). Born with Downs Syndrome, he achieved much of his potential in school and beyond. In recent years he was enrolled with Easter Seals of West Georgia.
Almost 18 years ago, Tony went to live in a group home in Columbus, GA with two other young men. Tony was very content and happy in the residence. Tony is predeceased by his father Clancy Pinkston. He leaves many who will cherish his sweet spirit and memory. He is survived by his mother Laura Pinkston Lowe of Columbus, GA; his step mothers Rhelda Pinkston and Lila Berry of Montgomery, AL; his sisters Pamela K.
Hoskins, Ophelia Lowe of Columbus, GA, Patricia Capleton- Adams (Dan), Crystal Pinkston, Montgomery, AL; Linda T. Harris (Roderick), Birmingham, AL; Yolanda E. Sease (Ralph), Atlanta, GA; brothers T. M. Lowe, Jr.
Atlanta, GA, Kevin Thomas, Montgomery, AL; Charles Pinkston, East Point, GA; Kenneth L. Thomas, Moreno Valley, CA, Nephews Marquis L. Hoskins, Alpharetta, GA, and Robert H. Lowe, Columbus, GA. He also leaves a grand-niece Aubrey D.
Hoskins, McDonough, GA, and a grand-nephew Marquis L. Hoskins, Alpharetta, GA. No blood relative could have loved Tony more than his long time care givers James Jones and Dexter Trammell. We are forever in their debt. Tony will forever live on in our hearts and minds.
Those desiring may make donations in memory to Easter Seals of West Georgia located at 2515 Double Churches Rd. Columbus, GA 31909. Special thanks to Rescare agency for years of faithful service, St. Francis hospital, Midtown Medical Center and Rivertown Center. The Homegoing Celebration for Tony will be held Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.
at Spirit Filled Ministries with interment in Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery. Pastor Wayne Baker will Visitation is Wednesday, 2 til 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed at progressivefuneralhome.
com. Progressive Funeral Home, Inc. Tony Pinkston September 6, 1964- December 6, 2016 Columbus, GA- Well known Columbus resident, Mary Nell (Royal) Ramsay, 93, died Saturday, December 10, 2016, in her home surrounded by her loving family. Mary Nell was born in Opelika, Alabama on November 2, 1923, to the late Alice Greer Royal and William Edgar Royal, Sr. She graduated from La Fayette High School in 1942.
Mrs. Ramsay was a United States Government Employee at Fort Benning, Georgia during World War II, where she met the love of her life, Alan. She was, thereafter, a dedicated employee of the Georgia Power Company, Robinson Humphrey Stocks and Bonds, and Raymond Rowe Furniture. She was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church of Columbus. Mrs.
Ramsay was predeceased by her devoted husband of sixty- six years, Alan Clifford Ramsay, Sr. She is survived by; her son, Alan Clifford Ramsay, Jr. (Betsy); her daughter, Jill Ramsay Regan (Tom), her daughter, Sally Ramsay Humber (Steve); her grandchildren, Courtney Wagner (Chris), Katie Byrne (Matt), Carly Bruno (Tino), and Meg Regan, Worth and Clare Williams; and seven great- grandchildren, Elizabeth and Landy Sudduth, Alex and Luke Hale, Teddy and Vivienne Byrne, and Hugh Wagner. She has been incredibly blessed to have had her faithful caregiver and friend, Lisa Ward, by her side as well as her mother, Martha Ward, and Cookie Jones for the past thirteen years. The family will receive guests for visitation at St.
Elmo Room, 4071 Macon Rd. Columbus, GA on Monday, December 12, 2016 from 6:00 until 8:00 PM. Funeral Service will be at 11:00 AM Tuesday, December 13, 2016 in Edgewood Hall, followed by a Committal Service at Parkhill Cemetery. Dr. Jimmy Elder will In lieu of contributions may be made to Columbus Hospice in her memory.
On-line condolences may be offered at www. shcolumbus.com. Mary Nell Royal Ramsay November 2, 1923- December 10, 2016 Ellaville, Georgia- Mrs. Ruthie Elois Fripp, age 89, of Ellaville, GA died Monday morning, December 12, 2016 at Sumter Retirement Village in Plains, GA. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Ebenezer Baptist Church with Rev.
Mark Williams, Bro. Troy Fripp, and grandsons C. J. Yarbrough and Steven Fripp Graveside services will follow at Parkhill Cemetery at 3:00 PM in Columbus, GA with Rev. Robert Orr Mrs.
Fripp was born February 5, 1927 in Schley County, GA, the daughter of the late Oscar C. and Bessie Sorrells Miles. She had worked as a seamstress at Sea Island Manufacturing Company in Americus, GA. Mrs. Fripp was a faithful servant of Ebenezer Baptist Church and a wonderful testimony to her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Survivors include one son Troy Fripp (Sharon) of Ellaville; daughters, Donna McLaurin (Dwight) of Columbus, GA, Elaine Franklin (Jerry) of Ellaville, Deborah Davis (Michael) of Louisville, KY, Darlene Rustin (Ray) of Buena Vista, GA, Vicki Yarbrough (Rufus) of Ellaville; one sister, Betty Holland (Skeeter Collins) of Warwick, GA. Also surviving are twenty one grandchildren and sixty four great grandchildren. Mrs. Fripp was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Fripp, two sons and one daughter in law, Dean Fripp, Lancy and Sheila Fripp; granddaughter, Julie Fripp; brothers, Weldon Miles, James Miles, Raymond Miles, Clinton Miles, Glenn Miles: and one sister, Patricia Clemons. Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 13, 2016 from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at Watson-Giddens Funeral Home in Ellaville.
In lieu of the family request donations be made to Ebenezer Baptist Church, P. O. Box 103, Ellaville, GA 31806. Pallbearers will include Brian Barnhill, Elisha Fripp, Corey Fripp, Shane Fripp, Josh Mattson, Pete Yarbrough, and Colby Rustin. You may sign the online guest book and share your own special thoughts and memories with the family of Mrs.
Fripp by visiting Watson- Giddens Funeral web site at www. watsongiddensfuneralhome. com Watson-Giddens Funeral Home is in charge of these arrangements. Ruthie Elois Fripp February 5, 1927- December 12, 2016 Salem, AL- Erman Guy Brawner, 68, of Salem, AL passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Bethany House in Auburn, AL. A funeral service will be held at Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Thursday, December 15, 2016 beginning at 3:00 P.M.
EST with James Q. Smith The interment will conclude the service at Parkhill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at the funeral home from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. EST.
Mr. Brawner was born November 22, 1948 in Fort Benning, GA to the late Erman Guy Brawner, SR and Eunice Hazel Smith Brawner. He served his country proudly in the United States Air Force with 16 years of service. He was a member of Crawford Baptist Church. He was a sheer operator and retired from Kodak.
Other than his parents, Mr. Brawner is predeceased by his brother, William Edward Brawner. Survivors include his loving wife of eleven and one-half years, Linda Brawner; children: Dana and Rande Sieg of Phenix City, AL, Jennifer Humphries of Lake Butler, FL, and Ronnie Spencer and Emilia of Palm Coast, FL; siblings: Gloria and Robert Toolan of Douglasville, GA, Debbie and Charles Barber of Phenix City, AL, William Herman Brawner of South Pasadena, CA and Rosemary and Bill Manderson of Phenix City, AL; nine grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews and other extended family. Those so desiring to extend condolences may visit www. vancebrooksfuneralhome.
net. Erman Guy Brawner, Jr. November 22, 1948- December 11, 2016 The special victims unit-sex crimes of the Columbus Police Depart- ment was recently honor- ed by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The unit was recognized for making the most in- ternet crimes arrests in Georgia. The award was present- ed at the final quarterly GBI Internet Crimes Against Children meeting held recently.
unit works hard on protecting our children from sexual deviants and the GBI has recognized our Lt. J.Dent- Fitzpatrick of the Colum- bus Police Department said in a news release. unit has conducted that have netted the arrests of suspects who were preying on our children. This is a great honor and we are extremely proud of all the hard work these investiga- tors have done all Larry Gierer: 706-571-8581, Columbus Police Special Victims Unit receives honor schools and now has ap- proximately 650 this year, an AP representative said in a telephone interview Monday with the Ledger- Enquirer. Schools must apply to be accepted into AP Capstone, the spokeswoman said.
Although she said she know the accep- tance rate and estimate, she added, not granted to everybody. They have to explain why they want to implement the program and how they will benefit from Educators who teach in AP Capstone must first pass a 30-hour certifica- tion course during the summer. The course costs $1,275 and usually is funded as professional development by the school district or school, the spokeswoman said. Mark Rice: 706-576-6272, FROM PAGE 3A AP CAPSTONE The Muscogee County School Board approved a raise and contract exten- sion for superintendent David Lewis during its combined work session and action meeting Mon- day evening. The board also ap- proved recommen- dations for new principals at Davis Elementary School and Reese Road Leadership Academy, and the proposed name for the Muscogee County School new arts acade- my was presented.
CONTRACT Lewis will receive a 2 percent raise on his $170,000 salary, amount- ing to an extra $3,400 per year. his first raise since the board hired him in July 2013 from Polk County, where he was an associate superin- tendent. The board also extended three- year contract by one year, which it has done each year since he was hired. The new contract runs from Jan. 1, 2016, through Dec.
31, 2019. The vote was 6-2. John Thomas of District 2 and Frank Myers of District 8 voted no but explain why. Mark Cantrell of District 6 was absent. ARTS SCHOOL NAME Midtown Columbus School of the Arts is the proposed name for the Muscogee County School arts academy for middle and high school students, scheduled to open in August.
Muscogee County School Board policy allows the board member repre- senting the district of a new school to recommend the name. The arts school is being constructed at 1700 Midtown Drive, behind the Columbus Public Library off Macon Road. in District 1, represented by vice Pat Hugley Green, the vice chairwoman. Green asked former MCSD executive assistant to the superintendent Billy Kendall to lead a commit- tee of local arts supporters to recommend the name. They agreed to not propose a name honoring a person, Green said, because Co- lumbus is home to too many famous artists from which to choose.
They instead wanted a name that would provide recognition for the location, Green said. Board policy requires the board to wait until the next meeting to vote on naming a school. NEW PRINCIPALS With the un- animous approval, the two new principals are Aetavia Williams for Davis Ele- mentary School and Katri- na Collier-Long for Reese Road Leadership Acade- my. Williams has been assistant principal at North Columbus Ele- mentary School since 2014. Collier has been assistant principal at Fort Middle School since 2010.
Williams is replacing Carla Henry, who is scheduled to retire Jan. 1. Collier-Long is replacing Amy Parker, who was transferred to Eagle Ridge Academy, where she had been an assistant princi- pal. Parker replaced Joan- na Culbreth, who request- ed and was granted a transfer from principal of Eagle Ridge to a teacher coach position in the Title IIA program, which helps districts improve the qual- ity of their educators. Jeanella Pendleton, who had retired as Reese Road principal, came back to lead Reese Road during the interim.
Mark Rice: 706-576-6272, MUSCOGEE COUNTY Superintendent of schools gets salary increase, longer contract BY MARK RICE DAVID LEWIS WILL RECEIVE A 2 PERCENT RAISE ON HIS $170,000 SALARY, AMOUNTING TO AN EXTRA $3,400 PER YEAR. AUSTIN, TEXAS Abortion providers filed a federal lawsuit Monday to block a Texas rule that will require fetal remains, whether from an abortion or miscarriage, to be bur- ied or cremated. The lawsuit, filed one week before the regulation was to take effect, argued that the rule is a for restricting abortion that would do nothing to improve health or safety despite assertions from state officials to the contrary. In addition to increasing costs for women, the reg- ulation forces health care providers to work with an extremely limited number of third-party vendors for burial or scat- tering ashes, threatening abortion provision of care and their long-term ability to remain said the lawsuit, filed in federal court. regulations are an insult to Texas women, the rule of law and the U.S.
Supreme Court, which declared less than six months ago that medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion access are said Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Repro- ductive Rights, which filed the lawsuit on behalf of owners of four abortion facilities. The legal advocacy cen- ter also led the legal chal- lenge that prompted the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn two other Texas abortion regulations in June. The rules, requiring abortion doctors to get admitting privileges at a nearby hospital and all abortions to be performed in hospital-like centers, would have left nine clin- ics open in Texas. Supporters argue that the burial and cremation rule would protect the dignity of human fetuses, and state health officials have said the added proce- dures would protect the public from communicable diseases.
Women who miscarry at home would be excluded from the disposal requirements, and birth and death certificates would not be required before burial or cremation. rules provide a comparable level of pro- tection to public health, while eliminating disposi- tion options that are clear- ly incompatible with the articulated objective of protecting the dignity of the according to the Texas Department of State Health justifica- tion for the new policy, published last month in the Texas Register. State Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, filed a bill last month that would require health care facil- ities, including abortion clinics, to ensure that all fetal remains are buried or cremated. The Legislature convenes Jan.
10. Current rules allow fetal remains, like other med- ical tissue, to be ground and discharged into a sewer system, incinerated or disinfected and sent to a landfill. The lead plaintiff in the lawsuit is Whole Health, which also led the successful legal fight over the surgical center and admitting privileges reg- ulations. Lawsuit challenges rules on fetal remains BY CHUCK LINDELL Cox Newspapers.
