States-Graphic Brownsville 146th Year • No. 57 statesgraphic.com Haywood County, Tennessee One Section, 16 Pages $1.00 See Weather Page 15 Inside Salvation Army Ribbon Cutting Women In Business Luncheon a success Powerful Presence of God in the Philippines Contact Us 731-772-1172 42 South Washington P.O. Box 59 Brownsville, TN 38012 Thu 3/29 82/59 More sun than clouds. Highs in the low 80s and lows in the upper 50s. Sunrise Sunset 6:47 AM 7:17 PM Fri 3/30 80/61 Partly cloudy with a stray thunderstorm. Sunrise Sunset 6:46 AM 7:17 PM Sat 3/31 77/55 A few thunderstorms possible. Sunrise Sunset 6:44 AM 7:18 PM By: CALVIN CARTER [email protected]“Christian, the struggle for fulfillment need not continue, Instead of adding effort upon effort to reach our goal, we must return to the source. Rightly understanding the depths of our perfect salvation produces an unparalleled joy and victory in living. There is no higher spirituality, and there is no greater understanding than being ‘in Christ.’” The above quote, written by Christ Church Youth Pastor Jason R. Velotta, comes from his first book, “Reclaiming Victory: Living in the Gospel.” Has the plethora of ministry programs, self- help books and TV rooted advice not produced any results in your personal search for joy? Have you only thought of the gospel as nothing more than the just the basics of Christianity? If you answered yes, then Velotta’s book may be the one for you. “It’s about the Gospel of Christ and how that’s all one needs to experience victory and fulfillment,” Velotta said about his book. “That simple message is getting lost.” Velotta, who earned his master’s degrees in ministry and biblical studies from Temple Baptist Seminary, was called into youth and young adult ministry around 2003. It was his observation in young people and adults that sparked the idea for Reclaiming Victory. Many Christians were trying hard to once again find the joy they had experienced when first saved, he said. Yet, they could get no closer, as they found themselves going in a maze of self-help rules and moral-based methods. Instead, some would find themselves becoming bitter or simply going though the motions while coming no where near the peace they were seeking. “People that were searching for this peace of life were running away from the source,” Velotta said. The author initially started the project two years ago, writing a series of essays and articles, but eventually it evolved into a 300-page book. Today, you can walk into a Christian bookstore, and get lost in a sea of various method-based books meant to help your spiritual life grow. With Velotta’s book however, the goal isn’t to provide that type of self- help work, but to show to people that any answers sought are already found in the gospel. It’s also an “investigation into what you are and who you’re are,” Velotta said. “Whether you’re a true Christian or one who believes themselves to be a true Christian, this book will cause you to think,” Velotta said. Reclaiming Victory will launch nationally on May 15 through Tate Publishing, however you can obtain an early copy and autograph during a special book signing that will take place Saturday March 30 at the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Museum from 1 to 3 p.m. Getting to the truth Local Author readies debut book By: CALVIN CARTER [email protected]“And I’m kind of mad at Grant and his wife because they didn’t show up to that play,” Ken Jones said while portraying Abraham Lincoln. Jones, an Associate Biology Professor at Dyersburg State, made a reference to the infamous night of the late president’s assassination while answering questions from a great crowd present at the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center Sunday, March 25. The presentation was meant to coincide with the Center’s latest traveling exhibit: Looking at Lincoln: Political Cartoons from the Civil War Era.” The exhibit, created by the Gilder Lehrman Institute Of American history, New York looks at images and political cartoons during the Civil War era. The images are meant to present the issues of the Civil War and slavery. “It’s the images, the cartoons that are great tools to put Lincoln in context during those times,” West Tennessee Delta Heritage A Presidential Visit: Lincoln exhibit hold special program By: VICKY FAWCETT [email protected]and CALVIN CARTER [email protected]Going through the United States on nothing but a horse isn’t a new idea. In fact, a lot of our country was settled and explored via horseback thanks to adventurous frontier souls of yesteryear. But with new laws, trespassing rules, interstates and automobiles, traveling the country by horse is almost unheard of, unless you’re Johnny Warnshuis. Dubbed the “Cowboy For A Cure,” Warnshuis is currently on a mission to complete his horse ride across the U.S. Starting from California in March of 2011, nearly a year later, and the modern cowboy is trying to make his way to New York. Warnshuis, who stopped by Brownsville a few weeks ago, covers 20 miles a day with his packing horse Sandy and riding horse Boog. But what would drive a man to make a 2,900 trek on horseback? That answer is rooted in family. Years ago, Warnshuis’ mother, Sally was diagnosed with GBS/CIDP (Guillain-Barre Syndrome/ Chronic Inflammatory Demyelization Polyneuropathy), a rare nerve attacking disease that occurs in one or two per 100,000 people. The disease is known to attack nerves outside the brain and spinal cord. Through his mother’s illness, everything was spent trying to diagnose her. And with the current struggling economy, Warnshuis was left with the question of “What am I going to do?” “I had to get off the couch, Long ride for a Cowboy Man rides through U.S. THP makes drug bust in Fayette County BY: CALVIN CARTER [email protected]A traffic stop just outside of Haywood County led to the arrest of two men and the discovery of over $320,000 in drugs. According to a press release from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, on March 27 at approximately 7:53 a.m. Trooper Brad Simpson stopped a 2011 Toyota Camry with Texas registration on Interstate 40 eastbound at the 43-mile marker in Fayette County. The driver, Benjamin Ponce de Leon, 21 and passenger Alberto Yebra, 32, both of Carrizo Springs, Texas gave off “suspicious behavior” to Trooper Simpson, while claiming that they were on their way to Charlotte, N.C. from San Antonio, Texas. Noticing “criminal activity” from the two travelers, Trooper Simpson deployed his K-9 and received a positive response for the presence of illegal drugs. Authorities discovered eight kilos of suspected cocaine in the rear panel of the vehicle and later discovered two see COWBOY page 4 see BUST page 4 see EXHIBIT page 4 John Warnshuis, left, gives one last handshake to THP Trooper Billy Jackson, who helped feed and water the rider’s horses while in Brownsville. Photo by Vicky Fawcett.
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States - GraphicBrownsville
146th Year • No. 57 statesgraphic.com Haywood County, Tennessee One Section, 16 Pages $1.00
See Weather Page 15Inside
Salvation Army Ribbon CuttingWomen In Business Luncheon a successPowerful Presence of God in the Philippines
Contact Us731-772-1172
42 South WashingtonP.O. Box 59
Brownsville, TN 38012
Thu
3/29
82/59More sun thanclouds. Highs in thelow 80s and lows inthe upper 50s.
“Christian, the struggle for fulfi llment need not continue, Instead of adding effort upon effort to reach our goal, we must return to the source. Rightly understanding the depths of our perfect salvation produces an unparalleled joy and victory in living. There is no higher spirituality, and there is no greater understanding than being ‘in Christ.’”
The above quote, written by Christ Church Youth Pastor Jason R. Velotta, comes from his fi rst book, “Reclaiming Victory: Living in the Gospel.”
Has the plethora of ministry programs, self-help books and TV rooted advice not produced any results in your personal
search for joy? Have you only thought of the gospel as nothing more than the just the basics of Christianity?
If you answered yes, then Velotta’s book may be the one for you.
“It’s about the Gospel of Christ and how that’s all one needs to experience victory and fulfi llment,” Velotta said about his book. “That simple message is getting lost.”
Velotta, who earned his master’s degrees in ministry and biblical studies from Temple Baptist Seminary, was called into youth and young adult ministry around 2003. It was his observation in young people and adults that sparked the idea for Reclaiming Victory. Many Christians were trying hard to once again fi nd the joy
they had experienced when fi rst saved, he said. Yet, they could get no closer, as they found themselves going in a maze of self-help rules and moral-based methods. Instead, some would fi nd themselves becoming bitter or simply going though the motions while coming no where near the peace they were seeking.
“People that were searching for this peace of life were running away from the source,” Velotta said.
The author initially started the project two years ago, writing a series of essays and articles, but eventually it evolved into a 300-page book.
Today, you can walk into a Christian bookstore, and get lost in a sea of various method-based books meant to help your spiritual life
grow. With Velotta’s book however, the goal isn’t to provide that type of self-help work, but to show to people that any answers sought are already found in the gospel. It’s also an “investigation into what you are and who you’re are,” Velotta said.
“Whether you’re a true Christian or one who believes themselves to be a true Christian, this book will cause you to think,” Velotta said.
Reclaiming Victory will launch nationally on May 15 through Tate Publishing, however you can obtain an early copy and autograph during a special book signing that will take place Saturday March 30 at the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Museum from 1 to 3 p.m.
Getting to the truthLocal Author readies debut book
“And I’m kind of mad at Grant and his wife because they didn’t show up to that play,” Ken Jones said while portraying Abraham Lincoln.
Jones, an Associate Biology Professor at Dyersburg State, made a reference to the infamous night of the late president’s assassination while answering questions from a great crowd present at the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center Sunday, March 25.
The presentation was meant to coincide with the Center’s latest traveling exhibit: Looking at Lincoln: Political Cartoons from the Civil War Era.”
The exhibit, created by the Gilder Lehrman Institute Of American history, New York looks at images and political cartoons during the Civil War era. The images are meant to present the issues of the Civil War and slavery.
“It’s the images, the cartoons that are great tools to put Lincoln in context during those times,” West Tennessee Delta Heritage
A Presidential Visit: Lincoln exhibit hold special program
Going through the United States on nothing but a horse isn’t a new idea. In fact, a lot of our country was settled and explored via horseback thanks to adventurous frontier souls of yesteryear.But with new laws, trespassing rules, interstates and automobiles, traveling the country by horse is almost unheard of, unless you’re Johnny Warnshuis.
Dubbed the “Cowboy For A Cure,” Warnshuis is currently on a mission to complete his horse ride across the U.S. Starting from California in March of 2011, nearly a year later, and the modern cowboy is trying to make his way to New York. Warnshuis, who stopped by Brownsville a few weeks ago, covers 20 miles a day with his packing horse Sandy and riding horse Boog.
But what would drive a man to make a 2,900 trek on horseback?
That answer is rooted in family.
Years ago, Warnshuis’ mother, Sally was diagnosed with GBS/CIDP (Guillain-Barre Syndrome/Chronic Infl ammatory D e m y e l i z a t i o n
Polyneuropathy), a rare nerve attacking disease that occurs in one or two per 100,000 people. The disease is known to attack nerves outside the brain and spinal cord.
Through his mother’s
illness, everything was spent trying to diagnose her. And with the current struggling economy, Warnshuis was left with the question of “What am I going to do?”
A traffi c stop just outside of Haywood County led to the arrest of two men and the discovery of over $320,000 in drugs.
According to a press release from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, on March 27 at approximately 7:53 a.m. Trooper Brad Simpson stopped a 2011 Toyota Camry with Texas registration on Interstate 40 eastbound at the 43-mile marker in Fayette County. The driver, Benjamin Ponce de Leon, 21 and passenger Alberto Yebra, 32, both of Carrizo Springs, Texas gave off “suspicious behavior” to Trooper Simpson, while claiming that they were on their way to Charlotte, N.C. from San Antonio, Texas.
Noticing “criminal activity” from the two travelers, Trooper Simpson deployed his K-9 and received a positive response for the presence of illegal drugs.
Authorities discovered eight kilos of suspected cocaine in the rear panel of the vehicle and later discovered two
see COWBOY page 4 see BUST page 4
see EXHIBIT page 4
John Warnshuis, left, gives one last handshake to THP Trooper Billy Jackson, who helped feed and water the rider’s horses while in Brownsville. Photo by Vicky Fawcett.
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ARLINGTON, VA – Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense agency, announced 67 Tennessee Guard and Reserve members nominated their employers for the 2012 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The agency received 3,236 nominations nationwide. The Freedom Award is the Department of Defense’s highest recognition for employers supporting members of the Guard and Reserve. Up to 15 recipients will be announced this summer and honored in Washington, D.C. on September 20 at the 17th annual Freedom Award Ceremony. Out of the 3, 236 nominations, two, which were from Brownsville were accepted by ESGR. Those two included Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation and Teknor Apex Tennessee
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members, or family members acting on their behalf, nominated their civilian employers for the Freedom Award during the 12-week nomination season. Guard and Reserve members, who stand ready to serve whenever our Nation needs them, often put their civilian lives on hold when they answer the call to duty. Supportive employers provide a tremendous amount of stability and peace of mind to these Citizen Warriors and their families, enabling them to continue their dedicated service to our country. “Guardsmen and Reservists continue to receive outstanding support from their employers,” said ESGR National Chair James G. Rebholz. “America’s employers have not wavered in their commitment to these Citizen Warriors.”
Almost one-half of the U.S. military is comprised of the Guard and Reserve, and while most employers proudly support their military employees, Freedom Award recipients go above and beyond what is required by law. Last year’s recipients were nominated for superior acts of support including driving a deployed employee’s children to school, replacing a military employee’s broken family refrigerator while he was serving abroad, and working overtime to cover a service member’s shifts so he could take
part in military training. A list of nominations from all 50 states, U.S. territories and the District
of Columbia are available at www.FreedomAward.mil. Semifi nalists for the 2012 Freedom Award
On Friday March 16, 2012, the Haywood County Salvation Army Service Unit opened their doors and held a ribbon cutting. The committee and staff welcomed the community in with tours throughout the newly renovated building. Some of the new areas include social service
offi ces, a food pantry and a thrift store.
The Salvation Army has made themselves available for those in emergent needs in Haywood County. Social Services hours are Monday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and the Service Unit Center is open on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. There are many volunteers available during those hours to help
give utility assistance, food assistance, rent assistance, emergency housing assistance and limited prescription assistance.
Donations to the center are gladly accepted.
They have asked that if you are bringing in donations to drop them off during the available times they are open. Although they did mention that they know it’s hard to break the
habit of dropping things off at the steps, It is better if the items are dropped off at the times they are open, so that nothing gets damaged or ruined. If you donate clothing items, they would like for the items to be clean and not in need of repair.
If there are any donations that are dropped off at the Center in bad condition, they will not be sold.
Instead, the Salvation Army works with Clinton Neal, director of Haywood County Solid Waste, and recycles those items.
The Service Unit is funded through the annual Kettle Drive, Private Donations, United Way Funding and support through various local government agencies. If you would like to volunteer at our center or
during their bell ringing campaign, please call 779-0909. If you would like to make a contribution in support of the Service Unit, the address is P.O Box 1061 Brownsville, TN 38012. The Salvation Army continues to work where the need is greatest, motivated by its faith in God and its love for all people.
Salvation Army opens its doors for those in need
Shortly after their Home Depot Makeover—Home Depot team of volunteers pictured— the Scott Street Resource Center is ready to offi cially open its doors once again. The center will host a ribbon cutting Tomorrow at 10 a.m. Following the ribbon cutting will be a special open house on Saturday March 31 from 2 to 4 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend.Photos By Calvin Carter
Scott Street Ribbon Cutting
Photos by Steven Diebold
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Center Director Sonia Outlaw-Clark said. “These cartoons are vivid, sharp and offensive.”
The exhibit also includes editorial cartoons from the Felsenthal Lincoln Collection. These cartoons are from the 1950s and 60s, and use the late president as comparison for current events of the day.
They are believed to be the largest individually owned collection of
Lincoln memorabilia in the Southeast, as the collection was donated to the residents of Haywood County by Morton Felsenthal upon his death in 1983. Felsenthal spent his lifetime collecting books and memorabilia concerning Lincoln. Many of the original cartoons on display were signed by the artist and include personal notes to Felsenthal.
Jones’ portrayal as Lincoln Sunday was
both informational and entertaining to the attendees. He opened by reading Lincoln’s second inaugural address, which he described as “one of Lincoln’s most diffi cult speeches” to recite.
While Jones portrayal as Lincoln has already happened, there’s still a little time left to view the Lincoln exhibit.
You can view it today and tomorrow, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
EXHIBIT continuedget up and do something,” he said.
And so, in the hopes of raising awareness about GBS/CIDP Warnshuis decided to make the journey. Originally he set out to fi nish his trek by September 11 last year, but has shifted his goal now to September 11 of this year.
Much like the cowboy explores of old, Warnshuis has progressed on his trip while relying on his survival skills and the kindness of strangers. It has been easy, or without its dangers.
In fact, Warnshuis even encountered a mountain lion while in traveling in California. The creature stalked the rider for three
days before attacking one of his horses. The horse survived, but Warnshuis’ spirit was broken to the point of giving up. But it was a friend who loaned Warnshuis a replacement and said, “You’re not giving up,” he said.
And so, with spirit renewed, Warnshuis continued his journey. He noted that there are very few people that he meets that are not kind, including in Brownsville.
Warnshuis had the opportunity to meet Teddy Waldrop from the Brownsville-Haywood County Fire Department. The rider was fed breakfast and able to grab a shower. And Haywood County resident and
Tennessee State Trooper Billy Jackson brought the horses water and feed.
“I think this is a very good thing he’s trying to do to raise awareness,” Jackson said.
Besides raising awareness, perhaps Warnshuis’ ride will inspire others to live more by his motto.
“If you can’t help yourself, you can help others,” he said. “But above all else, get up and do something.”
If you would like some more information on Cowboy For A Cure, or to make a donation, you can visit www.cowboyforacure.com.
COWBOY continued
kilos of more suspected cocaine in the dashboard.
In addition, investigators with the West Tennessee Drug Task Force, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Memphis and Jackson offi ces, Homeland Security Offi ce, and Troopers Matthew Sipes, a Task Force Offi cer, and Dwayne Stanford, of the Jackson District, also discovered a second vehicle in connection with Ponce de Leon and Yerba. Two more suspects from the additional vehicle were also arrested.All four are currently held at the Fayette County Jail. Ponce de
Leon and Yebra were charged with possession of schedule II controlled substance with the intent to manufacture, sale or deliver. The occupants of the companion vehicle, Claudio Santos, 26, of Monroe, N.C., and Victor Lertuche, 26, of San Antonio, were both charged with conspiracy to manufacture, sale or deliver.
“This is another example that shows why the partnership between our State Troopers and the West Tennessee Drug Task Force is so important,” Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner
Bill Gibbons said. “It is going to take a team effort to win the war on drug traffi cking in Tennessee. We are both committed to winning that war.”“This stop, arrest, and seizure should serve as a message to those who would try to traffi c contraband through the state of Tennessee,” Chief Dave McGriff of the WTDTF said. “Trooper Simpson is to be commended. His work in this case represents our agents’ commitment to stop illegal drug traffi cking here in West Tennessee and beyond.”This case remains under investigation by the DEA.
BUST continued
The Brownsville Haywood County Chamber of Commerce revived the Business After-Hours event last Thursday, March 22 at Moore Insurance.
The event pulled in numerous business owners and leaders for an evening get together of snack food and networking.
With it resurrected,
the event is already booked at numerous other businesses in the area for the next six months.Photo By Calvin Carter.
Open After Hours
The Brownsville/Haywood County Parks & Recreation Department announces its sponsorship of the 2012 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), which is administered in Tennessee by the Department of Human Services under
an agreement with the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Meals will be provided to all children 18 and under, without charge. Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and all activities are the same for all regardless of race, color,
national origin, gender, age or disability. Any and all persons interested in participating may call the Parks & Recreation Offi ce at 772-6693 or come by 100 Boyd Avenue for more information.
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Center Director Sonia Outlaw-Clark said. “These cartoons are vivid, sharp and offensive.”
The exhibit also includes editorial cartoons from the Felsenthal Lincoln Collection. These cartoons are from the 1950s and 60s, and use the late president as comparison for current events of the day.
They are believed to be the largest individually owned collection of
Lincoln memorabilia in the Southeast, as the collection was donated to the residents of Haywood County by Morton Felsenthal upon his death in 1983. Felsenthal spent his lifetime collecting books and memorabilia concerning Lincoln. Many of the original cartoons on display were signed by the artist and include personal notes to Felsenthal.
Jones’ portrayal as Lincoln Sunday was
both informational and entertaining to the attendees. He opened by reading Lincoln’s second inaugural address, which he described as “one of Lincoln’s most diffi cult speeches” to recite.
While Jones portrayal as Lincoln has already happened, there’s still a little time left to view the Lincoln exhibit.
You can view it today and tomorrow, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
EXHIBIT continuedget up and do something,” he said.
And so, in the hopes of raising awareness about GBS/CIDP Warnshuis decided to make the journey. Originally he set out to fi nish his trek by September 11 last year, but has shifted his goal now to September 11 of this year.
Much like the cowboy explores of old, Warnshuis has progressed on his trip while relying on his survival skills and the kindness of strangers. It has been easy, or without its dangers.
In fact, Warnshuis even encountered a mountain lion while in traveling in California. The creature stalked the rider for three
days before attacking one of his horses. The horse survived, but Warnshuis’ spirit was broken to the point of giving up. But it was a friend who loaned Warnshuis a replacement and said, “You’re not giving up,” he said.
And so, with spirit renewed, Warnshuis continued his journey. He noted that there are very few people that he meets that are not kind, including in Brownsville.
Warnshuis had the opportunity to meet Teddy Waldrop from the Brownsville-Haywood County Fire Department. The rider was fed breakfast and able to grab a shower. And Haywood County resident and
Tennessee State Trooper Billy Jackson brought the horses water and feed.
“I think this is a very good thing he’s trying to do to raise awareness,” Jackson said.
Besides raising awareness, perhaps Warnshuis’ ride will inspire others to live more by his motto.
“If you can’t help yourself, you can help others,” he said. “But above all else, get up and do something.”
If you would like some more information on Cowboy For A Cure, or to make a donation, you can visit www.cowboyforacure.com.
COWBOY continued
kilos of more suspected cocaine in the dashboard.
In addition, investigators with the West Tennessee Drug Task Force, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Memphis and Jackson offi ces, Homeland Security Offi ce, and Troopers Matthew Sipes, a Task Force Offi cer, and Dwayne Stanford, of the Jackson District, also discovered a second vehicle in connection with Ponce de Leon and Yerba. Two more suspects from the additional vehicle were also arrested.All four are currently held at the Fayette County Jail. Ponce de
Leon and Yebra were charged with possession of schedule II controlled substance with the intent to manufacture, sale or deliver. The occupants of the companion vehicle, Claudio Santos, 26, of Monroe, N.C., and Victor Lertuche, 26, of San Antonio, were both charged with conspiracy to manufacture, sale or deliver.
“This is another example that shows why the partnership between our State Troopers and the West Tennessee Drug Task Force is so important,” Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner
Bill Gibbons said. “It is going to take a team effort to win the war on drug traffi cking in Tennessee. We are both committed to winning that war.”“This stop, arrest, and seizure should serve as a message to those who would try to traffi c contraband through the state of Tennessee,” Chief Dave McGriff of the WTDTF said. “Trooper Simpson is to be commended. His work in this case represents our agents’ commitment to stop illegal drug traffi cking here in West Tennessee and beyond.”This case remains under investigation by the DEA.
BUST continued
The Brownsville Haywood County Chamber of Commerce revived the Business After-Hours event last Thursday, March 22 at Moore Insurance.
The event pulled in numerous business owners and leaders for an evening get together of snack food and networking.
With it resurrected,
the event is already booked at numerous other businesses in the area for the next six months.Photo By Calvin Carter.
Open After Hours
The Brownsville/Haywood County Parks & Recreation Department announces its sponsorship of the 2012 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), which is administered in Tennessee by the Department of Human Services under
an agreement with the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Meals will be provided to all children 18 and under, without charge. Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and all activities are the same for all regardless of race, color,
national origin, gender, age or disability. Any and all persons interested in participating may call the Parks & Recreation Offi ce at 772-6693 or come by 100 Boyd Avenue for more information.
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no need for us to even consider choosing which of the two we want. Most of us want to live. Heck, most of us take our lives for granted and just expect to live tomorrow, the day after or 70 years into the future.
We get up with a cup of coffee and dive into our daily planner app on our smart phones, while the news anchor on TV is going on about some slice of bad news that probably doesn’t affect us personally. We make plans to take the children to the zoo on Friday or to hang out with that old high school buddy next week because we’re too busy today. Besides, we’ll
be around. We expect to be around. To some of us, it’s a guarantee.
To those that are going through a tough time in life, sure it’s still considered an expectation, but it’s also a curse.
Right now, at this very moment, there’s someone who is in pain. There is someone out there who isn’t getting up and making plans on their calendar. They’re probably not even getting up at all. There is someone out there that believes that maybe their destiny is to end it all themselves. Take a fi nal exit from this world.
It is my hope that they don’t.
A few years ago, I had that mentality, that maybe if I took this fi nal plunge,
then this expected curse I defi ned as my life would fi nally end. And that ideally, the world would be a much better place. I’m not going to say specifi cally what shook me out of that thought, but will leave it at that God showed me that I was wrong.
Life isn’t an expectation, but it’s a gift. It’s a gift that could be taken away from us at any moment. It’s constantly ticking away. Why shorten something that’s already pretty temporary? Why not do your part to make it better and make yourself happy?
Break the mold, because despite what you may believe, you do have the power to change things for the better.
It’s A Gift
If you don’t know about the controversy swirling about the recent killing of Florida teenager, Trayvon Martin, then you’ve been in a total news blackout for the last week. Some aspect of the story has been on nearly every news show in America for days now.
Martin was a 17-year-old African American who was shot by a 28-year-old Hispanic neighborhood watch patrolman named George Zimmerman. Zimmerman claims he was acting in self-defense when he shot Martin, but Martin’s family, and several million supporters say young Martin was murdered in cold blood, partly because he was a young African American man wearing a hoodie.
The police, constrained as they are by the rules of, and the need for evidence, are trying to sort it all out. Thus far, as of this writing anyway, Zimmerman has not been charged or arrested for the shooting.
But popular opinion in America never worries about the rules of evidence, and Zimmerman has been portrayed by the media as clearly guilty, which he may be, and there is now a huge, and growing clamor for his arrest. Indeed, an online petition for his immediate arrest had garnered more than 1,700,000 supporters as of Saturday night.
Elsewhere, “1,000,000 Hoodie Marches” demanding that Zimmerman be prosecuted have been held in various cities around the country, and celebrities and politicians of all stripes have actually donned hoodies in support of the movement.
The simple hoodie has become a lightning rod, a controversial symbol of the strained state of race relations in the country. How did this happen? When did the simple hooded sweatshirt become such a controversial cultural touchstone?
Well, actually it was about 800 years ago. In 12th Century England, hoods, worn by monks and priests, were considered symbols of piety and honor, however they were frowned upon when worn by unemployed, unsupervised young men who roamed the streets causing trouble and sometimes rioting over various political or religious issues. Because of the hoods they wore, they were often able to hide their identities and escape punishment.
Here in the United States, hoods were virtually unknown until the 1930’s when the Champion clothing company began manufacturing them for warehouse workers in New York State. People quickly saw that they were handy for all sorts of outdoor activities, and before long, Sears
sold them too. Their popularity, however, was generally limited to those engaged in outdoor activities.
Then came Rocky. Blame Silvester Stallone if you wish. During the movie he wore a hooded sweatshirt while training, and suddenly it seemed everyone was wearing one.
Almost as quickly, the country began to associate the fashion with hoodlums and miscreants, partially because graffi ti artists and criminal gang members began wearing them, presumably to hide their identities. By the 1990’s, the term “hoodie” was part of the national vocabulary, and the fashion became a symbol of the counter culture. Rap artists began to wear hoodies as they performed songs of defi ance and social exclusion, and the hoodie quickly took on an aura of danger and rage. The idea developed, in the larger culture, that teenaged boys wearing hoodies were “up to no good.”
Soon, merchants and shopping malls began posting “NO HOODIES” signs, allegedly because hooded youths could not be identifi ed by security cameras if they committed crimes, and also because many people feared them. During last year’s riots in England, much was said about the fact that hooded demonstrators were able to do millions and millions of dollars worth of damage, without fear, because their hoods made them too hard to identify.
The style is considered to be particularly popular here in
America with African American and Hispanic young men, but it is so controversial that television personality Geraldo Rivera went on the air last week and blamed young Trayvon Martin’s hoodie, in part, for his death. “The hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman was,” he said.
He went on to warn parents to not allow their sons to wear hoodies, saying that they send sinister signals. “You can’t rehabilitate the hoodie,” he continued. “Stop wearing it.”
Needless to say, he was excoriated for his remarks, and a wave of celebrities began wearing hoodies in a show of solidarity for the family of the young man who was shot. Thus the hoodie has gone from being a simple garment to the latest, and for now the most visible, symbol of racial tension in America.
And the criminal justice system, as it so often is, is caught in the cultural crossfi re. “Innocent until proven guilty” is one of the most cherished values of our nation, rising almost to an article of religious faith, but the media and millions of their readers, watchers and listeners have apparently decided that it shouldn’t apply in this case.
Was the shooting murder, or self-defense? I don’t know, and if you got your information about it from a television set or newspaper, you don’t either. Only time, and perhaps a trial, will tell.
In today’s world, the topic of “separation of church and state” is likely to resurface at any given time. This is especially true when legislative laws or regulations are enacted allowing religious activities in the public sector.
If such activity is questioned and ends up in court, the issue will be judged on the basis of how it stacks up regarding the U.S. Constitution.
The First Amendment to the Constitution does not make a notation using the words “separation of church and state,” but does provide that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the freedom thereof.”
“Separation of church and state” is generally traced to President Thomas Jefferson. On January 1, 1802, President Jefferson responded to a letter dated October 7, 1801, that he had received from the Danbury Baptist Association in Connecticut and published in a Massachusetts newspaper.
According to the letter, the Danbury Baptists were a small minority in the state. The liberties they enjoyed were viewed as favors granted by the powers that be,
including legislators and not inalienable rights. They maintained that they received “these favors at the expense of such degrading acknowledgements as are inconsistent with the rights of freeman.”
President Jefferson evidently concurred with their concerns. He commented in his reply by writing, “Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reaches actions only and not beliefs.”
He further stated that “I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people, which declared that their legislature should make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ‘thus building a wall of separation between church and state.’”
According to several sources, President Jefferson was probably echoing the language here of the founder of the Baptist church in America, Roger Williams, who had written in 1644 of a “hedge or wall of
separation between the garden of the church and the wilderness of the world.” Some historians confi rm that Williams used the phrase in 1644 to describe the Baptist belief that church and state should be kept separate. Williams was said to be a strong advocate of freedom of conscience, and insisted that the state should not intrude into the free exercise of religion and that religion should be disestablished from government.
In most of my previous studies regarding the “separation of church and state,” my goal was to study the U.S. Supreme court rulings down through the years. This study made me realize that I didn’t go back far enough to gain a true picture. Whatever our opinion may be regarding the subject, we can be certain that the debates surrounding the separation of church and state are much older than the U.S. Supreme Court and even the Constitution of the United States.
I certainly hope and pray that the U.S. Congress shall never be allowed to make a law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the freedom thereof.
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Graveside funeral services for Mr. William Burke Escue, age 69 will
be held Sat. March 31, 2012 at 3 P.M. in the Oakwood Cemetery. Services are
under the direction of Lea & Simmons Funeral Home.
Mr. William Burke Escue
Brownsville States Graphic(Brownsville, Tenn.) March, 2012
Mr. Don Lovelace passed away in the Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville on March 19, 2012. Funeral Services were held March 23, 2012 at
Williams Funeral Home in Greenfi eld. Burial followed in Hornbeak Cemetery.
Mr. Lovelace is survived by his wife: Mrs. Ivene Lovelace; one daughter: Mrs. Ashley Forsythe; one grandson: Zach Forsythe all of Greenfi eld. Locally he is survived by one sister: Mrs. Ann Lovelace Rogers; two aunts: Mrs. Marie Carlton and Mrs. Carolyn Lovelace, and one brother-in-law: Mr. Billy Johnson all of Brownsville. He was preceded in death by
his parents: Homer and Juliette Lovelace and two brothers: Bennie Ray Lovelace and Jamie Edward Lovelace.
Don was a U.S. Army Veteran, Sergeant with the Tennessee Highway Patrol for 24 years, Chief of Police for Greenfi eld and was also a Deputy U.S. Marshall for the Federal Court System in Jackson.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 2170 Business Center Drive, Suite 1, Memphis, TN 38134.
Mr. Don W. LovelaceDate of Death - March 19, 2012
Brownsville States Graphic(Brownsville, Tenn.) March, 2012
Mrs. Helen Rives Tripp McDow, age 92, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2012 at Crestview Health Care and Rehab Center in Brownsville.
Mrs. McDow was a classical concert pianist and a homemaker. She earned her associates degree in music and arts from Stephens College. In addition she studied piano with Dr. Rudolph Ganz at Chicago
Musical College and with Madame Rosina Lhevinne at Julliard School of Music at the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado.
She was preceded in death by her parents: Robert Tripp and Blythe Angela Rives Tripp; her husband: William Horatio McDow; one son: Fred Robert McDow; and two brothers: Robert McRae Tripp and Charles Asbury Tripp.
A memorial service was held at 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, March 27, 2012, under the direction of Brownsville-Bells Funeral Homes in the First United Methodist Church, Brownsville with Dr. Phillip Cook offi ciating.
Mrs. McDow is survived by two sons: William Ligon McDow, and his wife, Anne
Mertins McDow , Woodbridge, VA and Rives Tripp McDow, Malibu, CA; one granddaughter: Molly McDow Duncan, Sante Fe, NM; one grandson: Dr. Christopher Cameron McDow, West Palm Beach, FL; one great-grandson: Holden Jett Duncan; and three great granddaughters; Maisley Blythe Duncan, Lily Marianna McDow, and Hazel Aurelia McDow.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church Music Fund, 117 East Franklin Street, Brownsville, TN 38012, or to the Wednesday Morning Musicale Mary Ragland Scholarship Fund, C/O Jane Long, 737 Carlton Street, Brownsville, TN 38012.
Mrs. Helen Rives Tripp McDowDate of Death - March 22, 2012
Brownsville States Graphic(Brownsville, Tenn.) March, 2012
Mrs. Allie B. (Aunt B) Muex, age 96 of Brownsville, died March 19, 2012 in the Haywood Park Community Hospital.
Funeral services under the direction of Barlow Funeral Home in Covington, were held Saturday, March 24, 2012 at Hickory Grove Baptist Church.
Interment followed in Hickory Grove Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Muex was the oldest member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church and Mother Board. She was preceded in death by her husband: Mr. Abra Muex. She is survived by fi ve daughters: Claudia M. Muex,
Emma Tyus, Gloria Williams, Murlene Jones and Pauline Byars; fi ve sons: Arby Muex, James Muex, Earnest Muex, John Muex and Freddie Muex; two sisters: Lee Opera Young and Minnie Jackson, 36 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren and 14 great, great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Allie B. (Aunt B) MuexDate of Death - March 19, 2012
Brownsville States Graphic(Brownsville, Tenn.) March, 2012
Mr. Fred Sanders, age 61, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis.
Funeral services
under the direction of Currie’s Funeral Home in Henning, were conducted Saturday, March 24, 2012 in Mercer
Cemetery. Interment followed in Mercer Cemetery.
Mr. Fred SandersDate of Death - March 20, 2012
Brownsville States Graphic(Brownsville, Tenn.) March, 2012
Mr. Charles Haney Turner, 83 passed away in the Haywood Park Community Hospital in Brownsville on Monday, March 26, 2012. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, March 27, 2012 in the Lea & Simmons
Funeral Home. Burial followed in Brownsville Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Turner was a lifetime member of the VFW, loved doing woodwork and working in his yard, a member and deacon of Antioch Baptist Church and he retired as a Sergeant with the Tennessee Department of Safety Commercial Vehicle Enforcement.
Mr. Turner was preceded in death by his parents: Robert R. Turner and Eunice Privett Turner and two brothers: William Turner and Robert Turner. He is survived by his wife of
62 years: Ruth Givens Turner; his daughter: Lynne Morris (Randy) all of Brownsville; three brothers: Rex Turner, Bells G.W. Turner, Tucson, AZ, David Turner, Jackson; one sister: Johnnie Bell Webb, Alamo; and two grandchildren: Nick Morris and Holly Morris. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Attention Sharolett Allen, c/o INSOUTH Bank, P.O. Box 879, Brownsville, TN 38012 or the Alzheimer’s Association Mid South Chapter, West Tennessee Offi ce, 326 Ellsworth St., Memphis, TN 38111.
Mr. Charles Haney TurnerDate of Death - March 26, 2012
Brownsville States Graphic(Brownsville, Tenn.) March, 2012
Brownsville States Graphic(Brownsville, Tenn.) March, 2012
Mrs. Frances Marie Hicks Duncan, age 82, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012 at Tennessee State Veteran’s Home in Humboldt.
She was preceded in death by her parents: Edgar Hicks and Frances Hicks Dickson; and a brother: Buddy Hicks.
Graveside services were held Wednesday,
March 28, 2012, under the direction of Brownsville-Bells Funeral Homes in Trinity Cemetery in Nutbush with Lucion English offi ciating
Mrs. Duncan is survived by her son: Richard Porch and his wife, Carol of Humboldt; a grandson: Richard Porch III and two great-grandchildren: Knox Porch and Chase Porch.
Mrs. Frances Marie Hicks DuncanDate of Death - March 25, 2012
Mrs. Mildred Johanne
Waddell, age 82, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012 at her home in Brownsville.
She was preceded in death by her parents: Benjamin Franklin Stundon and Isabell Miller Stundon; her husband: Thomas Waddell Sr; four sons: Jerry Waddell, James Waddell, Charles Waddell, and Kenneth Waddell; two brothers:
Jim Studon and George Studon; two sisters: Nancy Stundon and Betty Stundon
Mrs. Waddell is survived by her son: Thomas Waddell and his wife, Carol; two daughters: Mary Stovall and her husband, Rick, and Margaret Gray, and her husband, Thomas; twelve grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren.
Mildred Johanne WaddellDate of Death - March 25, 2012
Brownsville States Graphic(Brownsville, Tenn.) March, 2012
Mr. James Emory Wagner, age 83 passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012 in
the Jackson Madison County General Hospital in Jackson. Funeral services were held March 27, 2012 in the Lea & Simmons Chapel. Burial followed in the Stanton Cemetery.
Mr. Wagner is preceded in death by his parents: James Emory Wagner, Sr. and Bertha Read Wagner; three sisters: Mamie Wagner, Margaret Wagner and Katherine McEver. He is survived
by his wife: Katharine Albright Wagner; his son: George Wagner, both of Stanton; four daughters: Ann Rivera, Cordova, Karen S. Cummings, Medina, Katharine W. Kornfeld, Greenwood, MS, and Amy A. Wagner, Stanton; and four grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Stanton Cemetery Fund, c/o Hobbie Woods, 3356 Stanton-KoKo Road, Stanton, TN 38069.
Mr. James Emory WagnerDate of Death - March 25, 2012
Brownsville States Graphic(Brownsville, Tenn.) March, 2012
Mr. Andrew Duke, age 40 of Columbia, passed away March 23, 2012.
He attended Thompson Station Baptist Church, and was a great husband, father, son, brother and friend. He would have received his nursing
degree from Aquanis College on May 12, 2012.
He was preceded in death by his daughter: Lauren Abigail Warren. He is survived by his wife: Lori Corder Warren; one son: Harrison Duke Warren; one daughter: Sophia Claire Warren all of Columbia; father: Willis Warren Jr. of Coxville; mother: Patsy Francis Warren of Smyrna; one sister: Jennifer (Thomas) Warren Bowers of Franklin and a host of other loving family members and friends.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at Spring Hill Memorial Funeral
Home with Jonathan Hopson offi ciating. Interment followed in Kelso Cemetery in Kelso. Pallbearers were Reid and Alex Bowers, Jason Anderson, Tyler Barden, Jay Vivrette, John Murphy, Manuel Simmons and Willis Warren Jr. Honorary pallbearers were Clayton Warren, John and Stephen Warren and Heritage Hurricanes 10-U.
Memorials may be made to the Harrison and Sophia Warren College Fund and the Heritage Hurricanes at 5016 Spedale Ct., PMB 270, Spring Hill, TN 37174 or Diabetes Association.
Mr. Andrew DukeDate of Death - March 23, 2012
Brownsville States Graphic(Brownsville, Tenn.) March, 2012
Mr. Hallum Smith, 93 passed away in the Tennessee State Veteran’s Home in Humboldt on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Graveside Funeral Services will be Friday, March 30, 2012 at 4:00 in the Brownsville Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Visitation will be Friday, March 30, 2012 from 2:00 - 4:00 PM in the Lea &
Simmons Funeral Home. Mr. Smith was
preceded in death by his wife: Edith Miller Smith and his granddaughter: Marla Rose Angotti.
He is survived by his daughter: Sandra Angotti (PJ), Brownsville, TN; one son: Stephen Miller Smith (Penny), Johnson City, TN; one brother: Lynnwood
Smith, Dickson, TN and one sister: Cartha Dell Williams, Gadsden, TN.
Memorials may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942 or the First United Methodist Church, 117 E. Franklin St., Brownsville, TN 38012.
Mr. Hallum SmithDate of Death - March 27, 2012
Brownsville States Graphic(Brownsville, Tenn.) March, 2012
Community Thursday, March 29, 2012
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Mr. and Mrs. Christine and James Johnson are proud to announce the upcoming wedding of their daughter, Rosie Harris Wilson to Fred Benson, both of
Brownsville.Rosie is the
granddaughter of the late Morelessie and George Perry. She is a 1987 graduate of Haywood High School
and a 2012 graduate of Lane College with a Batchelor of Science Degree in Sociology. She is currently employed by David’s Bridal.
Fred is the son of the late Dorothy Jean and William D. Benson (Frost). He is the grandson of Zenobia Frost, and great-grandson of Josphine and Countee Frost. Fred is a 1986 graduate of Haywood High School and is currently attending ICDC College. He is currently employed by Serenity Recovery Center in Memphis.
The couple will exchange vows Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Mercer Baptist Church at 3 p.m. A reception for family and friends will follow in the Carver High gym.
Wilson and Benson to exchange vows
The David Craig Chapter of the DAR recently heard an informative discussion of Mrs. Darlene Walden’s years at the Kate Duncan Smith School at Grant Mountain, Ala. Mrs. Walden related stories about the campus as well as the numerous activities at the school where “God and Country” are still important creeds. She indicated that several unusual buildings on the campus were visible for nearly 10 miles because of the stone quarried from the nearby mountain. Her informative talk illustrated the value of the DAR in the construction and operation of the school, which houses students from Kindergarten through 12th grades.The Chapter received reports from Bobbie Simmons, Eleanor Rooks, Darlene Allen, Helen Roberts and Christy Bradshaw on the operation of the various divisions of the organization.Christy Bradshaw informed the group that she had received appreciation
letters from an air force base in Japan for the hundreds of dollars in coupons collected by the DAR for dispensing to military personnel and families at the base were distributed. Nancy Necaise expressed her appreciation to the club for the book “Scraps of Life” which was donated to the library in her honor. Darlene Allen informed the chapter that 3400 trees had been received to dispense to the public.The Chapter elected offi cers for the coming year, who are: Regent Margaret Welch, 1st Vice Regent Becky Thornton, 2nd Vice Regent Janette Pate, Recording Secretary
Jo Matherne to be assisted by Bobbie Simmons, Treasurer Nell Fox, Historian and Scrap Book Christy Bradshaw, and Corresponding Secretary Mary Ann Shaw. These offi cers will be installed at the April meeting.The chapter received the sad news that former state regent Martha Willis had passed away. The Regent will be awarding the AFROTC Award at the awards ceremony at Haywood High next month. As always, the chapter adjourned after the reading of the Preamble to the U. S. Constitution.
Kate Duncan Smith School Alumnus Speaks to DAR
The Haywood County Retired Teachers Association met on March 22 at Anderson School. Mrs. Cindy Smith, assistant principal, introduced Ms. Brenda Smith, who informed us about the programs that Southwest Human Resource Agency provides, especially the Foster Granny program. Mr. Morris Fair, President of the Tennessee Retired Teachers Association was also present to inform us about what is going on in the state. His fi rst payroll for at least
12 consecutive months as of July 1, 2012 will receive a 3.0 percent cost-of-living adjustment. Mr. Fair also stated that a major concern is that more retired teachers should be joining their local associations in order to have a voice in Nashville and protect our retirement benefi ts.
Mrs. Peggy Haynes, president, called the business meeting to order. Mrs. Susan Leath, secretary, read the minutes. We had eleven members present. Mrs. Betty Escue, chairperson of the scholarship
committee, reported on the progress of making a selection for our $1000 scholarship. Mrs. Janice Parker provided refreshments.
The next meeting will be on June 27 at the First South Bank Community Building at noon. If you are a retired teacher, having taught in Haywood County or elsewhere and live in Haywood County now, you are invited to join this organization and help make a difference in children’s lives. Call 772-4573 and leave a message.
Come join the fun at 4-H camp this summer. Camps will be conducted at the W.P. Ridley 4-H Center in Columbia. The University of Tennessee Extension offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, disability or veteran status and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The W.P. Ridley 4-H Center has a beautifully landscaped 49-acre campus conveniently located just off James Campbell Blvd. (Hwy. 50) near downtown Columbia. Campers are housed in 10 air-conditioned, contemporary-style cabins with clean bath facilities. Home-
cooked, nutritious meals are served in the cool comfort of a 425-seat dining hall, and campers may always return for “seconds” at every meal. The camp is accredited according to the strict guidelines of the American Camp Association.
Campers may enjoy an Olympic-size, crystal-clear pool with a 120-foot, fi gure-8 water slide and a lighted sports complex with a softball fi eld, as well as volleyball and basketball courts. Other facilities include a wildlife center, covered rifl e range, airbrush center, a creek for aquatic exploration, modern archery range with 3-D targets, low ropes course and an 18-hole miniature golf
course.
Junior 4-H Camp (4th - 6th grades)
June 4 - 8, 2012Deadline for
registration: May 3
Junior High 4-H Camp (7th - 8th grades)
July 3 - 6, 2012Deadline for
registration: May 3
Contact Walter Dirl or Tiffany Thomas at 772-2861 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. to register or for more information.
By Walter Battle
This is the time of year when folks like to tackle sometimes daunting jobs like cleaning the garage or attic. A University of Tennessee Extension fi nancial specialist, Dr. Dena Wise, recommends you consider “airing out” your fi nancial records, too.
“When you wrap up your annual chore of fi ling federal income taxes, it’s a good time to also put other aspects of your fi nancial house in order,” Wise said. “Taking time to organize your important papers and records may be the best investment you ever made.”
To help with the
task, the UT Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Department has an online document that can lead you step-by-step through the process. Wise says completing the form will help you organize and document your household and personal records, serve as a ready resource for you when you need to access important documents or information, and provide important information to a friend or family member who might need to take care of your affairs in an emergency. The form is free and can be found online at http://f c s . t e n n e s s e e . e d u /hot_topics/HTPDFS/important%20papers.
pdfAfter you have placed
a copy in your personal fi les, Wise says you should make sure that every adult member of the household can locate it. “You should also prepare duplicate copies for your safe deposit box, if you have one, and give one to a trusted family member or friend for safekeeping.”
The fi nancial expert also recommends that you review or update the information at least annually. “Tax time is a good time to remember to update your personal fi nancial records,” she said.
4-H Summer Camp 2012
Don’t Forget Your Financial Spring Cleaning
Haywood County Retired Teachers
Rotary Club 4-Way Test Speech Contest
Reeves Garret continues on to the regional level after giving his speech Tues-day March 20, 2012 to the Bownsville Rotary Club. The purpose of the contest is to foster the principals of ethics in every day life as well as in business. Gar-ret is one of the fi rst from Haywood High School to enter into the contest.
CATHOLICST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC910 N. Washington Ave. • 772-3514
CHURCH OF CHRISTCHURCH OF CHRIST OF BEECH GROVE778 Beech Grove Rd. • 772-3449
JEFFERSON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST1234 E. Jefferson St. • 772-3316
CHURCH OF CHRIST1238 Thorton Rd. • 772-3344
WESTSIDE CHURCH OF CHRIST3235 Hwy. 54 W. • 772-3810
STANTON CHURCH OF CHRISTHolland Avenue
CHURCH OF GODCHURCH OF GOD BROWNSVILLE1155 Berkley Dr • 772-5531
FELLOWSHIP CHURCH OF GOD221 S. Russell St. • 779-9585
ST. JAMES CHURCH OF GOD- CHRIST305 W. Thomas St. • 772-0354
CHURCH OF GOD & CHRISTREFUGEE TEMPLE HOLINESS977 King Ave. • 772-4166
EPISCOPALCHRIST EPISCOPAL140 N. Washington Ave. • 772-9156
JEHOVAH’S WITNESSESKINGDOM HALL - JEHOVAH’S WITNESS1040 Boyd Ave. •-772-6499
METHODISTBROWNSVILLE DISTRICT UMC1489 E. Main St. • 772-9882DANCYVILLE C.M.E. CHURCH3515 Dancyville Rd. • 548-6725
DOUGLAS CHAPEL C.M.E. CHURCH3659 Stanton - Koko Rd. • 731-548-6800
FARMERS CHAPEL CME107 N. Wilson Ave. • 772-3056
FIRST UNITED METHODIST117 E. Franklin St. • 772-0365
MARVIN CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST588 Marvin Chapel Rd. • 772-6146
MT. PLEASANT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH315 Mt. Pleasant Rd • 254- 9518
PROSPECT CME10010 Hwy. 76 S. • 772-4426
PROSPECT CME #12656 Prospect Lane * 772-9070
STANTON UNITED METHODIST115 Covington St. • 234-4914
ST. PETER CME5519 Fulton Rd. • 772-5008
TABERNACLE CME151 E. Thomas St. • 772-7774
UNION GROVE UNITED METHODIST8118 Hwy 70 E. • 772-5168
PENTECOSTALFIRST UNITED PENTECOSTAL961 Chestnut Grove Rd. • 772-6549
TRUE LOVE TABERNACLE OF PRAISE MINISTRY1456 E. Main St. • 780-5481
PRESBYTERIANFIRST PRESBYTERIAN 109 W. College St. • 772-2893
OTHERBETHEL COMMUNITY CHURCH5732 Rudolph Rd.
BETHEL SUCCESS19 N. Court Square • 772-0239CHRIST CHURCH OF BROWNSVILLE2120 Anderson Ave. • 772-9933
CHRIST TEMPLE APOSTOLIC404 E. Cherry St. • 772-0064
CHRISTIAN FAITH TABERNACLE2826 Hwy. 79 N. • 772-7112
CHURCH OF THE LORD JESUS687 Bell St. • 772-5357
FAITH DELIVERANCE1193 Tamm St. • 772-2236
FAMILY LIFE FELLOWSHIP7720 Hwy. 54 N. • 772-4791
FIRST HOLINESS CHURCH205 E. Jefferson Street
GREAT HEIGHTS1274 Thornton Rd. • 779-9689
GREATER NEW BIRTH OF CHRIST505 Tyus St. • 772-8247
HOPE OF FAITH900 S. Grand Ave. • 772-6700
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FOR TRUTH1143 Tammbell St. • 772-8101
ZION TEMPLE1117 Friendship Rd. • 772-3295
PENTECOSTAL HOUSE OF PRAYER235 Friendship Rd. • 772-9678
Community & Church NewsHaywood
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Brownsville City Board Meeting
2nd Tuesday of each month – 5:30 p.m.
Brownsville City Planning Commission
4th Thursday of each month – 4 p.m.
Brownsville Historic Zoning Commission
3rd Thursday of every month - 4 p.m.
Brownsville City Court Room
Brownsville Utility Board1st Tuesday – 5 p.m. at the Utility Offi ce
Haywood County Commission Meeting
3rd Monday of every month – 7 p.m.
Haywood County Election Commission
2nd Thursday of the month – 5:30 p.m.
in the election offi ce
Haywood County Planning Commission
2nd Thursday of every month - 7 p.m.
Haywood County School Board Meeting
2nd Tuesday of every month – 6 p.m.
Stanton Planning Commission Meeting
3rd Thursday of the month – 7 p.m.
Stanton Town Meeting3rd Tuesday of the month
– 7 p.m.
Tennessee Driver License Service
County Clerk, Sonya Castellaw issues Tennessee
Driving License and ID renewals and duplicates
Wednesday and Thursday of each week from 8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m. Telephone: 772-2362
Allen Baptist Church to host Women’s Luncheon
Allen Baptist Church will have their Women’s Luncheon on Saturday, April 14, 2012. The luncheon will begin at 11 a.m. in the Family Life Center. The
guest speaker will Carol Bivens and there will be a catered meal by Gourmet Your Way. Tickets should be purchased by April 8 at one of the following locations: State Farm – Lee Berry or Merle Norman or you can call 731-443-0264.
Brownsville/Haywood Ministerial Alliance’s Holy
Week ServicesB r o w n s v i l l e / H a y w o o d Ministerial Alliance’s is once again pleased to sponsor this year’s Holy Week Services. This year’s theme is “The Old Testament Fulfi lled at Easter.” It will be held April 2 – 6. Services will begin at noon with lunch to follow at 12:30. Monday, April 2 will be held at First United Methodist Church, Host Pastor: Phillip Cook. Tuesday, April 3 at First Presbyterian Church, Host Pastor: Chris McCurdy. Wednesday, April 4 at First Baptist Church, Host Pastor: Louis Hudson. Thursday, April 5 at Brownsville Baptist Church, Host Pastor: Bob Connerley and Friday, April 6 at Poplar Corner Baptist Church, Host Pastor: Tim McPherson. We invite everyone to attend.
Stanton Church of Christ Gospel meeting
The Stanton Church of Christ located at Holland Street on Highway 70, invites you to a gospel meeting and to come hear 21 speakers in a discussion of Doctrines That Divide Us on Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 9:45 and 10:40 a.m. and evening at 6 p.m. as well as Monday, April 9, Tuesday, April 10 and Wednesday, April 11, evenings at 7 p.m. Subjects will include: Catholicism, Protestantism, Atheism and Islam. We invite everyone to attend.
Brownsville Utility Department to hold a
hamburger and hot dog lunch for Relay for Life
The Brownsville Utility Department is holding a hamburger and hot dog lunch for Relay for Life on April 13, 2012 from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the Brownsville Utility parking lot. Meals include hamburger and/or hotdog, chips and a cookie. The cost is $5 for a hamburger or hot dog and $7 for both. All proceeds go to the Relay for Life. The order deadline is April 9. You can email your orders to [email protected], call them in at 772-
8845 or fax them to 772-8811.
NAACP Haywood County Branch monthly meeting
The NAACP Haywood County Adult Branch monthly meeting will be held Monday, April 2, 2012 at 6 p.m. at 28 East Jefferson Street. Call 772-4578 for more information.
Parks & Recreation Annual Easter Egg Hunt to be held
The Parks & Recreation will have their Annual Easter egg hunt at the Volunteer Park on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 10 a.m. This event is for ages 10 to walking age. Eggs will be provided for small babies. If it rains the event will be held Saturday, April 7, 2012.
Singing at the Senior CenterCome join us at the Senior Center on March 30, at 6 p.m. for our evening singing. We will have a variety of singers. The Featured group will be The Alderaires Quartet from Memphis, which are Jane and James Hight, Jeff Hill and Shannon Pinter and the piano player – Janet Templton. Be sure to be here early to eat with us.
The Concerned Citizens of Douglass Community
International DinnerThe Concerned Citizens of Douglass Community invite you to be a part of our International Dinner at the Douglass Community Center located at 1037 Douglass Road in Stanton on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 4 p.m. There will be a fundraiser for the upkeep of the Center. Several speakers have been invited to participate.
Weekly Devotional
THIS DEVOTIONAL AND DIRECTORY ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY THESE BUSINESSES WHO ENCOURAGE ALL OF US TO ATTEND WORSHIP SERVICES
Jefferson StreetChurch of ChristMinister: Earnest Haymon
Today, Christ is presented as nothing more than an elementary teaching. Salvation is just the fi rst of many doors through which we must enter to reach fulfi llment. Instead of gospel preaching, life-coaching ministries are offered for Christians to reach a higher spiritual level. Fulfi llment is said to be found in greater learning, higher spirituality or proper behavior. Unfortunately, the gospel’s role in the Christian’s daily life is left unaddressed…
Take a moment and remember how you came to Christ. Try to remember the repentance, the faith and the utter helplessness, as you trusted in Jesus. This is how a person is saved, and this is also how a person lives the victorious Christian life, kneeling at the foot of the cross. A worthless beggar transformed into more than a conqueror.
Excerpt from Reclaiming Victory: Living in the Gospel by Jason Velotta.
By Denise Phillips
Wellwood/Zion News
Crestview NewsBy Alvis M. Bond
Douglas NewsCorrespondents
Thursday, March 29, 2012
The Brownsville States-Graphic
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By Vicki Williams
Hillville - Eurekaton News
By Martha H. Jones
Holly Grove News
We welcome Mrs. Evelyn Howell and Mr. Doyle Ogden to our facility and hope they enjoy their stay with us.
Thank you to Mrs. Betty Coburn for the magazines she donated.
We extend sympathy to the families of Mrs. Kathryn Taliaferro and Mrs. Helen McDow. They are truly missed.
Thank you volunteers for coming this week: Christ Temple ladies, C C Club, Beech Grove Church of Christ, First Assembly of God Church ladies, Rev. C.N. Ricks,
United Pentecostal Church, Westside Church of Christ, Mrs. Mary Barkens, Bingo ladies and Brownsville Baptist WMU’s.
On Tuesday, March 20, the patients enjoyed eating a “dirt” cake. It was the fi rst day of spring, so we decided to do something a little different. It was made with Oreo cookies and vanilla pudding. It really tasted better than it looked. We all enjoyed this special treat to start spring off to a great start.
Our April birthday
party will be Wednesday, April 4, at 2 p.m. We wish the following patients a very “happy birthday”: Mrs. Willie Hinsley (4-3), Mr. Jimmie Lee Turner (4-4), Mrs. Celia Weaver (4-5), Mr. John Sowell (4-6), Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Jones (4-15), Mrs. Velma Parker (4-15), Mrs. Pearline Jones (4-26), Mr. David Rayner (4-26) and Mrs. Rose Marie Cryer (4-29).
Our thought for the week: “Happy are those who make others happy.”
Sunday morning worship at Dancyville C.M.E. Church was inspired with a beautiful message from Pastor Doris Lewis and in the afternoon by Minister Margaret Bell telling us to “Press On,” a very timely message. The men of the church delivered beautiful music. It was just a grand day.
The Concerned Citizens of Douglass
Community are gearing up for a clean – up day soon, and hope to have involvement from all who are interested. We were saddened to hear that Rev. Floyd Lewis is back in the hospital. We pray for him and his family that he will soon return home. Others needing our prayers are Pastor Shirley Richmond, Callie Brooks, Callie Langford, Betty Brooks, Mary N.
Greer, Emma Miller, Rev. J.V. Carney, Edward Vaulx Jr., Luvenia Boyd, Marie Browning, Joe B. Lewis, Jimmie L. Turner, Shirley Hunter, Willie Douglas, Betty Douglas, Gladys Bowles, Jackson Rice and Ora L. Mann.
We extend our sympathy to the Sanders and Wills families in the loss of their loved one, Mr. Fredrick Sanders Sr.
News this week is reported from Murfreesboro where we began our Spring Break!! We thoroughly enjoyed visiting with all eight of our grandchildren, along with mama and Britany at the Rainey home. We left as soon as school was out Friday after Jimmy’s surgeon gave him the ok to drive!
Although we attended New Vision with the Rainey’s Sunday, Brother Mark McSwain and Dr. Bob Agee led the services at Zion. Thanks to Rad Ellington for taking care of both youth Bible study classes since Lisa was not back from her trip either. She, David and Hannah Conway were in Texas taking care of business while Union University was on Spring Break. Please, continue to pray for this family as they make important decisions affecting their future.
Sunday afternoon I had the pleasure of
attending, “God Made You Special,” a Veggie Tales Live performance at the Lipscomb University in Nashville. Britany and Alivia Phillips, Becky and Lyla Rainey, and Lillie and Jacob Phillips kept me entertained as much as the veggies. We had a blast followed by a “Freeze” at Krystal’s afterwards.
Twelve ladies from HHS class of 1956 enjoyed lunch at Las Palmas Tuesday. Alice Elrod (mama) said they had a great time, but they must have scared all the men away. Jessie English told me that she had made up a name for the group, but of course I didn’t write it down.
Allen Outlaw reported 14 attended the prayer breakfast and Brother Butch Westover led the devotion. If anyone would like to join this faithful group of men, they meet every Thursday morning at six in Zion’s family life center.
Don’t forget about the
Mark Conway Memorial Scholarship fund. The committee is in the process of fi nalizing the plans to be brought before the executive board at HBA. Please be praying about any part you could play in this role. Also, let me know if you have any ideas about the scholarship.
Mark your calendars: Bridal shower for Rachel Morgan in the home of Reese Ferrell – March 29. March Madness (Youth fundraiser) at Zion on the 31. Spring Revival - April 15 - 18. Zion’s VBS - June 4 – 8.
Please continue to pray for our sick folks as well as our military personnel and their families, the shut-ins, those who have lost loved ones and the leaders of our country.
Call me at 772-4257 if you have news or email me at [email protected]. People want to know!
The Hillville Community Egg hunt will be held on Saturday, April 7 at 10 a.m. at the Hillville Community Center. All kids are invited to come out and join in the hunt. For more information, contact Aleta Bradford at 772-1234.
Then at 2 p.m., on Saturday, April 7, there will be an egg hunt at the Mt. Pleasant UMC.
Mt. Pleasant UMC has Bible study every Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to come and join in on this study.
Friday night, Aleta Bradford, Renea and Lizzie Townsend, Lillie Goodman, Joyce Goodman, Bernice Benard, Sue Goodman, Barbara Hayes, Billie Kirkland, Sandy Campbell, Linda Jo Edmonds, Naomi Benard and I attended the concert of Ivan Parker at Englewood Baptist Church. Ivan has truly been blessed with a great ministry. Following the
concert, we stopped at Wilhite’s truckstop on the way home and enjoyed a late supper. The food and service were both great.
Birthday wishes this week to Emma Sue Watson, Chris Watson, Imogene Warren, Richard Rogers, Donna Watson, Bobby Cannon, Debra Rogers, Amber Whittiemore and Diana Martin.
Prayer requests this week include Marie Haase, Burt and Dorothy Martin, Rita Phillips, Roscoe Martin, Billy Edmonds, Frank Fergie, Nell Frazier, Ronald Bruce, Perry Ann McCloud, Linda Hayes, Robert Campbell, Anneli Myers, Enid Powell, Fletcher Lewis, Shirley Morgan, the military, the nation and the community.
Sympathy to the family of Ms. Kimberly Johnson, Mr. Fred Sanders and Mr. Jesse Haynes in the loss of their loved one.
In closing, our Thought for the Week
is by Jonathon Truax of Ohio as published in the Upper Room Devotional. “Because of the empty tomb, we know the promise of eternal life is true.”
When the stone was rolled away from the tomb where Jesus was laid and His body was gone, the news of his resurrection began to spread from that moment on. The women who were the fi rst witnesses to this miracle ran to share the story. Nearly 2000 years later, we are still celebrating the good news of the empty tomb and passing it on to those who haven’t heard this good news. Because of the empty tomb, our hearts can be fi lled with joy and our homes can be fi lled with faith, hope and love. Because of the empty tomb, we know that the promise of eternal life is true.
If you have news to share, please call me at 772-1885, after 5 p.m.
Until next week... God bless.
“How to Survive in Desperate Times” was the subject of the message. Self-reliance is not an option. We cannot rely on ourselves. Very little can be accomplished apart from God, especially our salvation. Being good or not being bad or any effort on our part is just a waste of our time. We are not the product of evolution. God is the Creator of this world and you and me. All of us need a Savior and God provided salvation through Jesus Christ. Only He can save and see us through whatever diffi culties we have to face in the future.
The choir sang a heaven medley for special music under the direction of Brother Ralph Brown. The church welcomed Tommy Wilson into its fellowship on profession of faith.
Happy birthday to Greg Baker, Mike Coburn, Doug Kail, Jon Coburn, Grace Houy, Reggie Castellaw, Mary Ann Ballard, Aaron Reames and Carol Waddell. Happy anniversary to Lynn and Sarah Kerr.
Congratulations to Steve and Vanessa Jones, who are happy parents of a baby girl, named Avery Elise. The proud grandparents are Bob and Cindy Alexander.
A bridal shower was given for Autumn Watkins, bride-elect of Jonathan Jatton at the Holly Grove fellowship hall last Sunday afternoon. Hostesses were her cousins, Julie Hopkins, Heather Bolinger and Tiffanie Rosales. She received lots of nice gifts.
Ann Faulkner, the church secretary of Holly Grove Church, returned from a mission trip lasat week to Moldavia, where she and 13 others worked with children. They had a successful trip, but Ann had to cope with pneumonia after returning home.
The sick are not far from our minds and should be in our prayers often. This week’s list includes little Lucas Leach, born last week in a Memphis hospital to Anthony and Kristin Leach, Betty Barden, Ruth Taylor, Linda Hayes, Viola
Brown, Olga Sellari and Fletcher Lewis. Others are Ann Faulkner, Melissa Houy, Louise Coleman, Mark Stephens, Alan Jones and Teresa Owen. Also include Arthur Taylor, James Stephens, Allen Sims, Justin Climer, Ginger Warren and Ray and Janie Hight. We express our sympathy to Andy Wynn and family in the death of his sister.
Heather Bolinger and little son Jensen from Maryville and Julie Hopkins, Hayden and John from Hernando, Miss. visited with Alan and Debbie Jones and came by for a visit with Pop and Nannie Jones and Lorie on Thursday.
Bible drills were given last Sunday night at church, and Makayla Baker will move on to compete in the Associational drills. Her grandparents came for this special time. Jacob Watson, one of our young men, who is a product of Holly Grove Church, was recently licensed to preach in affi liation with Bethany World Christian Center. His grandparents are Judy and Gary Blair.
By Marty Williams
Around TownBaby boy Finn (Finley
Kenneth Davis), spanking new, son of Shea and Lee Anna Parker Davis, was born March 24! Finn weighed 8 lbs 10 ounces and was 20 ½ inches long! There was a host of family and friends anxiously awaiting his celebrated arrival. Mom, Dad and Finn are all doing excellent! Congratulations to the excited parents! Lee Anna and Shea’s other children wanted to know if they could “pet” Finn when he came home from the hospital! That is a hoot!
Tommie Hayes Rowell and husband Matt are fi rst-time parents to a sweet, gorgeous baby girl, Emma Hayes! I know Baby Emma’s grandparents Dr. John and Linda Hayes are beside themselves with joy! Aren’t babies awesome?! Good job, Tommie Girl and Matt!
Nancy Littlejohn had a fabulous time going to see her granddaughter, Isabella McCage’s soccer game! They had a fantastic day together! Nancy is also looking forward to attending her grandson, Zach McCage’s golf game, since he made the team this year!
Cande Wright and her family are having an awesome spring break in the Bahamas! That just makes me want to weep because I’m not there with them! Now that is a magnifi cent vacation, I would say!
Alicia and Andrew
Russell are all excited about their baby boy, Will�s ½ birthday, (6 months). Isn�t that an adorable tickle?! The weird thing is I understand it perfectly! Happy ½ birthday, baby Will!
Mamie and Clark Converse, along with daughter Camille, have been in Chicago, celebrating Camille’s 10th birthday. They took Camille to the American Girl Place! Oh, my girls went through the American Girl stage and we loved it! They also took Camille to Millennium Park, Sears Tower Skydeck and the Science and Industry Museum. What fun! Any little girl would be absolutely tickled to death to go to the American Girl Place! Happy Birthday Camille!
Mary Frances Trottman and girls (Jan and Margo) went on a trip to Orange Beach. When they got home, they had a surprise birthday party for their mother at the Fellowship Hall at Zion Methodist Church. They want to thank all 55 guests for making her day special! Mothers are so much fun to sneak up on! You know Ms. Mary Frances had the time of her life! Happy Birthday, Ms. Mary Frances!
Our Second Annual Women in Business Luncheon was a tremendous success! Thanks to Dr. Therese Woodard, for agreeing
to be our guest speaker on Women’s Health. She got to meet some splendid women from our community while they ‘chatted her up’ after the luncheon! A room full of women is breathtaking and the power that emanates from these women … is amazing! Thanks to First South Bank, Brownsville States-Graphic, Gayle Hutchinson, Lea & Simmons Treasure Chest, All That’s Victoria, Haywood Park Hospital, Kimmie’s Skin Care & Nails, Pathfi nding Consulting, Pam Stephens, The Computer Patch and the Chamber… for making this event a hit!
Another Chamber Ribbon Cutting is coming up at Scott Street Resource Center, March 30 at 10 a.m.! Karen Jones is so pleased with the remodeling of the Center that she’ll also be having an Open House on Saturday, March 31. Everyone’s welcome!
Relay for Life is totally ‘kicking’ in Brownsville! We have chosen a date for the Survivor’s Luncheon, which will be Saturday, June 2, at First United Methodist Church. To honor these survivors, unusually touches me.
Just a smidgeon of a note: my unique, little mama, will be arriving this weekend! Her itinerary, while she’s here, is happening as we speak!
Top Stories • Classifi eds • LifestylesSports • Obituaries
By Sylessie Ross
Union News
Sugar CreekRetirement Center News
By DeDe
April is just a few days away, where has the month gone? We have enjoyed the wonderful weather, but are afraid of how our summer is going to be. Maybe it will not be so bad.
We want to wish our wonderful director, Diane, a Happy Birthday. If I told you how old she was, this would be my last column. Seriously, she is a great leader of her staff. If she didn’t hold us to such high standards, Sugar Creek wouldn’t be the place it is. We love her dearly and are very thankful for all she does for us and our residents. You couldn’t ask for anyone better. Happy Birthday, Diane.
We are missing some of our wonderful residents this week. Mr. Hallum is at Humboldt VA. Ms. Marie is at NHC in Somerville. Ms. Dot is in Bells. Ms. Bo and Mr. David are still at Crestview. Ms. Carolyn moved home for a little while, then she is coming back to stay forever. We miss all of our residents and their families when they are away.
Pattie Thornton Crafton came to visit MyraJo, Jack and Margaret Ann this week and she even enjoyed supper with them. Jack and Margaret Ann also had granddaughter Meg here to eat with them one day. She is so beautiful.
Arline B. had a birthday this week. Her daughter Nan and her granddaughters Jennifer and Natalie all came to eat lunch with her that day. I put a picture on Facebook, so check it out. Jennifer made strawberry cupcakes and they were so delicious.
Laura R. had visitors this week, her son Ronnie came to eat lunch and brought some other family members with him. They seemed like they enjoyed themselves. Ronnie loves to come and eat with his mother.
David Smith came and shared his gift of singing with us. It is always a blessing when he comes. He sings those old Christian songs our residents have known their whole life. It’s like an old time country revival
every time he comes.Sonny Jackson and
friends visited on Saturday and he sang his heart out. What a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon, listening to great singing. He is always so sweet to the residents.
Thanks Mrs. Jim Miller for all the puzzles and books you brought for our residents to enjoy. We appreciate you thinking about them.
Some of ladies were treated to hand massages this week. It’s all about the pampering and our residents deserve it. Thanks so much. Just think if you lived here with us, you would have the chance to hear all the wonderful singing, be pampered and treated like royalty. We are always here and our doors are open for you to come and visit.
Our home is just down the street from everywhere, so come on out and visit us sometime. You may just decide to stay for a long while. What are you waiting for?
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation and took upon Him the form of a servant and was made in the likeness of men. And being found in the fashion as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.” -Philippians 2:5-8
Our pastor Rev. Harden preached a wonderful sermon on Sunday. The male chorus sang beautifully. Bishop Nathaniel Bond and Deliverance House of Prayer worshipped with Pastor Paul Williams and Morning View Baptist Church in Saltillo on Sunday for the their Pastoral Anniversary. Paul is Willie’s cousin. We were unable to make it because Willie was under the weather. They all stopped by the house to see us.
We were so happy to see Aunt Catherine Ragland, cousins Sylvester Ragland, Paul Williams and friend,
William Earl Greer and friend Oneida after they left church. Lester Hines, and Charles Currie were home for the services of Mary Louise Rice on Saturday with our cousin J.T. Clark and the rest of the family. J.T. was home last week for his stepmothers funeral Alice Clark and this week his sister.
Remember the Cousin family in our prayers. His funeral was last Saturday at Mt. Olive. Please remember the Sanders family in the loss of Fred Sanders, a very likable person, always had a smile on his face. He was never too busy for a conversation and always stopped by the store for cold cuts. He will be missed.
Please pray for our sick and shut-ins: Bill Taylor, Berdie Barden and son-in-law, Charles Cole, Fannie McKinney, Willie Herman Robinson, Virginia Robinson, Mary Robinson, Mary Taylor, Jessie Pender Jr., Sammie Hines, John Duckworth Sr., Curtis Harden, Eddie Harden, Stacy Greer, Laura (Peaches) Snipes, Estella
Franks, Vera Ross, William Gaines, Walter Frank Chism, Cynthia Bullock Transor, Pearl Gray, Annie Flora Forrest, Pearline Jones, Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Pirtle, Virginia Higgins, Mr. Jessie Thomas White, Glenn White, Rosie Lee Hines, Emma Lue Graves, Fannie Anderson, Mosie Mae Hines Fuller, Marvin Ross, Rev. J.V. Carney, John Drake, Rev. Liggins, Billy Golden, Tony Bass, James King, and Rosetta (Aunt Dear) Williams.
If anyone has any news that they would like published, please contact me by Sunday evening at 772-2006.
Our Thought for the Week: “Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether it be to the king, as supreme or unto governors as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.” -1 Peter 2:13-14
Until next week... Be Blessed!!!!!!
I’ve been out of pocket again, so I’m short on news.
Long time Stanton resident, Mr. Emory Wagner passed away last Sunday. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Ms. Kackie and the family.
Condolences are also extended to the family of Fred Sanders who passed away last week.
Please note: If you own lots or have family buried in Choatie Cemetery, please go out and clean up around your area. Too much work has been done for this to grow back up again. Now that we have the majority of the large debris removed, family members need to keep it clean and presentable. Please do not remove any
fl ags which have been placed in the cemetery. These will be used to map the cemetery. The West Tennessee Cemetery Research Association is a volunteer group; we will fi nish marking all the graves as we get to them, but this will be a long tedious process.
We’ve noticed a few new headstones which have been placed and this is great. If you know where your family is buried, please mark it if possible or let us know. You may contact me at any of the information shown below.
A lot of equipment is moving around Stanton, please be careful on our roads. Ditches are being cleaned, grass is
being mowed and other projects are going on as well.
I’ve seen many cars lately fl ying down our little streets. Now that it is nice outside, please watch your children and pets.
Residents and former residents of Stanton, you may mail Stanton news to me at P.O. Box 181, Stanton, TN 38069, reach me at the Stanton Welcome Center/Library at 731-548-2564, or e-mail me at: [email protected]. Please put “Stanton News” in the subject line. Together we will look at the past, look toward the future and report current events.
By Walter Battle
I’ve received many calls this spring inquiring about insect populations on crops, gardens and landscapes. In an e-mail that I received recently, University of Tennessee Entomologist Frank Hale reminded Extension agents that for the most part, he expects the same complex of pest insects to occur this year as last. Some insects will emerge a week or so earlier than in past years, this in itself should not be a reason for major concern. Insects in Tennessee are acclimated to our weather and up and down winter temperatures tend to be the norm. Thus, most insects are able to successfully overwinter and emerge in the spring.
While sometimes winter weather will reduce insect p o p u l a t i o n s , insects have a high
reproductive potential and can increase their populations quickly when favorable conditions occur. Hale used as the best example the many species of mosquitoes that overwinter in Tennessee and other states. Mosquitoes can overwinter as eggs, larvae or adults depending on the species. In the spring and summer they need warm standing water for their aquatic immature stages to develop. The plentiful rainfall and warm temperatures of a typical Tennessee spring bring about the numerous pools of water needed for mosquito populations to increase rapidly.
Another example he used was the imported fi re ant, an invasive pest originally from South America. These insects have become established in more Tennessee counties than entomologists had initially predicted.
They can be insulated from cold temperatures by moving deeper into the soil. While some years we have 75% or more kill of imported fi re ant colonies due to cold winter weather, newly mated queens can quickly disperse and start new colonies in the spring and early summer when favorable conditions such as warm weather, rainfall and high humidity occur. Thus, in spite of the occasional hard winter, the number of imported fi re ant colonies tends to increase over time.
Insects can be major pests, so continue to scout fi elds, gardens and landscapes, and follow label recommendations for controlling insects. Just realize that you will probably need to start your pest scouting a week or two earlier this spring.
just two more days. What happens in just two more days? All the books in the library will just **poof** disappear. What?!? Oh no! What a catastrophe. How could this happen? Is the library closing? This is just… an April Fool’s joke a couple of days early. (Sorry, couldn’t resist.)
There are some really neat things going on here at the library during the month of April. Here is our calendar of events.
Monday, April 2 – Toddler Time at 11 a.m. All toddlers and their caregivers are invited for stories, coloring and a light snack. We love toddlers at Toddler Time!
Tuesday, April 3 – Learn-a-Test Class. Two class times: 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. and 3 – 4 p.m. We only have 10 places,
so please register today. For those attending the Learn-a-Test Class a Learn-a-Test Lab will be offered on Wednesday, April 4 also 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. or 3 – 4 p.m. Sign up today.
The Elma Ross Public Library will be closed on Friday, April 6tin observance of Good Friday. Have a blessed day.
Tuesday, April 10 – MedlinePlus.gov Class. Two class times: 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. and 3 – 4 p.m. We only have 10 places, so please register today. For those attending the MedlinePlus.gov Class a Medlinelus.gov Lab will be offered on Friday, April 13 also 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. or 3 – 4 p.m. Sign-up today.
Monday, April 16 – Toddler Time at 11 a.m. All toddlers and their caregivers are invited for stories, coloring
and a light snack. We love toddlers at Toddler Time!
Tuesday, April 17 – Medicare Part D Class. Two class times: 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. and 3 – 4 p.m. We only have 10 places, so please register today. For those attending the Medicare Part D Class a Medicare Part D Lab will be offered on Friday, April 20 also 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. or 3 – 4 p.m. Sign-up today.
Wednesday, April 25 – Lunch and Learn will be offered at noon. Our guest presenter will soon be announced. Bring a lunch, the library will provide drinks and dessert.
Don’t forget, the April is the crunch time of tax season. We have some tax forms left here at the library. Don’t wait too late.
Happy Reading!
“Insanity...is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.” -Albert Einstein
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Is it time for a change?
Community Thursday, March 29, 2012
page11The Brownsville States-Graphic
Submitted By Dr. Charles Pratt
A team of volunteer missionaries from West Tennessee has just returned from conducting two weeks of evangelistic crusades in the Republic of the Philippines. The team of 18, experienced the presence of the Lord doing some incredible miracles. Team members witnessed the salvation of 21,286 people coming to receive Jesus as their Savior with over 500 hundred other decisions. The volunteers had been preparing for the evangelistic crusades for several months while enlisting Prayer Partners among friends and church members. The team served with approximately 100 churches in four different Baptist Associations.
Charles Pratt, Director of Missions for Fayette/Haywood Baptist Association and is President of Cross Partners Ministry, Inc. located in Brownsville was the team leader. He credits this powerful
experience to the concert of prayers going up to Heaven from hundreds of prayer partners on both sides of the globe, like the story in the Book of Acts. Cross Partners Ministry produced a Prayer Guide of 19 specifi c prayer concerns and asked team members to recruit the prayer partners that would commit to praying daily for the souls of Filipinos.
Pratt has been a leading volunteer all around the world for the past 25 years on fi ve different continents.
“Each of those experiences has been a tremendous blessing, but this mission has produced thousands more people coming to Jesus than any mission that we have conducted. We defi nitely knew that it was not about our team, but the work of the Holy Spirit from the very onset. The team saw dozens of people give their lives to Jesus on the airplanes as their journey began to the other side of the world and on their return trip home. Taxi cab drivers
and hotel attendants were also won to Jesus in Manila. The volunteers had determined that the Lord would have full use of their lives to see what He could do with some ordinary Believers,” explained Pratt.
“Perhaps, the most amazing personal experience for me was preaching at a funeral wake service for a young man who was murdered,” Pratt said.
Late one night after conducting an evangelistic crusade, Pratt was told that plans had been made for him to be the speaker at the wake service.
“When I arrived at the home at about 9:30 PM, where the service was to be held, I could hardly believe the sight that I saw. The crowd was estimated to be over 2000 people who came to offer their sympathy to the bereaved family. The pastor of some of the family members offered words of encouragement to the family and friends and then he introduced me to share the message of hope and salvation in
Jesus,” Pratt said. “After preaching from Heb. 9:27, I offered an invitation for the Filipinos to accept Christ as their Savior and approximately half of crowd prayed to receive Jesus. It was a very humbling experience that I shall never forget. I have spoken at many funeral wake services in the Philippines over the years, but none that had this many people in attendance. The family of the deceased man was very thankful.”
Loren Stephens, pastor of Southside Baptist in Dyersburg stated, “I was thrilled to return to work with the Filipino people.” He declared, “the Lord of the harvest sent workers to gather the harvest and He never sends workers where there is no harvest.” Stephens’ church at Southside provided the funds for the construction materials of a new church building in eastern Luzon Island at a town of Navitidad, which had no church building. The building should be completed by the end of March.
Volunteer Mike Hopper from the Zion Baptist Church near Brownsville acknowledged, “the Glory of the Lord fell all around us on this journey, bestowing a multitude of blessings upon us. We witnessed the power of God in action. We have never seen so many people coming to Jesus as we did on this trip to the Philippines. I want to see Him do some similar things in Tennessee.”
“I am so humbled for God using me like He did,” declared Ed Bone of Jolly Springs in Dresden on his second trip to the Philippines. He further added that “he was very apprehensive about returning to the Philippines, since Satan had been making me feel useless. However, after arriving at my fi rst school, God gave me a great victory. The Lord saved over 70 youth during the invitation that I offered.”
Volunteers on the mission team were: Rev. Randy Boals, pastor of Hopewell Baptist in Lavina; Rev. Jimmy
Breedlove, retired pastor and member of Englewood Baptist in Jackson, Ed Bone laymen from Jolly Springs near Dresden and his pastor, Rev. Tony Michael; Andy Davis, Jerry Moore and Youth pastor Eddie Wilbanks from First Baptist of Finley; Rev. Jason Reynolds, pastor of The Path Church in Dyersburg, Rev. Loren Stephens, pastor of Southside Baptist in Dyersburg; Dorothy Copeland of Forerunner Church in Ripley; Rev. Mike Hopper of the Zion Baptist in Brownsville; D C Melton from Lakeview Baptist in Selmer; Rev. Randy Crews, pastor of Springhill Baptist in Dyersburg; Rev. Willie Pounds, pastor of St. Paul’s Baptist in Kenton, Zach Cochran, UT at Martin college student and member of Second Baptist of Union City; Daniel Hodges from First Baptist of Millington; Donald Williams from Beech Grove Baptist near Halls; and Dr. Charles Pratt, member of First Baptist of Somerville.
Powerful Presence of God in the Philippines
It was a great scene last Thursday, March 22. Many of Brownsville’s powerful women leaders met at the First South Community Center for the second annual Women’s Luncheon. The event had 57 attend this year, which is up compared to last year’s 42. Sponsored by First South Bank, The Brownsville States-Graphic, and Brownsville-Haywood County Chamber Of
Commerce, the event initially originated from First South Bank in Jackson, before appearing last year in Brownsville.
While the event is able to provide a great opportunity for some of Brownsville’s brightest leaders to network, it’s also able to provide some great information.
In this year’s case, the focus was on women’s health. Guest speaker was Dr. Theresa
Woodard Internist and Partner at Dowling and Woodard Medical Clinic.
Thanks to everyone collaborative efforts, the second annual luncheon can be chalked up as a major success.
“It was a huge success. We were just tickled
pink,” said Brownsville-Haywood County Chamber Of Commerce A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Assistant Marty Williams.
The event even featured outside attendees from Jackson. As for the future of the program, there are
plans to not only hold again next year, but also possibly even have another one in fall.
Photos by Vicky Fawcett
Women In Business Luncheon a success
Public oticesNThursday, March 29, 2012
The Brownsville States-Graphic
page 12NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated June 18, 2009, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded June 23, 2009, at Book 67, Page 360 in Office of the Register of Deeds for Haywood County, Tennessee, executed by Margot Crothers, conveying certain property therein described to Williams, McDaniel & Wolfe as Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Delta Trust Mortgage Corporation, its succes-sors and assigns; and the undersigned, Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee.
NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable; and that an agent of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Successor Trustee, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Successor Trustee will, on April 4, 2012 on or about 11:00 A.M., at the Haywood County Courthouse, Brownsville, Tennessee, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder FOR CASH, free from the statutory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemp-tions which are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust, said property being real estate situated in Haywood County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at a point in the East right-of-way of Highway 54 North, 33 feet from center, said point also being the southwest corner of Harold Carter as recorded in Deed Book 123, page 6, Register’s Office, Haywood County Courthouse, Brownsville, Tennessee; thence North 01 degree 00 minutes 00 seconds 402.60 feet along the East right-of-way of Highway 54 North to an iron pin found, said point being the southwest corner and the point of beginning of the following described tract; thence North 01 degree 00 min-utes 00 seconds 165.00 feet along the east right-of-way of Highway 54 North to an iron pin found; thence North 89 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 171.60 feet to an iron pin found; thence South 89 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds 171.60 feet to the point of beginning.
ALSO KNOWN AS: 11244 US Highway 54, Bells, Tennessee 38006
The HB 3588 letter was mailed to the borrower(s) pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated 35-5-117. This sale is subject to all matters shown on any appli-cable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate sur-vey of the premises might disclose. In addition, the following parties may claim an interest in the above-referenced property: Margot Crothers
The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Successor Trustee’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publi-cation, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. W&A No. 700-200931
DATED February 28, 2012INSERTION DATES: March 8, 2012, March 15, 2012, March 22, 2012WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C.,Successor TrusteeDSa l eNo t i c eTN -She l l i e_mshe r -rod_120228_1321FOR SALE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.MYFIR.COM and WWW.REALTYTRAC.COM
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALEWHEREAS, default has occurred
in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated July 2, 2002, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded July 3, 2002, at Book 244, Page 93 in Office of the Register of Deeds for Haywood County, Tennessee, executed by Kenneth Jordan, conveying certain property therein described to David R. Wilson as Trustee for Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation, a New Jersey Corporation; and the under-signed, Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee.
NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable; and that an agent of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Successor Trustee, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Successor Trustee will, on April 11, 2012 on or about 11:00 A.M., at the Haywood County Cour thouse, Brownsville, Tennessee, offer for sale certain prop-erty hereinafter described to the highest bidder FOR CASH, free from the statu-tory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust, said property being real estate situated in Haywood County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the southeast corner of the Brian Dew and wife, Shannon Dew, tract recorded in Deed Book 207, page 340, said point being in the north Right of way line of Emerson Road, 50 feet wide; then west, 130.50 feet along the said Right of way line to Dew’s southwest corner; then north 04 degrees 22 minutes 02 seconds west, 147.00 feet along Dew’s west line along or near an interior line of Bobbie Emerson’s tract to an iron post found; then north 79 degrees 56 minutes 32 seconds east, 130.00 feet along Dew’s north line along or near an interior line of Bobbie Emerson’s tract following the alignment of a found metal post to Dew’s northeast corner; then south 04
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE
WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated August 31, 2004, executed by ALMA J. PERKINS, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, conveying cer tain real property therein described to US TITLE CORPORATION as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, on September 9, 2004, in Book 270, at Page 910; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last trans-ferred and assigned to THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWABS INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-10, who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, Notice of the Right to Foreclose (“Notice”) was given in compliance with Tennessee law by the mailing a copy of the Notice to the parties at least sixty (60) days prior to the first publication of the Substitute Trustee’s Sale. WHEREAS, the undersigned, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., hav-ing been appointed by as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee, NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Substitute Trustee or its duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on April 9, 2012, 11:00 AM at the Haywood County courthouse door where the foreclosure sales are customarily held At the Haywood County Courthouse, Brownsville, TN, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Haywood County, Tennessee, to wit: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATED, LYING AND BEING IN BROWNSVILLE, 7TH CIVIL DISTRICT OF HAYWOOD COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: BEING LOT #63, FLEMING ESTATES SUBDIVISION, A PLAT OF WHICH APPEARS OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 98, REGISTER’S OFFICE HAYWOOD COUNTY, TENNESSEE. BEGINNING AT A STAKE IN THE SOUTH MARGIN OF RICKEY STREET AND 25 FEET FROM THE CENTER OF SAME, SAID STAKE BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT #62; RUNS THENCE WEST WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID STREET, 94 FEET TO A STAKE IN THE EAST MARGIN OF THE TIBBS ROAD RUNS THENCE SOUTH 0 DEGREES 40 MINUTES EAST WITH THE EAST MARGIN OF SAID ROAD, 106.5 FEET TO A STAKE, SAID STAKE BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT #50; RUNS THENCE CAST WITH THE NORTH LINE OF LOT #50, 94 FEET TO A STAKE, SAID STAKE BEING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT #62; RUNS THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 40 MINUTES WEST WITH THE WEST LINE OF LOT #62, 106.5 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL # 66F-C-1.00
PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 497 RICKY STREET, BROWNSVILLE, TN 38012. In the event of any dis-crepancy between this street address and the legal description of the prop-erty, the legal description shall con-trol. CURRENT OWNER (S): ALMA J. PERKINS
OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applica-ble; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might dislose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may
degrees 37 minutes 27 seconds east, 169.83 feet called 174 feet along Dew’s east line to the point of beginning.
ALSO KNOWN AS: 438 Emerson Road, Gates, Tennessee 38037
The HB 3588 letter was mailed to the borrower(s) pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated 35-5-117. This sale is subject to all matters shown on any appli-cable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or fed-eral; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. In addition, the following parties may claim an interest in the above-referenced property: Kenneth Jordan; United States of America act-ing through the Rural Housing Service or successor agency, United States Department of Agriculture; Haywood County Solid Waste Dept
The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Successor Trustee’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publi-cation, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. W&A No. 700-111557DATED March 6, 2012INSERTION DATES: March 15, 2012, March 22, 2012, & March 29, 2012WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C.,Successor TrusteeDSaleNoticeTN-Shellie_msher-rod_120306_1155FOR SALE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.MYFIR.COM and WWW.REALTYTRAC.COM
be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place cer-tain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Fax: (866) 681-5002 Tel: (865) 342-3522RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., Substitute Trustee 2380 Performance Dr, TX2-984-0407 Richardson, TX 75082 Tel: (800) 281-8219 Fax: (866) 681-5002 Registered Agent: CT Corporation System 800 South Gay Street, Suite 2021 Knoxville, TN 37929 Tel: (865) 342-3522 TS#: 11-0132629 FEI # 1006.153991Publication Dates: 03/15/2012, 03/22/2012, 03/29/2012
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALEWHEREAS, default has occurred
in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated September 11, 2009, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded September 14, 2009, at Book 69, Page 772 in Office of the Register of Deeds for Haywood County, Tennessee, executed by Bobby Goodman, conveying certain property therein described to John C. Clark as Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as Nominee for First State Bank and First State Bank Successors and Assigns; and the under-signed, Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee.
NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable; and that an agent of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Successor Trustee, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Successor Trustee will, on April 18, 2012 on or about 11:00 A.M., at the Haywood County Cour thouse, Brownsville, Tennessee, offer for sale certain prop-erty hereinafter described to the highest bidder FOR CASH, free from the statu-tory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust, said property being real estate situated in Haywood County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the north right of way of 70 Highway, wood post found, North 0 degrees 19 minutes 41 seconds West, 3.41 feet north, said point being feet north of the center of 70 Highway, said point being the south-east corner of Marbury as recorded in Book 184, Page 618, Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee,
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALESale at public auction will be on
April 19, 2012 at 10:00AM local time, at the front east door, Haywood County Cour thouse, Brownville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by William O. Harris, to Arnold M. Weiss, Esq., Trustee, as trustee for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. on April 22, 2005 at Record Book 7, Page 325; conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP having been appointed Substitute or Successor Trustee, all of record in the Haywood County Register’s Office. Default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of said Deed of Trust and the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable.
Party Entitled to Enforce the Debt: Owner of Debt: US Bank National Association, as Trustee for SASCO Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-WF3
The following real estate located in Haywood County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder:
Described proper ty located in the 6th Civil District of Haywood County, Tennessee, to wit: Beginning at a stake in the center of a proposed road leading Southwest through the land of John Batchelor of which this now described lot is a part, said stake located 808.7 feet South 47degrees West of the Intersection of the center of said proposed road with the center of Mercer Road; runs thence South 47 degrees West with the center of said proposed road 140 feet to a stake; thence through the land of Bachelor as follows: South 43 degrees East 311.14 feet to an iron stake; North 47 degrees East 140 feet to an iron stake; North 43 degrees West 311.14 feet to the beginning. Street Address: 153 John Batchelor Road, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012
Parcel Number: 093 001.03Current Owner(s) of Property:
Heirs of William O. HarrisOther interested par ties: The
Tennessee Housing Development Agency, Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation, Heirs of William Odell Harris, c/o Willie Alice Harris, Heirs of William Odell Harris, c/o Linda Ann Harris, Heirs of William Odell Harris, c/o Ola Mae Harris, Heirs of William Odell Harris, c/o Odell Harris, Heirs of William Odell Harris, c/o Leroy Harris, Heirs of William Odell Harris, c/o James Earl Harris, Heirs of William Odell Harris, c/o Margaret Harris, Heirs of William Odell Harris, c/o Debra Harris, Heirs of William Odell Harris, c/o William Harris,Jr, Heirs of William Odell Harris, c/o Hugh Harris and Heirs of William Harris
The street address of the above described property is believed to be 153 John Batchelor Road, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.
SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION.
If applicable, the HB 3588 letter mailed to the borrower(s) pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated 35-5-117. This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat any unpaid taxes; and any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory right of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.
This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat any unpaid taxes; and any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory right of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. In addition, the following parties may claim an interest in the above-referenced property:
The Tennessee Housing Development Agency, Southwest Tennessee Electric Membership Corporation, Heirs of William Odell Harris, c/o Willie Alice Harris, Heirs of William Odell Harris, c/o Linda Ann Harris, Heirs of William Odell Harris, c/o Ola Mae Harris, Heirs of William Odell
Harris, c/o Odell Harris, Heirs of William Odell Harris, c/o Leroy Harris, Heirs of William Odell Harris, c/o James Earl Harris, Heirs of William Odell Harris, c/o Margaret Harris, Heirs of William Odell Harris, c/o Debra Harris, Heirs of William Odell Harris, c/o William Harris, Jr, Heirs of William Odell Harris, c/o Hugh Harris and Heirs of William Harris.
SALE IS SUBJECT TO UCC LIEN HELD BY SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE, EMC OF RECORD AT BOOK 25, PAGE 592 AND REFILED AND CONTINUED AT BOOK 88, PAGE 696, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE OF HAYWOOD COUNTY, TENNESSEE.
All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.
The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder.
This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded by the Substitute Trustee at any time.
This office may be a debt collector. This may be an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose.Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trusteewww.kirschattorneys.comLaw Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP555 Perkins Road Extended, Second FloorMemphis, TN 38117Phone (901)767-5566Fax (901)761-5690File No. 11-021101 Publication Dates: 03-22-12,, 03-29-12 & 04-05-12
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the terms, conditions, and payments pro-vided in a certain Deed of Trust dated NOVEMBER 24, 2003, executed by CHRISTINE ELLISON, UNMARRIED, to DANIEL W. SMALL, Trustee, of record in TRUST DEED BOOK 261, PAGE 407, for the benefit of GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY, in the Register’s Office for HAYWOOD County, Tennessee and to J. PHILLIP JONES, appointed as Substitute Trustee in an instrument of record in the Register’s Office for HAYWOOD County, Tennessee, to secure the indebtedness described; WHEREAS, said Deed of Trust was last assigned to TENNESSEE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, the entire indebtedness hav-ing been declared due and payable by TENNESSEE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AGENCY BY AND THROUGH ITS SERVICER AND AUTHORIZED AGENT, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as provided in said Deed of Trust, I, J. PHILLIP JONES, will by virtue of the power and authority vested in me as Substitute Trustee, on FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2012 AT 12:00 P.M. (NOON), AT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE HAYWOOD COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN BROWNSVILLE, HAYWOOD COUNTY, TENNESSEE, sell to the highest bid-der for cash, free from the equity of redemption, homestead, and dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived, and subject to any unpaid taxes, if any, the follow-ing described property in HAYWOOD County, Tennessee, to wit:
PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF HAYWOOD, TENNESSEE:
LYING AND BEING IN THE 7TH CIVIL DISTRICT OF HAYWOOD COUNTY, TENNESSEE, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT:
BEGINNING AT A STAKE IN THE WEST MARGIN OF WHAT IS KNOWN IN THE YEAR 1963 AS NORTH LAFAYETTE STREET, BEING THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A LOT IN THE NAME OF NATHAN OUTLAW (PURCHASED BY OUTLAW FROM FRADY ON 26TH DAY OF JUNE, 1962) AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE LOT HEREIN CONVEYED; RUNS THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF THE LOT IN THE NAME OF OUTLAW, 150 FEET TO A STAKE IN THE EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF A LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND IN THE NAME OF FRADY; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF THE FRADY LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND 75 FEET TO A STAKE; THENCE EAST ALONG THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF A LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND IN THE NAME OF FRADY 150 FEET TO A STAKE IN THE WEST MARGIN OF NORTH LAFAYETTE STREET, ALSO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE FRADY LOT; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST MARGIN OF LAFAYETTE STREET 75 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO CHRISTINE ELLISON, HER HEIRS AND ASSIGNS, BY DEED DATED NOVEMBER 24, 2003 OF RECORD IN DEED BOOK 261, PAGE 618, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE OF HAYWOOD COUNTY, TENNESSEE.
THIS IS IMPROVED PROPERTY KNOWN AS 1021 N. LAFAYETTE AVENUE, BROWNSVILLE, TENNESSEE 38012.
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THE SALE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND IS FURTHER SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF ANY TENANT(S) OR OTHER PARTIES OR ENTITIES IN POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY.
THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ANY UNPAID TAXES, IF ANY, ANY PRIOR LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES LEASES, EASEMENTS AND ALL OTHER MATTERS OF RECORD INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PRIORITY OF ANY FIXTURE FILING. IF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY/ INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, THE STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, OR THE STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT ARE LISTED AS INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE ADVERTISEMENT, THEN THE NOTICE OF THIS FORECLOSURE IS BEING GIVEN TO THEM, AND THE SALE WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE APPLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES RIGHT TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY, ALL AS REQUIRED BY 26 U.S.C. 7425 AND T.C.A. 67-1-1433. IF APPLICABLE, THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS OF T.C.A. 35-5-117 HAVE BEEN MET.
THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO ADJOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLICATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TRUSTEE/SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESCIND THE SALE
IN THE EVENT THE HIGHEST BIDDER DOES NOT HONOR THE HIGHEST BID WITHIN 24 HOURS, THE NEXT HIGHEST BIDDER AT THE NEXT HIGHEST BID WILL BE DEEMED THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER.
OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: NONE OF RECORD
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
This day, March 23, 2012. This is improved property known as 1021 N. LAFAYETTE AVENUE, BROWNSVILLE, TENNESSEE 38012.J. PHILLIP JONES SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE1800 HAYES STREETNASHVILLE, TN 37203(615) 254-4430www.phillipjoneslaw.comF12-0265Publication Dates: 03-29-12, 04-05-12 & 04-12-12
ORDER OF PUBLICATIONNo. CH-12-0457-1 IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE
IN THE MATTER OF: ADOPTION OF JIRAH RIZIA WILLIAMS (DOB: October 6, 2011), A Minor,
JAMES RODNEY CHEAIRS and wife, SHAWANDA LATASHA CHEAIRS, Petitioners,vs.
ANY UNKNOWN FATHER, Respondent.
It appearing from the sworn petition for adoption and termination of parental rights filed in this cause, that the whereabouts of the Respondent, Any Unknown Father, are unknown and cannot
be ascertained upon diligent inquiry. It further appearing that conception occurred in Brownsville, Tennessee.
It is therefore ordered that Respondent, Any Unknown Father, make his appearance herein at the Chancery Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, 140 Adams Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee on Friday, the 1st day of June, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. and answer petitioners’ petition for adoption and termination of parental rights or the same will be taken for confessed as to Respondent, Any Unknown Father, and this cause proceeded with ex parte, and that a copy of this order be published once a week for four consecutive weeks in the States-Graphic of Brownsville, Haywood County, Tennessee.
This 13th day of March, 2012.
CHANCERY COURT OF SHELBY COUNTY
By: s/Vicky Hall
Kevin W. WeaverWEAVER & CRAIG, P.C.Attorneys for Petitioners51 Germantown Court, Suite 112Cordova, Tennessee 38018(901) 757-1700Publish: 3/22/12, 3/29/12, 4/5/12, and 4/12/12.
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALESale at public auction will be on
April 24, 2012 at 12:00PM local time, at the front east door, Haywood County Cour thouse, Brownville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Odessa Hayes n/k/a Odessa Hayes, to Carter, Stanfill & Kirk, Trustee, as trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), solely as nominee for Platinum Mortgage, Inc. on November 17, 2009 at Record Book 72, Page 176; conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP having been appointed Substitute or Successor Trustee, all of record in the Haywood County Register’s Office. Default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of said Deed of Trust and the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable.
Party Entitled to Enforce the Debt: Holder: Wells Fargo Bank, NA
The following real estate located in Haywood County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder:
Described proper ty located in Brownsville, 7th Civil District of Haywood County, Tennessee, to wit: Lot Number 14 Tammwood Estates Subdivision, a plat of which appears of record in Plat Book 2, Page 128, Register’s Office, Haywood County, Tennessee. Beginning at a stake in the South margin of Robin Street, and 25 feet from the center of the same, being the Northeast corner of the herein described lot and the Northwest corner of Lot Number 13, Tammwood Estates Subdivision; runs thence South with the West boundary line of Lot Number 13, 125 feet to a stake; runs thence West 120 feet to a stake; runs thence North 125 feet to a stake in the South margin of Robin Street; runs thence East with the South margin of said street 120 feet to the point of beginning. Street Address: 553 Robin Street, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012
Parcel Number: 066K-A-031.00Current Owner(s) of Property:
Odessa Hayes, who acquired title as Odessa Taylor
The street address of the above described property is believed to be 553 Robin Street, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.
SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION.
If applicable, the HB 3588 letter mailed to the borrower(s) pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated 35-5-117. This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat any unpaid taxes; and any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory right of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.
This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat any unpaid taxes; and any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory right of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. In addition, the following parties may claim an interest in the above-referenced property:
SALE IS SUBJECT TO ANY INTEREST THAT MAY EXIST IN PRIOR DEED OF TRUST OF RECORD AT BOOK NUMBER 170, PAGE 416 IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE OF HAYWOOD COUNTY, TENNESSEE.
SALE IS SUBJECT TO ANY INTEREST
THAT MAY EXIST IN PRIOR DEED OF TRUST OF RECORD AT BOOK NUMBER 261, PAGE 258 AND RE-RECORDED IN BOOK NUMBER 261, PAGE 397 IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE OF HAYWOOD COUNTY, TENNESSEE.
All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.
The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder.
This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded by the Substitute Trustee at any time.
This office may be a debt collector. This may be an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose.Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trusteewww.kirschattorneys.comLaw Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP555 Perkins Road Extended, Second FloorMemphis, TN 38117Phone (901)767-5566Fax (901)761-5690File No. 11-027257 Publication Dates: 03-29, 04-05 & 04-12-12
Public oticesNRight to Know
Thursday, March 29, 2012
The Brownsville States-Graphic
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Fair Housing Resolution
LET IT BE KNOWN TO ALL PERSONS; it is the policy of the Town of Stanton to implement programs to ensure equal opportunity in housing for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, or disability. Therefore, the Town does hereby pass the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED that the Town of Stanton will, within available resources, assist all persons who feel they have been discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, or disability to seek equity under Federal and State laws by filing a complaint with the Tennessee Human Rights Commission or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Atlanta Regional Office Compliance Division.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town of Stanton shall publicize this proclamation, and through this publication the Town shall cause owners of real estate, developers and builders to become aware of their respective responsibilities and rights under the Federal Fair Housing law and any applicable State or local laws or ordinances.
SAID PROGRAM will at a minimum include, but not be limited to: (1) the printing and publicizing of this policy and other applicable fair housing information through local media and community contacts; (2) distribution of posters, flyers, and any other means which will bring to the attention of those affected, the knowledge of their respective responsibilities and rights concerning equal opportunity in housing.
This resolution took effect as of March 20, 2012.
Mayor Allan Sterbinsky
Main Street Storage799 E. Main Street,
PO Box 197 Brownsville, TN 38012
731-779-2009 or 731-779-0208 fax
Pursuant to T.C.A. 66-31-105 Enforcement of Self Service
Storage Facility Lien.Notification is given this date
that the contents of the following warehouses will be sold to satisfy the owners lien at Main Street Storage: 799 East Main Street Brownsville, TN 38012. To be sold at public auction to the highest bidder at
9:00am April 29, 2012.Name UnitFelicia Batchlor 206Shakeydra Bond B-1Linda Baker 188
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALESale at public auction will be on
April 24, 2012 at 12:00PM local time, at the front east door, Haywood County Cour thouse, Brownville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Lee I. Patterson, to Arnold M. Weiss, Esq., Trustee, as trustee for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. on February 15, 2007 at Record Book 34, Page 812; conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP having been appointed Substitute or Successor Trustee, all of record in the Haywood County Register’s Office. Default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of said Deed of Trust and the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable.
Par ty Entitled to Enforce the Debt: Owner of Debt: HSBC Bank USA, National Association as Trustee for Wells Fargo Home Equity Asset-Backed Securities 2007-2 Trust, Home Equity Asset-Backed Cer tificates, Series 2007-2
The following real estate located
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALEWHEREAS, default has occurred
in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated July 27, 2007, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded August 8, 2007, at Book 42, Page 498 in Office of the Register of Deeds for Haywood County, Tennessee, executed by Lee Patterson, conveying certain property therein
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALESale at public auction will be on
April 24, 2012 at 12:00PM local time, at the front east door, Haywood County Cour thouse, Brownville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Minnie Lewis Thomas and Farry Jones, as tenants in common, to First Title & Escrow, Inc., Trustee, as trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), solely as nominee for Premium Capital Funding, LLC d/b/a TopDot Mortgage on January 31, 2007 at Record Book 34, Page 413; conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP having been appointed Substitute or Successor Trustee, all of record in the Haywood County Register’s Office. Default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of said Deed of Trust and the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable.
Par ty Entitled to Enforce the Debt: Owner of Debt: US Bank National Association, as Trustee for Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-WFHE3, Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-WFHE3
The following real estate located in Haywood County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder:
Described proper ty located in the Seventh (7th) Civil District of Haywood County, Tennessee, more par ticularly described as follows:Beginning at a point in the South margin of what is known in the year of 1965 as Austin Street, in the town of Brownsville, Tennessee, and 16.5 feet from the center of the same being the Northeast corner of the same lot conveyed to Rawl as recorded in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee, in Deed Book 91, Page 501, and of which this now described lot is a part; runs thence South 1 degree West 172.5 feet to a stake, the Northeast corner of the Fred Taylor lot; thence West 75.5 feet to a stake, the Southeast corner of Lot Number 1 of this survey; thence North 169 feet to a stake in the South margin of the above-mentioned Austin Street; thence with same, North 87 degrees 38 minutes East 79 feet to the point of beginning.
Street Address: 604 Austin Street, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012
Parcel Number: 075F-B-002.00Current Owner(s) of Property:
Heirs of Minnie Lewis ThomasThe street address of the above
described property is believed to be 604 Austin Street, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.
SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION.
If applicable, the HB 3588 letter mailed to the borrower(s) pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated 35-5-117. This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat any unpaid taxes; and any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory right of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.
This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat any unpaid taxes; and any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory right of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. In addition, the following parties may claim an interest in the above-referenced property:
SALE IS SUBJECT TO ANY INTEREST THAT MAY EXIST IN UNRELEASED DEED OF TRUST OF RECORD AT BOOK 215, PAGE 663, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE OF HAYWOOD COUNTY, TENNESSEE.
All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.
The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder.
This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded by the Substitute Trustee at any time.
This office may be a debt collector. This may be an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose.Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trusteewww.kirschattorneys.comLaw Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP555 Perkins Road Extended, Second FloorMemphis, TN 38117Phone (901)767-5566Fax (901)761-5690File No. 11-025947
said point also being the southeast corner of C. Rodgers as recorded in Book 184, Page 647; thence South 64 degrees 07 minutes 18 seconds West, 141.15 feet along the north right of way of 70 Highway to a point, iron post found, north 15 degrees 43 minutes 20 seconds West, .76 feet on line; thence North 15 degrees 43 minutes 19 sec-onds West, 297.00 feet along the east line of B. Marbury to a wood post found; thence North 70 degrees 38 minutes 28 seconds East, 218.10 feet along an interior line of Marbury to a wood post found; thence South 0 degrees 19 minutes 41 seconds East, 296.59 feet along the west line of Marbury to the point of beginning.
ALSO KNOWN AS: 15225 US Highway 70 West, Stanton, Tennessee 38069-5229
The HB 3588 letter was mailed to the borrower(s) pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated 35-5-117. This sale is subject to all matters shown on any appli-cable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate sur-vey of the premises might disclose. In addition, the following parties may claim an interest in the above-referenced property: Bobby Goodman
The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Successor Trustee’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publi-cation, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. W&A No. 700-202288DATED March 13, 2012INSERTION DATES: March 22, 2012, March 29, 2012 & April 5, 2012WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C.,Successor TrusteeDSa l eNo t i c eTN -She l l i e_mshe r -rod_120313_1603FOR SALE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.MYFIR.COMand WWW.REALTYTRAC.COM
NOTICE TO CREDITORSTCA 30-2-306
Estate of Geraldine HaynesDocket #PR - 11
Notice is hereby given that on the 7th day of March, 2012, Letters Testamentary of administration in respect to the estate of Geraldine Haynes who died on February 27, 2012 were issued to the undersigned by the Chancery Court of Haywood County, Tennessee.
All persons, resident and non resi-dent, having claims, matured or unma-tured, against the estate are required to file the same with the Clerk of the above named court within the earlier of four (4) months from the date of the first publication of posting of this notice or twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death, otherwise their claims will be forever barred in the manner and to the extent as provided by law.
This 7th day of March, 2012,(Signed)Will K. Haynes and Lalia Spencer, Co-ExecutorsEstate of Geraldine HaynesC. Thomas Hooper, III AttorneyBy: Sarah H. Levy, Clerk & MasterPublication dates: 03-15-12 & 03-22-12
NOTICE TO CREDITORSTCA 30-2-306
Estate of Mary Frank JeffriesDocket #PR - 10
Notice is hereby given that on the 6th day of March, 2012, Letters Testamentary of administration in respect to the estate of Mary Frank Jeffries who died on December 23, 2011 were issued to the undersigned by the Chancery Court of Haywood County, Tennessee.
All persons, resident and non resi-dent, having claims, matured or unma-tured, against the estate are required to file the same with the Clerk of the above named court within the earlier of four (4) months from the date of the first publication of posting of this notice or twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death, otherwise their claims will be forever barred in the manner and to the extent as provided by law.
This 6th day of March, 2012,(Signed)Charles Matthews, Jr., Executor, AdministratorEstate of Mary Frank JeffriesLarry S. Banks AttorneyBy: Sarah H. Levy, Clerk & MasterPublication dates: 03-15-12 & 03-22-12
in Haywood County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder:
Described proper ty located in the Seventh (7th) Civil District of Haywood County, Tennessee, to wit: Lot 7 of Chapman Subdivision, a plat of which appears of record in Plat Book 2, Slide 135 and as revised in Plat Book 2, Slide 143, in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee, reference to which plat is hereby made for a more particular description of said lot showing its location and the length and direction of its boundary lines. Street Address: 771-773 Elizabeth Street, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012
Parcel Number: 75G-E-7.00Current Owner(s) of Property: Lee
PattersonThe street address of the above
described property is believed to be 771-773 Elizabeth Street, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.
SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION.
If applicable, the HB 3588 letter mailed to the borrower(s) pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated 35-5-117. This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat any unpaid taxes; and any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory right of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.
This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat any unpaid taxes; and any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory right of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.
All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.
The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder.
This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded by the Substitute Trustee at any time.
This office may be a debt collector. This may be an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose.Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trusteewww.kirschattorneys.comLaw Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP555 Perkins Road Extended, Second FloorMemphis, TN 38117Phone (901)767-5566Fax (901)761-5690File No. 11-025461 Publication Dates 03-29, 04-05 & 04-12-12
described to NO TRUSTEE ON DEED OF TRUST as Trustee for Chase Bank USA, N.A.; and the undersigned,
Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee.
NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable; and that an agent of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Successor Trustee, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Successor Trustee will, on April 25, 2012 on or about 11:00 A.M., at the Haywood County Cour thouse, Brownsville, Tennessee, offer for sale certain prop-erty hereinafter described to the highest bidder FOR CASH, free from the statu-tory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust, said property being real estate situated in Haywood County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows:
Situated, lying and being in the 7th Civil District, Haywood County, Tennessee and being more particularly described as follows to wit: Being Lot Numbers 78, Fleming Estates Subdivision, Part II
ALSO KNOWN AS: 1110 Ferrell Street, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012
The HB 3588 letter was mailed to the borrower(s) pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated 35-5-117. This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, ease-ments, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agen-cy, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. In addition, the following parties may claim an interest in the above-referenced property: Lee Patterson
The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Successor Trustee’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publi-cation, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. W&A No. 700-215915DATED March 20, 2012INSERTION DATES: March 29, 2012, April 5, 2012 & April 12, 2012 WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C.,Successor TrusteeDSaleNoticeTN-Shellie_msher-rod_120320_1511FOR SALE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.MYFIR.COM and WWW.REALTYTRAC.COM
2-29-12Jason Lynn Haak – Violation of Probation - $1500Hector Servin – Driving on Revoked/Suspended License, Over 5, Speeding, Seatbelt Law - $5000Mark Therea Wheatley – Theft of Property Over $500, Fraud - $03-1-12Phillip Taylor – Assault, Domestic Related - $25003-2-12Tory Tanaka Gray – Schedule III - $3500Christopher Ted Ragsdale – Driving on Revoked/Suspended License - $3000Jarvis Lydell Springfield – Driving on Revoked/Suspended License - $30003-3-12Andrea Carlton – No Cour t Appearance - $1500James Daryl Carson – Attempted Assault, Resisting Stop, Arrest - $14000Terry Franklin Patrick – Implied Consent, Driving Under the Influence - $7000Stephen Alicio Theriault – Theft of Property Under $500 - $30003-6-12Deondra Bond – Assault, Aggravated Domestic Related, Unlawful Carrying or Possession of a Wea - $0Toi Michelle Farmer – Failure to Appear - $250Velma Jarmon – Driving on Revoked/Suspended License, Financial Responsibility – Insurance - $1500Tosha Evette Sloan – Resisting Stop, Arrest - $3500Taiwan Taylor – Assault, Domestic Related, Driving on Revoked/Suspended License - $25003-7-12Logan Ray Brown – Driving on Revoked/Suspended License, 3rd Offense, Speeding - $5000Joshua Paul Morris – Contempt of Court - $2503-8-12Keith Norbert McAfee – Driving on Revoked/Suspended License - $30003-9-12Marquenta Lashay Glidwell – Assault, Domestic Related, Vandalism - $2500Terry Griffin – Violation of Probation - $0Demetrius Rudell Hawthorne – Failure to Appear - $0Demetrius Rudell Hawthorne – Violation of Probation - $25,000Charles Edward Jarmon – Driving on Revoked/Suspended License, 2nd Offense - $2500Melissa Musgrave – Failure to Appear - $03-10-12Keosha Kowanda Foster – Driving on Revoked/Suspended License,
Speeding, Financial Responsibility Insurance - $3000Marcus Alexander Hamilton – Driving on Revoked/Suspended License, Change of Address - $3000Erica Monice Holmes – Violation of Probation -$2000Darren Taylor – Driving on Revoked/Suspended License - $25003-11-12Derek Jerome Delk – Driving on Revoked/Suspended License, Violation Light Law - $3000Patricia Gail Ervin – Driving Under the Influence, Driving on Revoked/Suspended License, Violation Implied Consent Law, Failure to Drive on Roadway - $10,000Christopher Jarrett – Assault, Domestic Related - $0Jerry Pender – Burglary, Aggravated Burglary - $03-12-12Carl A. Kinchelow – Driving Under the Influence, Driving on Revoked/Suspended License, Disregard Stop Sign - $03-13-12Todd Jecord Blue – Driving on Revoked/Suspended License - $3500Kevin Callaway – Speeding, Evading Arrest, Felony, Evading Arrest, Driving on Revoked/Suspended License 4th Offense - $03-14-12Bianka L. Godinez – Shoplifting – Theft of Property - $1500Cynthia Inez Nixon – Hold For the State of California - $03-15-12Lafayette Boyd – Parole Violation - $0Erica Shavon Byars – Violation of Probation - $0Demario Crell Flagg – Driving on Revoked/Suspended License Over 5, Contempt of Court, Violation of Probation - $0William M. Rhoades – Driving Under the Influence, Violation Implied Consent Law - $50003-16-12Donald Jerman White – Violation Probation/Parole, Warrant - $5003-17-12Cedric Deleon Baltimore – Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Misdea, Cruelty to Animals, Possession Schedule VI With Intent - $0Michelle NMN Hines – Aggravated Assault, Vandalism - $0Israel Sanders – Speeding, Driving on Suspended, Financial Responsibility – Insurance - $3000Corius Cordell Sweet – Alcoh; Violation of Open Container Laws, Driving Under the Influence, Violation Implied Consent Law, Financial Responsibility – Insurance, Impeding Traffic, Seatbelt Law - $3500
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Job #10681Farm Credit Services is seeking a Financial Services Offi cer (FSO) in Ripley, Tennessee to serve Dyer, Lauderdale, Tipton and Haywood counties. Applicants can live in any of these counties. The FSO’s primary responsibilities center around building relationships with customers in the ag production market segment. The FSO will use his or her knowledge of agriculture and fi nance to fully understand the customer’s or prospect’s business and personal plans and then market the FCS fi nancial services that best meet their needs. After initially screening for soundness, the FSO submits the information to an analyst, underwriter or scoring system for fi nal decision. The FSO leads the customer relationship and often coordinates with others to serve the customer’s loan, lease, crop insurance and servicing needs.
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Minimum Qualifi cations:
three years’ experience in sales of fi nancial services or credit analysis. Signifi cant knowledge of agricultural industry (personal, professional or educational) is required. Salary is dependent upon experience.
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04/02/2012 to: www.e-farmcredit.com Careers, Job Opportunities, indicating the specifi c position for which you are applying
Chamber Director Position Available
The Brownsville-Haywood County (TN) Chamber of Commerce is currently recruiting for the position of Executive Director. The successful candidate will be someone who embraces challenges, can translate vision and is enthusiastic about growing our community!
The Director reports directly to the Chamber Board of Directors. This position is one of authority and independence, requiring strategic thinking and operational planning skills, experience in board relationships, business development, � scal management and advocacy.
Candidates should have previous experience leading a corporation, nonpro� t or governmental organization or division; be able to provide evidence of successful community organizing; corporate relations; and employee management.
Deadline for Applications: April 13, 2012
To apply, download application and job description at www.brownsvillehaywoodcounty.com/chamber
or pick up packet at 121 West Main Street in Brownsville.
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The Haywood High track and fi eld team travels to Oxford, Miss., this weekend for the Ole Miss High School Invita-tional. The track and fi eld meet will be the biggest and largest meet of the sea-son for Haywood. As of Tuesday night there are 95 teams en-tered in the meet.
“I’ve been telling the kids for several weeks that it’s very important to be prepared for this track meet mentally be-cause the track meet is going to be tough,” said coach David Claybrooks. “It’s the least experi-enced high school team I’ve ever coached, so the coaching staff and I are trying our best to make sure every kid is 100 per-cent mentally ready for this track meet. It’s also
the fi rst time in a while Haywood has traveled to a prestigious track meet like the Ole Miss High School High Inv.”.Haywood fared well two weeks ago at a track meet at the University of Memphis. “This track meet is a big opportunity for Hay-wood High because it will prepare team for the west sectional and state track and fi eld meets later in the season,”
Claybrooks said. “Track and fi eld all is mental, so going to tough meets throughout the season will prepare the team for the post season.”Haywood is one of 10 schools traveling from Tennessee to compete in the meet.
Taylor Stokely and Thomas Currie each had big days at the plate Tuesday night at home as Haywood picked up a key District 13-AA win. Stokely was 2 for 3 with an RBI and Currie add-ed a pair of key hits as the Tomcats held off a late Obion County Cen-tral rally to prevail 7-6. The Rebels rallied for three runs in the top of the seventh, but Blake Porch struck out two batters in the seventh to quell the rally and earn the save. Taylor Jones started on the mound and went fi ve and one-third in-nings to earn the win, scattering 10 hits. Seth Birdsong had an RBI as well. Haywood (3-7 overall, 1-1 district) lost at Obi-on on Tuesday night, 6-2. Jarron Bryant, Blake Esquivias and Stokley each singled for Hay-
wood's only hits of the game. Birdsong started on the mound and took the loss. He struck out three and allowed six hits over four and one-third innings. The Tomcats return to action today at Jackson South Side at 7:45 p.m., and Friday at Trinity Christian Academy at 4 p.m. On Monday, Haywood returns to district action at home against Ripley. The Tomcats travel to Ripley on Tuesday. Both games start at 6:30 p.m. In other action:• Haywood wrapped up play in the Best of the West tournament on Saturday with a 14-4 loss to Halls at USA Stadium. Birdsong was 3 for 4 with two RBI's and Houston Cozart doubled. Taylor Jones pitched one and two-thirds innings and took the loss, despite allow-ing no earned runs. • On Friday the Tom-cats loss to Tipton-Rosemark Academy
14-7 at USA Stadium. Esquivias was 2 for 4,
Bryant doubled and singled and Cozart tri-
pled in one run. Jordan Fitzgerald drove in two runs and Currie drove
in one. Hunter Roten took the loss.
Haywood defeats Obion in league play
Houston Cozart and Tomcat baseball team return to action today at Jackson South Side at 7:45 p.m. Photo by Jeff Ireland
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Shades, drapes, or blinds
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