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2B The Jackson Sun, Jackson. Wednesday. Sept. 6. 1989 DEATHS Gore touts catfish The consumers' diet is changing; he's eating more fish, Gore said After two hours of speeches and questions, the crowd sampled catfish raised on the Kesterson farm and cooked by Gore's cousin, Ray Coats.

The morning's program convinced Welborn Duck of Decaturville that he'd try catfish farming again. He went broke on his first try, he said, but he didn't have the resources he found out about Tuesday. Brothers Jack and Larry Lambert of Bolivar left with plans to look over Mississippi's catfish farms and processing plants so they can start a plant in the area. As more people take on catfish farming, a processing plant will be needed, said Jack Lambert. "I know it will go," he said.

"People will walk a mile for a catfish." Siegfried Wing Services for Sieefried Mine 75 for- merly of Jackson, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Bryan Funeral Home in Zan-esville, Ohio. Burial will be in Memorial Oak Cemetery there. Mr. Ming, a retired employee of American Olean Tile died Monday afternoon in Englewood, Fla.

He was married to Burnita Illing. They had three sons, Siegfried Illing of Norman, James Illing of Pittsburgh and William Illing of Wichita; Kan. lFor more information, call the funeral home at (614 452-8466. John R. Wilson WHITEVILLE Services for John R.

Wilson, 54, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Bartlett Chapel CME Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Wilson died Friday at Regional Center in Memphis. He was married to Magdlene Wilson.

They had two children, Beverly Wilson and Steven Wilson, both of Memphis. i-For more information, call Motley Rivers Funeral Home at 254-8004. Frances Maxine Kent HUMBOLDT Services for Frances Maxine Kent, 64, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Hunt Funeral Home. Buri- al will be in Antioch Cemetery.

Mrs. Kent, a homemaker, died Tues-I day morning at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was married to Herman Kent. Z. For more information, call the funer- al home at 784-1414.

Vera Ann Polan Beasley DECATURVILLE Services for Vera Ann Polan Beasley, 81, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Decaturville Trin-l ity Assembly of God Church. Burial will be in Howard's Cemetery. Mrs. Beasley, a homemaker, died Tuesday morning at Decatur County General Hospital in Parsons.

She was married to the late Clayton Beasley. They had 10 children, Mack Beasley and Elizabeth Armstrong, both of Decaturville, Wilma Johnson of Par-," sons, Wanda Mills of Sugar Tree, Helen French of Lexington, Fred Beasley of Memphis, Pete Beasley of Linden, Ruth Chapman and Francis Fishier, both of Texas, and Linda Rushing of jPerryville. For more information, call Boyd Fu-'ineral Home at 852-3711. Bertha Linville HUNTINGDON Bertha Linville 1 died Tuesday night at her home. Arrangements are incomplete.

For more information, call Dilday Funeral Home at 986-8281. William Mancil Wood COUNCE Services for William Mancil Wood. 81, were today at Center Hill Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mr.

Wood, a sawmill worker and farmer, died Monday at Hardin County General Hospital in Savannah. He was married to Louise Wood. They had seven children, Irene Carroll, Bobby Wood. Ray Wood, David Wood, Kenneth Wood and Donnie Wood, all of Counce, and William M. Wood Jr.

of Michie. E. Grady Butler Services for E. Grady Butler, 89, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at George A.

Smith and Sons' Main Street Chapel. Burial will be in Ridgecrest Cemetery. Mr. Butler, an accountant and retired employee of Franklin Furniture Store, died Monday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was married to Ollie Darnall Butler.

They had a daughter, Beverly Cheatham of Sikeston, Mo. For more information, call the funeral home at 427-5555. Etta D. Springfield Jackson Services for Etta D. Springfield Jackson, 70, formerly of Jackson, will be at 1 p.m.

Friday at Bethel AME Church in Indianapolis. Burial will be in Washington Park Cemetery there. Mrs. Jackson, owner of Three Sisters Nursing Center in Indianapolis, died Monday at her home in Indianapolis. She had two children, Clifford Jackson and Mamie Beamon, both of Indianapolis.

Her parents are the late Milton and Josie Springfield, both of the Hun-tersville-Denmark community. For more information, call Mercer Brothers Funeral Home at 423-4922 or Summers Funeral Home of Indianapolis at (317 924-5329. Ovie Lamb Wright MARTIN Services for Ovie Lamb Wright, 89, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Murphy Funeral Home. Burial will be in East Side Cemetery.

Mrs. Wright, a homemaker, died Tuesday at a nursing center in Para-gould, Ark. She was married to the late Thomas Herbert Wright. For more information, call the funeral home at 587-3121. Chester Bryson HUMBOLDT Chester Bryson, 77, a retired farmer, mail carrier and car dealer, died Tuesday at Cedar Crest Hospital.

He was married to Anna B. Bryson. Arrangements are incomplete. For more information, call Baskerville Funeral Home at 784-1717. Crump man dies in truck accident RAMER A Crump man was killed early this morning when he lost control of his pickup truck, ran off the road, down an embankment and overturned, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said.

Lonnie R. Springer, 37, was killed off Tennessee 57 about 5:25 a.m. three miles east of Ramer, Trooper Tommy Graham reported. Arrangements are incomplete. For more information, call Shackelford Funeral Home of Selmer at 645-3481.

Ellise Vaughn Chapped MARTIN Services for Ellise Vaughn Chappell, 86, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Murphy Funeral Home. Burial will be in East Side Cemetery. Mrs. Chappell, a homemaker, died Tuesday at HCA Volunteer General Hospital.

She was married to the late Paul Chappell. They had a daughter, Vivian E. Lilliard of Ann Arbor, Mich. For more information, call the funeral home at 587-3121. George R.

Caldwell Services for George R. Caldwell, 59, formerly of Jackson, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Phillips Memorial CME Church in Louisville, Ky. Burial will be in Louisville. Mr.

Caldwell, a retired employee of International Harvester, died this morning in Louisville. He was married to Vera Justine Caldwell. They had three children, Linda Caldwell and Robert Caldwell, both of Louisville, and Debra Clemmons of Chicago. For more information, call W.P. Porter Mortuary of Louisville at (502 587-9678.

Riordan Francis 'Buddy' Gaffney Services for Riordan Francis "Buddy" Gaffney, 85. will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.

Mr. Gaffney, a retired Jackson Police Department officer, died Monday at his home. He was married to Cecille Stone Gaffney. They had a daughter, Patricia G. Currie of Milan.

For more information, call Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home at 424-2424. Eula Mai Cozart HUMBOLDT Services for Eula Mai Cozart. 81. will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church.

Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Cozart, a homemaker, died Saturday at Cedar Crest Hospital. She was married to Hollis Cozart.

They had a daughter, Bessie L. Taylor of Humboldt. For more information, call Basker-ville Funeral Home at 784-1717. Elizabeth Mathis Ferguson. HUMBOLDT Services for Elizabeth Mathis Ferguson, 63, formerly of Humboldt, will be at 2 p.m.

Saturday at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Ferguson, a homemaker, died Monday at her home. She was married to Algie Ferguson Jr.

of Chicago. They had five children, Dwight Ferguson and Avery Mathis, both of Humboldt, Alvin Ferguson of Jackson, Cathy Mathis Hicks of North Carolina and Betty Jean Mullens of Kankakee, III. For more information, call Basker-ville Funeral Home at 784-1717. William Raymond Arnold BRADFORD Services for William Raymond Arnold, 82, were today at Belew's Chapel General Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Mr. Arnold, a retired farmer, died Monday afternoon at City of Milan Hospital. He was married to Willie Arnold. They had nine children, Mable Reynolds, Ray Arnold, Faye Alexander and the Rev. Carlos Arnold, all of Bradford, Lucille Fisher and Robert Arnold, both of Trezevant, Shirley Utley of Atwood, Dorothy Smith of Braidwood, 111., and Alice Thorne of Monroe, La.

Burter Mae Gufford TRENTON Services for Burter Mae Gufford, 66, were today at Shelton Funeral Home. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery. Mrs. Gufford, a homemaker, died Monday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was married to the late Warren Gufford.

They had two children, Larry Allen Speer and Barbara Ann Johnson, both of Conway, S.C. John E. Pritchard HUMBOLDT John E. Pritchard died Tuesday afternoon at his home. Arrangements are incomplete.

For more information, call Hunt Funeral Home at 784-1414. City schools announce From 1 Espy pointed out the catfish farmer's major problems: winter kill, when the cold water kills the fish; off-flavoring, a condition that makes the fish taste muddy; feed putrification, when the fishes' feed settles on the pond's bottom; and birds, who like to eat the fish. You've got to treat a catfish well like 24-karat gold so problems won't occur, said Brun-son. Espy explained efforts to get the catfish accepted in a national market, including having it put on the U.S. serviceman's menu: "You've heard about a chicken in every pot? What we are trying to do is get a catfish filet in every commissary.

"It's a luscious treat," said Espy. "It's low in cholesterol, high in protein and it tastes pretty good." PAID ANNOUNCEMENT fOfflttmrea Information supplied by West Tennessee Funeral Directors Vera Ann Polan Beasley Services for Mrs. Vera Ann Polan Beasley, 81, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Decaturville Trinity Assembly of God Church with Rev. Ralph Duncan and Rev.

Billy McCarty officiating. Burial will be in Howard's Cemetery in Perry County. Boyd Funeral Home of Decaturville will be in charge of arrangements. AArs. Beasley died Tuesday morning at Decatur County Hospital in Parsons.

She was the daughter of the late Albert and Sally Ann Chat-man Polan and was born in Perry County. She was a housewife and a member of Decaturville Trinity Assembly of God Church where she was very active in church functions. She was 81 years of age, has ten children, twenty-eight grandchildren, forty greatgrandchildren and three great-great grandchildren which adds up to 81. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sims Clayton Beasley on September 11, 1964 and a son, Joseph D. Beasley.

Survivors are three sons, Fred C. Beasley of Memphis, Pete Beasley of Linden and Mack Beasley of Decaturville, seven daughters, Mary Ruth Chapman and Frances Fisher both of Texas, Helen French of Lexington, Elizabeth Armstrong of Decaturville, Linda Rushing of Per-ryville, Wilma Johnson of Parsons and Wanda Mills of Sugar Tree, three brothers, Willie Polan and John Polan both of Old Hickory and Malcom Polan of Linden, three sisters, Eva Rhodes of Parsons, Lona Mae Rhodes of Decaturville and Ruth Coleman of Illinois, twenty-eight grandchildren, forty great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers, Clayton Armstrong, Jimmy Mills, Jonathn Johnson, Phillip Beasley, Keith Beasley, Ronald Chapman, Derk Beasley and Jimmy Beasley. Grandchildren will sing at the service. Friends may visit with the family at the funeral home until time of service.

Boyd Funeral Home 852-3711 Joe Frank Harber Services for Mr. Joe Frank Harber, 61, will be at 3 p.m. Thursday from the First Christian Church in Crockett Mills with John Porter and Gene Rusher officiating. Burial will be in Crockett Mills Cemetery. Ronk Funeral Home of Alamo will be in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Harber died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was born in Crockett Mills, son of Mr. and Mrs. Erbie Harber of Crockett Mills.

He was a member of First Christian Church of Crockett Mills, where he served as a deacon. He was Chairman of the ASCS County Committee and was Director of Gibson County Electric Membership Corporation. He was Vice-President of Crockett Mills Utility District and was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Navy. He was a farmer. He was preceded in death by a son, John William Harber on August 14th, 1989.

Survivors other than his parents, are his wife, Dottie Williams Harber of Crockett Mills, a son, Austin Harber of Humboldt, a brother, Jerry Harber of Crockett Mills, a sister, Rose Ann East of Memphis and one grandson, Justin Harber of Dexter, Mo. Pallbearers will be Travis Woods, Jim H. Grimes, Homer Mansfield, Neal Moore, Elwyn Hutchison and Jimmy Slayton. The family will receive friends today at 4 p.m. at the funeral home.

Ronk Funeral Home 696-5555 Death Notice Policy: The Jackson Sun provides free death notices for families in our area. However, those desiring more than basic information provided in the death notice may purchase a paid obituary through their funeral home or the classified advertisement department of The Sun. additional journalism have been added to the Jackson Central-Merry curriculum. United States History has been changed from the 12th grade to the 11th. System-wide Transfer of the school safety patrol from the Police Department to the Community Relations Department.

Creation of a school system newsletter, UPBEAT. A new accounting system for the food services department, Accu-Scan, is aimed at enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of food services. A new special education bus was purchased. From 1 Enforcement of promotions Standards for grade five, adopted in the spring of 1989. Junior High: New Technologies, a pilot project at Parkway Junior High to replace industrial arts.

The technological laboratory will introduce students to robotics, lasers, computer-controlled machinery, applied physics, biomedical technology and other technologies. The cost of implementation was $30,000. Postive Attitudes in Tennessee Schools, a pilot project at Jackson Junior High. The program focuses on building self-es Riordan Francis "Buddy" Gaffney Funeral mass for Mr. Riordan Francis "Buddy" Gaffney, 85, will be at 11 a.m.

Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church conducted by Father Al Kirk. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. Mr.

Gaffney, a retired police officer for the City of Jackson, died Monday afternoon at his home following an illness of several months. He was a native of Jackson, the son of the late William F. and Mary Pigott Gaffney and received his education at St. Mary's School and Jackson City Schools. Before his retirement, he served some 38 years with the Jackson Police Department.

He was a communicant of St. Mary's Catholic Church and was the oldest active member of the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Gaffney was a member of the Tennessee Police Association, the Tennessee and Mississippi Police Officers' Association and the Fraternal Order of Police. He is survived by his wife, Mrs.

Cecille Stone Gaffney, his daughter, Mrs. Patricia G. Currie of Milan, two brothers, Martin A. Gaffney of Houston, Tx. and Rev.

James T. Gaffney of Los Angeles, five grandsons and three great-grandchildren. Pallbearers for the service will be Mark Currie, John Currie, Pat Currie, Tony Currie, Swan Currie and John Leader. Honorary pallbearers will be Joe Gaffney, Jay Gaffney, Richard L. Beare, B.

C. Williams, Donelson Stegall and Charles Page. The family requests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society. Friends may visit with the family from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. tonight at the funeral home. Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home 424-2424 George R. Caldwell Funeral services for Mr. George R.

Caldwell, 59, formerly of Jackson, will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Phillips Memorial C.M.E. Church in Louisville, Kentucky. He died Wednesday In Louisville, Kentucky after a long illness. He was a retired employee of International Harvester and was a veteran of World War II.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Vera Justine Caldwell of Louisville, three children, Mrs. Debra Clemmons of Chicago, II. and Ms. Linda Caldwell and Mr.

Robert Caldwell both of Louisville, three sisters, Mrs. Ester Williams of Jackson, Mrs. Mary Alice Akers of Louisville, Ky. and Mrs. Melinda Lusby of San Antonio, Tx.

and two brothers, Mr. Willie Ed Estes of Louisville, Ky. and Mr. James Caldwell of Bloomington, For more information call W. P.

Porter Mortuary 502-775-5555 E. Grady Butler Services for Mr. E. Grady Butler, 89, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday from the Main Street Chapel of George A.

Smith and Sons with Billy Watson officiating. Burial will be in Ridgecrest Cemetery. Mr. Butler died Monday evening at Jackson Madison County General Hospital after a long illness. He was born in Carroll County and lived in Jackson most of his life.

He was the son of the late Frank and Betty McAuley Butler. He was an accountant for Model Mill Company for 14 years and retired from Frankland's Furniture Store. He was a member of the North Jackson Church of Christ, where he served as an Elder, Deacon, a Bible Teacher and Treasurer. Surviving are his wife, Ollie Darnall Butler of Jackson, whom he married on July 19, 1925, a daughter, Beverly Cheatham of Sikeston, a brother, R. K.

Butler of Paris and two grandchildren, Mark Cheatham and Mary Cheatham Foster both of Sikeston, Mo. The family will receive friends at the Main Street Chapel of George A. Smith and Sons today after 2:30 p.m. George A. Smith Sons 427-5555 Hazardous waste guidelines draw fire on both sides programs Substitute teachers attended inservice training for the first time.

The school board implemented new policies on student attendance and tobacco use. The adult basic education program will be revamped in October and will become Greater Opportunities for Adult Learners, focusing on language and math improvement with some vocational classes. The system will develop model classrooms at the elementary, junior and senior high levels as part of the Tennessee Least Restrictive Environment for Life Project, a program to improve education for handicapped students. guidelines waste sites other active portions of the plant. Surface water stream 200 feet.

Twenty feet from the bottom of the liner system to the highest saturated zone of the seasonal water table for disposal; 5 feet for other parts of the plant. Schools, hospitals, nursing homes and child care centers 2,000 feet. Homes 1,000 feet. Commercial buildings or churches 200 feet. light industrial to general industrial as requested by Wiley Hutcherson and Fred Gillham and recommended by the planning commission; and to rezone about 3 acres on the north side of Old Hickory Boulevard east of Hollywood Drive from general and single-family residential to highway business.

POLICE PLOTTER These reports were on file Wednesday at the Jackson Police and Madison County Sheriffs departments: Burglaries and thefts over $200 Carole Fullington, 119 Valley tires and wheels of a 1977 Monte Carlo, valued at $1,000. Lucille White, 94 Payne television with built-in videocassette recorder, valued at $800. Bull Market, 1291 N. Highland $620 cash, missing from deposit envelopes. Wayne Pruett, 4 Northwood diamond ring and costume jewelry, valued at $1,900.

State sets up for hazardous The state Department of Health and Environment proposes hazardous waste sites should be minimum distances from these locations: 100-year floodplain completely banned for most kinds of plants, allowed only with special design for others. Wetlands 250 feet; scenic, cultural or recreational areas 500 feet. Public water supply feet; private water supply, 1,000 feet from a disposal facility; 1,000 feet and 500 feet for RECORD teem in students, faculty, support staff, parents and the community. Sex Respect, a curriculum to teach students to develop responsible behavior and respect for each other, with a focus on abstinence from premarital sex. Project STAY, a program aimed at reducing the dropout rate by helping students plan their high school course selection and explore career options.

A $33,000 state grant allows the city and the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce to implement the vocational education support program. High School French drama, piano and private well, yet a Haywood County landfill has contaminated wells farther away than that, he said. Hinch acknowledged the limit simply had to be drawn somewhere. He stressed that new commercial landfills will be built to new, strict state standards. Several in the audience questioned the adequacy of those standards for impermeable liners, for example, suggesting they leak anyhow.

"Nobody can stand up here and guarantee you that a site won't leak," Hinch said. "Probably, over time, they all will leak." JONAH asked for a completely new set of guidelines. Industry representatives also are dissatisfied with the guidelines. They're inflexible and go far beyond what is required to provide nrotection to human health and environment, said Dave Goetz, director of governmental affairs for the Tennessee Association of Business. found the couple unconscious, officials said.

Elliott's medical records show the level of carbon monoxide in his blood was 51 percent; his wife's level was 49 percent, according to a spokesman. The standard level of carbon monoxide in the bloodstream is 0.5-1.5 percent. Mrs. Elliott is a 1982 graduate of Jackson Central-Merry High School and received a bachelor's degree in business from Lane College. From IB State officials wrote the guidelines based on what other states have enacted, said Dwight Hinch, -technical coordinator for the division.

"Quite frankly, we didn't use -any scientific criteria," Hinch -said. "Buffer distances are sim-vply comfort zones" based on an intuitive feeling that distance tects. The guidelines must be completed Jan. 1. They're part of a law passed spring abolishing local governments' right to veto hazardous waste sites.

Gov. Ned McWherter purged the change after South Carolina stopped accepting waste Tennessee companies and Alabama considered doing the -same. "These regulations are very loosely written," said Michael Derrick of Just Organized Neigh-borhoods Area Headquarters (JONAH). They provide a foot distance from a landfill to a JACKSON CITY COUNCIL Couple listed in critical condition after carbon monoxide poisoning Jackson City Council on Tuesday: Passed a soil-erosion control ordinance requiring a permit to grade and move earth before construction projects and to reseed sites after they're done. Rezoned 1.4 acres on the east side of U.S.

45 Bypass. Annexed 413 acres of Madison County for an industrial park, adopted a plan of services and approved Jackson Utility Division work for the area. Renewed the city's contract with Waste Management for two years with three one-year options. The present contract expires August 1990. The extension depends on legal approval of an amendment regarding handling of hazardous waste.

Adopted a street resurfacing program. Appointed Anna L. Miller to the Madison County Council on Aging. Mayor Charles Farmer also will appoint Vera Brooks to the council, he said. Introduced ordinances: to rezone 32 acres on the west side of H.O.

Forgy Road north of John Williams Road from' A former Jackson woman and her husband are in critical condi- tion from carbon monoxide poi-'. soning after they were found un-; conscious in their post quarters in Fort Benning, officials said. Barbara and Staff Sgt. David Elliott's hot water heater and ventilation pipes malfunctioned, flooding the house with carbon monoxide Aug. 29, post officials said.

When Elliott of Marietta, did not report to work, members of his unit went to his houte and.