Obituaries for Sept. 18, 2005Tift magistrate court gets new digs in Administration Building
Published 12:59 pm Wednesday, December 7, 2005
Thomas ‘Junior’ Rowan Jr.
HAINES CITY, Fla. — Thomas Lawton “Junior” Rowan Jr., 74, of Haines City, Fla., died Friday, Sept. 16, 2005, at the Memorial Hospital of Auburndale, Fla.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the New River Holiness Church in Berrien County. The Rev. Jimmy Hagadorn and Bobby Rowan will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 tonight at Purvis Funeral Home in Adel.
Grandsons and nephews will serve as pallbearers and the music will be by family members and friends.
Mr. Rowan had lived in Haines City for 35 years and was a building contractor. Survivors include his wife, Mary B. Rowan of Haines City, Fla.; a son and daughter-in-law, Ray and Linda Rowan of Adel; a daughter and son-in-law, Brends and the Rev. Johnny Smith of Nashville; two stepsons, Louie and Davis Bain of Haines City, Fla.; four brothers, Bobby Rowan of Lenox, Vernon Rowan of Omega, Richard Rowan of Winter Haven, Fla. and Nate Rowan of Cincinnati, Ohio; four sisters, Evelyn Eason of Oliver Springs, Tenn, Pat Ingram of Stockbridge, Marie Hagadorn of Albany and Ovaline Williams of Stockbridge; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three sisters and two brothers.
Purvis Funeral Home of Adel is in charge of arrangements.
Clara Sumner Dollar
ASHBURN — Clara Mable Sumner Dollar, 95, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend died Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2005. Funeral services were held Saturday at Perry Funeral Chapel with burial following in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Sylvester.
Mrs. Dollar was born on Aug. 25, 1910, in Worth County. She was the daughter of Gussie Thompson and Fitzhugh Morgan Sumner of Worth County, both deceased. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Virgil Dollar; her son, William Morgan Dollar; her sister, Kathleen Carter; and her brother, Fred Morgan Sumner.
Mable Dollar, a lady of courage, determination and pride was a true daughter of the South with ancestors settling this country as freeholders in the colony of Virginia. She loved her family and friends deeply and was loved by them.
Survivors include her two grandsons, David Brian Dollar of Fort Collins, Colo., and Douglas Ryan Dollar of Colorado Springs, Colo.
You may sign the online guest book and share your special condolences and memories with the family by visiting Perry Funeral Chapel’s website at www.perryfuneralchapel.com
Perry Funeral Chapel in Ashburn is in charge of arrangements.
TIFTON — The Tift County Magistrate’s office has moved from its longtime location adjacent to the library to the Tift County Administration building, much to the delight of the judges and staffers.
The move was part of a major renovation project at the administration building which cleared up space on the second floor for several offices and hearing rooms.
“It’s great,” Chief Magistrate Douglas Jones said. “We have plenty of room here to give everyone an office, to properly house and store our records and even provide a quiet room for citizens who need somewhere to think.”
The new magistrate’s office is located in room 211 and the courtroom is located right across the hall.
Dana King, Jones’ senior administrative assistant, said that the new digs lend the office more of a judge-like decor.
“It just feels more professional,” King said.
The magistrate judges, Jones, Mark York and Dan Barry, are responsible for a wide range of jobs and responsibilities. Authorizing warrants, handling civil actions and arraigning criminals are just some of the tasks included under their umbrella of authority.
According to Jones, their impact on the county budget often goes unnoticed.
“I tell people sometimes that our office is the first court of defense,” Jones said. “We hope to provide civil parties a chance to reach some sort of agreement before tying up our court and other courts in the circuit.”
Since 2001, the court has returned more than $1 million to the county coffers. Last month alone, the magistrate office authorized 238 warrants, 118 civil claims resulting in $36,314 in fines and fees. Of that amount, $26,270.26 will go straight back into the county budget.
They also collected on 317 bad checks and garnishments, returning nearly $46,000 to local retailers.