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Document 6441550
2C - Savannah Morning News, Monday, February 28,1994 * * * SRS Plutonium Is Missing Obituaries Mrs. Gulia Snow Dies At 103 BEAUFORT, S.C. Mrs Gulia Dix Snow, 103, died Saturday at home. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and was an active member of the Beaufort community since 1942. She completed her schooling in Paris at boarding school and the Sorbonne in 1912. During World War II, she was active as a Grey Lady at the Beaufort Naval Hospital. She had been a member of Sea Island Garden Club, Historical Society of Beaufort, Adirondack League Club and St. Helena's Episcopal Church. Surviving are two daughters, Nancy S. Anderson of New City, N.Y., and Sylvia S. Bouscaren of Tequesta, Fla., and Cazenovia, N.Y.; six grandchildren, including Margot Rowland of Beaufort; and 10 greatgrandchildren. Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Helena's Episcopal Church, burial in church cemetery. Copeland Funeral Home of Beaufort. Remembrances. Preservation Trust for Historical St. Helena's Church, P.O. Box 1043, Beaufort, S.C. 29901. H.K. Heath Jr. WAYCROSS Dr. H.K. Heath Jr., 63. died Saturday at Satilla Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Born in West Palm Beach, Fla., he was graduated from Surrency High School and received his bachelor's degree in biology from North Georgia College and his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia in 1955. He served his internship at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens and began his medical practice in Pavo in 1956. In 1958, he began the practice of Drs. Jacobs, Harden and Heath in Waycross. From 1961 to 1967, he practiced with his brother, Dr. Tim R. Heath, and from 1970 to 1986, he practiced with his younger brother, Dr. George S. Heath. From 1989 until 1993, he was on the staff of Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, returning to practice in Waycross on November 1,1993. He was past president of Ware County Medical Society, past member of Okefenokee Golf Club, Elks Club and YMCA. He was a member of Okefenokee Medical Society and First Baptist Church of Waycross. Surviving are his wife, Sharon L. Heath of Waycross; two sons, Clay Heath of Homerville and Carl Heath of Bonn, Germany; six daughters, Carol Heath and Laura Pittman, both of Jacksonville, Lyn Heath of Las Cruces, N.M., Ellen Scott, Millie Heath and Lina Harper, all of Waycross; his mother, Elizabeth K. Heath of Waycross: one brother, Dr. Tim R. Heath of Atlanta; one sister, Delia Ann Vinton of Valdosta; and 17 grandchildren. Funeral: 3 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity United Methodist Church, burial in Oakland Cemetery. Miles-Odum Funeral Home of Waycross. Glenda R. VanHoff Mrs. Glenda Rosenberg VanHoff, 43, died Saturday at Memorial Medical Center after a short illness. She was born in Augusta and lived in Savannah most of her life. She was a 1969 graduate of Savannah High School and studied nursing at Armstrong State College. She was a nurse for the past 20 years and worked at Chatham Nursing Home since 1986. Surviving are one brother, Sam Rosenberg of Columbus; one sister, Rhonda R. Silva of Milledgeville; and a lifelong friend, Judy Taylor of Bloomingdale. Graveside services: 1 p.m. today at Bonaventure Cemetery. Sipple's Mortuary of Savannah. Remembrances: American Heart Association. ^^^^^^^^^^^^T^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^r FUNERALS WINN — Funeral services for Mrs. Eudell Deloach Winn will be held Tuesday, March 1, 1994, at 3pm, from St. Paul CME Church, Rev. Henry R. Delaney officiating. Interment, Evergreen Cemetery. Survivors are Mr. Sammie Winn Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Winn, Sr., Walthourville, Ga., Mr. Glen Winn, Phil., Pa., Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scott, Savannah, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dixon, Stone Mountain, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Sammie Winn, Jr., Westlake, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Silas E. Winn, AikerCSC; Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Evans, Savannah, Ga., Ms. Helen W. Waring, Savannah, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hudson, Savannah, Ga., Ms. Jeanette W. Glover, Savannah, Ga., Mr. Larry Benjamin, Macon, Ga., Mr. Willie Edward Benjamin, Savannah, Ga., Maj. and Mrs. David Miller, Forestville, Md., Mr. and Mrs. James Benjamin, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., Mr. and Mrs, Gregory Stewart, Atlanta, Ga., S/Sgt. and Mrs. Lenoxxi L Smith, Fort Gordon, Ga.( Ms. Sophornia L. Winn, Hopewall, Va., Mr. James Deloach Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Wallace (W.B.) Detoach, Phil., Pa., Mrs. Agnes D. Thomas, Springfield, Pa., 30 grands, 33 greatgrands, 12 great-great-grands, other relatives and friends. Reposing at the church 2pm until the hour of services. Sidney A, Jones. CEMETERIES & CRYPTS 8 Graves at Laurel Grove Cemetery, $450 each. Sell all or part C*H collect 813-686-1504 Jackie R. James Charle§ A. Harper DARIEN - Mrs. Jackie Rozier James, 31, died Sunday at home after a long illness. She was born in Wayne County and lived in Darien most of her life. Surviving are her husband, Mark James of Darien; one son, Cade James of Darien; two daughters, Erin Corlette and Brianna James, both of Darien; her parents, Clifton and Helen J. Rozier of Darien; one brother, David Rozier of Darien; her maternal grandparents, Harry and Anna Jackson of Townsend; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services. 11 a.m Tuesday at Plum Orchard Cemetery in Mclntosh County. Gordon-Harrison Funeral Home of Jesup. Charles A. Harper, 74, died Sunday at Memorial Medical Center. A native of Savannah, he was employed with EM Securities and retired from Certainteed Products Corp. He also was retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1968 as master sergeant, serving 23 years of active duty. During his military career, he was awarded three Purple Hearts, four Bronze Stars in World War II and two in Vietnam. He served as a diplomatic adviser to the Vietnamese Air Force, operated the Key West Naval Marina and was a boat captain. He was a member of St. Michael's Episcopal Church. Surviving are his wife, Faith C. Harper of Savannah; a daughter and son-inlaw, Pamela and Parker Chapman of Richmond Hill; one sister, Margaret H. Dowdy of Jacksonville, Fla.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Sipple's Mortuary chapel, burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Routine O. Noisworthy AIKEN, S.C. Romine 0. Noisworthy, 77, died Sunday at Aiken Regional Medical Center. He was born in Clarkton, Mo., and was a retired insurance salesman. He was a Methodist and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Surviving are his wife, Virginia M. Noisworthy; two sons, John P. Noisworthy of Aiken and Jimmy Hunn of Paragould, Ark.; one daughter, Martha Anne Calvi of Baton Rouge, La.; one brother, Robert Noisworthy of Memphis, Tenn.; two sisters, Rowene Dail and Rosmond Thomas, both of Memphis; three grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Memphis Memorial Park in Memphis, Tenn. George Funeral Homes of Aiken, S.C. Remembrances: American Heart Association, 1003 Hammond Road, Aiken, S.C. 29801. Harry G. Beebe Harry G. Beebe, 86, died Sunday at Chatham Nursing Home after a long illness. He was born in Marshall County, W.Va., and lived in Savannah for a long time. Surviving are his wife, Gertrude C. Beebe of Savannah; his sister-in-law, Dorothy C. Proudfit of Atlanta; and one nephew, Jerald N. Proudfit of Atlanta. Graveside service. 11 a.m. Tuesday at Forest Lawn Mausoleum. Fox and Weeks Funeral Home, Drayton chapel. Marie J. Stewart Elizabeth B. Hatcher HARLEM - Mrs. Elizabeth B. Hatcher, 94, died Saturday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. Born in Harlem, she was a homemaker and the oldest member of Harlem United Methodist Church. She was an honorary administrative board member, member of United Methodist Women since 1915 and charter member and former president of the Harlem Woman's Club and Pioneer Garden Club. Surviving are one son, Jack Hatcher of Augusta; one daughter, Betty Davenport of Savannah; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral: 2 p.m. today at Harlem United Methodist Church, burial in Harlem Memorial Cemetery. Remembrances: Harlem United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 63, or Harlem Memorial Cemetery, P.O. Box 742, Harlem, Ga. 30814. Starling Funeral Home of Harlem, Audrey M. Kiggius JESUP - Mrs. Audrey M. Riggms, 64, died Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah after a long illness. She was born in Coffee County and lived in Wayne County most of her life. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Surviving are two daughters, Pat Read of Jesup and Sherry Cothern of Alma; two brothers, J.E. Medders of Jesup and J.L. Medders of Jacksonville, Fla,; four sisters, Melba Long of Jesup, Sue Crews of Waycross and Bernice Reddish and Cora Lee Hilton, both of Alma; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral. 11 a.m. Tuesday at Rinehart and Sons Funeral Home chapel, burial in Big Creek Cemetery in Bacon County. STATESBORO Mrs. Marie Jackson Stewart, 76, died Wednesday at Bulloch Memorial Hospital after a long illness. She was born in Jenkins County and was a member of St. Mary's Missionary Baptist Church. Surviving are four sons, George Stewart of Hillcrest, Md., Alfred and Hamilton Stewart, both of Statesboro, and William Stewart of Columbus; four daughRinehart and Sons Funeral Home of ters, Pauline Key, Almarita Lewis, Jesup. . Frances Parker and Shirley Anderson, all of Statesboro; one brother, Woodrow Lorenn F. Bishop Jackson of Jamaica, N.Y.; four sisters, STATESBORO - Mrs. Lorena Futch Annie Mae Johnson of Orlando, Fla., Mattie Lee Drummer of Syracuse, N.Y., Bishop, 72, died Sunday at a local nursing Lillie Bell Brady of Statesboro and Ber- "home after a long illness. Born in Bulloch County, she lived tha Lee of Sylvania; 16 grandchildren; most of her life in Statesboro, moved to and four great-grandchildren. Claxton two years ago and returned to Funeral: 11 a.m. today at St. Mary's Statesboro two weeks ago. She was reMissionary Baptist Church, burial in tired after 26 years as a nurses aide at Johnson Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Bulloch Memorial Hospital and was a James R. Barnes Mortuary of Statesmember of Pembroke United Methodist boro. Church. Surviving are one son, Larry Bishop Eunice N. Strickland of Statesboro; one daughter, Cora Lee Mrs. Eunice N. Strickland, 85, died Owens of Pembroke; one sister, Jean F. Sunday at Savannah Convalescent Center Gay of Pembroke; six grandchildren; after a long illness. and seven great-grandchildren. She was born in Arcola and was a Funeral: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hodgeslongtime resident of Savannah. She was a Tumer Funeral Home chapel, burial in member of Ardsley Park Baptist Church Northside Cemetery in Pembroke. and a charter member of the Dependable Hodges-Turner Funeral Home of Sunday School Class. Statesboro. Surviving are one daughter, Audrey B. Peterson of Savannah: one brother, Jesse Spence of Savannah; and four Caesar H. Jenkins Sr. grandchildren, Charles F. Barnwell Jr., Caesar H. Jenkins Sr., 82, died SaturCam, Katherine and Lawrence J. Bullis day at home. Jr., all of Savannah. He was born in Burton, S.C., and was Fox and Weeks Funeral Home, Hodgretired from Alexander Brothers, a clothson chapel. ing manufacturer. He was a member and secretary of Ezekiel Lodge No. 1, York Mason, and was a deacon at First PilArthur H. Kilroy Jr. grim Baptist Church, where he served as Arthur H. Kilroy Jr., 73, died Satursuperintendent of the Sunday School, day at Memorial Medical Center after a church clerk, adviser to No. 2 choir and short illness. church historian. A native of Savannah, he attended the Surviving are three sons, Claude and public schools of Chatham County, was a Caesar H. Jenkins Jr., both of Savannah, 1940 graduate of Alfred E. Beach High and Alex Jenkins of Washington, D.C.: School and attended Savannah State Colone daughter, Mercedes Grant of Savanlege. He was a U.S. Army veteran of nah; one sister, Annie Mae Holmes of World War II and was retired after 34 Brooklyn, N . Y . ; 13 grandchildren; and years as a roofer with Union Camp Corp , five great-grandchildren. where he was a former president of his Sexton-Hall Mortuary of Savannah. local union. A communicant of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, he was a member of the Men's Club and a Boy Scout leader. Surviving are his wife, Shirley C. Kilroy of Savannah: two sons, Kenneth Roberts of Boone, N C., and Steve V. Colbert of Jacksonville, Fla , one daughter, Avis C Gordon of Jacksonville; four sisters, Mae A. Denis and Helena K Assendio. both of New York City. Bettye A Mason and Georgette K. Smith, both of Hemstead Long Island, N Y . : one aunt; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; Staff Report and several other relatives Wayne County authorities are Williams and Williams Funeral Home trying to identify the partially deof Savannah. Wayne Police Try To ID Found Body Lillie Patterson Mrs. Lillie Patterson, 69, died Saturday at Candler Hospital after a short illness A native of Chatham County, she was a homemaker and a member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star Surviving are her husband, Johnnie Lee Patterson of Savannah; two daughters. Ruby Frazter of Philadelphia and Carolyn Ann King of Savannah; one brother Ernest Edwards of Savannah, nine grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two grpat-great-grandchildrrn Sidney A Jones Funeral Home of Sa vannah To Honor ad Remember OGIJETHORPE MARBLE A GRANITE CO. PfOfXrt Plant A Dtsptay * E. Broad at Watdburg St. * Savannah, GA • 232-5571 composed body of a black woman found about 1.20 p m Sunday in a ditch in a sparsely populated area of Jesup. "We feel sure, although we are not positive, that it is possibly the body of a black female, Pamela Floyd, reported missing about two weeks ago," police chief Richard M Deal said Wayne County authorities, working in conjunction w i t h the GBI. hope to have a positive identity on the body today No indications of hou the woman died have been released Police said a 911 call alerted them to the bodv Officials Say There Is No Reason For Alarm The Associated Press GREENVILLE, S.C. - More than 530 pounds of weapons-grade plutonium produced at the Savannah River Site since the 1950s cannot be accounted for, though officials say the shortage may exist only on paper. But SRS watchdog groups say the lack of precision in monitoring the material is alarming. "Having 30 nuclear bombs' worth of material missjng within the Savannah River Site shouldn't make anybody who lives in the local area very happy," said William Arkin, an analyst with Greenpeace. Arkin, who is author of a book, "Nuclear Battlefield," said between 12 and 22 pounds of plutonium could make a bomb as large as any in the U.S. arsenal. SRS Inventory Differences Reports show 243 kilograms of plutonium unaccounted for from 1955 through 1990, The Greenville News Ford pointed to an apparent gain of about 770 pounds ot Uranium 235 since 1955. "That shows you there's a (measuring) bias either way," he said. Williams said the amount of material represent only a small percentage of what SRS has handled in its nearly 40 years of operation. "Their claims may be true," Arkin said. "But it's kind of hollow when one thinks about the commotion that the U.S. government raises when it's faced with gram-quantity diversions of nuclear materials in the case of proliferation by Iraq or North Korea." The Associated Press Gun purchasers throughout Georgia face a 5-day waiting period starting Monday, when the Brady gun law goes into effect. Before they can get a gun, buyers will have to undergo a background check for felony convictions by the sheriffs department or chief law enforcement office in the county where they reside. The checks will cost $15 in Georgia. Those with valid gun permits are not subject to the background checks. But Georgia may not remain under the restrictions of the law for long. The House and Senate have passed instant-background-check bills. A conference committee meets this week to try work out the differences between the bills. The Senate bill covers handguns, rifles and assault weapons, while the House bill covers only for handguns. Georgia is one of 27 states covered by the Brady law; 23 states are exempt from the law because they have background checks in place. If the conferees in Georgia reach an agreement and Gov. Zell Miller signs the bill, it would set up an instant background check that would be done by the GBI, not a local agency, said John Bankhead, spokesman for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The legislation would cost an about $1.8 million, require the hiring of 23 new employees and the purchase of new computers and telephones, Bankhead said. It would also reduce the background check fee from $15 to $10, he said. "It would takex us at least six months to be up and running with it, once it passed," he said. Seeking to avoid the new law, some buyers rushed to stores over the weekend. At the Arrowhead Knlght-Ridder Tribune Pawn and Gun Shop in Jonesboro, located about 12 miles south of Atlanta, manager Arthur Banks hung a sign saying, "This is it! Last day to buy a handgun.'1 "It's good to have some type of waiting period, but I didn't want to deal with it," said Richard Campisi, who bought an eight-shot semiautomatic gun at Arrowhead on SaturSeveral local governments - including the cities of Columbus and Atlanta, and DeKalb and Fulton counties - already have waiting periods ranging from three to 15 days. Those that don't may feel a strain on their staffing. "Realistically, each sheriffs department may not have the personnel or resources" to do the background checks, said Robert Browning, spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms office in Atlanta. In Harris County in middle Geor- Georgia Citizen Action, a consumer group. "The whole system is the loser because this makes it much more difficult, if not impossible, for managed care systems to hold down Continued From Page 1C costs. cials and other groups administer "It's not to pre-empt President and manage the network of physi- Clinton, it's the doctors' effort to decians and facilities to which patients rail managed care. If managed care are sent for treatment. is not effective in holding down Opponents of the legislation ar- costs, what good is it?" gue it's much harder, and more Dr. Roy Vandiver, president of costly, to administer health care MAG, the doctor's lobby, said the plans if there is a potentially unlim- legislation is not an attempt to "tear ited number of doctors involved. down" managed care. They say it would be impossible He said it's simply a question of a to negotiate discounts with a group patient's right to choose their docof doctors based on promises of a tor. specific volume of patients if other "There are some medical probdoctors could be part of the plans. lems in someone having to all of a Increases in costs, they say, sudden see someone else," he said. would price employers and employMany patients build relationships ees out of the health insurance mar- with their doctors over the course of ket. years. Backers of the legislation say "They are good for medicine, those concerns are overstated. they are good for patients, they are But even those normally not sym- good for health care," Vandiver pathetic to their cause agree the said. bills could increase costs for manHe noted that under the legislaaged care plans. tion, managed care networks still "Managed care companies hold would be able to set prices for docdown costs by limiting physicians tors who want to take part in the and care," said Marc Wetherhorn of plans. Health Girl Admits To Killing Baby Decade Ago The Associated Press CINCINNATI - A 12-year-old girl turned herself in for the death a decade ago of a 13-month-old cousin and has been charged with murder so she can get help, police said Sunday. "This was just a mechanism to get her into the system." police Sgt Bob Disbennett said Sunday "We don't anticipate her going to jail " "They're not here to crucify a 12year-old who committed a crime when she was 3," he said "This is a Ren -»' Old or !ns!a! f Nev. All your Plumbing Needs G-^ W >'<•"• ;>r<ci Srvvf i ri os 0 HEATING & A.C. REPAIR ui Williams said officials measure materials twice a month to compare them with what records say should be on hand. The difference is then physically tested/ he said. SRS officials said they are confident no material has left the weapons complex. "We have in place the physical security that assures us to a great degree that we are not physically losing stuff," said Rick Ford, a spokesman for the plant. Brady Law Takes Effect In State N BILL MORRIS PLUMBING »• BROOKS PLUMBING F.^.-cef* f . » ! n r e s . & W.itr- -<• . - ^ - s reported Sunday in a story written from its Washington bureau. A kilogram is equal to 2.2 pounds. Officials at the nuclear weapons complex near Aiken, which opened in 1965, said the total comes from differences in measurements, paperwork, waste and materials stuck somewhere in the weapons-making complex. "You can only measure things to a certain degree of accuracy," said Tom Williams, branch chief of materials control and accountability at SRS. But Thomas Cochran of the Natural Resources Defense Council criticized SRS accounting procedures. The methods are not "large enough to detect the diversion of a weapon's worth of material (and) are not adequate to detect whether somebody's stealing material." 925-5443 situation where they try to get this girl the help she needs." The girl admitted to the crime on Friday and turned herself in on Saturday to face the murder charge, placed under a category of juvenile delinquency. The girl, whose name was not released, was 3 years old at the time of Lamar HoweM's death Police and the Hamilton County coroner originally had determined that the boy accidentally drowned in a bucket of bleach and water on July 22, 1984. while playing with his cousin Police believe they know the motive, but would not discuss i t , Disbennett said He also would not say why the girl decided to go to police A hearing was scheduled in Hamilton County Juvenile Court on Mondav gia. Sheriff Mike Jolley said he doesn't expect to need another employee to handle Brady requirements. "It depends on the volume and how busy we are," he said. "If it gets to be a burdensome job for the normal staff to handle and not be able to carry on other law enforcement activity, we'll have to reconsider our staffing," The law was named for former White House press secretary James Brady, who was wounded in the 1981 assassination attempt on President Reagan. The Brady law's five-day waiting period expires under a clause that mandates an instant background check be phased in during the next five years. But states can get out of the waiting period sooner by enacting instant checks, such as the ones pending in the Legislature. Vandiver denied the bills are aimed at federal reforms that might mandate the formation of managed care systems. Besides, he said, any national reform eventually could supersede laws passed by the General Assembly. "The opposition comes from people that would like to establish programs where they have a very limited panel of doctors so they can control the plan better," he said. Many say that is the ultimate fight being waged, over who will control the health care system. "There is some concern that our entire health care system could be controlled by a few large insurance companies through PPOs and HMOs," said Walker, the Augusta lawmaker. "It's a policy issue. Do we want to put the control of health care providers into the hands of five or six companies?" Wetherhorn said the bills shift leverage over fees and service from managed care companies to doctors. "It puts doctors in the driver's seat. That's what doctors want," he said. "What doctors don't want is insurance companies and managed care companies controlling their practices." Winners Announced In Essay Contest All readers who submitted essays on Black History Month d u r i n g February can come to the main office of the Savannah News-Press to pick up a free cassette. "It's A Matter of Pride: A Salute to Or Martin Luther King Jr and Black History Month" produced by GRP Records The names of all winners w i l l be listed with the security officer on duty in the main lobby of the News-Press building at 111 W Bay St Pickups can be made from 9 a . m . to 5 p m Monday through Friday For more information, call Donald V Adderton at 652-0331