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A United Methodist Ministry to Older Adults<br />

<strong>Inside</strong> <strong>This</strong> <strong>Issue</strong>:<br />

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Autumn 2006<br />

Macon Campaign<br />

Dedication Ceremony for<br />

Ministerial Cottages<br />

<strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> Forget-Me-<br />

Nots Team take top honors at<br />

Memory Walk<br />

St. Marys gets “a hole in one”


Mr. Cecil D. Abarr<br />

Mrs. Lillian K. Ansley<br />

Mr. Jeffrey B. Barker<br />

Dr. Hal N. Brady, III<br />

Mr. James R. Buchanan,Jr.<br />

Mr. John P. Gill<br />

Mr. Kermit Griner<br />

Mrs. Ann L. Harris<br />

Mr. Mark D. Johnson<br />

Dr. Derek W. McAleer<br />

Mrs. Eloise R. Paschal<br />

Hon. J. Taylor Phillips<br />

Mrs. Betty D. Pope<br />

Mr. J. Hinton Reeves<br />

Mr. Robert Reinhardt<br />

Mr. John M. Simmons<br />

Mr. J. Blake Sullivan<br />

Dr. Marcus V. Tripp<br />

In <strong>This</strong> <strong>Issue</strong>:<br />

Volume 27, No. 4<br />

On the Cover: Bill Harris, member of the<br />

South Georgia Conference Board, Jimmy<br />

Buchanan, Chair of <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong><br />

Board of Trustees, Bishop M. Watson of<br />

The South Georgia Episcopal Area, United<br />

Methodist Church, Mr. and Mrs. Wes<br />

Wheeler, Mrs. Roy Parker, Rev. Jerry<br />

Villard, retired Methodist minister and<br />

Mark R. Todd, President and CEO of<br />

<strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>.<br />

Mrs. Edie S. Vinson<br />

Mr. George Youmans<br />

Ex Officio Trustees<br />

Rev. Don Adams<br />

Rev. Cynthia H. Autry<br />

Rev. Willie Beasley<br />

Dr. Hugh L. Davis<br />

Rev. Marshall Howell<br />

Bishop B. Michael Watson<br />

Rev. Ronnie Wills<br />

Emeritus Trustees<br />

Rev. J. William Dupree<br />

Mr. Will Peterson<br />

Dr. A. Jason Shirah<br />

Dr. Henry King Stanford<br />

Dr. James T. Trice, Jr.<br />

Administrative Staff<br />

Mark R. Todd, President & CEO<br />

John T. Sims, Vice President for Operations<br />

Jerry Vick, Vice President for Finance<br />

Rev. Robert Beckum, Vice President for Church Relations<br />

and Development<br />

Diane Wade, Vice President for Marketing<br />

Hill Fort, <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>, Americus<br />

Jane House, MM Americus<br />

Rich DeLong, MM on the Coast<br />

Harold M. Lane, MM of Macon<br />

Jackie Crisp, MM of Macon County<br />

Barbara Mitchell, MM of Marion County<br />

Teresa Newell, MM South<br />

Vickie Patterson, MM South Nursing Center<br />

Dianne Feine, MM of St. Marys<br />

Myra C. Hocutt, MM of St. Simons<br />

Anna-Marie Gregory, Editor<br />

2001 South Lee Street, Americus, GA 31709<br />

(229) 931-5927<br />

www.magnoliamanor.com<br />

From the President’s Desk<br />

EQUAL HOUSING<br />

OPPORTUNITY<br />

2 <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>


Built in partnership with the South<br />

Georgia Annual Conference<br />

Board of Trustees<br />

<strong>Manor</strong><br />

agnolia<br />

Dedicates New Cottages<br />

A sultry, hot August morning didn't stop people from<br />

coming out to celebrate with <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>; Wednesday,<br />

August 9th marked another mile stone for the United<br />

Methodist ministry. Just under a hundred people attended<br />

<strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>'s service of dedication for two, new<br />

Ministerial Cottages. Bishop Michael Watson of The South<br />

Georgia Episcopal Area, United Methodist Church<br />

presided over the celebration, which marked the completion<br />

of the cottages. Bishop Watson was very pleased with<br />

how <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> and the Americus, Sumter County<br />

The Parker Cottage<br />

Community came together to help families who have dedicated<br />

their lives to serving God.<br />

Historically, Methodist ministers didn't make enough money to set aside for savings or retirement;<br />

in addition to that, many of the ministers and their families lived in parsonages. When<br />

retirement came along, they were left not only without a home but also left with little or no money<br />

to their name. These two new cottages along with <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>'s other four cottages were<br />

built specifically for this reason, to provide a beautiful home for retired clergy and their families.<br />

Although the residents do not have the option to buy the cottages, they are charged a moderate,<br />

monthly fee which covers lawn care along with inside and outside maintenance. Rev. Beckum,<br />

Vice President of Development and Church Relations said, "Because there is considerable need,<br />

there is an application process through the Presidents office and a waiting list for the cottages."<br />

The Parker Cottage was named in memory of Roy Parker, III through support of family and<br />

friends. The second cottage was built in partnership with the South Georgia Annual Conference<br />

Board of Trustees. Refreshments and a tour of the Parker Cottage followed the dedication ceremony.<br />

Among other comments, Bishop Watson said, "These cottages will continue to benefit<br />

those ministers and their families…our hearts and our minds are together in the prayer that these<br />

cottages will enrich the lives of those who live in them."<br />

Mark Todd, President and CEO of <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> said he would be remiss without saying<br />

thank you to all the people who made this possible, "The dedication of these cottages is a result<br />

of true spirit of corporation with the donors, the Parker family, the partnership with the Board of<br />

Trustees of the South Georgia Annual Conference, the aid of Glen Pickle who was the general<br />

contractor and the support of the staff, here at <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>. Thank you for all your hard<br />

work!" Other attendees included members of the Board of Trustees of the South Georgia Annual<br />

Conference, members of <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> Board of Trustees, the Parker family, Mr. and Mrs.<br />

Glen Pickle, residents from <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> and other friends and family of the community. The<br />

dedication ceremony was not only a success but an overall exciting day for <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>.<br />

Autumn 2006 3


<strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> Seeking to Answer<br />

God’s Call to Serve Senior Adults<br />

In Macon and Middle Georgia<br />

"...I have seen that<br />

care given to my own<br />

family...I would like to see<br />

other families' experience<br />

that same care for their<br />

loved ones."<br />

George Youmans<br />

Chair, Steering Committee<br />

In 1983, <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> entered into<br />

partnership with area United Methodists to<br />

build a community of loving care for older<br />

adults in Macon. Since this wonderful ministry<br />

opened its doos, literally hundreds of seniors<br />

have found a caring place to call their home on<br />

the campus of <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> of Macon. Area<br />

United Methodists have always been<br />

vital supporters of this venture, and we can all<br />

be proud of the quality care that characterizes<br />

our ministry to older adults throughout Middle<br />

Georgia.<br />

In the last twenty three years however,<br />

the numbers and the needs of older adults<br />

have grown tremendously. Today, many families<br />

are realizing that their older loved ones<br />

need more loving assistance to continue living<br />

securely with as much independence as possible.<br />

Unfortunately, these same families are discovering<br />

that such loving assistance, at an<br />

affordable rate, is increasingly difficult to find in<br />

Macon and Middle Georgia.<br />

In response to this growing need among<br />

older adults, <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> of Macon is seeking<br />

to build on its legacy of love in order to offer<br />

the caring assistance that so many need today.<br />

Our capital campaign, currently underway in<br />

Macon, will equip <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> to offer forty<br />

eight apartments of “assisted care” to lower<br />

and moderate income older adults. What difference<br />

will this make? To those older adults who<br />

need additional assistance with meal preparation,<br />

with housekeeping, and with medicine<br />

oversight in order to continue living with dignity<br />

and as much independence as possible, it will<br />

make all the difference in the world!<br />

Two United Methodist leaders in the<br />

Macon community are heading up the steering<br />

committee which oversees this capital campaign.<br />

Mr. George Youmans, a member of<br />

Vineville UMC, chairs the steering committee,<br />

and Mr. A.V. Elliott, a member of Forest Hills<br />

UMC serves as the steering committee’s vice<br />

chair. “If I had not experienced directly the care<br />

that <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> gives to older loved ones,<br />

I would probably not be as involved as I am in<br />

this effort,” said Youmans, explaining his motivation<br />

for leading the committee. “But I have<br />

seen that care given to my own family,” he continued,<br />

“And I would like to see other families<br />

experience that same care for their loved<br />

ones.” A. V. Elliott explained, “Every group in<br />

society has an advocate except older adults<br />

and their needs. Being advocates for the needs<br />

of seniors is what this campaign is all about.”<br />

Through this capital campaign all area<br />

United Methodists are invited to become active<br />

advocates for the needs of senior adults. By<br />

adding assisted care to the Macon campus of<br />

<strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>, we can all participate in<br />

extending the loving care we seek for our own<br />

older loved ones to many<br />

“Being advocates for<br />

the needs of seniors is<br />

what this campaign is<br />

all about.”<br />

A.V. Elliot<br />

Vice Chair,<br />

Steering Committee<br />

Continued on page 8<br />

4 <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>


When you<br />

walk on <strong>Magnolia</strong><br />

<strong>Manor</strong> of Macon’s<br />

campus, if you<br />

didn’t know before<br />

there are three<br />

things that will<br />

quickly come to<br />

your attention:<br />

Number one, the<br />

r e s i d e n t s<br />

absolutely adore Harold Lane, Administrator of<br />

<strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> of Macon. Number two, there is<br />

a huge campaign under way called “secure the<br />

promise,” a crusade to help raise money to build<br />

a 2.6 million dollar supportive housing facility<br />

headed by Rev. Robert Beckum, Vice President<br />

of Development and Church Relations. Thirdly,<br />

resident Betty Gates will strongly concur with one<br />

and two.<br />

Her name is Betty Gates, for the last<br />

decade she has called <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> of Macon<br />

her home. <strong>This</strong> former telephone company<br />

owner has a mind for business, and she’s made<br />

it her business to help <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> “secure<br />

the promise!” “I have eyes, I watch people, I’m<br />

always watching people and I hate to see it when<br />

I have to say goodbye to my friends here at<br />

<strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> because they need to move and<br />

Par for the Course<br />

Since you memtioned,<br />

“secure the promise”...<br />

find a retirement community that offers more<br />

help.” Help that <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> of Macon<br />

hopes to be able to offer its residents in the next<br />

year by way of 48 apartments of “assisted care<br />

living.”<br />

Not only has Mrs. Betty gone far and<br />

beyond “the call of duty” when it comes to personal<br />

donations, but she has also solicited her<br />

friends, and extended family members to make<br />

matching donations.<br />

One might wonder why this woman of<br />

eighty years of age, a woman who can and does<br />

privately pay for her own living accommodations,<br />

a women whose tireless efforts will help “secure<br />

the promise” be realized, one might wonder why<br />

she does it? What exactly fuels her flame? Well,<br />

all you have to do is ask her and she’ll tell you,<br />

“the meaning of <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> is beautiful, I<br />

love what it stands for, I love <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>,”<br />

says Gates.<br />

“When it was time for me to move<br />

into a retirement community, <strong>Magnolia</strong><br />

<strong>Manor</strong> was the obvious choice. I want people<br />

who need assisted living to have<br />

<strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>” as an option.<br />

Mrs. Betty Gates<br />

Resident on Macon campus<br />

The first annual St Marys golf challenge was played at<br />

the Golf Course at Osprey Friday, September 29th. It<br />

was a great success. Eleven teams vied for the championship<br />

with the Osprey Ladies winning first place in the<br />

women's division and The Coastal Bank team taking first<br />

place in the men's division. Over $3000 was raised to<br />

help build a dock on the lake at <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>. <strong>This</strong><br />

was with the help of numerous corporate and hole sponsors<br />

providing every player a great door prize, door<br />

prizes graciously donated by the merchants of Camden<br />

County.<br />

Above: Mark Feine on the “Elliotts<br />

Plantation team takes a nice<br />

swing.<br />

Autumn 2006 5


The Path to an Ever Growing<br />

Chaplaincy Program<br />

It’s an exciting time for Spiritual Care here<br />

at <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>. While we delight in the fact<br />

that we have successfully met the Spiritual needs<br />

of our residents we are steadfast in continuing “to<br />

raise the bar”. Our intention is to expand our<br />

Spiritual Care program by having a chaplaincy<br />

presence at each <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> facility. <strong>This</strong> is<br />

a goal we plan to accomplish by maintaining professionalism<br />

in the chaplaincy role, professionalism<br />

that requires training<br />

and continuing education<br />

for our Chaplains.<br />

All people have<br />

the right to receive the<br />

full ministry of the gospel<br />

of Jesus Christ. The<br />

church is aware of its<br />

responsibility to provide<br />

adequate professional<br />

ministry to those in particular<br />

situations beyond<br />

the local church. These<br />

call for an ecumenical<br />

ministry to persons of different<br />

denominations<br />

and faith groups. In<br />

order to assure high<br />

standards of competence<br />

and keep faith with<br />

ecumenical agreements concerning uniform<br />

standards for ministry in specialized settings, the<br />

Untied Methodist Endorsing Agency (UMEA)<br />

shall have Disciplinary mandated functions for<br />

appointments in extension ministries that require<br />

endorsement.<br />

Recently Dennis Stalvey, Assistant Vice<br />

President for Spiritual Care for <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong><br />

and Whit Byram, Director of Spiritual Care for the<br />

<strong>Manor</strong>s on the Coast went before the UMEA<br />

(United Methodist Endorsing Agency) in<br />

Nashville, TN seeking ecclesiastical endorsement<br />

to serve pastorally in a Retirement<br />

Community Setting. “I am delighted the United<br />

6 <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong><br />

Stopping to pose for a picture at the<br />

2006 South GA Annual Conference is<br />

(L) Whit Byram, Dir. of Spiritual Care for<br />

the <strong>Manor</strong>s on the Coast and (R) Dennis<br />

Stalvey, Assistant Vice President for<br />

Spiritual Care for MM.<br />

Methodist Church has resources for our area of<br />

extension ministry work. I am also encouraged<br />

by the network of fellow ministers who are available<br />

to offer support and assistance,” says<br />

Stalvey. A network of fellow ministers who all<br />

know the training process to receive the UMEA<br />

endorsement…doesn’t happen over night!<br />

Endorsement is the process established<br />

by the church to ensure that people providing<br />

ministry in these settings are<br />

capable and appropriate<br />

representatives of the<br />

d e n o m i n a t i o n .<br />

Endorsement provides an<br />

additional means of relationship<br />

between those people<br />

in extension ministry and the<br />

whole ministry of the church.<br />

“Endorsement connects the<br />

ministry setting to the church<br />

and is an expression of both<br />

my willingness along with<br />

<strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>’s willingness<br />

to enthusiastically<br />

respond to this calling. I am<br />

glad to be a part of God’s<br />

work at <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> and<br />

look forward to serving others<br />

as a member of the<br />

overall quality care-giving team,” says Byram.<br />

What is ecclesiastical endorsement?<br />

Ecclesiastical endorsement is an affirmation<br />

that a person is, or will be, performing a valid<br />

extension ministry consistent with the covenantal<br />

community of The Untied Methodist Church and<br />

has presented evidence of having the special<br />

education, experience, and skills necessary to<br />

perform that ministry. Endorsement is given to a<br />

specific setting. Should an individual move from<br />

one setting to another, the endorsement will be<br />

reviewed and, if approved, issued for the new<br />

setting.<br />

Continued on pg 8


The League of the Good Samaritan<br />

by: Rev. Robert Beckum, Vice President for Church Relations<br />

Christmas: A Story Told<br />

Through<br />

Older Adults and Angels<br />

When Luke wrote the first story of Christmas, he deliberately told the story of<br />

God’s redeeming love through older adults and angels. Those advanced in age like Zacharias and<br />

Elizabeth or Simeon and Anna embody the hopes, dreams and fears of all humanity. Angels proclaim<br />

that God is responding to humanity’s deepest hopes and greatest fears in the birth of Jesus.<br />

Interestingly enough the angels’ message always begins the same way: “Do not be afraid…”<br />

At each <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> campus, Christmas is still the story of God’s redeeming love told<br />

through angels and older adults. Older adults still have many fears: the fear of being cast aside, the<br />

fear of having out lived their usefulness and the fear of their financial resources being exhausted. The<br />

“angels” who support the League of the Good Samaritan retell the Christmas message with those<br />

important words: “Do not be afraid…” The collective gifts of <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>s’ donors (angels) proclaim<br />

good news to older adults: you will not be cast aside, God still has need of you, and no one will<br />

ever have to leave their <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> home because their financial resources are exhausted.<br />

Soon you will receive a letter inviting you to once again become a donor- angel for older adults<br />

with your gift to the League of the Good Samaritan. The numbers and the needs of older adults<br />

increase every year; so, please make a special gift once again this holiday season that will enable<br />

<strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> to continue caring for the most vulnerable of God’s saints. Your gift of love will fill<br />

the hearts of many residents with hope this Christmas.<br />

Our residents and staff want to visibly acknowledge your gracious donation. Please write the<br />

name of a loved one you wish to honor or remember on the angel enclosed in your letter and return<br />

it with your gift. Also, let us know if you desire to have your angel displayed at a specific <strong>Magnolia</strong><br />

<strong>Manor</strong> campus (Americus, Coast, Macon, Macon County, Marion County, St. Marys, St. Simons,<br />

South). These angels, displayed throughout our facilities will serve to proclaim God’s message of<br />

love and brighten the spirits of all who see them during this holiday season.<br />

Thank you for continuing to play the role of an angel in the Christmas story at <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong><br />

with your gifts to the League of the Good Samaritan.<br />

“Macon Campaign” continued from page 4<br />

families across Middle Georgia. A vital partnership between United Methodists of the Macon District<br />

and <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> has always made this ministry possible. Now we are asking individuals and<br />

churches to prayerfully consider making a gift of love to this campaign that will make assisted care<br />

for seniors a reality on our Macon campus. If you would consider such a gift this fall, your gift will<br />

enable <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> to claim a challenge grant from a charitable foundation offering a $250,000<br />

grant towards this project. Gifts may be made over a three year period, including 2006, 2007 and<br />

2008. In order to claim this challenge grant, however, we must have all gifts and pledges of local support<br />

in hand by December 31, 2006. <strong>This</strong> challenge grant means that all our gifts can have an even<br />

greater impact on compassionate services available to older adults in Macon.<br />

For more information on our Macon project or to find out how you can help support this great<br />

venturecontact Carolyn Gibson, Campaign Secretary: 478-743-3868(cgibson@magnoliamanor.com)<br />

or Robert Beckum, Vice President for Church Relations and Development at <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> 229-<br />

931-5926 (rbeckum@magnoliamanor.com).<br />

Autumn 2006 7


Above: King Clarence<br />

Evans and Queen Edna<br />

Sims quickly find their<br />

seats so the dancing<br />

can commence<br />

“UMEA Endorsement” Continued from page 6.<br />

necessary to perform that ministry. Endorsement is given to a specific setting. Should an individual<br />

move from one setting to another, the endorsement will be reviewed and, if approved, issued<br />

for the new setting. From application to endorsement, the process normally takes two to four<br />

months.<br />

Requirements for Ecclesiastical Endorsement<br />

People seeking endorsement to a specific setting must meet the following criteria:<br />

1. associate member deacon, commissioned on probationary track for deacon/elder or full<br />

member of an annual conference;<br />

2. graduation from an accredited college and seminary;<br />

3. additional requirements are specified by setting.<br />

Areas examined will include:<br />

Moral and emotional stability (ability to effectively face crisis and adversity)<br />

Self-evaluation (ability to objectively evaluate present ministry)<br />

Theory of Christian ministry (ability to express clearly)<br />

Motivation (exhibits desire for endorsement to chaplaincy or pastoral counseling)<br />

Continuing education (willingness to obtain education, experience, and certification as<br />

they apply)<br />

Sense of humor (ability to laugh at themselves and others appropriately)<br />

Cooperativeness/diversity (ability and willingness to work effectively in<br />

diverse settings)<br />

Balance (ability to keep family and work in balance)<br />

Institutional vs. congregational ministry (understands the difference, especially how<br />

institutions may affect their ministry)<br />

Pastor (has someone who provides personal pastoral care)<br />

Both Chaplain Stalvey and Chaplain Byram were interviewed and both were granted the<br />

endorsement in May of this year. Receiving the United Methodist Endorsing Agency endorsement<br />

is another shinning example of how important it is for <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> residents to<br />

receive the best of Spiritual care!<br />

8 <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong><br />

Hail to the King and Queen<br />

Starlit Evening was the theme of the 4 th Annual Prom for residents<br />

on Unit 4 at the Nursing Center on the Americus campus.<br />

Residents, family members and staff enjoyed an evening full of delectable<br />

food prepared by the Nursing Center’s dietary staff under the guidance<br />

of Dietary Manager, Kelly Alexander.<br />

Both staff and residents were dressed in elegant evening attire<br />

and everyone danced “the night away” with music that would have even<br />

soothed the soul of Ella Fitzgerald. Although there was fun to be had all<br />

evening, the crowning of the King and Queen was definitely the pinnacle<br />

of the night. Administrator, Hill Fort, and DON, Debbie Lawhorn, had the<br />

honor of crowning the “royal couple.” Hail to the King, Clarence Evans,<br />

and hail to the Queen, Edna Sims. CNA, Carolyn Posey, and RN, Cheryl<br />

Tharp, were the dynamic duo who put together this very special evening.<br />

Mrs. Posey says that they are already planning for next year’s prom and<br />

she promises it will be even bigger and better.


...These boots where made for walkin’,<br />

that’s just what they’ll do...<br />

<br />

...O.k., so no one really<br />

wore boots, but there was<br />

plenty of walk‘in going on at<br />

the 2006 Alzheimer’s Memory<br />

Walk. The walk was held at<br />

Darton College, in Albany, on<br />

September 30 th . While the<br />

walk was a good source of<br />

exercise for the 250-plus people<br />

who walked…the real reason<br />

for the walk itself went far<br />

and beyond a nice Saturday<br />

morning stroll. For the last<br />

several months, over 40<br />

teams have worked furiously<br />

to raise money for the<br />

Alzheimer’s Association.<br />

Seventy-eight percent of the<br />

money raised will stay at the<br />

Albany Regional Office, which<br />

provides service to 35<br />

Southwest Georgia counties.<br />

Services provided include a<br />

help line, promoting awareness<br />

of Alzheimer’s disease,<br />

money for sitters and programs<br />

such as Caregiver’s Time Out<br />

and so much more.<br />

Last year walkers raised $65,000, this<br />

year, as of September 30 th , team members<br />

Above: Left to right, Rachel<br />

and Sue Askerzada, Ray and<br />

Junita Wilder all on “Wilder’s<br />

Walkers” team.<br />

Above: Clive Rainey, Noah<br />

Gregory and Ron and Joyce<br />

Gregory all on the <strong>Magnolia</strong><br />

<strong>Manor</strong> Forget-Me-Nots team.<br />

raised a whopping, $69,557!<br />

The members on the <strong>Magnolia</strong><br />

<strong>Manor</strong> Forget-Me-Nots team<br />

were even more excited to<br />

have earned the coveted title<br />

of, “the team that raised the<br />

most money”. After just under<br />

four months, the twenty-two<br />

team members of the <strong>Magnolia</strong><br />

<strong>Manor</strong> Forget-Me-Nots raised<br />

over ten thousand dollars. In<br />

addition, three out of the top<br />

seven fundraisers were on the<br />

<strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> Forget-Me-<br />

Nots team. However,<br />

amongst all their successes,<br />

top honors still go to a woman<br />

who doesn’t mind taking your<br />

money for a worthy cause, her<br />

name is Mrs. Juanita Wilder.<br />

Mrs. Juanita raised the most<br />

money out of any individual<br />

walker!<br />

Yes, there was some<br />

pretty healthy competition<br />

going on between the teams to<br />

see who could raise the most<br />

money, but the real winners are<br />

family members who have<br />

loved ones with Alzheimer’s. Way to go teams!!<br />

Left: Just a small hand full<br />

the <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> Forget-<br />

Me-Nots team member<br />

gether together to take a<br />

team picture before the<br />

“big” three mile walk<br />

begins. The <strong>Magnolia</strong><br />

<strong>Manor</strong> Forget-Me-Nots<br />

Team raised the most<br />

amount of money this year!<br />

Autumn 2006 9


...S<br />

On the Americus campus, it doesn’t matter if you’re a<br />

peaking of Resident, meet two more!<br />

volunteer, employee or a resident of<br />

<strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>; chances are you know<br />

Rev. John Sedwick “Wic” Wetzel. That’s<br />

because in the last twenty-plus years<br />

“Mr. Wic” has been associated with the<br />

<strong>Manor</strong> as a volunteer, an employee and<br />

now a resident of <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>. As a<br />

young man, Rev. Wetzel, dedicated<br />

most of his adult life serving the Lord.<br />

He and his wife, Marthalyn, with their<br />

two children, Lyn Dozier and John (Jay)<br />

Wetzel Jr., lived in many different areas of<br />

the state during his tenure as a United<br />

Methodist Minister in the South Georgia<br />

Conference. In 1982, he and his wife<br />

retired and moved to Americus, where<br />

their daughter, Lyn, had settled with her<br />

family.<br />

Retirement quickly bored “Mr. Wic” and<br />

during that same year he started working<br />

part-time as a maintenance man for a<br />

retirement community called, none other<br />

than <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>. In 1983, <strong>Magnolia</strong><br />

<strong>Manor</strong> hired him as the part-time Assistant<br />

Chaplain, which he did for the next eleven<br />

years. After his wife, Marthalyn, died in 1995, “Mr. Wic”<br />

While people may not actually call her the “doll<br />

lady,” <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> resident on the Americus campus,<br />

Tommie Lowery, is definitely known as the “doll<br />

lady”. And for good reason! - making doll clothes by<br />

hand has been Mrs. Tommie’s hobby<br />

for the last sixteen years. “When I<br />

sold my house and moved to the<br />

<strong>Manor</strong> I wanted something to keep me<br />

busy…and I don’t like to watch much<br />

T.V. so, I decided I would start making<br />

clothes for all the dolls I had collected<br />

throughout the years”.<br />

Mrs. Tommie makes clothes<br />

for all kinds of dolls ranging in size<br />

from three feet tall to six inches tall!<br />

It’s not just simple dresses or shirts<br />

and trousers she makes for the dolls,<br />

she also hand makes socks, stockings,<br />

slips, underwear, hats, shoes and<br />

other accessories<br />

“It’s easier to make clothes for the bigger dolls because<br />

the smaller dolls are more tedious.” But, the tedious<br />

moved into one of <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>’s Ministerial cottages<br />

where he cared for not only his<br />

yard but his neighbors as well. In<br />

2002, he moved into the Retirement<br />

Center where he charmed and<br />

delighted everyone around him. He<br />

resided at the Retirement Center for<br />

three years before moving into the<br />

Nursing Center and continuing to<br />

share his entertaining stories. Now,<br />

for the last eight months he has captivated<br />

and amused, both staff and<br />

residents of the Mattie H. Marshall<br />

Center, with his whit and charm. The<br />

Center is home to thirty residents who<br />

have Alzheimer’s and other related<br />

dementias. Rev. Wetzel has said that it<br />

didn’t matter whether he was a volunteer,<br />

employee or living as a resident;<br />

<strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> has met so much to<br />

him. With his gift of gab, he never met<br />

a stranger and always left a sea of<br />

smiles in his wake. It is only fitting to<br />

share this Man-of-God’s story with others<br />

as he has been a unique volunteer<br />

and a special part of <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong><br />

through the years.<br />

work of making the clothes hasn’t stopped her one bit,<br />

in a span of sixteen years Mrs. Tommie has made<br />

clothes for over three hundred dolls…or so she thinks.<br />

She says she stopped counting a few years back!<br />

Making clothes for dolls actually<br />

came quite naturally to Mrs.<br />

Tommie. “When my two daughters<br />

were coming up they would<br />

pick out dresses from the Sears<br />

Rowbuck catalog and I would<br />

make it for them. I didn’t bother to<br />

buy the pattern; I’d just rely on my<br />

talents the Lord blessed me with,”<br />

a talent that she has so graciously<br />

shared with others throughout the<br />

years. Although Mrs. Tommie<br />

sells her dolls for a very modest<br />

fee she doesn’t make any money<br />

Mrs. Tommie embraces one of<br />

off of them. “I don’t do it for money;<br />

for them as well. her favorites dolls, Pamela-Lee I do it for a hobby”. A hobby that<br />

even her church benefits from, ten percent of each sale<br />

she makes she tithes back to her the church.<br />

10 <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>


National<br />

A L W<br />

ssisted iving eek<br />

According to the Assisted Living Federation<br />

of America there are about thirty-six thousand<br />

assisted living facilities in the U.S. with approximately<br />

1 million older adults living in these communities.<br />

With substantial numbers like this,<br />

“assisted living” is one of the fastest growing sectors<br />

in senior living. During the week of<br />

September 10 th through September 15 th , assisted<br />

living communities all across the country celebrate<br />

National Assisted Living Week.<br />

<strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> of Americus kicked off the<br />

celebration with a proclamation presented by<br />

Mayor Barry Blount. A group of <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong><br />

men accompanied by Mrs. Shirley Brady provided<br />

a musical program that was excellent and could<br />

easily compete with any Methodist choir. Ms.<br />

Ethel Waters and her dietary staff, like always, provided<br />

a spread that was “fit for a King” and enjoyed<br />

by all who attended.<br />

Activity Director for the Retirement Center,<br />

B.J. Wright, and her staff had several special activities<br />

planned throughout the week for both staff<br />

and residents to take part in. The ice cream social<br />

was “spoon licking good” and good “food for<br />

thought” was offered during the wellness activities.<br />

Rumor has it that it was the variety show presented<br />

by <strong>Manor</strong> employees that really had the crowd<br />

bent over with laughter. A truly competitive staff<br />

volleyball game and cookout wrapped up an unforgettably<br />

good time during National Assisted Living<br />

Week. Thanks to all who volunteered to help or<br />

participate in making this another successful celebration<br />

week.<br />

Left from right: Frankie Saulter, Jeni Hixon and Rev.<br />

John Bodress sing as The Hee HAW Gang. Rachel<br />

Smith and her husband Arthur were the dynamic duo,<br />

Sonny and Cher Ethel Waters sang, "Sweet Georgia Brown" as the legendary, Ethel Waters.<br />

In August, President and CEO of <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>, Mark Todd, along with other Administrators on the<br />

Americus campus got a visit from one of Georgia’s leaders, Representative Sharon M. Cooper. Rep. Cooper<br />

is currently serving her fifth term as the State Representative for the 41 st District of Georgia. Among other<br />

various degrees Rep. Cooper earned her MSN in Nursing from the Medical College of Georgia. She later<br />

became a nurse and administrator before writing one of her two books, Psychiatric Nursing. Rep. Cooper is<br />

also the Chairman of the Health and Human Services committee. With a resume like that, not to mention<br />

Cooper’s current position in the Senate, it wasn’t too surprising that she has interest in <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> and<br />

other older adult and nursing communities. Before taking a brief tour of the campus, Mr. Todd proposed a<br />

challenge for Georgia legislators to find a way to “fix” and improve the overall physical look of buildings.<br />

Hopefully, if this were accomplished the public would have a new perception of what Georgia Healthcare is<br />

all about! Mr. Todd and others are anxious to see if the legislators will rise to the challenge!<br />

Autumn 2006 11


A visit from the<br />

State Capital<br />

Clinton J. Bearden<br />

Eileen M. Beckwith<br />

Geneva F. Beckwith<br />

John W. Bentley<br />

Annie Benton<br />

Elsa V. Bjorck<br />

Mospell Carter<br />

Bernice W. Christensen<br />

Emma L. Cross<br />

Leola P. Deriso<br />

Carlton H. Donaldson<br />

Nina F. Durham<br />

Van E. Estes<br />

Mariah L. Gary<br />

Leon P. Gilmore<br />

Lewis Green<br />

Estelle C. Hardy<br />

Carolyn Holt<br />

The following residents passed away<br />

from July 1 to September 30, 2006<br />

Angela Hourdequin<br />

Lawrence E. Houston<br />

Henry B. Ingram<br />

Eunice Jacobs<br />

Johnnie M. James<br />

Mary L. Johns<br />

Samuel Jolley<br />

Frances D. Kane<br />

Emily R. Kent<br />

Robert Laster<br />

Thomas Leggett<br />

Birdie V. Long<br />

Alpha Maddox<br />

Jean Matthews<br />

Sallie L. McLeod<br />

Warren E. Miller<br />

Willie M. Miller<br />

Blanche W. Moore<br />

Ruth R. Myers<br />

Lois T. Nance<br />

Matthew Nettles<br />

Mary F. Phillips<br />

Coell “Shorty” Reed<br />

Vernon R. Reddish<br />

Carol L. Ritchie<br />

Mary V. Rush<br />

Elaine Scherr<br />

Julia P. Scifres<br />

Eura B. Sheffield<br />

Elizabeth Stephenson<br />

Robert Stewart<br />

Dorothy Thomas<br />

Louise Vaughan<br />

Eunice E. White<br />

12 <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>


Tributes<br />

Not every saint has a halo, not every angel has wings<br />

With grateful appreciation, we acknowledge <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>’s angels:<br />

Those who have given in memory or in honor of special people from July 1, 2005 to September 30, 2006.<br />

Gifts received after that will appear in the next issue.<br />

IN MEMORY OF<br />

Charles Agee<br />

Porterfield XYZ Club<br />

Mary Alice<br />

Mrs. Betty Pope<br />

Nora Moreland Allen<br />

Ms. Joan Champion<br />

Ms. Jean Griffin<br />

Allen & Faye Turner<br />

Gladys W. Bliss<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Bliss,<br />

Jr.<br />

Ruby Boarden<br />

Mr. George Yonko<br />

Margaret Bolton<br />

Mrs. Jennette Jennings<br />

Ben Bolton<br />

Max & Wanda Sellers<br />

Ms. Beth Joiner<br />

Rev. Dr. Charles Nathan<br />

Burgess<br />

Rev. Lawrence Lemons<br />

Bill Burke<br />

Loveard & Dorothy<br />

McMichael<br />

Nan Cain<br />

Mr. Winton Cain<br />

Gail & Ervan Ariail<br />

Marion Corley<br />

Jolene & Art Tanner<br />

Bonnie & Jerrell Tanner<br />

Turner & Helen Culbreth<br />

Mr. & Mrs. John<br />

Sanders<br />

Muriel Cupp<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Frank Terry<br />

Dr. Kurt J. Altschul<br />

Dick & Mary Jane Carey<br />

Julian Anderson<br />

Mrs. Ann Davis<br />

Bobby Aultman<br />

Ms. Louise Dykes<br />

Ted Baldwin<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Charles<br />

Smith<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Henry<br />

Teaford<br />

Bob & Norma Wall<br />

Earl & Beth Williams<br />

Rev. Paul Barrett<br />

Rev. & Mrs. Reginald<br />

Edenfield<br />

Martha Sewell<br />

Bartholomew<br />

Mrs. Marthaleen House<br />

Aubrey W. Bateman<br />

Dwight & Ann Bliss<br />

Genieve Beckwith<br />

Miss Martha Arnold<br />

Reggie & Mary Comer<br />

Emily Dozier & Family<br />

Mr. & Mrs. John Gill<br />

Ms. 'Baby' Ruth<br />

Graddick<br />

Ms. Luetta Martens<br />

Mrs. Alice Wingard<br />

C. V. Blan<br />

Mrs. Martha Spence<br />

Mothers of Mr. & Mrs.<br />

Taylor Bone<br />

Mr. & Mrs. C. Taylor<br />

Bone<br />

Clyde Bowen<br />

Harrold & Linda Bowen<br />

Walker Bowen<br />

Mrs. Jean Sendelbach<br />

Lora T. Bowers<br />

Ms. Joyce Tillman<br />

Barbara R. Bressler<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Smith<br />

Boyd Bridges<br />

Ms. 'Baby' Ruth<br />

Graddick<br />

Mrs. Thelma McMichael<br />

Becky & David<br />

Ragsdale<br />

Addie P. Brigham<br />

Mrs. Agnes Moseley<br />

Walter H. Brown<br />

Nancy & Griffin Bell<br />

Dorothy P. Brown<br />

Mr. John Grant<br />

Fannie Buchanan<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Gene Smith<br />

Charlotte Bullock<br />

Porterfield XYZ Club<br />

Sara McCollum Buntin<br />

Tish Callin<br />

Charles & Eloise<br />

Thompson<br />

Frank E. Carlton<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Keith Dimond<br />

George Carson<br />

Gail & Ervan Ariail<br />

Ms. Laverne Carter<br />

Ms. Amelia Cohen<br />

Millie & Ferd Cohen<br />

Ms. 'Baby' Ruth<br />

Graddick<br />

Mrs. Marthaleen House<br />

Mrs. Lenette<br />

Roquemore<br />

Jerrell & Bonnie Tanner<br />

Norma & Bob Wall<br />

Earl & Beth Williams<br />

Frederick Cason<br />

Ms. Jacqueline Cason<br />

Ruby Chavers<br />

Ms. Catherine Hubbard<br />

Alston Cherry<br />

Mr. Charles Cherry<br />

Justin Clark Moore<br />

Robert & Lena Clark<br />

Ralph E. Coleman<br />

Reggie & Mary Comer<br />

Kathy Jo Cooper<br />

Mrs. June Wester<br />

Eddy Copeland<br />

Lunus Daniel<br />

Dot & Dozier Blackstock<br />

Louise Darden<br />

Floyd & Grace<br />

Herrington<br />

Jerrell & Bonnie Tanner<br />

Helen Davis<br />

Martha & Hal<br />

Dietrichson<br />

Mrs. Marthaleen House<br />

Murph & Mary Ledbetter<br />

Ms. Katherine Morris<br />

Janie Davis<br />

Mr. S. William Lehew, III<br />

Thomas W. Davis, Sr.<br />

John & B. Nell Bagwell<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Blake Bass<br />

Mr. Horace Bass<br />

Robert & Wendy<br />

Carraway, Thomas &<br />

Will<br />

Rev. & Mrs. V. L.<br />

Daughtery, Jr.<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Miller Davis<br />

Hugh & Becky Davis<br />

Faith Sunday School<br />

Class of <strong>Magnolia</strong><br />

<strong>Manor</strong><br />

Bill & Opal Herndon<br />

Mr. & Mrs. A.G. Huff,<br />

MGYSGT USMC (Ret)<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Eugene<br />

Kessler<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Robert<br />

Kessler<br />

Ms. Marion Lummus<br />

Autumn 2006 13


Ms. Luetta Martens<br />

Derek & Charlene<br />

McAleer<br />

Morningside UMC<br />

Walter & Kim Muller,<br />

Patrick & Chris<br />

Mr. & Mrs. David Orgel<br />

Rev. & Mrs. J. Brooks<br />

Partain<br />

Ms. Mary Ridley<br />

David & Becky Sands,<br />

Nic & Jon<br />

Rev. & Mrs. Dennis<br />

Stalvey<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Jack Talley<br />

Mr. Jack Talley & Family<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Robert Waller<br />

Mr. Lester Watson<br />

Ruth Watson<br />

Rev. & Mrs. W.<br />

Raymond Wilder<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Clem Wilson<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas<br />

Zipperer<br />

Mr. Herman Zipperer<br />

Emma DeFrancisco<br />

Ed & Beverly Garden<br />

Virginia Murr DeLay<br />

Mrs. Evelyn Bickley<br />

Ms. 'Baby' Ruth<br />

Graddick<br />

Plez and Dee Hardin &<br />

Thelma<br />

Leola Deriso<br />

Millie & Ferd Cohen<br />

Ms. Amelia Cohen<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Henry<br />

Teaford<br />

Larry DesJardines<br />

Ms. Nancy Hamilton<br />

James Dewar, Sr.<br />

Arthur & Jimmie<br />

Herndon<br />

Col. & Mrs. Richard May<br />

Johnny Dixon<br />

Jimmie & Joyce<br />

Buchanan<br />

Ms. 'Baby' Ruth<br />

Graddick<br />

Mrs. Lenette<br />

Roquemore<br />

Jean Grace Dozier<br />

Mr. G. G. 'Spec' Dozier<br />

Susan & Luke Flatt<br />

Dr. Mary Heritage<br />

Ms. Beth Joiner<br />

Regions Bank<br />

Vi & Louis Dozier<br />

Mrs. Jackie Peterson<br />

Margina Gates Dunlap<br />

Mrs. Doris Batts<br />

Rev. & Mrs. J. Robert<br />

Beckum<br />

Mrs. Cordelia Holliday<br />

Sue Sims Dunn<br />

Vivian & Joe Whitley<br />

Estelle Durden<br />

Ms. Beth English<br />

Mrs. Bettye Gates<br />

Mrs. Thelma Price<br />

Ms. Emilie Roberts<br />

Dr. Bon Durham<br />

Mr. Claude Rhyne<br />

Nina Fuller Durham<br />

Ms. Nancy Andison<br />

Jimmie & Joyce<br />

Buchanan<br />

Mr. J. Preston Cobb<br />

Ruth Cobb & Marilyn<br />

Cavender<br />

Mrs. Martha Dykes<br />

Betty B. Filbey<br />

Mrs. Marthaleen House<br />

Mrs. Annie Turpin<br />

Morton<br />

Gwynne & Bill Morton<br />

Mrs. Suzanne Nichols<br />

Betty Deriso Pope<br />

Alice & Walter Rylander<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Michael<br />

Saliba<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Henry<br />

Teaford<br />

Mrs. Frances Tharpe<br />

Bob Easterlin<br />

Reggie & Mary Comer<br />

Mr. & Mrs. J. Milton<br />

Fletcher<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Miller<br />

Rev. & Mrs. George F.<br />

Erwin<br />

Rev. & Mrs. Henry<br />

Erwin<br />

Kathryn E. Esterline<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Ernest<br />

Seckinger, Sr.<br />

Van Estes<br />

Mrs. Teeny Cowart<br />

Mrs. Lucy Hood<br />

Jennifer Slocumb Ewing<br />

Dr. & Mrs. E. W.<br />

Holloway, Jr.<br />

Paul Fink<br />

Ms. Hester Price<br />

Mother's Birthday<br />

Ms. Ruth Flanders<br />

Nelson & Ralph Foster<br />

Sandra & Velma Foster<br />

Atwood McGowan<br />

Freeman, MD<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Robert Waller<br />

Faye & Allen Turner<br />

Mrs. Flora Duncan<br />

French<br />

Mary Lucy & Frankie<br />

Murrah<br />

Beverly Fruiticher<br />

Marie J. Sears<br />

Harriett Gammage<br />

Bo & Jean Cartledge<br />

Kathryn & Charles<br />

Hamilton<br />

Dr. Tom Gandy<br />

Col. & Mrs. Richard May<br />

Charles Gibbs<br />

Mrs. Elaine Huneycutt<br />

Hazel Greene<br />

Mr. & Mrs. J. Milton<br />

Fletcher<br />

Gail & Ervan Ariail<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Duncan<br />

Beard<br />

Harrold & Linda Bowen<br />

Virginia S. Griffin<br />

Mr. Ronnie Griffin<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Edmond<br />

Gross<br />

Mr. & Mrs. William Gay<br />

Edna Hamm<br />

<strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> Friends<br />

of Vespers<br />

Julia Harbuck<br />

Ms. 'Baby' Ruth<br />

Graddick<br />

Sara Griffith Hardegree<br />

Lee & Merilyn Guerry<br />

Ms. Hester Price<br />

Judge Harper<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Charles<br />

Smith<br />

George Harris<br />

Harrold & Linda Bowen<br />

Carter Harrison<br />

Mrs. Teeny Cowart<br />

Marie L. Hartless<br />

Ms. Gail Bullington<br />

John W. Harvin, Jr.<br />

Mrs. Betty Harvin<br />

Elinor Hathaway<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Duncan<br />

Beard<br />

Harrold & Linda Bowen<br />

Earl & Beth Williams<br />

Aubrey L. Haymons<br />

Mr. Robert Haymons<br />

Charles Heard<br />

Bill & Mary Claire<br />

Reeves<br />

The Parents of Mr. &<br />

Mrs. Gene Henderson<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Gene<br />

Henderson<br />

Sallie & Perry Hester<br />

Ms. Celia Farley-<br />

Hudnall<br />

Beth Harbuck Highnote<br />

Jimmie & Joyce<br />

Buchanan<br />

Beth Highnote<br />

Mrs. Marthaleen House<br />

Mrs. Betty Jones<br />

Rev. Lawrence Houston<br />

Mrs. Doris Batts<br />

Gene & Jane Cariker<br />

Rev. & Mrs. V. L.<br />

Daughtery Jr.<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Tommy<br />

Dixon<br />

14 <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>


Rev. & Mrs. James<br />

Hamlin<br />

Allene & Ceegie<br />

Haugabook<br />

Rev. & Mrs. W.<br />

Raymond Wilder<br />

Mary Howard<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Donald Olin<br />

David Howington<br />

Mrs. Lessie Amoss<br />

Estelle Crunkleton &<br />

Family<br />

Dr. & Mrs. William<br />

Dasher Jr.<br />

Mr. Thomas Fontaine,<br />

Jr.<br />

<strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> Friends<br />

of Vespers<br />

Ms. Emilie Roberts<br />

Elizabeth Huggins<br />

Mr. & Mrs. William<br />

Huggins<br />

Marjo Hughes<br />

Mr. Harold Hughes<br />

Sue Hunt<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Ray<br />

Crenshaw<br />

Charles Hurt<br />

Ms. Nell Hurt<br />

Gwynne & Bill Morton<br />

H. B. Ingram<br />

Ruth Cobb & Marilyn<br />

Cobb Cavender<br />

Mrs. Imogene<br />

McLendon<br />

Mrs. Betty Robinson<br />

Upper Room Class<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Robert Waller<br />

Rev. & Mrs. W.<br />

Raymond Wilder<br />

Annie Jackson<br />

Mr. & Mrs. J. J. Jackson<br />

Dorothy W. Jackson<br />

Mr. Warren Jackson, Sr.<br />

Louise Jessup<br />

Mr. & Mrs. J. J. Jackson<br />

Mary Louise Johns<br />

Ms. Becky Brazel<br />

Mrs. Elizabeth Clark<br />

Ruth Cobb & Marilyn<br />

Cavender<br />

Mrs. Betty Cuellar<br />

Mrs. Anna Doherty<br />

Ruth & Durward Hayes<br />

Ms. Martha Holland<br />

Ms. Marie Israel<br />

Ms. Jacquelyn Johns<br />

Eula Mae Johnson<br />

Mrs. Doris Batts<br />

Emma Scott Johnson<br />

The Brown Hodges<br />

Family<br />

Ben F. Johnson, Jr.<br />

Nancy & Griffin Bell<br />

Martha Jones<br />

Miss Mary Crooks<br />

Frank L. Jones, Jr.<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Robert Waller<br />

Gladys Jordan<br />

Mr. Earl Jordan<br />

Nell Josey<br />

Mr. William Cram<br />

Margaret Eloise Kegley<br />

Beta Rho Chapter Alpha<br />

Delta Kappa<br />

Mr. & Mrs. W. F. Brown<br />

Bumpus H-D Shop<br />

William & Hazel Burger<br />

Forget-Me-Not Club<br />

Dr. & Mrs. F. Dempsey<br />

Guillebeau<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Jack Holley<br />

Mike & Martha Ann<br />

Laslie<br />

Ms. Peggy McIntosh<br />

Marilyn McKinney<br />

Mary & J. W. Starr<br />

Ms. Mary Stewart<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Lee Stroud<br />

Ms. Debbie Sutton<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Mike Welch<br />

West End UMC Wesley<br />

Class<br />

Mary Kendall<br />

Dianne & Mike Wisham<br />

J. L. & Carolyn Kennedy<br />

Ms. Doris Miller<br />

Reita Kent<br />

Ms. Frances Crawford<br />

Ms. Virginia Glass<br />

Mrs. Zackie Hammack<br />

Mrs. Lola Stubbs<br />

Mrs. Susan Thompson<br />

Charles Kimbrell<br />

Nancy & Griffin Bell<br />

The Mother of Paula<br />

King<br />

Mr. John Grant<br />

Clara Sue Kinney<br />

Mr. Harry Kinney, Jr.<br />

Francis Lansford<br />

Mrs. Linda Martin<br />

Cora Law<br />

Donna & Danny<br />

Andrews<br />

Iris Lawhorn<br />

Ed & Bev Garden<br />

Doris Henderson Lewis<br />

Mrs. Doris Batts<br />

Mr. Dothan Boothe<br />

Ms. Cherie Boston<br />

Bush, Crowley, Leverett,<br />

& Leggett, LLP<br />

Ms. Mary Holleman<br />

Mrs. Elizabeth Laney<br />

Mr. & Mrs. W. Holley<br />

Long, Jr.<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Jason Moore<br />

Mr. Ted Senters<br />

Birdie Long<br />

Aline Grace Circle<br />

Donna Barger & David<br />

Garrison<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Clay<br />

Mr. & Mrs. M. A. Denton<br />

Eloise & Mary E. Green<br />

Idelle Long<br />

Mrs. Ann Davis<br />

James & Ruth Maffett<br />

Ms. Marilyn Maffett<br />

Jim Maguire<br />

Mrs. Bertha Maguire<br />

Sarah Mask<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Harvey<br />

Jones<br />

Mrs. John "Mat" Mathis<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Keith Hagen<br />

Jack Mathis<br />

Mrs. Rethel Ricks<br />

Jeanette McClellan<br />

V.L. & Catherine<br />

Daughtery<br />

Mattie Will McCloud<br />

Mr. & Mrs. J. Milton<br />

Fletcher<br />

Myrtis McKinley<br />

Ms. Betty Whaley<br />

Mick McKinnon<br />

Mrs. Betsy McKinnon<br />

Jones<br />

Ms. Len McKinnon<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Jack<br />

McKinnon<br />

Sallie McLeod<br />

Kathleen Gardner<br />

Sunday School Class<br />

Sara Murphy Mercer<br />

Lee & Merilyn Guerry<br />

Bobby Mitchell<br />

Mrs. Barbara Mitchell<br />

Tommie Ann Moorer<br />

Mike & Mildred McAfee<br />

Frances Morgan<br />

Ms. Hester Price<br />

Curtis Ray Morris<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Lee<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Billie Mifflin<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Bobby<br />

Strange, Sr.<br />

Bonnie & Jerrell Tanner<br />

Ms. Louise Warren<br />

Raymond D. Moye<br />

Ms. Laverne Carter<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Lester<br />

Mueller<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Ron<br />

Mahoney<br />

Virginia Murr<br />

Earl & Beth Williams<br />

Louise Myers<br />

Ms. 'Baby' Ruth<br />

Graddick<br />

Ruth Myers<br />

Donna & Danny<br />

Andrews<br />

Joyce & Jimmy<br />

Buchanan<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Clay<br />

Mrs. Sue Cornwell<br />

Autumn 2006 15


John & Mikki Ferguson<br />

Ms. 'Baby' Ruth<br />

Graddick<br />

George & Eugenia<br />

Laing<br />

Sharon & Tom Mitcham<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Robert Waller<br />

Lois T. Nance<br />

Ms. Jo Burton<br />

Mr. Wayne Mills<br />

Mike Mullins & Jim<br />

Ecker<br />

Rev. & Mrs. J. Brooks<br />

Partain<br />

S. T. Napper<br />

Ms. Hester Price<br />

Mary C. Nelson<br />

Ms. Janet Scales<br />

Vivian Norris<br />

Don & Flo Roszelle<br />

Our Loved Ones<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Wolff<br />

Roy L. Parker III<br />

Aubrey & Alice<br />

Alsobrook<br />

Mrs. Joan Anderson<br />

Gail & Ervan Ariail<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Greg Austin<br />

Dr. George Bagley, IV<br />

John & B. Nell Bagwell<br />

Dr. Sue Bailes<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Wade Barr<br />

Rev. & Mrs. J. Robert<br />

Beckum<br />

Mrs. Bert Beisel<br />

Dana & Billy Blair<br />

Ann & Dwight Bliss<br />

Harrold & Linda Bowen<br />

Arcey & Irene Brown<br />

Jimmie & Joyce<br />

Buchanan<br />

Gene W. Butler<br />

Jean & Cliff Carswell<br />

Ms. Laverne Carter<br />

Lillian & Billy Clark<br />

Mr. J. Preston Cobb<br />

Ruth Cobb, Marilyn, &<br />

Henry<br />

Ms. Amelia Cohen<br />

Millie & Ferd Cohen<br />

Mrs. Anne Colston<br />

Reggie & Mary Comer<br />

Mrs. Sue Cornwell<br />

Mr. & Mrs. J. Milton<br />

Fletcher<br />

Mr. & Mrs. T. M. Furlow,<br />

Jr.<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Carlus Gay,<br />

Jr.<br />

Ms. 'Baby' Ruth<br />

Graddick<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Buddy Guth<br />

Plez and Dee Hardin &<br />

Thelma<br />

Allene & C. G.<br />

Haugabook<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Dick<br />

Haugabook, Sr.<br />

Jim & Nancy Herron<br />

Mr. Charles Hogg<br />

Mrs. Marthaleen House<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Hudson<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Brent<br />

Johansen<br />

Mr. & Mrs. W. Frank<br />

Joiner<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Hulme<br />

Kinnebrew<br />

Melvin & Wilma Kinslow<br />

Mrs. Jeanette Knowlton<br />

Vickie & Sam Lott<br />

Roy Parker III CONTIN-<br />

UED<br />

Robin & Frank Lowrey<br />

Mrs. Corneille Lucado<br />

Mrs. Imogene<br />

McLendon<br />

Loveard & Dorothy<br />

McMichael<br />

Jack & Marion Miller<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Miller<br />

Mrs. Annie Turpin<br />

Morton<br />

Mr. James Osborne<br />

Ms. Lanier Oxford<br />

Gene & Blanche Palmer<br />

Betty Pope<br />

Mrs. Becky Ray<br />

Mrs. Judy Reece<br />

Bill & Mary Claire<br />

Reeves<br />

Kay & Charles Reeves<br />

Mrs. Melba Reeves<br />

Mrs. Lenette<br />

Roquemore<br />

Alice & Walter Rylander<br />

Charles & Vangie<br />

Sanderlin<br />

Mrs. Elsie Schell<br />

Lang & Kathy Sheffield<br />

Bill & Gay Sheppard<br />

Mr. & Mrs. John Shiver<br />

III<br />

Mrs. Marion 'Pete' Silver<br />

Ms. Barbara Simpson<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Charles<br />

Smith<br />

Buzzy & Harriet Smith<br />

Mrs. Evelyn Stewart<br />

Bill & Patricia Stovall<br />

Mrs. Ayleen Sumner<br />

Synovus Trust Company<br />

Russell & Andrea<br />

Thomas<br />

Mrs. Eudora Turpin<br />

Gus & Rosa Vining<br />

Tim & Edie Vinson<br />

Mrs. Hilda Walker<br />

Hazel & Robert Waller<br />

Rev. & Mrs. W.<br />

Raymond Wilder<br />

Kitty & Bill Williams<br />

Mr. & Mrs. David<br />

Williams<br />

Earl & Beth Williams<br />

Phyllis Parks<br />

Wally & Marylynne<br />

Joiner<br />

Mrs. John Partin<br />

Mrs. Marthaleen House<br />

Kathryn Passieu<br />

Ardis & Wanda Bennett<br />

Ray & Donna O'Banion<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Dave<br />

Peterson<br />

Charles & Eloise<br />

Thompson<br />

Nellie Pate<br />

Ann & Max Herndon<br />

Nancy Payne<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Feine<br />

The Mother of Evelyn<br />

Penn<br />

Mrs. Teeny Cowart<br />

Mrs. Lucy Hood<br />

Roberta Pepper<br />

Mrs. Teeny Cowart<br />

Nell B. Perry<br />

Anonymous<br />

Ethel Phillips<br />

Mr. & Mrs. John Gill<br />

Mrs. Betty Robinson<br />

Marsha Phillips<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Harry<br />

Hansen<br />

Martha Poole<br />

Miss Martha Arnold<br />

Reggie & Mary Comer<br />

Ms. Frances Crook<br />

Mrs. Alice Wingard<br />

Dr. Sam Poole<br />

Carolyn & Charlie Hollis<br />

Joe Dan Proctor<br />

George L. & Ellen<br />

Hannaford<br />

J. D. Rainey, Sr.<br />

Gwynne & Bill Morton<br />

David Lee Reeves<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Charles<br />

Smith<br />

Ralph Reynolds<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Wade Barr<br />

Rev. & Mrs. J. Robert<br />

Beckum<br />

Pete Rhyne<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Dan Rhyne<br />

Scott Rhyne<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Dan Rhyne<br />

Mr. Ricks<br />

Mrs. Rethel Ricks<br />

Gerald Rimes<br />

Ms. Anna Lee Kight<br />

Lois Roberts<br />

Jolene & Art Tanner<br />

Mary Rush<br />

Mrs. Teeny Cowart<br />

Pearl Goodman &<br />

William R. Sadler<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Roy Manoll<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Jack Sadler<br />

Tom Sanders<br />

Mrs. Teeny Cowart<br />

Charles Schulz<br />

Edie & Tim Vinson<br />

Donald Schwartz<br />

Mrs. Doris Batts<br />

Julia Scifres<br />

Janice & Jay Cliett<br />

John & Joan Cordell<br />

John & Mikki Ferguson<br />

Ms. 'Baby' Ruth<br />

Graddick<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Buddy Guth<br />

Kathleen Gardner<br />

Sunday School Class<br />

16 <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>


Sylvia Tabor Shealy<br />

Nina & Dean Terrell<br />

Rev. Harold H.<br />

Sheppard<br />

Mrs. Harold Sheppard<br />

Jean Sloan<br />

Ms. Rhonda McQuitty<br />

Chuck Speight<br />

Ms. Athlene White<br />

Grover "Gene" Stalvey<br />

Aubrey & Alice<br />

Alsobrook<br />

John & B. Nell Bagwell<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Wade Barr<br />

Rev. & Mrs. J. Robert<br />

Beckum<br />

John & Connie Brodess<br />

Reggie & Mary Comer<br />

Faith Sunday School<br />

Class of <strong>Magnolia</strong><br />

<strong>Manor</strong><br />

Dr. & Mrs. Harold Jarrell<br />

Mr. & Mrs. John Jarrell<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Jarrell,<br />

Jr.<br />

Derek & Charlene<br />

McAleer<br />

Union UMC<br />

Hazel & Robert Waller<br />

Rev. & Mrs. W.<br />

Raymond Wilder<br />

Dr. Loy L. Strawn, Jr<br />

Mr. & Mrs. James<br />

Buchanan, Jr.<br />

Mrs. Doris Batts<br />

Dr. & Mrs. E. W.<br />

Holloway, Jr.<br />

Peter Supp<br />

Mrs. Sarah Sherman<br />

Ossie Lee Bobbitt<br />

Swann<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Buddy Horne<br />

Laura Sweat<br />

Ms. Frances Pitts<br />

James Edgar Swiger<br />

Miss Martha Arnold<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Ulmer<br />

Stevens<br />

Sara Gilbert Tabor<br />

Nina & Dean Terrell<br />

Billy Tanner<br />

Ms. Hester Price<br />

Rev. Samuel V. Taylor<br />

V.L. & Catherine<br />

Daughtery<br />

Winnell S. Taylor<br />

Ms. Margie Dillard<br />

Eva Terry<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Frank Terry<br />

Dorothy Thomas<br />

Ms. Mary DeLong<br />

Mona Stembridge<br />

Mr. John Thomas, III<br />

Dot Thomas<br />

Mrs. Lucy Hood<br />

Roy Thompson<br />

Mrs. Marion 'Pete' Silver<br />

Maxie Trapnell<br />

Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Trapnell<br />

Bob Truitt<br />

Ms. Beth Joiner<br />

Wynelle Tucker<br />

Jane & Jack Lynch<br />

Frank Tunison<br />

Pledger & Emily Parker<br />

Gladys Fallis Tweedy<br />

Ms. Mildred Cowart<br />

Mrs. Bess Crittenden<br />

Lonnie & Lynda Sweat<br />

Jolene Roberts Tanner<br />

Ms. Jane Willson<br />

Carl Vann<br />

Bo & Jean Cartledge<br />

Vergil, Leona, & Wendy<br />

Vant<br />

Mrs. Melissa Flowers<br />

Thelma S. Varnadoe<br />

Mr. George Cofer, Jr.<br />

Lee & Merilyn Guerry<br />

Leah Vick<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Wade Barr<br />

Rev. & Mrs. J. Robert<br />

Beckum<br />

Jimmie & Joyce<br />

Buchanan<br />

<strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong><br />

Business Office<br />

Ms. Frances Scoggins<br />

George & Wilma<br />

Washington<br />

W. E. Vinson<br />

Hazel & Robert Waller<br />

Arthur Volley<br />

Ruth Cobb & Marilyn<br />

Cavender<br />

Ms. Marion Lummus<br />

Henry S. Walker<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Keith Lee<br />

Mrs. Meville Walker<br />

Geraldine M. Wall<br />

Mr. Gene Wall<br />

Helen M. Walls<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Carl Walls<br />

Cora Webb<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Frank Terry<br />

Herb White<br />

Mrs. Lucy Hood<br />

Ben Whitfield<br />

Mrs. Katherine Bass<br />

Ruby Wiggins<br />

Richard & Janice<br />

Wisham<br />

Virginia Wilkes<br />

Mr. John Wilkes<br />

Winkie Williams<br />

Mr. & Mrs. William<br />

Williams<br />

Charles E. Williams<br />

Dr. Patricia Williams<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Ray Wills. Sr.<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Wills,<br />

Jr.<br />

Teri Wilson<br />

Ms. Clarice Wall<br />

Dorothy B. Wilson<br />

Col. Keith Wilson<br />

Mary Wohlwender<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Henry<br />

Teaford<br />

Gussie Young<br />

Ms. Ruth Spencer<br />

IN HONOR OF<br />

Methodist Marian Abbott<br />

Mrs. Lorane Minis<br />

Dr. Aubrey Alsobrook<br />

Dr. & Mrs. James Trice<br />

Jr.<br />

Rev. Burch & Florine<br />

Beckum<br />

Joe & Mary Lane James<br />

Mary Pat Beckum<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Rick Lanford<br />

Mary Pat & Robert<br />

Beckum<br />

Mrs. Marianne Marbury<br />

Rev. Robert Beckum<br />

South Georgia<br />

Conference School of<br />

Christian Mission<br />

St. Mark United<br />

Methodist Church<br />

Judge Griffin B. Bell<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Steed<br />

Peggy Benford<br />

Avalon Ladies Bible<br />

Class<br />

Dr. Randall Benner<br />

June & Dick Reese<br />

Rev. John Brodess<br />

The Family of Thomas<br />

W. Davis, Sr.<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Byram<br />

Dr. & Mrs. James Trice<br />

Jr.<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Joe Caldwell<br />

Mrs. Henry Jones<br />

Valvie Cameron<br />

Miss Patricia Moxley<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Earl (Buddy)<br />

Canoway<br />

Mrs. Teeny Cowart<br />

Laverne Carter<br />

Mrs. Helen Durden<br />

Bruce Chase<br />

Ms. Luetta Martens<br />

Autumn 2006 17


Cam, Jill, & Cameron<br />

Grace Cochran<br />

Lee Street UMC Senior<br />

Adult Sunday School<br />

Class<br />

Al Colston<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Miller<br />

Macelle Cone<br />

Mrs. Joyce Pyles<br />

Rev. 'Buddy' Edwin<br />

Cooper<br />

Dr. & Mrs. George<br />

Lipscomb<br />

Birth of Mary Leland<br />

Cozart<br />

Derek & Charlene<br />

McAleer<br />

Wright & Joyce Crosby<br />

Kim & Andy Thompson<br />

Inez Daniel<br />

Dot & Dozier Blackstock<br />

Rev. V. L. & Catherine<br />

Daughtery<br />

Wrights Chapel UMC<br />

Polly Douglas<br />

Ms. Bonnie Rackley<br />

Katherine Dozier<br />

Augusta & Henry<br />

Burdeshaw<br />

Mrs. Bon Durham<br />

Mr. Claude Rhyne<br />

Helen Farris<br />

Mrs. Laura Duke<br />

Mary Faurote<br />

Lee & Merilyn Guerry<br />

Our Assisted Living<br />

Friends<br />

Mrs. Teeny Cowart<br />

Bettye Gates<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur<br />

Williams Jr.<br />

Dee Glover<br />

Brandy Patrick<br />

Rev. Nathan Godley<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew<br />

Aultman<br />

Rev. Shane Green &<br />

Family<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Uley Morgan<br />

Frankie Hancock, Bill &<br />

Carol<br />

Adult Bible Class-Lee<br />

Street UMC<br />

Rosa Harvey<br />

Mr. Jeffrey Tullis<br />

Joe Harvin<br />

Mrs. Betty Harvin<br />

Estel Heath<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Scott<br />

Jr.<br />

Charlie Hogg<br />

Barnes, Farr, Newsmith<br />

P. C.<br />

Harrold & Linda Bowen<br />

Jimmie & Joyce<br />

Buchanan<br />

Ruth Cobb, Marilyn, &<br />

Henry<br />

Epworth Sunday School<br />

Class<br />

Mr. William Manry Jr.<br />

Gwynne & Bill Morton<br />

Mrs. Roy Parker III<br />

Mrs. Becky Ray<br />

Frances Holland<br />

Covenant Sunday<br />

School Class<br />

Vera Holston<br />

Mrs. Mary Comer<br />

Lucy Hood<br />

Ms. Linda Holley<br />

Ms. Susan McGahee<br />

Karen & Dale Hoylman<br />

Mrs. Ellie Telega<br />

Celeste C. Hurley<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Michael<br />

Hurley<br />

My Youngest Son In Iraq<br />

Mrs. Margaret Dyer<br />

<strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> IT Staff<br />

Anonymous<br />

Beth Joiner<br />

Augusta & Henry<br />

Burdeshaw<br />

Nita Jones<br />

Orvin & Carole Bergman<br />

Raymond (Sonny) Jones<br />

Gus & Rosa Vining<br />

Harold Lane<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Rick Lanford<br />

Elizabeth Lemons<br />

V.L. & Catherine<br />

Daughtery<br />

Charlie Lloyd<br />

Ms. Marion Lummus<br />

Rev. David & Mellie<br />

Long<br />

Mrs. Teeny Cowart<br />

Edith Lummus<br />

Ms. Marion Lummus<br />

Alpha Maddox<br />

Mrs. Gail Laye<br />

Dr. Derek McAleer<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Ray Cox<br />

Vivian McLendon<br />

Action Group I UMW<br />

Dr. Laman Moates<br />

Doug & Judy Joyner<br />

Sharon Murphy<br />

Augusta & Henry<br />

Burdeshaw<br />

Netta Niblack<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Ray<br />

Crenshaw<br />

Louise Orr<br />

<strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> Friends<br />

of Vespers<br />

Harvey Parks<br />

Nina & Dean Terrell<br />

Jack Pease<br />

Lee Street UMC Senior<br />

Adult Sunday School<br />

Class<br />

Dr. & Mrs. James T.<br />

Pennell<br />

Jim & Mavis Trice<br />

Marsha Phillips<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Harry Hansen<br />

Walter Mae Pollock<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Bliss<br />

Jr.<br />

June Powell<br />

Drayton UMW<br />

Pearlie Pyles<br />

Mrs. Bettye Gates<br />

Mrs. Joyce Pyles<br />

Dr. Lee Redding<br />

June & Dick Reese<br />

Raphael & Helen Miller<br />

Rizzi's 50th Wedding<br />

Ann.<br />

Mrs. Teeny Cowart<br />

The Rev. & Mrs. Larry B.<br />

Roberts<br />

Jim & Mavis Trice<br />

Rev. Nancy Scarbrough<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew<br />

Aultman<br />

Mr. & Mrs. George<br />

Scheer<br />

Ms. Frances Scoggins<br />

The Kitchen Staff on<br />

Section Three<br />

Tom & Pam Davis<br />

Mary Shelby<br />

Anonymous<br />

Betty Sweet Simmons<br />

Laurie & Ferd Kay<br />

Bascom D. Slappey<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Donald<br />

Slappey<br />

Rachel Smith<br />

Ms. Luetta Martens<br />

Marguerite Spann<br />

Mr. Robert Spann<br />

Rev. Matt Stewart, Julia<br />

& Atalie<br />

Lee Street UMC Senior<br />

Adult Sunday School<br />

Class<br />

Mrs. Jack Straus<br />

Ms. Sara Harris<br />

18 <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>


Pension Act Helps IRA Gifts<br />

Gary Reynolds, Assitant Vice President for Development<br />

It has been billed as one of the most sweeping changes in pension law in many years. Yet,<br />

it also has significant possibilities for charitable gifts as well. On August 3 of this year the United<br />

States Senate passed a pension reform bill that included a package of charitable giving incentives<br />

and safeguard measures. The House of Representatives had passed the bill on July 28, so<br />

it was forwarded to the President in August. President Bush signed the bill into law on August 17.<br />

The IRA charitable rollover provision, a powerful charitable giving incentive, is potentially<br />

very important to <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> and to other charitable organizations. Included in the pension<br />

reform bill was the IRA rollover provision that provides an exclusion from gross income for certain<br />

distributions for charitable purposes of up to $100,000 from traditional individual retirement<br />

accounts (IRAs) or Roth IRAs, which would otherwise be included in income. The provision,<br />

effective only for tax years 2006 and 2007, allows the donor to avoid tax on the IRA distribution.<br />

Because the tax savings are already sizeable, the gift does not qualify for an additional charitable<br />

income tax deduction.<br />

<strong>This</strong> IRA rollover provision that allows individuals age 70 ½ and older to make charitable<br />

donations up to $100,000 for each of the next two years from an IRA without having to count the<br />

donation as taxable income. Any portion of the gift which exceeds $100,000 would be subject to<br />

income tax. A resulting charitable deduction would allow the donor to recoup a portion of the taxes<br />

paid.<br />

Admittedly, this change pertains to a relative small portion of <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> supporters.<br />

However, for those individuals and families, it can be a very significant opportunity to have a major<br />

impact on our ministry while at the same time avoiding income tax on distributions from IRA<br />

accounts which have been over funded. Those who qualify should contact their financial advisors<br />

soon in order to take the best possible advantage of this change.<br />

(Please complete and return this reply form.)<br />

Dear Friends of <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>:<br />

___ Please send me free literature about creating an endowment fund with <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>.<br />

___ Please contact me about a personal visit. The best time to call me is:_________________.<br />

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Address:______________________________________________<br />

City:_______________________ State:______ Zip:____________ Phone:__________________<br />

Mail this form to: <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong> 2001 S. Lee Street Americus, GA 31709<br />

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Steven R. Tanner<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Art Tanner<br />

Tina Todd<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Rick Lanford<br />

Martha Trupia<br />

Ms. Carol Foster<br />

Rebecca Turner<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Gene Autry<br />

Mr. Neal Rumble<br />

MM Coast Veterans<br />

Mrs. Teeny Cowart<br />

Rosie Lee Wade<br />

Ms. Sara Johnson<br />

Dottie Williams<br />

William Paschal & Judy<br />

Brewer<br />

Marie Williams<br />

Dr. & Mrs. C. E. Steele<br />

Jimmy & Carol Wilson<br />

Loveard & Dorothy<br />

McMichael<br />

Sara Womack<br />

Mrs. Mary Comer<br />

Reidsville UMC<br />

Rev. & Mrs. James<br />

Hamlin<br />

Annie Wages<br />

Anonymous<br />

May Walker<br />

Mrs. William Simmons<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Robert Waller<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Charles Hollis<br />

Jr.<br />

Linda Warnock<br />

George L. & Ellen<br />

Hannaford<br />

Patsy Watson<br />

Augusta & Henry<br />

Burdeshaw<br />

Juanita Wilder<br />

Mary & Reggie Comer<br />

<strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong><br />

2001 S Lee St<br />

Americus GA 31709-4797<br />

Non-Profit Organization<br />

U.S. Postage Paid<br />

Macon GA<br />

Permit No. 417<br />

20 <strong>Magnolia</strong> <strong>Manor</strong>

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