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Dewildar Baull'Dee'Waldrep
March 11, 1927 - January 4, 2018
Dewildar Rose Baull "Dee"Waldrep, of Forsyth,
passed away Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. Funeral services
were held Sunday, Jan. 7 at Monroe County Memorial
Chapel with burial in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens.
Rev. Stan Harrell officiated.
Mrs. Waldrep, the daughter of the late Frank A. and
Katie L. Baull, was born March 11, 1927, in Columbus.
Her husband, George Monroe Waldrep, preceded her
in death. She was a retired sales clerk and a faithful
member of Fairview United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her nephews, Fred, Earnest and
Steven Carter, Wynn and Glen Claridy; nieces Janet
Carter, Lisa Waldrep, Ramona, Diana and Sabina
Claridy, along with great nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to
Fairview United Methodist Church, c/o Molly Davis,
442 Sunset Circle, Forsyth, GA 31029 or to Pine Pointe
Hospice, 6261 Peake Road, Macon, GA 31210.
Please visit www.monroecountymemorialchapel.
com to express tributes.
Monroe County Memorial Chapel had charge of
arrangements.
Ella'Pearl"Watkins
July 15, 1944 - December 29, 2017
Ella "Pearl"Watkins, of Winston-Salem, N.C was
born July 15, 1944 in Macon, to the parentage of Rose
and Allen Watkins Sr.
She departed this life on Dec. 29, 2017. A memo-
rial celebration will be held on Jan. 13, 2018 at 2:00
p.m. at Second Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, 230 Stovall
Street SE, Atlanta GA 30316.
Pearl attended Bibb County Public System and
graduated from Ballard Hudson High School.
Pearl leaves to cherish her memories: her sister,
Patricia Maddox; son, Shelton Stafford (Sharon);
daughter, Shunya Stafford; grandson, Shameron
Stafford; granddaughters, Sheena and Shanna Bilue;
and a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.
In lieu of flowers, send donations to: The Children's
Ministry c/o Abundant Life COGIC, 1280 Benteen Way
SE, Atlanta, GA 3031S.
Elizabeth Stephens
June 4, 1928 - Dec. 31,2017
FORSYTH - Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth
Stephens were held on Saturday, Jan. 6 at Wrights
Grove Baptist Church, Forsyth. Burial was in Monroe
Hills Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include her daughter Shirley Wilson;
granddaughter Erica Wilson and a host of relatives
and friends.
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By Diane Glidewell
news@mymcr.net
Forsyth real estate
developer George Emami
presented plans for two
three-story buildings on
Railroad Ave. to be used
primarily for upscale
office space to the Forsyth
Planning & Zohing Board
on Jan. 4. The board
responded by recommend-
ing that Emami's request
to rezone the land from
Traditional Neighborhood
to Highway Business be
granted so that he can
proceed with the plans.
The unanimous recom-
mendation of the board
comes just before P & Z is
combined with the city's
Design & Review Board.
A review of the rezoning
after the meeting
by Forsyth eco-
nomic development l
director Michael
Norris found that
Highway Business
zoning would ;!
require seven vari :
ances in addition
to rezoning, mostly
dealing with
setbacks. Norris
said that chang-
ing the zoning to
Mixed-Use District
instead would only
require one vari-
ance. That vari-
ance would allow
the zoning for
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Emami's 2.92 acre Developer George Emami, top, is asking
tract instead of the Railroad Avenue.
normally 10-acre
tract required for more of an asset to the
Mixed-Use District. The city at the site. He is now
P & Z board will meet in operating his real estate
a called session on Jan. business from his Macon
10 at 5 p.m. to consider office but would like to
the change to Mixed- have office space for three
Use District instead of or four agents in Forsyth.
Highway Business. The property on
The planned entrance Railroad Ave. currently
and exit for the planned belongs to the Jimmy
buildings is just around Lawson estate; Emami
the corner from North Lee and a partner have a
Street. Advanced Auto contract to purchase it.
Parts and Captain D's Emami said he had listed
Restaurant will be behind the property for Lawson
the buildings at the back for about a year and a
of the parcel. Emami half before his passing. As
said there is a shortage he thought about his own
of Class A office space need for office space, the
in Forsyth. He noted good location of the prop-
that there are a number erty near downtown led
of offices on the court- him to ideas to develop it
house square although to fill a need in the city.
that space is primarily He hopes to build one
designed for, and better building first and then
suited to, retail business, a second building after
Emami had a real estate the first is occupied.
office on the square but Something like Macon's
found another business Lofts at Bass, he sees
[Magnolia's Med Spa] retail space on the ground
which he felt could make level and offices on the
better use of the 4,000 second and third floors,
sq. ft. space and would be with possibly a residential
the city for permission to build two three-story buildings on
loft on the third floor ff from Lamar, Butts and
there is more demand for Macon to Forsyth."
that than for office space. Members of the P&Z
There would be common board discussed that the
restroom facilities, not houses that used to be
included in the rental in the area and were the
space and maintained by reason for the Traditional
building management, Neighborhood zoning are
rather than facilities in almost all gone.
each office, as well as a "Highway Business is
common entry way at what it ought to be in my
street level. He would opinion," said P&Z mem-
like to eventually connect ber Steve Coleman, :
the two buildings with P&Z chairman Martin
a plaza. The buildings Presley asked if busi-
would be about 6,000 and nesses that sold alcohol,
7,000 sq. ft. like restaurants, could
The design for the 2.92 locate in the development
acres has room for about under Highway Business
143 parking spaces. The zoning. Norris said that
one entrance/exit would would not be a zoning
be on Railroad Ave question.
which has been re-paved City attorney Bobby
and upgraded by the city. Melton said that if city
Emami hopes to situate council approves adver-
one building so that it can tising the zoning change
have a drive-through; he at its Jan. 16 meeting,
sees a coffee shop thriving a public hearing can be
in an office building, scheduled for Feb. 19 and
"Medical folks are find- the zoning change can
ing Forsyth a good place become final on that date
to be," said Emami. "I with council's approval.
expect to draw people
Street in Culloden the fol- '"13 e cold wind bit at our
lowing day, at 5:30 p.m. on fingers and noses, but we
Continued from the front page Monday, Jan. 8. That homehad a mission to accom-
was also totally destroyed plish", said Battalion Chief
of homeowner Alexander but the residents, who Wesley Jackson. He added
Carmean, 63, just a few were older adults, escaped that the below freezing tem-
feet from the home's front unharmed. Cook said an peratures did not hamper
door, said Monroe County extension cord maifunc- operations or cause any
EMS spokesman Shane tioned and caught a mat- issues with water supply.
Cook. Carmean lived alone, tress on the front porch on ' We were able to put out
said Cook. Carmean's fire, starting the blaze,the fire without any prob-
1,400-square-foot home was Firefighters from lems", he said.
built in 1992, according to Cu.lloden, headquarters, Shi Firefighters from High
Monroe County property Road and an ambulance Falls, Johnstonville and
records, from Bolingbroke responded Headquarters fire stations
The body was sent to the to that fire. responded to the fire.
GBI crime lab for an autop- And on Saturday, Jan. 6, The home is considered
sy. Cook said they don't sus- Monroe County firefight- saved, with only an esti-
pect arson, era were able to help save mated 25 percent damaged.
Firefighters from a home in the Smith Road The homeowner said he will
Bolingbroke, headquar- area by containing a blaze, stay with other family for
ters, Shi Road and Smarr First arriving units found the night and start repairs
responded to the blaze, heavy smoke coming from in the morning.
along with Monroe County the rear of the home. The cause was determined
deputies. Fortunately, the homeown-to be fire from the fireplace
Monroe County firefight- era were already safely that somehow entered into
era responded to another outside, the void spaces within the
house fire at 127 Lockett chimney flue, and moved
: into the wall and roof.
Monroe County firefightersj BLE&( battle a house fire in Culloden on Monday night.
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