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Front: Barbara Maddox Norris, Sandy Brown Sudduth and Nancy Waldrep Fussell. Rrst Row: Dianne Mathis Gatliff, Linda
Boyt Beck, Brenda Justice Crowe, Sara Land Law, Peggy Abernathy Adkins, Nolle Murray Ivey, Gary McGaha, Susan Parker
and JeAnne Belknap Moon. Second Row: Roger Land, Larry Garnto, Anita Potts Wilder, Candice Hardage Griffin, Brenda
Vaughn Caldwell, Holly Lindstrom Martin, Mickey Bowden Fair, Lenora Mitchell Andre, Lynn Chapman Faulkner, Kathi Stephens
Hedges, Betty Murray Green, Ann Rose Bowcock, Becky Kempson Holloway. Back Row: Donald Cochran, Mike McMullan,
Terry Baker, Mike Cochran, Vicki Chambless Sewell, Ronald Norris, Faye Noisier Melton, Glenda Harrison Vincent, Wiley Allen,
Eddie Vinson, Lawton Davis, Johnny Moore and Steve Basseff.
Mary Persons Classmates
of 1969 gathered on March
9 at the Monroe County
Conference Center for an
enjoyable evening visit-
ing with old friends and
reminiscing about youthful
school days. Class president
Gary McGaha welcomed
everyone and Pastor Mike
McMuUen gave a prayer for
our class and our meal.
A delicious meal of
barbeque, catered by Fresh
Air Barbeque, was served.
Following the meal, dass-
mates sang the Alma Mater
lead by Nelle Ivey and the
former cheerleaders. It was
a great evening full of fun,
listening to some of our fa-
vorite "oldies" and dancing.
The Class of 1969 gradu-
ated 84 students, of which
17 are no longer with us.
Glenda Vincent designed a
memorial table with photos
honoring them: Ion Bas-
sett, Jerry Belknap, Peggy
Femald Whittington, Dr. J.
Ray Grant, Jack Haygood,
Sammy Hemdon, Tommy
Ivey, Randy Jackson, Eddie
Johnston, Terry King, Max
Morgan, Danny Pritchett,
Connie Rogers, Darrell
Sanders, Kathy Smith, Ellen
Wilder and Linda Wilson
Speir. These classmates will
always live in the memories
of those long ago High
School days.
The class gave a special
"Thank You" to all of those
classmates that worked
so hard to plan this event,
saying it was truly a great
reunion.
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Continued from Front
parole after a jury convicted
him of obstruction following
four hours of deliberation.
Williams will get credit for
the year he's served in jail
since the incident.
Monroe County Cpt. Jeff
Thompson, who was driving
an unmarked vehicle that
day, responded to High
Falls after a 9-1-1 caller
reported a suspicious man,
later identified as Williams,
carrying a machete headed
in the direction of High Falls
State Pare
Thompson, who was
dressed in full deputy
uniform at the time of the
incident, testified that he
displayed his badge and
identified himself to Wil-
liams. Prosecutor Carolee
Jordan argued that shortly
thereafter Williams pulled
out from under his shirt a
long serrated, bladed object
with a brown handle, later
determined to be a machete.
According to the prosecu-
tion, Thompson ordered
Williams to drop the ma-
chete, but Williams instead
replied, "F--- you. I don't
have to"
After Thompson drew his
gun, Williams then dropped
the machete but prosecutors
said the two men tussled on
the ground leaving Thomp-
son with a gash on his right
forearm. According to the
report, Williams threw
two punches at Thompson
before Thompson kicked
Williams' feet out from
under him and hit him with
his fist about a dozen times
to Williams' head and body
when Williams continued
to resist.
Williams, who served as
his own attorne); told jurors
he was just walking down
the road headed to the store.
He said he has carried a
machete almost daffy for the
past five years for protection
against animals like dogs,
snakes and bobcats.
Williams said he was
approached by Thomp-
son from behind and was
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startled, not realizing it was
a deputy. He said even after
Thompson told him he
was a deputy, he still wasn't
convinced. Williams said
Thompson already had
him on the ground and was
pointing his gun at
befor Williams full nder-
stood that Thompson was a
law enforcement officer.
Williams, who admitted
to cursing repeatedly at
Thompson, said the deputy
wouldn't tell him what he
did wrong even after he
dropped his machete.
Williams said, "I didn't
know what to do The
only thing I tried to do was
CusS"
Williams, who said the
dispute lasted a total of 25
seconds, said the whole
misunderstanding wouldn't
have occurred if Thompson
had approached him more
courteously.
He said, "I was an inno-
cent civilian walking down
the road."
Williams, who was issued
a $1 million bond, had been
in jail since his arrest.
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