LEVY COUNTY JOURNAL AROUND LEVY COUNTY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2006 Page 7 AREA I DEATHS BY CITY — "West Palm Beach i Beles ei dares Hatcsou: David E. Arrington David E, Arrington, 47, died Friday, Sept. 8, 2006. An insurance agent for Liberty National, he was a loving husband, father and son. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed spending time with his wife and children, fishing, hunting, horseback riding and enjoying life. He was a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Cindy Carlisle Arrington, Trenton; mother Lois H. Arrington, Trenton; two sons, Dave W. (Crystal) Arrington and Dexter C. Arrington both of Trenton; sister, Wilma Jean Asbell, Bronson; brother, Wayne Arrington, Trenton. He was preceded in death by his father, G.W. Arrington and a sister, Betty Watson. The funeral was held Tuesday, Sept. 12 at Pine Grove Baptist Church with Pastor Greg Douglas officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Pine Grove Baptist Church Building Fund. Watson Funeral Home, Trenton, was in charge of arrangements. . SyV’Onn DA’Monn Copeland Syi’?Onn DA’Monn Copeland, infant, died Sept. 2, 2006. ‘He was the son of Steven Copeland and Ernona Copeland of Atlanta, Ga. and the nephew of Letha Dallas of Williston. Graveside funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 9 at New “Hope Cemetery, Williston. Funeral services were under the direction of Camegie Funcral Home, Chiefland. - James Hardman James Henry Hardman, 55, of West Palm Beach, died Sept. 4, 2006 at Haven Hospice of the Tri Counties following a brave battle with cancer. Born in Chicago, Ill., he was a long time resident of West Palm Beach, graduated from Palm Beach High School and Florida Atlantic University and received his juris doctorate from Stetson University. He was an attorney and political consultant, Speciauzing in political campaign management. know where they got it, but _ it just seemed to fit. The Sheffield Unabridged ' would define it: Flicktity: _ Someone coordinationally ' challenged. Someone un- ' swooft. It’s just these big , feet: size 14. They cause me - to run like a punch-drunk Ronald McDonald with a bad rash. _ My football coach never knew what to do with me. I _ wanted to play running back. He:saw me run and yelled, “Come back!” I weighed a _ buck fifty and couldn’t keep _ up with the lineman, As most flicktity folks _ do, I eventually found my way to slow pitch softball. _ Yet even there my feet just . seemed to stick out. Most teams would be _ nice to me openly, but it was.awfully suspicious how _ I was always the one who - ended up with the outdated _ schedule and the wrong color jersey. Naturally I was a little . wary when a team called me to come fill in recently. Had . they forgotten how many ~ triple plays I had hit into? But then I thought, “Ah who cares? Maybe it’s time old Flicktity came out of _ retirement anyway. I’ve been wedged in behind this desk too long.” Besides, I’d have _ a whole week to get back in shape. Game day soon arrived and along about the third inning I finally swaggered up to the batter’s box. I cleaned my cleats, spit, scratched real good, and did everything else cool I knew to do just short of calling my » shot. At that point nobody could have guessed the . truth; my only chance of not getting thrown out at first was to hit it out of the park. Playing the hand you’ re dealt ack in school they # used to call me Flicktity. I don’t This was forefront in my mind as the pitcher wafted | that first big grapefruit down the pike. I took-a cut that would’ve made the Mighty Casey blush. The wind shear alone blew off the pitcher’s. hat. Unfortunately I had swung several seconds early and I fear] may have not. , actually hit the ball until my backswing. The pitcher charged the little dribbler, gathered up his hat, fixed his hair, and was ready to toss the ball to first before I could stumble across home plate. I knew both people in the stands were probably watching me so I decided to be a good sport and.run it on out. At least I could show them that a Sheffield never quits. In fact they used to tell me, “Flicktity, you never know when to quit.” Unfortunately there seemed to be some sort of mix up in my central nervous system. I’m sure my brain : was sending out running instructions, but my legs and arms seemed to be receiving fighting signals. I commenced whooping the air like a one man gang until I was almost back peddling. Somewhere along the line I cleated a guy over by the dugout with my right foot and almost tripped over the pitcher’s mound with my left. When the dust finally cleared I stood huffing on the bag, looking to the umpire for the call. He wasn’t paying me no mind; he had his eye on the next batter who was already working a full count. ’ Anonymous. I’m sure there’s _ [ll just start celebrating my; In recent years, he was an active volunteer with the American Red Cross, working with local hurricane shelters. Throughout his adult life, he was an avid Miami Dolphins and Miami Hurricanes fan. He enjoyed travel, gourmet food and music. Survivors include his mother, Charlotte Mary Blaney of Suwannee and sister and brother-in-law, Ari and J. Robert Russell of Suwannee. Contributions may be made to the American Red Cross in his memory. Arrangements were under the direction of Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, Chiefland. Sidney Henry Sidney, Lee Henry, 28, died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006, at his residence in Trenton. Mr. Henry is survived by his father, Henry Lee Henry of Trenton; sons, Quinton Henry and Karon Henry of Chiefland, Trevor Henry of Trenton, Kalop Henry of Palatka and Eric Henry of Otter Creek, daughters, Shabrika Henry and Mo- nique Henry of Bronson; brothers, Deilwone Lee Henry Sr. (and DaShema) and Roy Henry of Trenton, Stephen Davis of Chiefland and Derrick Hayden of Atlanta, Ga.; sisters, Robin ‘Gillis of Trenton and Charlene Davis of Chiefland, Crissilia Palmer of Winter Haven and Asia Henry of Trenton; step- sisters, Anita Smith, Coretta Donaldson and Paula Brown of Gainesville. , He was preceded in death by his mother, Elaine Gilmore. Arrangements were under the direction of Duncan Broth- ers’ Funeral Home, Gainesville. Elsa Eisner Howell Elsa Eisner Howell, 91, of Fanning Springs, died Sept. 10, 2006 at Haven Hospice of the the Tri Counties. Born in Fresno, Calif., she was a homemaker and had lived in the area for seven years. Survivors include her husband, John and a stepson, Mat- thew Howell of Santa Rosa, Calif.; one grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Contributions may be made to Haven Hospice of the Tri Counties, 311 NE 9th St.; Chiefland, FL 32626. Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, Chiefland, was in charge of arrangements. Ray Allene Lott. Ray Allene Hinds Lott, 70, of Chiefland, died Sept. 7, 2006 at Haven Hospice of the Tri Counties. She was a retired customer service representative for the city of Lakeland. She was born in Levy County and lived most ofher life here. She enjoyed her grandchildren and working in her yard. Survivors include a daughter, Faith Neale of Concord, N.C.; -a son, Leon Roberts of Ft. Lauderdale; two brothers, James Richardson Hinds of Chiefland and Louis Hinds of Virginia; | New GALs © BUT ANYWAY Guy E. Sheffield I admit the temptation has been to look into some sort of foot reduction surgery. Or maybe join a Flicktities one out there. But the more I thought ~ about it the more I realized that it’s just time I put my foot down; and without shame. You see, it’s God who made me like this and He likes me just the way I am. To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in - the beloved. Ephesians 1:6. He didn’t want me to | be like everybody else. My fingerprints and DNA are proof of it! You know what? I’m an original, sculpted by: the Master Himself. I think un-swooftness, But anyway, we’ve all been dealt a different foot, I mean hand. We all have our strengths to play to and our weaknesses to overcome. The best thing we can do is to just be a good sport and run it on out. We’re just people. There’s only one perfect One, the Lord Jesus, and He wants us to find our fulfillment in Him. J may be Flicktity, but these are the feet the Lord has made and I will rejoice and be glad in them. - Bring your friends and : “neighbor. vAne a: meet. at. 6: Ids pm. and | the public is. ‘invited. Guy E. Sheffield, of Hernando, Miss. is the president of the nonprofit ministry SoulFood. board © will a sister, Francis Whitman of Brooksville; a grandson, James Neal; two granddaughters, Tori Neale and Kelly Roberts; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two ‘brothers; William Hinds and Leon Willard Hinds. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Haven Hospice of the Tri Counties, 311 NE 9" St., Chiefland, .FL 32626. Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, Chiefland, was in charge of arrangements. Louis J. Novello Sr. Louis Joseph Novello Sr., 54, of Morriston, died ee 30, 2006 in Williston. x Born in Inwood, N.Y., he had resided in the area for a year and was.a maintenance worker: He was Catholic. Survivors include his wife,, Kathy McNulty’ Novello; daughters, Angie Wilkinston of Trenton and Nicole Novello of Archer; sons, Anthony and Louis Joseph Novello Jr., both of Williston and six grandchildren. David Linwood Richard David Linwood Richard, 77, of Chiefland died Sept. 8, 2006. Born in Kendall, he moved here from Miami 25 years ago. A U.S. Army veteran of the Ko- rean War, he was a cable splicer who retired | from Bellsouth after 50 years of service. He en- joyed drawing, oil painting, wood carving and gardening. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Mar- garet Richard; son, David Wayne of Wilming- ton, Del.; daughter, Debra Marie Richard of Chiefland; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A memorial service was held Wednesday, Sept. 13 at Charles Strickland Memorial Chapel, Knauff Funeral: Home, Chiefland. Tim Taylor Thomas (Tim) Taylor, 76, of Bronson died Aug. 21,-2006 after a long illness. Born in Michigan, he was a U.S. Army © veteran and of the Jehovah Witness faith. He had lived in Bronson the last 14 years. Survivors include his wife, Delores “De,” two sons, James of New York and Tim of Bronson; two daughters, Lynn Russo of New York and Kathy. Taylor of Cocoa Beach; 15 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held at the Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah Witness in Chiefland. MELODY LAFLAM and Amy Spielman were sworn in last week by Deanna Castell as volunteers for the guardian ad litem,program. Guardians ad litems are volunteers appointed by the court to advocate for a child. Most of these children have been removed from their homes because of alleged abuse, abandonment or neglect. Haven Hospice gets grant Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) and the Aetna Foundation have awarded Haven Hospice a $50,000. grant in support of its Health Care Disparities Project. Part of a new Compassion- ate Care (SM) Program, the grant furthers Aetna’s and the: Aetna’s Foundation’s ._com- mitment to empower Ameri- cans to make well-informed decisions about their health care, including the care they receive at the end of life. “Everybody deals with end of life issues,” said Haven Hospice Executive Director, Tim Bowen. “This grant is a leap forward for Haven Hos- pice in our ability to provide the best end of life care for everyone we serve.” The grant will help Haven Hospice research and ad- dress the racial and ethnic disparities regarding access to end-of-life and palliative care. Part of the grant will include three 30-minute tele- vision programs exploring this topic in-depth. The pro- grams will air on WJCT-TV during November, December and January and then be com- piled into a 90-minute special to be aired in February during Black History Month. “Working to build healthy communities, Aetna and the Aetna Foundation are ad- dressing racial and ethnic dis- parities in health care,” said Marilda L. Gandara, Presi- dent of the Aetna Foundation. “For six years, the Regional Community Health Grants Program has been a major part of that effort by funding programs that improve under- standing of racial and cultural diversity, and provide access to quality health care.” Under the year-long grant, Haven Hospice also will fo- cus on educating health care professionals and caregivers on the barriers African Amer- icans and Hispanic popula- tions meet when accessing end-of-life care. This portion of the grant will be executed in an innovative “train the trainer” approach that utilizes key community partnerships.