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Friday, January 18,


The Madison Enterprise-Recorder 5A


Christmas Elegance Sweeps Through


 The Wardlaw-Smith-Goza Mansion


Leon "Lent"
 Dawson


 Leon "Lent" Dawson,
age 70, of Greenville,
passed away on Thursday,
January 10, 2008, in Madi-
son.
 Funeral services will
be held on Saturday, Janu-
ary 19, at 2 p.m. at Young
Reaper Missionary Baptist
Church in Greenville with
burial at Bellamy (Young
Reaper) Cemetery :
 Viewing-visitation will
be on Friday, January 18,
from 2:30-7:30 p.m. at Till-
man Funeral Home in
Monticello.
 An avid fisherman, Mr.
Dawson took delight in his
children and grandchil-
dren, teach them, too, the
art of fishing. Mr. Dawson
was a retired logger.
 Mourning Mr. Daw-
son's passing are his for-
mer wife, Jean Jones of Ft.
Pierce; daughters, Debra
(Willie Siplin) Dawson of
Greenville, Jennie (Mar)
Hollin, Cynthia
(Lawrence) Bruton, and
Brenda Dawson of Miami,
Margaret (George Gilyard)
Lewis of Monticello, Linda
Dawson of Valdosta, Ga.,
Anissa (James) Scott of Ft.
Lauderdale, Kimberly
(Nathaniel) Williams of
Atlanta, Ga.; one sister,
Susie Morris of
Greenville; 31, grandchild
dren; 35 great-grandchil-
dren; numerous nieces;
nephews; and other rela-
tives and friends.


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Thurston (C.T.)
 Donaldson


 Essie Mae
 Dansey
 Essie Mae Dansey,
 age 72, of Greenville, died
 at home on Friday, Janu-
 ary 11, 2008.
 Funeral services will
 be held on Saturday, Janu-
 ary 19, at 11 a.m. at New
 Zion Missionary Baptist
 Church in Greenville with
 burial following at the
church cemetery.
 Viewing-visitation will.
 be on Friday, January 18,
 from 2:30-7:3.0 p.m. at Till-
 man Funeral Home in
 Monticello.
 Mrs. Taylor was a na-
 tive of Ludowici, Ga., and
 was a longtime resident of
 Greenville, having gradu-
 ated in 1952 from
 Greenville Training
 School. She was the
 church secretary at the
 Refuge Of Our Lord In Je-
 sus Christ. She was a for-
 mer member of Allen
 Chapel AME Church and a
 retiree with over 20 years
 of distinguished service at
 Martin Electronics in Per-
 ry
 Mrs. Taylor was well
known for her melodious
voice, performing at vari-
ous church functions.
singing her signature
song, "I'm Sending Up My
Timber."
 Among those mourn-
 ing Mrs. Taylor's ,passing
 are her nieces, Atha
 (Theodore) Parrish of
 Jacksonville; Barbara
 Dansey of Greenville;
 brothers, Willie Dansey of
 Los Angelas, Calif., Henry
 Dansey of Holland, Jessie
 Dansey of Perry, Silas
 Lewis of Monticello; Wal-
 ter James Blackshear of
 Greenville, Robert Den-
 mark of Opa Locka; one
 special niece, Michele
 Dansey of Greenville; nu-
 merous nieces; nephews;
 other relatives and friends,
 including her church fami-
 ly.
 Mrs. Taylor was pre-


 Calvin Thurston
(C.T.) Donaldson, died
Monday, January 14, 2008,
in Lake City.
 Funeral services will
be Thursday, January 17,
2008, at 11 a.m. at Clayland
Baptist Church with burial
to follow in Clayland
Cemetery in Live Oak.
 The family will receive
friends Wednesday, Janu-
ary 16, 2008, from 6-8 p.m.
at Beggs Funeral Home in
Madison.
 He was borinin Winter
Beach toCharles Early and
Fronie Holton Donaldson.
He worked as farmer and
salesman. He was a mem-
ber of Clayland Baptist
Church in Live Oak.
 He is survived by his
wife, Janice Hingson Don-
aldson; three sons, Ricky
Donaldson and (Yvonne) of
Troy, Ala., Mark Boxx and
(Mimi) of Auburn, Ga.,
and Dusty Shaw and (Joan)
of Live Oak; three daugh-
ters, Donna Garner and
(Allen) of Quinton, Ala.,
Raven Kantor and (Mike)
of Tampa, and Javonne
Shaw Day and (Gary) of
Bennettsville, S.C.; three
brothers, Coy and (Lolin)
Drialdson of Lee, Mar-
shall and (Gayle) Donald-
son of Gainesville, and
Mason and (Jean) Donald-
son of Jacksonville; one
sister, Irene Combass and
(Kervie) of Keystone
Heights; 10 grandchildren;
nine great-grandchildren;
numerous nephews;
nieces; cousins; and
friends.


 North Florida Com-
munity College Friends of
the Mansion and mem-
bers of the community
celebrated, the holiday
season in a winter won-
derland of sheer elegance
at the Wardlaw-Smith-
Goza Conference Center's
annual holiday open
house and opening recep-
tion.
 Guests of the Mansion
were welcomed by NFCC
President Morris G.
Steen Jr. and his wife
Judy, WSG Coordinator
Maria Greene, and Direc-
tor of NFCC Foundation
and Alumni Relations,
Gina Rutherford.
 The reception herald-
ed the Mansion's open
house Dec. 5-7, which in-
vited the public to enjoy
this year's Christmas at
the Mansion theme
Christmas Elegance. Co-
ordinated by Jackie John-
son, each room of the.
Mansion was beautifully
decorated with themes
ranging from Christmas
with the Czar to A Black
Tie Affair.
 The Junior Auxiliary
of Madison County, under
the organization of mem-
ber Elizabeth C. Rotter,.
decked the hall with an el-
egant white winter bare
tree decorated for a
Christmas with the Czar.
 Other downstairs
rooms included: A Tradi-
tional Christmas decorat-
ed by Mary Blackmon,
Jean Brandies, Gayle
Walker, Cheri Platt,
Frances Brinson and Liz
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 Director of NFCC Foundation and Alumni Relations
Gina Rutherford, left, Christmas at the Mansion Coordi-
nator, Jackie Johnson, center, and NFCC WSG Coordi-
nator Maria Greene work closely together.


Sullivan; A Black Tie Af-
fair decorated by mem-
bers of the Madison
County Community Bank;
They Came to Worship
Him decorated by Penney
Worden and Jenny An-
drews, and Edwardian El-
egance decorated by The
Madison Garden Club.
 Atop the twinkling
staircase, visitors walked
into The Forest of the :
Snow Queen, decorated by
Wendy Bartlam and Lydia'
Coody, which surrounded
guests with a frosted vi-
sion of fallen snow and
hooting owls. Other up-'
stairs rooms were: Christ-
mas Fantasy, decorated by
The Madison Garden
Club; A Child's Elegant
Christmas, decorated by
Madison County High
School FCCLA; Winter
Wonderland, decorated by
The Base St. Florist, and
A Christmas in the Forest,


decorated by The Madison
Florist.
 The outside of the
Mansion was decorated by
Jackie Johnson,Libby
Welch, Suzanne Peavy,
Cindy Poire and Janet
Moses. Lisa Flournoy as-
sisted by artistically con-
structing theme boards
for each room.
 The WSG Conference
Center, listed in the His-
toric American Buildings'
Survey and the National
Register of Historic
Places, was built in 1860
and now serves as NFCC's
conference center. The
historic two-story build-
ing facilitates meetings,
exhibits, weddings, spe-
cial events and4is open to
tours upon request. For
more information, contact
Maria Greene, Mansion
coordinator, at (850) 973-
9432 or email green-
emi@nfec.edu.


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