MOULTRIE — Nathaniel Marks, 49, 807 Apt. A Seventh Ave. N.W., Moultrie, died Wednesday, July 4, 2001 at the Life Care Center in Fitzgerald.

Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 7, at St. James Pallbearers No. 2 with the Rev. J.W. Greene Jr. officiating. Friends of Mr. Marks will serve as casketbearers.

Born Dec. 2, 1951, in Colquitt County, Mr. Marks, a Navy veteran, was employed as a stock receiver for Wal-Mart. He was of the Baptist faith.

Mr. Marks is preceded in death by his father, Charlie Marks.

He is survived by his wife, Gail Harper Marks of Camilla; his mother, Alberta Marks of Moultrie; a son, Xavier Hayes of Greensboro, N.C.; a daughter, Olivia R. Marks of Camilla; and four brothers, Charlie Edward Marks and wife Arvilla of Albany, Simeon T. Marks and wife Brenda of Fayetteville, N.C., Leonard E. Marks of Daleville, Ala. and Bobby L. Marks of Moultrie.

The family requests that no floral contributions be made. They may be contacted at the home of Mrs. Alberta Marks, 807 Apt. A Seventh Ave. N.W.

Luke Strong and Son Mortuary is in charge of the arrangements.



Virginia Lowery Williams

MOULTRIE — Virginia Lowery Williams, 86, of Moultrie, died Monday, July 2, 2001, at Magnolia Manor.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 7, in the old side of Oak Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Ronnie Wills officiating.

Mrs. Williams was the daughter of the late Thomas Marshall and Roxie Russell Lowery. She had lived most of her life in Brooks County, where she worked as a clerk for Carmichael’s Dept. Store. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Moultrie.

Survivors include a daughter, Margie (Robert) Tadlock of Moultrie; sons, Sherman (Eleanor) C. Williams Jr. of Mobile, Ala., and Jack (Terri) Williams of Irving, Texas; seven grandchildren, DeeDee Graham, Doug Williams, Kliftin Nygaa, Robyn Williams, Shannon Childers, Rob Tadlock and Marcie Tadlock; six great-grandchildren; sisters, Louise Clanton of Clearwater, Fla., and Frances Myers of Valdosta; and brothers, Bill Lowery of Atlanta and Louie Lowery of New Jersey.

Visitation will be from 7-9 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.

Maxwell-Miller Funeral Home in Quitman is in charge of arrangements.



Ernest H. “Mike” Eigenrauch

MOULTRIE — Ernest H. “Mike” Eigenrauch, 89, of Moultrie, died Tuesday, July 3, 2001, at Colquitt Regional Medical Center.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 7, in Jacksonville, Fla. with burial to follow.

Survivors include his wife, Iris Eigenrauch of Moultrie; two sons, Ricky Webb of Palatka, Fla., and Don Webb and wife Terri of Moultrie; and three grandsons.

Corey Kerlin Funeral Home in Jacksonville is in charge of arrangements.







MOULTRIE — A county department head who recently was suspended during an investigation of allegations he sexually harassed a female employee is no longer employed with the county.

County Administrator Marion Hay would not discuss any details of the allegations. However, County Commissioners Luke Strong and Merle Hall said the accusations were made against Lawrence Wise, superintendent of the Building and Grounds Department.

He was suspended with pay pending the outcome of a non-criminal internal investigation by Colquitt County Sheriff’s Department. The investigation was completed Thursday, but the results of that inquiry will not be released, Hay said.

“It’s a personnel matter and I can’t talk to you about that,” Hay said. “Sometimes you just can’t talk about personnel matters of that type. It doesn’t need to be in the paper until there is some resolution. He deserves to be proven right or wrong or indifferent.”

Hay did confirm, without naming Wise, that a county employee was suspended while the sheriff’s department conducted an investigation into allegations.

“I understand that he (Wise) is no longer employed by the county,” said commissioner Hall.

Attempts to reach Wise Thursday were unsuccessful.

“Ethically, I can’t talk about it,” Hay said. “It’s a closed matter.”

Hay said the recent complaint was handed to the sheriff’s department because he did not have time to examine the complaint and that he was not comfortable investigating this matter.

“These department heads, sometimes you get too close when you work with them, and it’s better to have someone independent look into it,” Hay said.

Commissioner Strong said there was an allegation made of sexual harassment against Wise.

On Thursday, Strong said that results of the investigation were scheduled to be released to Hay that afternoon.

“We haven’t heard anything,” he said. “He (Hay) said as soon as he got the report back he would let us know.

“I was a little surprised about the allegations against him. Right now, we’re just going to wait and see what happens.”

— By Alan Mauldin