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A.M. www.tennessean.com THE TENNESSEAN Tuesday, September 16, 2003 11 WILLIAMSON: COMMUNITY NEWS DEATHS livan Nichols, 91, a retired private duty nurse for many years, died Sunday at Claiborne Hughes Health Center. Born in Williamson County, she was the daughter of the late O.K. and Lillie Litton Sullivan and ma made her home in Franklin. Nichols was a member of Franklin Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Malcolm Patterson "Pat" Nichols and a son, Dorris Wayne Nichols. Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Malcolm P. Nichols Jimmy R. and Dianne Nichols and Earl W. and Maxine Nichols, all of Franklin, and William Louis and Anne Nichols, Columbia; daughter, Lillie Alice "Lil" Polk, Franklin; sister, Ruby Sullivan, Bellevue; and 10 grandchildren, 14 great and a great-great-grandchild.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today in Williamson Memorial Funeral Home, 3009 Columbia with John Hyden Sr. and Lee Hyden officiating. Visitation with the family will be two hours prior to services. Burial will follow in Williamson Memorial Gardens with her grandsons serving as pallbearers.

Honorary pallbearers will be elders at Franklin Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Joe Templeton, Gary Beasley, Billy Knight, Jimmy Lillard and Leroy Holt. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Foundation. Emma Lee Sullivan Nichols FRANKLIN- Emma Lee Sul- George Edward Wood FRANKLIN George Edward Wood, 78, who retired from the commercial construction industry, died Saturday at NHC Healthcare of Franklin. Born in Monroe County, he was the son of the late Charlie and Wealthia Emberton Wood and made his home in Franklin. Wood was a member of Crievewood Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Imelda Wood, Franklin; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Jack Watts, Lexington, S.C.; brother, Garnett Wood, Nashville; and grandchildren, Michael and Matthew Watts, Lexington, S.C. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today in Williamson Memorial Funeral Home, 3009 Columbia with Joseph Roshas III officiating. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to services. Entombment will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park with family and friends serving as pallbearers.

Michael Douglas "Polk Salad" Polk FRANKLIN Michael Dou- glas "Polk Salad" Polk, 47, a farmer, died Sunday at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. Born in Williamson County, Polk made his home in Franklin. Survivors include his mother, Nannie Ruth Polk, Franklin; uncles and aunts, Clayton Heithcock and his wife, Susie, Thompson's Station, Melvin Heithcock and his wife, Sarah, and Jimmy Heithcock and his wife, Marita, all of Franklin, and Murray Heithcock and his wife, Mary, Brentwood; and loving family and many special friends. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. today in Williamson Memorial Funeral Home, 3009 Columbia with Jim Taylor officiating.

Visitation with the family begins at noon. will follow in Williamson Memorial Gardens with Kerry Connell, Doyle Beard, Bryce Cox, Mike Sledge, Terry Stephens and Melvin Gray serving as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Jimbo Coins, Jimmy Beard, Lee Curtis, Marie Herbert, Sharon Connell and Ann Beard. Tandy Wayne Ladd FRANKLIN Tandy Wayne Ladd, 44, who was self-employed in trucking, died Sunday at Williamson Medical Center. Born in Williamson County, Ladd was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.

He was preceded in death by his father, Walter Ladd, and a brother, Bill Hood. Survivors include his mother, Frances Ladd, Franklin; daughter, Chelsea Ladd, Dickson, brothers Roger Hood and Ron Ladd, both of Franklin, and Isaac Ladd, Spring Hill; and sisters, Juanita Clark, Sylvia Faye Nalls, Betty Whitefield, Patricia Stevens and Mary Ellen Salazar, all of Franklin, Brenda Newsom, Alexandria, and Pamela Van Etten, Murfreesboro. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Williamson Memorial Funeral Home, 3009 Columbia with the Rev. Don Sensing officiating.

Burial will follow in Williamson Memorial Gardens with Ray Whitefield, A.J. Nalls, Craig Salazar, Dewight and Jimmy Stevens, Freddie Clark and Jason and Jonathan Ladd serving as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Dewayne Johnson, Larry Poteete, Dan Pierce, Floyd Raines, Robert Ladd and Buster Newsom. Visitation with the family will begin at 3 p.m. today in the funeral home.

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Johnson. However, each area of purported concern is a matter of public record in the minutes of the board and was known to the board prior to completion of its July 2003 evaluation which reported high satisfaction with Dr. Johnson consistent with the December 2002 evaluation." Earlier in the letter, Venick makes reference to a positive December 2002 evaluation by the school board of Johnson and says that, because of this evaluation, "Dr. Johnson did not initiate any steps earlier this year to investigate the availability of comparable positions for which he would otherwise be interested and qualified. "Had he been advised that his position with the board was tenuous that there was little likelihood that his contract would be renewed, Dr.

Johnson would have taken appropriate steps earlier this year to assure his continued employment elsewhere." In fact, the board's evaluation of Johnson in July is not as positive as that given to him by the same school board in December. The format of the two evaluations is not exactly the same, so it is hard to compare them side by side. But the December version lists a page and a half of commendations compared to three "concerns." In summary, the December evaluation finds that "the board's review of the performance of Dr. Johnson indicated a high degree of satisfaction as well as an affirmation of support for his performance." Johnson's evaluation in July was not as strong. In it, board members' responses to a survey designed by the Tennessee School Boards Association indicate that Johnson "met expectations" in of the 30 survey items.

Areas in which Johnson fared the best include student achievement and facilities and finance. Johnson received the lowest marks in his relations with the school board, staff and personnel. Your hometown homepage. A TENNESSEAN.com Every day matters. www.tennessean.com PAINTLESS DENT REMOVAL Hail Damage, small dings and shopping dents Erased from fine automobiles without Saves time keeps it original low cost Cost savings around under normal body shop rates 615-377-0915 15 years experience Members U.S.

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