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ATLANTA Billie Been woman of faith, action By DERRICK HENRY Billie Been was a woman of faith and a woman of action. was not interested in sitting on the sidelines said her friend, Nancy Young of Sandy Springs. something upset her, she did something about said Stephanie Worthen of Atlanta, another friend. Offended by the scantily clad models in the Abercrombie Fitch catalog, Mrs. Been wrote letters to the company, boycotted the stores and urged others to do the same.

got me to return two pieces of clothing I had bought there years said her friend Lib Quirk of Atlanta. After Mrs. Been was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 1994, she helped establish an intercessory prayer ministry at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. At St. Hospital of Atlanta, she joined the Cancer Survivors Network board, reaching out to newly diagnosed cancer patients.

helped us start different support said Maggie Riley of Atlanta, director of the cancer program at St. saw the need for a training program for those who wanted to lead support groups and was instrumental in getting that going. Billie just lit up a room with her energy and passion. She was always asking, not, Why we do If she was hooked into a problem or an issue, she let Billie Shacklett Been, 39, died of cancer at her Atlanta residence Wednesday. The funeral is 11 a.m.

today at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. H.M. Patterson Son, Spring Hill, is in charge of arrangements. After trying her hand at TV news and not liking it, Mrs. Been earned a degree in education from the University of Georgia.

She began teaching social studies at Otwell Middle School in Cumming around 1990, and her second year there won the Teacher of the Year award. There a third year because she quit to start a family. Yet she never stopped teaching. At her church, she taught Sunday School to both children and adults. was a role model who had a message that could be received and welcomed at any age or said Susan Marshall of Atlanta, the director of evan- gelism and programs at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church.

really brought church, faith and prayer to Knowing her death was imminent, Mrs. Been recorded videotapes for her daughters, Sara Lynn Been, 10, and Hanna Heisey Been, 6. talked about her life and told some of the stories she loved to make up, including her most famous, Ghost said Mrs. Worthen. lived life the way it should be Survivors include her husband, Andrew M.

Been; her parents, Lamar and Billie Shacklett of Alpharetta; and a brother, Hank Shacklett of Alpharetta. Family photo Billie Been celebrates Christmas 1999 with daughters Sara Lynn Been (right) and Hanna Heisey Been Al Herring guardian of sewer system STONE MOUNTAIN By J.E. GESHWILER For more than a decade, Al Herring was a guardian of an essential portion of infrastructure its sewers. He operated an urban planning firm, Herring Associates, that contracted with the city to inspect its storm and sanitary sewer lines, identify those that needed replacement and check repairs to make certain they were satisfactory. handled the paperwork, and the company I work for, Jack King Plumbing, was his subcontractor, doing the inspections with video equipment we operated said Bill Pharr of Atlanta.

was extremely conscientious about this work and one of the best people ever worked was deeply concerned about the condition of sewers and the possibility of sinkholes developing on some of its major said his son, Algenard Herring Jr. The funeral for Algenard Herring 59, is 4 p.m. today at Donald Trimble Mortuary. He died Tuesday at his Stone Mountain residence of a heart attack. Educated at Tennessee State University and the University of Tennessee, Mr.

Herring was a regional planner for the Tennessee Valley Authority before taking an executive post with a Cleveland, Ohio, engineering firm, Robert Madison International. was very articulate, aggressive and self-assured just an excellent representative of the said Robert Madison. was project manager on several of the jobs we undertook in Atlanta space for 170 concessionaires and a water storage facility at Hartsfield Airport in 1981, an air freight building at Hartsfield in 1983, the Oakland City MARTA station in 1984 and the Brookhaven MARTA station in 1985. was quite a bon vivant, Mr. Madison said.

enjoyed the good His reputation as a host grew after he settled in Stone Mountain in 1981. would entertain large crowds in our back yard, up to 200 his son said. would barbecue ribs, serve up his special sauce and heap on salads from his garden, heavy on tomatoes and cucumbers. He loved to garden and never lost touch with his rural roots, having grown up on a farm in Mr. Herring was generous with his talent as a handyman, too.

knew how to fix most his son said. a friend needed help, Dad would install windows, do drywall, handle electrical repairs, and so Survivors include his wife, Tina Herring; two daughters, Michelle Herring of Atlanta and Kanata Herring of New York City; a sister, Delores Herring-Gray of Pleasant View, three brothers, Frank Herring of Hopkinsville, and Marcellus Herring and Phillip Herring, both of Indianapolis, and one grandchild. Family photo Al Herring attended the 1995 Million Man March in Washington with a group of his Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity brothers. FMAI50614OH6 5 star 6H 6H RR RR BlueRedYellowBlack Blue RedYellowBlack H6 Saturday, June 14, 2003 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 5 RMAIN0614OH6 JERRY DIAMOND, 64, died Thursday. Funeral, 2 p.m.

today, Temple Emmanu-El; H. M. Patterson and Son, Arlington Chapel. DONALD W. GREEN, 42, died Wednesday.

Funeral, 11 a.m. today, H.M. Patterson Son, Oglethorpe Hill Chapel. JERROLD MALONE, 47, died June 9. Funeral, 1:30 p.m.

Monday, Mortuary. JAY VOLNEY SARRATT, 81, died Thursday. The body was cremated. Memorial plans will be announced; Cremation Society of the South. JOAN WALKER ADAMS, 44, of Carrollton died Friday.

Funeral, 3 p.m. Sunday, Martin Hightower Heritage Chapel. BETTY PLEXICO TRAYLOR, 72, of Carrollton died Thursday. Funeral, 3 p.m. Sunday, First United Methodist Church; Almon Funeral Home.

GLORIA FOOS, 70 of Woodstock died Friday. The body was cremated. Memorial service will be announced by Woodstock Funeral Home. KATE KEARLEY, 87, of Canton died Thursday. Funeral, 2 p.m.

today, Huey Funeral Home. AVIE WHITE, 81, of Waleska died Thursday. Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Shoal Creek Baptist Church; Sosebee Funeral Home. JESSIE MAE DOSS, 84, of Powder Springs died Thursday.

Funeral, 11 a.m. today, Martin Hightower Heritage Chapel. DELBERT WILLIAM POPP, 65, of Marietta died Friday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Monday, Georgia Memorial Park Funeral Home.

MERCER BROWN, 88, of Decatur died Thursday. Funeral, 1 p.m. today, Eternal Hills Funeral Home. NEAL ANTHONY SPROUSE, 49, of Chamblee died Thursday. Funeral, 2 p.m.

Sunday, H.M. Patterson Son, Oglethorpe Hill Chapel. MARCELLINE WRAY, 46, of Doraville died Sunday. The body was cremated. No service is planned; National Cremation Society.

E. DOLORES HENSON, 64, of Douglasville died Tuesday. Funeral, 11 a.m. Monday, Whitley-Garner at Rosehaven Funeral Home. WILLIE FULLER NEWBERRY RODGERS, 94, of Douglasville died Thursday.

Funeral, 11 a.m. today, Jones- Wynn Funeral Home, Villa Rica. BARBARA ANN SMITH, 70, of Douglasville died Thursday. Funeral, 3 p.m. Sunday, Whitley-Garner at Rosehaven.

EMMIE MAE BELTON, 75, of Peachtree City died Thursday. Graveside service, noon today, Westminster Memorial Gardens; Carl J. Mowell Son Funeral Home, Peachtree City. RICHARD O. BLANTON, 86, of Hapeville died Thursday.

Funeral, 1 p.m. today, Carmichael-Hemperley, East Point. CLARA JOHNSON, 86, of Snellville died Wednesday. Funeral, 4 p.m. today, Eternal Hills Funeral Home.

ARNOLD R. PUCKETT, 79, of Buford died Friday. Funeral, 3 p.m. Sunday, Tapp Funeral Home. RUBY MERLINE WHITWORTH LEDBETTER, 72, of Hampton, formerly of Lawrenceville, died Thursday.

Funeral, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Ford Stewart Funeral Home, Jonesboro, Tim Stewart Funeral Home. JAMES MORRIS, 68, of Covington died Thursday. Funeral, 3 p.m. today, Tom M.

Wages Funeral Home, Snellville. FLORENCE CRAWFORD, 76, of Dallas died Friday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Monday, Roy Davis Funeral Home. WILLIAM CLYDE CAMP, 88, of Jefferson died Friday.

Funeral plans will be announced by Evans Funeral Home. LORENE SPEED CANNON, 81, of Clayton died Friday. Funeral, 3 p.m. Sunday, Battle Branch Baptist Church; Beck Funeral Home. DAVID COOK, 62, of Commerce died Friday.

Funeral plans will be announced by Little-Ward Funeral Home. ROBERT DISPAIN 71, of Forsyth died Thursday. The body was cremated. Memorial service, 3 p.m. today, Horis A.

Ward-Fairview Chapel. SANDRA DEAN JONES DUNCAN, 65, of Rome died Tuesday. Funeral, 1 p.m. today, Jennings Funeral Home. HAROLD H.

FRANKLIN, 84, of Toccoa died Thursday. Funeral, 1 p.m. today, Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin. CHARLIE W. GARRETT, 59, of LaGrange died Friday.

Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville. DOROTHY MARIE PRATER GIBSON, 79, of Baldwin died Thursday. Funeral, 11 a.m.

today, Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, Demorest. GUY HENRY GOWER, 55, of Nicholson died Friday. Funeral, 2 p.m. Sunday, Ivie Funeral Home. DON HANEY, 45, of Rockmart died Thursday.

Funeral, 2 p.m. today, Freeman Harris Funeral Home. MARY SUE MARTIN SARTAIN, 64, of Hartwell died Friday. Funeral, 3 p.m. Sunday, Abundant Life Baptist Church; Joseph A.

Strickland Funeral Home. MARK RANDOLPH WALDROUP, 45, of Commerce died Thursday. Funeral, 11 a.m. today, Ivie Funeral Home. EVA COOK WINKLER, 91, of Luthersville died Friday.

Graveside service, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville. OBITUARIES Our policy: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution strives to make this list a complete record of deaths in the metro area and of selected deaths elsewhere. Please ask your funeral home or cremation society to call us at 404-526-5342 or fax us at 404-5267517 These listings are free.

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Atlanta also has $58 million in HUD money tied up in an often criticized Empowerment Zone project as well as other projects funded by Community Development Block Grants. Graves is trying to negotiate lesser penalties from HUD. uncertain whether Westside Village can survive. heard from the inspector general, we are trying to Graves said. are really trying to do the best we can to keep this project from falling Bill Campbell, who preceded Franklin as mayor, got the project going by pushing it to the Atlanta Development Authority.

A year ago, the first store, Publix supermarket, opened with great fanfare. Later, a video store followed. But, plans for the theater and offices have been scrapped and the commercial development scaled back. Plans are still moving for residential development. Graves said two other phases of the project are preparing to start if funding can be finalized.

Those projects are needed because the Development Authority gave Publix the ability to walk away from its lease if projects get done. Without Publix as an anchor, Graves said, the entire project would collapse. project will either move forward or fail over the next 60 Graves said. Egbert Perry, chief executive officer of Integral Group, the development consultant, said considering pulling out because of the controversy and mismanagement. The damaging audit could be enough to imperil financing, he said.

He was angry his reputation could be damaged by the scandal. The company built its name with difficult projects, primarily redeveloping former public housing projects into mixed-use, mixed-income communities. a private lender, I want to be he said. been on this project for four or five years. It make economic sense.

Maybe we stayed too Continued from H1 Funding: Project in danger after audit by HUD is historic a historic mess. This is just a horror story. no question about MAYOR SHIRLEY FRANKLIN on audit of Historic Westside Village project 75 285 AtlantaAtlanta 400 20 Area of detail CHUCK BLEVINS Staff Mar Mar tin tin uther King Jr uther King Jr Dr Dr Northside Dr. James P. Brawley Dr.

Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. Carter St. Simpson St. Historic Westside Village project Clark Atlanta University Spelman College Morris Brown College Morehouse College Clark Atlanta University Mile 0 Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. 85 75 20 285 Selma Koch, 95, famed as the Bra Lady Selma Koch, 95, the Bra Lady who fitted generations of women without tiring or tape measure and became famous in old age for refusing to regret or retire, died Thursday. She fell and broke her hip last week at the Town Shop, whose threshold she first crossed in 1927, when she married Henry Koch and his lingerie business. Mrs. Koch and the Town Shop had long been New York favorites.

But last year, after national news stories appeared about an old woman who still found a reason to believe in life, in work and in the importance of a bra that fits she suddenly became famous. Mrs. Koch worked 10 hours a day, six days week, right up to last week. She stocked more than 8,000 varieties of bras in sizes covering half the alphabet and prided herself on being able to determine a bra size just by looking. measure she said.

trained to Associated Press Obits continued on H7 BEEN 008674776 BILLIE SHACKLETT BEEN Age 39, passed away at home on June 11, 2003 after a courageous battle with cancer. Billie was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Billie and Lamar Shacklett on August 5, 1963. She graduated from Milton High School in Alpharetta where she was an outstanding student and active member in many organizations. During that time, she also served on the Council of Ministries at Alpharetta United Methodist Church. Billie went on to the University of Georgia where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism in 1986.

She was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority. Upon leaving college, Billie interned at GPTV and went on to become a producer at WYFF in Greenville, South Carolina. In 1990, she married Andrew M. Been. Having always loved children and teaching, she returned to the University of Georgia and received a Masters Degree in Education.

Billie was a wonderful and nurturing teacher. She was named Teacher of the Year at Otwell Middle School and was chosen to represent her school in the Friendship exchange program in Russia. After the birth of her first child, Billie stopped teaching professionally, but worked tirelessly for the causes in which she believed. She served on the Board of St. Cancer Center and was an active volunteer for the M.D.

Anderson Cancer Network, devoting her time helping others cope with realities of cancer. At Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, Billie helped create the Intercessory Prayer Ministry. She was a member of the Family Builders Sunday School Class and taught Sunday school for children, youth and adults. She also served as a Lay Leader and served on the Board of the Preschool. Billie loved her involvement at Trinity School where her children are students.

Billie is survived by her husband, Andrew M. Been, her daughters, Sara Lynn, 10 and Hanna Heisey, 6, parents, Lamar and Billie Shacklett, Alpharetta, brother, Hank Shacklett, Alpharetta, uncles and aunt, Knox Shacklett, Gainesville, David and Toni Shacklett, San Antonio, Texas, father-in- law, Steve Been, sisters and brothers-in- law Mark and Betsy West, Susan Been, Jenny Been, Jon and Susan Been, Atlanta and Steve and Laurna Been, St. Simons Island and nine nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held Saturday, June 14, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church, 3180 Peachtree Road.

The burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts be made to the Billie S. Been Foundation, P.O. Box 422149, Atlanta, Georgia 30342. Arrangements made by H.M.

Patterson Son Spring Hill, 1020 Spring St. N.W., Atlanta, GA 30309. 404-876-1022. ALLGOOD Miss M. Ruth Allgood of Covington died June 12, 2003.

She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held graveside at Crest Lawn Memorial Park, 2 P.M. Sunday, Dr. Frank Crumpler officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

Saturday at A. S. Turner Sons. FAMILY-PLACED DEATH NOTICES ON THE WEB: To view family-placed death notices, news obituaries and find past obituaries or death notices visit www.ajc.com/obits.