The Dallas Post Sunday, January 2, 2005 \ OBITUARIES ANTHONY FANNICK Member of St. Therese’s Church Mr. Anthony Fannick, 77, of Shavertown, died December 27, 2004 at the Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. He was born in Kingston, the son of the late Metro and Anna (Swatski) Fannick. He was a 1945 graduate of Edwardsville High School. During World War II, he had served with the Army and was a life member of the American Legion Post 644, Swoyersville. Mr. Fannick was formerly employed by the Acme Markets Warehouse, Forty Fort, and was a member of the Teamsters. He was member of St. Therese’s Church, Shavertown, and its Holy Name Society. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, the former Joan Hovan; sons, Anthony J.,, Milton; Demetrius W., Dallas; four grandchildren; sister, Ann Smith, Dallas; nieces and nephews. Interment, St. Nicholas Cemetery, Shavertown. The family requests memori- als be made to St. Therese’s Church Building Fund, 64 Davis Street, Shavertown, Pa. 18708 or to Hospice Community Care, 385 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, Pa. 18704. EDWARD DENMON Native of Beaumont Edward C. Denmon, formerly of Tunkhannock and South Montrose, died December 21, 2004 in The Highlands Care Center, Laporte. He was born in Beaumont on May 14, 1930, son of the late Daniel and Roxanne (Wilsey) Denmon. He attended Beaumont School and was an Army veter- an of the Korean conflict, and prior to his retirement he - worked as a machinist for over 35 years at Allied Bendix in South Montrose. He was preceded in death by his wife, Florence (Schooley) Denmon; brothers, Raymond, William, Augustus, Wayne, Richard and Andrew Denmon; sister, Dorothy Norbut. Surviving is a brother, Russell Denmon of Beaumont; several nieces and nephews. Interment, Sunnyside Cemetery, Tunkhannock. CLARENCE G. HUBBELL Born in Noxen Clarence Hubbell, 88, of Dallas, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004, at Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas. Born in Noxen, he was a son of the late Nelson and Viola (Jones) Hubbell. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of VFW Post 283, Kingston. Surviving are his wife, Pauline Wilce Hubbell; daugh- ters Bonnie Mesler, Allentown; Carol White, Palm Harbor, Fla.; stepdaughters Linda Thomas, Harrisburg; Mary Ann McCracken, East Stroudsburg; stepson Walter T. Neverkewitz, East Stroudsburg; a sister; a broth- er; 12 grandchildren, six great- grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Northmoreland Baptist Church Building Fund. Need extra copies of this week’s Post? They are on sale at local newsstands through Saturday New initiates welcomed into newly formed Beta Sigma Shown are 17 educators who are initiates into the newly formed Beta Sigma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. From left, first row: Sarah Pryor, Tracey Halowich, Helene Dainowski, Marilyn Glogowski, Susie Young, Bonnie Turchin, Gail Keen, Mimi Koch. Second row: Lee Sikora, Noreen Gladey, Mary Ellen Fries, Erica Hasinus, Mary Slaby, Maureen Doerflor, Wendy Garrety, Patricia Jachimowicz, Darleen Smith. Absent is Candy Turberville. © Dallas Kiwanis helps Meadows Auxiliary Each year the Auxiliary of the Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas, conducts a membership drive and invites community members to join in this effort that benefits residents at the center. Community members help by donating service hours or becoming a sustainer member by contributing $8. Auxiliary volunteers donated thousands of hours of service to residents, host special events and provide funds for projects and equipment at the center. The Auxiliary recently completed 20 years of service to residents. As a yearly community service project the Dallas Kiwanis helps prepare the membership mailing. ME ADOWS AUNIIAR FMBERSHIP DRIVE 2005 aA 11 i’ The Auxiliary is currently recruiting now members and encourages anyone interested in helping to call the volunteer department at 675-8600, ext. 195. From left, Marty Montigney; Dallas Kiwanis members Roy Stair, Lloyd Ryman, president, and Tex Wilson. Standing, Irene Transue, Meadows Auxiliary membership chairman. Lake Township recycling Jan. 8 The voluntary recycling dropoff center for Lake Township accepts items from 10 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday of each month. The center is at the township building on Rt. 29. The fol- lowing items may be dropped off: aluminum and bi-metal cans, clear, brown and green glass, plastic #1 and #2 only. No motor oil containers or scrap aluminum can be accepted. Newspaper will be collected this month. Pack tight in paper bags with glossy inserts removed. Do not drop off items before the center opens. Dock insurance again available The Harveys Lake Protective Association is again offering dock insurance. The cost remains at $20 per front pile, with a $100 min- imum. That gives a dock owner up to $3,000 coverage. For more information, call Mark Sobeck at 714-5326. Junior Mozart Club to accept new members The Junior Mozart Club is accepting members. Student musi- cians under the age of 18 are welcome. The organization gives stu- dents the opportunity to perform in studio recitals and in public several times a year. The junior club is a member of the National and State Federation of Music Clubs and enjoys all of its rights. Joanne Herron and Lorraine Portelli, both Senior Mozart members and professional musicians, are counselors for the juniors. The club meets monthly from September to May with at least two of those occasions being public appearances. For informatio call 654-2162 or 655-3184. Lions seek new members The Dallas Lions are looking for new members. Anyone inter- ested in joining the club should contact any club member or they can contact Frank Rollman at 675-4485. PROPERTY TRANSFERS The following property trans- fers were recorded recently at the Luzerne County Courthouse: Robert Crane and spouse to Joel Sedeski and spouse, Dallas, $90,500. Jay R. Oliver to Rhonda McDermott, Druid Hills, Dallas Township, $144,000. Andrew Kachmar and others to William J. Wallace and spouse, Dallas Township, $129,000. June Nelson to Geoffrey Dent and spouse, Dallas Township, $150,000. Presidential Land Company Inc. to Thomas Kimball and spouse, Dallas Township, $509,040. John Halbing and spouse to Thomas Connors and spouse, Dallas Township, $32,500. Marina Commons at Harveys Lake to Henry J. Zielinski III, Marina Pointe, Harveys Lake, $225,500. Fred Berley and spouse to Sebastien Skursky and spouse, Harveys Lake, $338,600. : William Edwards and spouse to Mary Brown, Trucksville Gardens, Kingston Township, $132,000. Richard Honeychurch to Sean McCaffrey and spouse, Sleepy Hollow, Township, $272,900. Louis Pega Jr. to Janet Marranca, Kingston Township, $15,000. Green Tree CDC to John Frank and spouse, 265 Troxle Switch Road, Lake Township, $60,000. Vincent Kasa to Alfred Toss; Lehman Township, $3,000. William Dittmar to Kenneth Pereira, Ross Township, $75,000. Cheryl Defrain to Shaun Trumbower and spouse, Ross Township, $115,000. Paul Dybicz and spouse to Carl J. Masino, Ross Township, $70,000. Kingston Noxen pair charged in murder of drug dealer Two others helped dispose of the body, police say. By LANE FILLER For The Post NOXEN — The body of a Wilkes-Barre man believed to have been murdered in December 2003 was found in Wyoming County Dec. 24, and police have charged a Noxen man and woman with the crime. According to arrest papers: Devin R. “Slick” King, a 26- year-old male originally from New York, was killed at the RR No. 1 Box 86 address of John Simon, 60, and Cheryl Mae Lawson, 47, when the two tried to rob him. King dealt drugs and the three were using crack cocaine together with Lawson’s daugh- ter, Amber Lawson, apparently for a full day and night. King was also selling drugs to other acquaintances of Simon and the Lawsons out of the home. Simon picked up a shotgun and threatened King, demand- ing his drugs and his money and promising to shoot the man if he did not comply. King went for the gun and a struggle ensued between King, Simon and both women. Cheryl Lawson came up with the gun and shot King in the buttocks. King did not die from the wound and was taken to the basement of the home, where Simon later beat him to death with a tire iron, returning to the basement three times to strike King. The two took $1,400 and drugs from King. Simon then called a friend, John Terry Weber, 33, of Sweet Valley, to help him dispose of the body, who arrived and did so with another man, Leo Smith. Weber told police Simon gave him and Smith crack cocaine and money in return for their disposing of the body, and the two men buried the body in a hole they dug off Sorber Mountain Road. The body was wrapped in plastic and transported in a Jeep. Weber and Smith dug a hole, tried to put King in it, found it was too small and dug further before burying the body. The plastic was later burned in a burn pit. According to the affidavit, both Simon and Cheryl Lawson were interviewed by police and told a similar story. Lawson admitted shooting King and Simon admitted beating him to death. Other witnesses also agree on the basics of the story, though the accounts differ as to small details. The body was found with the help of New York State Police cadaver canines in the shallow grave. Wyoming County District Attorney George Skumanick said the case broke open when an individual approached a state trooper with information about the crime. State police questioned a series of individu- als Thursday and arrested Simon and Cheryl Lawson Friday. As for the other play Skumanick said, “We're looking £ at other charges for other indi- viduals in this. It’s an ongoing investigation.” Skumanick also said King’s body was badly decomposed, and officers spent hours scour- ing the wooded area for evi- dence. An autopsy will be per- formed. Simon and Cheryl Lawson have been charged with crimi- nal homicide, murder, robbery, complicity in a criminal homi- cide and criminal conspiracy. Both accused were arraigned before District Justice Linda Baumunk and are being held at the Wyoming County Prison without bail. SENIOR MENUS Senior Citizens Centers spon- sored by the Area Agency on aging for Luzerne and Wyoming Counties offers hot noon meals Monday through Friday to peo- ple 60 years of age or older. Donations from participants are gratefully accepted and needed in order to expand this program. The following is the menu for the week of Jan. 3-7. All menus include margarine, milk and cof- fee. The Senior Center is located ~ at 22 Rice St., Dallas. MONDAY: Roast pork with gravy and stuffing, whipped potatoes, broccoli au gratin, hol- iday cupcake. TUESDAY: Chicken caccia- tore, oven roasted potatoes, green beans, applesauce. WEDNESDAY: Liver and onions, whipped potatoes, beets, chocolate pudding. THURSDAY: Stuffed peppers, parsley boiled potatoes, veg- etable medley, fresh orange. FRIDAY: Baked fish, rice, Roman vegetable medley, peach- es. 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