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imagine Dr. King’s world through the distant lens of history textbooks, recorded speeches and museum exhib-its.

We’ve heard the words before, the many dreams of Dr. King:

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”

I’d like to be able to answer back to the deceased Dr. King, to affirm without a doubt that his dreams have been realized.

But I don’t think my con-science will let me.

From what I read and watch in the news to the com-ment threads I follow on arti-cles about race, the American concept of racial equality is still a work in progress.

It’s been about 12 years since I received that Ram Buck for embracing diversity, and being curious, I checked my former middle school’s student handbook to see if those Ram Bucks were still being used.

There’s nothing said spe-cifically about incentives for diversity, but the handbook does state that the Ram Bucks are used so that students’ “thoughtfulness and respon-sibility are awarded in an immediate, tangible fashion.”

Perhaps this method allows for positive action that stu-dents wouldn’t otherwise engage in.

But I do hope that tangible means, like Ram Bucks, will not be needed to produce tan-gible results when it comes to building character, especially when it comes to accepting differences in others.

Of course, I can’t put words in Dr. King’s mouth.

Then again, he said it bet-ter than I could ever write it myself: “The function of edu-cation is to teach one to think intensively and to think criti-cally. Intelligence plus char-acter — that is the goal of true education.”

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DOWNSDANNY DOUGLAS

DRURY, 62

Danny Douglas Drury, 62 of Willisburg, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012 at the Signature Health Care of Spencer Coun-ty in Taylorsville. He was the son of the late Sterling Douglas and Alline Agnes Drury.

Danny was born Nov. 19, 1949 in Frankfort. He was a former farmer and attended Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. He enjoyed going to the stock yards trading horses and cattle.

Danny is survived by a brother, Joey Allen Drury ( Janet) of Lawrenceburg; a nephew, David Drury of Lawrenceburg, a niece, Joanna Raines (David) of Lawrence-burg; three aunts, Margaret Brothers ( J.T.) who was very special to him, Doris Baxter of Lawrenceburg and Christina Scrogham of Mt. Washington.

Funeral service will be 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the Ritchie and Peach Funeral Home with Bro. Grant Mathes officiating. Burial will follow in the Lawrenceburg Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Jared Keeling, Steve Bowen, Scott Brothers, Steven W. Goodlett, Tyler Brothers and James Mor-gan.

HAROLD TIMOTHY

GARRISON, 47

Harold Timothy Garrison, 47, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. Born in Lexington, he was the son of Harold L. Garrison and Jane C. Lunsford Garrison.

Survivors other than his

parents include one daughter, Misty Becksted; one son, Trevor Ray Garrison; four grandchil-dren; two sisters, Tammy Carol Jones, and Kathy Belle Cutter.

A funeral service was held Friday at Kerr Brothers, Har-rodsburg Road.

Burial followed in Lexington Cemetery.

EDITH PEARL

DISPONETT HAWKINS, 91

Edith Pearl Disponett Hawkins, 91, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012 at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. She was the wife of the late Bolivar Bond Hawkins and was born January 10, 1921 in Anderson County daughter of the late Nora Bell Searcy and James T. “Noon” Disponett.

Edith was a retired clerk having worked for Kentucky State Government for the Cor-rections Department. She was a long time member of the First Baptist Church of Lawrence-burg and a graduate of Bard-stown High School. Edith had a strong work ethic, a hunger for learning, keeping up with current events and politics, an excellent sense of humor, enjoyed reading and was a proud grandmother.

Edith is survived by her two children, Karen Ann Hawkins and Franklin Tyler Hawkins, a grandson, Anthony Tyler Hawkins, a great grandson, Tyler Christian Hawkins all of Lawrenceburg, two sisters, Mary Lacefield of Lexing-ton and Susie B. Wiley, three

brothers, Dave (Brenda) Disponett, John Henry (Lav-ena) Disponett and J.P. Dispo-nett all of Lawrenceburg.

Including her husband and parents she was preceded in death by a brother Bill Dis-ponett and two sisters Carrie Durr and Delcie Morgan.

Funeral service was Tuesday at Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home with Dr. Robert F. Ehr officiating. Burial followed in the Lawrenceburg Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Jimmy Dis-ponett, Jimmy Morgan, Barry Drury, Mike Lacefield, Tyler Hawkins, Tony Disponett and J.T. Shelton. Honorary bearers were Jo Ann Adams and Julie Brothers.

Memorials are suggested to the Gideons International, C/O Anderson Co. Gideon Camp, P.O. Box 61, Lawrenceburg, KY 40342 or American Can-cer Society, 1504 College Way, Lexington, KY 40502.

KENNETH RAYMOND MANN, 81

Kenneth Raymond Mann, 81, of Lawrenceburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012 at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. He was born in Versailles to the late Ellis and Hallie Lathrem Mann.

He was owner and operator of Freeman and Mann Furni-ture Store for 57 years. He was a member and deacon emeri-

tus of First Baptist Church, a member of the Believers Sunday School Class; a former City Councilman; a member of VFW Post #4075 in Frankfort; and a Korean War veteran hav-ing served in the Marines.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Anna Belle Cam-mack Mann; a daughter, Jane Carol Mann; a son, Paul L. (Leslie) Mann; two grandchil-dren, Lucas Clayton Mann, and Logan Jacob Mann, all of Lawrenceburg; a sister, Edna Witten, Versailles; and several nieces and nephews.

Including his parents, he was preceded in death by three sis-ters, Anna Lee Freeman, Flora Mae Coomer, Patsy Taylor, and three brothers, James Mann, Harold Mann, and Ellis Mann Jr.

Funeral services were Friday at First Baptist Church with Dr. Robert F. Ehr and Bro. Jeff Eaton officiating. Burial fol-lowed in Lawrenceburg Cem-etery with Military Rites.

Memorial contributions are suggested to First Baptist Church Building Fund, 111 North Main Street, Lawrence-burg, KY 40342.

Casketbearers were Paul Mann, Keith Freeman, Jim Freeman, Arthur Mann, DennisWitten, Bob White, Kenneth Frank Witten, and Rodney Mann.

Honorary Bearers were Dea-cons and Deacons Emeritus of First Baptist Church and Believers Sunday School Class.

Gash Memorial Chapel in charge of arrangments.

Mann

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