Columbus, Georgia

A RESOLUTION

NO.





WHEREAS, former Columbus Mayor J. W. "Bill" Feighner died on December 30, 2004

at his home at the age of 88;



WHEREAS, he was elected Mayor in 1982 after running as a independent and was

instrumental in planning the limited-access design for the J. R. Allen Parkway

in North Columbus;



WHEREAS, he laid the foundations for public-private partnerships which have

been so critical to the progress of the Columbus community in recent years;



WHEREAS, he was born on September 17, 1916 in Marion, Indiana, son of Lucille

Ferguson and Harry Wilbur Feighner, earned a bachelor of science degree from

Purdue University and married Margaret Gordon Richards of Columbus;



WHEREAS, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942 as an engineer and

statistical officer in the China-Burma-India Campaign and was discharged as a

Captain in 1946;



WHEREAS, he worked for the Tom Huston Peanut Company from 1946 through 1980,

serving as President and CEO from 1958-1979. and as Vice-President and Director

of successor General Mills, Inc. until his retirement in June, 1980;



WHEREAS, he served 13 years on the Muscogee County Board of Education and also

served on the boards of the Columbus Water Works, Boy Scouts of America, YMCA,

United Way, American Cancer Society, Red Cross, St. Francis Hospital and the

former board of the Columbus College Foundation;



WHEREAS, he remarried Marion Taylor of Hilton Head, South Carolina during his

last year as Mayor and is survived by his wife, two daughters Barrett Bain of

Spartanburg, South Carolina and Katherine Van Allen of Lynchburg, Virginia, son

James W. Feighner, Jr. of Columbus, three stepdaughters, seven grandchildren

and six great-grandchildren.



NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY RESOLVES:



We hereby express our sincere condolences and deepest sympathy to the family of

Mayor J. W. "Bill" Feighner. His service to the Columbus community and his

country will long be remembered. Let a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to

the family of Mayor J. W. "Bill" Feighner.



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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on the

8th day of February, 2005, and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative vote

of members of Council.



Councilor Allen voting______________.

Councilor Anthony voting____________.

Councilor Davis voting______________.

Councilor Henderson voting__________.

Councilor Hunter voting_____________.

Councilor McDaniel voting___________.

Councilor Rodgers voting____________.

Councilor Suber voting______________.

Councilor Pugh voting_______________.

Councilor Woodson voting____________.







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TINY B. WASHINGTON ROBERT S. POYDASHEFF

CLERK MAYOR