Sunday Record for August 4, 2013

The Anniston Star ● Sunday, August 4, 2013 ● Page 6E

SUNDAY RECORD YOUR GUIDE TO PUBLIC RECORDS AND VITAL STATISTICS IN CALHOUN COUNTY BANKRUPTCIES

DEATHS Rhonda Beals, Oxford Vernon Bullock, Eastaboga John Carmichael, Talladega Roosevelt Carter, Talladega James Edward “Jim” Chitwood, Oxford Mildred Elizabeth Cook “Cookie” Cole, Rainbow City Jeanette C. Collins, Anniston Karen Collomb, Weaver Charley Val Courtney, Centre Ruth E. Cunningham, Jacksonville Brad Davis, Roanoke Christine “Nanny” Williams Deason, Anniston Ethridge Cleburn Forman Jr., Roanoke Bob Gilham, Roanoke Buna Mae Milam Gilpin, Ashland Wilfort Minniefield Draper Hall, Anniston Larry Paul Hardy, Cedar Bluff Ruby Lee Harris, Texas Ernest “Truck” Haynes, Anniston Bentley Justine Headrick, Anniston Nora Hughley, Anniston Laura “Memama” Mason Hursman, Georgia James “Junior Joe” Jarrell,

Auburn Horace Ray Jennings Sr., Wedowee Robert Cleveland Ledbetter, Birmingham Robert M. Lipham, Anniston James William Lowe, Woodland Martha Miller, Weaver Maj. Jack H. Morrison, USAF (ret’d.), Weaver Doris F. Murray, Oxford W.A. Nicholson, Spring Garden Hulon Leon Phillips, Talladega Milton W. Pitts, Birmingham Mary Ruth Powell Sexton, Weaver Gloria Hope Thomas, Anniston Jim Terrell Thornton, Ranburne Randy Waldrop, Ashland Mary Marguarite Wiggins, Cedar Bluff Henry Charles Wilkes, Roanoke Helen Deloras Jones Williamon, Lincoln Billy Williams, Oxford Fred W. Williams Jr., Anniston Stacy B. Winkler, Tennessee

RATE OF BANKRUPTCIES 2525 2020

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A Chapter 7 bankruptcy allows the debtor to retain certain exempt property, but the debtor’s remaining property is gathered and sold by a trustee from which creditors will receive payment. It may also be used by businesses which wish to terminate their business.

A Chapter 13 bankruptcy enables debtors, through court supervision and protection, to propose and carry out a repayment plan under which creditors are paid, in full or in part, in installments over a three-year period.

During that time, debtors are prohibited from starting or continuing collection efforts.

The following bankruptcies declared by Calhoun County residents were recorded by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Alabama last week:

Chapter 7 • Angela Timmons Moyers, Grandview Drive, Eastaboga • Linda L. Allen, Lincoln Street, Anniston • James Thornton and Robin Thornton, Thomas Avenue, Anniston

Chapter 13

• Andrew Smith, Churchill Terrace, Anniston • Carols Ruiz, Constantine Avenue, Anniston • Caradine Summers, Oak Ridge Avenue, Anniston • Scottie P. Signor, Airport Road, Oxford • Gregory Emory, Hayes Street, Anniston • Stanley L. McCrelles, Reaves Drive, Anniston

MARRIAGE LICENSES • Paul Raymond Gendron of Ohio to Elvia Olalde Florencio of Ohio • Wei Gao of Oxford to Mei Ying Li of Oxford • Erick Thomas Jaudon of Jacksonville to Margaret Ellen Poplin of Jacksonville • James Dean Woods II of Gadsden to Tracey Lydia Brooks of Gadsden • Steffen Dane Brown of Anniston to Brooklyn Colleen Wintle of Anniston • Daniel Mike Fox of Anniston to Bonnie Ann Ewing of Anniston • Jason Scott Wald of Alexandria to Stacie Allison Hicks of Alexandria • Jerry Cody Ledbetter of Piedmont to Amy Vaughn Smart of Piedmont • Larry Van Ollis II of Ohatchee to Brandi Michelle Fowler of

Ohatchee • Roberto Silva of Douglasville, Ga., to Shirley Ann Reed of Douglasville, Ga. • Blake Alexander Ray of Weaver to Kassie Nicole Draper of Weaver • William Scott Higgins of Eastaboga to Shelli Jo Carter of Eastaboga • Jerry Donald Thrash of Oxford to Gloria Jean Thrash of Oxford • Alexander Jonathon Dean of Hoover to Katie Diann Henson of Oxford • Millard Vernon Young IV of Alexandria to Christa Mechelle Waldrop of Alexandria • Marcuse Leon Hawkins of Anniston to Priscilla Nicole Grinton of Anniston • Doyce Vansant White Jr. of Piedmont to Mischa Camille Sharpe of Heflin

CATTLE SALE

Here is the livestock market report for the Tuesday sale.

Receipts for this week 975 compared to 976 last week.

Receipts a year ago 550.

FEEDER CLASSES:

Bulls and steers (Medium and Large No. 1 and No. 2): 200-300 lbs. 160.00 to 255.00; 300-400 lbs. 153.00 to 212.50; 400-500 lbs.

140.00 to 175.00; 500-600 lbs. 129.00 to 154.00; 600700 lbs. 111.00 to 142.00.

Heifers (Medium and Large No. 1 and No. 2): 200-300 lbs. 160.00 to 213.00; 300-400 lbs. 145.00 to 185.00; 400-500 lbs. 137.00 to 153.00; 500-600 lbs. 123.00 to 143.00; 600700 lbs. 110.00 to 128.00.

SLAUGHTER CLASSES:

Cows: Breakers 76.00 to 79.50; Boners 82.00 to 88.00; Lean 73.00 to 76.00.

Bulls: Normal Dressing 54-58% 96.50 to 99.50; Low Dressing

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ARRESTS The people listed in this arrest report, whose controlled substance. names and charges are obtained from pubCalhoun County lic records, are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

The following felony arrests were reported by the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office durAnniston ing the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m.

The following felony arrests were reported by Thursday. the Anniston Police Department (addresses • Jonathan Glen Turner, 43, of Anniston: not provided) during the seven-day period burglary. ending at 7 a.m. Thursday.

• Jesse Micheal Quinn, 19, of Weaver: pro• Jimmy Lee Thomas, 35: possession of a bation violation. controlled substance.

• Amanda Nicole Kirby, 32, of Oxford: five • Kody Winona Spruiell, 21: possession of a counts of fraudulent use of a credit card. controlled substance.

• Melinda Mae Herring, 45, of Piedmont: • Marchello Deon Wingfield, 30: possession second-degree theft of property. of a controlled substance, first-degree pos- • Dylan Shane Reaves, 38, of Oxford: possessession of marijuana. sion of a controlled substance.

• Michelle Layne Tillman, 51: possession of a • Cody Ray Smith, 26, of Jacksonville:

obstructing justice by using a false I.D. • Stephanie Diane Isbell, 23, of Ragland: probation revocation.

• Melanie Noressa Smith, 41, of Anniston: possession of a controlled substance.

• Timothy Kenyata Crook, 27, of Tuscaloosa: violation of the Sex Offender Registration Notification act.

• Ramone Lemuel Carr, 29, of Anniston: failure to appear in court.

Oxford

The following felony arrests were reported by the Oxford Police Department during the 27-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday.

• Ricky Atlas Richmond, 34, of Rainbow City: obstruction of justice by using a false I.D. • Phillip Stephen Millard, 52, of Round Rock,

Texas: receiving stolen property.

• Albert Nicholis Maye III, 29, of Birmingham: theft.

• Erskine Thomas, 51, of Anniston: possession of a forged instrument.

• Steven Craig Smith Jr., 20, of Opelika: fugitive from justice.

• Dolores Elaine Lee, 28, of Anniston: thirddegree escape.

• Dylan Roy Bales, 21, of Decatur: auto theft.

• Clinton Leon Sargent, 47, of Lucedale, Miss.: first-degree robbery.

• Rhonda Jeanette Canada Cain, 43, of Anniston: shoplifting, possession of a controlled substance.

• Erskine Thomas, 51, of Anniston: possession of a forged instrument.

BLOTTER Crimes are listed by location. Anonymous tips may be called in to Crime Stoppers at 256-238-1414. A reward of up to $1,000 may be given.

cle parts, tools.

• Residence, 300 block of Willingham Drive: television.

• Residence, 2100 block of McKleroy Avenue: laptop computer, cell phone, hat, Anniston checkbook.

The following property crimes were report- • Residence, 2600 block of Old Wilmer Aveed to the Anniston Police Department dur- nue: security safe, cash, firearms. ing the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thefts Thursday.

• Residence, 1400 block of Cooper Avenue: cash.

Burglaries • Church, 1500 block of Brown Avenue: air • Residence, 1000 block of Duncan Avenue: conditioner. television, game console, jewelry.

• Church, 1100 block of West 31st Street: • Residence, 2000 block of Coleman Road: heat pump. television.

• Residence, 300 block of Fairway Drive: • Residence, 2100 block of Gurnee Avenue: jewelry. television, jewelry, laptop computer, guitar. • Commercial location, 3000 block of McClel• Residence, 4600 block of Skyline Drive: lan Boulevard: lavatory, circuit breakers, clothing, game consoles. ladder.

• Residence, 300 block of Hilltop Drive: vehi- • Convenience store, 1400 block of Lenlock

Lane: cell phone.

way, Alexandria: game consoles, clothing, games.

Auto-related thefts

• Residence, 2800 block of McKleroy AveOxford nue: coins, CDs and case.

• Residence, unspecified block of Murphree The following property crimes were reported Lake Road: 1999 White Chevrolet Silverado. to the Oxford Police Department during the Calhoun County 27-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday.

The following property crimes were reported to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m.

Thursday.

Burglaries

• Residence, 1800 block of Cheaha Drive: computers, television, DVD player.

• Greyhound Bus Stop, Valero Grace Street: shoes. (Recovered 07-22-2013) Burglaries • Residence, Moore Lane, Anniston: vehicle • Verizon Wireless, 700 Quintard Avenue: cell phone. parts.

• Comfort Inn, 138 Elm St.: tablet computer.

Thefts • Walmart, 92 Plaza Lane: merchandise.

• Residence, U.S. 431, Wellington: house- (Recovered 07-22-2013) • Dick’s Sporting Goods, 1500 Exchange hold items.

• Residence, Alexandria-Jacksonville High- Blvd.: golf club.

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CALENDAR: AnnistonStar.com/calendar PROPERTY TRANSFERRED • Huse Erwin-Estate to Lewis W. Quinn and Donna J. Hamrick, a parcel of land in section 3, township 14, range 8, $10.

• Andrew J. Depasquale and Catherine E. Robertson to Andrew J. Depasquale and Catherine E. Robertson, Plainview subdivision, block 5, lot 5, $1.

• Deanna Russell to Bobby Woodrow, Anniston City Land Co., block 522, lot 4, $100.

• Scott A. Lysle to Dennis Jackson and Patricia Jackson, North Anniston Realty Co., block 12, lot 7, $100.

• Mark S. Sedenik and Kathleen E. Sedenik to Justin Eagle and Ashley Eagle, Pine Hill Estates, 4th addition, lot 45, $10.

• Robert L. Patton and Jean E. Patton to Sue W. Johnson, a parcel of land in section 14, township 16, range 8, $10.

• Jonathan Mark Box to Eric A. Link Jr. and Margaret Link, Indian Oaks subdivision, section 2, lot 80, $118,000.

• Wade Dodson and Natalie Lynn Dodson to Johnnie F. Phelps Jr., Terrace Meadows, phase II, lot 14, $100.

• George Robert Lacey and Gwendolyn M. Lacey to Rick Allen Krul, North Anniston Realty Co., block 16, lots 3 and 4, $26,800.

• Linda Cargal and Melanie Shaddix to Melanie Shaddix, a parcel of land in section 18, township 14, range 6, $10.

• Freddie Mac to Ronnie Cofield, Lenlock Lane subdivision, block B, lot 33, $22,500.

• Advantage Construction and Energy Solutions LLC to Sarah E. Johnson, Sugar Valley Estates, phase 1, block C, lot 14, $1.

• Heirs of Helen L. Rinehart and Heirs of James M. Doyle the City of Oxford, a parcel of land in section 36, township 16, range 6, $1.

• Karen D. Allen to Larry W. Boyd and Linda S. Boyd, Piedmont Land & Improvement Co., block 43, lots 1-4, $10.

• Heirs of James L. Pendergrass to Janet Carlile and Jeffrey Carlile, Crestline subdivision, block B, lot 7.

• Housing & Urban Development to Glenard Howe Carter, a parcel of land in section 10, township 13, range 10, $19,600.

• NationStar Mortgage to Fannie Mae, a parcel of land in section 5, township 15, range 8.

• Gregory Feazell and Bruce E. Feazell to Susan Renee Burdette, a parcel of land in sections 12/13, township 16, range 8, $10.

• Mark S. Duke to Mark and Celine Duke Management Trust, a parcel of land in sections 10/12/15, township 14, range 7, $10.

• Rory Howard Bohannon to Toby T. McNeal, a parcel of land in section 14, township 14, range 8, $70,500.

• Ronald W. Noyes and Cheryle L. Noyes to Nikki C. Hicks and Randy Eugene Hicks, Wildwood subdivi-

sion, lot 4, $10.

• Jack R. Hicks to Michael O. Lee and Samantha S. Lee, Cane Creek Homes in McClellan, lot 113, $10.

• Matthew F. West and Denise J. West to Herschel May, a parcel of land in section 19, township 15, range 8, $10.

• Paula Pounds and Gwin Pounds to Bernie Joe Pounds, StandardCoosa-Thatcher Co., block 23, lot 11, $10.

• Mary Catherine Griggs and Roger E. Griggs to Robert Lee Griggs, Pokagon Park subdivision, block 4, lot 4, $10.

• Charles A. Hamilton Charitable Trust to Pipers Playhouse LLC, Anniston City Land Co., block 3, lots 6-8, $10.

• Cathleen Amerson to Cathleen Amerson and Nancy A. Champion, a parcel of land in section 30, township 14, range 8, 410.

• Cathleen Amerson to Cathleen Amerson and Edward Milton Amerson, a parcel of land in section 30, township 14, range 8, $10.

• Cathleen Amerson to Cathleen Amerson and Edward Milton Amerson, a parcel of land in section 30, township 14, range 8, $10.

• LCV Development Co. Inc. to Vester Hill, fractional secion O of a parcel of land in section 19, township 14, range 6, $10.

• Winkles Properties LLC to Clarence Blalock, J.J. Burns subdivision, block A, lots 13-15; StandardCoosa-Thatcher Co., block 25, lot

9, $10.

• Patsy Mahan to Tammy Bott, a parcel of land in section 14, township 16, range 9, $10.

• Tammy Bott to Joel Jeffers and Susan Jeffers, a parcel of land in section 14, townsip 16, range 9, $10.

• Mickey S. Turner and Lana Turner to Joel Jeffers, a parcel of land in section 11, township 16, range 9, $10.

• Justin A. Eagle and Jennifer A. Eagle to Phillip C. Mullinax, Cooper’s Cove, phase I, lot 3, $10.

• P.D. Pritchett to William L. Hurst and Tiffany Hurst, Gaps Grove subdivision, lot 21, $10.

• Bank of America to Housing & Urban Development, Colverdale subdivision, Saks addition, block 8, lots 10-13, $1.

• Bank of America to Housing & Urban Development, Phoenix Hills Estates, lot 28, $1.

• Billy Joe Smith and Faye M. Smith to McLean Properties IV LLC, Gunnells Estate subdivision, lot 2, $305,000.

• William P. Wallace to William P. Wallace and Molly Rampaul Wallace, Jacksonville Mining & Manufacturing Co., block 320, lots 1-7, $10.

• Anthony Wade Bundrum and Ruth Ann Bundrum to Ruth Anne Bundrum and Anthony Wade Bundrum, Friendship Courts subdivision, block B, lot 12, $10.

• Andrew Hatley and Margaret

Hatley to K. Lindsey Monroe and Linda Monroe, Lake Louise subdivision, 4th addition, lot 37, $1,630.

• Emma L. Lanier to Valentino Lanier and Sandra Lanier Pratt, Randolph Park subdivision, block 42, lots 9 and 10, $10.

• Iris Patricia Shelton to Christy Dawn Allen and Beverly H. Spurlin, Heritage subdivision, block B, lots 11 and 12, $100.

• Freddie Lewis Leonard-Estate to Larry L. Dennard, West Anniston Land & Improvement Co., block 19, lot 11, $10.

• Janice Fay Parris to Lacey Nicole Ogden, Belleview Heights, W.G. Thompson’s re-subdivision, block 2, lot P, $10.

• Maxine K. Sutley-Estate to A. Shane Harrell and Paige D. Harrell, a parcel of land in section 3, township 14, range 8, $10.

• Housing & Urban Development to John Sears, Amos Luallen subdivision, lot 10, $54,820.

• JPMorgan Chase Bank to Housing & Urban Development, Sam Holland’s subdivision, block B, lots 1-3, $1.

• Donald L. Long and Laura E. Long to Melanie M. Santiago, a parcel of land in sections 20/21, township 13, range 8, $10.

• Russell L. Cobb and Katie R. Cobb to Ronald Ted Lindeboom and Mary Kathlyn Lindeboom, Indian Oaks subdivision, 9th addition, lot 4, $100.

RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS Here are food service establishments recently inspected by the Calhoun County Health Department, along with scores.

A score of 100 indicates the inspector found no deficiencies. Potentially hazardous deficiencies (four- or five-point demerit items) are noted. These must be corrected immediately and inspectors say they are often corrected while the inspection is underway. Restaurants earning below 70 must raise their scores within seven days or face closure.

NO MAJOR DEMERITS

• McDonald’s, 111 U.S. 278 By Pass, E., Piedmont — 97.

• NHC Place, Anniston — 99.

• Beckwood Manor, Anniston — 99.

• Quick Mart, 1020 U.S. 431, N., Anniston — 96.

• Cheaha Brewing Co., 1208 Walnut Ave., Anniston — 97.

• Quizno’s, 22 Choccolocco Road, Anniston — 100.

• Cici’s Pizza, 651 Snow St., Oxford — 96.

• Sonic Drive In, 1529 Greenbrier-Dear Road, Anniston • Discount Food Mart, 7665 U.S. 431, Alexandria — 95.

— 95.

• Discount Food Mart, 140 U.S. 278 By Pass, E., Piedmont • Subway, 206 Grace St., Oxford — 98.

— 97.

• Village Inn Restaurant, 108 Clinton St., Jacksonville — 96.

• Food Outlet, 2403 Alabama 202, W., Anniston — 95.

• Wal-Mart (Deli), 92 Plaza Lane, Oxford — 99.

• Jack’s Family Restaurant, 609 Snow St., Oxford — 96.

• Wendy’s, 150 Leon Smith Parkway, Oxford — 95.

4-OR 5-POINT DEMERITS • Jefferson’s, 407 Pelham Road, N., Jacksonville — 92.

• Wendy’s, 75 Tower Drive, Oxford — 97.

• Loco Mex, 809 Pelham Road, S., Jacksonville — 90, pres- • Kid’s First Childcare, Anniston — 99.

• Yamato Japanese Steak House, 105 Mountain St., NW, ence of insects (flies).

• McDonald’s, 5500 McClellan Blvd., Anniston — 98.

Jacksonville — 96.

Some cities adopting bird-friendly building rules

BY MICHELLE LOCKE Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. — Birds and buildings can be a fatal combination. The American Bird Conservancy cites studies estimating that hundreds of millions of birds die each year as a result of colliding with walls and windows.

But a movement to make skies a little friendlier is taking flight; some cities and other governments across the country are adopting bird-safety building guidelines on a mandatory or voluntary basis.

One of the latest cities to incorporate bird safety into housing regulations is Oakland, where officials this year revised guidelines originally approved in 2008 to make them more effective.

Neighboring San Francisco adopted bird-friendly requirements in 2011, working with the American Bird Conservancy and Golden Gate Audubon Society, and the state of Minnesota also has birdfriendly design requirements, modeled after a LEED (Leadership in Engineering and Environmental Design) bird collision reduction program.

The Minnesota requirements are part of a sustainability program that applies to projects with any state funding.

The state of California includes voluntary bird-friendly measures as an appendix to its green building code, known as CALgreen.

What exactly do bird-safety regulations entail?

A big issue is glass. Just as many a human has taken a nasty smack walking into a clear glass door, birds often come to grief when confronted with transparent picture windows or glass-sided buildings. Unlike humans, birds don’t pick up on architectural cues; they don’t see a window frame and realize it implies a window.

But that doesn’t mean that bird-friendly buildings have to be “windowless warehouses,” says Christine Sheppard, bird collisions campaign manager at the American Bird Conservancy.

Glazing treatments, such as making

Christine Sheppard/ American Bird Conservancy/Associated Press

The bird-friendly design of the School of Pharmacy at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, uses a variety of different materials in addition to glass, including panels depicting plants that are the sources of different drugs. glass opaque or using etching to make it more noticeable, can deter collisions.

And research is being conducted into the efficacy of glass patterned with vertical or horizontal lines.

“We’ve actually done quite a bit of this sort of testing, building on the work of Dr. Dan Klem at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania and Martin Roessler in Austria,” says Sheppard. “We know that there are highly effective patterns that cover less than 10 percent of the glass surface. We know the basic dimensions of spaces birds won’t try to fly through, but we still need to determine the minimum size of the elements that create the spaces — lines can be broken up, patterns can be made of dots, lines don’t have to be straight, etc.”

From a design perspective, incorporating bird safety can be challenging, says

Ryan Hughes, project manager at Lundberg Design in San Francisco. Clients want views, especially in a city like San Francisco blessed with hills overlooking a big, blue bay.

And glass provides those views, whether that’s a floor-to-ceiling wall or a barrier around the edge of a terrace.

Still, new glass products, including the type with minimal lines, can be part of an acceptable compromise.

And sometimes, what’s good for humans is also good for birds: Lundberg designed glass bus shelters for the city of San Francisco that included a subtle pattern on the glass — called SF fog because it is denser at the bottom and dissipates at the top — to keep people from walking into the walls.

Hughes said he later heard from bird safety officials that the pattern is effective

at warding off birds, too.

The problem of bird collision isn’t limited to public structures or skyscrapers.

“The estimate is that pretty much any home probably kills between one and 10 birds a year,” says Sheppard, author of the bird conservancy’s “Bird-Friendly Design.”

That figure is based on work by Klem, as well as by Scott Loss at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute.

Making your home a more bird-friendly place can be as simple as sticking Post-It notes on the windows during high danger times, such as spring or fall bird migrations.

Other relatively simple options that benefit birds and humans are window screens or shutters.

Oakland’s bird safety measures are part of the building permit process and apply to all construction projects that include glass as part of a building’s exterior. They also apply to projects that meet one of several criteria, including being next to places where birds are likely to congregate, such as a large body of water or a recreation area.

Scott Miller, Oakland’s zoning manager, says he hasn’t heard many complaints from developers. The rules, he says, are “really quite reasonable. They’re not restricting development in such a way that would be objectionable. They’re just providing measures that make buildings friendlier to birds.”

Measures include bird-friendly glazing treatments, avoiding the use of mirrors in landscape design, and avoiding putting things that attract birds near glass.

Other bird-friendly practices include turning off more lights at night, since lit windows can attract night-flying birds.

Minimum-intensity white strobe lighting with a three-second flash is better than solid red or rotating lights, which attract birds.

Taking steps to keep birds safe is more than just kindness, says Sheppard. Birds have an ecological impact dispersing seeds and eating harmful insects.

“People should care about birds,” says Sheppard, “because we need birds.”

Historic church planning memorial space for pets ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO — A historic Roman Catholic church in San Francisco is planning to build a repository where pet owners will be able to keep the ashes of cats, dogs and other dearly departed animals.

The National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi is seeking donations for an 850square-foot columbarium that would be the first in the city for animal remains, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Friday.

Plans for the space include a stainedglass rendering of St. Francis, who is the

patron saint of both animals and San Francisco. Urns containing the ashes of the animals enshrined there will be displayed behind glass while their photographs will be shown on a video screen.

The design also calls for a Hall of Honor for service animals that worked with disabled people and in law enforcement.

The 164-year-old church’s rector, the Rev. Harold Snider, says the columbarium will be available to pet owners regardless of their religious affiliations.

“You don’t have to be Christian or Catholic to love your pets and respect their

memories,” Snider said.

Steve Cady, who has been attending services at the church for about 15 years, said he is comforted knowing his 4 ½-yearold terrier Frankie, whom like the church is named after St. Francis, will have a good home when the dogs dies.

“He’s been God’s blessing for me and the many people who’ve gotten to know him,” Cady said.

The repository will have enough room for the remains of 1,000 animals. Church leaders hope to have the project finished by spring.

“You don’t have to be Christian or Catholic to love your PETS and respect their memories.”

— Rev. Harold Snider, rector, The National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi