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The ADVANCE, January 27, 2021 /Page 9A
Obituaries
Mr. Howard McLeod
Mr. Howard McLeod,
age 86, of Vidalia, died
Monday, January 18, 2021,
in the Community Hospice
House after an extended
illness. He was preceded
in death by two daughters,
Sharon Denise McLeod and
Karen Lynn McLeod Da
vis; his parents, Ivey Elmer
McLeod and Mary Myrtice
Leggett McLeod; and one
brother, Pete McLeod.
Howard was a 1953
graduate of Appling Coun
ty High School in Baxley,
GA. In 1958, he started
his career with Piggly Wig
gly; then in 1959, moved to
Vidalia and was promoted
to consultant. In 1968, he
was Director of Personnel
and Training; and in 1975
was promoted to Vice-Pres
ident of Personnel and Hu
man Resources. In 1987,
he became Vice-President
of Personnel and Human
Resources of Harvey’s Su
permarket in Nashville,
GA, and then retired in
2000. He was a member of
the Vidalia Country Club,
and was an avid golfer. He
served on the Board of Di
rectors for Robert Toombs
Christian Academy; Mead
ows Memorial Chairman of
the Board; Board of Direc
tors for Darby Bank; Vice
President of the Vidalia
Optimist Club; a member
of the Rotary Club in Vida
lia and Nashville; member
and deacon of Tabernacle
Baptist Church; member of
the Vidalia Masonic Lodge;
and active in the Toombs-
Montgomery Chamber of
Commerce. Howard was
one of five people select
ed for the State Chamber
of Commerce Award for
“Great Georgian”. He was
involved with the Nashville
Chamber of Commerce,
Rotary Club, and Board of
Directors for Berrien Coun
ty Hospital. Howard had a
love for people, America,
and his “home place”; but
his greatest love was for
his family... and they loved
him.
Howard is survived by
his wife of sixty-five years,
Reba Vaughn McLeod of
Vidalia; two children, An
gela McLeod Findley and
husband David of the Blue
Ridge Community, and
Tonja Leigh McLeod of
Savannah; one sister, Shir
ley McLeod Rouse and
husband Donald of Baxley;
son-in-law, Vance Davis of
Vidalia; three grandchil
dren, Ashley Davis Crump
and husband Allen of Vi
dalia, Andrea Davis Giles
and husband Jordan of Sop-
erton, and David McLeod
Findley and fiancee Carly
Moody of the Blue Ridge
Community; a sister-in-law,
Betty Boatright, whom he
helped raise at an early age;
nine great-grandchildren,
Raegan, Ava, Kendyl, Ana
Brook, Charlie Kate, Jessa
G, Jessa C, Jayda, and
Jase; and several nieces and
nephews, including Pam
Stone and Donna Butler.
A private funeral ser
vice was Thursday, January
21, 2021, at 3:30 p.m., in
the chapel of Ronald V. Hall
Funeral Home, with Rev
erend Edgar Waters offici
ating, and eulogy by Betty
Boatright. Burial followed
at Pinecrest Cemetery in
Vidalia.
Pallbearers were Vance
Davis, David Findley, Steve
Jurgensen, Jordan Giles, Al
len Crump, David M. Find
ley and Blake Stone.
In lieu of flowers, me
morial contributions may
be made to the Commu
nity Hospice Foundation,
P.O. Box 2277, Vidalia, GA
30475.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
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Mr. Marvin Riner
Mr. Marvin Lee Riner,
age 93, of Oak Park, died on
Friday, January 22, 2021, in
Serenity Hospice in Dublin
after an extended illness.
Mr. Riner was bom in
Oak Park and was a 1945
graduate of Oak Park High
School. Soon after he grad
uated from high school,
he served 3 years in the
U.S. Army, w
stationed in
Okinawa. He W
moved to Vi- \
dalia in 1967 '
and lived
there until returning to Oak
Park in 1982, after a 34 year
career with Piggly Wiggly
Southern as Warehouse
Frozen Food Manager. He
served on the Oak Park City
Council and served as the
Mayor of Oak Park. He was
the oldest living member of
the Oak Park United Meth
odist Church. He was pre
ceded in death by his first
wife, Joyce Clements Riner;
Ms. Faye Palmer
Ms. Faye Edwards
Palmer, age 69, of Lyons,
died on Thursday, Janu
ary 21, 2021, in Meadows
Health in Vidalia after an
extended illness.
Ms. Palmer was a native
of Toombs County, where
she lived most of her life, and
was a homemaker. She was
preceded in death by her
husband, Floyd Palmer; her
parents, Manzie Edwards
and Alice Evans Edwards;
and siblings, Gene Edwards,
Joe Edwards, Keith Edwards
and Grace Padgett.
Survivors include 1 son,
Henry E. Palmer and wife
1 son, Michael Lee Riner;
his parents, Morris L. Riner
and Ola Kersey Riner; 1
brother, Luther Cullen Ri
ner; and 1 son-in-law, Joe D.
Moody.
Survivors include his
wife of 31 years, Frankie S.
Riner of Oak Park; 2 daugh
ters, Kathy Riner Jackson of
Vidalia and Rhonda Riner
Moody of Macon; 1 broth
er, Bill Riner of Arizona; 6
grandchildren, Tracy Jack-
son of Alston, Julie McNeal,
Emily Moncrief, and Anna
Mitchell, all ofVidalia, Josh
ua Moody of Macon, and
Lauren Moody of Morgan-
ton, NC; 7 great-grandchil
dren; and several nieces and
nephews.
A graveside memorial
was held on Monday, Janu
ary 25, 2021, at 2:00 p.m.,
in the Oak Park City Ceme
tery, with Pastor Brian Dur
den officiating.
In lieu of flowers, me
morial donations may be
made to Serenity Hospice,
104 Maple Drive, Vidalia,
GA 30474, or the Ameri
can Diabetes Foundation,
P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield,
VA 22116-7023 or by visit
ing their website at diabetes,
org.
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FUNERAL HOME
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Crissy of Ellijay; 3 grand
daughters, Kayla Clayton
and husband Cody of Jas
per, McKenzie Palmer of
Talking Rock, and Paige
Palmer of Crawfordville,
IN; 1 brother, Tim Edwards
of Normantown Commu
nity; and several nieces and
nephews.
A graveside service was
held on Monday, January
25, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., at
North Thompson Baptist
Church Cemetery, with
Pastor Robert Padgett offi
ciating.
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FUNERAL HOME
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Nitty
continued from page 6A
When Pat was killed, I
visited his parents, Paul &
Ruth Calhoun, and they
told me then that Pat had a
daughter. I never met Pat’s
wife and had not seen him
since Pete Johnson and I
visited with him in an
Atlanta apartment several
years before he was shipped
out to Vietnam.
Pat joined the Army
while he was a law student
at the University of
Georgia. He wanted to
serve his country, even
though he didn’t have to
— because of a special
exemption for Law School.
Tara gave Catherine copies
of a couple of columns that
I had written about Pat in
1995 and 1996. After
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achieve a semester grade
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tutional grade point aver
age of 3.00 or higher.
The following area
Catherine read the
columns, Tara called and
asked if Sandra and I would
have dinner at her house
with Catherine on
Thursday December 22.
We did and it was a very
enjoyable evening.
Catherine was only
one year old when she lost
her dad. She asked if I knew
what he named his
helicopter — I did not! She
said he named it “Widow
Maker” — thinking that
might possibly help bring
him home safely. Catherine
reminds me of her dad, and
she has two children, a boy
and a girl, and the boy’s
name is Patrick Palmer
Douglas.
I’m reminded of the
providence of our Lord —
we can always use the “it’s a
small world” statement
when something like this
residents were recognized:
Tristan Cone of Soperton,
Kara Hayes of Lyons, Lydia
Yawn ofVidalia, Maurielle
Harmon ofVidalia, Kristin
Crawford of Lyons, Mel-
onie McBride of Vidalia,
Kanecia Day of Vidalia,
Taryn Jackson of Soperton,
and Daniel Avellaneda of
Lyons.
happens. But I thoroughly
believe that the Lord was
involved in this matter. Pat
had been on my mind for a
while and I didn’t know
why.
As we concluded our
evening with Catherine,
she said it was a wonderful
Christmas gift for her, and
it was also that for me. She
had many photos, letters,
etc., involving her dad that
really brought back some
wonderful memories of
Pat. (Sandra photographed
the above photo from
Catherine’s collection of
photos from Vietnam).
As I said in one my
Amber
continued from page 5A
years, even returning in the
summers when I was in
college to announce batters
and score ball games.
Whether playing ball
for a recreation league or
working at the recreation
department to earn much-
needed money, the rec was
a constant in my life for so
many years, and I felt com
fortable and happy there
amid friends and cowork
ers of all backgrounds,
income levels, races, reli
gions, and ethnicities.
And so I give a shout
out to youth sports and the
columns, Pat and I both
had circular drives at our
houses where we often
enjoyed driving our
parents’ vehicles in a circle
for extended journeys,
while fantasizing that we
were on trips involving
foreign countries, or large
cities in the U.S.
At the time, it never
crossed my mind that Pat
would eventually volunteer
to travel to a foreign
country and lose his life
while fighting for a people
he did not know. Of course,
that was the Pat Calhoun
that I knew!
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friendly neighborhood rec
reation departments that
enhance our communities.
It’s not just about com
petitive sports and physi
cal fitness. It’s about filling
time with fulfilling activi
ties that keep kids out of
trouble. It’s about molding
children into strong, com
passionate, capable adults.
It’s about all of the life les
sons that come with play
ing sports on recreation
league teams. It’s about the
nurturing climate and or
ganic inclusiveness of the
rec department experience.
Recreation depart
ments matter — perhaps
more now than ever.
Campus News
Crossword Puzzle
Solution, page 12A
CLUES ACROSS
1. Ancient kingdom near 38.
Dead Sea
5. 2014 Winter Olympics host 40.
10. Soft fabric 41.
12. Covered in flowers 42.
14. Works at a college or university
16. Keeps us cool 44.
18. Corpuscle count (abbr.) 45.
19. Similar 48.
20. Birthplace of Muhammad 50.
22. They _ 52.
23. Preamble to a book 53.
25. Southern China people 55.
26. Hair product 56.
27. The woman 57.
28. Partner to cheese 58.
30. One point north of due east 63.
31. Round Dutch cheese 65.
33. Be in awe of
35. Christmas song 66.
37. Emits coherent radiation 67.
Something that is comparable
to another
Monetary unit
The cutting part of a drill
Resinlike substance secreted by
certain insects
Touch lightly
Toyota SUV
and Andy, TV show
Made less dangerous
Assets under management (abbr.)
Nostrils
Moved quickly
Thai isthmus
TV personality Roker
Honors anew
Rags
One who obtains pleasure from
inflicting pain or others
Marketplaces
Dark brown or black
CLUES DOWN
1. Nowhere to be found (abbr.)
2. Not new
3. Brew
4. Stain with mud
5. Chief or leader
6. Luke Skywalker’s mentor
-Wan
7. Type of sauce
8. Sharpens
9. Priestess loved by Zeus
10. Jean Henri , French
entomologist
11. Regulates supply of fuel
13. Disturbing and horrifying
15. Equal (prefix)
17. Hosts film festival
18. Tattered piece of clothing
21. Rich desserts
23. Unique motor (abbr.)
24. Disfigure
27. Chemical substance
29. Slang for famous person
32. Department of Labor
34. The A-team rode around in one
35. Beach cabin
36. Living things
39. Gun (slang)
40. Disconsolate
43. Stroke gently
44. Actress Richards
46. “Cletus Hogg” actor
47. Returned material authorization
(abbr.)
49. Brazilian mountain range
51. Upset
54. One with supernatural insight
59. Insecticide
60. Taxi
61. “Much about nothing”
62. Cannister
64. Popular clothing retailer
Guest
continued from page 6A
This comes from a
provision of the 1996
Communications Decency
Act that was passed to set
the ground rules for the
powerful new technologies
that were emerging.
Technology companies are
protected from liability for
the content they carry:
The liability exists with
whoever provided that
content. But they were also
given discretion over what
they choose to carry.
The discretion part
comes from logic that the
operators of these
platforms should be able to
refuse truly inflammatory,
dangerous content. But
what about content that is
normally protected by the
First Amendment?
Jack Dorsey, CEO of
Twitter, appointed himself
judge and jury, deciding
that President Trump
incited the assault on the
Capitol building and
banning the president from
Twitter for life.
We know that
President Trump’s own
words were that the
demonstration on Capitol
Hill should be “peaceful.”
The point is, if Donald
Trump broke the law, this
should be determined
through legal channels, not
by the subjective decision
of a businessperson with a
net worth of some $12
billion accrued because of
American freedom.
I produce a weekly
television talk show,
“CURE America with Star
Parker.” The show was
booted off Vimeo because
the far-left Southern
Poverty Law Center
identifies one of our
Christian advertisers as a
hate group and one pastor
said that homosexuality is
a sin.
Now quoting the
Bible, expressing views of a
believing Christian, is out
of bounds — banned from
the nation’s major media
platforms?
We must recognize
that our nation’s most
precious commodity, our
freedom to speak, to act
and to assemble, is
seriously being threatened.
Because those
controlling these
technology companies
disproportionately have
political sympathies to the
left, it is the freedom of
conservatives that is most
seriously under siege.
Fortunately, many are
now concerned.
The argument is made
that First Amendment
speech protections only
pertain to government
action, not private
companies. But technology
has enabled a concentration
of private power not
previously imagined.
The Communications
Decency Act could be
amended such that speech
on technology platforms
receives the same
protections as all speech
protected by the First
Amendment.
Another possibility
would be to amend the
Civil Rights Act to include
those with religious
conviction based on
teachings of Judaism and
Christianity as a protected
class.
Conservatives must
push for new law and new
platforms.
Star Parker is president
of the Center for Urban
Renewal and Education
and host of the new weekly
news talk show “Cure
America with Star Parker.”