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The ADVANCE, March 10, 2021/Page 7A
Obituaries
Mr. Gary Reynolds
Mr. Gary M. Reyn
olds, age 66, of the Racket
Town Community died on
Friday March 5, 2021, at
Meadows Health in Vidalia
after a sudden illness.
Mr. Reynolds was a
native of Wheeler County
and was a 1973 graduate
of Montgomery County
High School. He worked
for 25 years with Piggly
Wiggly Southern, first
as a dispatcher and later
was a truck driver. Later
he worked 17 years with
Handy House in Swains-
boro, and currently with
Robin Builders in Lyons.
He was a member, past
president and current sec
retary of Lyons Masonic
Lodge #49, member and
past president of Quint
Shrine Club in Lyons, and
a member of Alee Shrine in
Savannah. He was a mem
ber of the Sons of the Con
federacy Mechanized Cal
vary in Higgston and was
a former member of the
Lyons Jaycees. He was pre
ceded in death by 1 grand
daughter, Whitney Dani
elle Reynolds; his parents,
Mayo Bernice Reynolds
and Barbara Alice Martin
Reynolds; and 1 brother,
Roger Reynolds.
Survivors include his
wife of 47 years, Linda Wil
liamson Reynolds; 2 chil
dren, Stephen Reynolds
and wife Nickie, and Jo
anna Hutcheson and hus
band Bobby, all of Lyons;
1 brother, Thomas Reyn
olds of Thomson; 1 sister,
Debbie Reynolds William
son and husband Tommy
of Oak Park; grandchil
dren, Victoria, Madison,
Kyle, Anna Kate, Autumn,
Carley, Dawson, Taylor,
Cassie, Janna, and a grand
child, Jaylee to be born in
May; 2 great-grandchil
dren, Nevaeh and Kylan;
and 2 great-grandchildren
to be born soon; and sev
eral nieces and nephews.
A graveside funeral
service was held on Mon
day, March 8, 2021, at 3:00
p.m., in the Lyons City
Cemetery, with Bishop
Gilbert Wommack officiat
ing with Masonic Rites fol
lowing.
Pallbearers were mem
bers of Lyons Masonic
Lodge #49.
Flowers will be accept
ed, or memorial contribu
tions may be made to the
Masonic Home of Georgia,
P.O. Box 4183, Macon, GA
31208.
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Mrs. Kathy Fleming
Mrs. Kathy Mellissa
Ray-Fleming, age 53 of Ly
ons, went home to be with
the Lord on Saturday, Feb
ruary 27, 2021, following
an extended illness.
She was born on May
28, 1967, in Claxton, GA,
to Lydia Ray and the late
Lamone Ray. She was the
caretaker of her mother,
Lydia, and attended Lyons
Church of God of Proph
ecy.
Those left to cherish
her memory include her
mother, Lydia Ray; two
sons, Jamey Shaffer (Ja
mie) and Michael Fleming;
daughter, Amy Ray; two
brothers, Charlie Coursey
(Camy) and Christopher
Ray; five grandchildren,
Cadence Prescott, Jacob
Prescott, Zayn Powell, Jay-
don Shaffer, and Maverick
Turner; special aunt and
uncle, Sarahlyn Williams
and Reggie Ray; numer
ous other extended family
members also survive.
A Graveside Memo
rial Service was held on
Saturday, March 6, 2021,
at 11:00 a.m. at Lyons City
Cemetery with Rev. Mike
Poppell to officiate. The
family received friends fol
lowing the service at the
graveside.
Online condolences
may be sent through our
website: www.ronnielstew-
art.com.
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Mr. Charles Smith
Mr. Charles E. Smith,
age 82, of Scott, died on
Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at
Scott Health and Rehabili
tation Center.
Mr. Smith was a life
long resident of the Lau
rens County area. He was
a member of Mt. Olive
Church of The Nazarene
and was preceded in death
by his parents, Ralph
Waldo and Helen Houser
Smith Rowland.
A graveside funeral
service was conducted on
Thursday, March 4, 2021,
at 12:00 p.m., in Carter’s
Chapel Cemetery, with
Rev. L.T. Logue officiating.
Sammons Funeral
Home in Soperton was in
charge of arrangements.
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Rev. H.G. Ridgdill
Rev. H.G. Ridgdill,
age 77, of the Pendleton
Springs Community, died
on Sunday, March 7, 2021,
at the Community Hospice
House in Vidalia after an
extended illness.
Rev. Ridgdill lived in
Emanuel County most of
his life and was a U.S. Army
veteran. He began his min
istry in 1970. W-.,,
He recently \Saasser-4:
ter 10 years \
as pastor of '
Cornerstone
Baptist Church in Kib-
bee and was a member
and missionary pastor of
Pendleton Springs Baptist
Church. He was preceded
in death by his parents,
Herman Gaynor Ridgdill
and Frankie Williamson
Ridgdill; 2 brothers, Fran
cis Ridgdill and Robert
Black and wife Johnnie;
1 sister, Jane Jackson and
husband Pat; and 1 broth-
er-in-law, Don Hamrick.
Survivors include his
wife of 52 years, Cornelia
Palmer Ridgdill of Pend
leton Springs; 3 children,
Katherine Rowland and
husband Randy of Gaines
ville, Samantha Thornton
and husband Jessie of Je-
sup, and Gaynor Ridgdill
of Oak Park; 2 sisters, Dr.
Janice Hamrick of Can
ton, and Joy Bowen and
husband Lowell of Pend
leton Springs; 7 grandchil
dren, James Reid and wife
Julie, Katie Denning and
husband William, Mat
thew Reid and wife Caro
line, Stephanie Cosner
and husband Matt, Dalton
Ridgdill, Atlanta Foster
and husband Peyton, and
Hannah Thornton; 5 great
grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
The family will re
ceive friends at Pendleton
Springs Baptist Church
on Wednesday, March 10,
from 10:00 a.m. until the
service at 11:30 a.m., with
RoyMimbs officiating.
In lieu of flowers, me
morial contributions may
be made to the Commu
nity Hospice Foundation,
P.O. Box 2277, Vidalia,
GA 30475, or Pendleton
Springs Baptist Church,
c/o Susan Bell, P.O. Box
1579, Vidalia, GA 30475.
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Mrs. Linda Fowler
Mrs. Linda Durden
Fowler, age 69, of Uvalda,
died on Saturday, March 6,
2021, at her home after a
sudden illness.
Mrs. Fowler was a life
long resident of Montgom
ery County and was a 1969
graduate of Montgomery
County High School. She
worked for many years as
Assistant 4-H Director for
Montgomery County Ex
tension Service, Montgom
ery County Probate Judge’s
Office, and Montgomery
County Board of Educa
tion. She was a member
of Lott’s Creek Church of
God. She was preceded in
death by her parents, Mar
cus Durden and Mamie
Ruth Lawrence Durden; 1
son, Tony Fowler; and her
former husband, Horace
Fowler.
Survivors include 2
sons, Nathan Fowler of
the Long Pond Commu
nity, and Leslee Fowler
and Christi Thompson of
Uvalda; 4 grandsons, Cole
Thompson, Drew Fowler,
Lake Fowler and Lige Fowl
er; her former daughter-in-
law, Suzie Mobley Fowler;
4 sisters, Carolyn Durden
McCall and husband Ran-
don of Mt. Vernon, Mattie
Durden Johnson and hus
band Kenneth of the Rock
Springs Community, Tricia
Durden Sanders and hus
band Doye of Long Pond,
and Kathy Durden Allen
of Vidalia; 1 special friend,
Alvie Holton of Uvalda;
and numerous nieces and
nephews.
A graveside funeral
service was held on Tues
day, March 9, 2021, at 3:00
p.m., in the Walker Cem
etery near Alston, with
Bishop Gilbert Wommack
officiating.
Pallbearers were Kel
ly Willhite, Craig Smith,
Chris Osborne, Robbie
Johnson, Lewis Owens and
Francis Sanders.
Those desiring may
make memorial contribu
tions to American Cancer
Society, 4849 Paulsen St.,
Suite 102, Savannah, GA
31405, or St. Jude Chil
dren’s Research Hospital,
501 St. Jude Place Mem
phis, TN 38105 or by visit
ing their website at stjude.
org.
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FUNERAL HOME
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Lowry
continued from page 6A
the Greeks and Romans
and the rest was that their
writers critiqued and
lampooned their own
societies. This willingness
to engage in self-criticism
became one of the
hallmarks, and strengths,
of Western culture.
The critics give the
Greeks and the Romans
the same treatment as the
American project, ignoring
what was exceptional
about them for a
monomaniacal focus on
their failings, even if the
failings were commonplace
everywhere else.
They want to
impoverish American
college students and
ultimately the Western
mind in an act of ideological
destruction. This is galling
enough; it’s even worse
that they call it progress.
Rich Lowry is editor of the
National Review.
(c) 2021 by King Features
Synd., Inc.
Mr. David Pickle
Mr. David Wayne
Pickle, age 75, of Mount
Vernon, went home to be
with the Lord on Wednes
day, March 3, 2021, at his
residence.
He was born on April
25, 1945, in Alamo to the
late Herman John and
Ella-Dean Towery Pickle.
He had worked as a log
ger for most of his life and
was of the Baptist faith. In
addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by
a brother-in-law, Bernard
Fountain.
Those left to cherish
his memory include four
sons, Dale Pickle (Kend
ra), Robin Pickle (Jenny),
Michael Pickle, and Phillip
Pickle (Jessica); a daugh
ter, India Clark (Can); a
sister, Peggy Fountain;
sixteen grandchildren,
Peyton, Denton, Kelton,
Weston, Keaton, Christo
pher (Chloe), Samantha,
Landon, Brianna, Lilly, El-
la-Grace, and Sophee Pick
le, Kayleigh, Lane, Brileigh,
and Colt McCoy; and two
great-grandchildren, Caro
line and Bentley Pickle; he
is also survived by former
wife and caretaker, Kathie
Pickle; and former wife,
Ann Burns Pickle.
The family received
friends on Saturday, March
6, 2021, from 6:00 p.m.
until 8:00 p.m. at Roberts
- Stewart Funeral Home of
Vidalia.
Graveside service and
interment were held on
Sunday, March 7, 2021, at
2:00 p.m. at Bethel Baptist
Church Cemetery, with B.
L. Horne officiating. Pall
bearers were grandsons.
Online condolences
may be sent through our
website: www.ronnielstew-
art.com.
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Mr. Seth Clark
Seth Clark, age 22, of
Glenwood, died early Sat
urday morning, February
27, 2021, at his residence.
He was a native and life
long resident of Wheeler
County and made his liv
ing in the logging industry.
When Seth was not work
ing, he loved spending his
free time with Jamison
and their beautiful daugh
ter Tenleigh. A few of his
passions include driving
race cars, fishing, hunting,
and riding dirt bikes. Seth
attended Connections
Church in Vidalia and was
Baptist by faith.
Seth is preceded in
death by his maternal
grandparents, Charles
Oliver and Cherry Ann
Thornton; and one aunt,
Charlene Byrne.
Seth is survived by
Jamison, and his sweet pre
cious three-year-old baby
girl Tenleigh Rose Clark
of Glenwood; his parents,
Danny and Melissa Clark
of Glenwood; two broth
ers, Sage and Allison Clark
and Sheldon Clark, both
of Glenwood; one sister,
Selah Pearl Clark of Glen
wood; and paternal grand
parents, Fred and Lavonia
Clark of Glenwood. Sev
eral nieces and nephews,
Princeton, Winry, Aubree,
Rowan, and Lila also sur
vive.
Graveside services for
Seth Clark were held on
Thursday, March 4, 2021,
at 2:00 p.m., at Edge Me
morial Cemetery in Glen
wood with Rev. Jason
Corbett and Rev. Ladon
Connell officiating. Inter
ment followed.
Visitation for Seth
Clark was held Wednesday,
March 3, 2021, in the cha
pel of Roberts-Stewart Fu
neral Home in Vidalia from
6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
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Mr. Mike Mullins
Mr. Michael “Mike”
Mullins, age 37, of Vida
lia, passed away on Friday,
February 26, 2021, after a
sudden illness.
Mr. Mullins was a na
tive of Tampa, FL, living
in New York, and moving
to Montgomery County
in 2008, and attended
Montgomery County High
School. While in New
York, he attended Bayside
High School, where he
was second chair alto saxo
phonist.
Survivors include his
mother, Eugenia “Jean-
nie” Mullins Breedlove of
Vidalia; his father, Miguel
“Mike” Garcia, Jr., of Ft.
Myers, FL; 4 brothers,
Noah “Trey” Jones and
wife Belinette of Lakeland,
FL, Jerry Alexander Jones
and wife Melissa of Cairo,
Christopher Nathan Mul
lins of Vidalia, and Joshua
Ryan Mullins and Dane
Silcox of Pennsylvania; and
numerous aunts, uncles,
nieces, nephews, cousins,
and his beloved dog, Har
ley.
The funeral service
was held on Friday, March
5, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., with
his father, Mike Garcia, of
ficiating.
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