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The ADVANCE, Moy 26, 2021/Page 8A
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Obituaries
Crossword Puzzle
Solution, page 14A
Mr. Edgar Kirkley
Mr. Edgar “Junior”
Kirkley, age 75, of the Mar
vin Community, died on
Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at
his home after a brief illness.
Mr. Kirkley was a native
of Toombs County and lived
in Marvin most of his life.
He retired as a correctional
officer after 30 years from
the Georgia Department of
Corrections in Reidsville,
and worked 12 years with
the Toombs County Road
Department. He was an ac
tive member of Providence
Missionary Baptist Church
and was the church greeter
for many years. He is pre
ceded in death by his par
ents, Edgar Wilkins Kirkley
and Nettie Eileen Kirkland
Kirkley; 1 brother, Don Clif
ton; and 1 infant sister, Hillis
Kirkley.
Survivors include his
wife, Song Kirkley of Mar
vin; 2 children, Vince W.
Kirkley and wife Anessa of
Vidalia, and Judy Edwards
and husband Eugene of Ly
ons; 1 brother, Wayne Kirk
ley and wife Barbara of Mar
vin; 3 grandchildren, Cory
Kirkley and wife Casey of
Cedar Crossing, Chelsea
Griffin and husband Brad
ley of Lyons, and Jonathon
Edwards and wife Courtney
of Lyons; 4 great-grandchil
dren; and several nieces and
nephews.
The funeral service was
held on Friday, May 21,
2021, at 3:00 p.m., in Provi
dence Missionary Baptist
Church, with Pastor Robert
Ferrell officiating. Burial fol
lowed in the church cem
etery.
Pallbearers were Don
Beasley, Richard Braddy,
Jonathon Edwards, Bradley
Griffin, Greg Kirkley and
Archie Kirkley.
Those desiring may
make memorial contribu
tions to the Providence
Missionary Baptist Church
Cemetery Fund, 982 Provi
dence Church Road, Lyons,
GA 30436, or the Sweet On
ion Animal Protection So
ciety, P.O. Box 210, Vidalia,
GA 30475.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
Glenwood Man Charged
With Trafficking Drugs
A Glenwood
man has been
charged in a drug
trafficking bust,
and others may
be charged in the
open investigation.
The Wheeler
County Sheriff’s
Office and the
Oconee Drug Task Force
arrested Shane Richardson
on May 16 and charged
him with traffick
ing methamphet-
amine and heroin,
sale of metham-
phetamine, and
possession of a
firearm in the
commission of a
crime.
Law enforcers
seized a large amount of
methamphetamine and
heroin during the arrest.
Shane
Richardson
POORFROG
WON’T CROAK
BYGARYTOOLE
Old sayings
from the past
are mostly
based on the
bible or on
good morals
or on just plain
common
sense which
these highly
educated
socialist liberalistic God hating fools
tried to do away with and tried to
replace it with the most damnable
politically correct (incorrect) which
was a scheme of satan. Well, it didn’t
workbecause a society cannot function
properly without common sense. So
we had to bring it back through
President Trump. A tell it like it is type
of guy Sort of like Jesus just not pure
like Him. Now these old sayings are
good in the hands of capable older folks
that quote them correctly but they are
pitiful in the mouths of these younger
folks that keep their mind on social
media and miss all the good stuff. One
young preacher said, “It’s a poor frog
that won’tprayin his own pond!” Well,
a praying frog! Now that’s a new one.
But what it says is this and has been for
over 200 years, “It’s a poor frog that
won’t croak in his own pond!” Which
means that it is a sorry person that
won’t stand up for and defend and even
boast a little on his own turf. Amen!
Nowlet’s clarify that for all you folks out
there that takes pride in always having a
come back no matter what anyone says.
My father pastored a small country
church and God blessed him with a
bunch of children and most could sing
and the ones that couldn’t sing could
sing along. So at this little church
during the 1960s-70’s we had a choir
second to none. Even the bigger
churches were not even in the race with
us. Now that is not a brag. Just a natural
bom fact. We could bring down heaven
when we sang and folks said we
sounded like a pack of heavenly angels.
Now I didn’t say that. They did! Well,
my dad was proud of us and he would
say, “This choir is one of the best,” and
then he would say, “Now folks! It’s a
poor frog that won’t croak in his own
pond!” Amen to that! So there is a lot
to be said about that which is positive
and I’m sure that some old sour mouths
will have some negative things to say
about it but all I can say is this. No
matter whether you agree or not. All
good and perfect gifts and talents come
from God. James 1:17. Now that’s a
natural bom common sense fact! Can
you say amen?
PD.ADV.
Nitty
continued from page 6A
described by Mark Twain,
Israel today is a modern
miracle, with per capita
GDP (gross domestic
product) higher than that
of Great Britain, France,
Italy, and Spain, according
to the World Bank.
As of 2019, Israel had
a per capita GDP of
$43,589, much higher
than that of its immediately
adjacent neighbors:
Jordan’s was $4,405,
Egypt’s $3,019, Syria’s
$2,037 (as of 2007), and
Lebanon’s $7,584.
Per Statista, Israel has
the highest per capita
venture capital investment
in the world.
During its short
history, from its founding
in 1948 with a population
of 806,000 to today, with a
population of 9,291,000
— slightly more than the
population of New York
City — Israel has
produced 12 Nobel Prize
winners.
All this while fighting
three major wars and
dealing with endless
terrorism.
According to Freedom
House in Washington,
D.C., Israel is among the
freest countries in the
world by measurement of
political and civil rights.
Commentary from
America’s left and left-
wing media says that
Please see Nitty page 13A
Mr. Zacheriah Wright
Zacheriah Douglas
Zach” Wright, age 20, died
suddenly Monday evening,
May 17, 2021, in Mont
gomery County. A native of
Toombs County, Zach was
born October 2, 2000, at
Meadows Regional Hospital
in Vidalia. He lived his early
years in Swainsboro, Geor
gia, moving back to Lyons in
2005. He attended Toombs
County Schools, where he
played football, wrestled,
played baseball and soccer,
and loved the Bulldogs. He
was an avid hunter and fish
erman. He was known by
many to frequent Chatters,
where he was loved by all.
Even at an early age, Zach
was eager to learn and work
around in the family busi
ness, Vidalia Onion Farms,
with his granddaddy Eddie.
He attended the First Baptist
Church of Lyons where Mrs.
Jackie Alexander was a spe
cial friend, and he attended
the Vidalia Church of God.
Zach was preceded in death
by his brother, Staff Sergeant
Dustin Wright; grandfather
Jimmy Wilson, of Oak Park;
an uncle, Avery Toole, of
Lyons; great-grandparents,
Lillian and Charlie Hugh
Rustin, and Helen and Ed
gar Wright, Sr., all of Santa
Claus.
Survivors include his fa
ther, Arnold “Ardie” Wright
III; his mother, Jennifer
Powell and stepdad, Jamie
Powell of Register; three
brothers, William Wright
and wife Mandie of Ft.
Campbell, Kentucky, Ardie
Wright IV of Lyons, and Dal
ton Edenfield of Register;
three sisters, Cammie For-
tiscue and husband Dustin
of Waynesboro, Cassidy
Stavely and husband Ben of
Oklahoma, and Kimberly
Dismuke of Register; step
sister Courtney Powell of
Vidalia; grandparents, Sue
Rustin Grisham, and Eddie
and Elaine Wright of Santa
Claus, and Barbara Thiel of
Cedar Crossing; two uncles
Rustin Wright and Nicole of
Lyons, Jeff Wright and wife
Chandra of Register; two
aunts, Michelle Wright of
Lyons, and Diana Phillips
and husband Joseph of Ken
tucky. Also surviving are
eleven nieces and nephews;
and a number of great-aunts,
great-uncles, and cousins,
including Maggie Wright.
The funeral service
was on Saturday, May 22, at
3:00 p.m., in the Ronald V.
Hall Funeral Home Chapel,
with Pastor Efton Green and
Pastor Gary Robinson of
ficiating. Burial followed at
Harden’s Chapel Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Will
Wright, Ardie Wright IV,
Kolby Hulett, Jake Faircloth,
G. Robinson, and Dalton
Edenfield.
In lieu of flowers, me
morial contributions maybe
made to: The Dream Center,
P.O. Box 307, Vidalia, GA
30475; or Paul Anderson
Youth Home, P.O. Box 525,
Vidalia, GA 30475.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
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CLUESACROSS
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8. This (Spanish)
12. A type of sorcery
14. A team’s best pitcher
15. Port in southern Japan
16. Makes very happy
18. Trigonometric unit of
measurement
19. From a distance
20. Winged nut
21. Consumed
22. “Heat” director
23. In all places
26 Made improvements to
30. St. Girl: brand of beer
31. A type of "seat”
32. Wood
33. A brief treatise on a subject
of interest
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2. Early Syrian kingdom
3. 500 sheets of paper
4. Information
5. Beloved comic strip character
6. Distinct form of a plant
7. Replenishment
8. Semitransparent glassy
substance
9. Expedition to observe animals
10. One who held landed granted
by Anglo-Saxon king
II. Obtain in return for labor
13. Inheritable genetically
17. One who rescues
24. Doctor of Education
25. Liberal arts
26. Shock treatment
27. Disfigure
28. When you hope to get there
34. Approval
39. Basics
42. Where judges sit
44. W. African religion
46. Commentators
47. Having many different functions
49. Member of a Semitic people
50. Flightless, fast-running bird
51. After the seventh
56. Small N. Zealand tree
57. Health care pro (abbr.)
58. Playground mainstay
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61. Fishing net
62. Beer
63. Tooth caregiver
64. Japanese beverage
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35. Part of (abbr.)
36. The 21st letter of the
Greek alphabet
37. Not just “play”
38. Former CIA
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41. Restricted the development of
42. Sciences degree
43. Sea eagles
44. Saturated
45. Joints
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From the Record
THE BLOTTER
These are the reported
arrests from the Toombs
County Sheriff's Office,
the Vidalia and Lyons
police departments,
and the Montgomery
County Sheriff's Office
for the past week,
Incidents are taken
directly from police
files, All suspects are
innocent until proven
guilty.
In Lyons...
• Thomas Eugene
Maddox, of Lyons,
was arrested on May
20 and charged with
Driving While License
Suspended or Re
voked (First),
• Thomas Joiner,
of Swainsboro, was
arrested on May 21
and charged with
Willfully Obstruction
of Police Officer Se
vere/Forceful, Crimi
nal Trespass, Posses
sion of Marijuana
Less Than Ounce.
In Toombs
County...
• Ethan Adams,
of Vidalia, was ar
rested on May 19
and charged with
Rape-Statutory
Rape, Child Molesta
tion.
• Elizabeth Bal
deras, of Lyons, was
arrested on May 17
and charged with
DUI/Alcohol/Less
Safe, Open Con
tainer-Alcoholic Bev
erage-Passenger, Ille
gal Stop/Stand/Park
Where Prohibited.
• Tommy Bryson,
of Vidalia, was ar
rested on May 17
and charged with
TCDC-Revoked
Bond-Violated Bond
Conditions.
• Thomas Drew,
of Lyons, was ar
rested on May 18
and charged with
TCDC-Revoked
Bond-Violated Bond
Conditions, Parole
Violation.
• Beverly Giles, of
Vidalia, was arrested
on May 18 and
charged with Crimi
nal Trespass.
• Keisha Jolly, of
Jesup, was arrested
on May 19 and
charged with Forg-
ery-lst Degree.
• Sean Mann, of
Vidalia, was arrested
on May 21 and
charged with Aggra
vated Assault, Oper
ating Motor Vehicle
Without Registration
or Valid License Plate.
• Michael Powell,
of Vidalia, was ar
rested on May 19
and charged with
Cruelty to Children
(1st Degree).
• Juan Ramirez-
Castino, of Baxley,
was arrested on May
22 and charged with
Taillights, DUI/Alco-
hol/Less Safe.
• Michael Shaw,
of Lyons, was ar
rested on May 16
and charged with
Possession of Drug
Related Objects,
Methamphetamine-
Purchase, Possession,
Manf, Distribution,
Sale.
• James Theve-
nin, of Lyons, was ar
rested on May 16
and charged with
Possession of Drug
Related Objects,
Methamphetamine-
Purchase, Possession,
Manf, Distribution,
Sale, Probation Vio
lation-Misdemeanor.
In Montgomery
County...
• Justin Allen Co-
routhers, of Vidalia,
was arrested on May
17 and charged with
Felony Probation Vio
lation.
• James Anthony
Walker, of Lumber
City, was arrested on
May 17 and charged
with Theft by Taking,
Financial Card Trans
action Fraud, Bench
Warrant.
• Dylan Lee Pow
ell, of Ailey, was ar
rested on May 19
and charged with
Bondsman Off Bond.
• Daniel Lee
Moore, of Vidalia,
was arrested on May
22 and charged with
Possession of Mari
juana w/lntent, Pos
session of Cocaine
w/lntent, Bench War
rant.
• Latyal Michelle
Moye, of Mount Ver
non, was arrested on
May 24 and charged
with Misdemeanor
Probation Violation
(x2).
In Vidalia...
• Jahheme Kes-
ean Miller, of Vidalia,
was arrested on May
18 and charged with
Warrant Served
(Bryan County).
• Alayzjah Tiara
Cheatham, of Vida
lia, was arrested on
May 18 and charged
with No Driver's Li
cense / No Insur
ance / Driving Due
Care Hands Free.
• Jordan Destiny
Hickman, of Lyons,
was arrested on May
18 and charged with
Driving while License
Suspended / Seat-
belt Violation.
• Barrett Dylan
Braddy, of Vidalia,
was arrested on May
18 and charged with
Pedestrian Under
the Influence.
• Viola Singleton
Corouthers, of Vida
lia, was arrested on
May 18 and charged
with DUI / Forceful
Obstruction.
• Jorge A. Her
nandez, of Vidalia,
was arrested on May
19 and charged with
No Drivers License.
• Curtis Larmar
Salem, Jr., of Vidalia,
was arrested on May
22 and charged with
Possession of Mari
juana.
• DeAndra Rash-
sawn Demery, of
Uvalda, was ar
rested on May 22
and charged with
Possession of Mari
juana.
