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The ADVANCE, August 18, 2021 /Page 8A Stye Aiiuancg Mr. Phillip Bobbitt Mr. Phillip Lamar Bob bitt, age 73, of Marietta, died on Sunday, August 8, 2021, at Cartersville Nurs ing and Rehab. Mr. Bobbitt was a na tive of Vidalia and was a 1966 graduate of Vidalia High School. He earned an Associate degree from Brewton- Parker Col lege in Mt. Vernon and later enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving one tour of duty in Vietnam. After his military service, he at tended Oglethorpe Uni versity and later earned a Jurisprudence Law degree from Woodrow Wilson College of Law in Atlanta. He started his law practice in 1979, was co-founder of Baggerly, Berry, Bob bitt & Bray, and in 1983, founded Bobbitt & Asso ciates. He was a member of the American Bar Asso ciation, and recognized by the National Republican Nitty continued from page 6A their grandparents spoke. In the 2020 census, there are 19 different possibilities for self categorization. In both the white and Black categories, filers are now asked to respond to additional questions regarding their country of origin. The strangest part of the emergence of this movement as a political force is that it constitutes everything that supp osedly is undesirable that we want to eliminate. Racism. Is it any less racism if I conclude who a person is and what they are about based on whether they are white or Black? Yet, here we are with a good part of our nation mobilized, adopting the disease that we all thought we were trying to eliminate as its cure. Last weekend, I came across a beautiful short video of the great Nobel laureate in physics, Richard Feynman, talking about knowledge. Feynman began his legendary career working on the Manhattan Project, which developed the first atomic bomb, and finished as a member of the commission that investigated the cause of the fatal explosion of the space shuttle Challenger in 1986. The video starts with the headline “Names Don’t Constitute Knowledge.” Feynman recalls walking through a park with his father and his father telling him the names of different birds in different languages. In the end, notes Feynman, you know what different people around the world Obituaries Congressional Committee for serving on the Business Advisory Council. He at tended Shiloh Hills Baptist Church in Marietta and was a licensed falconer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lamar V. Bob bitt and Wynette Phillips Bobbitt; and 1 sister, Vicky Bobbitt Arnold. His family includes his wife of 48 years, Mildred Coffey Bobbitt of Marietta; 2 daughters, Jacqueline Bobbitt Smith and hus band Caledon of Savannah, and Ua Britt Barnett and husband Todd of Social Circle; 3 siblings, Gail Bob bitt Sasser and husband Jack of St. Simons Island, Calvin Bobbitt of Vidalia, and Marla McDonald and husband Delton of Hilton Head, SC; 3 grandchil dren, Austin Barnett, Abi gail Smith, and Katherine Smith; and several nieces and nephews. A graveside funeral service was held Saturday, August 14, 2021, at 1:00 p.m., at Pinecrest Ceme tery, with Military Honors. Pastor Vick Bledsow offici ated. In lieu of flowers, me morial contributions may be made to the Georgia Sheriffs’ Youth Homes, 3000 Hwy. 42, North, Mc Donough, GA 30253. Mrs. Amanda Anderson Mrs. Amanda Miller Anderson, age 41, of the Cedar Crossing Commu nity, died on Sunday, Au gust 15, 2021, at Memorial Health Meadows Hospital in Vidalia after a brief battle with Covid. She was a native of Toombs County and lived in Cedar Crossing all of her life. She was a 1998 gradu ate of Toombs County High School, and a gradu ate of Southeastern Tech nical College in Vidalia. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her parents, J.R. Miller and Marcell Adams Miller. Her family includes her husband, Michael S. Anderson of Cedar Cross ing; 3 children, Luke An derson and wife Lacey of Oak Park, Noah Anderson and Cassie Anderson, both of Cedar Crossing; 1 sister, Lisa Miller Smith of Cedar Crossing; 2 brothers, Greg Miller of Baxley, and Brian Miller of Cedar Cross ing; 2 brothers-in-law, Bill Anderson of Vidalia, and Brian Anderson and wife Nikki of Lyons; 2 nieces, Kayla Jernigan and Caro line Smith; 2 nephews, Brent Miller and Trevor Miller; 1 great-niece and 1 great-nephew. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday evening from 6:00 until 8:00. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, Au gust 19, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home, with Pastor Steven Toole and Pastor Clint Hutcheson officiating. Burial will fol low later in the Mt. Moriah United Methodist Church Cemetery. Flowers will be ac cepted, or memorial con tributions may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607, or by visiting their website at shrinershospi- talsforchildren.org. Ronald V. Hall FUNERAL HOME "Memories, of a Lifetime of Love" Loran continued from page 6A own hand, and some fresh tomatoes. Nothing like a Supreme Court Judge with a green thumb and a pretty wife, Sandra Kate, who can shoot straighter than Annie Oakley. Lunch in Lyons, with Vince and Brian Stanley and Andy Woodruff of Vi dalia Valley LLC, at Hard ware Pizza restaurant was followed by the handing over of a box of Vidalia sweet onions. Then a stop in Vidalia, one of the pret tiest towns in Georgia, to visit another newspaper publisher, William Led ford, who has not won the lottery. However, he drinks Silver Oak wine. He shared a bottle with his friend. I was moved to search for a corkscrew but with two hours of driving ahead, I came to my senses, but be came giddy thinking about that hour when a cork screw would be engaged. In Jesup, I had a mo ment of silence in memory of John Donaldson, with whom I fished for many years. A fine football player and coach for Georgia’s Bulldogs, John was the best of anglers. I never knew anybody who enjoyed fishing the extent that he did. Eating what he caught made his day. The drive to St. Simons was a winner in itself. Fried Shrimp with Tom Mitchell at the Frederica House re mains a must on trips here where I often bump into old friends like Charlie Bankston, Wayne Murphy and Julia and Kel Goalby. Julia is one of the most enthusiastic Dawgs in the Golden Isles. Breakfast with Bill Griffin and Jimmy Bishop at the Ocean Forest Club was the final stop. An ac complished lawyer, Jimmy grew up in Alma on the other side of the state, was graduated from UGA and settled here. There are no regrets. Jimmy is the unofficial town crier for his commu nity. “People are coming here in big numbers,” Jim my says. “They like it here because there is good gov ernance, good schools— both public and private — good weather and the economy is very good. “You have so many options from the beach to golf to fishing to nature and wildlife. There is plenty of history here, but the main thing is that it is a place where you feel at home all the time.” A trip to the Golden Isles allows one to appre ciate his home state. The drive to get here heightens the anticipation, and the return trip leaves one with precious memories. Ronald V. Hall FUNERAL HOME "Memories, of a Lifetime of Love" call the same bird, but you know absolutely nothing about the bird. Consider what Feynman tells us in his observation that “names don’t constitute knowledge.” If we look in the Bible in the Book of Genesis, it says, “God had formed out of the ground every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call each one; and whatever the man called each living creature, that remained its name. And the man assigned names to all the cattle and to the birds of the sky.” Man does not create reality. He just names it. Politics is the opposite. Rather than naming a reality that precedes him, of which he is a part, the progressive political man pretends to create reality with his language and names. America was founded to be a free nation under God. Our government was not designed to replace God, but to be subservient to God. The so-c ailed enlightened theory of wokeness will reduce America to a weak, balkanized country where everyone is at his neighbor’s throat, rather than unique individuals cooperating in unity to produce greatness. Speech must be free - not politically canceled - and used in the pursuit of truth. Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and host of the weekly television show "Cure America with Star Parker." To find out more about Star Parker and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www. creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2021 CREATORS. COM Mrs. Sylvia Dennis Mrs. Sylvia L. Den nis, age 79, of the English Eddy Community, died on Sunday, August 15, 2021, at her home after a brief ill ness. Mrs. Dennis was a na tive of Toombs County, living there most of her life, and in English Eddy since 1965. She was a 1960 grad uate of Toombs Central High School. She earned an Associate degree from Abraham-Baldwin Agricul tural College in Tifton, and Bachelor’s degree in His tory from Georgia South ern College in Statesboro. She retired as director after more than 30 years with the Toombs County De partment of Children and Family Services. She was a member of the former English Eddy Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jim Willard “JW” Lockley and Flora Belle George Lock- ley; and 1 sister, Diane Lockley Pennington. Her family includes her husband of 58 years, Fred Dennis of English Eddy; 2 children, Tami Paulitta Dennis of Ar lington, VA, and Freddy Dennis and wife Jennifer of English Eddy; 1 sister, Gail Lockley Leith of the Providence Community; 1 sister-in-law, Carol Den nis of St. Simons Island; 4 grandchildren, Jenna Stuckey and husband Mi chael of Alpharetta, Will Dennis (US Coast Guard) and wife Sarah of Houston, TX, Erin Dennis of Wash ington, D.C., and Brandon Dennis of English Eddy; 5 great-grandchildren, James Stuckey and Sophie Sylvia Stuckey, Liam Dennis and Rhea Dennis, and Camilla Dennis; and 3 nieces, Tara Cusick, Kara Shuck, and Alice Rodriguez. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, me morial contributions may be made to the Commu nity Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box 2277, Vidalia, GA 30475, or to the charity of your choice. Ronald V. Hall FUNERAL HOME "Memories, of a Lifetime of Love" Lowry continued from page 6A the Green New Deal with a slew of new clean energy initiatives, including “smart agriculture” and “environmental justice,” and the creation of a Civilian Climate Corps, a climate-alarmist homage to FDR. It is a sign of the insane ambition of Biden’s Democrats that they hope as well to include a sweeping amnesty for illegal immigrants in the Alamo continued from page 1A partment and Wheeler County Sheriff's Of fice were searching for a 33-year-old Alamo man who was last seen leav ing his mother’s home in Alamo on July 18. He was reported to have men tal health issues and had not taken his medication. Authorities have not con firmed that the body that was found August 9 was that of the missing man bill, a measure that is sure to be struck by the Senate parliamentarian on procedural grounds. Relatively moderate Democrats in the Senate and the House, where the party also has little margin for error, have grumbled about the size of the reconciliation bill. It will be up to them to decide whether the party steps back from the precipice or goes all-in on Biden- Sanders fiscal radicalism. Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review. (c) 2021 by King Features Synd., Inc. and the search for the missing man has not been suspended. If anyone has informa tion regarding the investi gation, they are asked to contact the GBI Eastman office at 478-374-6988 or Wheeler County Sher iff’s Office 912-568-7151. Tips can also be submit ted by calling 1-800- 597-TIPS(8477), online at https://gbi.georgia. gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Some thing mobile app. NOTICE The MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at the MONTGOMERY COUNTY ADULT LITERACY BUILDING, 251S. Washintgon Street, Mount Vernon, Georgia on FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2021 at 11:30 AM and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 48-5-32 does hereby publish the following presentation of the current year's tax digest and levy, along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years. CURRENT 2021 PROPERTY TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY C o u n t y w i d e A r e a COUNTY WIDE 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 V A L U E Real & Personal 193,599,878 196,268,603 193,850,536 196,939,659 201,008,707 217,897,379 Motor Vehicles 8,747,130 6,738,700 5,094,470 4,196,560 3,639,420 3,287,290 Mobile Homes 1,946,691 2,144,725 2,242,847 2,074,195 2,074,195 2,195,638 Timber -100% 8,821,992 6,882,476 5,245,427 6,688,852 3,757,310 6,028,189 Heavy Duty Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gross Digest 213,085,691 212,034,504 206,433,280 209,899,266 210,479,632 229,408,496 Less Exemptions 30,106,267 31,611,138 30,707,427 29,848,136 29,995,704 30,553,819 NET DIGEST VALUE 182,979,424 180,423,366 175,725,853 180,051,130 180,483,928 198,854,677 R A T E Gross Maintenance & Operation Millage 15.1200 16.3420 16.4430 16.7070 17.4320 16.7520 Less Rollback (Local Option Sales Tax) 1.4650 1.6430 1.6270 1.7900 1.9740 2.0520 NET M&O MILLAGE RATE 13.6550 14.6990 14.8160 14.9170 15.4580 14.7000 TAX TOTAL M&O TAXES LEVIED $2,498,584 $2,652,043 $2,603,554 $2,685,823 $2,789,921 $2,923,164 Net Tax $ Increase $153,459 ($48,489) $82,268 $104,098 $133,243 Net Tax % Increase 6.14% -1.83% 3.16% 3.88% 4.78%
