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The ADVANCE, September 29, 2021 /Page 9A
Obituaries
Mrs. Patricia Clark
Mrs. Patricia Ann “Pat”
Clark, age 73, of Lyons,
died on Tuesday, Septem
ber 21, 2021, at Memorial
Health Meadows Hospital
in Vidalia after a battle with
Covid.
Mrs. Clark was born
in North Carolina, living
in Adrian and Soperton as
a child, and made Toombs
County her home most
of her life. She worked at
Toombs County Manufac
turing and Hungry Jacks
for many years, and at
tended Reedy Full Gospel
Church in the Blue Ridge
Community. She was pre
ceded in death by her hus
band, Doyle Clark, Sr.; 3
children, Kimberly Clark
Burton, Doyle C. “Charlie”
Clark, Jr., and Beverly Ann
“Doddle” Clark Matthews;
and her parents, Floyd
White and Bessie Patterson
White.
Her family includes 2
children, Otis H. Clark and
wife Cheryl, and Sandy
R. Clark, all of Lyons; 17
grandchildren; 20 great
grandchildren; and 3 great
grandchildren to be born
soon.
Mr. Craig Tatro
Mr. Craig Allen Tatro,
63, died on Thursday, Sep
tember 23, 2021, at St. Jo
sephs Hospital in Savannah.
Mr. Tatro was the son
of Bill Leon Tatro and Mary
Elizabeth Gardner Wold.
He served in
the United
States Army
as a sharp
shooter. He
was also a
Correctional
Officer. He was a member
of Sunlight Primitive Bap-
Mr. James McCallum, Jr.
Mr. James Ware McCal
lum, Jr., age 79, of Franklin,
NC, died on Wednesday,
September 1,2021, at Angel
Medical Center in Franklin,
NC, after a brief battle with
Covid.
Mr. McCallum was
a native of Montgomery
County, a 1960 graduate of
Montgomery County High
School and
served in the
Army Nation
al Guard. He
lived in North
Augusta, SC,
and in South Georgia most
of his life. He was the owner
of McCallum Landscape in
North Augusta before mov
ing to Franklin, NC, in 2005.
He was a member of Com
munity Baptist Church in
Franklin. He was preceded
in death by his son, Jay Mc
Callum; his parents, James
Ware McCallum, Sr., and
Mauren Meadows McCal
lum; and siblings, Betty
Ware Bivins and James Ar
chibald McCallum.
His family includes his
life partner, Phyllis Rowland
of Franklin; 1 brother-in-
law, Sonny Bivins of Nash
ville, TN; and several nieces,
nephews and cousins.
A graveside funeral ser
vice will be held at Mt. Ver
non Memorial Cemetery
on Saturday afternoon, Oc
tober 2, 2021, at 3:00 p.m.,
with Rev. Don Moye offici
ating.
The family will receive
friends at Ronald V. Hall Fu
neral Home on Friday eve
ning from 6:00 until 7:00.
In lieu of flowers, dona
tions may be made to Shri-
ners Hospitals for Children
at www.shrinerschildrens.
org/en/giving.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
A graveside funeral
service was held on Fri
day, September 24, 2021,
at 3:00 p.m., at the Reedy
Creek Full Gospel Church
Cemetery, with Pastor
John Griffin and Hilda Co
peland officiating.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
tist Church. He was preced
ed in death by his father and
his sister, Patti Tatro.
Surviving is his wife of
42 years, Roxanne Collins
Tatro; 1 daughter, Brandy
Nicole Messex (Jessie); 1
grandson, Trever Messex;
1 granddaughter, Whitney
Messex; his brothers, Paul
Tatro (Julie), Billy Tatro
(Linda), and Phillip Tatro;
1 sister, Kristen Cowperth-
waite (David); and several
nieces and nephews.
The funeral service was
held on Monday, Septem
ber 27,2021, at 3:00 p.m., at
Kennedy Funeral Homes,
Cobbtown Chapel. Inter
ment followed in Sunlight
Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Ash
ton Meeks, Richard Ken
nedy, Van Kennedy, Ray
Spivey, Joey Lamb and Bri
an Moseley.
Kennedy Funeral
Homes, Cobbtown Chapel,
of Cobbtown was in charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Carolyn G. Da
vis, age 73, of Uvalda, died
Sunday, September 26,
2021, at the Community
Hospice House in Vidalia
after an extended illness.
She is preceded in death
by an infant daughter, Ali
son Gray Davis, and by her
parents Harry and Eloise
Gray.
Survivors include her
husband of fifty years,
Jimmy Davis of Uvalda;
one daughter, Melanie
Gray Davis of Woodstock,
Georgia; three grandchil
dren, Sydney and Gray
son Betteridge, and Jaxsyn
Dailey, all ofWoodstock; a
brother-in-law, John Larry
Davis of Santa Claus; a
nephew, Alexander Davis
of Aiken, South Carolina;
and a special aunt, Rebec
ca Davis of the Charlottes
ville Community.
Mrs. Davis was born
in Toombs County, but
lived in Uvalda most of her
life. She was a 1966 gradu
ate of Montgomery Coun
ty High School, attended
Brewton-Parker College
in Mt. Vernon, graduat
ing in 1968. She then en
rolled in the University of
Georgia whereupon she
earned a Bachelor’s degree
Mr. Gerald Rushing
Mr. Gerald M. Rush
ing, Sr., age 71, of the Long
Pond Community, died
on Wednesday, Septem
ber 22, 2021, at Memorial
Health Meadows Hospi
tal in Vidalia after a battle
with Covid.
Mr. Rushing was the
son of the late Calvin
Marcus Rushing and Vera
Mae Fullmore Rushing.
He was a native of Evans
County and lived there
until he moved to Long
Pond in 2004. He worked
with Atlantic Insulation in
Bloomingdale for 38 years
and was cabinetmaker. He
was a member of Uvalda
Church of God and a char
ter member of Montgom
ery Sharp Shooters #2164.
In keeping with Gerald’s
sense of humor, he wanted
everyone to know that,
in Education in 1970. She
then attended Georgia
Southwestern University
earning a Master’s in Edu
cation.
Carolyn was very
much a “people-person,”
rarely meeting a strang
er. Her favorite hobbies
were macrame, painting,
and most of all collect
ing seashells along the
much-loved beaches at St.
Simons Island. She also
accompanied her husband
Jimmy to Civil War reen
actments from Florida to
Pennsylvania, often wear
ing period dresses in pa
rades. She and Jimmy were
avid travelers, going on
ten cruises and three land
trips to Europe. She was
also a devoted member of
the Mt. Vernon Garden
Club and the Uvalda Bap
tist Church.
The funeral service
will be on Wednesday,
September 29, 2021, at
11:00 a.m. in the chapel
of Ronald V. Hall Funeral
Home with Gary Martin
and Pastor Adrian Bell of
ficiating. The family will
receive friends at the fu
neral home from 9:30 un
til just prior to the service.
Interment will follow
at a later date at the Mose
ley Cemetery, Old River
Road, near Uvalda.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to
the Community Hospice
House, 904 Mt. Vernon
Rd., P.O. Box 2277, Vida-
lia, GA 30475.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
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“He is preceded in death
by all those who have died
before him.”
His family includes
his wife of 22 years, Kay
Rushing of Long Pond; 1
son, Gerald “Gerry” M.
Rushing, Jr., of Claxton;
2 daughters, Terri Saylor
and husband Dale of Clax
ton, and Renee Rushing
of Mt. Vernon; his step
mother, Ann Rushing of
Claxton; 2 stepbrothers,
Steve Duffield of Ohio and
Bruce Duffield of Waynes
boro; 1 sister-in-law, Lynn
Rushing of Louisiana;
11 grandchildren; 7 great
grandchildren; 2 nephews;
and numerous cousins and
friends.
A memorial service
was held on Sunday, Sep
tember 26, 2021, at 4:30
p.m., in the chapel of Ron
ald V. Hall Funeral Home,
with Pastor Alvin Merritt
and Pastor Mike Smith of
ficiating.
In lieu of flowers, do
nations may be made to
the American Lung Asso
ciation, P.O. Box 11039,
Lewiston, ME 04243-
9409.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
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Church Yard
Sale—
The Episcopal
Church of the Annun
ciation, 1512 Mead
ows Lane, Vidalia, will
have their annual
yard sale on Satur
day, October 2, and
Saturday, October 9,
from 8:00 a.m. til
noon. Lots of great
items. Proceeds help
meet the needs of
the community
throughout the year.
Memorial
Service &
Blessing of the
Animals—
The Episcopal
Church of the Annun
ciation, 1512 Mead
ows Lane, Vidalia, will
have a Memorial Ser
vice on Sunday, Oc
tober 3, at 4:00 p.m.
in the St. Francis Me
morial Garden to re
member and give
thanks for deceased
beloved pets and to
scatter ashes.
Following the ser
vice, the blessing of
beloved living pets
will take place, along
with blessing of the
pet supplies col
lected to be do
nated to SOAPS. Re
freshments will be
served for humans
and animals. Dona
tions of dry puppy
and dog food (Purina
or Pedigree), towels
and blankets (gently
used), leashes & col-
lars-all sizes, Tractor
Supply or Walmart
gift cards, are re
quested.
Life Chain
Sunday—
The Toombs
County Life Chain will
take place on Sun
day, October 3, from
2:00 to 3:00 p.m. All
local churches and
pro-life organizations
are invited to meet in
the church yard at
Sacred Heart Catho
lic Church, Hwy. 292,
at 1:45 p.m., to
gather signs and
stand in front of the
railroad tracks across
from Walmart as a
Christian community
to offer a prayerful,
peaceful, silent wit
ness to the sanctity of
all human life.
Nitty
continued from page 6A
adulthood were destructive
and self-defeating I had
rejected my country, my
birthright as a citizen, and I
had nothing to show for it.”
“The wholesomeness
of my childhood had been
replaced with an emptiness,
cynicism, and despair. I
was faced with the simple
fact that there was no
greater truth than what my
Nuns and grandparents
had taught me. We are all
children of God and
rightful heirs to our nation’s
legacy of equality. We had
to live up to the obligations
of the equal citizenship to
which we were entitled by
birth.”
As he continued work
in the federal government,
Thomas became “deeply
interested in the
Declaration of
Independence.”
“The Declaration
captured what I had been
taught to venerate as a
child but had cynically
rejected as a young man.
All men are created equal,
endowed by their Creator
with certain inalienable
rights.”
“As I had rediscovered
the God-given principles
of the Declaration and our
founding, I eventually
returned to the church,
which had been teaching
the same truths for
millennia.”
Despite the strident
voices dividing us today,
Thomas observes, “There
are many more of us, I
think, who feel America is
not so broken, as it is adrift
at sea.”
“For whatever it is
worth, the Declaration of
Independence has
weathered every storm for
245 years. It birthed a great
nation. It abolished the sin
of slavery.... While we have
failed the ideals of the
Declaration time and
again, I know of no time
when the ideals have failed
us.
The Declaration of
Independence “establishes
a moral ideal that we as
citizens are duty-bound to
uphold and sustain. We
may fall short, but our
imperfection does not
relieve us of our obligation.”
Thomas’ message
about the Declaration may
be summarized: There are
eternal truths; they are
true for all of humanity;
and it is the personal
responsibility of each
individual to live up to
them.
Thomas’ detractors are
those who reject these
premises. This defines the
culture war that so deeply
and dangerously divides
America today.
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
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Lowry
continued from page 6A
along. But now the
country hopes jabbing
80% of the population can
get it out of the lockdown
box of its own making.
The coronavirus is a
serious illness, and no
country has gotten
everything right. Australia
has proven, though, that
dispensing with key
elements of advanced
liberal society in the hopes
of total victory over the
virus is foolhardy and
wrong.
Australia isn’t going to
become a dictatorship, but
this period in its national
life stands as a warning for
how easily core freedoms
can erode away in even a
well-established
democracy.
Rich Lowry is editor of the
National Review.
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