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The ADVANCE, November 3, 2021 /Page 7A
Obituaries
Mrs. Annie McDonald
Mrs. Ann “Annie” Ruth
Sizemore McDonald, 87,
died on Monday, Octo
ber 25, 2021, at Memorial
Health Meadows Hospital
in Vidalia after a brief ill
ness.
Mrs. McDonald was a
native of Northfork, WVj
and had lived in Ft. Pierce,
FL, before moving to
Toombs County. She was
a member of the Kingdom
Hall of Jehovah Witnesses
of Vidalia. She was preced
ed in death by her husband,
George Mitchem.
Her family includes
1 son, Michael George
Mitchem and wife Patsy of
Lyons; 1 daughter, Cecilia
Ann “Pedi” Bates and hus
band Bill of Simpsonville,
SC; brothers, Tommy and
Harold of Herndon, WV;
sisters, Margie Ellen and
husband Clifton of Vero
Beach, FL, Thelma of Ft.
Pierce, and Hazel of Daisy,
NC; 7 grandchildren, Mat
thew, Julie, Melissa, Zachry,
Allyson, Buck, and Scooby;
and 13 great-grandchildren.
The funeral service was
held on Friday, October 29,
2021, at 3:00 p.m., in the
chapel of Ronald V. Hall Fu
neral Home, with Brother
Terry Sizemore officiating.
Burial followed at Pinecrest
Cemetery.
Pallbearers were
Matt Shaw, Zachry Bates,
Buck Bates, J.R. “Scooby”
Mitchem, Greg Cooke and
Eddie Roberts.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
Mr. Johnny Jackson
Mr. John Lewis “John
ny” Jackson, age 55, of
Higgston, died on Monday,
October 25, 2021, at Me
morial Health Meadows
Hospital in Vidalia after a
brief illness.
Mr. Jackson was a native
of Montgomery County, liv
ing in Higgston most of his
life, and was a 1984 gradu
ate of Montgomery County
High School. He worked
as a lineman for Pike Elec
tric and more recently with
Scott Bridge Company. He
was a member of Victory
Baptist Church in Vidalia.
His family includes 3
children, Taylor Jackson
of Vidalia, Coty Jackson of
North Carolina, and Chey
enne Jackson Hodges and
husband Caleb of Vidalia;
his parents, John and Shel
by Jackson of Higgston; 2
sisters, Charlotte Jackson
Pierce and husband William
of Anderson, SC, and Debra
Jackson Craft of Uvalda; 5
grandchildren; and several
nieces and nephews.
A graveside funeral ser
vice was held on Sunday,
October 31, 2021, at 2:00
p.m., at Sharpe Cemetery
near Alston, with Pastor
Wade Dean officiating.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to Vic
tory Baptist Church, 1503
West North St., Vidalia, GA
30474.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
Mr. William Lumley
Mr. William Jarrell
Lumley, age 82, of Adrian,
died on Wednesday, Octo
ber 27, 2021.
Mr. Lumley was born in
Emanuel County and was a
graduate of Adrian High
School. He was the Owner
and Operator
of William
J. Lumley &
Company for
over 40 years.
He was a Vet
eran of the
U.S. Army and had attend
ed Poplar Springs United
Methodist Church. He was
preceded in death by his
parents, Luther Joe Lumley
and Ruby Gillis Lumley;
his brothers, Joe and Jimmy
Lumley; and 1 grandson,
Michael Gay.
Survivors include his
wife of 58 years, Joyce Lum
ley, Adrian; 2 daughters,
Valeri Morris (Ed), Adrian,
and Sonja Gay (Jamie),
Dexter; his grandchildren,
Cameron Morris (Jessica),
Sylvania, Danielle Ford-
ham, Rentz, Colby Morris,
Rome, Haleigh Gay (Drew
Watson), Evans, Chandler
Morris, Adrian, and Carson
Morris, Adrian; his great
grandchildren, Sydney,
Samuel, Chloe, Keely, and
Abel; 1 special sister-in-law,
Gwen Lumley; and numer
ous extended family and
friends.
A graveside funeral
service will be conducted
on Wednesday, November
3, 2021, at 2:00 p.m., in
Poplar Springs Cemetery,
with Rev. Mark Hardin and
Cameron Morris officiat
ing.
In lieu of flowers, me
morial contributions may
be made to Poplar Springs
United Methodist Church
Cemetery Fund, c/o John
Webb, 128 Hwy. 86, Adrian,
GA 31002, or to St. Jude’s
Children’s Research Hos
pital, 501 St. Jude Place,
Memphis, TN 38105
Sammons Funeral
Home in Soperton was in
charge of arrangements.
Clark and Shaw Monument Company
856 Lyons Center Road, Lyons, Georgia 30436
Georgia Marble • Granite • Bronze • Mausoleums
Office 912-526-4444
Fax 912-526-0508
Toll Free: 1-866-839-4563
Owners: Bill Clark and Chuck Shaw
email: clarkshawmonu@att.net
Mr. Jack Tapley
Mr. Jack W. Tapley, age
84, of Vidalia, died on Sat
urday, October 30, 2021, at
the Community Hospice
House in Vidalia after an
extended illness.
Mr. Tapley was a na
tive of Treutlen County,
moving to Vidalia in the
mid 1940’s, and was a 1954
graduate of Vidalia High
School. He worked as crane
operator in his father’s
business, Tapley Construc
tion, and with McDonald
Construction. He was an
onion retailer for many
years, and currently was a
sales representative with
Durkson in Vidalia. He
built and flew airplanes. He
was preceded in death by
his parents, Denton Dustin
Tapley and Bessie Whita
ker Tapley; and 1 brother,
Bobby Tapley.
His family includes his
wife of 58 years, Jean F. Ta
pley ofVidalia; 2 daughters,
Dawn Horton and hus
band Andy of Vidalia, and
Tracy Tapley of Wilming
ton, NC; 5 grandchildren,
Wes Hozey of Weston, WV,
Erin Cribbs and husband
Trey of Wilmington, Paul
Swick and wife Valarie of
Burgaw, NC, Christy Swick
and Austin Brogan of Ra
leigh, NC, and Cale Swick
of Wilmington; 2 great
grandchildren, Eli Cribbs
and Easton Cribbs, and 2
great-grandchildren to be
born soon; 2 sisters, Dale
Tapley Edwards and Gale
Tapley Craft, and 1 broth
er, Dustin Tapley and wife
Betty, all of Vidalia; and
several nieces and neph
ews.
A memorial service
was held on Monday, No
vember 1, 2021, at 3:00
p.m., in the chapel of Ron
ald V. Hall Funeral Home,
with Pastor Michael Plow
man officiating.
In lieu of flowers, me
morial contributions may
be made to 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"
Mrs. Betty Ward
Mrs. Betty J. Fountain
Ward, age 88, of Mount
Vernon, died on Thursday,
October 28, 2021, at her
home.
Mrs. Ward was born
in Laurens County and
grew up in the Rockledge
Community, where she
attended school. The fam
ily moved to Montgomery
County when she was a
teenager. She worked for a
short time as a seamstress
at Royden Wear and as a
CNA before devoting her
full-time efforts to rais
ing her family. After mov
ing to Mt. Vernon, she
became a member at First
Baptist Church of Mt. Ver
non, where she worked in
the Food Ministry, Vaca
tion Bible School and was
a member of the Fidelus
Sunday School Class. She
was preceded in death by
her parents, Matthew and
Maudell Thomas William
son; 2 husbands, Ron
nie Fountain and Radine
Ward; and her siblings, Es-
chol Warnock, Grace Kite,
Avia Coursey and Manning
Warnock.
Survivors include her
children, Billy Fountain
(Jewell), Kibbee Com
munity, Larry Fountain
(Karen), Mt. Vernon, Ted
Fountain (Kathy), Alley,
Rhonda Woods (Billy
Joe), Alston, Danny Ward
(Mandy), Woodstock, Mi
chael Ward, Mt. Vernon,
and Lisa Palmer (William),
Vidalia; 13 grandchildren;
26 great-grandchildren; 13
great-great-grandchildren;
and many nieces and neph
ews.
A graveside funeral
service was conducted
on Saturday, October 30,
2021, at 3:30 p.m., in Mt.
Vernon City Cemetery,
with Rev. Karl Hay officiat
ing.
Pallbearers were her
great-grandsons, Tyler
Horton, Mason Horton, D.
J. Fountain, Jeffrey Walrath,
Joshua Walrath, Jordan
Walrath, Trent Fountain,
Patrick Fountain, William
Fountain, Braiden “Little
Rooster” Reynolds, and
Tyler Cross.
Sammons Funeral
Home in Soperton was in
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Charlotte English
Mrs. Charlotte Sand
ers English, age 79, ofVida
lia, died on Sunday, Octo
ber 24, 2021, at Glenwood
Health Care after a brief ill
ness.
Mrs. English was
born in Lyons, grew up in
Tattnall County, and gradu
ated in 1958 from Toombs
Central School. She
earned a Bachelor’s degree
in Early Childhood Educa
tion from Georgia Teach
ers College in Statesboro,
and retired after more than
30 years from J.D. Dicker-
son Elementary, where she
taught first grade. She lived
in Brunswick for 13 years
and moved to Vidalia in
1977. She was a member of
the First Baptist Church of
Vidalia. She was preceded
in death by her husband,
Roy W. English; and her
parents, John Sanders and
Catherine Todd Sanders.
Her family includes
2 sons, Mark English and
wife Cindy of Jacksonville,
FL, and David English and
wife Kay ofVidalia; 1 sister,
Beverly Gibbs, and 1 broth
er, John Sanders, both of
Reidsville; 8 grandchil
dren, Christopher Closser,
C.J. English, Tristan Eng
lish, Maggie English, Evie
English, Samuel English,
Analeigh English, and So
phie English; and several
nieces, nephews, and cous
ins.
A graveside funeral ser
vice was held on Wednes
day, October 27, 2021,
at 2:00 p.m., in Pinecrest
Cemetery, with Rev. Dan
iel Gilliam officiating.
In lieu of flowers, me
morial contributions may
be made to Serenity Hos
pice, 520 Hillcrest Park
way, Dublin, GA 31021.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
Ms. Meldra Collins
Ms. Meldra Opalene
Higgs Collins, age 92, of
the Ohoopee Community,
died on Wednesday, Octo
ber 27, 2021, at Communi
ty Hospice in Vidalia after a
brief illness.
Ms. Collins was a na
tive of Toombs County
and lived in the Ohoopee
Community most of her
life. She retired from Farm
ers Furniture as a sales as
sociate. She was a mem
ber of Ohoopee Baptist
Church. She was preceded
in death by her parents,
Enus Festus Higgs and Offa
Rollison Higgs; her former
husband, Joseph Jarell Col
lins; and siblings, Hulan,
Mildred, Mary, Winston,
Jean and Doris.
Her family includes 4
children, David J. Collins
and wife Lisa of Hawkins-
ville, Virginia “Jenny”
Collins Lynn and Mickey,
William C. Collins, all of
Ohoopee, and Joseph L.
Collins of Pulaski; 4 sib
lings, Margie Patrick and
husband Charlie, Dorothy
Cobb, Butch Higgs, all of
Lyons, and Joyce Higgs of
Alabama; 9 grandchildren,
Joey Kirkland and wife
Lisa, Angie Braddock and
husband Jason, Shane Col
lins, Tammy Wilds, Ben
Tom Collins, David Col
lins, Jr., Tony Lynn, Cody
Collins, and Justin Collins;
17 great-grandchildren; 10
great-great-grandchildren;
and numerous nieces and
nephews.
A memorial service
was held on Saturday, Oc
tober 30, 2021, at 3:00
p.m., in the chapel of Ron
ald V. Hall Funeral Home,
with Pastor Nathan Pitt
man officiating.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
Guest
continued from page 6A
Progressives have pro
posed new taxes on unreal
ized capital gains and Roth
IRAs. This is a betrayal of
the American people, pure
and simple. Millions of
people have invested and
planned their family’s fi
nances in good faith based
on the rules that were in ef
fect at the time of the origi
nal investment. Now Pro
gressives want to change
the rules after the game has
started? This is beyond be
lief.
American Hostages Ig
nored
This administration
abandoned hundreds of
Americans in Afghanistan
by evacuating our military
before all the civilians were
out. How is that even re
motely possible? What ge
nius approved that plan?
Just because the liberal me
dia (network news, the N.Y.
Times, the Washington Post,
CNN/MSNBC, et al.)
don’t continually trumpet,
“The president has aban
doned American hostages
to the Taliban!” the way
they would if it were Presi
dent Trump, that doesn’t
mean it’s not true. It’s just
further proof of how cor
rupt the liberal media are
and how totally gullible and
ignorant the average Pro
gressive voter is.
Space here is limited,
but there are seemingly
countless other areas in
which this administration is
wrecking the country with
its utter incompetence and
blind loyalty to its political
philosophy: the supply-
chain disaster, the destruc
tive wokeness that is under
mining our military’s ability
to do its job, the imminent
firing of thousands of health
care workers, fire and police
personnel, ambulance driv
ers, and air control opera
tors for their hesitation
about being vaccinated. In
every way imaginable, the
country seems to be falling
apart because of one mis
guided Progressive policy
after another.
Lowry
continued from page 6A
The fact is that he lost to
Joe Biden and, despite last-
minute changes in election
procedures and the media
and social media landscape
being stacked against him,
it was fundamentally his
doing.
His chief vulnerability
is that, eventually, someone
will put this to him directly,
Note that none of the
forgoing is a mere hypo
thetical “stylistic” objection
to the way the administra
tion is handling things. On
the contrary, everything
that’s been detailed above is
real, tangible, and substan
tive. Progressives hated
President Trump’s so-called
Please see Guest page
8A
and it will land.
Perhaps if Trump
decides to make the plunge
in 2024, he will clear the
field and sweep to his third
consecutive GOP
presidential nomination.
His surface-level strength
at the moment, though,
might obscure a weakness
that will tell over time.
Rich Lowry is editor of the
National Review.
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Synd., Inc.