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The ADVANCE, December 15, 2021/Page 8A
Obituaries
Mr. Kenneth Collins
Mr. Kenneth “Blackie”
Collins, age 85, of Lyons,
died on Friday, December
10, 2021, at the Communi
ty Hospice House in Vidalia
after an extended illness.
Mr. Collins was a na
tive of Toombs County and
lived in Lyons most of his
life. He was a truck driver,
working with Randy Brown
Logging and George Cobb
Logging, and until recent
ly worked at the Toombs
County Convenient Cen
ter. He was a member of
the Oasis Church of God in
Lyons, and attended Rocky
Creek Baptist Church and
Harvest Chapel Church. He
was preceded in death by
his wife, Sue Gibbs Collins;
his parents, Rob Collins and
Annie Bell James Collins; 1
sister, Iris Collins; and 3
brothers, Leroy “Smokey”
Collins, James “Midget”
Collins, and Otis Collins.
His family includes 2
children, Debra Sue Col
lins Edwards and husband
Jeff of Normangee, TX,
and Kenny “Buddy” Col
lins, Jr., and wife Donna of
Vidalia; 1 sister, Donnell
Collins Cartrette of Vida
lia; 1 brother, Bobby Ray
Collins and wife Agnes of
De Land, FL; 4 grandchil
dren, Rachel Walker and
husband Chris of the Mur-
val Community, TX, Mat
thew Wayne Edwards of
Ruston, LA, Caleb Collins
and wife Haley of Vidalia,
and Jacob Collins and wife
Taylor of Lyons; 5 great
grandchildren, Kooper
Edwards, Bo Edwards, and
Bitty Edwards, all ofMurval
Community, and Cambree
Campbell and Elijah Collins
of Lyons; several nieces and
nephews, including a niece,
Hazel Miller, and nephew,
Edward Johnson, of Lyons,
both of whom were raised
like a brother and sister; and
special friend and caregiver,
Joyce Peebles Lanier of Ly
ons.
The funeral service was
held on Sunday, December
12, 2021, at 2:00 p.m., in
the chapel of Ronald V. Hall
Funeral Home, with Pastor
Kevin Collins officiating.
Burial followed in Hardens
Chapel Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Caleb
Collins, Jacob Collins, Lon
nie Lewis, Robert Cauley,
Neil Tippett, Jeffery Payne,
and James Coffins.
Honorary pallbearers
were Tommy Rollins, Bob
Jones, Randy Brown, Rusty
Peebles, Dickey Peebles,
and David Peebles.
Flowers will be ac
cepted, or memorial con
tributions may be made to
Harvest Chapel Church,
P.O. Box 734, Vidalia, GA
30475, or Community Hos
pice Foundation, P.O. Box
2277, Vidalia, GA 30475.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
Mr. Thomas Rogers
Mr. Thomas Neal
Rogers, age 64, of Soper-
ton, died on on Thursday,
December 9, 2021, at his
home.
Mr. Rogers was a life
long resident of Treutlen
County except for a short
time in Perry, FL. He
worked as a mechanic and
motor grader operator for
Treutlen County for many
before retiring in the late
1990s. He played guitar
and sang with the Light
house Gospel Group He
had attended the Snowhill
Church of God and the
Greater Vision Commu
nity Church in Alamo. He
was preceded in death by
his parents, LaFaye “Faye”
Rogers and Shellie Pearl
Harrison Woodall; his sib
lings, James Rogers, Jim Ed
Lanford, Johnny Wayne
Lanford, and Dorothy Jean
“Dot” Keene; and 1 grand
daughter, Bailey Grace
Williams.
Survivors include his
wife of 45 years, Remona
“Katie” Smallwood Rogers,
Soperton; children, An
gel LaFaye Rogers Dem-
mer (Raymond), Orianna
Community, Soperton,
Kimberly Rogers Wil
liamson (Billy), Oak Park,
Thomas Neal Rogers, Jr.
(Lori), Wrightsville, and
Shelly LaCrystal Williams
(Steven), Lothair Commu
nity, Soperton; his broth
ers, Rodger Phillips, Soper
ton, Leland Wayne Rogers,
Boliver, Tennessee, LaFaye
Rogers, Jr., Tennessee, and
Jimmy Lawson Rogers,
Soperton; his sister, Louel-
la Beasley (Donnie), Beas
ley Hill Community, Sop
erton; 13 grandchildren; 1
great-grandson; and many
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were
conducted on Monday,
December 13, 2021, at
2:00 p.m., in the Williams
Chapel of Sammons Fu
neral Home, with Rev.
Troy Maddox officiating.
Interment followed in Red
Bluff Cemetery.
Sammons Funeral
Home in Soperton was in
charge of arrangements.
Mr. Nathan Rivers
Mr. Nathan Rivers of
Alabama died on Decem
ber 4, 2021.
Mr. Rivers was a native
of Montgomery, AL.
Survivors include his
wife, Ashley Rivers, Reids-
ville; 6 children, Nathan
Rivers, Jr., Anthony Rivers,
Brandon Rivers, Brianna
Thurman, Ben Thurman,
and Dewayne Lee; and 5
godchildren, Joshua Hill,
Tierra Knight, Mauteria
Anderson, Mariyah Wash
ington, and Alisa Lewis.
The funeral service
was held on Saturday, De
cember 11, 2021, at 11:00
a.m., at Macedonia Baptist
Church in Lyons. Rev. Al-
fredde McCloud gave the
eulogy. Interment followed
in Harmon Cemetery in
Lyons.
Tliiialta
Shuteral Home
106 Pine St., Vidalia
537-8887
From the Record
THE BLOTTER
These are the reported
arrests from the Toombs
County Sheriff's Office,
fhe 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...
• Armando Quin-
tino Constantino, of
Lyons, was arrested
on December 7 and
charged with Driving
While Unlicensed.
• Roberto
Ramirez, of Lyons,
was arrested on De
cember 11 and
charged with Driving
While Unlicensed.
In Toombs
County...
• John Cagle, of
Glennville, was ar
rested on December
9 and charged with
Probation Violation-
Fleony, TCDC Out of
County Hold.
• Calem Camp
bell, of Lyons, was ar
rested on December
6 and charged with
Failure to Appear,
Probation Violation-
Misdemeanor, TCDC-
Off Bond-Previous
Case, Failure to Ap-
pear-Misdemeanor.
• Robert Carver,
of Uvalda, was ar
rested on December
6 and charged with
Probation Violation-
Felony.
• Brandon Cook,
of Vidalia, was ar
rested on December
9 and charged with
Probation Violation-
Felony.
• Nabrosky Floyd,
of Wadley, was ar
rested on December
10 and charged with
Fleeing Or Attempt
ing to Elude a Police
Officer, Driving While
Unlicensed, Ob
structing Police Of
fense, Failure to
Maintain Lane, Open
Container-Alcoholic
Beverage-Passenger,
Obedience required
traffic-control de
vices; use of traffic-
control signal moni
toring devices,
Speed Restrictions
Basic Rules, Safety
Belts; Required Us
age.
• Tony Googe, of
Twin City, was ar
rested on December
8 and charged with
Probation Violation-
Felony.
• Sendy Helton,
of Lyons, was ar
rested on December
7 and charged with
TCDC-Sentenced on
Previous Case.
• Charity Miles, of
Vidalia, was arrested
on December 9 and
charged with Terroris
tic Threats/Intimida
tion/Acts, Failure to
Appear-Felony.
• Marcos Rodri
guez, of Lyons, was
arrested on Decem
ber 11 and charged
with DUI/Alcohol/
Less Safe, License to
be Carried and Ex
hibited on Demand.
• Joseph Tro-
bridge, Jr., of Lyons,
was arrested on De
cember 10 and
charged with Proba
tion Violation-Felony,
TCDC-Out of County
Hold.
In Montgomery
County...
• William James
Lowe, of Ailey, was
arrested on Decem
ber 8 and charged
with DUI.
• Jose Antonio
Duran Rivera, of
Mount Vernon, was
arrested on Decem
ber 11 and charged
with Failure to Main
tain Lane, Too Fast
for Conditions, Driv
ing While Unlicensed,
Hit and Run.
In Vidalia...
• Sylvester J.
Green, of Vidalia,
was arrested on De
cember 7 and
charged with Proba
tion Warrant (Toombs
County).
• William Oliver
Prescott, of Vidalia,
was arrested on De
cember 9 and
charged with Theft
by Shoplifting / Crimi
nal Trespass / Poss. Of
a Controlled Sub
stance / Poss. Of
Marijuana / Poss. of
Substance not in
original Container.
• Robert Truman
Moody, of Glennville,
was arrested on De
cember 9 and
charged with Theft
by Shoplifting.
• Nato Vashone
Clark, of Ailey, was
arrested on Decem
ber 10 and charged
with Theft by Shoplift
ing.
Parker
continued from page 6A
dence that says that, among
our God-given inalienable
rights, are “life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness.”
Then, continues the Decla
ration, “That to secure
these rights, governments
are instituted among men.”
The principles of lib
erty, on which our great
nation was founded, pre
cede government. Men
form government to pro
tect their liberty, not to be
stow it or deny it.
But liberals love con
trol. They don’t love lib
erty. So, they want to grow
government to impose
their values, their world
view, on citizens.
The State Department
states that the themes of
the summit are “l) defend
ing against authoritarian
ism, 2) fighting corruption
Amber
continued from page 5A
ramie branch, along with
a plastic star on the top.
She fed a small lamp light
through a hole in the back
and plugged it in. It was
stunning!
The little ceramic tree
decorated our home for
many years, along with
mistletoe hung in our foy
er, Christmas cards taped
to a door, and of course,
the big green Eastern cedar
tree we embellished with
lights, round Christmas or
naments wound with red,
shimmery silk threads, and
handfuls of tinsel each year.
The Christmas deco
rations I unbox each year
pale in comparison to the
simple decorations of my
childhood, but still, they
help me get into the spirit
of the season. I hope each
of you finds comfort in the
sweet holiday memories
that flood your mind this
year. May you look back at
your childhood Christmas
es and smile at the simplic
ity of it all, the beauty and
magic we experienced, and
the love we felt from those
around us.
ODDS
NDS
Legislative
Luncheon
January 6—
The Greater Vida
lia Chamber of Com
merce is hosting its
annual Legislative
Luncheon on Janu
ary 6 at 11:30 a.m. at
First Baptist Church in
Vidalia. Tickets are
$45 and now avail
able by calling the
Chamber at 912-537-
4466 or by email at:
ambero@greatervi-
daliachamber.com.
Speakers will include
U.S. Rep. Rick Allen,
State Senator Blake
Tillery and State Rep
resentative Leesa
Hagan.
Quilts and
Quilters
Wanted—
The Altama Mu
seum is hosting a quilt
show in Febru
ary. Handmade sub
missions, both new
and vintage/antique,
are sought. If you
would like to submit a
quilt, please call
912.537.1911 or
email altama@bell-
south.net no later
than January 15.
and 3promoting respect
for human rights.”
If authoritarianism is
about government impos
ing itself on individuals,
what else can we call it
when government takes
over an increasingly large
percentage of our eco
nomic activity.
In 2000, the U.S. gov
ernment consumed, per
the Cato Institute, 17.7%
of our GDP — our na
tional economy. In 2020,
this was up to 32%. With
the passage of the addi
tional trillions that Demo
crats are now trying to
move into law, the percent
of our economic lives taken
over by government will
ratchet up another several
percent points. Coupled
with state and local gov
ernment spending, Ameri
cans are now turning over
almost half their economic
sovereignty to govern
ment.
The fact that the politi
cians who are enacting
these vast government pro
grams were democratically
elected simply says that
Americans are choosing
authoritarianism; they are
voluntarily giving up their
liberty.
The Wall Street Journal
notes, for example, that the
Build Back Better Act just
passed in the House con
tains $555 billion in
“grants, credits and deduc
tions” for green energy
projects.
In order to qualify for
these funds, firms must pay
“prevailing wages.” Mean
ing union wages. Non
union and small contrac
tors will be shut out.
Of course, the reason
that this can even happen
in a nation founded on the
principles of human liberty
is because, over many
years, our courts and un
elected judges have under
mined and changed under
standing of our Constitu
tion that was originally
written “to secure the
blessings of liberty.”
Now, of course, gov
ernment looms large ev
erywhere. Employers are
told who they can hire and
how they must speak and
relate to their employees.
No, I am sorry, Mr.
Biden. America should be
promoting liberty, not gov
ernment. Our confusion
and duplicity will be there
for all the world to see.
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
Lowry
continued from page 6A
Norway — nice, law-
abiding countries with
good ski slopes — but a
revanchist power that
tramples on human dignity
and is a clear and present
danger to international
peace.
The IOC could have
taken an off-ramp from
these games at any point.
Instead, its attitude is going
to be, “Enjoy the
snowboarding, never mind
the concentration camps.”
Rich Lowry is editor or the
National Review.
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