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The ADVANCE, December 29, 2021/Page 8A
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Obituaries
Mr. Bill George
William Henry (Bill)
George passed away peace
fully on Tuesday Decem
ber 21, 2021, in the com
pany of his children at
MorseLife Memory Care
in West Palm Beach, Fla.
One more day with us and
he would have been 92, but
there’s no more need to
count the years in his eter
nal heavenly home.
Bill was raised with
four brothers and one sister
near the farming communi
ty of Johnson Corner, and
he graduated from Toombs
Central High School in
1948. He was taught to
hitch a mule before the age
of 10 and got right to work
plowing by himself, a pat
tern of constant industry
and achievement that con
tinued through his life.
Following his service
in the U.S. Air Force, in
cluding duty as part of the
Allied occupation of Ja
pan follow- ,
ing World
War II, Bill
returned
to Vidalia.
That’s where
he met and married his be
loved wife of 58 years, Nell
Windham George, who
preceded him to heaven in
2012.
They moved to West
Palm Beach in 1959 with
their two young children
so Bill could take a position
with AT&T, his employer
for 38 years. Half of that
time was spent in Florida,
but Bill and Nell returned
to live in Vidalia once the
children were grown and
became long-time and
busy members of Taber
nacle Baptist Church.
Bill had a metal tool
box big enough for Paul
Bunyan and used every
thing inside it to complete
building and repair proj
ects of every description.
He was an humble servant,
eager to assist anyone in
need and never seeking
credit. If you ever found
a bag of fresh vegetables
hanging outside on the
front doorknob, it surely
was Bill who gathered the
goodies from his garden
to share with family and
neighbors. Same goes for
finding your yard cleared of
fallen branches following a
windstorm, or discovering
the garbage bins had been
magically hauled up from
the street and put away.
These and so many similar
blessings were simply in his
nature, particularly when it
came to people who might
have difficulty handling
such matters themselves.
He always was whis
tling, too, on good days
and bad, and was a glowing
example of Christian love.
Bill is survived by his
children, Judy Pait (Mi
chael) of West Palm Beach
and David George (Susan)
of Wellington, Fla.; his
grandchildren, Rebecca
Snyder (David) of Grand
Blanc, Mich., and Chris
topher Pait of Greenacres,
Fla., and Amanda George
(John) of Lutz, Fla., and
Anne Fromknecht (Jef
frey) of Wellington, Fla.;
and great-grandchildren,
Oliver and Eloise Snyder,
Beth and Samuel From
knecht and Jack Lynch;
and brother, Kenneth Fair-
cloth (Marilyn) of Rincon,
Ga.; plus a larger number
of nieces and nephews.
The funeral service
was at 10:30 a.m. on Tues
day, December 28, 2021,
in the chapel at Ronald V.
Hall Funeral Home with
Pastor Randy McDuffie of
ficiating. Burial followed in
the Pinecrest Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Da
vid George, Michael Pait,
Christopher Pait, David
Snyder, Jeffrey Fromknecht
and Robert George, Jr.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
Full Paid Obituary
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...
• Joseph Dixon,
of Lyons, was ar
rested on Decem
ber 21 and charged
with Driving While Li
cense Suspended or
Revoked (First).
• Benton Tyler
Lacklin, of Lyons,
was arrested on De
cember 23 and
charged with Driv
ing While License
Suspended or Re
voked (First).
• Tiana Lashira
Branch, of Metter,
was arrested on De
cember 25 and
charged with DUI-
.08 or More.
In Toombs
County...
The Toombs
County Sheriff's De
partment police re
port was unavail
able at presstime.
In Montgomery
County...
The Montgomery
County Sheriff's De
partment police re
port was unavail
able at presstime.
In Vidalia...
• Fondanius Bos
tic, of Vidalia, was
arrested on Decem
ber 22 and charged
with No Insurance /
No Driver's License.
• Owen Troy Mo
ses, of Vidalia, was
arrested on Decem
ber 26 and charged
with DUI under 21 /
Open Container /
Violation to Driver's
License Application,
Underage Posses
sion, Purchase, Con
sumption of Alcohol.
Mrs. Doris Swann
Mrs. Doris Powell
Swann, age 94, died at Port
Charlotte, FL, on Decem
ber 16, 2021.
Mrs. Swann was a na
tive of Vidalia, and had also
lived in Limestone, Arling
ton, Macon, Unadilla, Ath
ens, and Vidalia. She was a
member of the Tabernacle
Baptist Church, where
her husband, Dr. Fred L.
Swann, pastored until his
death. She was also a re
tired dental assistant. She
was preceded in death by
her husband of 64 years,
Fred L. Swann; her par
ents, Remer and Alta Pow
ell; 2 sisters, Lois Stewart
and Lottie Mae Adams; 2
brothers, John E. Powell
and Remer Powell; and 1
great-granddaughter, Car-
son Bailey Cole.
Her family includes 1
son, David L. Swann and
wife Kathy of Port Char
lotte, FL; 2 daughters,
Freddie S. Crawford and
husband Bill of Watkins-
ville, and Susan S. Poznick
and husband Jim Stever-
son of Greenwood, SC;
7 grandchildren, Cherie
Miller, Scott Cole, Traci
Swann, Brien Swann, Blake
Meharg, Jordan Poznick,
and Taylor Poznick; 8
great-grandchildren; 1
great-great grandchild; and
beloved sister-in-law, Carol
Swann Rodgers.
The graveside memo
rial service was held on
Tuesday, December 28,
2021, at Pinecrest Cem
etery, at 12:00 noon, with
Dr. Reed Crumbliss (a
long-time family friend)
officiating.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
Mr. Bobby Browning
Mr. Bobby Curtis
Browning, age 85, died on
Wednesday, December 22,
2021, at Augusta Univer
sity Medical
Center.
M r .
Browning was
born in Glen-
wood. He was
a U.S. Army
Veteran and was Methodist
by faith. He was preceded
in death by his parents,
Walter Curtis Browning
and Alene Bishop Brown
ing.
He was married to
Elaine Browning-Erneston
of Augusta. Survivors in
clude 1 son, Robert Cur
tis Browning; 1 daughter,
Kathryn Browning Goff,
(Don Michael Goff Jr.);
and his grandsons, Brayden
Curtis Goff, Carter Mi
chael Goff, and Ashton
Browning Goff.
A graveside funeral
service was held on Mon
day, December 27, 2021,
at 12:00 p.m., in Glenwood
City Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, me
morial contributions may
be made to the American
Diabetes Association, or
Trinity On The Hill Meth
odist Church.
ROBERTS - STEWART
FUNERAL HOME
Miss Joan Johnson
Miss Joan Johnson, age
71, of North Augusta, died
on Tuesday, December 21,
2021, at Treutlen Health
and Rehab in Soperton af
ter an extended illness.
Miss Johnson was a
native of Mt. Vernon and
moved to Swainsboro in
1966. She was a 1968 grad
uate of Swainsboro High
School and a 1972 graduate
of Georgia Southern Col
lege in Statesboro, earning
a BA in Fashion Merchan
dising. She was a buyer
and fashion merchandiser
for Neiman Marcus, Belk,
Talbots, and Accessory Vil
lage. She was a member of
Warren Baptist Church in
Augusta. She was preceded
in death by her parents, Jo
seph E. “Joe” Johnson and
Lena Currie Johnson; 1
brother, William Randall
Johnson; and 1 sister, Alice
Johnson Phillips.
Her family includes 2
sisters, Mary Bridwell and
husband John of North
Augusta, SC, and Karen
Vereen and husband Van
of Swainsboro; 1 brother,
Richard Wayne Johnson
and wife Charlotte of Grif
fin; and several nieces and
nephews.
The funeral service
was held on Monday, De
cember 27, 2021, at 11:00
a.m., in the chapel of Ron
ald V. Hall Funeral Home,
with Pastor Adrian Bell
officiating. Burial followed
at Long Pond Cemetery in
Montgomery County.
Pallbearers were Ran
dy Johnson, Kenny John
son, John Bridwell, Joey
Bridwell, David Marshall,
and Taylor Portwood.
In lieu of flowers, me
morial contributions may
be made to the Alzheim
er’s Association, 225 N.
Michigan Ave., Floor 17,
Chicago, Illinois 60601,
or to Long Pond Commu
nity Trust Fund, c/o Mark
Manning, 3503 Hwy. 221,
South, Mt. Vernon, GA
30445.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
Mrs. Edith Taylor
Edith Jacqueline
Moore Taylor, 86, died Sat
urday, December 18, 2021,
at Big Bend Hospice, Tal
lahassee, FL, following a
short illness.
Memorial Services
were held at 11 a.m., Tues
day, December 21, 2021,
in the chapel of Ronald V.
Hall Funeral Home with
Reverend Don Moye Offi
ciating. Burial followed at
Lakeview Memorial Gar
dens.
Mrs. Taylor was born
July 6, 1935, in DeKalb
County, Crossville, Ala
bama, the daughter of the
late Edwin Emil and Pearl
Lawman Moore of Cal
houn, Georgia. She was
preceded in death in 1975
by her husband of 19 years,
Jackson Delano Taylor, Sr.,
“Jackie,” of Vidalia, GA,
and in 1988 by her brother,
Emil E. Moore, Jr., of Cal
houn, GA.
Edith Taylor spent her
earlier years in and near
Calhoun, Georgia. She
was an alumna of Calhoun
High School and Bessie
Tift College. She moved
to Vidalia, GA, to join
her husband in 1956, and
spent 49 years there before
moving to Tifton, Georgia,
in 2005.
Mrs. Taylor’s career
was spent entirely in the
construction field. She
began at the age of 15 by
working with her Dad in
his builders supply com
pany in Calhoun, GA, and
then to Lockheed Air
craft in Marietta, GA. Af
ter moving to Vidalia, she
worked for three construc
tion companies as office
manager, A.B. Newton &
Co., Somers Construction,
and A.P. Truett & Son. She
retired in 1999 after 20
years with the 5th District,
Georgia Department of
Transportation in Baxley,
Georgia.
Edith loved her church,
home, community, fam
ily and friends. She was a
member of the First Baptist
Church of Vidalia, Geor
gia, the Caring and Shar
ing Sunday School Class,
served on several commit
tees and was hostess for the
church for several years.
She attended Zion Hope
Baptist Church in Tifton,
GA.
Survivors include her
son and daughter-in-law,
Del & Pamela Moreland
Taylor of Tifton, GA; her
daughter, Jill Taylor Cox of
Tallahassee, FL; grandchil
dren, DeAnn Taylor Webb
& her husband Skyler
Webb of Dothan, Alabama,
Nicole Taylor Smith & her
husband Tristen Smith of
Tifton, GA, Charles & his
wife Cassie Cox of Jackson
ville, FL, Katherine Cox of
Tallahassee, FL, and Tay
lor Cox of Tallahassee, FL.
Her great-granddaughter
Azalea Grace Cox is due in
Jan, 2022. She is also sur
vived by her sister-in-law
Betty Dutton Moore Jones
of Calhoun GA, cousins,
nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, me
morial gifts may be made
to Big Bend Hospice, 1723
Mahan Center Blvd., Talla
hassee, FL 32308.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
Full Paid Obituary
Mr. Scott Daniels
Mr. Waylon “Scott”
Daniels, age 40, of Adrian,
died on Saturday, Decem
ber 25, 2021, at the Grand
Strand Medical Center in
Myrtle Beach, SC.
Mr. Daniels was a life
long resident of Laurens
County and the Adrian
area. He was a graduate of
East Laurens High School,
where he played football.
He worked as a carpenter
with his father, who was
the founder and owner
of Daniels Construction
Company. He recently
took over much of the op
eration and daily responsi
bilities. He was preceded in
death by 3 brothers, Steve
Ussery, Dale Daniels and
Gene Ussery.
Survivors include
his longtime companion,
Shantal Smith, Adrian; his
parents, Ray and Beulah
Daniels, Adrian; his chil
dren, Kassidy Daniels, East
Dublin, Payton Daniels,
East Dublin, and Catlyn
Smith, Adrian; 2 brothers,
Douglas Ussery, East Dub
lin, and Billy Ray Daniels,
Dublin; 1 granddaughter,
Paisley Morales; and sev
eral nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will
be conducted on Wednes
day, December 29, 2021,
at 2:00 p.m., in the Wil
liams Chapel of Sammons
Funeral Home, with Lee
Shivers officiating. Inter
ment will follow in Pleas
ant Springs Cemetery, East
Dublin. His family will re
ceive friends on Wednes
day from 1:00 p.m. until
the hour of service.
Sammons Funeral
Home in Soperton is in
charge of arrangements.
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