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The ADVANCE, July 26, 2023/Page 8A
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Obituaries
Mr. James Wilkes, Jr.
Mr. James Edmond
Wilkes, Jr., will have a Cel
ebration of Life Memo
rial Service on Saturday,
July 29, 2023. The service
will be held at 1:00 p.m.
at the Cornerstone Bap
tist Church in the Kibbee
Community. The address is
3429 Georgia Highway 29,
Vidalia, Georgia.
Jim passed away on
July 6, 2023. He was liv
ing in Fernandina Beach
(Jacksonville), FL. He
was 77 years old. Jim’s
wife (Joyce) preceded him
in death, passing away in
2013. Jim and Joyce met
in grade school and were
inseparable. Jim and Joyce
built their life together in
Marietta, GA.
Mr. Wilkes’ working
life was full of independent
thinking and entrepreneur
ial drive.
In 1977, Jim started
the first office furniture
installation company, spe
cializing in the assembly of
office partitions for open
office space. This company
became known as Office
Installations. Jim sold this
company to his employees.
In 1988, Mr. Wilkes
and his partner Allen Hol
combe started a work
station remanufacturing
company specializing in
remanufactured Steelcase
office furniture. The com
pany was conceived in col
laboration with Steelcase
CEO Rob Pew and was fo
cused on extending the life
of Steelcase’s best-selling
product, Series 9000, and
embracing the recycling
movement in the office fur
niture market place. Steel
case purchased this com
pany in 1989 and renamed
the company Revest. Jim
stayed with Revest after the
sale, and continued to de
velop the company’s distri
bution and dealer network.
In 1991, Jim and his
partner Bill Jones started
National Furniture Liq
uidators, LLC, in Atlanta.
NFL was the first Atlanta
contract furniture dealer
dedicated to reselling used
“AS-IS” office furniture to
the immerging technology
market in Atlanta. NFL op
erated until 2018 when it
ceased operations.
Jim surrounded him
self with hundreds of
books at his home in Fer
nandina Beach. He was an
avid reader of fiction: Con
nelly, Patterson, Cussler,
Thor, Kellerman, Brown,
Grisham, Baldacci.
Additionally, Jim loved
to play golf with his local
buddies and enjoyed the
out of town golf trips with
his Business Buddies coast
to coast. He also loved
muscle-cars, particularly
his 2016 Australian-made
Chevy SS.
Jim had a sterling rep
utation within the office
furniture community. It
was not unusual for peo
ple to contact Jim regard
ing recommendations to
solve logistical or product
problems. Jim was known
throughout the furniture
business as a “solid, honest,
straight talking, good ole
boy from South Georgia...”
Jim led many of his
employees and business
associates to become inde
pendent business owners.
His wisdom and leader
ship encouraged exceeding
customer expectations and
thinking outside the norm
when providing office fur
niture solutions. Though
Jim was an intensely pri
vate man, he was the first
person to reach out to you
if you needed help or offer
guidance.
Jim is survived by
his daughters Kristin and
Hope, and his brother Rod.
Full Paid Obituary
Mrs. Lillian Mimbs
Mrs. Lillian Miller
Mimbs, age 100, of Adrian,
died on Friday, July 21,
2023, at her home.
Mrs. Mimbs was born
in Johnson County, where
she grew up and was edu
cated. She lived in Warner
Robins during WWII as
her husband worked on
the base. They moved to
Treutlen County in the mid
1940s. She worked at vari
ous local textile factories as
a sewing machine operator,
owned the Chicken De
light Restaurant in Soper-
ton and was a homemaker.
She was a longtime mem
ber of Blackville Church of
God, where she had taught
Sunday School, worked in
Vacation Bible School, had
served as church Treasurer
and was affiliated with the
Honey Bunch Senior Club.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, Benion
and Laura Smith Miller;
her husband, William Ed
ward “W.E.” “Uncle Shug”
Mimbs; and her siblings,
Roy Miller, Gladys Camp
bell and James Poole.
Survivors include her
children, Jimmie Evans,
Warner Robins, Sarah
Chafin (Jimmy), East
Dublin, and Eddy Mimbs
(Marsha), Adrian; grand
children, Regina Flanders
(Herb), Mickey Meeks
(Vicky), Joyce Mullis, Lon-
ny Chafin (Kendra), and
Dustin Mimbs (Jamie);
9 great-grandchildren; 4
great-great-grandchildren;
and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were
conducted on Sunday, July
23, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., at
Blackville Church of God,
with Pastor Barry Peavey,
Pastor Milton Thomas, and
Pastor Herb Flanders offi
ciating. Interment followed
in Westview Cemetery.
Pallbearers were
Dustin Mimbs, Lonny
Chafin, Cole Flanders,
Miles Flanders, Mickey
Meeks, Michael Meeks and
Matthew Meeks.
Honorary escorts were
Ken and Donna Pollette,
Carlton Ely, Gary Dickens,
Lillian McGahee, Joan Ir
vin, Alvin Heath, Darvin
Wilkes and Sheriff Greg
Roland.
Sammons Funeral
Home in Soperton was in
charge of arrangements.
Mr. Fuzzy Swain
Mr. Fuzzy (William)
Swain, age 78, of Lyons,
died on Thursday, July 20,
2023, at his residence after
an extended illness.
Mr. Swain was a na
tive of Adrian and lived
in Toombs County most
of his life.
He was head
road super
intendent
of Toombs
County for
41 years and was a veteran
of the United States Army.
He is preceded in death by
his parents, John Eldridge
“J.E.” Swain and Ellen Wil
lis Swain; and 1 brother,
Ronnie Swain.
His family includes
his wife of 52 years, Don
na Hester Swain; 1 son,
Jason Swain (Abigail); 1
daughter, Lindy Bishop
and husband Dennis, all of
Lyons; 1 brother, Rickey
Swain and wife Pamela of
Ponderosa Community;
1 sister, Sara Wilcher of
Soperton; 9 grandchildren,
Melissa Haines, Lindsey
Haines (Greg), Chey
enne Swain (Tyler), Rayni
Swain (Zach), Bryar Bish
op, Cooper Bishop, Peyton
McDaniel, Piper Swain and
Paige Swain; and 5 great
grandchildren.
A celebration of life
was Sunday afternoon, July
23, from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m., at
Partin Park in Lyons.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to
American Cancer Soci
ety, P.O. Box 6704, Hag
erstown, MD 21741. or
by visiting their website
at cancer.org.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
Mr. John Rollins
Mr. John Rollins, age
77, of Vidalia, died on
Friday, July 21, 2023, at
his residence after a brief
illness under the care of
Comfort Care Hospice.
Mr. Rollins was a na
tive of Lyons, living in Vi-
dalia most of his life, and
was a truck driver. He is
preceded in death by his
parents, Mitt Rollins, Sr.,
and Priscilla Mumford; 2
brothers, Mitt Rollins, Jr.,
and W.T. Rollins; and 2
sisters, Doris Flanders and
Peggy Spikes.
His family includes
his wife of 33 years, Ann
Suttles Rollins of Vidalia;
1 son, James Rollins of
Lyons; 1 daughter, Pris
cilla Rollins of Dublin; 2
stepsons, Tim Suttles and
wife Carmen of Hawkins-
ville and Scott Suttles of
Higgston; 2 brothers, Wall-
stein Rollins of Vidalia and
Wade Rollins and wife
Mary Beth of Lithonia; 6
grandchildren, Ben Wilkes,
Alex Wilkes, Kailey Rogers,
Mason, Cannon and Avery
Suttles; 1 great-grandchild,
Lakelynn Rogers; and sev
eral nieces, nephews and
other relatives.
The funeral service
was Sunday afteroon, July
23, at 2:00, in the chapel
of Ronald V. Hall Funeral
Home, with Pastor J. D.
Selph officiating. Burial fol
lowed at Lakeview Memo
rial Gardens.
Pallbearers were Tim
Suttles, Scott Suttles, Ma
son Suttles, and James Rol
lins.
Honorary pallbearer
was Danny Dismuke.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
Mr. Lance Turner
Mr. Lance Turner, age
46, of Lumberton, TX,
died on Tuesday, July 18,
2023.
Mr. Turner was a na
tive of Toombs County,
and built a life, home,
and career in Lumberton,
TX, since 2020. He at
tended Toombs County
High School and was a
1995 graduate of Robert
Toombs Academy. He re
ceived a Bachelor’s degree
from Georgia Southern
University. He was a con
struction manager with
Entergy Texas. He is pre
ceded in death by his fa
ther, Charlie Turner.
His family includes his
mother, Elizabeth Turner
of Camilla; 1 brother, Ash
ley Turner and wife Kelly
of Leesburg, AL; 1 sister,
Carla Morey (Bo) of Ba-
conton; 2 nephews, Jace
Turner and Grier Morey;
2 nieces, Abby Turner and
Anna Morey; and several
aunts, uncles, cousins and
other relatives.
The funeral service
was Tuesday morning, July
25, at 11:00, in the chapel
of Ronald V. Hall Funeral
Home, with Pastor Rickey
McCarty and Pastor Reece
Mincey officiating. Burial
followed in the Smyrna
Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Grier
Morey, Jace Turner, Ashley
Turner, Bo Morey, Jimmy
Partin, and J.R. McCarty.
Flowers are accepted,
memorial contributions
can be made to Gardens of
Hope, 400 Durden Street,
Vidalia, GA 30474, or Free
dom through Recovery,
The Susan Ford Recovery
Community Organization,
226 South Zetterower Ave.,
Statesboro, GA 30458.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
Ms. Janet Reese
Ms. Janet “Jan” Mitch
ell Reese, age 70, of Alma,
died on Friday, July 21,
2023, at Ogeechee Area
Hospice House in States
boro after a brief illness.
Ms. Reese was a na
tive of Vidalia and a 1971
graduate of Vidalia High
School. She is preceded
in death by her father, J.D.
Mitchell.
Her family includes
her mother, Lorene Hes
ter Boatright of Alma; 1
brother, Ricky Mitchell
and wife Nissa of Vidalia;
1 daughter, Hester Outler
Giles and husband Jamie
of Rocky Ford; 4 grand
children, Jacob Oglesby
(Ansley), Jackson Oglesby,
Stella Giles, and Lillian
Giles; nieces, Alexandra
Mitchell of Savannah and
Ingrid Dykes of Vidalia;
and nephews, J.D. Mitchell
and Joey Mitchell.
The funeral service
was Monday morning, July
24, at 11:00, in the chapel
of Ronald V. Hall Funeral
Home, with Pastor Johnny
Johnson officiating. Burial
followed at Pine Crest
Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Jacob
Oglesby, Jackson Oglesby,
J.D. Mitchell, Joey Mitch
ell, Scott Dykes, and Rich
ard Scott.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to
Ogeechee Area Hospice
of Statesboro, 200 Done-
hoo Street, Statesboro, GA
30458.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
TENT SALE
Attention, Shoppers!
Join Us at the Incredible Tent Sale at
Wittek Industries in Lyons, Georgia!
It's time to gear up and save big on extra garments at Wittek
Industries' highly anticipated Tent Sale! Mark your calendars for
this exciting event where you can stock up on top-quality apparel
at unbeatable prices.
Wittek Industries Tent Sale
Located in Lyons, Georgia
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Join us and explore the amazing deals awaiting you at Wittek Industries. Our
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Saturday, July 29th
9:00AM - 3:00PM
Wittek Industries
616 NW Broad St, Lyons, GA 30436
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PUBLIC NOTICE
The superintendent of Vidalia City Schools
has been authorized to receive sealed bids
for the sale of the following vehicles:
1985 Ford F250 Utility Bed - Automatic
1991 Ford E350 Box Truck - Automatic
Sealed Bids must be received by 10:00
AM on August 7, 2023. The Vidalia City
Schools reserves the right to accept or
reject any or all bids.
For more information contact Robert
Taylor, Transportation Director at
(912)293-4550.
The vehicles are offered for sale
and will be sold "as is".
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