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The ADVANCE, August 16, 2023/Page 9A
Obituaries
Mrs. Sharon Mack
Mrs. Sharon Davis
Mack, age 61, of Collins,
died on Tuesday, August
8, 2023, at her home, sur
rounded by her family
Mrs. Mack was a life
long resident of Tattnall
County, living in Col
lins most of her life. She
worked at Vidalia Beauty
Supply in Vidalia and at
Toombs County Manu
facturing for several years.
She was a licensed cosme
tologist, and was owner of
Sharon’s Beauty Salon in
Collins. She was a member
of the First Baptist Church
of Collins. Preceding her
in death were her parents,
Merlon Walter Davis and
Cornelia Daniels Davis; 2
brothers, G.L. Davis and
Willie Davis; and 1 sister,
Betty Davis Harrelson.
Her family includes
her husband of 32 years,
Mr. James Odom, Sr.
Mr. James Jeremiah
Odom, Sr., age, 66, of the
Johnson Corner Com
munity, died on Sunday,
August 13, 2023, at Glen-
wood Healthcare following
an extended illness.
Mr. Odom was a life
long resident of Toombs
County, and lived in John
son Corner all of his life.
He was a 1974 graduate of
Toombs Central School,
and was an ironworker,
truck driver, and more re-
Eric Mack of Collins; 2
children, Dewayne Moser
of Glennville, and Erica
Mack Morris and husband
Taylor of Reidsville; 1
granddaughter, Emersyn
Tate Morris; 1 sister, Melba
Jane Davis of Collins; 3
brothers, JohnnyDavis and
wife Pam, Hugh Davis, all
of Collins, and Billy Davis
and wife Lisa of the New
Branch Community; and
several nieces and neph
ews.
The funeral service was
Friday morning, August
11, at 11:00, at the First
Baptist Church of Collins,
with Rev. Steve Kimbrell
officiating. Burial followed
at Mt. Carmel Cemetery
near Collins.
Pallbearers were Joel
Buttersworth, Timmy
Davis, James Davis, Trey
James, Jacob Mack, Mi
chael Moser, Lee Lightsey,
Hugh Davis, Billy Davis,
Trevor Boyett, and Cody
Boyett.
Flowers will be ac
cepted, or memorial dona
tions maybe made to Mayo
Clinic for Cancer Research
by visiting their website at
mayo.edu.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
cently worked at Vidalia
Airport. He was Baptist
by faith. Preceding him
in death were 1 grand
son, Klaytyn Michael
Hutcheson; his parents,
James Richard Odom and
Eunice Elizabeth Pittman
Odom; and 1 brother, Har
old Odom.
His family includes 2
children, James Jeremiah
Odom, Jr., and Kimberly
Moore of Higgston, and
Sara Hutcheson and hus
band Thomas of Milled-
geville; 2 grandchildren,
James Richard Odom and
Lizzy Hutcheson; 1 sister,
Shonda Williamson of Ly
ons; and several nieces and
nephews.
A private memorial
service will be held later.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
Mr. Elmer Little II
Elmer Clyde “Kyle”
Little II, age 64, passed away
on the 28th of July 2023 in
Statesboro, Georgia, at the
age of 64 surrounded by his
loving family. Kyle was born
in Moultrie, Colquitt Coun
ty, Georgia, on February 9,
1959. He was the oldest of
two children. He is survived
by his loving wife, Rox
anne Little of Statesboro,
Georgia, his two daughters,
Rachelle Little of States
boro, Georgia, Raelyn Sum-
rail (Josh) ofBonaire, Geor
gia, his one son Cole Little
of Statesboro, Georgia, his
one grandson, Ashtyn Lit
tle of Statesboro, Georgia,
his one brother, Kirk Little
(Lisa) of Lyons, Georgia,
his mother Jo Sutton (Nor
man) of Lyons, Georgia,
and several beloved nieces
and nephews. He is pre
ceded in death by his father,
Elmer Clyde “Ace” Little of
Lyons, Georgia.
Kyle was a 1977 gradu-
Mrs. Rosemarie Conforti
Mrs. Rosemarie Con
forti, age 83, of Glenwood,
died on Wednesday, July 26,
2023, at Glenwood Health
care after an extended ill
ness.
Mrs. Conforti was a na
tive of New York and spent
most of her life there before
moving to Douglas and
then eventually settling in
Glenwood. While in New
ate of Lyons High School
and received a Bachelor’s
degree from Georgia South
ern University in 1982. Kyle
pursued a career with the
Georgia Department of
Corrections and operated
a Timber Farm in Bulloch
County.
Kyle touched the lives
of many. His love for his
family, Jesus and his friends
were unmatched. Kyle loved
life. He lived life to the full
est and enjoyed his favorite
hobbies, including paddling
down the Ohoopee River,
riding his Harley Davidson,
strumming on his guitar,
spending time with his fam
ily, and enjoying listening
to his and his wife’s favorite
band, The Grateful Dead.
A Celebration of the
Life and Faith of Kyle Little
will be at a later date to be
set by the family.
In lieu of flowers, Kyle
and the family request that
any memorial contribu
tions be made to the follow
ing organizations: Ameri
can Rivers at https ://www.
americanrivers.org/ or
to and K9’s for Warriors at
https://k9sforwarriors.org
Friends may sign the
online register book at
www.joineranderson.com
Joiner-Anderson Fu
neral Home & Crematory
of Statesboro is in charge of
arrangements.
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York, she worked in the of
fice of The Screen Actors
Guild - American Federa
tion of Television and Ra
dio Artists until retirement
and was protestant by faith.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, Frank and
Barbara Kranz; and her hus
band, Matthew Conforti.
Survivors include her
2 sons, Kevin McLaughin
of New York and Stephen
McLaughin of Florida.
The graveside service
was held on Monday, July
31, at 10:00 a.m., at Edge
Cemetery in Glenwood,
with Pastor Kevin Connell
and Pastor Roger Holley of
ficiating.
WILKES
FUNERAL HOME
Star
continued from page 7A
the latest piece of informa
tion blaring that we have a
problem.
The country is bogged
down by growth less than
half its historic average, in
flation, entitlement pro
grams dealing with retire
ment and health care that
were designed 60 to 90
years ago that no longer
work, and a shrinking and
aging population directly
the result of the collapse
of the American family.
Only 60% of Ameri
cans say they have a great
deal/quite a lot of confi
dence in our military and
the U.S. Army cannot
meet its recruiting goals.
We need to fix our na
tion. The beginning of
solving any problem is
identifying and defining it
properly and then soberly,
step by courageous step,
coming up with solutions.
This is what the 2024
election should be about.
We have two parties with
very different views of the
world. The pathologies I
described above are read
ily attributed to the party
that now controls the
White House.
President Joe Biden,
whose lifetime has been
spent in the political
swamp, is now getting de
served attention for cor
rupt influence peddling,
generating wealth for his
wayward son.
Biden wants a cam
paign about personalities,
not about issues. And no
personality now attracts
more attention, diverting
from the issues we should
be debating, than our for
mer president.
Trump on the stage in
Milwaukee means the de
bates will be about him
when they should be
about our national agenda
and solutions that the
other seven candidates
propose.
Getting press and at
tention is not a challenge
for Trump. So, he doesn’t
need the stage.
Although Trump does
indeed have a command
ing lead in the polls, show
ing he’s got support from
around half of Republi
cans, a recent New York
Times/Siena College poll
says 46% of those Repub
licans are open to other
candidates.
Our country is not in
good shape. The answers
for sure are not going to
come from the party of
the left. Republicans must
be the party of getting our
nation back on track.
Let’s start the discus
sion with the upcoming
Republican debate, giving
Lowry
continued from page 7A
To be fair, Governor
Ron DeSantis, as Trump’s
main target, has been will
ing to push back as neces
sary, and he makes a con
stant, implicit critique of
Trump’s electoral pros
pects and governing abili
ties. But the Florida gover
nor is always careful to
stay on the right side of
the line, biding his time
for later or hoping that his
new candidates the oppor
tunity to speak to Repub
licans and all Americans
about how to fix our na
tion’s many problems.
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"What Is the CURE for
America?" is available now.
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Center for Urban Renewal
and Education and host of
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"Cure America with Star
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message catches on with
out having to grasp the
nettle. This isn’t unrea
sonable, but, again, it ex
poses a disparity — he has
a strategy, while Trump
has a sledgehammer.
So long as everyone
believes that Trump has
one and they don’t — and
acts accordingly — the
fear factor will continue to
work in Trump’s favor.
Rich Lowry is editor of the
National Review.
(c) 2023 by King Features
Synd., Inc.
Mrs. Frances Graham
Mrs. Frances Burke
Graham, age 90, of the
Charlotteville Community,
died on Thursday, August
10, 2023, at Memorial
Health in Savannah follow
ing a brief illness.
Mrs. Graham was a
native of Montgomery
County and grew up there
and Toombs County. She
lived in Savannah and the
Tampa, FL, area for sev
eral years before moving
to Charlotteville in 1969.
While living in Florida, she
worked for Jack’s Cookie
Company, and after return
ing to Charlotteville, she
worked at Eagle Restaurant
in Mt. Vernon and Mt. Ver
non Elementary School in
the lunchroom. She is pre
ceded in death by her hus
band, Linbergh Graham; 1
son, Tommy Joe Graham;
her parents, Oval “O.O.”
Burke and Dora Mincey
Burke; 2 brothers, Bobby
Burke and Joe Burke; and 1
son-in-law, Steve Lewis.
Her family includes 3
children, Archie Graham,
Sue Graham Lewis, and
Beth Graham Hall and hus
band James; 1 brother, Bill
Burke, all of Charlotteville;
6 grandchildren, Trent
Graham of Brunswick, Sta-
sha Lewis Richardson and
husband Matt of Higgs
ton, Paige Graham and
husband Jonathan Luke of
Lyons, Shannon Lewis and
wife Lucy of Douglas, Sky-
ler Hall of Charlotteville,
and Dori Hall of Douglas;
2 great-grandchildren, Ella
and Cam Richardson; and
several nieces and neph
ews.
The funeral service
was Sunday afternoon, Au
gust 13, at 3:00, at Cedar
Crossing Baptist Church,
with Pastor Reece Mincey
officiating. Burial will fol
low later at Smyrna Church
Cemetery.
Flowers will be ac
cepted, or memorial con
tributions may be made
to Cedar Crossing Baptist
Church, P.O. Box 157,
Uvalda, GA 30473.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
Ms. Kay Dauphinais
Ms. Kay Dauphinais,
age 71, of Glenwood, died
on August 11, 2023, at Me
morial Health Meadows
Hospital in Vidalia after a
brief illness.
Ms. Dauphinais was
born in Barnstable, MA,
was a native of Cape Cod,
living most of her life there
before moving to Florida
and then to Georgia in
2022. She retired as an ac
countant after 30 years
from TJX Companies and
was a member of St. Mary’s
Episcopal Church in Cape
Cod. She was preceded in
death by her parents, Alfred
and Nancy Dauphinaiss,
and 2 sisters, Joy Dauphi
nais and Beth Selsor.
Survivors include 2
sons, Andrew Szurley and
wife Jennifer of Cape Cod,
and Jeremy Szurley and
wife Adenia of Largo, FL; 1
brother, Owen Dauphinais
of Cape Cod; and 1 sister,
Lesley Maker and husband
Eric of Cape Cod.
A private family ser
vice will be held at a later
date.
WILKES
FUNERAL HOME
Mr. Shawn Manring
Mr. Shawn Manring,
age 56, of Tarrytown, died
on Saturday, August 12,
2023, at Memorial Hospi
tal in Savannah.
Mr. Manring was born
in Augusta. The family
lived in Florida for a short
time before coming to Sop-
erton in 1960. He worked
in commercial, residential
and industrial construction
and steel fabrication until
most recently joining Mor
gan Window of McRae,
where he was an installer
of commercial windows
in hotels, restaurants and
other businesses. He was
preceded in death by his
parents, Michael Joseph
Manring and Mary Anna
Edge Manring.
Survivors include
1 daughter, Rebecca
Manring, Tarrytown; his
siblings, George Harden
(Nausha), Glenwood,
Johnny Harden, Soperton,
Brian Manring (Angie),
Soperton, Teri Brown
(Mike), Muncie, IN; grand
children, Jaxton Kellam,
Kyngston Bell, Draeyson
Bell; nieces and nephews,
Johnathan Harden, Jessica
Hooks, Dillon Manring,
Harmony Mann, Honesty
Saxon, Jesse Mann, Brandi
Edenfield, Billiejo Sykes,
Christopher Premen, Crys
tal Premen, Teresa King,
Samuel King, Justin King;
and many great-nieces and
nephews and other family
members.
Funeral services were
conducted on Wednesday,
August 16, 2023, at 10:00
a.m., at the Trinity Assem
bly of God, with Pastor
Dan Rayburn officiating.
Interment followed in Cau-
ley Cemetery in Soperton.
Pallbearers were
Johnathan Harden, Dillon
Manring, Rusty Hooks,
Colby Hooks, Gary Mc
Daniel, Swayde Palmer and
Blaine Palmer.
Sammons Funeral
Home in Soperton was in
charge of arrangements.