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The ADVANCE, August 23, 2023/Page 9A
Obituaries
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Mr. Francis Hussey
Francis Marion
Hussey, 79, of Alamo, GA,
passed away Thursday, Au
gust 17, 2023, at Fairview
Park Hospital. He was
bom December 16, 1943,
to the late Mary Elizabeth
Boyer and L.G. Hussey
He graduated from Sparta
High School in 1961 and
from Crandell Business
College in Macon in 1963.
He worked part-time at
Chandler’s Grocery while
enrolled in high school
and college. Mr. Hussey
was employed by Stewart
and Pound Bank of Sparta
prior to his employment
at Georgia Department of
Transportation. He worked
for Georgia DOT for thir
ty-four faithful years, retir
ing in September of 2003.
He married the love
of his life, Rita Rebecca
Towns Hussey, April 5,
1975. He was a devoted
husband and family man
and adored all of his fam
ily, especially his wife, chil
dren, grandchildren, and
beloved sidekick Trouble.
Mr. Hussey was affection
ately known by those who
loved him most as: Coach,
Brother Love, Bro Love
(Bruh Love), Bud, Daddy,
Papa, Pops, sweetheart,
and loving husband.
He was an avid out-
doorsman and a serious
hunter and fisherman, al
though quail hunting was
his passion. Mr. Hussey
enjoyed looking for and
collecting arrowheads and
other American Indian ar
tifacts. He loved all sports,
but he especially loved
baseball. He was known
to have a wicked fastball,
curveball, and knuckleball,
and never missed a chance
to cheer on the Atlanta
Braves. He was also the
master of the hook shot in
basketball. Mr. Hussey was
a die-hard Georgia Bull
dog fan and never missed
watching a game. He was
even known to re-watch
all of their winning games,
especially the champion
ships, repeatedly. He en
joyed and celebrated every
win. He was an exceptional
gardener, providing fresh
produce year-round to his
family and friends. He was
a member of the Telfair-
Wheeler Cattlemen’s As
sociation and enjoyed at
tending every meeting. He
was also a member of the
Alamo Methodist Church.
Mr. Hussey is survived
by his wife: Rita T. Hussey;
children: Jamie Hussey
(Vicki) of McRae, Rebecca
Ethredge (Pat) of Ailey,
and Joel Hussey (Helen)
of Ailey; grandchildren:
Emily Hussey, Towns Eth
redge, E.J. Hussey, Raygan
Hussey, Anna Beth Eth
redge, Judith Hussey, and
Joel Hussey Jr.; three sis
ters: Barbara Claire Lewis
(Charles) of Conyers, Pa
tricia Hussey of Eastman,
Linda Peacock (Emory)
of Eastman; brother: Wil
liam Hussey of Eastman;
sister-in-law: Jane Hussey
of Sparta; numerous nieces
and nephews, and his be
loved dog, Trouble. He was
preceded in death by his
parents; aunt: Doris Boyer;
sister and brother-in-law:
Carolyn Hussey Menden
hall (Fowell); and brother:
Ludwig Gaissert “Doc”
Hussey, Jr.
Graveside services will
be held at 10 A.M. Wednes
day, August 23, 2023, at the
Towns Family Cemetery in
Glenwood, GA, presided
by Rev. B.L. Horne, Rev.
Amy Carter, and Towns
Ethredge. In lieu of flow
ers, donations can be made
to the Alamo Methodist
Church or a charity of your
choice.
ALAMO, GEORGIA
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City of Alamo Under
Brief Boil Water
Advisory Last Week
By Deborah Clark
Regional Editor
dclarkadvance@gmail. com
The City of Alamo
was briefly under a boil
water advisory last week
after routine testing by the
Environmental Protec
tion Division detected E.
coli in source water from a
well located at the Wheeler
County Correctional Facil
ity. The correctional facil
ity is served by the City of
Alamo water system
The advisory was is
sued on Thursday, August
10, “out of an abundance
of caution,” after the con
tamination was discov
ered. A public notification
circulated to residents via
a telephone call-out and
the City’s Facebook page,
noted that while the con
tamination had been found
in Well 102, “other samples
collected in the distribu
tion system showed that
no bacteria were present.”
Well 102 was taken offline
for immediate sanitization.
Once the well was sani
tized, special samples were
collected to ensure that no
bacteria were present.
For 24 hours, city
residents were advised to
boil water before using for
drinking, making ice, or
other activities in which
water may be consumed,
such as brushing teeth. Be
cause of the emergency, the
Wheeler County Schools
were cancelled on Friday.
The issue was resolved city
wide by Saturday morning.
Alamo City Manager
Jeff Floyd said the emer
gency was short-lived and
quickly rectified. “The
EPD checks our water ev
ery day, so residents can be
assured that any issues that
might arise will be quickly
addressed.”
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Mrs. Pauline Hall
Mrs. Pauline Monroe
Hall, age 87, of Lyons, died
on Monday, August 14,
2023, at Community Hos
pice House in Vidalia after
a brief illness.
Mrs. Hall was a native
of Toombs County and
lived in Lyons most of her
life. She was a 1953 gradu
ate of Lyons High School
and worked at Durden
Chevrolet and City Florist
in Lyons for a few years.
She was a member of First
Baptist Church of Lyons.
She is preceded in death by
her husband, Clyde Hall in
1966; 1 son, Kip Hall; her
parents, Alexander Mon
roe and Nancy Collins
Monroe; and 1 brother,
Don Monroe.
Her family includes
1 son, Alan Hall of Blue
Ridge Community; 1 sis
ter, Christine Monroe De
witt of Lyons; 3 grandchil
dren, Colby Hall and wife
Brooke of Blue Ridge, Bay-
leigh Hall Goff and Duston
Hall, both of Statesboro; 7
great-grandchildren, Hunt
er, Keeley, Brantley, Hud
son, Canaan, Marlin and
Elliott; and several nieces
and nephews.
A graveside funeral ser
vice was Thursday morn
ing, August 17, at 10:00, at
Lyons City Cemetery, with
Pastor Brian Durden offici
ating.
Pallbearers were Colby
Hall, Hunter Hall, Dustin
Hall, and Lex Monroe.
In lieu of flowers, me
morial contributions may
be made to Community
Hospice Foundation, P.O.
Box 2277, Vidalia, GA
30475.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
Mrs. Edna Browning
Edna Claire Krueger
Browning, 76, of Alamo,
passed away Saturday,
August 19, 2023, at her
home after an extended
illness. She was born in
McRae, GA, on February
25, 1947, to the late Wil
liam Fred and Edna Rogers
Krueger. Mrs. Browning
was a member of the Ala
mo Methodist Church and
United Methodist Women.
She worked for more than
thirty-four years as a nurse
and retired as the county
nurse from Wheeler Coun
ty Health Department,
where she lovingly cared
for her community. Mrs.
Browning enjoyed reading
and cooking but especially
loved watching and cheer
ing for the Georgia Bull
dogs. Her greatest joy came
from being a mother and
grandmother and spending
time with her family and
friends. She will always be
remembered for the kind
ness and love she showed
to all those she knew and
loved.
Mrs. Browning is sur
vived by her husband:
Bobby Browning; three
daughters: Cindy Bowen
(James), Leslie Bunnell
(Josh), and Allison Page
(Jason); three grandchil
dren: Tyler Bowen (Gin-
ny), Lindsey Bowen, and
Noah Page; and two great
grandchildren: William
Bowen and Cora Claire
Bowen. She was preceded
in death by her parents and
brother: William Rogers
“Butch” Krueger.
The Browning fam
ily would like to express
their deepest appreciation
for the wonderful caregiv
ers: Faye Clark, Gay Scott,
Mariah Woodard, April
Gillis, Ingrid Tukes, Home
Instead Hospice, Commu
nity Hospice of Vidalia,
and Georgia Hospice Care.
Visitation for Mrs.
Browning was Sunday, Au
gust 20, 2023, at Towns
Funeral Home from 6
P.M. until 8 P.M. Funer
al services were held 10
A.M. Monday, August 21,
2023, at Alamo Method
ist Church with Rev. Andy
Brownley and Rev. Amy
Carter. Interment followed
in the Alamo City Cem
etery. Flowers are appreci
ated, or donations can be
made to the Alamo Meth
odist Church or the Alamo
Cemetery Fund.
ALAMO, GEORGIA
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Star
continued from page 7A
Wade that the U.S. constitu
tion protects a right to abor
tion.
“The Constitution
makes no reference to abor
tion, and no such right is
implicitly protected by any
Constitutional provision,”
wrote Alito.
Unless action is taken
in Congress to enact federal
abortion legislation, the is
sue is turned over to the
states.
Pro-abortion forces,
post-Dobbs, seem to have
been more energized than
pro-life forces.
In response to the ques
tion, per Gallup, “Will you
only vote for a candidate
who shares your views on
abortion?” 17% of pro
abortion supporters said
“yes,” while 10% of pro-life
supporters said “yes.”
Overall, per Gallup
polling, public sentiment
over time has become more
tolerant of abortion.
Thirty-four percent,
compared to 21% in 1975,
say abortion should be legal
under any circumstances.
Broken down by tri
mester, 69% now say abor
tion should be legal in the
first trimester, compared to
64% in 1996. In the second
trimester, 37% say abortion
should be legal, compared
to 26% in 1996. And in the
third trimester, 22% now
say abortion should be le-
Please see Star page 10A
Mrs. Faye Waugh
Mrs. Faye W. Waugh,
age 91, of Vidalia, died
Tuesday, August 15, 2023,
at her home. She was a
native of Statesboro and
lived in Vidalia most of
her life. She was a graduate
of Brooklet High School
in Bulloch County. She
went on to earn a Bach
elor’s degree in Educa
tion from Georgia Teach
ers College, and later, she
earned a Masters degree
in Special Education and
obtained an Administra
tive degree from Georgia
Southern College. She
began her forty-two year
Education career in 1953
in Douglas, Georgia, as
a first grade teacher. In
1965, she joined the Vi
dalia City Schools System
where she taught Special
Education. In 1972, she
became the director of the
Southeast Georgia Learn
ing Resource System in Vi
dalia, where she served for
twenty-eight years until
her retirement in 2000. In
addition to her many years
in education, Faye also
had a passion for volunteer
work. She was an Auxilian
volunteer at Meadows Re
gional Hospital and also
volunteered with Second
Blessings through her
church. She also assisted
with church services at the
Bethany Home for fifteen
years, as well as volunteer
ing with the Girl Scouts.
She was a charter member
of Grace United Meth
odist Church, where she
served as church pianist
for ten years, and was cur
rently a member ofVidalia
Cornerstone Church. She
is preceded in death by her
parents, James M. Waters
and Dalsie Marie Hagan
Waters; and her brother,
Ray Waters.
Her family includes
her husband of seventy
years, Donald E. Waugh
ofVidalia; one son, Don
ald Steven Waugh and
wife Cindi of Naples,
Florida; two daughters,
Anna Marie Tyson and
husband John, and Donna
F. Hamilton and husband
Mitch, all of Vidalia; one
brother, Paul Waters and
wife Marylyn of Green
ville, South Carolina; six
grandchildren, Daniel
Harrell and wife Cassie,
Blair Brady and husband
Art, Josh Harrell and wife
Allison, Laura Dowd and
husband Taylor, Mack
Waugh and wife Katie,
and Ian Brown and wife
Jessi; eleven great-grand
children, Carter Harrell,
Carson Harrell, Luke
Harrell, Rachel Dowd,
Lily Mack Brady, Wil
lie Brady, Kaylee Waugh,
Brooks Harrell, Harben
Brady, Ryan Waugh, and
Hailey Waugh; and special
caregiver, Ingrid Tukes.
The funeral service
was Sunday afternoon, Au
gust 20, at 1:30 at Vidalia
Cornerstone Church with
Reverend Jim Smith, Rev
erend David Blalock, Mr.
Jose Caraballo, Mrs. Shelly
Smith, and Mr. John Ty
son officiating. Entomb
ment followed at Lakev-
iew Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers were Dan
iel Harrell, Josh Harrell,
Mack Waugh, Art Brady,
Taylor Dowd, Carter Har
rell, Carson Harrell, and
Ian Brown.
Flowers are accepted
or donations maybe made
to Shriners Hospitals for
Children by visiting their
website at donate.loveto-
therescue.org.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
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Mr. Tommy Winham
Mr. Tommy Wilton
Winham, age 76, of Glen
wood, passed away Sun
day, August 13, 2023, at
Oxley Park Health and
Rehabilitation in Lyons.
Mr. Winham was born
January 30, 1947, in Jeff
Davis County, to the late
Wilton B. Winham and
the late Marian Mason
Winham.
Mr. Winham was a
1964 graduate of Wheeler
County High School. He
received an Associate in
Arts degree from Brewton-
Parker in 1966. In 1969,
he received a Bachelor of
Arts degree from Georgia
Southern College.
Mr. Winham had a
lifelong love of flowers
and all things growing,
which led to his career
of over thirty years in
the florist business. He
was owner and operator
of Tommy Winham Flo
rist, which later became
the Cottage Garden, in
Vidalia. His talent for de
signing and decorating,
especially for weddings,
was well known and led to
him being Designer of the
Year for Georgia. He was a
member of Sardis Baptist
Church in Glenwood.
Mr. Winham is sur
vived by one sister, Sue
(Billy) Winham Cook of
Thomaston; one niece,
Lynn (Tony) Broyles
of Gainesville, GA; two
nephews, Bill Cook of La-
Grange and Paul (Mary
Beth) Cook of Vidalia.
Several great-nieces and
nephews, two great-great-
nephews, and many cous
ins also survive.
Those desiring may
make memorial contribu
tions to the Sweet Onion
Animal Protection Soci
ety, P.O. Box 210, Vidalia,
GA 30475 or Affinis Hos
pice, 806 Maple Drive, Vi
dalia, GA 30474.
To honor Mr. Tom
my’s wishes, no service is
planned.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
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