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The ADVANCE, October 4, 2023/Page 15A
Obituaries
Mrs. Betty Allen
Mrs. Betty Jean Adams
Allen, age 82, of Vidalia,
died on Tuesday, Septem
ber 26, 2023, at The Oaks
Bethany in Vidalia, follow
ing a brief illness.
Mrs. Allen was a native
of Montgomery County,
growing up in Mt. Vernon,
and was a 1959 graduate of
Montgomery County High
School. She lived in Mt.
Vernon until moving to Vi
dalia in 1967. She worked
at Alley Manufacturing and
Hazlehurst Manufacturing
for many years and worked
for 15 years at Walmart in
Vidalia. She was a member
of Bible Baptist Church
of Vidalia. Preceding her
in death were her parents,
Harvey Lee Adams, Sr.,
and Bernice Mercer Ad
ams; 1 infant sister, Molly
Elizabeth Adams; 1 sister-
in-law, Inez Delosh Adams;
Mr. Keith Head
Mr. Keith Head, age
73, of Oak Park, died on
Monday, September 25,
2023, at Memorial Health
Meadows Hospital in Vida
lia after a brief illness.
Mr. Head was a na
tive of Alma and a 1967
graduate of Bacon County
High School,
where he
played base
ball and bas
ketball. He
served three
tours of duty in Vietnam,
serving in the 101st Army
Airborne. He worked at
pole plants in Ocala, FL,
and Baldwin, FL, as well
as in Port Wentworth with
Atlantic Wood Industries.
He later retired as plant
supervisor from Atlantic
Wood Industries in Vi
dalia. He served multiple
terms on the Oak Park City
Council. Earlier in his life,
he coached baseball and
basketball for his son’s
and 1 niece, Sylvia Ann Ad
ams.
Her family includes
her husband of 62 years,
Russell Allen of Vidalia;
2 brothers, Harvey “Ju
nior” Adams and Robert
“Reb” Adams, both of Mt.
Vernon; 1 sister, Deborah
Adams Hall and husband
Rickey of Vidalia; numer
ous nieces and nephews, in
cluding Michell Lynn and
husband Tripp of Rincon,
Julie Adams of Alley, Rich
ie Hallman and wife Karen
of Laurens County, Har
vey Lee “Trey” Adams and
wife Mallory of Alley; and
bonus family, Tripp Hall
man, Wrenley Wampler,
Westin Wampler, andjacey
Thomas.
The funeral service
was Friday afternoon, Sep
tember 29, at 3:00, in the
chapel of Ronald V. Hall
Funeral Home, with Pas
tor Ricky Davis officiating.
Burial followed at Lakev-
iew Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers were
Barry Allen, Larry Allen,
Logan Hall, Rickey Hall,
Brett McLain and Justus
Wampler.
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
teams. He grew up Baptist
and was a member of Oak
Park United Methodist
Church. He is preceded
in death by his wife of 43
years, Rindy Jones Head;
his parents, Roy Head and
Frances Yeomans Head; 1
sister, Linda Head Lee; and
2 brothers, Grady Head
and Julian Head.
His family includes 2
sons, Keith Head II and
wife Heather of Jackson,
MS, and Kevin Head and
wife Kaydee of Oak Park; 6
grandchildren, Jake Head,
Elizabeth Head, Alexis
Head, Alyssa Head, Em
ily Head and Kevin Head,
Jr.; and several nieces and
nephews.
The funeral service was
Thursday, September 28, at
11:00 a.m., in the chapel
of Ronald V. Hall Funeral
Home, with Rev. Don
Moye officiating. Burial
followed at Oak Grove
Baptist Church Cemetery
near Hazlehurst.
Memorial donations
may be made to Southeast
Georgia Soap Box Derby,
c/o Lyons Main Street As
sociation, 124 NW Broad
Street, Lyons, GA 30436
(checks payable to: Lyons
Main Street Assoc. Please
write “Soap Box Derby” in
memo line).
Ronald V. Hall
FUNERAL HOME
"Memories, of a Lifetime of Love"
Mr. James Harley
James Robert Har
ley, affectionately and
professionally known as
“Jim” and “Coach,” age 90,
passed away peacefully on
Wednesday morning, Sep
tember 27, 2023, at the
Treutlen County Health
and Rehabilitation Center
in Soperton. He and his
wife had been longtime
residents of St. Petersburg,
Florida, for many years be
fore moving to Soperton in
2016.
Bom at home in Spar
ta, Georgia, he was the son
of the late William and Ber
yl Hightower Harley. After
high school, Jim attended
and graduated from Geor
gia Southern in Statesboro,
Georgia, before attending
Vanderbilt University’s
Peabody College in Nash
ville, TN, where he earned
his Masters degree in Edu
cation. Having played Bas
ketball throughout school
and college, upon gradu
ation he began a long and
storied career as a Basket
ball Coach and Athletic
Director. His story began
many years before his first
coaching position, back at
GA Southern, as an Assis
tant Coach. After two years
at Southern he accepted
the position as Head Coach
at Brewton-Parker College
in Mt. Vernon. After three
years of achievement he
moved on to Miami Dade
Community College. After
Ms. Susanne Grimes
Ms. Susanne Grimes,
55, died on Tuesday, Sep
tember 26, 2023, at her
home in Alamo.
Ms. Grimes was a life
long resident of Wheeler
County and a former em
ployee of Telfair County
School Systems. She was
preceded in death by her
parents, Ronald William
and Shirley Brown Grimes.
another short three years,
Coach Harley accepted
an offer from Eckerd Col
lege in St. Petersburg as
Head Coach which quickly
turned into the position as
Athletic Director. He led
the Eckerd College Tritons
for thirty-nine years before
retiring in 2002. During his
career, he led the Tritons
to National Tournaments
and served not only as a
coach but as a mentor to
countless young players.
Throughout his career, he
was recognized countless
times for points of intercol
legiate achievement. But
even his 547 career wins
paled in what was his most
coveted accomplishment,
and that was the 97% grad
uation rate of his players.
Upon retiring and tak
ing those final steps from
the court to the locker
room, Coach Harley truly
left large sneakers to be
filled.
He leaves behind his
wife, Mary Alice Jones
Harley, Soperton, GA;
their son, James Robert
Harley, Jr. (Barbara), Apol
lo Beach, FL; their daugh
ter, Allison Rose Harley,
Brunswick, GA; his sister,
Karen Harley Brooks, At
lanta, GA; sister-in-law,
Shirley J. Sumner, Soper
ton, GA; a grandson, James
Mitchell Harley (Brittney),
Riverview, FL; a grand
daughter, Allison Marie
Harley Barron (Mike),
Orlando, FL; three great-
granddaughters, Blake No-
elle Harley, Halstyn Marie
Harley and Grace Marie
Barron; and a great-grand
son, Hawk Jones Barron.
At a later date, he and
his wife will be reunited as
they are laid to rest.
Sammons Funeral
Home in Soperton was in
charge of arrangements.
Full Paid Obituary
Survivors include 2
sons, Dalton Grimes (Ga-
brielle) of Alamo and
Dylan Taylor of Uvalda; 3
stepgranddaughters, Lily,
Elice, and Emma; 1 grand
daughter expected in Octo
ber, Evelynn; sisters, Lisa
Floyd of Alamo and Ronda
Dayhoff of McRae; and
caregiver, Janice Floyd of
Alamo.
A private memorial
service will be held at the
Alamo Methodist Church
at a later date. Flowers can
be delivered to Towns Fu
neral Home. However, the
family requests that, in lieu
of flowers, condolences be
expressed by making a do
nation towards funeral ex
penses.
ALAMO, GEORGIA
Moore
continued from page 6A
we can even reach a point
where we start paying down
the debt. This is called the
power of compounding.
What a change that would
be from a trillion dollars a
year in red ink added for
ever — which is the Biden
baseline.
This also means that
any policy that lowers
growth — for example, not
drilling for U.S. oil and gas
— makes the deficit fore
cast worse.
This is why tax in
creases on investment and
work are so counterproduc
tive. Those taxes would re
duce investment and growth
and make a balanced bud
get even more unachiev
able. Under President Bill
Clinton, we had fast growth,
spending restraint, and a
booming stock market;
three years later, we had a
balanced budget.
What if our politicians
set a national priority to do
everything humanly possi
ble to make the economy
grow at between 3% and
3.5%, not the anemic
growth rate of that pace as
the CBO predicts? Many
people think that’s impos
sible because of low birth
rates and low labor force
growth, but we can and
should import the workers
we need — especially the
brainiacs — from the rest
of the world to keep labor
force growth from shrink
ing.
We can achieve bursts
of growth from the next age
of hypertechnological ad
vances in areas like energy
production, robotics, artifi
cial intelligence, and gene
therapy that could make
the internet revolution look
like a blip. New billion-dol-
lar factories will be filled
with very fewer workers
and a lot of robots — which
translates into gigantic
leaps forward in productiv
ity that could make 3%
growth a layup.
There is one more vir
tue of a growth agenda:
Americans want prosperity
far more than they want a
balanced budget. We all
want a balanced federal
budget in principle, but
more important to voters is
that their own family bud
get is growing.
Stephen Moore is a senior
fellow at the Heritage
Foundation and a chief
economist at Freedom Works.
His latest book is: "Govzilla:
How the Relentless Growth of
Government is Devouring our
Economy."
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Ms. Lorene Powell
Blessed with a long
and joyful life, Lorene
Powell, age 84, of Uvalda,
passed away on Tuesday
morning, September 26,
2023, at her home, with her
nieces and lifelong friend
Shelby Donaldson by her
side. She was a daughter
of the late Luther B. and
Eunice Johnson Powell of
Uvalda, Georgia.
She graduated from
Montgomery County High
School, Class of 1957, with
the best group of class
mates ever. She moved to
Macon in 1981 to work
in the medical office of
Dr. Joseph Brogdon. She
continued to work with
Neurology Associates LLP
until retiring on August 21,
2023. She was a member
of the Forest Hills United
Methodist Church and the
Marshall Ministry (former
ly singles) Sunday School
Class. She was very active
and filled many positions
in the church and Sunday
School. She had been a
member of Beta Sigma Phi
Sorority, Macon Chapter,
since 1984. She loved to
travel and enjoyed visiting
and seeing history from
all over the world, but she
truly loved the USA and all
things Southern.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, Lu
ther Blass and Eunice John
son Powell, and her sister,
Sandra Powell Chavis, all
of Uvalda.
Affectionately known
as “Aunt Rene,” she is sur
vived by her brother-in-
law, Richard Chavis of
Uvalda, Georgia; nieces,
Tina C. Watson (Mike
Yawn) ofHazlehurst, Geor
gia, and Angela C. Sellers
(Ken) of Albany, Georgia;
three great-nieces, Megan
Walker (Donnie), Karlie
Watson and Abbigail Sell
ers; three great-nephews,
JonMichael Watson, Trey
Sellers and Peyton Sellers;
one great-great-niece, Bai
ley Walker; and two great-
great-nephews, Samuel and
Vayden Walker. She felt
blessed to have many trea
sured friends and family
that brought love to her life.
Funeral services were
conducted at 12:00 noon
on Thursday, September
28, 2023, in the Williams
Chapel of Sammons Fu
neral Home, with Pastor
Baxter Hurley officiating.
Ms. Powell will be laid to
rest beside her parents in
the Uvalda City Cemetery.
Her family received
friends on Thursday, from
11:00 a.m. until the hour
of service at the funeral
home.
Serving as pallbearers
were Mike Yawn, Ken Sell
ers, Donnie Walker, JonMi
chael Watson, Trey Sellers
and Peyton Sellers.
Serving as honorary
escorts were her cowork
ers, physicians and staff
of Neurology Associates,
Sorority Sisters, Sunday
School Class and the Class
of 1957.
In lieu of flowers, me
morial donations are en
couraged to a cause that
touches your heart the
most.
Sammons Funeral
Home in Soperton was in
charge of arrangements.
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Pastor Melvin Jones
Pastor Melvin Jones,
age 71, died on September
20, 2023, in Lithia Springs.
Pastor Jones was bom
in Pineview and graduated
fro Excelsior High School
in Rochelle.
He served in
the U.S. Army
as a combat
medic dur
ing the Viet
nam War. He continued
his religious eduction at
Turner theological Semi
nary School in Macon. He
was a civil rights activist
in Wilcox County. He was
the first African Ameri
can to seek public office
for a House seat in rural
Georgia in 1974. He was
acknowledged by former
President Jimmy Carter
as the President of “Con
tributions for Black Can
didates.” He served as the
“get out the vote” Director
for the Democratic Party
in Georgia. He pastored
for over 50 years, serving
in the third, sixth, eleventh,
and first Episcopal districts
of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church. In 1978,
he was ordained as Iterant
Elder by Bishop Richard
Allen Hilderbrand. He
pastored Cooks Chapel
A.M.E. Church, and rebuilt
St. Paul African Methodist
Episcopal Church, Flipper
New Hope African Meth
odist Episcopal Church,
and Mayfield Zion Afri
can Methodist Episcopal
Church. He gained over
150 new members and
helped Union Hill trans
form from a circuit church
to a station church. He
served in St. Thomas Afri
can Methodist Episcopal
Church in Hawkinsville.
He was preceded in death
by his mother, Thelma
Jones; and 3 brothers,
Pastor Robert Jones, Fred
Jones, Jr., and Pastor Tom
mie Jones.
Survivors include his
wife, Patricia; his children,
Chauncey Jones, Brandy
Jones, and Ashley (Stoney)
Jackson; 3 grandchildren,
Noah, Elijah, and Ashton;
his father, Fred Jones; and
3 sisters.
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