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The ADVANCE, November 29, 2023/Page 9A
Obituaries
Mr. John Floyd
Mr. John Wayne
“Floodlight” Floyd, age 72,
died on Friday Novem
ber 10, 2023, after a brief
illness, under the care of
Community Hospice of
Vidalia.
Mr. Floyd was born in
Dublin and lived most of
his life in Wayne County,
graduating from Wayne
County High School in
1970. He was a Pipefitter by
trade and started his career
at Rayonier. .
He proudly
served his
country in
the National
Guard for
many years. He was a ten
nis instructor for many
years. He is preceded in
death by his parents, James
Franklin Floyd, Sr., and
Wilhelmena Greenway
Floyd, and 1 brother, James
Franklin Floyd, Jr.
Survivors include his
wife, Tracy Brooks Floyd
of Uvalda; 1 daughter,
Jennifer (Scott) Harden-
brook of Jesup; 2 sons,
Jimmy Floyd of Jesup and
Joseph (Michelle) Floyd
of Gainesville, FL; 2 step
daughters, Kelly Carraway
of Mt. Vernon and Lacy
(Resse) Jackson of Galves
ton, TX; 5 grandchildren,
Ciara Eads, Chase and Jo
seph Floyd, Jr., Madilyn
(Christian) Lambert, and
MacKenzeigh Harden-
brook; 4 stepgrandchil-
dren, Gracelyn Carraway,
Kyle, Hannah and Brooke
Jackson; 1 sister-in-law,
Deanna Dowdy Floyd; sev
eral nieces and nephews;
and a special chosen family,
Virginia, Lillie and Alexia
Slone.
A celebration of life
will be held on Saturday,
December 2, at 11:00 a.m.,
at Rinehart and Sons Fu
neral Home, with Pastor
Jonathan Shepard officiat
ing.
In lieu of flowers,
charitable contributions
may be given to Commu
nity Hospice Foundation,
P.O. Box 2277, Vidalia, GA
30475.
WILKES
FUNERAL HOME
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Send us your Letters
to Santa, and we'll
publish them in the
December 20
issue of t Aimatice.
We'll make sure
Santa receives your
letters in plenty of
time to fill your
Christmas wish list.
Mail your letters to:
SANTA LETTERS
c/o atye Almance
205 E. 1st Street, Vidalia, GA 30475
Deadline is
December 5.
Festive facts about oft-
misunderstood fruitcake
Certain sights and
sounds are ingrained in the
holiday season, from twin
kling lights to carols pip
ing over retailers' sound
systems. Amid the shelves
of holiday wares and deli
cacies, fruitcake makes its
annual appearance.
Fruitcake, sometimes
referred to as plum cake
or Christmas cake, can
be prepared in various
ways. However, a dense
bundt-type cake dotted
with dried, candied fruit
and often soaked in rum
or brandy has become
the standard. Loathed or
loved, seldom anything
in between, fruitcake is
typically mocked as the
ultimate regift. But just
like Charlie Brown's scant
Christmas tree, which was
initially mocked, it's time
to see fruitcake in a new
light. Consider these fruit
cake fun facts.
• The texture of fruit
cake can vary from cake
like to more of a sweet
bread like brioche. Italians
dig into panettone, Ger
mans delight with stollen
and Jamaicans serve black
cake.
• The first fruitcakes
weren't eaten. According
to historians, fruitcakes
were initially made by
ancient Egyptians, who
tucked the desserts into
the tombs with their dead
so a sweet treat could be
enjoyed in the afterlife.
• Fruitcake gained
popularity as military ra
tions, as everyone from
Roman soldiers to Cru
saders found fruitcake
provided a diverse array
of nutrients and an energy
boost in battle. Fruitcake
also stores well, which can
be beneficial for military
personnel in battle.
• Fruitcake seemingly
is indestructible. While it
likely cannot last forever,
Tastemade says if a fruit
cake is kept in an airtight
container and stored in a
dark, cool place, it could
be reheated years after be
ing baked. Starch crystals
and dried fruit in the cake
will release stored water
when warmed, rehydrating
the cake.
• Historical accounts
indicate Romans were
among the first people to
eat fruitcake, which they
might have enjoyed as
early as 100 A.D. Aversion
called "satura" was made
by mixing stale bread with
pine nuts, pomegranate
seeds, raisins, and then
soaking it in a barley mash
and an alcoholic beverage
brewed from honey.
• Fruitcake became
a popular dish to serve at
British royals' weddings.
Queen Victoria, Princess
Diana and Prince William
served fruitcake at their re
ceptions.
• The Smithsonian
Air and Space Museum
in Washington, D.C. has
a fruitcake on display. It
traveled into space on
Apollo 11 in 1969, but was
never eaten.
• Seth Greenberg, who
worked in his family's New
York City bakery, attests
that fruitcake is delicious
when made with the right
ingredients. The neon-col
ored, dry and overly sweet
fruit that many bakers use
is the problem with poor
cakes. But proper ingre
dients like brandy, glace
cherries, apricots, figs, and
dates can make for a deli
cious fruitcake.
• The average fruitcake
weighs between two and
three pounds. However,
the heaviest fruitcake on
record, according to "The
Guinness Book of World
Records," came in at 9,596
pounds. Despite the hefty
weight of this cake, it's only
around 92 to 160 calories
per serving.
Regardless of its unfa
vorable reputation, fruit
cake remains an unwaver
ing holiday tradition. The
website Serious Eats re
ports that more than two
million fruitcakes are sold
each year.
DeVos Speaks at Four Rivers Meeting
LTC (ret) Ed DeVos
The Four Rivers
Chapter of the Sons of the
American Revolution held
its monthly meeting on
Thursday night, Novem
ber 18, 2023, at Chatters
Restaurant in Lyons. With
Registrar Dean Mills pre
siding in the absence of
President George King,
there were 12 in atten
dance. Chaplain Emory
Fennell said the invoca
tion, and then Emory led
them in the Pledge to the
U.S. Flag and the Pledge to
the SAR.
The speaker, LTC (ret)
Ed DeVos, is a retired Army
Ranger and has received
the Silver Star with one oak
leaf cluster, the Legion of
Merit, the Combat Infan
tryman's Badge, the Viet
namese Cross of Gallantry,
and the U.S. and German
Parachute Wings. He lives
with his wife Susan in Mc
Cormick, SC. He is an au
thor of several books, and
his presentation was on
"Revenge at Kings Moun
tain, the over the Mountain
Boys."
Four Rivers Patriots
Chapter officers were elect
ed by acclamation. The
Chapter also voted to can
cel the December meeting
because it would be only
4 days before Christmas.
The next meeting will be
held on Thursday night,
January 18, 2024, at Chat
ters, where the 2024 of
ficers will be installed by
the Georgia Society Senior
Vice President Ed Rigil, Jr.
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