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The ADVANCE, January 10,2024/Page 10A
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Obituaries
Mr. Paul Davis
Mr. Paul Davis, age 61,
of Uvalda, died on Satur
day, December 23, 2023,
at Memorial Health Uni
versity Medical Center in
Savannah after a sudden ill
ness.
Mr. Da
vis was a life
long resident
of Montgom
ery County.
He retired from the armed
services in the United
States Army, where he was
the recipient of numerous
medals, ribbons, and badg
es. Afterward, he retired
after many years as a truck
driver. He was preceded in
death by his parents, Sam
and Shirley Davis, and Pam
Davis.
Survivors include 3
daughters, Heather Foskey
and husband Stephen, and
Alisha Rogers and hus
band Zeb, all of Uvalda,
and Faith McCoy of States
boro; 2 brothers, Glynn
Davis and Randy Davis of
Montgomery County; 1
sister, Sharon Hutcheson
and husband Jay of Toombs
County; and 4 grandchil
dren, Jaxson Foskey, John
Foskey, Duke Foskey, and
Ryan Galbreath.
The private service was
held on Friday, December
29, at 11:00 a.m., at the
Georgia Veterans Memo
rial Cemetery - Glennville,
with Military Honors.
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Mr. Johnny Shinhoster
Mr. Johnny Mack Shin
hoster, age 69, of Uvalda
died on Sunday, December
31, 2023.
Mr. Shinhoster was
a native of Montgom
ery County and attended
Montgomery County High
School. He was a mem
ber of the Uvalda House
of God Church. He was
preceded in death by his
parents, Willie and Mattie
Wells Shinhoster; and his
brothers and sisters, Hen-
ery, Carl, Sylvester, Alme-
dia, and Mattie Lee.
Survivors include his
wife of 49 years, Annette
Shinhoster, Uvalda; 1 son,
Gregory Shinhoster, Uval
da; 3 daughters, Teresa
(Ernest) Curvin, Uvalda,
Valerie Braden, Uvalda,
and Tabatha (Sed) Mat
thews, New Braunfels,
TX; her sisters, Emma
(Johnny) Simmons,
Donna (Morris) Mclain,
Debra McClain, and Betty
(Jimmy) Simpson, all of
Uvalda, and Maybell Sand
ers, Hazlehurst; 1 brother,
Joe B. Shinhoster; 3 sisters-
in-law, Ida Shinshoster,
Uvalda, Janet (Craig)
Crooms, Vidalia, and Sho-
nette (Johnny) Sneed,
Mt. Vernon; 1 brother-in-
law, Franklin Ryals, South
Carolina; 5 grandchildren,
Tania Braden, Xavier Shin
hoster, Zaryrion Lawson,
Jadenda Matthew, and Se-
drick Matthew III; 1 aunt,
Perlie Mae Anthony, St.
Petersburg, FL; and many
nieces, nephews, and other
relatives and friends.
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Mr. Artis King, Jr.
Mr. Artis King, Jr., age
58, of Vidalia, died on Fri
day, December 29, 2023, at
his home.
Mr. King was a native of
Lumber City. He attended
Vidalia High School, where
he was a Junior Varsity and
Varsity basketball player.
He played with Brunswick
Junior College and Brew-
ton-Parker College. He was
a welder for Boiler Makers
Union at the nuclear plants
in Georgia. He was a mem
ber of Mt. Zion Missionary
Baptist Church in Vidalia,
where he sang in the choir.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Artis King,
Sr., and Earline Punkin
King; his siblings, Antho
ny, Mary, and Alice; and 1
niece, Pamela.
Survivors include 1
daughter, Leticia Brown,
and 1 son, Anthony Brown,
both of Clearmont; 4 sis
ters, Lisa King, Vidalia,
Delois Jones Lanier, Glen
nville, LaGlinda Boyd,
Alma, and Artisdine Thom
as, LaGrange; 2 brothers,
Herbert David King, Vida-
lia, and Leon Carl (LaTo-
nya) Channel, Nashville,
TN; 1 cousin-brother, Je
rome Knight, Augusta; 1
uncle, James Price, Augus
ta; 1 aunt, Vera Mitchell,
Lumber City; 1 brother-
in-law, Iral Powell, Vidalia;
and many nieces, nephews,
cousins, and other relatives
and friends.
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Lowry
continued from page 7A
doxy that science and faith
are incompatible, would
have been an ideal voice to
counter the propaganda
campaigns that aimed to
suppress unwelcome views
and even unwelcome facts.
Instead, he stuck with his
tribe.
It’s progress, though,
to realize that scientists,
too, are susceptible to
group-think, recency bias
and parochialism; that the
experts may know an in
credible amount about a
very narrow area, while
knowing little to nothing
about broader matters of
greater consequence; that
point of views considered
dangerous lunacy may,
over time, prove out, so
they shouldn’t be censored
or otherwise quashed.
It’s not just that the sci
entists acted like blinkered
scientists during the pan
demic; they tolerated, or
participated in, agitprop
that was inimical to the sci
entific spirit and to good
public policy.
Rich Lowry is editor of the
National Review.
(c) 2024 by King Features
Synd., Inc.
Mrs. Sally Nicholson
Mrs. Sally Toler Bel
lamy Nicholson, age 80,
died on Saturday, January
6, 2024, after an extended
illness.
Mrs. Nicholson was a
lifelong resident of Treutlen
and Emanuel Counties.
She was a retired science
educator with multiple de
grees who taught students
at David Emanuel Institute
and Vidalia Comprehen
sive High School. She led
adult Sunday school and
coordinated vacation Bible
school at Morningside Bap
tist Church. She was known
for using her intensive Bible
study and artistic design to
support her fellow church
members. She is preceded
in death by her parents,
Slayton “Trooper” Toler,
Sr., and Marjorie Toler;
brother, Slayton “Judgie”
Toler, Jr.; daughter, Kath
erine “Kitty” Bellamy; and
husband, Billy Nicholson.
Survivors include her
many friends, family and
fellow church members,
and those who have helped
her over the past several
years, including neighbor
and longtime friend Wrella
Purser, Wendell Lovett,
Corine Ricks and Sharon
Henry.
Sally’s life celebration
will be held on Wednesday
afternoon, January 10, at
2:00, at Morningside Bap
tist Church, 4327 Holton
Chapel Rd., Soperton, GA
30457. Pastor Vic Fordham
and Rev. George Grimes
will officiate. Burial will fol
low in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1:00
until just prior to the ser
vice.
Pallbearers are Clint
Purser, Tom Phillips, Terry
Phillips, and Ronnie Phil
lips.
Memorial contribu
tions may be made to the
charity of your choice or
Shriners Children’s Hos
pital at P.O. Box 947765,
Atlanta, GA 30394, or shri-
nerschildrens.org/ en.
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Mr. Mike Dixon
Mr. Mike Dixon, age
63, of Vidalia, died on Sat
urday, December 30, 2023,
at Emory University Hos
pital in Atlanta following
an extended illness.
Mr. Dixon was a life
long resident of Toombs
County, working as a truck
driver at Dennis Trucking
for 10 years and then as a
farmer for Cowart Farms.
He was Baptist by faith. He
was preceded in death by
his mother, Audrey Dixon.
His family includes
1 son, Jason Dixon of Vi
dalia; 2 daughters, Amy
Dixon Johnson and hus
band Robert, and Dana
Denmark, all ofVidalia; his
father, Elliott Dixon of Ly
ons; 3 sisters, Karen Rog
ers ofReidsville, LisaMun-
sayac ofVidalia, and Teresa
Carroll and husband Jim
of Lyons; 5 grandchildren,
Bailey Dixon, Alana Dixon,
Jake Dixon, Hannah Mann,
and Emma Mann; and 2
great-grandchildren, Mad-
die Dixon and Charlie Cate
Strickland.
The funeral service
was held on Thursday, Jan
uary 4, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.,
in the chapel of Wilkes Fu
neral Home, with Rev. Billy
Bratton officiating. Burial
followed at Marvin Church
Cemetery.
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Mr. Michael McCollum
Mr. Michael C. “Mike”
McCollum, age 66, of Ly
ons, died on Thursday, De
cember 28, 2023, at Com
munity Hospice House in
Vidalia after a brief illness.
Mr. McCollum was a
native of Orlando, FL, and
lived there until moving to
Toombs County in 2010.
He was the owner and op
erator of Landscape Nurs
ery in Orlando for 30 years
and continued working in
the landscape and nursery
industry after moving to
Lyons. He is preceded in
death by his parents, Alvis
Eugene McCollum, Sr., and
Evangeline Hall McCol
lum, and an infant brother.
His family includes 1
daughter, Katie Moore and
husband Scott ofVidalia; 5
grandchildren, Hunter Par-
tin and wife Caitie, Sailor
Kate Monroe, Chesney
Kae Monroe, Charlie Rae
Monroe, and Asher Moore,
all of Vidalia; 3 siblings,
Scott McCollum, Belinda
Stratton and husband Dan,
all of Greenwood, WI, and
Alvis “Junior” McCollum,
Jr., of Bristol, TN; and sev
eral nieces and nephews.
The graveside funeral
service was Monday after
noon, January 1, 2024, at
2:00, at Lyons City Ceme
tery, with Pastor Ken Mur
phy officiating.
Honorary pallbearers
were Speck Nobles, Bob
Webster, Ross Kelly, Gor
don Parrish, Johnny Clark,
Casey Hurley, Mark Mont-
fort, and Chuck Milam.
Flowers are accepted,
or memorial contributions
may be made to SOAPS,
Sweet Onion Animal Pro
tection Society, P.O. Box
210, Vidalia, GA 30475.
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Mr. Johnny Ward
Mr. Johnny W. Ward,
age 77, of Vidalia, died
on Friday, December 29,
2023, at his home, sur
rounded by his family.
Mr. Ward was a native
of Montgomery County
and grew up in Tarrytown.
He was a 1964 graduate
of Montgomery County
High School
and earned
an Associ
ate degree in
Criminal Jus
tice. He was
a sergeant with the Vidalia
Police Department, and
was the first officer with
the department to be certi
fied in the use of radar. He
retired from Georgia Natu
ral Gas after 15 years, and
after retirement delivered
cars for local dealerships.
In his spare time, he took
precooked meals to a large
group of people who could
not prepare their meals
daily. He was a member of
Tabernacle Baptist Church
and U.S. Navy veteran. He
is preceded in death by 2
grandchildren, Gretchen
Crystal and Ryan Ward
Finnerty; his parents, Wil
liam Ward and Hilda Mae
Edge Ward; and 2 brothers,
Joel Ward and Eddie Edge.
His family includes
his wife of 53 years, Danis
Proctor Ward; 2 children,
Melissa Ward-Finnerty and
Wesley Ward, all ofVidalia;
1 granddaughter, Jordan
Finnerty-Soto and hus
band Ryan; 1 great-grand
daughter, River Dawn
Soto, all of Ailey; 1 sister,
Jan Frost and Ronnie of
Vidalia; 1 brother, Harris
Ward; 1 sister-in-law, Char-
maine Brice Ward; and nu
merous nieces, nephews,
cousins, brothers-in-law,
and sisters-in-law.
The funeral service was
Monday morning, January
1, 2024, at 11:00, in the
chapel of Ronald V. Hall
Funeral Home, with Ran
dy McDuffie officiating.
Burial followed at Lakev-
iew Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers were Matt
Wiggins, Granville Mor
rison, Terry Proctor,
Dwayne McDaniel, David
Avery, and Keith Clark.
In lieu of flowers, me
morial contributions may
be made to the Commu
nity Hospice Foundation,
P.O. Box 2277, Vidalia, GA
30475.
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Mr. James Coleman
Mr. James Lamar
“Bubba” Coleman, age
68, of Glenwood, died on
Tuesday, December 26,
2023, at his home, after a
sudden illness.
Mr. Coleman was a life
long resident of Wheeler
County, living near Glen
wood all of his life, and
he attended .
Wheeler
County High
School. He
served in the
Army Na
tional Guard and was Bap
tist by faith. He was a truck
driver with Holland Con
struction Company for sev
eral years and retired from
Farmers Furniture. He was
drummer for several years
for Southbone Band. He
is preceded in death by his
son, Travis Lamar Cole
man; his parents, Ennis
Coleman and Rita McCoy
Coleman; and 1 brother-
in-law, Ronald Jones.
His family includes 1
sister, Gail Coleman Jones
of Glenwood, and numer
ous nieces and nephews.
The funeral service
was Friday, December 29,
at 2:00 p.m., in the chapel
of Ronald V. Hall Funeral
Home, with Pastor LaDon
Connell officiating. Burial
will follow at Glenwood
City Cemetery.
Pallbearers were David
Coleman, Marty Collins,
Jake Griffin, Chad Grif
fin, Corey Adams, Daylon
Meeks, and Asher Smith.
Flowers are accepted
or memorial contributions
may be made to Shriners
Hospitals for Children,
2900 Rocky Point Drive,
Tampa, FL 33607 or by
visiting their website at do-
nate.lovetotherescue.org.
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Mrs. Calvanna Burley
Deaconess Calvanna
Chavis Burley, age 90, died
on December 28, 2023.
Deaconess Burley was
a native of Montgomery
County. She was a mem
ber of the Lyons House
of God Church. She was a
Sunday School teacher and
Chairman Deacon. She
was preceded in death by
her husband, Willie Burley,
Sr.; her parents, Rev. Leroy
Chavis Stukes, Sr., and Ada
Mae Newkirk Chavis; 5
sons; 2 daughters; 3 sisters;
4 brothers; 1 great-grand
son; and 1 great-great-
grandson.
Survivors include 2
daughters, Mary Helen
Burley and Kathryn (John)
Hatten, both of Vidalia; 4
sons, Albert (Magnolia)
Burley, Johnnie Burley, Ha-
bakkuk Burley, and Sammy
Lee Burley, all of Lyons;
2 sisters, Eva Lee Stokes,
Ailey, and Victoria Hunt,
Lyons; 2 daughters-in-law,
Lela Burley, Augusta, and
Cindy Burley, Elmira, NY;
1 godson, Perry Edgerton;
28 grandchildren; 33 great
grandchildren; 11 great-
great-grandchildren; and
many other relatives and
friends.
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