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CM K » Baldwin County's hometown newspaper I Baldwin Bulletin THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20,2018 | A5 Obituaries The deadline for obituaries is 1 p.m. Monday. Funeral homes may send notices to obits@bbnews.today Wilbur Dixon Mr. Wilbur A. Dixon, age 94, passed away Monday Dec. 17,2018. Immediate survivors include children Ginny (Mike) Crowder, Bonnie (Mike) Hornsby and Jeff (Elaine) Dixon, grandchildren Josh Hornsby, Zachary Crowder, Eliza Crowder, David Dixon, Brian Dixon and Emma (Dixon) Helms, 10 great-grand children as well as beloved nieces, nephews and other family members. Moores Funeral Home and Crematory has charge of Arrangements. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 20 at the Voice of Truth Church in Irwinton. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the March of Dimes or to the Salvation Army. Louise Humphrey Mrs. Louise Devereux Humphrey, age 75, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 13,2018. Immediate survivors include husband Leroy Humphrey of Milledgeville, son Leroy (Linda) Humphrey Jr. of Milledgeville, sister Colette Hickson of England and grandchildren Diana Humphrey and Eric Humphrey. Williams Funeral Home and Crematory of Milledgeville in charge of arrangements. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 17 in Williams Funeral Home. Sarah Layfield Sarah Janet Layfield, age 78, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 18,2018. Immediate survivors include her husband Warren Layfield of Milledgeville, daughters Lisa (Keith) Vaughn of Milledgeville and Karen Hamilton fof Milledgeville, grandchildren Sarai (Nathan) Baugh, Casey Hamilton and Rebekah (Clate) Hollinshead and great-grandchildren Benjamin and Bryce. Moores Funeral Home and Crematory has charge of arrangements. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 21, at Black Springs Baptist Church. Family will receive friends from 1:30 p.m. until the service hour. Burial will follow in the church ceme tery. In lieu of flowers memorial contribution may be made to Black Springs Baptist Church. Franklin Miller Funeral services for Mr. Franklin R. Miller, age 83, were conducted at 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14,2018 in Lakeside Baptist Church. Interment followed in Baldwin Memorial Gardens. Immediate survivors include wife Betty Jean Barron Miller, daughters Teresa (Randy) Wilkinson of Milledgeville and Martha Durden of Milledgeville, grandchildren Eric (Allison) Wilkinson of Sandersville, Matt (Lisa) Wilkinson of Milledgeville, Crystal (Adam) Ryerson of Salisbury, N.C. and Michael (Aimee) Durden of Milledgeville, nine great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. Williams Funeral Home and Crematory of Milledgeville has charge of arrangements. Flowers accepted and for those that wish, the family has requested contributions to Lakeside Baptist Church. Hardy Porter Jr. Graveside services for Hardy Monroe “Rocky” Porter, Jr. age 84 were conducted at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 19,2018 in Brown Cemetery in Yonker, Ga. Immediate survivors include wife Saundra Douglas Porter ofYonker, children Rev. H.M. (Tammy) Porter III of Savannah, Shannon L. (Michelle) Hanson of Bellingham, Wash., Nicole (Chris) Maloney of Dublin and Bobbi (Jeff) Gordon of Bonaire, sister Janice (Thomas) Chamblee of Dublin, brother Sam “Butch” Porter of Columbus, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Williams Funeral Home and Crematory of Milledgeville in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Wounded Warrior Project. Dr. Roger Stem bridge Sr. Dr. Roger Edward Stembridge Sr., age 86, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 13,2018. Immediate survivors include sons Ed (Beth), David (Lorretta), Jim (Heidi) and Mike, six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, sister Sarah and brothers Bill (Mary), John (Millie) and Joe (Brenda). Moores Funeral Home has charge of arrange ments. Services were held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 16 at Moores Funeral Home. Interment followed at Memory Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memo rial contributions may be made to Georgia Military College in memory of his father William frank Stembridge and/or to the Submarine Museum at St. Marys, Ga. for purchases of exhibit material in memory of deceased Korean War Submarine Veterans. 478-452-4223 www. I aketal k. com Sharing a great-grandson’s visit to Lego heaven I’m not sure I will ever qualify for the heaven owned and operated by God, but I have been to the Lego store in Rockefeller Center in New York. That was about as heavenly an experience as this sinner could ever hope for. Cameron Charles Yarbrough, who gives special meaning to the word “great” as in great-grandson, is a Lego fanatic. You name it and he has built it. Maybe twice. For reasons perhaps known only to him, he recently constructed a Lego version of the Sphinx. Just what every family needs — a Lego Sphinx. Cameron recently turned 10 years old and I figured the best way to reward him for the joy and happiness he has brought to my life was to take him to New York to visit the epicenter of the Lego world. The trip Dick Yarbrough Columnist would include his first airplane ride and his first excursion outside of the South, unless you count his major tete-a-tete in Washington last summer with Georgia’s senior senator, Johnny Isakson. (The lad does get around. When I was his age, I was still learning to tie my shoes.) I contacted the Lego public relations people to see if it might be possible for someone on staff to at least acknowledge his presence in the store, nothing more. After all, we are talking about a very busy shopping day in New York during the Christmas season. They do have other things to do. My contact with them was the first step in what was to become a trip of a lifetime for the little boy and his great-grandpa. Not only would they welcome Cameron, the store manager would be there to greet him. A table would be set up for him to build as many Christmas ornaments out of Legos as he could in 30 minutes. For each one he finished, the company would donate three toys to children in need, this as a part of their worldwide #BuildToGive program, which has a goal of giving 500,000 children in the need the chance to play this holiday season. They were true to their word. Cameron Charles Yarbrough knocked out 15 ornaments in the prescribed time while hundreds of people waiting in line to get into the store looked on through the window. He was oblivious to the crowds. To his credit and the credit of those in charge of raising him, Cameron’s biggest take away from his trip to the Lego store in New York is that he had helped make Christmas better for 45 children in need. You’ve got to love that. Just to be on the safe side, Cameron and I invited his grandfather and his father, (who also double as my son and grandson) along for the trip. It was in our own self-interest. One was assigned to keep him safe in the hustle and bustle of New York. The other was there to keep me from falling on my tush. I have been to New MORE LEGO » A7 SEGARS CONTINUED FROM »A4 with his precious family to Egypt in order to evade Herod’s soldiers. Undoubtedly, this was a time of great difficulty, deprivation and fear for Joseph - a season that didn’t go as planned. However, there would eventually be better days. Similar to Joseph, we have the rich legacy of those who weather the storms of unplanned Christmases. And the greatest gift of all - the birth of Christ Jesus - serves as reason for the celebration which over shadows any earthly plans we have made for the day. As we celebrate the season, maybe we also should remember our own successes and failures of past Christmases. Perhaps this is the right time to become more compas sionate, unselfish and worshipful; and maybe we can find ways - planned and unplanned — to help others in their seasons of difficulties. Merry Christmas and best wishes to all. FUNERAL HOMES - A friend of the family - Helping You in Your Time of Need. Call Today to Start The Conversation. 306 N. Jefferson Ave. Eatonton, GA 706-485-3303 1670 N. 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