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Myrtle Abernathy Chambers
Aug. 30, 1921 - Feb. 6,2018
A Celebration of Life service for Myrtle Abernathy
Chambers, who passed away Feb. 6, 2018, was held on
Saturday, Feb. 10 at Macon Memorial Park Funeral Flome
in Macon. Burial was held at the City Cemetery in Forsyth.
Mrs. Chambers was born Aug. 30, 1921 to the late Alva
Lee and Eva Sharp Abernathy. She was preceded in death
by her husband of 44 years, Emmett C. Chambers; her
daughter, Edith Chambers Morris of Pawley's Island, S.C.;
her brother, John A. Abernathy of Forsyth; sisters, Minnie
Belle Godfrey of Macon, and Velma A. Brooks of Decatur;
son-in-law, John Waters; grandson, Rob Feldman of Key
West, Florida and granddaughter, DeeDee Waters Bennett
of Athens.
Mrs. Chambers is survived by two daughters Eva C.
Feldman (Bob) of Key West, Fla. and Debbie C. Waters
of Athens; grandchildren, Melanie Morris of Rome, Ga.,
Matt Morris of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Kevin Waters (Fleather)
of Bishop, and Tap Bennett of Athens, and four great
grandchildren. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Excelle
Chambers of Macon and many nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Chambers was a member of Tattnall Square Baptist
Church, Dorcas Sunday School Class and Joyseekers.
She was a former member of the First Baptist Church
in Forsyth, where she was a member of the Joy Sunday
School Class, Merry Hearts, and WMU. Mrs. Chambers was
active in many community services: Meals on Wheels,
Junior Woman's Club and a Pink Lady at the Monroe
County Hospital. She was chosen Mother and Homemaker
of the Year by the Junior Woman's Club. Mrs. Chambers
was co-owner of Your Grocery Co. where she worked and
she later worked at Macy's.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to Kindred
Hospice of Athens or Milledge Avenue Baptist Church in
Athens.
Visit www.maconmp.com to express tributes. Macon
Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery has charge of
arrangements.
Robert Benjamin "Bobby" Floyd
Sept. 11, 1932-Feb. 10, 2018
Forsyth - Robert Benjamin "Bobby" Floyd (better known
to many as'Pops') passed away Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018,
after a month-long illness of metastatic malignant mela
noma. Graveside services were held Monday, Feb. 12, 2018
at Monroe Memorial Gardens. Rev. Stephen Kitchens offi
ciated.
Mr. Floyd, the son of the late Charlie Jabez Floyd and
Farris Clifford Ham Floyd, was born Sept. 11,1932, in
Forsyth. His wife, Agnes Virginia Gibby Floyd, his daugh
ter, Cynthia Yvonne "Cindy" Diaz,
his sister, Gladys Ruth Thalen, his
brother, Jimmy Floyd; his grand
sons, Tracy Steele and Shawn Diaz;
and great granddaughter, Cameron
Steele preceded him in death. He
was retired from Georgia Power
Company and a cattle farmer. He
was a 13 year Veteran of the Georgia
Army National Guard, member of
the Georgia Power Ambassadors, and a member of the
Monroe County Cattleman's Association.
Survivors include his children, Marcia (Jim) Dugger of
Forsyth, Sandra Floyd of Eatonton and Keith (Sheryl) Floyd
of Bloomingdale; brothers, Charles (Nancy Lee) Floyd of
Forsyth and Steve (Debbie) Floyd of Statesboro; grandchil
dren, Bryan (Amy) Steele, Erin (Mark) Hood, Benjamin Elias
Diaz, Zachary Robert "Zack" Floyd, Macy Floyd and Abigail
Floyd; great grandsons; Benjamin Cameron Steele and
Wyatt Robert Steele.
The family requests no flowers but suggests donations
to charity of choice. Please visit www.monroecountyme-
morialchapel.com to express tributes. Monroe County
Memorial Chapel had charge of arrangements.
Inge Lykkeberg Rumble
Feb. 3,1921-Jan. 17,2018
Inge Lykkeberg Rumble, a longtime resident of Forsyth,
died on Jan. 17, 2018, in Auburn, Ala. Inge was born
on Feb. 3,1921, in Copenhagen, Denmark, to Kirsten
Lykkeberg and Marino Jacobsen. A teenager during WWII
and the German occupation of Denmark, she dreamed
of traveling abroad when the war ended. She became an
administrative assistant with the Danish Foreign Ministry
and worked at the Danish Embassy in London immediate
ly after the war. Later she was posted to Bern, Switzerland,
and finally to Washington D.C., where she met her future
husband, Gabriel Rumble. They settled near Smarr, and
lived there until Gabe's death in 1995. In all, Inge lived
in Middle Georgia for 53 years. She was devoted to her
Danish and American families and loyal to her friends near
and far. As long as her eyesight remained, she loved trav
eling, going for walks, reading, knitting, and embroider
ing. Her last years were spent in Auburn, Alabama, with
her daughter Juliet. She is survived by her children, Juliet
Rumble of Auburn, Ala., and Vanessa Rumble (Jorgen
Aabo) of Sudbury, Mass.; by grandchildren Rune (Dianali),
Henrik, and Signe Aabo; by great-grandson Alexander;
by Danish nephews Michael and Johannes (Gitte) and
niece Kirsten (Morten); and by American nephews and
nieces Dick (Wilma), Bob (Marilyn), Ann (Howard), Tom,
Genevieve, Steve, Bryan (Walt), and Christine (Steve).
Family and friends are invited to a memorial service to be
held at Mt. Zion Methodist Church in Smarr on March 3.
Visitation will begin at 10 a.m., with the service to follow
at 11 a.m. Gifts in Inge's memory may be made to Partners
in Health.
Forsyth man gets 2 DUIs in 3 days
By Richard Dumas
forsyth@mymcr.net
A Forsyth man was
arrested and charged
with DUI for the second
time in three days after a
traffic stop on Hwy. 74 on
Jan. 29.
Jonathan B. Buffington,
53, was taken to the
Monroe County Jail,
where he was also
charged with failure to
maintain lane.
According to the inci
dent report., at about
noon, Monroe County
Cpl. Kevin Powell saw
a gold 2004 Chevrolet
Silverado cross the
double yellow line on
Hwy. 74. Powell stopped
the truck in the park
ing lot of little Rogers
C-.M.E. Church, where
the male driver, identified
as Buffington, handed
Powell an administrative
license suspension (ALS)
form. Buffington smelled
strongly of alcohol, his
speech was slurred and
his eyes were glassy and
bloodshot. Buffington,
who was unsteady on his
feet, said he had not con
sumed alcohol since the
previous night, Buffington
then failed a field sobriety
test but declined several
others, saying he had bad
knees. Buffington then
tested a high positive for
alcohol on a field breath
test but refused a state
breath test.
Buffington then asked
Powell to retrieve his
phone from his truck at
which point Powell saw a
text conversation between
Buffington and his wife
where Buffington wrote
at 10:46 a.m. that, he was
going to stop and get. a
beer on the way home.
Three days earlier,
on Jan. 26, Buffington
had been arrested and
charged with DUI and
open container after a
traffic stop on Jackson
Lindsey Road.
According to the inci
dent. report., at. about. 3:34
p.m., Monroe County Dep.
Thomas Haskins was
dispatched to
Jackson Lindsey
Road about, a
silver 1998 Volvo
S90 blocking a
portion of the
road with its
male driver,
later identified
as Buffington,
passed out.
behind the
wheel. When Haskins
arrived, he saw the
vehicle’s reverse lights
were on, and the vehicle
was running. As Haskins
approached the vehicle, he
saw Buffington open his
glove box and put. a bottle
of vodka inside. When
Haskins asked Buffington
to roll down his window,
the driver refused at.
which point. Haskins
opened the driver’s side
door.
Haskins smelled a
strong odor of alcohol
coming from Buffington,
who was speaking unin
telligibly and had glossy,
red eyes. Buffington did
not. appear to understand
Haskins’ command
for him to exit, his
vehicle, but. he finally
got. out. after several
minutes. Buffington
swayed from side to
side and rested his
arms on the vehicle.
He first, denied
drinking any alcohol
before saying, ‘ J
had a little, but. I’m
good.”
Buffington then refused
to take any field sobri
ety tests, and Haskins
noticed Buffington had
urinated on himself.
When Haskins searched
Buffington, he fell to the
ground and refused to get.
up. Monroe County EMTs
then arrived at. the scene
and assisted Haskins with
picking up Buffington and
putting him into his patrol
car. Haskins then found a
half-empty bottle of vodka
in the glove compartment,
and an unopened bottle of
vodka in the center con
sole. Haskins then took
Buffington to the Monroe
County Jail.
Bullington
SHUFFLING
command staff under Freeman.
Hull has been with the sheriff’s
office for 21 years.
Meanwhile, previous jail supervi
sors Capt, Jeff Thompson and Lt.
Ricky Davis were transferred later
ally to patrol division.
Not. all are happy with the pro
motions. Some have privately
grumbled that, deputies who’ve
been there for much longer and
have college degrees were skipped
over for promotions.
The moves were announced three
months after chief deputy Johnny
Wilkes and Capt, Robert. Jones,
supervisor of the patrol division,
announced their retirements.
Sheriff Bit,tick replaced Wilkes
with former Norfolk Southern chief
A1 Shackelford.
If the U.S. Senate approves
Bit.t.ick for the marshal’s job, which
may not. be known until March,
Shackelford would be appointed
interim sheriff until a special elec
tion can be held. Shackelford said
he plans to run for the position if
the sheriff leaves. Michael Bittick
of the Bibb County sheriff’s office,
no relation to the sheriff, is also
exploring a possible run if the sher
iff leaves. And Troy Copelan, who
briefly announced for sheriff in
2016 before dropping out, has also
said he’ll run if there’s a special
election.
UNFAIR AND UNBALANCED by Marilyn Langford
A wife beater in the White House?
I h my column a few weeks ago, I
wrote about. Trump’s love of chaos.
Nothing exemplifies “chaos” bet
ter than staff turnover. For those
of you who have ever worked in an
office, you know the chaos, disruption, and
morale problems caused by just, one fir
ing. Imagine 39 in one year! In any work
environment., staff chaos rests squarely on
the shoulders of the leader and speaks vol
umes about, his leadership ability.
FM SPEAKING about, the incompe
tency of Donald Trump to run the Oval
Office and his administration. Last,
week, the number of those fired, forced
out., or just couldn’t, take it. anymore,
rose to a whopping 39! And those are
just the super grades. There’s no telling how many
peons lost, their positions. You will remember Trump’s
words to us during the campaign, “I know the best,
people. I will hire the best, people.” Based on my
knowledge of the quality people hired by past, presi
dents, those words were comforting to me, until I real
ized that. Trump’s definition of “best, people” and my
definition of “best, people” were worlds apart,
ALEADER is only as good as the people he sur
rounds himself with. Few of his Cabinet, appointees
held the qualifications to serve in the position to which
they were appointed. In one year, we have seen two of
his best, people indicted with more indictments surely
to come. We have seen Russian sympathizers fired.
We have seen a Cabinet, official forced out. for tak
ing expensive charter flights on the taxpayers’ dime.
Three agency directors were fired after their public
racist, comments were revealed. A goofball fired before
he even reported to work. These people all had the
same thing in common—the President’s support, until
the hue and cry from the American people became too
loud to ignore and he had no choice but. take action.
Obviously, Trump only likes saying “you’re fired”
when it. is his idea.
JUST FOR the record, I celebrated when many
of those people were fired. They were NOT the best,
people. I am saying that, if Trump was a good leader,
he would have recognized the “best.” people from the
git. go and avoided this chaos.
THIS PAST week, we learned that, the Staff
Secretary, Rob Porter, had beat, both of his ex-wives.
That, in itself was not. that, surprising with this
Administration. What, was shocking, was the fact. that,
this information was discovered by the FBI in his
background investigation for his Top-Secret, security
clearance last. year. Rob Porter was privy to the same
sensitive information as the President, and had direct,
control over disseminating that, information to the
President, Rob Porter personally told White House
Counsel Don McGahn in January 2017
that, there was a problem with his secu
rity clearance.
SOMEBODY NEEDS to go to jail for
mishandling classified information. It. is
not. clear what. Trump knew and when
he knew it, However, his boss John Kelly,
and White House Counsel Don McGahn,
knew that. Rob Porter would never be
granted a Top-Secret, security clearance.
They opted to let. him continue to handle
Top-Secret, information even though he
could not. meet, the criteria for a security
clearance and hoped he wouldn’t, get.
caught, That, is a criminal offense! It.
is clearly stated in U.S. Code, Title 18,
that, “anyone who knowingly and will
fully communicates, furnishes, transmits, or otherwise
makes available to an unauthorized person classified
information,” shall be prosecuted. Simply, that, means
anyone who allowed Porter access to State secrets
should be prosecuted! And, the same should apply
to Jared Kushner. We know that, he does not. have a
security clearance, yet. is privy to that, level of intel
ligence every day. Another wife beater resigned in the
wake of the Rob Porter scandal—Speech Writer David
Sorenson. Little has been said of his circumstances
thus far but. it. will come out. eventually.
AS A FORMER employee of the National Security
Agency, I know first-hand that, you never play loosie-
goosy with security clearances. All personnel must,
wear their badges at. all times. These badges are
color-coded for your type of security clearance. As an
employee, you would never hand a document, to a
person unless they were cleared to receive the classifi
cation of the document, An Interim clearance does not.
qualify you to handle Top Secret, documents. I know. I
had one for many months waiting on my special back
ground investigation (SBI). Your badge is checked at.
the gate. If you forgot, your badge, you are sent. home.
If you are caught, at. work with your badge off, you
will be reprimanded. If you are caught, wearing your
badge outside of the work environment., you could face
termination. There should be a Twitter tag for the
oval office staff, “#let.meseeyourbadge.”
MEANWHILE, Trump is crying a river over the
loss of this “good man.” Trump calls every man he
fires, a “good man.” Trump said for the record, “He
says he’s innocent, You have to remember that, Is
there still due process?’ You, Mr. Trump, are the last,
person who should say the words “due process,” but.
you’ll find out. soon enough if it. still exists.
Marilyn Langford of High Falls writes about current
events from the liberal perspective. Email her at mari-
lynlangford85@gmail.com.
Patricia Ann Harriman
June 10, 1946 - January 31, 2018
Patricia Harriman passed away Wednesday, January 31,
2018.
Patsy was born June 10,1946. She was a resident of
Monroe County, member of Rock Springs Baptist Church
and retired from Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
She is survived by her husband John C. Harriman; son
Randy Grindstaff and daughters Nikki Banks, Brandee
Williams and Wendy Anderson.
Call your local Monroe County representative
Scott Harrell
478-256-3586
or toll free: 800-551-1102
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