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April 12, 2023
KimberlyJean Ivey
December 29, 1980-April 1, 2023
Kimberly Jean Ivey, 42, of Macon
passed away on April 1,2023. A
memorial service was held on Mon
day, April 10 at the Forsyth United
Methodist Church with Reverend Billy
Beard officiating.
Kim is survived by her father, Roger
Louis Davidson, of Macon and her
mother, Carol Ann Davidson, of
Forsyth. In addition to her parents, Kim is survived by her
daughters, Emily and Anna Ivey, of Forsyth, her brother
Mark Davidson (Amy) of Juliette and half-brother, Jacob
Davidson, of Macon.
Kim was born in Macon on Dec. 29,1980, and attended
Mary Persons High School in Forsyth. She graduated in
1999 from Piedmont Academy in Monticello and then
went on to earn her bachelors degree from Mercer Uni
versity.
Kim always said that she loved her children more than
anything else in this world!
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Brooks Livingston
July 31, 1944-April 4, 2023
Brooks Livingston of Forsyth passed
away April 4,2023 at his residence,
surrounded by his loving family. Fu
neral services were held on Friday April
7,2023 at Ebenezer United Methodist
Church. Burial followed in Monroe Hills
Memorial Gardens. Officiating: were Rev.
Taylor McKneely, Dan Singletary and Ned
Watson. Honorary Pallbearers were Sheriff
Butch Reese, Tommy Austin, Randy Candler, Lamar Russell
and Vernon Middleton. Pallbearers were Tria Avera, Joe
Tingle, David Smarr, Creed Hayman, Charles Smarr, Mike
Stanford, Derek Watson and Jason Bates.
Brooks was born July 31,1944 in Macon to the late
Donald Frazier and Mary Hyman Livingston. He attended
Clisby Elementary School, Lanier Jr. and Lanier Sr. High
School in Macon, Southern College and GA Police Acad
emy. While at Georgia Southern he enjoyed all aspects of
college life including playing left field for the Eagles baseball
team. He retired from McKesson Liquor Company after 15
years of service. Upon his retirement from McKesson Li
quor Company he entered into law enforcement beginning
his employment with Jones County Sheriff’s Office under
Sheriff Butch Reese, also previously employed with Bibb
County Civil Court for 12 years. He worked part-time as a
funeral assistant beginning in 1988 when Monroe County
Memorial Chapel was established.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his
sister, Mary M. Livingston.
Brooks is survived by his loving wife of 21 years, Greta
Livingston, daughter, Lee Ann Shoemaker (Roy Fountain),
son, Jon Dorminey (Amy), and his grandchildren, Abby,
Mia, Eva and Winnie.
Brooks was a consummate “Southern Gentlemen” He
enjoyed traveling, fishing with his friend Randy Candler
and his wife, Greta. He enjoyed his bonus children and
granddaughters. One of his favorite things was listening to
music from the 60s. Brooks enjoyed living on Tobesofkee
Creek and enjoyed the times of just rocking in the sunroom
overlooking the creek. He was a kind man with a gentle
spirit. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to
Pine Pointe Hospice, 6261 Peake Road, Macon, GA 31210.
Please visit www.monroecoimfymemorialchapel.com
to express tributes. Monroe County Memorial Chapel has
charge of arrangements.
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JUST THE WAY IT IS by Sloan Oliver
America now a Banana Republic
A favorite theme of
/ % mine: when you
/ 1 believe one lie,
X. ^when do you stop
believing all lies? Put another
way, if you’re so gullible to
believe one lie, what keeps
you from believing other
iies? The most fundamental
truth is that God is real, He
created the universe, and
He sent His son to die for
our sins. I can somewhat
understand not believing
in God because doing so
requires an active
belief and many
refuse to open their
eyes (or minds)
to God. However,
everyone believes
in and worships
some form/type
ofgodsuchas
Buddha, fame,
money, power,
Gaia (the god
our climate
changers wor
ship), Brahman (the Hindu
god), or globalism/Marxism/
socialism/authoritarianism
(the god worshipped by
Democrats who support Hil
lary, Obama, Biden, Stacey,
etc.). Perhaps the next most
fundamental truth is that a
male cannot spontaneous
ly regenerate (or morph)
into a female (or any of the
other claimed 57 genders),
and vice versa. I cannot
understand anyone (unless
they’re mentally ill) refusing
to believe the truth of male/
female gender. Simply look
between your legs and any
confusion should be settled.
IF YOU’RE gullible
enough to believe that a man
can morph into a woman,
you probably believe that
the January 6th protest was
an armed insurrection (no
guns were found among the
protestors, the FBI investi
gated and concluded that it
wasn’t, and the FBI actually
had dozens of undercover
agents who participated in
the protest); you probably
believe that the hundreds of
riots in 2020 were “mostly
peaceful” (despite the fact
that dozens were killed/mur-
dered, hundreds of business
es were burnt, and videos
showed cities burning); you
probably believe that Big
Tech and Big Media are fair
and impartial (98% of Big
Tech donate to Democrats
as does 96% of Big Media);
'
you probably believe Biden
when he claims the southern
border is secure (despite
videos showing thousands
of illegals storming the
border); and you probably
believe that Trump colluded
with the Russians to defeat
Hillary (the 2-year Mueller
investigation proved he
didn’t). When you’re unable
to discern one truth, it’s likely
you’re unable to discern
most truths. That takes us
to President Trump’s arrest
last week by Alvin
Bragg, the very
partial, Trump-hat
ing, NYC district
attorney (DA).
AFTER PRESI
DENT Carter left
the White House
(Jan 1981), he
established the
Carter Center
(CC). One of
the CC’s pri
mary missions is to observe
other countries’ elections to
insure their voting pro
cedures are free, fair, and
impartial. Carter and the
CC have observed at least 47
elections in 24 countries on
four continents. Some of the
hallmarks of fair elections
include the right and oppor
tunity to vote, the freedom
to assemble, and the right to
elect candidates of the voters’
choice. In other words, the
voters must determine the
political candidates, not
the government. In North
Korea, Russia, and Iran the
ruling party is the party
in power, and they decide
who is allowed to oppose
them. The United States can
now join the ignoble list of
authoritarian regimes where
the party in power is the
government, and they decide
who can oppose them. In the
U.S., become a threat to the
ruling party or get too pop
ular and you’ll be arrested
and thrown in jail. Do you
disagree? What do you call
having President Trump ar
rested for a non-crime? You
Dems didn’t hear? The NYC
DA who arrested Trump
didn’t even bother to state a
crime that Trump commit
ted. Oh, he listed 34 counts
but NO crime. Trump’s
crime is he opposes the
Dems and opposes Biden’s
authoritarian regime. Hey,
Alvin Bragg, 75% of Monroe
County opposes Biden and
his regime, are you gonna
arrest us all?
NAYIB BUKELE,
President of El Salvador, (a
true banana republic) said,
“Think what you want of
President Trump and the
reasons he’s being indicted,
but imagine if this happened
in any other country, where
a government arrested the
main opposition candidate.
The United States’ ability to
use “democracy” as foreign
policy is gone.” Bukele is
100% correct. His vision
is 20/20 and sees what’s
happening. Think about
when Putin (Russia), the
Ayatollahs (Iran), or Castro
(Cuba) have their oppo
nent arrested just before an
election; and we say, “Thank
God that doesn’t happen in
America.” Oh yes, it does,
Joe Biden and the Demo
crats just did it. You Dems
are despicable. Yes, I said it.
NOT ONE DEM opposes
Trump’s arrest. NOT ONE
has said anything against
it. Remember when you
Dems screamed, “Silence is
violence.” Well, your silence,
in the face of an illegal arrest
of President Trump, is deaf
ening.
IT’S OBVIOUS, Trump
was arrested for a non-crime
only because he’s running
against Biden (or whoever
is nominated) in 2024. It’s
no more complicated than
that. Disagree with a Dem
and you become the enemy
You Dems have criminalized
opposition, no different
than the old Soviet Union,
Cuba, or any other dictator
ship. You Dems no longer
debate the issues. And why
bother to debate when your
playbook tells you to accuse
anyone who disagrees with
you of being a racist, sexist,
or xenophobe, and then
have them arrested? Do you
doubt me? Bragg, during
his election campaign, said
that he was going to “get
Trump” so that Trump could
never seek office again. The
arrest of candidate Trump
is the boldest, most blatant
election interference in our
nation’s 247-year history You
want more proof of that?
The judge assigned to the
case donated $$$’s to Biden
(in 2020) and the judge’s
daughter worked for Biden’s
election campaign. But noth
ing to see; move along.
Why shouldn’t the Dems
arrest Trump? After all, our
Repubs have allowed it to
happen as they stand by
and do nothing. Where are
our elected Republicans?
Where are Austin Scott
and every other national
Repub? Where is Gov.
Kemp, Lt. Gov. Jones, or
Attorney General Carr?
Where are Sen. Kennedy,
Reps. Washburn, Dickey,
and Knight? You should be
screaming. Instead, we hear
hardly a peep out of any of
them. Hey Repubs - THEY
WILL COME FOR ALL
OF YOU The Dems don’t
just hate Trump, they hate
anyone who doesn’t agree
with them. Stand up and
start shouting.
Sloan Oliver ofBolingbroke
is a retired Army officer who
writes a weekly column in the
Reporter.
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