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IN LOVING
Alberta Ammann Binkley
November l7, l927 November 8, 2OIQ
Forsyth — Alberta Willimae Ammann Binkley passed
away Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. Funeral services were held
Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 at Christ United Methodist
Church. Rev. Debbie Lefevers officiated. Interment
will be 10:30 am, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in the
Georgia National Cemetery, 101 South Hudgens Drive,
Canton, GA 30114.
Mrs. Binkley, the daughter of the late Jacob Ammann
and Ethel Marie Clephane Ammann, was born Nov.
17, 1927, in Cincinnati. Her husband, Gerald Leon
Binkley, preceded her in death. She was a homemaker
and a member of Christ United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her children, Sharon Hopper
(David) of Forsyth and Gregory Binkley (Debra) of
Rossville; sister, Marian Tarvin (Richard) of Cold
Spring Kentucky and Jacque Price (Phil) of Cincinnati,
Ohio; brother, Butch Ammann (Anne) of Cleves, Ohio;
three grandchildren, Jennifer Kerr (Nathan) of Dacula,
Christopher Binkley (Ashley) of Center Barnstead,
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The family requests no flowers but suggests donations
to Pine Pointe Hospice, 6261 Peake Road, Macon, GA
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Please visit www.monroecountymemorialchapel.com
to express tributes.
Monroe County Memorial Chapel had charge of ar-
rangements.
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Cemetery.
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Robert F. Gibson
Robert F. Gibson (Bob), 77, of
Bolingbroke passed away Nov. 12,
at Pine Pointe Hospice, Navicent
Health in Macon. He was in the
presence of his loving family.
Bob was diagnosed two years
ago with puhnonary fibrosis. On
October 31, his health declined I M
and he was taken by ambulance to ' R ’i "
Middle Georgia Medical Center GIBSON
where he was diagnosed with ,
stage IV cancer in his lungs, liver, brain, and lymph
nodes. There were no life—saving measures that could
be taken and Bob was called home. He went bravely
and willingly into the open arms of the Lord, and his
family and friends who were called to Heaven before
him. When he got there, they all thanked him for his
many kind earthly deeds, his jokes, and his example of
how to stand up, help out, and be an all-around great
man.
Bob served his country in the Navy from 1960-1964.
He was a Mason. He worked for Georgia Power, Plants
Harllee Branch, in Milledgeville, and Arkwright and
Scherer in Macon, for 43 years until his retirement in
2008. During that time, he did more than work, he had
fun. He often said how much he enjoyed his time at
Georgia Power mostly he enjoyed the people. After
his retirement, Bob created the Georgia Power Com-
pany Plant Scherer Retirees monthly breakfast held at
Shoney’s in Forsyth for retirees of Plant Scherer, their
spouses, family members, friends and current employ-
ees. Whoever takes over the planning of this monthly
breakfast, you have big shoes to fill, but You can d" 1t-
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‘the lawns of all kinds of people; sometimes he was
paid, sometimes he traded services, and sometimes he
worked for free. He did this up until three weeks before
his cancer diagnosis. No matter how much his wife,
Beverly, nagged him to stop because of his pulmonary
fibrosis, he refused because he loved his “grass busi-
ness.
Bob was honored as a deacon of his church, Mount
Zion Baptist in Bolingbroke, on Jan. 24, 2016. He has
been a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church for 20+
years. In addition to being a deacon, Bob was a Sun-
day School teacher, and a servant of the Lord (his own
words). In the Lord’s name, he committed many, many
acts of kindness for many people. '
Bob is preceded in death by his parents, Robert Lee
Gibson and Irma Kate Underwood Gibson of Albany,
Georgia, and his sister Hilda Laney of Montevallo, AL.
He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Beverly Crozier
Gibson, and his children, daughter Jennifer (Bobby)
Webb, Step-daughter Jill (Bryan) Wilkes, and step-son
Art (Ingrid) Giles. Six grandchildren, Chase (Lizzie)
Hardwick, Conner Hardwick, Trey and Charlie Giles,
Nathan and Jessica Webb. One great granddaughter
Knox Gibson Hardwick. And, his two dog-children
Lacy and Peanut.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Pine
Pointe Hospice Navicent Health fadiiity. They treated
Bob with compassion and dignity in his final days
and the family would like to extend many thanks to
each doctor, nurse and technician at this facility. Or, to
Mount Zion Baptist Church.
Visitation at 10 am. and funeral service will be held
on Nov. 16, 11 am. at Mount Zion Baptist Church in
Bolingbroke, in the main church. Burial will be at a
later date in a private family ceremony.
Latha Phillips Tyson
Latha Phillips Tyson died at midnight Nov. 11, 2019.
She was 97 years old and had lived a wonderful life.
She was born in Treutlen County, the eldest child of
Carlton and Alma Phillips. She had two brothers,
Carlton Phillips Jr. and Mickey Phillips, and one sister
Virginia Phillips Moxley, all of whom predeceased her.
She was married at 19 to John Emerson Tyson whom
she considered the best of men. They were married 41
years and after his death she remained a widow. She is
survived by her daughter Lynn Tyson Clark and son-
in-law John Graham Clark of Forsyth with who she
resided for many years.
Latha graduated from Treutlen High School and
> Georgia Southern College where she studied social
studies and art. Art was a lifelong joy and she painted
well into her nineties. She taught school for many years
with skill and flair. She was stellar at encouraging her
students to be their best selves.
In adulthood, Latha realized her religion was based
on her parents’ faith rather than her own. She came to
personal faith in Jesus, and thereafter sought always to
live in love and obedience to Him. In practical terms
she loved and encouraged everyone she knew or met
even in the most fleeting encounters but especially
through the gift of her friendship. She shed light.
Burial will be private. A memory celebration will be
held at Dayspring Presbyterian Church, Forsyth, GA
Nov. 16, 2019 at 11 am.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the mis—
sionary fund at Dayspring as Latha had a great concern
for anyone who has yet to know the Lord Christ.
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Briana Rene Burgess
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Macon Briana Rene Burgess,
a beautiful and gentle soul, was
born Dec. 9, 1991 in Savannah. She
valiantly fought a long battle with
anxiety and depression and was
recently diagnosed as being on the
Autistic Spectrum. This diagnosis
finally helped explain many of her
lifelong challenges and strengths,
and also provided some hope for
developing a strategy for successfully moving forward in
life. However, after more than a decade of feeling over—
whelmed and exhausted by mental illness which acceler—
ated with PTSD in the past five years and despite being
surrounded and supported by people who loved and
adored her, she bravely chose to end her pain and struggle
Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019 at 27 years old.
Briana graduated Magna Cum Laude as a double
major in Spanish and Environmental Policy from Mer—
cer Universityin 2014, where she received an academic
scholarship, HOPE Scholarship and American City
Business Journals’ Ray Shaw Memorial Scholarship. After
her Freshman and Sophomore years, she served as an
intern in environmental studies at Savannah River Site
in Aiken, SC. After her Junior year, she traveled to Brazil
with Mercer on Mission to provide socio—economic aid
and environmental cleanup in impoverished communities
(favelas) and offer after-school care for elementary school
children. After college, she participated as a “WWOOFer”
in World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms in
Madison, Ga. where she learned farming and livestock
care, contributed to land sustainability and farm-to—table
distribution in support of the organic movement. She
achieved an International Baccalaureate (IB) Degree from
Riverwood International Charter School in 2010, graduat—
ing in the top 3% of her class.
Briana had recently been employed by United Way
of Central Georgia, serving in the Economic Mobility
AmeriCorps VISTA program where she managed com-
munity relations through ongoing outreach initiatives and
services for economically disadvantaged individuals. She
had previously served as Project Manager in Economic
Development for the Jackson County Area Chamber
of Commerce. During college and high school, she was
loved by her part-time work families at the Mercer Barnes
& Noble Bookstore in Macon and St. Angelo’s Pizza in
Atlanta, and she was also a member of Northside Drive
Baptist Church in Atlanta.
Briana’s passion, knowledge and competitive skills of all
things Pokemon are unprecedented. In high school, she
traveled to Nashville and New York City to battle at official
Pokémon tournaments in hopes of winning the grand
prize and taking a vacation with her mom to compete
at an international tournament in Hawaii. In NYC, she
advanced to a semi-final round only to be defeated by the
previous year’s defending champion. In recent years, with
a small investment and encouragement from her stepfa—
ther, she became a licensed [grader of Pokémon cards and
turned her childhood fascination and teenage obsession-1 « .5
into a profitable business, buying and selling collectibles
on e-Bay with a 100% customer service satisfaction rating.
Briana loved cats and adopted many stray cats over the
years that became beloved family pets, including Dylan,
Whiskers, Charlie, Phoebe and April. She enjoyed sharing
funny cat memes on social media as a hobby that provid-
ed an inside glimpse of her irreverent and hysterical sense
of humor.
Survivors include her devoted boyfriend, Jordan Forrest—
er Mills, with whom she shared an apartment and their
sassy tuxedo cat, April. Jordan loved her so very much and
will miss her eternally; mother Dixie Cox and stepfather
Jon Lunn; dad and stepmom, Craig and Penny Burgess;
her maternal grandmother “Miss Betty” Cox Hill; aunts
and uncles Cheryl and John G. Rawls, Jr., Lauren and
John Robeson, Dr. Clayton and Winter Cox, Alex Bur-
gess; cousins Britton Rawls (Ansley), John G. Rawls, III
(Shelly), Clay Woody (Brooke), Nathan Woody, William
Woody, Ashley Cox, Torie Cox, Clay Cox (Samantha),
Anneliese Cox Jones (Corey), Dustin Hudson (Sydney)
and Tiffany Burgess (Steven Hurst). She was preceded
in death by her paternal grandparents, Betty and Clif-
ford Burgess of Savannah, her maternal step-grandfather
“Po Colonel William B. Hill of Forsyth and her maternal
grandfather, Lawrence “Larry” Starr Cox of Forsyth, by
whom she will be laid to rest.
A graveside service celebrating her life and offering a
message of hope will be held at 11 am, Saturday, Nov. 16,
2019, at Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens, Highway 41
North, Forsyth, Ga. Doctor H. Darrell Watson will offici-
ate, and several close friends will speak in her memory. A
display area will be set up to allow friends and family to ‘
display sentimental items, favorite pictures and mementos
during the service.
Briana’s mother requests that donations be made to
Overflow Foundation at https/overflowfoundation or to a
local Rape Crisis Center in Briana’s name.
Please visit www.monroecountymemorialchapel.com to
express tributes.
Monroe County Memorial Chapel has charge of ar-
rangements.
BURG
Sheriff Brad Free-
man said Tapia has been
Continued from Front complaining that Monroe
County is violating his civil
She later died. rights by not taking him to
Tapia was identified as GWinne“ countY-
an escapee from a deten- “He’s “Qt going baCk t0
tion center work detail in GWinnett county because
the metro Atlanta area and he’s gOt enough to answer
was taken to the Monroe for here,” said Freeman.
County Jail. He was also While he does display
wanted for kidnapping, ob- a Hispanic and A5121“
struction of an oflicer and baCkground’ Freeman said
burglary in Gwinnett and Tapia was born in Georgia.
Cobb counties.
