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Mary Johnson Harris
November 1Z 1955 - November 26, 2018
Forsyth - Mary Edith Johnson Hyde-
Harris passed away Monday, Nov. 26,
2018. Funeral services will be held 11
a,m Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, at Ma-
con Memorial Park Mausoleum with
visitation one hour prior to the service.
Interment will follow in Macon Me-
morial Park Cemetery. Rev. Franklin
Etheridge will officiate.
Mrs. Harris, the daughter of the
late Oscar Nathan Johnson and Mary
Lizzie Turner Johnson, was born Nove.
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~7, 1955, in Macon. She was a homemaker.
I Survivors include her husband, Larry Harris Sr. of For-
yth; children, April Horsefield (Chris) of Pinellas Park,
Fla. and Thomas Hyde (Faye) of Forsyth; step-children,
Larry Harris Jr. of Warner Robins and Michele Gibbs
Robert) of Forsyth; brother, Lonnie Johnson of Gray; six
grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
'. Please visit www.monroecountyrnemorialchapel.com to
express tributes.
, Monroe County Memorial Chapd has charge of ar-
rangements.
Ann Miley Hill
May 1, 1943 - November 22, 2018
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i Forsyth - Rebecca Ann Miley Hill passed away Thurs-
day,
Nov. 22, 2018. Funeral services were held Monday,
Nov. 26, 2018, at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Inter-
fiaent followed in Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Rev.
Franklin Etheridge officiated.
', Ann, the daughter of the late Harvard Russell Miley and
Elsie Rebecca Laster Miley, was born May 1, 1943, in Grif-
fin.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Alvin Hill of Forsyth;
qhildren, Teresa A. Rogers (Johnny J.) of Covington, Larry
t~. Hill of Jackson, Susan Allen, Alvin Billy Hill, Jr. and
JpAnne Horne of Forsyth; several grandchildren; and
~everal great grandchildren.
Th.e family requests no flowers but suggests donations to
the American Cancer Society, 804 Cherry Street, Macon,
Ga 31201.
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,Please wsit www.monroecountymemorlalchapel.com to
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express tributes.
Monroe County Memorial Chapel had charge of ar-
rangements.
Clifford Lee Shaw, Jr.
June 8, 1927 - November 18, 2018
Clifford Lee Shaw Jr 91, went to be
with the Lord on Sun&t; Nov. 18, 2018.
He was born in Forsyth to L'dlie Elvira
Mitchell Shaw and Clifford Lee Shaw,
Sr. Clifford was a 1943 graduate of Mary
Persons High School, served 11 years in
the U. S. Navy, was a Mason and a devot-
ed member and officer of the American
Legion. He enjoyed spending time with
his family, being outside in his garden . dlIAW
and playing golf. He was loved and will
be missed by all who knew him. He is preceded in death
by his parents; his wife of 47 years and mother of his four
children, Dorothy Rose Shaw; his son, Clifford Lee Shaw
III, his granddaughter, Amber Adam and sisters Nadine
Shaw Wilson, Forsyth, GA and Juanita Shaw Dunaway,
Warner Robins.
He is survived by his wife, Violet Wilson Shaw; his chil-
dren, Christie Adams, Rebecca Bilnoski (Marvin), Philip
Shaw (Belinda Abbott-Shaw) and his daughter-in-law,
Sarah Hartwick Shaw; his grandchildren, Amy Adams,
Angelyn Mays, Robert Adams, Marvin Bilnoski, Leah Bil-
nosE-Morris, Tyler Abbott, Cameron Shaw and Garrison
Shaw, sisters Martha Shaw Young and Norma Jean Shaw
Pirkle of Forsyth. Also survived by 9 great-grandchildren,
other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at Sterling-White Funeral
Home, Highlands, Texas on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018 at
11 a.m. Interment, with military honors, was in Sterling-
White Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Sterling-
White Funeral Home. To offer condolences to the family,
please visit www.sterlingwhite.com. In lieu of flowers,
those who wish, may donate to their favorite charity.
Annie Faye Battle
February 21, 1953 - November 20, 2018
Forsyth - Funeral services for Ms. Annie Faye Battle
were held Saturday, Nov. 24 at Union Hill Missionary Bap-
tist Church, Forsyth. Pastor Rufus J. Whatley officiated.
Burial was in Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include her son, Donald J. Battle; mother
Ludie Lyons; brother, Dave Brantley, Jr. and a host of rela-
tives and friends.
Freeman Funeral Home of Forsyth was in charge of ar-
rangements.
Evelyn J. Buckner
Mrs. Evelyn J. Buckner, 88, of Jackson passed away Nov.
19, 2018.
She was preceded in death by her husband: Glen E.
Buckner. She is survived by her sons: David Buckner and
wife Cindy of Jackson and Randy Buckner of Forsyth,
grandchildren: Jason Buckner, Drew (Allison) Buck-
ner and Lauren (Josh) Abernathy, great-grandchildren:
Kara Buckner, Briley Buckner, Braelyn Buckner, Bryant
Buckner, Adelynn Abernathy, Lucy Abernathy and Shaw
Abernathy.
A graveside service was held at 11 a.m. Friday, Novem-
ber 23, 2018 at Rock Springs Church CemeteD; 219 Rock
Springs Rd Milner, GA. Dr. Benny Tare officiated.
Ford-Stewart Funeral Home, Inc Jonesboro/Stock-
bridge 770-210-2700. www.fordstewarffuneralhome.com
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',Capt. Luke Caison, company
commander, said that 80-85 of the
approximately 190 soldiers assigned
to the company will be deployed.
They will join other components of
121 st Infantry from throughout
Georgia at Ft. Stewart for training
and will leave for Afghanistan shortly
after New Year's Day.
',The majority of those being de-
ployed volunteered for the tour of
duty. Caison said the National Guard
was able to ask for those who wanted
to go and find replacements from
other units for those for whom the
4eployment would be a hardship.
He said he feds that those going will
be able to focus on doing their jobs
well, and he is proud of their desire to
serve.
!"We have gratitude and thanks for
what you are doing and appreciate
that you volunteered" Forsyth Mayor
Eric Wilson told the troops as they
stood at formation in the National
Guard Armory before boarding buses
fSr Ft. Stewart. "We'll be glad when
return home. We'll be praying for
that. To the families, I want to say we
know you make a sacrifice, too, and
you have our support:'
Many family members came to
Forsyth to wish their loved ones a safe
return as they departed. The soldiers
marched from the Armory to the
buses and then took a few minutes to
exchange hugs and words of support
with family and friends. Mothers and
fathers hugged younger soldiers while
children, from babies to young adults,
hugged military parents who were
departing. Several families gathered
in tight groups for prayer.
Caison said that some of the sol-
diers who drill at Forsyth actually live
closer to Ft. Stewart and will meet
the rest of the company there. A rear
detachment will remain in Forsyth
and continue to drill here. Its mem-
bers could be called to Afghanistan as
replacements if needed.
Caison, who will report to Afghani-
stan before Christmas, ahead of most
of his troops, said that soldiers always
enjoy getting care packages and letters
from people back home, especially
from kids.
"It lets us take a break from work
and means a lot. We'll try to send
back answers" he said. "It meant a lot
to me as a kid to get a letter from a
soldier:'
Mindy Russell is the representative
for the Family Readiness Group. She
is the liaison who will coordinate sup-
port from the community for the sol-
diers while they are away from home.
She is assisted by Amanda Silva, who
lives in Forsyth, and Madison Jerome.
Email for Russell is itsmemindy@
gmail.com.
She will know the kinds of things
that the soldiers would enjoy getting
in care packages, things they will not
be supplied by the military.
"Words of encouragement, especial-
ly around the holidays, are amazing"
she said. "Thank you letters from
classrooms mean a lot."
Russell will work with the 48th
Infantry Brigade to post informa-
tion about how the soldiers are doing
during their deployment. The 48th
Brigade maintains a Facebook page to
connect the company with communi-
ties. She invites teachers, churches,
civic groups and others to reach out
to her to exchange ideas on what they
can do for the soldiers over the next
year while they are away from home.
Burruss guard charged with
giving inmate cash, tobacco
A prison guard at Burruss Correctional Facility has
been arrested and charged with giving tobacco and cash
to an inmate.
Deasia George, 24, of Dublin, was " i
arrested on Nov. 19 and charged with
violating her oath of office, giving an
inmate contraband and trading with.
an inmate.
A warrant says George gave inmate
leshon Gilliam $50 cash via an online
digital cash app and tobacco on two
separate occasions. She was taken to
the Monroe County Jail and held on GB RG|
a $10,000 bond.
Gilliam is serving a 10 year sen-
tence for burglary; obstruction, and possession of co-
caine and marijuana for a June 16, 2016 crime in Henry
County. His earliest release date is June 2019, according
to the Department of Corrections website.
LAWSUIT
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roe County deputy Cody
Maples reported that
Fincher was acting very
nervous. He and depu-
ties Kevin Williams and
Allen Henderson were
all named as defendants
in the lawsuit. Deputies
found a blue substance
in a dear bag in the car
which Fincher said was
cotton candy. But a field
test of the substance de-
termined it was metham-
phetamine and MDMA
and Fincher and Morris
were charged with traf-
ticking and possession of
methamphetamine.
Judge Tommy Wilson
set the bond for each at
$1 million. Fincher had a
prior first offender drug
conviction. They both
languished in the Monroe
County Jail until March
22, when the GBI crane
lab report came back and
said the substance was not
in fact an illegal drug.
In her lawsuit, Fincher
daims video shows she
did not act nervously dur-
ing the traffic stop, and
said that three months in
jail were very costly to her.
She said she missed the
birth of her twin grand-
children. And when her
son brought the babies
to see her at the Mon-
roe County Jail, he was
arrested on an outstand-
ing warrant for failing to
appear in court. When he
was released the next day
he was told there actu-
ally was no warrant, said
Fincher's attorney James
Freeman of Macon. The
lawsuit daimed she was
so upset about her son's
arrest, she injured her
hand on the jail's concrete
wall. The jail doctor put
her in a splint and said
she would need a cast
when the swelling went
down, but the sheriff's
office never returned her
to the doctor, said the suit.
Also, the jail refused to let
her get needed physical
therapy, said the lawsuit.
The suit said Fincher also
was unable to be with her
daughter when she suf-
fered a miscarriage while
Fincher was in jail.
Fincher and Morris
were indicted by the
Monroe County grand
jury for trafficking and
possession ofmetham-
phetamine on March 15,
2017 and then on March
22, 2017, the GBI is-
sued its report saying the
material was not an illegal
drug. In her suit, Fincher
said she wasn't released
from jail until April 4,
2017 and the charges
weren't dropped until
April 18, 2017. Morris
pled guilty to driving on a
suspended license in May
2017.
Fincher's suit said Mon-
roe County was grossly
negligent and willfully
malicious toward Fincher
in her arrest and incar-
ceration. Fincher said
Monroe County caused
her severe injuries and
she's asking a judge that
she recover damages for
her extensive pain, suffer-
ing and loss of enjoyment
of life, as well as economic
losses.
Fincher is also suing
Sirchie Acquisition, the
company that provides
field drug tests to the
Monroe County sheriff's
office, for selling fraudu-
lent tests. The lawsuit in-
dudes news reports about
a number of inaccurate
drug tests in Georgia
sending people to jail.
Assistant district at-
torney Paul Hemmann,
who initially prosecuted
the case, acknowledged
that field tests are not
always reliable and noted
they are not admissible in
court. He said he's sorry
that it happened but said
their office handled the
case in a customary man-
ner and noted they ex-
pedited Fincher's release
as soon as they got the
GBI results back that it
wasn't meth. He said even
Fincher's attorne); the
public defender, must've
believed the field test
because he asked about a
plea offer before the GBI
results came back.
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