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CORTLAND — Vincent “Jimmy” DiGiacobbe, 91, passed away Thursday afternoon, Aug. 3, 2023 at the Hospice House in Poland, surrounded by his family. Jimmy

James “Jim” Earl Woods of Pearce, Arizona, died peacefully in his sleep on April 7, 2023, at age 94. Jim was born in Ada, Oklahoma, on Jan. 17, 1929, to

Shirley Ann Chilsen fell asleep in death April 29, 2022. She was born April 20, 1939 in Merrill, Wisconsin to Rueben and Margarett Anderson. She married Alfred Chilsen on August 29, 1957. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister June and brother-in-law Orland Simon; and her husband Alfred of 47 years. Shirley was always cooking and backing and found happiness in giving her food away. She was especially known for her pies and her children would request which one they wanted. Cards and bo...

Search Changes Agents: The Lay Movement that Challenged the System and Turned Adventism Toward Racial Justice — Book Review Written by:  , Douglas Morgan, Oak and Acorn Publishing, 2020, 294 pages. Rosa Parks’ refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955, was the spark that ignited the civil rights movement and exposed segregation in such an unsparing light that it was no longer tolerable. The Lucy Byard incident did the same thing for the Adventist Churc...

568 WATERBURY – Ms. Georgia Mae Sumler, 71, of Waterbury, fell asleep in death after a battle with cancer, on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, at the Cheshire Regional Rehabilitation Center in Cheshire. Ms. Sumler was born Dec. 31, 1948, in Tuskegee, Ala., daughter to the late Jesse Echols. In lieu of flowers, donations should be made online to donate.jw.org to the Worldwide Work of Jehovah’s Witnesses. A memorial service will be announced at a later time. Related