Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel
912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426
P.O. Box 295
Springfield, GA 31329
Sam Rucker
Guyton – Sam Rucker, 89, passed away Friday, May 24, 2013 at his residence.
The South Carolina native was a member of the Safe Haven Mission Church, served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, and retired from C.S.X. Railroad as supervisor of the Rail Welding Shop.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Newton Rucker of Guyton; children, Linda Lewis of Columbia, SC, Terry Bumgardner of Guyton, and Ken Phillips of Savannah; sister, Lula Sturkie of Cayce, SC; 4 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel.
Interment will follow in Effingham Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers remembrances may be given to Hospice Savannah, P.O. Box 13190, Savannah, GA 31416 or charity of choice.
Thomas C. Strickland & Sons
Funeral Home
Effingham Chapel
(912)754-6421