Mr. Ralph David George
December 31, 1924 - May 15, 2007

Garden City-Mr. Ralph George, 82, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and
great-great-grandfather, slipped away into eternal peace on Tuesday, May 15, 2007.

He was born on December 31, 1924 to the late Tom E. George and Irene Murray George
in Hot Springs, Arkansas. At the age of 17, he entered the Marine Corps where he
remained for fifteen years. After his discharge as a Technical SGT. and settling in West
Savannah, he started working for Smith and Kelly in 1957, and many other shipping
companies. He was a member of ILA 1475 for over forty years and retired in 1998.
Along with his parents, he was predeceased by his beloved wife, Mattie Lou, his sons,
Tommie Eugene, Kenneth Clark, and Truitt Jordan; grandsons, Greg Anderson;
great-grandson, Andrew Mueller, and his sister, Jean Nichols.

He leaves to cherish his memories, six favorite daughters, Katha Moore of Bloomingdale,
Karen & Jay Urban of Ladson, South Carolina, Marianne & Timmy Smith of Richmond
Hill, Mary Lou & Shannon Gillis of Richmond Hill, Jean & Dan Hartley of Guyton and
Judy & Frankie Crosby of Richmond Hill; grandchildren, Simone, Shannon, Stacey,
Stephanie, Gloria, David and Robert, Jennifer and Jessica, Dean, Brenda, Bradley and
Jill; great-grandchildren, Daniel, Sierra, Summer, Selena, Alexis, Zach, Elizabeth, Trey,
Andrew, Taylor, T.J., Justin, Noah and Rhett, Cherie, Jason, Dixie, Amber, Emaline,
Karmin and Kristin; and great-great-grandchildren, Tyler and Dixie Louise.

Visitation: 5-8 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.

Funeral: 2 p.m. on Friday in the chapel of the funeral home. Pallbearers will be
grandsons, great-grandsons and sons-in-law. Honorary Pallbearers will be neighbors and
former neighbors of his Azalea Avenue neighborhood where he resided for over 45 years.
Burial will follow at Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery on Dean Forest Road with Military
Honors.