local obituaries

Ellen Hinely Exley

Ellen Hinely Exley

Jan 30, 2016

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel 912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426 P.O. Box 295 Springfield, GA 31329 Ellen Hinely Exley Springfield – Ellen Hinely Exley, 83, passed away January 30, 2016 at Ogeechee Area Hospice. Ellen was born in Effingham County to the late Bruce and Mattie Lou Hinely. She was valedictorian of Effingham Academy Class of 1949, and...

Donald H. "Donny" Brown, Sr.

Donald H. "Donny" Brown, Sr.

Jan 29, 2016

Pooler-Mr. Donald H. "Donny" Brown, Sr., 58, passed away on Friday, January 29, 2016 at his home. Donny was born in Savannah to the late Cecil & Geneva Brown. He was a member of Rothwell Baptist Church, the Richard T. Turner Masonic Lodge # 116, Laurelview Hunting Club, and the Hanging Rock Plantation. He retired after 30 years of service...

Marvin Derryberry

Marvin Derryberry

Jan 29, 2016

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel. (912) 754-3426 Fax Ret. Chief Warrant Officer Marvin Derryberry, Jr. Springfield- Ret. Chief Warrant Officer Marvin Derryberry, Jr., 84, died January 29, 2016 at his home. The Warner, Oklahoma native had served 24 ½ years in the US Army, initially enlisted as military police then promoted to Warrant Officer in the...

Mr. Edward L. Hodges

Mr. Edward L. Hodges

Jan 29, 2016

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel 912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426 P.O. Box 295 Springfield, GA 31329 Mr. Edward L. Hodges Springfield – Mr. Edward L. Hodges, 76, passed away January 29, 2016 at his residence. The Effingham County native retired from International Paper and the Effingham County Road Department. He was a U.S. Army veteran and was preceded...

Carol Hollis

Carol Hollis

Jan 29, 2016

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel. (912) 754-3426 Fax Carol Morgan Hollis Benson, NC- Carol Morgan Hollis, 77, died January 29, 2016 at her residence. Graveside services will be 11 am Monday in Springfield Cemetery. Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home Effingham Chapel (912) 754-6421

Elaine M. Batty

Elaine M. Batty

Jan 24, 2016

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel 912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426 P.O. Box 295 , Springfield, GA 31329 PICTURE Elaine M. Batty Rincon, Georgia – Elaine M. Batty, 72, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2016 at Hospice Savannah. She fought a courageous battle with Ovarian Cancer for over two years. Born in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of...

William Floyd "Billy" Reese

William Floyd "Billy" Reese

Jan 24, 2016

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel 912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426 P.O. Box 295 Springfield, GA 31329 William Floyd "Billy" Reese, Jr. Savannah – William Floyd "Billy" Reese, Jr., 42, passed away January 24, 2016 at St. Joseph's Hospital. The Chatham County native was employed in the auto glass repair industry. He was preceded in death by his father,...

Dollie Brinson Fulghum

Dollie Brinson Fulghum

Jan 23, 2016

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel 912-754-6421 (Fax) 912-754-3426 P.O. Box 295, Springfield, GA 31329 DOLLIE BRINSON FULGHUM Dollie Brinson Fulghum, age 90, passed away Saturday January 23, 2016 at the Effingham County Care Center. Dollie was born in Egypt, Ga. on July 4, 1925 to the late Fred Cornelius Brinson and Julia Harmon Morgan Brinson. She...

Russell Dean Evans

Russell Dean Evans

Jan 22, 2016

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel. (912) 754-3426 Fax Russell Dean "Deano" Evans Savannah- Russell Dean "Deano" Evans, 69 died January 22, 2016 at his residence. The Screven County native was a member of ABATE Savannah, Landrum Masonic Lodge #48, and the Savannah Shag Club. He was an electrician with the IBEW Local 508. He is survived...

Kimberly Lynne Moore Nease

Kimberly Lynne Moore Nease

Jan 19, 2016

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel 912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426 P.O. Box 295 Springfield, GA 31329 Kimberly Lynne Moore Nease Rincon – Kimberly Lynne Moore Nease, 52, passed away January 19, 2016 at her residence. The Illinois native was an Independent Appraiser. Survivors include her husband, Martin W. Nease of Rincon; daughter, Christin Kay Joiner (Matt) of Wetumpka,...

Dan Schafer

Dan Schafer

Jan 19, 2016

Pooler-Dan Schafer, 54, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at his home. Dan was born in Columbus, Indiana and still was passionate about his home state college teams, the Purdue Boilermakers, and the Indiana Hoosiers. He loved the beach, gardening, and cruises with his wife. He was employed with Gulfstream, and was preceded in death by his father, Jack...

Bobby L. Zipperer

Bobby L. Zipperer

Jan 16, 2016

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel 912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426 P.O. Box 295 Springfield, GA 31329 Bobby L. Zipperer Rincon – Bobby L. Zipperer, 84, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2016 at his residence surrounded by his loving wife, children, and grandchildren. He was born February 4, 1931 in Effingham County to the late Holland L. and Minnie...

William E. "W.E." Bacon, Jr.

William E. "W.E." Bacon, Jr.

Jan 14, 2016

William Earl Bacon, Jr. (02-10-26 to 01-15-16) Pooler-Mr. William Earl "W.E." Bacon, Jr. , was welcomed home by his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and Viola, his wife, who was standing at the door. He was born February 10, 1926 to Annie Lou and William Earl Bacon, Sr. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy when he was 18, worked at...

Homer Wesley "Fireball" Davis, Jr.

Homer Wesley "Fireball" Davis, Jr.

Jan 13, 2016

Savannah-Mr. Homer Wesley "Fireball" Davis, Jr., 89, passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at his home. "Fireball" was born in Millfield, OH to the late Homer Wesley Davis, Sr. & Stella Walton Davis. He lived in Columbus, OH before moving to Savannah in 1987. He retired from Local #423 Ohio International Labor Union. He was a member of New...

Pamela Norton Heston

Pamela Norton Heston

Jan 13, 2016

Bloomingdale - Pamela Norton Heston, 70, passed away January 13, 2016 at Riverview Health. The Ohio native formerly attended Marcus Point Baptist Church and was a member of South Newington Baptist Church. She retired in 2008 from Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, FL after 30 years. She was an avid race walker, enjoyed the beach, was a chocolate aficionado, and...

Edna Davis

Edna Davis

Jan 12, 2016

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel. (912) 754-3426 Fax Edna Mae Davis Rincon- Edna Mae Davis, 87, died January 12, 2016 at St. Joseph's Hospital. The Savannah native was a member of First Baptist Church of Rincon. She was a retired bus driver with the Effingham Board of Education, where she drove for the athletic teams for...

Pansy Burns Gnann

Pansy Burns Gnann

Jan 12, 2016

Port Wentworth-Mrs. Pansy Burns Gnann, 94, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Mrs. Pansy was born in Clyo to the late David & Ethel Burns. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William S. "Billy" Gnann. She loved her church, First Baptist of Port Wentworth, where she had been a member since 1947....

Benny Kessler

Benny Kessler

Jan 12, 2016

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel. (912) 754-3426 Fax Alton Benjamin "Benny" Kessler Springfield- Alton Benjamin "Benny" Kessler, 75, died January 12, 2016 at Westview Nursing & Rehab Center. The Effingham County native was a member of Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church. Benny had worked at Union Camp, graduated in 1973 from the University of Georgia in Landscape...

Israel Paez

Israel Paez

Jan 12, 2016

Savannah-Mr. Israel Paez, 83, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Hospice Savannah. Mr. Paez was born in Cuba. He is survived by his wife, Aida Paez; sons, Israel Paez, Jr., and Thomas Paez; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Albert Paez. The visitation will be on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 from 5 until 8 p.m. at the Thomas C....

Nelwyn M. Cade

Nelwyn M. Cade

Jan 12, 2016

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel 912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426 P.O. Box 295 Springfield, GA 31329 Nelwyn M. Cade Rincon – Nelwyn M. Cade, 66, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Hospice Savannah. The Missouri native was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority where she pledged in 1987, she served in many offices, and was...

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