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Terry Williamson

Terry Williamson

Jul 7, 2013

Port Wentworth-Mr. Terry Williamson, 62, passed away on Sunday at Westview Nursing Home. Terry was a Christian and was preceded in death by his father, Elmer Williamson. Survivors include his mother, Carolyn T. Williamson of Port Wentworth; brother, Gregorie Williamson of Fleming; sister, Joan W. Lawhon of Garden City; aunt, Mary Ennis of Garden City and several nieces and nephews....

June Olson

June Olson

Jul 6, 2013

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel 912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426 P.O. Box 295, Springfield, GA 31329 JUNE H. OLSON, 93, who for the last six years lived on the starboard side of the 17th fairway of the Lost Plantation Golf Course left us to enter her peaceful rest awaiting God's trumpet call raising her and all believers in...

Fred L. Morgan, Jr.

Fred L. Morgan, Jr.

Jul 5, 2013

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel 912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426 P.O. Box 295 Springfield, GA 31329 Fred L. Morgan, Jr. Guyton – Fred L. Morgan, Jr., 87, passed away Friday, July 5, 2013 at Candler Hospital after a brief illness. Jr. was born April 3, 1926 in Clyo and grew up in Guyton. He was an avid hunter,...

David Seckinger

David Seckinger

Jul 4, 2013

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel 912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426 P.O. Box 295 Springfield, GA 31329 David Seckinger Clyo – David Seckinger, 67, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Candler Hospital. The Effingham County native was employed with C.S.X. and served in the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fletcher David Seckinger, Sr....

Gracie Smoak Boddiford

Gracie Smoak Boddiford

Jul 4, 2013

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel 912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426 P.O. Box 295 Springfield, GA 31329 Gracie Smoak Boddiford Guyton / Port Wentworth – Gracie Smoak Boddiford, 74, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2013 at her residence in Guyton. The Screven County native was a member of the Port Wentworth U.M.C. where she also served and retired as...

Susan Dianne Knight Spivey

Susan Dianne Knight Spivey

Jul 4, 2013

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel 912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426 P.O. Box 295 Springfield, GA 31329 Susan Dianne Knight Spivey Rincon – Susan Dianne Knight Spivey, 64, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Effingham Hospital. The North Carolina native was retired from Candler Hospital and a member of Rincon Baptist Temple. She was preceded in death by...

George C. Ward, Sr.

George C. Ward, Sr.

Jul 3, 2013

Bloomingdale-Mr. George C. Ward, Sr., 92, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at his home. Mr. Ward was born in Charleston, SC to the late Gary & Gillian Ward. He was raised on Daufuskie Island and attended the local school there. He loved to return to the island with his family whenever he could where they enjoyed fishing, shrimping,...

Cleo B. Odom

Cleo B. Odom

Jun 27, 2013

Pooler – Cleo Bailey Odom, 89, daughter of the late James Oscar Bailey and Bertha NeSmith Bailey, died early Thursday morning, June 27, 2013 at Hospice Savannah. Mrs. Odom was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Pooler since 1962. She served as a Sunday school teacher for the church for many years having taught many...

Thomas Wesley Graham

Thomas Wesley Graham

Jun 27, 2013

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel 912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426 P.O. Box 295 Springfield, GA 31329 Thomas Wesley Graham Guyton – Thomas Wesley Graham, 66, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013. The South Carolina native was a member and Deacon at Countryside Baptist Church. He retired from the U.S. Navy having served in Vietnam and has recently been...

Mark W. Wilson

Mark W. Wilson

Jun 27, 2013

Brooklet/Pooler-Mark W. Wilson, 53, passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2013 at his home after a short illness. Mark was born in Pooler and was preceded in death by his father, J.C. Wilson. He was a member of Rothwell Baptist Church and had been employed with Savannah Electric (Georgia Power) for over 33 years. He loved spending time with his...

Regina Dugger Wright Nixon

Regina Dugger Wright Nixon

Jun 23, 2013

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel 912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426 P.O. Box 295 Springfield, GA 31329 PICTURE Regina Dugger Wright Nixon Rincon – Regina Dugger Wright Nixon, 79, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2013 at Effingham Extended Care. The Screven County native was the daughter of the late George H. Dugger and Louise Coursey Dugger. She was a...

Douglas "Red" Landing

Douglas "Red" Landing

Jun 22, 2013

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel. (912) 754-3426 Fax Douglas Dean "Red" Landing Guyton- Douglas Dean "Red" Landing, 70, died Saturday, June 22, 2013 at Hospice Savannah. The Screven County native was a manager at various Midas Muffler shops in Savannah and Albuquerque, NM. He served in the US Air Force. Survivors include his wife, Sandra E....

Mary E. Singletary

Mary E. Singletary

Jun 21, 2013

Garden City-Mrs. Mary E. Singletary, 84, passed away on Friday, June 21, 2013 at Candler Hospital surrounded by her family. Mrs. Mary was born in Claxton to the late Fred & Ella Boatright. She was also preceded in death by a son, Lee Singletary and a great-grandson, Lee Adam Singletary, III "Trey". She was a member of Jasper Springs Baptist...

Arthur Edward "Bubba" Harrelson

Arthur Edward "Bubba" Harrelson

Jun 21, 2013

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel 912-754-6421 Arthur E. "Bubba" Harrelson Springfield: Arthur Edward 'Bubba" Harrelson, 75, died Friday, June 21, 2013, at Candler Hospital, surrounded by his family. Born April 14, 1938, to the late Arthur Ravenel and Willie Mae Bevill Harrelson, Bubba was always an avid sportsman and athlete. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and...

Lelyn Lewis Messex

Lelyn Lewis Messex

Jun 21, 2013

Bloomingdale - Precious baby of mine Lelyn Lewis Messex. I wrote your name in the sky, but the wind blew it away. I wrote your name in the sand, but the waves washed it away. I wrote your name in my HEART and forever it will stay. "Your mommy, daddy, and brother will always love you". Survivors include his parents,...

Alice Maryland Mixson Bennett

Alice Maryland Mixson Bennett

Jun 18, 2013

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel 912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426 P.O. Box 295 Springfield, GA 31329 Alice Maryland Mixson Bennett Rincon – Alice Maryland Mixson Bennett, 80, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Alice was born March 18, 1933 in Early Branch, SC to the late Gilbert Morris Mixson and Josephine Willingham....

Agnes Teresa "Terry" Reinhart

Agnes Teresa "Terry" Reinhart

Jun 16, 2013

Rincon, GA/Ocean City, MD-Mrs. Agnes Teresa "Terry" Reinhart, 81, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, GA. She was born in Baltimore, MD on November 21, 1931 to the late Glenroy and Teresa Schissler. Mrs. Reinhart was preceded in death by husbands, David N. Gilbert and James L. Reinhart as well as a brother,...

Shelby Boyles

Shelby Boyles

Jun 16, 2013

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel. (912) 754-3426 Fax Shelby Madeline Boyles Burleson, TX- Shelby Madeline Boyles, 21, died Sunday, June 16, 2013, while assisting a stranded motorist. The Savannah native was a senior at University of Louisiana at Monroe, School of Nursing and a registered CNA. Shelby was a member of the First Baptist Church of...

Hollie Boyles

Hollie Boyles

Jun 16, 2013

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel. (912) 754-3426 Fax Hollie Leigh Woods Boyles Burleson, TX- Hollie Leigh Woods Boyles, 52, died Sunday, June 16, 2013, while assisting a stranded motorist. The Savannah native was a devoted wife and mother. The homemaker was a member of Cana Baptist Church in Burleson and a 1979 graduate of Savannah Christian...

Lee Baker

Lee Baker

Jun 13, 2013

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel. (912) 754-3426 Fax Lee Bernard Baker Clyo- Lee Bernard Baker, 43, died Thursday, June 13,2013. The Chatham County native lived most of his adult life in Clyo. He was a graduate of Effingham County High School and was a self employed carpenter. Survivors include his son, James Lee Baker; parents, Ann...

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