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Beatrice Morgan

Beatrice Morgan

Jun 11, 2013

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel. (912) 754-3426 Fax Beatrice Glover Morgan Springfield- Beatrice Glover Morgan, 91, died, Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at Eagle Health & Rehab in Statesboro. She was born in Savannah, GA, August 24, 1921. She served as hostess at Turkey Branch Baptist Church for many years. She was predeceased by her husband, Ossie...

Sadie Gosnell Cook

Sadie Gosnell Cook

Jun 10, 2013

Bloomingdale-Ms. Sadie Gosnell Cook, 71, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2013 at Hospice Savannah. Ms. Sadie was born in Marshall, NC to the late Charlie & Lena Gosnell. She attended Calvary Assembly of God Church in Pooler and retired from Barnes Restaurant on Waters Avenue after 37 years of service. She loved spending time with her grandchildren, visiting family...

Carolyn Ingram

Carolyn Ingram

Jun 10, 2013

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel. (912) 754-3426 Fax Carolyn Ingram West Palm Beach, FL- Carolyn Ingram, 74, died Monday, June 10, 2013. Graveside Services: 11:30 am Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery in Guyton. Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home Effingham Chapel (912) 754-6421 Please run as a free obit.

Mary Crow

Mary Crow

Jun 10, 2013

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel. (912) 754-3426 Fax Mary Crow Port Wentworth- Mary Crow, 68, died Monday June 10, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital. The Screven County native was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Billy Crow; children, Troy & Kitty McClellan and Bill & Tim Crow; brother, Robert Rooker, Jr.; sister, Martha O'Brien; granddaughter, Mary...

Nancy Causey Frawley

Nancy Causey Frawley

Jun 8, 2013

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel 912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426 P.O. Box 295 Springfield, GA 31329 PICTURE Nancy Causey Frawley Guyton – Nancy Causey Frawley, 63, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital. She loved playing canastas and doing plastic canvas work. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Layton Causey; sister,...

Luray Carter Proudfoot

Luray Carter Proudfoot

Jun 3, 2013

Bloomingdale– Luray Carter Proudfoot, 93, died Monday, June 3, 2013 at The Place at Pooler. The Baxley native was a member of Faulkville Baptist Church, but had been a longtime member of South Newport Baptist Church. She was a member of the Eastern Star and was known by many as the community barber and cook. She was preceded in death...

Olvid Carl "Bo" Edwards

Olvid Carl "Bo" Edwards

Jun 2, 2013

Olvid Carl Edwards, "BO", of Guyton, GA, was born in Appling County Georgia to Ernest and Dicie (Tillman) Edwards on February 23, 1936. He passed away in his home on June 2, 2013 at 8:00 pm after a long bout fighting congestive heart failure for many months. He was a 1954 graduate of Savannah High School then earned a Bachelor...

Lawton Edgar Evans

Lawton Edgar Evans

May 31, 2013

Bloomingdale-Mr. Lawton Edgar Evans, 84, passed away on May 31, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was born on January 17, 1929 in Baxley, GA and was a lifelong resident of Savannah. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Elizabeth Evans. Survivors include his daughters, Terry (Jimmy) Spivey of Savannah, Linda Evans of Bloomingdale, Donna (Terry) Smith of Ellabell,...

Marc Christopher Blevins

Marc Christopher Blevins

May 31, 2013

Ellabell-Marc Christopher Blevins, 41, passed away on Friday, May 31, 2013 as a result of injuries sustained in an auto accident. Marc was employed with Daniel Defense and attended Beulah Baptist Church. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle, playing Bean Bag (Corn Hole) and was a Green Bay Packers Fan. He was the "World's Best Daddy". He was preceded in death...

John Franklin Kessler

John Franklin Kessler

May 30, 2013

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel. (912) 754-3426 Fax John Franklin Kessler, Sr. Port Wentworth- John Franklin Kessler, Sr., 87, died Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Hospice Savannah. The Effingham County native was retired from Central of Georgia Railroad and Chatham County Board of Education. He was a member of Berea Southern Methodist Church. Survivors include his...

James Ritchie

James Ritchie

May 28, 2013

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel 912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426 P.O. Box 295 Springfield, GA 31329 (Picture) James A. Ritchie Guyton– James Adam Ritchie, age 22, passed thru the gates of heaven Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at the home of his grandparents home in Nashville, TN. He was surrounded by his loving family. Jimmy, as he was known,...

Eugene "Butch" Davis

Eugene "Butch" Davis

May 28, 2013

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel 912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426 P.O. Box 295 Springfield, GA 31329 Mr. Eugene "Butch" Davis Springfield– Mr. Eugene "Butch" Davis, 64, Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at the VA Hospital in Charleston, SC. Butch was born May 21, 1949, to the late Lewis Davis, Sr. and Luverta Griffin Davis. The Effingham County native attended...

Christopher Saxon

Christopher Saxon

May 27, 2013

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel (912) 754-3426 Fax CHRISTOPHER NEIL SAXON Christopher Neil Saxon, age 60, died at Tattnall Healthcare Center in Reidsville, GA on Monday, May 27, after a long illness. Chris worked in the construction field most of his life. Even though Chris attended other churches in his adult life, he was a baptized...

Pierce Samuel Rucker

Pierce Samuel Rucker

May 24, 2013

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...

Tiffany Gilder Consos

Tiffany Gilder Consos

May 19, 2013

Rincon-Tiffany Gilder Consos, 35, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Tiffany was born in Savannah, graduated from Groves High School in 1995 and later graduated from both Armstrong Atlantic College and Ogeechee Tech. She attended Maranatha Assembly of God Church in Rincon and was employed with Memorial Health University Medical Center as a Sonographer. She enjoyed sewing, embroidery and...

R.D. Kent

R.D. Kent

May 18, 2013

R.D. Kent, 68, of Pooler, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 18th. He was born on March 8, 1945 in Fairfield, AL to the late Sarah Elizabeth Johnson Kent and Eddie Arthur Kent. He graduated from Bessemer High School in Bessemer, AL in 1964. From 1964-1968 he served in the United States Marine Corps where he achieved...

Linda Thompson

Linda Thompson

May 15, 2013

Guyton-Ms. Linda Thompson, 54, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at her home. Ms. Linda was born in Savannah to the late James & Josephine Thompson. She was of the Baptist faith and was a homemaker. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Jessica Michelle Burnsed & Remer of Bulloch County; seven grandchildren; brothers and sisters-in-law, James & Jenny Thompson,...

Evona Sikes Rentz

Evona Sikes Rentz

May 15, 2013

Bloomingdale – Evona Sikes Rentz, 61, daughter of the late Allen Judson and Minnie Lott Sikes, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Memorial Health and University Medical Center in Savannah. The Evans County (Claxton Community) native Lived in Bloomingdale for many years. She worked as a service technician for over twenty years with Bellsouth before retiring. Ms. Rentz was of...

Roscoe Mims Newman, Sr.

Roscoe Mims Newman, Sr.

May 15, 2013

Garden City-Mr. Roscoe Mims Newman, Sr., 61, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at his home. Roscoe was raised in Garden City, graduated from Groves High School and was a sheet metal mechanic. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed woodworking, building clocks and tables from cypress. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Kelly Newman, Sr....

Albert Russell "Russ" Waters

Albert Russell "Russ" Waters

May 14, 2013

Russ Waters passed away peacefully on 5-14-2013 at Spanish Oaks Retreat and Hospice. He was born in Savannah on 8-8-1916, son of Alan Russell and Mary Jane Waters. He graduated from Savannah High, spending summers working on Tybee Island. He then obtained a Chemical Engineering degree from Clemson University in 1938. He also received from Clemson an Army ROTC commission,...

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