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The Augusta Chronicle 30 May 2000

Mr. Remus Riner

SWAINSBORO,GA - Mr. Remus C. Riner, 97, died Saturday, May 27, 2000, at Swainsboro Nursing Home.The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary with Tommy Rountree, Woodrow Beasley and Jamie Archer officiating. Burial will be in Blunedale Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mr. Riner, a native of Emanuel County, had retired from Georgia Highway Department, Continental Can and as a farmer. He was a member of Sardis Primitive Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Sallie Mae Peebles Riner; three daughters, Jacquelyn Price, Swainsboro, Jo Ann Thompson, Brunswick, and Janice Allagood, Baxley; and six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jim Thompson, Jon Thompson, Jeff Allagood, Chuck Mason, Jimmy May, Jack Riner, Tommy Riner, Mitch Price and Donnie Garrett.

Notes:Remus Clifton Riner was the son of Thomas Jefferson Riner and Callie Tapley. He was born on 24 Jan 1903. He married Sallie Mae Peebles (daughter of Richard Tenneson Peebles and Gertrude Woods) on 13 May 1926.

Savannah Morning News 20 May 2001

B. Hollis Sapp

HINESVILLE (GA) -- Beamon Hollis Sapp, 76, died May 18 (2001) at home. The Evans County native lived in Hinesville for 36 years. He was a civil service employee of Fort Stewart, retiring after 33 years. He served in the Navy during World War II. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Hinesville.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Louise B. Sapp of Hinesville; a daughter, Alyssa Frederick of Columbia; a son, Beamon H. Sapp Jr. of Deland, Fla.; a sister, Sallie Kate Gribbs of Brunswick; a half-sister, Versie Cribbs of Claxton; a brother, Roger Sapp of Townsend; a half-brother, Wilton Threate of Claxton; and three grandchildren.
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. today at Carter Funeral Home, Oglethorpe Chapel in Hinesville. SERVICE: 1:30 p.m. Monday at Carter Funeral Home, Oglethorpe Chapel. Burial will be in Dorchester Cemetery.
REMEMBRANCES: American Heart Association, Chatham County Division, P.O. Box 15515, Savannah, GA 31416.

Notes: Beamon Hollis Sapp was the son of William Minor Sapp and Sarah Ellen Powell. He was born on 5 Feb. 1925.

Savannah (Ga) Morning News 18 Jan 2002

Delmas Sapp

Claxton (GA) - Delmas Sapp, 66, died Wednesday, Jan. 16 (2002) at Evans Memorial Hospital in Claxton. He was a native of Tattnall County and lived all of his life in Evans & Tattnall Counties. He was a produce Farmer and a Baptist.
Survivors: wife, Joyce Holland Sapp of Claxton; step-sons, Alton Lee Pittman of Brooklet, Wayne Pittman of Claxton; step daughters, Billie Jean Weathers of Claxton, Cynthia Alba of Claxton; brother, Randolph Sapp of Claxton; sisters, Myrtice Tanner of Claxton and Beverly Jarriel of Reidsville; and six grandchildren.
Funeral Service: 11:00 a. m. Friday, Jan. 18, at J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Durrell Harn officiating. Burial: Anderson Church Cemetery. J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home

Notes:Delmas Sapp was the son of Daniel Braxton Sapp and Alma Bradley. His 1st wife was Margaret Ann Powell.

Savannah Morning News 16 Nov 2001

Ora Brantley Sapp

San Mateo, FL - Ora Brantley Sapp, 77, died Tuesday, (Nov. 13, 2001) at his residence. The Claxton native served in the U.S. Army during W.W. II and worked for Certain-teed Products in Savannah for 20 years. He was a Baptist and former member of the American Legion in Springfield. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping and sports.
SURVIVORS: wife of 52 years, Lois Sapp, San Mateo, FL; brother, Inman Sapp, Collins; sister, Wilma Calloway, Port Wentworth and many nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 5-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Homes, Effingham Chapel.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 10 a.m. Saturday, Hillcrest Abbey West Cemetery. Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel.

Notes: Ora Brantley Sapp was the son of Perry Sapp and Annie Balance. He was born on 30 Nov 1923.

Savannah Morning News 27 July 1999

Perry L. Sapp

MANASSAS, Ga. -- Perry Lloyd Sapp, 63, died July 25, 1999 at home. He was born in Candler County and lived in Manassas most of his life. He was a member of Reidsville Baptist Church and owner and operator of Sapp's Roofing Co.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Shirley C. Sapp of Manassas; two daughters, Cindy S. Eason of Manassas and Bobbie Souls of Bloomingdale; two sons, Perry Sapp Jr. of Port Wentworth and Denny Sapp of Mount Airy; two brothers, Harold Sapp of Ellabell and W.E. Sapp of Bloomingdale; seven grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today at NeSmith Funeral Home, Claxton, burial in Evergreen Church Cemetery.

Notes: Perry Lloyd Sapp was the son of Henry Cleveland Sapp and Julie Tucker. He was born on 24 October 1935.

The Augusta Chronicle 2 August 1998

Mr. James Sasser

WAYNESBORO, Ga. -- Mr. James Arnold ``Jimmy'' Sasser, 53, of 5344 Herndon Road, died Friday, July 31, 1998, at his residence.
The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Monday at Botsford Baptist Church with the Rev. Wayne Dixon officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Sasser, a native of Screven County, had lived in Burke County most of his life. He was an agricultural inspector for the state of Georgia. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, and he was a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Lillian McNorrill Sasser; two daughters, Katherine Renee Sasser and Elizabeth Marie Sasser, both of Waynesboro; three brothers, Rupert Wayne Sasser, Jack Sasser and Carlon Sasser, all of Waynesboro; and a sister, Peggy Sasser Skinner, Waynesboro.
Pallbearers will be F.A. Black, John Kitchens, Russ Rolland, Rick Jackson, Johnny Hannah, Bill DeLaigle and Wayne Crockett.
Memorials may be made to the Burke County Library, 412 Fourth St., Waynesboro, GA 30830.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at DeLoach Funeral Home,Waynesboro.

Notes:James Arnold Sasser was the son of Rupert Sasser and Ruby Ethel Edenfield.

The Augusta Chronicle 7 Dec, 2000

Mr. Wayne Sasser Sr.

WAYNESBORO,Ga. - Mr. Rupert Wayne Sasser Sr., 70, of Rackley Road, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, at St. Joseph Hospital, Augusta. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at DeLoach Funeral Home with the Revs. Wayne Dixon and Earl Saxon officiating. Burial will be in Burke Memorial Gardens. Mr. Sasser, a native of Screven County, had retired as shop foreman from Burke County Roads Department and was an honorary Burke County deputy sheriff. He was a member of Rosemont Heights Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Patricia R. Sasser; a son, Rupert Wayne Sasser Jr., Waynesboro; a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Sasser, Clarkesville; a stepson, Ronnie Gene Parrish Jr., Waynesboro; two stepdaughters, Rebecca A. Parrish, Waynesboro, and Bonnie P. Shaw, Hephzibah; two brothers, Jack Sasser and Carlon Sasser, both of Waynesboro; a sister, Peggy Skinner, Waynesboro; and eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Kenneth English, David Petrea, Mitchell Oglesby, Terrell Oliver, David Maddrick and Bobby Neely. Honorary pallbearers will be members of Burke County Sheriff's Department. Memorials may be made to St. Joseph Hospice, 2260 Wrightsboro Road, Augusta, GA 30904-4726. The family will receive friends from 7:30 to 9 p.m. today at DeLoach Funeral Home.

Notes:Rupert Wayne Sasser, Sr. was the son of Rupert Sasser and Ruby Ethel Edenfield.

Savannah (Ga) Morning News 6 May 2001

Ronald L. Saturday

Ronald Lee Saturday, 51, died May 3 (2001) at St. Joseph's Hospital. The lifelong Savannah resident served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He was a carpenter.
SURVIVORS: a son, Patrick W. Saturday of Grovetown; a daughter, Suzan S. Knight of Largo, Fla; a sister, Sarah Ann Hill of Seffner, Fla.; and five grandchildren, Marisa Knight and Joshua Knight, both of Largo, Fla., and Kristie Scales, Shawn Scales and Mystie Saturday, all of Grovetown.
VISITATION: 2-4 p.m. today at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 10 a.m. Monday in Hillcrest Abbey Cemetery.

Notes: Ronald Lee Saturday was the son of David Henry Saturday and Clara Mae Burgess.

Statesboro (Ga) Herald 9 Oct 2002

Mrs. Mollie Lanier Saunders

MILLEN (Ga) - Mrs. Mollie Lanier Saunders, age 97, died October 7, 2002, in the Jenkins County Hospital. For the past year she had been a resident of the Bethany Nursing Center. A native of Jenkins County, Mrs. Saunders moved to Bulloch County in 1926 and was a longtime resident in the Portal Community. She was the daughter of the late Lloyd C. and Mary Newton Lanier. She graduated from Millen High School and attended Powder Springs A&M School. She was a teacher in the rural schools of Jenkins County.
Mrs. Saunders was a seamstress and was a loving wife and mother. A lifelong member of Elam Baptist Church, she was a Sunday school teacher and an officer in the WMU. Mrs. Saunders was a member of the Archibald Bulloch Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. She was preceded in death by her husband, R.F. Saunders Sr.; and her eldest son, John L. Saunders.
Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Gustave W. Anderson of Savannah; one son, R.F. Saunders Jr. of Portal; a daughter-in-law, Ann H. Saunders of Augusta; four grandchildren, Rebecca S. McKenzie of Columbia, S.C., Dorothy S. McEvoy of Cheltanham, England, Jack Saunders of Florence, Ala., and Ingrid A. Poppell of Savannah; nine great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The graveside service and burial will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. at Elam Baptist Church Cemetery in Jenkins County with the Rev. Donald Sparks and the Rev. Bill Brown officiating.
Visitation will be held Thursday from 5-7 p.m. at Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Jack Saunders, David McKenzie, Randy Saunders, Ernest Saunders, Roy Finch and Harry Jones.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to Elam Baptist Church, 5172 Elam Church Road, GA Hwy 21, Millen, Georgia 30442; or to the Statesboro Regional Library, 124 South Main St., Statesboro, GA 30458.

Statesboro (Ga.) Herald, January 9, 2001

Mrs. Mary Moore Scruggs, age 82, died on Sunday (7 Jan. 2001) at Heritage Inn Nursing Home.
The Bulloch County native was a retired educator and taught in Jacksonville, Fla. for 25 years before returning to Bulloch County 12 years ago. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Statesboro. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Scruggs, Sr.
Survivors include her son, Vernon Scruggs, Jr. of Statesboro; one brother, William H. Moore of Greenville, N.C.; one sister, Ruth McMullan of Columbia, S.C.; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Eastside Cemetery with Dr. Don Adams officiating.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Hodges-Turner-Anderson Funeral Home.

Notes: Mary Louise Moore was the daughter of John Hardy Moore and Willie Louise Jernigan. She was born on 1 Dec. 1918. She married Vernon Castle Scruggs, Sr. on 24 Apr. 1944.

Savannah Morning News 20 Oct. 2000

Frances L. (Oglesby) Sherrod

Mrs. Frances L. Sherrod, 78, died Oct. 19, 2000 at home. The native of Jenkins County was a resident of Chatham County the past 47 years. She retired from Union Camp Paper Corp. and was a Baptist.
SURVIVORS: a son, Larry Sherrod of Garden City; three brothers, Cleveland Oglesby of Swainsboro, Talmadge Oglesby of Oak Park and Joe Oglesby of Millen; a sister, Jeanette Dismukes of Bloomingdale; four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. today at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Massey Chapel in Garden City.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Massey Chapel in Garden City, burial in Gravel Hill Cemetery.

Notes: Francis Lenora Oglesby was born on 13 May 1922. She was the daughter of Henry F. Oglesby, Sr. and Sallie Pierce. What Sherrod did she marry? Please help!

Augusta Chronicle 27 May 2000

Mrs. Lucyle Short

RAYLE, Ga. - Mrs. Lucyle Boatwright Short, 91, of Lexington Road, died Tuesday, May 23, 2000, in Tullahoma, Tenn.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sardis Baptist Church with the Revs. Allen Danner and Joe Heathcoat officiating.
Mrs. Short, a native of Oglethorpe County, was a homemaker. She was a member of Sardis Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Thomas M. Short, Ponte Vedra, Fla.; a daughter, Dorothy Gilfillan, Tullahoma; a brother, Marvin Boatwright, Lady Lake, Fla.; a sister, Pearl Bullock, Savannah; and 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Hopkins Funeral Home, Washington.

Savannah Morning News 29 Dec 1998

Mildred P. Sims

Mildred Peavy Sims, 78, died Dec. 28, 1998 at home. She was a native of Sylvania and a resident of Garden City most of her life. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Garden City. SURVIVORS: her husband, John W. Sims of Garden City; five daughters, Patti Simmons of Pooler, Cindy Robinson of Midlothian, Va., Sandy Butler of Conyers, Lynda Sanders of Midway and Amanda Webb of Garden City; four sisters, Bernice Mobley of Lakeland, Fla. Lois Coney and Frances Robbins, both of Savannah, and Elise Stafford of Effingham County; 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. today at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Massey Chapel in Garden City. FUNERAL: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Massey Chapel, burial in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. REMEMBRANCES: American Hospice Care, L.L.C., 340 Eisenhower Drive, Building 1400, Suite A., Savannah, GA 31406.

Notes:Mildred Peavy was the daughter of John Clinton Peavy, Sr. and Ila Scott. She married 1st Harry Herrington and 2nd John W. Sims.

Savannah (Ga) Morning News, April 29, 2003

Doris Pauline Lynn Smith

Doris Pauline Lynn Smith, 78, died Sunday, April 27, 2003 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. She was born November 26, 1924 in Collins, the daughter of William D. and Eudelle L. Jarriel Lynn. Mrs. Smith lived most of her life in Savannah where she began her career with the 93rd Sub Depot at Hunter Army Airfield. She also worked at the Georgia Ports Authority and spent 15 years with Southland Oil Company. She was an active member of St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church. Her father and brother Hugh Elwin Lynn preceded her in death. Surviving are, her husband of 57 years, Arthur T. Smith, Sr. of Savannah; daughter and son- in-law, Lynn Smith Johnson and David Johnson of Alpharetta; son and daughter in-law, Arthur T. Smith, Jr. and Ceceila Smith of Savannah; mother, Eudelle J. Lynn of Savannah; sisters, Imogene Lynn Hancock of Savannah; Ceceila Lynn Westberry of St. Marys; brothers, Cecil Ray Lynn and James Kenneth Lynn both of Savannah; three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation: 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 29 at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Islands Chapel. Funeral: 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 30 at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church with the Reverend Scotty Brock officiating. Burial: Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.
Remembrances: Georgia Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, 550 Pharr Road, #550, Atlanta, GA 30303. Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors Islands Chapel

Savannah Morning News 9 May 1999

Lucile M. Smith

STATESBORO,Ga. -- Lucile Moore Smith, 92, died May 7, 1999 at Bulloch Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Bulloch County and was a retired dietitian, having worked for many years at Marvin Pittman School and First Baptist Church. She was a founding member and past president of Georgia School Food Service Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, United Daughters of the Confederacy, and Bulloch County Historical Society. She was a member of Statesboro First Baptist Church, where she had taught Sunday School for over 50 years and where she was in Gleaners Sunday School Class.
SURVIVORS: a son, Kenneth Smith of Belleview, Fla.; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Sue Nell S. Crumbley of Macon, Jo S. and Emory L. Deal of Statesboro and Jane S. and Virgil Nipper of Cordele; a brother, William Morgan Moore Jr. of Milledgeville; 11 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
VISITATION: 5-7 p.m. today at Hodges-Turner-Anderson Funeral Home.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday at Statesboro First Baptist Church, burial in Eastside Cemetery.
REMEMBRANCE: First Baptist Church, Nursing Ministry, P.O. Box 1039, Statesboro GA 30459.
Hodges-Turner-Anderson Funeral Home.

Notes:Sallie Lucile Moore was the daughter of William Morgan Moore, Sr. and Frances G. Lanier. She was born 14 July 1906 and married Frank Smith on 23 Dec. 1926 in Bulloch Co., Ga.

Savannah (Ga) Morning News 14 Aug 1999

Daisy M. Solomon

BRUNSWICK (Ga) -- Daisy Jarriel Mallard Solomon, 82, died Dec. 12 (1999) at Southeast Georgia Regional Medical Center. She was a native of Toombs County and a resident of Glynn County since 1946. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Brunswick.
SURVIVORS: three daughters, C. Joan Berger of Poway, Calif., Melba A. Craven of Fernandina Beach, Fla., and Jo M. Wishnoff of Charlotte, N.C.; a son, Jerry F. Mallard of Mooresville, N.C.; 11 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. today at Edo Miller & Sons Funeral Home.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, burial in Palmetto Cemetery.
REMEMBRANCES: Glynn County Heart Association, P.O. Box 1158, Brunswick, GA 31521.

Notes:Daisy Jarriel was the daughter of Thomas Watson Jarriel and Elizabeth Coe. She married 1st Brantley Fay Mallard and 2nd Petis Lee Solomon.

The Augusta Chronicle 2 Apr 1999

Mrs. Bessie Strickland

MILLEN, Ga. -- Mrs. Bessie Lane Strickland, 92, of 466 S. Gray St., died Wednesday, March 31, 1999, at Jenkins County Hospital.
Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today at Paynes Chapel Cemetery with the Revs. William Claxton and Tommy Rountree officiating.
Mrs. Strickland, a native of Jenkins County, had retired as a homemaker and was a member of Lewis Primitive Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Johnny Strickland, Millen; two daughters, Dorothy S. Skinner, Millen, and Martha S. Dickey, Waynesboro; two brothers, Emory L. Lane and Ben L. Lane, both of Millen; two sisters, Dicie Lykins, Cornelia, Ga., and Ruth Mons, Millen; and four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be nephews.
Crowe-Fields Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Notes: Bessie Lane was the daughter of Edward Alexander Lane and Josephine Melissa Newton. She married Charles Matthew Strickland.

Savannah Morning News 2 Feb. 2001

Brunell B. Taylor

MILLEN (Ga.)-- Brunell Brown Taylor, 83, died Oct. 31 (2001) at Burke Medical Center. She was born in Jenkins County and was a retired homemaker and a member of Deep Creek Freewill Baptist Church. She was the widow of Willie Preston Taylor Sr.
SURVIVORS: four sons, Preston Taylor Jr., Bobby Taylor and Aaron Buck Taylor, all of Millen, and Edd Taylor of Waynesboro; a daughter, Mary Alcott of Savannah; a brother, Remer Brown of Millen; a sister, Dellie Powell of Millen; 25 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. SERVICE: 4 p.m. Saturday at Deep Creek Freewill Baptist Church in Millen, burial in Bennett Family Cemetery in Millen. Crowe-Fields Funeral Home.

Notes: Brunell Brown was the daughter of George W. Brown, Sr. and Mollie Bennett.

Savannah Morning News 5 Jan 2002

Eileen Gay Taylor

Millen (Ga)- Eileen Gay Taylor, 92, died Thursday, Jan. 3.(2002)
Survivors: daughter-in-law. Judy S. Taylor, sisters, Beatrice G. Davis and Milburne A. Aaron, brothers-in-law, Eugene Taylor, Britt Aaron and Athol Davis, grandchildren, Eddie Taylor, Renee T. Hearn, Melanie Henry and Brian Henry; great-grandchild, Taylor Hearn and nephew and neice, Jerry and Patsy Henry.
Funeral: 2:00 p. m. Saturday, Jan. 5 at the Elam Baptist Church. Burial: Church cemetery. Crowe-Fields Funeral Home

Notes: Eileen Gay was the daughter of Benjamin Lane Gay and Lucinda "Susie" Aaron. She was born on 1 Feb. 1909. She married Charles Edward Taylor.

Savannah Morning News 14 Feb 2000

R. Barwick Trapnell

METTER,Ga. -- R. Barwick "Skeet" Trapnell, 85, died Feb. 13, 2000 at St. Joseph's Hospital.
He was a lifelong resident of Candler County. After nine years in the grocery business he joined Metter Farm Implement Co. in 1942. After 17 years as parts manager and salesman he became owner and continued the dealership in 1972 when he joined Joiner International Inc. in Statesboro.
He was a member of Georgia Farm Equipment Dealers Association for 42 years. He retired in 1985. He joined Metter Primitive Baptist Church in 1941 and was ordained as a deacon in 1952 and for three years was chairman of the Board of Deacons. He also served as Bible School superintendent, president of The Primitive Baptist Brotherhood, church director of Primitive Baptist Foundation and church director of Lake Cemetery. He was a former member of the Metter Kiwanis and Rotary clubs.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Lula D. Trapnell of Metter; two sons Jerry Trapnell of Clemson, S.C., and Gary Trapnell of Lemoore, Calif.; two stepsons, Johnnie Dekle of Louisville and Remer Dekle of Statesboro; two stepdaughters, Bonnie Howard of Register and Mary Ose of Arlington, Va.; two sisters, Mytyle McLeod of Metter and Marian Witherspoon of Statesboro; two brothers, Gene Trapnell and Morris Trapnell, both of Metter; two daughters-in-law, three grandchildren and 10 stepgrandchildren.
VISITATION: 6-9 p.m. today at Kennedy-Morgan Funeral Homes, Hooks Chapel.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Metter Primitive Baptist Church, burial in Lake Cemetery.
REMEMBRANCES: Metter Primitive Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 1672, Metter, GA 30439.

Notes:R. Barwick "Skeet" Trapnell was the son of A. Lonnie Trapnell and Mary Wallace. He was born on 16 Jan 1915 and married 1st Marion Miller (daughter of Clifford Miller and Pearl Womack) on 4 Jun 1939 in Bulloch Co., Ga.

Savannah Morning News 1 April 2002

Kate DeLoach Tucker

Claxton (Ga) - Kate DeLoach Tucker, 85, died Saturday, March 30 (2002), at National Health Care Nursing Home in North Augusta, S. C.. She was a native and life long resident of Evans County. She was a member of Union United Methodist Church and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband Clyde Tucker and son Carol Tucker. Survivors: son & daughter in-law: Elton & Anne Tucker of Milledgeville, GA; daughter & son-in-law: Barbara & Marion McGee of North Augusta; sister: Mary Tucker of Metter; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6:00 p. m. until; Monday, April 1, at J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home. Funeral Services: 11:00 a. m. Tuesday, April 2, at J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Graton Helms officiating. Burial: Union Church Cemetery. J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home.

Notes: Kate Deloach was the wife of William Clyde Tucker.

Savannah Morning News 21 Nov 1999

William C. Tucker

CLAXTON, GA. -- William Clyde Tucker, 83, died Nov. 20, 1999 at the University Hospital in Augusta. He was a member, trustee and lay leader of Union Methodist Church, where he served in the past as Sunday School Superintendent and a member of the Senior Sunday School Class. He was past president of the Evans County Wildlife Club and a member of the Farm Bureau. He was a farmer most of his life.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Kate D. Tucker of Claxton; a son, Elton Tucker of Milledgeville; a daughter, Barbara McGee of Augusta; three brothers, Johnny Tucker of Bloomingdale, and Jack and Edward Tucker, both of Claxton; three sisters, Melrose Jones of Metter, Lucille Todd of Claxton and Myrtice Saxton of Bloomingdale; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
VISITATION: will begin at 6 p.m. today at J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home. FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Monday at J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home, burial in Union Methodist Church Cemetery. REMEMBRANCES: The Foundation for Geriatrics Education, c/o NHC, P.O. Box 7979, N. Augusta, SC 29841.

Notes:William Clyde Tucker was the son of Oscar Tucker and Lillie Hendricks.

Savannah Morning News 24 Nov. 2000

J.W. Upchurch

STILSON,GA. - J.W. Upchurch, 78, died Nov. 22, 2000 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro. He was a native of Bulloch County, lived in Charleston from 1945 until 1980, at which time he returned to Bulloch County. He retired from the Naval Supply Center as an equipment specialist and was a member of the Old Fellowship Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: two daughters, Linda U. O'Dowd of Stilson and Helen U. Albiniak of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; two sons, John H. Upchurch and David W. Upchurch, both of Stilson; three sisters, Sara Helen Martin of Millen, Christine Meade of Brooklet and Virginia Brown of Stilson; two brothers, Robert Upchurch of Savannah and Calvin Upchurch of Las Vegas, Nevada; and eight grandchildren.
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. today at Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home, Statesboro.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday at Old Fellowship Baptist Church, burial in church cemetery.
REMEMBRANCES: Old Fellowship Baptist Church Building Fund, 5526 Hwy. 80 East, Brooklet, Ga., 30415.

Notes: J. W. Upchurch was the son of Julian Winston Upchurch and Sara Ila Sowell.

Savannah Morning News 17 Dec 1999

Sara (Sowell) Upchurch

STATESBORO,Ga. -- Mrs. Sara Ila Upchurch, 101, died Dec. 17, 1999 at Bulloch Memorial Hospital. She was a lifelong resident of Bulloch County and a resident of the Stilson community before becoming a resident of Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation Home. She was a retired public school dietician and a member of Old Fellowship Baptist Church. She was instrumental in starting the Bookmobile with the Statesboro Regional Library.
SURVIVORS: three daughters and two sons-in-law, Sara Helen Martin of Millen, Virginia and Gene Brown of Stilson, and Christene and Buddy Meade of Brooklet; three sons and two daughters-in-law, J.W. Upchurch of Stilson, Robert and Joyce Upchurch of Garden City, and Calvin and Marilyn Upchurch of Las Vegas; 16 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
VISITATION: 5:30-8 p.m. today at Hodges-Turner-Anderson Funeral Home. FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Saturday at Old Fellowship Baptist Church, burial in the church cemetery.
REMEMBRANCES: Old Fellowship Baptist Church, c/o Gerald Williams, 701 Clary Road, Brooklet, GA 30415.

Notes: Sara Ila Sowell Upchurch was the daughter of Andrew David Sowell and Elizabeth Mincey. She was born on 16 Feb. 1898. She married Julian Winston Upchurch. I have no dates on him. ?

Savannah (Ga) Morning News 28 Mar 1999

Pencie P. Waters

CLAXTON (Ga)-- Pencie P. Waters, 100, died March 27 (1999) at Claxton Nursing Home. She was a member of Holy Church of God, a homemaker and the widow of Oscar Leon Waters.
SURVIVORS: two sons, Oscar Waters of Claxton and C.B. Waters of Bellville; a daughter, Lois Hewitt of Pembroke; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 6 p.m. today at J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home. FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday at J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home, burial in Cedar Creek Cemetery.

Notes:Pencie Pearl Collins was the daughter of James Nathan Collins and Jency Lovella Boyett. She was born on 16 Feb 1899.

The Augusta Chronicle 14 Jan 1999

Mrs. Dicie Wiggins

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. -- Mrs. Dicie Brannen Wiggins, 91, of 110 Foxborough Road, died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 1999, at Heartland Nursing Home, Charleston.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Green Fork Baptist Church, Perkins, Ga., with the Revs. Roland Dann and Scott Bailey officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Dicie Wiggins, a native of Jenkins County, Ga., was a homemaker and a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church.
Survivors include five sons, Joe Wiggins and Jimmy Wiggins, both of Sylvania, Ga., H.G. Wiggins Jr. and Gene Wiggins, both of Millen, Ga., and Brannen Wiggins, Hanahan; six daughters, Annette Blocker and Glenda W. Daily, both of Goose Creek, Lee Messex, Millen, Margaret Blanchard, North Charleston, Claudia Watson, Charleston, and Dollie Croscoe, Dallas; and 25 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Greg Wiggins, Nathan Williams, Tommy Messex, Dent Wiggins, Monty Wiggins, Clint Wiggins and Jim Wiggins.
Friends may call at the residence of Gene Wiggins, Millen.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Crowe-Fields Funeral Home, Millen.

Notes: Dicie Brannen was the wife of Horace Greely Wiggins, Sr. (son of Joseph C. Wiggins, Jr. and Lena Johnson).

Savannah Morning News April 3, 2003

Sallie Clifton Williford

Millen (Ga) - Mrs. Sallie Clifton Williford, 101, died Wednesday, April 2, 2003 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center after a long illness. She was born in Jenkins County, a homemaker and a life long and oldest member of Elam Baptist Church. Survivor: her daughter and son-in-law, Martha Clifton Watring-Ross and Thomas E. Ross, Jr., of Statesboro; a sister, Margaret Clifton Neal of Statesboro; six nieces, four nephews, and several great nieces and nephews. The family will be at the home of Martha and Tom Ross, 204 South Edgewood Dr., Statesboro and at the Clifton family home near Millen. Visitation: 7:00-9:00 p.m., Thursday, at Crowe-Fields Funeral Home in Millen. Funeral Services: 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 4, 2003 at the Elam Baptist Church. Burial: Church cemetery. Crowe-Fields Funeral Home

Notes:Sallie Clifton was the daughter of Benjamin L. Clifton and Elizabeth ?. She married Williamson Talmadge Williford.

The Augusta Chronicle January 15, 2002

Mr. Arlis Womack (TWIN CITY, Ga.)

TWIN CITY, Ga. - Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hebron Primitive Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery for Arlis Huel Womack, age 81, who died January 14, 2002.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Luck T. Womack; three sons, Arlis Huel Jr., Harry Paul and Donald Milton Womack, all of Twin City.; one grandchild.
The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at Southern Heritage Funeral Home, Swainsboro.

Notes: Arlis Huel Womack, Sr. was the son of Joseph Paul Hill Womack and Annie Margaret Medlock.

The Augusta Chronicle Feb. 3, 2000

Mr. Auby Womack

SWAINSBORO, Ga. -- Mr. Auby Lester Womack, 84, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000, at Swainsboro Nursing Home.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Blundale Baptist Church, Blundale, with the Revs. Mittry Taylor, Jamie Archer and Lester Cochran officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Mr. Womack, a native of Emanuel County, had retired as owner and operator of Dellwood Well Drilling and as a farmer. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of Blundale Baptist Church, where he was a deacon and Sunday school director and teacher.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Peebles Womack; a son, Aubry J. Womack, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; two daughters, Kay W. Davis and Judy W. Mincey, both of Statesboro; two brothers, Robbie Womack, Millen, and Buck Womack, Twin City; two sisters, Bridie Black and Blonnie Johnson, both of Statesboro; and a grandchild and a great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Joe Peebles, Donnie Garrett, Craig Peebles, G.W. Johnson, Ray Womack, Tim Peebles and Cale Womack.
Honorary pallbearers will be deacons of Blundale Baptist Church.
The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 8 p.m. today at Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary.

Notes: Aubry Lester Womack was the son of Caleb Lindsey Womack, Sr. and Louisiana Bennett.

Savannah Morning News 31 Oct 1999

Joseph P. (Paul) Womack

GARFIELD,Ga. -- Joseph P. Womack, 76, died Oct. 30, 1999 at Emanuel Medical Center. The Emanuel County native was a farmer and a retired meat cutter. He was an Army veteran, serving in the 9th Infantry where he received the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, and the National Defense Medal. He was of the Baptist faith.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Pauline Canady Womack of Garfield; a son, Larry Womack of Garfield; a daughter, Jackie Breedlove of Garfield; a brother, Huel Womack of Garfield; and five grandchildren, Jody Womack of Swainsboro and Ryan and Rhett Womack, Shannon Canady, and C.G. Breedlove, all of Garfield.
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. today at Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m Monday at Mount Olivet Baptist Church, burial in church cemetery.

Notes: Joseph Paul Womack was the son of Joseph Paul Hill Womack and Annie Margaret Medlock.

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