VIDALIA, TOOMBS COUNTY, GEORGIA - Robert O. Foerster, Jr. passed away on May 29, 2010 in Vidalia, Georgia. He was born on January 28, 1917, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the son of Robert O. Foerster of Hamburg, Germany and Ewing Wendell of Murfreesboro. The family shortly thereafter moved to Jacksonville, Florida, where he grew up. He attended Robert E. Lee High School and the University of Alabama. In 1936 he moved to New York where he embarked on a long career in the maritime industry. For five years he went to sea starting as a Deck Cadet and rising to the position of Chief Purser with Grace Line. He married Anne Hadvab, his wife of sixty years in 1940. In 1941 he was assigned as cargo manager and port superintendent to Valparaiso, Chile where he remained until 1946. He and Anne and their son then moved back to Jacksonville where he entered the family lumber business. Bob was called to active duty as a Lieutenant with the United States Navy during the Korean War. He rejoined Grace Line in 1957 serving in several executive positions in New York until 1966. From 1966 to 1969 he served as Vice-President of Pittston Stevedoring Corp., and from 1969 to 1973 as President of Consolidated Marine, Inc. in Los Angeles. He then became ViceðPresident of Operations of Maher Terminal, Inc. the largest marine terminal operator in the country. He remained with Maker until he and Anne retired in Hilton Head, South Carolina in 1985. After Anne passed away he moved to Vidalia, Georgia to be close to his son and his family. He was a member of the Vidalia Presbyterian Church, the Kiwanis Club and the Meadows Memorial Hospital Medical Auxiliary (pink ladies). He was also very active with the Wellness Fitness Center. Bob is survived by his son, Robert O. Foerster, III, by his daughter-in-law, Sarah, and by two step-grandchildren., Jack and Alex Downie. In Jacksonville, he is survived by his brother, David W. Foerster and his wife Margaret. He has numerous nieces and nephews and grand-nieces and nephews. There will be a memorial service at the Vidalia Presbyterian Church on June 6, 2010 at 2;00 p.m. In lieu of flowers remembrances can be made to the Alzheimer's Association in his name. Stewart Funeral Service, Vidalia. Savannah Morning News May 31, 2010. Please sign our Obituary Guest Book at www.SavannahNow.com/obituaries Published in Savannah Morning News on May 31, 2010. http://www.Legacy.com/obituaries/savannah/obituary.aspx?n=robert-o-foerster&pid=143234774
Monday, May 31, 2010
Foerster, Robert O., Jr. (1917-2010)
VIDALIA, TOOMBS COUNTY, GEORGIA - Robert O. Foerster, Jr. passed away on May 29, 2010 in Vidalia, Georgia. He was born on January 28, 1917, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the son of Robert O. Foerster of Hamburg, Germany and Ewing Wendell of Murfreesboro. The family shortly thereafter moved to Jacksonville, Florida, where he grew up. He attended Robert E. Lee High School and the University of Alabama. In 1936 he moved to New York where he embarked on a long career in the maritime industry. For five years he went to sea starting as a Deck Cadet and rising to the position of Chief Purser with Grace Line. He married Anne Hadvab, his wife of sixty years in 1940. In 1941 he was assigned as cargo manager and port superintendent to Valparaiso, Chile where he remained until 1946. He and Anne and their son then moved back to Jacksonville where he entered the family lumber business. Bob was called to active duty as a Lieutenant with the United States Navy during the Korean War. He rejoined Grace Line in 1957 serving in several executive positions in New York until 1966. From 1966 to 1969 he served as Vice-President of Pittston Stevedoring Corp., and from 1969 to 1973 as President of Consolidated Marine, Inc. in Los Angeles. He then became ViceðPresident of Operations of Maher Terminal, Inc. the largest marine terminal operator in the country. He remained with Maker until he and Anne retired in Hilton Head, South Carolina in 1985. After Anne passed away he moved to Vidalia, Georgia to be close to his son and his family. He was a member of the Vidalia Presbyterian Church, the Kiwanis Club and the Meadows Memorial Hospital Medical Auxiliary (pink ladies). He was also very active with the Wellness Fitness Center. Bob is survived by his son, Robert O. Foerster, III, by his daughter-in-law, Sarah, and by two step-grandchildren., Jack and Alex Downie. In Jacksonville, he is survived by his brother, David W. Foerster and his wife Margaret. He has numerous nieces and nephews and grand-nieces and nephews. There will be a memorial service at the Vidalia Presbyterian Church on June 6, 2010 at 2;00 p.m. In lieu of flowers remembrances can be made to the Alzheimer's Association in his name. Stewart Funeral Service, Vidalia. Savannah Morning News May 31, 2010. Please sign our Obituary Guest Book at www.SavannahNow.com/obituaries Published in Savannah Morning News on May 31, 2010. http://www.Legacy.com/obituaries/savannah/obituary.aspx?n=robert-o-foerster&pid=143234774
Friday, May 28, 2010
Taylor, Christine Meadows (1917-2010)
Born on June 5, 1917, in Normantown, Georgia, she was the daughter of Jesse Cleveland Meadows and Florence Wilkes Meadows. She was educated in the public schools in Vidalia, Georgia and graduated from Vidalia High School in 1934. She attended Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville and graduated from LaGrange College. She received a Masters Degree and a Sixth Year Educational Specialist Degree from the University of Georgia.
Mrs. Taylor taught school at Marvin Yancey High School in Tombs County, Georgia and at Harwell Avenue School in the LaGrange School System. She was the Visiting Teacher for the LaGrange School System and contributed to the founding of the School Social Workers Association of Georgia. She was selected as the LaGrange Lions Club Servant of the Year in 1981. She retired from the LaGrange School System in 1986.
Mrs. Taylor joined the First Baptist Church of Vidalia upon her profession of faith at the age of ten. She has been a member of the First Baptist Church of LaGrange since 1946 and was active in various ministries of the Church. She was a worker in and director of the Primary Two Children’s Sunday School Department for 31 years. She served as a Trustee of the Georgia Baptist Children’s Home from 1971 to 1976. At the time of her death, she was a member of the Dorcas Sunday School Class. At First Baptist, she was a member and participant in the Women’s Missionary Union, Merry Makers and the Bereavement Committee.
She participated in various civic and community activities to include being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. She was a member of LaGrange Woman’s Club where she served in various capacities to include President. She was also a member of the Roundtable Book Club and a charter member of the Pine Needle Garden Club.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death in 1987 by her husband of 46 years, James W. Taylor, and by her brother, Dr. J.C. Meadows, Jr.
She is survived by her son, John Meadows Taylor and his wife, Bit; her daughter, Julia Wilkes Taylor, both of LaGrange; and her granddaughter, Julia Dean Taylor Cleaveland and her husband, Phil, of Atlanta. She is survived by her sister, Julia M. Frerichs and her husband, Dr. C.T. Frerichs, of Beatrice, Nebraska and numerous nieces and nephews. Additionally, she is survived by her two extraordinary and loving caregivers, Daisy Chapman and Mary Reese.
Funeral services will be held in the sanctuary of the First Baptist Church of LaGrange at 11:00 o’clock a.m. on Monday, April 26, 2010 with Reverend Malcolm Cole Davis and Reverend James Meadows officiating. Burial will follow in the Shadowlawn Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Striffler Hamby Funeral Home in LaGrange on Sunday, April 25, 2010 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Flowers will be accepted. However, it is the request of the family that donations be made to the Georgia Baptist Children’s Home, P. O. Box 329, Palmetto, Georgia 30268 or to West Georgia Hospice, 1510 Vernon Road, LaGrange, Georgia 30240 in her memory.
Arrangements are by Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, 1010 Mooty Bridge Road, LaGrange, GA 30240 (706) 884-8636
Read more: La Grange News - Christine Meadows Taylor
Monday, May 24, 2010
Williams, Jack D. (1936-2010)
Cedar Crossing, Mr. Jack D. Williams, age 73 of the Cedar Crossing Community, died Sunday, May 23, 2010 in the Community Hospice House in Vidalia after an extended illness. He was a lifelong resident of Toombs County, and a 1954 Graduate of Toombs Central High School. He served in the Air National Guard for four years, was employed with the Georgia Power Company for twenty years, the owner/operator of Williams Brothers Produce in Lyons for thirty-five years, a school bus driver with Toombs County Board of Education for twenty-seven years, and was the recipient of several local and regional bus driving rodeo awards. He was a member of the Department of Family and Children Services Board of Directors, a member of the Toombs County Democratic Committee, and a former Lions Club member. He was Methodist, and was preceded in death by his parents, Johnny J. Williams and Cora Lee O’Neal Williams. He was a loving husband, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and also was an avid hunter and fisherman.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Davis, George L. (1944-2010)
May 20-- Mr. G.L. Davis, age 65 of Collins, died Wednesday, May 19, 2010 in the Tattnall Healthcare Nursing Home in Reidsville after an extended illness. He was a native of Toombs County; living in Savannah for twenty-two years, and moved to Collins in 2000. He was a service station attendant, also was self employed, and attended the Collins Full Gospel Church in Collins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Melon Walter Davis and Cornelia Sally Daniels Davis, and a brother, Willie Davis.
Mr. Davis is survived by one daughter, Theresa Davis of Stark, Florida, three sons, Dewayne Davis and George Davis of Moultrie, and Larry Davis of Stark, Florida, three sisters, Betty D. Harrelson, Melba Davis, and Sharon (Eric) Mack all of Collins, three brothers, Johnny (Pam) Davis and Jehugh Hall of Collins, and Billy Davis of Vidalia, several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, May 23rd at 2:00 pm in the chapel of Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home with Reverend Andrew Nelms officiating. Interment will follow in the Smyrna United Methodist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday evening from 6:00 until 8:00.
Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home of Vidalia is in charge of arrangements.
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Saturday, May 22, 2010
Howell, Omer C. "O.C." (1915-2010)
Mr. Omer C. "O.C." Howell (Jan. 30, 1915-May 18, 2010)
Friday, May 21, 2010
Knight, L. E. (1925-2010)
Mr. L. E. Knight (February 12, 1925-May 20, 2010)
Stiegman, Garrett Steven (1984-2010)
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Reddick, Lamar O. (1939-2010)
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Saturday, May 15, 2010
Collins, Durwood (1947-2010)
Burial: Toole Cemetery, Toombs County, Georgia, USA | |
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Trautz, Frank Robert (1924-2010)
Birth: | Mar. 31, 1924, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA. |
Death: | May 13, 2010, Vidalia, Toombs County, Georgia, USA. |
Burial: Lakeview Memorial Gardens, Vidalia, Toombs County, Georgia, USA. | |
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Friday, May 14, 2010
Taylor, Mildred (-2010)
Simmons, Jessie Lee (-2010)
Jessie Lee Simmons (-May 9, 2010).
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Reynolds, Darrell (1964-2010)
Darrell is survived by his mother, Tommie Grace Reynolds of Cedar Crossing, one sister, Sharon (Gary) Reynolds of Alston, two brothers, Keith (Teresa) Reynolds and Kenneth (Vickie) Reynolds, all Cedar Crossing; three nieces, Jennifer, Tiffany, and Stephanie; one nephew, Brandon Reynolds all of Cedar Crossing; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 13th at 2:00 pm in the Cedar Crossing Baptist Church with Reverend Reece Mincey officiating. Interment will follow in the Cedar Crossing Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday evening from 6:00 until 9:00. At the request of the family, memorial contributions may be made to Mrs. Tommie Grace Reynolds, 711 W.B. Braddock Road, Uvalda, GA 30473, to aid in funeral expenses incurred.
Find A Grave Memorial# 52300890.
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Sunday, May 9, 2010
Snell William Smith "Smitty" (1923-2010)
W.S. Snell | Nov 14, 1923 - Sat May 08, 2010 |
Snell, William Smith, Sr 52173736 b. Nov. 14, 1923 d. May 8, 2010 | Pinecrest Cemetery & Maus... Vidalia Toombs County Georgia, USA |
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Sammons, Betty Wyll "Lucy" (1929-2010)
Betty Wyll "Lucy" Sammons (November 3, 1929-May 7, 2010).
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Davis LeWayne Pebo (
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
McArthur, Weston (-2010).
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Khun, Betty V Pittman (1932-2010)
Betty V. (Pittman) Kuhn (Aug. 5, 1932-May 1, 2010). | ||
1932-2010 |
She was born in Toombs County on Aug. 5, 1932, to John W. and Carrie Belle Pittman. She lived in Toombs County and then Savannah until she joined the USAF. She received the Good Conduct Medal and Soldier of the Month Award for her service. She then lived in Texas, California, Florida, Louisiana, Thailand, Virginia, Minnesota and had moved to Acworth three years ago, living with her daughter Karla Cooper.
She worked as a dental technician in the USAF, a crypto-operator and courier for OICC in Bangkok, Thailand, a data processor for US Navy at Indian Head Md., for the U.S. Postal Service in Uvalda and she owned and operated Kuhn's General Store in Toombs County.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 42 years, Lt. Col. Charles M. Kuhn USAF (ret.); sister, Ossie P. Allen, and brothers, Clifford, John "Clyde," Felton, Billy, Richard, and David Tye Pittman.
She is survived by daughters. Signe M. Anderson (Walter) of Glennville and Karla R. Cooper (Todd) of Acworth; eight grandchildren: Amber A. Oliver (Jason) of Montgomery, Ala., Wendy L. Houser (Tim), Strafford, Mo., Charles "Chuck" M. Cooper (Christine) of Auburn, Ala., Jonathan C. Cooper (Beth) of Syrmna, Tamara A. Wood (Tim) of Bartow, Fla., Billy Anderson (Tanika) of Walthourville, Bobby Anderson (Rhonda) of Hinesville and Hollis L. Hill (Sean) of Black Creek; 19 great-grandchildren; sister, Nadine P. Eddinger of Lyons; brothers, Hoyt Pittman of Uvalda, Jesse (Betty) Pittman and Broadus (Joyce) Pittman, both of Lyons; brothers-in- laws, Richard Kuhn (Gloria) and Chris Kuhn (Marlene), both of Napa, Calif.; sisters-in-law, Margaret Pittman, Ruby Pittman, both of Lyons, Rita Pittman of Ootlewah, Tenn., Faye Pittman of Cordele, Carolyn K. Nelson of Napa and Margie K. Marks of Iron River, Mich.; and many nieces and nephews. Services will be from 6-7 p.m. Friday, May 7. Family visitation and service will follow, 7-8 p.m. at The Cremation Society of the South in Marietta. Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., at a later date.
Arrangements are being made by Marietta Southcare Funeral Home (770) 427-9292.
Birth: | 1927 |
Death: | 1993 |
Burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA. Plot: 3-AA, 46, 1 | |
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Birth: | May 20, 1893 |
Death: | Jun. 12, 1996 [Edit Dates] |
Husband of Carrie Burns Pittman. Family links: Spouse: Carrie Burns Pittman (1896 - 1972)* | |
Burial: Hardens Methodist Chapel, Johnson Corner, Toombs County, Georgia, USA. | |
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Birth: | Mar. 10, 1896 |
Death: | Jun. 27, 1972 |
Wife of John W. Pittman. Family links: Spouse: John W. Pittman (1893 - 1996) | |
Burial: Hardens Methodist Chapel, Johnson Corner, Toombs County, Georgia, USA. | |
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Phillips, Louvenia Logan (1921-2010)
May 03-- Mrs. Louvenia Logan Phillips, age 89 of Lyons, died Monday,
May 3, 2010 in the Bethany Nursing Center of Vidalia after a brief illness. She was a native of Oak Park, living in Mt. Vernon for ten years, and in Toombs County most of her life. She was a homemaker, and was employed at Lyons Manufacturing for several years. She was a member of Lotts Creek Church of God near Mt. Vernon, and was preceded in death by her husband, Alton Phillips, one son, Roy Phillips, two daughters, Dealva Hamilton and Loretta Hardin, and eleven siblings.
Mrs. Phillips is survived by one daughter, Aldene Phillips Colson of Lyons, a daughter-in-law, Judy Phillips of Lyons, a son-in-law, Mac Hamilton of Mt. Vernon, nine grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren, four great-great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 5th at 3:00 pm in the chapel of Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home with Reverend Sam Creamer officiating. Interment will follow in the Oak Park City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 6:00 until 8:00.
Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home of Vidalia is in charge of arrangements.
Birth: | May 5, 1921 Oak Park (Emanuel County) Emanuel County Georgia, USA |
Death: | May 3, 2010 Vidalia Toombs County Georgia, USA |
Mrs. Louvenia Logan Phillips, age 89 of Lyons, died Monday, May 3, 2010 in the Bethany Nursing Center of Vidalia after a brief illness. She was a native of Oak Park, living in Mt. Vernon for ten years, and in Toombs County most of her life. She was a homemaker, and was employed at Lyons Manufacturing for several years. She was a member of Lotts Creek Church of God near Mt. Vernon, and was preceded in death by her husband, Alton Phillips, one son, Roy Phillips, two daughters, Dealva Hamilton and Loretta Hardin, and eleven siblings. Mrs. Phillips is survived by one daughter, Aldene Phillips Colson of Lyons, a daughter-in-law, Judy Phillips of Lyons, a son-in-law, Mac Hamilton of Mt. Vernon, nine grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren, four great-great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. | |
Burial: Oak Park City Cemetery, Oak Park, Emanuel County, Georgia, USA | |
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Sunday, May 2, 2010
Clifton John F Johnny (1949-2010)
Mr. John F. "Johnny" Clifton (November 28, 1949-April 30, 2010).
Those desiring may make memorial contributions to the American Heart Association, 1101 Northchase Parkway Suite 1 Marietta, GA 30067, or by visiting their website at www.AmericanHeart.org