U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Jack H. Thompson
STATESBORO -- Jack H. Thompson, 56, died June 23 at Bulloch Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Chatham County and moved to Bulloch County in 1953, then to Grant, Ala., in 1975 and back to Statesboro three years ago. He was a retired paint contractor and a member of the Church of God faith.
SURVIVORS: his mother, Loraine Kennedy of Statesboro; his father, Jack Thompson of Savannah; two daughters, Lena Bell of Savannah and Holly Sheffield of Millen; two sons, Ernie Thompson of North Carolina and Joe Thompson of Grant; and six grandchildren.
VISITATION: 6-9 p.m. today at Joiner-Shepard Funeral Home in Statesboro.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday at Joiner-Shepard Funeral Home in Statesboro, burial will be on a later date.
Announcement dated: June 24, 1998
Rance B. Thomas
Rance B. Thomas, 79, died June 22 at Candler Hospital.
He was born in Pierce County and lived in Savannah most of his life. He retired from civil service at Hunter Army Airfield as a heavy duty mechanic. He was a labor union member and a member of the American Legion. He was a Presbyterian.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Laura Thomas of Savannah; four daughters, Wanda T. Grant of Bloomingdale, Susan M. Davis of Rincon, Laura E. Jones and Estelle McIntosh, both of Savannah; a brother, Levy Thomas of Savannah and six grandsons.
VISITATION: 5-9 p.m. today at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Massey Chapel, Garden City.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Massey Chapel, burial in Greenwich section of Bonaventure cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
Announcement dated: June 24, 1998
Ruth P. Winn
JESUP -- Ruth P. Winn, 75, died June 22 at Southeast Georgia Regional Medical Center in Brunswick.
She was a native of North Carolina, a member of Memorial Baptist Church and a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: a daughter, Diane Winn of Jesup; a son, Dale Winn of Jesup; two granddaughters, Linda M. Robidas of Fort Polk, La., and Kelsey F. Rothfeldt of Jesup; and several nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 6-9 p.m. today at Rinehart & Sons Funeral Home in Jesup.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Baptist Church in Jesup, burial in George cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
Announcement dated: June 24, 1998
Bessie E. Myrick
Bessie Eugenia Myrick, 81, died June 22 at Candler Hospital.
She was born in Bryan County and lived in Garden City most of her life. She retired as a head re-inspector at Union Camp Corp after 42 years of service. She was a member of the Presbyterian Chapel in the Garden and Order of the Eastern Star.
SURVIVORS: her husband, Harold F. Myrick of Garden City; a daughter, Patricia Brickey of Savannah; a son, Edwin H. Myrick of Bloomingdale; a brother, P.R. Morgan of Bloomingdale; three grandchildren, Lisa Davis, Eddie Myrick and Brian Brickey, all of Savannah; and three great-granddaughters, Bryanna Myrick and Lauren Davis, both of Savannah, and Melanie Wilkes of Bloomingdale.
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. today at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Massey Chapel, Garden City.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Massey Chapel, burial in Hillcrest Abbey Memorial Park.
Announcement dated: June 24, 1998
William Chisolm Jr.
YEMASSEE, S.C. -- William Chisolm Jr., 58, died June 20 at home.
He was born in Colleton County and attended Colleton County High School in Walterboro. He was a resident of the Yemassee area most of his life. He was employed as a brick mason for a number of years and was a member of Mount Nebo Baptist Church in Yemassee.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Elma Chisolm of Savannah; a daughter, Janice Chisolm of Savannah; a brother, Alfred Chisolm of Yemassee; three sisters, Ethel C. Stephens, Annie Ruth Fryar and Vergie R. Chisolm, all of Yemassee; and other relatives.
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. today at Young Funeral Home in Yemassee.
FUNERAL: 1: 30 p.m. Thursday at Mount Nebo Baptist Church in Yemassee, burial in the church cemetery" target="_blank">cemetery.
Announcement dated: June 24, 1998
Opal B. Dunwoody
BAXLEY -- Opal Bland Dunwoody, 78, died June 22 at Wayne Memorial Hospital.
She lived most of her life in Appling County. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and Tippins-Weatherly Circle.
SURVIVORS: her husband, Jesse Dunwoody of Baxley; three daughters, Wanda Stone and Paris Brannen, both of Baxley, and Donna Pillsbury of Eureka, Mont.; three sons, Jesse Dunwoody of Miami, Eric England of Jesup and Leif England of Melbourne, Fla.; two sisters, Nell Summerall of Baxley and Edwina Long of Greenville, N.C.; a brother, G.B. Bland of Baxley; and 11 grandchildren.
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. today at Swain Funeral Home in Baxley.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday at Swain Funeral Home, burial in Omega cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
REMEMBRANCES: First United Methodist Church in Baxley.
Announcement dated: June 24, 1998
Phil Campbell
ATHENS -- Longtime state Agriculture Commissioner J. Phil Campbell Jr., who switched to the Republican Party along with several other Georgia officials in the late 1960s, has died at the age of 81.
Campbell died Monday at an Athens hospital after an illness.
He served 13 years as state commissioner of agriculture, resigning in 1969 to become U.S. undersecretary of agriculture. He served in that position under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford until 1975.
Campbell and several other state officeholders, including Public Service Commission Chairman Crawford Pilcher and Comptroller General Jimmy Bentley, switched from the Democratic Party to the state's fledgling GOP after the turbulent 1968 Democratic National Convention.
"We did what we did out of just sheer disgust at how the Chicago convention and the national Democratic Party was being run," Campbell said later.
As state commissioner, Campbell implemented an egg inspection program and built the Atlanta terminal market.
Earlier, Campbell served for six years in the Georgia House of Representatives.
Campbell graduated from the University of Georgia in 1940 with a bachelor's degree in agriculture. He studied at the University of Virginia and George Washington University, and spent a year doing research in Denmark as a Rotary Club Scholar.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Elizabeth McCreery Campbell of Athens, formerly of Savannah; two sons, James P. Campbell of Watkinsville and John A. Campbell of Athens; four daughters, Anne C. Prichard of Tennille, Vivian L. Campbell of Chevy Chase, Md., Jennifer C. Foy of Richmond Va., and Janice F. Campbell of Minneapolis; a sister, Montez C. Adams of Louisville, Ky.; 10 grandchildren, 12 nieces and nephews.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today at First Baptist Church, Athens.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 1 p.m. today in Watkinsville cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery, Watkinsville.
Bernstein Funeral Home, Athens.
REMEMBRANCES: UGA, College of Agriculture, attention Business Office, 201 Conner Hall, Athens, GA 30602.
Announcement dated: June 24, 1998
Hattie Young
WAYCROSS -- Hattie Young, 84, died June 17 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup.
She was born and educated in Waycross. She retired from Seaboard Coast Line Railroad shops.
SURVIVORS: two daughters, Betty McFadden of Waycross and Willie Lumpkin of Jesup; a son, Emmanuel McIntyre of Albany; seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and other relatives.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today at Newhope Freewill Baptist Church, burial in Barnar cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
Welch & Brinkley Mortuary, Waycross.
Announcement dated: June 24, 1998
Lutha M. Benemon
Lutha Mae Benemon, 75, died June 21 at Hospice Savannah.
She was born in Allendale, S.C., and lived in Savannah most of her life. She was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Allendale and a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: a daughter, Betty Benemon of Savannah; a stepdaughter, Eloise Vinson of Savannah; two sons, Benjamin Benemon and Horace Benemon Jr., both of Savannah; eight brothers, Oliver Duncan of Gifford, S.C., Sammie Duncan of Brooksville, Fla., Solomon and Maybank Duncan, both of Estill, S.C., James Albright of Plant City, Fla., John Duncan of Philadelphia and Herbert and Frank Duncan, both of New York, N.Y.; seven sisters, Bessie Roberson of Savannah, Ella Grant of Jersey City, N.J., Josephine Lewis of Tampa, Fla., Shirley A. Garvin of Philadelphia, Annie B. Hardin and Rosa Howard, both of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Ada Taylor of Plant City; 20 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and other relatives.
Sidney A. Jones Funeral Home.
Announcement dated: June 24, 1998
Ruby D. Garvin
MILLEN -- Ruby Lee Davis Garvin, 81, died June 22 at home.
She was born in Bulloch County and was a homemaker. She was a member of Paynes Chapel Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: her husband, Charles E. Garvin of Millen; two sons, Ronald and Terry Garvin, both of Millen; four daughters, Sheila, Linda and Myrlene Garvin, all of Millen, and Shirley Flakes of Waynesboro; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today at West Millen Baptist Church, burial in Millen cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
Crowe-Fields Funeral Home, Millen.
Announcement dated: June 24, 1998
Alnetha Medlock
BLUFFTON -- Alnetha Medlock, 66, died June 22 at Hilton Head Medical Center, Hilton Head Island.
She was born on Spring Island and educated in the Beaufort County public school system. She was a member of Campbell Chapel AME Church.
SURVIVORS: eight sisters, Elizabeth London of Savannah, Daisy Mitchell of Beaufort, Agnes Kannick of Bluffton, Bessie M. Singleton, Geneva Newton, Marie Lee and Judy Spann, all of Ridgeland, and Elaine Bolden of Bluffton; and three brothers, Richard Kannick Jr. of Bluffton, Charles Bolden of Hardeeville and Ernest Bolden of New York City, N.Y.
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Thursday at Campbell Chapel AME Church, burial in Jackville cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery, Bluffton.
Bostick Funeral Home, Ridgeland.
Announcement dated: June 24, 1998
Teresa Rigdon
ALMA -- Ms. Teresa Rigdon, 84, died June 22 at Bacon County Hospital.
She was born in Bacon County and was the widow of Roscoe Rigdon. She was a member of Alma First Baptist Church, the Sunshine Sunday School Class and the Grandmothers Club.
SURVIVORS: two daughters, Elsie McLean and Johnnie T. Kight, both of Alma; five grandchildren, Mona McLean of New Orleans, Mary Brozoway of Baxley, Melissa Parker and Jamie Johnson, both of Alma, and Cindy Lee of the Bickley community; four stepgrandchildren, Danny Kight, Cynthia Kight and Terresa Howard, all of Alma, and Henry M. Kight of New York; five great-grandchildren, six step-great-grandchildren and several nieces.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today at Alma First Baptist Church, burial in Rose Hill cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
Crosby Funeral Home, Alma.
Announcement dated: June 24, 1998
Alfred P. Gilliard
Alfred Purdum Gilliard, 68, died June 22 at Satilla Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of Ware County and lived for several years in Florida before returning to Ware County in 1988. He retired as a mechanic for Container Corporation of America after 30 years. He attended Calvary Baptist Church and served in the Army during the Korean Conflict.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Virginia Gillard of Waycross; two sons and daughters-in-law, Ray and Patricia Gilliard of Green Cove Springs, Fla., and Joe and Brenda Gilliard of Pooler; two sisters, Pinky Lee of Waycross and Elven Fowler of Plainsville; a brother, the Rev. Grover Gilliard of Macon; seven grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at Miles-Odum Funeral Home in Waycross.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday at Miles-Odum Funeral Home, burial in Hephzibah Church cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery in Dixie Union.
Announcement dated: June 24, 1998
Grover W. Bragg Jr.
SYLVANIA -- Grover W. "Buck" Bragg Jr., 83, died June 22 at Heritage Inn in Statesboro.
He was born in Bulloch County and was a farmer. He was a member of Union Baptist Church in Sylvania.
SURVIVORS: a daughter, Sandra B. Garrison of Columbia; a son, Gary Bragg of Sylvania; two brothers, Stanley Bragg of Guyton and Stafford Bragg of Bluffton; and four grandchildren, Margaret R. Garrison and Rex Garrison, both of Columbia, and Wesley and Dylan Bragg, both of Sylvania.
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. today at Thompson-Strickland-Waters Funeral Home, Sylvania.
FUNERAL: 10 a.m. Thursday at Faith Temple Holiness Church, burial in Union Baptist Church cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery, Sylvania.
Announcement dated: June 24, 1998
