8C - Savannah News-Press • Sunday, November 11,1990 * * *
Mrs. Mary S. Helms
MILLEN - Mrs. Mary Smith Helms.
76, died Friday at University Hospital in
Augusta.
The Johnson County native was a
Baptist
Surviving are a son. Donald Keen of
Savannah, four sisters, Mrs Sarah Clayton of New Bern, N.C.. Mrs. Nell Mullins
of Jackson, Mrs. Emma Smithson of
Dublin and Mrs. Clara Brookshire of
Hartselle, Ala ; a brother, James Smith
of Millen; and two grandchildren
Graveside service: 3 p.m today in
Brooklet Cemetery in Brooklet.
Crowe-Fields Funeral Home of Millen.
Obituaries
Gregory S. Andris
Gregory S "Harry" Andris, 92, died
Friday.
The Plomarion, Mytilene, Greece native was the former owner of Coney Island Restaurant and Andris Realty Co,
He was a past president of Greek Community and St. Paul's Greek Orthodox
Church. He was chosen as honorary lifetime alumnus of Hellenic College in 1974
and received the Archdiocesan Laity
Award of the Greek Orthodox Church of
North and South America in 1982. He was
elected president several times of Local
Solon Chapter 5 of the National Order of
AHEPA. He led as president of that organization the local Greek war relief effort of food and clothing drives during
World War II. Also during this time, the
U.S. Treasury Department designated
the Order of AHEPA as the first and only
organization of its type to be an official
issuing agency in the sale of war bonds
Series E, and Mr. Andris, as president,
led the local effort in exceeding its goal
towards the $50 million national campaign. He received the AHEPA of the
Year Award in 1970.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Athena
T Andris; a son, Stavros G. Andhs; a
sister, Mrs. Irene Salas, all of Savannah,
three granddaughters and several nieces
and nephews.
Trisagion service: 7 p.m. today at
Sipple's Mortuary.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at St. Paul's
Greek Orthodox Church, burial in Greenwich Cemetery.
Remembrances: St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church.
Warren Mitchell
FAIRFAX, S.C. - Warren Mitchell,
96, died Tuesday at home.
The Old Bamwell County, S.C., native
was a retired farmer.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Hattie B.
Mitchell; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Alma
Carter of, both of Fairfax; three stepsons, Rufus "Dike" Williams of Savannah, Robert and Elliot Williams, both of
Connecticut; 25 stepgrandchildren, 53
step-great-grandchildren, 20 step-greatgreat-grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews.
Funeral: 2 p.m. today at Faith Temple Church of God in Christ in Fairfax,
burial in Cohen Cemetery in Barton, S.C.
Riley's Funeral Home of Fairfax.
Mathew D. Brunson
VIDALIA — Mathew David Brunson.
the infant son of Steve and Mrs. Marcy
Brunson of this city, died Friday at Egleston Hospital in Atlanta.
He is also survived by a brother, Jonathan Brunson of Vidalia.
Funeral: 3 p.m. today at First Baptist
Church of Vidalia, burial in Lakeview
Memorial Gardens.
Ronnie L. Stewart Funeral Home of
Vidalia.
Mrs. Mary P. Humphrey
VIDALIA — Mrs. Mary Purvis Humphrey, 88, died Saturday at Meadows Memorial Hospital here.
The Laurens County native lived in
Vidalia since 1942 and lived several years
at Bethany Home for Ladies in Vidalia.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Vidalia and the Vidalia
chapter of Order of Eastern Star. She
was home services director of American
Red Cross for many years.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Doris
H. Peterson; three sons, Jack Humphrey,
both of Deerfield Beach, Fla., James M.
Humphrey of Mount Vernon and R.L.
Humphrey Jr of Vidalia. two sisters.
Mrs. Pat Chapman of Cross Keys and
Mrs. Vera Sears of Albany; six grandchildren, several great-grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral: 3 p.m. Monday at Murchison
Funeral Home of Vidalia, burial in Pine
Crest Cemetery in Vidalia.
Mrs. Ruth W. Young
ARLINGTON, Va. — Mrs. Ruth
Woods Young, 53, died Monday at Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax, Va.
The Florida native lived in Virginia
more than 20 years and was a class leader and member of the senior choir and
Women's Home and Overseas Missionary
Society at Lomax AME Zion Church in
Arlington. She was a graduate of Florida
Memorial College in St. Augustine, Fla.,
and taught at Julia P. Bryant Elementary, School in Statesboro and Barrett and
Barcroft Elementary School in Virginia.
She was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Inc., Zeta Chi Omega chapter.
Surviving are her husband, Simuel H.
Young of Arlington; a son, Simuel A.
Young of Hampton, Va.; three brothers,
Eugene, Herbert and Wayne Barr, all of
Miami; and several other relatives.
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Monday in
Mount Zion AME Church Cemetery in
Statesboro.
Pay ton's Mortuary. Statesboro.
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JESUP - Wilbert Lewis McClendon,
69, died Saturday at home.
The Cobbtown native lived in Wayne
County the past 37 years and was a retired electrician. He was a veteran of
World War II and a member of Anderson
Drive Baptist Church, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local
!>08 and Jesup Masonic Lodge.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Doris
Hughes; four daughters, Ms. Linda G
McClendon, Mrs. Phyllis M. Brantley and
Mrs. Kathy M. Rogers, all of Jesup, and
Mrs. Shirley M. Storm; three sons, Joseph McClendon, both of Orlando, Fla.,
Wayne and Larry McClendon, both of
Jesup; two brothers, Alvin McLendon of
Santa Claus and Van McClendon of Hazlehurst; seven grandchildren and four
stepgrandchildren.
Funeral: 3 p.m. Monday at Anderson
Drive Baptist Church, burial in Pinecrest
Memorial Cemetery.
Rhinehart and Sons Funeral Home,
Jesup.
BURTON, S C. - Jessie Watson, 70,
died Monday, No v 5 at Beaufort i S C >
Memorial Hospital.
The BarnwelJ, S.C., native was a longtime resident of Beaufort County and a
member of New Hope Christian Church
in Burton. He was a retired maintenance
worker for the S C Highway Department
after 33 years.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs.
Annie L. Brown of Rochester, N Y . , Mrs.
Jessie M. Green of Burke, Mrs. Bessie L.
Jenkins of Port Royal, S.C., and Mrs. Geneva Brown of Beaufort; a son, Albert
Watson of Burton; a sister, Mrs. Clara
Watson; a brother, Willie Watson, both of
Martin, S.C.; 13 grandchildren, a greatgrandchild and several other relatives.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at New Hope
Christian Church, burial in New Hope
Cemetery on state Highway 21.
Marshel's Wright-Donaldson Funeral
Service of Beaufort.
BRUNSWICK - Jack L, Livingston,
73, died Friday at St. Luke's Hospital in
Jacksonville, Fla.
The Brookman community, Brunswick, native was a graduate of Giynn
Academy High School and a tree and cattle farmer. He was a past officer of Glynn
County Farm Bureau and honorary administrative board member of Emanuel
United Methodist Church in Brunswick,
where he also served on various committees of men's Sunday school class.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs. Geraldine S. Livingston; a son, Sonny Livingston; a daughter, Ms. Lee Isla Crosby, ail'"
of Brunswick; two stepsons, Gerald Byrd
of Baxley and Scott Sumner of Hortense;
two stepdaughters, Ms. Judy Tomberlin
of Waycross and Ms. Lori Newbern; two
brothers, W.T. "Bill" and Alex Livingston, ali of Brunswick; two sisters, Ms.
Fraser Ledbetter of St. Simons Island
and Ms. Mamie Murphy of Orlando, Fla.;
five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral; noon Monday at Emanuel
United Methodist Church, burial in
church cemetery.
Chapman Funeral Chapel. Brunswick.
Remembrances: in lieu of flowers, to
Emanuel United Methodist Church Building Fund.
Mrs. Theodocia B. Boatwright
WALTERBORO, S.C. - Mrs.
Theodocia Beard Boatwright, 75. died
Wednesday at Colleton Regional Hospital
here.
The Bamberg County. S.C.. native
was a member of William Chapel Baptist
Church of Earhart. S.C., and an associate
member of Mount Olive Baptist Church
of Walterboro.
Surviving are two daughters, Ms.
Wilhelemena Thomas of Walterboro and
Ms. Justine Boatwright; and a son, Adam
Boatwright. both of York, Pa.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at William
Chapel Baptist Church, burial in the
church cemetery.
Martin Community Funeral Home of
Walterboro.
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Joseph J. Burkhart
BRUNSWICK - Joseph J. Burkhart,
78. died Thursday at home.
The New York native lived in Brunswick the past 22 years and was a U.S.
Army Air Corps veteran of World War II,
serving in Japan. He was a member of
Christ, the King Catholic Church of New
York and was a retired employee from
Lockheed of New York, where he was an
aircraft electrician, and from Thoikol
Chemical Corp.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Evelyn J.
Burkhart of Brunswick; five sons, David,
John and Joseph Burkhart, all of Brunswick, Walter Burkhart of St. Simons Island and Norman Burkhart of Farmingdale, N.Y.; two daughters, Ms. Gloria
Powell of Ellenville, N.Y., and Ms. Susan
Concepcion of Brunswick; a sister, Ms.
Gloria Compisi of Jacksonville, N.C.; and
five grandchildren.
Graveside service. 10 a.m. Monday in
Colesburg Cemetery in Camden County.
Chapman Funeral Chapel of Brunswick.
Hubert W. Rozier
NAHUNTA - Hubert William Rozier,
80. died Saturday at Charlton Memorial
Hospital in Folkston.
The Wayne County native was a retired farmer and a member of Winokur
Baptist Church near Folkston.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Tedia B.
Rozier; four daughters. Mrs. Virginia
Thrift and Mrs. Willa Highsmith. all of
Nahunta, Mrs. Florrie Harden of Waycross and Mrs. Emily Herrin of St.
Marys; 12 grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren.
Funeral. 2 p.m. Monday at Winokur
Baptist Church, burial in Smyrna Cemetery in Brantley County.
Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta.
Mrs. Myrtle T. Brady
Mrs. Myrtle T. Brady, 96, died Friday.
The Denver native had lived most of
her life in Washington, D.C., before moving to Savannah. She was graduated from
Howard University and taught at Tuskegee Institute. She was a member of Lincoln Temple Congregational Church and
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
Surviving are a sister, Miss Ruth M.
Travers of Washington; and two granddaughters and two great-grandchildren.
Sipple's Mortuary.
HINESVILLE - Mrs. Mae Whittle,
70, died Saturday at home.
The North Carolina native lived the
past 20 years in Hinesville She was a
member of Westside Baptist Church in
Hinesville.
Surviving are three sons, Jesse Whittle of Eastman, Robert and Lewis Whittle, both of Hinesville; two daughters,
Mrs Lillie Andrews of Darien and Mrs.
Peggie Kennedy of Glennville; her mother. Mrs. Irene Odom of Sanford, N.C ;
three brothers, Alton Odum of Statesboro, Albert Odum of Hinesville and Robert Odum of Winder; a sister, Mrs. Virginia Morris of Sanford, 12 grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral 10 a.m. Monday at Westside
Baptist Church, burial in Oglethorpe Memorial Park in Hinesville,
Carter Funeral Home of Hinesville
Mrs. Otis W. Harrington
Robert B. Fortnar
KITE - Robert Bruce Fortner, 64,
died Saturday at Medical College in Augusta
The Johnson County native was a r^tired bricklayer and farmer. He was a
deacon at Bethsaida Baptist Church near
Kite and a member of Masonic Lodge P
&AM48,
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Othel H
Fortner; a son, Bobby Fortner; a daughter, Ms Kathy J Fortner, all of Kite; a
brother, Hubert Fortner; three sisters,
Mrs Sybil Langley, Mrs. Avis Underwood and Mrs. Robbie Farthing, all of
Savannah; six grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at Hunnicutt Funeral Home of Swainsboro, graveside service at 3 p.m. in Greenwich section of Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah.
Remembrances: Epilepsy Foundation and American Heart Association.
Mrs. Otis Williams Herrington, 87, of
915 W. Victory Drive died Saturday at
Memorial medical Center.
The Screven County native lived in
Savannah most of her life and was a
member of Palen United Methodist
Church where she served as president of
Altar Guild for 30 years. She was a retired homemaker and a member of Papaya and Smiling Twelve social clubs.
Surviving are a son, Henry Herrington; a daughter, Mrs. Gussie H. McRae,
both of Savannah; a stepdaughter, Mrs.
Willie M. Ortiz of New York; a sister.
Mrs, Mary Burnam of Savannah; three
grandsons. Johnny McRae of Sumter,
S.C., Jessie McRae of Havelock, N.C..
and Keith McRae of Savannah; three
great-grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews and other relatives.
Bynes-Royall Funeral Home.
Mrs. Elizabeth L. Laffltte
ESTILL, S.C - Mrs. Elizabeth Lucius Laflfitte, 92, died Friday.
The Lee County, S.C., native was a
longtime resident of Estill and was a
graduate of Chicora College of Columbia,
S.C She was a member of Lawtonville
Baptist Church in Estill, where she
served many years as church pianist,
and a member and founder of Estill Music Club. She was named South Carolina
Mother-of-Year in 1977.
Surviving are a son, Dr. H. Lucius
Laffltte of Allendale, S.C., R. Montaque
Laffitte of Estill and Dr. M. Tucker Laffitte of Columbia; three daughters, Mrs.
Jennie E. Allen of Medford, N.J., Mrs,
Eugenia Anderson of Raleigh, N.C. and
Lalla L. Dalton of Kingston, N.C.; a sister, M.L. Meadors of Florence, S.C.; 21
grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren
and a great-great-grandchild.
Graveside service: 3 p.m. today in
Lawtonville Cemetery in Estill.
Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home of
Hampton, S.C.
Remembrances: Lawtonville Cemetery Association or Lawtonville Baptist
Church Building Fund.
Justin L. Jacobs
Justin Lee Jacobs, the infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Jacobs of Pembroke,
died Friday at Bulloch Memorial Hospital.
Other surviving relatives are a brother, Joshua A. Jacobs; his paternal grandparents, Bruce Boring, both of Pembroke, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Griner of Savannah; his paternal greatgrandfather. Dr. Glenn E. Boring of St.
Petersburg. Fla.; his paternal greatgrandmother. Mrs. Dorothy Wilson of
Pembroke; his maternal grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bessey of Syracuse,
N.Y., and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Goodwin
of Montgomery. Ala.; his maternal greatgrandmother. Mrs. Claudia Howard of
Statesboro; his maternal great-greatgrandmothers. Mrs. Mary Tiltery of Ramer. Ala., and Mrs. Bertha Rogers of
Folkston,
Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday at Morrison
Funeral Home of Pembroke, burial in
North Side Cemetery.
Savannah
Shorts
The next Birthplace Tea and
Tour for prospective and expectant
parents will be held today at 3 p.m
at St. Joseph's Hospital. Nurses will
be on hand to discuss the hospital's
obstetrical services, and a reception
will be held in the hospital cafeteria.
For information, call 927-5560.
Sam Wilson
Sam Wilson, 80, of 1831 Lloyd St. died
Saturday at Candler General Hospital.
The Bulloch County native lived in Savannah most of his life and was a member of Miller Temple First Born Church.
Surviving are a daughter. Mrs. Delores G. White; a son, Freddie L, Wilson;
his wife. Mrs. Ida M. Wilson; two brothers, the Rev. Garfield Wilson, all of Savannah, and Calvin Williams of Hardwick; three sisters. Mrs. Myrtle B. Carter, Mrs. Sarah Wallace and Mrs. Vernell
W. Jackson, all of Savannah; eight
grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and other relatives.
Sexton-Hall Funeral Directors.
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The Chatham Association of:Educators and the Savannah-Chatham
County Board of Education will
sponsor a community walk in support of public education as its initial
activity for American Education
Week today at 2 p.m. in front of the
Massie Heritage center. For information, call 651-7335 or 925-2849.
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The S.C. Coastal Zone Education
Center will conduct an elderhostel
program from Nov. U to Nov. 16.
Participants must have previously
registered through the elderhostel
office in Boston. For information,
call (803) 837-4848.
Magnolia Manor
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The Ogeechee River Valley Association meets at Stilson Elementary
School today at 2:30 p.m. There will
be a slide presentation of an innovative way to abate water pollution.
Public is invited.
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Apartment Homes!
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City-Span, the half-hour information show produced by the city of Savannah's Office of Public Information and broadcast on Cable 7 four
times a week, will focus on the Reponsive Public Service Program
Nov. 12 - Nov. 19. The show's viewing times are 8 p.m. Mondays, 7
p.m. Wednesdays, l p.m. Thursdays
and 3 p.m. Fridays. For information, call 235-4095.
Burnished Copper
Floor Lamp.
Hand turned in
india. Reg. $179.99,
Sale $139.98
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The old BehilJe School Reunion
will be held today at Veterans Community Center on state Highway 280
West in Claxton. The lunch will be
catered and will cost $8. For information, call 739-105 or 693-9173.
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Richmond Hill United Methodist
Church, state Highway 144 in Richmond Hill, will sponsor a barbecue
and bazaar next Saturday from 10
a.m. to 7 p.m. More than 14,000
pounds of meat will be cooked, with
take-outs and advanced orders service available. Cost for adults is $4
and $2.50 for children. Call 756-2190
for information.
Meaningful Retirement Living In
A Caring Community
Frosted Glass
Vases, with verdigris brass accents.
Short Vase, Reg. $3&99, Sale $3L98.
Vase, Reg. $49.99, Sale $39.96.
Window Valance CoOeetion. Each Reg. $24.99.
Sale $».9S.Ooth Blinds, in 100%cooon-3'x 6; 41 x T
and 6' x 7:20% off offcinaJ prices.
Glass tops in various
saessoki separately
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All utilities (except phone)
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One meal per day
.Library
Maintenance
Beauty/barber shop
24 hour staffing including
Walking trails around
security
three lakes
Weekly cleaning service
Planned social activities
* Private balconies &
Six laundry rooms
patios
Indoor fitness area with heated • Cable TV
exercise pool and Jacuzzi
• Local transportation
Extra storage space
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with antique raisin finish Settee, Reg. $449 99, Sale $55996 Cushions included
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lamp to our handwoven Boston Harbor settee and easy chair, the eclectic feel of this mostly
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that this week mey're on sale. And like any true collector's item, it is, unfortunately, limited.
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