U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Freeman S. Kennedy
HILTON HEAD ISLAND - Freeman S. Kennedy, 100, died June 21 at the home of his son Harold.
He was born in Melrose, Mass., and recently celebrated his 100th birthday at Sea Pines Country Club. He was the widower of Alice Kennedy. He spent most of his working life in the animal feed business and retired in 1965 as vice president-sales of the Beacon Milling Co.
SURVIVORS: two sons, Harold Kennedy of Hilton Head Island and Alan Kennedy of Orlando, Fla.; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services and interment will be in New Jersey.
The Island Funeral Home of Hilton Head Island.
REMEMBRANCES: St. Barnabas Medical Center Foundation, Old Short Hills Road, Livingston, NJ 07039.
Announcement dated: June 23, 1998
J.B. Joiner
BROOKLET - J.B. Joiner, 81, died June 21 at Bulloch Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Bulloch County and a retired farmer. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II.
SURVIVORS: a son and daughter-in-law, Dale and Mary Joiner of Brooklet; a sister, Jean Ballentine of Atlanta; two grandsons, Corey Joiner of New Jersey and Jason Joiner of Brooklet; and two great-grandsons, Joshua Joiner and Jason Joiner Jr., both of Brooklet.
VISITATION: 6-9 p.m. today at Hodges-Turner Funeral Home in Statesboro.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hodges-Turner Funeral Home, burial in Brooklet City cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
REMEMBRANCES: Bulloch County Unit of the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 2027, Statesboro, GA 30459.
Announcement dated: June 23, 1998
Richard Wright Sr.
Richard Wright Sr., 64, died June 21 at St. Joseph's Hospital.
He was a native of Hardeeville and attended the Jasper County, S.C., public schools. He was a resident of Savannah more than 20 years and retired with the International Longshoremen's Association, Local 1414.
SURVIVORS: four daughters, Derricee W. Steele, Alberta W. Brown, Gwendolyn W. Mervin and Evangeline T. Wright, all of Hardeeville; three sons, Richard F. Wright Jr., Ulysess Wright and Michael L. Wright Sr., all of Hardeeville; four sisters, Wilhelmina Chalmers, Mary Wright and Frederica Wright, all of Hardeeville, and Elizabeth Wright of Washington; two brothers, Luke Wright of Washington and Nathaniel Wright Sr. of Hardeeville; 15 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday at Macedonia Baptist Church in Levy, S.C., burial in Sherwood cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
Stiney's Mortuary, Hardeeville.
Announcement dated: June 23, 1998
Hattie B. McDonald
BLACKVILLE, S.C. - Mrs. Hattie Bacon McDonald, 78, died June 22 at home.
She was a native of Bryan County, Ga., a graduate of Pembroke High School and a homemaker. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Blackville, Eastern Star Harmony Hope Chapter No. 229 in Barnwell, the WMU and American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 91. in Blackville. She formerly worked at Barnwell County Hospital as a clerk and at Amerotron in Barnwell.
SURVIVORS: her husband, E.J. McDonald of Blackville; two sons, E. Stanley McDonald of Blackville and Larry V. McDonald of McKinney, Texas; a daughter, Angela McDonald MacKay of Guyton, Ga.; three sisters, Rosalee Shuman of Pembroke, Ga., Aleene Ansley of Bloomingdale and Stefanie Stanford of Americus, Ga.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Folk Funeral Home, Williston.
Announcement dated: June 23, 1998
Juanita C. Kirkland
JESUP - Juanita C. Kirkland, 64, died June 22 at Wayne Memorial Hospital.
She was a native of Wayne County, a homemaker and a member of Memorial Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: two daughters, Brenda McDonald and Debbie Landon, both of Jesup; three sons, David, Ray and Ronnie Kirkland, all of Jesup; her mother, Wincy Mize of Weaver, Ala.; a brother, Clifford Grey of Weaver; a sister, Corine Smith of Weaver; three grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 6-9 p.m. today at Rinehart Sons Funeral Home in Jesup.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Baptist Church, burial in Jesup City cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
Announcement dated: June 23, 1998
The Rev. George W. Bobo
ALAPAHA - The Rev. George W. Bobo, 79, died June 21 at Bulloch Memorial Hospital in Statesboro.
He was a native of Atlanta and a retired Baptist minister.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Ruth Harrell Bobo of Alapaha; three sons and two daughters-in-law, John A. Bobo of Murfreesboro, Tenn., George W. and Barbara Bobo of Cairo and David M. and Patsy Bobo of Statesboro; and four grandchildren, Mike, Laura, Rocky and Cole Bobo.
VISITATION: 2: 30-3: 30 p.m. today at Alapaha Baptist Church.
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. today at Alapaha Baptist Church, burial in Fletcher cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
Harrell-Faircloth Funeral Home, Moultrie.
REMEMBRANCES: Alapaha Baptist Church.
Announcement dated: June 23, 1998
C.F. Mosley
JESUP - C.F. Mosley, 80, died June 21 at Wayne Memorial Hospital.
He was a native of Wayne County and retired from the Wayne County Road Department. He was a Baptist.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Essie Lee Johnson Mosley of Jesup; two daughters, Ruthie Lee Corry of Jesup and Pauline Crews of Nahunta; three sons, Wilbur and Joe W. Mosley, both of Jesup, and Gene J. Mosley of Oxnard, Calif.; nine grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. today at Rinehart Sons Funeral Home in Jesup.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rinehart Sons Funeral Home, burial in Spring Grove cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
Announcement dated: June 23, 1998
Myrtle O. Rogers
Myrtle Olivia Exley Rogers, 75, died June 22 in Brandon, Fla.
She was born in Savannah and was formerly with Nancy Lynn Bakery in Miami.
SURVIVORS: a daughter, Peggy Lee Mathews of Mobile, Ala.; two sons, Otis Mathews of Vero Beach, Fla., and J. Herb Rogers of Brandon; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 10 a.m. Friday in Bonaventure cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
Sipple Mortuary.
Announcement dated: June 24, 1998
Jean O. Weaver
HILTON HEAD ISLAND -- Jean Owsley Weaver, 84, died June 21 at Hilton Head Medical Center and Clinics.
She was born in Chicago and was a longtime resident of Sea Pines and the Seabrook. She was active in the Girl Scouts and the Mental Health Association over the years.
SURVIVORS: her husband, Pete Weaver of Hilton Head Island; a daughter, Bea Fuller of Hilton Head Island; and three grandchildren, Michael Fuller of Atlanta, William and Michelle Fuller, both of Hilton Head Island.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 1: 30 p.m. Sunday at St. Andrew by the Sea United Methodist Church.
The Island Funeral Home of Hilton Head Island.
REMEMBRANCES: Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 5725, Hilton Head Island, SC 29938 or St. Andrew by the Sea United Methodist Church, 20 Pope Ave., Hilton Head Island, SC 29928.
Announcement dated: June 24, 1998
Edward J. Chatman
EARLY BRANCH, S.C. -- Edward J. Chatman, 91, died June 22 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort.
He was born in La Grange, Ga., and educated in Georgia and North Carolina schools. He was a resident of Danville, Va., for a number of years. He was employed as a doorman with the Woman's City Club of Detroit and retired from the Detroit Athletic Club. He was a resident of Early Branch since 1986.
He was a former member of Mount Olive Baptist Church in Detroit, where he participated in the Sunday school, Usher Board, Brotherhood and was an ordained deacon. He was a member of Wilkerson Baptist Church, Early Branch, and served on the Usher Board and the Board of Deacons.
SURVIVORS: his wife, J. Everlena Shaw Chatman of Early Branch; two sons, Jerome Harris and Joey Shaw, both of Detroit; four grandchildren, Montel Harris of California, Lani, Erin and Asha Harris, all of Detroit; and other relatives.
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. today at Wilkerson Baptist Church in Early Branch.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday at Wilkerson Baptist Church, burial in the church cemetery" target="_blank">cemetery.
Young Funeral Young, Yemassee.
Announcement dated: June 24, 1998
Terry L. Moore
NEVILS -- Terry Lee Moore, 34, died June 22 at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah.
He was a native of Bryan County and employed with Kmart Stores. He was a graduate of the Bryan County schools and a member of Pembroke Christain Church.
SURVIVORS: his mother, Alice Faye Shropshire, and his stepfather, Jim Shropshire of Nevils; a sister, Quan M. Tyndal of Savannah; a brother, Farren Moore of Stilson; four stepsisters, Venessa McLeod, Pauletta Strobl, Belinda Hutching of Las Vegas and Renata Phillips of Clewiston, Fla.; a stepbrother, Charles Shropshire of Nashville, Tenn.; his maternal grandmother, Fay Byrd of Nevis; and his maternal great-grandmother, Jessie Bennett of Nevils.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. today at Morrison Funeral Home in Pembroke, burial in Northside City cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
REMEMBRANCES: Pembroke Christian Church, P.O. Box 479, Pembroke, GA 31321.
Announcement dated: June 24, 1998
Raymond Branch
FAYETTEVILLE -- Raymond "Jerry" Branch, 65, died June 22.
He was a native of Appling County and lived in Fayetteville the past 45 years. He was a retired truck driver, a business agent and a lifetime member of Teamster Local 528. He was a deacon of Antioch Baptist Church in Fayetteville.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Maxine Gayle Branch of Fayetteville; three daughters, Ellen Bolton of St. Cloud, Fla., Lore Branch Adams of Spring, Texas, and Scarlette Godwin of Forest Park; a son, Brent Branch of Morrow; a brother, Benton Branch of Eatonton; eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
VISITATION: 6-9 p.m. today at Strickland-Miles Funeral Home in Baxley.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday at Spring Branch Baptist Church, burial in Carter cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery.
Announcement dated: June 24, 1998
Elisha Johnson
MIDWAY -- Elisha Johnson, 82, died June 22 at Liberty Regional Medical Center.
He was born in Jackson, Miss., and retired from Kroger after many years. He was a retired Army veteran and a member of Bread of Life Church of God In Christ and the Deacon Board.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Ethel T. Johnson of Richmond Hill; three sons, Willie and Ray Johnson, both of Richmond Hill, and Charles Johnson of Richmond, Va.; a sister, Vernon Johnson of Detroit; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Sidney A. Jones Funeral Home.
Announcement dated: June 24, 1998
Yewell Adams
DOUGLAS -- Yewell Adams, 75, died June 21 at Palmyra Medical Center in Albany.
He was born in Coffee County. He was a retired yard conductor with Seaboard Coast Line Railway System and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of Stokesville Baptist Church in Pearson, the Masonic Lodge in Waycross, the United Trainsman Union (UTU)and the Homeing Pigeon Club.
SURVIVORS: a daughter, Debra Adams of Albany; a son, Yewell Adams Jr. of Sterling Park, Va.; two sisters, Lucille de Lima of Jacksonville, Fla., and Dorothy Coleman of Lakeland, Fla.; a brother, Allen S. Adams of Jasper, Fla.; and several nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 6-9 p.m. today at Ricketson Funeral Home in Douglas.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Thursday at Stokesville Baptist Church, burial in Stokesville cemetery" target="_blank">Cemetery in Pearson.
Announcement dated: June 24, 1998
