Miscellaneous Beaufort County, South Carolina Obituaries

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Queen E. Mikell
ALINE -- Queen Ester Mikell, 82, died Jan. 12. She was a native of Bulloch County. She was a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church and Eastern Star.
SURVIVORS: six daughters, Robbie Rock of Register, Nellie Mae Parrish of Orlando, Fla., Della Mae Mercer of Cobbtown, Mary DeLoach, Barbara Mosely and Maxine Mikell, all of Metter; four sons, James B. Mikell Jr., Carl Mikell, Winton Mikell and Eugene Mikell, all of Metter; a sister, Alberta Wiggins of Statesboro; and a brother, Amos Rainy Jr. of Statesboro.
VISITATION: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today at Hodges Funeral Home.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday at Hodges Funeral Home, burial in Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County.

Neolyn N. Mock
SYLVANIA -- Mrs. Neolyn Newton Mock, 69, died Jan. 14 at Screven County Hospital. She was a native of Screven County. She retired from BASF, Sylvania plant, and was a member of Farmdale Baptist Church in Sylvania.
SURVIVORS: a daughter and son-in-law, Dianne M. and Mickey Brower of Sylvania; a son and daughter-in-law, Donnie and Darlene Mock of Sylvania; a sister, Jackie N. Bennett of Liberty, N.C.; a brother, Emory Newton of Hilltonia; five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. today at Farmdale Baptist Church, burial in Goloid Cemetery.
REMEMBRANCES: Farmdale Baptist Church, 1300 Farmdale Road, Sylvania, GA 30467.

Evelyn A. Nadeau
Mrs. Evelyn Elaine Anderson Nadeau, 72, died Jan. 14 at Candler Hospital. She was a native of Brunswick and was retired from Tetley Tea Co. after 32 years of service as a tea packer.
SURVIVORS: a brother, David Anderson of San Antonio; three sisters, Betty Anderson of St. Petersburg, Fla., Mary Fisher of Riverdale, Ga., and Josephine Magana of Sacramento, Calif.; several nieces and nephews, including Mary Puckett of Savannah, Ga.; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
VISITATION: 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. today at Hubert C. Baker Funeral Home, Hodgson Memorial Chapel. FUNERAL SERVICE: 11 a.m. Monday at Hubert C. Baker Funeral Home, Hodgson Memorial Chapel, burial in Greenwich Section of Bonaventure Cemetery.

Hazel A. Oneal
UVALDA -- Mrs. Hazel A. Oneal, 83, died Jan. 15 at Meadows Regional Medical Center of Vidalia. A native and lifelong resident of Toombs County, she was a homemaker and a member of Harden's Chapel United Methodist Church.
SURVIVORS: a son, Franklin Oneal of Uvalda; two daughters, Audrey Crump of Martinez and Dean Anderson of Uvalda; a sister, Jessie Mae Carroll of Brunswick; two brothers, J.C. Alexander of Vidalia and Frank Alexander of Athens; seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. today at Jones-Stewart Funeral Home.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday at Harden's Chapel United Methodist Church, burial in the church cemetery.

Josephine E. Rowe
GUYTON -- Josephine Elizabeth Rowe, 59, died Jan. 15 at Candler Hospital. The Chatham County native lived in Effingham for the past 27 years. She was a member of Sand Hill Baptist Church and the W.M.U. She was a homemaker.
SURVIVORS: her husband, James T. Rowe of Guyton; three daughters, Debra Stephens of Richmond Hill, Janet Bishop of Rockmart and Patricia Hyman of Rincon; two sons, James M. Rowe and Tracy Rowe, both of Guyton; a sister, Ernestine Dasher of Guyton; two brothers, Alfred Jackson of Wilmington Island and William Jackson of Guyton; three sons-in-law, a daughter-in-law, 11 grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. today at Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, West Chatham Chapel.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Monday at Sand Hill Baptist Church, burial in Church Cemetery.
REMEMBRANCES: Sand Hill Baptist Church, 1936 Sand Hill Road, Guyton, GA 31312.

Hazel D. Sapp
GLENNVILLE -- Hazel D. Sapp, 90, died Jan. 14 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. He was a native of Tattnall County, a farmer, who also worked at Fort Stewart in the 1940s, and a retired school bus driver. He was the oldest living member of Loves Chapel Primitive Baptist Church. He was a Mason.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Evelyn K. Sapp of Glennville; a son, Jerry Sapp of Glennville; a daughter, Judy Tippins of Hinesville; four brothers, Thad Sapp and Prentice Sapp, both of Savannah, Otis Sapp and Russell Sapp, both of Jacksonville, Fla.; six sisters, Trudy Arbuckle, Lois Starland, Eula Mae Lanier and Eva Martin, all of Jacksonville, Fla., Bertha Todd of Bristol and Laverne Harris of Jesup; one grandson, one granddaughter, two great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.
FUNERAL: 2:30 p.m. today at Cobb Funeral Home, burial in Loves Chapel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.
REMEMBRANCES: Tattnall Memorial Hospital Fund.

T. Roe Scott
STATESBORO -- Elder T. Roe Scott, 86, died Jan. 15 at Candler County Hospital in Metter. He was a native of Dekalb County, Ala., and was a retired Primitive Baptist preacher, retiring in 1980. He served as pastor of the Miami, Tampa, Fla., Statesboro and Middleground Primitive Baptist Churches from 1950 until 1980. After retirement he continued to preach at other churches in several states until 1989. He was a past member of the Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions clubs, and was a 50-year Mason.
SURVIVORS: his wife of 64 years, Ethlyn H. Scott of Statesboro; a son, Jimmy Scott of Appling; two daughters, Elaine Richter of Statesboro and Rose Ann Hoban of Appling; a sister, Merita Hauserman of Lake Toxaway, N.C.; five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 4-6 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. today at Hodges-Turner-Anderson Funeral Home.
FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Monday at Statesboro Primitive Baptist Church, burial in Bulloch Memorial Garden.

Alvernor Smith
JESUP -- Alvernor Smith, 66, died Jan. 14 in Wayne Memorial Hospital. The Pierce County native and former resident of Ridgeland, S.C., had lived in Wayne County, Ga., for the past 18 years. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and was a retired Supervisor of Waynline Inc. He was an Army veteran.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Margaret L. Smith of Jesup; three daughters, Rhonda Malphrus and Deeann Sanders, both of Ridgeland, S.C. and Lorraine Mixon of Hampton, S.C.; a stepdaughter, Renee Lewis of Beaufort; a son, Wayne Smith of Ridgeland, S.C.; his mother, Eula S. Smith of Jesup; three sisters, Darlene Carter of Odum, Beulah Ann Combs of Elizabethton, Tenn., and Dewanna Hardee of Jesup; a brother, Franklin Smith of Jesup, five grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, a great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. today at Rinehart & Sons Funeral Home.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday at Rinehart & Sons Funeral Home, burial in Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery.

Debra S. Spaulding
ALMA -- Debra Shannon Spaulding, 38, of Tampa, Fla., died Jan. 12 at Tampa General Hospital. She was a native of Hillsborough, Fla., and a member of Idle Wild Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: two sons, Damian Davis and Anthony Davis, both of Tampa, Fla.; her parents, Nathan Shannon Jr. and Barbara Johnson Shannon of Tampa; her grandparents, James and Eva Wilcox Leggett of Tampa; four sisters, Patricia McGee, Pamela Cribbs and Mary Stone, all of Tampa, and Rose Talladira of Lenoir, N.C.; and several nieces and nephews. GRAVESIDE SERVICES: were held Saturday at Mims Baptist Church Cemetery. Crosby Funeral Home.

Warnell Stanfield
GLENNVILLE -- Warnell Stanfield, 61, died Jan. 14 at Bulloch Memorial Hospital. The Tattnall County native was a retired truck driver for the logging industry.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Peggy Stanfield of Glennville; three daughters, Cindy Jarriel, Sandra Cason and Janet Anderson, all of Glennville; three sons, Leslie Stanfield and Keith Stanfield, both of Glennville, and, Mitchell Stanfield of Claxton; six sisters, Edith Driggers, Estelle Durrence, Geneva Jackson, and Bertie Lou Parker, all of Glennville, Esel Ray of Rincon, and Marie Carraway of Tarpon Springs, Fla.; a brother, H.A. Stanfield of Glennville; three sons-in-law, three daughters-in-law, 18 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 6 p.m. today.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday at Cobb Funeral Home, burial will be private.

Valda Whitman
BAXLEY -- Valda Whitman, 86, died Jan. 15 in Appling County Convalescent Center. She was a native of Stephens County and had resided in Baxley since 1995. She retired from Chrysler Corp. where she was employed as a teletype operator. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Baxley.
SURVIVORS: several nieces and nephews, including Duane and Linda Brooks of Baxley.
VISITATION: 5-7 p.m. today at Strickland-Miles Funeral Home.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday at Strickland-Miles Funeral Home, burial in Palmetto Cemetery in Brunswick at 3 p.m.

Allen N. Willis
Allen N. Willis, 83, died Jan. 13 at Calhoun Liberty Hospital in Blountstown, Fla. He was a native and lifelong resident of Savannah and a communicant of St. James Catholic Church. He was a retired salesman from MECO, Incorporated, and a member of Savannah Golf Club, LaVida Country Club and Benevolent Protective Order of the Elks.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Catherine C. Willis of Savannah; a son, Larry Allen Willis of Savannah; a daughter, Mary Catherine Hagan of Blountstown, Fla.; a brother, Harold Willis of Savannah; three sisters, Margie Schieder, Anna Blunt and Vilmer Gasser, all of Savannah; four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 5-7 p.m. today at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel, with vigil service at 6 p.m.
MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL: 11 a.m. Monday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, burial in Bonaventure Cemetery.
REMEMBRANCES: St. James Catholic Church, 8412 Whitefield Ave., Savannah, GA 31406.

Charles J. Yankauskas
Charles J. Yankauskas, 84, died Jan. 14 at Effingham County Hospital. He was a native of New Britain, Conn., and the widower of Elizabeth Morgan Yankauskas. He served in the Army in 1934 until 1937 and retired from the Air Force, having served in World War II, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He retired with the rank of Master Sergeant after 23 years of service. He was a member of Solomon's Lodge No. 1, F. & A.M.'s, the Scottish Rite Consistory-Valley of Savannah, Oriental Band at Alee Shrine Temple and the Forest City Gun Club.
SURVIVORS: two sons, Richard A. Yankauskas of Shalimar, Fla., and John Tassey of Athens; a daughter, Ann Norton of Savannah; a brother, Anthony Yankauskas of Vermont; two grandchildren, Andrea Pemberton of Idaho and Christopher Yankauskas of Niceville, Fla.; a great-grandson, Corey Allen Pemberton of Idaho; and a number of nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Monday at Hubert C. Baker Funeral Home, Hodgson Memorial Chapel.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Tuesday in Hillcrest Abbey Memorial Park.
REMEMBRANCES: Building Fund, c/o Alee Shrine Temple, Savannah, GA 31406.

Faye Zand
SKOKIE, Ill. -- Faye Zand, 93, died Jan. 14 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. She was a native of Chicago and lived there most of her life. She was a member of Skokie Valley Traditional-Agudath Achim Synagogue. She was the widow of William Zand.
SURVIVORS: a son, Louis Zand of Brookline, Mass.; a daughter, Leah Marks of Philadelphia; two granddaughters, Michele Raskin of Savannah and Nicole Marks of Philadelphia; five grandsons, Dr. Jay Zand of Raritan, N.J., Mitchell Zand of Highland Park, Ill., Richard Zand of Buffalo Grove, Ill., Adam Zand of Cambridge, Mass., and Nathan Zand of Boston; and four great-grandchildren. The family will sit Shiva in Skokie, Ill.
FUNERAL: Monday at Weinstein Funeral Home in Wilmette, Ill., burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Hubert C. Baker Funeral Home, Hodgson Chapel.

Mary A. Bennett
NUNEZ -- Mrs. Mary "Sible" Alcott Bennett, 74, died Jan. 16 at Emanuel Medical Center. She was a native of Emanuel County, a homemaker and retired as postal clerk of the Nunez Post Office. She was a member of Nunez Baptist Church, the WMU and the Moores Home Demonstration Club.
SURVIVORS: her husband, Ernest Bennett of Nunez; a daughter and son-in-law, Vicki Bennett and Charles H. Hooks of Nunez; a son and daughter-in-law, Larry E. and Judy Rogers of Nunez; two sisters, Susie Stover and Ollie Brown, both of Herndon; three brothers, Earl Alcott of Metter, Elmore Alcott of Millen and Talmadge Alcott of Savannah; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. today at Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Nunez Baptist Church, burial in Hebron Primitive Baptist Church near Garfield.
REMEMBRANCES: Nunez Baptist Church.

Jonah Bryant IV
Jonah "Jay" Bryant IV, 15, died Jan. 14 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. He was a native of Savannah. A former student of Savannah High School, he was attending Herschel V. Jenkins High School, in the 10th grade. He was also in the NROTC. He was a member of Brampton Baptist Church and served on the Usher Board.
SURVIVORS: his mother, Brenda Bryant of Savannah; his father, Jonah Bryant III of Savannah; a sister, Tynesha J. Bryant of Savannah; his maternal grandparents, Julius and Luvatta Campbell-Bryant of Savannah; his paternal grandparents, Elaine Bryant and Jonah Bryant II of Savannah; his maternal great-grandmother, Mattie Campbell-Jordan of Savannah; his paternal great-grandmother, Mattie Graham of Savannah; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives. Williams & Williams Funeral Home.

Linda W. Bunn
HEPHZIBAH -- Linda Wilson Bunn, 47, died Jan. 15 at Emory University in Atlanta. She was a native of Emanuel County and was a school nurse for Richmond County Schools. She was a member of the Georgia Nurses Association, Red Cross and Hebron Baptist Church in Swainsboro, Ga.
SURVIVORS: a daughter, Micky Wilson of Augusta; a son, Kenny Bunn of Augusta; her parents, Carolyn and Kenneth Wilson of Adrian; and two sisters, Evonne Sconyers of Adrian and Vicky Goodson of Avery.
VISITATION: 6-9 p.m. today at Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary, burial in Mount Zion Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Norristown.

Edward W. Cole
Edward Walter Cole Sr., 65, died Jan. 16 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Savannah and a member of Bull Street Baptist Church. He retired as a locomotive engineer with the Norfolk Southern Railroad and served as safety chairman for the Savannah district of the Georgia Division of Norfolk Southern Railroad. He was a member and former local chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Division 646. He was an Air Force veteran, serving during the Korean conflict, and a member of American Legion Post No. 184. He was an active volunteer with the Southside Fire Department for more than 20 years and a member of the Georgia State Fireman's Association.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Phyllis F. Cole of Savannah; two sons, Garron E.L. Cole of Savannah and Edward W. Cole Jr. of Cumming; two daughters, Rhonda C. Franco of Alpharetta and Stella C. Waters of Richmond Hill; a brother, Dwight H. Davis Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla.; a sister, Louisa Williams of Jacksonville; seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. today at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel.
FUNERAL: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel, burial in Greenwich section of Bonaventure Cemetery.
REMEMBRANCES: American Heart Association, P.O. Box 15515, Savannah, GA 31416-2215.

Mark J. Crosby
SYLVANIA -- Mark Joseph "Papa Joe" Crosby, 51, died Jan. 15 at home. He was a native of Bulloch County, an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a retired millwright and ironworker. He was a member of Clito Baptist Church in Statesboro and a former Sunday school teacher.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Roswitha Katie Brown Crosby of Sylvania; his mother, Lillian Lastinger Crosby of Statesboro; four daughters, Cynthia Elaine Crosby Jolly and Melissa Jill Crosby Allen, both of Birmingham, Ala., Miranda Joy Crosby Williams of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Wendy Renee Crosby of Sylvania; a son, Brian Ashley Cave of Sylvania; three brothers, Rodney Lee Crosby of Sylvania, Charles Alfred Crosby of Ellabell and Johnny Wade Crosby of Statesboro; five grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 3 p.m. Tuesday at Thompson-Strickland-Waters Funeral Home.

Sarah Ellison
Sarah Ellison, 76, died Jan. 15 at Candler Hospital. She was a native of Screven County but lived most of her life in Savannah. She retired from the Georgia Nu-Way Laundry. She was a member of United House of Prayer.
SURVIVORS: a daughter, Effie Jenkins of Savannah; a son, Edward Ellison of Savannah; two grandchildren, Gloria Orr and Erica Davis, both of Savannah; and a host of other relatives. Sidney A. Jones Funeral Home.

Richard W. Gay
MIDWAY -- Richard W. "Rick" Gay, 52, died Jan. 15 at Candler General Hospital in Savannah. He was a lifelong resident of Liberty County, an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and retired from civil service at Fort Stewart. He was a member of Midway First Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: his mother, Nell Gay of Midway; a sister and brother-in-law, Joanne and Bob Mathews of Savannah; two nephews, Robert H. Mathews Jr. of Conover, N.C., and Barry Mathews of Evans.; and a niece, Holly Baker of Savannah.
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. today at Carter Funeral Home, Oglethorpe Chapel.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Midway First Baptist Church, burial in Dorchester Cemetery.
REMEMBRANCES: American Cancer Society.