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Robert E. Yanchuk
Robert E. Yanchuk, 54, died Jan. 2 at Hilton Head Medical Center on Hilton Head Island. He was born in Kingston, Pa., and moved to Savannah in 1988 from Waynesboro, Pa. He was a veteran of the Navy, having served in the Vietnam conflict and received numerous medals for his service. He was a technician at the Savannah Sleep Disorder Center and a respiratory therapist at Hilton Head Medical Center. He was a communicant of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and a member of the North American Fishing Club.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Barbara Fletcher Yanchuk of Savannah; a son, Scott D. Yanchuk of Tucson, Ariz.; two daughters, Beth Yanchuk Anderson of Decorah, Iowa, and Cindy Yanchuk Hamrysak of Montgomery, Ala.; his mother, Kathleen M. Yanchuk of West Pittston, Pa; a brother, Edward P. Yanchuk Jr. of Bristol, Va.; a sister, Kathy Januszko of Edwardsville, Pa.; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Thursday at Hubert C. Baker Funeral Home, Hodgson Memorial Chapel.
REMEMBRANCES: American Heart Association.

Wilhelmina Marietta
Wilhelmina Hohl Marietta, 104, died Jan. 3 at Candler Hospital. She was born in Newark, Ohio, and lived in Savannah the past 20 years. She was a communicant of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
SURVIVORS: three daughters and a son-in-law, Jane Thornley of Dallas, Rita Radke of Savannah, and Mary Louise and Charles Nowlin of Panama City, Fla., 14 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 3-5 p.m. Wednesday at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Islands Chapel, with a vigil service at 4 p.m. Interment will be in St. Joseph Cemetery in Newark.
REMEMBRANCES: Cathedral Heritage Fund, 222 E. Harris St., Savannah, GA 31401.

Jackie D. Crumpton
Jackie DeLoach Crumpton, 69, died Jan. 4 at home. She was a native of Evans County and a resident of Savannah since 1952. She was a homemaker and member of Faith Primitive Baptist Church, where she served on the General Chairman Committee, the Youth Fellowship Committee and as a Youth Camp counselor.
SURVIVORS: her husband, Sam Crumpton of Savannah; four daughters, Faye Corson of Vicksburg, Miss., Eva Bohannon and Nancy Jones, both of Savannah, and Mae Jo Britt of Thomaston; a sister, Ann Presley of Claxton; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, 12 nephews and 12 nieces.
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. today at Fox & Weeks Funeral Home, Hodgson Chapel.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday at Faith Primitive Baptist Church, burial in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.
REMEMBRANCES: Faith Primitive Baptist Church.

Ben Cunningham
YEMASSEE, S.C. -- Ben Cunningham, 72, died Jan. 1 at Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro. He was born and educated in Colleton County. He was a trackman for Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, retiring in 1985 after 20 years of service. He was a member of Mount Nebo Baptist Church, Yemassee, and its choir.
SURVIVORS: a son, Jonathan Cunningham of Yemassee; nine daughters, Martha Williams, Hattie Mae Ellis, Rose Ann Cunningham, Shirley Pinckney, Emily Mitchell, Brenda Cunningham, Felicia Cunningham and Rosa Lee Logan, all of Yemassee, and Evelyn Cunningham of Miami; 15 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and other relatives.
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Young Funeral Home, Yemassee.
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Friday at Mount Nebo Baptist Church, burial in Mount Olive Cemetery, Yemassee.

Alex Dawson
COOSAWHATCHIE, S.C. -- Alex Dawson, 65, died Dec. 29. He was born in Archerville, N.C., and served in the Army for many years. He owned a construction company in New York City before retiring and moving to Coosawhatchie.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Lucille Dawson of Coosawhatchie; four sons, Ronnie Dawson, Ben Roberson Jr., Earl Roberson and Arthur Roberson, all of Ridgeland; five daughters, Rochelle Dawson of New York, Patricia Rhett, Suzanne Gadson, Christine James and Alicia Shaw, all of Ridgeland; a sister, Olivia Oliver of Fayetteville; five sisters-in-law, four brothers-in-law, 47 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives.
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. today at Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church, Ridgeland. BURIAL: 11 a.m. Thursday in Beaufort National Cemetery. Allen Funeral Home, Lobeco.

Sara Beth Forehand
MILLEN -- Mrs. Sara Beth Forehand, 73, died Jan. 4 at Bethany Nursing Home. She was born in Twin City and lived in Swainsboro and Twin City before moving to Millen. She was the widow of Jack D. Forehand and Harry T. Bishop. She was a retired nursing assistant and a member of Elam Baptist Church in Millen.
SURVIVORS: two daughters, Harriett Murphy McDowell of Columbia and Romona Snedeker of Harpursville, N.Y.; a son, Harry Wayne Bishop of Albuquerque, N.M.; a brother, John W. Wall of Beech Island, S.C.; and five grandchildren.
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Tomlinson Funeral Home in Swainsboro.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Friday at Tomlinson Funeral Home, burial in Long Creek Cemetery near Summertown.
REMEMBRANCES: Alzheimer's Association, Mid-State, S.C. Chapter, P.O. Box 7044, Columbia, SC 29202-7044.

Valarie E. Golden
HAMPTON, S.C. -- Valarie E. Golden, 35, died Jan. 2 at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. She was born in Colleton County and was a former resident of Yemassee. She was a 1982 graduate of Walterboro High School and a graduate of Technical College of the Lowcountry with a degree in criminal justice and Criminal Justice Academy in Columbia. She was a former interim chief of the Estill Police Department and at the time of her death held the position of captain. She was a member of Mount Nebo Baptist Church, Yemassee, and served as a member of the combined choir, the Pastor's Aide Society and the Missionary Board. She was also a member of South Carolina Law Enforcement Association, South Carolina Chiefs of Police and Order of the Eastern Star, Guiding Light Chapter No. 285, Estill.
SURVIVORS: her husband, Herbert E. Golden Jr. of Hampton; a son, Justin Christopher Golden of Hampton; a stepson, Herbert Golden III of Virginia Beach, Va.; a stepdaughter, Martha Golden of Bradenton, Fla.; her mother, Maggie L. Brown of Yemassee; her adoptive father, Matthew Williams of Yemassee; two brothers, Matthew Williams Jr. of Atlanta and Lester A. Williams of Yemassee; four sisters, Magdalene W. Lawton of Walterboro, Cynthia B. Hudson of Green Pond, Sharon Williams of Vance and Erika N. Brown of Yemassee; her paternal grandmother, Emily Brown of Yemassee; a stepgrandchild and a number of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and other relatives.
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. today at Young Funeral Home, Yemassee.
FUNERAL: 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Mount Nebo Baptist Church, Yemassee, burial in the church cemetery.

Lonzo Griffin
LUDOWICI -- Lonzo Griffin, 63, died Jan. 3 at Liberty Regional Medical Center in Hinesville. He was a native of Brantley County and a resident of Long County the past 24 years. He received a basketball scholarship to South Georgia College in Douglas. He was a former employee of Hercules Inc. in Brunswick and a heavy equipment operator with the Georgia Department of Transportation the past 17 years. He was a Baptist.
SURVIVORS: two daughters, Shelia Deal of Dawsonville and Stephnie Odom of Glennville; three sons, Scott Griffin of Atlanta, Shelby Griffin of Claxton and Stephen Griffin of Twin City; five stepsons, Marvin, Clifton, Clinton and Jimmy Deloach, all of Ludowici, and Donnie Deloach of Eastman; four sisters, Hazel Lee of Hoboken, Vera Blocker of Fernandina Beach, Fla., Corene Lewis of Dublin and Chan Crosby of Mississippi; three brothers, Coleman Griffin of Nahunta, Melvin Griffin of Ocala, Fla., and Marvin Griffin of Ludowici; eight grandchildren and several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 6-9 p.m. today at Gordon-Harrison Funeral Home in Jesup.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Thursday at Ludowici First Baptist Church, burial in Jones Creek Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Long County.

Eldrid Hesters
GRAHAM -- Eldrid Hesters, 66, died Jan. 4 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. He was a lifelong resident of Jeff Davis County, a Baptist and a farmer.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Juanice Lynn Hesters of Graham; four daughters, Elaine Hesters of Hazlehurst and Mytonda Selph, Sonia Powell and Pam Parker, all of Graham; two sons, Danny and Howell Hesters, both of Graham; two sisters, Gladys Colson of Dublin and Wallene Walters of Ozark, Ala.; 16 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
VISITATION: 3 p.m. today at Wainright-Parlor Funeral Home in Hazlehurst.
SERVICES: 2 p.m. Thursday at Wainright-Parlor Funeral Home, burial in Graham Cemetery.

Jessie King
RIDGELAND -- Jessie King, 64, died Dec. 31 at home. He was born in Jasper County and worked in landscaping. He was a member of St. Paul Baptist Church in Coosawhatchie and was chairman deacon. He was a member of the NAACP and COPS.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Annie G. King of Ridgeland; sons, Jeffrey, Darren and John H. King, all of Ridgeland, and Eddie Flint of Detroit; daughters, Marie Jackson and Ruthie A. King, both of Flint, Mich., and Jenifer King, Tracey F. King and Ebony King, all of Ridgeland; brothers, Isiah King of Ridgeland and Allen King of Babylon, N.Y.; sisters, Betty K. Garvin of Pineland and Bernice K. Devoe of Ridgeland; 19 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
VISITATION: 11 a.m. Thursday at Mount Carmel Baptist Center.
FUNERAL: noon Thursday at Mount Carmel Baptist Center, burial in King Cemetery in Grahamville.

Clide L. Morris
GLENNVILLE -- Clide Lee Morris, 90, died Jan. 4 at Savannah Square in Savannah. He was a North Carolina native and a previous resident of Glennville and Pine Harbor. He was a member of Morgan's Chapel Methodist Church and retired from the tobacco industry.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Martha Snipes Morris of Glennville; a daughter, Denise Smith of Beaufort; four sons, Clifford Randall of Reidsville, Allen and Wayne Randall of Claxton and Darrie Randall of Glennville; two sisters, Edna Barker of Greensboro, N.C. and Elsie Dickerson of Oxford, N.C.; a brother, Dr. J.B. Morris of Durham, N.C.; 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today at Cobb Funeral Home, Glennville Chapel, burial in Glennville City Cemetery.

Emmons K. Neff
BILOXI, Miss. -- Mrs. Emmons Brannon Kernodle Neff, 87, died Jan. 4. She was a native of Jackson and a resident of Biloxi for eight years. She was a member of Parkway Baptist Church in Jackson.
SURVIVORS: three daughters, Louise Mayburn of Biloxi, Kenneth Jones of Terry, Miss., and Anne Byrd of Savannah; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2 p.m. today in Friendship Cemetery in Columbus. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes.
REMEMBRANCES: St. Jude Children's Research, 505 North Parkway, Memphis, TN 38105.

Dorothy W. Noah
ST. SIMONS ISLAND -- Dorothy Wilbur Noah, 95, died Nov. 28 at Heritage Cottage. She was born and lived in Waterloo, Iowa. After graduating from Iowa State Teachers College and obtaining a master's degree in the late 1920s, she moved to Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C. Later she moved to Milledgeville, where she taught courses in speech and English and was active in music. She also led the Presbyterian Church choir. In 1965 she moved to St. Simons Island and was active in music at St. Simons United Methodist Church. She was a member of PEO and the widow of Dr. Max Stephen Noah.
SURVIVORS: a son, retired Lt. Gen. Max W. Noah of Alexandria, Va.; a daughter, Joy Noah McMillan of St. Simons Island; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Simons United Methodist Church. Edo Miller & Sons Funeral Home, Brunswick. REMEMBRANCE: Max Noah Scholarship Fund, Development Office, P.O. Box 96, Georgia College, Milledgeville, GA 31061; or St. Simons United Methodist Church, 624 Ocean Blvd., St. Simons Island, GA 31522.

Peggy A. Parks
ST. SIMONS ISLAND -- Peggy Lee Anglin Parks, 71, died Jan. 3 at her home. She was a native of Norman Park and a resident of St. Simons Island the past eight years. She was a member of First Church of the Nazarene in Brunswick and taught the Senior Adult Sunday School Class. She was president of the church's Missionary Society and served as a member of the Church Board.
SURVIVORS: a son and daughter-in-law, Charles L. Parks III and Linda G. Parks of Moultrie; a brother, Robert Lanier Anglin of Brunswick; three sisters, Mildred Anglin Harris of St. Simons Island, Carolyn Anglin Herrin of West Green and Linda Anglin Smith of Hazlehurst; a granddaughter, Peggy Sue Parks Motes of Schweinfurt, Germany; and several nieces and nephews.
FUNERAL: 3 p.m. today at First Church of the Nazarene in Brunswick, burial in Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens on St. Simons Island. Edo Miller & Sons Funeral Home, Brunswick.
REMEMBRANCES: First Church of the Nazarene Building Fund, Brunswick, GA.; or Hospice of Southeast Georgia, Kingsland, GA.

Dr. Salvatore Brancato Jr.
ARIANO, Italy -- Dr. Salvatore Brancato Jr., 30, died Dec. 27 at Ariano Air Force Base. He was born in Savannah and was serving in the Air Force as a dentist with the rank of captain. He received a bachelor of science degree from Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania and a doctor of dental surgery degree from Jersey College of Medicine in Newark, N.J.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Dr. Marie Batanz Brancato of Livingston, N.J.; his father, Dr. Salvatore Brancato Sr. of Savannah; his stepmother, Anna Brancato of Savannah; a brother, V. Paul Brancato of Savannah; a sister, Nicole Brancato of Savannah; his mother and other relatives in New Jersey, Florida and Italy.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 7 p.m. Friday at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel.

Uretha Barfield
LYONS -- Mrs. Uretha "Sissy" Barfield, 50, died Jan. 3 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. She was a lifelong resident of Toombs County and was employed as a seamstress at Cedar Crossing Apparel. She was a member of New Beginning Church of God in Lyons.
SURVIVORS: her parents, F.J. and Loney Barfield of Lyons; two brothers, Johnnie Barfield of Lyons and the Rev. Frank Barfield of Tifton; five sisters, Judy Morris and Becky Carpenter, both of Lyons, LaRue Deloch of Santa Claus, Marie Barfield of Baxley and LaBreeska Lightsey of Collins; and several nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. today at Ronnie L. Stewart & Son Funeral Service in Vidalia.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Thursday at New Beginning Church of God, burial in Cedar Crossing.

Arthur Brinson
MILLEN -- Arthur Brinson, 97, died Jan. 2 at home. He was born in Jenkins County. He was a retired farmer and a member of Fountain Spring Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: a son, John Henry Smart of New York; four daughters, Sarah Sessions and Gloria Jackson, both of Millen, and Ida Lewis and Josephine McGraw, both of Savannah; three brothers, Otis Brinson of Millen, Musgrow Brinson of Augusta and Irving Brinson of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; two sisters, Lee Hollins of Augusta and Easter Brinson of Fort Lauderdale; an adopted daughter, Maggie Solsberry of Millen; 16 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
FUNERAL: 1 p.m. Thursday at Fountain Spring Baptist Church in Millen, burial in the church cemetery. James A. Kirkland Mortuary, Millen

Dora Brisbane
Miss Dora Brisbane, 68, died Jan. 4 at Candler Hospital. She was a native of Savannah. She attended A.E. Beach High School and retired from the Savannah Morning News. She was a member of Greater Friendship Baptist Church.
SURVIVORS: a daughter, Gloria McLean of Savannah; a sister, Mildred Brown of Savannah; a brother, Ernest Brisbane Jr. of Savannah; a granddaughter, Michelle McLean of Savannah; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Speed and Smart Funeral Home.

Shirley M. Harmony
BLUFFTON -- Shirley Adoree Moore Harmony 72, died Jan. 4 at home. She was born in Bethlehem, Pa. Before moving to Sun City, she was a volunteer at Baptist East Hospital in Louisville, Ky. She was a member of Lowcountry Presbyterian Church.
SURVIVORS: her husband, Donald Harmony of Bluffton; a daughter, Linda Jo Blackmon of Charlotte, N.C.; and a sister, Helen Keefe of Clearwater, Fla.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 3 p.m. Friday at Lowcountry Presbyterian Church. Copeland Funeral Home, Beaufort.
REMEMBRANCES: Hospice Care of the Lowcountry, 20 Palmetto Parkway, No. 104, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926; or Lowcountry Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 570, Bluffton, SC 29910.

Susie M. Henderson
ALMA -- Susie Mae Henderson, 83, died Jan. 3 at home. She was a native of Bacon County and a resident of Jacksonville, Fla., for 50 years before moving to Baxley in 1996. She lived in Alma the past year and a half. She was a Baptist.
SURVIVORS: two daughters, Mildred Strickland and Geneva Kidd, both of Callahan, Fla.; and six grandchildren.
VISITATION: 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Swain Funeral Home in Baxley.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Friday at Swain Funeral Home, burial in Omega Cemetery.

Sean A. Hooper
MARIETTA -- Sean Alexander Hooper, 4, died Jan. 2 at home. He was born in Cobb County.
SURVIVORS: his parents, Jerrald D. Hooper of Ackworth and Jennifer Thea Latham Hooper of Marietta; a brother, Steven Thomas Hooper of Marietta; his paternal grandparents, Charlotte Keeley of Ackworth and Junior Hooper of Jasper; his maternal grandparents, Larry and Sandy Latham of Marietta; his paternal great-grandmother, Annie Adams of Ackworth; and an aunt and two uncles. TRISAGION
SERVICE: 7:30 p.m. today at Hubert C. Baker Funeral Home, Hodgson Memorial Chapel, Savannah.
FUNERAL: noon Thursday at Hubert C. Baker Funeral Home, Hodgson Memorial Chapel, burial in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.

Albertha L. Jackson
YEMASSEE, S.C. -- Albertha L. Jackson, 76, died Jan. 3. She was born in Deaux Hill and attended public schools. She was a graduate of the Beauty College in Portsmouth, Va. She was the widow of Irvin L. Jackson Sr. and was a licensed nurse until retiring. She was a member of Beaufort-Salem Presbyterian Church and was a choir member, treasurer, Sunday school teacher, church pianist and one the first female elders of Beaufort-Salem.
SURVIVORS: a daughter, Anne Chisolm of Yemassee; four sons, Irvin Jackson Jr. of Atlanta, Tyrone M. Jackson of Yemassee, Kenneth M. Jackson of Charleston and Clinton L. Jackson of Bluffton; a sister, Louise Coreen of Yemassee; 12 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, six nieces, five nephews and a host of other relatives.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: 1 p.m. Thursday at Canaan Baptist Church in Sheldon. Allen Funeral Home, Beaufort.