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Obituaries
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from Glynn, McIntosh and Brantley Counties.
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GAITHERS, child
The Atlanta Constitution; Tuesday 15 May 1888; pg. 2 col. 1
A homicide occurred in the Ardock settlement, in McIntosh county,
early in the last week, but was not discovered until the middle of this week.
Two small colored boys, Cain Gaithers and his brother, went into the woods with
a gun and a hoe, and Cain came back without the gun and hoe, and without his
brother, for whom eh could not account, saying his brother had gone to a
neighbor’s house. His father sent him for the hoe and gun, which he brought,
saying he had seen nothing of his brother, but had seen his tracks. Several
days after this he and his father were going through the woods, when Cain acted
queerly at a certain point, and being sent to a point at which he had been seen
shying around, the buzzards rose up and the father went up and found the other
boy shot through the head and covered behind a lot with bushes. The boy, Cain,
admitted he had killed his brother, and says it was an accident, but the
circumstances upon the coroner’s inquest was such that the boy was committed by
the coroner to await the action of the grand jury. Cain seems to be about
eleven or twelve years old.
GALE, Ella A.
Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003; The
Atlanta Constitution; 11 August 1928
MISS
ELLA GALE, 65, DIES AT LOUISVILLE
Louisville, Ga., August 10—Miss Ella Gale, 65, died here this
afternoon at the home of her brother, Dr. L.D. Gale, with whom she had made her
home for the past five years. She had been in feeble health for several months
but her death came unexpected.
Miss Gale was a former resident of Brunswick and her remains will be
taken to Brunswick Saturday for interment. Two brothers, Dr. L.D. Gale, of
Louisville, and Hoyt W. Gale, of Cleveland, Ohio, survive her.
GALE, Hoyt W.
The Brunswick News; Thursday 14 December 1944; pg. 8 col. 2
Hoyt Gale Died Wednesday in Cleveland, Ohio
Telegrams were received in the city today announcing the death yesterday
in Cleveland, Ohio, of Hoyt W. Gale, former prominent Brunswick resident, who
had made his home in Ohio for many years. His death was attributed to a heart
attack.
Mr. Gale was born in Brunswick, member of a well known Glynn county
family, and he spent all of his younger life in this city. Many years ago he
removed to West Virginia, where he resided for a few years, later removing to
Cleveland, where he engaged in he general insurance business, in which he was
unusually successful.
Although he had not resided in Brunswick for many years, he had spent
much of his time here in recent years. Mr. Gale purchased a handsome home on
St. Simons Island, which he occupied for a number of winters. Selling it a few
years ago, he purchased another home on Sea Island, and he and members of his
family have since been spending the winters at that resort.
Mr. Gale is survived by his wife, the former Miss Louise Purse, of
Waycross, and five children, Miss [illegible] and Dave, Ben, Frank and
Willoughby Gale. Telegrams received here did not give funeral arrangements.
GALE, Hoyt W. Jr.
The Brunswick News; Tuesday 27 January 1955; pg. 10 col. 2
HOYT W. GALE, JR. DIES SUDDENLY AT ISLAND RESORT
Hoyt W. Gale, Jr., 51, prominent Wilmington,
Del., realtor and son of a former well known Brunswickian, died unexpectedly
yesterday afternoon on Sea Island, where he and Mrs. Gale arrived on Tuesday for
a visit in the hope that Mr. Gale would recuperate from a recent illness in
Wilmington.
Mr. Gale suffered a heart attack in that city on December 14, and
was treated in a Philadelphia hospital. He recuperated rapidly, however, and
decided to come to the local resort for a rest. He suffered a second attack
yesterday afternoon and died a short time later.
Mr. Gale, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt W. Gale, removed to
Wilmington from Cleveland, Ohio, about 10 years ago and he had successfully
engaged in the real estate business in that city. He was well known among local
friends, as he spent considerable time in his earlier life on St. Simons, where
his parents owned a beautiful home and made the island their part-time home.
Mr. Gale is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anne Collins Gale; a
daughter, Miss Sarah Anne Gale; a sister, Mrs. Sheffield Halsy, Dood’s Ferry,
N.Y., and two brothers, Ben T. Gale, Washington, D.C., and Frank W. Gale,
Philadelphia.
Funeral arrangements in charge of the Miller Funeral Home, are not
complete, pending the arrival of relatives. However, it is announced services
will be held Saturday at the First Baptist Church of St. Simons and burial will
be in Frederica Cemetery, where the parents of Mr. Gale are buried.
GALE, Joseph R.
The Brunswick News; Monday 6 July 1964; pg. 16 col. 4
JOSEPH R. GALE SUCCUMBS AT 89
Joseph R. Gale, 89, a resident of Darien died
there Friday afternoon.
Gale had been a resident of Darien since 1923, coming from Camden
County. He was a retired commercial fisherman.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Martha Faulkner Gale, Darien; one
daughter, Mrs. George Kittles, Valona; four sons, Bert, Edwin, and Billy Gale,
all of Darien and Leonard Gale, Milledgeville; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services, under the direction of the Edo Miller & Sons
Funeral Home, were held at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon at the graveside in St.
Andrews Cemetery in Darien with the Rev. Alfred Chambliss, Jr., and the Rev.
Fred Moore officiating. Grandsons served as active pallbearers.
GANN, H.N. Dr.
The Brunswick Times-Advertiser; Friday 2 February 1894; pg. 4 col. 4
H.N.
GANN DEAD
Dr. H.N. Gann died yesterday at Atlanta, where he was receiving the
attention of specialists.
He had been an invalid for several months, and his death is due to
consumption. His many friends will sympathize with his stricken family.
GANN, Minnie (Moore)
The Brunswick News; Thursday 14 August 1919; pg. 1 col. 6
MRS. MINNIE MOORE GANN PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY
Mrs. Minnie Gann, one of the most extensively
known and beloved women of Brunswick passed away at her home 405 G Street, at 11
o’clock yesterday morning.
Mrs. Gann had been in ill health for several years, having suffered
a stroke of paralysis about five years ago, form which she never entirely
recovered. Recently Mrs. Gann began to fail rapidly until the end came
yesterday and although not unexpected, her death occasioned the deepest sorrow
among her host of friends.
Born in Brunswick in 1846, only daughter of Jacob and Mary Scott
Moore, Mrs. Gann, as Miss Minnie Moore, was one of the most popular young women
of this section. About forty years ago, while on a visit to Atlanta, Miss Moore
was married to Dr. H.N. Gann, of that city, the couple moving within a short
time to Brunswick.
Left to mourn her death Mrs. Gann leaves two sons, Norris, of
Waycross, and Robert of this city.
The funeral services will beheld this morning at 10:30 o’clock from
the residence, Rev. O.P. Gilbert of the First Baptist church officiating. The
interment will take place in Oak Grove cemetery.
GANN, Robert Earle Jr.
The Brunswick News; Wednesday 26 May 1920; pg. 8 col. 2
DEATH IN WAYCROSS OF ROBERT EARLE GANN, JR.
The many Brunswick friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert E. Gann of 405 G St. will regret to learn of the death of their
two-year-old son, Robert Earle Gann, Jr., which occurred in a Waycross hospital
Monday night. The remains reached Brunswick at 9:20 o’clock last night and the
funeral will be conducted at 3 o’clock this afternoon at the undertaking parlors
of Edo Miller on Newcastle street by Rev. J.C. Grimes, pastor of the Norwich
street Baptist church. Death resulted from an attack of typhoid pneumonia.
Interment will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Mrs. Gann is seriously ill at Waycross
and was unable to make the journey here to attend the funeral. They have the
sympathy of their many friends in their bereavement.
GARDNER, Emily Cebella (Gordon)
The Brunswick Times; Friday 16 June 1899; pg. 1 col. 3
AN OLD LADY DEAD
Mrs. E.C. Gardner died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Emily Harvey at No. 425 C street at 3 o’clock yesterday
afternoon. Mrs. Gardner was an old resident of Brunswick, having lived here for
more than 30 years, and has a host of friends and relatives to mourn her loss.
She was a devout Christian, devoted mother and true friend. The funeral will
occur this afternoon from McKendree church, at 3 o’clock.
GASEY, Maggie
Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003; The
Atlanta Constitution; 13 August 1892
DROPPED DEAD
Brunswick, Ga., August 12.—[Special.]—Miss Maggie Gasey dropped dead
at her home in Brunswick today.
GATCHELL, Anna Matilda (Lambright)
The Brunswick News; Tuesday 6 April 1937; pg. 8 col. 4
FORMER RESIDENT DIES IN SAVANNAH
Mrs. Anna M. Gatchell, widow of Ferdinand
Gatchell and former Brunswick resident, died in a Savannah hospital last night
and will be buried here this afternoon.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. C.E. Cody, Savannah; a son, J.E.
Gatchell, Oakland, Cal.; three sisters, Mrs. A.C. Ward, Atlanta; Mrs. W.S. Bell,
Knoxville, Tenn., and Mrs. I.R. Wilson, of Jacksonville.
Mrs. Gatchell was well known to a large number of Brunswick’s older
residents, having resided here for years. Before her marriage she was Miss Anna
Matilda Lambright. She now has a number of nieces and nephews in this city.
Funeral services were held in Savannah this afternoon at 2 o’clock
and interment will be in Oak Grove cemetery upon arrival of the funeral cortege
here. Mortician Edo Miller is in charge of local arrangements.
GATCHELL, Ferdinand
Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003; The
Atlanta Constitution; 6 January 1900
F. GATCHELL, Brunswick, Ga.
Brunswick, Ga., January 5—(Special)—Mr. F.
Gatchell, one of Brunswick’s best known and respected citizens, died yesterday
at the home of Judge James E. Lambright, in this city. Mr. Gatchell had been a
sufferer for a long time, and had only recently returned from Colorado, where he
spent some time in a fruitless effort to restore his health. His remains were
interred today.
GATCHELL, Joseph Edwin
The Brunswick News; Saturday 26 March 1955; pg. 8 col. 6
JOSEPH E. GATCHELL, 67, DIES IN CALIFORNIA
Joseph Edwin Gatchell, 67, a native of Brunswick who left here prior
to World War I, died yesterday in Oakland, Calif., after a long illness.
Survivors include his wife, a sister, Mrs. J.P. Tarbert [sic],
Washington, D.C., and two nieces, Mrs. J.B. Gilliam, New Smyrna Beach, Fla., and
Mrs. Albert Holland, Brunswick.
The body will be cremated and returned here for burial in Oak Grove
Cemetery.
GEIGER, Donald Ray
The Brunswick News; Monday 10 March 1941; pg. 8 col. 4
DEATH OF INFANT—Donald Ray, 10 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. G.E. Geiger, died
yesterday afternoon at the family residence at Sterling. Besides his parents he
is survived by five brothers and one sister. Funeral services were held this
afternoon at Blount’s Crossing, conducted by the Rev. Dalton Little.
Arrangements were in charge of the Gibson-Hart Funeral Home.
GEIGER, George Washington
The Brunswick News; Saturday 10 December 1983; pg. 3A col. 4
G.W.
GEIGER DIES ON FRIDAY
George W. Geiger, 84, a resident of Brunswick died Friday at Medical
Arts Nusing [sic] home after an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Glynn
County, Geiger was a retired timber producer; worked for 10 years with the state
of Georgia under the Department of Natural Resources and was employed with Glynn
County Public Works.
He attended Glynn County Schools and was of the Protestant faith.
Survivors include four sons, Billy Geiger, Avery Geiger, and
Talmadge Geiger, all of Brunswick, and Walter Geiger of Lyons; two daughters,
Ernestine Skipper of Brunswick, and Wanda Nelson of Crescent; a sister, Thelma
Chaires of Brunswick; 11 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the gravesite in Palmetto
Cemetery. The Rev. Henderson McQuaig will officiate. The body will be placed
in the cemetery one-hour prior to funeral services.
The family will receive friends for visitation Sunday night from 7
to 9 p.m. in the chapel of the funeral home. They will be at Route 5, Box 49.
Honorary pallbearers will be: J.L. Bright, Earl Davis, Barney Ryals,
John McClurd, Sr., Everett Johnson and Hardy Thornton.
McClurd-Mullis Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of funeral
arrangements.
GEILOW, Harriet (Mazoe)
The Brunswick News; Sunday 24 August 1930; pg. 8 col. 1
MRS.
GELOW DIED HERE YESTERDAY
Mrs. Harriet Gelow, 26 years of age, passed away at her home, 600
Amherst street, at 11 o’clock yesterday morning. She had been ill for many
weeks and for the past several days her condition had been critical.
The deceased had resided in [the rest of the article is torn
away—ALH]
GEILOW, Otto
The Brunswick News; Thursday 1 December 1960; pg. 16 col. 6
GELOW FUNERAL SET TOMORROW AT 2 P.M.
Funeral services for Otto Gelow, who died at the Brunswick hospital
Tuesday, will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the chapel of the Edo Miller and
Sons Funeral Home with the Rev. Talbert Morgan, rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal
Church, officiating.
Interment will follow in Palmetto Cemetery.
Survivors include two stepsons, Cody Briggs, Brunswick, and Malcolm
Briggs, Baltimore, Md.; two sisters, Mrs. John Drawdy and Mrs. Katy Olsen,
Savannah; and one brother, Vernon Gelow, Savannah Beach.
GEILOW, Willie
The Brunswick News; Wednesday 12 February 1947; pg. 8 col. 5
DIES
IN FLORIDA—Willie (Bill) Gelow, age 75, former Brunswick resident who has lived
in Fernandina, Fla. for a number of years, died suddenly in Fernandina yesterday
morning. Among his survivors are Otto Gelow, George Gelow, and Eugene Gelow of
Brunswick. Funeral services and burial will be in Brunswick, with Gibson-Hart
Funeral Home in charge. Arrangements are incomplete at the present.
The Brunswick News; Thursday 13 February 1947; pg. 8 col. 6
FUNERAL TODAY—Funeral services for Willie Gelow, former local resident, who died
suddenly in Fernandina, Fla., Tuesday morning, were held at the Gibson-hart
Funeral Home parlors at 4 o’clock this afternoon, conducted by the Rev. Talbert
Morgan, of St. Marks Episcopal church. Burial was in Palmetto Cemetery.
GEORGE, Sarah Bradham
The Brunswick News; Monday 26 September 1966; pg. 3, col. 4
Mrs. Sarah George Succumbs Here
Mrs. Sarah Bradham George, ?5, died this
morning at Brunswick Hospital after an extended illness. Born in Wayne county
she had lived all her life here, residing at 100 Carter Drive.
Survivors and funeral arrangements will be announced later by the
Gibson-Hart-Durden Funeral Home.
GIBSON, Laurhea (Rooks)
The Brunswick News; Wednesday 4 December 1963; pg. 16 col. 3
MRS. GIBSON DIES AT HOSPITAL
Mrs. Laurhea Rooks Gibson, 48, wife of Albert
Franklin Gibson, Hortense, died yesterday at the Brunswick hospital after a
brief illness.
Daughter of the late W.H. and Arbeela Rooks, she was born in Wayne
County and lived in Brantley County most of her life.
Surviving besides her husband are three sons, Franklin D., Walter H.
and Steve L. Gibson, all of Hortense; one daughter, Mrs. Billy Freeman of
Brunswick; four grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Geraldine Edwards of Hortense;
and one brother, Woodrow W. Rooks of Jacksonville.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Trinity
Church of the Nazarene on the Post Road. The Rev. Harley Strickland will
officiate and interment will be in Mount Olive Cemetery in Brantley County. The
Gibson-Hart-Durden Funeral Home is in charge.
Active pallbearers will be Alvin Drury, Cecil Drury, Clinton
Robinson, Brown Brooker, Harrold Highsmith, W.L. Oglesby, Sr. and DeWitt Moody.
GILLICAN, Catherine Vidella (Crum)
The Brunswick News; Sunday 27 April 1930; pg. 8 col. 4
MRS. CHAS. GILLICAN PASSES AWAY AT HOME IN CAMDEN
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon for
Mrs. Charles Gillican, who died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G.R.
Thigpen, in St. Marys, after a long and lingering illness.
Mrs. Gillican was 73 years old. She was a consistent member of the
Methodist church, being a life member. She possessed a charming personality and
was well loved by many friends over the state. She was well known for her many
charitable acts. She was also a loved member and worker of all of the church
societies and civic clubs.
Mrs. Gillican was a descendant of the prominent Crum and Malette
families of Camden county. She is survived by two sons, W.B. Gillican, of the
Gillican-Chipley Co., and Charles Crum Gillican, of the Downing Co., and by
three daughters, Mrs. S.C. Townsend, of St. Marys, Mrs. W.J. Wallace, of Argyle,
and Mrs. G.R. Thigpen, of St. Marys.
Interment was at Oak Grove cemetery, St. Marys, immediately after
the service at the house, which was conducted by the Rev. J.W. Patterson, pastor
of the St. Marys Methodist church, and the Rev. T.B. Kemp, also of the Methodist
church, and the Rev. Johnson, Episcopal minister of New York City, and Dr.
Charles H. Lee, rector of Christ church, St. Marys.
The floral offerings were many and beautiful.
GILPATRICK, Horace
The McIntosh County Herald & Darien Commercial Register; Tuesday 10 September
1839; pg. 3 col. 6
DIED—In Brunswick on the 4th inst. Mr. Horace Gilpatrick,
formerly of Limerick, Me. aged about 22 years.
GIRVIN, Ralph
Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003; The
Atlanta Constitution; 9 July 1911
RALPH GIRVIN, BRUNSWICK
Brunswick, Ga., July 8—(Special)—The funeral of
Ralph, the 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Girvin, who died at the hospital
Thursday night, after having received a severe scalding at the plant of the
Georgia Veneer and Package Company, during the afternoon, was held yesterday
afternoon at 3 o’clock at the First Methodist church, Rev. W.H. Budd
officiating. The interment took place at Palmetto cemetery.
GIRVING, Adam
The Brunswick Times; Wednesday Morning, 3 May 1899
Funeral Services
The funeral services over the remains of Mr. Adam Girvin were held
yesterday afternoon from the house of the deceased. Rev. W.F. Ho??sworth
conducted the services and after their conclusion the remains were taken to a
special train which conveyed them and a large member of sorrowing friends to
palmetto cemetery where the interment took place. The Knights of Pythias
attended in a body and paid the last sad tribute of respect to their departed
brother over the grave.
GLAUBER, David
Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003; The
Atlanta Constitution; 1 August 1891
DEATH OF MR. D. GLAUBER—BRUNSWICK, Ga., July 31.—[Special.]—A telegram received
today announces the death of D. Glauber at Denver, Col. Glauber was vice
president of the Brunswick board of trade, and that body today passed a
resolution of respect and appointed a committee of nine to attend the funeral at
Albany. He was also chairman of the Glynn board of education, director of the
Merchants’ and Traders’ bank, and senior member of Glauber & Isaac, wholesale
grocers. He came to Brunswick years ago in company with a fellow countryman,
and now a prominent merchant.
GLOVER, W.T. s/o
Advertiser & Appeal; Saturday 14 May 1881; pg. 3 col. 3
We regret very much to announce the death of
the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Glover, which occurred on Monday last.
Mr. Glover has been but a short time among us, but in that short time both
himself and his estimable lady have endeared themselves to our citizens, and a
universal expression of sorrow at their loss is heard from our people. We
tender them our heartfelt sympathy.
GOIN, Child
Advertiser & Appeal; Vol. 1, No. 15, Wednesday 30 June 1875; pg. 4, col. 3
A young child of Mr. R. Goin, near Jesup, Georgia, fell into a tub
of hot water last week, and was so badly scalded that it died the following day.
GOINS, Alice Louise
The Brunswick News; Tuesday 20 July 1922; pg. 1 col. 7
MRS.
ALICE LOUISE GOINS PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY
Mrs. Alice Louise Goins passed away at her home, corner Reynolds and
J streets, yesterday morning at 11 o'clock and while her demise was expected, it
will carry sorrow to her relatives and scores of friends. Deceased was the wife
of Walter Goins and before her marriage was Miss Alice Gordon, of Statesboro.
Mrs. Goins has been critically ill for the past several weeks and her death was
not unexpected.
The funeral will be held this morning at 10 o'clock from the
residence and interment will be held in Palmetto cemetery. Rev. Edwin C.
Hardison of the Christian Advent church will conduct the services and the
following will act as pallbearers: W.B. Norman, Frank Crawford, Dock Owens,
William Harvey, Herbert Owens and A.M. Fiveash.
GOINS, Claude W.
The Brunswick News; Saturday 7 December 1968; pg. 12 col. 6
CLAUDE W. GOINS, LIFELONG RESIDENT, DIES AT HOSPITAL
Claude W. Goins, 67, died yesterday in the Brunswick hospital. He
resided at 1718 Ellis Street.
Goins was born in Glynn County, the son of the late J.S. and Ella
Summerlin Goins and had lived here all his life. He was a Brunswick Police
Department retiree and had been active in private business until two months
ago. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, the former Willie Mae Hathaway; a brother,
Robert D. Goins, Brunswick; a sister, Mrs. Gladys G. Brown, Brunswick; two
nieces, Mrs. George Owens, Jr. and Mrs. Lucille Harrison, both of Brunswick;
three nephews, D.J. Brown, Jr. and Franklin Hathaway of Brunswick and Warren F.
Goins of Ft. Lauderdale.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Chapel of
Gibson-Hart-Durden Funeral Home, with the Rev. J. Sedwick Wetzel officiating.
Burial will be in Palmetto Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Gerald Whorton, Glenn McConnell, Carl
Bergman, Reggi Abbott, Davis Hall and Huey Reeves.
Honorary: Dr. Haywood Moore, Carley Zell, E.W. Stanford, Dave
Gordon, Pete George, A.M. Harris, Sr., W.W. Branch, Woody Woodham, Ralph
McCrary, Max Chitty, Earl Landers, Bob Lyons, Millard Copeland, Mayor Ralph
Croft, Judge Frank Scarlett, Judge W.C. Little, Sr., Hoyt V. McConnell, Ottis
Johnson, Raymond Symons, Judge Winebert[?[ Flexer, Harry Bennett, Judge Clark,
Dr. J.B. Avera, Andrew Herrin, Joe Owens, J.M. Exley, J.H. Bisson, R.O. Weaver,
Judge Phil Ringel and Milton Levy.
GOINS, Ella Virginia (Summerlin)
The Brunswick News; Tuesday 5 November 1935; pg. 8 col. 5
MRS.
ELLA V. GOINS DIES HERE TODAY
Mrs. Ella Virginia Goins, 59 years of age, passed away at her home,
2003 Reynolds street, this morning. She had been in ill health for the past two
years, and her condition became critical some time ago.
Mrs. Goins had resided in Brunswick all her life and was well known
among a large number of friends who will be grieved to learn of her death.
She is survived by five children, Robert, Arthur V., Claude W. and
Frank Goins, and Mrs. Doyle Brown, all of this city. One brother, G.W. Sumlin
of Clearwater, Fla., three grandchildren and a number of other relatives also
survive.
Funeral services will be held from the residence at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning, conducted by Rev. E.P. Drake, pastor of McKendree Methodist
church. The pallbearers will be the following: W.A. Whittle, C.E. Jackson,
George Dekle, Franklin Miller, Walter Browher and J.H. Gilmore. Mortician Edo
Miller is in charge of funeral arrangements.
GOINS, James Frank
The Brunswick News; Monday 10 April 1961; pg. 12 col. 1
J.
FRANK GOINS, TOLL TAKER, DIES
James Frank Goins 54, a Torras Causeway toll collector, died last
night at the Brunswick hospital after an illness of several weeks.
Mr. Goins, a native of Brunswick, was a Mason.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Nina; one sister,
Mrs. Gladys Brown, Brunswick; three brothers, Bob and Claude, Brunswick, and A.V.
Goins, Jacksonville.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the
Gibson-Hart-Durden Funeral Home.
GOINS, Letha (Dowling)
The Brunswick News; Thursday 13 November 1997; pg. 3A
LETHA D. GOINS FUNERAL FRIDAY
The funeral for Letha Dowling Goins, 74, of St. Simons Island will
be 10 a.m. Friday at St. William's Catholic Church with the Rev. Germaine Belen
officiating. Burial will follow at Palmetto Cemetery.
She died Tuesday at Southeast Georgia Regional Medical Center.
A wake service will be held at 7 tonight at Edo Miller and Sons
Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at the
funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's
choice.
Pallbearers will be M.F. Canas, Charles Owens, Frank Owens, Leo
Owens, William Harpstripe and Mark Crumrine. Honorary pallbearers will be
George Dorsey, A.V. Medlin, Robert Bowers, Mack Mattingly, Tommy Olmstead, E.A.
Lewis and Drs William F. Austin, Herman Levy, Eric Bournigal and Arthur Hagen.
Surviving are a daughter, Nina Owens of St. Simons; three brothers,
Lenard L. Dowling, Robert L. Dowling and Harry J. Dowling, all of Jacksonville,
Fla.; three grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and several nieces and
nephews.
She was a native of Ware County and had been a resident of Glynn
County the past 57 years. She was a volunteer with the American Cancer Society
and a member of St. William's Catholic Church.
GOINS, Robert Dewey
The Brunswick News; Monday 22 June 1970; pg. 5 col. 1
ROBERT D. GOINS, 71, SUCCUMBS HERE
Robert Dewey Goins, 71, of 2003 Reynolds St., died at his residence
Saturday night.
Goins was a retired plumber and belonged to Plumbers and
Steamfitters Local 177, Brunswick Masonic Lodge 717 F & AM, Woodmen of the
World, and was a member of The Advent Christian Church. He was born in
Brunswick and lived here all his life.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Tommie Norwood Goins; a sister, Mrs.
Gladys Brown of St. Simons Island; two nieces, Mrs. Lucille Harrison and Mrs.
Nina Owens, and a nephew, Doyle J. Brown, Jr., all of Brunswick.
Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow in the chapel of
the Gibson-Hart-Durden Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jerry Lambert officiating.
Interment will follow in Palmetto Cemetery. Masonic services will be held at
the graveside.
Pallbearers are Walter L. Robinson, Donald Flynt, Herbert Reddick,
Fred Earl Wages, Harry Torkildsen and E. Gordon Smith.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of Plumbers and Steamfitters
Local 177, Brunswick Masonic Lodge 717 F & AM, and Woodmen of the World.
GOINS, Tommie L. (Norwood)
The Brunswick News; Monday 7 January 1974; pg. 2 col. 4
MRS.
GOINS, 76, SUCCUMBS SUNDAY
Mrs. Tommy L. Goins, 76, died Sunday night at the Medical Arts
center of Coastal Georgia. She had been a resident of Brunswick for the past 61
years.
She was the widow of the late Bob Goins. She lived at 2003 Reynolds
St. and was retired from Universal Laundry.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Grace Mason of Brownfield, Texas;
three sister-in-laws, Mrs. Gladys Brown, Mrs. Claude Goins, and Mrs. Frank Goins,
all of Brunswick; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services under the direction of Chapman Funeral Chapel will
be held at the graveside at Palmetto Cemetery at 3 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. James
E. Woods of the Beverly Shores Baptist Church will officiate. The family will
receive friends at Chapman Funeral Chapel tonight from 7:30 until 9. The family
will be at the George W. Owens, Jr. residence at 2402 Oriole St.
Chapman Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
GOINS, Willie Mae (Hathaway)
The Brunswick News; Friday 10 May 1985; pg. 3A col. 3
WILLIE MAE GOINS DIES THURSDAY
Willie Mae Hathaway Goins, 83, died Thursday after an extended
illness.
She was the widow of Claud Goins, retired city police officer. She
was a charter member of the Madge Merritt Garden Club and past grand matron of
the Eastern Star. She was a member of the McKendree United Methodist Church.
Surviving are a nephew, Frank Hathaway, and two nieces, Mrs. George
Owens and Mrs. Nelson Harrison.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Chapman Funeral
Chapel. Interment will be at Palmetto Cemetery. Dr. Clarence Knight will
officiate.
Pallbearers will be Glenn McConnell, Maurice Parker, Tex Goeke, Ed
Blanton, Al Gordon and Jo B. Chapman.
Honorary pallbearers will be Carley Zell, Ed Liles, Frederick
Addickes, Dr. William Humphrey, Ellis Roberts, Gerald Whorton, Shannon Haines
and the staff at Medical Arts Nursing Home.
The family will be at the home of George and Nina Owens and at
Chapman Funeral Chapel tonight from 7:30 until 9 p.m.
Chapman Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
GOLDEN, Bridget
The Brunswick Times-Advertiser; Monday 28 September 1896; pg. 4 col. 2
MRS.
GOLDEN DEAD—Mrs. E. Golden died yesterday afternoon at the residence of her
son-in-law, Mr. Joe Brown. The funeral occurred this afternoon from St. Francis
Xavier church. The bereaved relatives have the sympathy of THE
TIMES-ADVERTISER.
GOLDEN, Virginia (McConn)
The Brunswick Daily News; Wednesday 10 March 1909; pg. 1 col. 1
MRS. J.P. GOLDEN PASSED AWAY—Died Last night After a Long
and Serious Illness.
The many friends of Mrs. J.P. Golden will be
shocked to learn of her death, which occurred last night shortly after 11
o’clock at her home on Union street.
Though Mrs. Golden had been seriously ill for some time, her death
came as somewhat of a surprise as she was reported to be resting easier
yesterday and some little improvement was evident in her condition, but a turn
for the worse came last night, she had been in bad health for a period covering
many months, and although everything possible was done for her it was to no
avail. Trips to various sections and the best of medical skill failed to
restore her health, and for the past few months her life has gradually ebbed
away.
The news of the death of this estimable woman will cause universal
sorrow in Brunswick and elsewhere where she was known and loved by many
friends. She was an old resident of Brunswick, and was noted for her many acts
of kindness, a charity-worker and a woman who was loved and esteemed by all who
knew her.
She is survived by her husband, Engineer John P. Golden, and two
sons, Messrs. P.M. and E.G. Golden, besides a large number of other relatives in
this city and elsewhere.
The funeral will take place tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock from St.
Xavier’s Catholic church.
The News joins the many other friends in extending condolence to the
grief-stricken family.
GOLDSMITH, Levi
The Brunswick News; Saturday 11 March 1916; pg. 1 col. 5
AN OLD CITIZEN PASSES TO REST—L. GOLDSMITH, ILL FOR MANY
MONTHS DIED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
L. Goldsmith, one of Brunswick’s oldest and
best known citizens, passed away at the residence of J.D. Ross, on Norwich
street, where he had rooms, yesterday at 3:25 o’clock, after an illness of two
or three years. While Mr. Goldsmith’s death came rather sudden, still his
condition has been serious for many weeks. HE was, however, up and about his
room yesterday, when he was stricken suddenly, passing away in a very short
time.
Mr. Goldsmith has been in failing health for many years, and for the
past several months he has not left his room.
The deceased was 76 years of age. He was born in New York city,
spending his early life in the metropolis. In 1881 he removed to Brunswick, and
since that time he has been closely identified with the business interests of
the city, always joining in every movement that meant something good for the
city of his adoption. For two years he was a member of Brunswick’s city council
and has occupied other positions of honor and trust in the city.
“Pap” Goldsmith, as he was familiarly called by his hundred [sic] of
friends, was a big-hearted jovial man, known by practically every resident of
the city. In his death Brunswick loses one of her best known business men, and
the members of the family have the sympathy of the entire city. He is survived
by three daughters, Mrs. H.L.B. Wiggins, of Savannah; Mrs. A.B. Harby of Sumter,
S.C., and Mrs. John C. Lehman of this city.
Funeral arrangements had not been completed last night, but the
interment will take place sometime Sunday afternoon. The funeral announcement
will be made later.
The Brunswick News; Sunday 12 March 1916; pg. 5 col. 4
FUNERAL TODAY—The funeral of the late L. Goldsmith will
take place this afternoon at 3 o’clock from the residence of J.D. Ross on
Norwich street. Rabbi Solomon of Savannah officiating. The following gentlemen
will act as pallbearers: J.C.B. Blitch, J.H. Morgan, R.R. Hopkins, P. Horan,
L.H. Haym and N.E. Gillican.
GOODBREAD, Martha C. (Lamb) Hazzard
Franklin Goodbread
The Brunswick Advertiser & Appeal; Saturday 6 September 1879; pg. 3 col. 2
Mrs. Martha C. Goodbread of this city, and
oldest sister of Mr. J.P. Lamb, died on the 30th ult., of Consumption.
GOODBREAD, Samuel Turner
The Macon Daily Telegraph; Tuesday 25 November 1913; pg. 5 col. 5
S.T. GOODBREAD
BRUNSWICK, Nov. 24.—S.T. Goodbread, one of
Brunswick’s oldest and best known citizens, passed away at his home in this city
yesterday after a long illness. Mr. Goodbread had been in bad health for some
time and the end did not come as a surprise to the members of his family. The
funeral occurred this afternoon the interment being in Palmetto cemetery.
GOODYEAR, Charles Porter
The Brunswick News; Wednesday 19 February 1919; pg. 1 col. 1 & pg. 8 col. 2
DEATH CALLS A TRULY WELL LOVED CITIZEN—Col. Charles Porter Goodyear Passed Away
Early Yesterday Morning—Was Brunswick’s Truest Friend—His Long Life in Brunswick
Was One of Continual Sacrifice to the Interest of the City—Funeral Will Occur
This Afternoon—Body to Be In State at Elks’ Home.
Col. Charles Porter Goodyear, well beloved citizen, Brunswick’s best
friend, after an illness covering several months passed away at the family
residence at five o’clock yesterday morning. Col. Goodyear has been ill for
three months suffering with a complication of heart troubles, but is has only
been within the past few weeks that his condition grew alarming and that
physicians felt that the end was in sight.
He grew some better during the Christmas holidays and was strong
enough to visit the home of his daughter, Mrs. W.E. Mitchell, who resides near
the city, but on returning he grew worse again, was forced to his bed and has
gradually grown weaker until the end came and quietly and peacefully in the
early hours of yesterday morning, the great soul returned to the God from whence
it came.
Than Col. Goodyear Brunswick had no better citizen, no abler
champion and no more eloquent or powerful advocate. He came to this city from
his home in Washington, Conn., in 1869, just after the Civil war had left a
defeated people with a bitter sting in their hearts. From the moment of his
arrival, he made it his duty to endeavor to heal the wounds of war, to unite the
people again and to scatter the doctrine of brotherly love. On every occasion
he preached this creed and it was finally fruitful of happy results. He was
elected clerk of Glynn Superior court in the middle seventies and was while
engaged in this work that he studied law and was admitted to the bar. He formed
the firm of Goodyear and Kay and for many years it was one of the leading law
firms of this entire section of the state. Many years later the firm was
broadened into that of Goodyear, Kay and Brantley, composed of the deceased,
Col. W.E. Kay, now of Jacksonville and former Congressman W.G. Brantley.
At this period in his life Col. Goodyear made up his mind that
Brunswick would never be a seaport unless greater channel depths were secured on
the outer harbor. The federal government had, up to that time refused to make
appropriations for the harbor and Col. Goodyear sacrificing his immense and
lucrative law practice, worked for and finally obtained a government contract
for the deepening of the bar.
This proved to be the greatest sacrifice of his life, for while he
obtained certain depths and really benefited the harbor, the venture was a final
failure and cost him a small fortune. The work he did there, however, was the
nucleus for government aid and there is no memorial more fitting to him, than
the great silent, expanse of water on the outer bar of the Brunswick harbor.
Col. Goodyear was always a believer in the future of Brunswick; he
saw with a clear vision the things of the future and it was his eloquent voice
and powerful logic that first pointed the way for direct trade with the
countries to the South of us. Many years before the world’s great war made the
use of all harbors a necessity, Col. Goodyear argued for direct steamship lines
to the port of South and Central America. He visited the great inland cities of
the South preaching his faith in this commerce and it is a compensating fact to
his friends that he lived long enough to see at least a portion of his dreams
come true!
In all of the vicissitudes that have befallen Brunswick on all of
the years of his residence here he has ever been her true and devoted champion
and his untimely death will be deeply mourned by the entire people of the
country.
Col. Goodyear was seventy-six years old on December 2nd last. He
was married to Miss Ella Flint of this city on September 5, 1871 and to that
union four children have been born, all of whom together with Mrs. Goodyear,
survive him. They are Messrs. C.P. Goodyear, Jr., Stephen W. Goodyear and Mrs.
W.E. Mitchell, all of this city and Benjamin W. Goodyear of Jacksonville.
The funeral arrangements include a simple service at the family
residence at 9 o’clock, conducted by Rev. O.P. Gilbert, of the First Baptist
church. The remains will then be removed to the Elks’ Lodge, where they will
lie in state, until two o’clock this afternoon when the interment will occur at
Oak Grove cemetery. Rev. L.J. Ballard, of the First Methodist church
officiating.
The Brunswick Bar association held a meeting at noon yesterday to
take action on the death of Col. Goodyear and among there things the association
named the following active pall bearers, Col. W.E. Kay, Judge J.W. Bennet, Judge
C.B. Conyers, Judge Max Isaac, Judge D.W. Krauss, Col. F.H. Harris and Col. J.T.
Colson. In accordance with the request of the deceased, the other members of
the local bar were requested to act as honorary pall bearers.
At the Bar association, a committee consisting of Judge J.W. Bennet,
Judge C.B. Conyers and Col. F.H. Harris were named to prepare resolutions on the
death of Col. Goodyear and present them to Glynn Superior court on such occasion
as will suit the convenience of Judge J.P. Highsmith.
The death of Col. Goodyear has occasioned sincere sorrow not only in
this city, but all over Georgia, as a flood of telegrams from various sections
of the state to the members of the family, received yesterday indicated.
The News joins with thousands of others in extending to the members
of the family, its sincere sympathy.
GOODYEAR, Charles Porter, Jr.
The Brunswick News; Monday 6 April 1931; pg. 8 cols. 1-2
CHARLES P. GOODYEAR ENDS HIS LIFE AT OFFICE EARLY
TODAY—Uses Small Rope to Hang Himself and is Discovered by Wife When She Visited
His Office
Driven to a point of desperation by ill health
and financial reverses, Charles P. Goodyear, 58 years of age, this morning ended
his life by hanging himself in the office of his plant foot of Prince street.
That Mr. Goodyear had planned to end his troubles when he left his
home this morning was indicated in notes he left and his actions after arising
shortly after 6 o’clock. He evidently went to his office to carry out plans
which he had made during the night, and before he ended it all he uncovered his
typewriter, wrote four notes, one to his wife, two to two business friends and
the fourth, not addressed, as an explanation of the act he had planned.
“My left eye is completely blind. Regardless of internal and
external medicines the right eye is following identically the same way. Rather
than to be blind I prefer to pass out,” read the note which he left
unaddressed. It ended with this sentence:
“Old time customers, having got my confidence, have gone into
bankrupt court, and so many of them it breaks me in these depressed times. I do
not prefer the bankrupt court as a way out.”
Contents of the other three notes were not made public. They were
enclosed in envelopes and addressed, while the fourth was left open. All four
were tied together.
Mr. Goodyear left his home, corner Howe and Reynolds streets,
shortly before 7 o’clock this morning and went directly to his office. Mrs.
Goodyear, who assisted her husband in the operations of his business, left her
home about an hour later and went to the plant. She noticed the front door was
locked. Looking into a window, near which stands Mr. Goodyear’s desk, she was
startled when the gruesome sight of her husband dangling from the end of a sash
cord stared her in the face. She was alone, but quietly called to workmen on
the wharf, who immediately summoned Coroner J.D. Baldwin and he took charge of
the body.
Mr. Goodyear, securing the cord probably after he reached the plant,
as it is known as “drum line” and carried by boats, climbed to the top of the
building, tying one end of the rope to a rafter, permitting the end to extend to
a distance of a few feet above the desk. Then he climbed to the top of his
desk, placed his head in the noose he had prepared and swung away, knowing that
he would strangle to death.
That he struggled as the end came was evidenced by the fact that one
of his feet rested on the top of the desk when his body was found. Coroner
Baldwin estimated that he had been dead fro probably half an hour before Mrs.
Goodyear discovered the body.
Mr. Goodyear, who was president and active head of the Goodyear
Parking Company, had been engaged in the shrimp business in Brunswick for many
years, in fact, he was one of the pioneers in the prawn industry along the South
Atlantic coast, and until that business received a serious set-back a few years
ago his company enjoyed a profitable business. That Mr. Goodyear has been
worrying over financial matters in recent months was known to members of his
family and to friends, and ill health had also caused him considerable worry.
The deceased was a son of the late Charles P. Goodyear, prominent
Brunswick attorney, who many years ago retired from a profitable practice of law
to devote his time to the deepening of Brunswick[s] outer bar, and who won fame
in his big undertaking.
He is survived by his widow, his mother, four children, Miss Marie
Goodyear, who is attending the Georgia State Women’s College at Milledgeville;
Charles, Genevieve and Cyrus. Two brothers, S.W., of this city, and Benjamin,
of Jacksonville, and one sister, Mrs. E.W. Mitchell, of Miami, also survive.
Funeral arrangements, in charge of Mortician Edo Miller, have not as
yet been arranged, pending the arrival of relatives in the city. It was
announced, however, that the funeral will be held on Wednesday, the hour and
other details to be announced later.
The Brunswick News; Wednesday 8 April 1931; pg. 8 col. 4
CHAS. P. GOODYEAR IS BURIED TODAY
Funeral services for the late Chas. P. Goodyear
were held from the residence on Reynolds street at 3 o’clock this afternoon,
Rev. C.C. Davison, of the First Baptist church, officiating.
A large number of friends of this former well and popular known
Brunswick business man were present to pay a last tribute of respect. After
services at the residence the funeral cortege moved to Oak Grove cemetery, where
interment took place.
GOODYEAR, Charles Porter
The Brunswick News; Saturday 15 January 1944; pg. 8 col. 2
CHAS. GOODYEAR DIED THURSDAY IN FLORIDA CITY
Charles P. Goodyear, 28, son of Mrs. C.P.
Goodyear, of Sea Island, who spent practically all of his life in Brunswick,
died in Tampa, Fla., Thursday night. Funeral services will be held here Monday.
Mr. Goodyear, member of a well known Brunswick family, was born here
and attended local public schools. He was a grandson of the late Col. Charles
Porter Goodyear, for whom a Brunswick housing project was recently named, and
who for years was one of Brunswick’s best known residents. His father, the late
C.P. Goodyear, Jr., was also a prominent resident of the city for many years.
Mr. Goodyear had been residing in Tampa for a number of years. His death, it
was stated, followed a short illness.
He is survived by his wife, two children, Judith Lanier, 3; and
Charles Porter, 9 months; two sisters, Mrs. J.W. Skipper, of this city, and Mrs.
Vassa Cate, Jr., of Miami, and two brothers, Lieut. Cyrus S. Goodyear, U.S.
Army, and William Henry Goodyear, Sea Island.
Funeral services will be held at St. Xavier’s Catholic church Monday
morning at 10 o’clock, to be conducted by the Rev. Father Leo F. Ziebarth, S.M.,
and burial will be in the family lot in Oak Grove Cemetery. Arrangements are in
charge of Mortician Edo Miller.
GOODYEAR, Emma Frances
(Flint)
The Brunswick News; Wednesday 17 February 1932; pg. 8 col. 3
MRS. C.P. GOODYEAR, AN AGED RESIDENT, PASSES AWAY TODAY
Mrs. Emma Flint Goodyear, widow of the late
Col. Charles P. Goodyear, one of Brunswick’s oldest and best known women, passed
away at 7 o’clock this morning at the residence of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. C.P.
Goodyear, Jr. Mrs. Goodyear had been in a serious condition for several days, a
number of her relatives having been called here a few days ago because of her
condition.
Born in Connecticut, Mrs. Goodyear removed to Brunswick with her
family when a small girl and has made her home here ever since. As Miss Emma
Flint, she was a popular member of Brunswick’s younger society set and her
wedding to the late Col. Goodyear was a big social event. Col. Goodyear for
years was one of the best known attorneys in this section of the state, and
after practicing here for years he abandoned that profession to devote his time
to the port of Brunswick and secured a contract for deepening the Brunswick bar,
in which he was engaged for many months, and while he succeeded in securing the
necessary depths, the undertaking was a financial failure.
Mrs. Goodyear, during her early life, was a leader in social, church
and club circles of Brunswick. She was highly esteemed by an unusually large
number of friends, who will be grieved to hear of her death.
The deceased is survived by three children, Stephen W. Goodyear, of
this city, Mrs. W.E. Mitchell, of Miami, Fla., and Ben F. Goodyear, of
Jacksonville. Nine grandchildren and one great grandchild also survive.
Funeral services will be held from the residence, corner Howe and
Reynolds streets, Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock, conducted by Rev. C.C.
Davison of the First Baptist church, with Mortician Edo Miller in charge.
Interment will be in Oak Grove cemetery, where her late distinguished husband is
buried. The following friends will act as pall bearers: John T. Whittle, Judge
C.B. Conyers, Millard Reese, Harry Parker, R.E. Jennings, Hugh Flanders.
GOODYEAR, Mary Elizabeth
The Brunswick News; Wednesday 2 August 1911; pg. 1 col. 5
LITTLE MARY GOODYEAR PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY—After Short
Illness, Bright Little Girl Passes to Rest.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. C.P. Goodyear,
Jr., will be grieved to learn of the death of Mary Elizabeth, their little
three-year-old daughter, who passed away yesterday shortly after noon at the
family residence.
The little girl had been ill for only a few days, suffering from
typhoid pneumonia. It was last Thursday that a physician was summoned and at
first her case was not considered serious, but a turn for the worst occurred
yesterday morning and the end soon came.
The loss of this pretty and bright little girl will be a very
serious one to her parents. She was an unusually popular little girl among her
young playmates.
The funeral will be held this morning from the family residence on
Oglethorpe street. The interment will be in Palmetto cemetery.
The parents have the sympathy of many friends in the sad
bereavement.
GOODYEAR, Stephen Worcester
The Brunswick News; Thursday 29 August 1946; pg. 8 col. 6
STEVE GOODYEAR, FORMER RESIDENT DIES IN FLORIDA
Stephen W. Goodyear, 70, practically all his life a well known
resident of Brunswick, died yesterday in Miami, Fla., at the home of his sister,
Mrs. W.E. Mitchell.
Mr. Goodyear, son of the late Col. and Mrs. C.P. Goodyear, pioneer
local resident, was born in Brunswick January 13, 1876, and resided here all of
his life until about five years ago when he went to Miami to make his home with
his sister. He was associated with an insurance firm here for a number of years
and also was with the Coney & Parker Company.
Besides his sister, he is survived by a number of nieces and
nephews.
The body will be forwarded here and burial will be in the family lot
in Palmetto cemetery. Arrangements will be announced later by Mortician Edo
Miller.
The Brunswick News; Friday 30 August 1946; pg. 8 col. 3
FUNERAL SERVICE BE HELD SATURDAY
Funeral services for the late Stephen W. Goodyear, who died in
Miami, Fla., Wednesday, will be held at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the
chapel of Mortician Edo Miller, to be conducted by the Rev. Brooks Wester, of
the First Baptist church. Burial will be in the family lot in Oak Grove
cemetery.
The following will serve as pall bearers: Don R. Roberts, Frank
Vogel, Harry Parker, Guy Hackett, Joe Owens and Gerald Beach.
GORDON, Samuel Herman
The Brunswick News; Monday 21 June 1971; pg. 5 col. 2
SAMUEL L. GORDON DIES—Samuel L. Gordon of 1117 Grant St., retired Brunswick
businessman, died suddenly today at the Brunswick hospital. Funeral
arrangements and a complete list of survivors will be announced later by Edo
Miller and Sons Funeral Home.
The Brunswick News; Tuesday 22 June 1971; pg. 3 col. 6
GORDON RITES WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY
Samuel Herman Gordon, died yesterday at the Brunswick hospital. He
had been a resident of Brunswick for the past 35 years and resided at 1117 Grant
St.
He was a member of the Temple Beth Tefilloh, a member of the B.P.O.
Elks No. 691, the American Legion Post No. 9, V.F.W. Post No. 2566, Loyal Order
of the Moose Lodge No. 964, and owned and operated retail stores for over 30
years, in Brunswick.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Adeline G. Gordon, a daughter Miss
Deborah Gordon, both of Brunswick; three sisters, Mrs. Sidney Nathan, Mrs. Ada
Cohen, and Mrs. Annie Daver all of Brunswick, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services under the direction of the Edo Miller & Sons
Funeral Home will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Temple Beth Tefilloh with
the Rabbi Myer Schwartz officiating. Interment will follow in the Palmetto
Cemetery. A list of pallbearers will be announced later.
The body will remain in the chapel of the funeral home and be placed
in the Temple one hour prior to the services.
GORHAM, Constance Roberts
The Brunswick News; Tuesday 19 March 1996; pg. 3A col. 3
SERVICE WEDNESDAY FOR CONTANCE R. GORHAM
The funeral for Constance Roberts Gorham, 77, of St. Simons Island
will be 3 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Hart’s Mortuary in Macon with the Rev.
William Oliver officiating.
She died Sunday on St. Simons Island.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at the
funeral home and requests memorials be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Surviving are her husband, John D. Gorham Jr. of St. Simons Island;
a daughter, Elizabeth G.L. Fisher of Macon; a granddaughter and several other
relatives.
She was a graduate of the University of Georgia and a member of Phi
Mu Sorority and the Daughters of the American Revolution.
GORTON, Stephen James
The Brunswick Times-Call; Wednesday 29 May 1901; pg. 1 col. 2
MR.
S.J. GORTON DEAD—Expired at Three O’clock On Yesterday Morning
Major S.J. Gorton, one of Glynn county’s oldest and most highly
respected citizens, passed away early yesterday morning at his residence, 814 D
street, after an illness of some months.
The funeral will occur from his late home at 9 o’clock this morning
and Rev. Thornton of the Second Advent church will conduct the services.
The interment will be in the graveyard at Taylor’s chapel.
The deceased was probably the oldest citizen of this county and he
had numerous friends who will be grieved to hear of his death.
GOSHORN, Mary Jeanette
The Brunswick News; Monday 28 December 1987
Memorial Service Set for Tuesday For Mary Goshorn
Mary Jeanette Goshorn, 89, of St. Simons Island, died Wednesday at
the Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospital after a short illness.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Christ
Churchyard with the Rev. Dan Thomas officiating.
The family requests those wishing to make memorial contributions to
make them to the Coastal Historical Society.
Miss Goshorn is survived by a sister, Catherine Malloy of
Charleston, W. Va.; a brother, Stanley C. Goshorn of St. Petersburg, Fla.; two
nieces, Nancy L. Goshorn of St. Simons and Mary Catherine Rucker of Albuquerque,
N.M.
She was a native of Charleston, W. Va., and had lived there most of
her life, moving to St. Simons in November. She was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church of Charleston and a member of the Coastal Historical
Society.
Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
GOWEN, George William
The Brunswick News; Monday 22 October 1990; pg. 3A col. 5
GEORGE W. GOWEN DIES SATURDAY
George William Gowen, 83, of Charlotte, N.C., died Saturday at
Presbyterian Hospital. The funeral and interment is private.
The Brunswick native and long-time resident of St. Simons Island,
retired from Gowen Oldsmobile and was a member of the Dilworth United Methodist
Church, where he was in the Men’s Bible Class.
He is survived by his wife, Helene; one son, George Gowen; a sister,
Gladys Fendig of St. Simons; one brother, Charles Gowen of Atlanta; four
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Methodist Home Mini-Park Restoration,
3420 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, N.C. 28215.
GRAHAM, Ella Viola (Blount)
The Brunswick News; Wednesday 3 September 1947; pg. 8 col. 3
COUNTY RESIDENT DIED LAST NIGHT
Mrs. Ella Viola Graham, aged 80, died last night at her home at
Thalman, where she had resided for the past 30 years and was well known by
residents of that area.
Mrs. Graham is survived by one daughter, Mrs. J.S. Pollard, of
Thalman, and a son, Charlie Graham of Bayonne, N.J.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock at
Blounts Crossing cemetery, to be conducted by the Rev. Mr. Britt. Arrangements
are in charge of the Gibson-Hart Funeral Home.
GRANATA, Hilda
The Brunswick News; Monday 21 June 1971; pg. 5 col. 1
FORMER RESIDENT DIES—Hilda Granata of Miami, a former resident of Brunswick,
died last night. She is survived locally by a son, George T. Carter, and two
grandsons, Jimmy Carter and George T. Carter III of Brunswick. Funeral services
will be in Orlando.
GRANT, Beauford Jr.
The Brunswick News; Friday 8 December 1978; pg. 12A col. 1
TWO KILLED THURSDAY IN ACCIDENT AT FLETC
One construction worker unloading cinderblocks
at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center at Glynco was electrocuted
Thursday and another died while apparently trying to save him, Glynn County
police said.
The two Brunswick men, Beauford Grant Jr. 27, and Leon L. Causey
Jr., 28, were pronounced dead at the scene by Glynn County Coroner Al Chapman.
Witnesses said the two men were working at a physical training
building under construction at the northwest corner of the FLETC facility.
Police said Grant, an employee of Glynn Concrete Co., was operating
a crane by remote control from the ground when the crane struck a high-voltage
power line.
Causey, an employee of Dawson Construction Co., apparently tried to
get Grant free and was killed himself, police said….[rest of article is Causey’s
obituary—AH]
The Brunswick News; Monday 11 December 1978; pg. 2A col.
3
SERVICES TOMORROW FOR BEAUFORD GRANT
Funeral services for Beauford Grant Jr., 27, a
native of the Brookman community, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Springfield
Baptist Church, on Myer [sic] Hill Road, Brookman community with Rev. L.T.
Sanders officiating. Interment will follow in the Higginbotham Cemetery.
Grant died last Tuesday as a result of contact with a high voltage
power line while operating a crane by remote control.
He was a 1970 graduate of Risley High School and was employed by the
Glynn Concrete Co.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Daisy L. Grant of Brunswick; his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Beauford Grant, Sr. of Brunswick; five sisters, Mrs. Ozzie
Lee Thornton of Jacksonville, Fla., Misses Bertha Grant, Shirley Grant, May
Grant, and Susan Grant, all of Brunswick; three brothers, Washington Grant,
David Grant, and Arnold Grant, all of Brunswick; maternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Sollomon Carroll of Brunswick; several aunts, uncles, and other relatives.
Active pallbearers will be Charlie Wiggs, James Davis, Lemon
Johnson, Moses Gray, Matthew Brooks, Roy Brooks, Odell Lee and James Darrisaw.
Honorary pallbearers will be Roger Ricks, Harold Friedman, Joseph Demery, Levi
Atkinson, L.C. Clinch, Spencer Waye, the Isaac Johnson choir, and Risley High
class of 1978 [sic].
The family will be at the home of his parents in the Buck Swamp
Road. They will receive friends tonight at the funeral home from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Collins Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.
GRANT, Thomas Couper
"The Georgian"; Monday 21 May 1823; pg. 2 col. 6
DIED--On St. Simon's Island, on the morning of the 14th inst. JAMES
COUPER GRANT, youngest son of Doctor Robert Grant, aged 22 months and 14 days.
GRANTLAND, Fleming
Darien Gazette; Vol. 1 No. 16; Monday 8 February 1819; pg. 3 col. 4
Died, at Milledgeville, on the 28th ultimo, Mr. Fleming Grantland,
in the prime of life. Nature had endowed him with genius, and a firm
undeviating spirit to pursue independently and fearlessly the public good
secured him the affection of friends and esteem of his enemies--but the canker
came and the flower decayed.
GRAY, Henry P.
The Macon Daily Telegraph (Macon, GA); Tuesday 10 September 1912; pg. 6 col. 5
BRUNSWICK, Sept. 9.—Word has been received in
this city of the death of H.P. Gray, a former Brunswickian, at Pine Bloom, Ga.
Mr. Gray was 87 years old and spent most of his life in this city. He is
survived by a large number of relatives, among them Messrs. D.B. Gray, H.L. Gray
and C.F. Gray, and by a number of grandchildren in this city, children of Mr.
and Mrs. W.R. Dart. The remains to be interred in the family burial lot in Oak
Grove cemetery.
GREEN, Jake
The Brunswick News; Friday 5 December 1986; pg. 3A, col. 2
The funeral for Jake Green, 72, will be held Saturday. Green, a
resident of Cannon Bluff, died Monday in the Glynn/Brunswick Memorial Hospital
after an extended illness.
The 2 p.m. rites will be held at the Welcome Baptist Church in
Cannon Bluff with the Rev. Larry L. Odoms officiating. Interment will be in the
Wallace Cemetery, also in Cannon Bluff.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home tonight from 6
to 7 o'clock.
Green is survived by his wife, Vernell Green of Cannon Bluff; six
daughters, Eloise Wiley, Inez Evans and Peggy Green of Crescent, Helen Woods of
Allenhurst, Hattie Carter of Savannah and Debra Green of Atlanta; six sons,
Arthur Green, Sam Green, Jonathan Green, Michael Green and Melvin Green of
Cannon Bluff and Johnny Lee Green of Freeport, Texas; one sister, Sadie B.
Walker of Cannon Bluff; two brothers, Fred Ward of Cannon Bluff and Isiah Green
of Savannah; 29 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and several nieces and
nephews.
Green was a native of McIntosh County and a member of the Welcome
Baptist Church in Darien.
The Darien Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
GREEN, James Robert
The Brunswick News; Friday 9 May 1997; pg. 3A col. 4
JAMES R. GREEN FUNERAL SATURDAY
James Robert Green, 66, of Brunswick died Thursday at his residence.
The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Buckingham Place Church
of God with the Rev. Bobby Moore officiating. Burial will follow at Palmetto
Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Edo Miller
and Sons Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be John Green, Gilbert Medina, William Green Jr.
and Donald Thompson.
Surviving are his wife, Demetria Green of Brunswick; three sons,
John Green of Brunswick, James Eugene Green of Chicago, Ill., and Kenneth Carl
Green of Pensacola, Fla.; two daughters, Helen Marie Green and Mary Medina, both
of Chicago; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and
nephews.
A native of McIntosh County, he lived in Glynn County most of his
life. He worked for Atlas Sign Co. and the city of Brunswick. He was a member
of Buckingham Place Church of God.
Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
GREENE, Lois B.
The Brunswick News; Friday 1 August 1986
Lois B. Greene Dies Thursday
Lois B. Greene, 67, of Brunswick, died Thursday at Glynn-Brunswick
Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Funeral arrangements will be
announced by Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home.
GREENFIELD, Matilda (Gilbert)
The Brunswick News; Sunday 14 October 1906; pg. 1 col. 4
AN
AGED LADY PASSES AWAY—Mrs. Matilda Greenfield Died After Long, Useful Life.
Mrs. Matilda Greenfield, who was reported so ill in The News
yesterday morning, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H.B. Randolph
on A street yesterday morning shortly after 8 o’clock.
Mrs. Greenfield was one of the oldest residents of Brunswick, being
in her ninetieth year. She has resided here during all the latter part of her
life, and was known and loved by a wide circle of friends. She has been very
ill for some time and the end was expected at any moment.
The funeral will occur this afternoon at 3 o’clock, the interment to
be in Oak Grove cemetery. Mrs. Greenfield was a member of the Episcopal church,
but as there is no Episcopal minister in the city, the funeral will occur from
the Second Advent church, Rev. C.P. Thornton officiating. Ministers of the city
are requested to make this announcement from their respective pulpits this
morning. The following gentlemen will act as pall bearers: J.T. Lambright,
J.E. Dart, H.J. Read, J.W. Collins, J.J. Spears, J.C. Green.
The deceased leaves four children, Messrs. Winston and John
Greenfield, Mrs. H.B. Randolph and Mrs. Jos. Dent. The family have the sympathy
of a large circle of friends.
GREENLAW, Royce F.
The Brunswick News; Friday 23 February 1990; pg. 3A col. 2
ROYCE F. GREENLAW DIES HERE FEB. 18
Royce F. Greenlaw, 85, a resident of St. Simons Island and formerly
of Palm Bay, Fla., died at home Sunday, Feb. 18 after a long illness.
Royce was born in Rockport, Me., in 1904.
He is survived by his wife, Agnes Storey Greenlaw of St. Simons and
three step-children, Dr. Charlton B. Futch of St. Simons Island, George W. Futch
of Bowie, Md., and Jessie Vanderhorst of Essex, N.Y.
Private interment took place Feb. 21.
GREER, Berta
Advertiser & Appeal; Saturday 2 September 1882; pg. 6 col. 4
BURNED TO DEATH
In our last issue we welcomed to our midst Mr.
N.C. Greer of Pearson, Ga. In this, we perform a sadder duty, that of
sympathizing with the stricken heart. For ere last Saturdays paper reached many
of its readers, that fond father was called on to mourn the loss of his dear
Bertha, a bright lovely child of eight years. It seems that Bertha and her
sister Belle, who were still in Pearson, were spending the night with a married
sister, Mrs. Kirkland. During the night the house took fire and was destroyed.
By the heroic effort on the part of young McDonald, Belle was saved but little
Bertha was consumed in the flames. So much of her body was rescued from the
ashes was brought to our city on Monday for interment. May a merciful Father
turn this affliction into a rich blessing.
GREGORY, E.D.
The Brunswick News; Wednesday 2 September 1914; pg. 1 col. 3
DEATH OF E.D. GREGORY—Veteran Police Officer Passed Away
Yesterday After Brief Illness
A second veteran of the local police force
passed away within a month when E.D. Gregory, who suffered a serious attack of
kidney trouble last week, died at the city hospital at 6 o’clock yesterday
evening.
Mr. Gregory was born Aug. 4, 1854, at Chester, S.C., moving to
Brunswick early in 1889, working as an engineer on the old B & W railway. He
was a member of the Brunswick police force for 17 years and for the past two
years has served as city jailer.
He is survived by his wife and seven children, five daughters and
two sons, all of whom reside in Brunswick, the eldest being F.J. Gregory, of the
fire department, Branham Gregory, of the Western Union, and Mrs. W.E. Harrison.
Mr. Gregory was the only remaining charter member of Rathbone lodge,
Knights of Pythias, which will have charge of the funeral ceremonies, the
members of the lodge to which he belonged for 24 years, attending in a body.
The funeral will take place at 3 o’clock this afternoon from his
late residence 1004 Wolf street, Rev. C.A. Jackson, officiating. Interment at
Palmetto cemetery with A.L. Owens, C.M. Brown, J.H. Tankersley, J.F. Lasserre,
Robert Levison and L. Ludwig acting as pallbearers.
GRIFFIN, Mary Addie (Thomas) Korn Dean
The Brunswick News; Tuesday 22 October 1946; pg. 8 col. 6
LOCAL RESIDENT DIES HERE TODAY
Mrs. Addie Griffin, 31, a native of Brunswick who had spent
practically all her entire life here passed away this morning at the family
residence, 1906 Prince street. She had been ill for several months.
She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thomas, five
brothers, John, Clarence, Dan, Buster and Sidney Thomas, and two sisters, Mary
and Louise Thomas.
Funeral services will be held at the graveside in Palmetto cemetery
Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock, to be conducted by the Rev. Brooks Wester.
Arrangements are in charge of Mortician Edo Miller.
GRIFFIN, William A.
The Columbus Enquirer-Sun (Columbus, GA); Thursday 13 October 1892; pg. 3 col. 2
The burial of William A. Griffin, the Atlanta
drummer whose body was found in the bay at Brunswick, occurred in that city
Sunday morning. Owing to the decomposition it was found impossible to ship the
remains to the family burying ground at Hampton. The Times says of this
occasion: Sunday morning, while the sun was shining brightly, a spanking fall
breeze blowing and the good people of Brunswick turning out to their church
worship, all that was mortal of William A. Griffin was laid to rest in the city
lot out at Oak Grove cemetery, with only those present who were required to put
the body in the ground. It was a sorrowful sight. Undertaker Moore’s wagon
went through the streets carrying the body, with two men sitting on the box.
Not a carriage followed, and at the grave not a relative or friend was present.
Not a tear was shed. The burial occurred here without ceremony, while at the
homes of the deceased’s family, throughout North Georgia and Alabama, there was
deepest sorrow.
GRIGGS, Mrs.
Advertiser & Appeal; Vol. 1, No. 44; Wednesday 2 February 1876; pg.
1, col. 2
Mrs. Griggs of our city died on Monday last.
GRINER, Robert
The Brantley Enterprise; 21 January 1982; pg. 8 col. 4
Robert Bruce Griner, 97, of Nahunta died Sunday
morning at the residence of his son, Robert W. Griner, in Nahunta after an
illness of about two months.
He had live in Nahunta for the past seven and a half years. He was
the son of the late Martin Griner and Olive Nash Griner.
He is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Pritchett, Cairo,
Mrs. Carmen Stone, Fernandina Beach, Fla., Mrs. Frances Miley, Hahira, Mrs.
Sarah Norman, Clewiston, Fla., and Mrs. Fairly Powell, Tallahassee, Fla.; two
sons, Robert W. Griner, Nahunta, and James H. Griner, Clewiston; one brother,
Ernest C. Griner, Valdosta; 10 grandchildren.
Funeral was held Tuesday in Folkston.
GROVNER, Lester
The Brunswick News; Saturday 29 April 1972; pg. 14 col. 6
THREE DEATHS, INJURY RESULT FROM COLLISION
Three local men are dead today and another
hospitalized with multiple broken bones as a result of an early morning two-car
collision on the F.J. Torras causeway.
City police said Lester Grovner, 29, of 309 Amherst St., Dennis C.
Williams Jr., 28, of 1826 Lee St., and Timothy Hillery, 25, of 2212 Wolf St.
were dead on arrival at the Brunswick hospital early this morning.
Grovner was driver of the car in which the three men were riding
when it was struck in the front by a vehicle operated by 23 year old Steve R.
Anderson of Glynvilla Apts. according to police reports.
Police said the Grovner vehicle was traveling east on the causeway
and the Anderson auto was traveling west.
According to police reports, the Anderson vehicle left approximately
129 feet of skid marks before crossing the center line into the path of the
Grovner car.
Police said after the collision Anderson’s vehicle caught fire.
Anderson was thrown a few feet from the burning vehicle they said.
Police estimated $2,150 damage to the Grovner vehicle and $1,895 to
the Anderson automobile.
Anderson is reportedly in “fairly good” condition at the Brunswick
hospital.
Police offered no explanation as to why Anderson might have skidded
into the other lane.
GROVNER, Louise (Hill)
The Darien News; 25 July 1996; pg. 4 cols. 1-2
Funeral services for Mrs. Louise Hill Grovner
of Crescent were held July 20, at Prospect Baptist Church in Crescent, with Rev.
Garfield Jackson officiating. Interment followed in Belleville Cemetery.
Mrs. Grovner, 86, died July 14, at her home.
The McIntosh County native was a retired seafood worker. She was a
member of Prospect Baptist Church, where she served in several capacities, and
the Crescent Knight Society.
Surviving are her four daughters, Ida Jackson, Sylvia A. McIver and
Minerva Jenkins, all of Crescent, and Dora Barney of Brooklyn, N.Y.; two sons,
David L. Holmes and James Grovner, Jr., both of Crescent; 15 grandchildren; 17
great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews
and other relatives.
Active pallbearers were Alfred West, Earnest Palmer, Solomon McIver,
Arthur McIver, John H. McIver, Jr., and Eugene Chaney, and honorary pallbearers
were the deacons of the Church.
Darien Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
GROVNER, Virginia (Walker)
The Darien News; 6 April 1989; pg. 4 cols. 1-2
Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia Walker
Grovner were held March 31 at Johnson’s Temple in Brunswick with interment
following at Greenwood Cemetery, Brunswick.
Mrs. Grovner, 75, died March 28, 16 Glynn-Brunswick Memorial
hospital after a short illness.
The native of Sapelo Island lived in Brunswick most of her life.
She attended Sapelo Island School and First A.B. Church on Sapelo.
She is survived by a daughter, Earlene Davis Williams of Brunswick;
six sons, Leroy Walker, George Grovner, Randolph Grovner, Jr., all of Brunswick,
R.L. Grovner, St. Simons Island and Arthur L. Grovner, Washington, D.C.; a
brother, James Walker, Shellman Bluff; 22 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren;
five great-great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Active pallbearers were Mack Grovner, Isaac Bailey, James Bailey,
Joseph Jones, Ronnie Fleming and Walter Jenkins. Honorary pallbearers were
grandsons.
Darien Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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