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St. Simons Island Rotary - Memorials

A Memorial to our Departed
St. Simons Island Club Rotarians
Most Obituaries are from the Brunswick News

	E. Bowie Adams Obituary Nov 30, 1919 – Dec 31, 2002 General Contracting SSI Rotary Member 1987 - 2002		Sam Cofer Obituary Jan 24, 1921 – Oct 19, 2002 Liquor, Beer & Wine Retailing SSI Rotary Member 1955 - 2002
	John H. Clifton Obituary Jul 7, 1930 – May 10, 2003 Petroleum Retailing SSI Rotary Member 2002 - 2003		Samuel O. Franklin Obituary Oct 23, 1919 – Jun 1, 2003 Pipe Line Management SSI Rotary Member 1983 - 2003
	David Homer Starr Obituary Jul 26, 1919 – Nov 18, 2003 Real Estate Dev. & Investment SSI Rotary Member 1996 - 2003		Alfred D. McGinnis Obituary Jul 15, 1918 – Dec 27, 2003 Truck Leasing SSI Rotary Member 1982 - 2003
	Kent C. Taylor Obituary Oct 24, 1924 – Nov 8, 2004 Commercial Real Estate SSI Rotary Member 1980 - 2004		B.L. (Rod) Garrett Obituary May 5, 1929 – Jan 2, 2005 Insurance Adjusting SSI Rotary Member 1986 - 2005
	John Beitel Edwards Obituary Oct 5, 1914 – Jan 31, 2005 Metallurgical Engineering SSI Rotary Member 1982 - 2005		Fred W. Collins Obituary Apr 15, 1916 – Feb 10, 2005 U.S. Military SSI Rotary Member 1973 - 2005
	Carling Dinkler, Jr. Obituary Aug 4, 1919 – May 22, 2005 Hotel Mgt. Consulting SSI Rotary Member 1990 - 2005		James J. Shannon ,Jr. Obituary Nov 28, 1925 – Mar 6, 2005 Civil Engineering SSI Rotary Member 1981 - 2005
	Andrew D. Hunt Obituary Oct 1, 1915 – Jun 16, 2005 Medical School Admin SSI Rotary Member 1988 - 2005		John T. (Jigger) Lowe Obituary Sep 8, 1912 – Aug 15, 2005 U S Navy SSI Rotary Member 1970 - 2005
	Robert L. Kestor Obituary not available May 31, 1919 – Jun 4, 2006 Bank Investing SSI Rotary Member 2003 - 2006		James J. Shannon, III Obituary Oct 7, 1952 – Oct 4, 2006 Investing SSI Rotary Member 1991 - 2006
	Robert B. Heyward Obituary Dec 26, 1917 – Oct 25, 2006 Foundry Operations SSI Rotary Member 1991 - 2006		Alfred W. Jones, Jr. Obituary Jan 3, 1930 – Mar 24, 2007 Resort Management SSI Rotary Member 1956 - 2007
	Samuel L. Shaw Obituary Apr 27, 1924 – Jun 21, 2007 Life Insurance Management SSI Rotary Member 1998 - 2007		Anita Crispin Obituary Apr 4, 1940 – Jul 3, 2007 Artist SSI Rotary Member 2004 - 2007
	John E. Darby, Jr. Obituary Apr 19, 1933 – Aug 3, 2007 Petroleum Marketing SSI Rotary Member 2005-2007		Eugene J. Griffiths Obituary Apr 22, 1924 – Apr 22, 2008 Insurance Brokerage SSI Rotary Member 1983 – 2008
	Nathaniel R. Johnson Obituary Jul 26, 1920 – Oct 10, 2008 Telecommunications Mgt SSI Rotary Member 1995 - 2008		Thomas M. Swan Obituary Aug 2, 1928 – May 1, 2009 Human Resources Management SSI Rotary Member 1999-2009
	Walter (Pete) Swift Obituary Feb 24, 1917 – Apr 18, 2009 Insurance Adjusting SSI Rotary Member 1985-2009		Wilbur M. Elder Obituary Aug 9,1924 – Mar 21, 2010 Savings & Loan Management SSI Rotary Member 2005-2009
	Jack E. McDonald Obituary Aug 27, 1926 – May 17, 2010 Military SSI Rotary Member 2006-2010		G. Everett Millican Obituary Mar 9, 1937 – Apr 29, 2011 Golf Tournament Administration SSI Rotary Member 2004 - 2011
	Frank C. Sidella Obituary Jan 17, 1919 – Aug 13, 2011 Government Administration SSI Rotary Member 2004-2011		Dr. Willard Alexander Snyder Obituary Jul 8, 1927- Sep 21, 2012 Family Medical Practice SSI Rotary Member 2001- 2012
	Susan Crawford Burns Hardwick Obituary Aug 7,1935 – Oct 2, 2012 Real Estate Brokerage SSI Rotary Member 2003-2012		Judge Glen Edward Clark Obituary Born: November 23, 1943, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Died: October 25, 2012 on St. Simons Island Judiciary SSI Rotary Member 2010-2012
	Robertson, Donald E. Obituary Born: August 8, 1923, in Petersburg,Virginia Died: May 24, 2013, in Lake Worth, Florida Chemical Sales SSI Rotary Member 1999-2004, 2008-2013		Hicks, William B. Hicks, Phyllis- wife Obit Born May 9,1925, in Washington Court House, OH Died: July 24, 2013 on St. Simons Island, GA International Chemical Mgt. University of Illinois Washington Univ., Univ. of Pennsylvania (Wharton) SSI Rotary 1989 - 2013 Bd.Dir.1994-96, Pres.1996-97 PHF
	Mruk, Joseph A. Obituary Industrial Tool Sales University of Pittsburgh Born July 26, 1924 in McKees Rocks, PA Died August 26, 2013 on St. Simons Island, GA SSI Rotary Member 2002- 2013 PHF		Wicker, Richard K. , Jr. Born: March 8, 1941 in Pinehurst, NC Died: December 3, 2013 in Brunswick, GA Business Systems Marketing N.C. State University 1974 Savannah, GA SSI Rotary Member 1999-2013, Bd.Dir. 2003-05 PHF
	Paynter, Calvin F. Obituary Born: February 27, 1921 in Philadelphia, PA Died: March 18, 2014, in Atlanta, GA Food Sales Management Temple University PHF, BTF SSI 1985-2014, Treas.1986-97, Hall of Fame		Schueneman, Gerald H. Obituary tbd Born: January 12, 1935 in Chicago, IL Died: July 16, 2014 in Brunswick, GA Real Estate Marketing DePauw University SSI 2008 - 2014
	Stroud, E. Thomas Obituary tbd Born: March 31, 1931 in Douglas, GA Died: September 23, 2014 in Brunswick, GA Sr. Housing Properties Mgt Emory University PHF SSI 1966 - 2014, Bd.Dir.1972-73, Pres.1975-76		Storino, Pasquale J. Obituary Born: July 31, 1931 in Port Chester, NY Died: October 2, 2014 in Brunswick, GA Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance University of Pennsylvania Rutgers University PHF, BTF SSI 1997, Bd.Dir.2002-04, Pres.2006-07, Asst.Dist.Gov.2007-10
	Flexer, E. Julian Obituary Born: February 22, 1927 in Brunswick, GA Died: October 20, 2014 in Brunswick, GA Architecture Georgia Tech. PHF SSI 1954, Sec 1961-63, Pres.1963-64, Bd.Dir.1964-66, Historian 2002-2013		Berry, Allen J. Obituary Born: November 2, 1924 in Brooklyn, NY Died: November 22, 2014 in Brunswick, GA Fire & Casualty Insurance University of Virginia PHF, BTF SSI 1961, Bd.Dir.1965-67, Pres.1966-67, Sec'y.1968-97, Historian 1997-2014
	Turbidy, John B. Obituary Born: October 18, 1928 in Rome, GA Died: January12, 2015 in St. Simons, GA Corporate Management Duke University SSI 2008		Chad Dixon Obituary Born: January 7, 1974 in Waycross, GA Died: January 19, 2015 in Brunswick, GA Banking Management Georgia Southern University SSI 2006, Treasurer. 2008-12
	Arnold, McAlpin H. Obituary Born: March 28, 1924 in Elberton, GA Died: April 17, 2015 at St. Simons Island, GA Country Medicine Emory University George Washington University SSI 2013, Elberton (54 years)- Club President		Sullivan, John L. ,Jr. Obit Born: August 27, 1928 in Macon, GA Died: April 26, 2015 at St. Simons Island, GA Executive Recruiting Duke University University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) PHF, BTF 1962 Chester, PA. SSI 1997-2012, Bd.Dir.2000-02
	Edwin Fendig Jr. (Obituary) Born: June 3, 1927 in Brunswick, GA Died: December 13, 2015 at Brunswick, GA Harbor Pilot University of Georgia PHF SSI President 1958-59		William "Pat" Donahoo (Obituary) Born: Van Buren, Ark., on July 22, 1928 Died: February 15, 2016 at Brunswick, GA Food Science Oklahoma State University PHF-BF SSI 1980, Bd.Dir.1983-85 Pres.1985-86, Dist Gov.1994-95
	Becker, Wilbur E. (Wil) (Obituary) Born: New York, NY on September 23, 1918 Died: July 31, 2016 at St. Simons Island, GA. Chemical Manufacturing Brown University PHF- BF, BTF 1955 Franklin, VA, 1960 Savannah, 1962 Brunswick, Bd.Dir.1964-66, Pres.1966-67, 1969 Wilmington, DE SSI 1994		Ferguson, John C (Obituary) Born: Watertown, N.Y on April 20, 1939 Died: Nov. 23, 2016 at Brunswick, GA Medical Sales Clarkson Univ SSI 2015
	Houseman, William Berrien (Bill) (Obituary) Born: Brunswick, Ga on Jan. 1, 1937 Died: Dec. 27, 2016 at St. Simons Island United States Marine Corps Air Transportation - Delta Airlines The Citadel SSI		Buchanan, John (Obituary) Born: May 20, 1938 Birmingham, AL Died: January 4, 2017 Brunswick, GA Computer Systems Management Auburn University, Emory University SSI 2003-2014, Bd. Dir. 2005-07
	Harris, Minor S., Jr. (Mike) (Obituary) Born: April 4, 1934 Brookline, Mass Died: April 24, 2017 Jacksonville, FL Asset Management University of Vermont SSI 1996, Bd.Dir.1998-00, Asst.Sgt. At Arms 2007-08 & 2010-11, Sgt.At Arms 2008-09		Stephenson, Rebecca C. (Becky) (Obituary) Born: Jan 14, 1941 Apex, NC Died: Nov 4, 2017 Jacksonville, FL Public Education University of North Carolina SSI 2004, Asst Sec'y 2007-08
	Turbeville, William (Bill) (Obituary) Born: Nov 15,1921 Turbeville, SC Died: Dec 26, 2017 St. Simons Island, GA Aluminum Mgt. & Marketing Vanderbilt University SSI 1889, Pres. 1995-96		Sprouse, Robert (Bob) (Obituary) Born: Sep 7,1933 Staunton, VA Died: Feb 5, 2018 St. Simons Island, GA Insurance College of William and Mary SSI 2003 - July 2015
	Scheinman, Lee Born: March 28,1927 New York, NY Died: May 15, 2018 St. Simons Island, GA Advertising/Marketing SSI 2004		Dinos, Jack Angelo (Obituary) Born: Aug. 21, 1930, Atlanta, Ga Died: July 30, 2018, St. Simons Island, GA Food Product Manufacturing University of Georgia SSI Feb 1994 - July 2018

	French, Robert P. (Obituary) Born: July 29,1930 Nashville, TN Died: August 24, 2019 St. Simons Island, GA GA Institute of Technology Hardware Distribution Bd.Dir.2000-02 SSI 1998		Turbidy, Martin (Obituary) Born: June 23, 1932 Rome, GA Died:Oct 26, 2018, St. Simons Island, GA University of Auburn SSI 2007

	Walter “Wally” C. Forsythe Jr (Obituary) Born: April 4, 1938 Louisville, Ky Died: Jan 14, 2019 Brunswick, GA Boston University Marketing Industrial Products SSI 2006- 2019 SSI Pres. 2010-11, Asst Gov		Worthy, K. Martin (Obituary) Born: September 24, 1920 Dawson, GA Died: August 11, 2019 Chevy Chase, Md Tax & Estate Planning Law Emory University The Citadel, Harvard Univ. PHF, BTF SSI 1998- 2019, Asst. Sgt At Arms 2000-01, Sgt At Arms 2001-02

	Clinton "Clint" H Winne Jr (Obituary) Born: Aug 2, 1930 Troy, NY Died: Dec 9, 2019 St. Simons, GA US Military Academy - West Point Univ of Michigan Air Force Military SSI 1997- 2019 Bd.Dir.2000-01		Robert Williams Rice "Bobby," (Obituary) Born: Dec. 3, 1939, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Died: Jan 12, 2020 Brunswick, Ga. University of the South in Sewanee Men's Clothing Business SSI 2014 - 2019

	Calder Willingham Kinney (Obituary) Born: Sep 12, 1927 Macon,GA Died: Jan 29, 2020 St. Simons, GA Emanuel Baptist University University of Georgia Ministry SSI 1970 - 2019 Active & Honorary Sec'y.1997-98		Rem Johnston Sr. (Obituary) Born: Jul 27, 1929 Washington, DC Died: Mar 5, 2020 St. Simons, GA Georgia Institute of Technology Industrial Engineer Pharmaceutical Mfg. SSI 1992 - 2020 Treas.1997-01

	John Parkins (Obituary) Born: Sep 12, 1933 Greenville, SC Died: July 26, 2020 St. Simons, GA Clemson University University of North Carolina Textile Manufacturing SSI 1997 - 2015 Bd.Dir.1998-99, Pres.2000-01, Dist Gov.2004-05 Mary Ellen Parkins Obituary Born 1935 Alberta Canada Died Oct 30, 2022 St. Simons		DeForest (Bill) Abel, Jr. Obituary Born: 1929 Providence, R.I Died: Nov 15, 2020 Sea Island, GA Hebron Academy, Nichols College and the University of Miami Insurance Management SSI 2009-2018

	Thomas Parker (Obituary) Born: Sep 14, 1943 Atlanta, Ga Died: Nov 23, 2020 Brunswick, GA LaGrange College Pharmaceutical Sales SSI 2002-2019		Sue Wells Taylor (Obituary) Born: Mar 16, 1936 Cuthbert, GA Died: Feb 18, 2021 St. Simons, GA Emory University Honorary Member SSI 2009-2021

	Vernon Martin (Obituary) Born: Nov 13, 1942 Cushing, OK Died: June 12, 2021 St. Simons Island, GA University of Oklahoma Development Commission SSI June 2012-Nov 2019		Robert W. (Tuffy) Adams (Obituary) Born: Aug 2, 1944 Atlanta, GA Died: Nov 3, 2021 St. Simons Island, GA University of Georgia, Georgia State University 30 years in clothing industry SSI June 2003 - Nov 2021

	Joseph Sebastian Savino (Obituary) Born June 1, 1958 Died Jan 4, 2022 St. Simons Island, GA SSI June 2022 - Jan 4, 2022		Stephen Hires (Obituary) Born: March 23, 1948 in Brunswick, Ga Died: January 29, 2022 in Brunswick, Ga SSI 2010-2020

	William K. Warren (Obituary) Born May 27, 1941 Halem, GA Died Nov 24, 2022 Brunswick, GA University of Georgia Newspaper Publishing SSI May 2, 2006 - Nov 24, 2022 Sec'y 2009-11, Bd.Dir. 2011-13 PHF		Craig Bolint (Obituary) Born Dec 31, 1939 Kansas City, MO Died Nov 28, 2022 Brunswick, GA Long Island University Columbia University Teacher SSI May 2010 - 2020

	Charles L. Cansler (Obituary) Born Sept 13, 1938 Birmingham, AL Died July 8, 2023 Brunswick, GA Corporate Financial Officer SSI Apr 8, 2003 - July 8, 2023 Bd.Dir. 2005-07, Pres. 2008-09		Paul H. Sanders (Obituary) Born Grenada, MS 1925 est Died: Dec 20, 2023 St. Simons, GA Real Estate Appraiser SSI 1956 Paul Harris Fellow

	Ralph "Rick" Powers (Obituary) Born March 9, 1936 New London, CT Died Apr 17, 2025 St. Simons Harvard Business School Manufacturer of Folding Cartons and Commercial Printing -CEO Church Musician PHF - Paul Harris Fellow SSI Rotary 2002-2025