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Grover Russell Wilkes

Male 1915 - 2007  (92 years)


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  • Name Grover Russell Wilkes  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 3 May 1915  Wheeler, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1920  Erick, Wheeler, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1930  Mount Carmel, Telfair, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    SSN issued Bef 1951  Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Social Security Number 253-26-7301  [1
    Death 2 Sep 2007  Springfield, Effingham, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Grover Russell Wilkes: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

      Effingham Now (GA) - September 6, 2007

      Deceased Name: Grover Russell Wilkes

      CLYO - Grover Russell Wilkes, 92, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007, at Effingham Extended Care.

      The Wheeler County native had lived in Port Wentworth since 1945, before moving to Clyo in 1996. He retired from Union Camp as a shift chemist.

      He was a member of Port Wentworth United Methodist Church, Kate Hester Sunday School Class, and served on the administrative board as a trustee, as well as the pastor parish relations committee. He was a coordinator of Sunday school, Sunday school superintendent and chairman of education.

      He served two terms on the Port Wentworth planning commission, and was a past member of the Port Wentworth Lions Club where he served on the board of directors, as vice president and president. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carol B. Wilkes.

      Survivors include his daughter, Linda W. Youngblood and son-in-law, Mackie Youngblood of Clyo; two grandchildren, Craig R. Youngblood of Clyo and Melonie Y. Kolgaklis of St. Marys; six great-grandchildren; and a brother, Delbert Wilkes of Brunswick.

      Funeral services were Wednesday at Port Wentworth United Methodist Church.

      Interment was in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.

      Remembrances may be sent to American Cancer Society, 1930 Springfield-Egypt Road, Springfield, GA 31329.

      Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel, midway between Rincon and Springfield. 754-6421.
      Edition: ENOW
      Page: 13A
      Copyright (c) 2007 Savannah Morning News
    Burial 5 Sep 2007  Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11088  tng Genealogy

    Father Grover Cleveland Wilkes,   b. 3 Apr 1887, Wheeler, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1961, McRae, Telfair, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Elkins,   b. 30 Sep 1891, Washington, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 1983, McRae, Telfair, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1 Nov 1908 
    Family ID F4008  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Children 
    +1. Living
    Family ID F4021  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 May 1915 - Wheeler, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsSSN issued - Bef 1951 - Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Sep 2007 - Springfield, Effingham, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S344] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Number: 253-26-7301; Issue State: Georgia; Issue Date: Before 1951.
      Record for Grover Russell Wilkes
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=80669390&indiv=try
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=80669390&indiv=try

    2. [S347] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;).
      Year: 1920; Census Place: Erick, Wheeler, Georgia; Roll T625_285; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 141; Image: 126.
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=101560082&indiv=try
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    3. [S337] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;).
      Year: 1930; Census Place: Mount Carmel, Telfair, Georgia; Roll 386; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 804.0.
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=18076812&indiv=try
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