 1915 - 2007 (92 years)
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| Name |
Grover Russell Wilkes [1, 2, 3] |
| Birth |
3 May 1915 |
Wheeler, Georgia, USA  [1, 2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
1920 |
Erick, Wheeler, Georgia, USA [2] |
| Residence |
1930 |
Mount Carmel, Telfair, Georgia, USA [3] |
| SSN issued |
Bef 1951 |
Georgia, USA [1] |
| Social Security Number |
253-26-7301 [1] |
| Death |
2 Sep 2007 |
Springfield, Effingham, Georgia, USA [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
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| Burial |
5 Sep 2007 |
Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA |
| Person ID |
I11088 |
tng Genealogy |
| Father |
Grover Cleveland Wilkes, b. 3 Apr 1887, Wheeler, Georgia, USA d. 8 May 1961, McRae, Telfair, Georgia, USA (Age 74 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Elkins, b. 30 Sep 1891, Washington, Georgia, USA d. 21 Nov 1983, McRae, Telfair, Georgia, USA (Age 92 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
1 Nov 1908 |
| Family ID |
F4008 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Birth - 3 May 1915 - Wheeler, Georgia, USA |
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 | SSN issued - Bef 1951 - Georgia, USA |
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 | Death - 2 Sep 2007 - Springfield, Effingham, Georgia, USA |
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| Sources |
- [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
- [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
[ View Federal Census Document]
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=101560082&indiv=try
- [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
[ View Federal Census Document]
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=18076812&indiv=try
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