Archives for December 2014

 

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Wendy Deloris Harper, age 68, of Bloomingdale, passed away Thursday, December 4th, 2014 at her residence.

A native of Savannah, she was the daughter of James Virden and Juanita Overstreet Virden. Wendy was employed with Harbour Town Hairstyles as a hairdresser. She was a member of the Bloomingdale Church of the Nazarene, and the leader of the Celebrate Recovery Group.

Preceded in death by her husband, Lunsford Thorne Williams; her parents; a brother, Jimmy Virden; and a grandson, Charlie Sheffield; Wendy is survived by four children, Kelly DeLaigle, Jimmy DeLaigle of Blessing, Texas, Mark DeLaigle of Savannah, and Renee Cowart (David Ashley Bragg, Sr.) of Bloomingdale; three brothers, Buddy Overstreet of Clyo, Ricky Ellis of Elberton, and Buster Woods; nine grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

The Family will be holding services at the Bloomingdale Church of the Nazarene at 1PM Friday.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Bloomingdale Church of the Nazarene, 1116 U.S. 80, Bloomingdale, in her memory. 

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SHALL CLAIM OF DEATH CAUSE US TO GRIEVE AND MAKE OUR COURAGE FAINT AND FALL? NAY! LET US FAITH AND HOPE RECEIVE THE ROSE STILL GROWS BEYOND THE WALL. SCATTERING FRAGRANCE FAR AND WIDE JUST AS IT DID IN DAYS OF YORE, JUST AS IT DID ON THE OTHER SIDE, JUST AS IT WILL FOREVER MORE. NOW, YOU WHO DEEPLY FEEL ITS LOSS, BE COMFORTED – THE ROSE BLOOMS THERE – EVEN GREATER NOW, NUTURED BY GOD’S OWN LOVING CARE” EXCERPTS – A. L. FINK, THE ROSE STILL GROWS BEYOND THE WALL.

 

DOROTHY BURNEY WAS BORN OCTOBER 30, 1928 IN SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA TO THE LATE CARL YOUNGBLOOD AND ALBERTHA YOUNGBLOOD DAVIS WARD WHO PRECEDED HER IN DEATH. SHE RECEIVED HER EARLY EDUCATION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL S OF CHATHAM COUNTY GRADUATING FROM A. E. BEACH HIGH SCHOOL IN 1948. SHE WAS EMPLOYED WITH CANDLER GENERAL HOSPITAL AS AN EKG TECHNICIAN, RETIRING AFTER 35 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE.

ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2014 – GOD SAW FIT TO PICK ANOTHER ROSE FROM HIS GARDEN AND CALLED HER HOME.

DOROTHY WAS A MEMBER OF ST.MATTHEWS EPISCOPAL CHURCH SINCE THE LATE 1950’S. SHE WAS ACTIVE WITH THE BERTHA RICHARDS GUILD.

DOROTHY WAS JOINED IN HOLY MATRIMONY TO J. B. BURNEY WHO PRECEDED HER IN DEATH. FROM THIS UNION THEY HAD A SON; HAJII ABDUL HALIM SALAAM (AKA REGINALD BERNARD BURNEY) WHO ALSO PRECEDED HER IN DEATH IN 2008, WHO IS SURVIVED BY 2 CHILDREN, ASYA SHAKIRA AND JIBRAIL ABDUL-AZIZ.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY TWO DAUGHTERS WHOM SHE LOVED AS HER OWN. JULIA DANZY – PHILADELPHIA, PA AND JOYNNE GHARTEY, SAVANNAH, GA; ONE DEVOTED SISTER AND CAREGIVER, JESSIE Y. STEVENSON; A GODDAUGHTER, ROSE MCGEE, SEVERAL GRANDS AND GREAT GRANDS; ONE UNCLE, GABLE WILLIAMS, NIECES , NEPHEWS, COUSINS AND FRIENDS.

 

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