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When despair grows in me And I wake in the middle of the night at the least sound In fear of what my life and my children's lives may be I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting for their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free. Mr. Robert Holt Ansley, 64, passed away July 10, 2005 at Candler Hospital in Savannah after a long illness.

A native of Toombs County he moved to Savannah in 1959; where he raised his family and began his 43 year career with Union Camp. He retired in 2002, then went on to pursue his passions of hunting, fishing and tending his garden full time. He was a long standing member of Clyo and Hamilton Ridge Hunting clubs.

He and his wife, enjoyed their membership of Central Baptist Church in Garden City. A devoted and loving husband, father, and grandfather; he will be missed deeply by his wife, Alice Faye Ansley of Bloomingdale, by his two sons, Robert Raphel Ansley of Bloomingdale, James Marvin Ansley and his wife Dawn Marie Ansley of Guyton and by his one daughter, Tracie Lucille Shepphard of Millen and her husband Gilbert Carl Shepphard, III currently stationed in Iraq. He was the proud grandfather of Dawn and her husband, Matt Chester, Brittany Thomas, Melanie Shepphard, Jesse Ansley, Olivia Shepphard and Victoria Shepphard.

He was survived by one brother Charles W. Ansley and his wife, Nelouise of Bloomingdale. As well as his two sisters, Shelby Jean Pelote, and her husband Harold of Savannah and LaFaye Oliver and her husband Arnie of Lyons. He will be remembered by countless nieces, nephews, friends and loved ones.

Pallbearers: Walter Messex, Cody Messex, Chuck Ansley, Greg Horner, Wayne Wise and Al Flanders. Honorary pallbearer: Adam Barnard.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, July 12th from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Funeral services will be held in the chapel of the funeral home on Wednesday, July 13th at 11 a.m. Rev. Kenny Harrelson will be officiating.

Interment: Gravel Hill Cemetery in Bloomingdale.

Remembrances may be given to Leukemia Research Foundation, 2700 Patriot Boulevard, Suite #100, Glenview, IL 60026-8021.

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home West Chatham Chapel (912) 748-2444 Family Owned and Operated.

Savannah Morning News, Web posted Tuesday, July 12, 2005. July 2005 Archives.

Mr. Robert Holt Ansley Obituary - Savannah Morning News - Archives.

Lyons, Toombs County, Georgia - Miss Juanita Bacon Mobley, 78, died Sunday.

Survivors: sisters, Mildred Elias and Mary Gainer; brothers, Aubrey and Herman Cauley.

Visitation: 6-9 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home.

Funeral: 11 a.m., Wednesday in the Chapel of Murchison Funeral Home.

Burial: Hillcrest Abby West Cemetery in Chatham County at 3:00 p.m., on Wednesday.

Murchison Funeral Home.

Savannah Morning News, Web posted Tuesday, July 12, 2005. July 2005 Archives.

Miss Juanita Bacon Mobley Obituary - Savannah Morning News - Archives.

Mr. John Clyde Pittman, 80, Obituary

Lyons, Toombs County, Georgia - Mr. John Clyde Pittman, 80 of 342 Cedar Crossing Road, Lyons, died Sunday, July 10, 2005 at his residence after an extended illness.

He was a native and lifelong resident of Toombs County, a farmer, Veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict and was Presbyterian by faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Walker and Carri Bell Pittman and three brothers, Clifford, Billy and Richard Pittman.

Mr. Pittman is survived by his wife of fifty one years, Ruby Pittman of Lyons; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jerry and Anita Pittman and Timmy and Patricia Pittman all of Lyons; three daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Keith Lawson of Oak Park, Carri and Lynn Moore of Vidalia and Janice and Henry Purvis of Dublin; four brothers, Jessie, Hoyt and Broadus Pittman all of Uvalda and Felton Pittman of Tennessee; three sisters, Ozzie Allen of Vidalia, Nadine Eddinger of Lyons and Betty Kuhn of Hinesville; 14 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be held 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 12, 2005 in the Chapel of Murchison Funeral Home.

Interment: English Eddy Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

Murchison Funeral Home.

Savannah Morning News, Web posted Tuesday, July 12, 2005. July 2005 Archives.

Mr. John Clyde Pittman Obituary - Savannah Morning News - Archives.

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