Sammons, Dorsey Lamar

1916 - 2000  (83 years)

• Name	Sammons, Dorsey Lamar
  Born	28 Apr 1916	Mount Vernon, Montgomery County, Georgia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Jan 2000	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
  Buried	19 Jan 2000	Forest Lawn Memory Gardens - Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
  	Findagrave.com Memorial #148191101
  Person ID	I7728	Coursey-Sansing Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Sammons, James Watson,   b. 7 Mar 1892, Georgia, USA ,   d. 12 Jun 1964, Chatham County, Georgia, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Johnson, Mary Alice,   b. 3 Nov 1895, USA ,   d. 17 Sep 1968, Chatham County, Georgia, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F3201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Purcell, Ola Evelyn,   b. 1 Dec 1915, Tatnall County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 4 Mar 1996, Chatham County, Georgia, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. Sammons, Tonya
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F3202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary   Dorsey Lamar Sammons, 83, died Jan. 16 at home. He was a native of Montgomery County and the widower of Evelyn Purcell Sammons. He was a member of CCC Camp at Brevard, N.C., before enlisting in the Navy. He served in World War II. He was a member of Acacia Lodge No. 452, F&AM, and the Georgia Peace Officers Association. He was a member of South Gardens Baptist Church, served on the Board of Deacons, and taught Adult Sunday School Class. He formerly worked at the Baptist Children's Home in Baxley, in charge of the day-to-day operations. He retired from Union Camp Corp. after more than 30 years as a security guard. SURVIVORS: a daughter, Tonya Sammons Pruett of Charleston; a sister, Zelma Sammons Nasworthy of Savannah; three grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hubert C. Baker Funeral Home, Hodgson Memorial Chapel, burial in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. -Savannah Now, Jan 2000