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Obituary for William Murray aka Barbara Marie Davidson IV
William Murray Davidson IV LCDR/USN/RET also known as Barbara Marie Davidson, age 77, died Saturday March 13, 2021, at Memorial Health in Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia and a graduate from Savannah High School in 1961, Bill attended The Citadel in Charleston, SC and graduated from Warren A. Candler School of Nursing in Savannah in 1967. Bill was a Retired LCDR U.S. Navy with a total military time of 26 years, serving in the Vietnam War and Granada. Awards include National Defense, Vietnam Service, Combat Action, Philippine Presidential Citation Award as well as several others. A registered Nurse, Bill worked in a hospital setting for over 45 years, most recently at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro for 19 years. He was also a Bagpiper for over 55 years and currently a receptionist at Luxury Nails and Spa in Statesboro.
Barbara was a Life Member of the following organizations: Savannah Volunteer Guards, The Chatham Artillery, St. Andrews Society of Savannah, Veterans of Foreign Wars; disabled American Veterans Association, Scottish American Military Society, Vietnam Veterans Association; Savannah Association of Flying Air National Guardsmen and Bulloch County Historical Society. A member of the following organizations, Dexter Allen Post 90 American Legion, Statesboro Lion’s Club, Melvin Jones Fellow, Bulloch Lions Club, Coastal Scottish Heritage Society of Savannah and Scottish Heritage Society of S.E. Georgia, the Society of Colonial Wars in the state of Georgia, Pilot Club Statesboro, Georgia, Tri Ess, Sigma Epsilon, Sons of Confederate Veterans Association and the Navy Nurse Corps Association, Candler Nurses Alumni Association and Al-Anon.
Preceded in death by W. Murray Davidson, III and Margaret Farmer Davidson and wife, LaGail H. Davidson.
Surviving are three children and their families, William M. Davidson V “Bo” and Sydna of Statesboro, their family, Josiah and Sara Williams; Sarah D. Griffin and Thomas of Albany and their family Rebakah and Rachael Griffin of Albany and E. Bruce Davidson and Danielle of Pooler and their family Chaely and Chloe Fountain; a brother, Bruce M. Davidson of Atlanta; a sister, Margaret D. Rogers of Ocala, FL; a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Helen and Tripp Foy of Statesboro; Tri Tran and Dao Ho of Statesboro; sister-in-law, Suzanne Ingram of Soperton; sister-in-law, Laurianne Pullen of Soperton.
The family will receive visitors on Friday from 5:00pm until 7:00pm at Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home in Statesboro.
Graveside services and burial will be Saturday March 20, 2021 at 3:00 pm at Laurel Grove Cemetery, 802 West Anderson Street in Savannah with Rev. Charles Todd officiating. Those desiring to view the service via livestream may do so by joining the group “Joiner-Anderson Live Stream” at: www.facebook.com/groups/jafhlive/.
The family request that memorial contributions be made to Ogeechee Area Hospice, P.O. Box 531, Statesboro, Georgia 30459 or Trinity Episcopal Church, 4401 Country Club Road, Statesboro, Ga. 30458.
Friends may sign the online register book at www.joineranderson.com.
Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory of Statesboro is in charge of the arrangements.
Barbara was a Life Member of the following organizations: Savannah Volunteer Guards, The Chatham Artillery, St. Andrews Society of Savannah, Veterans of Foreign Wars; disabled American Veterans Association, Scottish American Military Society, Vietnam Veterans Association; Savannah Association of Flying Air National Guardsmen and Bulloch County Historical Society. A member of the following organizations, Dexter Allen Post 90 American Legion, Statesboro Lion’s Club, Melvin Jones Fellow, Bulloch Lions Club, Coastal Scottish Heritage Society of Savannah and Scottish Heritage Society of S.E. Georgia, the Society of Colonial Wars in the state of Georgia, Pilot Club Statesboro, Georgia, Tri Ess, Sigma Epsilon, Sons of Confederate Veterans Association and the Navy Nurse Corps Association, Candler Nurses Alumni Association and Al-Anon.
Preceded in death by W. Murray Davidson, III and Margaret Farmer Davidson and wife, LaGail H. Davidson.
Surviving are three children and their families, William M. Davidson V “Bo” and Sydna of Statesboro, their family, Josiah and Sara Williams; Sarah D. Griffin and Thomas of Albany and their family Rebakah and Rachael Griffin of Albany and E. Bruce Davidson and Danielle of Pooler and their family Chaely and Chloe Fountain; a brother, Bruce M. Davidson of Atlanta; a sister, Margaret D. Rogers of Ocala, FL; a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Helen and Tripp Foy of Statesboro; Tri Tran and Dao Ho of Statesboro; sister-in-law, Suzanne Ingram of Soperton; sister-in-law, Laurianne Pullen of Soperton.
The family will receive visitors on Friday from 5:00pm until 7:00pm at Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home in Statesboro.
Graveside services and burial will be Saturday March 20, 2021 at 3:00 pm at Laurel Grove Cemetery, 802 West Anderson Street in Savannah with Rev. Charles Todd officiating. Those desiring to view the service via livestream may do so by joining the group “Joiner-Anderson Live Stream” at: www.facebook.com/groups/jafhlive/.
The family request that memorial contributions be made to Ogeechee Area Hospice, P.O. Box 531, Statesboro, Georgia 30459 or Trinity Episcopal Church, 4401 Country Club Road, Statesboro, Ga. 30458.
Friends may sign the online register book at www.joineranderson.com.
Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory of Statesboro is in charge of the arrangements.
2 comments:
My prayers for his wife and children. They certainly could use them.
God forbid, but we would probably have known the rest of the story, if when Bill/Barbara was piping his bagpipes, a sudden updraft blew up his kilt.
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