Glynn County GaArchives Obituaries.....ALEXANDER, Charles (Capt.) May 27, 1927 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Amy HEDRICK http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00013.html#0003209 August 25, 2007, 3:15 pm The Brunswick News; Fri. & Sun. 27 & 29 May 1927; pg. 6 col. 3 & pg. 8 col. 3 CAPT. ALEXANDER DIES SUDDENLY Capt. Charles Alexander, seventy-five years of age, died suddenly shortly after 2 o’clock this morning at his home, 400 Cochran avenue. He had been in failing health for the past many years but managed to get about until only a day or two ago. For many years deceased operated sailing craft and later a steamer up the Satilla river. For a long time he stuck to his wind-jammer, the Feretta and later bought the steamer Howland from the Jekyl Island club which he put on the line and was reasonably successful. Up to The News press hour, no announcement of funeral arrangements had been made. The Brunswick News; Sunday 29 May 1927; pg. 8 col. 3 CAPT. ALEXANDER TO BE BURIED 11 A.M. TODAY The funeral of Capt. Charles Alexander, whose death was reported in these columns Friday afternoon, will be held from J.D. Baldwin’s undertaking parlor, 1522 Richmond street, at 11 o’clock this morning and services will be conducted by Father McOscar, of St. Francis Xavier’s Catholic church. Interment will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Deceased leaves one son, Charles H. Alexander, of Jacksonville, Fla., and two daughters, Mrs. J.E. Poore, of Brunswick and Mrs. J.W. Wood, of Miami, Fla. Besides these he has a large number of grandchildren and other relatives who reside here and at other places in this state and Florida. Additional Comments: More Glynn County Genealogy & History can be found at www.glynngen.com or the sister site at www.rootsweb.com/~gaglynn/ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/glynn/obits/a/alexande7957gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb