Greene-Richmond County GaArchives Obituaries.....Geer, William Frederick October 16, 1955
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The Augusta Chronicle and The Augusta Herald
William F. Geer
from: the Augusta Chronicle, Augusta, Georgia, Monday, October 17, 1955, p. 2:

   William Fred Geer, 69, died Sunday at his residence, 260 Reynolds St., 
after an extended illness.  He was a retired safety officer for the Charleston 
and Western Carolina Railroad. Mr. Geer attended the First Baptist Church and 
was a member of the Phinizy Bible Class.
   Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ida Fuller Geer; a daughter, Mrs. Rupert 
H. [sic H. Rupert] Sledge of Arcadia, La.; three sons, the Rev. Robert S. Geer 
of Alva, Tex., William D. Geer of Clinton, Miss., and H. Calvin Geer of 
Augusta, and three grandchildren.
   Funeral services will be conducted at noon Tuesday at the First Baptist 
Church by Dr. R. J. Robinson.  Interment will be in the Penfield (Ga) 
Cemetery.  Mr. Geer was a native of Penfield but had lived here 35 years.
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William F. Geer
from: The Augusta Herald, Monday, October 17, 1955, p. 2:

   Funeral services for William Fred Geer, 69, of 260 Reynolds St., who died 
Sunday, will be held at First Baptist church Tuesday at noon.  Dr. R. J. 
Robinson will officiate.  Interment will be in Penfield Cemetery, Penfield, 
Ga.  The body will be at the Poteet Funeral home until the hour of the 
services.  Pallbearers will be Jack W. Roundtree, J. A. Hart, J. B. Peebles, 
W. B. Bridges, Marvin J. Ivey, Jr. and C. L. Christian.
   He was a retired safety officer for the Charleston and Western Carolina 
Railroad.  Mr. Geer attended the First Baptist Church and was a member of the 
Phinizy Bible Class.  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ida Fuller Geer; a 
daughter, Mrs. Rupert H. [sic H. Rupert] Sledge of Arcadia [sic], La.; three 
sons, the Rev. Robert S. Geer of Alva, Tex., William D. Geer of Clinton, 
Miss., and H. Calvin Geer of Augusta, and three grandchildren.
   Mr. Geer was a native of Penfield but had lived here 35 years.
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William F. Geer
from: The Augusta Chronicle, Tuesday, October 18, 1955, p. 2:

   Funeral services for William Fred Geer, 69, of 260 Reynolds St., will be 
held from the First Baptist Church today at noon with Dr. R. J. Robinson 
officiating.  Interment will be in Penfield Cemetery, Penfield, Ga.
   Mr. Geer, husband of Mrs. Ida Fuller Geer, died at his residence Sunday 
after an extended illness.  A native of Penfield, he had lived in Augusta 35 
years.  Survivors include his wife; a daughter, three sons and three 
grandchildren.
   Pallbearers will be Jack W. Rountree, J. A. Hart, J. B. Peeples, W. B. 
Bridges, Marvin J. Ivey, Jr., and C. L. Christian.  Honorary pallbearers will 
be members of the Phinizy Bible Class.  Remains will be at Poteet Funeral Home 
until the hour of the service.
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Father of Alba Pastor Passes At Georgia Home
from: unidentified newspaper, October 28, 1955:

   Funeral services for William Fred Geer were conducted Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 
the First Baptist Church, Augusta, Ga.  Reve. Robert S. Geer, his son, and 
Rev. R. J. Robinson, his pastor, officiated at the noon services.
   Mr. Geer died at his home, 260 Reynolds, in Augusta, Ga. Sunday morning, 
Oct. 16.  He was born in Penfield, Ga. November 26, 1885, and would have been 
70 years old in a few weeks.  He had lived in Augusta 35 years.
   He was a retired safety officer for the Charleston and Western Carolina 
Railroad.  Mr. Geer was a member of the First Baptist Church, Augusta, and 
served as church treasurer for many years.
  Pallbearers were Jack W. Roundtree, J. A. Hart, J. B. Peeples, W. B. 
Bridges, Marvin J. Ivey, Jr. and C. L. Christain.  Honorary pallbearers were 
members of the Phinizy bible Class to which Mr. Geer belonged.
   Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ida Fuller Geer; a daughter, Mrs. Rupert 
Sledge, Arcadia, La.; three sons, William D. Geer, Clinton, Miss.; Rev. Robert 
S. Geer, Alba; and H. Calvin Geer of Augusta; and three grandchildren, 
Sharlande Sledge and John William and Deborah Elizabeth Geer.
   Interment was in the Penfield Cemetery, Penfield, Ga.

Additional Comments:
Son of James Frederick Geer, Jr. and Anna Tallulah Colclough.

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