Celebrating the life of
Charles D. Parkinson
November 28, 1936 - September 09, 2014
Retired Georgia Ports Authority Executive
SAVANNAH - Charles D. Parkinson, 77, died September 9, 2014 after a short illness.
He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and has lived in Savannah since 1982. He was a graduate of The Ohio State University and obtained his Graduate Degree in Business Administration from the University of Missouri in Kansas City.
He was retired from the Georgia Ports Authority where he served 18 years as Vice President of Finance. Prior to GPA, he was employed by several Fortune 500 companies.
From 1959 through 1962 he served in the United States Army and was stationed in Europe at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Southern Germany. He also held temporary assignments in Orleans and Paris France, and Berlin, Germany.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Savannah, and was active in several of the church's outreach programs including the volunteer chaplain group that ministered to inmates of the Chatham County Detention Center.
He was a member of the West Chatham Exchange for over 20 years and served as club president in 1986. He received the club's "Book of Golden Deeds" award for public service.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James F. Parkinson Sr. and Winifred Tillet Parkinson and by an older brother, Thomas Tillet Parkinson.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth Alta Messersmith Parkinson; a son and daughter-in-law, Christopher David Parkinson and Teresa Grace Parkinson and their sons Gerald Christopher, Charles Daniel and Jackson David of Atlanta, GA; a daughter and son-in-law, Anne-Liesse Hillary Ankeny and Gerald Howard Ankeny and their daughter Sarrah Elisabeth of Huntersville, NC; and a daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly Kay Brantley and Jeffrey Lon Brantley and their children Mary Kathryn Lanier Brantley of Guyton, GA, Jessica Nicole Heilman Whitehead and husband Dexter of Savannah and Joseph Zachary Heilman of Savannah; a brother James F. Parkinson, Jr. and wife Lois of Buffalo, New York; and a sister-in-law Jane Parkinson of Sanford, NC.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm today, September 10 at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, September 11, 2014, at First Presbyterian Church.
Remembrances: Humane Society of Savannah
Ruth, the three of us send you, Anne, Kim, Chris and your whole family our love and sympathies. We pray that each of you will feel God's presence, comfort and peace.
- Cherie, Chris & Josh Miller, Catonsville, MD
Prayers and hugs from us. The world has become dimmer and Heaven has become brighter.
- Nan, Eric and kids, Overland Park, KS
We are so very sorry for your loss. We are praying for you today and always.
- Jacinda, Andrew, and Dylan Wright, Fort Worth, TX
To my Aunt and cousins, Please accept Naomi's and my sympathies for your loss. Uncle Dave's earthly battle is over but ours continues for a short while until we see him again. Uncle Dave's never gone, he's just not here. We hold you all in our prayers. Naomi & Jim.
- James F. & Naomi K. Parkinson III, DeRidder, LA
I would like to express my sympathy to your family for the loss of your dear loved one. As promised at Revelation 21:4, sickness and death will soon be a thing of the past. May this and the many other promises in the Bible continue to comfort your family.
- Mrs. Khan, Snellville, GA
I would like to express my sympathy to your family for the loss of your dear loved one. As promised at Revelation 21:4, sickness and death will soon be a thing of the past. May this and the many other promises in the Bible continue to comfort your family.
- Mrs. Khan, Snellville, GA
Our thoughts and prayers, our love and remembrances, thinking of all of you. Blessings, Ethel and Ed
- Ethel and Edwin Ankeny, Towson, Md
Ruth, the three of us send you, Anne, Kim, Chris and your whole family our love and sympathies. We pray that each of you will feel God's presence, comfort and peace.
- Cherie, Chris & Josh Miller, Catonsville, MD
Prayers and hugs from us. The world has become dimmer and Heaven has become brighter.
- Nan, Eric and kids, Overland Park, KS
We are so very sorry for your loss. We are praying for you today and always.
- Jacinda, Andrew, and Dylan Wright, Fort Worth, TX
To my Aunt and cousins, Please accept Naomi's and my sympathies for your loss. Uncle Dave's earthly battle is over but ours continues for a short while until we see him again. Uncle Dave's never gone, he's just not here. We hold you all in our prayers. Naomi & Jim.
- James F. & Naomi K. Parkinson III, DeRidder, LA
I would like to express my sympathy to your family for the loss of your dear loved one. As promised at Revelation 21:4, sickness and death will soon be a thing of the past. May this and the many other promises in the Bible continue to comfort your family.
- Mrs. Khan, Snellville, GA
I would like to express my sympathy to your family for the loss of your dear loved one. As promised at Revelation 21:4, sickness and death will soon be a thing of the past. May this and the many other promises in the Bible continue to comfort your family.
- Mrs. Khan, Snellville, GA
Our thoughts and prayers, our love and remembrances, thinking of all of you. Blessings, Ethel and Ed
- Ethel and Edwin Ankeny, Towson, Md
Services under the direction of:
Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel
912-352-7200
