Celebrating the life of
Clara Zipperer Guerry
March 30, 1917 - November 03, 2007
Clara Zipperer Guerry
Clara Zipperer Guerry, 90, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Saturday, November 3, 2007.
Born in Effingham County, Georgia, she was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Thomas Herbert Guerry, Jr., her grandson Robert Guerry Beam and her son-in-law Kirby Franklin Beam. Mrs. Guerry was a member of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church and a founding member of Circle No.9; she was also a member of the Georgia Salzburger Society, and a member of the Order of Eastern Star.
She loved her church and family and took a sincere interest in everyone she met. Her home became a center of welcome and refreshment for friends of all ages. Everyone considered her an attentive listener with a generous heart.
Boom-Boo, as she was affectionately called by her grandchildren, was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. She loved to travel and never lost her enthusiasm for trying new things.
Mrs. Guerry is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Thomas Herbert Guerry, III and Janet Miller Guerry and a daughter, Lynda Guerry Beam, all of Savannah; a sister Ruth Zipperer Branch of Baton Rouge, LA, and a sister-in-law Elsie Guerry Martin of Savannah; grandchildren: Lindy and Joey Wheat, Elizabeth and Michael Poole, Tom and Kathy Guerry and Andrew Roberts all of Savannah; Sarah Guerry of Morgantown, WV; great-grandchildren: Matthew Gardner, Rynne Ambrose, Mary Poole, Will Wheat, Kirby Wheat, Alyssa Guerry; and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation: 5:00 until 7:00 p.m., Sunday, November 4th, at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors Hodgson Chapel.
Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 5th at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bull and 31st Street with Pastor Peter Hartmann officiating.
Interment will follow in the Greenwich section of Bonaventure Cemetery.
Remembrances: Saint Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 10 West 31st Street, Savannah, GA 31401 and Hospice Savannah Foundation, P.O. Box 13190, Savannah, GA 31416.
My thoughts and prayers are with yall. She was a wonderful lady and I am blessed to have known her and been able to call her Boom-Boo.
- Lisa Usher Garrison, Daphne, AL
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
- Janis and Jimmy McCurdy, Glennville, GA
Thinking of you all, so sorry for your lost. Jackie and Nikki
- Jacquelyn McQueen, Savannah, GA
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Joyce and Wally
- Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Walusiak, Garden City, GA
Keeping you all in my prayers and thoughts. Ronella Beasley
- Mrs. Talmadge Beasley, Garden City, GA
Mrs. Guerry is a wonderful woman who left me with a few life lessons that I will cherish forever from the short time I was able to provide care for her. To the family of Mrs. Guerry my thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of loss. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of caring for such a shining star!!! My Sincere Condlences, Angela Reed
- Angela Reed, Savannah, GA
Naomi and I are so sorry for your loss and we will miss our dear neighbor.
- Sidney A. and Naomi Jenkins, Newington, GA
My thoughts and prayers are with yall. She was a wonderful lady and I am blessed to have known her and been able to call her Boom-Boo.
- Lisa Usher Garrison, Daphne, AL
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
- Janis and Jimmy McCurdy, Glennville, GA
Thinking of you all, so sorry for your lost. Jackie and Nikki
- Jacquelyn McQueen, Savannah, GA
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Joyce and Wally
- Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Walusiak, Garden City, GA
Keeping you all in my prayers and thoughts. Ronella Beasley
- Mrs. Talmadge Beasley, Garden City, GA
Mrs. Guerry is a wonderful woman who left me with a few life lessons that I will cherish forever from the short time I was able to provide care for her. To the family of Mrs. Guerry my thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of loss. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of caring for such a shining star!!! My Sincere Condlences, Angela Reed
- Angela Reed, Savannah, GA
Naomi and I are so sorry for your loss and we will miss our dear neighbor.
- Sidney A. and Naomi Jenkins, Newington, GA
Services under the direction of:
Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel
912-352-7200
