Celebrating the life of
William Raynor Warnock
May 06, 1913 - July 04, 2007
William R. "Bill" Warnock
Tybee Island – William R. "Bill" Warnock, age 94, died Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at The Oaks on Skidaway Island.
Born May 6, 1913 in Bayonne, NJ, he was married in St. John’s Church in Savannah in 1941 to the former Bernice Kennedy and lived in Savannah for the past sixty years.
A member of the Savannah Lodge #183, BPO Elks for the past thirty-eight years, he was a Past Exalted Ruler and Past Treasurer.
He was a member of Landrum Lodge #49, F&AM for the past fifty-four years. He became a member of the Savannah Valley Scottish Rite in 1969 and was corinetted as a 33rd Degree Scottish Rite Mason in 1993, serving as Venerable Master of the Scottish Rite in 1990 and Treasurer for the past twelve years. Mr. Warnock was a Trustee of the Scottish Rite Foundation, representing the Savannah Valley of Georgia for the past seventeen years and was elected the President of the Foundation in 2002. He was also a member of the Alee Shriners where he served as President of the Oriental Band in 1976. He served as Treasurer for the band for twelve years and was honored as Oriental Bandsman of the Year in 1993.
Mr. Warnock was a past president and member of The Sertoma Club of Savannah and was honored as Sertoman of the Year in 1986 and 1989. He was a member of the American Legion Post #154 at Tybee Island and served in a very active role with the Boy Scouts of America for ten years.
He was a devout member of St. John’s Episcopal Church where he taught Sunday School for twenty-five years. He was a past member of the Georgia Historical Society and the Savannah Symphony Society.
He retired from Stevens Shipping Company in 1983 as the Manager of the Accounting Department.
He was predeceased by his wife of fifty-seven years, Bernice Kennedy Warnock.
Surviving are his son and daughter-in-law, Robert W. and Dottie Warnock of Houston, Texas; his daughter Jane W. McIntosh of Savannah; seven grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends on Friday from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday at St. John’s Episcopal Church.
Interment in the Greenwich Section of Bonaventure Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Robert Cribb, Ashley Warnock, Hubert Beasley, Warren Brown, Albert Quante and David Schulz. Honorary pallbearers are the members of the Oriental Band of the Alee Shriners.
The family would like to express their deep appreciation to Dr. Roland Summers and staff for lifelong loving care of Mr. Warnock; also to the staff at The Oaks Facility located at The Marshes of Skidaway Island.
The family requests remembrances be sent to the Scottish Rite Free Masonry, 341 Bull St., Savannah, GA 31401 or to the Alee Shriners Hospital for Children, c/o Alee Shriners, P.O. Box 14147, Savannah, GA 31416.
Bill - you have touched our lives in so many ways and leave us with such wonderful memories that we cherish. We will miss you. Please tell Bernice hello for us. Love, Katherine and Warren
- Warren and Katherine Brown, Savannah, GA
Aunt Virginia called me July 4th to tell me about Bill. Just want to express our condolences and was so happy that I got a chance to see him and you, Jane, for lunch that last time Aunt Ginnny was down. Our love and prayers to all.
- Frank and Merrie Mogle, Jacksonville, FL
To the family of “Poppyâ€..... Please accept our sincere sympathy. Your loss is felt over the miles. Although we only met with Poppy a few times, we felt the family connection through Marji and her fond recitations of memories from childhood and beyond. He must have been a applaudable father and grandfather. We will miss, yet cherish, our brief acquaintance with him.
- Bruce and Mary Jane Kelsey, Winter Haven, FL
Bill - you have touched our lives in so many ways and leave us with such wonderful memories that we cherish. We will miss you. Please tell Bernice hello for us. Love, Katherine and Warren
- Warren and Katherine Brown, Savannah, GA
Aunt Virginia called me July 4th to tell me about Bill. Just want to express our condolences and was so happy that I got a chance to see him and you, Jane, for lunch that last time Aunt Ginnny was down. Our love and prayers to all.
- Frank and Merrie Mogle, Jacksonville, FL
To the family of “Poppyâ€..... Please accept our sincere sympathy. Your loss is felt over the miles. Although we only met with Poppy a few times, we felt the family connection through Marji and her fond recitations of memories from childhood and beyond. He must have been a applaudable father and grandfather. We will miss, yet cherish, our brief acquaintance with him.
- Bruce and Mary Jane Kelsey, Winter Haven, FL
Services under the direction of:
Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel
912-352-7200
