Gladys Williams Bevill Tompkins

Gladys Williams Bevill Tompkins -Savannah- Gladys Williams Bevill Tompkins, 94, of Savannah, died Thursday, August 23, 2006 at Candler Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Glennville, GA and moved to Savannah, at an early age. She was preceded in death by her two husbands, Inman Bevill and Charles Lavon Tompkins. She was a longtime member of First Freewill Baptist Church, where she had formerly served as Organist for many years. Gladys was well known for her affiliation with Upchurch Music Company, appearing on a weekly television show, "The Music Corner" on WTOC TV, playing the Hammond organ, and Dale Anderson playing the Piano. Gladys also taught Organ to many students. She also played the Hammond Organ at Night at the Downtowner Motor Inn in the Regency Room. Gladys was a longtime member of the Chatham County Singing Association, where she served as Organist, which use to meet in the Savannah Gardens Auditorium on Thursday Nights, and would have Singing Conventions in Savannah, twice a year, later at Myers Junior High School. She also served as organist for the Rangettes (a ladies quartet) which performed in Churches in the surrounding area. She also served as Organist for the Georgia State Singing Convention, which met yearly in different cities in the State of GA. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Kitty Lipe of Bloomingdale, Ga., a half brother, Ezra Williams; sisters, Rozella Anderson, Magaret Godwin (Clinton); Velma Williams, Joyce Hyers, Llene Deal (Elmore); and Katherine Bohannon; five grandchildren, and six great grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews. Visitation: 3-5 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the Fairhaven Funeral Home. Funeral Services: 1 p.m. Monday in the Chapel of the Fairhaven Funeral Home, with Rev. Carlton Wiley, officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens (Trinity Garden). Fairhaven Funeral Home & Crematory 2794 West Highway 80 Savannah, GA 31408 (912 ) 964-2862 Savannah Morning News August 27, 2006 Please sign our Obituary Guest Book at www.savannahnow.com