Charles Hollingsworth

Charles Thomas Hollingsworth - SAVANNAH - Charles Thomas Hollingsworth, Sr., 70, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2014 at Candler Hospital. He was a native and life-long resident of his beloved Savannah. He was a 1961 graduate of H.V. Jenkins High School and attended Brewton Parker College. He served honorably in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Vietnam War. After thirty-four years with Strachan Shipping Company as an accountant, he concluded his career with the Equal Opportunity Authority of Savannah. Mr. Hollingsworth was a member of Skidaway Island Baptist Church. Preceding him in death are his parents, John Cornelius and Edith Thomas Hollingsworth and sister, Lynn Hollingsworth Brown. Survivors include his wife of forty-three years, Nelma McCall Hollingsworth of Savannah; son, Charles Thomas Hollingsworth, Jr. and his wife, Katy of Roswell, GA; daughter, Lori Hollingsworth Emilius and her husband Steven of Acworth, GA, and granddaughter, Kathryn Kimbrell Hollingsworth of Roswell, GA. The family wishes to thank Dr. Mohammad Masroor, Dr. Gifford Lorenz and the devoted staff of Candler Hospital I.C.U. and P.C.U. for their professional and long-time care of Mr. Hollingsworth. The funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at Skidaway Island Baptist Church. The family will receive friends beginning at 10:30 a.m. until the time of the service at the church. Burial will be private. Please sign our on line guest book at www.foxandweeks.com Savannah Morning News May 26, 2014 Please sign our Obituary Guest Book at savannahnow.com/obituaries.