Readick B. Torley, 72, died Aug. 27 at home.
He was born in Savannah and served 20 years in the Air Force, during which time
he saw action in both the Korean conflict and the Vietnam War, retiring as a
staff sergeant in 1971. He was employed with Meco Inc. until retiring in 1991.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Gertrude M. Torley of Savannah; four sons, Neal Torley and
Michael and David Sell, all of Savannah, and John Sell of Bracketville, Texas;
five daughters, Melinda Jones of Elberton, Carol Peterits of Kernersville, N.C.,
Virginia Yastic of Bracketville, Sharon Sell of Hampton, Va., and Michelle
Santillanez of Savannah; a stepdaughter, Brenda Brown of Dayton, Ohio; a
brother, Arthur N. Torley of Fernandina Beach, Fla.; a sister, Isabelle Wall of
Fernandina Beach; 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. today at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel,
burial in Bonaventure Cemetery.
REMEMBRANCES: American Lung Association, 6555 Abercorn St., Suite 217, Savannah,
GA 31405.
Savannah News, Sunday, August 30, 1998
Contributed by: Linda Lewis
October 5, 2011
He was born in Savannah and served 20 years in the Air Force, during which time
he saw action in both the Korean conflict and the Vietnam War, retiring as a
staff sergeant in 1971. He was employed with Meco Inc. until retiring in 1991.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Gertrude M. Torley of Savannah; four sons, Neal Torley and
Michael and David Sell, all of Savannah, and John Sell of Bracketville, Texas;
five daughters, Melinda Jones of Elberton, Carol Peterits of Kernersville, N.C.,
Virginia Yastic of Bracketville, Sharon Sell of Hampton, Va., and Michelle
Santillanez of Savannah; a stepdaughter, Brenda Brown of Dayton, Ohio; a
brother, Arthur N. Torley of Fernandina Beach, Fla.; a sister, Isabelle Wall of
Fernandina Beach; 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. today at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel,
burial in Bonaventure Cemetery.
REMEMBRANCES: American Lung Association, 6555 Abercorn St., Suite 217, Savannah,
GA 31405.
Savannah News, Sunday, August 30, 1998
Contributed by: Linda Lewis
October 5, 2011
Readick B. Torley, 72, died Aug. 27 at home.
He was born in Savannah and served 20 years in the Air Force, during which time
he saw action in both the Korean conflict and the Vietnam War, retiring as a
staff sergeant in 1971. He was employed with Meco Inc. until retiring in 1991.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Gertrude M. Torley of Savannah; four sons, Neal Torley and
Michael and David Sell, all of Savannah, and John Sell of Bracketville, Texas;
five daughters, Melinda Jones of Elberton, Carol Peterits of Kernersville, N.C.,
Virginia Yastic of Bracketville, Sharon Sell of Hampton, Va., and Michelle
Santillanez of Savannah; a stepdaughter, Brenda Brown of Dayton, Ohio; a
brother, Arthur N. Torley of Fernandina Beach, Fla.; a sister, Isabelle Wall of
Fernandina Beach; 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. today at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel,
burial in Bonaventure Cemetery.
REMEMBRANCES: American Lung Association, 6555 Abercorn St., Suite 217, Savannah,
GA 31405.
Savannah News, Sunday, August 30, 1998
Contributed by: Linda Lewis
October 5, 2011
He was born in Savannah and served 20 years in the Air Force, during which time
he saw action in both the Korean conflict and the Vietnam War, retiring as a
staff sergeant in 1971. He was employed with Meco Inc. until retiring in 1991.
SURVIVORS: his wife, Gertrude M. Torley of Savannah; four sons, Neal Torley and
Michael and David Sell, all of Savannah, and John Sell of Bracketville, Texas;
five daughters, Melinda Jones of Elberton, Carol Peterits of Kernersville, N.C.,
Virginia Yastic of Bracketville, Sharon Sell of Hampton, Va., and Michelle
Santillanez of Savannah; a stepdaughter, Brenda Brown of Dayton, Ohio; a
brother, Arthur N. Torley of Fernandina Beach, Fla.; a sister, Isabelle Wall of
Fernandina Beach; 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. today at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel.
FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Monday at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel,
burial in Bonaventure Cemetery.
REMEMBRANCES: American Lung Association, 6555 Abercorn St., Suite 217, Savannah,
GA 31405.
Savannah News, Sunday, August 30, 1998
Contributed by: Linda Lewis
October 5, 2011
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