2025 Christmas Decorations – St. John's Church, in Savannah

Vol. 57 No. 5 Holy Innocents (The Sunday after Christmas ) December 28, 2025

The beauty of St. John’s this Christmas was enhanced by the poinsettias, wreaths and garland given to the glory of God and as follows:

Christmas poinsettias given in loving memory of:

Margaret L. Armstrong, by the Culver family
Our friends whose memories we cherish, by Robbie and Eddie Culver
Mr. & Mrs. Earle M. Culver and Mr. & Mrs. Howard J. Hoffman, by their family
Our Parents, Wallace & Dorothy Armstrong and Bill & Bernice Warnock by Bob & Dottie Warnock
Sylvia Newton Summers by Mr.& Mrs. Glen M. Darbyshire
In memory of Louise and Joe Oliver by Julia O. Conrade
In loving memory of Frederick J. Bailey by Heather Safrit
In loving memory of Virgina Connerat Logan by her husband Dr. J. Robert. Logan
In loving memory of our mother Virginia Connerat Logan by her sons Lawton and Clarkson & daughter in law Meta
In loving memory of Joe and Myra Sills & Y.W. “Bill” Nahay by Daniel, William and Elizabeth Sills their grandchildren
In loving memory of Virginia Connerat Logan by Kristin and Morgan Williams, Kahrs and Charles
In loving memory of Richard Meyer III by Dr. J. Robert Logan and Mr. & Mrs. Clarkson C. Logan
In loving memory of Sylvia Newton Summers by Dr. J. Robert Logan and Mr. & Mrs. Clarkson C. Logan
In loving memory of Frederick John Bailey by Dr. J. Robert Logan and Mr. & Mrs. Clarkson C. Logan
In loving memory of my husband Thomas M. Carlson (Tam) of Sewanee, Tennessee by his wife Mrs. Chris Carlson
Mr. and Mrs. Jack E. Altman, Jr., Rev. Jack E. Altman III, Nancy Desbouillons Altman by Mr.
and Mrs. John G. Bradshaw, Jr.
In loving and many fond memories of Father William H. Ralston, Jr. by Mrs. Chris Carlson
In loving memory of Dorothy Ingram Brannen by Carole & Jack Wilson
My husband, Almon H. Williams by Sylvia and daughters Gail and Deborah
Mr. and Mrs. Walter K. Hagan, Jr. by Mr. and Mrs. Mason Hardaway Lampton
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Christensen, by Mr. and Mrs. Mason Hardaway Lampton
Mrs. Roland S. Summers, by Mr. and Mrs. Mason Hardaway Lampton
Mrs. Virginia Connerat Logan, by Mr. and Mrs. Mason Hardaway Lampton
J. Robert Logan, Jr., brother, Nita Morgan Williams, godmother by Clarkson C. Logan
Sarah Alexander Patterson Summers, goddaughter and Helen Gignilliat Connerat by Dr. and Mrs. J. Robert Logan
Virginia McLaws, by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Helms and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maddox
Mary King, by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Helms and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maddox
Gertrude Boone, by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Helms and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maddox
Lallie Lovett, by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Helms and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maddox
Virginia Pritchard, by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Helms and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maddox
My late wife Denny Somoskey 54 years of happiness by Frank Somoskey
Loved Ones by Mrs. Elizabeth H. Schubert
Jane’s parents Mr. and Mrs. R. Hubert Hodges by Judge and Mrs. Wm. T Moore, Jr.
Elizabeth Mercer Gilbert, George Anderson Mercer III and George Anderson Mercer IV, by Wayne and Rhett Willis, Rhett, and George
In loving memory of Mr.& Mrs. Jack Sayler and Elizabeth Kennedy Miller by Betty Charles and Shelby Youles
Loved Ones by Mr. and Mrs. W. Howard Helmken

Christmas poinsettias given in thanksgiving for, in honor of, in celebration of:

In honor of Mr. & Mrs. George Fawcett by Susannah H. Fawcett and family
In thanksgiving for baby Rhett N. Willis III by his grandparents
In thanksgiving for our children Patrick, Maggie and Mary by their parents Mr. & Mrs. Martin F. Sheehan
In celebration of our grandchildren Hunter, Eleanor and Benjamin by Mr. and Mrs. John G. Bradshaw, Jr.
In honor of our parents Mr. & Mrs. Clive Hale by their loving sons , Robert, Tim, Nick and their families
In Thanksgiving for Noah Noash Christopher Wright by Paul & Jane Pressly
In honor of Mrs. William Nahay (Susan) by Daniel, William & Elizabeth Sills her grandchildern
In thanksgiving for St. John’s clergy by Mary and Jon Sprague
In thanksgiving for our grandchildren by Mr. and Mrs. William Johnston
The clergy of St. John by Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wylly, Jr.
For the clergy, staff, and volunteers of St. John’s Church, by Mr. and Mrs. Mason Hardaway Lampton
Our grandchildren, Lawton M. Logan, Jr., Alston S. Logan, and Grant S. Logan by Dr. and Mrs. J. Robert Logan
Our clergy, Chancel society and Staff by Mr. and Mrs. John G. Bradshaw, Jr.
Our grandchildren: Josephine, Tripp, Rose, Arlo, Matthew, and Helen by Dr. and Mrs. Morgan W. Murray
All who serve at the altar by Mr. and Mrs. William S. Burdell, Jr.
Given anonymously to the Glory of our Newborn King and in loving memory of The Rev. Ernest Risley, The Rev. William Ralston, and in honor of Dr. Michael Carreker & Rev. Gavin G. Dunbar

Christmas wreaths and garland given in loving memory of:

In loving memory of Edgar Pomeroy Williams by Diane Fulmer
In loving memory of Frances Yates Burdell Satterfield by her parents Mr. & Mrs. William S. Burdell
Sylvia Newton Summers by Roland S. Summers M.D. and their children and grandchildren
In loving memory of Peter A. Pollak Sr. by Mr.& Mrs. Peter A. Pollak, Jr. and his grandchildren Anna, Pierce, Smith, Teddy and Hugh
In loving memory of McDonald A. Fawcett by Susannah H. Fawcett
In loving memory of Francis and Priscilla LeFurgy by their children, Linda and Richard
In loving memory of Nita Morgan Williams and Edgar Pomeroy Williams by Kristin and Morgan Williams, Kahrs and Charles
The Garland on the pulpit is in memory of Sylvia Newton Summers by Mrs. Rhett N. Willis and Mrs. Morgan W. Murray
Our parents Mr.& Mrs. Edward J. Derst, Jr. and Mr. & Mrs. George E. Miller, Sr. by Mr. & Mrs. George E. Miller, Jr.
In Memory of Dr. and Mrs. Jules Victor, Jr. by Mr. and Mrs. Neil H. Victor, Sr.
In memory of Patricia Tyner Morris and Felix A. Turner by Mr. and Mrs. Neil H. Victor, Sr.
In loving memory of Mr. & Mrs. William Finn Summerell and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Meldrim Coy by Mr.& Mrs. Timothy E. Coy
Deborah Hughes & Peter Henderson by Mr. and Mrs. David A. Young
In loving memory of our daughter and sister Miss. Cecelia Bostick Williams by Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Williams and Miss Margaret L. Williams
In memory of the many priests who have served at St. John’s before and in appreciation of those who serve now by Mr. & Mrs. Timothy E. Coy
In loving memory of our son, Patrick Michael McCoy and our son-in-law, Kyle Adam Shellberg by Jan and Tim Corley
My parents Dr. and Mrs. W. Harold Urling by Dr. and Mrs. Nohl A. Braun
In loving memory of Jennifer L. Ross, Mr. and Mrs. William R. Kittredge and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Ross by Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Russell Ross
Our mothers, Sally Whittington, and Althea Hay, by Mr. and Mrs. Floyd G. Whittington, Jr.
A. Carlyle Dunbar, Roy and Molly Dunbar and Herbert and Marion Gunning by Father Gavin Gunning Dunbar
Sarah Alexander Patterson Summers and Jennifer Liscomb Ross, by Dr. and Mrs. Morgan W. Murray
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chisholm by Mr. and Mrs. Graham P. Sadler and Mr.& Mrs. Charles S. Andrews
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Sadler by Mr. and Mrs. Graham P. Sadler and Mr.& Mrs. Charles S. Andrews
Frances D. Meyer & Mr. Richard Meyer III by Mr. and Mrs. Graham P. Sadler and Mr.& Mrs. Charles S. Andrews
Our beloved parents by Mr. and Mrs. L. Allan Reynolds, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. E. Everett Puri
John Ely Simpson, Jr. by Mr. and Mrs. L. Allan Reynolds, Jr.
Frances Yates Burdell Satterfield by Mr. and Mrs. William S. Burdell, Jr. and family

Christmas wreaths and garland given in the thanksgiving for, in honor of, in celebration of:

In celebration of the birth of Graham Sackett Andrews by Mr. & Mrs. Glen M. Darbyshire
In thanksgiving for Father and Mrs. David Thurlow by Heather Safrit
In honor of St. John’s Church by Mrs. Frank K. Peeples
In memory of that songster Frank W. (Sonny) Seiler who once sang in St. John’s Boys Choir years ago

Christmas Music Donation

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy E. Coy

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