Charles Kennedy Rewis b. 8 Apr 1923 Tattnall, Georgia, USA d. 2 Dec 1999 Tattnall Memorial Hospital, Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA: acw

1923 - 1999 (76 years)

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Name	Charles Kennedy Rewis [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Birth	8 Apr 1923	Tattnall, Georgia, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Gender	Male
Residence	1930	Evergreen, Candler, Georgia, USA [4]
Departure	14 Aug 1948	Genoa, Genova, Liguria, Italy [5]
Arrival	25 Aug 1948	New York, New York, USA [5]
other	Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA [3]
SSN issued	Bef 1951	Georgia, USA [3]
Residence	1992	Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA [2]
Social Security Number	255-22-5776 [3]
Military	US Navy World War II Purple Heart
Death	2 Dec 1999	Tattnall Memorial Hospital, Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA [1, 3]
Death	REIDSVILLE -- Reidsville Mayor Charles K. Rewis, 76, died Dec. 2, 1999 at Tattnall Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Tattnall County and a resident of Reidsville most of his life. He was a member of the Administrative Board of Reidsville United Methodist Church. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and recipient of the Purple Heart. He later served in the Georgia Army National Guard as a chief warrant officer. He retired from civil service after 36 years. He served as Tattnall County civil defense director from 1974-1988. In 1975, he organized the Tattnall County Ambulance Service. He was a Reidsville City Council member from 1978-1983. As mayor, he served three terms and was mayor at the time of his death. During his tenure as mayor, he was instrumental in retaining the Gordonia Alatamaha State Park and securing the Brazell Creek Golf Course. SURVIVORS: his wife, Carolyn S. Rewis of Reidsville; two sons and daughters-in-law, Eddy and Penny Rewis of Reidsville, and Teddy and Kay Rewis of Forsyth; a sister, Marilyn Stegman of Philadelphia; and five grandchildren, Corrie, Kasie, Josh, Russell and Misti-Dawn Rewis. VISITATION: will begin at 3 p.m. today at Cobb Funeral Home, Reidsville Chapel. FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Saturday at Reidsville United Methodist Church, burial in Reidsville City Cemetery.
Burial	4 Dec 1999	Reidsville City Cemetery, Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA [1, 6, 7]
Person ID	I6234	tng Genealogy

Father	Clyde Rewis, b. 12 Jan 1903, Tattnall, Georgia, USA d. 27 Jan 1966, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA (Age 63 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Jennie Lamar Kennedy, b. 16 Dec 1903, Tattnall, Georgia, USA d. 27 Aug 1955, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA (Age 51 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	13 Feb 1921	Tattnall, Georgia, USA
Family ID	F2410	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Carolyn Strickland, b. 24 Aug 1928, Georgia, USA d. 29 Sep 2010, Tattnall, Georgia, USA (Age 82 years)

Children

	1. Living
	2. Living

Family ID F2427 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Birth - 8 Apr 1923 - Tattnall, Georgia, USA
	Arrival - 25 Aug 1948 - New York, New York, USA
	other - - Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA
	SSN issued - Bef 1951 - Georgia, USA
	Residence - 1992 - Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA
	Death - 2 Dec 1999 - Tattnall Memorial Hospital, Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA

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Record for Charles K Rewis
Name: Charles K Rewis
Service Info.: US NAVY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 8 Apr 1923
Death Date: 2 Dec 1999
Cemetery: City Cemetery
Cemetery Address: Reidsville, GA 30453
[S396] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
Record for Charles K Rewis
[S344] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Number: 255-22-5776; Issue State: Georgia; Issue Date: Before 1951.
Record for Charles K. Rewis
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[S337] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;).
Year: 1930; Census Place: Evergreen, Candler, Georgia; Roll: 342; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 757.0.
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[S392] Ancestry.com, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
Year: 1948; Microfilm Serial: T715; Microfilm Roll: T715_7645; Line: 18; Page Number: 214.
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[S78] Moses M Coleman, Jr and Emilie K Hartz, Cemeteries of Tattnall County Georgia, (Name: Vesco, Inc 2001;), Page 301.
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