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2 - The Savannah Tribune • Wednesday, December 2, 2009
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Dr. Ida Gadsden Passes Away
Dr. Ida Jenkins Gadsden
Dr. Ida Jenkins
Gadsden died Thursday,
November 26, 2009 at
Hospice Savannah.
The Savannah native
received a Bachelor of Arts
degree from Georgia State
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She earned her Masters in
Education degree from
North Carolina College in
Durham, NC and her
Doctorate in Education
from the University of
North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, NC.
Dr. Gadsden taught at
Beach-Cuyler High School
and in rural Kentucky
before returning to
Savannah. She was the first
health educator to be
employed by the Chatham
County Health Department
under the tutelage of Dr.
Henderson who was very
forward thinking for that
time.
Dr. Gadsden's career
in education spanned over
thirty years during which
she held professorships at
North Carolina College,
Savannah State College
and retired from Armstrong
State College. Dr. Gadsden
served on the Savannah
Airport Commission for
many years and was
Chairperson for thirteen
years. During her chair
manship she signed the
bonds for construction of
the new Savannah-Hilton
Head International Airport.
She was a member of
The First Congregational
Church. Her spiritual
strength was unwavering
and her friends and family
reaped the benefits of her
counsel and her love.
Among her gifts, her
creative mind permitted
her to be an artist in cook
ing and sewing. Her hus
band, The Honorable
Eugene H. Gadsden, pre
ceded her in death on
August 9, 2000.
Surviving are her daughter,
Greer Gadsden Larned,
M.D. of Savannah; her son,
Geoffrey Eugene Gadsden
of Durham, NC; eight
grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
A graveside service
was held on Tuesday,
December 1, at Hillcrest
Abbey Memorial Park
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Opportunity Authority
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ducer of the Spirit of
Excellence Black Business
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of the proceeds from this
year's awards to Mr. John
Finney, director of
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enjoyed traveling, attending
sporting events, socializing
with friends and enjoying
family.
Bynes was the recipient
of many honors and awards
including the Mortician of the
Year in 2006.
He was married to the
former Patricia Gail Brown
who preceded him in death
and the son of the late lament
ed Frank H. Bynes, Sr.
Surviving are daughters,
Tara Bynes-Jackson (Kevin),
Teri Marie Bynes and Toya
Patricia Bynes; granddaugh
ters, Paris Patricia Jackson
and Sydnei Ra-Leigh
Roberts; grandson Quovious
"Mel" Jackson; his mother,
Frenchye M. Bynes; a com
panion, Cheryl Blair; sisters,
Olga B. Bland (Donald),
Frenchye Bynes-Jones
(Carey) and Lisa B. Reid
(Anthony) of Alpharetta Ga;
brother, Dr. Frank H. Bynes,
Jr., (Gail); sister-in-law,
Barbara Willis; brothers-in-
law Mr. Robert Brown
(Paulette) of Warner Robins,
Ga and Roscoe Brown
(Phyllis) and a multitude of
aunts, uncles, nieces,
nephews, cousins, other rela
tives and friends.
Funeral services will be
held on Thursday, December
3, 2009 at 1pm St. John
Baptist Church.
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