William Thomas O’Connor, 91, of Tallahassee, Florida, formerly of Brunswick, Georgia, departed this life Sunday, January 29, 2023 at Seven Hills Health and Rehabilitation in Tallahassee, Florida. Funeral services will be conducted at 11am Saturday, February 4, 2023 at Taylors United Methodist Church with Reverends Tommy Sellers, Ron Smith, and Jim McIlrath officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in the church cemetery with Joe Martinez, Jr., Joe Martinez, III, James Akers, Ross Ward, Chris Griggs, and David Wilson serving as pallbearers.
Born May 31, 1931 in Sylvania, Georgia to the late James Donovan and Edna Claire O’Connor, he was a USMC Veteran of The Korean Conflict. Mr. O’Connor had been a resident of Brunswick for most of his life and was a former employee of Griffis Steel, Babcock and Wilcox, and GA DOT. He was a member of Taylors United Methodist Church in Brunswick, Georgia, and Pisgah United Methodist Church in Tallahassee. He enjoyed fishing, reading, square dancing and gardening. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three wives, Hazel King O’Connor, Doris Horne O’Connor, and Eleanor Mansfield-O’Connor, two brothers, Harris B. O’Connor and James Donovan O’Connor Jr. and wife Essie Spires O’Connor, three step daughters, Beverly Linder, Kathy Shannon, and Donna Danchuk, and a grandson, Peter Danchuk III.
Survivors include a daughter, Suzan O’Connor Martinez, and husband Joe of Tallahassee, brother Edward J. O’Connor and wife Glenda O’Connor of Brunswick, 2 step sons, Ernie Ward, and Johnnie Ward and wife Ann, all of Brunswick, 19 grandchildren, Pam Griggs, Joe Martinez III, Laura Akers, Sherrell Farmer, Becky Anderson, Marsha Allenbaugh, Lindie Massey, Kim Franklin, Mae-Beth Magno, Mike Shannon, Kristen Bennett, Christina Farhy, Emily Torrick, Andrew Ward, Joe Williamson, Dorrie Wilson, Ross Ward, Whitney Owens, and Kristian Rowe, 44 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends Saturday morning, February 4, 2023 from 9:30 am until the funeral hour at Taylors United Methodist Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society and Taylors United Methodist Church.
Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements. www.edomillerandsons.com
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