Mr. Charlie Lewis Hood III
December 27, 1950 - February 16, 2015
SAVANNAH - Mr. Charlie Lewis Hood III, 64 entered eternal rest on, February 16, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. He was a native of Columbus, Georgia but spent his adult life in Savannah. He was educated in the public schools of Muscogee and Chatham county. He was a graduate of A. E Beach High School, Class of 1969. He was a former member of St. Philip AME Church and attended Mt. Sinai Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. After Charlie returned home from the Navy, he attended Savannah State College (now University). Later he worked as a Mill Grind Operator for Kemira Industries and retired after many years of service. In 2011 he was inducted in the A.E. Beach High School Athletic Hall of Fame for his Basketball and Track athleticism. He loved sports, Motown music, traveling and spending time with his family. He is preceded in death by his parents, Charlie Jr. and Sarah Rolf Hood. He is survived by three daughters; Chenay Hood Phoenix and her husband Eugene, Sarah Hood & Sha’Daya Hood, all of Savannah, one sister, Katrina Hood Hall and her husband Cordell of Alexandria, VA; three brothers, Joseph Hood, Jasper Hood and Anthony Hood, all of Savannah; aunts, Bertha Brown of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and Brenda Hood of Dallas, Texas; two grandchildren, Eric J. Phoenix and Lauryn Brown, several beloved nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Sexton-Hall Funeral Home, LLC, 5 Birkenhead Road, Port Wentworth, Georgia 31407. We are located just 5 blocks from Imperial Sugar (S Coastal Hwy/GA 25)
SAVANNAH - Mr. Charlie Lewis Hood III, 64 entered eternal rest on, February 16, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. He was a native of Columbus, Georgia but spent his adult life in Savannah. He was educated in the public schools of Muscogee... View Obituary & Service Information