Mrs. Carless C. Lawyer

April 4, 1950 - September 16, 2018

Savannah, GA Mrs. Carless C. Lawyer, age 68, passed into rest, Sunday, September 16, 2018 at the Memorial Health University Medical Center. The Chatham County native was the daughter of the late Hattie Mae Hill Copper. At an early age she moved to Cleveland Ohio and was educated in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District where she graduated from the East High School. After returning to Savannah, GA in 1969, she attended the Savannah State College where she graduated with a bachelor of business degree. Ms. Lawyer was retired from the Savannah State College after 29 years of service. She also was a former employee of Chatham County District Attorney’s office and held many other job titles in her life time. She was a member of the Jerusalem Baptist Church where she served as the former church secretary. She is preceded in death by a sister, Sarah Jane Cooper. She leaves memories to be cherished by her sisters, Arline White, Tommie Lee Walker, Daisy Wesley and Essie Mae Baldwin, Cleveland, OH, a host of loving nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Ms. Lawyer will lie in state on the day of service from 9:30 p.m. until the funeral hour. There will no viewing after the eulogy. The funeral service for Mrs. Carless C. Lawyer will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, September 22, 2018 at the Townsley Chapel A.M.E Church 252 Eagle Street Savannah, GA 31415 with the Rev. S. Maurice Hill, officiating. Burial will be in the Magnolia Baptist Church Cemetery, Statesboro, GA. Final rites have been entrusted to Hill’s Mortuary, Inc.