SAVANNAH - John Mohr McIntosh, 86, died March 23, 2010 at Memorial University Medical Center.
He was born in Savannah, son of the late Olin Talley McIntosh and Jane Lawton McIntosh.
Mr. McIntosh was a graduate of Savannah High School and attended the University of Georgia.
He served as a Captain in the United States Army Air Corps training fighter and bomber pilots during World War II.
After the war, Mr. McIntosh returned to Savannah in 1945 beginning a career in construction and land development.
From 1956 to 1974, he was associated with the Neal Blun Company eventually serving as President.
From 1974 to 1989, he was Chairman of the Board of Savannah Power and Electric Company and then served on the Board of Directors of the Southern Company until 1994.
From 1988 to 1996, he was involved in the Atlanta Committee for the Olympics Games assisting in the preparation of the yachting bid to bring those events to Savannah.
He served on the following boards, Savannah Port Authority (past Chairman), Fair Tax Council, Savannah Little Theater (past President), "Five Hundred for Progress" (past Director), United Community Appeal (past General Chairman), Salvation Army (past Director), Savannah Olympic Support Council (Director). He was a member of the Local Government Study Commission, Downtown Rotary (25 plus years), Savannah Yacht Club (past Commodore), Oglethorpe Club, Chatham Club, Coral Reef Yacht Club, Coral Gables, FL; Lightning Class International (past Commodore), The South Atlantic Racing Association (past Commodore), Lightning Class Southern Circuit (past Chairman), Greater Savannah Athletic Hall of Fame elected in 1984 for sailing.
Mr. McIntosh was a member and instrumental in building St. Thomas Episcopal Church where he also served as past Senior Warden. He was instrumental in establishing All Saints and St. Luke's Episcopal Churches on Hilton Head Island, SC. He served as past Treasurer of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia.
He was preceded in death by his lovely wife of over 50 years, Barbara Ann Neff McIntosh, his brothers, James, Olin and William McIntosh, his sisters, Ann McIntosh Britt and Betty McIntosh Beldridge.
Surviving are his children, Angela McIntosh Mahany, Aileen McIntosh Bel, Barbara McIntosh Heyward, John M. McIntosh, Jr., A. Neff McIntosh, Olin T. McIntosh, and a sister, Jane McIntosh Dearnley, twelve grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Thursday, March 25, 2010 at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel.
Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 26, 2010 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church.
Remembrances: The Savannah Sailing Center, P. O. Box 15696, Savannah, GA 31416.
Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel
Savannah Morning News, March 25, 2010
He was born in Savannah, son of the late Olin Talley McIntosh and Jane Lawton McIntosh.
Mr. McIntosh was a graduate of Savannah High School and attended the University of Georgia.
He served as a Captain in the United States Army Air Corps training fighter and bomber pilots during World War II.
After the war, Mr. McIntosh returned to Savannah in 1945 beginning a career in construction and land development.
From 1956 to 1974, he was associated with the Neal Blun Company eventually serving as President.
From 1974 to 1989, he was Chairman of the Board of Savannah Power and Electric Company and then served on the Board of Directors of the Southern Company until 1994.
From 1988 to 1996, he was involved in the Atlanta Committee for the Olympics Games assisting in the preparation of the yachting bid to bring those events to Savannah.
He served on the following boards, Savannah Port Authority (past Chairman), Fair Tax Council, Savannah Little Theater (past President), "Five Hundred for Progress" (past Director), United Community Appeal (past General Chairman), Salvation Army (past Director), Savannah Olympic Support Council (Director). He was a member of the Local Government Study Commission, Downtown Rotary (25 plus years), Savannah Yacht Club (past Commodore), Oglethorpe Club, Chatham Club, Coral Reef Yacht Club, Coral Gables, FL; Lightning Class International (past Commodore), The South Atlantic Racing Association (past Commodore), Lightning Class Southern Circuit (past Chairman), Greater Savannah Athletic Hall of Fame elected in 1984 for sailing.
Mr. McIntosh was a member and instrumental in building St. Thomas Episcopal Church where he also served as past Senior Warden. He was instrumental in establishing All Saints and St. Luke's Episcopal Churches on Hilton Head Island, SC. He served as past Treasurer of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia.
He was preceded in death by his lovely wife of over 50 years, Barbara Ann Neff McIntosh, his brothers, James, Olin and William McIntosh, his sisters, Ann McIntosh Britt and Betty McIntosh Beldridge.
Surviving are his children, Angela McIntosh Mahany, Aileen McIntosh Bel, Barbara McIntosh Heyward, John M. McIntosh, Jr., A. Neff McIntosh, Olin T. McIntosh, and a sister, Jane McIntosh Dearnley, twelve grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Thursday, March 25, 2010 at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel.
Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 26, 2010 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church.
Remembrances: The Savannah Sailing Center, P. O. Box 15696, Savannah, GA 31416.
Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel
Savannah Morning News, March 25, 2010
SAVANNAH - John Mohr McIntosh, 86, died March 23, 2010 at Memorial University Medical Center.
He was born in Savannah, son of the late Olin Talley McIntosh and Jane Lawton McIntosh.
Mr. McIntosh was a graduate of Savannah High School and attended the University of Georgia.
He served as a Captain in the United States Army Air Corps training fighter and bomber pilots during World War II.
After the war, Mr. McIntosh returned to Savannah in 1945 beginning a career in construction and land development.
From 1956 to 1974, he was associated with the Neal Blun Company eventually serving as President.
From 1974 to 1989, he was Chairman of the Board of Savannah Power and Electric Company and then served on the Board of Directors of the Southern Company until 1994.
From 1988 to 1996, he was involved in the Atlanta Committee for the Olympics Games assisting in the preparation of the yachting bid to bring those events to Savannah.
He served on the following boards, Savannah Port Authority (past Chairman), Fair Tax Council, Savannah Little Theater (past President), "Five Hundred for Progress" (past Director), United Community Appeal (past General Chairman), Salvation Army (past Director), Savannah Olympic Support Council (Director). He was a member of the Local Government Study Commission, Downtown Rotary (25 plus years), Savannah Yacht Club (past Commodore), Oglethorpe Club, Chatham Club, Coral Reef Yacht Club, Coral Gables, FL; Lightning Class International (past Commodore), The South Atlantic Racing Association (past Commodore), Lightning Class Southern Circuit (past Chairman), Greater Savannah Athletic Hall of Fame elected in 1984 for sailing.
Mr. McIntosh was a member and instrumental in building St. Thomas Episcopal Church where he also served as past Senior Warden. He was instrumental in establishing All Saints and St. Luke's Episcopal Churches on Hilton Head Island, SC. He served as past Treasurer of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia.
He was preceded in death by his lovely wife of over 50 years, Barbara Ann Neff McIntosh, his brothers, James, Olin and William McIntosh, his sisters, Ann McIntosh Britt and Betty McIntosh Beldridge.
Surviving are his children, Angela McIntosh Mahany, Aileen McIntosh Bel, Barbara McIntosh Heyward, John M. McIntosh, Jr., A. Neff McIntosh, Olin T. McIntosh, and a sister, Jane McIntosh Dearnley, twelve grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Thursday, March 25, 2010 at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel.
Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 26, 2010 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church.
Remembrances: The Savannah Sailing Center, P. O. Box 15696, Savannah, GA 31416.
Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel
Savannah Morning News, March 25, 2010
He was born in Savannah, son of the late Olin Talley McIntosh and Jane Lawton McIntosh.
Mr. McIntosh was a graduate of Savannah High School and attended the University of Georgia.
He served as a Captain in the United States Army Air Corps training fighter and bomber pilots during World War II.
After the war, Mr. McIntosh returned to Savannah in 1945 beginning a career in construction and land development.
From 1956 to 1974, he was associated with the Neal Blun Company eventually serving as President.
From 1974 to 1989, he was Chairman of the Board of Savannah Power and Electric Company and then served on the Board of Directors of the Southern Company until 1994.
From 1988 to 1996, he was involved in the Atlanta Committee for the Olympics Games assisting in the preparation of the yachting bid to bring those events to Savannah.
He served on the following boards, Savannah Port Authority (past Chairman), Fair Tax Council, Savannah Little Theater (past President), "Five Hundred for Progress" (past Director), United Community Appeal (past General Chairman), Salvation Army (past Director), Savannah Olympic Support Council (Director). He was a member of the Local Government Study Commission, Downtown Rotary (25 plus years), Savannah Yacht Club (past Commodore), Oglethorpe Club, Chatham Club, Coral Reef Yacht Club, Coral Gables, FL; Lightning Class International (past Commodore), The South Atlantic Racing Association (past Commodore), Lightning Class Southern Circuit (past Chairman), Greater Savannah Athletic Hall of Fame elected in 1984 for sailing.
Mr. McIntosh was a member and instrumental in building St. Thomas Episcopal Church where he also served as past Senior Warden. He was instrumental in establishing All Saints and St. Luke's Episcopal Churches on Hilton Head Island, SC. He served as past Treasurer of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia.
He was preceded in death by his lovely wife of over 50 years, Barbara Ann Neff McIntosh, his brothers, James, Olin and William McIntosh, his sisters, Ann McIntosh Britt and Betty McIntosh Beldridge.
Surviving are his children, Angela McIntosh Mahany, Aileen McIntosh Bel, Barbara McIntosh Heyward, John M. McIntosh, Jr., A. Neff McIntosh, Olin T. McIntosh, and a sister, Jane McIntosh Dearnley, twelve grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Thursday, March 25, 2010 at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel.
Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 26, 2010 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church.
Remembrances: The Savannah Sailing Center, P. O. Box 15696, Savannah, GA 31416.
Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel
Savannah Morning News, March 25, 2010
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