Mr. Harry “Skeeter” Toole, age 71, of Vidalia, died Monday, January 17, 2022, at Community Hospice House after a brief illness. He was a lifelong resident of Toombs County, living in Lyons most of his life and then in Vidalia for the last several years. He started his career with Altamaha EMC in 1972 as a lineman, later as a purchasing manager and then retired in 2015. He soon returned to Altamaha EMC as a contractor. He served on the Toombs County Board of Education and later as a Toombs County Commissioner. He was a member of Inman Creek Masonic Lodge #491 in Johnson Corner, the Toombs County Booster Club and president of the National Wild Turkey Federation in Toombs County. He is preceded in death by his parents, P.H. Toole and Helen Mulkey Toole; three sisters, Donnell Toole Shead, Joanne Toole NeeSmith and Kaye Toole Blankenship; brother-in-law, Gleen Nasworthy; and two nephews, Junior Shead and Brad Bell.
His family includes his wife of fifty-three years, Debbie Toole of Vidalia; two sons, Barry Toole (Tracy) of Vidalia and Rodney Toole (Heather) of Louisville; four grandchildren, Casey McGowan and husband Tyler of Raeford, North Carolina, Alexis Toole of Jonesboro, Rayna Toole of Lyons and Brandon Sinor of Beaufort, North Carolina; three great-grandchildren and one to be born soon; one sister, Glenda Toole Nasworthy and one brother, Larry Toole and wife Sandra all of Johnson Corner; one brother-in-law, Russell NeeSmith of Richmond Hill; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The funeral service will be Thursday morning, January 20th at 11:00 in the chapel of Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home with Pastor Joey Copeland officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Moriah United Methodist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday evening from 5:00 until 8:00.
Flowers are accepted, or memorial contributions may be made to Community Hospice Foundation, PO Box 2277, Vidalia, GA 30475 or to The Gideons International, PO Box 156, Vidalia, GA 30475.
