SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Mildred "Millie" Sprowl Wolfe, 91, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Harold Edward Wolfe, Sr., died Thursday afternoon, August 19, 2010, at Memorial University Medical Center after a short illness.
Born in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Lester Clyde Sprowl and the late Mildred Peck Sprowl Dooley. Mrs. Wolfe was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church for more than 60 years. She grew up in Atlanta and she attended Wesleyan College during the depression. Mrs. Wolfe moved with her family to Savannah in the 1930's. After moving to Savannah, she worked for Union Camp Corporation and, later during World War II, was with the Central of Georgia Railroad. Mrs. Wolfe retired from the railroad to join her husband in his practice, Harold E. Wolfe, Sr., CPA, where she worked for 30 years until her retirement. She was a member of Chatham County Pilot International and also enjoyed her luncheons with the railroad retirement group.
Surviving are two sons, Harold E. "Hap" Wolfe, Jr. of Key West, Florida, and Thomas "Tom" N. Wolfe of Savannah, Georgia; one granddaughter, Ariel Elizabeth Wolfe of Savannah, Georgia, and one niece, Carolyn Ball of Savannah, Georgia.
The family will receive friends from 2 until 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue.
The funeral service will be held at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon in St. John's Episcopal Church conducted by The Reverend Gavin G. Dunbar. The family will have a reception immediately following the service in the Green-Meldrim House. Interment in the Greenwich section of Bonaventure Cemetery will follow the reception.