Ashburn
William Warren Ashburn, III, 74 and affectionally known as Wick or Paka Wick, died peacefully on December 30, 2021 after a short battle with Lewy Body dementia. Most of his family was with him when he entered heaven.
Born in Savannah, Wick attended Savannah Country Day School, graduated from Newberry College where he was a founding brother of their Kappa Alpha order, and from Mercer Law School. He practiced law in Savannah as a founding partner of Ashburn, Beckmann and Lewis until 1985. In 1982, Wick and Marjorie Manley Ashburn, also of Savannah, were married and soon moved to one of their favorite places – Highlands. There, he and Margie raised their incredible daughters and Wick took the helm of Coldwell Banker Ashburn Real Estate. They all had a wonderful life in the mountains at Highlands Falls Country Club - playing golf with great friends and trying to keep the girls out of trouble! Shortly after Wick became ill, he and Margie moved back home to Savannah.
Wick was the second son of the late Thomas Norvell Ashburn and Jewell Hurst Ashburn. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Rosalind Ashburn Demere. In addition to his wife of 39 years, Margie, he is survived by several very important and loved people. His daughters, Daisy Eleanor Ashburn of Savannah; Leslie Ashburn Cook (Adam), grandchildren, William Grant Cook and Elizabeth Jewell Cook of Highlands; Rosalind Carlyene Ashburn of Palm Springs, CA and Savannah; Ramsey Ingram Ashburn of Highlands and Rebecca Cubbedge Ashburn also of Highlands.
Wick’s extended family includes his brother, Tom Norvell Ashburn, Jr. (Maggie) of Columbia, his sister, Anna Priscilla Ashburn (Terri Rupel) of Los Angeles, CA; and his brother-in-law, Hobart Leslie Manley, III (Terri). Nieces and nephews, Patrick Ashburn, Sara Ashburn Reed, Elizabeth Demere Froelich, Houstoun Demere, Hobie Manley, IV and Erin Manley.
Wick will be missed by his in laws who were also his great friends, Marilyn and Hobart Manley, Jr. His humor, generosity, fairness and his great love for his family and God will leave a large hole in many hearts.
A memorial service will be held at Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Wayne Pearson Scholarship Fund at Newberry College, Newberry, South Carolina.
Please sign the online guestbook at www.foxandweeks.com.