SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Joseph “Mickey” Desper, 80, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Jane Ramsey Desper, died Tuesday morning, January 19, 2010, at his home.

Born in Greenwood, Arkansas, he was a son of the late John Desper and the late Eva Mae Kiger Desper. Mr. Desper was a member of Skidaway Island United Methodist Church. He was a Master Sergeant in the United States Army by the age of 19, having served two tours of duty in the Korean War. He was a retired chief plant engineer for Proctor and Gamble. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Shirley Cook Desper.

Surviving are his wife of thirteen years, Jane Ramsey Desper of Savannah, Georgia; one daughter, Shevawn Stewart and her husband, Bob, of Franklin, Tennessee; three grandchildren, Mark Duvall and his wife, Lisa Mayberry, Sarah Graves and her husband, Brad, and Meagan Stewart; one great-grandson, Jackson Graves, and one brother, Richard Desper and his wife, Laura, of Hudson, Massachusetts.

A memorial service will be held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at The Plantation Club at The Landings conducted by The Reverend James W. Giddens. Interment will be private.

Remembrances: A charity of the donor’s choice.