Savannah- Eleanor Barbara Gilligan DeLoach, 73, wife of the late Trentice Ethan "Dee" DeLoach passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at St. Joseph's Hospital, Savannah.

Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she was lovingly raised by her mother, Eleanor McKenna and step-father, Leroy Martin Carter who both predeceased her. After Mrs. DeLoach graduated St. Mary's High School in Cambridge, she worked in downtown Savannah as a bookkeeper in the retail clothing business until 1980. She moved to Hinesville, Georgia with her husband, Dee, and after his death, she returned to Thunderbolt.

She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary for over 40 years at the George K. Gannam Post 184 in Thunderbolt and for a time at the Fred L. Ginter Post 168 in Hinesville. She was a member and communicant at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, Wilmington Island, and previously at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church in Thunderbolt.

Barbara is survived by many relatives of the Gilligan, McKenney-McKenna, DeLoach, and Carter families from New England to Florida and will be especially missed be devoted cousins Nancy Driscoll of Arlington, MA, Claire Tremblay of Tilton, NH and James Gilligan of Dedham, MA, by her step-daughters, Cathy Hendrix and Rhonda McClelland of Ludiwici, GA and her Aunt Roberta McKenna of Rockport, MA. She will also be missed by local friends and family including cousins Betty Hall and Jean Doney of Thunderbolt and Art Gilreath of Fleetwood, NC.

Visitation: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Islands Chapel, 4605 Hwy 80 East, Savannah, GA 31410. Phone 912898-0900.

Mass of Christian Burial: 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 14, 2009 at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, 7020 Concord Rd., Savannah, GA 31410, followed by interment at Bonaventure Cemetery, Bonaventure Rd., Savannah, GA.

Remembrances: Gifts may be made in Barbara's memory to St. Mary's Home, 2170 E. Victory Dr., Savannah, GA 31404.