Obituaries
Sharon Blount Clarke DEC 14, 1947 - SEP 13, 2021
SHE WAS BORN ON 14 DECEMBER 1947 IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA TO FRANCES ANN SESSOMS AND JUDSON BURL BLOUNT. GROWING UP IN SAVANNAH, SHE WAS EDUCATED IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, GRADUATING FROM JENKINS HIGH SCHOOL IN 1966, AND CONTINUED HER EDUCATION, ATTENDING THE NEW FOUR-YEAR ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE, GRADUATING WITH A BA DEGREE IN ENGLISH. SHE THEN MARRIED EUGENE GILBERT CLARKE (GIL) IN 1971 AND THEY HAD TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS: ELISABETH ANN AND CATHERINE BELLE CLARKE. SHE TAUGHT ENGLISH IN THE SAVANNAH SCHOOLS UNTIL HER HUSBAND ACCEPTED A TRANSFER TO FREMONT, OHIO FO ...
Christopher Dale Clark DEC 14, 1977 - SEP 13, 2021
Christopher Dale Clark, 43, died peacefully on Monday, September 13, 2021. Chris was born on December 14, 1977 in Elizabethtown, KY to the late Danny Clark and Carmela Berkley. Chris proudly joined the U.S. Army in 2007 as a Helicopter Hydraulics Specialist. He heroically served in Iraq, where he received a non-combat related disability while deployed in a combat zone. He was honorably discharged in 2011. While stationed at Hunter Army Airfield, Chris met, fell in love with, and married his best friend, Valerie Beshear Clark. His true passion was his family. Chris was t ...
Robert Lee Byrd NOV 17, 1947 - SEP 12, 2021
Robert Lee Byrd, 73, died peacefully on Sunday, September 12, 2021. The lifelong resident of Savannah was born on November 17, 1947 to the late Ewell Samuel And Helen Scott Byrd. Robert was a graduate of Carlisle Military Academy and attended Brewton-Parker College. He was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and Alee Temple Patrol Unit. Robert leaves behind a daughter and son-in law, Stephanie and Charlie Roy of Richmond Hill; brother, Sam Byrd (Linda) of Savannah; two grandchildren, Abbie and Hunter Roy; and four nephews, Russell Byrd (Lauren), Samuel Byrd, III (Gina), Albert ...
Frances Bacon Bouy SEP 29, 1930 - SEP 10, 2021
Frances Bacon Bouy, the beloved wife of the late Troy Albert Bouy, went to be with the Lord in the early morning hours on September 10, 2021. Frances was 90 years old. Frances was born on September 29th, 1930 to Pearl Caison and Willie Allen Bacon in Glennville, Georgia. She graduated from Glennville High School in 1948 and attended Draughon Business College in Savannah, Georgia. After college she worked at Citizens and Southern National Banks. She was a member of The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist. She married the love of her life, Troy, on August 14, 1954. They had ...
Michael Joseph D'Ottavio, III JUL 26, 1978 - SEP 10, 2021
Michael Joseph D’Ottavio, III, 43, died Friday, September 10, 2021 at Candler Hospital in Savannah. The lifelong resident of Savannah was born on July 26, 1978 to Margaret Ida “Peggy” and Michael Joseph D’Ottavio, Jr. He was a graduate of Jenkins High School and attended Armstrong State College. Michael was a security supervisor with Savannah International Trade and Convention Center for more than 10 years. He was unapologetically authentic and was known for his passion for cooking and genuinely enjoyed feeding his family the most. Michael loved his family. He was a ...
Michael G. "Mike" Foster - SEP 09, 2021
Michael G. “Mike” Foster, 62, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, September 9, 2021, after a 15-year long courageous battle with cancer. Mike spent his last days on this earth surrounded by his loving family and friends. Mike will be remembered as a warm-hearted, loving, compassionate man dedicated to his faith and his family. His optimistic outlook on life was infectious and admired by all that knew him. He was an avid aviation enthusiast whose favorite movie was TOP GUN! In fact, any movie with flight scenes was on his list of favorites. Mike was raised in Texas and wa ...
Jack Thomas Bragg JUL 15, 2004 - SEP 09, 2021
TO VIEW THE LIVESTREAMING OF THE SERVICE, PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK: LIVESTREAMING WILL BEGIN AT 10:15 A.M., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Jack Bragg (gather.app) Jack Thomas Bragg, 17, passed away Thursday, September 9, 2021 at Memorial University Medical Center with his mother, father, and his aunt Brandi by his side. Jack attended Monticello School in New York and played baseball from little league T-Ball thru his teenage years for Mamakating. He lived on Tybee Island for the past 3 years, where he enjoyed working for Salt Island Restaurant. J ...
Willa Prell Baisden JAN 18, 1925 - SEP 08, 2021
Willa P. Baisden, 96, departed this life for a far better one with her beloved “Chuck”, old friends and other family on September 8, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. She had been a resident at Magnolia Manor in Richmond Hill for almost five years. She leavers behind her daughter, Jerry Rae and “her favorite son-in-law, Al Quinn; a son, Daniel R. Baisden and Nancy; a son, William C. Baisden and Judy as well as eight grandchildren: Alex (Renee) Quinn, Deborah (Mark) Olander, Matthew (Kim) Quinn, Jennie (Sam) Preve, Christopher (Tracy) Baisden, Jason (Danie) B ...
Joan Gross (Robinson) - SEP 08, 2021
Joan Gross (Robinson) died on September 8, 2021 at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia of Covid related issues. She was born in Savannah on 15 November 1948, the daughter of West and Martha Robinson. Joan graduated from Savannah High School in 1966. She worked for Continental Can in several capacities, including secretary at the Division office and in the traffic department. She moved to Stone Container Corporation when Stone acquired Continental’s Port Wentworth mill in the fall of 1983. At Stone she worked in the Forest Products Division accounting ...
Hallie Grace Davis JUN 05, 2021 - SEP 08, 2021
Click here to Live Stream Hallie Grace Davis, born June 5, 2021, passed peacefully with her loving parents by her side on September 8, 2021 due to Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa. Hallie Grace gave us a lifetime of love and impacted many lives during her brief time on Earth. This Tiny Butterfly Warrior is loved deeply by family and friends, who now find solace that she flew into the arms of her Savior. Hallie Grace is the daughter of Joseph Clark and Anna Christine Davis and is survived by her big sister Brielle Christine Davis and five cat “siblings” of Savannah, GA, ...
Louise Janice Redmond - SEP 08, 2021
Louise Janice Redmond, 90, passed away at Azalealand Nursing home, Wednesday, September 8, 2021. She was born October 9, 1930 in Long County (now Liberty), Georgia where she grew up as a child. Louise was preceded in death by her son, David, husband, Thearle Redmond, and her parents, Sidney and Gladys Nease. Surviving is her brother, Darvin Nease (Judy), and several cousins. Mrs. Redmond attended Chatham County public schools. Louise married Thearle “Ted” Redmond and traveled extensively with Ted while he was in the military service from the Pacific to Eu ...
Kathryn (Kitty) Zittrouer O'Neil - SEP 07, 2021
A native born Savannahian, Kitty always felt blessed to grow up in such a beautiful city with extended family and childhood friends nearby. She was proud to be a 1960 graduate of Hershel V. Jenkins High School and Memorial Medical Center School of Nursing. As an adult, she graduated Armstrong Atlantic College graduating Magna Cum Laude. In 1964 she married her teenage sweetheart, Johnny O'Neil, and they moved to live in Atlanta as he finished Georgia Tech and she worked at Crawford Long Hospital. For the next five years they lived in many cities throughout North Carolina following job a ...
Mary Janice Smith Rollison - SEP 07, 2021
Mary Janice Smith Rollison peacefully passed away on Tuesday, September 7,2021. Mary Janice spent her life taking care of people, as a nurse, wife, daughter and loving mother. Mary Janice attended the St.Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing in Savannah, Georgia. She was predeceased by her husband, James. Bryant Rollison, Sr. She leaves behind her son, James Bryant Rollison, Jr. of Fayetteville, Georgia. ...
Josephine Dulohery Dye JAN 10, 1946 - SEP 07, 2021
On September 7, 2021, Josephine “Phine” Dulohery Dye, 75, died peacefully at Hospice House, Savannah. A lifelong resident of Savannah, Phine was born on January 10, 1946 to the late Cornelius J. Dulohery, Sr. and Mary Clare Lang Dulohery. She began her education at Sacred Heart Catholic School and later graduated in the Savannah High School Class of 1964. Phine loved people and she was loved by many. She had a servant’s heart and in following that personal vocation, she went back to school later in life and became a Registered Nurse. It was in this vocation that sh ...
Bernie Goode NOV 16, 1936 - SEP 06, 2021
Bernie Goode “CROAKED” on September 6, 2021 at Spanish Oaks Retreat. For those that knew him, you will understand his sense of humor, and how he collected and wrote a pamphlet on “designer” ways to announce someone’s death. The above was his wish. I kept my word – Love Ya! Bernie was born in Savannah on November 16, 1936 along with an identical twin, a surprise to his mother and father. After graduating from Georgia Tech, Bernie began his long career with the Army Corps of Engineers. He first worked in the Savannah Dist ...
Bonnie Biggs-Hagins MAR 24, 1973 - SEP 05, 2021
Bonnie Biggs-Hagins, 48, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2021 after a sudden illness. Bonnie was born in Charleston, SC on March 24, 1973. She grew up on Johns Island and attended Wando High School, graduating in 1991. She then attended College of Charleston, graduating in 1997 with a major in psychology. Bonnie held various administrative, management and human resource positions with several food service companies over the years. In 2001 she was married to Jonathan D. Hagins. In addition to her husband, Bonnie leaves behind two children; her son, Jonathan Hagins, II, age 19, ...
Duncan Hamilton Adams OCT 06, 1967 - SEP 05, 2021
Duncan Hamilton Adams, aged 53, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021. Duncan was a graduate of the Savannah Country Day School, Class of 1986, and the University of Georgia, Class of 1995. Duncan later attended Emory University School of Law where he received his Juris Doctorate degree in 1998. Duncan grew up at the family home in Vernonburg, Georgia, enjoying life on the Vernon River with family and friends. He loved school at Savannah Country Day and the lifelong friendships that he made there. He excelled in football, track, and tennis while there and rarely missed a single day of school. ...
Katherine (Kay) M. Scardino FEB 11, 1921 - SEP 05, 2021
Katherine (Kay) Mangelsdorf Scardino Kay Scardino, ardent participant in Savannah’s social, civic, literary, and artistic life for 65 years, died at home on September 5, 2021. She was 100. The cause of death was complications related to old age. Her insatiable curiosity led her to read philosophy, theology, horticulture, art, architecture, science, history, biography, fiction, poetry, and news. Her enthusiasm for building a better city for all Savannahians fueled successful fund drives for the local library system, the Savannah Symphony Orchestra, and Memorial Medical Center. Bo ...
Patrick G. Sheehan - SEP 04, 2021
It is with great sadness that the family of Patrick Gerard Sheehan announce that he passed away early in the morning of Saturday, September 4, 2021, at the age of 62. “Pat” as he was affectionately known by family and friends, was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, to Margaret Moore and Gerard Martin Sheehan. He moved to Savannah with his family in 1973. He attended Blessed Sacrament School, where he was voted best looking and most athletic. Pat went on to graduate from Benedictine Military School in 1977. He then attended Armstrong State College. He was ...
Donnie "George" Hughes - SEP 04, 2021
Donnie “George” Hughes Donnie “George” Hughes, 64, passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021 at his home in Midway, GA. He was born January 9, 1957 in Savannah, GA and was retired from Hobart. Donnie was a member of Shepard’s Chapel. After retirement he also worked for Cracker Barrel, where he shared his love for cooking. Donnie had a big heart for animals and would take in any stray they he came upon. He also enjoyed many family trips to Biloxi, spending time in the casinos. Donnie was preceded in death by his brother ...
George Edward Collins MAY 18, 1943 - SEP 03, 2021
George Edward Collins, 78, passed away on Sept. 3, 2021. George was born in Kankakee, Illinois. He retired in Savannah, Ga. living with his sister Andrea & her family. He never met a stranger that he did not enjoy striking up a conversation with. He was an accomplished Artist in his later years & his entire life he was very passionate about cars & dogs. In his earlier years he enjoyed building model cars & collecting them. George never married. He was preceded in life by his parents Andrew & Verna Collins, 3 Brothers, Thomas, William & ...
Jennifer Anne Dubois Adams JUN 04, 1975 - SEP 03, 2021
Jennifer Anne Dubois Adams, 46, died Friday, September 3, 2021 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. The native and lifelong resident of Savannah was born on June 4, 1975 and was a 1994 graduate of Johnson High School. In 2001, Jennifer graduated from the Police Academy and began her law enforcement career with Chatham County Police Department. She later worked for Chatham County Sherriff’s Department. Jennifer loved law enforcement work; however, numerous back surgeries forced her to change careers. Her new career as a bartender at Tybee Times and later at Doc’s B ...
Dana Stanton Helmly MAY 15, 1936 - SEP 02, 2021
Dana Stanton Helmly, 85, passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021, at his residence in the loving care of his wife, Patricia New Helmly. Dana was born in Savannah, Georgia on May 15, 1936. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hugh Lee Helmly and Edna Stanton Helmly. He was a graduate of Commercial High School, class of 1954, and was the first recipient of the Ashley Dearing Sports Award. He attended Armstrong State College where he played basketball for 2 years. Dana served in the U.S. Naval Reserves after graduating from Armstrong with a business degree. Dana, also known as ...
Lyle M. Ramshaw NOV 02, 1929 - SEP 02, 2021
Lyle M. Ramshaw, a resident of Skidaway Island for more than 20 years, died Sept. 2 at the Harmony at Savannah retirement community on Old Montgomery Road. He was 91 and succumbed to age-related natural causes. He was predeceased by his much beloved wife of nearly 65 years, Charlotte Fitzpatrick, in March, 2020. Two months later in May, their only child, Daniel, 54, died suddenly in their home on Oak Shadow Court, where he had moved from Columbia, Maryland, to assist them as their health declined. Lyle and Charlotte Ramshaw were born and raised on the ...
Mary Isabelle Hagan MAY 27, 1925 - SEP 01, 2021
Mary Isabelle Hagan, beloved wife of the late Robert R. Hagan, Jr. died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Mary was 96 years old and a long-time member of St. James Catholic Church. A native of the Bronx, New York, Mary was the daughter of the late Richard and Eva Baker. After graduating from Walton High School in the Bronx, Mary worked as a bookkeeper in an office next door to the Empire State Building. She met her husband in New York City at a military dance while he served in the U.S. Coast Guard. They were married in 1951. The Coast Guard sent them to Savannah ...
James William Bullock, Jr. APR 12, 1948 - SEP 01, 2021
James W. Bullock, Jr.,"Jim" 73, died Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Hospital surrounded by the medical heroes that cared for him during his courageous battle with Covid-19. Jim never met a stranger and would have long conversations with people he just met. He was a former professional boxer and an avid outdoorsman. Jim loved spending time fishing with his son James, III. Jim was a former insurance agent for Life of Georgia before retiring from Allstate Insurance Company after many years of service. He was a U.S. Navy veteran serving in the V ...
Marian Mason Isbell FEB 13, 1928 - AUG 31, 2021
The lady with the sweetest smile, Marian Mason Isbell, passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at her residence on Wilmington Island. She was 93 years of age. Mrs. Isbell, a native of Union, Mississippi, was a graduate of Athens State College in Athens, Alabama. At Athens College she met her future husband, Andrew J. “Jay” Isbell. In 67 years, they raised a family and impacted many young lives as teachers. They moved to LaFayette, Georgia in 1957, where she taught school until her retirement in 1986. She received a Master’s degree from Berry College in Rome, Ge ...
Judy Biddle Whitaker FEB 06, 1948 - AUG 31, 2021
Judy Biddle Whitaker, age 73, of Savannah, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, in Savannah, Georgia, with her loving family at her side. Judy was born February 6, 1948 and was the only daughter of the late George Alver Biddle and Mildred Henley Biddle of Johnson City, Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother-in-law, Kenneth Lynn Whitaker also from Johnson City, Tennessee. She was a Member of Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church. She served as the President of the Ardsley Park/Chatham Crescent Garden Club and was c ...
Myrtie Lorraine DeLettre Beery JAN 08, 1936 - AUG 30, 2021
Myrtie Lorraine (DeLettre) Beery, age 85, died peacefully at home in Savannah, Georgia, surrounded by her husband, Eugene Beery and their two daughters, Laura and Donna. Lorraine was born on January 8, 1936, in Savannah, Georgia. Later that year she won Savannah’s prettiest baby contest. A devout Christian, she was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For most of her adult life she played piano and organ for Sunday church services. For many years she led the music program for the congregation’s Primary (age 3-12) children and was a teacher in the Young ...
Carol A. Clarkson DEC 13, 1928 - AUG 29, 2021
Carol A. Clarkson of Savannah, GA died peacefully in her home on Sunday, August 29 after fracturing her hip a few weeks earlier. She was 92 years old. Carol was born on December 13, 1928, in Cincinnati, Ohio to John B. Fertig and Anna (Muhl) Fertig. Carol graduated from the University of Cincinnati, and moved to Chicago, IL to raise her family before settling on Wilmington Island, GA in 1979. Carol was a longtime member of the Wilmington Island Garden Club. She had a lifelong love of reading, especially novels, mysteries, and the New Yorker magazine. She was a freque ...