Obituaries
Kathryn Ann "Sissy" Morel APR 06, 1953 - MAY 06, 2021
Kathryn Ann “Sissy” Morel, 68, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2021. She was born on April 6, 1953 in Savannah, GA. Sissy was a kind, giving and caring person. She only had good things to say about everyone. She was the caregiver of her father until he passed away and later was devoted to her mother until the end of her life. Sissy also volunteered for many years with Goodwill and was very active with her church. She is survived by one sister, Mary Jane Morel Sommers (Richard) and many loving cousins. She was predeceased by her father, James Sea ...
Michelle Helene Keller - MAY 06, 2021
Michelle Helene Keller, 55, passed away on May 6, 2021 at her home. She was born April 26, 1966 in Fort Bragg, NC, daughter of James J. “Jim” Keller and Sandra Roberts Keller. Growing up in a military family, Michelle spent most of her time on the road traveling across the country with her parents and siblings. She attended many schools and graduated from Woodbridge Senior High School. In 2004, Michelle decided to settle down with her husband and children in Savannah. She was a communicant of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church and volunteered as ...
Mary Shirleen Lindsey JUN 12, 1947 - MAY 05, 2021
Click Here to Livestream Heaven gained an angel. Mary Shirleen Lindsey, 73, died peacefully at home on May 5, 2021, with her daughter by her side. Shirleen was born June 12, 1947 in Eastman, GA to Tennyson and Carleen Stevens. She lived the majority of her life in Savannah, GA, where she met and married her high school sweetheart, Burnette Lindsey. A graduate of Herschel V. Jenkins High School, Shirleen spent most of her career in healthcare, working at Saint Joseph's Hospital and Southcoast Medical Group. She was a breast cancer survivor and she enjoyed her many dogs, manicures and ...
Phil Thomas Elliott, Jr. JUN 19, 1928 - MAY 04, 2021
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Phil Thomas Elliott, Jr. of Savannah Georgia passed away on Tuesday May 4, 2021, at the age of 92. Phil died peacefully with his beloved family by his side. Phil, an only child, was born in Birmingham Alabama on June 19, 1928 to father Phil Thomas Elliott, Sr. and mother Viola Elliott. At a young age, Phil’s father moved the family to Rochester, NY where he would finish high school and then attend Amherst College in Massachusetts. Upon graduation, Phil would join Eastman Kodak. His early career would be interrupted for four years as he enlisted in the Air Force during the Korean Confl ...
Hazel Norris Soles JUN 17, 1939 - MAY 04, 2021
Hazel Norris Soles, 81, passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Hazel was born in Andalusia, AL, June 17, 1939 to Daniel Destin Norris and Clara Mitchell Norris, where she was one of twelve children. She has called Savannah her home for thirty-seven years. Her greatest joys were her family, cooking and arranging flowers. Her humor and caring nature will be greatly missed by all. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Soles, five sisters and two brothers. Surviving are her children, Eddie Soles and his wife Denise of Austin, TX, Terry Soles and his wif ...
Dr. William (Bill) Stewart Watt FEB 25, 1937 - MAY 03, 2021
Dr. William “Bill” Stewart Watt passed away peacefully at home on May 3rd, 2021 after a battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was 84 years old. Bill was born in Perth, Scotland on Feb 25th, 1937, the eldest of 6 children to Min and Dave Watt. He attended Perth Academy, graduating with Honors and was awarded the Science Medal in 1955. He then enrolled in St. Andrew’s University where he graduated with Honors in Physical Chemistry on 1959 despite having spent a great deal of time on the famous “Old Course”. He graduated from Leeds University with a PhD ...
Gwen H. Peacock - MAY 01, 2021
Gwen H. Peacock, 76, long time special education teacher in Savannah and mother of Stephen J. Peacock passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021 at the Social of Savannah. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Please sign our online guestbook at www.foxandweeks.com ...
Nancy Quinan Farringer JUN 22, 1964 - APR 30, 2021
Nancy (Quinan) Farringer, 56, of Savannah, passed away suddenly April 30th, 2021 in Savannah. Nancy was born in Savannah Georgia to Bill and Judy Quinan on June 22nd, 1964. She graduated from St. Vincent's Academy. She married Darrell Farringer (September 16th, 1988), was a member of the Catholic faith, involved in bingo at the American Legion, and active in the Irish community. Nancy is preceded in death by her husband Darrell Farringer, parents Bill and Judy Quinan, and brothers Jimmy and Joe Quinan. Nancy is survived by her sons James, Adryan and Darrell R. Farringe ...
Jean Alex Laraque JAN 18, 1944 - APR 29, 2021
Click Here to View Livestream JEAN ALEX LARAQUE, son of Isabelle Élizée Laraque and Colonel Alexandre Laraque, was born in Haiti. While he was a poet at heart, he enjoyed sports, particularly boxing and soccer. Missing a World Cup championship on TV was an absolute “No no” for him. Jean Alex had a real passion for music: he grew up listening to French classics, but of course, as a true Haitian, he loved his “compa” music. Salsa music was another of his favourites as well. In other words, music was food to his soul&helli ...
Earle Sherwood MacDonald JUL 17, 1941 - APR 28, 2021
Savannah native and beloved retired Windsor Forest teacher Earle Sherwood MacDonald passed away today April 28, 2021, under the care of Signature Health Nursing Home and Candler Hospital. "Mr.Mac," as he was affectionately known by many years of students, was a graduate of Benedictine Military School where he was an editor of the yearbook, and Major Adjutant of the Cadet Corps his senior year, 1959. After attending the Citadel, he entered and graduated from Baltimore's St. Mary''s Seminary and University in 1964. He also received a Masters in European H ...
Sally Barbee Linkenhoker JUL 09, 1924 - APR 28, 2021
Wilmington Island, Georgia Mrs. Sally Barbee Linkenhoker, 96, passed away Wednesday evening, April 28, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Sally was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She treasured her family and embraced every moment with them. Whether it was playing cards until the wee hours of the night, talking on the phone, reading a romance novel, or traveling the world. Sally was always having fun and making people laugh. She especially loved her role as “Nena” and treasured each one who called her by that name. Her vivacious persona ...
James Joseph Hill, Jr. - APR 25, 2021
James Joseph Hill, Jr., 97, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021 at his residence. He was born July 23, 1923 in Rock Hill, SC to the late James Joseph Hill and Elise Mobley Hill. He was a graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and of Georgia Tech. Mr. Hill was a former member of Robert McIntyre United Methodist Church, and a current member of Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church. He was retired from Union Camp Corporation (now International Paper), where he was inducted into the first Union Camp Hall of Fame in 1990. During his time with Union Camp, he served as C ...
Gordon S. Varnedoe - APR 24, 2021
Gordon Saussy Varnedoe affectionately known as "Batman" died on April 24, 2021 after a short illness. Gordon was the son of Lilla Train Varnedoe and Samuel Lamartine Varnedoe. He was born in Savannah Georgia on May 19, 1938. He attended Charles Ellis school, Woodberry Forest school in Virginia and graduated from the University of Georgia. Gordon married Catharine McIntire Eller and had three daughters Nell McIntire Varnedoe, Catharine Eller Varnedoe and Elise Bond Varnedoe. He and Catharine moved to California where they had their family and Gordon worked as a salesman for the ...
Nancy Ann Dimmick - APR 24, 2021
February 26, 1953 – April 24, 2021 Nancy Ann Dimmick passed peacefully away on April 24, 2021, after a lengthy illness. Nancy was a native Savannahian born to Bob and Betty Dimmick. She spent her youth in Savannah, graduated from H.V. Jenkins High School, and attended Armstrong State College. With a true talent in art and photography, she was accepted into the famed Kodak medical photography program at the Rochester Institute of Technology where she honed her craft and worked for many years. It was there she met and married Stanley “Stan” Bissell.&n ...
James (Jimmy) Allen Petrea MAY 10, 1946 - APR 24, 2021
James “Jimmy” Allen Petrea, 74, died on April 24 at his home in Thunderbolt with his family by his side. Jimmy was born on May 10th, 1946. He grew up in the Avondale Estates neighborhood of Savannah with his parents and 8 siblings who lovingly referred to him as “Bo”. He attended Savannah High School and graduated in 1964, the same year that he earned the rank of Eagle Scout. In July of 1964, Jimmy enlisted in the US Navy and attended boot camp in Great Lakes, IL. During his first year of service, Jimmy held the rank of Fireman E3 at Naval Air Stati ...
Timothy Joseph Hunter MAR 10, 1966 - APR 24, 2021
Timothy Joseph Hunter, age 55, went to be with his Lord and Saviour on April 24, 2021, after a long struggle with Factor V Leiden, a blood clotting disorder. Tim will be forever remembered by his wife and best friend Tanya Hunter, as well as his sons Michael Hunter and Alexander (Juanita) Hunter, his grandchildren Jenna, Elisha, and Jayel Hunter, his sister Kimberly (Victor) Hale, brother Matthew (Donna) Hunter, extended family and numerous friends. Tim was born in Massachusetts March 10, 1966. He received his degree in Criminal Justice and served 8 years in the US Army JAG Corps. Tim late ...
William Calvert Sires DEC 31, 1936 - APR 23, 2021
William Calvert Sires Sr., 84, died peacefully at his home on Friday April 23rd, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. William was born in Savannah to Earl Wayne Sires and Sarah Saunders Sires, where he was one of seven children. He graduated from Savannah High School in 1955. 1956, he married the former Ann Mincey and they had five children. He began working for the Savannah and Atlanta Railroad in 1958 and went on to the Seaboard Coastline in 1972. He was promoted to Engineer at the New CSX Railroad also in 1972. In addition, he served eight years in the Naval Reserve and served ...
Iverson H. Lord, Jr. JUN 08, 1926 - APR 23, 2021
Iverson H. Lord, Jr, died of natural causes on April 23, 2021, at the age of 94. He was born on June 8, 1926, to Iverson H. Lord and Willie Evans Christie Lord in Savannah, Georgia. He graduated from Savannah High School in 1944, and then was immediately drafted into the United States Army, where he served in Germany until it fell to the Allied Forces in 1945. After his service he went first to Armstrong College and then to the University of Georgia, where he graduated from the School of Journalism. He began his career as a reporter in Tifton, Georgia, and soon became a ...
Kathryn R. Osborne - APR 21, 2021
Kathryn Rothwell Osborne died April 21, 2021. She was born December 6, 1949, the middle of three daughters to William Wilson Osborne and Margaret Louise Rothwell Osborne, both of whom preceded her in death. She was born in Savannah, GA. She attended Savannah Country Day School and graduated from Brenau Academy in 1967. A member of Phi Mu sorority, after attending Brenau University in Gainesville, GA she returned to her home of Savannah where she raised three children and was a member of the Savannah Junior League. As co-owner, in 1987 she helped establish the first Sylvan Learning ...
Marcella F. Graves APR 30, 1953 - APR 20, 2021
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Marcella F. Graves, 67, passed away on Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 after a valiant battle with cancer. Marcella was born on April 30, 1953 in Summerville, GA to James E. Kinsey and Ruby K. Brown. She leaves behind her life partner, Wayne McGowan of Savannah; daughter, Kimberley Edwards of Ringold; son, Christopher (Danielle) Graves, of Savannah; four sisters, Peggy (Bob) Kirk of Americus; Agnes Hellman (John Christian), Shirley Moore of Chattanooga TN, and Sue (Mike) VanPelt of Ringold; brother James R. Kinsey (Kahn} of San Jose CA; three grandchildren: Zack and Braxton Edwa ...
Mary Alice Holcombe FEB 18, 1947 - APR 20, 2021
Mary Alice Holcombe passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Mrs. Holcombe was born on February 18, 1947 in Jasper, AL. From an early age she worked to help the family building supply business. At age 12, she was already driving the company’s truck to make deliveries around town. She graduated from Winfield High School in 1965 and attended the University of Alabama where she graduated early with a degree in Home Economics. While there, she met ROTC and Golf Team member David Holcombe, who would become her husband of nearly 52 yea ...
Elizabeth (Betty) Hatch Henrikson, nee Wight JUL 23, 1925 - APR 20, 2021
Elizabeth (Betty) Hatch Henrikson, nee Wight passed away on April 20th, 2021, in Savannah, Georgia. Born in New York City on July 23, 1925, Betty and her younger brother, John B. Wight, grew up in Montclair, New Jersey, raised by their loving parents, Dorothy A. Booth and Goulding K. Wight. She fondly remembered Montclair as a wonderful town, experiencing a happy and secure childhood. Among her vivid recollections were summer family visits to Martha’s Vineyard Island, Massachusetts, sailing up Long Island Sound on the old Fall River Line, transferring at New Bedford to the classic ...
Thomas Fleetwood Hairston - APR 19, 2021
A member of one of the first families of Virginia, Mr. Thomas Fleetwood Hairston was born January 22, 1930, in Martinsville, Virginia, and died on April 19, 2021 in Savannah, Georgia. He was the third son of the late Marshall Smith Hairston and Dixie McCabe Hairston. When he was nine months old, the family rejoined his father, an lnternational Manufacturer's Representative for the British American Tobacco Company, in China. Upon his father's death in 1936, the family returned to Virginia and lived at his maternal grandmother's home in Patrick County, Virginia. Raised on the family ...
David S. Carter, Jr. NOV 11, 1947 - APR 19, 2021
David Stewart Carter, Jr, 73, died peacefully on Monday, April 19, 2021 with his family by his side. David, the only son of the late Margaret Tarratus and David Stewart Carter, Sr. was born on Veterans Day, November 11, 1947, in Savannah. He was a graduate of Savannah High School and Brewton-Parker College in Mount Vernon. David served in the National Guard from 1970 until 1972. In 1970, David married Joy Joyce of Savannah; they had two children, Cathy and Dolan. David, Cathy, and the children moved from Savannah to Brunswick in 1977 w ...
Arthur Harrell Roberts - APR 18, 2021
Arthur Harrell Roberts, passed away on Sunday, April 18th, at age 89. The son of Arthur Belmont Roberts and Sula Harrell Roberts, he was born in Bainbridge, GA in 1931, and moved to Savannah at age 11. Harrell Roberts was a force to be reckoned with. His larger-than-life personality combined limitless love and fierce loyalty with a wicked sense of humor and a deep, abiding faith. His love of learning provided him with encyclopedic knowledge of a broad range of subjects, and his recall of details was legendary. Roberts enlisted in the USMC Reserves while still in high school, graduating from ...
Mary Evelyn Tomlinson Smith MAR 15, 1930 - APR 18, 2021
Mary Evelyn Tomlinson Smith, 91, died Sunday April 18, 2021. She was predeceased by James R. Smith (Jimmy); her father, George Tomlinson; mother, Ressie Mae Richardson Tomlinson; siblings, Vida Pearl Sheffield, Alice M. Strong, Elizabeth (Betty) L. Johnson, and John Harris Tomlinson, Sr. Born in Lanier County, Lakeland, Georgia to Ressie and George Tomlinson. Her family moved her to Savannah at age ten where she eventually met the love of her life Jimmy. She was a strong-willed, hard working, determined, independent matriarch of the family. Always the favorite relative at family reunions ...
Charles S. Embrey - APR 17, 2021
Charles Steele Embrey (Charlie), 91 years, passed away Saturday April 17, 2021 due to natural causes. He was born March 20, 1930 in Atlanta, GA and grew up in Savannah. He graduated from Savannah High and earned an Associate's degree in Business from Armstrong College following service in the U.S. Marine Corps. Charles valued his military service and enjoyed annual reunions with surviving members of D Company, 10th Infantry Battalion, USMC. The monument to D Company in Emmet Park gave him a deep sense of pride. He was district manager for W.T. Grant company for many years, after which h ...
Janet Kelley Routhier - APR 16, 2021
Janet Kelley Routhier, 76, passed away Friday, April 16, 2021 at Hospice Savannah. She was born December 26, 1944 in Cleveland, TN to the late Harley and Lillian Kelley. Mrs. Routhier was a member of Skidaway Island United Methodist Church. She was an educator for over 30 years, spending 26 of those years teaching English at Savannah Christian Preparatory School. Janet was a kind woman who loved to spend time with her family and friends, and enjoyed watching her two sons and three grandchildren play sports (especially baseball) while they were growing up. She was an ...
Cathy Morton Gay JAN 01, 1961 - APR 16, 2021
Cathy Ann Morton Gay, 60, passed away peacefully in Florida on April 16, 2021. She was the first-born child of the late Leonard Morton and Mary Pledger Powers in Chattanooga, TN on January 1, 1961. Cathy was a graduate of St. Vincent’s Academy in Savannah GA in 1979, and later graduated with high honors from Armstrong Atlantic University with a degree in nursing. She and her husband Gerald married in Savannah and began to build their family. Cathy was a member of the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist and continued to participate in services wherever she lived. She and her fam ...
Denise Boshier Nusom AUG 25, 1951 - APR 16, 2021
Denise Boshier Nusom passed away peacefully on April 16, 2021, in Savannah, Georgia. She opened her heart to everyone she met. She was always there for family members and friends, and enjoyed many visits and celebrations with her siblings, nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. Denise strived to help others whenever she could by driving friends to Church on Sundays, tutoring young adults preparing to take the GED, or volunteering at the library. Denise was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey to her parents, Mary and Jack Boshier. She attended Holy Trinity elementary ...