Obituaries
Sandra Carter Kent - SEP 22, 2020
Sandra Carter Kent, 78, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, September 22, 2020. She died as she lived, surrounded by her loving family. Sandra was born in Bloomingdale, Georgia, the youngest daughter of John Alexander and Cora (Orendorff) Carter. After graduating from Savannah High School in 1960, Sandra began a storied career serving Savannah’s legal community that spanned more than 50 years. Most precious to Sandra were the 30+ years she worked with Judge Gregory V. Sapp. Sandra started working with Greg in 1990, when he was a fourth-year associate attorney. ...
Malcolm Blair White APR 16, 1944 - SEP 21, 2020
Malcolm “Mal” Blair White, 76 of Metter, Georgia, passed away on September 21, 2020. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 16, 1944 and was the son of the late Daniel Arthur White, Jr. & Berta Catherine White. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Kathryn McNeal White; daughters Kristina Marie White and Ashley Miller Taylor (Charles); son William Daniel White (Denna); 5 grandchildren Kendle and Katie-Blair White, Brock and Emmeline Taylor, and Ian Evans (Brianna). Mal graduated from Newton South High School in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts in 1962. After high s ...
Margaret Madison Hatch SEP 20, 1931 - SEP 20, 2020
Margaret Madison Hatch, 89, of Savannah, Georgia died Sunday, September 20, 2020, at Memorial University Medical Center after a short illness. Margaret was born September 20, 1931, the second of four children born to Percy L. and Margaret A. Madison. She graduated from Savannah High School in 1949 and Armstrong State Junior College in 1951. Margaret worked for The Savannah Bank for several years and, in 1956, she married Roddy J. Hatch, Jr. Margaret is predeceased by her parents, a brother, William Madison, and daughters Mary and Jane Hatch. She is survived by h ...
Louise W.D. Merriman MAY 23, 1926 - SEP 20, 2020
Louise W. D. Merriman was born on the 23 of May 1926 in Hagerstown, MD, to Lloyd and Mary Dahlhamer. Mom was one of six children. She graduated from Hagerstown High School in 1944. While working at the telephone company, she felt a call to serve her country in the field of nursing. So, she left home at age 19, came to Savannah and enrolled in a U.S. military nurses training program at Warren A. Candler Hospital School of Nursing, then located on E. Huntington St. However, the War ended before she graduated, and the demand for military nurses declined, so Mom decided to enter civilian nursin ...
Teresa F. Ruiz APR 11, 1939 - SEP 18, 2020
Teresa Fernandez Ruiz, 81, passed away Friday, September 18, 2020 at Hospice House. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Joseph Manuel Ruiz and her parents, Alvaro and Rita Fernandez. She was a longtime communicant of St. James The Less Catholic Church, and retired from the Department of Labor as an Investigator. She was a member of the Latin American Club. She enjoyed her crafts, gradening, and friends at the Knights of Columbus. Surviving are her children, Anita Conway (Cary), Rosalie Ruiz-Grotto (Billy), Angie Ruiz, Joey Ruiz, and grandchildren, Trey ...
Susan Anita Barrow SEP 08, 1972 - SEP 18, 2020
Ms. Susan Anita Barrow, age 48, died September 18, 2020 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah. The Chatham County native was a resident of Claxton, Georgia. Surviving are her fiancé, James Engle of Claxton; her father, Bobby Barrow of Ellabell; and other relatives. A memorial service will be held at a later date. ...
Gertrude Edenfield Watson FEB 01, 1929 - SEP 17, 2020
Gertrude Edenfield Watson, 91, died Thursday, September 17, 2020. The Twin City, GA native was born on February 1, 1929 to the late Troy and Annie Edenfield. She moved to Savannah in 1947 and was employed by Union Camp Corporation for more than forty-five years. Gertrude was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church and was very active in the Alee Shrine Ladies Auxiliary, as well as the Patrol Ladies Auxiliary. In addition to her parents, Gertrude was predeceased by her husband, Elwood R. Watson, Jr.; son-in-law, William Henry “Chip” Woods, Jr.; three brothers, Herbert, Herma ...
Barbara Bacon Creaser OCT 15, 1950 - SEP 17, 2020
Barbara Bacon Creaser, 69, passed away on September 17, 2020 surrounded by her family. Barbara was born on October 15, 1950 and was the daughter of Ruby Benson Bacon and the late Harry Marcus Bacon, Sr. She was a life-long resident of Savannah. Barbara graduated from Savannah Country Day School in 1968. She received her BS in Elementary Education from Armstrong State College in 1972 and her Master of Education from Georgia Southern College in 1975. In 1992, she was honored by the Coastal Area Georgia Learning Resource Service as Teacher of the Year being selected from nominations ma ...
Daniel (Dan) Leigh Locklear, Sr. JAN 09, 1961 - SEP 17, 2020
Daniel (Dan) Leigh Locklear, Sr., 59, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Memorial Medical Center. He was born January 9, 1961 in Ober Munchen, Federal Republic of Germany. Dan worked for Dorsey Trucking Company in Pooler, Georgia. He was a retired Staff Sergeant of the USAF Georgia National Guard. He attended schools at Tybee Island, Georgia, Lexington, Kentucky, Hinesville, Georgia, Fort Ord, California, Frankfurt, Federal Republic of Germany, and graduated from high school in Fairfax County, Virginia. Dan enjoyed traveling and learning about all the pla ...
Robert (Bob) Pettibone Gilbert Jr. FEB 14, 1944 - SEP 17, 2020
Robert (Bob) Pettibone Gilbert Jr. died peacefully on September 17. Bob was born on Valentine’s Day, 1944, in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. He spent happy summers in Pentwater, Michigan. He graduated from Evanston Township High School in 1962 and Dartmouth College, where he was a brother in the Sigma Nu fraternity, in 1966. He volunteered for military service and enlisted in the Army, but quickly made his way into Officer Candidate School and rose to become a First Lieutenant. He was honorably discharged after serving most of his tour in Germany, where he would meet the love ...
Norvin Harris Eubank, Jr. APR 07, 1935 - SEP 17, 2020
Norvin Harris Eubank, Jr., 85, died Thursday, September 17, 2020. A Memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at Wilmington Island Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the church garden. Please visit www.foxandweeks.com to sign our online guestbook. ...
Bernard "Butch" Lowenthal AUG 04, 1932 - SEP 16, 2020
Butch Lowenthal, 88, died Wednesday, September 16, 2020. Butch was born on August 4, 1932 to the late Mildred and Bernard P. Lowenthal. He was a graduate of Benedictine Military School, Class of 1950. Butch was Director of Human Resources for Southern Nitrogen, Kaiser Agriculture Chemicals and IMC Global for a total of more than forty years. Butch was a past member of the Irish Heritage Society and a member of the Sinn Fein Society. He was a charter member of The Knights of Columbus, Council 5588, former member of Georgia National Guard, past president of the Chatham Artillery Asso ...
David Lee Miller MAR 29, 1955 - SEP 16, 2020
David Lee Miller, 65, of Savannah, GA, died September 16, 2020. He was born March 29, 1955, in Indianapolis, Indiana, raised by Harold and Janice Soots. Dave joined the U.S. Coast Guard in 1976 and served as part of the Search and Rescue mission for five years at Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah. Graduated from Armstrong State College in 1983. He worked at Gulfstream, GE, CRSS, and then was an entrepreneur in many technological areas. Present Day, he was a Delivery Service Provider for Amazon in Port Wentworth, where he was very proud of his many employees and their accomplishments. ...
Thomas Ardis Hedrick, Jr. MAR 23, 1948 - SEP 15, 2020
Thomas Ardis Hedrick, Jr. passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. Born on March 23, 1948 in Johnstown, PA to Thomas Ardis Hedrick, Sr. and Jane House Hedrick, Tom was the oldest of four siblings, and lived most of his life in the Northeast. At Westmont Hilltop High School in Johnstown, Tom was a student leader, Co-Captain of the football team, and President of the Key Club and of the Chorus. Gifted with a beautiful voice, Tom performed as Captain von Trapp in the school’s production of The Sound of Music. Tom attended Franklin & Marshall ...
Frank S. Demcsak SEP 23, 1936 - SEP 15, 2020
Frank S. Demcsak, 83, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at Memorial Health University Hospital. He was born September 23, 1936 in Elizabeth, New Jersey to the late Antionette and Emil Demcsak. He was preceded in death by his brother, Stephen Demcsak. Frank graduated from Hillside High School, Hillside, N.J., and then served in the U.S. Army for two years, where he received a sharpshooter medal. He was a skilled carpenter and owned his own business, F&D Alterations until he retired for health reasons in 1990. After retirement he moved to Davenport, FL where ...
Randy Rhea Niemann NOV 08, 1985 - SEP 13, 2020
Randy Rhea Niemann, 34, formerly of Frankfort, passed away September 13, 2020 in Savannah, GA. He was born November 8, 1985 in Lafayette, Ind. to Donald R. and Diane (Ely) Niemann. Randy graduated from Frankfort High School in 2004 where he was a member of the swim team, was a local lifeguard and worked in the kitchen at Wesley Manor. Following high school, he moved to Savannah in 2004 where he went to Savannah College of Art Design and also became an accomplished bartender. He bartended for Top Deck, Social, Churchill’s, Murphy’s, and Molly MacPherson’s Scotti ...
John Scott III - SEP 11, 2020
John Scott III, 96, died peacefully on Friday September 11, the date of his would be 72nd anniversary. His loving wife, Yvonne, preceded him in death two years ago. John was born in Whitinsville, MA, son of John Scott Jr and Jane Dundas Scott. At seven years of age, his family moved to Elizabethton, TN where he spent his early years before attending Georgia Tech. His studies were interrupted when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy to become a naval aviator. Flying Hellcats and Corsairs, he was training for night fighter operations when WWII ended. Thereafter, he returned to Georgia Tech and compl ...
Ernestine Estill - SEP 10, 2020
Ernestine Alice Stanley Estill, 93, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. She was born July 12, 1927 in Guyton, GA to the late Paul M. and Ethel Hurst Stanley. Mrs. Estill was of the Baptist faith and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Estill, and her daughter, Kathryn Wheeler. Surviving are her son, Knowles Shaw Hamrick, III, two daughters, Karen Cowart, and Donna Brantley, all of Savannah. Also surviving are eight grandchildren, Jeff Vanscooter, Laura Palmer, Angela Tidwell, Leslie Wh ...
William Kirkpatrick "Kirk" Middleton - SEP 10, 2020
William Kirkpatrick “Kirk” Middleton, 71, passed away at his home on September 10, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, DeVane and Enzell Middleton of Effingham County, GA. He graduated from Effingham County High School and attended South Georgia College. Kirk later served as a Chatham County Deputy Sheriff in the State Court and later worked for the City of Tybee. He is survived by his loving daughter, Angie Middleton Anderson (Patrick Overstreet) and granddaughter, Ruby Anderson, brother, King Middleton (Linda), and niece, Greta (Justin) Cribbs. ...
Jack Kaster FEB 03, 1929 - SEP 08, 2020
Jack Kaster died September 8, 2020 at age 91 at his home of 28 years in Savannah, Georgia, after living 24 years in New Canaan, Connecticut. He was a senior executive for 33 years with IBM when the revolution of computer technology began, and then spent 30 years leading charitable organizations when he retired in 1987. John Alden Kaster was born February 3, 1929 in Humboldt, Wisconsin in his grandfather’s farmhouse, a few miles from Green Bay to Carl C. Kaster and Marie G. (nee Tielens) Kaster. He married Joan Claire Skogg, also of Green Bay, on April 16, 1955. They recently celebrate ...
Dr. Earl L. Shook, Jr. MAR 24, 1924 - SEP 08, 2020
Dr. Earl Lester Shook,Jr., 96, of Asheville, N.C. and briefly Savannah, GA, peacefully entered into eternal rest on September 8, 2020. Earl was son of the late Earl Lester and Lois Myers Shook of Barberton, Ohio. Following graduation from Barberton High School, Earl began his college studies to become a cartoonist at Ohio State University. While there, he enlisted in the United States Army to serve in WWII at just 19 years of age. He tested, trained as a medic and soon discovered a love for helping people and a passion for medicine. It was a superior officer who, at the end of ...
Robert Edward Fogarty, Esq. - SEP 07, 2020
Robert Edward Fogarty, Esq., 75, passed away Monday, September 7, 2020 at his residence. Due to the pandemic, a funeral service will not be held at this time. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Village Library, 1 Skidaway Village Walk, Savannah, GA 31411. ...
Ellen Lynn Olson DEC 22, 1936 - SEP 07, 2020
Ellen Lynn Olson peacefully passed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior on the morning of September 7, 2020 at home with her husband at her side. Ellen was born in Viroqua, Wisconsin on December 22, 1936. She was the only child of Francis Robert Clark and Bessie Seime Clark. She grew up in small town, rural mid-America singing in church, school choirs, and at weddings about town. She graduated from Viroqua High School in 1954 on the cheerleading squad and capable of beating most boys at school if they cared to play a round of golf. Ellen graduated from St. Olaf College ...
H. Mitchell Dunn, Jr. JAN 10, 1931 - SEP 06, 2020
Henry Mitchell Dunn, Jr., respected lawyer, quiet philanthropist and invaluable friend, died September 6 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. He was 89. Son of Henry Mitchell Dunn and Eleanor Doyle Dunn, Mitchell was a graduate of The Lawrenceville School in Princeton, NJ and the University of Virginia in 1953. After serving in the U.S. Army at Fort Gordon, in Augusta, GA, he went on to earn a law degree from the University of Georgia and in 1959 a Masters in Taxation from New York University, Phi Delta Phi. Following graduation from NYU, Mitchell joined the law firm Connera ...
Brad H. Harvill APR 20, 1939 - SEP 06, 2020
Brad Harvill, born Bradford Harris Harvill in Warner Robins, GA on April 4, 1939, passed away peacefully on September 6, 2020. Brad was the son of the late William and Lillie Whitaker Harvill. He was predeceased by his brothers, William, Samuel, and Douglas Harvill. He is survived by sisters, Betty Ann Cushman and Willie Kay Wilkerson and several nieces and nephews. Brad worked in the dry-cleaning business most of his life. In the early 90’s Brad moved to Savannah and managed Ardsley Park Cleaners. Brad will be missed by his Ardsley Park Cleaners family and his caregivers for the last tw ...
Sandra W. Wallace JUL 21, 1944 - SEP 06, 2020
Snellville, GA - Mrs. Sandra W. Wallace, age 76, died September 6, 2020. The Savannah native was a resident of Snellville, Georgia. She was retired from inside sales with General Electric and was of the Methodist faith. She loved her family dearly. Surviving are her husband, Ronald Wallace of Snellville; two sons, Bill Wallace (Valerie) of Birmingham, Alabama and Brian Wallace (Susan) of Medina, Tennessee; a sister, Brenda Askew of Gainesville, Georgia; a brother, Henry “Bubba” Wainwright of Atlanta, Georgia; and her grandchildren, Will, Lacy, and Hailey Wallac ...
John David Lacy JUL 15, 1982 - SEP 06, 2020
John David Lacy, 38, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2020 in Clearwater, Florida. John was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, July 15, 1982. He was a graduate of Nicolas High School, class of 2000 in Summerville, West Virginia. John loved animals and children. He had a kind and loving heart, loved to laugh, and have fun. He was taken to soon and will be deeply missed. Surviving are his mother, Cynthia Lacy Martin and stepfather, Charles Martin of Clearwater, FL; daughter, Destiny Faith Arnold of West Virginia; uncle, Frank David Lacy of Texas; aunts, Becky Lacy and Netta Lacy of Savanna ...
Paulina G. Tawil - SEP 05, 2020
Paulina Tawil, 53, lost her long, courageous fight with metastatic breast cancer on Saturday, September 5, 2020. She passed away in her Savannah home surrounded by her loving family. Paulina was born in Miami, FL to Jesus and Pauline Gutierrez on January 12, 1967. She was a devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend who found joy in being surrounded by her loved ones. She was a Catholic school teacher for 22 years and an active member of the Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband of 27 years, Tyrone, and her four children Francesca, Daniela, Gabriela and Jordi ...
Jeanne Marie Albert MAY 20, 1966 - SEP 04, 2020
Jeanne Marie Albert, 54, of Tybee Island, Georgia, passed away on the morning of September 4, 2020. A native of Rochester, NY, she was born on May 20, 1966, the daughter of Lawrence (Larry) and Susan Shaw. After leaving high school, Jeanne Marie served her country in the US Navy on USS Canopus AS-34, a submarine tender, as a dental hygienist for three years, from 1985 to 1988. Jeanne Marie loved reading, and writing poems and short stories, and was a very creative photographer. Two of her favorite pastimes were riding her bike to her favorite beach on Tybee Island which she na ...
Georgia R. Carter - SEP 03, 2020
Georgia Louise Roberts Carter, 101, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Summer Breeze, where she lived independently in a cottage. She was born May 26, 1919 in Jacksonville, Florida to the late Sydney and Emily Williams Roberts. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Eustace Clifton Carter, Sr. She was a charter member of White Bluff United Methodist Church, and was active in Eastern Star for many years. Mrs. Carter was a lifelong homemaker, where she raised her three children, and enjoyed growing flowers. Surviving are two da ...