Obituaries
Stephen D. Morrison, Sr. MAR 23, 1939 - OCT 10, 2018
Stephen D. Morrison, Sr. (“Grandaddy”), 79, died peacefully at Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta on October 10, 2018. Steve was born in Savannah on March 23, 1939, where he lived most of his life. He joined the United States Air Force in 1956, earned his high school diploma, and was honorably discharged in 1961. He started his career at American Cyanamid, working there for seven years before apprenticing as a plumber. He joined the Plumbers & Pipefitters Union, where he served on the Executive Board and as Vice-President before retiring due to disability. Retirement allowed Stev ...
David Mitchell Sumner AUG 22, 1955 - OCT 09, 2018
David Mitchell Sumner passed away on October 9, 2018, at the age of 63. He was preceded in death by his father Carlton Sumner. A Savannah native, David was a loving and devoted father to his daughters whom he raised as a single parent. He loved the outdoors, especially hunting and fishing with his daughters and his dog, Autumn. David was well known for his talents as a skilled carpenter, and spent the last two years working for ABM at the Savannah Gulfstream Facility. David is survived by his daughters, Amanda (David) Ragan and Jessica Sumner; four granddaughters- Lily, Elizabeth, Katherine, ...
Mary Laura Lee Peebles Huber OCT 02, 1923 - OCT 09, 2018
Mary Laura Lee Peebles Huber, 95, died peacefully at her home in Savannah, GA on October 9, 2018 with her children by her side. Born October 2, 1923 in Statesboro, GA, Mary was the daughter of David Brinson Lee and Ruth Marie NeSmith Lee. Mary graduated high school from Georgia Teacher College (known today as Georgia Southern). In 1945, Mary married George Peebles from Swainsboro, GA. They made their home in Savannah, GA. In 1962, Mary was co-founder with her husband, George, of Paper Chemical Supply Company. The year 2012 marked 50 years in business which continues to grow under the direction ...
Melissa Blaine Coleman Bunton - OCT 08, 2018
Melissa Blaine Coleman Bunton, 29, passed away Monday October 8, 2018. Blaine was born in Savannah, GA on March 24, 1989. She was of the Catholic faith and attended St. Peter the Apostle School, St. Vincent’s Academy, Georgia Southern University and graduated with a BSN from the College of Coastal Georgia. Blaine was employed by Memorial Health as a Registered Nurse. Blaine spent her childhood on the local waterways surrounding Talahi Island enjoying riding jet skis, boating and eating crabs on the dock. Blaine was active in many sports, her favorites being softball and competitive cheerlea ...
Eiichi "AJ" Katamura - OCT 07, 2018
Eiichi “AJ” Katamura (55), passed away on October 7, 2018 in Savannah, GA at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah. He was born January 31, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan and was one of six siblings. He moved to the United States by himself at the age of 18 and eventually moved to Savannah at 19. In Savannah, he started his sushi-making career at Sakura on River Street, a popular Japanese eatery in the 80’s. In 1989, Eiichi moved back to New York, where he met his current wife, Mieko, and then moved to Cincinnati, where they had their daughter, Miwa. After moving back to Savannah in 1996, Eiichi continued m ...
John Hade Cribbs AUG 28, 1920 - OCT 07, 2018
John Cribbs, 98, passed away peacefully on October 7, 2018. He was born in Evans County, GA on August 28, 1920 to the late Horace and Mary Cribbs. He was preceded in death by his brothers, William, Jake, Benjamin, and Wallace Cribbs and his sisters, Verdonia Cribbs Hendricks and Margie Cribbs Whalen. John moved to Savannah in 1925 with his family. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. After the war he returned to Savannah where he owned several businesses until his retirement in 1989. He was married for 54 wonderful years to Ruby Barrow Cribbs, deceased. He is sur ...
Barbara J. Hodges - OCT 07, 2018
Barbara J. Hodges, 79, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2018 at her residence under the care of Georgia Hospice Care. The lifelong resident of Savannah was a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Temple. Mrs. Hodges was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard L. Hodges, II. Surviving are her daughter, Laura Elizabeth Hodges of Thunderbolt; son, Richard L. Hodges, III (Lavon) of Midway; granddaughters, Christina Marie and Gloria Jean; and three great grandsons, Christopher, A.J. and Colton. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., ...
Richard D. Michel AUG 04, 1951 - OCT 06, 2018
Richard D. Michel, 67, died Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Memorial Medical Center with his devoted wife, Mildred by his side. The Glen Falls, NY native was a former resident of Garden Grove and San Diego, CA before moving to Savannah. For the past 20 years, Richard was self-employed as a Computer Technician. He was formerly a HVAC Technician. Surviving are his wife, Mildred Bonilia Michel; and his sister and brother-in-law, Susan and Brett Jaeger of Utah. Please sign our online guestbook at www.foxandweeks.com. ...
Samuel Zemurray, III - OCT 06, 2018
Samuel Zemurray III passed away peacefully at his home in Savannah on Saturday, October 6, 2018. He was a native of New Orleans and was a graduate of the Webb School in California and Tulane University. His interest in shipping brought him to Savannah in the early 70’s. While in Savannah his childhood love of farming quickly resurfaced and he established himself as a leader within the Effingham County community by purchasing historic Honey Ridge Plantation and began restoring the 310 acre property. He developed one of the most prestigious Polled Hereford cattle operations in the State and pion ...
John A. (Jack) Diamond - OCT 04, 2018
John A. (Jack) Diamond, 89, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018 peacefully at home under the care of Hospice Savannah, Inc. surrounded by his wife, Margareta Ames Diamond, and family. He was the son of B. F. Diamond and Helen V. Flynn Diamond. Jack lived most of his life in Savannah. He graduated from Benedictine Military School, Class of 1947, and served in the United States Army in Japan during the Korean War. After discharge from the Army he attended Southern Tech in Atlanta and received a degree in Civil Engineering. He returned to Savannah and started working for the family business, ...
Judy Kay Godwin JUN 12, 1957 - OCT 03, 2018
Judy Kay Godwin "Honey", 61, passed away unexpectedly on October 3, 2018. The Teledo, Ohio native was born on June 12, 1957. She was the daughter of Carol and Albert Haag. Judy moved to Savannah in 2001 where she continued to live with her husband and granddaughter. She was a loyal and hardworking employee of Thunderbolt Marine, Inc. Surviving are her loving husband, Mark Godwin; her granddaughter; Makayla Martinez; her devoted daughter and son-in-law, Autumn and Rick Neri of Jacksonville, FL; her adoring grandchildren; Joshua and Jayden Martinez, and Madeline Nystrup, all of Jacksonville, a ...
Ann Naismith Groover SEP 16, 1931 - OCT 03, 2018
Ann Naismith Groover passed away peacefully on October 3rd, 2018. ...
Marilyn Murphy Overton - OCT 03, 2018
Marilyn Murphy Overton, 83, died Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at home surrounded with love by her husband, children and grandchildren. She was born in Atlanta, GA and as the daughter of an Army officer, traveled the United States and the world throughout her school age years. She graduated from St. Mary’s Academy high school in Washington, DC and continued her education, receiving a Bachelor’s degree from George Washington University and later a Master’s degree in Speech Therapy. In 1965, she married Army officer William Edward Murphy III (deceased 1986) and continued her world travels as they ...
Jonathan Waters MAR 18, 1981 - OCT 02, 2018
Jonathan Waters, 37, died Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at Memorial Health University Medical Hospital. Jonathan was born March 18, 1981 in Savannah to Janet Louise Henderson and Robert Waters. Surviving are his beloved wife, Tami Bumgardner Waters; his three sons, Drake, Peyton and Marshall Waters; his mother and her husband, Janet and Danny Henderson of Savannah; his father and his wife, Robert and Wendy Waters of Augusta; his grandmother, Willene Durrence Autry of Glennville, GA; his brother and his wife, Robert and Maggie Waters of Savannah; his sister and her husband, Brittany and Jamal Joshua ...
George Bailey Hagood - OCT 01, 2018
George Bailey Hagood died unexpectedly Monday, October 1, 2018. He was born March 6, 1940 in Marietta, Georgia, to Dr. George and Sally Hagood. He graduated in 1958 from Marietta High School where he was President of the Student Council. He attended Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in 1962. He joined the United States Air Force in 1963 as a fuels officer. He served in Columbus, Mississippi and Tachikawa, Japan. He was honorably discharged as a Captain in October 1974. He attended Merc ...
Dr. Frank A. Rizza, MD - OCT 01, 2018
Dr. Frank A. Rizza, 90, retired general surgeon, died Monday, October 1, 2018 in Savannah, Georgia. He was born September 28, 1928 to Alfonso J. and Georgia Hall Rizza in Savannah. Dr. Rizza was a graduate of Benedictine Military School and Armstrong College in Savannah, Emory University in Atlanta and the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. A veteran, he served in the US Army working at the 44th MASH Hospital in Korea. Upon his discharge, he completed his residency at Charity Hospital in New Orleans in both general and pediatric surgery going into private practice in New Orleans for 36 yea ...
Clarence W. West APR 22, 1925 - OCT 01, 2018
Clarence W. West, affectionately known to his friends as CW; to his family; Dad or Bill; and to Sue, her Uncle Dewey, died Monday, October 1, 2018 at Memorial Medical Center after a short illness. The Baltimore, MD native was born April 22, 1925 to Robert and Caroline West moved to Savannah in 1979. CW enlisted into the Army Air Corps in 1943 and was a member of the 485th Bomb Group based in Bari, Italy. After the war, he began his career working for the A&P Tea Company where he worked his way to become the VP of a division of more than 500 stores in Charlotte, NC. Upon retirement, CW move ...
Judah Kaplan JUL 07, 1934 - OCT 01, 2018
Judah “Jud” Kaplan, 84, passed away Monday, October 1, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. He was born July 7, 1934 in Bridgeport, CT, moved to New York, and lived in Savannah for the past 16 years. He graduated from Yale University in 1956 with a B.A. degree. After graduation he served as an alumni fundraiser. He was a member of the American Stock Exchange and the managing partner with M.L. Weiss and Company for over 50 years, and the coach for the American Stock Exchange basketball team for many years. He was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, and loved by his family and many friends. He ...
George Enslen Patterson, III DEC 12, 1953 - SEP 29, 2018
SAVANNAH — George Enslen Patterson, III, 64, a lifelong resident of Savannah and coastal Georgia, died on September 29, 2018 at Memorial Health University Medical Center of liver failure. George's parents, George Enslen Patterson, Jr. and Susan McCall Patterson, and his longtime companion, Jamie Annette Jobe, predeceased him. He is survived by a brother, Sherrod G. Patterson, of Decatur and a sister, Mary Howard Patterson Hatcher, and a niece, Susan McCall Hatcher, both of Marietta. George was born in West Palm Beach, Florida on December 12, 1953. After he and his family moved to Savannah in 1 ...
Ann Simpson Keck - SEP 29, 2018
Ann Simpson Keck, 87 of Sandy Springs, Ga. And Brooksville, Fl. died quietly at home on September 29, 2018 under hospice care following a series of strokes. Ann is the daughter of Polly Chaddick Simpson and Harry Eugene Simpson of Coral Gables, FL. Always a good student, Ann graduated from elementary and high schools in Coral Gables as well as the Harcum School of Art in Bryn Mawr, PA. Ann was a happy and devoted wife and mother as well as a gifted artist and enthusiastic ocean cruising sailor. She was a member of the Junior Leagues of Miami and Atlanta. Ann is survived by her husband of 67 ye ...
Clara Jones Nysewander SEP 06, 1923 - SEP 29, 2018
Clara Jones Nysewander – SAVANNAH – Clara Nysewander passed away September 29, 2018, having recently celebrated her 95th birthday with her family. A native of Daisy, Georgia, she moved to Savannah at 17. She studied at Draughon's Business College, taught typing to the troops of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, and then, while working in the insurance industry, met Bill Jones. She married Bill in 1943, and as their family grew to include five daughters, family became the center of her life. As the heart of a bustling household, she modeled fairness, compassion, and graciousness. Her expectations fo ...
Martha Tharrington Hayes OCT 07, 2029 - SEP 28, 2018
Martha Ann Tharrington Hayes passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on September 28th, 2018. She was born October 7th, 1929, the beloved daughter of the late Mildred Frazier Tharrington and Herbert M. Tharrington of Nash County, North Carolina. She lived in the cities of Chester and Anderson, South Carolina during her early years. She attended Winthrop College and later graduated from Armstrong State College and Georgia Southern University. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence J. Hayes, Jr., her high school and college sweetheart. Martha was a retired educator fr ...
Charles William Beck - SEP 27, 2018
Charles William “Chuck” Beck, 78 of Savannah, GA. passed away unexpectedly in the afternoon of the 27th of September on Skidaway Island. Chuck was born in 1940 in Youngstown, Ohio and lived across the United States and Europe before retiring to Savannah in 2001. Chuck completed his undergraduate work at the University of Dayton and graduate work at Penn State University. Chuck was an avid and dedicated volunteer. He was active in the LOVE reading program, Kiwanis, and Volunteer of the Year at Bethesda Boys Home (Bethesda Academy). Chuck held several officer positions on The Landings Associatio ...
Katherine Watkins Panoz MAY 16, 1955 - SEP 27, 2018
Katherine Watkins Panoz “Granny Kat”, 63, entered into eternal life on September 27, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family. A native of Augusta, GA, she had lived in Savannah since 1981. Her greatest interest in life was her family. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was also a lover of music and animals. Surviving are her husband, David Panoz; her mother, Evelyn J. Robbins Watkins; three sons, Shawn Bradley (Tami), Thomas Ryan Nuttall (Trishia), Matthew Nuttall (Nancy Backus); three brothers, Keith J. Watkins, Stephen G. Watkins, and Mark R. Watkins; 2 ...
Phillip T. White, Jr. - SEP 25, 2018
Phillip T. White, Jr., 54, died September 25, 2018 at his residence. He was born May 20, 1964 in Kettery, Maine, and lived in Savannah for most of his life. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps as a sniper. He graduated from Beach High School in Savannah. Surviving are his mother, Barbara Ann Griffin White, brothers, Eric G. White, John L. White (Nancy), and Greg White (Stephanie), his children, Phillip C. (Cal) White, of Columbia, SC, and Kinsey Damanche, of Columbia, SC, and his grandson, Joseph. He was preceded in death by his father, Phillip T. White, Sr. and his wife, Mi ...
Dianne L. Rosenbaum JUN 12, 1943 - SEP 25, 2018
Dianne L. Rosenbaum, age 75, died Tuesday, September 25, 2018, at Hospice House, surrounded by her husband, children, and grandchildren. She was born June 12, 1943, in Savannah, Georgia, and lived in Savannah for most of her life. She worked at The Children’s House at Candler/St. Joseph’s for over thirty years. Surviving are her husband, Matthew “Joe” Rosenbaum, of Savannah; her son, Joseph, and daughter-in-law, Vickie, of Port Wentworth; her daughter-in-law, Ann, of Alpharetta, Georgia; 6 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Steven. Following crem ...
Myron G. Marlay, Jr. - SEP 24, 2018
Myron George Marlay, Jr. September 17, 1920 -- September 24, 2018 Myron “Mike” Marlay passed away peacefully on September 24, 2018, in Savannah, GA, with family by his side. He was 98. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of Dr. Myron George Marlay, M.D., and Dagmar Pedersen, a registered nurse. He will be remembered as an outgoing, energetic and engaging personality, who invested in personal relationships and making lasting contributions to his friends, organizations and communities. He graduated from Morgan Park High School in 1938. With his friend, Al Morrison, he rode his 1936 Indian ...