Obituaries
William A. "Bill" Mikell, Sr. - OCT 18, 2018
William A. “Bill” Mikell, Sr., 82, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2018 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. He was born in Macclenny, FL, son of Leonard J. and Emma Beatrice Stokes Mikell. He was a graduate of Macclenny-Glen High School where he excelled in football and track. He married his high school sweetheart, Selene Padgett in December 1955. After graduation, he joined the United States Air Force where he trained to became an air traffic controller. Out of the service, he continued a career in aviation as an air traffic controller having assignments in Jacksonville, FL; Moody Air Force Base and ...
Joyce Gilman Cammack - OCT 16, 2018
Joyce Gilman Cammack, 83 of Savannah died Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Joyce was born November 28, 1934 in California. Joyce’s true love was her family followed by a love of travel and sailing. Joyce is survived by her husband of 56 years, Grey; her 2 children, Leslie (John) and David (Laurie); and grandchildren, Mark, Kristina, Alex, Evan, Anna, and Maggie. A remembrance and reception will be held Monday, November 19, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Brockington Hall, 213 E. Hall St. Savannah, GA 31401. Memorial contributions may be made to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation at cbf.org ...
Barbara Joan Layman APR 01, 1942 - OCT 13, 2018
Our beloved wife and mother Barbara Layman (76) passed away on October 13, 2018 at her home of 40 years surrounded by her husband and two daughters. She was born in Queens, NY where she was a competitive diver at Jones Beach. Barbara later met her husband; Wes and they were married for 56 years. Together they lived a full life, travelling with the military and their three children. Their final move was from Hawaii to Savannah, GA in 1978 where they chose to settle down and build a home. Barbara was a parishioner of St. James Catholic Church and volunteered at their school for many years. S ...
John McCarthy DEC 25, 1936 - OCT 13, 2018
John McCarthy, 81, son of Mary and Joseph McCarthy passed away this last Saturday at Memorial Hospital in Savannah. John was born in the Bronx, New York and raised and educated in Huntington, Long Island, NY. After marrying Lois, the girl next door, he was hired by Grumman Aircraft Corp. as a draftsman and through a series of promotions advanced to Program Management on the Apollo space program. After the successful moon landing, he transferred to Savannah, GA operations where he continued to succeed and eventually became part of the senior executive management team at Gulfstream Aerospace bef ...
Bobby Jerriol Hackle - OCT 13, 2018
A much-loved husband, father, grandfather, great- grandfather, son, uncle and brother Bobby Jerriol Hackle, 77, of Savannah, GA, passed away on Saturday, October 13th 2018 at his home with family by his side. Visitation will be at 6:00 PM with Memorial Service immediately following at 7:00 PM Thursday, October 18th, 2018 at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel, 7200 Hodgson Memorial Drive, Savannah, GA 31406. Bobby Hackle was born in Bulloch County, GA to Ludie McKenzie and Tolbert Brinson D.E. "Deke" Hackle on March 16, 1941. He worked as a butcher and manager for 44 years for Do ...
Allen Cywin SEP 09, 1925 - OCT 10, 2018
Allen Cywin, 93, formerly of Savannah, died October 10, 2018 at his home in Warner Robins, GA. He will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery later this year. Please sign our on-line guest book at www.foxandweeks.com ...
Donice Devida McNamara "Mickey" AUG 04, 1929 - OCT 10, 2018
Mickey McNamara, 89, passed away peacefully, October 10th, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Benndale, Ms., to Eula and Print Mixon, she was the youngest of nine children. Mickey attended Brooms Elementary School, and then Perkinston Boarding School in Ms. and later attended nursing school at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Ala. where she met her future husband, Jack, the love of her life for over fifty years. After living in Colorado and Florida, their travels led them back to Savannah, where she was a mother and a homemaker. After raising five children, she began her second career firs ...
William "Billy" Dewey Evans, Sr. - OCT 10, 2018
William “Billy” Dewey Evans, Sr., 78, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. He was born December 28, 1939 in Greenville, SC to the late Bruce Marion and Ginelle Davis Evans. He retired as partner of Ultimate Designs Kitchen and Bath Center. He was a member of the Homebuilders Association of Savannah, and the Georgia Home Builders Association. He loved bluegrass music, cars, trucks, and spending time with his family. Surviving are his wife of 55 years, Frances “Libby” Mallard Evans of Savannah, son, William Dewey Evans, Jr. and his wife Christy of West Palm Beach, FL ...
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 ...