Obituaries
Milidrag Kuljanin SEP 18, 1951 - JUL 27, 2018
Milidrag Kuljanin, 66, returned to his heavenly home on July 27, 2018 after a long and valiant battle with cancer. His devotion to his family and many loving friendships supported him in his struggle and ultimately gave him peace. He was ready to move on from this life and was not scared in his journey. Milidrag was born to Stjepan and Ana Kuljanin, in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on September 18, 1951. He graduated from the University of Sarajevo in 1975 where he received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME). He worked at Soko aerospace company in Mostar, Bosnia and Her ...
John David Humphrey DEC 28, 1944 - JUL 25, 2018
Wilmington Island, Georgia David Humphrey, 73, died Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at Oceanside Nursing Home. The lifelong resident of Savannah graduated from Savannah High School and attended Armstrong State College. He was U.S. Coast Guard veteran and awarded the National Defense Service Medal in 1967. David was a former Chatham County Police Officer and was instrumental in the research of a book that was published on The History of the Chatham County Police Department. He also worked as a bail bondsman for many years and enjoyed being a ham radio operator. Surviving are his wife, Stephanie Lowent ...
Gregory John Cole NOV 21, 1967 - JUL 23, 2018
Greg Cole died at home on July 23, 2018. The Sydney, Australia native was born on November 21, 1967. He was an avid outdoorsman. Greg's greatest joy was his daughter, Sydney Jane. Surviving in addition to Sydney Jane is his former spouse, Jinan Lamas; his mother, Dian Cole; his sister, Joann Nguyen and her children, Kimberly and Sean. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at a friends residence at 225 Commodore Drive, Savannah, GA 31410. ...
Larry Alan Willis FEB 14, 1950 - JUL 23, 2018
Larry Alan Willis, 68, died Monday, July 23, 2018. The Sparta, IL native was born February 14, 1950. Larry was predeceased by his parents, Cecil and Bernice Willis. He married Deb (Doyle) Willis on July 21, 1990 in Sterling, VA. Larry loved working on crossword puzzles, solving the Daily Jumble and making people laugh. His sense of humor was contagious and there was never a dull moment with Larry in the room with his crazy wit. He was a sports fanatic especially when he watched college football. There were very few times not to see Larry and Deb together laughing out loud. He was a devoted ...
Mary Anne Puder Armstrong AUG 05, 1958 - JUL 23, 2018
Mary Anne Puder Armstrong, age 59, passed away on July 23, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was born on August 5, 1958, in Savannah, GA and lived in Savannah for all of her life. Anne attended St. Vincent’s Academy and was a member of the Catholic faith. She has recently been attending Compassion Christian Church, Henderson Campus. Her daughter Melissa Armstrong, recently deceased, was Deaf and Anne was passionate about the Deaf community and culture. Anne was a loving mother, MeMe, sister, and aunt. She and her daughter, Melissa Armstrong (deceased) were involved i ...
Minerva Williams DuBrey MAY 15, 1922 - JUL 23, 2018
Minerva Williams DuBrey, age 96, died on Monday, July 23, 2018, at her home with her loving daughter, Gale Edeawo, at her side. . The Rochelle, Georgia native lived for a number of years in Detroit, Michigan before moving to Los Angeles, California in 1960. She returned to Georgia and settled in Savannah in 1998. She was a real estate agent and school teacher. Surviving are two daughters, Gale Judkins Edeawo of Savannah and Aloha Inmon of Detroit, MI; two granddaughters, Consuella Judkins of Los Angeles, CA and Latyma Inmon Lyons of Detroit; 5 gr ...
Anne Hancock Hammond - JUL 22, 2018
Anne Hancock Hammond, 78, beloved wife of Pearce W. Hammond, died peacefully with family at her side on Sunday, July 22, 2018. Anne was born in Savannah in 1939 at Telfair Hospital and spent many summers in Bluffton, SC. Above all, she was a lady of the south and daughter of the lowcountry. Anne and Pearce lived in Okatie, SC on the banks of the Chechessee river and were married for more than 21 years. She is survived by her husband and three step-children, Dale Bowers, Pearce W Hammond Jr., and Delia Zielinski, and four grandchildren, Jessie Bowers, Emily Bowers, Carolyn Hammond, and Margaret ...
Peggy Anne English Barron NOV 29, 1939 - JUL 21, 2018
Ms. Peggy Anne Barron (age 78) (nee Peggy Anne English) passed away July 21, 2018 at approximately 4:30 p.m. in the home of her eldest son in Savannah, Georgia surrounded by loving family. Peggy Barron was born in Zetella, Georgia on November 29, 1939 and lived there as a child prior to moving to Marietta, Georgia at age 11 where she remained until June 2018. Marietta was home to Peggy as she lived there most of her life, and raised her two sons there. Peggy attended Marietta High School (Class of 1957). After high-school she began working as a secretary, including at Lockheed (Lockheed-Martin ...
Sandra Hosti Cornelius - JUL 19, 2018
Sandra Lee Hosti Cornelius, 77, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018 at Memorial University Medical Center with her family by her side. She was born in Savannah to the late Ernest C. and Dorothy Lee Hosti. Sandra was a graduate of St. Vincent’s Academy and was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church on Tybee Island. She was also a Tybee First Responder. Surviving are her husband, David W. Cornelius, her children, Michelle Fletcher, Theresa Gorby, Kimberly Fickes, Diane Perkins, William Moseley, Lynn Meree Northup, Dan Cornelius, Dennis Cornelius, and Mathew Cornelius. Also surviving are 31 gr ...
Joanne DiGiacomo Devaro - JUL 19, 2018
Joanne DeVaro, joined her loving husband in eternal rest in the early morning hours of July 19, 2018. The devoted youngest daughter of Abruzzese immigrants Nicola and Santa DiGiacomo was born on June 15, 1919, during the Spanish flu pandemic which claimed two of her siblings, in Batavia, NY, and was raised in Rochester, NY. At the urging of a mutual friend she began writing to her future husband John in 1943 while he was stationed with the Fifth Air Force USAAF in New Guinea. They were introduced after the war and were married in 1949 and would become members of St Margaret Mary Catholic Churc ...
Douglas James Dalrymple - JUL 18, 2018
Douglas James Dalrymple, died July 18th, 2018 in Savannah, GA. Born October 26th, 1947 in Newton, NJ, son of the late Margaret D. and Douglas S. Dalrymple. Raised in Trenton, NJ, he graduated from Cathedral High School in Trenton before earning a Bachelor’s Degree from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. He spent two years active duty in the US Army with an honorable discharge. Married 32 years to the late Patricia S. Dalrymple. He worked for 37 years in the insurance industry, retiring in 2006 as a Vice President of the Chubb Insurance Group. Following his retirement, he relocate ...
Dr. Richard "Dick" Craig - JUL 18, 2018
Dr. Richard Craig (Dick) passed away peacefully at his home on July 18th. He is survived by his wife of fifty years Judith Craig and one daughter, Cheryl Kennerk, 6 grandchildren, and 5 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one daughter, one son, one grandson, and his first wife Jean Woebbking. Dick was a graduate of Indiana University and Indiana University Medical School. He was a member of SAE Fraternity. He received further medical training at The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota and practiced in Fort Wayne, Indiana where he was the Chief Radiologist at Lutheran Hospital from 1 ...
Roscoe Williams AUG 16, 1953 - JUL 18, 2018
Daniel M. “Roscoe” Williams died July 18, 2018 at his home on Tybee Island. A Celebration of Roscoe's Life will be held at 5:00 pm on Monday July 23, 2018 at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel. ...
Earl Robert "Bobby" Harpe DEC 25, 1942 - JUL 15, 2018
Earl Robert Harpe (Bobby) passed away peacefully at his home on July 15, 2018. He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, JoAnn Harpe; his daughters, Kathy Scholer (Greg) of Carmel, Indiana, Kim Gil (Larry) of Savannah, Georgia; sisters Alethia Shelton (Larry) of Savannah, Georgia, and Janeen Carter (Joseph) of Cummings, Georgia; grandchildren: Ashley, Zachary, Brandon, Nelson and Addison, along with many nieces and nephews that loved him dearly. To them, “Papa was AWESOME!” Bobby was a native of Savannah, GA born to the late Claxton and Evelyn Harpe. He graduated from Jenkins High Schoo ...
Michelle Buckley Zeigler - JUL 14, 2018
Michelle Buckley Zeigler, 31, passed away Saturday, July 14, 2018 at East GA Regional Hospital in Statesboro. She was preceded in death by her mother, Deborah Ann Miles Buckley, and her brother Joey Buckley. Surviving are her father and step-mother, Joseph and Lori Buckley, of Savannah, her three children, James, Christopher, and Anna Marie Zeigler of Guyton, her brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Celestia Buckley of Park City, Utah, nephew, Jonah Buckley, and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. at Fox & Weeks, Hodgso ...
Thomas "Tom" B. Worsham, Jr. - JUL 13, 2018
Edgefield, SC – Thomas (Tom) Branch Worsham, Jr., 85, passed away July 13th, 2018 at National Healthcare Center of North Augusta, SC surrounded by family. Tom was born April 18th, 1933 in Suffolk, VA to the late Thomas B. Worsham, Sr. and Margaret A. Worsham. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond, VA and later from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, where he earned a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering. During the time Tom was in college, he was drafted by the US Army and served in Korea for a short duration as a cryptographic specialist. After returning from Korea and gradua ...
Page B. Sessoms JUL 04, 1964 - JUL 13, 2018
The soul of Page Brandt Sessoms left this world Friday, July 13, 2018. Born on the Fourth of July, the larger-than-life spirit of such a wonderful friend, father and husband will never leave us. Page had a reputation as one of the most brilliant boat Captains, fishermen, and creative engineers we have ever known. A savvy businessman with incredible negotiation skills, Page knew the waters of the East Coast as well as any. He leaves behind incredible stories that continue to leave smiles on the faces of friends and family. His adventures tell of a man who rescued steel-hull sailboats and who fi ...
James Edward Lewellyn FEB 28, 1941 - JUL 13, 2018
James Edward Lewellyn, 77, passed away Friday July 13, 2018. Jim grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee where he met and married the love of his life Patricia. They were married for 45 years and shared a love of travel. They traveled extensively through out the United States and overseas. Jim served four years in the Air Force as a military policeman serving in the canine unit where his love for dogs was an asset. After his four years of service he and his wife Patricia returned to Knoxville with their two sons. He enrolled at the University of Tennessee and graduated with a business degree in 1972. ...
Luba P. Zhybaj - JUL 11, 2018
Luba was born July 27, 1951 in Valencia, Venezuela to the late Teodor and Lina Pystrak. Along with her parents, grandparents, brother and uncles, they immigrated to the United States in 1956 and settled in Buffalo, NY. After graduating from Lafayette High School in 1969, Luba was married for 23 years to Victor Zhybaj (US Army, Ret). Luba moved to Savannah, GA in 1991, and for 27 years, shared a home of love, adventure, boating and fishing with Walter Nedriga, who passed away Feb 22, 2018. She was sister to Ted (US Army, Ret) & Young Pystrak of Arizona and Katherine & Da ...
Ann Robinson Webb - JUL 10, 2018
Ann Robinson Webb, 79, passed away July 10, 2018 in Savannah, GA. She was born in Dublin, GA July 23, 1938 to the late Edwin and Carolyn Robinson. She graduated from Dublin High School in 1956. She soon thereafter started working for Gold Kist, Inc in Atlanta as a secretary. She proudly worked for William Gaston and Gaylord Coan, both previous CEO”s of Gold Kist until her retirement. She retired after 45 years of service. She has resided in Conyers, GA since 1975 and only recently moved to Savannah to be with her son. In addition to he parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Ben R ...
Robert Anthony Evans - JUL 10, 2018
Robert A. Evans, 67, died Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at St. Joseph’s Hospital after a short illness. He was born in Savannah, GA and was a 1969 graduate of Savannah High School and a 1977 graduate of Armstrong State College. He was retired from Trust Company Bank. Robert was preceded in death by his parents, John T. and Elizabeth Palmer Evans, one brother, and two sisters. Surviving are three brothers, Michael Evans (Frances), David Evans (Tina), and Gene Evans, and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., with a Rosary Service at 6:00 p.m., Friday, July 13, 2018 at St. Franc ...
Julia Cathryn Kennedy AUG 23, 1932 - JUL 10, 2018
Julia Cathryn Kennedy, 85, passed away July 10, 2018 at Azalealand Nursing Home. She was born August 23, 1932 in Arkedelphia, AL to the late James Wilson and Julia Pearl Allbritton. She was a member of Chapel By the Sea on Tybee Island. Preceding her in death were her husband, Harry Kennedy, and her brothers, J.W., Hoyt, Donal, and J.E. “Bubs” Allbritton. Survivors include her children, Rick Branham (Pam) and Susan Lauer (Curt); grandson, Harrison Lauer; sister, Helen Gillespie of Tuscaloosa, AL; and numerous nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, July 13, 2 ...
Harry Ernest Safley JAN 08, 1947 - JUL 10, 2018
Harry Ernest “Ernie” Safley, of Pembroke, GA, passed peacefully away on July 10, 2018, at the age of 71. Ernie was born and bred in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, where his heart always remained. His greatest loves were his wife of 41 years, his two children, horses, and those Virginia mountains. A man with a big heart, he would go out of his way to help others. He was a connoisseur of good food, good stories, and good company. As a history buff, he held volumes of knowledge about battlefields, priding himself on the horses’ hoofprints he left on many of them. A man of adventure, he liv ...
Lois Virginia Riner NOV 22, 1936 - JUL 10, 2018
Lois Virginia Bennett Riner, 81, passed away July 9, 2018 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Rome after a long illness. Lois was born in Savannah on November 22, 1936 to Joseph H. and Margaret T. Bennett. She graduated from Commercial High School in Savannah in 1954 and married Bobby Randal Riner at Wesley Oak United Methodist Church on June 9, 1954, immediately relocating to Everett, Washington, where he was deployed with the United States Air Force. Lois faithfully raised a growing family through nearly 20 years of Air Force deployments in Washington, Japan, New York and England before returnin ...
Lynette G. Whitney - JUL 09, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Lynette G. Whitney announces her sudden passing on Monday, July 9th, 2018 at the age of 54 years. Lynette will forever be adored by her three daughters Hollie (Alex), Taley, and Staci (Vince). Known to them as “GiGi”, she also left behind her true pride and joy, her precious grandchildren Liam, Emma, Aiden, Carson, and baby girl on the way, to be named Lynette. Lynette also will be fondly remembered by her mother Marcia, and her brother Greg (Erin). She was also very fond of her extended family that included many loving aunts, uncles, nieces, and c ...
John Walker Crisp MAR 17, 1940 - JUL 09, 2018
John Walker Crisp passed away at home on July 9, 2018. He was born in New York City on March 17, 1940 to the late George Bennett Crisp of Falkland, North Carolina and Rachel Almeda Walker Crisp of Arlington, Georgia. He grew up in Harlingen, Texas and Atlanta. He graduated from the Georgia Military Academy in 1958 and The Citadel in 1962. Upon graduating from The Citadel, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the US Army. He spent two years with the Third Armored Cavalry in Kaiserslautern, Germany. In December 1964, after completion of his military service, he joined the Federal Bureau ...
Barbara Diane Iler - JUL 09, 2018
Barbara Diane Iler, 71, died Thursday, July 9, 2018 in Port Charlotte, Florida. A Savannah native, Diane spent many years working for Johnson, Lane, Space, Smith & Company before moving to Florida and finishing her career at Dean Witter Reynolds. Diane was a devoted daughter, sister, and aunt. She enjoyed every minute spent with her family and loved telling stories of past memories. She was preceded in death by her father James Emory Iler and her mother Nell Ann Iler. Surviving are her sister Carolyn Comas and her husband Leo. Her nieces and nephews Wendy, Joe, David, Karym, Cari, and Jim; ...
Jason Daniel Elkins AUG 21, 1977 - JUL 08, 2018
Jason Daniel Elkins, 40, died Sunday, July 8, 2018 at his home. He was born August 21, 1977, the eldest son of Joseph (Joe) and Melinda Elkins in Savannah, Ga. He was a loving husband, son, brother and devoted father. He excelled at sports including, football, baseball, soccer and swimming. After graduating from Benedictine Military School, where he played football and soccer, he attended both Savannah State and Armstrong State College. Surviving are his wife Carrie Elkins, daughter Adelynn Elkins, sons; Joshua, Jacob, and Peyton, step-daughters; Taylor and Haley Wilkes, his parents; Joe and M ...