Obituaries
Louis Ralph Arcangeli JUL 01, 1924 - DEC 24, 2017
Louis Ralph Arcangeli died on the 24th of December, 2017, at the age of 93 years after having lost Adele, his loving wife of 65 years, two years ago on December 7, 2015. Louis Arcangeli married Adele DiCrecchio in Philadelphia in 1950. Together they were the devoted, loving parents of eight children and beloved by their eight grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Lou’s son John Arcangeli predeceased him in 1992. He is survived by his children Louis R. Arcangeli Jr. (Janet) of Atlanta, Barbara McCullough (Steve Mancini) of Brentwood, TN, Ralph Arcangeli (Kathy) of Oak Ridge, TN, Adele ...
Stanley John Kaczorowski - DEC 23, 2017
Stanley John Kaczorowski was born on February 27, 1940 in Elizabeth, NJ. His parents were Stanley William Kaczorowski and Sophie Sobieski Kaczorowski. He attended elementary and high school in Elizabeth where he was a very good football player. He then went to Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania and was granted a full academic scholarship as a walk on to the football team. He went on to Seton Hall Law School and when he graduated in 1964 was sworn in as Assistant Prosecutor for Union County, New Jersey and tried his first murder trial in 1965, at age 25. He entered private practice after a ...
Robert "Mike" Green, Sr. - DEC 23, 2017
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Robert Michael Green, Sr., age 74, passed away at his home surrounded by his family after a courageous 8 year battle with ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease on December 23, 2017. Mike Green is survived by his wife of 55 years, Christine Lee Green, his son Robert M. Green (Rene), a daughter Buffy Michelle Thompson (Mark), his sister Elizabeth Holland, brothers Jack Herman Green (JoAnn), and John Danielle Green; two grandchildren Christian Taylor Green and Lacey Daniel Moser (Josh) and one great-granddaughter Ella Brook Moser. He is preceded in death by his parents, James Crouse Green and Mary Ann Brown, ...
Eugene Douglas Connell, Sr. JUN 19, 1934 - DEC 22, 2017
Eugene Douglas Connell, Sr., “Gene”, 83 of Savannah, GA passed away peacefully Thursday, December 22nd holding the hands of his children. Born June 19, 1934, in Spencer, NC, Gene was the son of the late Troy Grubb Wortham also from Spencer, NC. Gene graduated from Spencer High School, attended Fishburne Military Academy, Lenoir Rhyne University, and Davidson College - completing his textile engineering degree at North Carolina State University in 1959. Gene began his career at Dan River Mills in Danville, VA and Cartex Mill in Salisbury, NC. He remained in the textile industry until he took ea ...
Robert Fleming Free - DEC 22, 2017
Robert Fleming Free, age 84, died Friday, December 22, 2017. He is predeceased by his wife of 56 years, Myrlene, and is survived by his daughter, Mary Ann Noonan (Chuck) of Brooklet; his son, Fleming Free (Marsha) of Duluth, GA; his grandsons Justin Brown (Stephanie) of Little Rock, AR; and Jarad Brown (Amber) of Savannah; granddaughters Rachael Raynor (Phillip) of Brooklet; Mara Akins of Brooklet; and Sara Free of Dover, NH; 6 great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Bob was born January 19, 1933, in Augusta, GA, as the youngest of five children. He graduated from Swainsboro High ...
Sarah Bragg Chapman - DEC 22, 2017
Sarah M. Chapman, 97, passed away peacefully at St. Joseph’s Hospital on December 22, 2017. She was born in Silver Creek, GA on December 11, 1920 to the late William O. Bragg and Emma Virginia Anne Carroll Bragg. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Edwin Henry Chapman, her two daughters, Christine V. Cowart, Elizabeth M. Dent, and one son, Charles B. Chapman. She retired from Western Auto after 15 years of service, and was a member of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. Surviving are her daughter, Barbara A. Sancomb, and her husband William Pat Sancomb, nineteen grandchildren ...
Richard Mell Coleman Sr. - DEC 21, 2017
Richard Coleman, 73, passed away December 21, 2017 after a long illness at The Brian Center (Hendersonville, NC) while under the care of Four Seasons Hospice. A native of Savannah, Georgia, Mr. Coleman was a 1962 graduate of Benedictine Military School. He served in the Georgia Army National Guard and the Chatham Artillery. He went on to play football at Clemson University before transferring to the University of Georgia where he earned his business degree. He was a longtime member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church until his illness advanced. He is a past member of the Knights of Columbus a ...
Billy Lee AUG 04, 1932 - DEC 21, 2017
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William R. Lee, of Savannah, died Thursday December 21st at the age of 85. Billy was born at home in Savannah on August 4, 1932 and grew up on West Park Avenue just a block from Forsyth Park. He graduated from Savannah High and attended Armstrong Junior at the Bull Street location. He was a basketball star and a boxer while at Armstrong. Growing up in a world of high tensions, Billy grew up fast and tough leading him to serve in Korea as a Sergeant First Class in the US Army’s 3rd Infantry Division. After returning home he tried a stint in the insurance business. Soon realizing his passion fo ...
Earl E. Crew SEP 27, 1946 - DEC 21, 2017
Earl E. Crew passed away Thursday, December 21, 2017, at Memorial University Medical Center after a short illness. Earl was born in Malinta, OH to Gale and Anna (Loudon) Crew on September 27, 1946. He was an only child but was surrounded by his extended family throughout his childhood. Earl graduated from Malinta-Grelton school before attending Defiance College in Defiance, OH where he earned a B.A. in Business Education. His excellent work ethic began early, as he paid his way though college working as a bartender and hospital orderly. After college Earl began teaching, but it turned out t ...
Michael "Doc" Lewis Holliday JUN 13, 1950 - DEC 21, 2017
Michael “Doc” Lewis Holliday passed away December 21, 2017 at Hospice Savannah after a long illness. He was born to the late Leamon Roy Holliday and Kathleen Lewis Holliday. He lived most of his life in Savannah. Mike graduated from Savannah High School and attended South College. He played basketball at both schools. He graduated from Armstrong State College with a BS in Physical Education. He taught and coached for two years in the Savannah Chatham County public schools. Holliday was an Insurance Agent for Allstate Insurance Company for 29 years. He loved his customers and fellow Allsta ...
Roberta Stewart Taylor NOV 19, 1920 - DEC 20, 2017
Roberta Stewart Taylor died Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at her residence. Mrs. Taylor was born in 1920 and raised in Louisiana where she attended LSU. During WWII, she served with the US Army Corps of Engineers and was sent to Trinidad. There, she met her future husband, Frank Dodd Taylor, who was training in the US Army Counter-Intelligence Corps. They were married in the capital of Port of Spain, one year after Pearl Harbor. After her husband returned from Europe in 1945, he joined the US Diplomatic Service. Mrs. Taylor accompanied him on assignments to Paris, London, Berlin, and Madrid. Th ...
Cynthia Crane Doyle NOV 08, 1952 - DEC 20, 2017
Cynthia Crane Doyle of Savannah passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2017, surrounded by her loving family and faithful dog, Harry, after a long bout with cancer. The 65-year-old mother of three was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Willis and Jane "Dede" Crane. Cindi graduated from Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, Ohio, before attending Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia, where she met her lifelong partner and loving husband, Fred A. “Freddy” Doyle Jr. Cindi moved to Savannah more than 40 years ago where she started her family. An avid lover of travel, she focused her ...
LuAnn Roberts NOV 26, 1953 - DEC 19, 2017
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LuAnn Roberts, 64, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017. She was born November 26, 1953 in Goldsboro, NC to the late Jack Edgar Roberts and V. Louise McDowell Roberts. LuAnn was a 1976 Graduate of Wake Forest and also a graduate of Antioch Law School in Washington, DC. She was a partner at Hudson and Roberts, and was a member of the Savannah Bar Association and the State Bar of Georgia. She taught history at Armstrong State University and Georgia Southern University. She was also a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church and the American Legion Auxiliary on Tybee Island. She is survived by ...
Stella Cronk Shoemaker DEC 18, 1919 - DEC 17, 2017
Stella Cronk Shoemaker, Dec. 18, 1919 – Dec. 17, 2017 Stella Cronk Shoemaker, 98, died peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 17, at Station Exchange Senior Care, Richmond Hill, GA. Stella’s children will remember with loving gratitude their mother’s remarkable sense of humor; her early morning practice of saying the rosary and praying for everyone she knew; her resilient spirit when facing challenges; her absolute delight in small children; her unconditional kindness toward all people; her constant willingness to lend her hand to anyone in need; and her abiding love for her childhood home on Isle of H ...
Richard Johnstone Corbin OCT 06, 1932 - DEC 16, 2017
Richard Johnstone Corbin died on December 16, 2017 at his home in Jackson, Ga. He was born on October 6, 1932 in Savannah, Ga, the son of Gawin Lane Corbin and Kathleen Culbertson Corbin. Richard spent his youth in Savannah before attending St. Andrew’s School in Middletown, Delaware from which he graduated in l951. He graduated from Sewanee, the University of the South in 1955 with a BA in English, having been actively involved in athletics at both institutions. At Sewanee he served as President of the Blue Key National Honor Service Fraternity, was a member of the Order of the Gown, the Hono ...
Nelson David Shaner APR 23, 1955 - DEC 16, 2017
Nelson David Shaner,62, died December 16, 2017 at Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 23,1955 in Boca Raton FL to Robert and Eleanor Shaner. He lived most of his life in North East Ohio before moving to Savannah. He graduated from Matthews High School in Vinnena, Ohio in 1973. He then served in the U.S. Army. After serving in the army he worked as a machinist for many years. He enjoyed rock collecting and fishing. Nelson is survived by his children, Loretta (Marcus) Lewis, Pamela Shaner, and Robert Shaner; grandchildren, Gabriel Lewis, Samantha Lewis, and Alize ...
Larry David Sapp - DEC 15, 2017
Larry David Sapp passed away on December 15th at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Tattnall County on June 2, 1935, to Palmer and Willa Mae Sapp. Larry graduated from Commercial High School and served in the 165th Air National Guard. His career spanned over 60 years in the commercial life and health insurance industry as he served businesses and families in the area. He was an avid golfer who developed many friendships on and off the course. Larry enjoyed an early start to each day with his 6am coffee buddies. He was a generous man always looking for ways to help other ...
Kathleen Elizabeth Kelly Price - DEC 12, 2017
Kathleen Elizabeth Kelly Price, 60, died Tuesday, December 12, 2017. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law Gerald P. “Gary” Price, Jr. and Elisabeth Price; brother Michael J. Kelly; sister Patricia Kelly and her husband Mark Green; grandchildren Emlyn, Kaelyn and Benjamin. She was preceded in death by her husband Gerald P. Price, Sr., and son James D. Price. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 15, 2017 in the Hodgson Chapel of Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors. The family will receive friends from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. prior to the service. Inurnment wil ...
Christopher B. Geriner MAY 26, 1953 - DEC 08, 2017
Christopher B. Geriner, 64, died Friday, December 8, 2017, at his home of natural causes. A native and lifelong resident of Savannah, Chris was a graduate of Savannah High School and was an independent painting contractor. He was a member and usher at Coastal Cathedral Church of God. Surviving are his son, Jacob B. Geriner of Savannah, currently in the Georgia National Guard; his sister, Lynn G. McAuliffe and her husband Pat of Marietta; a brother, Stuart Geriner of Albany, GA; a nephew, Kevin and two nieces, Kelli and Clara; an uncle, Richard Geriner; and several cousins. The family will rece ...
Charles Henry "Chic" Meyer, Jr. MAR 11, 1947 - DEC 08, 2017
Charles H. Meyer, Jr (Chic), 70, died unexpectedly December 8, 2017 at home. He was born March 11, 1947 in Cincinnati, Ohio and grew up in in Jacksonville, Florida. Chic is a graduate of Landon High School in Jacksonville, FL in 1965. He later attended Stetson University where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity earned an MBA in 1970. Chic served as a Captain in the US Army at Ft. Benning, GA. He worked just shy of 40 years for SunTrust Bank, Georgia. Serving in Columbus and Carrollton, Georgia then to Knoxville, TN and in 2004 to Savannah, Georgia where he was Executive Vice Presiden ...
Christopher McMillan Downing - DEC 07, 2017
Christopher McMillan Downing died on December 7, 2017 of a heart attack while resting, in route from Mobile to Charleston for his next job assignment. Chris was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, on April 4, 1976. Chris and his family returned to Savannah in 1980 after his father’s active duty military career. He spent most of his early childhood and adult life in Savannah. He was educated at Savannah Christian Preparatory School and received numerous technical certificates from Savannah Technical College including HVAC Technician, Integrated Circuit Repair an ...
Claire Gramling Opper JUN 24, 1912 - DEC 07, 2017
Claire Helen Gramling Opper, 105, died Thursday, December 7, 2017 at her home. The widow of Charles G. Opper, she was born in Miami, Florida on June 24, 1912, to John Carrington Gramling and Clara Helen St. Claire Gramling. Mrs. Opper was a long time resident of Savannah and was a retired medical technologist. Surviving are her daughter, Diana C. Opper, her son, Charles G. Opper, Jr., and two grandsons, Charles G. Opper III and Carrington G. Opper. A graveside funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, December 11, 2017, at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with The Rev. Rob Bagwell officiati ...
Mary Olivia Pilkinton Anderson MAY 15, 1939 - DEC 04, 2017
Mary Olivia Pilkinton Anderson went to heaven December 4, 2017. Having grown up in a 5 room house on a dirt road 11 miles from Douglas, Georgia, she always described herself as a “country girl” in a lyrical soft southern accent, when asked. Her disposition was ever cheerful, saying she was never deep into religion, she felt that she always wanted to be a good person and never spoke ill of anyone. Competent in bridge, golf and tennis, she greatly enjoyed the games of life. Cooking was an obsession with recipes scattered about the house. However she possessed a brown thumb. Voted prettiest girl ...
Dorothy Norton Tartt FEB 03, 1924 - DEC 04, 2017
Dorothy Norton Tartt, 93, died Monday, December 4, 2017 at her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ruben & Agnes Enriquez; her son, Paul Walton (Skipper) and great-grandson Anthony Fuette She is survived by her husband of 47 years, David Tartt; children, Lynda Combs (Horace) of Richmond Hill, Marsha Pitaccio (Bernie) of Yuma, AZ, Monica Brown of Savannah, Dorothy Lloyd of Savannah, Matthew Walton of Savannah; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 9, 2017 at Fox & Weeks Funer ...
Jean-Pierre Radley FEB 20, 1932 - DEC 03, 2017
Jean-Pierre Radley, computer consultant and former president of Pauline Trigere, Inc. died of natural causes on December 3rd in Savannah, Georgia. He was 85. JP was born in Neuilly en Seine (France) but arrived in New York with his parents Pauline and Lazar, and brother Philippe on Christmas Eve 1936 to escape the political turmoil of Europe. Their original destination was Santiago de Chile but the lure of New York was too strong. JP graduated early at 16 from the Lycee Francais, followed by MIT with a degree in Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration. Upon graduation h ...
Timothy J. "Buck" Dotson APR 06, 1992 - DEC 03, 2017
Senior Airman Timothy J. “Buck” Dotson, 25, died December 3, 2017 in Altus, OK. Born on April 6, 1992 at Eglin Air Force Base, FL, he grew up on Tybee Island, GA. He attended St. James School and Benedictine Military School. Senior Airman Timothy J. Dotson was an Air Force Veteran who entered the Service in April 2013. After graduating the Louis F. Garland Fire Academy at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas he was assigned to the 48th Civil Engineer Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom as a Fire Fighter. During his tenure at Lakenheath he deployed in support of operation INHERENT RESOLVE to A ...