Obituaries
Peter Lyon FEB 14, 1938 - MAR 27, 2018
Peter Lyon. Loving husband, father, brother, and grandfather, passed away peacefully at home on March 27th.2018 Born on February 14.1938 in Philadelphia. PA, he grew up on Long Beach Island, NJ. Pete attended Duke University in 1955, where he participated in the ROTC program. After graduation in 1959 he joined the USMC and trained as a fighter pilot on the F8 Crusader. His career was spent flying out of Parris Island, SC. After retirement from the Marine Corps in 1964 he joined Pan American Airways and flew DC8’s, 707’s and & 747s until 1986, when he was transferred to United Airlines, whe ...
Charles Towson JAN 08, 1926 - MAR 26, 2018
Charles Towson, 92, passed away Monday, March 26, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Fitzgerald, GA and lived in Savannah many years. He was retired from Kaiser Chemicals and a member of Bull Street Baptist Church. He preceded in death by his wife, Nell Hayslip Towson. Surviving are a daughter Barbara Brown of Savannah; two sisters, one brother, three grandchildren and one great grandchild. The memorial service will be held at Fox & Weeks, Hodgson Chapel on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. with a visitation starting one hour before the service. Please sign our online guestbook ...
Patton "Pat" Kate Cuttino Tracy - MAR 26, 2018
Patton (Pat) Kate Cuttino Tracy, 77, of Savannah, GA passed away peacefully on March 26, 2018 at Insignia Memory Care/Pruitt Hospice with her daughter and super-star caregiver, Sophie, by her side. She was born in Atlanta, GA on April 5 to David and Elizabeth Cuttino. After graduating from Druid Hills High School,she attended Sullns College in Virginia where she studied art and earned an Associates degree. She inherited a flair for art and design from her architect father. Upon returning to Atlanta, she met her “Hugh baby” who was attending GA Tech. They were married in 1960 and enjoyed 48 bea ...
George (Woods) Lawrence Miller, III - MAR 26, 2018
George (Woods) Lawrence Miller, III passed away on Monday, March 26, 2018. He was the husband of Elizabeth (Doll) Miller. They shared 45 years of marriage together. Born in Atlanta, GA on September 19, 1951, he was the son of George (Woody) Miller, Jr. and Ann Goodrich. He grew in up in Germantown, Pennsylvania and attended Chestnut Hill Academy. He graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, FL where he met his wife. He graduated with a degree in accounting and served as a CPA until he found his passion for mental health. In 1996, he graduated from Georgia School of Professional Psycho ...
David Sargent Price OCT 25, 1925 - MAR 25, 2018
David Sargent Price, 92, died Sunday, March 25, 2018 at The Marshes of Skidaway Island. David was born October 25, 1925. He graduated from Roxbury Latin in West Roxbury, MA in 1942, Harvard in 1944, and from Tufts University in 1948 with a Master’s Degree in engineering. David served during World War II in the United States Navy as a gunnery officer from 1944 to 1947. He worked for DuPont as an engineer from 1948 until his retirement in 1985. He and his late wife, Jane, lived on Skidaway Island where they were very involved in the community enjoying many years of golf, boating, and fun. Dav ...
Lucas "Luke" Daniel Clay, Jr. JAN 22, 1929 - MAR 24, 2018
Lucas Daniel Clay, Jr. (Luke), 89, our dear father, grandfather, and great grandfather died, March 24, 2018 in Savannah, Georgia. Luke was born January 22, 1929, in Danville, Virginia, the son of Lillie and Lucas Daniel Clay, Sr. After graduating from high school in Danville in 1948, Luke spent two years working for the FBI in Washington DC where he met Betty Blakeslee, from Hastings, Nebraska. Luke and Betty were married in 1951 in Danville. Luke served in the U.S. Army from 1951-1953. He then attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated at the top of his class in the College of ...
Shirley Hahn - MAR 23, 2018
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Hahn, Shirley A, 94, of Savannah, GA, died March 23rd, 2018. Shirley was born in Wellsburg, W VA and married her husband, William, after a whirlwind 7 day courtship while he was on leave from the Army during WWII. It was a marriage that endured for 65 years. After the war, Bill’s career in the paper industry took him and Shirley to a variety of locations, from Canajoharie, NY to Mobile, AL and St. Mary’s, GA to New Hope, PA. In 1972 Shirley and Bill took the opportunity to relocate to Savannah, GA where, living in the Historic District, Shirley immersed herself in the history, architecture and ...
Sara Lynn Knight - MAR 22, 2018
Sara Lynn Knight left us too soon on March 22, 2018. Sara was born in Savannah, Georgia on June 25, 1971 and was a graduate of St. Vincent’s Academy. Sara loved the outdoors from the mountains of North Georgia to any beach anywhere. She loved all kinds of music and was an enthusiastic Harry Potter and Star Wars fan. Sara had a joyous soul that touched the lives of everyone. She will be deeply missed by her daughter Susanne Victoria Knight, her mother Susan Wilensky Thompson (Steve Lewis), her fiancée William Leonard, brothers Bryan Thompson (Christa), Jeff Thompson (Kelly), and Bradley Thompso ...
Mattie Catherine "Pat" Knight Getz - MAR 22, 2018
Mattie Catherine “Pat” Knight Getz, 96, entered eternal peace on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at home under the care of her daughter and son-in-law and Savannah Hospice. She was born in Gordon, Georgia on July 2, 1921. She moved with her parents and seven siblings to Savannah, Georgia as a young child to a house on 49th. Street. She went to Commercial High School and married John Eason. She had a son for him, Ernest Robert Eason. Pat worked during WWII as a welder at Great Dane Trailers. She was one of “Rosie the Riveters”. She welded gas tanks, operated cranes and assisted in the constructio ...
Yvonne Worthy Scott MAR 11, 1922 - MAR 21, 2018
Yvonne Worthy Scott, 96, died peacefully in her home on Wednesday March 21. She was born in Cedartown, GA on March 11, 1922, daughter of Annie Mae and Grover Worthy. After graduating from Pfeiffer University, Yvonne began her career as a dietetic intern at Grady Memorial Hospital before working with the VA hospital in Atlanta. While in Atlanta, she met the love of her life John Scott in 1947. Married the next year, she and John spent 69 loving and eventful years together. She is survived by her husband John Scott III; children Katherine Anderson of Atlanta, John Scott IV of Arlington, VA and ...
Frederick "Gibson" Huger - MAR 20, 2018
Frederick “Gibson” Huger (Hoot), 78, of Rincon, Georgia passed away, Tuesday, March 20, 2018 peacefully at his home with his family. A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m., Friday, March 23 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 155 Goshen Road, Rincon, GA 31326 with a gathering following the service for family and friends in the church social hall. Father David Rose will be officiating. Gibson was born March 14, 1940 in Hamilton, Bermuda to the late Voorhees Ward and the late Alice Beekman Huger Ward. He graduated grade school from Riverside Military Academy, graduated college from Armstrong St ...
Alice Brockington Campbell - MAR 19, 2018
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Alice Campbell, 96, born August 31, 1921, in Columbia, S.C., died March 19, 2018, in Nashville, TN. Preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Decatur Bostick Campbell, Jr.; parents Leila McEachern and Robertson Couturier Brockington; and six siblings. Survived by children, Alan Stuart Campbell (Becky), Nashville; and Carol Campbell Young (Bob), Ft. Collins, Co.; grandchildren, Amy Campbell Pearson (Matt), Lauren Campbell Hancock (Matt) and Molly Stuart Campbell, Nashville; David Holton Young (Becky), Ft. Collins, and Eric Brockington Young (Mari), Denver, Co; great-grandchildren, Campbell, ...
Odilo Blanco OCT 12, 1933 - MAR 19, 2018
Odilo Blanco SAVANNAH – Odilo Blanco passed away March 19, 2018, at home surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren after a battle with chronic leukemia. He was born to Evaristo and Agripina Melon Blanco on October 12, 1933, in Espartedo, Orense, Galicia, Spain. Odilo’s father traveled to the U.S. for work shortly before Odilo’s birth. Odilo and his mother were separated from his father by the Spanish Civil War and World War II, and Odilo spent his early years as a subsistence farmer in rural Spain. He and his mother immigrated to Savannah in 1949 at which time he met his father and be ...
Gean Wylie Martin - MAR 18, 2018
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Gean Wylie Martin, age 76, passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2018 at Candler Hospital in Savannah, GA. Family was his number one priority and he was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend. As such, it was very appropriate that Gean was attended by his immediate family at the time of his passing. He was born on August 31, 1941 in Charleston, SC as the youngest of four children to Allen and Blanche Martin. Gean graduated from Rivers High School in 1960 and was fortunate to spend a significant amount of time at the Mitchell Playground. He attended the University of South Carolina and gr ...
Vanessa Waters Whalen - MAR 17, 2018
Vanessa Waters Whalen, 58, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018. She was born October 23, 1959 in Palatka, Florida and lived in Savannah for many years. She was retired as an Administrative Assistant for Blood Alliance. She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond Waters, Sr. of Palatka, FL, and Sarah Luverne Hall of Waycross, GA, her brother, Raymond Waters, Jr., and her sisters, Doris Chesser Sanders, and Peggy Chesser Peck. Surviving are her husband, William James Whalen of Savannah, her sons, Matthew Durrett of Tennessee and Michael McElroy of Savannah, her sisters, Connie B. Hiott (M ...
Sarah N. Pinckney - MAR 17, 2018
Sarah N. Pinckney, 88, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2018 in Savannah, GA. She was born in Savannah on July 3, 1929 to the late Fenwick T. Nichols, Jr. and Lillian A. Nichols. Sarah was preceded in death by her husband Miles M. Pinckney, brother Dr. Fenwick T. Nichols, III, and her sister Lillian N. Robertson. She attended First Baptist Church as a child, was a founding member of the Bonaventure Historical Society, a member of the Georgia Historical Society, a supporter of the Ogeechee Canal Association, and was a member of SAGA, Savannah Area Genealogical Association. She is survived by her ...
Claudia A. Malone - MAR 17, 2018
Claudia A Malone 91 died, Saturday, March 17, 2018 under the care of Hospice Savannah. She was born December 28, 1926 in Savannah, GA and retired from Union Camp Corporation. Surviving are a son Richard Wayne Billingsley (Marion), a grandson Beau Billingsley and a granddaughter Emily LaBranche (Jeremy). The family will receive friends at Fox and Weeks, Hodgson Chapel on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Graveside Service will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 22, 2018 at Forest Lawn Memory Garden Mausoleum. The family suggests that in lieu of flower donations be made to Humane So ...
Vince "Bud" Bracco OCT 02, 1958 - MAR 16, 2018
Savannah- Vince “Bud” Bracco, 59, died on Friday, March 16, 2018. He was born in Pennsylvania and currently resided on Wilmington Island. Vince was a proud member of the United States Marine Corp and was a truck driver by trade. He is survived by his children, Heather Csokuly, Vince Bracco (Karen), William Bracco (Lindsay); he was a proud Pap Pap of five grandchildren, Eric, Arianna, Justin, Breanna and Victoria. He is also survived by his mother, Maureen Bracco and five sisters. ...
Edward James Lee AUG 13, 1947 - MAR 14, 2018
Edward James Lee passed peacefully in his sleep on March 14, 2018 with his loving wife Jane of 49 years by his side. Born in Philadelphia, he grew up in Horsham and graduated from Hatboro Horsham High School in 1965. He earned his Associates Degree in Business from Lansdale School of Business where he met Jane, the love of his life. Ed was drafted into to the Marine Corps in 1968. He gladly served his country in Vietnam and was honorably discharged in 1974. He worked for The A&P Superfresh Company for 36 years. He went on to work as Purchasing Agent for Crystal Chemical Company. He and ...
Wilma "Penny" Shearouse Lane OCT 06, 1929 - MAR 14, 2018
Wilma "Penny" Shearouse Lane of Thunderbolt, 88, passed away at Memorial Medical Center on March 14, 2018, surrounded by her daughters. Penny as she was known most of her life was born on October 6, 1929 to John and Elma Shearouse. She married Hal Lane Sr. and started her life as a wife and a year later became a mother. Hal joined the Army and she became a military wife. The military took them all over the world and she would make a new home for her growing family at each stop. After retiring, she and her family moved into their home in Thunderbolt where she resided until her passing. Penny wa ...
Frank Barragan, Jr. - MAR 14, 2018
Frank Barragan, Jr., 99, a native of Savannah, Georgia, and beloved husband, father, and grandfather died on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Born on September 17, 1918 in Savannah, he was the son of Frank Barragan, Sr. and Lottie Culley Barragan. Frank was married to Ruth Klingon Barragan, who predeceased him in 2011, after 70 wonderful years of marriage. He attended Sacred Heart and Richard Arnold schools and graduated from Savannah High School in 1936. As a young boy, Frank loved to play golf and was respected as one of Savannah's best junior golfers. He would ride his bike several miles to the ...
Rev. James W. Chester, Jr. - MAR 13, 2018
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The Reverend James Wheeler Chester, Jr., 92, peacefully entered heaven’s rest on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, following a brief decline. He was attended at his residence at Marshview Senior Living by Kindred Hospice. His life is a testament to the Glory of God. Brother Jimmy was born September 20, 1925, in Whigham, Georgia, the son of the late James Wheeler Chester, Sr., and the late Pauline Sanders Chester. Brother Jimmy’s pulpit homilies were filled with stories of faith, family, and the fortunes of South Georgians during the Great Depression. As a member of “the Greatest Generation,” brother Ji ...
Leroy George Crosby APR 14, 1949 - MAR 13, 2018
LEROY GEORGE CROSBY (68) passed away peacefully at his home on March 13, 2018. He was born on April 14, 1949 in Canon City, Colorado and considered himself a Savannah native after residing on Wilmington Island for nearly 35 years with the love of his life and wife of 42 years Ann Stone Crosby. Surviving along with his wife Ann include son William Jameson Crosby and wife Hillary of Greenville, South Carolina; and daughter Katherine "Kate" Crosby Morrow and husband Christopher "Cam" and twin infant grandchildren Lillian Katherine "Lilly" and John Christopher "Jack" Morrow from Columbia, South Ca ...
COL Albert H. Roughen (USA, Ret.) - MAR 13, 2018
COL Roughen passed away on March 13, 2018 at Erlanger Hospital, Chattanooga TN at the age of 86. COL Roughen was most well-known for his service and love of family and country. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Kathleen Marie Roughen, two sons, Albert H. Roughen Jr. and Edward Sean Roughen, and a daughter Mary Elizabeth Roughen. He was born in Savannah on September 14, 1931, the son of Patrick H. Roughen and Margaret Blanche Lales Roughen. COL Roughen attended Marist School and graduated from Benedictine Military School. In 1950 he enlisted in the army during the Korean Conflict and ...
Harrison Glover Waters Sr. - MAR 11, 2018
Harrison Glover Waters Sr., 73, passed away March 11, 2018. Born in August 2, 1944 in Augusta, GA, he was the son of the late Julian Odell Waters & Adele Glover Fields. He lived most of his life in Savannah and was a 1963 graduate of Savannah High School. He retired from CSX Transportation in 2005 after 42 years of service. Surviving are his beloved wife of 53 years, Suzanne Warren Waters; a son, Glover Waters Jr. (Sarah), a daughter, Leslie Waters Gibson (Brad), 5 grandchildren, Katlyn, Christopher, Lanie, Tyler, & Mallory; 3 brothers, Guerry Waters (Cathy), Daniel Fields (Kathleen), ...
Albert Hugh Roughen, Jr. JUN 04, 1953 - MAR 08, 2018
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Albert Hugh Roughen Jr., 64, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2018 in Bluffton, SC, under the care of Hospice Care of the Low Country, with Nita his wife of 42 years by his side. He was born in Bradenton, Florida, lived in Savannah, Georgia and Eatonton, Georgia. He was a member of the Catholic Faith his entire life. He attended Cathedral Day and was a graduate of Benedictine Military School. He spent his Freshman Year in High School at St. John Vianney Minor Seminary on Isle of Hope. He attended Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana then transferred to Armstrong State University in ...
Samuel Asbury George, junior JAN 10, 1937 - MAR 05, 2018
Samuel Asbury George, junior was born on January 10, 1937 in Columbia, South Carolina to Annie Laurie Kennerly George and Samuel Asbury George. He died in Savannah, Georgia on March 5, 2018. Blessed with a dry wit, keen intelligence, and a non-judgmental attitude toward life and his fellow man, he was a joy to know and was loved by many. He was an exceedingly strong man in body and spirit. He never questioned why he unfortunately had such a long, arduous illness, and he loved life. From an early age, he worked in the family business begun by his grandfather, Samuel Bolivar George. He began his ...
Christine Ann Williams Schwarzrock - MAR 05, 2018
Christine Ann Williams Schwarzrock, 69, passed away suddenly Monday, March 5th, 2018. She was born in Sydney, Montana, daughter of Thomas B. and Virginia Edwards Williams. She graduated from Billings Senior High School in Billings, Montana. Christine met Don James Schwarzrock and they married December 14, 1968 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Billings. She attended Kinnman Business School in Spokane, Washington and worked as a Librarian at Montana State University. LTC Schwarzrock retired at Ft. McPherson, Georgia and later moved to Savannah in 2007. She was a member of St. John’s Church ...
Marilyn Carpenter Price MAR 15, 1930 - MAR 04, 2018
Marilyn Carpenter Price, 87, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018, at Memorial Health. She was born March 15, 1930 in Savannah, GA to the late Bert H. and Lucille Rushing Carpenter. She was a resident of Tybee Island since 1956 where she was a communicant of St. Michael’s Catholic Church and also a member of the Women’s Club of St. Michael’s. She was a recipient of the Bishop Gartland Service Award. Mrs. Price was an L.P.N. and enjoyed helping and giving to people all over Tybee. Her year round love of Christmas was shared with all her family and friends and evident in her decorations in her home ...
Vy Truong Mai MAR 06, 1980 - MAR 03, 2018
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Vy Truong Mai March 6, 1980 – March 3, 2018 Vy Truong Mai was called back into the Lord’s heavenly service on March 3, 2018. He was born in Okinawa, Japan, to Thien Huu and Tung Thi Mai. In late 1980, he journeyed with his parents and eldest sister to America as a Vietnamese refugee seeking a new life of freedom and opportunity. Vy believed in the four Fs: family, friends, fishing, and the Falcons. He was beyond generous in lending a helping hand, a kind word, or a goofy smile to his many family and friends. A dedicated Gulfstream Aerospace employee of 11 years, Vy was well respected as a Seni ...