Obituaries
Marjorie S. Finley FEB 28, 1940 - JAN 05, 2018
Marjorie S. Finley, 77, died Friday, January 5, 2018, at her home surrounded by her loving family. A native and lifelong resident of Savannah, she retired from Parker’s after 14 years of service. Surviving are her children, Cheryl Moore (Donnie), Douglas Finley, and Lonnie Finley (Becky); 1 sister, Marie Raum; 1 brother, Brooks Smith, Jr.; 8 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, Jan ...
Col. Robert E. Kleber JUL 07, 1935 - JAN 04, 2018
COL (US Army Retired) Robert Eugene Kleber, aged 82, died on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Candler Hospital, surrounded by family. He died of complications of COPD, a condition he battled for 15 years. He was born in Buffalo, New York in 1935, the youngest of 8 children to Edward Charles and Laurian Zettel Kleber. The family moved to Massachusetts and was raised in Winchester where he met his wife Ruth Kleber. A graduate of Boston College, he entered the service in 1958 under the ROTC program as a 2nd LT, Medical Service Corp. Subsequent tours took him and his family to Texas, Oklahoma, Ala ...
Deborah Lea Farmer FEB 21, 1955 - JAN 03, 2018
Deborah Lea Farmer, 62, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 3018 at the home of her cousin Tanya Farmer Morrison in Savannah, GA. Deborah, a child of a military father was born in Osaka, Japan to Forester Ray “F.R.” and Dorothy Farmer. At the age of four, her family returned to the states settling in Martinez, GA. She was a graduate of the University of Kentucky and the Medical College of Georgia. During her entire nursing career, Deborah was a passionate and dedicated medical professional working in the field of psychiatry nursing. While living in Clayton, NC, Deborah was affiliated with Dix ...
Melrose Deloach Cole Collins MAY 19, 1926 - JAN 03, 2018
Savannah - Melrose Deloach Cole Collins, 91, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family. Born on May 19, 1926 in Bulloch County, Georgia, she had lived in Savannah for most of her life. She was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert and Anna Byrd Deloach; her husband, Prince “Jack” Collins, Jr.; sisters, Eloise Moss (Charlie) and Ruby Gravenstine (Eddie); and a brother, James Deloach (Jerri). Surviving are her sister, Claudine Alwine (Ron); her daughter, Debbie Pagan (Tony); two granddaughters, Lori Parrish (Andy) and Christy Hester (James); a ...
Juanita Rose Cole Potter MAR 09, 1925 - JAN 02, 2018
JUANITA ROSE COLE POTTER Her spirit returned to her natural home with the Lord on January 2, 2018. She was born in 1925 in Waycross, GA to Louis H. and M. Louise Lanier Cole. in 1925, however, the family moved to Savannah when she was a baby where she remained the rest of her life. She married Alvis Potter before he shipped out for the South Pacific during WWII and their union lasted 60+ years. She taught children in Sunday School for Memorial Baptist Church for many years, and later became an active member of Coastal Christian Church for over 30 years where she became a spiritual mother to m ...
Thomas "Tommy" Michael Sampson JUN 15, 1990 - JAN 01, 2018
Thomas Michael Sampson, 27, died suddenly on January 1, 2018 at Memorial Hospital. He died peacefully with his loving family at his side. Tommy worked as a bartender for Chart House Restaurant, where he adored his co-workers, boss, and patrons. He had extraordinary people skills and a huge, friendly, loving personality. He truly loved engaging with people and found something to like and admire in everyone he met. To be with Tommy was to laugh with Tommy. He was the personification of a good time. He prided himself on the positive, calming influence he brought to help resolve conflicts. ...
John "Sammy" Moore JUL 06, 1951 - JAN 01, 2018
John Samuel (Sammy) Moore, born in Savannah, Georgia, on July 6, 1951, died at home on the first day of the year 2018, after a prolonged battle with prostate cancer. The son of Harriet Josephine Reynolds and Howard Lee Moore, Sr., he is survived by a brother, Howard Lee Moore, Jr., and more cousins than anyone but Sammy could count. Sammy graduated from Jenkins High School in 1969 and went on to attend college at both the University of Georgia and Armstrong State University. His richly varied work history included several years as an orderly in the emergency room at Memorial hospital and a sti ...
Richard William Hunter OCT 16, 1921 - DEC 31, 2017
Richard William Hunter died December 31, 2017 at the Summer Breeze Retirement Home surrounded by family. He was born 16 October, 1921 in Michigan and lived most of his life in Lake Orion, Michigan before retiring from National Twist Drill in 1982. He moved to Florida so he could play golf every day – first in Fort Lauderdale and then at The Villages. He and his wife moved to Savannah, Georgia in 2014 to be near family. He was a World War II veteran serving in the Army Air Corp. He is survived by his wife, Jackeline Hunter; three children Dr. Gary Hunter of Birmingham, Alabama, Diana Keck (S ...
Harry Louis Sniffen, Jr. JUN 30, 1923 - DEC 30, 2017
Harry Louis Sniffen of Savannah, Georgia, passed away on December 30, 2017. He was born June 30, 1923 to Harry and Amy Sniffen in Monticello, NY. He graduated from Monticello High School in 1941. That same year he was employed by Brown Brothers Harriman, private bankers, in New York City. In 1942 Harry enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving in the Pacific and receiving the Purple Heart on Okinawa. He was recalled by the Marine Corps during the Korean War. Harry was employed by the New York Telephone Co. (Verizon) for 36 years, serving in various positions and locations throughout ...
Dana Graham Wodkowski JAN 16, 1970 - DEC 30, 2017
Dana Graham Wodkowski, 47, succumbed to Huntington’s Disease on Saturday, December 30, 2017. A strong and determined woman to the end, she fought a valiant battle. Though her fortitude came as no surprise to those who knew her, as she always had a fierce tenacity for life. A successful graduate of the University of Georgia, Dana completed her Bachelor’s of Science degree in psychology. She was also active in Greek life as a Kappa Delta. Moreover, campus is where she re-established her connection with her future husband Michael Wodkowski, who she met in high school. Her smile could command ...
Terri Johnson Gilliam AUG 19, 1955 - DEC 29, 2017
Terri Lynn Johnson Gilliam, 62, passed away Friday, December 29, 2017 at her residence. She was born August 19, 1955 in Swainsboro, GA to the late Ray and Marjorie Sherrod Johnson. Terri attended Tabernacle Baptist Church. She is survived by two daughters, Amy Smart and her husband Jerry, and Jessica Dovich, one sister, Karen Jones and her husband Darrel, one brother, Mike Johnson, three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and one nephew Matthew Jones. A Memorial Service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Fox & Weeks, Hodgson Chapel. ...
LCPL Cesar Bautista NOV 22, 1991 - DEC 26, 2017
Cesar was a son, a brother, and a friend. He was born in Lima, Peru on November 22, 1991. He moved to Miami, Florida at age 11 and attended Kinloch Park Elementary and Middle School. He also attended Sebastian Middle School for about 1 year in St. Augustine, Florida and then to Mercer Middle School in Garden City, Georgia. He also went to R. Groves High School next to Mercer Middle School. After graduating from high school in 2010, he started working as a construction helper and as the job was too hard, he then worked part time at Cross Road Center (CRC) as manager and studied at South Univer ...
Lucille Ginter Shubeck - DEC 26, 2017
Lucille Wingfield Shubeck, (85), died December 26, 2017 at her home on Skidaway Island under the care of Hospice Savannah, surrounded by her husband, Don Shubeck and daughter, Wendy Bahnsen. Lucille was born on April 19, 1932 in New Haven, CT and lived in New Haven and Glastonbury for most of her life before moving to Savannah GA. She lived on Skidaway Island for more than 23 years. Lucille went to college at Southern Connecticut to study education. She is a retired teacher and taught first grade in the Manchester school system for 35 years. She was very involved with her community in both C ...
Geraldine F. Wheeler APR 23, 1923 - DEC 26, 2017
Geraldine F. Wheeler, 94, of Savannah, GA passed away Tuesday morning December 26, 2017 at The Effingham Care Center in Springfield, GA. She was born on Billy’s Island near Waycross, GA where her father worked as a lumberjack. She worked in the shipyards in Savannah during WWII. She later worked as a legal secretary and her last job was with WTOC TV when the station first opened in Savannah. She was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Ascension. She was also very active in the PTA and other groups in the Isle of Hope community. Gerri’s gracious personality was reflected in h ...
Mary Elinor Tuttle Coker JUN 30, 1929 - DEC 25, 2017
Elinor Coker Mary Elinor Tuttle Coker, 88 years old, died December 25, 2017 at Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Screven County and graduated from Newington High School. She graduated from Georgia Baptist Hospital School of Nursing in Atlanta, Georgia, where she met her husband Jo Coker. They moved to Savannah in 1951. They were married for 46 years until his death in 1997. She was a devoted member of Isle of Hope United Methodist Church. She is survived by her sister, Wynette Cail of Columbus, GA; her daughters and sons in law Tina and Paul Agrilla and Lisa and Michael McCarthy of Sa ...
Andrew "Jay" Isbell - DEC 24, 2017
Andrew (Jay) Isbell passed away at his residence on Wilmington Island on December 24, 2017, under the care of Hospice. He was 92 years old. Born in Albertville AL, he attended school there until his enlistment in the Navy during World War II. After his discharge he attended Athens College in Athens, AL where he met his wife, Marian Mason of Union, Mississippi. He complete his Bachelor’s in Education at Jacksonville State University, in Jacksonville AL and later his Masters in School Administration from the Peabody College at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. He was an avid University of ...
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 ...