Obituaries
Robert E. Schulz - AUG 09, 2017
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Robert (Bob) Edward Schulz, of Savannah, GA died peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. Bob was born in 1932 in Brooklyn, New York. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corps, including combat operations in Korea, and upon his return attended night school to earn a degree in mechanical engineering. Bob resided in Connecticut until his retirement, moving first to North Carolina and later to Savannah, GA. He attended the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and was a Fourth Degree Member of the Knights of Columbus Council 631. Bob was also an active member of American Legion ...
Roger L. Counsil JAN 11, 1935 - AUG 08, 2017
Roger L. Counsil, 82, husband of the former Joan Cesaroni, died peacefully Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at his home on Wilmington Island in Savannah, Georgia, with his wife and daughter at his side. Born on January 11, 1935 in Wood River, Illinois, Roger was one of the most successful gymnastics coaches in the United States. He was named Olympic coach for the U.S.-boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics and headed the United States Gymnastics Federation, now known as USA Gymnastics. ...
Donald R. "Andre" Ondriezek MAY 31, 1927 - AUG 06, 2017
Donald R. “Andre” Ondriezek passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2017, at Marshview Senior Living. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Ondriezek, Sr. and a brother, O.C., Ondriezek, Jr. He is survived by a brother, Jimmy Paul Ondriezek of Sylvania and several nephews, several great- nephews and great-nieces, and several great-great-nephews and great-great-nieces. Mr. Ondriezek was born in Nanty-Glo, Pennsylvania in 1927 and relocated to Georgia with his family when he was 7 years old. He lived for a time in Hiltonia, Georgia and then moved to Savannah. Don worked for a time ...
Nicole Michele Snellgrove Maxey - AUG 05, 2017
Nicole Michele Snellgrove Maxey Nicole Michele Snellgrove Maxey, 38, died Saturday, August 5, 2017. She was born October 24, 1978 to Michael and Ramonda Snellgrove. She is survived by her husband, Theodore “Ted” Maxey, son, Theordore Maxey, daughter, Jazmyne Bailey, mother, Ramonda Snellgrove, step-father, Bruce, brother, Chris Snellgrove, and numerous aunts, uncles, and friends. A Memorial Service will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 13, 2017 at Fox & Weeks, Hodgson Chapel. ...
Reita Harrison Hall DEC 13, 1932 - AUG 04, 2017
Reita Harrison Hall of Macon, GA passed away peacefully on August 4, 2017. Born in Battle Creek, Iowa on December 13, 1932, she was the daughter of Benjamin Eugene Harrison and Lena Wilhelmina Hagemann. Mrs. Hall, along with her husband, Eddie, moved their young family to Savannah, Georgia in 1958 where they established and built Seaport Sales, a successful Tupperware Distributorship. She later moved to Macon, Georgia where she and Eddie established Beehive Party Sales. She retired from Tupperware with over sixty years in the business. Reita was preceded in death by her husband Edwin Regi ...
George Dyson Hamilton AUG 04, 1929 - AUG 04, 2017
George Dyson Hamilton, 88, passed away August 4, 2017. A life long resident of Savannah, he was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and pharmacist. Mr. Hamilton was preceded in death by his wife Shirley Jane Hattrich Hamilton. He is survived by his daughters, Jane Hamilton Boatright and her husband Dennis, Patricia Hamilton Stacy and her husband Thomas, and Diane Hamilton Lightsey and her husband Dennis. He is also survived by nine grandchildren, Emily Boatright Moody (Ryan), Anna Boatright Gross (David), Joshua Hamilton Boatright, Timothy Wallace Boatright, Brittany Elizabeth Lightsey, Car ...
Doris ImaJean McMillan APR 17, 1932 - AUG 02, 2017
Doris ImaJean McMillan, 85, died Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at Azalealand Nursing Home. Doris was born in Savannah and lived here all her life. She was a nurse’s aide in the nursery at Telfair Hospital and worked many years at the nursing homes on Tybee Island. She and her husband ran a photography studio from their home where she also enjoyed working in her garden. She was a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church. Surviving are her son, Charles F. McMillan, III; five grandchildren, Susan, Brian, Amy, Chuck and Mandy, two great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. The funeral service will ...
Martin Goldman JUL 30, 1932 - JUL 30, 2017
Martin Goldman, 85, died Sunday, July 30, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. He was born in the Bronx, NY and lived in Savannah for several years. Mr. Goldman was a veteran of the United States Army, worked as a truck driver and was of the Jewish faith. Most recently, Mr. Goldman lived at Rivers Edge where his loving companion Ilona Griffin took care of him for three years. The funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at Beaufort National Cemetery. ...
Jean O'Brien Grace - JUL 30, 2017
Jean Marie O'Brien Grace, wife of Leo F. Grace, died Sunday, July 30, 2017. Funeral services will be held at a later date in her native Massachusetts. ...
Josie Galone Nelson JUN 19, 1942 - JUL 30, 2017
Josie Galane Nelson, 75, died Sunday, July 30, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah, surrounded by her children. She was born in Savannah, GA, where she lived, worked, and volunteered her whole life. Graduate of the Savannah High School Class of 1960, Josie often spoke fondly of her childhood summers at Tybee Island spent dancing, skating, and making memories with her friends at Teen Town. Through the years, Josie was a homemaker, owner of a Merle Norman for several years, volunteer with the Savannah Symphony Women’s Guild and American Cancer Society, accomplished saleswoman at Thomasvill ...
Calvin Robert Weeks SEP 27, 1920 - JUL 29, 2017
Calvin Robert Weeks, 96, passed away July 28, 2017 at his home while under the care of Pruitt Hospice. Calvin was born September 27, 1920 in Ellabelle, GA. He joined the Army in 1947 and continued to serve for 35 years when he retired as a Major. During his service, he was a member of the artillery and fought bravely in World War II and the Korean War. He was awarded the Bronze Star and multiple service medals. “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” remained core values of Calvin during his lifetime. Calvin remained an active member of the Chatham Artillery and the Volunteer Guard after ...
Frances Byrd Grayson - JUL 28, 2017
Frances Byrd Grayson passed away peacefully at Candler on Friday, July 28, 2017. She was a native of Bulloch County and lived on Tybee Island for most of her life. She retired from Savannah Gas Company as a sales coordinator after 35 years. She was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church. She volunteered at the Tybee Lighthouse and served on the Board of Directors with Tybee Island Historical Society. She is preceded in death by Rastus and Leeanna Byrd of Nevils, Georgia and William Craig Smith III of Savannah. She was a loving mother and grandmother and will be sorely missed. She is survived ...
Ruth Hart Edwards APR 19, 1922 - JUL 28, 2017
Ruth Hart Edwards, 95, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2017 at her home in Athens, Georgia. She was born in Bulloch County on April 19, 1922. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Addison Hart and Pearl Brundage Hart; her brother, Rex Hart; her sister, Alice Hart; and her husband, Thomas H. Edwards of 62 years. She was a graduate of Georgia Teachers College, now known as Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia. She moved to Savannah in 1962 with her husband and resided on Isle of Hope until 2014. She retired in 1980 as an elementary teacher after more than 34 years of ser ...
Ruth G. Wilson - JUL 27, 2017
Ruth G. Wilson of Savannah died on July 27 at Marshview Assisted Living, under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. Ruth was born September 12, 1927 in Rocky Mount, VA. She was the last daughter of nine children born to Parry French and John J. Greer. She graduated from Aberdeen High School in Aberdeen, NC and attended Woman's College UNC in Greensboro, NC. Ruth married Clifton M. Wilson, Jr. of Aberdeen, NC at Page Memorial United Methodist Church in 1951. They moved to Savannah in 1956, where they raised three children. She was a lifelong member of Independent Presbyterian Church where she ser ...
Roland Nathaniel Rackett, III - JUL 26, 2017
Roland Nathaniel Rackett, III, known to friends as Nat, passed away suddenly on July 26, 2017, at the age of 64. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Nat graduated from St. Andrews Presbyterian College and earned his Juris Doctorate at Antioch Law School before settling in Savannah, Georgia. He distinguished himself in his legal career, working tirelessly for causes and the clients he served. During his career he worked as Acting Managing Attorney at Georgia Legal Services, as an Assistant District Attorney, as a litigator at Hunter Maclean, as the Vice President of John Broz Inc., at Wiseman, Blackb ...
William (Bubba) Mock JUL 21, 1944 - JUL 24, 2017
William M. “Bubba” Mock, Jr., 73, died Monday, July 24, 2017 at home with his wife, son, and daughters by his side. Bubba was born July 21, 1944 in Savannah to the late William M. Mock, Sr. and Jane Kieffer Mock. He was a 1962 graduate of Jenkins High School and then attended Armstrong Junior College, at which both he was a standout athlete in basketball and baseball. He then graduated from the University of Georgia in 1966. After college, he served as a member of the 165th Georgia Air National Guard, and continued to pitch for a number of years in Savannah with his buddies on the “Sports Cent ...
Gerald E. Hagan APR 18, 1942 - JUL 23, 2017
Gerald E. Hagan, 75, died Sunday, July 23, 2017 at Candler Hospital. He was born in Savannah, son of Milton E. and Helen Jackson Hagan. Mr. Hagan was a 1960 graduate of Benedictine Military School and received a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia and a Master’s degree from LSU. His entire career was with the juvenile justice system to include the Chatham County Juvenile Court System and the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice retiring after 25 years of service. Mr. Hagan was a member of Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church and in his retirement, was a 2nd Degree Black B ...
Richard Alan Hill APR 25, 1944 - JUL 22, 2017
Richard Alan Hill, Captain USNR-R, died on July 22, 2017. Capt. Hill was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 25, 1944 to James and Ruth Thetford Hill. He was a graduate of the University of Tulsa, where he was active in his fraternity, Sigma Chi. Upon graduation, Capt. Hill entered the United States Naval Reserve and served six years on active duty, including a 2 ½ year deployment to Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One (VQ-1) Atsugi, Japan. While in Japan Capt. Hill was frequently detached to Da Nang, Viet Nam, serving as Bombardier/Navigator aboard a variety of aircraft conducting reconnai ...
Peter J. Chiofalo JUN 08, 1922 - JUL 22, 2017
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Peter was born on June 8,1922 in Brooklyn NY and enjoyed a full and successful life until his death on July 22, 2017. He was preceded in death by his beautiful wife Gilda after 56 years of marital bliss. He is survived by his children Gianna (Bert) Nelson, Rosetta (John) Schilling, Valentina and by five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Raised and educated in Brooklyn, he entered the US Army during World War II. He served for over 2 years in Italy with the Occupational Forces of the Allied Military Government helping to create a Democratic government. He was fluent in Italian. ...
Mary Alyce Kehoe JAN 04, 1933 - JUL 21, 2017
Mary A. Kehoe, age 84, passed away peacefully on July 21, 2017 under the care of Hospice Savannah, surrounded by her family. She was born on January 4, 1933 in Savannah where she lived for most of her life. She was a graduate of Savannah High School, attended St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing and retired from Memorial Medical center in 1995. She had a passion for life and enjoyed among many things sunbathing at Tybee Island, spending summers on Daufuskie Island, swimming in the pool, knitting and sipping bourbon with friends. She possessed a keen sense of humor, never admitted to losing ...
Phan Mach JUL 10, 1947 - JUL 20, 2017
Phan Vi Mach, age 70, died Thursday, July 20, 2017, at his home under the care of Hospice Savannah, Inc. A native of Saigon, Vietnam, Mr. Mach had lived in Savannah since 1993. The family will receive friends on Friday and Saturday from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel. A graveside funeral service will be held at 10:30 am on Sunday, July 23, 2017, in the Greenwich Section of Bonaventure Cemetery. Please sign our on-line guest book at www.foxandweeks.com ...
Daniel Preston Edwards AUG 04, 1967 - JUL 19, 2017
Daniel Preston Edwards, 49, died Wednesday, July 19, 2017, in Savannah after a brief illness. He was a native and lifelong resident of Effingham County. Surviving are his daughter, Jordan Edwards; his son, Daniel Edwards II; his mother, Sara Gonzales (Robert); a brother, James Edwards (Louise); a sister, Elizabeth Hodges (Darrell); several grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, July 21, 2017, at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel. The family will receive friends from 9:00 am until 10:00 am. Please sign our on-line gu ...
Melba Nelson Moore APR 02, 1925 - JUL 19, 2017
Melba Nelson Moore, 92 passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at The Place at Pooler. She was born April 2, 1925 in Daytona Beach, Florida to the late Holley Tilson Nelson and Rachel Rosetta McDaniel Nelson. Mrs. Moore was a lifelong Baptist and attended numerous churches, most recently South Gardens Baptist Church. She was a freelance writer and artist, and a longtime volunteer for Memorial and Candler Hospitals, and her church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James A Moore, Jr. Surviving are three sons, James A. Moore, III and his wife Peggy, Philip Moore ...
Sue M. Bell SEP 24, 1940 - JUL 18, 2017
Sue M. Bell, 76, died peacefully at home July 18, 2017 after losing a valiant battle with cancer. A loving wife, mother and grandmother, Sue was an avid golfer, world traveler, reader and gardener. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Frank Bell; sons, Tom and John and five grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at Skidaway Island United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Nancy N. and J. C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Candler Dr., Savannah, GA 31405. ...
William Lee Manion AUG 15, 1941 - JUL 17, 2017
William Lee Manion of Savannah, Georgia passed away Monday, July 17, 2017 after a lengthy illness. He was born on August 15, 1941 in New Martinsville, West Virginia and lived the first half of his life in Massillon, Ohio. Bill served in the Ohio National Guard and worked most of his life in the automotive industry. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold L. and Arretta K. Manion, his brother, Harold L. Manion and sister, Carol M. Dobbins. He is survived by his wife, Pauline Manion; his children and their spouses, Tim and Nancy Manion, Tom and Karen Manion, Todd and Mary Manion, and T ...