Obituaries
Judith Ann Roth NOV 14, 1940 - JUL 16, 2017
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Judith A. Roth passed away Sunday, July 16, 2017 at Hospice House with her beloved husband, Donald Roth, at her side. Judy was born on November 14, 1940 in Bergenfield, New Jersey to Ruth and Renard Burghard. Judy graduated from Bergenfield High School and began her career working for Prentice Hall Publishing. Judy worked at Prentice Hall for over 40 years and retired as Director of Human Resources. Judy and Don moved to The Landings in Savannah Ga. In 1998. Judy enjoyed golf, bridge and making every stranger she met a new friend. She was predeceased by her parents and sister Christina Burghar ...
Neyle Colquitt Theriault JUL 12, 1931 - JUL 15, 2017
Neyle Colquitt Theriault, 86, passed away peacefully at his home in Savannah, on Saturday, July 15, 2017. Born July 12, 1931, in Haverhill, MA, he was the son of the late Mabelle Habersham Colquitt Theriault and Raoul Omer Napoleon Theriault, of Savannah, GA. A much-loved husband, father, and grandfather, Mr. Theriault was a foreign law specialist for the U.S. Government, working primarily in national security operations. His exposure to the intelligence arena began during WWII when he worked for tips as an underage errand boy at an overseas OSS installation. He was educated in the Republic ...
Joseph Page AUG 03, 1935 - JUL 15, 2017
Joe Hollic Page died Saturday morning, July 15, 2017 at Savannah Hospice in the company of his wife and children. In the year 1941, as the winds of war blew from across the pond, William Urias and Madie Page, sharecroppers from the pine barrens of Treutlen County, Georgia, turned loose their chickens and pigs and moved to Savannah to support the war effort and provide a better life for their seven children. William worked at the Savannah Shipyards, and the family settled in the historic Pine Gardens neighborhood of East Savannah. Madie raised eight handsome, vivacious, and successful childre ...
Mary S. Heidt JUL 21, 1924 - JUL 14, 2017
Mary Letha Shutley Heidt went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 14, 2017, just one week short of her 93rd birthday. She was born on July 21, 1924 in Savannah to Mary Hughes Shutley and Ruben Shutley. She was predeceased by her husband, Walton “Dump” Heidt. After marrying Dump she became a member of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church and was an active member until her recent illnesses limited her mobility. She was a member of WELCA Circle #7. Mary is survived by her three children, her son Norman Heidt, (Linda); daughter Judy Cumbie,(Jim) and daughter Chris Heidt. Her granddaughters, T ...
Lt. Col. Flen R. Wingard DEC 09, 1933 - JUL 13, 2017
Flen Roy Wingard (LTC U.S. Army retired), 83, husband of Connie J. Wingard, entered eternal rest on July 13, 2017. Born December 9, 1933 in West Monroe, LA. He was preceded in death by his mother, Minnie Bell Edwards Wingard Green and father, Luther Wingard. Flen Roy graduated from Tim Tippett High School, West Monroe, LA and then Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA in 1955. After graduation, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and served as a career officer until 1976 when he retired as a Lt. Colonel. He held various positions of command and management including in t ...
Larry W. Adkins, Sr. JAN 10, 1945 - JUL 13, 2017
Larry Wayne Adkins, Sr., 72, died July 13, 2017 at Candler Hospital. He was born in Pikeville, KY, son of the late John and Charlene Adkins. Larry served in the United States Air Force that brought him to Savannah where he remained, married and had a family. Larry’s love for cars made it easy to work in the automotive industry where he remained until his recent illness. His greater love was spending time with his son and grandchildren. He had many friends, family and business associates and will be greatly missed. Surviving are his son, Larry W. Adkins, Jr., (Tia); granddaughters Natalie A ...
Marilyn Widener Sikes Cannon MAR 09, 1948 - JUL 13, 2017
Marilyn Nora Widener Sikes Cannon died Thursday, July 13, 2017, under the care of Hospice Savannah, surrounded by her children. She was born in Reidsville, GA and lived for most of her life in Savannah before moving to Pooler. Marilyn was a 1967 graduate of Savannah High School and a graduate of Cosmetology in 1989. She worked for the Loyal Order of the Moose and later at Cost Cutters at Oglethorpe Mall. Surviving are her daughters, Tammy Sikes Tyler and Tina Hobbs (Tony); grandchildren, Kevin Sikes, Christopher Vincent, Alana Tyler, Kailey Tyler, and Garrett Phillips; eight great-grandchildre ...
Louise E. Sasser - JUL 12, 2017
Louise E. Sasser, 87, of Savannah, Georgia passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017 surrounded by her family. Louise was born and raised in Alabama by her loving grandparents. She resided in Washington, D.C. where she met her husband, Lamar, before moving to Tybee Island, Georgia. Louise and Lamar raised their two children on Tybee Island and were active residents of the community and members of Trinity Chapel United Methodist Church. She was the first editor of the Tybee News and was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Post 154. She was a proud member of the Tybee Island Optimist Club, ser ...
Mabel C. Blalock AUG 27, 1918 - JUL 12, 2017
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Mabel C. Blalock, 98, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at the home of her daughter, surrounded by her family. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church, and a former member of Calvary Baptist Temple. She was retired from Woolworth’s Department Store after 29 ½ years of service. She lived at Stillwell Towers for 16 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert Lee Boswell and Annie Laura Caraway Boswell, her husband, Larry David Blalock, Sr., granddaughter, Debbie Mixon Dobbins, grandson, David Larry Blalock, and granddaughter, Connie Lynn Blalock. Surviving are her daughter, Est ...
Dr. Dearing A. Nash JUN 26, 1920 - JUL 10, 2017
Dr. Dearing Abercrombie Nash died July 10, 2017. Dr. Nash was born in Savannah on June 26, 1920, to Brozier Nash and the former Clarice Abercrombie. After graduating from Savannah High School, he attended Armstrong Junior College and the University of Georgia. He earned his pilot’s license through the Civilian Pilot Training Program at the age of 19. In 1941, he joined the U.S. Army Air Corps and served during World War II as a B-29 pilot in the 482nd Squadron of the 505th Bomber Group based on Tinian in the Marianas Islands. Following his military service, he earned his medical degree from ...
Frank M. "Bones" Willis, Jr. JUN 15, 1925 - JUL 09, 2017
Frank M. “Bones” Willis, Jr., 92, died Sunday, July 9, 2017 at Brandley House Hospice in Summerfield, FL in the presence of his wife and three sons. Born in Savannah, Georgia on June 15, 1925, he was the son of Frank M. Willis, Sr. and Sadye Rose Woods Willis. His favorite childhood activities in Savannah where he was raised were hunting doodle bugs, jumping out of trees, shooting his .22 long rifle at his family & friends and they shot back, and playing baseball for Star Laundry and Bart’s Bakery. He was baptized a Methodist. On October 8, 1943, Bones left high school midway through his ...
Julia Foster Clanton AUG 05, 1927 - JUL 07, 2017
On Friday, July 7, 2017, Julia Elizabeth Foster Clanton passed away at Hospice Savannah at age eighty-nine. Julia was the third child of seven born to Fred Alonzo Foster and Ruth Benson Foster on August 5, 1927 in Savannah, Georgia. She grew up in Savannah and attended First Presbyterian Church as a child. Julia worked for the Adjutant General’s Office in the Records Department during World War II at the age of seventeen. In her words “to contribute to the war effort.” On September 8, 1945 Julia married John Edward Clanton, her childhood nemesis who became the love of her life. They were mar ...
Barbara Ann Allen Harkins DEC 19, 1926 - JUL 07, 2017
Barbara Ann Allen Harkins, 90, died Friday, July 7, 2017, at the Bryan County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond Hill, GA. A lifelong resident of Savannah, she retired from The Landings after 16 years and having opened 5 golf club shops. She was a member of the Landings, Southbridge, Mary Calder and Bacon Park Ladies Associations and served many positions with the Savannah Women’s Golf Association. She won many championships including the City of Savannah and started the first American Cancer Tournament at The Landings. Mrs. Harkins was a lifelong member of Wesley Monumental United M ...
Carolyn Enloe Bremer AUG 24, 1929 - JUL 06, 2017
Carolyn Enloe Bremer, 87, died July 6th in Savannah surrounded by her loving family. She was born Aug. 24, 1929, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham, Ala., to Julia (McGeever) and Harvey Enloe Jr. She was predeceased by her husband, William J. Bremer Jr., and a son, Dr. Patrick Bremer, both of Savannah; her sisters, Claire Enloe and Carmen Enloe Bachman, her brother, Harvey Enloe III, and her parents. She was a graduate of Christ the King High School in Atlanta, where her writing skills earned her a full, four-year scholarship to Rosemont College in Rosemont, Penn. A born leader, she serve ...
Richard E. Hoover MAR 08, 1943 - JUL 06, 2017
Richard Eastell Hoover, known affectionately as Hoov, age 74, died in the care of Hospice Savannah on Thursday July 6, 2017. He was born March 8, 1943, in Indianapolis, Indiana to Richard Thomas Hoover and Laura Eastell Hoover. He lived in Pittsburgh and Johnstown, PA, before retiring with his wife to Savannah in 2001. Hoov graduated from Waynesburg College in 1963 and worked as a Manufacturer’s Representative for over 35 years, carrying over 140 sporting goods lines. He devoted energy to many causes, among them the Barn Builders at Bethesda Academy. Endlessly curious, Hoov was a lifelong le ...
William R. Shaw, Jr. "Russ" JUL 06, 1935 - JUL 06, 2017
William Russell Shaw, Jr. (Russ) Russ peacefully passed away on July 6 at The Marshes. He was born on July 6, 1935 in Lakeland, FL to Russell and Liane Shaw. The family moved to New Orleans where Russ graduated from Tulane University with a degree in chemical engineering. He played clarinet and flute with the Tulane marching band and New Orleans Symphony. Russ began his business career at Union Texas Petroleum in Houston, TX. When Union Texas Petroleum was acquired by Allied Chemical Corporation, Russ moved to its international headquarters in Morristown, NJ to work in the Fibers and Plastics ...
Christopher Ryan Wilson NOV 26, 1996 - JUL 05, 2017
Christopher Ryan Wilson, age 20, ascended to heaven and into his maternal grandparent’ loving arms on July 5, 2017. Born in Savannah on November 26, 1996, Babies Can’t Wait handed off Chris at age 3 to Preschool Special Instruction at Marshpoint and May Howard Elementary Schools. He rose to the rank of a Cruiser in the orthopedically—impaired class and continued to make life-long friends among his severely and profoundly-disabled classmates. Chris completed his special education at West Chatham Elementary and was later home-schooled by Barney, Elmo, and Bear in the Big Blue House. Chris, affec ...
Scott Thomas Waldrup OCT 20, 1986 - JUL 05, 2017
Scott Thomas Waldrup, 30, died Wednesday, July 5, 2017, from injuries sustained at Bay St. and Jefferson St. after a heroic effort to save others. Scott was born in Chattanooga, TN, son of David Joseph and Terry Brown Waldrup. At an early age, Scott and his family moved to Cary, NC, where he graduated from Enloe High School in Raleigh, NC. Scott attended Queen Mary University in London, England and earned a degree in performing arts. Scott returned to Raleigh where he began a career in the service industry at Rocky Top Hospitality. Scott moved to Savannah in 2011, where he continued his c ...
Dorothy May Drake - JUL 04, 2017
Dorothy May Drake, 74, passed away July 4, 2017 at Candler Hospital. Funeral services and burial will be in Panelas Park, Florida. Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery will be handling arrangements in Florida. (727-369-8228) ...
Annie Jewel (Jo) Gould MAY 21, 1923 - JUL 03, 2017
Annie Jewel Gould, 94, died Monday, July 3, 2017, at her home in Baxley, GA. She was a native of Savannah, GA and the widow of Randolph Earl Gould, Jr. She has lived in Baxley for the past fifteen years. She was a homemaker and everybody’s “Nanny”. She loved planting and growing everything, sewing, canning and quilting. All her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren have their own special quilt, handmade by their Nanny. Left to cherish her memory are daughters, Gloria Jean Gould, Earline Gould Deason (Bernie), and Renee Gould Newsome (Shawn); grandsons, Jimmy Deason, Scott Deaso ...
Hazel Wise Ronan APR 10, 1935 - JUL 02, 2017
Hazel Wise Ronan,80, widow of Walter Ronan, passed away peacefully on July 2nd, 2017 after a yearlong battle with cancer. Hazel was born on April 10, 1935 in Hyman, SC to Henry Chalmers Wise and Eliza Poston Wise. She was educated in the Hannah, SC Schools. She was a devoted wife and loving mother, dedicating her life to her family. She managed to find the time and energy to complete the Master Gardener Program in Savannah, GA. This allowed her to pursue her passion of plants and flowers by volunteering at the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens. Hazel is survived by her daughter Marie Claire ...
Nancy Meeks Beckwith MAR 08, 1936 - JUL 02, 2017
Nancy Meeks Beckwith, 81, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away peacefully in Savannah on Sunday, July 2nd, 2017. Born in Deland Florida, Nancy pioneered as one of the earliest women to break into the ranks of Stock Brokerage when she began her career with Merrill Lynch in 1969. She led a storied career as a Stock Broker, Brokerage Manager, and Financial Advisor for 37 years. Along the way, she counseled, mentored, and shaped the successful careers of hundreds of men and women, who continue to this day to express their adoration and gratitude for the lessons and wisdom she provided. To Nancy, ever ...
Harold J. Lynch, Jr., MD - JUL 01, 2017
SAVANNAH, GA -- Harold John “Jack” Lynch, Jr., MD (85), died July 1, 2017 after a brief illness. He was born and raised in Miami Beach, FL and was the son of late Harold John Lynch, Sr. and Edna Floyd Lynch. He graduated from St. Patrick High School, Miami Beach, FL. He received his bachelor’s degree in 1953 from Georgetown University and M.D. degree in 1957 from Georgetown University School of Medicine with Alpha Omega Alpha Honors. Jack completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine in Jersey City, NJ at Seton Hall College of Medicine. Jack served in the U.S. Public Health Servi ...
Sarah Lee Bullock JUN 06, 1930 - JUN 30, 2017
Sarah Lee Bullock, 87, died Friday, June 30, 2017, at St. Joseph’s Hospital. The longtime resident of Savannah was the widow of the late James W. Bullock, Sr. Surviving are her sons, Jim Bullock, Jr. and Tommy Joe Bullock, both of Savannah, and several grandchildren. Visitation: Wednesday, July 5th, from 4-6 PM at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to a charity of your choice. Please sign our on-line guest book at www.foxandweeks.com ...
Gerald Michael "Jerry" Kozlowski FEB 16, 1947 - JUN 30, 2017
Gerald Kozlowski, 70, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Jerry was born in Rochester, New York on February 16, 1947. He served in the US Army from 1966-1968, and retired as a production manager from Eastman Kodak Company after 32 years of service. He also retired from St. Ann’s Community, Rochester, NY in 2007. Jerry is survived by his wife of 51 years, Karen; his 3 children, Jay Kozlowski, Richmond Hill, GA, Shari (David) Carney, Savannah, GA, and Joseph (Talitha) Kozlowski, Las Vegas, NV; and 7 grandchildren, Briana, Jared, Sophie, Jayden, Olivia, Hannah a ...
George "G.W" Welch Walton MAY 12, 1929 - JUN 30, 2017
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George “G.W.” Welch Walton, 88, died Friday, June 30, 2017 at Hospice House. He was born May 12, 1929 to the late Edwin C. and Pauline Welch Walton. He was a longtime resident of Savannah and was retired from the U.S. Navy after 20 years of service. He was also retired from the City of Savannah in 1991 as the Supervisor of Cemeteries. A Memorial Visitation will be held Thursday, July 6, 2017 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., at Fox & Weeks, Hodgson Chapel. Graveside Service with full military honors will be held Friday, July 7, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Beaufort National Cemetery. In addition to his par ...
Jane Gidel Heilman JUN 26, 1925 - JUN 28, 2017
A lady of amazing grace, Janie girl has at long last earned her angel wings and has taken flight on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, in Savannah, GA at the tender age of 92. Jane was born in Kittanning, PA on June 26, 1925 to Roy and Josephine Gidel. She married Harry Heilman on August 23, 1948. Together they raised three daughters, Karen, Laurie, and Amy. She moved to Savannah in 2005 to be near her daughter Amy. While in Savannah, she enjoyed many new friends and a milder climate. Jane loved to paint and was a crafty lady loved by so many whose lives she touched with her loyal friendship, compassio ...
Eugene Ellis Glisson JUN 04, 1934 - JUN 27, 2017
Eugene Ellis Glisson, 83, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at Memorial University Medical Center. Mr. Glisson was born in Claxton, GA and lived most of his life in Savannah. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Glisson was preceded in death by his parents, Milton W. Glisson and Minnie Shuman Glisson, and ten siblings. He was a devoted husband and is survived by his wife of 39 years, Sylvia Waters Glisson, and a brother, Wallace Daniel Glisson. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Mr. Glisson was an active member of Immanuel Baptist Church, the Good Neighbor Su ...
May Ann Smith MAY 10, 1927 - JUN 26, 2017
May Ann Smith, age 90, died June 27th, 2017, after a long illness. The Savannah native was a graduate of Savannah High School. She earned her undergraduate and Masters degrees from Armstrong State University. Until her retirement, Ms. Smith was an elementary school teacher in the Chatham County School System, where she influenced generations of students with her dedication to excellence and loving spirit. Ms. Smith was a lifelong member of Bull Street Baptist Church. She taught Sunday School for many years and served the church in many capacities. She was a docent at the Isaiah Davenport Hou ...
Robert Gordon Bell OCT 16, 1928 - JUN 26, 2017
Robert Gordon Bell, age 88, died Monday, June 26, 2017 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. Bob was born in Jacksonville, FL on October 16, 1928 to Edith Brown Bell and Seth Gordon Bell. In 1939 the family moved to Memphis, TN where he attended public schools and in 1947 graduated from Memphis Technical High School. In high school, he met Eunice Ann Herriman, the love of his life. They were married on Sept 16, 1950. Bob graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in March of 1952 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering. He joined the DuPont Company on April 1, 1952 in Camden, ...