Obituaries
Mary Elizabeth Faircloth, RN MS JUN 24, 1925 - JUN 26, 2017
Mary Elizabeth Faircloth, “Mef”, as she was called by many of her family and friends died the morning of Monday, June 26th, 2017. She graduated from Union Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Baltimore, Maryland in 1949 and has been active in Nursing Services and Nursing Education, until she recently retired. Born in Albany, GA of William Young Faircloth Sr. and Una Lee Hall Faircloth on June 24, 1925. She attended Young Harris Junior College, the University of Maryland (twice) and the University of Florida. She served in Japan and Korea during the Korean War as an Army Operating Room Nurse ...
Annette Andre AUG 08, 1941 - JUN 24, 2017
(Carolyn) Annette Meeks Andre of Tybee Island died Saturday, June 24, 2017 after a short illness. Annette was born August 8, 1941 to Tom and Jeanette Meeks in Emmanuel County. Annette graduated from Bryan County High School in June of 1959. She then came to Savannah where she worked as a hairdresser for 50 years. She was a member of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Ascension. She was also a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post 154, Tybee Island. She was preceded in death by her husband the Honorable Judge John William Andre, Jr., and a son John William Andre, III. She ...
Kathryn Richards "Kitty" Linton FEB 06, 1941 - JUN 24, 2017
Kathryn Richards “Kitty” Linton, 76, died Saturday, June 24, 2017 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. She was born in Savannah, daughter of Julian E. and Norma Fletcher Richards. Kathryn was a graduate of Savannah High School and later graduated with her Bachelor’s from Armstrong Atlantic University. She worked in the field of accounting at Savannah Gas Company and later at St. Joseph’s Hospital. She was an active member of St. George’s Episcopal Church. Surviving are her daughter, Regina Linton Meeler, son, Sean Linton both of Savannah; brother and sister-in-law, James and Sis Richards of Savannah ...
Reed Joseph Deschenes AUG 25, 1955 - JUN 23, 2017
Sgt. 1st Class Reed Deschenes passed on June 23, 2017. He was born on August 25, 1955 in Beverly, Massachusetts where he and his family resided until his age of 13. At which time his family moved to Dania, FL. where he lived until he joined the United States Army at age 17. He served our country for over 20 years as a Sargent First Class, Special forces, “Night Stalkers” on the Chinooks. He is survived by his Wife, Yun Deschenes of Savannah, GA; His sons, Ji Hoot Choe, and Ji Myong Choe of Atlanta, GA; his daughter, Penny Lane Deschenes of Richardson, TX, his ...
Jonny "J.P." Armstrong NOV 09, 1940 - JUN 23, 2017
SAVANNAH, GA - Jonny Pat (JP) Armstrong, aged 76, died on 6-23-17 at his son’s home under the care of Hospice Savannah. He was born in Pilot Point, TX on 11-9-40. He lived most of his life in Abilene, TX, Bryan, TX, and Oklahoma City, OK. He moved to Savannah ten years ago to spend time with his youngest son and daughter in law and his grandchildren. He was a frequent attendee at Savannah Christian Preparatory School golf events and Savannah Arts Academy music performances where he was called Pop by all. JP was a graduate of Abilene High School where he was an accomplished athlete. He attended ...
Robert Louis Davis AUG 02, 1940 - JUN 23, 2017
Robert Louis Davis, 76, died Friday June 23, 2017 at Hospice House in Savannah, surrounded by his loving family. He attended Savannah High School and Served in the Georgia Air National Guard, 117th. The native and life-long resident of the Savannah area, was a retired Teamster affiliated with Local 728, where he was a truck driver and Terminal Manager until 1998. He was an active member of Bible Baptist Church, having served at various times as Deacon, Trustee, Sunday school secretary and a member of the finance committee. As a young man, he was an avid baseball player and he enjoyed fishing a ...
Mary Ann Dickson NOV 20, 1931 - JUN 22, 2017
Mary Ann Dickson, 85, passed away peacefully at Hospice of Savannah surrounded by her loving sons. Ann was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Lindsey, a brother, Al Lindsey, and her husband, Charles H. Dickson, Sr. She is survived by the family she dearly loved; sons, Chuck Dickson, Jr. (Donna) of Savannah, GA, and Dave Dickson (Susan) of Rome, GA., grandchildren, Lindsey Dickson, Dr. Lauren Shank (Jason), Page Sanders (Teddy), and David Dickson, Jr. (Martha); great-granddaughter, Helen Ann Shank; sisters-in-law, Louise Dickson Hawk, Peggy Dickson Harvey, Betty Dickson, as w ...
Martha Dyches Pierce Owens NOV 22, 1940 - JUN 21, 2017
Martha Dyches Pierce Owens, 76, of St. Joseph, MO passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 surrounded by her family. She was born November 22, 1940 in Savannah, GA to Conrad Pierce and Martha Dyches Pierce. She lived in Georgia for most of her life, recently moving to Missouri with her husband. She is a graduate of Savannah High School, class of 1958. She spent many years working in the banking industry. Her passions were her family, garden and her pets. Her motto was, “life is good”, and she lived her life to the fullest. She is survived by her loving family; husband, Harold “Butch” Owens, mot ...
R. Michael Doyle JUL 27, 1937 - JUN 20, 2017
CSM Robert Michael Doyle (USA Ret.), age 79, passed away on June 20, 2017 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Born in Charleston, SC, he grew up in Holly Hill, SC and has lived in Savannah since 1963. After an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army in 1963, he resumed his college education. However, his passion for service to our country and the Army called him back to duty and he reenlisted in the Army Reserves where he rose to the rank of Command Sergeant Major of the 11th Special Forces Group (Airborne) out of Ft. Meade, MD. He proudly wore the Green Beret, was a qualified jump master, ...
James Edward "Pete" Soles - JUN 18, 2017
James "Pete" Edward Soles, 79, died Sunday, June 18, 2017, at home in Savannah, GA. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Hazel Norris Soles, 4 children, 11 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. James was born in Andalusia, AL on February 10, 1938, to Annie Lee and Lemuel Zollie Soles. He has called Savannah home for the past 33 years. His greatest joys were his family and fishing. His quick wit and sarcastic sense of humor will be greatly missed. James is preceded in death by his parents, brother Bobby Soles, and sister Patricia Zander. Survivors include his sister Barbara Stacks of ...
Roger Morel Wester NOV 30, 1942 - JUN 18, 2017
Roger Morel Wester November 30, 1942 – June 18, 2017 Roger Morel Wester was born on November 30, 1942 in Savannah to William Alton and Connie Mae (nee Greene) Wester. He graduated from Savannah High School and worked at Gulfstream Aerospace as a quality control inspector until his retirement in 2004. Morel served in the U.S. Army active duty and National Guard Reserve, retiring in 1994 after 20 years of service. Morel was a dedicated and humble servant of the Lord, living out his faith in his everyday actions and caring way of relating with everyone he met. He loved to joke and tease, and had ...
Mark S. Lanier DEC 23, 1955 - JUN 18, 2017
Mark S. Lanier, 61, of Tybee Island, GA, passed away at home on Sunday, June 18, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Cheri Lanier, brother, Dennis Lanier, and children, Amanda Lanier and Christine Gonzalez. Mark Lanier was a disabled veteran who served in the United States Navy. He qualified in the Submarine Service in 1974 and served on the USS James K. Polk SSBN 645 and on the USS John C. Calhoun SSBN 630. He was a founding member of the Committee for the Tybee Island Veterans Memorial which now stands in front of Tybee Island City Hall. Please sign our on-line guest book at www.foxandweeks.co ...
Alena "Lee" MacIvor Gauthier JUL 09, 1927 - JUN 17, 2017
Alena “Lee” MacIvor Gauthier, 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 17, 2017. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel. ...
Helen P. Haggerty AUG 29, 1918 - JUN 17, 2017
Helen P. Haggerty, died Saturday, June 17, 2017 at the age of 98. She was born in Susquehanna, PA, daughter of Joseph and Helen Donahue King. Helen received her RN degree from St. Mary’s in Rochester, NY. She and husband Joseph raised four children in Vestal, NY. They retired to Boynton Beach, FL for 25 years and Helen later moved to Savannah, GA in 2010. Helen had a love of music and could sing all the old songs. Helen also spent many years gardening, crafting and going to garage sales. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Haggerty (2001), daughter, Maur ...
William Henry Bell OCT 15, 1918 - JUN 17, 2017
SAVANNAH - William Henry Bell, age 98, died Saturday, June 17, 2017 at The Oaks at The Marshes on Skidaway Island. He had been a resident of Savannah since 1989, living on Skidaway Island. Born in Schenectady, NY, Mr. Bell graduated with honors from Princeton University in 1939, Phi Beta Kappa, and spent most of his life in Moorestown, NJ. His subsequent banking career began with J. P. Morgan in New York. He eventually became President, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Bankcorp, a statewide institution in New Jersey. He was active in the New Jersey Bankers Association and the A ...
William John French MAR 15, 1950 - JUN 16, 2017
MSGT William John “Frenchie” French, Retired, age 67, died June 16, 2017 at his home in Savannah, Georgia. He was born in Tacoma, Washington and spent the 60s in San Francisco before moving to Savannah. He proudly served his country in the United States Army and was deployed in the Vietnam war as a helicopter crew chief while assigned to the 129th Assault Helicopter Company. Following his service in the U.S. Army, Frenchie transferred to the 283rd Combat Communications Squadron. Thirty eight years later, MSGT William J. French was honorably discharged from the United States AIr Force. He was a ...
John Sheppard Ingram APR 05, 1924 - JUN 14, 2017
John Sheppard Ingram, born April 5, 1924 passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. He was born in Savannah, son of Pansy Eugenia Ike Ingram and John Sanford Ingram. He was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Elizabeth “Bettye” Steinbeck Ingram who passed away April 1, 2012. John played city league baseball in high school, and was on the Rifle Team at Savannah High School. He soloed to obtain a pilot’s license at 17 years old and joined the 7th Air Force, trained as a tail gunner B24 Bomber, then sent to the Pacific Islands, just after marrying Bettye. On returnin ...
Elizabeth Anne Godbee Crenshaw SEP 27, 1944 - JUN 14, 2017
Thunderbolt – Elizabeth Anne Godbee Crenshaw, 72, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at her residence. She was born in Savannah, GA daughter of James Clarence and Ina Mae Collins Godbee. Mrs. Crenshaw was a 1962 graduate of Jenkins High School and in the same year married David P. Crenshaw. She worked for Savannah Electric and Power for 12 years before moving to Spartanburg, SC in 1982 for her husband’s employment. While there, she had the most important job as a stay at home wife and mother. In 1986, she became licensed as a Realtor/Broker serving her clients in the Spartanburg area f ...
Lillian Mildred McCarthy OCT 03, 1921 - JUN 12, 2017
Lillian Mildred McCarthy, 95, died peacefully at home in Wake Forest, NC on Monday, June 12, 2017, with her loving daughter at her side. Mildred was born October 3, 1921 to the late Bascom Lanier and Eudora Bradham Lanier. Mildred was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Randul Edward McCarthy, Jr.; brothers, Joe Brown Lanier, William Calvin Lanier and Albert Sidney Lanier as well as her sister, Pauline Lanier Clifton. Mildred worked her adult life as an accountant. She was treasurer and charter member of Wilmington Island Baptist Church which is now known as First Baptist Church of ...
Betty Jean McAuliffe - JUN 11, 2017
SAVANNAH- Betty Jean McAuliffe, 82, passed away peacefully Sunday at Candler Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was born June 1, 1935 in Mullins, SC and grew up mostly in North Charleston, SC where she attended school, before moving to Savannah where she spent the rest of her life becoming an active community member. She was an active member of the Savannah Jaycettes where she spearheaded the famous “Kiddie Fair”, served as a German Country Club Ladies Auxiliary officer and American Legion Auxiliary officer, where she was also known as a “frequent poker machine jackpot winner”. She spent ...
Thomas I. Pierce DEC 21, 1942 - JUN 11, 2017
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Thomas I. Pierce (Tommy), 74, Savannah, surrounded by loved ones, died peacefully at 5:31p.m., Sunday, June. 11, 2017, from respiratory failure. Tommy was born Dec. 21, 1942, in Savannah, GA and was a lifelong area resident. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, and prior to retirement served as a trust officer for Savannah Bank and Trust. He is survived by his cousins, George and Mary Pierce and family, Dorothy Pierce Anderson and family, Madlyn Pierce Howard and family, Jim and Sharon Story and family; numerous cousins and dear friends. He is preceded in death by his wife Barthela ...
Thomas Joseph Porzio SEP 29, 1952 - JUN 10, 2017
Thomas Joseph Porzio, 64, died Saturday, June 10, 2017. A native and lifelong resident of Savannah, Thomas graduated summa cum laude from Belmont Abbey and later graduated from Armstrong State College and Georgia Southern University. He is survived by his sister, Catherine Porzio Strickland and her husband, Harold, of Richmond Hill, and several nephews, nieces, and cousins. A graveside funeral service was held on Tuesday, June 13th, in the Greenwich Section of Bonaventure Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to a charity of your choice. Please sign our on-line guest book at w ...
Rose Brady Carter - JUN 10, 2017
Rose Brady Carter, 94, passed away on Saturday, June 10, 2017, at Spanish Oaks Hospice in Savannah, Ga. Rose was a Savannah native and lifelong resident. Growing up near Troup Square, she attended St. Vincent’s Grammar School and was a 1941 graduate of Commercial High School, where she excelled on the girls' basketball team. In 1949, Rose married Clarke Carter, and they enjoyed a beautiful life together until his death in 2001. Before she became a mother, Rose worked as a secretary for the federal government at Fort Stewart and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. She was a homemaker for most of ...
Barbara Weeks Hook FEB 13, 1962 - JUN 10, 2017
Barbara Weeks Hook, age 55, passed away peacefully at her home in Savannah, Georgia on Saturday, June 10, 2017. Barbara is survived by her husband of 34 years, Glenn Hook, and her sons Robbie and Ryan. Robbie and his wife Emily live Savannah and have two daughters, Peyton and Reece. Ryan also resides in Savannah. She is also survived by her father, Calvin Robert Weeks of Savannah. Other survivors include her sister, Susan Weeks Hines of Paducah, Kentucky; her brother, Calvin Weeks, Jr of Savannah, Georgia; sister-in law Sandra Mote of Guyton, Georgia; and sister-in-law Patricia Ann Hook of ...
Jacqueline Frazier Warren JUL 16, 1948 - JUN 09, 2017
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Jacqueline Frazier Warren Jacqueline Frazier Warren, 68, died Friday, June 9, 2017 at her residence with her family by her side. She was born July 16, 1948 in Savannah, GA to the late Johnny Walker and Annie Laura Morrell Walker. She was retired from Memorial University Medical Center after 30 years of service as a nurse. She was preceded in death by 2 siblings, Donald Walker and Ramona Knight. Surviving are her 2 sons, Terrence Frazier (Carla), Christopher Warren (Tonya Sparks), 2 daughters, Laura Ann Cook, and Aquanita Bonds (Carlton), 2 sisters, Sandra Selby, Susan Washington (Melvin), and ...
Sue Simons - JUN 08, 2017
Mrs. Martha “Sue” Simons passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2017 in Fairhope, AL at age the age of 92. She is survived by one son, John Robert Simons Jr., and her daughter-in-law, Randa Simons; three grandchildren, Jay Simons of Savannah, GA, Jenny Simons James of Ringold, GA, John Robert Simons III of Augusta, GA; and five great grandchildren. “Sue” was a dedicated member of White Bluff Presbyterian Church in Savannah, Georgia. “Sue” was born in Elba, Alabama and had a wonderful life in Savannah, GA for more than 63 years. She lived in Fairhope for the last nine years. She loved all of her fami ...
Hele Arens APR 07, 1915 - JUN 08, 2017
Hele Arens, 102, died Thursday, June 8, 2017, peacefully at her home. She was born in Elva, Estonia on April 7, 1915, the daughter of Kadri and Juhan Parts. She is survived by her two sons, Olavi Arens, Professor of History at Armstrong State University and Juho Arens (Lorie), the founder and president of Expert Database Marketing, Inc., and two grandsons Christopher and Nicholas Arens (Kellie) and a granddaughter Daisy Arens of Los Angeles, California; also she is survived by her younger sister, Laine Aasa of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and two nephews, Heikki Aasa (Becky) and Hannes Aasa and t ...
Mary McKoone Freeman JUN 21, 1918 - JUN 07, 2017
Mary McKoone Freeman, 98, of Savannah, GA died Wednesday, June 7th. She was a resident of Savannah Square. She was born in Woodbury, Georgia and spent her early years in central Florida. She moved to Savannah with her husband, Henry Grady Freeman, in 1937 when he began work with Seaboard Air Line Railroad. Mary was always active in the lives of her children. She was involved in the PTA at schools, Boy Scouts and her church. She was also active in auxiliary organizations for Grady’s work such as the Eastern Star and the Grand International Auxiliary (GIA) to the Brotherhood of Locomotive E ...
Margaret Mary Siem Dowgwilla MAR 23, 1923 - JUN 06, 2017
Margaret Mary Siem Dowgwilla, 94, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at Carrington Place Nursing Home in Matthews, North Carolina. Margaret was born on March 23, 1923, in Savannah, Georgia, the daughter of the late Margaret O’Donovan Siem and Herbert Diedrich Siem. She attended Sacred Heart parochial school, and was a 1941 graduate of St. Vincent’s Academy. She went on to attend the College of New Rochelle in New Rochelle, New York, but her education was interrupted after the sudden death of her father the same year as her high school graduation. During World War II, Margaret w ...