Obituaries
Dr. Joe Lee Nettles NOV 11, 1933 - APR 06, 2017
Dr. Joe Lee Nettles, 83, died on April 6, 2017. He was born in Monroeville, Alabama where he grew up with three brothers David, Clay, and Bert and met the love of his life, Sarah Katherine Quinn, to whom he was married for fifty-four years. He graduated from Baylor University and the University of Alabama Medical School, where he was trained as an orthopedic surgeon. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and served as a volunteer with the Red Cross in Vietnam in 1968. After completing his residency at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota in 1969, he and his young family moved to S ...
Edward M. Buttimer JAN 01, 1943 - APR 06, 2017
Edward M. Buttimer, 74, died April 6, 2017 at home under the care of Compassus Hospice surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 1, 1943, son of Patrick Joseph and Elizabeth Deegan Buttimer and lived in Savannah most of his life. He graduated from Benedictine Military School in 1960, Belmont Abbey College in 1964, and the University of Georgia School of Law in 1968. He practiced law in Savannah since 1968 but most enjoyed his time at the Buttimer Law Firm practicing with his two sons beginning in 1996. He was a communicant of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and an active member of The ...
Jack H. Usher, Sr. SEP 10, 1925 - APR 05, 2017
Jack Holmes Usher, Sr. Jack Holmes Usher, Sr., 91, died Wednesday, April 5, 2017. He was born September 10, 1925 in Savannah, Georgia in the family home at 6 East Liberty St. He was the son of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Usher, Sr. He was a 1943 graduate of Savannah High School. He received a B.A. in chemistry (1948) and a J.D. (1954) from the University of Georgia. While at the University of Georgia, he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, the Georgia Bar Journal, where he served as editor, the Case Club Council, where he served as Lord Chancellor, the Student Advisor to first year law students, a ...
Thearle Otis "Ted" Redmond AUG 16, 1929 - APR 04, 2017
Thearle Otis “Ted” Redmond, 87, died Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at Memorial University Medical Center after a brief illness. A native of Claxton, GA, Ted enlisted in the United States Coast Guard at the age of 15 and later served in the United States Army before finally enlisting in the United States Air Force, retiring in 1967. After retirement from the military he worked for many years in communications with General Electric in Washington, D.C. After retiring from General Electric Ted continued his career in communications until retiring and moving to Savannah. He was a member of Skidaway Islan ...
Margaret Orne Kelly AUG 04, 1918 - APR 03, 2017
Margaret Orne Kelly, 98, died Monday, April 3, 2017, in Savannah. Born August 4, 1918 in Boothbay Harbor, ME, she was the daughter of the late Charles Thomas and Irene Monk Orne. She was educated in local schools and the Katharine Gibbs School in Boston, MA. Margaret has lived in Savannah since 1942 except for six years in Madison, NJ, from 1965 until 1971. She was actively involved in volunteer work including Red Cross Nurses Aide during World War II, Curator of Georgia Historical Society, board member of Savannah Speech and Hearing Association, Bethesda Home, Family Counseling Center, Unit ...
Helen Parfitt Krebs DEC 31, 1922 - APR 02, 2017
Helen P. (Parfitt) Krebs, 94, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 2, 2014 in Massachusetts, after a brief period of declining health, with family and friends at her side. She leaves two children: Elizabeth K. King (and David L. Boothe), of Massachusetts, and Edward D. Krebs, III (and Sally Litwin Krebs), of South Carolina; a sister, Louise Ethridge, of Georgia; seven grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; sister- and brother-in-law Mary Joyce and Anthony Scamardo of Texas, sister-in-law Joan Krebs, and many nieces and nephews. She was married to William Summerlin and widowed in 1940. ...
Mary Alice Tillery Tarver JUN 18, 1921 - APR 02, 2017
Mrs. Mary Alice Tillery Tarver, 95, died Sunday, April 2, 2017 at her home under the care of Hospice. She was born June 18, 1921 in Metter, Georgia. Her husband, Hugh Ryan Tarver, III, preceded her in death. Mrs. Tarver was a member of First Baptist Church for over seventy years. She was a founding member of the Wymberley Garden Club. She was also a charter member of the Wymberley Yacht Club. Surviving are her daughter, Marilyn Tarver and numerous nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Mausoleum. Reverend Dr. Jo ...
Theresa Catherine Soucy JUN 30, 1958 - APR 01, 2017
Theresa Catherine Rodgers Soucy, 58, died Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Memorial University Medical Center. Surviving are her children, Peter Rodgers (LeeAnn), Aaron Soucy (Kayla), Jason Soucy (Joe) and grandchildren, Elizabeth Rodgers, Kaelynn Soucy, Anyah Rodgers and Adam Soucy. There is no service planned. Please sign our online guestbook at www.foxandweeks.com ...
Mary P. Powers MAR 30, 1943 - APR 01, 2017
Mary Frances (Pledger) Powers, 74, passed away on Saturday April 1, 2017 at home surrounded by her children. Mary was born on March 30, 1943 in Chattanooga, TN to James Thomas Pledger, Sr. and Pauline Elizabeth Pledger. Mary is preceded in death by both parents, and a step-son, Christopher Charles Pescuma. She is also preceded by husbands, Leonard Allen Morton, Sr., Robert Anthony Powers, and Gale Wood. Surviving are her brother, James Thomas Pledger, Jr. (Nancy), and her sister, Kathryn Elizabeth Jenkins; four children, Cathy Gay (Gerald), Allen Morton,Jr., Steven Powers (Tami), Polly ...
Dicy Elizabeth Mikell Herrington OCT 26, 1931 - APR 01, 2017
Dicy Elizabeth Mikell Herrington, 85, a native of Metter, Georgia died Saturday, April 1, 2017 at her residence. She lived most of her life in Savannah and was retired from the Savannah District, US Army Corps of Engineers. Mrs. Herrington was preceded in death by her husband, Dilburn Herrington, parents, Charles Edward and Mary Lou Robbins Mikell, and brother, William Daniel Mikell. Surviving are her children, Charles Keith Herrington (Carolyn); daughter, Teresa Jill Herrington (Randall Hodges); grandchildren, Christopher Keith Herrington (Tracy Hale), Stacey Ann Herrington Albright (John); ...
Dawn Pierce Wooten FEB 23, 1965 - MAR 31, 2017
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Dawn Pierce Wooten, 52, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family, early Friday, March 31, 2017 after a five-month fight with cancer. Dawn was born in Athens, GA to Ralph and Jan Pierce. Dawn attended Cathedral Day School then graduating from St. Vincent’s Academy in 1983. Dawn attended College of Charleston and Georgia State University, graduating with a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Education from Armstrong. But her most significant success was her remarkable faith. She truly “walked the walk” in everything she did and said. Dawn taught at Thunderbolt Elementary and then Marshp ...
Corine Baughman Zittrouer SEP 24, 1917 - MAR 29, 2017
Corine Baughman Zittrouer, 99, of Savannah, GA, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017. She was preceded in death by her son, Raddie O. Zittrouer, of Waynesboro, GA. Ms. Zittrouer Is survived by her son, Randall Marion Zittrouer, Jr., and her daughter, Barbara Zittrouer Weimar, both of Savannah, as well as eight grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. A private graveside service is planned. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest remembrances be made in her memory to Hospice Savannah or the Humane Society for Greater Savannah. Please sign our on-line guest book at www.foxandweeks.com ...
Dr. Robert A. Wynn DEC 12, 1939 - MAR 28, 2017
Robert Alexander Wynn (Robin), 77, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2017 at Candler Hospital, surrounded by his family. Born in Dublin, Georgia in 1939 he was the son of the late LeeRoy Lanier Wynn and Margaret Berryhill Wynn. He graduated as Valedictorian from Jeff Davis High School in Hazelhurst, Georgia in 1957. His undergraduate training was at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he earned his B.S degree in 1961, and met his loving wife of 55 years, Gail Patricia Garwes Wynn. After graduating from Oglethorpe, he attended medical school at the Medical College of Georgia in A ...
Richard Thomas Gammon DEC 19, 1932 - MAR 28, 2017
Richard Thomas Gammon, 84, died Tuesday, March 28, 2017. He was born in Keokuk, Iowa. Mr. Gammon received a bachelor’s degree from Regis University in Denver, Colorado. During his career, he worked for the family firm, Cameron-Joyce Construction Company and Kast Metals in Keokuk, Iowa and retired from Boeing in Long Beach, California after thirteen years. He was a communicant of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, a longtime Rotarian and passionate about sailing and travel. Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Patricia Wyers Gammon of Savannah; children, Carla Gammon (Cesidio Barberis) o ...
David Richard Pozorski MAY 03, 1979 - MAR 26, 2017
David Richard Pozorski was born on May 3, 1979 in Milwaukee, WI. David was a gentle, loving soul with a sarcastic sense of humor. He enjoyed good food, poker and the time he spent playing D&D with his friends. David will be greatly missed by his partner Joey Caldwell, his mother and stepfather Mary and Mike Voyzey, his brother Matthew and niece Jocelyn, his grandmother Bertha Pozorski and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He was predeceased by his father Richard Pozorski. There are no calling hours, burial will be at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers the family asks ...
William Stapleton Doolan, Sr. APR 02, 1926 - MAR 26, 2017
William Stapleton Doolan, Sr. of Savannah, Georgia passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 26, 2017. Born on April 2, 1926 in Savannah, he was the son of the late John Joseph Doolan, Sr. and Rose Stapleton Doolan. He was educated in the Savannah parochial schools graduating from Marist and Benedictine Military School. He received a BA degree in Business Administration from Spring Hill College in Mobile, AL. He was a veteran of the US Army. He was employed in the paper and box industry beginning in Savannah with Union Camp; relocating to Pensacola, FL with St Regis, and then to Seymour, IN and ...
John Stuart Menzies DEC 09, 1950 - MAR 25, 2017
John Stuart Menzies, born December 9, 1950, sailed into the sunset March 25, 2017. John navigated this world with his First Mate Amy. Their voyage began in beautiful Bradenton Beach, Florida. John loved children and they adored him, none more so than his daughter Lisa Smith and her son Jack Rester. John was so proud of his family. He graduated with Honors from the School of Hard Knocks, where he achieved a great sense of humor, an open mind, an optimistic spirit and a can-do approach to life. He is a shining example of how you can put people first, relax and enjoy life (He loved the haven he c ...
Walter Javan Fraser, Jr. SEP 24, 1936 - MAR 24, 2017
Walter Javan Fraser Jr., known to friends as “Jay,” died Friday, March 24, 2017, one week after entering hospice care at Spanish Oaks in Savannah, Ga. Fraser was a historian, professor and scholar of the American South whose work often highlighted social and racial inequities that underpinned the history of a complex region he loved deeply. Jay was the author of four books: Patriots, Pistols and Petticoats (Charleston’s bicentennial history); Charleston! Charleston!: The History of a Southern Port City; Savannah in the Old South; and Lowcountry Hurricanes. He was the coauthor or coeditor of se ...
Robert Lansing Scheuermann JUL 19, 1928 - MAR 23, 2017
Robert (Bob) Lansing Scheuermann, age 88, passed away on March 23, 2017, surrounded by his loving family, at St Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah. Born and raised in Elizabeth, NJ, he proudly served in the US Army Military Police Corps for two years in Okinawa, Japan. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Lafayette College, where he was Salutatorian, Swim Team Captain, Class Vice President and elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He holds a Master of Engineering from the Newark College of Engineering. He met the light of his life, Marie, in the summer of 1949 when they worked toge ...
Catherine Convery Heston MAY 15, 1939 - MAR 23, 2017
Catherine Convery Heston Catherine Convery Heston, 77, went to be with her Lord in Heaven on Thursday, March 23, 2017. Catherine was born on May 15, 1939 in Yorktown Heights, NY to the late Joseph and Catherine Flynn Convery. She graduated from Yorktown Heights High School and Roosevelt Nursing School in New York City. She is survived by her husband, Craig Heston, with whom she shared a blessed union of 56 years; her daughters, Amy Palmieri (Nick), Laura West, and Tricia Hogan; a son, George Heston; eight cherished grandchildren, Caitlin, Nicholas and Jack Palmieri, Mary Catherine and William ...
Catherine Grubbs Godwin - MAR 22, 2017
Catherine Theresa Grubbs Godwin Catherine Theresa Grubbs Godwin, 87, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017 in Savannah. She was a member of New Life Fellowship Church. She is survived by her son, David Godwin, a grandson, DoRane;, two granddaughters, Aleah, and Alyssa Godwin, two great-grandchildren, Jacob and Tristan, and several nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Graveside Service will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 27, 2017 at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Remembrances may be made to Hospice Savannah, P.O. Box 13190, Savannah, GA 31416. Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel ...
Irving R. Ryerson AUG 24, 1915 - MAR 22, 2017
IRVING R. RYERSON OBITUARY Savannah, GA - Irving Reynold Ryerson, 101, died March 22, 2017. He was born August 24, 1915 in South Orange, NJ son of the late Irving L. Ryerson, Lilly J. Ryerson, and stepmother Eleanor M. Ryerson. He was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Patricia Gray Ryerson and grandson Judson D. Ahrens in 2007. He is survived by his daughters, Lynn R. Barnard and her husband, Joe of Savannah, GA; and Jean R. Ahrens and her husband, Jay of Savannah, GA. His grandchildren, Andrew Barnard and his wife, Lendy, Matthew Barnard and his wife, Miriam, Jennifer Butler and ...
J. Kirk Barefoot FEB 23, 1927 - MAR 22, 2017
Kirk passed away peacefully on Wednesday 3/22 at home surrounded by immediate family. He lived a long and extraordinary life. Born in Braddock, PA to Dr. Neal D. Barefoot and Dr. Beula Urey Barefoot, he was a graduate of Washington State University. He initially enlisted at age 17 in the Army Air Force Cadets, while waiting to be called up at the age of 18. 1945 found young Kirk in the Philippines where he ultimately became a member of an elite intelligence team, under the leadership of the famed Col. Wendel Fertig. Their mission was to determine whether local villagers were sympathetic to ...
Marilyn Patten MacQueston FEB 01, 1930 - MAR 22, 2017
Marilyn Patten MacQueston, 87, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017. She was born in Torrington, CT on February 1, 1930, the daughter of Stanley H. and Sylvia F. Patten. She graduated from Cape Elizabeth High School in Cape Elizabeth, Maine and Westbrook College in Portland, Maine. She was employed by the Guy P. Gannett Broadcasting Co. for 15 years. Mrs. MacQueston was married to Robert C. MacQueston, Jr. for fifty years. Marilyn and Bob enjoyed snow skiing, power boating and enjoying the out of doors whenever possible. They had two sons, Robert C. III and Scott S. MacQueston. The family mov ...
Donald "Don" Amerson - MAR 18, 2017
Donald (Don) Amerson Donald (Don) Amerson, 76, died Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Memorial University Medical Center. Don was born in Nunez, GA but lived most of his life in Savannah. He was the son of Oscar Hubert Amerson and Sue Claxton Amerson. Don graduated from Commercial High School in 1958 and started his banking career in 1960 with Savannah Bank & Trust Co. and retired from The Savannah Bank in 2014. During Don’s life, he was involved in many organizations and served on many boards. Most recently, Don was treasurer of the Savannah Alee Shriners’ and was a member of the Clown Uni ...
Irma Cecile Dixon APR 27, 1921 - MAR 18, 2017
Mrs. Irma Cecile Dixon, 95, died Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Azalealand Nursing Home. She was born on April 27, 1921 in Savannah where she lived the majority of her life. Mrs. Dixon was most well-known for managing Taylor’s Restaurant for many years where she met many life-long friends. Irma was a faithful member of St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church. She was devoted to caring for her sister, Harriett VonWaldner, while she was ill for many years. In addition to her sister, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carson Monroe Dixon and siblings Ralph Kaufmann and Betty Pruitt. She i ...
Benjamin Y. Olegario OCT 01, 1942 - MAR 17, 2017
SAVANNAH - Benjamin Y. Olegario, 74, died Friday, March 17, 2017. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22 at Fox & Weeks, Hodgson Chapel, with a Rosary Service at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 23 at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Catholic Cemetery. Please sign our on-line guest book at www.foxandweeks.com ...
Marilyn Hejra Williams SEP 05, 1933 - MAR 17, 2017
Marilyn Hejra Williams Marilyn Hejra Williams, 83, died Friday, March 17, 2017 at her residence. She was born September 5, 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Edward E. and Florence D. Hejra. She was a stewardess for TWA Airlines and also worked for Dixie Crystals Sugar Refinery. Mrs. Williams was a communicant and a member of the Altar Guild at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, was a member of Forever Young, the chairperson of COPE and was a recipient of the Gartland Award for dedicated service to her church. Mrs. Williams was a member of the Wilmington Island Garden Club and was a tirel ...
Linda Virginia Waters FEB 29, 1944 - MAR 17, 2017
- Linda Virginia Waters, 73, died Friday, March 17, 2017 at her home under the care of Hospice Savannah surrounded by her family and beloved cat. She was born February 29, 1944 in Savannah and lived here her entire life. She was an active and faithful member of The Seed Church. Survivors include her husband of forty-nine years, H.L. Waters; daughter, Pamela Waters Brinck and son-in-law, Norm Brinck; grandchildren, Amanda Grace and Andrew James “A.J.” Brinck; sister, Suzanne “Suzy” Anderson, and nephew, Seaborne Tompkins. She was preceded in death by two children. The Funeral Service will be he ...