Obituaries
Shirely Lenora (Aids) Brasili MAR 09, 1937 - NOV 02, 2016
Savannah - Shirley Lenora (Aids) Brasili, 79, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2016. She was born March 9, 1937 in Savannah, Georgia daughter of George and Dahlia Sumner Aids. She was a graduate of Commercial High School. Shirley married Alfred N. Brasili of Fitchburg, MA on April 24, 1954. In 1966, she opened and operated Mr. B’s Hickory House Restaurant until in closed in 2004. She was preceded in death by her son, Anthony R. Brasili and husband, Alfred N. Brasili. She leaves behind a daughter, Regina Brasili Oudinot (Robert) of Savannah; two granddaughters, Tia Hahn (Mark) of Highlan ...
Justin Patrick Johnson MAY 18, 1975 - NOV 01, 2016
Justin Johnson Justin Johnson, a resident Savannah, GA passed away at the age of 41. Justin is survived by his parents; Rick and Elaine Johnson of Dalton, GA; his children, Conner and Caroline of Savannah, GA; his brother, Mitchell Johnson of Atlanta, GA; his sister, Courtney Tart of Charleston, SC; his grandparents, Jay and Mildred Charles of Lancaster, PA. Justin was born in Lancaster, PA on May 18, 1975. He graduated from Georgia Southern University in 2000 and worked in sales and marketing roles, most recently at Critz Buick GMC in Savannah. Justin was a devoted father and a gifted athle ...
Captain Joseph D. Dobbs Sr. FEB 12, 1940 - OCT 31, 2016
Captain Joseph D. Dobbs Sr. Savannah, GA – Capt. Joseph D. Dobbs, Sr. 76 of Savannah passed away on Monday, October 31st, 2016. Born and raised in Bernardsville, NJ and was preceded in death by his father, C. Ellsworth Dobbs and his mother Florence Carell Dobbs. After graduating from Bernards High School, Joe attended the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He was a proud member of the New Jersey National Guard from 1961 – 1967. In 1961, Joe became vice-president at Bernards Builders Supply and in 1963 joined his father’s real estate firm, Ellsworth Dobbs Realtors. ...
Helen Elaine Jennings OCT 03, 1922 - OCT 31, 2016
Savannah, GA- Mrs. Jennings died at home at the Marshes of Skidaway Island, Georgia on Sunday, October 31, 2016. She was born on October 3, 1922 in Denver, Colorado. She was married to the late William Champe Jennings for 53 years. She and her husband lived in Darien, Connecticut, Sydney, Australia and Columbia, South Carolina. She is survived by one daughter and two sons-in law: Mr. and Mrs. A. Daniel Wolff III of Jacksonville, Florida and Mr. W. Lloyd Wood of Savannah, Georgia; five granddaughters, Mrs. Thomas H. Ellis of Atlanta, Georgia, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Zeigler of Columbia, South Car ...
Ann G. McClure JAN 17, 1935 - OCT 30, 2016
SAVANNAH – Beatrice (Ann) Gordon McClure, 81, of Savannah, Georgia, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, October 30th, after a battle with cancer. Ann was born January 17, 1935 to Morris Edward and Virginia Evans Gordon in Canton, Ohio, but lived most of her young life in Coshocton, Ohio. Ann graduated with honors from Roscoe High School where she participated in many activities and served as class officer, a band member, choir accompanist, and cheerleader. She graduated in 1956 from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, with a BS in Business and was a Vice-President and Pledge Trainer of Sigma Kapp ...
Janet Marie Wilkens JUL 09, 1944 - OCT 30, 2016
Janet Marie Wilkens Janet Marie Miller Wilkens, 72, passed away Sunday October 30, 2016 at Candler Hospital. She was born July 9, 1944 in Fayetteville, West Virginia. Janet attended Compassion Christian Church and was retired from Hancock Fabrics. She was active in Generation One and Smart Senior. She was preceded in death by her mother, Marie Angie Miller, and her husband, Nelson F. Wilkens. Surviving are her daughter, Linda Wilkens of Pooler, and several step-children, step-grandchildren, and other relatives. A Memorial Service will be held Friday, November 4, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at Fox & ...
Cynthia Robertson Russom FEB 08, 1934 - OCT 28, 2016
Cynthia Robertson Russom Cynthia Robertson Russom, 82, died Friday, October 28, 2016. The Savannah native was a 1951 graduate of Savannah High School. She attended Sophie Newcomb Women’s College at Tulane University, transferring to the University of Georgia after 2 years. She graduated from UGA with a degree in Early Childhood Education. Following graduation, she married Bo Russom in 1954. She traveled to many locations as Bo was transferred with his job, finally returning to Savannah in 1985. For many years she was an elementary school teacher in some of the cities where they lived. Upon ret ...
Christopher Slade Ellington JAN 31, 1949 - OCT 28, 2016
Christopher Slade Ellington Christopher Slade Ellington, 67, passed away Friday, October 28, 2016. He was born January 31, 1949 in Atlanta, GA to the late Albert Slade and Sybil Thomas Ellington. He was retired from Standard Textiles, and was a member of Isle of Hope United Methodist Church. Christopher was a 1967 graduate of Savannah High School and a 1972 graduate of Armstrong State College. Mr. Ellington especially enjoyed coaching youth sports with his son, and many golf cart rides with his granddaughters. Surviving are his wife, Ellen Ramage Ellington, of Savannah, daughter, Lindsay Ellin ...
Jerry Lynn Jue APR 12, 1950 - OCT 28, 2016
Savannah- Jerry Lynn Jue, 66, died on October 28th, 2016 at Memorial Hospital surrounded by his wife and children. He was born April 12, 1950 in Savannah, Georgia and lived in Savannah all of his life. He graduated from Benedictine Military School in 1968. He worked out of the Electrical Union #508 until January 2016 when he retired. Surviving are his wife, Nancy L. Jue of Savannah, Georgia; son, Jason Jue (Meghan) of Savannah, Georgia. Daughter Jennifer Jue of Savannah, Georgia. Three grandchildren, Creighton, Rives, and Gordon Jue. The family will receive friends and family from 5:00 pm- 6 ...
Susan B. Wuori JUL 30, 1950 - OCT 27, 2016
TYBEE ISLAND - Susan Bea Wuori, 66, of Tybee Island, GA, peacefully passed away on October 27th, 2016 at Memorial Hospital in Savannah, GA. Susan was born in White Plains, NY to Leo A. Wuori and Virginia Buell Wuori on July 30, 1950. She attended schools in Briar Cliff and Ithaca, NY. She graduated from Cortland University in 1972 and received her Master’s Degree from Georgia Southern. Susan worked in several school districts in the United States for over 30 years, including the Savannah Chatham County Public Schools and the Beaufort County School District in South Carolina. Susan was a devote ...
Captain Brian DuFour OCT 20, 1948 - OCT 27, 2016
Dennis Brian Dufour, 68, died Thursday morning, October 27, 2016 at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Nairobi Kenya, he was the son of the late Lt. Herbert and Grace Dufour of South Hampton, England. Brian was a former British Merchant Naval Officer and established Dufour & Associates Marine Surveying in 1997. He was proceeded in death by his wife, Trisha Dufour, and is survived by his step-daughter, Jessica Edenfield Smith, a granddaughter, Allison Smith, and several nieces and nephews. He was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church. Services will be held on Tuesday, November ...
Etta Huffman Hannaford JUN 22, 1925 - OCT 26, 2016
Etta Huffman Hannaford passed away on October 26, 2016 at the age of 91. She was born in Charleston, SC to Samuel Jacob and Etta Infinger Huffman. She graduated from Murray Vocational High School and was proud to be a Charlestonian. Her ancestry could be traced back to the Revolutionary War. She married Thomas V. Hannaford, Jr. in June 1948. They spent many years in Montgomery, Alabama but always returned to Charleston for the summers. They moved to Savannah, Georgia in 1965 where she worked as a civil service employee at Ft. Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield until her retirement. Despite worki ...
David Alexander Burrow DEC 27, 1951 - OCT 26, 2016
SAVANNAH - David Alexander Burrow, aged 64, passed away in Savannah on October 26, 2016. He was born December 27, 1951 in Richmond, Virginia and has lived in Savannah for the last 37 years. He was a graduate of Virginia Tech with a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering. Throughout his career he worked for General Electric, Union Camp, Kerr Mcgee, Control System Engineering, and Electrical Equipment Upgrades. He was an active member and Elder of Wilmington Island Presbyterian Church. He sailed with the Geechee Sailing Club and served as Commodore during the 1980s. He had a life lon ...
William Earl "Duke" "Garfield" Mitchell OCT 18, 1961 - OCT 26, 2016
William Earl “Duke” “Garfield” Mitchell, 55, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Savannah, son of Bobby and Mary Jo James Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell was a 1979 graduate of Beach High School. He was carpenter having worked with J.T. Turner Construction Co., Paul Davis Restoration and Mitchell Construction Co. He was an avid Georgia Bulldog and Dallas Cowboy fan. He will be forever in our hearts as a loving husband, father, brother and uncle. Surviving are his wife, Deborah Cooper, son, Patrick Cooper, sisters, Mary Mastison, Tammy Murphy (Jon), brothers, Ch ...
Rosemary Cureton Kilpatrick APR 02, 1941 - OCT 26, 2016
SAVANNAH - Rosemary Cureton Kilpatrick of Savannah, GA, died at home Wednesday surrounded by her beloved husband Charles M. Kilpatrick, Sr., and their two loving sons Charles M. Kilpatrick, Jr., and Walter Scott Kilpatrick and his wife, Veronica Morton Kilpatrick, all of Savannah. Born April 2, 1941, in Lake City, Tennessee, to the late Walter and Estelle Cureton into a family of two brothers (the late William Walter Cureton and the late Walter Ryan Cureton) and a surviving sister Cornelia Ann Cureton Keahey (married to John Keahey). Rosemary was born a coalminer’s daughter with a beautiful s ...
Robert L. (Bob) Pulliam APR 23, 1934 - OCT 26, 2016
Robert L. (Bob) Pulliam, 82, died October 26, 2016 under the care of Hospice Savannah. He was born in Swainsboro, Georgia. He graduated from Mercer University, Washington University and received a Ph.D. in Mental Sciences form Oxford College with seminars at Oxford University, England. Bob retired as Superintendent of Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital in Rome, GA with responsibility for Mental Health Centers of North Georgia. He became a surveyor for the Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation, working throughout the United States and continued that work as a consultant to hospitals prep ...
Ronald Eugene Long DEC 22, 1928 - OCT 26, 2016
Ronald E. Long passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, December 22, 1928, to Charles F. Long and Mary Witmer Long. He graduated from Sunbury High School in 1946, attended Bloomsberg State College, and enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1948. He retired after 30 years of USAF active duty, serving in various locations throughout the United States, including Alaska, and overseas in the Philippines, Korea, Okinawa, Vietnam, and Germany. For his service in Vietnam War, he was awarded the Bronze Star. After his retirement ...
Joan Greene Wheeler SEP 14, 1934 - OCT 25, 2016
Joan G. Wheeler, 82, died October 25, 2016 at her home in Savannah, GA. Born September 14, 1934 in Washington, D.C., she graduated from Anacostia High School and attended Strayer Business College. Although she always said that the only job that she ever wanted was to be a wife and mother, she worked in the autopsy unit at Children’s Hospital and as a secretary in Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson’s office. She moved to Alexandria, VA in 1957 shortly after she married Larry M. Wheeler whom she had met six months earlier at a party. A proud feminist and consummate housewife, she was also part of th ...
Bounnanh Phengsavathdy DEC 04, 1948 - OCT 25, 2016
Bounnanh Phengsavathdy, 67, passed peacefully in his home on Tuesday, October 25, 2016. He was an amazing and adoring husband, father, and grandfather, an equally caring and devoted son and brother. After 30 years of service with the City of Savannah, he retired in 2011. He enjoyed singing, dancing, playing musical instruments and exploring the mountains. He came to America with a vision of giving his family a better life, and he was able to accomplish his vision swimmingly. He was always on the go, and was either working on a project or painting. He loved life, his family and his friends. He ...
Thomas Robert Hurst, Jr. OCT 09, 1946 - OCT 24, 2016
Thomas R. Hurst, Jr., 70, died unexpectedly on October 24, 2016. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother. He had a joyful spirit and loved making people laugh. He was born on October 9, 1946 in Connersville, Indiana to Sarah (Hinson) and Thomas R. Hurst. He married Sandra Farley Hurst on July 18, 1970. This loving union gave birth to a daughter, Lisa, and a son, Tommy. Tom was a loving and involved husband and father. He also was a dog lover, and will be greatly missed by his dog, Buddy. Tom and Buddy were often seen walking the n ...
Carolyn Louise Highsmith NOV 16, 1942 - OCT 24, 2016
Carolyn Louise Cobb Highsmith, 73, died with her son and daughter-in-law by her side on October 24, 2016 at Augusta University Hospital after a massive stroke. The native and lifelong resident of Savannah graduated from H.V. Jenkins High School and was retired from the purchasing department at Union Camp/International Paper. Carolyn was a Deacon and active member of White Bluff Presbyterian Church, where she was actively involved in the Women’s Circle. She was a member of Elk’s Lodge #188, where she served on the Ladies Auxiliary, with her dear friend, Carol Haymore. Carolyn always enjoyed her ...
Thomas Alexander Terry, Jr. FEB 02, 2005 - OCT 24, 2016
Thomas Alexander Terry, Jr. Thomas was a very loving and caring boy that loved helping others. He has two older sisters, Leighila and LaShae, but he was a “little” big brother. Thomas looked over his big sister, Leighila with the best interest of heart. Thomas was very humble and wise beyond his years. Thomas loved church service on Sundays, where he served with his mom and big sister. Thomas also loved to play video games, especially with his dad. He wanted to be a video game designer. His favorite superhero was Batman and he loved to play Batman video games. Thomas also loved and cared for h ...
Virginia Eppes Oxnard Palmer JAN 22, 1927 - OCT 24, 2016
SAVANNAH - Virginia Eppes Oxnard Palmer, 89, died at her home in Savannah, Georgia on October 24, 2016. Virginia (Ginny) was born January 22, 1927 in London, England to Benjamin A. Oxnard and Virginia Hitch Oxnard. She grew up in Savannah before her family moved to Denver, CO when she was 12. She graduated from Smith College in 1948, and in 1950 married George Bradford (Brad) Palmer, Jr. They lived in Woodbury, CT where they raised their three daughters. Ginny was the chairman of the Democratic Town Committee and Library Commission and a member of the Woodbury Zoning Commission, jury commissio ...
Deborah Ann Wheeler Wilkowski, M.D. SEP 26, 1954 - OCT 22, 2016
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Deborah Ann Wheeler Wilkowski, M.D. Savannah- Deborah Ann Wheeler Wilkowski, 62, died at Memorial University Medical Center on Saturday, October 22, 2016. Debbie was born in Greenbush, Minnesota, to Gilbert Stephen Wheeler, MD, and Elizabeth Nancy Peterkin Wheeler. Debbie grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Virginia, Minnesota, with three siblings, Mary, Nancy and Patricia. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's of applied studies in education with a focus on radiologic technology in 1976. In 1982, she earned a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Minnesota. She w ...
Stephen J. Stephens, Sr. NOV 20, 1927 - OCT 21, 2016
Stephen J. Stephens, Sr., 88, of Savannah, died on Friday, October 21, 2016, at St. Joseph’s Hospital. A memorial service will be held Saturday, at 11:00 am, in the Fox & Weeks Hodgson Chapel. He was born November 20, 1927 in Jacksonville, Florida by the late Ethel and George W. Stephens. He attended the University of GA and was an Army veteran of World War II where he participated in mop up efforts in Italy and Yugoslavia. He enjoyed flying small planes and experienced many adventures. For more than 30 years, Steve and his brother, Paul, operated Stephens Tire Co. He’s remembered as an h ...
Jimmie Johnson Padgett APR 07, 1936 - OCT 21, 2016
SAVANNAH - Jimmie Johnson Padgett, 80, passed away Friday, October 21, 2016 at Spanish Oaks Retreat after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born in Blackshear, Georgia and was the daughter of Thomas and Myrtis Hutchinson Johnson. Upon graduating from Blackshear High School in 1954, she accepted a scholarship from the Warren A. Candler School of Nursing. She became a registered nurse with Candler Hospital, where she lovingly cared for patients for over 30 years. She was a member of the Candler Alumni Association and the Candler Auxiliary. Upon her retirement, she volunteered ...
Emma Louise Linton MAR 29, 1923 - OCT 21, 2016
Emma Louise Linton Emma Louise Linton, 93, of Savannah, GA passed away Thursday, October 20, 2016. She was born in Captola, GA and was married to James E. (Sonny) Linton for 50 years. She was Superintendent of Vacation Bible School for 30 years. She had two children, Sheila Louise Ferguson and James E. (Bubba) Linton, four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, and is also survived by one sister, Ollie Mae Stanfield. P.S. Atlanta Braves lost their favorite fan. Graveside Service will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Hillcrest Abbey Memorial Park. Fo ...
Cheryl Brown Hobbs MAY 05, 1955 - OCT 20, 2016
SAVANNAH – Cheryl Brown Hobbs, 61, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away on October 20, 2016, after a long illness. Cheryl was born in Monessen, Pennsylvania, on May 5, 1955. She moved with her family to Savannah in 1960, and attended grade school at Blessed Sacrament School. She graduated from Savannah High School, and lived her married life on Tybee Island, Georgia. Cheryl worked as Vice President of Dixie Wire, Inc. in Port Wentworth, Georgia. She was a huge animal lover, and spent her life helping stray animals in need. Cheryl’s greatest accomplishment in life was her family. She is survived b ...
Alese Edwards Griffin FEB 21, 1937 - OCT 20, 2016
SAVANNAH – Alese Edwards Griffin died October 20, 2016 at Spanish Oaks Retreat in Savannah. Born February 21, 1937 in Savannah, she was a graduate of Commercial High School and lived most of her life in Savannah. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Mary Griffin Wingate, and her brother, CMDR. Scott Edwards. Surviving are her four sons, Leon Griffin (Cindy), Roy Griffin (Julie), Richard Griffin, and Wayne Griffin (Ashlee); 9 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm on Monday, October 24, 2016, at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors ...