Obituaries
John Sterling Cash DEC 07, 1963 - SEP 22, 2016
John Cash SAVANNAH – John Sterling Cash, 52, died at home under hospice care. He was accompanied by his father Bill Cash and his good friend Sandra Capp. John was born December 7, 1963 in Atlanta, GA and lived in Savannah for most of his life. He was a 1981 graduate of Savannah Christian Preparatory School, and received his Bachelor of Science from Armstrong State College in 1992. John worked as a programmer for Davlong Business Solutions. John enjoyed kayaking and spending time with friends. He was also an excellent care giver for his father. John is survived by his father William (Bill) Cash ...
Jane McGillicuddy Morel NOV 25, 1923 - SEP 22, 2016
Jane McGillicuddy Morel Jane M. Morel, 92, died Thursday, September 22, 2016 after a long illness. She was born in Savannah on November 25, 1923 to the late John D. and Minnie P. McGillicuddy. She received her nursing degree from Savannah Vocational School and worked at St. Joseph’s Hospital for over ten years. Jane was a lifelong communicant of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, James S. Morel, her mother, Minnie P. Campbell, and sister, Ann McGillicuddy Hadsell. Survivors include two daughters, Kathryn “Sissy” Ann Morel, and Jane Sommers (Richard ...
Rachel Davidson Blackwell Wilkes DEC 14, 1914 - SEP 21, 2016
QUITMAN, GA – Rachel Davidson Blackwell Wilkes, age 101, died Wednesday, September 21, 2016 in Savannah, GA. The daughter of the late Basil Chandos and Lelia Wade Blackwell, she was a native and lifelong resident of Quitman. Mrs. Wilkes was educated in the Quitman Public Schools and Valdosta State College, and for many years she was the Brooks County Librarian. She was a lifetime member of the Quitman United Methodist Church and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. She was preceded in death by her husband, the late Leslie Lamar W ...
J. Emmet Casey NOV 13, 1928 - SEP 20, 2016
J. Emmet Casey-87, died surrounded by family September 20, 2016. Emmet was born at home on November 13, 1928 at W.104th St., New York City. One of 11 children born to Edward P. Casey and Katherine White Casey, Emmet was the last surviving of his brothers and sisters. Born of Irish immigrants, he grew up in Manhattan where he attended The Ascension School, then to Lasalle Academy, and on to St. John's University for his BBA and received his MA from New York University. He served proudly in the U.S. Army from 1951 till 1953, trained in Ft. Hood, TX and on active duty in Germany as an M.P. (CP ...
Dorothy Elizabeth Bignault MAY 18, 1929 - SEP 19, 2016
SAVANNAH – Dorothy Elizabeth Bignault, 87, passed away Monday, September 19, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. Born May 18, 1929 in El Campo, Texas, she later moved to Los Angeles, California. There she met and married her late husband, Henri Lucas Bignault, of Savannah. They moved to Savannah in 1952. She is survived by her son, Devlon Henri Bignault; her daughter, Michelle Elizabeth Bignault; four grandchildren, Donnie Christopher Bignault, Ryan Lyle, Tom Lyle, and Sara Elizabeth Bignault; and 3 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on ...
Harrell Charles Murray, Jr. OCT 08, 1921 - SEP 18, 2016
Harrell Charles Murray, Jr. Harrell Charles Murray, Jr. died peacefully at his home on the river in Vernonburg on September 18th under the care of Gentiva Hospice. He was born October 8, 1921 in Savannah, Georgia to Harrell Charles Murray and Ernestine Wimbish Murray, attended local public schools, and graduated from Benedictine. He attended Oxford College of Emory University. He was a lifelong member of Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife of 75 years, Betty Rozier Murray, his sons, Harrell Charles Murray III, Frank Gray Murray (Kathryn), Dr. Morgan Wimbish Mu ...
Alex M. Smith, Jr. - SEP 18, 2016
Alex M. Smith, Jr., 90, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016 in Fayetteville, Georgia. A memorial visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m., Saturday, October 22, 2016 at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Islands Chapel. ...
Bessie Boggs Cronce JUN 17, 1915 - SEP 17, 2016
Bessie Boggs Cronce Tybee Island - Bessie Boggs Cronce. 101, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Cornce was a wonderful, gentle and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carroll Cronce. Surviving are her daughter, Judith Fischer of Tybee Island; four grandchildren, Julie McCoy, George Fischer, Gerald Fischer, Elizabeth Jung; nine great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. She will be deeply missed by her family but her legacy will live on. The funeral servi ...
William F. "Bill" Sullivan, III OCT 10, 1958 - SEP 17, 2016
William F. “Bill” Sullivan, III, 57, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016 at St. Joseph’s Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born in Savannah, and was preceded in death by his father, William F. Sullivan, Jr. He was a 1977 graduate of Bible Baptist Day School and was a member of Bible Baptist Church. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Elaine and Jesse Wilder; sisters, Debbie Harrell and Joyce Holt; and numerous other family members. The funeral service will be 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Bibl ...
Margaret Strippy Roades FEB 16, 1938 - SEP 16, 2016
Margaret Strippy Roades, 78, passed away peacefully at the home of a close relative Friday, September 16, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Maurice and Elizabeth Ann Strippy. Margie was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Roades, a sister and a brother. She is survived by her daughter, Melissa Ann Roades, other nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends in the equestrian industry. Margie was a graduate of St. Vincent’s Academy. She retired as founder and owner of the Exchange Tavern on River Street and was the co-founder of the Savannah Waterfront Association. She was a well-known ...
Pat Moore NOV 22, 1943 - SEP 16, 2016
DUE TO THE PENDING STORM, THE MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR PAT MOORE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Patsy “Pat” Ann Moore passed away at home in Savannah, Georgia on September 16, 2016 at the age of 72. Pat is survived by her sisters Mary Dula of Dallas, TX and Sharon Bowdoin of Jackson, MS; her sister-in-law Pat Suett of Dallas, TX; her brother-in-law Lister Bowdoin also of Jackson, MS; her brother and sister-in-law Paul and Marilyn Moore of Houston, TX; her daughter Laura Angell of Savannah, GA; her son Steven Moore and his wife Zena Moore also of San Antonio, TX. In great love, she is survived by her grandchi ...
Audrey Cason Marston Matthews OCT 25, 1920 - SEP 16, 2016
SAVANNAH - Audrey Cason Marston Matthews, 95, passed away on September 16, 2016 surrounded by her family and close friends at Hospice Savannah after a long illness. Audrey was born in Savannah, Georgia and was the daughter of Allison Madison Cason and Sarah Jane Slater Cason. Audrey was raised in Bryan County close to Morgan's Bridge. She was the valedictorian of her class at Ways Station High School in Richmond Hill, Georgia. Mr. Henry Ford awarded Audrey an all expense paid trip to Dearborn, Michigan where Mr. And Mrs. Ford entertained Audrey. Audrey spent many nights waltzing with Henry ...
Dr. Charles D. "Chad" Foster, III MAY 12, 1923 - SEP 16, 2016
Dr. Charles D. “Chad” Foster, III Dr. Charles D. “Chad” Foster, III, 93 died peacefully, Friday, September 16, 2016 at his residence. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel ...
John Joseph "Joe" Buckley - SEP 14, 2016
TYBEE ISLAND - John Joseph "Joe" Buckley, 70, of Tybee Island passed away at his home in North Carolina on September 14, 2016. Joe was preceded in death by his parents, Henry Buckley and Pansie (Boots) Buckley, and grandson, Joshua Buckley. Surviving are his three children; Dan Hawkins, Chris Buckley, and Joe Buckley. Joe is also survived by his brother, Hank Buckley, and nine loving grandchildren. Joe attended St. Michael's on Tybee and was a graduate of Benedictine Military School (Class of '64). Joe was an honorable veteran of the Georgia Air National Guard. He had a deep passion for his ...
Sharon Helvey Hoffman - SEP 13, 2016
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Sharon Helvey Hoffman Sharon Helvey Hoffman, 63, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta surrounded by her family and loved ones. She was a member of Compassion Christian Church. She will be forever remembered by, her children, Brian Hoffman (Jaime) of Savannah, Jason Hoffman (Shannon Sinclair) of Richmond Hill, and Lacey Garrastegui (Emanuel) of Richmond Hill. She is also survived by her sister, Judy O’Neal (Richard), her brother, Charles Helvey (Winnie), and five grandchildren, Tori, Taylor, Alex, Parker, and Ellie. Her greatest enjoyment in life was s ...
Patrel Spence Fountain DEC 05, 1923 - SEP 13, 2016
Patrel Spence Fountain, 92, of Savannah passed away at home with her family by her side on Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Born in Statesboro, Patrel grew up in Savannah, GA where she lived with her husband of 52 years, James D. “Jim” Fountain. An avid bowler, she also loved spending time at their weekend home at “The River” in Colonels Island, GA, with Jim and the family—crabbing, fishing, shrimping and dancing. Patrel had a beautiful singing voice and in her younger years, recorded a song that was played on Burl Womack’s radio show in Savannah. Surviving are her daughter, Terry, and son-in-law, ...
Joan Gray Slayton NOV 29, 1933 - SEP 11, 2016
Aiken, SC- Joan Gray Slayton had anticipated her journey to Heaven for quite some time. She was waiting patiently to see Jesus and her beloved Eddie. That call came on Sunday, September 11, 2016, at a hospital in Aiken, SC, where she had been for about two weeks. Her son, Chris and friend, Chris Toney, were with her when she began her journey. Joan was predeceased by her husband, Edward Wayne Slayton. her mother, Nannie Ellen Henderson Gray and father, Henry Edward Gray. She was born In Bath, SC. Joan and Eddie began their life together in North Augusta, SC. They made their way to Tybee ...
Sergeant Major Ruck Tipton, Jr., USA, Ret. MAR 19, 1938 - SEP 11, 2016
SAVANNAH - Sergeant Major Ruck Tipton, Jr., 78, had his final eternal transition on Sunday, September 11, 2016, at his home with Gentiva Hospice surrounded by his family and close friends. SGM Tipton is survived by his loving sisters Matilda Tipton and Gracie Schaefer of Dyersburg, Tennessee, eldest daughter Tanya D. Brown (Howard), youngest daughter LaDhana T. Brown (Darrin, Sr.), granddaughters Toni C. Wesley and Te’ca M. Tipton, grandson Darrin K. Brown, Jr., and great-grandchildren Aurielle M. Wesley, LeBron Blackshear, Zion Tipton, Gabriella Sinclair Ragston, Jordan Tipton and a host of n ...
Janet Grant Guertin DEC 04, 1932 - SEP 10, 2016
Janet Grant Guertin Janet Grant Guertin, 83, passed away peacefully on September 10that Hospice Savannah. A graduate of West Palm Beach High and Georgia Baptist School of Nursing, she resided for the last 4 years at Savannah Square and was a member of First Baptist Church of Savannah. She had a distinguished career in nursing which included two Masters degrees and professorships at two prominent universities. She will be remembered for her beauty, charming personality, strong intelligence, stylish dressing, and unmitigated drive and determination. In addition to family and friends in Savan ...
Marjorie C. Barber - SEP 08, 2016
Marjorie Callaway Barber SAVANNAH – Marjorie Callaway Barber died September 8, 2016 following a short illness surrounded by family. Born in Tattnall County, she grew up in Hinesville, GA and graduated from Bradwell Institute. After attending Georgia Southern College in Statesboro, GA, she married her loving husband of 62 years, John G.“Jack” Barber, of Hinesville, GA. She worked for the Hinesville Bank, and later for Savannah Bank & Trust. For 46 years, she was a resident of Wilmington Park and a member of the First Baptist Church of the Islands. Surviving are her daughter Dale Jones (Bobb ...
Judith Elaine Dech Focht MAY 29, 1928 - SEP 08, 2016
Judith Elaine Focht, age 88, passed away on Thursday, September 08, 2016 at The Oaks of The Marshes of Skidaway Island, Savannah. She was born May 29, 1928 in Akron Ohio to Arthur Dech and Effie (Bennett) Dech, the second of two daughters with her sister Joanne Dech (later Wolf). From an early age, Judith’s passion for dance and the arts shines in a 6 year old performance of The Light Opera at the Goodyear Theatre. Classically trained in ballet, she performed often with her mentor’s Adeline Ott Lahrmer Dance Troupe, The Akron Civic Opera and The Akron Ballet. She attended Pembroke College at B ...
Mary Roughen - SEP 04, 2016
Mary Elizabeth Roughen, 52, died September 4, 2016, in Bluffton, SC under the care of Hospice Care of the Low Country, with her sister, Kathleen M. Mistoler by her side. She was born at Fort Rucker, AL and lived in Savannah, GA and Sierra Madre, CA for most of her life. She attended Nativity Catholic Elementary School and was a graduate of St. Vincent’s Academy. She attended Georgia Southern University and Georgia Institute of Technology. Mary worked as an Environmental Engineer for Montgomery Watson in Pasadena, CA and later as a Field Systems Analyst for the Varian Corporation also in Palo A ...
Essie Mae Burke Wall APR 05, 1918 - SEP 04, 2016
Essie Burke Wall Essie Burke Wall, 98, died Sunday, September 4, 2016 at Memorial University Medical Center. She was born April 5, 1918 near Rocky Ford in Screven County, GA to the late Benjamin Albert Burke and Ila Sills Burke. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Albert Martin Wall, Sr. Mrs. Wall was a founding member of Dean Forest Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for many years and was Church Treasurer for over 35 years. She was a member and past president of the Garden Club of Pooler and a Life member of the Garden Club of Georgia. She was a Master Flower Sho ...
Uldine Herrington Davis DEC 10, 1925 - SEP 04, 2016
Uldine (Dinah) Davis Uldine (Dinah) Davis passed away on September 4, 2016. Uldine was born into a farmer’s family in Daisy Ga on December 10, 1925. At 2 different times her family was forced from home and started again, in both Bryan and Tattnall counties, when the government took land for Fort Stewart. As a young child she lost her sister, Othell to Scarlet Fever and her father to the after effects of WW1 mustard gas. She was raised by her mother and grandfather with all her extended family close by. Upon graduating from high school, Uldine moved to downtown Savannah, where at one time she r ...
Annie Alberta Cobb Canady JAN 03, 1918 - SEP 04, 2016
SAVANNAH - A loving and generous life came to an end September 4th when Annie Alberta Cobb Canady, a long-time resident of Savannah and Decatur died at the age of 98. She was the oldest living graduate of the Warren A. Candler Hospital School of Nursing. Mrs. Canady was a native of Macon, GA and graduated from Miller High School. Having grown up in the mill village of Payne City she started working at the Bibb Manufacturing Company at the age of 15. Two years later she was promoted to the business office, recognized for her exemplary work ethic and outstanding grades, she was put in charge of ...
Laura Belle Wyatt Macrae JUL 04, 1919 - SEP 02, 2016
Laura Belle Wyatt Macrae Laura Belle Wyatt Macrae, 97, died September 2, 2016. She was born July 4, 1919 in Takoma Park, MD to the late Walter and Sara Almira “Allie” Graves Wyatt. She was a resident of Savannah for the past 37 years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Bruce Farquhar Macrae. She is survived by her son Stuart Wyatt Macrae, of Herndon, VA, sister, Jane Wyatt DeFreitas, of Charlottesville, VA, and her nephew, Wyatt Ashby DeFreitas, of Las Vega, NV. In 1930 her family moved to the District of Columbia, where she lived until her marriage to Bruce F ...
Mary Louise Brunson Claiborne FEB 16, 1918 - SEP 02, 2016
Mary Louise Brunson Claiborne Mary Louise Brunson Claiborne 98; widow of Jord Benton Claiborne, passed away on Friday September 2, 2016 at home under the care of Hospice Savannah, surrounded by her daughter and grandchildren. Mrs. Claiborne was born on February 16, 1918 in Brunson, SC to the late Thaddeus Walter Brunson and Inez Folk Brunson. She was raised in Brunson, SC and graduated from Brunson High School at 16 in 1934. She moved to Savannah when she was about 20 years old. She performed secretarial work for numerous offices around Savannah through the years. She was a member of First ...
Verdine (Bea) Neville Veale MAR 18, 1924 - SEP 02, 2016
SAVANNAH - Verdine (Bea) Neville Veale, 92, died Friday, September 2, 2016, under the care of Hospice Savannah. Bea was born in Glennville, GA on March 18, 1924 to Bennie Wilkerson and Levy Kicklighter Neville and moved to Savannah as a young child. She attended the Savannah public schools and was a member of Calvary Baptist Temple. She was preceded in death by her sister, Lois Nichols and brother, Bennie Eldred Neville. Surviving are two daughters, including Diane Veale Jervis; 5 grandchildren, including Richard W. Jervis, Junior (Kelly) and Amy E. Donahue (Stephen); four great-grandchildren, ...