Obituaries
Annie Lane Clark Biggs AUG 30, 1921 - FEB 11, 2016
Annie Lane Clark Biggs, widow of James H. Biggs, Sr. and seventh child of Charles D. Clark and Ida Estella Stafford Clark passed away on February 11, 2016. Annie was born August 30, 1921 in Liberty County Georgia on her father’s farm. In 1922 the family moved to Savannah, GA where Annie was educated in the public school system and is a graduate of Savannah High School. Annie was a wife, mother, homemaker, family care giver for her husband, her husband’s parents and her parents. If a friend was in need Annie was there with her help and support. She was a church and community volunteer. She was ...
Ayn Babylon - FEB 09, 2016
Savannah: Mrs. Ayn Babylon passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at Savannah Square after a short illness. Born in Pittsburgh, PA to Frank and Julia Russ in 1920 She married CMSgt Melvyn Babylon who died in 1991. As an Air force wife and a civil servant she lived in many places which included Greenville, SC and Savannah where she made her final home. She was a loving Mother to her only son Terry Babylon. She is survived by two sisters, Helen Wessel and Lillian Kimmel and a brother Frank Russ all of Pittsburgh.. A special thank you to the staff at Savannah Square and her dear friend Virginia C ...
Bonnie Ballard - FEB 09, 2016
SAVANNAH - Bonnie Moore Ballard passed away at her home on 9th. Born in 1945 she was raised as an only child on a small farm in Warrenton Virginia where she developed a love of animals and the outdoors. She held important positions in large firms in Washington D.C. and Dallas. On a vacation she came to Savannah and was so enamored of the city that she applied for positions here. Accepted by the Coastal Heritage Society in early 2002 she became a key member of the team that transformed the Georgia State Railroad Museum, Old Fort Jackson, and the Savannah History Museum, opened Pin Point Heritag ...
Harold E. "Bucky" Hudson DEC 16, 1927 - FEB 08, 2016
Bloomingdale- Harold Eugene “Bucky” Hudson, 88, passed away Monday, February 8, 2016 at Memorial University Medical Center. He was born in Hagerstown, MD but lived most of his life in Savannah. He was a graduate of Savannah High School and served two years in the U.S. Navy. After his discharge, he served over thirty years with the Air National Guard. Mr. Hudson was past president of the Lions Club and a member of the Elks Lodge and the Sons of Confederates. He was of the Baptist faith. Surviving is his daughter, Jennifer Godwin (Stan) of Calvary, GA; son, Don Morrow (Lynn) of McDonough, GA; gr ...
Jason A. Edwards JAN 20, 1982 - FEB 07, 2016
SAVANNAH – Jason A. Edwards, 34, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2016. A native and lifelong resident of Savannah Jason was a graduate of Savannah Christian Preparatory School where he was a star basketball player and was a member of the Soccer Team and the Cross Country Team. He graduated with a BS in Business Management from Georgia Southern University where he was a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity. Surviving are his father, Andy Edwards; a brother, Michael Edwards; two nieces, Heather Rowland and Ashley Edwards; and a nephew, Michael Edwards, Jr. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p ...
Angelia Susan Vitagliano APR 17, 1965 - FEB 07, 2016
ALMA – Angelia Susan Vitagliano passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2016, at the age of 50. Angie was born on April 17, 1965 in Burlington, North Carolina. She loved being an Independent Trucker and a part of Joyce’s Grocery in Alma, Georgia. Angie was also an avid dog lover. Her true passion was being on the water, fishing, swimming, and watching beautiful sunsets. Angela was preceded in death by her father, Arthur S. Vitagliano. Surviving are her significant other, Jerry Lee Harris; her mother, Judith H. Rowe; a daughter, Hailey Vitagliano; a son, Adam Vitagliano; a brother, Casey Jones (Sara ...
Patricia "Pat" Corinne Wells JAN 28, 1933 - FEB 07, 2016
Savannah- Patricia “Pat” Corinne Wells, 83, died Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Memorial Hospital, following a brief illness. Pat, the daughter of Rolande Matte Trotter and Ernest Trotter, was born in Flint, Michigan in 1933. After attending St. Matthews Catholic High School, she enrolled in The St. Lawrence School of Nursing in Lansing, Michigan. Upon completing her nursing degree she began her career at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Flint. In 1954, Pat married her high school sweetheart, Warren “Joe” Wells. During their careers, they lived in many different cities in the states of Michigan, Colorado ...
Evelyn Lynch Wells JAN 06, 1941 - FEB 07, 2016
Evelyn Lynch Wells, 75, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Candler Hospital. She was born in Savannah, daughter of Charles and Mary Solomon Lynch. Mrs. Wells attended Savannah High School and was retired as a Paraprofessional at Hesse Elementary School. She was a loving wife, mother and devoted grandmother. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Doris, Charles and Hilton. Surviving are her husband of 62 years, Gerald P. Wells, Sr. of Savannah; children, Virginia Lee Bruner (Clyde) of Metter; Diane Marie Patrick (John) of Savannah; Gerald P. Wells, Jr. of Savann ...
Charles Andrew "Andy" Chitty NOV 12, 1966 - FEB 06, 2016
Charles Andrew “Andy” Chitty, 49, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016 from a sudden illness. He was born in Albany, GA, son of Harold F. Reher and Edna Deane Chitty-Reher. He attended school in Albany and in Savannah at Armstrong Atlantic State University. He was an ironworker by trade and in later years started his own real estate company. Andy was a member of Albany Bible Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Harold F. Reher. Surviving are his daughter, Sara Jessica Chitty of Sumter, SC; mother, Edna Deane Chitty-Reher of Albany, GA; brothers, Edward Dean Mitchell of Bloomin ...
Pat K. Morris SEP 12, 1925 - FEB 06, 2016
Pat K. Morris, age 90, died February 6, 2016, in Savannah, Georgia. She was born in Millican, Texas on September 12, 1925, to Gertrude and William Kaigler. She married Smith B. Coleman II in Dallas, Texas following his return from the South Pacific Theater at the end of World War II. After this marriage ended in divorce, she married Charles Christopher Morris, MD, and lived the next 40 years in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was a tireless volunteer with the Mental Health Association, the Junior League and was the President of the Volunteer Program at Pennsylvania Hospital. She enjoyed travel ...
Joseph W. Dobransky JUL 13, 1932 - FEB 05, 2016
Savannah- Joseph W. Dobransky, age 83, died suddenly at home on February 5, 2016. He was born on July 13, 1932 in Cleveland, Ohio. He entered the Navy at age 17, serving his country during the Korean War. At the age of 21, he told his executive officer, “I am going to go home and raise a family”. One day out of the Navy, he was set up on a blind date and married the love of his life, Mary Alice Banach at age 22 on September 11, 1954. Joe and Mary had 61 years of marriage together. He worked for United Parcel Service for 33 years, starting as a truck driver, and retiring at age 55 as the Vi ...
Bennie Eldred "Neb" Neville SEP 12, 1932 - FEB 03, 2016
Bennie Eldred “Neb” Neville, 83, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at his residence. The lifelong native of Savannah was the son of Bennie Wilkerson and Levy Kicklighter Neville. He was a graduate of Commercial High Class of 1950. After graduation, he joined the Air National Guard Reserves serving in the 117th. He worked for Bell South/AT&T where he retired in 1994. He was a member of Isle of Hope Baptist Church where he served as deacon for many years and a member of the Woodcock Sunday School Class. He was also a member of the Clinton Masonic Lodge No. 54 F&AM and volunteered a ...
James C. Monaghan NOV 19, 1927 - FEB 02, 2016
Savannah- James C. Monaghan, Jr., 88, died Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Hospice House. Jim was born in New York City November 19, 1927 to James C. and Laurette Gaynor Monaghan. He proudly served in the US Army and spent many years as Marketing Manager with AMF for new product development. He and his wife, Anne Merchant Monaghan and their cat, arrived in Savannah on their sailboat in the summer of 1982. They moved into a marsh front lot on Tybee and were soon thoroughly involved in the community. Commitments such as serving on the Tybee City Council and many of Tybee’s civic, arts and social or ...
Betty Hall Dionne MAR 10, 1925 - FEB 02, 2016
SAVANNAH – Betty Hall Dionne passed away at her home on February 2, 2016. She was born in Atlanta, GA and was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony James Dionne, Sr., her parents, Harry Hall and Katie Hall, her brother, Harry Hall, Jr., and her sisters, Dorothy Elliott, Louise Sherry, and Reba Wallace. She received her education in Atlanta, GA and worked for Social Security for 31 years. She was a member of Sacred Heart Church, the ABWA, the Catholic Society for Preservation of Catholic Cemetery, and the Red Hat Society. She is survived by a son, Anthony J. Dionne, Jr. (Lynda) of Germantow ...
Rebecca Shapiro Wilkocz-Amrom MAY 03, 1931 - FEB 02, 2016
Rebecca Wilkocz-Amrom Savannah, GA - Rebecca Wilkocz-Amrom, age 84, passed away on February 2, 2016 at Hospice of Savannah after bravely battling cancer for nine years. Rebecca was born and raised in Camden, NJ. She lived in Philadelphia, PA and Cherry Hill, NJ before she and her husband Harry moved to Boynton Beach, FL to enjoy their retirement. Rebecca was always the life of the party and the center of any social engagement she attended. She was a beautiful woman, in her heart as well as her appearance. She excelled at fashion, interior design and art, and could organize with military precis ...
Frances Gill Mims AUG 16, 1920 - FEB 02, 2016
Frances Gill Mims Frances Gill Mims, 95, died Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at her residence. She was born August 16, 1920 in Tignall, GA to Peyton and Mary Blackmon Gill. Frances was a resident of Savannah for the past 46 years. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Kelly Mims, her son, Barry Mims, and her brother, Oliver Gill. She is survived by her grandson and his wife, Brian and Jennifer Mims, four great-grandchildren, Will Mims, Matthew Mims, Jack Mims, and Mary Blake Mims, all of Savannah. Also surviving are three nephews, Peyton Gill (Pam), of Cum ...
Katherine C. Chisholm MAR 31, 1929 - FEB 01, 2016
Savannah, GA – Katherine Crutcher Chisholm died on February 1st, 2016 at her home in Vernonburg, surrounded by her family and devoted friends. Katherine was born on March 31st, 1929, the daughter of Eleanor Henderson and Ralph Francis Crutcher. Katherine graduated from The Pape School and attended Randolph-Macon Women’s College in Lynchburg, VA, and graduated from the University of Georgia. Upon her return to Savannah, Katherine worked for the Board of Education, and Savannah Bank & Trust. She met, and within three months married, the love of her life Frank Anderson Chisholm. They were dev ...
Carolyn M. (Lyn) Wright APR 11, 1941 - JAN 31, 2016
Carolyn M. (Lyn) Wright Carolyn M. (Lyn) Wright, 74, died unexpectedly at her home, January 31, 2016. She was born in New York, New York. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward Vincent and Edna St. George McGuire, and her husband of 40 years, Benjamin G. Wright. Survivors include brothers, Edward (Carol) McGuire of Oswego, IL, and John McGuire of New York, NY, grandchildren, Dennis and Jennifer, and great-grandchildren, Trace, Emmie, and Abbie. Lyn was educated at Resurrection Academy in Rye, NY, and then attended Grace Institute in Manhattan, NY. She worked for M.W. Kellogg Compan ...
Anthony O Leary Kelly SEP 07, 1921 - JAN 29, 2016
SAVANNAH - Anthony O’Leary Kelly, 94, passed away peacefully on January 29, 2016, under the care of Hospice Savannah. He was born September 7, 1921, in Savannah, Georgia and was the son of the late John Herbert Kelly and Josephine O’Leary Kelly. Tony attended Commercial High School and went on to work at the Central Georgia Railroad. He served in the United States Marine Corps Second Battalion E Company 1st Marines Division from January 1942 until July 1944. During the war, he was a private first class stationed in the Southwest Pacific and was a part of the first unit to land on the beaches o ...
Leon G. Roberts FEB 04, 1937 - JAN 29, 2016
Leon G. Roberts, 78, passed away Friday, January 29, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Savannah, son of Gustave Leon and Frances Fears Roberts. Having graduated from Savannah High School, Leon retired as a skilled machinist with Champion Machine. He was a veteran of the Georgia Air National Guard Reserves, member of the American Legion Post 84, and a longtime member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. He gave generously of his time and talent quietly to his church and others. Leon had a lifetime love of boating, supplying family and friends with seafood. He was preceded in death by h ...
Margaret (Margee) Dalian Page JAN 23, 1917 - JAN 29, 2016
Beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-grandmother, Aunt and devoted friend, Margaret (Margee) Dalian Page ascended into heaven on January 29, 2016. Margaret, a fourth generation Texan, was born to Louis H. and Alberta O.Dalian in Galveston, Texas, January 23, 1917. She is preceded in death by her parents, her former husbands, Nick Karacostas Jr., Richard Kaysen and Theodore "Buck" Page; her son, Louis Karacostas and her sister, Lillian D. Hand. She was survived by her daughter Peggy (Joseph) Zeigler of Lancaster, California; son Dale (Pamela) Karacostas of Savannah, and daughter Susan (Ga ...
Joseph E. "Joe" Cremeans, Jr. JUL 26, 1933 - JAN 28, 2016
Joseph E. “Joe” Cremeans, Jr., 82, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016 at his residence. Joe moved to Savannah in 1996 and was a member of Bible Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife of 49 years, Virginia Cremeans, two sons, Larry (Liz) Cremeans, Tony (Terri) Cremeans, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, January 30, 2016 in the Islands Chapel of Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors. The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Remembrances: Bible Baptist Church Building Fund, 4700 Skidaway Rd., Savannah ...
Henry "Hank" Scheeringa JAN 20, 1930 - JAN 26, 2016
Savannah- Henry John Scheeringa, 86, passed away at his home Tuesday, January 26, 2016. He was born in Highland, Indiana on January 20, 1930 to Egbert and Margaret, nee Baker, Scheeringa. Henry was the remaining surviving sibling of four brothers and four sisters. In 1951, he married Gertrude Ruiter and shortly after was drafted into the U.S. Army. Henry was a disabled veteran of the Korean War, serving from1951 until 1953, including a six month recuperation stay in Japan after being wounded in one of the final battles of the war. He was awarded the Purple Heart. After the war, Henry began wor ...
Jack S. Liles, Sr. JAN 26, 1928 - JAN 25, 2016
Skidaway Island - Jack S. Liles, Sr., 87, passed away peacefully on January 25, 2016 in the comfort of his home and in the care of his family. He was born in Highpoint, North Carolina, son of Sherwood E. and Emma Welch Liles. Jack was reared in Charlotte, North Carolina where he attended high school graduating early so he could start his education in the Clemson University ROTC program. He was born into this love of Clemson with his father, class of 1900, brothers, Sam and Dick Liles, preceding him there. He was a distinguished military student and was a member of the Senior Platoon that perfo ...
Christine L. Knorr Flathmann FEB 05, 1922 - JAN 24, 2016
Savannah- Christine L. Knorr Flathmann, 94, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2016 at Azalealand Nursing Home. She was a native of Bristol, England, born February 5, 1922 to Herbert G. and Millicent S. Leslie. In 1954 they moved to Long Island, NY where Chris danced with the world famous Rockettes for over a year. She was a lifelong homemaker and after moving to Savannah Chris was very active with the many youth organizations her sons were involved with. She was a life member of the Georgia PTA, the A.W.V.S, the H.V. Jenkins High School Athletic Booster Club and a den mother with the Cub Scouts ...
Vincent S. "Chief" Dober, Jr. MAR 06, 1932 - JAN 23, 2016
Vincent “Chief” Dober Jr, age 83, passed away at his home on January 23, 2016. Vincent is survived by his former wife, Shirley Chaplin, his daughters Valerie Conner and Vicki Foley, his son Vincent Dober III, his spouse Susan, his grandchildren Mickey Foley, Kacie Lanier, Matthew Foley, Blaze Bryant, Meghan Dober, Cami Dober and Sam Dober. His great grandchildren Caleb Lanier, Cayleigh Foley, Makaylyn Lanier and Kensleigh Foley, his brother Frank Dober and his spouse Pat and numerous other nieces and nephews in Syracuse NY including his favorite nephew Ronald Romanczyk. Vincent was born on ...