Obituaries
Alan Lincoln Freeman MAR 27, 1938 - JUL 25, 2015
Alan Lincoln Freeman, CLU, age 77, died July 25 at home in Savannah, GA, under the care of Gentiva Hospice, surrounded by his wife and children. He was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, where he worked as an insurance broker before moving to Savannah. He received a BA from Penn State University. A gifted athlete and gardener, he was a long-time member of the Wilmington Island Golf Club. Surviving are his wife Jessie B. Freeman; his daughter Alison F. Baxter and son-in-law John and granddaughters Christa, Abigail and Madeline, of Richmond, VA; his son Frederick W. Freeman and daughter-in-law ...
Joseph Frank Paterno NOV 02, 1939 - JUL 23, 2015
SAVANNAH - Joseph Frank Paterno, 75, of Savannah, Georgia, died peacefully on Thursday, July 23, 2015, following a brief illness, under the care of Hospice Savannah. He was born on November 2, 1939 in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, New York to Andrew and Winifred Paterno. Joseph served his country in the United States Navy for four years. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Food Science and Technology prior to owning a series of businesses, primarily in manufacturing. He retired as CEO and owner of Medicia Pharmaceutical Corp. in Dayton, New Jersey. He was also acti ...
James Vargo Harvey, Sr. AUG 21, 1938 - JUL 22, 2015
Savannah- James Vargo Harvey, Sr., 76, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at his home surrounded by his wife, children, and grandchildren. James was born August 21, 1938 in Savannah and was raised at Bethesda Home for Boys. After service in the U.S. Navy, he was an Iron Worker with Local 709 until retirement. Surviving is his wife, Harriet Harvey; children, James Harvey, Jr., Deborah Dixon, Jamee Meyer, Ed Adams, Debra Davis; eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Fox & Weeks Funeral Direct ...
Alice Lincoln Hunt Daily OCT 05, 1923 - JUL 22, 2015
SAVANNAH – The “Last Settler” of Whitemarsh Island went home to rest July 22, 2015, in her home, surrounded by her family and following a brief battle with cancer. Alice was born October 5, 1923 in Lancaster, PA and was a Savannah resident for 51 years. Educated at Friend’s Central High School and Hood College, she worked in Philadelphia as the program director for KYM-FM prior to moving to Savannah. After raising four children, she served as office manager for Obstetric Anesthesia. What Alice is most known for is her tireless work on behalf of The National Society of the Colonial Dames of Ame ...
Elizabeth Ayers Chandler - JUL 21, 2015
Elizabeth Ayers Chandler, 91, passed away on July 21, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Samuel N. Ayers and Adrienne Gaines Ayers. She was born and grew up in the Reed Creek Community of Hart County, Georgia. Her four brothers and two sisters preceded her in death. As a young woman she served in the U.S. Navy during WW II. She married the late Fred M. Chandler, and, during their marriage resided in Augusta, Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia. In Savannah, she was employed at B&B Pawn Co. until she retired. She is survived by her two daughters, Jan Chandler and Susan Reese both of Savannah; ...
Judith Lynn Casey JAN 23, 1958 - JUL 19, 2015
Judith Lynn Casey, 57, died July 19, 2015 in Jesup, Georgia, at the home of her father under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. She was surrounded by family. Judy was born in Savannah Georgia and lived there the entirety of her life until her recent illness. Judy was a 1977 graduate of St. Vincent’s Academy and a 1979 graduate of Armstrong State College. She was preceded in death by her mother, Juanita Duggar Casey. Surviving are her father, Cornelius ‘Joe’ Casey of Jesup; her sister, Cynthia Casey Stewart of Savannah; two nieces, Casey C. Hanak and Emily E. Stewart; a nephew, Stephen G. St ...
James D. Chavers, Jr. OCT 18, 1923 - JUL 17, 2015
Savannah- James Durant Chavers, Jr., 91, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015 at his residence. He was born and raised in Savannah, a member of Sons of the American Legion Post 36. He graduated from Savannah High School in 1942 and began work in the Southeastern Shipyard, where he worked as a welder. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp in 1944. During WWII he served with the 4th Marine Division (Fighting Fourth) in the Battle of Iwo Jima. After an honorable discharge, Jim had a full career of government service with the U.S. Post Office and U.S. Customs Service, retiring after 41 years of service ...
Mary Frances Masters Robertson MAR 09, 1929 - JUL 13, 2015
SAVANNAH - Mrs. Mary Frances Masters Robertson, 86, died July 13, 2015 in Savannah, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Theodore Edward (Teddy) Masters and Mary Frances Jaugstetter Masters. Mrs. Robertson was born in Savannah on March 9, 1929. She attended Sacred Heart grammar school and was a graduate of St. Vincent’s Academy, class of 1947. She attended Armstrong Junior College where she met her future husband, Michael S. Robertson, Sr. Mrs. Robertson was a charter member of St. Joseph’s Hospital Pink Ladies, now known as the St. Joseph’s Auxiliary . She was also a member of the Windso ...
Sandra Loizakes Dukes FEB 29, 1924 - JUL 12, 2015
Sandra Loizakes Dukes, 91, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2015 at Candler Hospital. She was born February 29, 1924 in Savannah where she lived all her life. She was christened at St. Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church and a member of First Freewill Baptist Church. Her husband, Prentice Edward Dukes, II preceded her in death. A moral woman born in the Depression Era that believed in the doctrine that people did not need to change their values because of the changing times. Her strong will and loving giving nature was known by all. She enjoyed many hours of gardening, crocheting, sewing and reading. He ...
Walter Thomas Jennings, Sr. JAN 22, 1940 - JUL 10, 2015
OCEANSIDE, CA - Walter Thomas Jennings, Sr., 75, passed away Friday, July 10, 2015, in Oceanside, CA after a very courageous battle with “The Beast”. Tom was a son, brother, father, and friend to many. He was a proud and brave United States Marine who served our country to the end. Tom, Dad, Poppy is now with his parents, Walt (Papa), Winnie (Nana), Faye, his beloved son, Walter, and Robbie. Left to cherish his memory are, Dawn & Bailey, Stephen & Jordyn, Andrew, Renee, Benjamin & Jackson, Abbie & Garrett; his enormous New York family (we know who we are); his West Coast family ...
Thomas J. Waters DEC 24, 1937 - JUL 10, 2015
Thomas J Waters, 78, passed away on Friday, July 10, after a brief battle with lung cancer. The native Savannahian was born on Christmas Eve in 1937 and was a veteran of the United States Air Force Reserve, graduate of Savannah High School and Southern Polytechnic University. Director J. Edgar Hoover recruited him into the FBI, where he served as a Special Agent in Washington, DC. After leaving government service he entered the energy industry, working up to Vice President and Secretary of Chattanooga Gas, ultimately retiring as Vice President of Atlanta Gas Light. He was a member of the Chatt ...
Anna Catharine Fitzpatrick Kelly JAN 17, 1925 - JUL 09, 2015
Savannah- Catharine Fitzpatrick Kelly, 90, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2015, in Savannah. She was born in Savannah, Georgia, on January 17, 1925, and was the daughter of the late John Francis Fitzpatrick and Annie Juchter, both of Savannah. Catharine attended public school in Chatham County and was a graduate of Savannah High School. She worked for the Central of Georgia Railroad for many years. Catharine spent all of her life in Savannah and was a long-time member of the Lutheran Church of the Ascension. Fond of the outdoors, Catharine spent much of her time gardening, birdwatching, ...
Paul Edward Voyles AUG 08, 1956 - JUL 07, 2015
Paul E. Voyles SAVANNAH _ Paul Edward Voyles, 59, died Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at his residence. He is survived by his brother, Larry E. Voyles. Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel. ...
Robert P. "Bobby" Dimmick, Jr. - JUL 07, 2015
LOBECO, SC - Robert P. “Bobby” Dimmick, Jr. died Tuesday, July 7, 2015 after a long illness. The Savannah native was a graduate of Herschel V. Jenkins High School and a retired employee of United Parcel Service. He was predeceased by his father, Robert P. Dimmick . Surviving are his wife, Jan Dimmick; three sons, Robert, III, Michael and Andrew Dimmick; his mother and stepfather, Betty and Elmo Weeks; his sister, Nancy A. Dimmick; and a brother, Walter F. Dimmick. A private service will be held at a later date. Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel. ...
Joan Tunberg Chase - JUL 06, 2015
SAVANNAH – Joan Tunberg Chase died Monday, July 6, 2015, in Savannah, GA. A native of Akron, OH she was the daughter of the late Dean Tunberg and Helen Metzler Tunberg. She was a graduate of St. Vincent’s High School in Akron and attended Akron University where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. In 1962 Joan married Thomas George Chase. They celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary in February of 2015. From 1975 to 1987 the Chases lived overseas in Nairobi, Kenya, Bangkok, Thailand, San Jose, Costa Rica, and Lisbon, Portugal. Joan was a very active member of American Women’s ...
Robert C. Alonso MAR 01, 1939 - JUL 05, 2015
Robert C. Alonso, Sr., 76, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. He was born in Savannah, son of Cyril Valentine and Dorothy Sinclair Alonso. He attended Cathedral Day School, Blessed Sacrament and graduated in 1957 from Benedictine Military School. He then joined the United States Marine Corps serving for two years. In 1958, he married Maureen Llewellyn the love of his life and that union produced two children. In his early career he worked from Johns-Manville and later joined Great Dane Trailers retiring after thirty five years of service. He was communicant of St. P ...
Edward A. "Ted" Hoover DEC 10, 1930 - JUL 05, 2015
Ted Hoover, devoted husband, father, grandfather, business owner and civic leader died July, 5th at St. Joseph’s Hospital after a long illness. He was 84. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Alexander and Elva Charlesworth Hoover; his brothers, John “Sandy” and Horace “Snicky”; and his eldest son, Ted, Jr. Ted was born in Tyrone, PA, but moved to Charleston, SC at an early age. He considered Charleston his home. He was a 1954 graduate of Clemson A&M University and a die-hard Tiger Fan all of his life. He served as a tank squadron commander during the Korean War. After a time oper ...
Candice Champion Frawley DEC 16, 1947 - JUL 04, 2015
Candice Champion Frawley, 67, of Savannah, Georgia died on July 4th, 2015. “Candy,” daughter of Ralph and Jane Champion and loving wife to Mike Frawley, passed on Saturday following a long and tireless battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband Mike, daughter Megan Hooff, son in law Gene, and grandson Lassiter. Candy is also survived by her sisters Jackie Brickle, Judy Kiblinger and her brother Ralph Champion. Candy was predeceased by her son Kevin. Candy resided in Savannah for the last 40 years and retired from the Live Oak Public Library in 2010. She was very active in many facets o ...
Ronald Lee Rohlfs MAY 11, 1949 - JUL 03, 2015
SAVANNAH – Ronald L. Rohlfs, 66, died Friday, July 3, 2015, as the result of an accident suffered on July 2, 2015. A native of Jersey City, NJ, he was raised in Winston-Salem, NC. After graduating from high school, Ron entered the US Army, serving in Viet Nam (1969-1970). He was discharged from the Army as a Captain in 1972, having been awarded the Bronze Star, Combat Infantry Badge, Good Conduct Medal, and Viet Nam Service Medal. Following his military service Ron joined the Columbus, GA Police Department, where he served from 1972 until 1976, rising to the position of homicide/robbery detect ...
John Ross Thompson APR 07, 1936 - JUL 03, 2015
John R "Jack" Thompson, devoted husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully at his home in Savannah, GA on Friday, July 3, 2015 at the age of 79. Survived by his beloved wife of 55 years, Nancy Kane Thompson, Jack was born in Steubenville, OH, and grew up in Mt. Lebanon, PA where he graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School in 1954. After graduating from Villanova University, Jack embarked on a successful sales career with IBM progressing through its executive ranks before being named head of the Hartford, CT Insurance Industry Branch Office, a position he held for 13 years. During ...
Beulah Harper Nettles - JUL 03, 2015
Beulah Harper Nettles died peacefully on July 3rd, 2015 in Savannah, Georgia. Born in Unadilla, Georgia to A.C. and Beulah Brown, she was the youngest of their eight children. Beulah graduated from Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville, Georgia at the age of 19. She took her first teaching position in Millen, Georgia where she met and married "her" Tom Harper. After their move to Savannah, Beulah taught school at Commercial High School until the birth of their son Tom. She returned to her teaching career several years later at Savannah High School and then went on to Savannah Coun ...
Benjamin G. Wright - JUL 02, 2015
SAVANNAH - Mr. Benjamin G. Wright, 84, died July 2, 2015. His loving wife Lyn (Carolyn) of 40 years, and children, Benjamin, Jeffrey, Douglas, Carol and Jackie, survive. Grandchildren, Dennis and Jennifer, and great grandchildren, Trace, Emmie, and Abbie also survive. A U.S. Navy Veteran of the Korean War, Ben was educated at Wabash College in Indiana, and Drexel University. His career was in Engineering, and he was involved in the construction of Chemical Facilities, Refineries, and Power Plants, for M.W. Kellogg Co. and U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation. Ben and Lyn moved to the Landings, in ...
Margaret Ramsing "Maggie" Hearn NOV 21, 1926 - JUL 01, 2015
Smyrna, GA - Margaret Ramsing “Maggie” Hearn, 88, died Wednesday, July 1, 2015 after a courageous ten year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born in Capitan, New Mexico, daughter of Paul and Fannie Young Ramsing. The family moved to Savannah when Maggie was small, where her father unfortunately died when she was three. In order to make ends meet, her young mother then went to work for the Federal Aviation Agency. Maggie graduated high school from St. Vincent’s Academy in 1945. She worked as a secretary at Union Bag, formerly Union Camp currently International Paper where she met her f ...
Robert Earl Harman, Sr. FEB 11, 1923 - JUN 30, 2015
SAVANNAH - Robert Earl Harman, Sr., 92, passed away peacefully on June 30, 2015, after a short illness. Born on February 11, 1923, in Nashville, Tennessee, Bob was raised in Athens, Alabama, and later moved to Savannah with his parents. Graduating from Athens High School in 1941, Bob entered the US Air Force serving in World War II as a flight engineer with the US Army Air Corps, 5th Air Division, flying B-29s. After his service concluded, he attended the University of Georgia graduating in 1951, with a degree in Landscape Architecture. Upon graduating, Bob commenced a professional career of n ...
Patrick E. Falconio MAY 17, 1941 - JUN 30, 2015
Patrick “Pat” Falconio, 74, of Savannah, GA succumbed to cancer on June 30, 2015 at Hospice House of Savannah. Pat passed away peacefully with his wife by his side. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Phyllis, his children, Gina (Tim) Hansen, and Jeffrey Falconio and grandchildren, Michael, Samantha, Delia, and Helene and a large extended family that includes his aunt, Virginia Hanna and many cousins. He is preceded in death by his parents, Margaret “Peg” and Donald Falconio, and brother, Donald W. Pat was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, and was a graduate of St. Justin High School. H ...
Robert Henry Johns, Jr. MAR 18, 1949 - JUN 28, 2015
GRAYSON, GA - Robert Henry Johns, Jr., age 66, of Grayson, GA passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015. Survivors include his mother, Launa Q. Johns of Savannah, GA; his daughter, Joy J. Hall; his granddaughter, Chloe Heaberlin of Cumming, GA; his aunts Mary Q. Free of Melbourne, FL and Lillian B. Johns of Newburn, NC; and his significant other, Sharon Starie of Grayson. Funeral services will be held at graveside on Thursday, July 2, at 11:00 am in the Greenwich Section of Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, GA. Please sign our on-line guest book. ...
Elizabeth Waring Barrow FEB 26, 1925 - JUN 28, 2015
Elizabeth Pollack Waring Barrow, 90, died Sunday, June 28, 2015 at her home with her family by her side. She was born February 26, 1925 in Savannah to the late Charles Ellis Waring and Elizabeth Stewart Waring. Mrs. Barrow graduated from St. Margaret’s Boarding School in Waterbury, Connecticut. She was married on January 25, 1947 to the late David Crenshaw Barrow, Jr., who died on October 21, 2008 after 61 years of marriage. Mrs. Barrow was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, and was known for her kindness, grace, and sensitivity. She was a lifelong Episcopalian and a ...
Frankie Patton SEP 15, 1926 - JUN 27, 2015
Savannah, GA - Frankie Patton, 88, died Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Memorial University Medical Center. He was born in Sanford, Florida, son of Frank B. and Lennie Troup Patton. He moved to Savannah at a young age where he graduated from high school and attended Armstrong Junior College. In 1944, Mr. Patton enlisted in the United States Navy serving for two years. After the Navy, he joined the Merchant Marines serving for forty five years. He has traveled the world aboard a long list of ships throughout his career. Mr. Patton was a member of the Thunderbolt Senior Citizens group. He was prece ...
Russell C. Dawes, Sr. OCT 14, 1930 - JUN 27, 2015
SAVANNAH – Russell C. Dawes, Sr., age 84, died on June 27, 2015, at his home, under the care of Hospice Savannah, surrounded by his family. He was born on October 14, 1930 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina to the late Russell E. and Mattie Eason Dawes. He was predeceased by an infant daughter, Jacqueline, and a sister, Lena Dawes Jackson. Russell retired from the US Army after 21 years, having served in Japan and Germany and was a veteran of the Korean War. His stateside duty stations were Ft. Bliss, Texas, Ft. Ord, California, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, Ft. Benning, Georgia, and Hunter Army Airf ...
MSGT. Thomas Edward Mayo (USAF, Ret.) NOV 07, 1935 - JUN 26, 2015
MSGT. Thomas Edward Mayo (USAF, Ret., 79, died Friday, June 26, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Rogersville, Tennessee son of James R. and Norma Fleenor Mayo. After graduation from Rogersville High School, he enlisted into the United States Air Force. His distinguished military career spanned twenty two years until his retirement in 1975. After his first retirement, he became a licensed insurance agent working with Security Life Insurance Company and Delta Life Insurance Company. He later totally retired and enjoyed golf and bowling. Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Mildred Sparks May ...