Obituaries
Isabelle Harris Hinely-Powell OCT 22, 1927 - MAR 28, 2015
Savannah- Isabelle Hinely-Powell, 87, passed away March 28, 2015, at Signature HealthCARE of Savannah, under the care of Pruitt Health Hospice, surrounded by her family. Born on October 22, 1927 in Port Royal, South Carolina, Isabelle lived the majority of her life on Wilmington Island. Preceded in death by husband, Robert L. Hinely. Survived by: Husband, Hoyt Powell, Sr; seven (7) children: Robert C. (Kathy), Richard P. (Susan), Patricia (John Wells), Steven L., John S. (Connie), Joseph A. (Patrick), Paul C. (Whitney); two step-children, Hoyt Powell Jr, Sallie Boyles; brother Charles Harris ...
Renée Kopriva Huggins JUN 18, 1923 - MAR 27, 2015
Renée Kopriva Huggins died Friday evening on March 27th, 2015 in Savannah, Georgia. She was born in Hardin, Montana on June 18, 1923. Renée was a graduate of the Chicago Art Institute. She married Samuel Leard (Ted) Huggins, Jr. whom she met in Hardin, Montana while she was working at the post office and he was working in construction. Renée and Ted enjoyed 51 years of marriage in Savannah. A stylish, sophisticated lady, Renée was very progressive and active in her community. Renée modeled for the Savannah Symphony Fashion Show and other charitable fashion shows sponsored by Jake Fine. Renée w ...
Gary Allen, Sr. MAY 19, 1938 - MAR 27, 2015
Gary Randall Allen Sr. – Savannah – Gary Randall Allen Sr. died Friday, March 27, 2015 at his home surrounded by his wife, children & grandchildren. He was born May 19, 1938 in Statesboro, GA to George and Lucille Allen. He graduated from Savannah High School in 1956 and accepted a 4-Year Athletic Scholarship from the University of Georgia where he was the starting fullback on the freshman team. In 1957, Gary signed a contract with the Cincinnati Reds & was assigned to the Hornell Club in New York. Gary enrolled in Armstrong Junior College in the fall of 1957 on a basketball schola ...
Ruby Dell Anderson Miller JUL 04, 1919 - MAR 26, 2015
Ruby Dell Anderson Miller, died on March 26, 2015 at the age of 95. She was born in Statesboro, GA on July 4, 1919 and was raised on the family farm near Nevils, GA. She was the daughter of William Gordon Anderson and Inez Anderson and a descendent of many of the families who originally settled in Bulloch County in the late 1700's. She graduated from Nevils High School and was the last surviving member of the class of 1938. She married Elisha C. Miller, Jr. in 1940. At his death in 2003 they had been married 63 years. In 1945 they moved to Savannah. She worked for Levy’s Department Store ...
Charles Harley Monroe SEP 15, 1926 - MAR 25, 2015
Charles Harley Monroe was born in Jamestown, NY September 15, 1926 to Harley & Daisey Monroe. He died March 25, 2015 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. He enlisted in the Navy at age 18 and served in the South Pacific on the Leutze. In 1948, he joined the U.S. Army and served in Germany with the Constabulary and last in Korea. He later retired from Civil Service and continued to volunteer for Veterans. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Charles enjoyed life, loved cars and was an avid golfer. He was preceded in death by his wife Charlotte, his pa ...
Carolyn White "Gakee" Bowen NOV 06, 1930 - MAR 25, 2015
Carolyn White “Gakee” Bowen, 84, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Born in Meridian, Mississippi, she lived in Savannah most of her life with her beloved late husband, Clifford J. Bowen. Mrs. Bowen was a medical transcriptionist and was retired from Memorial University Medical Center. She was a member of the The Sanctuary Church. Gakee cherished, loved and took care of all God’s creatures. She was preceded in death by her recently departed son, Daniel C. Bowen. Surviving are her daughter, Cynthia B. Hodges and husband, John J. Hodges; son, Michael C. Bowen; siste ...
Dorothy "Dot" Waters Courington JUN 03, 1919 - MAR 24, 2015
Dorothy “Dot” Waters Courington passed away after a long and full life on March 24, 2015. She was born June 3, 1919, in Screven County, the oldest of the seven children of Joseph Haynes Waters and Kathleen Morgan Waters. She graduated from Statesboro High School, attended Tift College, and later studied at Georgia Southern University. She was married to Roy N. Courington in 1944 until his death in 1990. While Roy served in the Marine Corps during World War II and Korea and later as a legal officer, Dot and Roy lived in Newport, Norfolk, San Clemente, Parris Island and Cherry Point before retur ...
Arbrea A. Vannatter FEB 26, 1928 - MAR 24, 2015
Savannah- Arbrea A. Vannatter, age 87, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Leet, West Virginia daughter of Rev. Andrew and Tasney Skeens. Mrs. Vannatter was reared in Leet and moved to Savannah in 1971. For many years, she attended Lighthouse Baptist Church on Whitemarsh Island. She loved her family deeply and was totally devoted as a wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Vannatter, eight sisters and two brothers. Surviving are her children, Yolanda (Michael) Mallory of Lake Mary, FL; Mary Alic ...
Forrest A. Wall AUG 01, 1939 - MAR 23, 2015
Savannah- Forrest A. Wall, 75, passed away Monday, March 23, 2015 at Memorial University Medical Center. Mr. Wall was a native and lifelong resident of Savannah. He was a charter member of Southside Baptist Church, and a current member of The Sycamore Church. He was the business manager for Perfect Harmony Log Homes and was employed for many years with Miller Transporters. Survivors include his brother, Samuel A. Wall and two nephews, Brian Wall and Larry Wall, all of Albany, GA. A Memorial Service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at The Sycamore Church, 1914 East 52nd S ...
John J. Walsh, Jr. JAN 25, 1928 - MAR 23, 2015
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Colonel John J. Walsh, Jr., (U.S. Army Retired), 87, died Monday, March 23, 2015 at Hospice Savannah. John was born in Philadelphia, PA to John Walsh, Sr. and Marcella Walsh. He enlisted in the U.S. Army at age 17 in June 1945, and completed Officers Candidate School in 1947. He served during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam. During his military career he received the Silver Star and the Presidential Unit Citation. He graduated from the University of Georgia and George Washington University where he received two Master’s degrees. He was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church, and was a ...
MSGT. Raymond F. Boyden, Jr. MAY 30, 1941 - MAR 21, 2015
MSGT. Raymond F. Boyden, Jr., 73 yrs., 9 mos., and 21 days, of Savannah, Georgia, USAF retired, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, of complications following a stroke. Ray (aka Bear, Bones, Curly, Vati, Opa, Mr. B, Big Daddy, Dad, or Pop) was born in Florence Crittenton Hospital on 30 May 1941, at 11:28 AM, in Detroit, Michigan to Raymond F. Boyden, Sr. and Harriet L. Deibel. He spent his early years in Detroit and attended Kindergarten there about 1945/46. In January 1947 the family moved to Columbus, Ohio where Ray attended sundry elementary schools, among them H ...
Sarah B. Mandel MAY 28, 1921 - MAR 20, 2015
Sarah B. Mandel, 93, died at Hospice Savannah’s Hospice House on March 20, 2015. Shortly before her death, she told friends she was not very happy with the draft of her obituary. She pointed to the three-paragraph printout that outlined her long and productive career as a social worker, world traveler and volunteer. It’s just so dry, she said. I am trying to write an obituary that is not the usual, dull account. Something, she implied, as interesting as her long life has been. A standard obituary doesn’t shed light on Sally. It doesn’t explain that Sally Mandel died under the care of the very ...
Ralph Marion Sanders APR 10, 1931 - MAR 18, 2015
Savannah- Ralph Marion Sanders, age 83, of Savannah, GA died on Wednesday March 18, 2015 at Hospice Savannah. Ralph was born on April 10, 1931 in Princeton, NC son of the late J. Morgan Sanders and Kizzie Martin. He was an Air Force Veteran and had an extensive career at Gulfstream Aerospace, where he retired. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Christine Alice Gaudry Sanders, his children Ralph Dennis Sanders (Susan), and Alice Denise DeBorde (Joseph), his Grandchildren, Jason Dennis Sanders (Catherine), April Michelle Sanders (Patrick), Christopher Joseph DeBorde, and Elizabeth Alice DeB ...
John Walter Bach JUL 12, 1964 - MAR 18, 2015
On Wednesday, March 18, 2015, John Walter Bach departed from this life after a six month battle with pancreatic cancer. He passed peacefully at Savannah Hospice, surrounded by loved ones, and with a smile on his face. John was born on July 12, 1964 in Elgin, Illinois to John and Beverly Bach as the youngest of four children. He graduated from Irving Crown High School in 1982 and received his B.S. in Education from the University of Northern Illinois in 1986. On February 7, 1987, John married the love of his life, Margie Michalak. They had two daughters together, Lauren Illyse and Rachael Marjo ...
Carol Gleason Duke DEC 07, 1932 - MAR 18, 2015
Skidaway Island - Carol Gleason Duke, 82, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. She was born in Plainville, New Jersey, daughter of Laurance and Ethel Bell Gleason. After high school graduation, she attended Rollins College. In 1954, she married William R. Duke and they made their home in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. After Mr. Duke retired in 1993, they relocated to Skidaway Island. She was avid golfer, talented artist, bird watcher, passionate gardener, veracious reader and especially looked forward to the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle. Surviving are her ...
William R. "Billy" Knight, III AUG 09, 1936 - MAR 17, 2015
Savannah- Billy Knight, 78, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at home surrounded by his family and under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. He was born in Savannah, GA, the son of the late William Reid Knight, Jr. and Marian Knight Thompson and step-father, Weldon (PeeWee) Thompson. He graduated from Benedictine Military School in 1955 and Chaminade University in Honolulu, Hawaii. While at BC he was an outstanding athlete and he received the Outstanding Athlete Award for BC (Wall of Fame) for playing basketball at Armstrong College. He met the love of his life, Ann Burkhalter Knight at Armstr ...
William McComb Weyman MAR 02, 1940 - MAR 13, 2015
William McComb Weyman, 75, passed away Friday, March 13, 2015. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, son of Samuel M. and Harriet Campbell Weyman. Mr. Weyman received a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts from The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee in 1963. He lived in Savannah for a short time in the early eighties, but spent most of his life in Cezanne country, in and around Aix-en-Provence, France. It was there he met, worked, and taught with the artist and foremost authority on the work of Cezanne, Leo Marchutz. In 1972 with Marchutz and artist friend Sam Bjorklund, he co-founded the Marchutz Scho ...
Norma G. Cording JUL 29, 1944 - MAR 12, 2015
Savannah, Georgia - Norma Daire Guest Cording, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015 in her home with her family by her side and under the care of Hospice Savannah. She was born July 29, 1944 in Royston, GA to the late James H. and Mary Ann Goss Guest, and raised in Bowman, GA and Douglas, GA. Norma went on to attend the University of Georgia, where she received her BA in 1966 and her MA in History in 1975, with a thesis on women's education in antebellum Georgia. Norma served as a flight attendant for United Airlines and was based in Miami, New York, Washington DC, and finally Chicago, residin ...
Cleo Sparks Olson AUG 25, 1926 - MAR 12, 2015
Savannah- Cleo Sparks Olson, 88, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Candler Hospital. Cleo was born in Portal, Georgia, daughter of John Henry Sparks and Idolene Turner Sparks. She moved to Savannah during her teen years and was later a welder of Liberty Ships during WWII. She retired from Armstrong State College where she was the manager in the postal office. Cleo attended First Baptist Church of the Islands and Wilmington Island United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Olson, Jr. Surviving are her children, Dorothy Williams (Cra ...
Dorothy Denmark Green SEP 16, 1934 - MAR 11, 2015
Savannah- Dorothy "Dot" Gay Denmark Green went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born September 16, 1934 to Paul and Grace Denmark, originally of Bulloch County, Georgia. They moved to Savannah when she was young, where she later graduated from Savannah High. Dot married Donald Green in 1952 and traveled extensively with his career in the Air Force. Dot loved her church family and was a very active, dedicated member of Southside Baptist Church where she used her beautiful voice to sing praises to the Lord wi ...
Glenn E. "Mickey" Hohnerlein NOV 11, 1944 - MAR 11, 2015
Glenn E. “Mickey” Hohnerlein, 70, was taken to heaven by the angels on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. Mickey was born and raised in Savannah, Georgia to the parents of Mr. and Mrs. Otto G. Hohnerlein, Sr. Mickey was a devoted husband to Mary for 35 years, a loving father to Glenn (Stephanie), Sammy (Susie), Russell (Katrina), Sarah (Joe) and Ilene. A wonderful sibling to Herman, John, Dennis, Augusta, Carol and Cindy, wonderful grandfather to Abby, Kelsey, Lillie, Archer, Zoie, Kade and Hunter and a wonderful uncle to many nieces and nephews that he loved dearly and they all loved him. He was prec ...
Doris Mixon Sapp AUG 01, 1920 - MAR 10, 2015
SAVANNAH – Doris Mixon Sapp, 94, passed away on March 10, 2015 She was born in Willie, Georgia to Johnny and Maude Mixon and spent most of her life in Savannah. She graduated from Commercial High School. She retired from the Corps of Engineers with 35 years of service in the Personnel Office.She was a long time member of Calvary Baptist Temple where she taught Sunday School in the Junior Department for years. More recently she was a member of the Ready Sunday School Class. She loved the Lord, her family, and her church. She enjoyed camping and going to the beach with her family. She loved work ...
James A. "Jim" Daly, Jr. SEP 13, 1934 - MAR 09, 2015
James A. Daly, Jr. 80, passed away Monday, March 9, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital surrounded by family. He was born in Savannah, GA, the son of the late James A. Daly, Sr. and Leona Nesmith Daly. Jim attended Sacred Heart Elementary and graduated from Benedictine Military School in 1953, where he played varsity football and baseball and was named to the All-State Football Team. Jim could not have been more overjoyed at the news of Benedictine’s 2014 GHSA AA State Championship. He was a member of the US Naval Reserve and a past Grand Knight and Faithful Navigator of the Knights of Columbus, Cou ...
Mrs. Donna J. Brown MAY 17, 1960 - MAR 08, 2015
Grovetown, GA— Mrs. Donna J. Brown, 54, of Grovetown, Georgia, entered into rest March 8, 2015. Mrs. Brown was a native of Kenton, Tennessee, having made Grovetown her home for the past 10 years. She was a founding member of the Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity where she served as the Director of Music and Organist and a member of the Daughters of the Holy Cross. Mrs. Brown was employed at the Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon as a Medical Transcriptionist. Survivors include her husband of 30 years, Father Daniel A. Brown; a son and daughter-in-law, Christopher and Melinda Bro ...
Hazel Henson O'Hara APR 08, 1928 - MAR 07, 2015
Richmond Hill- Mrs. Hazel Louise Henson O’Hara, 86, passed away at her residence surrounded by her children on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 5:35 p.m. She was a native of Florence, Alabama and long-time resident of Savannah and Richmond Hill. She worked at Morrison’s Cafeteria 28 years and Walmart and Children’s Miracle Network 7 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Richmond Hill. Surviving are her children, Jack Chesley Shuman of Bloomer, WI, Theresa L. Shuman Bunton of Savannah, GA, Thomas J. O’Hara, Jr. of Richmond Hill, GA, Ronald W. O’Hara of Richmond Hill, GA, Arnold E. O’Hara ...
Carolyn Loretta Crisafulli Donohue MAY 15, 1935 - MAR 07, 2015
Carolyn Loretta Crisafulli Donohue, 79, passed away Saturday, March 7th, 2015 at her residence at The Landings on Skidaway Island. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, daughter of the late William S. and Mary Camilieri Crisafulli. Carolyn was a graduate of Mount Holyoke College. She worked as a business manager for a law firm in Manhasset, NY for many years before moving to Savannah in 2012. Carolyn was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church and a member of the garden club, book club and bridge club. She loved traveling the world, working crossword puzzles, playing UpWords and watching Jeop ...
Nick Holloway, Jr. JAN 05, 1926 - MAR 07, 2015
Nick Holloway passed away in Savannah, Georgia on March 7, 2015. He was 89. Nick was born in Cleburne, Texas on January 5, 1926, the son of Nick Holloway, Sr. and Gladys McGowan Holloway. Nick grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas. After graduating from Little Rock High School, Nick joined the Army Air Corp Aviation Cadet program and graduated with the rank of Flight Officer and B-29 flight engineer just as World War II ended in Japan. He was always grateful for the GI bill, without which he never would have been able to afford college. In 1949 he received a BS in Chemical Engineering from the M ...
Eugenia Nettles DEC 14, 1914 - MAR 05, 2015
Eugenia Elizabeth Nettles, 100, died Thursday, March 5, 2015 at the home of her son and daughter-in-law. She was born December 14, 1914 to the late Sam P. Volks and Rosa R. Volks. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Jefferson C. Nettles, her sister, Hilda Gavin, and her brother, Edward P. Volks. She was retired from Union Camp Corporation. She is survived by her son, Kenneth C. Nettles (Geraldine), daughter, J. Elizabeth Golleher (Bill), and son Donald K. Nettles (Yvonne). Also surviving are 12 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and 13 great-great-grandchildren. ...