Obituaries
William Joseph Spradling JUL 22, 1946 - JAN 10, 2015
SAVANNAH – William Joseph Spradling, 68, known to family and friends as Billy Joe or BJ, died Saturday, January 10, 2015, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born July 22, 1946 in Handley, Kanawha County, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Kenneth W. and Evelyn Goodyear Spradling. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Surviving are a daughter, Renada Morris, of Savannah; 2 grandchildren, Ashley Hall and Cory Morris, and two great-grandchildren, all of Savannah; 2 sisters, Carolyn Jackson of Savannah and Laura Messer of Aqua Dulce, CA; and two brothers, Kenneth J. Spradling of Sat ...
Ronald Coleman - JAN 08, 2015
Ronald N. Coleman died January 8th, 2015. Born in Emmanuel County, Georgia, on September 28, 1937 to John and Bernice Walls Coleman, he was raised in Augusta and lived most of his life in Savannah. Mr. Coleman served in the Navy and was a graduate of the University of Georgia. His late wife was Elaine Constantine Coleman of Savannah. He is survived by his daughter, Dr. Catherine Adelaide Coleman, and son, Ronald Hobson Coleman. A Memorial Service will be held 12:30 pm on Saturday, January 17th, at Saint John’s Episcopal Church in Savannah. ...
Nancy Neumann APR 18, 1941 - DEC 09, 2014
SAVANNAH - Nancy Jean (Newlin) Neumann was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 18, 1941. She died in Savannah, Georgia on December 9, 2014. Nancy is survived by her beloved husband of 51 years, Bob, and their three children, Jim, Jean, and John, of whom she was extremely proud. She is mourned by her sister, Janet Hauber, and her brother, Bob; her daughters-in-law, LeeAnn and JoJo; and grandchildren Audrey and Bradley Neumann, Jeffrey and Andrew Kummeth, and TJ and Lyssa Neumann. All of her grandchildren lovingly addressed her as the Oma. Nancy’s primary and secondary education was in the Ch ...
Vivian D. Kenney OCT 05, 1920 - NOV 08, 2014
Vivian Dupuy Kenney – SAVANNAH – Vivian Dupuy Kenney 94 passed away peacefully at Savannah Commons on Saturday, November 8, 2014. Born in Baldwin, LA on October 5, 1920, Vivian was the daughter of the late Jennie Carver and Hillard Roland Dupuy. At the age of three, the family moved to Port Wentworth where her parents established the only general store on the grounds of the new Dixie Crystals Sugar Refinery. A lifelong Catholic, Vivian was affectionately known as “Lady”. She was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church for over 55 years. She attended Port Wentworth Elementary and Savanna ...
Mary Ellen Kane Bonnette JAN 20, 1920 - NOV 07, 2014
Richmond Hill- Mary Ellen Kane Bonnette, 94, passed away Friday, November 7, 2014, at her residence. She was born in Savannah to Robert Lee Kane and Ellen Smith Blair Kane and was the last surviving sibling of their ten children. She graduated from Savannah Commercial High School, Class of 1937, before her marriage to James Lee Bonnette. He was in the U.S. Army, and during his service they were stationed in many different areas of the country and overseas. Mrs. Bonnette was a life-long Baptist and attended Calvary Baptist Church and Windsor Forest Baptist Church. She enjoyed arts and crafts, w ...
Truman Elliott Rhodes, Jr. JUN 06, 1937 - NOV 05, 2014
Truman Elliott Rhodes, Jr., 77, died Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. He was born in Savannah, son of Truman Elliott Rhodes and Esther Freeman Rhodes. A graduate of Savannah High School, Mr. Rhodes was called into the United States Navy to serve on active duty during the Berlin Crisis. After the return to the United States, he worked for Wilmington Cabinet Company and later joined Grumman and ultimately retired from Gulfstream Aerospace after 22 years of service. He was a member of Bible Baptist Church where he served on the Board of Trustees and Board of Deacons. He also ...
Joseph Anthony "Tony" Edgerly MAR 26, 1954 - NOV 03, 2014
Joseph Anthony “Tony” Edgerly, 60, died Monday, November 3, 2014. He was born in Savannah, son of Joseph Jacob and Bobbie Alexander Edgerly. Tony was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 508, Savannah, GA for 41 years. He held several positions with the Local, including President, Pension Fund Trustee, Health Care Plan and Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee. He loved his job because he loved talking to and meeting people. He never met a stranger. He was a member of Knights of Columbus 631; 4th Degree Knight Assembly 173; Irish Heritage Society; Friend ...
Willie Joe "Billie" Leeder APR 17, 1918 - NOV 02, 2014
VERO BEACH, FL - Mrs. Willie Joe (Billie) Leeder, age 96, of Vero Beach, formerly of Savannah, GA, died peacefully November 2, 2014 at the Hospice House in Vero Beach, FL. Mrs. Leeder was born in Savannah, GA on April 17, 1918 and was the daughter of Joseph and Annie Jones. She was married to her late husband of 51 years, Henry “Tex” Leeder. She was a devoted wife and loving mother. Our Mom was the mother everyone wanted to have. Her smile lit up the room and her laugh was contagious. She had a wonderful sense of humor and loved discussing politics as a lifelong Republican. She really enjoyed ...
Neva Hardie Stockstill MAR 14, 1928 - NOV 02, 2014
Neva Hardie Stockstill, 86, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2014 at Azalealand Nursing Home. She was born in Ulysses, PA daughter of Monroe and Gertrude Mitchell Carpenter. She attended grade school and graduated from high school in Ulysses, PA. After graduation, she met James Earl Hardie. They married and moved to Molly, North Carolina. Mr. Hardie was a NASCAR race driver. Together they were responsible for bringing NASCAR racing to Savannah, GA and Myrtle Beach, SC. Mr. Hardie passed away in 1972. She met and married Richard K. Stockstill in the late 1970’s and they lived in Savannah for man ...
Fay Diane Farmer MAR 30, 1948 - OCT 28, 2014
Savannah- Fay Diane Farmer, 66, passed away at her residence on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Fay was born in Savannah and a graduate of H.V. Jenkins High School, class of 1966. She worked in Civil Service for many years and with her first husband, Larry Farmer, was stationed in various countries before retiring back to Savannah. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, Lowell R. and Dorothy Gause Tharp. Surviving are her children, Steven Farmer, Robert Farmer, David Farmer and Kim Smallwood; four grandchildren; two brothers, Robert Tharp (Julia) and Ronnie Tharp and ...
Janie Lois Hammock JAN 23, 1915 - OCT 28, 2014
Savannah- Janie Lois Hammock went to be with Jesus today October 28, 2014. What a wonderful reunion it must have been when her husband of 66 years, her son, parents and 8 siblings welcomed her. Lois was born in Tattnall County in 1915 to Columbia Ann and Rufus B. Griffin. Her family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida where they had an orange grove and ran a boarding house for the workers. Although she was only 12 she learned to cook for the boarders and large family. This experience was helpful when she became a dietician at Memorial Hospital and Clark Pavilion. Her family moved back to Savanna ...
Elvira "Mac" Powers FEB 07, 1923 - OCT 28, 2014
Elvira “Mac” Powers, 91, died on Tuesday, October 28, at Spanish Oaks Retreat. Born Feb 7, 1923 in Greenwood, South Carolina to the late Mattox Pickens McCalla, Sr. and Ella Brownlee McCalla. Mac was lovingly raised by her aunt Annie Blake Nickels. She attended Anderson High School and Erskine College in South Carolina. Mac moved to Savannah to work as a secretary/receptionist in the Savannah Shipyard. She married the love of her life, Robert “Chick” Powers (deceased) in October 1950. Mac was a homemaker, secretary at Blessed Sacrament School and parishioner at Blessed Sacrament Church for m ...
Susan Garner Hamilton APR 28, 1944 - OCT 28, 2014
Susan Garner Hamilton, 70, died Friday, October 24, 2014 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. She was born in Savannah, daughter of Johns J. and Caroline Bumann Hamilton. She graduated from Savannah High School and attended Armstrong Junior College and Ringling School of Art. Susan relocated to Atlanta and worked with Delta Airlines, retiring after 28 years of service. She moved back to Savannah where she was very active. She enjoyed painting, playing the piano, kayaking, square dancing and bowling. Surviving are a niece, Marcie Hamilton of Lilburn; nephew, Joey Hamilton of Lilburn; several cousins, o ...
George Leland Barber, D.D.S. AUG 13, 1922 - OCT 27, 2014
Dr. George Leland Barber, 92, passed away peacefully on October 27, 2014 under the care of Hospice Savannah and surrounded by his children and grandchildren. George was born in Fairfax, South Carolina to Virginia Delancie Harter Barber and William Leland Barber. He graduated Fairfax High School, completed Pre-Med studies at Clemson A&M in 1943, and graduated from Atlanta Southern Dental School in 1946. He was a veteran of the US Army and was stationed in Japan as a Dental Surgeon from 1946 to 1948. He moved to Savannah in 1948 where he married Ida Creech. He practiced Dentistry in Savan ...
Armando Castillo AUG 01, 1963 - OCT 27, 2014
Armando Castillo SAVANNAH - Armando (Guero) Castillo, 51 of Savannah, GA passed away Monday October 27, 2014. Armando was born August 11, 1963 in Parral, Chihuahua to Jesus and Soledad Castillo. Armando became a U.S. Citizen on September 9, 1996. In March of 2002, he moved to Savannah, GA. He then became employed by the Marshall House, where many came to know his loving personality and friendship. Armando was an avid soccer player and loved fishing, spending time with his sons and grandchildren. He was a member of Southside Baptist Church. Armando is survived by his 3 sons, (Marcos, Armando Jr ...
Lt. William W. Linkenhoker JAN 08, 1924 - OCT 26, 2014
Lt. William W. Linkenhoker (USN, RET.) William “Bill” Linkenhoker, 90, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2014 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah, Georgia after a sudden illness. Bill was born January 8, 1924 to Mosby and Blanche Ledbetter Linkenhoker in Lapel, Indiana, the youngest of two children. He attended Lapel High School where he met his high school sweetheart, Sally Mae Barbee. They both graduated in 1942 and were married in 1944. At the time of his death, Bill and Sally had celebrated 70 years together as husband and wife. Bill enlisted in the Navy after high school and served durin ...
Caroline Alexandra "Allie" Linaugh FEB 04, 1996 - OCT 23, 2014
Caroline Alexandra “Allie” Linaugh, 18, died Thursday, October 23, 2014 at Memorial University Medical Center. She was born February 4, 1996 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital and grew up on Hilton Head Island where she attended Hilton Head Prep through 7th grade. She lived in Savannah where she attended and graduated from Islands High School with Honors. She was an integral part and contributor of the Biological and Environmental Sciences Program at Islands High School. She was currently a freshman at Georgia Southern University where she was enrolled in the School of Nursing. Allie was a very ca ...
Janet Stanford Bass JAN 15, 1940 - OCT 23, 2014
Janet "Sandy"Stanford Bass Janet "Sandy"Stanford Bass, age 74, died Thursday, October 23, 2014. Sandy was born January 15, 1940 to the late Walter L. and Janet E. Stanford of Savannah. Sandy was born in Savannah and a lifelong resident of Tybee Island and member of St. John's Episcopal Church where she sang in the choir. A dedicated CDA for 30 years and past president of the Georgia Dental Assistants Association. She was a loving and caring provider that had a giving, never ending heart for people and animals alike. Sandy loved to find a good tag sale and was an avid supporter of Goodwill I ...
Elizabeth Crumbley "Betty" Waldrop JUN 16, 1921 - OCT 23, 2014
Elizabeth (Betty) Crumbley Waldrop Died on October 23, 2014 after a short illness at Hospice Savannah surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of Jesse Charles Crumbley Sr. and Maude Mallard Crumbley. She was born in Savannah, Ga on June 16, 1921 and attended Waters Avenue School, 35th Street Junior High and Savannah High School and graduated in 1940 from Armstrong Junior College. At the University of Georgia she was member of the honor societies Phi Upsilon Omicron and Phi Kappa Phi and graduated in 1942 with a degree in Home Economics. She taught at Savannah High School during W ...
Glenn Keith McIntyre JUN 18, 1956 - OCT 22, 2014
Glenn Keith McIntyre, 58, passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at Memorial University Medical Center. He was born in Savannah, son of Otis W. and Elizabeth Dyches McIntyre. He was a 1974 graduate of Johnson High School and attended Armstrong State College. Mr. McIntyre moved to Rincon in 1997 and was a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors. He was a member of Centerpoint Community Church in Springfield and he was an avid sports enthusiast. He loved the boat, fishing, and being on the water. He loved being a part of the St. Vincent's Academy Volleyball team and proudly served as their ...
Brigadier General Charles E. St. Arnaud JAN 16, 1939 - OCT 21, 2014
Brigadier General Charles E. St. Arnaud Brigadier General Charles E. St. Arnaud passed peacefully away on October 21, 2014 surrounded by his family. He was born in Aurora, IL on January 16, 1939 to Theresa Plein St. Arnaud and Theodore St. Arnaud. After graduation from Marmion Military Academy (Aurora, IL) Chuck joined the Army at age 17 as a Private. He served as an MP in Colorado and Korea before attending Officer Candidate School at Ft. Benning, GA where he also attended Parachute Jump School. He was then assigned to the First Division at Ft. Riley, KS, where he met Carol. They were married ...
Letty Hazelwood McGeehan MAR 15, 1932 - OCT 20, 2014
Letty Hazelwood McGeehan, aged 82, died October 20 at Memorial Medical Center. She was born on March 15, 1932, in Megargel, Texas, near Wichita Falls and married the late James R. McGeehan (U.S. Air Force, retired) in 1949. She was a high school graduate and attended Savannah Vocational High School. A military wife, she was a working mother at a time when few women worked outside the home, holding a series of accounting positions as the family moved from state to state. After her husband’s retirement from the military in 1970, she moved back to Savannah and worked at Dearing Chevrolet ...
Michael Edward Ruddy FEB 01, 1934 - OCT 19, 2014
Michael Edward Ruddy of Savannah, GA, died peacefully on Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Hospice Savannah, surrounded by family, after a long battle with mantle cell lymphoma. His wife, Barbara, was holding his hand and Daniel Hope's Four Seasons was playing in the background. A perfect way for a gentle giant to move forward. He is survived by his wife of nearly thirty-eight years, Barbara, the love of his life, his three children Kimi Miller, Ian Ruddy and Lisa Wagner and his nine grandchildren Mark, Chris, Jason, Josh, Mara, Eli, James, Joseph and Dominic. Mike was one of six siblings includin ...
Helen Virginia Reynolds AUG 20, 1932 - OCT 19, 2014
SAVANNAH - Helen Virginia Reynolds, age 83, passed away October 19, 2014 at the home of her daughter under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mrs. Reynolds was born in Watertown, Massachusetts and lived in New Jersey and San Diego before moving to Savannah to be close to her family. She was the President of Volunteers at Alvarado Hospital in San Diego for many years as well as a volunteer at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah. She did beautiful crochet work and donated many blankets to the Ronald McDonald House for children receiving treatment. She leaves behind two daughters, Sharon Viles (Nathan) ...
Daniel Winfield Smith, Jr. NOV 03, 1940 - OCT 18, 2014
STATESBORO – Daniel Winfield Smith Jr. died unexpectedly October 18, 2014 at his home in Statesboro, Georgia. He was born on November 3, 1940 in Savannah, Georgia to Evelyn Minick and Daniel W. Smith Sr. He attended the University of Georgia and graduated from Georgia Southern. He is survived by his wife, Kathy; his son, Daniel W. Smith III (Dawn); grandchildren, Anthony, Harrison, and Ethan; sisters, Mary Thomas, Cindy Davis, and Dana Dahringer; an uncle, Tab Smith; an aunt, Ray Lanier; special cousin, Ronny Minick; special friend, Sam DiPolito; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. A Me ...
Russell L. Fredrich NOV 29, 1930 - OCT 18, 2014
Russell L. Fredrich, 83, died Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Memorial University Medical Center. He was born and raised in New York City, the son of Robert and Anna Fredrich. After High School, he joined the United States Marine Corps and attended basic training at Parris Island, S.C. He served his country during the Korean War. After an honorable discharge, he settled in Savannah and worked as a sales manager for WTOC Radio. Later, he founded WXLM 97.3 the first FM radio station in Savannah. In 1976, he sold the station and founded Fredrich and Associates, an advertising agency still in operat ...
George Andrew Minster MAR 01, 1919 - OCT 18, 2014
George Andrew Minster passed away peacefully on the morning of October 18, 2014 from natural causes at the age of 95. George was surrounded and comforted by family and friends at Hospice of Butler and Warren Counties in Franklin Ohio. George resided with his granddaughter, Margaret Phillips and her family in Liberty Township Ohio for the past 5 years. George was born in Ruffsdale, PA on March 1, 1919. He was the son of Mary R. Minster and Earnest J. Minster. Like his brothers, Earnest (Ernie) and Robert (Bobby), George joined the US Army in April 1941 and later married, Margaret Elizabeth Grif ...
Robert Thomas Cheely MAY 03, 1942 - OCT 17, 2014
Claxton- Robert Thomas “Bob” Cheely, 72, passed away Friday, October 17, 2014 at Georgia Regents Hospital in Augusta. Bob was born in Savannah and lived for the past seventeen years in Claxton. Surviving is his wife, Linda Cheely; daughter, Amanda Castillo (Rafael); granddaughters, Isabella and Valentina; sister, Carolyn Brannigan and many nieces & nephews. A graveside memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Bonaventure Cemetery. Please sign our on line guest book at www.foxandweeks.com ...