Obituaries
Maureen Lanier Jones Lanier FEB 22, 1926 - JAN 27, 2014
Tybee Island – Mrs. Maureen Lanier Jones Lanier, 87, passed away January 28, 2014 after a short illness. She was born February 22, 1926 to Maureen Sullivan Jones and Edward Pacetti Jones in Savannah, Georgia where she attended Catholic schools and graduated from Savannah High School. Lanier lived in numerous cities around the United States with her husband Alfred Lanier who wrote for the Associated Press. Lanier and Al retired to their beloved Tybee Island where they enjoyed the slower-paced lifestyle of island living. She will be missed by her many friends who enjoyed her high spirits and qui ...
Maple Myers Sanders JAN 01, 1918 - JAN 27, 2014
SAVANNAH – Maple M. Sanders, 96, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2014, at The Oaks in Savannah. A native of Weston, WV, she was the wife of Dr. Allen B. Sanders, deceased, and the daughter of Edith and Ralph Myers, also deceased. A long-time resident of Burlington, NC, Mrs. Sanders is survived by her son, Earl A. Sanders, of Washington, D.C., and her son and daughter-in-law, James G. Sanders and Dorothea P. Sanders, of Savannah, GA. Services will be private. Please sign our on-line guest book at www.foxandweeks.com ...
Jacqueline Fahy Tolbert JUN 25, 1929 - JAN 25, 2014
SAVANNAH - Miss Jacqueline F. Tolbert, 84, died on Saturday, January 25, 2014 in Rock Hill, SC. Miss Tolbert was born in Savannah to Luther L. and Belva Beacham Tolbert and lived in Savannah for the past 84 years. She was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Ascension. She retired as a Registered Nurse from Memorial Medical Center after 24 years of service. Miss Tolbert graduated from Commercial High School in 1948 and from St. Joseph's School of Nursing in 1952. She worked at the Savannah Morning New & Press prior to attending nursing school. She was a Rainbow Girl and received the Gran ...
Carl Lunsford Jordan, Sr. DEC 09, 1935 - JAN 25, 2014
Carl Lunsford Jordan, Sr. Carl Lunsford Jordan, Sr., 78, died Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Candler Hospital. He was born December 9, 1935 to the late Ernest and Hattie Jordan. Carl was retired from General Motors after 30 years of service, and from the Sapelo Island Post Office as the Postmaster. He was also a Mason. He is survived by his wife, Betty Jean Jordan, of Richmond Hill, son, Carl Jordan, Jr., Emma, of Douglasville, GA, daughter, Shelly Louise Henley Will, of Jacksonville, FL, grandchildren, Rachael and Morgan Henley, sister, JoAnn Snider, of Savannah, and nephew, Donald Snider, Jr. ...
Besse Rae Youmans DEC 18, 1926 - JAN 25, 2014
Savannah- Besse Rae Youmans, 87, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Summer Breeze under the care of United Hospice. She was born in Gordon, Georgia and was a homemaker. Her husband of 55 years, Lynwood Youmans, preceded her in death. Surviving are her sons, Ray Youmans of Tallahassee, FL, Lyn Youmans of Florence, SC; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 31, 2014 at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Burial will ...
Samuel Braxton Brinson AUG 09, 1931 - JAN 25, 2014
SAVANNAH – M/Sgt USAF retired Samuel Braxton Brinson, age 82, died January 25, 2014 at Memorial Medical Hospital after a courageous battle with asbestosis and other health complications. He was born in Grantsboro, NC on August 9, 1931. He retired from the US Air Force after serving in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He also retired from the US Steamship Company and later worked for the Stevens Shipping Company. He is survived by: wife, Joetta M. Brinson; daughter and son-in-law, Gayle DeLoach-Grimes and John; grandchildren: Ryan Braxton DeLoach and Alex Dyer of New Haven, CT; Trent Isaac and Eliz ...
Ellen Ann Morris NOV 08, 1964 - JAN 24, 2014
Ellen Ann Morris Ellen Ann Morris, 49, died Friday, January 24, 2014 after a long illness. Ellen was born November 8, 1964 to the late Phillip and Alva Morris, and was raised in a loving home by the late Claude and Margaret Stone. She was a 1985 graduate of Memorial Day School and attended New Testament Christian Church. She was a loving sister and aunt. She is survived by two brothers, Benjamin Morris Rosemary, and Aldie Morris Debbie, two nieces and one nephew. Visitation: 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, January 27, 2014 at Fox and Weeks, Hodgson Chapel. Graveside Service: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, Ja ...
Thomas R. Herndon JUL 24, 1953 - JAN 24, 2014
SAVANNAH - Thomas Richardson Herndon, 60, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away on January 23, 2014, in Savannah, Georgia. Tom was born in Aiken, South Carolina on July 24, 1953. The family moved to Savannah, Georgia in 1961 where his father, Richard Holman Herndon began to practice law. He graduated from Jenkins High School in 1971 where he was a member of the football team. He graduated from Newberry College in 1975 with a degree in Political Science and was a member and President of Kappa Alpha Order. While at Newberry, he was chosen to work in Washington, D.C. in the late Senator Strom Thurm ...
Eulys Ray Shelton JUL 16, 1933 - JAN 23, 2014
Savannah- Eulys Ray Shelton "E. Ray Shelton", 80, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014 under the care of Hospice. The family will have a private funeral service. Please sign our guest book on line at www.foxandweeks.com ...
Bette Beasley Morris - JAN 22, 2014
SAVANNAH – Bette Beasley Morris, 85, died Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was a native and lifelong resident of Savannah, was a graduate of Commercial High School, and retired from C&S Bank as Vice-President following 42 years of service. Following her retirement she joined the family firm of Morris & Templeton Insurance Agency as co-owner and Vice-President. For many years she was very active in the American Business Women's Association where at one time she held the office of National Vice-President. She was a proud member of the Red ...
John T. Neises APR 13, 1930 - JAN 22, 2014
SAVANNAH - John T. Neises died Wednesday, January 22 after six days of extraordinary care at Memorial Hospital in Savannah, Georgia, following an accident. He was surrounded by his family. Jack was born in 1930 in Cincinnati, Ohio to parents then recently emigrated from Germany. He was married for 58 years to Grace H. Neises, who passed away in 2010. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Cincinnati, and then served in the Korean War as a First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. He received a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business Sc ...
Ray M. VanHook JUN 05, 1925 - JAN 21, 2014
SAVANNAH – Ray M. VanHook died January 21, 2014. He was born in Los Angeles, California June 5, 1925. In January of 1944, he married the love of his life, Dorothy Sewell, and they were happily inseparable. After receiving his BA degree from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, he earned a JD degree from John Marshall Law School in Chicago and a Master of Law degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. For 44 years he held various officer positions in the Law and Marketing Departments of the Southern Railway System and the Norfolk Southern Corp. Preceded in death by his wife, ...
Claude Thomas Sanson AUG 22, 1933 - JAN 21, 2014
Savannah- Claude Thomas Sanson "Tom", 80, of Marianna, FL, passed away Tuesday, January 21, at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Tom was born on August 22, 1933 in Griffin, GA and graduated in 1951 from Bass High School in Atlanta. He lettered in football at Arizona State University and also attended Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Prior to starting a family, he served in the Army. He married Juanita Lee in Savannah, GA in 1978 and moved to Marianna a year later after purchasing Pine Crest Memorial Gardens. Tom was very active in the community and a member of First Baptist Ch ...
John Hill Harty JUN 30, 1936 - JAN 21, 2014
SAVANNAH - John Hill Harty, Sr. died January, 21, 2014, in Savannah, GA after complications from COPD and CHF. "Hill" was born June 30, 1936. He was a native of Savannah and the youngest of five children of Anthony Harty and Jane Sloan Harty. He is survived by his wife Carolyn Broadman Harty, his son, John Hill Harty, Jr., and daughter Siobhan Harty O'Leary, four grandchildren and his sister Jane Harty Abbott . He also leaves behind his loving step daughter and son-in-law, Diana and Bill Cummings and their children and grand children and step sons, Tom Baker and James and Jacquelyn Baker. H ...
Rosemary Schwarz Lynch JAN 17, 1913 - JAN 21, 2014
Rosemary Schwarz Lynch died on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. Born in Savannah on January 17, 1913, Mrs. Lynch was the daughter of Judge John Edward Schwarz and Rose Florence McDermott Schwarz. She had just celebrated her 101st birthday last Friday with her family in attendance. Mrs. Lynch attended Sacred Heart School and St. Vincent's Academy and graduated from Savannah High School and from the Marion Academy Business School. She worked as executive secretary at the Georgia State Employment Agency and later for over 20+ years as secretary and office ...
Wilford B. Beisel AUG 04, 1924 - JAN 21, 2014
Wilford "Bob" Bertram Beisel, Jr. Wilford "Bob" Bertram Beisel, Jr., born August 4, 1924 , passed away peacefully on January 21st 2014. He was born in Fayetteville, Tennessee. He grew up in Pennsylvania and graduated as valedictorian and class president from Allentown High School in 1942. Of interest, the salutatorian of his graduating class was Lee Iacocca of Chrysler Motors. Wilford enlisted in the Marines after high school and successfully completed Officers Training School and completed his military service as First Lieutenant. After his military service he finished his college career at P ...
Ralph Drummond Rockwell APR 09, 1929 - JAN 20, 2014
Ralph Drummond Rockwell Ralph Drummond Rockwell, 84, died Monday, January 20, 2014 at his home. A native Savannian, he was the son of Dr. and Mrs. Charles S. Rockwell of Savannah. He was the paternal grandson of William S. Rockwell, past Grand Commander of the Grand Commandary of Knights Templar for the state of Georgia and 32 degree Scottish Rite Mason, as well as direct descendant of Jabez Campfield surgeon in the Continental army who performed the smallpox inoculation of the troops during the 1777 winter encampment in Morristown. Ralph's youth was split between "Whitebluff" exploring the Ve ...
William Howard Hughes NOV 29, 1921 - JAN 20, 2014
SAVANNAH - William Howard Hughes, 92, died January 20, 2014 in Savannah under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mr. Hughes was born November 29, 1921 in Savannah and had resided in his beloved Isle of Hope since 1971. During World War ll he proudly enlisted in the Eighth Air Force, 452nd Bomb Group, and was stationed at Deopham Air Base, England. After his grandchildren, it was his proudest accomplishment. He was a 1950 graduate of Georgia Tech with degrees in mechanical and industrial engineering, and had a long career that included plant engineering, machine design, and foundry engineering. He r ...
Marie C. Hall APR 19, 1927 - JAN 20, 2014
Marie Carr Hall Marie Carr Hall, 86, died Monday, at Savannah Cottage. She was born April 19, 1927 to the late Leland B. and Mary Carr. Marie was a member of the Lutheran Church of The Redeemer and the Red Hat Society, and also alongside her husband was very active in the Shriners. She was preceded in death by her husband, Okol E. Hall. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Leland "Tom" and Kathy Hall, of Cumming, GA, two grandchildren, Stephanie Kitchen and her husband Ben, and Natalie Brook Hall, and also five great-grandchildren. The Funeral Service will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, ...
Ruth Foy Fender AUG 20, 1935 - JAN 20, 2014
SAVANNAH – Ruth Foy Fender, 78, died Monday, January 20, 2014 in Savannah. A native and lifelong resident of Savannah, Mrs. Fender was a longtime member of Faith Primitive Baptist Church. She was active in the Faith Fellowship Circle and sang in the Church Choir. Surviving are her daughter, Nancy F. Martin and her husband, Mike; her son, Ben Fender and his wife Kearney; and two grandsons, Robert and Joseph Fender. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert B. Fender, and her parents, Harry A. and Eunice DeLoach Foy. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursd ...
Robert Clark Greenwald, Jr. JAN 14, 1924 - JAN 19, 2014
Robert Clark Greenwald, Jr., 90, died Sunday, January 19, 2014 at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was born in San Diego, California, son of the late Robert Clark Greenwald, Sr. and Helen Dromp Greenwald. At an early age, Robert moved with his family to Brazil and then back to the United States living in White Plains, New York. After high school, Robert was offered the V-12 educational program through the military to further his education. He subsequently joined the United States Navy serving during World War II. He spent one year at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and then attended Duke Univer ...
Dorothy Zipperer Kicklighter APR 08, 1922 - JAN 19, 2014
SAVANNAH – Dorothy Dot Zipperer Kicklighter, 91, of Savannah died on January 19, 2014 at her home with her loving family at her side. She was born April 8, 1922 in Savannah and lived there all of her life. She was preceded in death by her husband, M.J. "Kick" Kicklighter, her parents, Era and Talmadge Zipperer, and her twin sister Doris Means. She graduated from Savannah High School. She was a faithful, lifelong member of Calvary Baptist Temple. She taught Sunday School in the primary department and in the adult department. She belonged to the Love Sunday School class for many years and more r ...
Lisa Marie Lico Pynn FEB 23, 1980 - JAN 18, 2014
Lisa Marie Lico Pynn, 33, was taken from us January 18, 2014. Our beautiful, shining light has gone before her time. Born in Westwood, New Jersey, Lisa attended school in Park Ridge, NJ until moving to the coastal empire area where she attended Effingham County High School. Her creativity and talent were shown in her professional cake design/decoration and she instructed cake decorating at A.C. Moore. Above all, Lisa was a devoted and loving wife to her husband Nathan, currently serving a tour in Afghanistan, and she was an adoring mother to six-year-old Thomas. Lisa had a brilliant spirit, gr ...
Lawrence "Larry" Edward Gaudry NOV 01, 1949 - JAN 17, 2014
SAVANNAH- Lawrence Edward "Larry" Gaudry, 64, died Friday January 17th in Savannah, GA. Born on November 1, 1949 in Charleston, SC, he was raised in Savannah, GA and graduated from Benedictine Military School. He also attended Armstrong State College. Larry worked many years for his family's business, Dixie Furniture, and was self employed for the remainder of his career. Larry, affectionately know as Rah Rah to his grandchildren, was a loving and devout father and grandfather. His greatest joy in life was spending time with his grandchildren and making them laugh. He was preceded in death ...
Bruce E. Freyermuth JAN 27, 1929 - JAN 16, 2014
TYBEE ISLAND - Bruce "Curly" Elbert Freyermuth, Sr. passed away Thursday at Heritage Hospice in Marietta, Georgia. The funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, January 20, 2013 at Chapel in the Garden Presbyterian Church in Garden City. The family will receive friends at the church beginning at 12:30 p.m. The family requests that remembrances be made to Children's Health Care of Atlanta, 1687 Tully Circle NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, www.choa.org Please sign our guest book on line at www.foxandweeks.com ...
Godofredo A. Dolor DEC 08, 1935 - JAN 16, 2014
Godofredo A. Dolor Godofredo A. Dolor, 78 died Thursday, January 16, 2014 in his home under the care of Hospice Savannah, surrounded his wife, children, and grandchildren. He was born in Binalonan, Pangasinan, Philippines, where he spent most of his life before moving to Savannah, when he retired from his work in 1995. He was a Mechanical Engineer and worked more than 40 years in his country in one of the biggest Pharmaceutical companies, United Laboratories, Inc., Philippines. He was Vice-President for Production when he retired in 1995. He was of the catholic faith and attended St. James Cat ...
William C. "Buddy" Meyer SEP 15, 1946 - JAN 15, 2014
William Charles "Buddy" Meyer William Charles "Buddy" Meyer, 67, passed away January 15, 2014 at Candler Hospital. He was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, son of the late Edward C. and Dorothy Jones Meyer. He attended St. Aloysius Catholic High School and Delta State College. He worked for Georgia Pacific/Tri State Mill Supply for many years until he moved to Savannah where he owned and operated Southeast Chain & Specialty, Inc. and later in 2006 owned and operated Chain Reps, Inc. He was a communicant of St. Michael's Catholic Church, member of the Knights of Columbus and a veteran of the ...