Obituaries
Teresa Stubbs Jack OCT 19, 1963 - FEB 14, 2013
Teresa "Michelle" Stubbs Jack, 49. passed away Thursday February 14, 2013 after an extended illness. She was born on October 19, 1963 and raised in Savannah, Ga. She was a full time mother and wife, who devoted her life to her family. She is survived by her two daughters Teresa Youngblood and her husband Terry and Marlane Towson and two grandchildren Ethan Towson and Kaylee Hopkin , three siblings, Micheal Stubbs, Rhonda Mock, and Debroa Ward, and several nieces and nephews. She was proceeded in death by her parents, Lousie and William Stubbs, husband, Duane Jack, and her brother David Stubbs. ...
Alice Elizabeth Hoots Wolfe AUG 08, 1920 - FEB 14, 2013
Alice Elizabeth Hoots Wolfe, 92, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was born in Hendersonville, North Carolina, daughter of the late Maynard M. and Sarah Georgenia Glover Hoots. Mrs. Wolfe lived in Greenville, South Carolina 24 years prior to moving to Savannah in 1963. She was a homemaker and longtime member of Calvary Baptist Temple where she was active in church and Sunday school where she decorated for Christmas and Easter parties. This sweet, southern lady always put others needs before her own. She loved to bake cakes and catered a few weddings. She enj ...
Elizabeth Reid Martin JUN 24, 1954 - FEB 14, 2013
Elizabeth "Reid" Martin, 58, died Thursday, February 14, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was born June 24, 1954 in Savannah where she lived most of her life. Reid was a Respiratory Therapist at Candler Hospital and worked in the medical field for over thirty years. Surviving are her husband, Rocky Martin; sons, Anthony and Michael, and granddaughters, Morgan and Alana. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel. ...
Eva Rob Bobbee Womack OCT 27, 1919 - FEB 11, 2013
Eva Rob Cheshire Bobbee Womack SAVANNAH - Eva Rob Cheshire Bobbee Womack passed away February 11, 2013 at her home. Born October 27, 1919 in Atlanta, Georgia to Robert Petty and Eva Slider Cheshire, she graduated from the University of Georgia in 1942 with a BA Degree in Journalism. During her college years she was a member of the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority and also earned her Private Pilots Flying License under the U.S. Government program. She was married to 2nd Lt. Jack Edward Womack, of Atlanta, Georgia, in 1942 in San Antonio, Texas, and during World War II Lt. Womack was transferred to se ...
Ed Caldwell MAY 07, 1947 - FEB 10, 2013
Ed Caldwell, Jr. Ed Caldwell, Jr., 65, died Sunday, February 10, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was born May 7, 1947 in Atlanta, GA to the late James E. Caldwell, Sr. and Eileen Elliott Caldwell. He retired in 2011 from the City of Savannah as Court Services Supervisor for Recorder's Court. He was a baseball coach for the Windsor Tigers, and a soccer coach for the Savannah Bullets, as well as other teams. He was a referee with the Greater Savannah Officials Soccer Association for high school and youth teams, and was past president of the Coastal Georgia Soccer Association, a member of Zerub ...
Fred C. Elmore SEP 26, 1936 - FEB 10, 2013
Fred C. Elmore, 76, died Sunday, February 10, 2013 at Memorial University Medical Center. He was born in Roanoke Rapids, NC, son of the late Edgar Wiles and Christine Cranwell Elmore. He attended high school in Roanoke Rapids and then joined the United States Air Force where he spent four years. After the military, he began his career in aviation and later became owner of Industrial Metals and also owned a paint contracting business. He was a devoted Atlanta Braves fan, loved his flight simulator and as the son of a carpenter, continued his father's craft as an avid woodworker. Other than his ...
Marguerite Kirkman Murray Baker MAR 30, 1925 - FEB 09, 2013
Marguerite Kirkman Murray Baker Marguerite Kirkman Murray Baker, 87, died Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Summer Breeze on Wilmington Island. She was born in High Point, North Carolina, daughter of Forrest H. and Marguerite Kirkman Murray. Mrs. Baker received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina and began a career as secretary to the owner of Beason Hardware in High Point. In 1949, she met and soon married Henry M. Baker making their home in High Point. They were married for 63 years. Due to Mr. Baker's employment they later located to Madison, NJ where they lived for ...
Ronald E. Galbreath OCT 12, 1952 - FEB 08, 2013
Ronald E. Galbreath Ronald E. Galbreath, 60, passed away Friday, February 8, 2013 at Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside, California. He was born October 12, 1952 in Savannah and resided in Riverside, California for the past 30 years. He was preceded in death by his father, Devoy Galbreath. Ronald is survived by his mother, Eva Galbreath, his wife, Vicki Galbreath, daughters, Lori Juan and her husband Michael, and Robin Galbreath, his step-son Dylan Kennedy, his sisters, Melinda Smith and her husband Billy, and Judy Walker, his brother, Jimmy Galbreath and his wife, Jheri, and several ni ...
James Everett Plaspohl MAR 20, 1925 - FEB 08, 2013
SAVANNAH - James Everett Plaspohl, 87, died February 8 under the care of Hospice Savannah, surrounded by his immediate family. Jimmy was born March 20, 1925 in Savannah, GA and lived in Savannah for most of his life. When he was 13 during the Depression, Jimmy's father was killed in a fiery trucking accident near Black Creek, and his mother was left to raise Jimmy and his brother Billy. When he was 17, times were hard, and, Jimmy enlisted in the Navy with a sign-off from his mother. It was 1942, and World War II was raging, a very scary time for a 17-year old boy. Jimmy was assigned to the bat ...
Robert Anthony Jiran, Jr. FEB 09, 1917 - FEB 08, 2013
Savannah- Robert Anthony Jiran, Jr., the son of Dorothy Mary Holm and Robert A. Jiran, Sr., was born in Savannah, Georgia on February 9th, 1917. Robbie was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Mary Elizabeth Farrell Jiran. He is survived by his loving daughter, Mary Therese Jiran Cox and son-in-law, William O. Cox; grandchildren, Anne Marie Cox Carver, Amy Elizabeth Cox Atkins Andrew, Joseph Christopher Cox Candice; and 6 great-grandchildren, Hannah, Mary, Will, Avery, Kylie and Aerin, as well as many other caring extended family members and friends. Robbie was a graduate of Benedictine Mili ...
Harry Edmund Shuman JAN 22, 1926 - FEB 08, 2013
Harry Edmund Shuman, 87, died Friday, February 8, 2013 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. He was born in DuBois Town, Pennsylvania, son of the late Harry S. and Frances Snyder. Mr. Shuman retired as a conductor from CSX Railroad after 36 years of service. He was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corps serving during World War II where he was a turret gunner having been shot down over Italy. He was an avid mechanic loving to work on alternators and starters and enjoyed farming and gardening. He was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather . He was preceded in death by his sister, Mario ...
Edward Stanley Dukendorf DEC 04, 1924 - FEB 07, 2013
Edward S. Dukendorf Edward Stanley Dukendorf, 88, died February 7, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. He was born in Chicago, son of the late Jacob and Anna Dukendorf. He was veteran of the United States Army serving during World War II receiving the Bronze Star. While stationed at Ft. Campbell he met Edna Sheppard, the love of his life. They married in 1946 in Chicago. After his career with the City of Chicago he fulfilled his promise to his wife and they retired in Clarksville, TN, her hometown. While in Clarksville, they were active in their catholic parish and volunteered at Memorial Hospital. I ...
Evelyn Patterson Venable APR 09, 1928 - FEB 07, 2013
Evelyn Patterson Venable was born in South Hill Va. on April 9th, 1928. She died on February 7th, 2013. She was the youngest of 3 girls. She grew up in Winston Salem NC and graduated from Longwood College in Farmville, Va. with a major in education and a minor in Spanish. She taught elementary school in Arlington and Natural Bridge Va. Evelyn married Richard M. Venable in 1951 and lived in Carmel, CA while he attended officers training school in Monterey. During his naval service, they moved to Key West Fla. then to Norfolk Va. before settling in Charleston WV where Dick was President of Tro ...
Patrick Joseph Lynch, III FEB 21, 1931 - FEB 07, 2013
Patrick Joseph Lynch, III Arrival Date February 21, 1931 Departure Date February 7, 2013 Patrick Joseph Lynch, III, known to friends as Pat or PJ, was born in Irish Harlem in New York City, the son of Martha Jean Stokes and Patrick J. Lynch II. He attended Manhattan High School of Aviation Trades, then joined the United States Navy. Upon leaving the USN, he started his civilian aviation career at Northeast Colonial Airways, then on to Trans World Airways, while attending night classes at Casey Jones School of Avionics now known as Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology. He accepted a pos ...
Cecil A. Burch APR 19, 1932 - FEB 06, 2013
Okatie, SC- Cecil A. Burch passed away Wednesday, February 6, 2013. He was born in Savannah, GA. He graduated from The Citadel in 1953 and was a founding member of the Savannah Citadel Brigadier Foundation. Surviving are his son, Kendall M. Burch; grandchildren, Leslie N. Burch and Nicholas K. Burch; great-granddaughter, Charlotte G. Baggarly. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, February 11, 2013 at Savannah Progressive Primitive Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Abbey Memorial Park. Please sign our guest book on line at www.foxandweeks.com ...
Jon C. Roberts APR 20, 1934 - FEB 05, 2013
Jon C. Roberts Jon Carroll Roberts, 88, died Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Buckingham South under the care of Hospice of Savannah. He was the son of the late Harry L. and Carrie Mae Roberts, and was born in Guyton, GA. He graduated from Savannah High School and later attended the University of Houston, in Houston, Texas. He worked at Anderson Clayton & Company in Houston and later in Atlanta, GA for thirty-two years. He was preceded in death by his partner of forty-six years, James C. Rhodes, his three brothers, Harry Lee, of San Diego, Sammuel C., of Savannah, and Knowles R. Roberts, of Da ...
Charles E. Sellers JUL 02, 1951 - FEB 05, 2013
Commander Charles "Chuck" Edgar Sellers, USN retired Following a long fight with cancer, Commander Charles Edgar Sellers Chuck, USN retired, died February 5, 2013, at home in Columbia, Maryland, with his wife Beth by his side. Chuck was born to Edgar Elzie Sellers and Anna Meta Anderson Sellers in Franklin, North Carolina on July 2, 1951. He spent his formative years in Savannah, Georgia, where he attended and graduated from Savannah Country Day School. Chuck's unique Naval Academy experience was completed with him as a member of the classes of '73 and of '75, with a Bachelor of Science in Oc ...
Malcolm Travis Cook, III SEP 09, 1929 - FEB 05, 2013
Malcolm Travis Cook, III SAVANNAH- Malcolm Travis Cook III, 83, passed away peacefully on February 5, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 9, 1929 in Rockwood, Tennessee and grew up in Dracut, Massachusettes. Mal owned the local Geico Insurance Agency for 44 years and was named the Geico Agent of the year in 1995. In his earlier years he was an outstanding football player. He played for Keith Academy in Lowell, Massachusetts, was the Quarterback for the University of Georgia and played professional football for the Chicago Cardinals. He served in the Korean Conflict in t ...
John B. Thompson, II SEP 20, 1919 - FEB 05, 2013
Savannah - John B. Thompson died Tuesday, February 5, 2013, at Spanish Oaks Retreat under Hospice care at the age of 93. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Brown Thompson. He was born and raised in Crockett, Texas. After joining the Army Air Corps in 1939, he was transferred to Savannah where he met and married Mary, his wife of 70 years. He served in WWII in New Guinea on B-25's and in Korea. After serving in the Air Force as Chief Master Sergeant at Hunter Air Force Base, he retired in 1962. He was then employed at Kaiser Chemical until he retired in 1981. He is survived by his child ...
Delia L. Burke MAY 14, 1933 - FEB 04, 2013
DELIA L. BURKE Delia L. Burke, Born in Thomasville, Georgia May 14th, 1933...daughter of Elder and Mrs. D. O. Lewis. Died peacefully at Hospice Savannah in the early morning hours of February 4th. She is survived by her four children...Debrah H. Wilson Stan, Ben Hunley Pam, Tim and Stuart Hunley and two grandchildren Noelle Wilson McCowan Peter , and Sam Hunley. Preceded in death by her first husband Ben Hunley and her second husband William Vincent Burke and nine siblings. She was a communicant of St. Thomas Episcopal Church where she taught Sunday School for many years, sang in the choir, ...
Celia Howell Jones Williams JUL 16, 1913 - FEB 03, 2013
Celia Howell Jones Williams Mrs. Bernard Franklin Williams died Sunday, February 3, 2013. She was born in Lynchburg, VA on July 16, 1913. She was the daughter of Celia Howell Jones and Dudley Mitchell Jones. She attended St. Mary's College in Raleigh, NC; Randolph Macon Women's College in Lynchburg and was graduated from Longwood College in Farmville, VA. Following college she taught school in Lynchburg. Celia married Bernard Franklin Williams of Savannah, GA on October 1, 1938, in St. John's Episcopal Church in Lynchburg, VA. They were married for 62 years until his death in 2001. Celia moved ...
Thomas McLane Ward NOV 28, 1936 - FEB 03, 2013
Thomas McLane Ward, 76, passed away, Sunday, February 3, 2013. He was born in New Orleans, LA, son of the late Thomas Jefferson and Xuripha Middlebrook Ward. Mr. Ward was reared in Freeport and DeFuniak Springs, FL. During high school, he met the love of his life, Beverly Salathe and after graduation, he attended Emory University in Atlanta. They married in 1956 and moved to Tallahassee, FL where he joined IBM, later moving to Albany, GA and moving to Savannah in 1968 where he retired after 25 years of service. He was a former Cub Scout and Boy Scout Leader, avid photographer, cyclist, wood w ...
Catherine Reardon Vaden SEP 19, 1917 - FEB 03, 2013
Catherine Reardon Vaden SAVANNAH - Catherine Reardon Vaden, 95, passed away peacefully on February 3, 2013. She was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 57 years, George Irvin, as well as her sister, Mary Agnes Gunderson, brothers, John M. and Thomas P. Reardon, and her niece, Mary Agnes Luxton. Catherine, who was affectionately known to her family and friends as "Snookie", was born in Savannah, GA on September 19, 1917 to John and Kate Reardon. She loved being around the water and during her younger years enjoyed driving in sports car rallies. She spent many years working for Goethe Di ...
James L. "Jim" Lodwick SEP 05, 1935 - FEB 02, 2013
James Loyd Lodwick, 77, of Savannah, Georgia passed away Saturday, February 2, at home. The son of Edgar Loyd and Ella Mae Sallee was born in Muscatine, Iowa on September 5, 1935. He married Josephine Ann Liggett on April 12, 1958. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, five daughters, Pamela Foutch and Dwight of Abingdon, Illinois, Cynthia Walker, Angela Riddle and Lee Schisler, Mary Manion and Todd all of Greenfield, Indiana, and Tauna Piland and Mikeof Indianapolis, Indiana. He had ten grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his pa ...
Richard H. Miller SEP 26, 1942 - FEB 02, 2013
Richard H. Miller SAVANNAH - Richard H. Miller, 70, of Savannah, died at home February 1, 2012. A native of Portland, Maine, he was a retired general contractor and was also retired as a code inspector for the City of Garden City and the City of Richmond Hill. He was predeceased by his parents, C. Richard and Virginia Miller. He is survived by his son, Richard H. Miller, Jr., a sister, Andrea M. Benton Wayne, a niece, Laura Crow Del, a nephew, Wayne Andrew Benton, Jr. Summer, three grand-nephews, Jackson, William, and Banks; and a grand-niece, Hannah. A graveside service will be held on Sunday ...
John "Jerry" Raymond Swails JAN 26, 1941 - FEB 01, 2013
John Jerry Raymond Swails passed away peacefully on February 1, 2013 surrounded by his family. He was born at Telfair Hospital in Savannah, Georgia on January 26, 1941, to Floyd and Maude Swails. Jerry graduated high school in Heidelberg, Germany and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. His career included managerial positions at Flintkote Corporation and Grumman Aerospace in Savannah, Georgia and Lockheed in Marietta, Georgia. He retired from Lockheed in 1997. Jerry was an avid reader and studen ...
Joanne Marguerite "Jodie" Thomas MAR 12, 1973 - JAN 31, 2013
Joanne Marguerite "Jodie" Thomas, 39, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2013. Ms. Thomas was born on March 12, 1973 in Savannah, GA. She attended Bible Baptist School and Calvary School. Ultimately, she graduated in 1992. Jodie was a loving daughter, mother, and friend with a heart of gold. She always considered others before herself and would go out of her way to help anyone. She was also a great lover of animals. Ms. Thomas was preceded in death by her father, Butch Thomas and her grandmother, Joanne Gill Martin. She is survived by her mother, Judy Gill Thomas; sister, Julie; children, Ashle ...
Han Van Hoang DEC 04, 1940 - JAN 31, 2013
Han Van Hoang, 72, died Thursday, January 31, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Vietnam and moved to the United States in 1980. He was retired from Standard Concrete Company after 29 years of service. He was a communicant of Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church Peter and Paul Parish and an avid fisherman. Surviving are his wife of 44 years, Lau Thi Trinh Hoang of Savannah; six sons, three daughters, twenty one grandchildren, brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews. Visitation: 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., Saturday, Sunday and Monday at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Islands Chapel with a vig ...
David G. McNeely JUL 22, 1946 - JAN 31, 2013
David George McNeely David George McNeely, of Savannah, Georgia passed away peacefully after an extended illness on Thursday, January 31, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. He grew up in Savannah and graduated from Savannah High School in 1964 and from GA Tech in 1970 with a degree in Industrial Engineering. He then served in the United States Army from 1970 to 1971 and received his MBA from Georgia State. David was a member of Savannah Christian Church. For the majority of David's professional career he was employed as a safety engineer and a corporate risk manager, and most recently was a ...
Evelyn Curl Cochran NOV 05, 1923 - JAN 31, 2013
Savannah, GA - Evelyn Virginia Curl Cochran, 89, died Thursday, January 31, 2013 at Harbor Chase Memory Care in Parkland, Florida after a long illness with her loving and devoted daughter by her side. Evelyn was born in Brewton, Georgia and lived in Savannah most of her life. She later moved to Parkland, Florida to live with her daughter, Madelyn and son-in-law, Aaron. She was a member of Bull Street Baptist Church in Savannah for over 75 years. She was active in Sunday school and the Christian Women's Association. Evelyn was a well known sales representative in three of Savannah's finest clot ...