Obituaries
Virginia Susan Kincaid APR 06, 1918 - DEC 22, 2012
Virginia Susan Kincaid SAVANNA – Virginia Susan Kincaid, 94, died December 22, 2012, at home. She is survived by her loving husband, E. Lamar Kincaid. Visitation begins at 3:00 pm, December 29, 2012, with a funeral service to follow at 4:00 pm, at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice Savannah or to National Public Radio. Please sign our on-line guest book at www.foxandweeks.com ...
Joseph Edward Chandley NOV 27, 1946 - DEC 21, 2012
Joseph Edward Chandley, Jr., 66, passed away Friday, December 21, 2012 at Riverview Nursing Home. Funeral Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel. ...
Bernard J. "Buddy" Carbo MAR 04, 1932 - DEC 21, 2012
Bernard Joseph "Buddy" Carbo, Jr. Bernard Joseph "Buddy" Carbo, Jr., 80, left this world on Friday, December 21, 2012 and entered into heaven joining his first wife, Emma Jean Carbo with many other family and friends waiting with open arms. He is survived by his wife, Betty Hatfield Carbo; sons, Michael Nancy and Mark Michelle, numerous grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He retired out of the electrical union spending his entire career from apprentice to superintendant at Savannah Shipyard. He served his country proudly as a Korean War veteran assigned to the USS Cavalier in the United States ...
John Stewart Robertson DEC 10, 1959 - DEC 20, 2012
John Stewart Robertson, 53, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Memorial University Medical Center. He was a native of Savannah, served in the U.S. Navy and was of the Catholic faith. Survivors include his father, James F. Robertson, Sr.; mother, Ellen Hurst Woodside; brothers, James F. Robertson, Jr., Jackson Hurst Robertson, Sr. and his wife, Connie; sister, Therese Ellen Robertson, and two nephews, Jackson Hurst Robertson, Jr. and Connor Lamar Robertson, all of Savannah. A private Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Remembrances may be made to St. James Catholic Church, 84 ...
Nettie O. Kelley JUN 06, 1929 - DEC 18, 2012
Nettie O. Kelley Nettie O. Kelley, 83, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Hospice Savannah. She was born June 6, 1929 in Holland. Nettie was a member of Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church for over 29 years. She was active in many areas of the church, serving as a dedicated volunteer in the office, a member of the Communications Committee, and the Elizabeth Circle. She was also a member of the Marcie McCurry Sunday School class, the Christian Education Committee, and was Head of the Ushers. Nettie was also a volunteer for the Village Library Program, and a volunteer in the Public School ...
X Lewell Garrison SEP 15, 1915 - DEC 18, 2012
Dr. X Lewell Garrison SAVANNAH – Dr. X Lewell Garrison, 97, died Wednesday, December 19, 2012, in Savannah. A native of Casey County, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Austin J. and Minnie Herren Garrison. He received his primary education in Kentucky and North Carolina. He received the B.S. degree from the University of Kentucky in 1937, the M.S. degree from the University of Miami Florida in 1948 and the Ed. D. degree from the University of Miami Florida in 1966. He was a veteran of the United States Army in World War II, leaving the service as a Major of the Infantry in 1945. His career in ...
Phuoc T. Le AUG 08, 1948 - DEC 17, 2012
Phuoc T. Le SAVANNAH - Phuoc T. Le, Saints name Maria Goretti, 64, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family, Monday, December 17, 2012, at Hospice House in Savannah. Mrs. Le was a member of Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church in Savannah, GA. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Dung N. Ho; her two daughters, Thu Suong N. Quach and husband, Thanh Quach, and Suong Jenny Vo and husband Lan Pete Vo; and also Le's two sons, Thuy X. Ho and ex-wife Trang Tran, and Long Ho. Mrs. Le is also remembered by her six grandchildren, Christopher, Kim Ngan, Bao Ngoc, Thien Thuong, Melissa, and ...
Danielle Shallah Marshall SEP 09, 1975 - DEC 16, 2012
Danielle Shallah Marshall Danielle Shallah Marshall, 37, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012 in Savannah, GA. She was a lifelong resident of Boston, MA and lived in Savannah for the past 4 months. She was an avid horse enthusiast and animal lover throughout her life. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Lynda Shallah, and her sister, Suzi. Danielle is survived by her husband, Scott Marshall, of Savannah, sister, Jackie Sgovio, of Pickering Ontario, two nieces, Lexi and Cassidy, and nephew, Damian. A private memorial service will be held at a later date in Boston, Mass. Fox an ...
Anne Pittman Byrd APR 01, 1922 - DEC 15, 2012
SAVANNAH - Anne Pittman Byrd, 90, died Saturday, December 15, 2012, at Candler Hospital. The Thomasville, GA native was a longtime resident of Isle of Hope where she was a member of the Wymberly Garden Club. Mrs. Byrd was a member of Isle of Hope United Methodist Church, the Sparklers Bible Study Group, and the Wylly Dupon Sunday School Class. She was also a member of the Savannah Christian Women's Club. Mrs. Byrd is survived by her children, Carleton W. Byrd, Jr. Cindy, Kerry A. Byrd, Barbara B. Mitchell Richard, and Richard E. Byrd Jan; her sister, June P. Roeck; seven grandchildren, Patrice ...
J. William Cutting DEC 31, 1928 - DEC 14, 2012
J. William Cutting J. William Cutting, 83, died peacefully at Spanish Oaks Retreat and Hospice on December 14, 2012. Mr. Cutting was born New Year's Eve, 1928, in New Britain, CT. He spent his youth in Connecticut and Rhode Island. He graduated from Meriden High School in Meriden, CT, and graduated from UCONN with a Bachelor's Degree in Geology. Mr. Cutting started his professional career as a surveyor. Then served in the Army Corp of Engineers, stationed in Fort Churchill, Canada and Fort Belvoir, Virginia as a construction surveyor, from 1955 to 1957. After serving in the Army, Mr. Cutting r ...
Carl Wesley Shuler MAY 18, 1921 - DEC 13, 2012
Carl Wesley Shuler TSgt.USAF, Ret. 91, died Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Memorial University Medical Center. The native of Santee, South Carolina moved to Savannah in 1950. He retired in 1967 from the United States Air Force where he served during World War II, Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. After retirement from the military, he attended Draughon's Business College and Savannah State College. He retired from the Savannah Chatham County Board of Education in 1983. Mr. Shuler was a member of Bible Baptist Church; Solomon's Lodge No. 1 F.&A.M., Scottish Rite Bodies, Alee Temple Shrin ...
Gregory Jules Cantin FEB 14, 1950 - DEC 12, 2012
TYBEE ISLAND, GA - Gregory Jules Cantin, 62, died Wednesday, December 12, 2012 in Savannah, GA. Mr. Cantin was born in Wyandotte, MI on February 14, 1950, the son of the late Jules Joseph Cantin and Simone Pinsoneault Cantin. He was the owner of Point Pelican Insurance and Financial Services Center. He was a devout Catholic and member of St. Michael's Catholic Church where he served as a Cantor and was a member of the Parrish Counsel. He always faced life with a positive attitude which was expressed by his way of approaching situations in an innovative and intuitive manner. He had a great love ...
Graham Gene Phillips AUG 17, 1941 - DEC 12, 2012
Graham "Gene" Phillips, Sr. SAVANNAH - Graham "Gene" Phillips, Sr. 71 died December 12, 2012 under the care of Hospice of Atlanta. He was born August 17, 1941 in Soperton, GA the son of the late Graham Phillips and Gussie Lee McVey Miller. Gene grew up in Savannah, Georgia and graduated from Savannah High where he met his high school sweetheart and future wife the late Clair Goslee Phillips. Gene and Clair married in 1961 and moved to Clemson where he attended Clemson University. In 1965, Gene moved to Greenville, SC where "Graham" Gene Phillips, Jr. and Ashley Lynne Phillips Brett were born ...
Sandra H. Sanders FEB 26, 1938 - DEC 10, 2012
Savannah- Sandra H. Sanders, 74, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 at Spanish Oaks Retreat under the care of Hospice. She was a life-long resident of Savannah and 1956 graduate of Savannah High School. For over forty years, she was the bookkeeper for Sasser Seafood. Her hobbies included gardening and painting. She was a member of St. Francis of the Islands Episcopal Church and the Wilmington Island Garden Club, and a long time volunteer with the Inner City Night Shelter and Chatham County Humane Society. Survivors include four daughters, Kelli Mahany, Keri Cupstid, Kendall Tanner, and Dana ...
Kathleen Rossiter Wilkes MAR 14, 1950 - DEC 10, 2012
Kathleen "Kathy" Rossiter Wilkes, 62, died on Monday, December 10, 2012. She was born in Savannah, GA and attended Savannah High School. She lived most of her life in Savannah, but most recently in Flowery Branch, GA near Atlanta. Mrs. Wilkes was the Deputy Chief Appraiser for Chatham County for 18 years, as well as a Staff Appraiser for Gwinnett County, GA. She was preceded in death by her parents, James C. and Mary Dowling Rossiter, and her brother, Robert E. Bobby Rossiter. She is survived by her husband, Darrel W. Wilkes of Savannah, GA; her son, Larry Wilkes and daughter-in-law, Jackie W ...
James William Walker "Jimmy" JUN 12, 1937 - DEC 08, 2012
SAVANNAH, GA - James William Walker "Jimmy", 75, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2012 suddenly at Candler Hospital Mr. Walker was born on June 12, 1937 in Savannah, GA, the son of the late James William Walker, Sr. and Jennie Grimes Walker. He was a 1955 graduate of Commercial High School and immediately following served in the United States Marine Corp. He began his civilian career as a printer with reputable newspapers such as, Savannah Morning News, The Atlanta Constitution, The Chicago Tribune, & The New York Times. Later, after moving to Florida, he owned Tampa Drywall and was affil ...
Sanders N. Smith, Jr. MAR 30, 1933 - DEC 08, 2012
Sanders N. Smith, Jr. SAVANNAH - Sanders N. Smith, Jr. Sam of Savannah, GA passed away peacefully on December 8, 2012 at Hospice House of Savannah after a short and brave battle with cancer. Born in Atlanta, GA on March 30, 1933 to the late Sanders N, Sr. and Lillian Smith, Sam lived most of his youth and young adulthood in Miami, Florida till moving to Savannah in 1963. Beloved husband, father and "Papa", Sam will be deeply missed by his wife of 60 years, Shirley Manrose Smith, their son, Darryl Nancy Smith of Richmond Hill, GA., and his daughter, Cheryl Bill Gearhart of Wadsworth Oh. A man o ...
Donald Edward LaBlanc DEC 08, 1921 - DEC 07, 2012
Donald Edward LaBlanc SAVANNAH - Donald Edward LaBlanc, 90, passed away December 7, 2012 in Memphis, TN. He was a native of Park Falls, WI but made Savannah his home for over 47 years. Don attended Superior State College and the University of Wisconsin where he played football, basketball, and boxed. He served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper and infantry officer and saw action during WWII and the Korean War. When Lt. LaBlanc's squad was ambushed in Korea, he was severely wounded and was subsequently awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart. While stationed at Fort Gordon, Georgia, he met h ...
Mary Anderson MacDonald NOV 28, 1939 - DEC 07, 2012
Mary Anderson MacDonald SAVANNAH – Mary Anderson MacDonald died on December 7th, 2012, in Savannah, Georgia surrounded by her family with her favorite music playing and pictures of everyone she loved displayed. She was born in Orange, New Jersey on November 28, 1939, and grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey. She graduated from Columbia High School in 1957 and attended Orange Memorial School of Nursing, held an LPN License and worked at Orange Memorial Hospital. After being a nurse for ten years, she changed professions and became a Real Estate Agent and subsequently a Broker with a GRI designation ...
Grace Lucile Betts Riddick MAR 05, 1924 - DEC 07, 2012
Grace Lucile Betts Riddick, 88, died December 7, 2012. She was born in Sarasota, Florida, resided in Savannah, Georgia, and died in Huntsville, Alabama. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Roy Lee Riddick, and her daughter, Carol Wardlaw. She is survived by three daughters, Sharon Burks, Janet Cockerham, and Ginger Hamlett, all of Huntsville, Alabama, nine grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren. She graduated from Bradenton High School, where she was a star basketball player. She loved flowers, and spent many hours tending her garden. She was a lifelong member of the C ...
Dorothy Kate Carr Myers APR 04, 1931 - DEC 07, 2012
Dorothy Kate Carr Myers Savannah - Dorothy Kate Carr Myers died peacefully December 7, 2012 at Hospice Savannah, after an extended illness. Dorothy was born in Chester, Georgia and lived in Savannah for most of her life. A graduate of Chester High School and the Georgia State College for Women, Dorothy taught school for thirty years before she retired in 1985. She was a faithful member of Isle of Hope Baptist Church. Dorothy was the daughter of the late Jimmy M. Carr and Mary Jane Taylor Carr of Chester, Georgia. She was predeceased by her husband, Billy Myers, and sisters Ruby Nicholson Roger ...
James "Jim" M. Chapman NOV 25, 1935 - DEC 05, 2012
Savannah- James M. Chapman, 77, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2012 while traveling in Mallorca, Spain. He was born in Detroit, Michigan and attended Wayne State University, Michigan State University and later retired from United Parcel Service. Mr. Chapman served on the board of the Salvation Army for many years in Columbus, Ohio and in Savannah. He also served with the National Guard, Youth Challenge, the board of the Savannah Food Bank, the board of the Georgia USO, and was Past President of the Skidaway Kiwanis. He loved to travel and could say that he accomplished everything he wanted ...
Edmund W. Robey SEP 16, 1918 - DEC 05, 2012
Edmund W. Robey SAVANNAH - Edmund Ed W. Robey, 94, passed away in the early morning of December 5, 2012 at The Oaks, a skilled nursing facility of The Marshes of Skidaway Island, in Savannah, Georgia. He was the loving husband of Antonia Toni M. Robey whom he deeply cherished throughout the 68 years of their married life, and who had been his active assistant all of his business life. Ed was drafted in 1940. He was a Staff Sergeant when commissioned in 1942 as a 2nd Lt., Air Corps. Until discharged as a Captain in 1945, he travelled the AAF Material Command to assist contractors having personn ...
Patricia Groover Smiley AUG 04, 1938 - DEC 05, 2012
Patricia Groover Smiley Patricia Groover Smiley passed away, December 5, 2012, at St. Joseph's Hospital surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was a native of Liberty County and taught school in Chatham County for 34 years. She attended Bradwell Institute, Georgia Southern and GA State College earning a Master's Degree in Education. Pat started the Search Program in middle school for Chatham County, was Teacher of the Year, and served as a Consultant for the History Program at Massie Heritage School. It gave her much joy to encounter former students and see their accomplishments. Pa ...
Lanier Cain DEC 24, 1928 - DEC 05, 2012
Lanier Cain, 83, passed away December 5, 2012 at Tara at Thunderbolt Nursing Home in Savannah, Georgia. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 8, 2012 in the chapel of Manry-Jordan-Hodges Funeral Home in Blakely, Georgia. Dr. Darryl Craft of Hattiesburg, Miss. officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday evening from 7-8 PM and on Saturday from 12-1. Mr. Cain was born December 24, 1928 in Hall County, Georgia to the late Jeff Cain and Lila Collins Cain. He was a graduate of Gainesville High School and received his B.S. in Business Administration from the ...
Major William Roy Hampton USAF Ret. SEP 04, 1926 - DEC 03, 2012
Major William Roy Hampton, USAF Ret. William Roy Hampton passed away December 3, 2012 at Candler Hospital suffering a fall Saturday evening at his residence. Born in Washington, NC on September 4, 1926, he was the son of Ruby and David Hampton. Bill was the definition of alternately poster boy for the Greatest Generation. Having joined the Navy in 1942, he served three years in the Pacific theater during World War II leaving the Navy after the war to complete his education. He then enlisted in the United States Army Air Corp now the United States Air Force completing Officers Candidate School. ...
Myrtle Davis Kimball FEB 10, 1921 - DEC 03, 2012
Myrtle Lou Davis Kimball Myrtle Kimball was born in Kirkland, Georgia on February 10th to McCoy & Emma Belch. She came to Savannah as the young bride of Downer K. Davis, Sr. She began her career as a secretary at Union Bag followed by a legal secretary position at Connerat, Dunn, Hunter & McClean. She later completed her undergraduate degree at Armstrong Atlantic State University and was awarded her Masters Degree in Education from Georgia Southern University. She began her teaching career at Hancock Day School and later was a Reading Specialist for the Chatham County Public School Sys ...
Betty Ann Pruitt SEP 26, 1924 - DEC 01, 2012
Betty Kaufmann Pruitt Betty Kaufmann Pruitt passed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on December 1, 2012. Betty was born in Savannah, GA on September 26, 1924 and lived there until she moved to Tampa Fl to live with her daughter Rebecca and her niece Phyllis Pruitt. Betty was a loving mother, sister, aunt and friend, always caring and eager to help. She retired after many years from Kennickell Printing Company, and worked in retirement at Taylor's Restaurant. She is predeceased by her beloved brother and sister, Ralph Kaufmann and Harriett Von Waldner Moyer. She is sur ...