Obituaries
Angela Lurene AuClaire AUG 24, 1925 - JUL 04, 2012
Angela "Lurene" AuClaire Savannah-Angela "Lurene" AuClaire, 86, loving daughter of Perry and Myrtle Harvey of Savannah passed away July 4, 2012, at Tara of Thunderbolt. She was born and raised in Savannah. Married Harold AuClaire November 15, 1945. Parents and husband predeceased. Loving mother of AngelaLee LeMay, and Carol Don Shamblin and loving grandmother of five grandchildren and nine great-grand children. Long time member of Immanuel Baptist Church. Memorial Service at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel, Friday July 6, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. There aren't enough words to expres ...
Paula Diane Richey DEC 09, 1950 - JUL 03, 2012
SAVANNAH—Paula Diane Richey, 61, died July 3, 2012 at Memorial Hospital surrounded by her three sons and loving family members. She was born, December 9, 1950 in Savannah, GA and lived in the surrounding low country throughout her life. She received her B.A. in Psychology and her M.E.D. in Special Education at Armstrong Atlantic State University. She worked as a Special Education Teacher at Coastal Georgia Comprehensive Academy, Southwest Middle, and West Chatham Middle School. In doing so, she has touched the lives of countless teachers, staff, and students alike. She was a founding member ...
Earl L. Gallovitch DEC 26, 1935 - JUL 03, 2012
Earl Lee Gallovitch SAVANNAH – Earl Lee Gallovitch, 76, died July 3, 2012 at Memorial Hospital. He was born December 26, 1935 in Savannah, GA and lived in Savannah all of his life. He was the owner and operator of Delta Electric of Savannah. A Communicant and former lector of Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, he served for many years on the Cathedral School Board and Parrish Council. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and a member of the original Board of Directors of the Rose of Sharon. Surviving are his wife Mary Singley Gallovitch, of Savannah, GA; his s ...
Dorothy Y. Skipper OCT 26, 1926 - JUL 02, 2012
DOROTHY DOT YAGER SKIPPER Dot was born on October 26, 1926 in Jacksonville, Florida to William T. Yager and Lucille Evans Yager. The family soon moved to Savannah where Dot remained as a life-long resident. One of Dot's treasures was the multitude of special relationships she shared as far back as grammar school and many lasting until her passing. Dot attended St. Vincent's Academy and The University of Georgia, where she was a member of Tri Delta Sorority. She married her high school sweetheart Henry T. Skipper Jr. in 1946 and they remained faithfully married for 62 years until Henry's pass ...
Hugh Ingles Jenkins APR 10, 1920 - JUL 01, 2012
Hugh Ingles Jenkins Hugh Ingles Jenkins, 92, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away Sunday, July 1st peacefully at home with his family by his side. Born April 10, 1920 to Hugh Ingles, Sr. and Annie Meyer Jenkins, Hugh grew up in Bonna Bella, attended Savannah High, and graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in Civil Engineering. Hugh served his country as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Corp of Engineers. First serving at Fort Bragg, North Carolina Hugh was later transferred to Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, where he was promoted to First Lieutenant Company, B Commander of the 390th Engineer Regiment. ...
Alice Hazel Barlow Leggett JUL 13, 1918 - JUN 30, 2012
Alice Hazel Barlow Leggett, 93, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away June 30, 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah while visiting her son. She was born in Ludlow, Mississippi, daughter of Robert Marion Stewart and Mamie Ann Harvey Stewart. Hazel as her friends knew her, moved to Savannah in the late 1940's. She was a bag inspector at Union Camp and was retired after 29 years of service. She was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Hazel was always there for her family and friends as she gave freely to all of those who needed her. She was of the Mormon faith. Other than her ...
Paula Bonnet Ellis JUN 19, 1945 - JUN 26, 2012
Paula Ruth Bonnet Ellis Paula Ruth Bonnet Ellis, 67, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah, GA after a difficult battle with CBGD. She was born June 19, 1945 in Washington, D.C. to the late Harold and Sadie Bonnet. Paula was a longtime tour guide at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. She was proud to serve a term as the head of all volunteers at the Kennedy Center. She served several terms as the head of volunteers for the Kennedy Center Honors productions. The Kennedy Center honored Paula as a Friend For Life. She also volunteered as an art ...
Dicy Lee Graham SEP 24, 1914 - JUN 26, 2012
Dicy Lee "Smitty" Graham, 97, died Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at Candler Hospital. She was born in Daisy, Georgia but lived in Savannah most of her life. She was a longtime member of Inner City United Methodist Church and a homemaker. Her husband, John Graham and daughter, Linda Lee Goad preceded her in death. Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Sandra M. and Robert C. Delamater of Savannah; grandchildren, Michael, David and his wife Amy, Sharon, Robert and his wife Brenda; great grandchildren, Erin, Kari and David. Memorial Service: 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 2, 2012 at St. James Catholic Ch ...
W. Wesley Franklin JUN 10, 1991 - JUN 25, 2012
Savannah- William Wesley Franklin, 21, was shot and killed early Monday morning, June 25, 2012. Wesley was a native and lifelong resident of Savannah. He graduated from Savannah Christian Preparatory School in 2010. At the age of 14, he began volunteering with the Thunderbolt Volunteer Fire Department and was two time Junior Fire Fighter of the Year. Currently employed with the Isle of Hope Fire Department, he had a great passion for helping those in need and his smile was as big as his heart. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed fishing, camping and boating. He adored his family and friends and th ...
W. Wesley Franklin - JUN 25, 2012
Savannah- W. Wesley Franklin, 21, died Monday, June 25, 2012. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel. Please sign our guest book on line a www.foxandweeks.com ...
Roy William Stogner NOV 11, 1921 - JUN 21, 2012
SAVANNAH – Roy William Stogner, 90, died Thursday, June 21, 2012 in Savannah, GA. Mr. Stogner was born on November 11, 1921 in Hamlet, North Carolina. He graduated from Hamlet High School and then moved to New Jersey. He entered Rutgers Preparatory School in New Brunswick, New Jersey and graduated in 1940. He was elected to Cum Laude, and was also awarded the Joyce Kilmer English and the Alexander Johnston History prizes. Roy worked for McKesson & Robbins Co. and then enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942. He was assigned to the South Pacific and was one of the first troops to occupy Sendai, J ...
Thomas E. "Pete" Johnson JUN 04, 1938 - JUN 21, 2012
Thomas E. "Pete" Johnson Pete Johnson was born and grew up in Statesboro, Georgia; his summers were spent at Tybee beach. His parents, J.B. and Eunice Johnson, were life-long residents of Statesboro. After graduation from Statesboro High School, Pete attended Vanderbilt University and graduated with a BA. He went on to Yale University to study law, graduating from Yale with a Doctor of Laws. After Yale, he served as a Second Lieutenant in the US Army. During the wait for his permanent placement, he worked as an associate for six months in Atlanta with the law firm of Alston, Miller and Gains, ...
Mary Futral Sharpe JAN 09, 1927 - JUN 21, 2012
Mary Futral Sharpe, of Savannah, died June 21, 2012, at Hospice Savannah, after a long illness. She was born in Savannah, at Telfair Hospital, on January 9, 1927, to Bertie Mae Waters Futral of Brooklet, Georgia, and Samuel F. Futral, of Jefferson County, Georgia. Mary was an accomplished artist, who studied painting and drawing for years with Augusta Oelschig. Her home is decorated with her seascapes and coastal scenes. In the 1960s, she donated her artistic talents to the Little Theater of Savannah, designing and painting sets; she also served on Mayor Rousakis' motion picture committee, sco ...
Jane R. Black OCT 27, 1932 - JUN 20, 2012
Jane Elizabeth Black Northport, AL- Jane Elizabeth Black, age 79, of Northport, Alabama and formerly of Savannah, Georgia died June 20, 2012 at home with her family at her bedside. Graveside service and burial will take place Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Bonaventure Cemetery. Jane was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Charles Black. Please sign our guest book on line at www.foxandweeks.com ...
Hilda Bell Rotureau JUN 10, 1934 - JUN 20, 2012
Hilda Bell Rotureau Savannah- Ms. Hilda Bell Rotureau, 78, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012 in Savannah, GA. She was a native of Newport News, Virginia and a longtime resident of Savannah. She attended Mercer University in Macon where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree and earned her Master of Social Work degree at the University of Georgia in Athens. In 1986, she became a licensed clinical social worker and a licensed marriage and family therapist for the state of Georgia. Ms. Rotureau worked for ten years at Tidelands Community Mental Health Center on the children's unit, in private practic ...
Eugene H. Michael SEP 08, 1929 - JUN 20, 2012
Eugene H. Michael 82, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012 in Savannah, GA. Mr. Michael was born in Hazelton, PA on September 8, 1929, the son of the late Peter Eugene and Helen Kehoe Michael. He was a veteran of the United States Army where he served with the B Company of the 3rd Infantry. Following his military tenure he worked for the Armstrong Company where he held various production jobs. He later worked for St. Mary's Church and ultimately worked for Ehrlich Pest Control Services where he served as an exterminator for 19 years. Mr. Michael was a life member of the Lancaster Moose Lodge #299. H ...
Gene Swanzy OCT 04, 1931 - JUN 20, 2012
SAVANNAH – Gene Swanzy died Wednesday morning, June 20, 2012, under the care of Hospice Savannah, surrounded by his wife and friends. He was born in Columbus, Mississippi and lived most of his life in Northern Virginia before retiring to Savannah, Georgia. He served in the United States Air Force where he began a career in broadcast engineering, radio/television management and telecommunications. He attended various USAF technical schools and received his B.S. in Physics from Shurtleff College, Alton, IL, in 1952. His 60 year career includes the following: Chief Engineer at Southern Illinois B ...
Frances Vivian Perkins NOV 01, 1930 - JUN 19, 2012
SAVANNAH - Mrs. Frances Perkins, 81, passed away on June 19, 2012 under the care of Hospice Savannah, with her family by her side. She was predeceased by her husband, Floyd E. Perkins, and is survived by her daughter, Renay Perkins; her son, Mickey Perkins; her brother, Buck Ormston; grandchildren, Michelle and Ben Cahan; Katie and Andrew Myers, Jennifer Sharpe, Cole Perkins, and Amber Perkins; and great-grandchildren, Sage Cahan and Emma Myers. Visitation will be from 11:00 A.M. until 12:00 Noon on Friday, June 22, 2012, at the Islands Chapel of Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, with a Memor ...
Jarmila Melen Tomecek Jamie SEP 24, 1926 - JUN 19, 2012
Jarmila Jamie Melen Tomecek, age 85, died Tuesday, June 19, 2011 after a short illness. Jamie, as she was known, was born in Lom u Mostu, Czechoslovakia Now Czech Republic on September 24, 1926 to Antonin and Bozena Melen. She left Czechosolvakia in 1969 with her husband, Milo Sr., and son, Milo Jr., for a better life in the United States. The transition was not an easy one, leaving your homeland and moving to another country where you did not speak the language. She did adjust, however, and learned to love her new life. Jamie worked for twenty plus years for Southside Animal Hospital in Sava ...
Anthony Ortiz JUN 13, 1948 - JUN 17, 2012
Anthony Ortiz, 64, passed away, Sunday, June 17, 2012. He was born in New York City and attended school in Queens. After high school, he joined the United States Marine Corps serving during the Vietnam War. After an honorable discharge from the military, Mr. Ortiz earned a degree in criminal justice from John Jay College in New York City. While he was employed with the City of New York working in a drug and maintenance program, he met the love of his life, Lora Warner. They moved to Savannah in 1983 and Mr. Ortiz began working as a printer for International Paper. After he retired from Intern ...
John Angelo Agrilla, Jr. JUL 13, 1933 - JUN 17, 2012
John Angelo Agrilla, Jr. TSgt, USAF, Ret., 78, passed away, Sunday, June 17, 2012 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, son of John Angelo Agrilla, Sr. and Gracie Rockafella Agrilla. During high school, he was drafted into the United States Air Force where he served as a gunner during the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He retired after 21 years of service as a Tech Sergeant. After his military career, he moved to Atlanta where he worked in sales for Polaroid. He then joined Parsons, Brinker and Hoff as a safety consultant which was the company instrumental in the c ...
Ouida-Anne Gage Bayfield JAN 29, 1939 - JUN 15, 2012
Ouida-Anne Gage Bayfield Ouida-Anne Gage Bayfield 73 died Friday, June 15th at her home in Savannah. At the time of her death she was sitting in the sun on the back deck of her house. She was drinking iced tea, reading a magazine and enjoying her flowers. Her Irish Setter, Trula, was, as usual, by her side. Ouida was born in 1939 in Melrose, MA but grew up in the Haverhill area. She loved ballet but at the age of 18 she left Bradford College to join the Water Follies. She swam at the Brussels World's Fair and all over North America. She was also a stewardess for Northeast Airlines, a travel ag ...
Stephanie Denise Highsmith FEB 23, 1965 - JUN 14, 2012
Stephanie Highsmith, 47, died suddenly on June 14, 2012 at home. She was born in Gainesville, FL on February 23, 1965. She moved to Savannah with her family as a baby where she spent her entire life. She worked as a waitress for several restaurants including Barnes Family Restaurant and had most recently been self-employed cleaning houses. Stephanie was always known by her family and friends to have a wonderful, outgoing and crazy personality who was always laughing and would keep the people around her laughing as well. She is survived by her two sons, Michael Le and wife, Amy of Savannah and ...
Norene Chamberlin Franz AUG 03, 1916 - JUN 13, 2012
Norene Chamberlin Franz passed away on June 13, 2012 while residing at Bryan County Health and Rehabilitation Center, Richmond Hill, Georgia. She had been under the care of Hospice Savannah since January 2012. Mrs. Franz was born in Kendall, Michigan August 3, 1916 to Vernon R. Chamberlin and Clara Weber Chamberlin. She was a graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School. She was a housewife and avid golfer. She won many tournaments while a member of the Otwellegan Country Club in Plainwell, Michigan. She was preceded in death by her parents and her loving husband of 55 years Paul W. Franz. Paul a ...
Dr. Edward Forest Stringer, III SEP 05, 1946 - JUN 12, 2012
Savannah- Edward Forest Stringer, III, MD, 65, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at his home. He was born in Augusta, Georgia on September 5, 1946. Dr. Stringer graduated from Richmond Academy in 1964, University of Georgia, Phi Beta Kappa, 1968, Medical College of Georgia 1972, served his surgical residency at Memorial Medical Center from 1972-1977. He practiced surgery until 1991. From 1983 to 1986 he served as Chairman of the Department of surgery at Memorial Hospital, was Chief of Staff at Memorial in 1987and Vice President of Medical Affairs from 1992-1995 he also was Associate Clinical Profess ...
Edward Sean Roughen JAN 28, 1958 - JUN 12, 2012
Edward Sean Roughen, 54, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Dothan, Alabama and lived most of his life in Savannah. He attended Nativity Catholic School and was a graduate of Benedictine Military School. Sean was a project manager for Computer Service Corporation, former member of Nativity of Our Lords Catholic Church and a member of the catholic faith. Surviving are his parents, Col. Albert H. Roughen and Marie Roughen of Thunderbolt; siblings, Kathleen M. Mistoler and her husband, Dennis of Orlando, FL; Albert H. Roughen, Jr. and his wife, Nita of Eatonton, GA; Sus ...
Marjorie Ann Dotson Gruver OCT 17, 1925 - JUN 11, 2012
Marjorie Ann Dotson Gruver "Margie", devoted mother and grandmother, passed away on June 11, 2012 at the age of 86. She was a descendant of the Seckinger Clan of Salzburgers and a lifelong resident of Savannah. Born October 17, 1925 as the youngest child to Richard "Bummy" & Emma Beulah Dotson in Savannah, she graduated from Savannah High School & later followed the love of her life, Rufus Lester Gruver, Jr. to Washington, DC where they were married on February 17, 1943. She lived in Phoenix, AZ, Pittsburgh, PA, & Waycross and finally Macon Georgia where she was widowed and return ...
Malberry Smith, Jr. AUG 22, 1915 - JUN 11, 2012
Malberry Smith, Jr. Funeral services for Malberry Smith Jr., a lawyer who practiced in Savannah for more than half a century and a former state legislator, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Wesley Monumental Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Bonaventure Cemetery. Mr. Smith died Monday at Buckingham South. He was 96. Mr. Smith was a member of half a dozen Savannah firms throughout the years and in the late 1940s, he served in the Georgia state legislature. In 1953, he and his best friend, George Oliver, founded the firm of Oliver and Smith, which was dissolved in 1959 when Oliver was app ...
Benjamin V. "Ben" Smith DEC 15, 1923 - JUN 10, 2012
COFFEE BLUFF - Benjamin V. "Ben" Smith, 88, died Sunday, June 10, 2012 in Savannah, GA. Mr. Smith was born in Statesboro, GA on December 16, 1923, the son of the late Sylvester S. and Josephine Boatright Smith. He attended school until the age of 16 at which time he enlisted in the United States Army. During his military tenure, December 1939 – September 1945, he served as a Paratrooper with the 550th Infantry, Airborne - Division Recon during World War II and jumped over the Rhine on March 24, 1945 – Operation Varsity. He worked for approximately 20 years for Raymond International, Concrete P ...
Clara Ezekiel Abney Glisson Vogel Drennon SEP 01, 1918 - JUN 09, 2012
Tybee Island - Clara "Dink" Ezekiel Abney Glisson Vogel Drennon, 93, died Saturday, June 9, 2012 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. She was born in Acworth, Georgia, daughter of Robert A. and Henrietta Barnett Abney. Mrs. Drennon lived on Tybee Island since 1956 and built, owned and operated the Royal Palm Motel. She was a member of Trinity Chapel United Methodist Church, the American Legion Auxiliary, Tybee Island Optimist Club, Tybee Island Garden Club and the Tuesday Night Supper Club. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Henry H. Glisson, William Vogel and Finis Drennon. Surviving are her two ...