Obituaries
Thomas G. Davis, Jr. DEC 12, 1933 - AUG 09, 2012
Thomas G Davis, Jr. Thomas Greenbury Davis, Jr died peacefully in his Savannah home on August 9, 2012. He was born on December 12, 1933 in Baltimore Maryland, the son of the late Thomas Greenbury Davis, and Nell Wright Davis. Tom spent his early years in Baltimore attending Polytechnic Institute and Calvert Hall High School, where he excelled in sports including wrestling and ice hockey. He was accomplished swimmer who went on to become an Ocean City Maryland Life Guard. He served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, attended Duke University, the University of Maryland, and Northwestern University. ...
Shirley E. Brodley JUN 30, 1929 - AUG 08, 2012
Shirley E. Brodley Shirley E. Brodley died Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at Hospice Savannah. She was born in Summit, New Jersey to Harry and Erla Engleman. She was a graduate of Summit High School and Syracuse University with a degree in Fine Arts. After marrying her high school sweetheart, George, she began teaching elementary school in New Jersey, retiring after 30 years of service, and then moved to Savannah with her husband. Shirley was an active member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Ascension. She was an avid traveler, and a talented artist. Her love of art and music lead her to m ...
Emma Badgett Orsini JUL 10, 1919 - AUG 08, 2012
Emma Badgett Orsini, age 93, passed away under Savannah Hospice care on August 8th. She is survived by her husband of 75 years, Sebastian J. Poppa Orsini and five children: Carmela O. Harmon; Phil and w Caroline Orsini; Margie and h Mike Kelly; Mike and w Debbie Orsini; and Tony and w Susan Orsini; and numerous grand, great, and great-great grandchildren. She was a member of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, the Daughters of Ireland, the Optimist Club Auxiliary; American Legion Post 154 Auxiliary; The Islanders Club; The Electric Co. Ladies; and the Italian Cousins Club. Friends will be ...
Brenda L. Gasper JAN 18, 1957 - AUG 07, 2012
Brenda Louise Gasper Brenda Louise Gasper, 55 passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2012. She was born January 18, 1957 in Jacksonville, North Carolina to the late Joe and Nettie Gasper. She was a member of Bible Baptist Church and worked for the Coastal Center for Developmental Services. Surviving are her brothers, Bill Gasper, Gary Gasper, and his wife Rose, and Lynnwood Gasper, and Tim Gasper, and his wife Pat. Also friends, Donna, Dawn McCray, Wyler, Skyler McCray, and Bonnie, Mylene and Jim Dempsey. A Memorial Service to celebrate her life will be 4:00 p.m., Friday, August 10, 2012 at Fox and ...
William John Campolongo APR 28, 1933 - AUG 07, 2012
Savannah- William J. Campolongo died August 7, 2012 at St. Joseph's Hospital surrounded by his wife and children. He was born April 28, 1933 in Manhattan, New York where he met his wife and lived most of his life before moving to Savannah in 1986. He served in the Army and Army Reserve for 13 years. He retired from the NYC Police Department after 22 years of honorable service. He is a graduate of La Salle Academy and John Jay College in New York. He served as President and Vice-President of the Savannah Italian Club. He also served as President and Vice-President of the Cops for Christ Ministr ...
Thomas Jackson Sullivan, Sr. JAN 29, 1920 - AUG 07, 2012
Savannah- Thomas Jackson, "Jack" Sullivan, Sr., passed away at his home on August 7, 2012. He was born in Augusta, Georgia, on January 29, 1920, to Jerry Michael and Chessie Barker Sullivan. He married Catherine Margaret Nappier on May 15, 1948; and became the parents of Jack, Jr. Stella; Carol Warren Thompson, Jerry Karen, all of Savannah, Georgia; and, Jesse Sheila of Kathleen, Georgia. Mrs. Sullivan passed away in 1994. Jack served in the Georgia Army National Guard until his unit was activated in 1941. As a sergeant, he was with the 118th Field Artillery, 30th Infantry Division, during WWI ...
Henry Addison Werking,, Jr. JUN 21, 1938 - AUG 06, 2012
Pooler- Henry Addison Werking, Jr., 74, dedicated husband of Ada Smith Werking died Monday, August 6, 2012 at Hospice House. Mr. Werking was born on June 21, 1936, the beloved youngest child of Henry A. and Louise M. Werking. A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, he began selling newspapers on the street corner when he was 6, and had his own route by the time he was 8. He was a 1956 graduate of Arsenal Technical High School and held a B.S. degree in Printing Management from Rochester Institute of Technology 1961. A naturally gifted leader, planner, and problem solver, Henry rose to Director of Ma ...
Mary Susan Beytagh Davis Smith JUL 09, 1927 - AUG 05, 2012
Mary Susan Beytagh Davis Smith SAVANNAH - Mary Susan Beytagh Davis Smith passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, August 5, 2012, with her four children at her side. A native of Savannah, Mary Sue was born July 9, 1927 to the late William Joseph and Eva Phillipson Beytagh. She graduated from St. Vincent's Academy in 1945 and from St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing in 1948 and enjoyed her work for several years. She was Past President for two terms of the Daughters of Ireland and was Past President of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus 5588. A lifelong Catholic, Sue was a ...
Andy Edwin Blalock NOV 09, 1947 - AUG 02, 2012
Savannah – Andy Edwin Blalock, 64 died Thursday, August 2, 2012 at Memorial University Medical Center. He was the son of the late Milton and Hilda Dorman Blalock. He was a graduate of Garner High School and North Carolina State University. Mr. Blalock served as the Assistant Director of Engineering and Operations at Duke University Medical Center, and most recently as the Vice President of Facilities Services at Memorial University Medical Center from which he retired. He was a member of the St. Andrew's Society, The Society of Colonial Wars, The Sons of the American Revolution, The Sons of Th ...
Edward M. Beckwith DEC 15, 1936 - AUG 02, 2012
Savannah, Georgia - Edward M. Beckwith, 75, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday, August 2, 2012. Born in Thomas County, Georgia, Ed was a retired teacher and headmaster in Gray, Georgia. A loving husband, father, and grandfather, Edward is survived by his wife of 54 years, Nancy Meeks Beckwith, of Savannah, his son Kevin Beckwith and wife Cassie, and his two grandchildren, Sallie Rose and Lulie Beckwith, all of Savannah. Also surviving are sister Jinx Jack O'Neal, sister Patsy Cecil Boone, aunt Dorothy Beckwith, and many beloved cousins, nieces and nephews. The funeral service will take place ...
John T. Ward III FEB 04, 1940 - JUL 29, 2012
Jack Ward Jack Ward John T. Ward, III, age 72, died at Hospice House on Sunday evening, July 29th, after having a peaceful day surrounded by family and friends. Virginia was with him when he passed at 10PM. Jack was born and raised in Savannah, leaving only to serve four years in the United States Navy, and during the course of his employment in the motion picture industry, which required him to often be on distant locations for filming. Prior to this, he worked for 10 years at Backus Cadillac Pontiac. Jack loved the water, being in a boat, and fishing. He loved it so much that he and dear f ...
Betty Sloat Goslee APR 23, 1919 - JUL 29, 2012
Savannah- Betty Sloat Goslee, 93, died Sunday, July 29, 2012 at Azalealand Nursing Home under the care of Hospice Savannah. She lived in Savannah all of her life and she attended and graduated from Savannah High School in 1935. She retired from St. Joseph's Hospital after fifteen years of service working in the Dietary Department. She was preceded in death by her husband, Maurice Goslee and her daughter, Clair Phillips. She is survived by her son-in-law, Gene Phillips, and four daughters, Betty Thomas Joseph, Lynn Gergacs, Gail Dugger Glenn and Kay Williamson Alan all of Savannah. She was bles ...
William Dean Carver, Sr. MAR 16, 1938 - JUL 28, 2012
William Dean "Billy" Carver, Sr. died Saturday, July 28, 2012 at St. Joseph's Hospital after a long illness. Billy graduated from Benedictine Military School and attended Furman University. He owned and operated Meco Inc. for many years. He also worked with Amera Bank and more recently with J.C. Lewis Ford Co. He was a longtime member of Isle of Hope United Methodist Church and the Berean Sunday School Class. He was the teaching leader of Community Bible Study in Savannah and was active in the Kyros Prison Ministry and the Emmaus Community. He is survived by his wife, Patricia "Patty" Carver; ...
Juanita S. Sanders JAN 04, 1918 - JUL 28, 2012
Juanita S. Sanders Juanita S. Sanders, 94 passed away Saturday, July 28, 2012. She was born January 4, 1918 to the late George Washington Sullivan and Margaret Bowers Sullivan. Juanita was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer and taught Sunday School for over 40 years. She was a member of the Casino Garden Club and was a Girl Scout Leader. She was preceded in death by her husband, Guy E. Sanders, and her daughter, Patricia Rogers McGinty. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Gail Exley and her husband Gilbert, of Savannah and Rincon, her brother, Billy Sullivan, of Savannah, thre ...
Miriam B. Clark - JUL 27, 2012
Maryland - Miriam Bidez Clark, 91, died on July 27, 2012 in Maryland after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born in Macon, GA to the late Earle Felton Bidez and Thelma Dean Calhoun Bidez, and moved to Savannah as a young girl. After graduating from Savannah High School and Armstrong Junior College she married Lloyd Elbridge Clark, Jr., of Rockland, ME. Their courtship was the subject of a chapter in Larry King's book, Love Stories of the Second World War. Mimi was active in volunteer activities at the Telfair Academy, the Owens-Thomas House, the Froebel Circle and as a Pink Lady ...
Beverly Bazemore Akins MAR 30, 1916 - JUL 27, 2012
Beverly Bazemore Akins, 96, died Friday, July 27, 2012 at Azalealand Nursing Home. She was a native and lifelong resident of Savannah and a member of St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, DeRoy M. Akins and two sons, DeRoy M. Akins, Jr. and Wray R. Akins. She is survived by two granddaughters, Terri Akins Deason of Guyton, GA and Angela Akins Sauers of Savannah; one grandson, Wray Ronald Akins, Jr. of Savannah; one sister, Joan Evans of Dunedin, FL; five great grandsons, Brandon Deason, Jake Deason, Devin Murphy, Sam Murphy and Wray Akins, III ...
Betty Jean Sweat Caldwell DEC 14, 1937 - JUL 27, 2012
Betty Jean Sweat Caldwell, 74, died Friday, July 27, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Waycross, Georgia, daughter of Artis and Kathleen Rhodenberry Sweat. Mrs. Caldwell has lived in Savannah for 45 years where she was a homemaker and a longtime member of Savannah Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Elwyn Doyle Caldwell. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Steven D. and Amy Caldwell of Easley, South Carolina; granddaughter, Shannon Caldwell of Pooler, Georgia; nieces, Kay Garletts and her husband, D.L. of Stilson, Georgia; Candy Johnson and her h ...
Mary Lou Lamb JUN 06, 1927 - JUL 27, 2012
Savannah- Mary Lou Lamb, 85, died Friday, July 27, 2012 at Hospice Savannah. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Catholic Cemetery. A full obituary will be published on Sunday. Please sign our guest book on line at www.foxandweeks.com ...
Donald Eugene Focht JUN 17, 1925 - JUL 26, 2012
Donald E. Focht Savannah- Donald E. Focht, 87, passed away on July 26, 2012 at The Oaks of The Marshes surrounded by his wife and children. He was born July 17, 1925 in Eaton, Ohio and was a proud Buckeye graduate of Ohio State University. He served in both WWII and the Korean War as a navigator in the Air Force. He was a sales executive. After raising his family in Atlanta, GA, he and his wife Judith lived in Belgium for 6 years before happily retiring to The Landings on Skidaway Island, Savannah where he took great pleasure in his love of golf and time spent with his beloved wife, Judith. H ...
Wayne Stephen Conley, Sr. JUL 25, 1940 - JUL 25, 2012
SFC Wayne Conley, U.S. Army Ret., 72, died Wednesday, July 25, 2012 under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mr. Conley was born on July 25, 1940 in Chattanooga, TN, the son of the late John Ishmael and Lenora Hamilton Conley. He was a retired veteran of the United States Army. Following his military tenure he worked for the United States Postal Service where he retired as a carrier. He was actively involved with the 15th Infantry Division. Mr. Conley is survived by his wife of 50 years, Patricia Conley; sons, Wayne Conley, Jr. of Savannah, John P. Conley and wife Karen of Dublin, GA and Dan R. Con ...
Philip Lee Wettengel JAN 29, 1930 - JUL 24, 2012
Philip Lee Wettengel, 82 – Died peacefully at his home on Tuesday July 24th surrounded by his wife and children. He is survived by his wife Sue Foster Wettengel and his children and grandchildren Philip F. and Anne Wettengel Philip and Elizabeth of Worcester MA, Anne Wettengel and Joe Harris JP and Caleb of North Haven, CT and Steven L. and Ellen Wettengel Katherine and Ryan of Medway MA. He was born in Enid, OK in 1930. Son of Wendell Philip Wettengel and Mattie Shives Wettengel. He spent his early years in Oklahoma City. His family later moved to Carmel, CA where Phil attended high school. H ...
Vivian Manucy Maxey MAY 31, 1941 - JUL 24, 2012
Tybee Island – Vivian Manucy Maxey died peacefully at home on July 24, 2012, at the age of 71 surrounded by her family and friends. Vivian, known as Nana to all of her loved ones, was born in Savannah, GA. She was predeceased in her death by her father William Manucy and mother, Helen Beranc Manucy. She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church on Tybee Island. Survivors include her children, Dwan Maxey Lester Lamar of Pooler, Winston Eugene Maxey, III Julia of Savannah, and Maria Maxey Etzle John of Rincon; grandchildren; Lamar Lester, III, Hunter Lester, Winston Maxey, IV, Helen Maxey, ...
Vincent Brooks Merkle FEB 01, 1940 - JUL 24, 2012
Vincent Brooks Merkle, Sr. born February 1, 1940 of Tybee Island, GA and formerly of Atlanta, GA, age 72, died July 24, 2012 at Hospice House, Savannah, GA from complications of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. He was the son of the late Augustus John Merkle, Jr. and Nell Brooks Merkle of Savannah and Atlanta. He attended Sacred Heart School and graduated from Marist in the class of '58 where he was a member of the varsity football team, color guard and track team. He attended St. Bernard College in Cullman, Alabama and was in the U.S. Army- Military Intelligence where he was honorably discharge ...
Kay Dulinda Hendley Holland NOV 15, 1967 - JUL 23, 2012
Kaye Dulinda Hendley Holland, "Dulie," 44, died unexpectedly in her Savannah, GA, home Monday, July 23. Kaye was born and reared in Tampa, FL, and graduated from H.B. Plant High School, class of 1985. She travelled extensively for her career in Title Insurance and lived in Savannah for the last year-and-a-half. Dulie was preceded in Heaven by her mother, Helen Hendley, and grandparents. She is survived by her father, Carroll Hendley; brother, Ken Hendley; sister and nephew, Coni Hendley Hebert and Armand Hebert, Jr.; grandmother, Dulinda Ernesto, for whom Dulie was given her middle name; a gr ...
C. Duncan Blake SEP 25, 1914 - JUL 23, 2012
C. Duncan Blake Savannah, GA – C. Duncan Blake, age 97, died Monday, July 23, 2012. The Nashville, TN native moved with his family to Jacksonville, FL in 1927, then to Atlanta, where he attended Emory and Druid Hills High Schools. He graduated from High School in 1932 in New Orleans, LA and then attended LSU, graduating in 1936. He taught at the School of Engineering at LSU for six years and later received a Master's degree in Forestry. He worked as a District Forester in Meridian, MS and was a pioneer in the early aeronautical industry before moving to Savannah in 1952 with Union Bag Co. as a ...
Trilby Hewitt Duncan OCT 02, 1921 - JUL 23, 2012
Trilby Hewitt Duncan SAVANNAH – Trilby Hewitt Duncan passed away peacefully at The Oaks Health Center on Monday, July 23, 2012. Trilby was born in Columbus, GA, on October 2, 1921, to Macon and Mayflower Gray Hewitt. She was raised in Forest City, NC, and, while attending kindergarten, met her future husband, Max Duncan. Trilby attended public schools in Forest City and graduated from Duke University in 1941 with a degree in History. Shortly thereafter, she became manager of her father's leather roller covering business and operated a much-needed war materials plant until late 1943. On Decembe ...
Frances S. Krenson AUG 11, 1918 - JUL 22, 2012
SAVANNAH - Frances Scheider Krenson, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012, in St. Petersburg FL, where she was residing. A Savannah, GA resident for 36 years, she was the widow of William George Krenson, a native Savannahian, and is survived by two daughters, Joyce K. Bishop of Huntsville, AL, and Linda K. Griffith of St. Petersburg, FL, three grandchildren: Karen A. Bishop, Randolph J. Bishop, and Terry A. Griffith, plus 4 great-grand children. Mrs. Krenson was a member of First Christian Church in Savannah and Peachtree Christian Church in Atlanta for 50 years. Funeral services will be held on ...
Armin Cay Chisholm OCT 17, 1922 - JUL 22, 2012
Armin Cay Chisholm Armin Cay Chisholm died peacefully on July 22, at the age of 89. She was the daughter of John Eugene Cay and Caroline Palmer Cay. She was preceded in death by her husband and best friend William W Chisholm. A lifelong resident of Savannah, she thoroughly enjoyed every facet of her community either serving or volunteering for many organizations. She was a graduate of Pape School, Oldfields School and Hollins College. She was a past President of Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, past president of the Louisa Porter Society, past treasurer of the Junior League of Savannah and ...