Obituaries
Edward Albert Ramirez JUL 19, 1945 - JAN 01, 2012
Savannah - Edward Albert Ramirez passed away on 1 January 2012. Born in Colombia, South America, he was the son of Sixto Ramirez and Isabel Buitrago. He came to the U.S. with his family in 1962 and lived in New York. In 1966, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps and was a Viet Nam veteran. He moved to Savannah in 1974, where he worked with Hapag-Lloyd America Inc. as Port/Terminal Operations Manager for over 25 years. He was also very active in soccer, both as a coach and a player. He is survived by his son Edward Andrew and his wife Amanda and grandson Cash; his brother Hernando Ramirez; his siste ...
Thomas Blake Booth JAN 19, 1941 - DEC 31, 2011
THOMAS BLAKE BOOTH, devoted and loving father and grandfather and brother, age 70, died on Saturday, December 31st at his home in Savannah, Georgia with his children and grand children. He was born January 19th, 1941 in Norfolk, Virginia and spent much of his life in Hilton Head, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia. Tom graduated high school from Christ Church School, Tappahannock, VA. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Southern California where he was the captain of the crew team and received an Award of Merit Achievement in crew. Tom graduated from Off ...
Lillian Claire Dukes Piper APR 05, 1923 - DEC 31, 2011
- Tybee Island - Lillian Claire Dukes Piper, 88, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2011 at her residence under the care of Odyssey Hospice. She was the baby of twelve, born on April 5, 1923, to Saxton and Stella Dukes in Willie, Ga. She was the last surviving member of the immediate family. She was a member of the last graduating class in Willie before it was taken over by Fort Stewart. She loved to attend the "Willie Day Reunion" held in Pembroke on Labor Day. She was a longtime resident of Tybee. She was an active member of Chapel by the Sea Baptist Church. She dearly loved her Sunday Schoo ...
James David Stephenson, Jr. APR 05, 1885 - DEC 30, 2011
James D. Stephenson, Jr., 26, died December 30, 2011 in Richmond, Virginia. Jimmy was born in Savannah, son of David Stephenson and Veronica DeBorde. He attended St. Peter the Apostle Catholic School and Rockbridge County High School in Lexington, Virginia. He was employed by L.E. Meyers Construction Co. Surviving are his wife Anna Hagy Stephenson of Wythville, VA; mother Veronica DeBorde of Richmond, VA; sisters Christina Peltier of Richmond, VA; Autumn Stephenson, Kayla Stephenson both of Orange County, CA; brother Joshua Peltier of Ft. Benning, GA; father and step-mother James D. and Vickie ...
Frieda Dyess Williams FEB 06, 1924 - DEC 30, 2011
Frieda Dyess Williams, 87, died Friday, December 30, 2011 at her residence surrounded by her family while under the care of United Hospice. She was born in Evans County, daughter of the late Russell C. and Zellie Odum Dyess. She lived in Savannah most of her life and was a homemaker. Mrs. Williams was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church and the Silver Nuggets. Her husband, Raymond B. Williams preceded her in death. Surviving are her children, Mary Ellen Crowe and her husband, Robert of Lawrenceville, GA; son, Russell L. Williams of Savannah, GA; Robert W. Williams of Savannah, GA; sister, Loi ...
Elsie Gnann Deane DEC 19, 1916 - DEC 29, 2011
Elsie Gnann Deane of Savannah, Georgia died early Thursday morning, December 29, 2011 at the age of 95. She was born in Savannah on December 19, 1916 the daughter of William George Gnann and Pearl Rahn Gnann. Elsie was the last of 11 siblings to pass away and is survived by her son Charles Laurence Deane as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Growing up in Savannah, Georgia she graduated from Pape's School of Savannah. Elsie Deane was the last surviving charter member of the Georgia Salzburg Society. Elsie Deane's profession in her mid-life was nursing, being a licensed practical nurse workin ...
Lois Barbot Parkerson APR 26, 1930 - DEC 29, 2011
Lois Barbot Parkerson died peacefully in Fairburn, Georgia on December 29, 2011. She was 81. She was born Lois Jean Barbot on April 26, 1930 the daughter of William Hopke Barbot and Beulah Hieber Barbot. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 25 years, William Lawrence "Binky" Parkerson. Lois graduated from Savannah High School in 1948, where she sang in the Savannah High School Glee Club and made life-long friends known affectionately as, "The Knit-Wits." She was a life-long member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. In 1949 Lois met "Binky" while attending Armstrong Coll ...
Carey Hill Smith JAN 02, 1929 - DEC 29, 2011
Savannah- Carey Hill Smith, of Skidaway Island, Georgia, went to her eternal home peacefully on Thursday morning, December 29. Carey was born in St. George, South Carolina in 1929, attended Furman University, married her beloved husband Al, in 1951 in Charleston, South Carolina and lived in Jacksonville, Florida, Chicago, Illinois, London, England, and St. Cloud, Minnesota, among many other places. Carey is preceded in death by her parents Gary and Cora Lee Hill, and her sisters Blanche Clarkin and Lucille Veronee. She is survived by husband, Al, her two daughters, Leslie Dibble husband, Pa ...
Barbara Kilduff Mango OCT 14, 1917 - DEC 27, 2011
SAVANNAH - Barbara Elizabeth Kilduff Mango, 94, beloved wife of Lt. Colonel USAF Patrick James Mango, passed away peacefully at home with her family present on December 27, 2011 after a long and valiant battle with Pick's Disease. Mrs. Mango, born on October 14, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York, was the daughter of Dr. Gilbert and Louise Weber Kilduff. She graduated from Crosby High School in Waterbury, Connecticut and attended Duke University, graduating in 1939 with a Bachelor of Science degree. She then obtained a Masters degree in Public Health from Yale University. In the 1940s, she worked as a ...
Floride Calhoun Roberts Osteen SEP 14, 1941 - DEC 27, 2011
Floride Calhoun Roberts Osteen Wilmington Island - Floride Osteen, 70, of Wilmington Island, died Tuesday at Hospice Savannah surrounded by her husband, son, brother and friend. The Savannah, Georgia native was in the first graduating class of Jenkins High School, she was also the first Home Coming Queen and attended Draughons Business College, Armstrong State College, and Columbia College. She was the daughter of the late William M. Roberts, Sr. and Adrienne Gantt Roberts. She was a member of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church. Surviving are her husband Thomas Osteen, her son Charles Sowel ...
Raul S. Buelvas, III JUL 01, 1993 - DEC 25, 2011
Raul Salvador Buelvas, III, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2011 at his home. He was born on July 1, 1993 in Rochester Minnesota. Raul was a graduate of Savannah Country Day School and a student at the Pratt Engineering School of Duke University. He founded Teens Hope, an organization providing entertainment and emotional support for hospitalized teens. Raul was an avid guitar player, rock climber, singer, and a member of the National Honor Society, Duke Bible Study Group, and Savannah Christian Church. Raul enjoyed managing the lighting and technical work for his school's plays, and was a ...
Connie Youmans Lee NOV 15, 1951 - DEC 25, 2011
Connie Youmans Lee, 60, died Sunday, December 25, 2011 at Memorial University Medical Center. She was a native of Emanuel County, Georgia and a resident of Savannah for the past 42 years. Following her graduation from Savannah College of Cosmetology, she entered the hair care industry. She was the former owner and operator of O'Hara's Beauty Salon in the Village at Skidaway Island and also Salon Eden. Connie was blessed with a multitude of friends and a personality that kept them all close. She is predeceased by her husband, Michael W. Lee and her parents, Thomas R. and Hattie Raiford Youmans. ...
Richard Allen Rominger MAY 29, 1946 - DEC 24, 2011
SAVANNAH - RICHARD ALLEN ROMINGER, 65, died December 24th, 2011 at his home in Savannah, Georgia surrounded by his children and grandchildren. He was born May 29, 1946 in Indianapolis, Indiana and raised in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, graduating from St. Thomas Aquinas High School. He attended Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama and received his Juris Doctorate degree from Emory Law in Atlanta. He was commissioned an officer in the United States Army and served in the Judge Advocate General's Corps. He came to Savannah to work with the firm of Adams, Adams, Brennan & Gardner and was a foun ...
Walter E. Hess, II JAN 16, 1937 - DEC 24, 2011
Walter E. Hess, II Walter E. Hess, II passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2011 at his home in Savannah, GA after a long illness. He is survived by his beloved wife of 52 years, Helen Hess, his 3 daughters, Julie Farnham Stuart of Colorado Springs, CO, Laura Ubben Jeff of San Francisco, CA, Jennifer Hess of New York, NY and 6 grandchildren Benjamin, Nathaniel, Charlotte, Elizabeth, Josephine, and Theo. Born in Harrisburg, PA he was the son of Walter E. Hess and Katherine Hess. He attended the St. Alban's School in Washington, DC where he sang in the National Cathedral Choir. He was a graduate ...
Dr. Pullabhotla Krishnamurti MAR 28, 1923 - DEC 22, 2011
Dr. Pullabhotla Krishnamurti, 88, died Thursday, December 22, 2011 in Savannah, GA. Dr. Krishnamurti was born in India on March 28, 1923. It was in India that he earned a degree in Veterinary Medicine. Upon arriving to the United States in 1961 he continued his formal education and earned his Masters Degree from the University of Wisconsin. Ultimately he earned his Doctor of Philosophy from Texas A&M University. Following graduation he began his career in teaching at Tuskegee Institute, where he was Professor of Microbiology for two years. He was then afforded the opportunity to instruct a ...
Robert Charles MacQueston, Jr. OCT 07, 1943 - DEC 20, 2011
Savannah, Georgia - Robert Charles MacQueston, Jr., 77, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. He was born in Medford, Massachusetts, son of the late Robert C. and Florence Kerrington MacQueston. He was a graduate of Wiscassett High School in Wiscasset, Maine and the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine, Maine and earned a Bachelor's of Science in Marine Engineering. He was employed with Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine as a contract engineer for 30 years, Sargent & Lundy Engineering Corporation in Chicago, IL and Dallas, TX and traveled worldwide with American Trading and Pr ...
Mark A. Edge FEB 10, 1956 - DEC 20, 2011
TYBEE ISLAND - Mark A. Edge, 55, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at his home at Tybee Island, GA. Mr. Edge was born in Savannah, GA on February 10, 1956, the son of the late Luther Francis and Lou Ethel Goodwin Edge. He was a graduate of H.V. Jenkins High School and received his formal education from South College where he earned a degree in accounting. He worked and managed for many years at Savannah Waste Company. In addition to his parents Mr. Edge was preceded in death by two siblings, Catherine L. Davis and Arthur Randall Edge. He is survived by his siblings, Claude Edge and wife Mary of ...
Harriette Barrett Purvis JUL 24, 1917 - DEC 19, 2011
Harriette Barrett Purvis Savannah- Harriette Barrett Purvis, 94, passed away Monday, December 19, 2011 at Buckingham South under the care of Hospice. Mrs. Purvis was born in Savannah and was the former owner of the Savannah Letter Shop, Inc. She retired in 1989. She was a member and past President of the Altrusa Club, past President of Savannah Branch, Arthritis Foundation, past Chairman of the Women's Division of the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce, served on the Board of Directors of the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce, former member of the Mail Advertising Service Association Internatio ...
Lola Lauff OCT 01, 1915 - DEC 19, 2011
Lola S. Lauff – Obituary. Lola Kate Smith Lauff – SAVANNAH – Lola Lauff, 96, passed away Monday evening, December 19, 2011, at Hospice House, after a brave, optimistic effort to recover from an injury sustained last August. A native of Daisy, Georgia, Lola spent forty-one years in service to the children of Georgia's public schools, and after retirement, served as principal of St. Paul's Lutheran Day School for four years. Lola began her exemplary career in education as a classroom teacher in Evans County, then taught in Toombs County, and in 1943 moved to Savannah for the first of thirty-one ...
Elisabeth Kaizik Yarborough OCT 04, 1943 - DEC 19, 2011
Daufuskie Island, SC- Elisabeth Kaizik Yarborough, 68, passed away Monday, December 19, 2011 under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. Elisabeth was born in Krappeate, Germany on October 3, 1943 to Joseph and Hedwig Kaizik. She resided in Badhersfelt, Germany before moving to Daufuskie Island, South Carolina thirty eight years ago. While in Germany she was an accountant with Sparkassa Bank and after moving to Daufuskie Island, she worked with the Melrose Club. Elisabeth was of the Catholic Faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers. Survivors include her husband ...
Thomas Carl Theiler DEC 09, 1931 - DEC 18, 2011
SAVANNAH - Thomas Carl Theiler, 80, died unexpectedly Sunday, December 18, 2011 in Charleston, SC. Mr. Theiler was born in Tomahawk, Wisconsin on December 9, 1931, the son of the late Joseph C. and Bertha Weber Theiler. He was a graduate of Purdue University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He then spent four years in the United States Air Force where he served as a pilot and radar controller. Following his military tenure he returned to his formal education at Purdue University where he earned a Master of Science degree in Industrial Management. Mr. The ...
Patricia O'Dell NOV 09, 1936 - DEC 18, 2011
Patricia Blackburn O'Dell Savannah- Patricia Blackburn O'Dell peacefully passed away Sunday, December 18, 2011, after a long illness. Born November 9, 1936 in Birmingham, Alabama, she moved to Savannah in 1996. She is survived by her children, Erin O'Dell Agudelo and Paul Allen O'Dell and his wife Elisabeth Alabaster, Alabama; her sister Kathleen Blackburn Austin, Texas; grandchildren Matthew, Hannah and Noah Agudelo, Jennifer Koehler O'Dell and husband Hank, Kimberly Irvin O'Dell and husband Justin, and Katherine O'Dell; nieces and several great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her ...
Yvonne Edenfield - DEC 18, 2011
Yvonne Edenfield SAVANNAH – Yvonne Edenfield, 78, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 18, 2011, after a brief illness. The native and lifelong resident of Savannah was a member of Southside Baptist Church and a former member of Morningside Baptist Church. Mrs. Edenfield was the office manager for Audio Visual Resources. She is survived by two daughters, Jamie Williams of Jacksonville, FL and Lorraine McAleer and her husband, Joseph, of Savannah; four grandsons and eight great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm on Tuesday at Fox & Weeks Funera ...
Michael William Bailey JUL 28, 1962 - DEC 18, 2011
Michael William Bailey Savannah- Michael William Bailey, 49, succumbed to injuries he received from an automobile accident in November 2010. He is preceded in death by his father, Lewis Graham Bailey, Jr. and brother, Lewis Graham Bailey, III. Mike was born in Savannah on July 28, 1962 to Lewis Graham and Mary M. Bailey. He attended and graduated in 1981 from Savannah Country Day School. Mike received a Masters Degree in Architecture from Georgia Tech in Atlanta. He studied abroad in Paris, France and interned at Niles Bolton Architectural Firm. In 2000 Mike moved back home and opened his own ...
Mildred Polk Bolch Calhoun SEP 10, 1916 - DEC 18, 2011
Savannah – Mildred Polk Bolch Calhoun died peacefully Sunday, December 18, 2011, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born on September 10, 1916 in Islandton, SC, she considered Savannah her home as she had lived here for most of her life. She retired in 1986 from Union Camp Corporation, after 41 years of service. Mildred was a strong Christian who diligently served her church, St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She was a member of the Altar Guild, served as a member of the Church Council, and was active with Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Mildred's Life was ...
Charles Allen Gross, Jr. NOV 08, 1928 - DEC 17, 2011
SAVANNAH – Charles Allen Gross, Jr., 83, died peacefully on Saturday, December 17, 2011, at his home under the care of Hospice Savannah, Inc. Born November 8, 1928, he was a native and lifelong resident of Savannah. Mr. Gross retired from Strachan Shipping Co. after fifty years of service. He served in the 118th Artillery, National Guard, during the Korean War and was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his wife, Carolyn Parrish Gross; two sons, Charles Allen Gross, III and his wife Sandra K. Gross, and John Parrish Gross and his wife Pamela; two daughters, Diane G. Daiss and ...
Joseph Francis Kempf III MAR 26, 1933 - DEC 16, 2011
Savannah- Joseph Kempf, 78, died Saturday, December 16, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Abington, PA. Mr. Kempf earned a Bachelor's degree from Kent State University and completed advanced studies in ferrous metallurgy at Fenn College now Cleveland State University and chemical technology and markets management at New York University. He retired from USS Chemical Company after thirty years of service. He then went on to form his own company, Kemtapes, which is still a family business today. He was a member of the Landings Club where he enjoyed golf and the camaraderie of his coffee clutc ...