Obituaries
Jennifer Lee Lauber JAN 15, 1989 - JAN 26, 2012
TYBEE ISLAND - Jennifer Lee Lauber, 23, passed on Thursday, January 26, 2012. Jennifer was born January 15, 1989 in Davenport, Iowa. She was a long time resident of Tybee Island, Georgia and a graduate of Sol C. Johnson High School. Jennifer was a devoted and loving mother, daughter, sister, and aunt. She enjoyed playing soccer and watching her siblings' soccer games. Her plans were to go on to help others as a radiation therapist. She enjoyed life and loved to make other people smile especially her children and family. She will be forever missed by her entire family and numerous friends. We w ...
Frances A. Sherman MAY 27, 1924 - JAN 25, 2012
SAVANNAH - Frances A. Sherman, 87, passed away on January 25, 2012 at Memorial University Medical Center. Fran was born on May 27, 1924 in Brooklyn, NY. She was a member of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church where she was active in the CCW and Young at Hearts groups. She was strong in her faith and her trust in God. She was a kind and giving lady who loved her family and her country. Fran was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years Benjamin E. Sherman. She is survived by two sons, David Susan Sherman and Richard Patricia Sherman; five grandchildren, Danielle Chris, Gregg Terri, Dawn, K ...
Edna Helmey Girard MAR 28, 1912 - JAN 25, 2012
Edna Helmey Girard, 99, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 in Hueytown, AL. Mrs. Girard was born March 28, 1912 in Marlow, GA and lived most of her life in Savannah. She was a member of Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church. Mrs. Girard was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Edward Henry Girard, Jr. and five sisters and two brothers. She is survived by a son, Edward Henry Girard, III Lyndell of Atlanta and a daughter, Jeannine Girard Boggs of Birmingham, AL, five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgs ...
Mary Ann Kirsch Meseroll APR 17, 1923 - JAN 24, 2012
Mary Kirsch Meseroll Mary Kirsch Meseroll, 88, died January 24, 2012 in Savannah, Georgia after a short illness. She was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey and lived for many years in New Brunswick and Piscataway. After retirement from Rutgers University, she moved to Crystal River, Florida in 1985 before moving to Savannah, Georgia in 1992. She was preceded in death by her husband, Norman E. Meseroll of Milltown, New Jersey in 1986. She is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Jeff and Diane Meseroll of Savannah, Georgia, Scott and Mary Lou Meseroll of Lecanto, Florida and Mark and Jack ...
Shawn Matthew Kitchens OCT 02, 1962 - JAN 24, 2012
SAVANNAH – Shawn Matthew Kitchens passed away suddenly in a single car accident on January 24, 2012. Shawn was born on October 2, 1962 in Savannah, GA to John Patrick Kitchens and Phyllis Hendricks Saunders. Shawn grew up in East Side Savannah and attended Cathedral Day School, Benedictine Military School, and graduated from Savannah High School in 1982. He enjoyed playing football and basketball throughout his high school years. He resided on Tybee Island until 2004 when he moved to Sylvania, GA. Shawn was raised in the Catholic faith and later converted to Baptist. He was a former member of ...
Willie James Kelley Jr. AUG 16, 1947 - JAN 24, 2012
Willie James Kelley Jr., 64, died January 24, 2012 at Emory University Hospital under the care of VistaCare Hospice. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, the fourth child of the late Willie James Kelley Sr. and Annabelle Whitfield Kelley. He graduated in 1966 from the Boys High School in Brooklyn and attended Camp Kilmer Job Corp. in Edison, NJ where he was also employed for ten years as a Residential Advisor. He moved to Savannah where he was employed with the Georgia Ports Authority, retiring after twenty-six years of service as a Clerk Operator. He was a faithful member of St. Matthew's Epi ...
Marian Crowe AUG 17, 1931 - JAN 24, 2012
Marian "Lou" Strawbridge Crowe Marian Strawbridge Crowe, widely known as "Lou" died suddenly on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Lou was born in St. Mary's, PA to William and Marian Strawbridge on August 17, 1931. After completing high school in New Castle, PA she entered Georgetown University School of Nursing, graduating in 1953. During the Korean War she met and married Navy Lt. John D. Crowe and joined him overseas in Newfoundland. After the war they returned to civilian life and continued to travel both domestically and abroad. They settled and started their family in ...
John Warden McGregor, III APR 28, 2010 - JAN 23, 2012
John Warden McGregor, III, infant son of John W. McGregor, Jr., and Jessie McGregor, passed away Monday, January 23, 2012 at home with his family by his side. He was born April 28, 2010 in Savannah, GA. ...
Kathleen Baty Hodges JAN 29, 1927 - JAN 23, 2012
Kathleen Baty Hodges of Savannah, Georgia, wife of the late Dr. Cecil A. Hodges, for sixty-seven years, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 23, 2012 at Savannah Square under the care of Hospice Savannah, Inc. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, on January 29, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Comer and Catherine Baty. She is survived by one sister, Dorothy Miller, of Glen St. Mary's, Florida; one daughter and son-in-law, Margie and Herman Mongin of Savannah, Georgia; two grandchildren: Melissa Haney husband, Brent, and their children: Austen, Kaylah, Gabrielle, Aaliyah, and Zechar ...
Marcia Fandrich Suelflow AUG 20, 1937 - JAN 22, 2012
Savannah- Marcia Fandrich Suelflow, 74, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2012 at Spanish Oaks Hospice. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 20, 1937 to Robert and Erica Fandrich. After graduating from Washington High School, she received X-Ray Technician Training at Milwaukee Hospital. In 1959 she married Raymond Suelflow. In 1960 they moved from Madison, Wisconsin to Poughkeepsie, New York where they had their two children. In 1970 they began a series of corporate moves that encompassed five states and two foreign countries. Marcia and Ray retired to the Landings in 1996. She was ver ...
Clifford Nicholes Roberds, III NOV 15, 1931 - JAN 21, 2012
Savannah- Clifford Nicholes Roberds, III, 80, died Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Coolidge Palms Assisted Living Resort in Hollywood, Florida. He was a native of Savannah and graduate of Savannah High School, Class of 1949. Mr. Roberds received an Industrial Engineering Degree from Georgia Tech in 1953, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. After college he returned to Savannah and worked with the family business, Roberds Dairy, until its closing in 1986. He was a member of the Savannah Yacht Club and attended St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Mr. Roberds is survived by his ...
Marta Isalgue de Rojas SEP 02, 1923 - JAN 21, 2012
Savannah- Marta Isalgue de Rojas, 88, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012 at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was a native of Cuba and moved to the United States in 1967 where she worked for the Bibb County Public School System until 1989. While in Macon she was a communicant of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. In 1991 she moved to Atlanta and most recently to Savannah to be closer to her family. Her husband, Fernando de Rojas preceded her in death. Survivors include her children, Maria and Dr. William Scott of Tybee Island, Fernando and Anna Maria de Rojas of Columbus, GA, Drs. Teresa and Larkin Wa ...
Lucy Irene Paulk Williams AUG 04, 1921 - JAN 21, 2012
Tybee Island, GA- Lucy Irene "Lurene" Paulk Williams passed away peacefully on January 21, 2012. Irene was born on August 4, 1921 in Willicoochee, Georgia to John and Ethel Paulk. Irene grew up on the family farm until she went to college at age 16. She married Adam A. Williams in 1944. With their two sons, Michael and Stephen, they lived in Colorado, Vermont, Morocco, New York, Illinois, Germany and Texas before retiring to Tybee in 1966. Irene was a faithful member of Trinity Chapel United Methodist Church where she served in many capacities over the years. Irene was a teacher for many years ...
Kenneth Leslie Knorr SEP 22, 1953 - JAN 20, 2012
Kenneth Leslie Knorr Savannah, Kenneth Leslie Knorr, 58, passed away Friday, January 20, 2012 at Hospice Savannah, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Queens, New York, but at a young age moved to Savannah, Georgia. He was a graduate of H. V. Jenkins High School. He loved playing softball and basketball. He learned to operate heavy equipment in the United States Naval Reserve. He worked for Tracey Dixon Paving Company, before hiring on with the SCL Railroad which later became the CSX Railroad. Serving with the United Transportation Union for 29 years, he was president of UTU Local ...
Gregory Michael Kelly TSGT, Ret. USAF FEB 28, 1950 - JAN 19, 2012
Gregory Michael Kelly TSGT Ret., USAF, 61, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2012 He was born in Savannah, son of Arthur Delmas Kelly and Hilda McRae Kelly. Mr. Kelly lived in Savannah until moving to Salinas, California where he graduated from Alisal High School. After high school, he joined the United States Navy and served as an Electronics Technician during the Vietnam War. After Vietnam, he joined the 165th Georgia Army National Guard serving in the armory and later the Georgia Air National Guard at Travis Field where he retired after 23 ½ years of service. During his time in the Guard, h ...
Misuzu K. McArthur APR 08, 1928 - JAN 18, 2012
SAVANNAH - Misuzu K. McArthur, 83, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, went home to her Lord on Wednesday, January 18, 2012. Mrs. McArthur was born on April 8, 1928 in Yokohama, Japan and moved to Savannah, GA in 1976 with her late husband, SFC U.S. Army Ret. Tommie G. McArthur and her son, Tommie W. McArthur. While living in Japan she worked at the U.S. Army Post Office prior to becoming a full-time "stay at home mom". Mrs. McArthur was preceded in death by her husband, SFC U.S. Army Ret. Tommie G. McArthur and her brother, Yoshibumi Kasano. She is survived by her son, Tommie W. McArthur ...
Veleta Irene Wood - JAN 18, 2012
Veleta Irene Wood, 88, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012 surrounded by her loving family at Hospice Savannah, Inc. after a long illness. Mrs. Wood was born in Nevils, GA on November 21, 1923. She was married to Cecil Aubrey Wood for 53 years. She was a wonderful wife and loving mother. She loved her family deeply and always enjoyed cooking Sunday dinner. In the 60's, she was a Sunday school teacher at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation. After that, she was a longtime member of First Baptist Church of the Islands, a church she truly loved. She enjoyed doing ceramics for many years; p ...
Lester Jump, Jr. JAN 19, 1958 - JAN 18, 2012
Savannah- Lester Jump, Jr., 53, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at his residence. He was a graduate of Jonesboro Senior High School in Jonesboro, Georgia. Upon graduation he joined the U.S. Navy. He attended the Great Lakes Navy School and began work in Boiler Operations where he serviced heating, air and water purification on board submarines. After discharge from the service he began his career in maintenance where he worked for Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia and most recently with Georgia Regional Hospital in Savannah. He was an avid golfer but his life's passion w ...
John Patrick Sauers DEC 19, 2011 - JAN 17, 2012
John Patrick Sauers Savannah- John Patrick Sauers, infant son of Patrick and Catherine Sauers passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Memorial University Medical Center. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his paternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Sauers; maternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. John Willoughby, Jr.; aunts, Mary and Caroline Willoughby; uncles, Brandon and Adam Sauers; paternal great-grandfather, Mr. Joseph Sauers; maternal great-grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. John Fogarty and Mr. & Mrs. John Willoughby, Sr. He was preceded in death by his paternal great-grandp ...
June Hargrave Sasser AUG 23, 1922 - JAN 17, 2012
WILMINGTON ISLAND - June Hargrave Sasser, 89, died peacefully Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at her home on Wilmington Island completely surrounded by her children, grandchildren, beloved friends and her pups. Mrs. Sasser was born on August 23, 1922 in Dublin, TX, and was the daughter of the late John and Hazel Gentry Hargrave. She met the "love of her life" during WWII and married her late husband, Willie O'Conner Sasser. Together they operated several businesses under Sasser Family Enterprises for many years. Her love of life was always present. She had a true love for animals and was a founding ...
Eleanor D. Dykes FEB 19, 1922 - JAN 17, 2012
Eleanor Denmark Dykes Eleanor Denmark Dykes, 89 passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Spanish Oaks Retreat and Hospice. She was born February 19, 1922 to the late Clarence and Kate Denmark. She was an active member of the Savannah Progressive Primitive Baptist Church and was retired from the Interstate Life and Accident Insurance Company, now the American General Life Insurance Company, as the office manager. She was an active Bridge player since the age of thirteen, and loved entertaining her family and friends in her home. As a Christian, God blessed her with the gift of hospitality. She ...
George Adam Coppage OCT 29, 1931 - JAN 14, 2012
George Coppage George Coppage, of Savannah, Georgia passed away in his home on Saturday, January 14, 2012. Born in Franklin Park, Illinois, October 29, 1931, his father was Charles Alvin Coppage and his mother, Laura Fox Coppage. George graduated from Leyden High School in 1949 and he received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry in 1953 from the University of Dubuque. He next served in the Army based at Fort Lewis in Washington state and married his college sweetheart Eunice Dorst in 1955. George received a Masters of Business Administration from Northwestern University in 1957. His working ...
April Barton Martin MAR 28, 1967 - JAN 14, 2012
April Barton Martin, 44, died Saturday, January 14, 2012 in Savannah. The native and lifelong resident of Savannah was a graduate of Windsor Forest High School and the Nursing Program at Savannah Vocational Tech. She was employed in the field of nursing in the Savannah area for many years. She was a member of White Bluff United Methodist Church. April was a devoted and loving mother, daughter and sister. She will be forever missed by her entire family. She was predeceased by her daughter, Kathryn Barton Hobbs and her grandparents, Leo and Lois Melanson of Hinesville, GA and Lillian Wimpey of ...
Hugh Edward Porter JAN 21, 1928 - JAN 12, 2012
Hugh Edward Porter, 83, crossed over Thursday, January 12, 2012. He was born in Gwinnett County, son of the late Lloyd Doyle and Millie Mae Edmondson Porter. He was a United States Coast Veteran and worked for over forty years with General Motors in Doraville, GA retiring as a general superintendant. Mr. Porter was an avid golfer. Surviving are his daughter, Carol June Porter Bailey of Savannah, GA; his beloved, June of Atlanta, GA; grandchildren, Wyman James Bailey of Savannah, GA; Emily Ryan Porter of Athens, GA; Elena Marie Porter of Haslet, TX; sister, Jean Estes, brother, Everette Porter ...
Eva Hendrix Hamm MAY 25, 1925 - JAN 11, 2012
Eva Virginia Hendrix Hamm Eva Virginia Hendrix Hamm, 86 passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at Memorial University Medical Center. She was born May 25, 1925 to the late John and Inez Hendrix. Eva was a member of the Wilmington Island United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wyley E. Hamm, Jr, and her daughter, Karen Hamm Helmly. She is survived by her daughter, Debbie Hamm, of Savannah, grandson, Thomas Callie Helmly, IV, her sister, Johnnie Chaplin, her son-in-law, Thomas C. Helmly, III, of Bluffton, SC, her sister-in-law, Charlotte Hamm, and her brother-in-law, ...
Robert Lee Oliver Jr. SEP 04, 1943 - JAN 11, 2012
Robert Lee Oliver, Jr. Robert Lee Oliver, Jr., 68, died very suddenly on January 11 , 2012 in Tallahassee, FL where he had lived for the past 8 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Robert Lee and Martha Farr Oliver of Savannah. He was a member of First Baptist Church and later, Windsor Forest Baptist Church. Bobby attended Charles Ellis Elementary School and graduated from Savannah Country Day School. He attended Vanderbilt University and worked for Genesco in Nashville, TN. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis of Tallahassee; son, Robert Lee Oliver, III Lucinda of Ozark, MO; a d ...
Lt. Col. Gerald Cowart AUG 30, 1929 - JAN 11, 2012
Lt. Col. Gerald Cowart Our father, Lt. Col. Gerald Cowart, 82, died peacefully among family on January 11, 2012. Born in Twin City, Georgia, August 1929, he was the second eldest of 8 sons of Sarah Hall Cowart & Harry Quinton Cowart. In November of 1941 at the young age of 10, his father was tragically killed in an automobile accident. His mother and her 8 Boys, with the help from family, friends and neighbors, held together and flourished on the family farm. He graduated from Emanuel County Institute, High School. The first of his brothers to go to college, he attended Abraham and Baldwin ...