Obituaries
Thelma Jane Caine Tarver DEC 02, 1915 - JUN 16, 2011
Savannah- Thelma Jane Caine Tarver, 95, died Thursday, June 16, 2011 at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was a native of Baltimore, MD but lived in Savannah most of her life before moving to Bulloch County twenty three years ago. She was a life long homemaker and while living in Savannah, was a member of White Bluff Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty years, Samuel Hartwell Tarver, Sr. Survivors include her son, Samuel Hartwell Tarver, Jr. and his wife, Dessie; grandchildren, Samuel Hartwell Tarver, III Cathy, Leon Talmadge Tarver, Dee Hudson Donald, Daniel Rule Ta ...
Ronald A. Senkowski JUN 01, 1940 - JUN 14, 2011
Savannah, GA - Ron passed on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at his home after a protracted illness. Ron was born on June 1, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan to Alfred and Eleanor Senkowski. Ron discovered an early talent for construction, working as a draftsman, a property manager and finally as a general contractor. He established The Ron-Sen Company as a commercial builder and developer, constructing banks, multi-plex cinemas, government office centers and big box retail centers. He and his high school sweetheart Mary Ann married on June 30, 1962. Their first date was a Detroit Red Wing hockey game. When n ...
Dorothy Ogletree Clark NOV 21, 1913 - JUN 14, 2011
SAVANNAH – Dorothy Ogletree Clark, born November 21, 1913, passed away June 14, 2011 at age 97. Mrs. Clark was a lifelong member of First Christian Church, was an active choir member, taught Sunday school, and belonged to the Ladies Circle. Mrs. Clark graduated from Valdosta State College with a BS degree and received her Masters and her six year degree from Georgia Southern College. Mrs. Clark taught many years in the Chatham County School System and was also a guidance counselor at Richard Arnold Junior High School. She retired as Librarian at Bartlett Middle School. Mrs. Clark was the widow ...
Raymond John Hancock, Jr. AUG 04, 1919 - JUN 13, 2011
Raymond John Hancock, Jr., 91, died Monday, June 13, 2011. He was born in New Haven, CT, son of the late Raymond J. and Marguerite Hancock. While stationed at Hunter Army Air Field, Mr. Hancock met his future wife, Beatrice Henderson and they were married May 16, 1943. Soon after, he was sent overseas during World War II where he served in the Mighty Eighth Air Force. He retired from Union Camp Corporation and was a member of Isle of Hope Baptist Church and a former member of the Sertoma Club and the Savannah Jaycees. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years Beatrice Henderson Hanco ...
Harold Deane Akins JAN 04, 1919 - JUN 13, 2011
SAVANNAH – Harold Deane Akins went Home to be with the Lord on June 13th after a brief illness. She and her husband, George Akins, operated Savannah's first Union Rescue Mission from 1939 until 1972 where thousands of homeless transients were given free meals, lodging, and counseling. They initiated the Mission Youth Camp in 1947 reaching more than 25, 000 children in weekly summer camps providing them with study, recreation, and interdenominational Christian training. She was co-founder, with her husband, of Savannah Christian School and served as Principal from 1951 until 1973. With a studen ...
Julia Elizabeth Lewis DEC 28, 1926 - JUN 11, 2011
Savannah- Julia Elizabeth Lewis died on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at her home in Thunderbolt, Georgia surrounded by her family. She was born December 28, 1926 in Savannah Georgia and has lived here all her life. She was a Charter member of Thunderbolt Baptist Church and a devoted worker at Kiddies Kastle and enjoyed her time and friends at the Thunderbolt Senior Citizens Center. She was a member of the Thunderbolt Museum Society. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Elma Shearouse, her brother, John Shearouse, Jr., and a sister, Mildred Mullis. She is survived by Cathy Fitzer, Ja ...
Stephen W. Bragg JUN 12, 1947 - JUN 11, 2011
RINCON – Stephen W. Bragg, 64, died Saturday, June 11, 2011, at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Millen, he had lived in Savannah for most of his life. Stephen joined the Savannah Fire Department in 1967 and over the next 42 years rose through the ranks to Assistant Chief of Operations, retiring in 2009. He also retired from Sears and Roebuck in 2003 with 32 years of service. He was a devoted and loving husband and father who enjoyed gardening and NASCAR. Surviving are his beloved wife of 43 years, Brenda Bragg, of Rincon; his two daughters, Aimee Bragg of Atlanta and Heidi Bragg of Rincon; ...
James Arthur Jim Anderson, III JUL 04, 1927 - JUN 11, 2011
James Arthur Jim Anderson, III, age 83, died peacefully at his home on Tybee Island, Georgia, on June 11, 2011. He was born on July 4, 1927, in Ashland, Kentucky, the son of the late James Arthur Anderson, Jr. and Anne Settlemeyer Anderson. He is survived by his wife, Louise Allen Anderson, of Tybee Island; sister, Carolyn Anderson Beimdiek Don of St. Louis, Missouri; son, Frederick Stuart Anderson Betty and daughter, Drusilla Linier Anderson, both of Nashville, Tennessee; grandchildren James Stuart Anderson and Sara Elizabeth Anderson of Nashville; and stepchildren Jeffrey Allen Sickel Belma ...
William G. Foster, Jr. APR 02, 1959 - JUN 10, 2011
William Bill Gene Foster, Jr. Bill passed away Friday, June 10, 2011 unexpectedly at Memorial University Medical Center after a short illness. Bill was born in Savannah, Georgia on April 2, 1959 to William Gene Foster, Sr. and Peggy Byrd Foster. As a young child, Bill enjoyed growing up at the family home on Isle of Hope. Many fun days of camping and boating, fishing, crabbing and all the things little boys enjoyed doing. Before graduating High School the family moved to Skidaway Island. Bill continued his explorations on the new beautiful, unspoiled island. Many times he would surprise mom w ...
Mary Morris Bazemore SEP 28, 1927 - JUN 09, 2011
Mrs. Mary James Morris Bazemore Mrs. Mary James Morris Bazemore, 83, died Thursday, June 9, 2011, at Hospice Savannah. Mrs. Bazemore was born in Clyo, Georgia on September 28, 1927, the daughter of the late James Calvin and Phoebe Ella Priester Morris. She was a longtime member of Southside Baptist Church where she was a member of the Faith Sunday School Class. Mrs. Bazemore was preceded in death by her loving husband, R. Wiley Bazemore, her six sisters and two brothers. She is survived by her two daughters and sons-in-law, Karen Bazemore McAuley Lee of Richmond Hill, GA and Angela Bazemore C ...
Sherril Veronica Boles McCoy AUG 11, 1958 - JUN 08, 2011
Savannah- Sherril Veronica Boles McCoy, 52, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2011 after a long illness. Sherril was born in Junction City, Kansas and moved to Savannah in 1974. She attended and graduated from Chatham County schools and Draughons School of Business. Sherril was a member of Mustard Seed Faith Center and a homemaker. She will always be remembered as a loving Christian Mother. She is survived by two sons, Joshua McCoy and Alexander McCoy, both of Guyton; mother, Barbara Shehee and her husband, Malcolm; sisters, Christine Pawloski Nolan & Kathy Causey Leonor and her husband, Ting ...
Mamie Evelyn Carter Rowan JAN 22, 1925 - JUN 07, 2011
Mamie Evelyn Carter Rowan was born in Atkinson, NC on January 22, 1925 to Walter Stephen Carter Sr. and Mamie Robinson Henry Carter. She was the youngest of four children, her siblings: Bill Carter, Bob Carter and Catherine Keith. She worked in the Wilmington shipyard during WWII. After the war she met and married Samuel Wood Rowan Jr. of Wilmington, NC who preceded her in death in 2002 after 52 years of marriage. She is survived by two daughters: Cynthia Rowan Hilley of Dunwoody, GA and Catherine Rowan-Collier of Destin, FL. She has four grandchildren: Aubrey Richard Hilley, David Payne Hille ...
Norma Brantley Rogers JAN 28, 1925 - JUN 07, 2011
Norma Brantley Rogers Norma was born on January 28, 1925 and died on June 7, 2011 after a long illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, William "Bud" L. Rogers and survived by her sister, Elizabeth Brantley Biggs of Orlando, FL and her brother, Joseph "Jack" W. Brantley of Savannah, GA. She was also survived by her three children: Norma Jean Kelly of Savannah, GA; William "Bubba" L. Rogers Jr. of Savannah, GA; and Carol E. Williams of Keller, TX. Norma had five grandchildren: Tia T. Adkins, Victoria "Vicky" Stevens, William "Billy" A. Rogers, Christopher "Chris" Rogers of the US Navy ...
Olive Ollie Dorothy Vanderberry SEP 23, 1932 - JUN 07, 2011
Olive Dorothy Vanderberry SAVANNAH, Georgia – Olive Ollie Dorothy Vanderberry, 78, died June 7, 2011. She was the daughter of Albert and Jane Pelley, born September 23, 1932, in Main Brook, Newfoundland. She moved to the United States upon marriage to William "Van" Vanderberry deceased 2003 in 1959. Throughout their 44 years of marriage, Van's Air Force career and their desire to be near friends and family afforded them the opportunity to travel extensively and reside in numerous locations across the United States and overseas. Ollie was a devoted wife, mother and accomplished designer and s ...
JoAnn G. Cupstid JUL 26, 1934 - JUN 06, 2011
SAVANNAH- Jo Ann Gentry Cupstid, 76, died Monday, June 06, 2011 at Hospice House. The Screven, GA native grew up in Hinesville, attending local schools and graduating from Bradwell Institute. She later graduated from Georgia Teachers College, now Georgia Southern University. Mrs. Cupstid taught High School College Placement English at Windsor Forest High School, Tompkins High School, and Bradwell Institute before retiring after thirty-two years as an educator. Surviving are her husband of thirty-eight years, Thomas O'Neal Cupstid of Savannah; three daughters, Gail Drabczuk and her husband, Jan ...
Nell Ennis Woodberry NOV 15, 1931 - JUN 05, 2011
-SAVANNAH- Nell Ennis Woodberry, 79, passed away June 5, 2011 after a long illness. She is the daughter of the late John R. Ennis and Julia Wells Ennis. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 54 years, Raymond P. Woodberry. Surviving are a daughter, Nancy Tech; sons, George Woodberry, Raymond Woodberry, and Jimmy Woodberry; 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm, Tuesday, June 7, at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Islands Chapel with a Vigil Service to follow at 7:30 pm. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, June 8, at t ...
Josephine Lenz Smith NOV 22, 1915 - JUN 04, 2011
Josephine Lenz Smith Josephine Lenz Smith, 95, passed away June 4, 2011, under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mrs. Smith, the daughter of Rosa Lee Sullivan Lenz and Charles Joseph Lenz, was born November 22, 1915 in Bessemer, Alabama. She attended Howard College Sanford University where she met her future husband, Henry Skipper Smith, Jr. While at Howard, she became a member of Phi Mu Fraternity and received her 75th year pin in 2009. A member of the Catholic faith, Mrs. Smith was a longtime member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Homewood, Alabama. She enjoyed volunteerism in the chur ...
Richard Donald Peveler AUG 17, 1921 - JUN 03, 2011
Richard Donald Peveler, 89, passed away Friday, June 3, 2011 at The Valley Hospital in New Jersey. He was born August 17, 1921 in Akron, Ohio to the late Paul and Annette Peveler. He moved to Savannah as a young child and was a graduate of Savannah High School, as well as Armstrong Junior College. Mr. Peveler was a United States Army Veteran serving as a radio operator in the Southeast Pacific during World War II, and was the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was also part of a bomber group that flew over the hump in Southeast Asia. He retired from Bellsouth after more than 50 y ...
Augusta Hohnerlein Brady MAY 07, 1924 - JUN 02, 2011
Savannah- Augusta Hohnerlein Brady, known as Mickey to so many and Mimi to her family, passed away on June 2, 2011. She was born on May 7, 1924, in Savannah, Georgia, to Joseph and Augusta Hohnerlein. Mickey was a 1943 graduate of St Vincent's Academy and a 1946 graduate of St Joseph's School of Nursing, both of which were very important parts of her life. As a public health nurse for Chatham County for thirty four years, she reached out to all and provided more than just a visit by a nurse by giving extra help where she could. A communicant of Saint Michael's Catholic Church for many years, s ...
Janice Boorse Langston OCT 03, 1925 - JUN 02, 2011
Janice B. Langston Janice B. Langston, 85, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at The Oaks of The Marshes of Skidaway Island under the care of Hospice Savannah. She was born on October 3, 1925 in Lansdale, Pennsylvania to Eva and Frank W. Boorse. After graduating from North Penn High School in 1943 she went to work for Hunter Spring Press. It was during World War II that she met her future husband, Jack Langston, who was stationed in Wildwood, NJ. They later married and returned to his hometown of Savannah, where she became a homemaker. She was a caring and devoted wife and mother. In her ...
Robert S. Glenn JUL 30, 1921 - JUN 02, 2011
Robert Strudwick Glenn, 89, died on Thursday, June 2, 2011, after a short illness. Born in Greensboro, North Carolina, on July 30, 1921, he lived in Norfolk, Virginia, graduating in 1939 from Woodberry Forest School in Virginia and in 1943 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Immediately after graduation he reported to the United States Marine Corps at Parris Island, later receiving a commission as Second Lieutenant at Quantico, Virginia. He served with the 3rd Marine Division as a Naval Gunfire Spotter on Guam and Iwo Jima. For action on Iwo Jima he was awarded the Navy Cross ...
Christopher Alan Mooney FEB 28, 1959 - JUN 02, 2011
Family and Friends to Celebrate Life of Chris Mooney on November 12 The family and friends of Christopher Alan Mooney, who died tragically in 2011, will gather on November 12 to celebrate his life. Throughout his 52 years, Chris was a larger-than-life presence at family gatherings and get-togethers with friends, and in his business relationships. He approached every event with great enthusiasm, showing genuine interest in each person he saw. An afternoon with Chris was guaranteed to be filled with laughter, lightheartedness and most importantly—love. His passion for life and for those who shar ...
Lee A. Petersen NOV 12, 1931 - MAY 30, 2011
Savannah- Lee Augustus Petersen was born on November 12, 1931 in St. Croix, US, Virgin Islands to the late Peter and Anita Petersen. Lee was the eldest of four siblings and left home in 1948 at the age of 17 to claim his manhood by enlisting in the United States Armed Services using a fictitious age 18. He served a 3 year term in the Korean War and ranked Sergeant. After completing his duties in the infantry, he was transferred to the Reserves for 5 years until his release in 1957. In honor of his service, he was awarded the Korean Service Metal, One Bronze Service Star, a National Defense Ser ...
Palmer Kaj Clade APR 11, 1954 - MAY 29, 2011
Savannah- Palmer kaj Clade died suddenly Sunday, May 29, 2011. He is survived by his mother, Pauline Clade of Olive Branch, MS; brothers, Wilbur "Bill" Clade of York, SC, James "Jim" Clade of Collierville, TN and Keith Clade of Kissimmee, FL, their wives, Vivian, Lynn and Kathy, and four nieces and nephews. Palmer was born on Palm Sunday, April 11, 1954 in Amityville, NY. He served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant. In 1989, he moved to Savannah where he worked for Gulfstream Aerospace for 22 years, first as a contractor before going direct. Palmer's favor ...
William Raiford Ennis DEC 16, 1963 - MAY 27, 2011
William Raiford Ennis, 47, passed away Friday evening in Savannah. He was born on December 16, 1963 in Richmond, VA and grew up at Isle of Hope. Raiford was one of the first students of Chatham Academy, as his special needs were the impetus for his mother to found the Academy. He was an employee of Golden Corral. Raiford had a wide range of interests including bird watching and reading, but more especially traveling, animals, geography and religion. He was a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church at Isle of Hope. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Linda and Stetson Fleming; father, R ...
Patricia Little Thigpen DEC 08, 1946 - MAY 27, 2011
-SAVANNAH- Patricia Little Thigpen, 64, of Savannah passed away peacefully on Friday, May 27, 2011, at Hospice Savannah after a long illness. She was a native of Savannah, GA and a graduate of St. Vincent's Academy in the class of 1964 and a communicant of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church. Mrs. Thigpen was preceded in death by her parents, George Bernard Little, Jr. and Helen LeMoyne Little as well as her husband, Donald L. Thigpen, Sr. She is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, George Bernard Little, III and Debby Little, her step-daughter and her husband, Georgia T. Edwards and ...
Helen Whelan Doolan JUL 20, 1928 - MAY 27, 2011
-SAVANNAH- Helen Marie Whelan Doolan of Savannah, Georgia, passed away peacefully Friday, May 27, 2011. Born on July 20, 1928 in Savannah, she was the daughter of the late Edward James Whelan, M.D. and Louise Young Whelan. She was educated in the Savannah parochial schools, graduating from Sacred Heart School and St. Vincent's Academy. She received a BS degree in nursing education from Mount St. Agnes College and Mercy Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. She was a nursing supervisor of the psychiatric ward of the old St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah; associate supervisor of nursing for Jackson C ...
Margaret Newell Beasley APR 26, 1922 - MAY 27, 2011
Margaret Newell Beasley, 89, passed away Friday, May 27, 2011 at Savannah Square. She was a native of Albany, GA and lifelong resident of Savannah. Mrs. Beasley was an active member of Calvary Baptist Temple for over 50 years and was a member of the Chapel Bible Sunday School Class, the Betty Boatwright Class, and the Wednesday Bible Study Group . She retired in 1984 from Union Camp Corporation after 40 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Thomas Earl Beasley, who passed away in 2010. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Thomas Wade and Lynn Hughes ...