Obituaries
Frankie Lou Waters FEB 13, 1916 - AUG 08, 2010
Frankie Lou Waters, 94, passed away August 8, 2010 at her residence. She was born February 13, 1916 to James Clifton and Annie Elizabeth Martin Waters of Statesboro. She was married 59 years to Henry B. Waters who preceded her in death and who was owner of Henry B. Waters Construction Company. Mr. and Mrs. Waters lived most of their lives in Savannah where she was a homemaker. Frankie came from a large and loving family and lived a long, happy full life with her happiest times being surrounded by her family at family gatherings. She was affectionately known as "Naner", "Nana" and "Aunt Frank-F ...
Renie Hill Phillips JAN 31, 1926 - AUG 08, 2010
Savannah- Mrs. Robert P. Phillips, Jr. Renie Hill Phillips, 84 years old, died Sunday, August 8, 2010 after a long illness. She spent her last days at Hospice Savannah where she was lovingly attended by the staff. Mrs. Phillips was predeceased by her loving husband of almost 60 years, the late Bob Phillips and by her grandson Creighton Hill Phillips. Mrs. Phillips was originally from Sylvania, Georgia. She moved to Savannah to attend nursing school at the old Candler Hospital. She was an honor student but married Bob before getting her degree. Later Mrs. Phillips went to work at the old Bor ...
Candace Parrish Jenkins OCT 29, 1949 - AUG 08, 2010
Candace Parrish Jenkins Bloomingdale – Candace Parrish Jenkins, 60, died Sunday, August 8, 2010 at her home. The Savannah native was a graduate of Frankfurt American High School in Frankfurt, Germany. She attended Georgia Southern University, graduated from Armstrong State College as a paralegal, and worked for a local law firm. Candy was a member of Faulkville Baptist Church and a member of the Womens Group of the church. She was a volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House and was active in the Republican Party. Surviving are her husband, Roy Jenkins of Bloomingdale; her children, Marie Monroe, ...
Constance O'Driscoll Cann FEB 02, 1967 - AUG 08, 2010
Constance O'Driscoll "Connie" Cann, 43, passed away Sunday August 8, 2010. She was the daughter of Samuel Adams Cann and Constance Blun Cann. Connie was a native and lifelong resident of Savannah. She was an artist and writer. Connie attended Savannah Country Day School, Oldfields, and graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design. In addition to her parents she is survived by her daughter, Jessica Ashby Hale, her sister and brother-in-law, Catharine and Troy Thomas, her nieces and nephew, Taylor, Catie, Maddie, and Tyler, and her special friend Bill Pitts. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 ...
Constance L. Knight AUG 11, 1929 - AUG 07, 2010
Savannah- Constance "Connie" Chastain Knight, 80, died Saturday, August 7, 2010 under the loving care of her family and Hospice House of Savannah. A native of Thomasville, Georgia, after lab-tech training, Connie moved to Savannah, courted under the Candler Big Oak and became the bride of Stuart Grady Knight. She was a charter member of White Bluff United Methodist Church and a dedicated volunteer at both The Mary Telfair Women's Hospital and Candler General Hospital for over forty years. Connie was a talented seamstress and a dear friend to many. Surviving are her beloved husband, Stuart; chi ...
Elizabeth Mary Toraya AUG 18, 1921 - AUG 06, 2010
Elizabeth Toraya SAVANNAH - Elizabeth Betty Toraya, age 88, a resident of John Wesley Villas, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2010 at Candler Hospital in Savannah, GA. She was born in Bridgeport, CT on August 18, 1921, daughter of the late Charles and Mary Szeman. She is predeceased by her brothers, Andy and John Seaman. She had been a lifelong resident of Bridgeport until moving to Savannah sixteen years ago where she enjoyed her retirement with her predeceased husband of sixty-three years, Abelino Lee Toraya. Betty enjoyed a full and active life. As a young woman she was employed by Amer ...
Ann Stubbs Harris McCarthy MAR 13, 1928 - AUG 06, 2010
Ann Stubbs Harris McCarthy died Friday, August 6, 2010 at The Oaks at The Marshes on Skidaway Island after a long illness. Born on March 13, 1928, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Stubbs, Sr. After graduating from Savannah High School in 1946 she attended Wesleyan College and graduated from the University of Georgia where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. Upon graduation she taught at Hancock Day School and Heard Elementary School for many years. She was an active member of St. Johns Episcopal Church where she served on the alter guild. Also, she was a member of the Sava ...
Young Allen Beall JUL 29, 1925 - AUG 04, 2010
Young Allen Beall SAVANNAH - Young Allen Beall died August 4, 2010. He was 85 years old and a veteran of World War II. He was born July 29, 1925 in Emory University, Georgia, Dekalb County, and lived in Atlanta until his family moved to Savannah in 1931, following the death of his father Rev. Young Allen Beall, a Methodist minister. Following graduation from Savannah High School in 1943, he entered the Army Air Force and served with the 5th Air Force in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II and was discharged in 1946. Assigned to the reserve he later transferred to the Navy Reserve ...
Clifford Adelle Greene Barton OCT 27, 1914 - AUG 03, 2010
Savannah- Clifford Greene Barton, 95, passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2010. She was a native and life-long resident of Savannah. Mrs. Barton was instrumental in the Savannah-Chatham Board of Education's decision to have crossing guards placed at strategic intersections for student's safety. She was a member of Ardsley Park Baptist Church. Her husband, Bascom "Bo" Barton, and her son, Charles A. "Buddy" Barton, preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Barton Carver; son-in-law, Billy Carver; daughter-in-law, Katherine Barton; grandsons, Anthony & Sands Barton, Dee Car ...
Sarah Katherine Quinn Nettles APR 17, 1935 - JUL 31, 2010
- Savannah - Sarah Katherine Quinn Nettles, 75, died July 31, 2010 at Spanish Oaks Retreat. She was born in Monroeville, Alabama, daughter of the late James W. and Margaret Watson Quinn. Mrs. Nettles received a Bachelor's of Science degree in Education from Auburn University in 1957. After graduation, Mrs. Nettles married Joe Nettles and followed him while he attended medical school and served in the United States Air Force followed by residency in orthopedic surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. and Mrs. Nettles moved to Savannah in 1969 where Dr. Nettles practiced orthopedic su ...
Thomas Earl Beasley NOV 26, 1921 - JUL 29, 2010
Thomas Earl Beasley, 88, died Thursday, July 29, 2010 at Candler Hospital. He was a native of Brooklet, GA and a lifelong resident of Savannah. He retired in 1983 from Local 26, Boilermakers Union and was a member of the Thunderbolt American Legion, Post 184. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during World War II in the European Theatre in the Quartermaster's Corps. He was a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Temple and the Chapel Bible Sunday School Class. Thomas was an avid fisherman and hunter, and was a member of the Fleming Hunt Club. He was preceded in death by his pare ...
Dr. Joy Forrest Donaldson NOV 28, 1941 - JUL 29, 2010
Dr. Joy Forrest Donaldson Joy Forrest Donaldson passed away on July 29, 2010 at Hospice House. A native of Mobile, Alabama, she lived in Mentone and Orange Beach, Alabama and most recently, in Savannah. Joy was formerly a professor of Special Education at the University of Louisville and was recognized for her advocacy for the intellectually disabled in the state of Kentucky. In more recent years, Joy pursued her artistic and creative gifts through her art, creating Sister Dragonfly, a gallery located in Louisville. Joy will be remembered mostly for her loving and generous spirit. She is survi ...
Jeanne Bunger Kehoe OCT 21, 1921 - JUL 28, 2010
SAVANNAH – Jeanne Bunger Kehoe, 88, passed away on July 28, 2010 at Memorial University Medical Center. A native of Savannah, GA, she lived on Wilmington Island for the majority of her life. Jeanne was formerly a secretary at Atlantic Mutual Fire Insurance Company and a real estate agent with Esther Wynn Realty. She was a charter member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, a member of the choir and an active participant in many church committees. She was preceded in death by her husband, Simon Kehoe III, three daughters, Barbara Moore, Carol Deason and Elizabeth Wilson all of Savannah and ...
Johnny May Crosby Hebert-Bowyer MAY 21, 1920 - JUL 28, 2010
"Johnny" May Crosby Hebert-Bowyer Savannah - Johnny May Crosby Hebert-Bowyer, 90, died July 28, 2010 at her residence. She was born in her much-loved Bluffton, South Carolina, on May 21, 1920. She was the daughter of Ruth Nettles Crosby and Henry Edward Crosby, widow of both her first husband, Russell Benedict Hebert and second husband, Harry Llewellyn Luke Bowyer. She was a member of Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church and the Fellowship Sunday School class, the Savannah Yacht Club and a charter member of the Bluffton Historical Preservation Society. A true Blufftonian, she loved to tel ...
Nina Silla Martin APR 29, 1923 - JUL 26, 2010
Savannah- On Monday, July 26, 2010, Mrs. Nina Sills Martin passed away peacefully to be with her Lord. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, John David Martin. Surviving are her son, John Graham Martin of Savannah; three grandsons, Graham Christopher of Midway, John David of Savannah, and James Eli Martin of Gainesville, GA; sister, Nora "Ted" Nelson of Pembroke and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 29, 2010 at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Islands Chapel. The family will receive friends beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial wi ...
James Sullivan Bond, III OCT 29, 1938 - JUL 26, 2010
SAVANNAH – James Sullivan Bond III, 71, passed away on Monday, July 26, 2010 under the care of Hospice Savannah. He was a native of Savannah and a resident of Talahi Island. He was a graduate of Texas Tech University and served in the United States Air Force. After retiring from Gulfstream Aerospace, he captained a privately owned boat and then the City of Savannah ferry boats. At the time of his death, he was employed with the Savannah Bar Pilots Association. He was a member of St. Francis of the Islands Episcopal Church, the Savannah Yacht Club, and the Savannah Sports Fishing Club. He was p ...
Christopher Charles Lee OCT 09, 1954 - JUL 25, 2010
Tybee Island- Christopher Charles Lee passed away on July 25, 2010 after a brief illness. Chris was born in Savannah on October 9, 1954. He graduated from Benedictine Military School in 1972 and later graduated from Georgia State University. Chris was preceded in death by his brother, Jack Dana Lee, Jr. and his mother, Joy McGinn Lee. Survivors include his father, Jack D. Lee, Sr. of Savannah; sister and brother-in-law, Mary Joy Lee Wood and H. Grey Wood Jr.; niece and nephew, Mary Lauren Wood and Kevin C. Wood of Birmingham, AL. A private graveside service will be held in the Greenwich Sectio ...
Beth Williamson Boone MAY 31, 1928 - JUL 25, 2010
Beth Williamson Boone SAVANNAH – Beth Williamson Boone died on July 25, 2010 at Savannah Commons surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her son Gary Croom. Beth was a lifetime member of the Couples Sunday School Class of Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church and the Alee Temple Patrol Auxiliary. She served as president of both organizations. She was also a member of the Tybee Light Shrine Club. She enjoyed a forty year career in ladies apparel originating at Levy's of Savannah. Her employment continued at Hogan's, and then Town and Country, and Beth retired as owner of Beth ...
Captain Absalon Galapon Agustin, Jr. OCT 25, 1968 - JUL 24, 2010
Captain Absalon Galapon Agustin, Jr., 41, died Saturday, July 24, 2010 in Georgetown, Exumas, Bahama Islands. Absalon was born on October 25, 1968 in Maddela, Quirino, Philippines. He attended The Philippine Maritime Institute and was a Professional Mariner. He was the First Mate of the Motor Yacht Rebecca, having worked on the vessel for twelve years. Absalon is survived by a host of loving family and friends. A funeral mass will be held Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church. Visitation will be held Sunday, August 1, 2010 from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. at Fox &am ...
John Patrick Carroll NOV 12, 1928 - JUL 22, 2010
John Patrick Carroll, 81, the son of Raymond Daniel and Jean Mahoney Carroll, died suddenly Friday July 23, 2010. John grew up in Monticello, NY. He graduated from Nott Terrace High School in 1946. He enlisted in the Marines and served for two years. He wrote letters home that spoke of hard work, basketball, and traveling. John graduated from St. Lawrence University where he played varsity basketball and met lifetime friends. In 1952, he moved to Manhattan with college friends to pursue a career. He became a partner at Canney Bowen & Associates and had a successful career as an executive ...
John Willis Covington NOV 30, 1925 - JUL 22, 2010
John Willis Covington, 84, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2010 Memorial University Medical Center. He was a native of Jenkins County and retired as a truck driver of over 40 years. He retired from Glenn Lee Trucking Company, after 17 years. He was preceded in death by his son, James Leon Covington, his grandson, William Charles Bledsoe, one sister, Tommie Lee Kent, two brothers, Bruce Covington and Shelton Covington. He is survived by one son, John Keith Judy Covington, of Homer, GA, three daughters, Phyllis Mark Simons, of Savannah, Sherri Mark Cadman, of Savannah, and Jessica Bledsoe Covingt ...
Delma Hiott APR 04, 1923 - JUL 22, 2010
Delma Thompson Hiott Delma Thompson "Nannie" Hiott died at home on July 22, 2010. She was born April 4, 1923 in Erin, Alabama, but lived most of her life in Savannah. A daughter of William Edgar and Irene Finch Thompson deceased, she was the widow of Archie Bradford Hiott and was also predeceased by a sister, Ruth Thompson Metzger and a brother, Taze Thompson. She was a homemaker and was a former member of Clyo United Methodist Church and of Calvary Baptist Temple. She is survived by her daughter, Robin Hiott Nichols Pete, son, Mark Bradford Hiott Connie, daughter-in-law, Connie Stevens Hiott ...
Robert Edgar Stanley, Jr. OCT 31, 1934 - JUL 21, 2010
Robert Edgar "Bobby" Stanley, Jr., 75, died July 21, 2010 at his residence. He was born in Savannah, son of the Robert E. Stanley, Sr. and Eddie Lou Gloer Stanley. He was a graduate of Savannah High School and received an Associate's degree from Armstrong Junior College. Mr. Stanley was employed for over 39 years with Savannah Electric and Power Company/The Southern Company serving as a cable splicer and at retirement, the supervisor of the underground utilities. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Temple where he was a member of the Ralph Finnegan Sunday School Class and also a member of the E ...
Edna Sheppard Dukendorf JAN 18, 1926 - JUL 21, 2010
Edna Sheppard Dukendorf, 84, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, July 21, 2010. She is survived by her cherished husband and best friend of 64 years, Edward Dukendorf. Loving mother of Kathy Puljung and Colleen Larry Ortman. Dear grandmother of Erik Natalie Puljung, Elizabeth Jimmy Chiminski, Heather Puljung and the late Joseph Ortman. Edna had 3 great grandchildren, Tyler, Jimmy and Jack. Edna is also survived by one brother, Mike Sheppard. She was born on January 18, 1926 in Clarksville, Tennessee, daughter of John Wesley Sheppard and Martha Gibbs Sheppard. She was preceded in d ...
Genevieve Duda Merk MAY 09, 1922 - JUL 21, 2010
Genevieve Duda Merk, 88, died July 21, 2010 at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, daughter of the late Andrew and Rosa Sanna Duda. Mrs. Merk lived in Savannah since 1967 and was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Her husband, John Merk preceded her in death. Surviving are her children, Vivian Merk of Mandeville, LA; John Merk of Houston, TX; Paul Merk and his wife, Nancy of Savannah; Michael Merk of Bartlesville, OK; Kathy Todd of Savannah; six grandchildren, Ethan Merk, Rachel Merk, Chris Todd, Emilee Robertson, ...
Jerry Butch Smith - JUL 20, 2010
Gerald R. "Butch" Smith Jerry "Butch" Smith, 72, passed away Tuesday, July 20, 2010 with his family by his side after battling a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was a native of Savannah and was a 1956 graduate of Benedictine Military School and a 1961 graduate of the University of Georgia. Butch was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, and was retired after many years in the import vehicle business. He was an avid golfer and a huge supporter of the Georgia Bulldogs. He was preceded in death by two brothers, William Smith and Thomas Smith, and his sister, Peggy Gallaghe ...
Delores Austin Diamond JAN 13, 1925 - JUL 20, 2010
Delores Austin Diamond, 85, died July 20, 2010 at her residence under the care of Sincare Personnel of Savannah and Hospice Savannah, Inc. The lifelong resident of Savannah and was a homemaker and a loving mother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard F. Diamond. Surviving are two daughters, Cheryl M. Alkazin and Pamela A. Luzzi both of Savannah; brothers, Donald Austin and his wife, Ann of Savannah; Joseph Austin of Savannah; sister, Joyce Sharp of Savannah; several nieces and nephews. Visitation: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, July 22, 2010 at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors ...
Olive Virginia Waters FEB 25, 1919 - JUL 20, 2010
Olive Virginia Waters, 91, died July 20, 2010 at Savannah Specialty Care. She was born in New York, NY where she lived most of her life until she retired to Savannah. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Orville Waters, Jr. Surviving are a daughter, Cynthia Waters of Richmond Hill, GA; son, Francis Waters and his wife, Mary of Forest Hills, NY; and their children, Christopher Waters and his wife, Laura of Whitestone, NY; and Stephen Waters of Forest Hills, NY: son, Frank Waters and his wife, Tammi of Bayside, NY; and their children, Jason and Jared Waters of Bayside, NY; and great g ...
Len Stark Davis JUN 14, 1951 - JUL 19, 2010
Len Stark Davis, 59 passed away Monday, July 19, 2010. He was born June 14, 1951 in San Jose, California. Len is survived by his wife; Caralee Davis, of Savannah, one son; Ryan Davis, of Santa Monica, CA, two daughters; Aimee Shon Kendall, of Tega Cay, SC, and Rebecca Jordan, of Savannah. He is also survived by his mother; Gloria Alex, two sisters; Angel Robert, and Fawn, all of California and his five grandchildren; Ariel, Jacob, Kolson, Cade, and Ryder. Len loved his family, his friends, and especially loved playing golf at The Landings. A Memorial Service will be held, 3:00 p.m., Saturday, ...