Obituaries
Margaret Fountain Poland - FEB 25, 2010
ATLANTA - Margaret Peggy Fountain Poland, age 47, from Atlanta Georgia, died Thursday, February 25, 2010, at Hospice Atlanta. Born on January 30, 1963 in Savannah, she graduated from St. Vincent's Academy in 1981, the University of Georgia in 1986, and The Atlanta School of Massage in 1994. She was a partner with Body Mechanics Sports Massage Therapy in Atlanta and was a certified member of the American Massage Therapy Association AMTA. Peggy was a massage therapist for the Atlanta Falcons and the Atlanta Hawks. She has also worked with Georgia Institute of Technology's Basketball and Track an ...
Amy Ruth Stone NOV 06, 1922 - FEB 24, 2010
Amy Ruth "Jo" Elmore Stone, 87, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at Oceanside Nursing Home. She was born November 6, 1922 to the late Doras E. and Lois H. Elmore. Jo was a former member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and attended Independent Presbyterian Church with her family. She was a 1972 graduate of Armstrong State College and was a lifelong student. She was a world traveler and a member of the Magnolia Garden Club and the French Club. She was an avid reader and gardener, and also enjoyed flower arranging. Jo had the special gift of hospitality and also indulged her children's love of a ...
Jacqueline Jones Shuman FEB 05, 1932 - FEB 24, 2010
- Savannah - Jacqueline Jones Shuman, 78, died February 24, 2010 at St. Joseph's Hospital. The lifelong resident of Savannah was a homemaker and a former member of Midway First Baptist Church. Her husband, Whitaker Samuel Shuman preceded her in death. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Michael A. and Becky Shuman of Ludowici; three daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Jeff Franklin of Savannah; Mary and Brad Toothman of Jesup; Alice and Larry Thomas of Ludowici; sister, Carolyn Drawdy of Savannah; two brothers, Edward Jones of Bristol, RI; Anthony Jones of Savannah; twelve grandchildren ...
Arnold Henry Hurd, Jr. JUN 16, 1918 - FEB 23, 2010
Arnold H. Hurd, Jr., Major, U.S. Army Ret., 91, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at Azalealand Nursing Home. He was born June 16, 1918, in Pulaski, Virginia, and had been a resident of Savannah for more that 60 years. Arnold, or "Pruney" as he was known by everyone, was a graduate of the Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and was a veteran of World War II serving in Europe and Korea. He received numerous awards for his service prior to retirement in 1963 including the Purple Heart. He served as a Military Instructor in the Savannah High School R.O.T.C. unit ...
Roberta H. Seymour OCT 24, 1923 - FEB 23, 2010
Roberta H. Seymour, age 86, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010 under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mrs. Seymour was born in Union, SC on October 24, 1923, the daughter of the late Ralph H. and Jennie Haley. She spent her early years in Charlotte, NC before becoming a long time resident of Savannah. Roberta was a devoted member of Independent Presbyterian Church and committed her life to the love of God, family and church. She was also a volunteer at Hospice Savannah for a number of years in their administrative offices. An enthusiastic and accomplished gardener, she loved the beauty of flowers an ...
Imogene Hinely Pandtle APR 22, 1923 - FEB 22, 2010
Imogene Hinely Pandtle, 86, died Monday, February 22, 2010 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. Mrs. Pandtle is a 1941 graduate of Savannah High School. She is retired from C&S National Bank. She was a lifelong devoted member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, where she was former chair of the altar guild and a member of Circle #1. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Jean Pandtle, and two sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary Jane Hinely Clary and James Clary, Sr. and Mercy Hinely Walden and Edward Walden, Sr. Surviving are son, Ray Pandtle, III of Savannah; daughter and son-in-law, Mar ...
Carolyn Olsen Garrison NOV 30, 1927 - FEB 19, 2010
Savannah- Carolyn Olsen Garrison, 82, died Friday, February 19, 2010 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was a native and life long resident of Savannah, a member of Whitfield United Methodist Church and an avid bridge player. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Cecil Lamar Garrison; parents, Ernest Olsen and Daisy Grissette Olsen, and sister, Nitie Olsen Collins. Survivors include her son, Ernest Franklin Garrison and his wife, Doreen, of Pooler; daughter, Maura Elaine Garrison, of Savannah; three grandchildren, John Cecil Garrison, of Maryland, Christopher Kyle Garri ...
Sara G. Penton SEP 15, 1928 - FEB 19, 2010
Sara G. Penton, 81, died Friday, February 19, 2010 under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mrs. Penton was born in Norcross, GA on September 15, 1928, the daughter of the late George D. and Clara Thomas Graves. She had been a resident of Savannah since the age of 15. Sara was a beautician in Savannah for 52 years, owning her own Salon for over 30 of those years. She was a devout Christian and longtime member of Southside Baptist Church where she was active in the Mary Sheehan Sunday School Class. Mrs. Penton was preceded in death by her sons, Gerald D. and Gary O. Penton and her brother, Charles D ...
Charles Burns, Jr. MAR 23, 1926 - FEB 18, 2010
SAVANNAH – Charles Chuck Burns, Jr. passed away peacefully at home, with his family at his side, on February 18, 2010. Chuck was born on April 23, 1926 to Charles Burns, Sr. and Margaret Miller Burns in Canonsburg, PA. Chuck Burns enlisted in the U. S. Army in 1944. While stationed in Germany, his unit was responsible for the liberation of Nazi prisoners at the Buchenwald POW Camp. In 1949 Chuck joined the U. S. Air Force and became an Airplane Engineer Mechanic. Chuck and his family transferred to Hunter Air Force Base, here in Savannah where he retired from the U. S. Air Force in November, 1 ...
Stacy Butcher Hillman, Jr. JUN 12, 1933 - FEB 17, 2010
Stacy Butcher Hillman, Jr., 76, died Wednesday, February 17, 2010 after returning from a trip to Mississippi with family and friends. He was born June 12, 1933 in Paulsboro, New Jersey to the late Stacy B. Hillman, Sr. and Edna Eastlack Hillman. Stacy retired as the Chef from the old Desoto Hilton Hotel and also from National Gypsum Corporation. He was a member of Cokesbury United Methodist Church. Mr. Hillman was a Chef to many and loved to cook for family and friends especially on Sunday when there could be as many as 25 people at his home enjoying his food. He also loved to cook and deliver ...
Evelyn Perfect Allen MAR 02, 1921 - FEB 17, 2010
Evelyn Perfect Allen Mrs. Samuel D. Allen Evelyn Allen, 88, passed away peacefully February 17th at Hospice of Savannah. She was born in 1921 to Hilda and Charles Perfect in Pooler, GA and remained a life long resident of Chatham County. She was a graduate of Savannah High School, Armstrong Junior College and the University of Georgia. The importance of family and church were central to her life. Being a life long member of Bull Street Baptist Church, she and her husband devoted many years of service to the RA, GA and other youth groups of the church. She was a past president of the church W ...
Vashti Sykes Williamson NOV 06, 1914 - FEB 17, 2010
Vashti Sykes Williamson, 95, died Wednesday, February 17, 2010 in Savannah. Mrs. Williamson was born in Emanuel County, GA on November 6, 1914, the daughter of the late Newton Hershal and Josephine Boatright Sikes. She attended the public schools of Emanuel County. Vashti was a homemaker for many years and also worked as a nurse's aide at Telfair Hospital in Savannah. She was a longtime member of Central Church of Christ and a former Sunday School teacher at Louisiana Avenue Church of Christ. She had been a resident of The Woods of Savannah for the past 16 years. Mrs. Williamson was preceded i ...
Butch Thomas APR 19, 1947 - FEB 16, 2010
- Savannah - Butch Thomas, 62, passed away February 16, 2010 at home. He was a native of Savannah, a graduate of Savannah High School and was of the Baptist faith. Butch owned and operated Butch Thomas Plumbing Company for many years until sickness caused him to retire in 2006. He was well known in the plumbing industry as a perfectionist and one of best and most respected in Savannah. Surviving are his loving and devoted wife of 38 ½ years, Judy Thomas; two daughters, Julie and Jodie Thomas all of Savannah; two brothers, William N. Thomas of Savannah; David Thomas of Lumber City, GA; and two ...
Robert C. "R.C." Neidlinger, Jr. JAN 14, 1945 - FEB 15, 2010
Robert C. "R.C." Neidlinger, Jr., 65, died Monday, February 15, 2010 in Savannah. Mr. Neidlinger was born on January 14, 1945 in Savannah. R.C. was a graduate of H.V. Jenkins High School and was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He worked in Sales for many years in Savannah and was a member of Islands Christian Church. Mr. Neidlinger was preceded in death by his father, Robert C. Neidlinger. He is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Marie C. Neidlinger; mother, Donna A. Neidlinger of Savannah; sons, Robert C. Neidlinger, III and wife Audrey and Jeromie Neidlinger, all of Atlanta; ...
Alex B. Townsend AUG 12, 1988 - FEB 14, 2010
- Savannah, Georgia - Alexander Boone "Alex" Townsend, 21, passed away February 14, 2010 as a result of an automobile accident. Every day we were aware that we had this secret gift who we cupped in our hands carefully, a precious, fragile soul touched by God more than most, and delivered to us for safekeeping, for as long as he would stay. We always had the knowledge he was a profound gift to Jeanne, Tom, Nate and Laura and all who loved him, a meteor who shot across our skies, lit our faces, made us watch, changed our perspectives, and taught us things we could learn no other way. In so doi ...
Roy Chastain JAN 09, 1926 - FEB 14, 2010
Roy Chastain SAVANNAH – Roy Chastain, 84, passed away February 14, 2010. He was a native of Blue Ridge, Ga. and lived most of his life in Savannah. He was a decorated World War II Veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and received a Purple Heart for injuries received during the first wave attack on Iwo Jima in February, 1945. Mr. Chastain was a member and Elder of Islands Christian Church since its founding. He retired from Southern Bell after 32 years of service and was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America, American Legion Post 184, the Fourth Marine Association and the Communication ...
Edwena Parrish Thompson OCT 02, 1922 - FEB 14, 2010
- Savannah - Edwena Parrish Thompson, 87, died peacefully Sunday, February 14, 2010 at the home of her daughter, Cindy Thompson Erwin. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel followed by a Celebration of Life Service at 7:00 p.m. to honor Mrs. Thompson. Please sign our on-line guestbook at www.foxandweeks.com ...
Hazel Ward Came AUG 20, 1918 - FEB 13, 2010
Hazel Ward Came SAVANNAH - Hazel Ward Came, age 91, passed away quietly at Westmoreland Nursing Center in Lake Forest, Illinois on Saturday evening February 13, 2010. Born on August 20, 1918 in Memphis, Tennessee, she was the daughter of Edward Ward and Ethel Ingalls Ward Fulmer. She graduated from The Hutchison School and attended Southwestern at Memphis, now Rhodes College and was a member of Chi Omega Sorority. She married Frederick Charles Came of Newton, Massachusetts and had two sons, Frederick Charles Came, Jr. and Harry Edward Came. Frederick Came's employment, during the war, at Rayth ...
Florence K. Nesbit JUN 20, 1930 - FEB 12, 2010
Florence Kerves Nesbit passed away February 12, 2010, at Memorial Medical Center, Savannah, after a long illness. She was 79. Florence was born June 20, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York. She was the daughter of the late Captain and Mrs. John Kerves, originally of Estonia. Soon after her birth, she and her family moved back to Kuressaare, Estonia, where she lived as a small child. In 1935, the family came to Savannah, where she resided for the remainder of her life. Florence was a graduate, with honors, from Savannah High School in 1948. She was graduated from Armstrong Junior College in 1950, recei ...
Lynn Knox Hershey - FEB 12, 2010
- Savannah, - Lynn Knox Hershey, 58, died February 12, 2010 at her family home. The funeral service will be private. Remembrances: Hospice Savannah, Inc., P.O. Box 13190, Savannah, GA 31416. Please sign our on-line guestbook at www.foxandweeks.com Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel Savannah, Georgia ...
Henry S. Jakuc - FEB 11, 2010
HENRY STANLEY JAKUC Mr. Henry Stanley Jakuc Hank, of Savannah, GA, formerly of Clifton Park, NY, passed away peacefully at home on February 11, 2010. He was born in Queens, NY to the late Anthony and Estelle Jakuc. Mr. Jakuc graduated from St. John Kanty Prep High School in Erie, PA, received a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, Cum Laude, from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in Brooklyn, NY, and an M.B.A. from the University of Santa Clara in Santa Clara, CA. He served as an officer in the United States Army. Mr. Jakuc had a 40 year career with General Electric and also served as a consul ...
Ray Kumagai JAN 11, 1922 - FEB 11, 2010
Ray Kumagai January 11, 1922 - February 11, 2010 Savannah, Georgia - Ray Kumagai was born on January 11, 1922, on the eastern shores of Lake Washington in Medina, WA. His parents were Tsune Kumagai and Sueko Ochi Kumagai, who had immigrated to Washington state from Japan at the turn of the century. He had 2 brothers, Joe and Gene, and 4 sisters: Tachiko, Vickie, Sumiko and May. Ray attended a one room schoolhouse with four other classmates. His family later moved to Auburn, WA, where his family had a large farm and raised horses. Ray would spend his winters skiing the slopes of Mount Rainier a ...
Julia B. McDaniel MAY 07, 1933 - FEB 11, 2010
Julia B. McDaniel, May 7, 1933, 76 years old, passed away February 11, 2010, at Hospice Savannah, Inc. She was a longtime resident of Savannah, as well as a graduate of Armstrong Atlantic State University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors, on her 72nd birthday. Mrs. McDaniel founded, owned and operated Tours by BJ for a number of years in Savannah. Surviving are her husband, William E. McDaniel; mother, Maxine Brown; five children, several grandchildren and one great grandchild. Visitation: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sunday, February 14, 2010, at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Ho ...
Halcy H. P. Weldon JUL 12, 1929 - FEB 10, 2010
Halcy "H.P." Weldon Savannah - "H.P." Weldon, 80, died Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at Memorial University Medical Center. He was a native of Monroe, GA, but lived the majority of his life in Savannah. H.P. graduated from the University of Georgia, John Marshall School of Law and served in the U.S. Air Force. His professional career was spent with Savannah Gas & Light and Infrasource. Before moving to Savannah, while living in Brunswick, he was president of the Chamber of Commerce, president of the South East Gas Association, and a member of the Rotary Club. After moving to Savannah, he w ...
T. Grace Floyd - FEB 09, 2010
- Savannah - T. Grace Floyd died peacefully in Savannah, Georgia on February 9, 2010. Mrs. Floyd was born in Eastman, Georgia and raised in Blackville, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Eugene and Mabel Eva Ussery. She was preceded in death by her two brothers Burnis E. Ussery and Jack W. Ussery. Mrs. Floyd attended Wesleyan College where she studied nursing. She later served as Dr. Henry A. Brandt's practice administrator and nursing assistant for more than twenty years. On December 18, 1944 she married Benjamin N. Floyd, Sr. at Calvary Baptist Temple in Savannah. They were married for ...
Marie Connor Conway FEB 26, 1918 - FEB 09, 2010
Marie Connor Conway Richmond Hill- Marie Connor Conway died Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at St. Joseph's Hospital. She is survived by her son, Chris Conway and his wife Kim; four grandchildren, Jason, Heather, Kevin, and Meagan, all of Richmond Hill and several nieces and nephews. Graveside Service: 12:00 p.m., Friday, February 12, 2010 at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Please sign our on-line guest book at www.foxandweeks.com ...
Allan H. Eitel, Jr. JUN 07, 1932 - FEB 09, 2010
- Savannah - Allan H. Eitel, Jr., A.I.A., Architect, died February 9, 2010 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Mr. Eitel was born in Savannah, GA on June 7, 1932. He attended grammar school in Pooler and Porter Military Academy, and high school at Savannah High School. He graduated from the Georgia Tech School of Architecture in 1955. He was registered as a professional architect in 1966 after serving in the Air Force, and employment in Atlanta, Statesboro and Savannah. Mr. Eitel practiced architecture in Savannah from 1968 until 1974. He was employed by the Corps of Engineers, from which he retired in ...
Eleanor B. Hollingsworth DEC 10, 1929 - FEB 08, 2010
Eleanor Carolyn Barton Hollingsworth, 80 died Monday, February 8, 2010 at Savannah Square. The Savannah native was retired from Southern Bell Telephone Company. She was a 70 year member of Calvary Baptist Temple. Mrs. Hollingsworth was also a member of the Chapel Bible Class which she and her husband help to organize and where she served as Secretary for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph G. Hollingsworth. She is survived by her nephew, Charles T. Hollingsworth and his wife, Nelma, of Savannah and cousins, Roland Irish, Lucille Clark Ed, Elizabeth Guritz Daniel, and ...