Obituaries
John Bramer Parks MAR 08, 1925 - MAY 15, 2010
John B. Parks, 85, passed away at his residence on May 15, 2010 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Haddonfield, N.J., the son of the late Frank Bramer Parks and Anna Mae Gregson Parks. He was preceded in death by his brother Frank B. Parks III. A United States Marine veteran, his career began at the age of 17, in 1943 serving throughout the Pacific, Asia and retired as a gunnery Sergeant E-7. He also served as a civilian for the federal government from 1962-1975. "Jack" participated in the sweeping of numerous islands throughout the Pacific during WWII including the campaigns of ...
Donald L. Peterson FEB 11, 1925 - MAY 15, 2010
SAVANNAH – Donald L. Peterson, 85, died Saturday, May 15, 2010, at his home. The Keokuk, Iowa native had lived in Savannah for the past 23 years. He was a graduate of the University of Iowa and a veteran of the United States Army Air Force during World War II. Mr. Peterson retired from the American Paper Institute in New York City and was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Wilma Ebsen Peterson, a brother and a sister. Surviving are his wife, Audrey Bullis Peterson of Savannah; a daughter, Patti Peterson of Collierville, TN; a son, Wa ...
Louise Choisnet OCT 02, 1923 - MAY 14, 2010
Louise Choisnet DENVER, CO – Louise Choisnet, age 86, died Friday, May 14, 2010. The Idaho Springs, CO native was a graduate of Idaho Springs High School. She lived in Bay Shore, NY for many years before moving to Savannah when her husband came to Savannah with Grumman Aerospace. She worked for many years at Levy's Department Store in downtown Savannah and volunteered for several years at the Ronald McDonald House. She loved animals. Upon the death of her husband of 55 years, Frederick E. Choisnet., she moved to Denver, CO. She was also preceded in death by her sister Katherine Hunt and her br ...
Joseph G. Kameron AUG 09, 1926 - MAY 12, 2010
Tybee Island - Joseph G. Kameron, 83, died Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at his residence under the care of Hospice Savannah. He was born in Savannah on August 9, 1926 to the late Frederick H. and Kathleen M. Kameron. Joseph served in the United States Army and was retired from the Railroad and also from Gulfstream. He was a communicant of St. Michael's Catholic Church on Tybee Island. He is survived by his daughter, Melissa K. Lewis, his brother, John Kameron, three nephews, Mark Kameron, Johnny Kameron, and Jimmy Kameron, four nieces, Kathleen Stapleton, Patricia Levine, Mary Grady, and Ann Dillon ...
Elsa Theresia Christian FEB 05, 1926 - MAY 11, 2010
Elsa T. Christian Savannah- Elsa T. Christian, 84, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, May, 11, 2010 with her family by her side. Born in Wurzburg, Germany, she moved to the United States in 1951. She has been a resident of Savannah since 1967. She was a member of the Windsor Forest Garden Club and a volunteer with the American Red Cross for 42 years. Survivors include her husband of 59 years, John H. Christian of Savannah; her children, Guenter and Anne Christian of Monroe, LA, Franke and Joy Christian of Savannah, Nancy and Jimmy Chambless of Atlanta, TX and Carla Godwin of Savannah; sister, ...
Nell Parker Talley MAR 25, 1928 - MAY 10, 2010
Nell Parker Talley, 82, died Monday, May 10, 2010 in Savannah. Mrs. Talley was born in Rocky Ford, GA on March 25, 1928, the daughter of the late Eroise and Blanche Sasser Parker. She was an employee of Bellsouth for many years where she retired as a Drafter. Nell was a member of the Communication Workers of America as well as the Telephone Pioneers of America. She was a longtime member of Ardsley Park Baptist Church where she was active in Sunday School. Mrs. Talley is survived by her husband of 59 years, Gary Talley; daughter, Nancy Etheridge and husband Michael of Midway and granddaughters, ...
Pratt L. Jenkins, Jr. OCT 22, 1923 - MAY 10, 2010
Pratt L. Jenkins, Jr., 86, died Monday, May 10, 2010 at St. Joseph's Hospital with his family by his side. Mr. Jenkins was born in Burke County, GA on October 22, 1923, the son of the late Pratt Lester and Georgia Scarborough Jenkins. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving honorably during World War II. Mr. Jenkins worked in roofing for many years but ultimately retired from Atlantic Towing where he had worked as a Seaman on the tugboat docks for 15 years. Mr. Jenkins was preceded in death by his sons, Ira Ray Gilmore and Philip Wayne Gilmore. He is survived by his loving wife of ...
April Williams Rockett FEB 18, 1982 - MAY 10, 2010
April Williams Rockett Anthony Nolan Rockett April Williams Rockett, 28, went to live with the Lord Monday, May 10, 2010 with her family by her side and after battling a courageous battle with cancer. Her son Anthony Nolan Rockett preceded her in death on December 17, 2009. April was a 2000 graduate of Jenkins High School. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Armstrong Atlantic State University where she received her Bachelor's degree in Health Sciences and also received a Bachelor's degree in Business. She also attended Georgia Southern University. April formerly worked for the Village Walk Ph ...
Mary Boyd Thee Turner DEC 18, 1911 - MAY 08, 2010
Mary Boyd Thee Turner, 98, died Saturday, May 8, 2010 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. She was born in Eastman, Georgia and lived in Savannah most of her life. Mrs. Turner was of the Methodist faith and a homemaker. Her first husband, Lawrence F. Thee, Sr., second husband, Clifford M. Turner, son, Lawrence F. Thee, Jr. and grandson, Lawrence C. Thee preceded her in death. Surviving are two daughters and a son-in-law, Dolores T. and Clifford T. Corvette of Savannah; Carol Tapley Smith of Savannah; son, William B. Thee of Winter Park, FL; daughter-in-law, Ann T. Thee of Opelika, AL; six grandchildren a ...
John Loftus O'Donnell AUG 16, 1941 - MAY 06, 2010
John Loftus "Jack" O'Donnell, 68, died May 6, 2010 at his residence on Skidaway Island. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of the late John Thomas O'Donnell and Mary Katherine O'Reilly O'Donnell. He was a graduate of LaSalle College High School in Philadelphia and Penn State University where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. Mr. O'Donnell was a United States Air Force Veteran serving as a Captain during the Vietnam Conflict. After a successful business career in Cleveland, Ohio with Stouffer Foods and as founder-owner of a food brokerage company, he retired to the Lan ...
Sidney Thomas Nutting Jr. SEP 22, 1927 - MAY 06, 2010
Sidney Thomas Nutting Jr., 82, died May 6, 2010 at Memorial University Medical Center. He was born in Macon, Georgia, son of the late Sidney T. and Dorothy Bonney Nutting. He attended Savannah public schools, graduated from Savannah High School in 1945, and was enlisted in the United States Navy until 1946. He graduated from Armstrong Junior College in 1948 and from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in Industrial Engineering in 1950. Mr. Nutting was employed by the Union Camp Corporation/International Paper Corp throughout his entire 43-year career, holding positions as general ...
Annie Archer Lockhart MAR 25, 1913 - MAY 05, 2010
Annie B. Lockhart SAVANNAH – Annie B. Archer Lockhart, 97, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at Candler Hospital under the care of Islands Hospice. She was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church and was retired from Memorial Health University Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, M. D. Lockhart and nine brothers and sisters. Mrs. Lockhart is survived by two daughters, Bobbie Ellen White Danny and Jacqueline Meyer Barry; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, all of Savannah; and a brother, Franklin Archer Yvonne of Swainsboro, GA. A Funeral Service will ...
Wanza Phillips Mills NOV 13, 1918 - MAY 04, 2010
Wanza Phillips Mills SAVANNAH – Wanza Phillips Mills, 91, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at St. Joseph's Hospital. The Knox County, Ohio native had lived in Savannah for the past twenty years. She was a bowler and an avid reader. Surviving are her son, Phillip DeVoe, of Mansfield, OH, and his children, Bambi, Kim, and Todd; her son, Daniel Mills, Jr., of Rhode Island, and his son, Jeremy; her daughter, Carole Foster of Savannah, her husband, Todd Foster, and their children, Dan, Christopher, and Megan; and one brother, Wayne Phillips of Mansfield, OH. Funeral services will be private. The family s ...
Helen Waters Woodhouse JUL 08, 1925 - MAY 04, 2010
Helen Waters Woodhouse Helen Waters Woodhouse, 84, passed away on May 4, 2010 at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah. Born on July 8, 1925 to Joseph Haynes Waters, Sr. and Kathleen Morgan Waters, Helen lived her life as a loving daughter and sister to her three sisters and three brothers and all of their children and grandchildren. In the family she was known and loved as "Dudda", the name that was uttered by a sister's son at the age of three in 1947. This has remained her nickname for all these years. Without children of her own, Dudda became for all of her large family the one to whom a chi ...
Eloise Cockrill Rogers JUN 29, 1908 - MAY 03, 2010
Eloise Cockrill Rogers Eloise Cockrill Rogers, 101, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2010 in Greenville, SC. Eloise C. Rogers was a native of Wadley, Georgia but spent most of her adult life in Savannah, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Millard Rogers, her twin sister, Lois Cockrill Fisher, her brother-in-law James Harmon Fisher, her nephew, James Alva Fisher, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alva Cockrill of Wadley, Georgia. Mrs. Rogers taught in the Chatham Savannah School System for many years both as a teacher and as librarian. Prior to teaching in Savannah she taught ...
Mary Jenkins Cavender NOV 23, 1916 - MAY 02, 2010
Savannah- Mary Jenkins Cavender, 93, passed away Sunday, May 02, 2010 at Hospice House. She was a public health nurse for many years and a long time volunteer with the Savannah Symphony. Survivors include her son, Henry Cavender of Redmond, OR and daughter, Martha Cavender Dupuis of Pensacola, FL. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. ...
Elton S. Thacker APR 30, 1914 - MAY 01, 2010
Savannah- Elton Thacker, 96, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2010 at ST. Joseph's Hospital. Mr. Thacker was a life-long resident of Savannah. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and the Korean Conflict. For ten years, he worked for Coastline Railroad before starting his career with APCOA. As District Manager for the southeast, he managed parking services for the C&S Parking Deck at Liberty and Whitaker and the Savannah Municipal Airport at Travis Field. He was a member of the 1st Volunteer Regiment of Georgia, American Legion, Post 184 and the Chatham Artillery. For over fifty year ...
Mary Anderson Hinely AUG 16, 1921 - MAY 01, 2010
Mary Anderson Hinely SAVANNAH – Mary Anderson Hinely died May 1, 2010 after an extended illness. She was born August 16, 1921 to the late Ancil C. Anderson, Sr. and Lucille Mason Anderson. She was a longtime resident of Savannah, a member of Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church and the Elks Auxiliary. Mrs. Hinely was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-one years, James H. Hinely, Sr., her son, James H. Hinely, III, her brother, Ancil C. Anderson, Jr., brothers-in-law, John M. Boaen, Jr., Robert F. Hinely, and John Rex and Irma Hinely Benton. She is survived by her sister, Lucy Anderso ...
Roberta Whitehead Watson SEP 19, 1926 - MAY 01, 2010
Savannah- Mrs. Roberta "Bobby" Watson, 83, passed away quietly in her home surrounded by her family May 1, 2010, after a long illness. She was born September 19, 1926, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Lillian Whitehead, and sister of the late Joan Jackson Klele Mirror. She was the last survivor of her immediate birth family. She and her childhood sweetheart Arthur were raised in the "Old Fort" district of Savannah. They were married on February 25, 1943. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. In Bobby's heart, her family alw ...
Mary R. Calandra OCT 28, 1912 - APR 30, 2010
Mary R. Calandra Mary Rose Rizzo Calandra, 97, passed away Friday, April 30, 2010, at Azalealand Nursing Home. Mary was born in Syracuse, New York, in 1912. She lived most of her adult years in Pelham Bay, New York. She is predeceased by her husband, Antone L. Calandra Sr. Mary, a devout Catholic, was a distinguished member of St. Theresa of the Little Flower R.C. Parish, NY. She volunteered for several years in the Altar Society, Rosary Society, and The Children of Blessed Mother Society. Mary retired from Metropolitan Insurance Company, NYC in 1977, after working several years as coordinato ...
Margaret Baron Taylor SEP 22, 1922 - APR 29, 2010
Margaret "Margie" Baron Taylor SAVANNAH - Margaret Mary Baron Taylor, wife of Kenneth Gordon Taylor, died Thursday, April 29, 2010 in Savannah, GA, following a period of declining health. Born September 22, 1922 in Savannah, GA, Margie was the daughter of the late Edwin Anton and Lydia Olga Suchma Baron. After completing Port Wentworth Grammar School and Savannah High School, she attended Georgia Teacher's College now Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. Margie met her future husband in Port Wentworth where they both worked during the construction of the Southern Paperboard Mill. The ...
Marjorie White Carleton APR 02, 1923 - APR 29, 2010
Marjorie White Carleton, 87, died Thursday, April 29, 2010 under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mrs. Carleton was born in Haverhill, MA on April 2, 1923, the daughter of the late Dr. Guy Lewis and Hazel Elizabeth Richardson. She was a 1941 graduate of Haverhill High School and received her formal education from Wheaton College in Norton, MA. Marjorie was a former resident of The Landings and member of The Landings Club for 25 years. She was a member of Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Carleton was preceded in death by her first husband, Stephen T. White and her late husband, Edward M. ...
Timothy Martin O'Malley FEB 06, 1953 - APR 28, 2010
Timothy Martin O'Malley New Orleans, LA - Timothy Martin O'Malley, age 57, departed on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 11:10 PM at his residence in New Orleans, LA. He was a native of Cranford, NJ, a former resident of Miami, FL and Savannah, GA and a resident of New Orleans, LA for the past 7 months. Beloved son of the late Joseph Vincent O'Malley and Mary Goette O'Malley. Brother of Peter John O'Malley wife, Pamela and Angela Catherine O'Malley. Uncle of Rebecca O'Malley. Cousin of Rita Power of Connecticut. Timothy loved snow skiing and boating and enjoyed football, especially witnessing the S ...
Henry Donald Peterson DEC 01, 1931 - APR 28, 2010
Henry Donald Peterson Hank, age 78, passed away suddenly at his home on Skidaway Island, Georgia. Born in Peoria, Illinois, Hank grew up in Joliet, Illinois. He graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and obtained degrees in Dentistry and Orthodontics from the University of Illinois. After serving in the Air Force in Germany, Hank and his wife Nancy settled in Joliet where he was a founding member of a successful orthodontic practice, Orthodontic Associates. Hank retired to Skidaway Island in 1991. Hank led a life well-lived and enjoyed golf, fishing, gardening, furniture and basket m ...
Annian Mowat Brand, III DEC 17, 1920 - APR 28, 2010
Vidalia- Mr. Annian Mowat Brand, III, 89, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Community Hospice in Vidalia. Mr. Brand was born on December 17, 1920 in Savannah. He was the son of the late Annian M. Brand, Jr. and Ione Lennon Brand Poston. Following graduation from The Alexander School in North Carolina, Mr. Brand enlisted in the Army and served as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. After completing his military service, Mr. Brand returned to Savannah where he worked for the Central of Georgia and Southern Railway Systems as a Trainman until his retirement. He was married to Sarah Elizabeth ...
John P. Shealy, Sr. JUL 28, 1918 - APR 28, 2010
John Pickens Shealy Sr. Savannah – John Pickens Shealy Sr. passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 28, 2010. John was born July 28, 1918 in Lexington, South Carolina. He was the son of the late Daniel and Lucille Shealy and the late Mary Shealy. He moved to Savannah where he met his loving wife of 65 years and started their family. He began his career at Pure Oil, later known as Union Oil, where he retired after approximately 40 years. He was a member of the Reformation Church until transferring his membership to St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in September 1980. He was an active mem ...
Marguerite Stallings McLeod JAN 05, 1918 - APR 27, 2010
Marguerite Stallings McLeod SAVANNAH – Marguerite Stallings McLeod passed away on April 27, 2010 after a long and happy life of 92 years. She was the daughter of Judge William and Mellie Stallings of Soperton, GA. She graduated from Wesleyan College in 1936, taught school for a few years and worked in a war ration book office. She moved to Savannah in 1945 to work for the Central of Georgia Railroad where she met her husband, William R. McLeod. In 1963, she and her family moved to Chattanooga, TN where she enjoyed living and working for 21 years. In Chattanooga, she was a school librarian wher ...
Winona Montgomery Nease AUG 29, 1918 - APR 25, 2010
MOUNT PLEASANT, SC Mary Winona Nease, 91, died Sunday, April 25, 2010. She was formerly a resident of Savannah, GA for about 60 years. She was the widow of Corley Franklin Nease. Winona was born August 29, 1918 in Chickamauga, GA, the daughter of James Lee and Cordelia Aveline Montgomery. She graduated from Industrial High School in Columbus, GA. She was an active member of Wesley Monumental Methodist Church in Savannah for over 50 years. She is survived by her older sister, Helen Josephine Straughan, of Greensboro, NC, her two children, Linda R. Johnson of Mt. Pleasant, SC and Susan E. Cave ...
Patricia Finney Hawk OCT 22, 1929 - APR 24, 2010
Patricia Finney Hawk, 80, died April 24, 2010 at Memorial University Medical Center. She was born in Rome, New York, daughter of the late George and Pauline Klinefelter Finney. She was a graduate of Otterbein College receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education and taught school for many years. She was a member of Wilmington Island Presbyterian Church where she served as an Elder and member of the preschool board. Mrs. Hawk achieved life master bridge player status and also served as president of her bridge club. Pat was a loving wife, mother and grandmother that enjoyed life to the fulles ...
Bernard Sterno FEB 11, 1922 - APR 23, 2010
Bernard was born in Covina Georgia on February 11, 1922 to Albert Alexander Sterno and Millie Mae Phillips Sterno. His Mother died at childbirth, and his father died the following year. He was raised by his Aunt Emma Wilkes and husband Millard Wilkes. Millard was killed in a hit-and-run auto accident in Brunswick and Emma raised Bernard. At a young age he became the family provider. At age 13, he peddled his bike to Tampa Florida in seek of work. He later became the youngest Bellhop at the Jekyll Island Club, riding his bike from Redwood Street in Brunswick down highway 17 to St. Simons Island ...