Obituaries
Jerry Ware FEB 21, 1925 - NOV 07, 2009
-Savannah - Jerome Whalen "Jerry" Ware, 84, died November 7, 2009 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. He was born in Savannah, son of the late John D. Ware, Sr. and Mary Whalen Ware. He was a 1943 graduate of Benedictine Military School and attended St. Leo's College. Mr. Ware was a United States Navy Veteran serving during World War II. He was retired from Union Oil Company, formerly Pure Oil Company. He was a sixty three year member of the Knights of Columbus Council 631, St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee and a former member of the Irish Heritage Society. Other than his parents, he was preceded in de ...
Dorothy Perkins Degenhardt DEC 02, 1915 - NOV 07, 2009
- Savannah - Dorothy Perkins Degenhardt, 93, died November 7, 2009. She was born at Perkins in Jenkins County, daughter of the late Walter Cleveland and Freddie Bargeron Perkins. Mrs. Degenhardt moved to Savannah in 1959 and was a member of Magnolia Baptist Church in Perkins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles F. Degenhardt, Sr., local owner and operator of Krispy Kreme Doughnut Company and her son, Ralph Edward Degenhardt. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Charles F. Degenhardt, Jr. and Judy Degenhardt of Savannah; Walter P. Degenhardt and Terri Degenhardt of Waynesb ...
Leon Arte "R.T." Anderson AUG 30, 1938 - NOV 05, 2009
Tybee Island – Leon Arte "R.T." Anderson, 71, a true Tybee character passed away Thursday, November 5, 2009 at Memorial University Medical Center. Born at home on August 30, 1938 to Frederick Leon Anderson and Eloise Arnsdorff Anderson, he was raised in Savannah and Tybee Island. He was a communicant of St. Michael's Catholic Church. Mr. Anderson worked for many years as a welder and in the construction industry. He was a longshoreman, a member of ILA Local No. 2046. He was preceded in death by his parents. He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife of 50 years, Patricia Anderson of Tybee Islan ...
George Herman Menzel FEB 21, 1924 - NOV 02, 2009
George H. Menzel was born February 21, 1924 in Baltimore and grew up in Catonsville, MD where he attended public schools. He was the son of the late Herman G. and Barbara Ruth Menzel. He died Monday November 2, 2009 at St. Joseph's Hospital after a short illness. George attended Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA where he graduated in 1947with a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in History. His undergraduate studies were interrupted by service in the United States Army Air Force from 1943 to 1945. He served as a bombardier and as a navigator flying thirty-five combat missions ...
John C. Harmon, Sr. MAR 02, 1923 - NOV 02, 2009
John C. "Jack" Harmon, Sr., 86, died Monday, November 2, 2009 under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mr. Harmon, a native of Savannah was born on March 2, 1923. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during World War II. He was employed by Union Camp where he retired from their Morristown, TN location. After retiring he returned to Savannah. His community involvement included being a member of the American Legion - Post 154, The Knights of Columbus, The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and The St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee. He was of catholic faith and a communicant of The Mos ...
Mildred Barker Weaver - NOV 02, 2009
- Savannah - Mildred Barker Weaver, age 93, died November 2, 2009 at Spanish Oaks Retreat after a long illness. Mrs. Weaver was born in Gautier, Mississippi. She lived in Brewton, AL, Camilla, GA and Baton Rouge, LA before moving to Savannah in 1979. She was a retired elementary school teacher, having spent her career in south Alabama, north Florida and southwest Georgia. She was a member of Whitefield United Methodist Church and served as a docent at the Davenport House for ten years in the 1980's. Her husband, Claude H. Weaver preceded her in death. Surviving are three daughters, Jane Adams ...
Capers Franklin Smith, Jr. NOV 08, 1945 - NOV 01, 2009
Capers F. Smith, Jr., died Sunday, November 1, 2009 at his residence. Born November 8, 1945 in Atlanta, GA, he graduated from Jenkins High School in Savannah in 1963. He attended Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC and was a member and Vice President of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity. He Graduated from Armstrong State College in 1969 and began his career in the Property and Casualty Insurance business with the General Adjustment Bureau in Atlanta and Valdosta, GA. He returned to Savannah and was employed by the Adjusting Firm of Bland, Coleman, Kearney and Silas. He then was employed by the Atlanti ...
Margaret Elaine Kremer NOV 05, 1936 - NOV 01, 2009
Margaret Elaine Culy Kremer, 72 died Sunday, November 1, 2009 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. She was a native of Indiana and lived in Sparta, North Carolina since 1993. She was a charter member of Peace Lutheran Church in Paris, Texas, a former member of Faith Lutheran Church in Savannah where she sang in the choir, and a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Jonesville, North Carolina where she served as a Lay Leader. She was preceded in death by her father, Loyd E. Culy. She is survived by her husband, Heinrich Kremer, of Sparta, NC, her mother, Pauline Culy, of Wytheville, VA, four daughte ...
Virginia A. Martin NOV 11, 1920 - OCT 31, 2009
Virginia A. Martin Sarah Alice "Virginia" Dorsey Martin, known to her closest friends and relatives as "Honey", died peacefully in her sleep under Hospice care at Spanish Oaks Retreat on Saturday evening, October 31, 2009. She was born in Cordele, Georgia on November 11, 1920. She attended and graduated the public school system in Savannah; and went on to work for the Chatham County Board of Public Education both as a secretary at Eli Whitney Elementary School and Savannah High School, and later, as a Purchasing Agent with the Board. She finished her career as a Purchasing Agent with Georgia R ...
Youon Carr Tucker DEC 10, 1931 - OCT 31, 2009
Youon C. Tucker SAVANNAH - Mrs. Youon C. Tucker, 77, died October 31, 2009 after a long illness at Spanish Oaks Retreat and Hospice. She was born in South Haven, Michigan and raised in Louisiana. She attended Mount Carmel High School in Abbeville, Louisiana and Lafayette Louisiana Business College. She subsequently moved to Savannah, Georgia where she resided for the past 60 years. She was co-owner and bookkeeper for Tucker and Sons Service Center in downtown Savannah for many years. She was track coach for Nativity of Our Lord and St. James parochial schools for a number of years. She is surv ...
Mary Dan Ingram Coleman Miller MAY 22, 1915 - OCT 31, 2009
Mary Dan Ingram Coleman Miller died at her residence in Savannah, Georgia on October 31, 2009 under the care of Hospice Savannah and her loving caregiver, Izetta Wright. Mrs. Miller was born in Fayetteville, Georgia, the daughter of L.A. Ingram, Sr. and Mattie Lena Blalock Ingram. She had two brothers now deceased and a deceased daughter, Mary Ellen Coleman Pettigrew. Mrs. Miller was an educator, having served as a teacher, supervisor, curriculum director and college instructor. She graduated from Fayetteville High School, Georgia State College for Women Georgia College and State University an ...
Charles Douglas Pearce SEP 28, 1959 - OCT 29, 2009
Charles Douglas Pearce SAVANNAH – Charles Douglas Pearce, age 50, died on October 29, 2009 at Candler Hospital after a short illness. Mr. Pearce was a 1977 graduate of Savannah High School. He had been employed in many fields and was lately employed by Osmose Utilities, Inc. Mr. Pearce is survived by his father, Charles W. Pearce, and step-mother, Edna A. Pearce; his mother, Bettina B. Beecher, and step-father, Denver Combes; his brother, J. Scott Pearce, his sister-in-law, Sharon D. Pearce, and his nephew, Jeffrey S. Pearce, Jr. Also surviving are two uncles and two aunts. A Memorial Service ...
Marion Stokes Rushing JUN 01, 1914 - OCT 28, 2009
Marion Stokes Rushing, 95, of Savannah, died Wednesday, October 28, 2009 in Savannah. Mrs. Rushing, a native of Savannah was born on June 1, 1914, the daughter of the late Thomas and Cicelia Stokes. She was a graduate of Savannah High School. She married Eugene V. Rushing, also of Savannah, and moved to New York. Mrs. Rushing and her husband lived in Flushing, NY for six years before returning home to Savannah. Upon returning to Savannah, she was employed at The Southeastern Ship Yard during WWII. Later, Mrs. Rushing was employed at WSAV Radio and Television Station where she retired in 1974. ...
Lillian Brown Adams OCT 21, 1921 - OCT 27, 2009
Lillian Brown Adams - Savannah - Lillian Brown Adams, 88, died October 27, 2009 at her residence. She was born in Emmanuel County, daughter of the late, James and Carrilee Lewis Brown. Mrs. Adams lived most of her life in Savannah. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church, the Bethel Burton Ladies Group and an avid porcelain artist. Surviving are her husband of 67 years, Fred Enoch Adams of Savannah; daughter, Frieda Field of Savannah; son, James M. Adams of Atlanta, GA; sister, Betty Hunnicutt of Savannah; grandchildren, Jolie Johnson of Savannah; Lt. Col. Brenton R. Field, III of Gulfport ...
Barbara Hamilton Davis JUN 24, 1923 - OCT 27, 2009
Barbara Hamilton Davis died on Tuesday, October 28, 2009 at the Hospice of Savannah due to complications of pneumonia. Barbara Davis was born in Pooler, GA. Though her family briefly resided in Orlando, FL, she lived most of her life in the Savannah area. She lived at the Landings on Skidaway Island for over 30 years. She was a docent at the Green-Meldrim house for many years. She was an accomplished portrait and still life artist, and a member of the Landings Art Association. She was an active member of the Garden Club of Savannah where she became known for her beautiful flower arrangements a ...
Charles Ellis Waring, Jr. SEP 11, 1926 - OCT 26, 2009
Charles Ellis Waring, Jr. SAVANNAH - Charles Ellis Waring, Jr., died peacefully on October 26, 2009. He was born September 11, 1926 in Savannah, Georgia, and was the son of Charles Ellis Waring and Elizabeth Stewart Waring. Mr. Waring attended Charles Ellis School and graduated from The Solbury School in New Hope, Pennsylvania. He immediately entered the Navy which sent him to the University of Mississippi from which he graduated. From there he went to flight school in Pensacola, Florida. Upon graduation as an ensign and Navy pilot, he served on many aircraft carriers all over the world. Durin ...
Michele Lynn Strickland MAY 28, 1958 - OCT 25, 2009
Michele Lynn Strickland Tybee Island - Michele Lynn Strickland, 51, died Sunday, October 25, 2009 at Memorial University Medical Center. Michele was a lifelong resident of Savannah and a 1976 graduate of St. Vincent's Academy. Her parents, Robert and Donna Strickland preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter, Brandy Nicole Strickland; sister, Elizabeth "Terri" Hood; brother, Robert "Bear" Strickland, Jr.; niece, Christina Hood; nephews, Wesley Hood, Taylor Hood, and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Memorial Service: 6:00 p.m., Thursday, October 29, 2009 at St. Michael's Catholic Ch ...
Susan Elaine Jackson MAY 08, 1957 - OCT 24, 2009
Susan Elaine Jackson, 52, died Saturday October 24, 2009 at Candler Hospital. She was a native of Handley, West Virginia and lived in Savannah most of her life. She graduated from Savannah State University and Armstrong Atlantic State University. She was a Counselor at Notre Dame Academy and a communicant of The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Ernest W. and Vivian Jackson and her maternal grandfather, Kenneth Spradling. She is survived by two sons, Christopher Bignault and his wife Amy, of Chicago, Ill., and Jacob Butler Geriner, of Sa ...
Walter John O'Grady MAR 11, 1926 - OCT 24, 2009
Walter John O'Grady, a former U.S. Foreign Service Officer, died on October 24, at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was 83. Mr. O'Grady was born on March 11, 1926, in Johnstown, New York. He enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II, and served in the South Pacific, aboard the U.S.S. Richard W. Suesens, DE-342. He received the Navy Unit Citation, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 3 stars, the Philippines Liberation Medal with two stars and the WW II victory medal. After the war, he worked briefly in construction in Amarillo, Texas, and for the Atcheson ...
George Gary Boaen OCT 25, 1954 - OCT 22, 2009
George Gary Boaen, 54, died Thursday, October 22, 2009 at Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. He was born on October 25, 1954 in Savannah, GA. He was self employed. He was predeceased by his father, John M. Boaen, Jr. He is survived by his wife, Anita Adams Boaen of Savannah, GA; his daughter, Crystal Boaen Lovett Jamie and his grandson, Cody Baker of Thorsby, AL; his mother, Lucy Anderson Boaen; brother, John M. Boaen, III Lynn; his aunts, Mary Hinely and Annette Anderson, both of Savannah, GA; cousin, Carter Anderson, III Christine of Orange Park, FL; his mother-in-law and father-in ...
Anna Guarino Sanfilippo AUG 14, 1917 - OCT 22, 2009
Charlotte, NC – Anna Guarino Sanfilippo, died October 23, 2009 at her residence. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, daughter of the late Giovanni and Amelia Alamaro Guarino. Mrs. Sanfilippo lived in Savannah thirty years and most recently in Charlotte, NC. She was a former member of St. James Catholic Church and a homemaker. Her husband, John Sanfilippo preceded her in death. Surviving are four sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Kathleen Powers Sanfilippo of Union, KY; John and Patricia Keating Sanfilippo of Contoocook, NH; Joseph and Susan Davis Sanfilippo of Sautee Nacoochee, GA; Edward ...
Dorothy Rita Marie Piette Chabot OCT 09, 1921 - OCT 22, 2009
Dorothy Rita Marie Piette Chabot Dorothy Rita Marie Piette Chabot, 88, died Thursday, the 22nd of October 2009, at Candler Hospital, Savannah, after a short illness. She was a native of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, born 9 October 1921, the seventh of the eight children of Joseph Henri Piette and Odelie Marie Noel. On 5 September 1942 at St. Ann's Church, she married Raymond Joseph Emile Chabot of Woonsocket. She worked during World War II for the Pratt and Whitney aircraft company. Mrs. Chabot was for many years a resident of Danielson, Connecticut, where she did volunteer work with Day Kimball ...
Patricia Knox Ward NOV 27, 1929 - OCT 19, 2009
Patricia Knox Ward November 27, 1929 -- October 19, 2009 - Savannah - Patricia Knox Ward, 79, of Savannah, GA died October 19, 2009 at Habersham House, Savannah, GA. She was the wife of the late Donald E. Ward. Born in Olympia, WA Nov. 27, 1929, she was the daughter of Thelma O. Knox and the late Stanley K. Knox. She was a graduate of the University of Washington where she received her teaching degree. As a young woman growing up on Puget Sound, she enjoyed a multitude of water sports, especially water skiing. She became an avid snow skier while raising her children in New England, and taugh ...
Penn E. Myrick, Jr, OCT 07, 1939 - OCT 19, 2009
Penn Elton Myrick Jr. SAVANNAH - Penn Elton Myrick Jr., 70, General Contractor and Developer, went to be with his eternal Father on October 19, 2009. The Savannah native was a proud graduate of Benedictine Military Academy Class of 1957. Following graduation he joined the United States Coast Guard Reserves and then attended Armstrong College. Penn lived in Savannah until his career took him to Statesboro where he started his own commercial contracting business. He then moved to Tybee Island to develop and build condominiums. In the past year his work took him to Hitchcock, Texas where he rem ...
Charles Edward "Cotton Top" Lee, Jr. DEC 20, 1926 - OCT 17, 2009
Mr. Charles Edward "Cotton Top" Lee, Jr. December 20, 1926 – October 17, 2009 Mr. Charles Edward "Cotton Top" Lee, Jr., born on December 20, 1926 passed away on October 17, 2009 with family and friends by his side, after a short illness. He was preceded in death by a mother and father, Charles Edward Lee, Sr. and Cora Viola Lee; wife, Vicki Boling Lee; one brother, Harold Lee; two sisters, Mary L. Atkinson and Gracie E. Hall and one daughter, Brenda Diane Caudell. He worked at Union Camp for 43 years until he retired. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was also one of the founding members ...
Richard F. Klimek JAN 25, 1946 - OCT 17, 2009
Savannah- Mr. Richard F. Klimek, 63, died Saturday, October 17, 2009. Richard was a native of Barnesboro, PA but lived most of his life in Savannah. He served in the 165th Airlift Wing for over 40 years. He was seen as a true friend and admired by many. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank & Catherine Klimek; brother, Stanley Klimek and sister, Louise Kayden. Survivors include his wife of 23 years, Sandi Klimek of Savannah; daughters, Conni Walker of Tampa, Fl, Buffi Smith of Savannah; grandson, Justin Walker of Tampa, FL; sister, Helen Dorko of Ohio; brother, Tom Klimek of Barne ...
William H. Mock, Sr. JUN 30, 1920 - OCT 17, 2009
William H. Mock, Sr. - SAVANNAH –Mr. William Harold Mock, Sr. Bill, 89, of Savannah, Georgia, died October 17, 2009, at Spanish Oaks Retreat with his son by his side. He was born June 23, 1920, in Savannah to Richard Anthony Mock and Joan Elizabeth Schneider who preceded him in death. Also preceding him in death are his wife of over sixty years, Wyleen Cullen Mock, and a daughter, Lollie Wyleen Mock Smith. All of his nine brothers and sisters also predeceased him. Bill was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. His career as a plumbing contractor spanned from 1945 until 1974 first as ...