Obituaries
Douglas Oliver Robbins, Sr. DEC 07, 1920 - SEP 27, 2009
Douglas Oliver Robbins, Sr., 88, died Sunday, September 27, 2009 at Hospice House. He was a native and lifelong resident of Savannah. Mr. Robbins was a member of Southside Baptist Church and retired in 1983 from Union Camp Corporation after more than 30 years of service. He was a United States Army Veteran serving in World War II. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Myrtle C. Robbins, three brothers and one sister. He is survived by his wife, Mildred Jeanette Robbins, of Savannah, two sons, Douglas O. Robbins, Jr., of Savannah, and Howard G. Robbins, of Chapin, S.C. He is also survive ...
Michael L. Anderson JUN 25, 1947 - SEP 24, 2009
Rock Hill, SC - Michael L. Anderson, 62, died September 24, 2009 at the home of his daughter. He was born in Richmond, California, son of the late Russ and Lavida Anderson. Mr. Anderson was a veteran of the United States Navy serving during the Vietnam War and the United States Coast Guard. He lived in Savannah and Guyton and was retired as a lineman from BellSouth. He was a member of the Communications Workers of America and Telephone Pioneers of America. His wife, Barbara Morgan Anderson preceded him in death. Surviving are his daughter and son-in-law, Sabrina and Lynn Hammond of Rock Hill, ...
Virginia L. Deckert MAY 13, 1919 - SEP 24, 2009
Virginia L. Deckert, 90, died Thursday, September 24, 2009 in Savannah. Mrs. Deckert was born on May 13, 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland, the daughter of the late Martin Christian and Mary Ella Ruff Stachnick. Virginia was a volunteer at Fallston General Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland for fourteen years. She was a longtime member of Advent Lutheran Church in Forest Hills, Maryland. She had been a resident of Savannah since 1997. Mrs. Deckert is survived by her husband of 71 years, Frederick G. Deckert and her son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth F. and Patricia A. Deckert of Savannah. Memorial Servic ...
Lorene Graham Weddle DEC 26, 1920 - SEP 23, 2009
Savannah- Lorene Weddle, 88, died Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at Marshview Senior Living. Lorene was born in Jonesville, Virginia on December 26, 1920 and worked in Savannah during WWII with ship building and later retired from Civil Service. She was an avid gardener, very active in Clayton County politics and taught bible school for many years as a member of Rex Community Church in Atlanta. Lorene moved to Savannah four years ago to be closer to her family. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Her grandchildren will dearly miss their visits to see her. She was preceded in death by ...
Edward Donald Rountree AUG 29, 1930 - SEP 23, 2009
Edward Donald Rountree August 29, 1930 – September 23, 2009 Edward Donald Rountree, age 79, of Savannah, Georgia, died September 23, 2009. Mr. Rountree was born in Swainsboro, Georgia, lived in rural South Georgia as a child, and moved to Savannah at the age of fifteen. He graduated from Savannah High School in 1948 as one of the top ten students in his class. Don Rountree was an accomplished artist. Mostly self-taught, he studied at the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences in Savannah and the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. He was a longtime member of the Telfa ...
Brandon Reid Kilroy MAR 19, 1922 - SEP 22, 2009
Brandon Reid Kilroy, 87, died Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at his residence. The native and lifelong resident of Savannah was a 1940 graduate of Benedictine Military School and a graduate of the University of Georgia. Mr. Kilroy was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church. He was a United States Army Veteran serving in World War II in the European Theatre. He received several medals while serving his country, including the European African Middle Eastern Service Medal, 1 Silver Star, 1 Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal and the Distinguished Unit Badge with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, and the American ...
Ivan Miles Fortson, Sr. MAR 28, 1936 - SEP 21, 2009
Ivan Miles Fortson, Sr. RICHMOND HILL – Ivan Miles Fortson, Sr., 73, died peacefully in his sleep on September 21, 2009 at Hospice House in Savannah surrounded by his loving family. A native of Meridian, MS, he grew up in New Orleans, LA. He served in the United States Marine Corps and in the United States Army as a proud Green Beret soldier. He retired from active service as a Master Sergeant after twenty-three years. He was a veteran of the Viet Nam War where he received the Bronze Star, the Silver Star, the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was preceded in death by his fat ...
Shirley Dickey Brown MAY 28, 1936 - SEP 21, 2009
-Savannah - Shirley Dickey Brown, 73, died September 21, 2009 at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, NC. She was born in Woodcliff, GA, daughter of the late, John M. and Hilda Sommers Dickey. Mrs. Brown previously lived in Augusta and was a chemical operator for Searle and while in Savannah worked for Wal-Mart as a training coordinator. She served as the volunteer coordinator with Wal-Mart for the Children's Miracle Network. Mrs. Brown left footprints in the hearts of those who knew and loved her. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in ...
Michael Scott Drinnon - SEP 19, 2009
- Savannah - Michael Scott Drinnon, died September 19, 2009. Mike loved all types of music and was an accomplished guitar, mandolin, and banjo player and singer. He sang with the National Youth Choir in New York. Mike's other love was travel. He criss-crossed the United States several times following his beloved music concerts. He will be remembered by his family as a sweet, thoughtful child and a gentle soul. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, James R. and Mildred Sakamoto Drinnon. Surviving are his parents, James R. and Elizabeth Locke Drinnon of Savannah;brothers, James ...
John R. Reiter NOV 10, 1938 - SEP 19, 2009
John Richard Reiter SAVANNAH – John Reiter died Saturday, September 19, 2009, at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on November 10, 1938 to Amelia Schwartz and John Reiter. He received his degree in architecture from the University of Nebraska and a Masters of Architecture from North Carolina State University. In 1962 John moved to Savannah, Georgia and worked for the architectural section of the Savannah District Corps of Engineers. He joined the firm of McGinty and Stanley and later became an associate in the design firm of Thomas E. Stanley and Associates. His professio ...
Louise Lance McEver Battle DEC 16, 1949 - SEP 18, 2009
SAVANNAH – Louise Battle died Friday at her home on Skidaway Island. A native of Winder, GA, she was a longtime resident of Savannah. She was very interested in the Arts and enjoyed the many cultural activities in Savannah. Mrs. Battle was preceded in death by her husband, John F. Battle. Surviving are her daughter, Laura Jullien and her husband, James, of Bellefontaine, Ohio and her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Tony and Linda Battle of Pooler. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, September 24, 2009 at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel with the family re ...
James Allen Highland JUN 02, 1940 - SEP 18, 2009
James Allen Highland, 69, died September 18, 2009 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. He was born in Richmond, Kentucky, son of the late, Homer and Iva Harrison Highland. Mr. Highland received a BS degree from Eastern Kentucky University and continued his studies at the University of Kentucky. He was an engineering technician and surveyor with Thomas & Hutton, a member of the Coastal Surveyors of Savannah and the Savannah Brewing Club. Surviving are his wife, Janice T. Highland of Savannah; son, Mark Allen Highland of Loveland, OH; grandchildren, Evan Russell Highland and Lucy Carolyn Highland both ...
John Michael Lane JUN 09, 1957 - SEP 18, 2009
Savannah- John Michael Lane, 52, died Friday, September 18, 2009. Visitation: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sunday, September 20, 2009 at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Islands Chapel. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 21, 2009 at the Islands Chapel of Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors with Reverend Marshall Ray officiating. Burial: Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. ...
Alyce Buntin Hanlon JAN 07, 1914 - SEP 17, 2009
Alyce Buntin Hanlon SAVANNAH – Alyce Elizabeth Buntin Hanlon, 95, died Thursday, September 17, 2009, at Memorial University Medical Center. A native of Springfield, MA, Mrs. Hanlon spent her youth in New Jersey. After her marriage to Daniel Edward Hanlon, Jr. in 1936, she and her husband lived on Long Island, NY and in the southwestern United States before retiring to Tom's River, NJ. In 2003 the Hanlons moved to Savannah. A renowned artist, Mrs. Hanlon devoted her time to the Arts, particularly painting. She was the recipient of numerous awards and her paintings are displayed in a number of p ...
Marguerite S. Redmond NOV 26, 1925 - SEP 16, 2009
MARGUERITE STORER REDMOND Marguerite Storer Redmond 83, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at Candler Hospital. Mrs. Redmond was a native and lifelong resident of Savannah. She was the daughter of Herbert Stone Storer and Marguerite Morrissy Storer. She was preceded in death by her sister, Julia Storer and two sisters-in-law, Geraldine Redmond Fields and Mary Redmond Graham. Mrs. Redmond graduated from Savannah High School Valedictorian, Armstrong Junior College and Valdosta Women's College. She received her Master's from Emory University in Spanish and French. She was a former teacher in the ...
Cummings Chesney McCracken MAR 03, 1927 - SEP 16, 2009
Cummings Chesney McCracken March 3, 1927 – September 16, 2009 Cummings Chesney McCracken - Savannah - Cummings Chesney McCracken, also known as Chesney or Ches, 82, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of the late Sally Morss McCracken, died September 16, 2009 at The Oaks at The Marshes of Skidaway Island, under the care of Hospice Savannah and The Oaks. Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Chesney was the son of the late Robert Wylie McCracken and Elizabeth Chesney McCracken. He was a member of Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church. Chesney was a 1945 graduate of Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachuset ...
Thomas J. Ennis MAY 03, 1924 - SEP 15, 2009
Thomas J. Ennis, 85, of Savannah, passed away on September 15, 2009. He was born on May 3, 1924, in Pooler, Georgia. Mr. Ennis served his country during World War II in the US Navy, as a crewmember of the USS Edward C. Daly, a destroyer escort ship. He was a member of the Destroyer Escort Sailors Association and enjoyed attending many Navy reunions before his health declined. He developed many deep relationships with his shipmates during this time. Following his Navy career, he moved to St. Paul, Minnesota and established himself in a 40 year career in the sheet metal/sign business. Tommy was ...
Loretta Milligan Elliott MAY 31, 1959 - SEP 13, 2009
Loretta Milligan Elliott, 50, died September 13, 2009 at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. She was born in Winslow, Arizona, daughter of the late, Barbara Lucero Milligan. Mrs. Elliott moved to Savannah in 1990 from Hinesville. She was the manager of the Hunter Army Airfield Commissary Grocery Department and a communicant of St. James Catholic Church. Surviving are her husband, Charles R. Elliott of Savannah; son, Corry M. Elliott and his wife, Navia of Savannah; daughter, Jessica M. Ortiz of Savannah; brothers, Joe Milligan and his wife, Dolores of Flagstaff, AZ; Max Milligan and his ...
Helen Quattlebaum Artley SEP 12, 2009 - SEP 12, 2009
Helen Quattlebaum Artley, 82, died peacefully at her beloved home at Isle of Hope, on Saturday September, 12, 2009. Born in Savannah Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Julian Killen Quattlebaum, Sr. and Helen Burkhalter Quattlebaum. She graduated from Pape School and then attended Hollins College in Virginia. After a serious horseback riding accident she returned to Savannah and graduated from Armstrong Junior College. She was a member of the Savannah Cotillion where she met and later married James Meredith Artley, her loving husband of 51 years. She was a member of the Junior League an ...
Beverly Elaine Godlove Myers SEP 17, 1946 - SEP 11, 2009
Beverly Elaine Myers Savannah- Beverly Elaine Myers, 62, died Friday, September 11, 2009 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. She was a native of Jackson Michigan but considered Savannah her home. She and her husband, Thomas Myers spent their later years traveling and spending time together. Beverly was past president of F.O.E. #4379 in Savannah and St. Mary's, a member of Women of the Moose for over 30 years, American Legion Auxiliary Post 36, Savannah Shag Club and a communicant of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Her husband preceded her in death. Survivors include her daughter, Connie Vandervel ...
Charles Wegner Bleichner JUN 05, 1919 - SEP 11, 2009
Savannah- Mr. Charles Bleichner, 90, died Friday, September 11, 2009 at Riverview Nursing Home. Mass of Christian Burial: 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 14, 2009 at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church. Burial will follow at the Catholic Cemetery. A full obituary will appear in Sunday's paper. ...
Betty Taylor West AUG 02, 1925 - SEP 09, 2009
Savannah- Betty Lorraine Taylor West, 84, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Joseph Louis West, passed away, Wednesday morning, September 9, 2009 at Riverview Nursing Home. Betty was raised in the Episcopal Home for Girls in Savannah. She owned the Gingham Garden in historic downtown Savannah for many years. She was an active member of the Cassina Garden Club where she found great joy as a master gardener. She was on the board of the Episcopal Home for Girls and was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church. She is survived by her beloved husband of 62 years, Joseph Louis West; one son, Mark Charles ...
Walter B. Murphy, Jr. MAR 11, 1926 - SEP 09, 2009
Walter Bernard Murphy, Jr., 83, known to friends as Buddy, died unexpectedly Wednesday, September 09, 2009 at Memorial Medical Center. Born in Savannah, Georgia he was the son of the late Walter Bernard Murphy and Alma Flood Murphy. He was preceded in death by his sister Alma Murphy Thorpe and his brother William Flood Murphy. Walter attended the Marist School for boys and graduated from Benedictine Military School in the Class of 1944. He attended Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama after serving in the United States Navy aboard the battleship USS New York. During World War II the USS New ...
Betty Taylor West AUG 02, 1925 - SEP 09, 2009
Savannah- Betty Lorraine Taylor West, 84, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Joseph Louis West, passed away, Wednesday morning, September 9, 2009 at Riverview Nursing Home. Betty was raised in the Episcopal Home for Girls in Savannah. She owned the Gingham Garden in historic downtown Savannah for many years. She was an active member of the Cassina Garden Club where she found great joy as a master gardener. She was on the board of the Episcopal Home for Girls and was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church. She is survived by her beloved husband of 62 years, Joseph Louis West; one son, Mark Charles ...
Maurice Pete DeLoach NOV 11, 1921 - SEP 09, 2009
- Savannah - Maurice "Pete" DeLoach, 87, Lt. Col. Retired, died September 9, 2009, at his residence. He was born in Newington, Georgia, son of the late Richard Albert and Ethel Davidson DeLoach. Pete received his nickname from his father's work crew on the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. He moved to Savannah in the summer of 1929 and was a graduate of Savannah High School. Pete graduated from the United States Army Officer's Candidate School and served as a Captain, Infantry, World War II. He served two tours, one in the Battle of the Atlantic stationed in Bermuda and one in Europe where he rec ...
William Sitz Vining, Jr. DEC 30, 1928 - SEP 09, 2009
William Sitz Bill Vining, Jr. December 30, 1928 – September 11, 2009 William "Bill" Sitz Vining, Jr., 80, went to be with the Lord on September 11, 2009, at his home in Houston following a long battle with Parkinson's. Bill was born on December 30, 1928, in Savannah, Georgia. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Jean Wingate Vining, of Houston, Texas; daughter and son-in-law, Ashley and Curtis Hillier and grandson, Nicholas, of Round Rock, Texas; brother, Donald C. Vining, Sr., and nephew, Donald C. Vining, Jr., of Alpharetta, Georgia; niece, Diane Butler and family of Savannah, Georgia; ...
Nell Foster Forkner APR 07, 1911 - SEP 08, 2009
Nell Foster Forkner, 98 died Tuesday, September 8, 2009 at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Savannah. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church and was retired from Candler Hospital as an Executive Housekeeper. She was one of the original Girl Scout's. She loved flowers and was a collector of dolls. She is survived by four sons, Samuel L. Forkner and his wife Jean, of Savannah, Robert E. Forkner, and his wife Carolyn, of Alabama, James O. Forkner, of Rincon, and Ben S. Forkner, of Savannah. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. Memo ...