Obituaries
Janet Bowden Wilson MAR 14, 1935 - DEC 26, 2024
Janet Bowden Wilson, 89, died peacefully with her family on Thursday, December 26, 2024 at The Marshes on Skidaway Island. Janet was born in New York City, the eldest of two daughters of William Bowden and Bernice Davis Bowden of Greenwich, CT. She was educated at Andover Academy, Smith College, and Manhattanville College where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology. In 1964 Janet married Claude A. Wilson Jr. of Monroe, NC in Manhattan and they resided in Greenwich CT, until 1994 when they relocated to Savannah, GA. Throughout her life, Janet was an active volunteer at t ...
Lawrence Scott Martens DEC 27, 1940 - DEC 25, 2024
In Loving Memory of Lawrence Scott Martens (1940–2024) It is with both heavy hearts and fond smiles that we announce the passing of Lawrence Scott Martens, who sailed into eternity on the morning of December 25, 2024, just two days shy of his 84th birthday. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, on December 27, 1940, to Forest and Grace Martens, Scott or Larry, as his mother called him until the day she passed, lived a life that was nothing short of extraordinary. Scott was a man of the water, a pilot, a racer, a golfer, a world traveler an adventurer, a published author and most importantly, an ...
Jeffrey Vincent Berg FEB 14, 1963 - DEC 25, 2024
Jeffrey Vincent Berg Embarked on his final adventure on December 25th 2024 at the age of 61,in Savannah GA. Born in Salisbury MD, on February 14th 1963 to the late Joseph and Joan Berg. Jeff’s life was a tapestry of love, laughter and adventure. He passed away as a very proud father and the Miami Dolphin’s #1 Fan. Jeff is survived by his two sons, who he loved more then life itself, Jeffrey C. Berg , Kenneth V. Berg, and beloved stepdaughter, Samantha DeGeorge (Brian). His fur buddies Soy, Bandet and Savannah. Sibling’s, Kenneth Berg (Linda) of Tx, ...
Diane Sutton Tracy SEP 03, 1942 - DEC 25, 2024
Diane Sutton Tracy, 82, died peacefully on Christmas Day after a brief illness. Diane was born in Pittsburgh, PA, the only child of Robert and Margaret (Sands) Sutton. She was part of the first graduating class of Upper St. Clair High School in 1960. Diane went on to earn her BA from Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA and taught high school business classes in St. Petersburg, Florida where she was introduced to Jerry Sellars by her life-long friend Teddi. Diane and Jerry were married in 1965 and moved to Pittsburgh, PA where they started their family.&nb ...
Elizabeth W. Ledford FEB 02, 1931 - DEC 24, 2024
Elizabeth Widmann Ledford, 93, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2024. She was born February 2, 1931, in Germany. She was a longtime resident of Tybee Island, and a member of Chapel by the Sea Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School for adult women and sang in the choir. She retired as manager of David’s Supermarket. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd A. Ledford. Surviving are her three daughters, Mary J. Sjerps, Jane Ellen Sublet, and Suzi Nesbitt (Glenn), and her two grandchildren, Meagan Pena (Juan), and Jimmy Smith (Mylene). Visita ...
Sharon B. Panch FEB 29, 1948 - DEC 24, 2024
Sharon B. Panch, 76, with her family by her side, died peacefully at Memorial Health University Medical Center on Tuesday, December 24, 2024. Sharon was born on February 29, 1948, to the late Jack H. and Thelda Mosteller Blackburn. Sharon’s family was her passion; she was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She loved college football, especially her Tennessee Volunteers. For more than thirty years, Sharon worked as a bookkeeper for her brother-in-law at Savannah Driveline and Hydraulics. Sharon enjoyed Bowling and Bunco. For more than 20 years, she bowled in the ...
Barbara Jean Steele Williams NOV 01, 1939 - DEC 22, 2024
On December 22, Jean passed away peacefully at the age of 85 and will be remembered for her zest for life and the unwavering pursuit of her dreams and goals. Jean was born Barbara Jean Steele, affectionately nicknamed Bobbie Jean, preferring simply Jean. She was born in Griffin, GA, the seventh child of Morton Charlie Steele and Myrtle Ethylene Morris Steele. Jean spent her childhood on the family farm located on Tara Boulevard at Freeman Road in Jonesboro, Georgia. As a teenager, Jean relocated to Atlanta to live with her sister Frances and her husband, Oliver Carter allowing her to att ...
Charles (Buzzy) F. Weimar Jr. SEP 09, 1946 - DEC 21, 2024
Charles (Buzzy) F. Weimar Jr passed away peacefully at his home after a long illness with Alzheimer’s Disease surrounded by his family. A native of Savannah, Buzzy was born to the late Charles F. Weimar, Sr. and Mary Francis Weimar on September 9, 1946. He attended Blessed Sacrament School, Benedictine Military Academy and graduated from Savannah High School in 1965. After high school, he served in the 165th Air National Guard, as a Medic. He developed an interest in architecture and construction early in life, earning his architectural drafting diploma from Massey Technical Institute ...
Constance Davis Burke MAR 29, 1926 - DEC 20, 2024
Constance Davis Burke, 98, of Savannah Georgia, passed away Friday, December 20, 2024 at The Marshes of Skidaway Island. She was born March 29, 1926 in Athens Georgia to Lucile and Fred Davis. The family moved to Savannah where Connie attended Savannah High School and then returned to Athens, where she graduated from the University of Georgia. Connie was married 68 years to William R Burke who passed February 22, 2022. Together they lived in Savannah, Doylestown PA, and Tifton GA before retiring back to Savannah. No matter where they went Connie loved family and friends, maintaining many la ...
Nancy Norton Wright Stephens MAY 18, 1939 - DEC 20, 2024
Nancy Norton Wright Stephens, 85, of Atlanta, passed away under the care of Hospice Savannah and surrounded by her loving family, on Friday, December 20, 2024. Nancy was born on May 18, 1939, in Atlanta, Ga to Adrian and Evelyn Norton. She grew up in the West End area of Atlanta, graduating from Sacred Heart High School in 1957. She attended Georgia State University, until the sisters at St Anthony’s school begged her to teach their middle school children. Nancy loved to tell the story about how she took all these pre-teens on a trip to Washington DC all by herself. What an experience ...
Charles Cleon Lewis, Sr. JUN 26, 1935 - DEC 20, 2024
Charles Cleon Lewis, Sr. “Pop” 89, died peacefully Friday December 20, 2024 surrounded by his Family. Cleon was born in Manassas, Georgia, and was a graduate of Commercial High School. A devout Christian, he was a member of Bible Baptist Church. Throughout his Christian Life, he was a Sunday School Teacher, Deacon and member of the Silver Nuggets. After High School, Cleon married his high school sweetheart, Nancy Sandiford. They were married for 60 years and raised four sons together until her untimely passing in 2016. After working for Kaiser Chemicals for a few years, Cleon be ...
Mildred Sparks Mayo FEB 26, 1938 - DEC 19, 2024
Mildred Sparks Mayo, 86, passed away peacefully on December 19, 2024. Born on February 26, 1938, in Portal, Georgia, she was one of 15 children born to JW and Mamie Dell Sparks. Mildred was a loving wife, devoted mother, cherished grandmother, and a beacon of compassion and faith. She married the love of her life, Tom Mayo, with whom she shared a lifetime of love and family. Together, they raised four daughters: Cindy (Brian) Vogel, Donna (Bill) Mitchell, Mary (Bert) Taylor, and Brenda (Richard) Hyde. Mildred’s family continued to grow, and she was blessed with 10 grandchildren and 13 ...
Adelaide F. Waller FEB 27, 1925 - DEC 16, 2024
Adelaide Farr Waller, 99, passed away Monday, December 16, 2024, at The Oaks of Pooler. She was born February 27, 1925, in Camak, Georgia to the late Sterling and Floy Farr. Mrs. Waller was a lifelong resident of Garden City. She was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Garden City, and the Lydian Sunday School Class. She was devoted to her family and her church. Mrs. Waller also loved her dogs, and especially chocolate. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Edgar F. Waller, her sister, Catherine Calhoun, and her brother Welco ...
Marie Kish Robinson JAN 15, 1928 - DEC 16, 2024
Marie Kish Robinson, age 96 passed away on December 16, 2024, at the Azalealand nursing home in Savannah, GA. Marie and her husband, William (Bill) moved to Savannah in September of 1979. She was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania where she graduated from Seton Hill Academy in Greensburg and Robert Morris Business College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was a former professional ice-skater with the ice Capades. After her marriage in 1948, she pursued a career in fashion and modeling retiring in 1999. She was a former member of The Savannah Symphony Women’s Guild, the Landings Club W ...
Paul David Baldwin - DEC 14, 2024
Paul David Baldwin, 44, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2024, in Savannah. He was born November 15, 1980, in Urbana, IL to Lacy Charles Baldwin and Janet Scales Baldwin. He is survived by the love of his life, Michelle Lowe Baldwin, his five cherished children, Ally, Brookie, Tommy, Katie, and Ella, his mother, Janet Scales Baldwin, his brother Frank Baldwin (Misty), his many work and church friends, and our whole Savannah family, that had been with us every step of the way. . Paul was preceded in death by his father, Lacy Charles Baldwin, his sister, Beth Baldwin, hi ...
Walter Irvin Mitchell Jr. JAN 18, 1943 - DEC 14, 2024
Walt Irvin Mitchell Jr. passed away peacefully on December 14, 2024, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on January 18, 1943, Walt lived a full and remarkable life marked by dedication, adventure, and love. A proud member of the Tuscaloosa High School Class of 1961 and the Class of 1965 at Henderson State College, Walt went on to serve his country in the U.S. Army from 1965 to 1969, with deployments in Germany and Vietnam. During his service, he earned the Bronze Star for his exemplary courage and dedication in Vietnam. Walt’s passion for adventure extended beyond the ...
Suzanne (Suzie) Hill Williams JUL 08, 1931 - DEC 11, 2024
Suzanne “Suzie” Hill Williams died peacefully on December 11, 2024, at the age of 93. Born in Atlanta on July 8, 1931, she was the daughter of Agnes Walker Hill and Joseph Hugh “Buck” Hill. In 1935 she moved to Savannah, residing on Ardsley Park’s 45th Street, which at the time was a dirt road. She lived in Vernonburg from 1965 to 2022. She attended the Pape School in Savannah and Mary Baldwin College in Virginia, and graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Latin and a minor in Ancient Greek. She had a ...
Rachel Michelle Tankersley - DEC 11, 2024
It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved daughter, Rachel Michelle Tankersley, on December 11, 2024. She brought light and joy into the lives of everyone who knew her. Rachel was a bright star who lived her life with kindness, laughter, and an endless capacity to love. She was born on April 6, 1996, in Biloxi, Mississippi. She lived part of her childhood in Concord, North Carolina where she won many ribbons competing in Saddlebred horse shows and where she earned her second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do at th ...
Doris Elizabeth Lindsay JUL 02, 1937 - DEC 10, 2024
Grandma is preceded in death by her husband Tollie Lindsay, mother Helen Elizabeth Newton, father George Butler Striplin, brothers Jimmie Butler and George Thomas Striplin and sister Helen Faye Westberry. She is survived by her sister, Mary Frances Roberts and many nieces and nephews that she dearly loved. Also survived by daughter, Deborah Ann Jones, granddaughter Elizabeth Ann Logue (Donnie) g. grandson, Jai’lyn M.M. Logue, g. granddaughter Mia C. Logue and g.g. granddaughter Melody Dove Logue. Also survived by grandsons Michael T. W ...
Cecilia DeBorde FEB 02, 1942 - DEC 09, 2024
Cecilia DeBorde, 82, a native Savannahian, passed away in Midway, Monday, December 9, 2024. She was a born February 2, 1942, daughter of the late Richard John Gavin and Cecilia Fitzpatrick Gavin, and was preceded in death by her husband of 60, years, Richard John DeBorde, a grandson, Jimmy Stephenson, and a sister, Patty Marx. She was a member of Saint Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, and she was one of 12 charter members of the Daughters of Ireland. She retired as a X Ray technician after 60, plus years. She loved spending time with her family, and enjoyed art and crafts, making stained ...
Elena Jaime JUL 05, 1954 - DEC 09, 2024
Elena Jaime, 70, of Savannah, passed away Monday December 9, 2024. She was born July 5, 1954, in Jalisco, Mexico, daughter of the Baltazar Leon and Catalina Perez Leon. Survived by husband, Raymundo Jaime, daughters Veronica Jaime and Maria Jaime, and sons Raymundo Jaime Jr. and Humberto Jaime Survived by husband, Raymundo Jaime, daughters Veronica Jaime and Maria Jaime, and sons Raymundo Jaime Jr. and Humberto A rosary will be at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, December 15th. at Fox & Weeks Hodgson Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 12:00 p.m., December 16th, at S ...
Donna DiGioia Katula JUL 09, 1959 - DEC 08, 2024
Donna DiGioia Katula, 65, of Savannah, GA passed away Sunday, December 8, 2024 peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones. Donna was born in Monessen, PA on July 7th, 1959, to the late Phillip DiGioia and Josephine (Tegnelia) DiGioia. Her first marriage was to Robert Fleming, and she later married the late George Katula. Donna is survived by her children; Michael (Haley) Fleming of Forsyth, GA and Sarah Katula of Raritan, NJ, her granddaughter Mahaila Fleming, her mother, Josephine DiGioia, sister Diane (Steve) Beninato, her brother Richard (Angelia) DiGioia, and multiple nieces and ...
Tonnie Glick - DEC 07, 2024
Lively Birth December 17, 1938 Last Breath December 7, 2024 Tonnie would have liked for her obituary to declare her, “The Oldest Woman in the World!” But, as she was unable to control everything, she traded time for eternity on December 7th to embark on the MOST exhilarating trip of her life to the next world. Tonnie was born in White Plains NY on December 17, 1938, and grew up in Dearborn, Michigan. At the University of Colorado, she majored in Education and minored in skiing, graduating with a B.A. in Education. She married and lived on the North ...
Peter Terrell Ray APR 19, 1946 - DEC 07, 2024
Peter Terrell Ray Peter Terrell Ray passed on December 7, 2024, at Candler Hospital in Savannah, Georgia after a long illness. Peter was born in White Plains, New York on April 19, 1946, to parents George Wesley Ray and Mary Helen Jones Ray. Peter has a brother Montfort S. Ray, a retired attorney, who lives in Statesboro with his wife Marjorie Waters Ray. They lost a sister, Patricia Ray, who passed away in 2018. Peter grew up in Savannah, Georgia and graduated from Savannah Country Day School in 1964. He then graduated from Wofford College in 1968, having majored in Psychology. ...
Captain Robert Lucas (Bobby) Missroon, Sr. JUN 25, 1934 - DEC 06, 2024
Robert Lucas Missroon, Sr Captain Robert Lucas (Bobby) Missroon 90 passed away at home on Friday, December 6, 2024 after a short illness. He was born at home in Bucksport, South Carolina on June 25, 1934, the fourth of 11 children to James Frampton and Almeda Cornelison Missroon. The family moved around the low country of South Carolina often in the early years, but in 1942 he along with his father and older brother Jimmy relocated from Wilmington, NC to Savannah aboard the shrimp boat “Okracoke” with the rest of the family soon to follow. They settled in Fort Screven area of ...
Connie Moore MAY 06, 1945 - DEC 06, 2024
It is with tremendous sadness that the family of Connie Louise Moore announces her passing on the evening of Friday, December 6th, 2024, at the age of 79. As a native San Diegan, Connie was born May 6th, 1945, to Dena (nee Leibram) and Warren Wright. Connie and her brother, Dennis, grew up in San Diego. Connie graduated from San Diego High School in 1963 and attended San Diego State University shortly thereafter. During a blind date, on April Fool’s Day back in 1966, she met and fell in love with her husband of more than 50 years, Lee Albert Moore. Connie and Lee raised two children, Chr ...
Margaret Carter Billingsley - DEC 05, 2024
In Loving Memory of Margaret Carter Billingsley "Peggy" Margaret Carter Billingsley, known to all as “Peggy,” age 73, passed away on December 5, 2024, after a brief illness. She was born on July 9, 1951, in Savannah, Georgia, where she was raised and spent most of her life. Peggy graduated from Savannah High School in 1969 and began her career in banking at Great Southern Federal in 1984. She spent over three decades serving the Savannah community, retiring from South State Bank of Whitmarsh Island in 2017. In retirement, Peggy found joy in watching golf, cheering for ...
Ronald G. Gerken OCT 13, 1936 - DEC 05, 2024
Ronald Grady Gerken, age 88, died peacefully on the afternoon of 12/05/2024 in the good care of Azalealand Nursing Home, with loving family by his side. He had bravely battled the symptoms of Parkinson's Disease for many years. With the loving care of his wife, he was able to live at home until the last few months of his life. Mr. Gerken, a native Savannahian, was born on October 13, 1936. He attended local schools, including Savannah High School and Armstrong Junior College. He transferred to Clemson University where he earned a Batchelor of Science degree in electric ...
Georgia Deloach SEP 17, 1967 - DEC 05, 2024
Georgia Anne Deloach was suddenly take from us on Thursday, December 5, 2024. She was 57 Years old and above all was a loving mother who was devoted to her family. Born on September 17, 1967 She was the eldest daughter of Thomas and Kay Tucker. Georgia was a native Savannahian and graduated from Savannah High School in 1986. She later attended Armstrong University then left for Europe with whom would be her future husband, John Mathew Deloach, for his service in the United States Air Force. On April 21, 1989, Georgia and John were married in Munich, Germany, spending several yea ...