Obituaries
Mary Ellen Cribbs Reynolds JAN 23, 1942 - AUG 06, 2009
Mary Ellen Cribbs Reynolds, 67, died Thursday, August 6, 2009 in Claxton, GA. Mrs. Reynolds, a native of Savannah was born on January 23, 1942, the daughter of the late Jordan Reddice and Annie Rachel Eden Cribbs. She was educated in the Savannah school system and later began working with M&M Grocery stores which later became Kroger. She worked in the grocery business for many years until her declining health forced her to retire. Mrs. Reynolds is survived by her companion of over thirty years, Carroll Lee Skinner of Daisy, GA; son, Gary Reynolds and wife Pam of Guyton; granddaughter, Tam ...
Capt. Robert S. Jones DEC 01, 1921 - AUG 05, 2009
Captain Robert S. Jones, USN, Ret. SAVANNAH – Retired Navy Captain Robert S. Jones, 89, who was instrumental in the building of the U.S. Navy Memorial on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., died August 5, 2009 at Hospice Savannah in Savannah, GA. Prior to moving to Savannah in 1997, he had lived in McLean, VA for twelve years and in northern Virginia for more than 30 years. Captain Jones was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Navy Memorial Foundation and was executive assistant to the President of the Navy Memorial Foundation during the building of the Memorial. He also directed the ...
Lois Jordan Strickland MAR 28, 1924 - AUG 03, 2009
Lois Jordan Strickland, 85 died Monday August 3, 2009 at St. Joseph Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was a native of Toombs County and lifelong resident of Savannah. Mrs. Strickland was a member of Savannah Christian Church and the Fidelis/Senior Saints Sunday School Class. She was a member and treasurer of the Bonifide Lodge 211 of the Railroad Auxillary and was an avid bowler. Mrs. Strickland retired as the bookkeeper from the K-Mart Corporation after many years of service. She was a lovely and vibrant lady who loved life and will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She was p ...
Mary Elizabeth Paul Hennessy JUN 17, 1924 - AUG 01, 2009
MARY PAUL HENNESSY - Savannah - Mary Elizabeth Paul Hennessy, 85, died August 1, 2009 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida, daughter of the late George Naismith Paul, Sr. and Mary Reynolds Paul. Mrs. Hennessy lived in Savannah most of her life and attended Sacred Heart Parochial School and was a 1942 graduate of St. Vincent's Academy. In 1945, she graduated from St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing and was employed as a public health nurse for many years. She was a member of the Council of Catholic Women CCW, the Carmel Club, the Social Apostolate, the Benedictine ...
Glen Elton Lanier, Jr. NOV 22, 1947 - AUG 01, 2009
Glen Elton Lanier, Jr. "Smokey Man" Savannah- Mr. Glen Elton Lanier, Jr., 61, died Saturday, August 1, 2009 at the Ralph H. Johnson Memorial Veterans Hospital in Charleston, S.C. under the care of Hospice. He was a native of Savannah and 1965 graduate of H.V. Jenkins High School. He attended Middle Georgia College and Brewton Parker College before being drafted in the U.S. Army. He served in the Vietnam War with Company A Signal Battalion 9th Infantry Division where he was awarded the Bronze Star. Mr. Lanier later worked in the Glass industry with PP&G Glass, Port City Glass and retired fr ...
Jack Allen Hood, Sr. DEC 07, 1919 - AUG 01, 2009
- SAVANNAH- Mr. Jack Allen Hood, Sr. entered into eternal rest Saturday at Hospice Savannah, Inc. due to natural causes at the age of 89. He was born on December 7, 1919 in Thunderbolt, GA where he lived to present. He is preceded in death by his father, Ocey A. Hood, and his mother, Lillie Missouri Sikes of Thunderbolt, GA, sister, Ruth and three brothers, Carl, Leon and Billy. He is survived by his loving dedicated wife of just over 70 years, Mary Elizabeth Sherin Hood, his sister, Mary Waldrep of Jacksonville FL; his devoted children, daughter, Ruth Carolyn Walker; son and daughter-in-law ...
Georgia Tullulah Rice Thompson MAR 17, 1909 - AUG 01, 2009
Georgia Tallulah Rice Thompson Mrs. William Coakley Thompson Died on August 1, 2009 at Savannah Square - Savannah - She was born in Commerce, GA on March 17, 1909. Her late parents were Mrs. Claudia Carson Rice and Mr. George Thomas Rice. She was a graduate from the University of Georgia in 1930, where she was a member of Mu Beta Chapture Chi Omega Sorority and a lifetime member in their beloved sisterhood. She was married to the late William Coakley Thompson of Savannah, GA. Mrs. Thompson Georgia was a long time resident of Savannah, GA. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where ...
Lillian Waters Shank AUG 27, 2009 - JUL 31, 2009
Lillian Herrin Shank, 91, of Savannah died July 31, 2009 at Habersham House under the care of Hospice Savannah. She was preceded in death by her husband William Weldon Windy Herrin and their infant daughter Jane Elizabeth Herrin; her second husband Jacob Henry Shank; a brother Humbert Waters and a sister Marian Waters Crawley. Survivors include her son William Weldon Herrin, Jr. and his wife Elizabeth of Huntsville, AL; her son James Jarrett Herrin and his wife Lynn of Peachtree City, GA; a sister, Bennette Waters Shreve of El Paso, TX ; four grandchildren: Blake Herrin of Madison, AL, Catheri ...
Grace Darling Fox JUN 24, 1922 - JUL 30, 2009
GRACE DARLING FOX Grace Darling Fox 87, died Thursday, July 30, 2009 at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was a native of Deltaville, Virginia and a longtime resident of Hampton, Virginia. She was a member of the Newmarket Baptist Church in Hampton, Virginia. Mrs. Fox was preceded in death by her husband, Granville Garnett Fox. Surviving are her daughters, Lavinia "Judi" Romansky of Savannah and Betty Lucille Taylor of Klamath Falls, Oregon; her sons, Alfred Raymond "Buster" Fox of Mason City, Iowa and Robert Alan Fox of Pine Forest, Texas. Also surviving are four grandchildren and eight great grandc ...
William M. Bethany NOV 04, 1915 - JUL 30, 2009
Savannah- Mr. William M. Bethany, 93, passed away, Thursday, July 30, 2009 at Hospice House. Mr. Bethany was a native of Opelousas, Louisiana. He served in the U.S. Army and later worked as a watch repairman in Savannah. He was a fine Christian man and loved our Lord. For over 45 years, he was a dear friend of the Wood family, Bill and Mary of Savannah. Most people can only wish to have such a dear friend as Bill. He will surely be missed by all who knew him. Friends may visit from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 31, 2009 at the Islands Chapel of Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors. Graves ...
Ignatius Izzy Rogers, Jr. AUG 28, 1942 - JUL 29, 2009
Ignatius W. "Izzy" Rogers, Jr., 66, died Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at Memorial University Medical Center. The native and lifelong resident of Savannah, retired from Champion Machine after 41 years of service. He graduated from Benedictine Military School in 1960 and was a veteran of the United States Army. Izzy, as he was known by his many friends, was a member of the Dixieland Cruisers and an Antique Car enthusiast. He was of the Catholic faith and an avid fisherman. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Judith H. Rogers, of Savannah, his daughter and son-in-law, Holly and Glenn Price, of S ...
Gregory Thomas Wood APR 07, 1961 - JUL 28, 2009
GREGORY THOMAS WOOD Gregory Thomas Wood, 48, of Brooklyn, MI died July 28, 2009. Mr. Wood, the son of Richard T. Wood and the late Elizabeth M. Wood, passed away unexpectedly of heart failure. Greg was a graduate pf Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, MI, and received a Bachelor's degree from Hope College in Holland, MI. At the time of his death, Greg was a sales director with Global Industries. Greg was an avid player of any game with a ball, where you could play to win. He particularly loved golf, a game he played first with his father and grandfather as a young man, and then with the many lon ...
Margaret Wayt DeBolt AUG 05, 1930 - JUL 28, 2009
Margaret Wayt DeBolt, local author, journalist, historian and storyteller, died Tuesday following a prolonged illness. She was 78. Best known for writing "Savannah Spectres and Other Strange Tales," she was a prolific researcher of Savannah history and a charter member of the Bonaventure Historical Society. DeBolt grew up in Moundsville, W. Va., the daughter of a teacher, amid the Great Depression on a small farm with no indoor plumbing. "I think these things contributed not only to her being such a down-to-earth person, but also to her lifelong love of learning," said her daughter, Jennifer H ...
Theodore S. Will Jr. AUG 20, 1917 - JUL 27, 2009
THEODORE ST. CLAIR WILL, JR. Savannah, Georgia- Theodore St. Clair Will, Jr., 91, died July 27, 2009. He was born August 20, 1917 in Ellicott City, Maryland, son of the Reverend Theodore S. Will and Eleanor Hardinge Will. Mr. Will attended Episcopal High School, Alexandria, VA., Maryland Art Institute, Baltimore, MD., and served as a pilot in the United States Air Forces during World War II. Following the war, he worked in the newspaper field with the Atlanta Constitution before joining and retiring from Tucker-Wayne Advertising Company. Ted was a member of the Piedmont Driving Club and All Sa ...
Magnus LeRoy Jarrell, Jr. APR 30, 1921 - JUL 26, 2009
MAGNUS LEROY JARRELL, JR. Magnus LeRoy Jarrell, Jr. 88, died Sunday, July 26, 2009 at Hospice Savannah. Mr. Jarrell was born and raised in the Old Fort in Savannah. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy serving in WWII. He also served in the Georgia Air National Guard. Mr. Jarrell was past president of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, he was retired from American Cynanmide Company. He also was the former owner of Jarrell's Recycling Company. Mr. Jarrell loved to play golf and fish. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 58 years Betty, his daughter, Cathy and his gr ...
Charles William Jordan FEB 16, 1925 - JUL 25, 2009
Savannah- Mr. Charles William Jordan, 84, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2009. Mr. Jordan was born in Savannah on February 16, 1925. He was the son of the late Wyman Harter Jordan and Ada Bell Hoskins Jordan. Mr. Jordan attended school in Savannah until he joined the Merchant Marines at the age of 16. Sailing with the Seaman's International Union and serving his country through three wars. The places he saw and went one could only dream of. He loved and missed the sea after his retirement, but stayed active in the Catholic Church. He loved fishing, crabbing, playing his guitar for family and f ...
Kenneth David Chase, Sr. JUL 21, 1923 - JUL 25, 2009
Kenneth David Chase, Sr. SAVANNAH – Kenneth David Chase, Sr., 86, died Saturday, July 25, 2009, at Hospice House. The Brooklyn, NY native was a twenty year retiree of the United States Army, having served during World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was also retired from Savannah Gas Company. Mr. Chase was a member of Thunderbolt Masonic Lodge #693. He attended Thunderbolt Baptist Church and was a former member of Trinity Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Faye Wofford Chase. Surviving are a son, Kenny D. Chase, Jr. Pug of Savannah; two daughters, Barbara Don ...
Marjorie Eilene Dubberly OCT 12, 1924 - JUL 25, 2009
On Saturday night, July 25, 2009 our Mother, Marjorie Eilene Dubberly died at her home in Savannah, Ga. She was surrounded by all 7 of her children. We held her hand, we kept telling her that we loved her, and thanked her for being an extraordinary human being, and a wonderful mother to all of us: Michael, Jeffery, Scott, David, Steven, Carolyn, and Jennifer. For nearly 50 years she was also a loving, supportive wife of Thomas A. Dubberly. He died in 1994. She was there when each one of us took our first breath of life, and we were there for her as she took her last. Our Mother was born in Eas ...
Robert L. Fears, Sr. JAN 31, 1915 - JUL 25, 2009
Robert L. Fears, Sr. SAVANNAH – Robert L. Fears, Sr., 94, died Saturday, July 25, 2009, at Savannah Square. The native and lifelong resident of Savannah was raised at Bethesda Home for Boys and at the time of his death was the oldest surviving Bethesda Boy. Mr. Fears was a member of Calvary of Savannah and retired as an engineer with Seaboard Coastline Railroad. Surviving are two sons, Robert L. Fears, Sr. and his wife, Jennifer, of San Antonio, TX and Donnie Fears of Savannah; a daughter, Sharon Daniel and her husband, Noel, of Savannah; and two granddaughters, Sherri Oliver and Melissa Danie ...
James C. Elsken AUG 16, 1922 - JUL 21, 2009
SAVANNAH - James C. Elsken, 86, died on Tuesday, July 21st peacefully at his home in Savannah, GA. Jim was born in Paris, Arkansas on August 16, 1922 to Alberta and Albert Elsken. He spent his childhood in Arkansas with his brother, Richard, and his sisters, Leona and Mary. He served in WWII in the Army Air Corp. He graduated with a degree in chemical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and worked for Dorr-Oliver in California, Connecticut and Illinois. After retiring from Dorr-Oliver in 1986 he enjoyed a long retirement golfing on Skidaway Island. He was always an active ...
Larry Leon Robbins SEP 30, 1949 - JUL 21, 2009
Larry Leon Robbins, 59, died Tuesday, July 21, 2009 in Savannah. Mr. Robbins, a native of Savannah, GA was born on September 30, 1949, the beloved son of James Robbins and Thelma and Carl Hager. He was a graduate of Savannah High School. He leaves behind many loyal customers in his employment of over twenty years with Cox Pest Control as well as many friends of the half rubber community of Wops & Robbins. Larry was well known as being a "helluva" half rubber player. Mr. Robbins is survived by his daughters, Helga Sabrina Moersch and Cindy Hawkins; siblings, Elaine Tuten, James E. Robbins a ...
David H. Fish DEC 27, 1918 - JUL 21, 2009
David H. Fish, 90, died Tuesday, July 21, 2009 in Savannah. Mr. Fish was born in Boston, MA on December 27, 1918, the son of the late Harold Dufur and Ethel Deering Fish. He was a graduate of Evanston High School in Evanston, IL, later receiving his formal education from Dartmouth College where he graduated in 1940 earning his B.A. in Physics. After college, Dave enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps and through their assistance attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earning a degree in Meteorology. Mr. Fish had an impressive career serving in the Armed Forces spanning over forty ye ...
Dominic Christopher Galletta, Jr. JAN 06, 1926 - JUL 20, 2009
Savannah- Mr. Dominic Christopher Galletta, Jr., 83, died Monday, July 20, 2009 at Memorial University Medical Center. The native and life long resident of Savannah retired after serving 24 years with the U.S. Navy. He later worked for Grumman Aerospace before opening his own business, Galletta's Outboard Motor Repairs. He was a communicant of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church. His wife, Elizabeth Anne DeBorde Galletta preceded him in death. Survivors include four sons and daughters-in-law, Dominic Christopher Galletta III, and his wife Angela Drane Galletta, Michael Stephen Galletta and h ...
Gloria Carano DiNatale JUL 24, 1927 - JUL 20, 2009
Gloria Carano DiNatale, 81, died Monday, July 20, 2009 at her home in Savannah. Mrs. DiNatale was born on July 24, 1927 in Savannah, the daughter of the late Alfonso and Carmela Carano. She was a graduate of Commercial High School. Later in life Gloria participated with local grocery stores doing demonstration work. She was a devout Catholic and member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Mrs. DiNatale was preceded in death by her loving husband of 62 years, Joseph Frank DiNatale, Sr. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Joseph F. DiNatale, Jr. and Judy DiNatale of Savannah; grand ...
Antonio Eduardo Tapia JAN 29, 1938 - JUL 19, 2009
Tybee Island - Antonio Eduardo Tapia, 71, died July 19, 2009. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of the late Eduardo and Anna Tyson Tapia. Mr. Tapia was a graduate of Temple University and retired from Bell Atlantic after 35 years of service. He was a veteran of the United States Army, a member of American Legion Post No. 154 and a communicant of St. Michael's Catholic Church. Surviving are his wife, Linda Griffin Tapia of Tybee Island; son, Joshua Fields of Philadelphia, PA; daughter, Lindsay Fields of Philadelphia, PA and grandchildren, Joshua and Germaine. Memorial Mass: 11:00 a ...
Dennis Orman Lofton MAR 24, 1947 - JUL 19, 2009
Dennis O. Lofton SAVANNAH – Dennis O. Lofton, 62, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2009. He was born March 24, 1947 in Parma, Missouri. Dennis attended Washtenaw College in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. Dennis was president and CEO of Jones Hill and Mercer / HRH of Savannah and president and founder of the Lofton Company Insurance. He was past president of Independent Insurance Agents of Savannah, past president of the United Way and past president of the Y.M.C.A. of Savannah. He was reti ...
Berniece Austin Williams OCT 09, 1911 - JUL 18, 2009
Berniece Austin Williams Berniece Austin Williams, 97, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2009 after a short illness. Mrs. Williams was a native of Swainsboro, GA, but lived most of her life in Savannah, GA, until moving to Virginia to live with her daughter and son-in-law. She was a member of White Bluff United Methodist Church in Savannah. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Nelson Austin, her second husband, Charles E. Williams, her 22 year old grandson, Gregory Scott Bush, her parents and four brothers. She leaves to cherish her memories her daughter and son-in-law, Lynda & ...
John D. Guttery JAN 01, 1882 - JUL 18, 2009
- Savannah - John D. Guttery, First Sergeant, United States Army, Retired 82, died July 18, 2009 at Savannah Square surrounded by his wife and daughters. He was born in Dora, Alabama, son of the late Dee and Emma Cole Guttery. He served in the Merchant Marines during World War II and enlisted in the United States Army in 1946. Mr. Guttery retired as a First Sergeant in 1966. Prior to moving to Savannah in 1987, Mr. Guttery was a business owner in Phenix City, AL. He was a member of Bible Baptist Church, where he was a former deacon and Sunday school teacher. He was preceded in death by his bro ...