Obituaries
Thelma Tuttle Arnold JAN 21, 1912 - AUG 29, 2009
THELMA TUTTLE ARNOLD Thelma Tuttle Arnold, 97, passed away on August 29, 2009 at Azalealand Nursing Home following a long illness. She was a native Savannahian and lived in Thunderbolt and Savannah all of her life. She was a lifelong member of Wesley Oak United Methodist Church in Thunderbolt. She was preceded in death by her husband, Larkin C. Arnold, her parents George and Josephine Tuttle and three brothers, Samuel Tuttle, Raymond Tuttle and Royce Tuttle. She is survived by a niece, Delores Tuttle Page, three great nieces, one great nephew and many friends. Graveside Services will be Wednes ...
Kathleen Lanier Tuten MAR 13, 1921 - AUG 29, 2009
Tybee Island – Kathleen was born in Bulloch County, Georgia, March 13, 1921, and lived most of her life in the Savannah area. Kathleen was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Grover Terrell Tuten, Jr. and adored parents, Laura Byrd Lanier and Alanzo Allen Lanier. Kathleen retired from the Savannah Pilot Association in 1986. Kathleen always remained busy working, and loved her long involvement with the Tybee Island Bridge Club. Kathleen is survived by her three children, Ava Laura Moon Robert, Grover Terrell Tuten, III Lynelle, and Lydia Kathleen Laursen Mark. Kathleen has eleven grandchi ...
Hazel Milladeen Barnard FEB 03, 1930 - AUG 28, 2009
HAZEL M. BARNARD Hazel M. Barnard passed away at age 79 on Friday, August 28, 2009 at Hospice Savannah after a short illness. She is survived by two sisters, Frances and Bill Arnold of Savannah and Marvena and Andy Andrews of Choctaw, Oklahoma; two brothers, Ronald and Janie Barnard Stilson, Georgia and Ott and Andi of Dunwoody, Georgia. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Marvin and Viola Barnard, her brother Hinson Barnard and her sister Barbara Hafey. Visitation will be Monday, August 31, 2009 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Fox and Weeks Fu ...
Frank E. Harris, Sr. SEP 19, 1929 - AUG 28, 2009
Francis Eugene "Frank" Harris, Sr., 79, passed away peacefully August 28, 2009 at Hospice Savannah, Inc., surrounded by his wife and children. Frank was born in Santa Cruz, California in 1929. He moved to Savannah in 1953 to marry the love of his life, Janie. During the next 50 years, Frank became a well known and successful restaurateur. To this day, Savannah locals continue to reminisce about their many wonderful memories at Frank's restaurant, The Regency Room in the Downtowner Hotel. As his success continued, he and Janie raised five children, always determined to provide each child with e ...
Elizabeth Ann Leon JUN 20, 1918 - AUG 28, 2009
Elizabeth Eure Leon went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 28, 2009. She was born on June 20, 1918 in Suffolk, Virginia to the late Hight Crawford Eure and Mattie Burnette Eure. "Liz" grew up in Charleston, SC and moved to Savannah in 1931. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church, a longtime member of the Savannah Golf Club, and excellent golfer and a top bowler in the Savannah's Women's Duckpin League. Liz was an avid bridge player and an Atlanta Braves fan. In addition to her parents, Liz was preceded in death by a son, Hight Crawford Eure Leon; her sister, Dixie Lee Fortune and four ...
James Sikes MAR 31, 1961 - AUG 28, 2009
James Edward "Eddie" Sikes, 48, of Savannah passed away Friday, August 28, 2009 surrounded by his family. Eddie is survived by his parents, Milton C. Jr. and Sara Lou Sikes, sister, Marie Lyle Tim, sister, Beth Allen Chris, brother, Fred Sikes Sunni, and brother, Milton C. Sikes, III Lynn. He is also survived by fifteen nieces and nephews, one great-niece and one great-nephew. Also surviving are, Uncle, James Sikes Jan, Aunt, Mae Duval, and Uncle, Enrique Jimenez, Maternal Grandmother Lucille Jimenez, Great Aunt, Quida Tomhaven Dale, Great Aunt, Vivian "Jane" Ward and seven cousins. Visitatio ...
Margaret Goggins Cramer MAR 08, 1929 - AUG 27, 2009
Savannah - Margaret Adele Goggins Cramer, 80, died August 27, 2009 at her residence. She was born in Pooler, daughter of the late James and Margaret Gleason Goggins. Mrs. Cramer lived in the Pooler/Savannah area until 1967 when she moved to Hilton Head Island. She returned in 1987 where she was a longtime member of White Bluff Presbyterian Church and a homemaker. Her son, Herbert S. Cramer, Jr. preceded her in death. Surviving are her husband of 62 years, Herbert S. Cramer of Savannah; son, Timothy E. Cramer and his wife, Mitzi of Ridgeland, SC; daughter, Lynn C. Rivers and her husband, Paul ...
Debra Kaye Mahoney AUG 21, 1963 - AUG 26, 2009
Debra Kay Mahoney entered her eternal rest on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 after a long illness. Debbie was born on August 21, 1963 and lived most of her life in Savannah where she had so many dear friends and never met a stranger. Her kind, loving spirit, along with her beautiful smile and her trademark "I love you" at the end of every conversation will be missed by all. She worked for many years at Memorial Hospital in several departments where she was respected and loved by all who came in contact with her. She was a ray of sunshine in most every St. Patrick's Day parade for many years, ofte ...
L.M. "Red" Anderson, Jr. APR 29, 1918 - AUG 26, 2009
L.M. "Red" Anderson, Jr., 91, died Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at his beloved Isle of Hope home under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mr. Anderson was born in Statesboro, GA on April 19, 1918, the son of the late Lattie M. and Ella Waters Anderson. The Red Anderson tradition began on October 1, 1943 when he and his wife Bobbie opened their first business, a watch repair shop at the old Liberty Bank Building. The business began during the years of WWII when parts and material were hard to come by so many of them had to be handmade by Red. This dedication to customer satisfaction led to the expansi ...
Rev. A. Ray Adams OCT 15, 1922 - AUG 22, 2009
Rev. A. Ray Adams, 86, died Saturday, August 22, 2009 at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was a native of Electric Mills, Mississippi and lived in many different cities in Georgia before retiring to Savannah. Rev. Adams served the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church beginning his long career as the Associate Pastor of Isle of Hope United Methodist Church. He went on to serve as Pastor at many United Methodist Churches including Guyton, Tennille, Richland, Meigs, Ochlocknee, Macon-Ebenezer, Rochell, Hawkinsville, Nashville, Hazlehurst, Eastman-First, Eastman-Friendship, Buena Vista ...
Mary Pannal Wood MAY 12, 1910 - AUG 22, 2009
Mary Pannal Wood SAVANNAH - Mary Pannal Wood, 99, joined her heavenly Father on Saturday, August 22, 2009, in Stockbridge, Georgia at the home of her granddaughter. She was a native of Savannah born to parents, William and Frances Pannal. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Mr. Gruvey S. Wood, her daughter, Mrs. Marion W. Smith, and twelve brothers and sisters. Surviving are her grandchildren, Frances Smith Kohan of Stockbridge, GA, James Frank Smith, Jr of Stockbridge, GA, Jeffrey Wood Smith of Savannah, and Joseph Marion Smith Patti of Aiken, SC along with her only great-g ...
James L. Carter FEB 27, 1927 - AUG 21, 2009
James L. Carter passed away on August 21, 2009 at Spanish Oaks Retreat where he had been a patient for five weeks. Jim was born February 27, 1927 in Darlington, S.C. to Virginia and Spain Carter. He graduated from Westfield N.J. High School and entered the Army Air Corp serving in Italy near the end of W.W. II. He married Dorothy Lois Holmes in 1949 and worked at the Esso Bayway Refinery, studying chemistry at night and earning his degree from Rutgers. Jim had a long and successful career with Esso/Exxon Research and Engineering. He retired Exxon in 1985 as a Senior Research Associate with his ...
Sena Arnold Wright AUG 21, 2009 - AUG 21, 2009
Sena Arnold Wright Savannah- Sena Arnold Wright died peacefully in her home on August 13, one week short of her eighty-second birthday. She was the only child of U. S. Army Brigadier General Calvert Hinton Arnold and Sena Bostwick, both of southern Georgia. The Arnolds traveled extensively, but retired to the Isle of Hope, Savannah. Sena graduated from Pape School in 1944 and attended Hollins College where she studied art history. Sena is survived by her husband, Walter Whittier Wright of Atlanta, whom she married in 1948. They made their home in Atlanta for 52 years. She was active in the Jun ...
Henry Francis Ambos, Jr. JUL 31, 1939 - AUG 19, 2009
Savannah- Henry F. Ambos Jr., 70, born in Savannah, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 after fiercely fighting a long battle against cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry F. Ambos Sr., Lena Semken Ambos and sister, Lillie Ambos Johnson. He was a graduate of Savannah High School and played first trumpet in the Savannah High School band. He served in the Georgia Air National Guard. A leader in the seafood industry for over 40 years, he began at an early age working for his father's seafood company Trade Winds. He later f ...
Adelaide Spencer Edleman SEP 14, 1910 - AUG 19, 2009
Adelaide Spencer Edleman Less than a month short of beginning her 100th year, Adelaide Elizabeth Spencer Edleman died in hospice care on Wednesday afternoon, August 19, 2009. Affectionately known as "Tot" to her family and friends in her early life, Adelaide was born in Savannah on September 14, 1910, the second daughter of Frank Wilson Spencer and Otelia Buckshaw. She attended public schools in Savannah, graduating from Savannah High School, then located downtown, in 1927. She graduated from Georgia State Women's College in Valdosta where she was a principal member of the Sororian Literary So ...
Ellen Edwina Bandy JUL 25, 1924 - AUG 18, 2009
Ellen Edwina Hagin Bandy 1924-2009 Ellen Bandy passed away peacefully on August 18th at her home in Macon, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her Husband, Frank H Bandy, her daughter Francis Jeanne, brother Berman and sister Henrietta. She is survived by three daughters, Joanne, Marie, Ellen and one son Frank Jr. She is also survived by three sisters and one brother. She was a proud Grandmother of fourteen and Great Grandmother of fifteen. Edwina or Eddie as most called her was born in Statesboro, Georgia where she was a high school basketball star. Edwina and her husband Frank operated a ...
Gertrude Shepherd Krafft Hoffman AUG 29, 1913 - AUG 18, 2009
Gertrude Shepherd Krafft "Trudy" Hoffman, 95, of Savannah, GA died at home on Tuesday, August 18, 2009. She was born August 29, 1913 in Annapolis, MD. She was the daughter of Herman Frederick Krafft and Mary Wyse Benson "May" Krafft. She grew up in Annapolis, MD and was the child of a prominent naval family. Her father was a distinguished naval historian and the first curator of the Naval Academy Museum. Her maternal grandfather was William Shepherd Benson, the first Chief of Naval Operations. Admiral Benson successfully led the newly organized U.S. Navy through the events of World War I and w ...
Eloise Hester Steinbeck AUG 20, 1904 - AUG 18, 2009
Eloise Hester Steinbeck SAVANNAH – Eloise Hester Steinbeck, 104, died Tuesday, August 18, 2009. Mrs. Steinbeck was born August 20, 1904 to the late LeRoy and Eleanor Wilson Hester in Savannah, Georgia. She was the widow of the late Theodore Carl Steinbeck. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Savannah, Georgia. She was a member of the League of Women Voters and served as the Treasurer for several years. Playing bridge with her friends and working in her yard were some of her favorite times. She drove her car to church and bridge parties until she was 95 years old. She is survived ...
Stephanie Trust Antonelli JUL 08, 1967 - AUG 18, 2009
Stephanie Denise Antonelli, 42, beloved daughter of Sandra K. Cavanagh and Fred E. Trust passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at Candler Hospital after a courageous 11 year battle with breast cancer. Stephanie was born in Washington, DC on July 8, 1967 where she attended The Holton Arms School. Stephanie was an Executive Assistant in Manhattan, NY, became head of Human Resources at the Peppers and Rogers Group in Greenwich, CT and was a manager of several doctors' practices in Greenwich and Stamford CT. After conventional chemotherapy treatments, Stephanie received a specialized radiation trea ...
Jennifer Leigh Cribbs APR 08, 1973 - AUG 15, 2009
Jennifer Leigh Cribbs SAVANNAH – Jennifer Leigh Cribbs entered her eternal rest on Saturday, August 15. She is survived by her sons, Braiden Jacobs and Lucas Langford and daughter Sara Langford; also by her father, Skeeter Cribbs and brother Jason Cathy Cribbs; as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her mother Dee Greene Cribbs. Visitation will be August 19 from 6-8 pm at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel. Interment will ...
Ashley Alexander Mosely APR 25, 2000 - AUG 15, 2009
Ashley Alexander Mosely Tybee Island- Ashley Alexander Mosely, 9, died Saturday, August 15, 2009 as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He and his twin brother, Noah Brenton Mosely were born April 25, 2000 in Savannah. Ashley would have started 3rd grade next week at Bible Baptist School. He was an outstanding athlete and enjoyed all sports. He played for the Wilmington Island Pirates football and baseball teams. He played hockey, loved to surf and was an avid fisherman. He loved to say little prayers and help other people. He was loved by all who knew him and will be ...
Joel Franklin Thomas, Sr. AUG 15, 2009 - AUG 15, 2009
Joel F. Thomas, Sr. - SAVANNAH - Joel was 83 and died August 13, 2009 Born in Tombs County May 29, 1926 Joel worked for CSX Railroad Company shoveling coal into old fashioned steam engines and advanced to being "Engineer" on new diesel locomotive trains until his 1986 retirement. He was encourager and teacher to his wife for 59 years, an excellent provider and he loved her freckles and curly red hair. He loved his family, fishing and fun above any worldly possession, but was tempered with seriousness. Joel is survived by his wife, Hilda, three sons, Franklin, Dewey and Perry, three grand ...
Anthony Lee Romano APR 22, 1935 - AUG 13, 2009
Savannah, GA - Anthony Lee Romano, 74, died August 13, 2009 at Memorial University Medical Center. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, son of the late Anthony B. and Jane Snavely Romano. He was a graduate of St. Ignatius High School and John Carroll University in Cleveland. Mr. Romano was a veteran of the United States Army. He spent the majority of his career as CEO of Cleveland Metal Products and became a Division Manager of Aarque Steel Corporation in Jamestown, NY. He retired to the Landings at Skidaway Island in 1987 and was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church. He was an avid golfer, m ...
James William McInnis, Jr. OCT 30, 1926 - AUG 13, 2009
Savannah- Mr. James William McInnis, Jr., 82, died Thursday, August 13, 2009 at Hospice House. He was a native of New Orleans, Louisiana and served in the United States Navy during WWII on the USS Randolph from 1944-1946. He retired from Southeastern Maritime Company after many years of service and was a member of Hull Memorial Presbyterian Church. His parents, James William McInnis, Sr. and Ruby Carey preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Shirley McInnis; son, Jimmy McInnis; son and daughter-in-law, John and Christi McInnis; two grandchildren, Johnny & Justin McInnis, all of ...
Lillian Cecile Orrel MAR 03, 1922 - AUG 12, 2009
Savannah- Lillian Cecile Nieuwstraten Orrel, 87, passed peacefully Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at her home of 67 years on Whitemarsh Island. Lillian was born March 3, 1922 in Savannah to George Leonard Nieuwstraten and Lillian Cecile Stall Nieuwstraten. After her mother's death in 1927, her beloved father placed her in the care of the Episcopal Home for Girls. Lillian frequently spoke fondly of her years in the home and cherished her father's involvement in her life. She married Marvin Cooper Orrel, Sr. on December 31, 1937 in Ridgeland, SC. She will be remembered for her love, devotion and loy ...
Elizabeth Hopkins McCormack JUL 03, 1921 - AUG 11, 2009
Savannah- Mrs. Elizabeth Hopkins McCormack died Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at Memorial University Medical Center. She was a native of Vinalhaven, ME and a graduate of Mount Auburn Hospital School of Nursing in Cambridge, MA. She married her husband and raised their family in Medford, MA before moving to Savannah 25 years ago where she was a communicant of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church on Wilmington Island. She was preceded her in death by her husband, Dr. George A. McCormack; son, George A. McCormack and three brothers, Lawrence, Alton and Murray Hopkins. Survivors include four sons, Pau ...
Jay B. Harris - AUG 11, 2009
Jay B. Harris, died Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at his home. He was a native of Savannah and lifelong resident of Whitemarsh Island. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He was preceded in death by his father, Jack Mercer Harris, Sr., and his brothers, Jack Mercer Harris, Jr. and Jonathon Clay Harris. Jay is survived by his mother, Nettie T. Harris, of Whitemarsh Island and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Graveside Service will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, August 13, 2009 at the Greenwich section of Bonaventure Cemetery. Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Islands Chapel ...
Kathryn Bird Heyward NOV 27, 1921 - AUG 10, 2009
Savannah- Kathryn Bird Heyward, 87, died Monday, August 10, 2009 under the excellent and professional care of Hospice Savannah. She was born in Rincon, Georgia and lived most of her life in Savannah. She loved to spend her time in her boat, crabbing at her summer home in Bluffton. S.C. Her days were spent volunteering at Candler Hospital and Memorial University Medical Center. She also enjoyed playing bingo and cards with her friends. She retired from the American Red Cross after 30 years of service and was a member of the Hugenots and The Georgia Salzburger Society. She loved her children an ...