Obituaries

John Joseph Spano, 78 was called to be with his Lord and Savior in the early morning hours of January 19, 2025, after a brief battle with cancer. John was born and raised in Oswego, NY (Upstate), the son of John A Spano and Shirley M. Spano. As the son of a Muck farmer, he worked in the family businesses, Spano Gardens and Spano Market. Later he made his career in Mortgage Banking and Real Estate Development until retirement. After retiring, he and Susan moved from the Atlanta area to Seabrook Island in Midway, GA where he could be closer to his children, grandchildren and enjoy a slower ...

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Elizabeth “Ann” Hall passed away peacefully on January 18th, 2025 at the age of 92 surrounded by her four children, Pat Kuzak, Tom Hall, Jim Hall, and Lisa Hall Wilson. Her family finds their peace in knowing Jesus took her by the hand, healed her mind and body, and she is now reunited with the love of her life, her husband Jim, of 41 years who passed away in 1991. Preceded in death by her parents and three brothers. Burial services will be held in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.   ...

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Glenda Sears, 81, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2025, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah.  She was born July 11, 1943, in Pahokee, Florida to the late Pope and Catherine Grenfell Sears.  Glenda was raised in Canal Point, Florida and graduated from Florida State University with a PhD. in Education.  She was an administrator in several different schools districts in Florida, and for the Savannah-Chatham County School System.  She was most proud of being a mother and grandmother, her family was everything to her. She is survived by her four daughters, Shelley Se ...

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Teresa Joan McGuire Lancon It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Teresa Joan McGuire Lancon, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Teresa was born in Savannah, Georgia, and spent quite a bit of her youth on the beautiful shores of Tybee Island, a place that shaped her joyful and loving spirit. Teresa was born August 18, 1950 and passed away on January 18, 2025.  Teresa shared her life with her devoted husband, Bobbie G. Lancon. Together, they built a family full of love and cherished memories. She was the proud and loving mother of Kimberly A. Bes ...

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UPDATED SERVICE INFORMATION:  Memorial Service: Friday, March 21, 2025  11:00 a.m. - Christ Church Episcopal     Lila Cay Williams Critz passed away peacefully on January 18, 2025. Born on September 12, 1935 in Tallahassee, Florida, she was the beloved daughter of Lila Cochran Williams and Dr. John L Williams. Lila graduated from Leon High School in Tallahassee where she was fondly called “Tut”.  She then attended Duke University where she earned a B.A. in History and was a proud member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. While at Duke Lila met her fut ...

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Joseph Charles Billotto, 73, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2025, at St. Joseph’s Hospital.  He was born July 9, 1951, in Queens, New York, to the late James and Elaine Harris Billotto. Joe served for 4 years Active Duty in the United States Navy as Quartermaster aboard the Guided Missile Destroyer, USS Harry E. Yarnell. He retired as a Lieutenant from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police after 29 years of dedicated service, which included responding to the 9/11 attacks, and concluded his career as the Marine Enforcement Unit Supervisor for Long Isla ...

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Eloise Alexander Gilster passed away peacefully at home on January 17, 2025. Born in Savannah, Georgia on November 10, 1944 to Adam Leopold Alexander and Elizabeth Baldwin Alexander, Eloise had been a resident of Raleigh for 47 years. Eloise was a 1963 Graduate of Savannah Country Day School. She attended Duke University as an undergraduate, and then pursued advanced degrees from the University of Florida, UNC-Chapel Hill, where she studied Anglo-Saxon poetry and pursued a PhD in medieval English literature, and NC State University, where she earned her MFA in poetry, as well as becoming ...

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Lloyd Alan Strewart 69, passed away January 17, 2025 at his home under the care of his wife Dana, and Gentiva Hospice.  Alan retired from Hussey, Gay, and Bell after 30 years of service, and was a member of the Central Church of Christ in Savannah.  He was a good neighbor, who was always called on when anyone needed anything fixed, as he loved helping his people.     In addition to his wife of 18 years, Dana, he is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth Marie, and Terri Michelle, his three grandchildren, Emma, Ethan, and Liam, his sister, Cheryl, and his ...

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Martha Lynn Trabue, 77, a Savannahian, passed away Friday, January 17, 2025. She was born May 1,1947, daughter of the late Lester Walden Forman and Sarah Martha McKinny Foreman, and her husband, James Joseph Trabue. She is survived by her two sons, Chris Trabue and Jeff Trabue, and a granddaughter, Cali Trabue. A visitation will be from 3:00 until 4:00, followed by a 4:00 Memorial Service on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors Islands Chapel. ...

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Mable H. Workman, 78, of Richmond Hill, GA passed away peacefully at her residence on January 17, 2025.  Born July 21, 1946, in Startex, South Carolina to the late Columbus Few Howard and the late Myrtle Leona Brock.  She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Arthur E. Workman Jr. of Richmond Hill, GA and her daughter Kelli Workman Echols of Richmond Hill, GA; son-in-law Chandler B. Echols.  In addition to her immediate family, she is survived by her sister Shirley G. Praytor of Startex, SC; husband Charles, son Wade of Myrtle Beach, SC, a daughter Joanna (Godfrey) of Woodruff ...

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Mrs. Donna Jane Ackerman Youngblood passed away in the early morning hours of January 15, 2025 following a long battle with her health at Pruitt rehabilitation center under the care of Hospice.  She was 80 years of age.     Donna was born in Walterboro South Carolina on October 27, 1944 and the daughter of the late Joseph Virgil Ackerman and Mary Miley Ackerman Schiefen of Walterboro, SC. She was also the stepdaughter of the late LT. Harold Shiefen of Casselberry, Fl.  She graduated from Walterboro High School in 1962 and attended the University of South Carolina wh ...

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  Barry went to be with his Lord and Savior on January 15, 2025 after a year long battle with cancer. He very much loved his family and friends. His children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren meant the world to him. Deane, was his everything—wife, best friend, heart, and soul.  His passions were baseball, football, fishing, and being outdoors. He played, coached, and loved baseball his entire life. He was a dedicated Braves and Bulldog fan.  Barry was a graduate of Groves High School and Georgia Southern University. He was a member of the G ...

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Helen Patricia Dwyer McKenna (Patty) entered God’s eternal Kingdom on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. She passed away peacefully at her home in Thunderbolt, surrounded by her family. During her illness, Patty received love, compassion, and comfort from Hospice Savannah. Patty was born on February 25, 1941, and was a lifelong resident of Thunderbolt. She was the youngest daughter of Judge Lawrence J. Dwyer and Helen Howard Dwyer. She was preceded in death by her sister, Sherry Dwyer Beasley. A devout member of Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church, Patty was actively involved ...

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Leon Russell Borg, Sr., 93, passed away Monday, January 13, 2025, at St. Joseph’s Hospital.  He was born October 6, 1931, in Illinois to the late Leon Borg and Kathleen McCorkle McGrath Borg. Russ served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict on the USS destroyer Cogswell. He was a brick layer and worked on iconic buildings around Savannah, including the Savannah Civic Center, the Desoto Hilton, and the Fort Pulaski Visitors Center.  He was a member of New Life Fellowship Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Della June Wise Borg, son ...

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Mary Ann Thaggard Benton, 84, died unexpectedly at Candler Hospital on Saturday, January 11, 2025. Mary was born in Toombs County, Georgia, to the late Mary Nell Rogers Thaggard and Stephen R. Thaggard. Born blind, Mary was a tenacious, fantastic woman with a Rain Man mind who could recall numbers, names, and even hard-to-pronounce prescriptions without hesitation. In her early years, she attended Macon School for the Blind and New York School for the Blind, where she took voice lessons. Mary had a beautiful voice and could play the piano by ear. Her determination to never be in a nursin ...

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Our sweet Mama, Patricia Webb, passed away January 10, 2025, at Hospice Savannah, she was 96 years old. Mama was born August 18, 1928, in Bellville, Georgia to Clyde and Eunice Mobley. When Mama was a teenager the family moved to Savannah. It was there that she met and fell in love with the love of her life, Samuel Webb. She and Daddy were married for 54 years until his death in 2000. Mom was always a "stay at home Mom" raising her three girls. But in 1970 she was offered a temporary job at Savannah Christian Preparatory school that lasted 47 years. At SCS she did a little bi ...

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Herman Rudolph (Rudy) Shirah, Jr., 71, died Thursday, January 9, 2025 surrounded by his friends at Memorial Health Medical Center after a long battle with COPD. The lifelong resident of Savannah was born on January 5, 1954 to the late Herman Rudolph Shirah, Sr. and Nell Elizabeth Deloach Shirah. Rudy graduated in 1973 from Savannah Christian School and attended Georgia Southern College before realizing the hospitality industry was his calling. He was a proud bar owner for 50 years. Rudy started his entrepreneurship with BJ's Lounge in 1976 and then opened his pride a ...

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Delores Tuttle Page, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, was called to her eternal home on January 8, 2025. Born on September 18,1935, she was the only child of Royce and Mildred Tuttle and was raised in Thunderbolt, GA, with the loving support of her extended Tuttle family who lived nearby. She attended Wesley Oak Methodist Church as a child, which still houses a stained-glass window in memory of her Tuttle family.  She married Henry Dotson and gave birth to three daughters and a son whom she raised with faithful love and support.  She later married Owen Page.   ...

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Nancy T. Fitts, born on July 10, 1933, in Birmingham, Alabama, to Jacqueline Durham Norwood and James "Jimmy" Norwood, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2025, in Savannah, Georgia with her son, Scott, by her side. She was 91 years old. Nancy grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, where she later built a fulfilling life centered on family, faith, and community. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Joseph Fitts, and her ex-husband and lifelong friend, Charles Tidwell. Nancy is lovingly remembered by her three sons: Steve J. Tidwell (Katie), Scott G. Tidwell, and Sidney V. Tidwell (Je ...

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Jeannine “Neannie” Barefield, 95, passed away Tuesday, January 7th, 2025, in Pooler, GA after a short illness.  She was born April 19, 1929, in Savannah, GA to the late Tannie Alexander Barefield and Mildred Moore Barefield. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her younger sister Peggie Lane and her nephew Walter Arnsdorff. She graduated in 1947 from Commercial High School and then went on to work for Southern Bell Telephone Company for 42 years.  She was a member of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church and the Telephone Pioneers of America.  She h ...

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Barbara (Jeannette) Baggett Amman died Tuesday, January 7, 2025, in Savannah, Georgia, completing her journey on earth peacefully at home with her family by her side, just two days before her 77th birthday. Barbara was born January 9, 1948, to Julian Astor and Mary Marie (Jenkins) Baggett in Gainesville, Florida. She was the eldest of five children (siblings William Baggett, David Baggett, Stephen Baggett and Daniel Baggett). On December 26, 1966, she married the love of her life, David James Amman, in Cocoa Beach, Florida. As a married couple they built a beautiful life for the next 58 ...

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Frank Sheffield Bryson III ("Shep")  October 19, 1953 – January 6, 2025 Frank Sheffield Bryson III, fondly known as Shep, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2025, at the age of 71. Born in Savannah, Georgia, Shep was the son of Frank Bryson Jr. and Audrey Gordon Nieva-Woodgate, who later divorced.  He was blessed with a second mother when his father remarried Natalia Morse Bryson, He was preceded in death by his parents, stepmother, and a half-sister.. Shep began his hospitality career in Savannah at the Chart House, working alongside Chef Gerry Klaskala. In ...

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Robert F. Boyd Jr., 82, died peacefully on Monday, January 6, 2025, with his loving wife and daughter by his side. Robert was born in Savannah, the son of Robert F. Boyd Sr. and Joyce (Yeomans) Boyd. He graduated from Jenkins High School and later attended Armstrong State College. He went on to receive his BA from the University of Georgia and then served in the Army. In 1970, Robert married the love of his life, Patricia Boyd and in 1974 they had a daughter, Angela. Robert worked at K-mart for 35 years and attended Whitfield United Methodist Church. He enjoyed fishing with his dad and b ...

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Helen Jewett Weitz, 77, passed away peacefully at home Monday, January 6, 2024. Helen was born and raised and lived most of her life in Savannah and was educated in Savannah public schools. Her career encompassed selling specialty advertising, insurance administration, marketing and public relations and probate court. Growing up in one of the most beautiful cities in the world gave her a love of art which she pursued all her life. Being selected as runner-up in the Miss Savannah Pageant allowed her to perform in major roles in over three dozen plays in local theater. She was also involve ...

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Paul Shroder Jacobowitz, 81, passed away Monday, January 6, 2024, in Savannah.  He was born on September 24, 1943, in Buffalo, New York, to the late Arnold and Ruth Shroder Jacobowitz.  Mr. Jacobowitz was of the Jewish faith.  He moved to Savannah to work at Gavilon Fertilizer as Vice-President of Chartering, and later to The Landings with his wife.  He enjoyed golf, travel, building new friendships, and having his grandchildren visit, which was very important to him. Surviving is his wife of 21 years, Jeannie Lumazza, his three children, Robin Jacobowitz (Michael Sweene ...

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William Stroud Hitch (Bill), a Savannah native and resident of Isle of Hope, passed away at home on Sunday January 5th, 2024. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Lucy McIntire Hitch, their two children, Sarah Nixon (Julian) and James Hitch (Summer). Six grandchildren, Clarrisa, William, Annabella Nixon and Lucy, Rosemary, and William Hitch; his sister Sarah Hitch Hill (Harvey), and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. Preceded in death by his sister Shelton Brooke Anderson. There will be a graveside service at Bonaventure Cemetery on Monday January 13th, followed by a ...

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John McMasters, a man who brought warmth and kindness to everyone he met, passed away peacefully in his Savannah home on January 3, 2025, surrounded by those he loved most. Born on May 9, 1953, in Los Angeles, California, John lived a life as vibrant as the ocean waves he cherished. John spent his early years surfing the California coast, chasing the perfect wave and embracing the spirit of adventure. He was deeply devoted to his local community, dedicating much of his time to political advocacy and making a difference in the lives of those around him. With his easy charm and boundless curi ...

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Lois C. Cunningham, 85, passed away peacefully on January 3, 2025, in Jacksonville, Florida. Originally from Edwardsville, Illinois, Lois lived a life filled with love, dedication, and unwavering support for her family. A devoted military spouse, Lois stood steadfastly by the side of her beloved husband, James Cunningham, for 67 beautiful years. Together, they built a family filled with love and laughter, raising three children: Debra (David) Kelly, Tammy (David) King, and Jeffrey (Lydia) Cunningham. She was the proud grandmother of six grandchildren and cherished great-grandmother to six g ...

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Please click here to view the Funeral Mass via livestream Patricia Barragan Schreck, 95, entered into eternal rest on January 2, 2025.  She was born at Telfair Hospital in Savannah on March 1, 1929, the fifth and last child of Lottie and Frank Barragan.  She was the widow of Joseph C. Schreck and a lifelong resident of Savannah, GA.  She attended local public schools (37th Street and Richard Arnold Junior High) and proudly graduated from St. Vincent’s Academy in 1946.  At age 16 in February of 1946, she became the organist for the Cathedral Basilica ...

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Born in 1928 to Aubrey and Eoline Sessoms of Savannah, Eva spent her childhood in Savannah and in St Augustine FL.  She graduated from Savannah High School and later Georgia State University during one of her several times living in Atlanta.  Eva was married to William Price Conners of Savannah, whose active career moved them around the country every few years, and included stays in Jacksonville, Miami, Atlanta, Detroit, St Louis, Philadelphia, and Oklahoma City. During those busy years Eva raised four active children, entertained gracefully, enjoyed a number of artistic hobbies ...

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