Obituaries
Deborah Boyer McAllister MAY 10, 1955 - NOV 27, 2008
Deborah Boyer McAllister "Ma" May 10, 1955 – November 27, 2008 Deborah Boyer McAllister "Ma" passed on to her heavenly home after a long illness. She was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Deborah was a Certified Surgical Technician and retired December 14, 2006 from Savannah Plastic Surgery Associates due to illness. Deb is survived by her parents, Robert and Harriet Burke Boyer, a son Patrick Scott Boyer Robin, a daughter Heather McAllister, a sister Diane Sullivan Kevin, a niece Lindsay Collins, great niece Caitlyn Collins, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren ...
Daniel Joseph Sheehan, III JAN 23, 1959 - NOV 27, 2008
Savannah- Daniel Joseph Sheehan, III, 49, died Thursday, November 27, 2008. Born in Savannah January 23, 1959, Danny graduated from Benedictine Military School in 1977 and was in the construction business for over 30 years. He was a member of the Hibernian Society of Savannah and a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Danny was preceded in death by his mother, Patricia K. Sheehan and father, Daniel Joseph Sheehan, Jr. Survivors include his son, Daniel Ryan Sheehan, of Savannah; sisters, Patricia Ann Sheehan Jones, Mary Kathryn Sheehan Farrahar Mike, all of Savannah; brothers, Timo ...
Nealie O. Crews AUG 10, 1920 - NOV 26, 2008
Nealie O. Crews, 88, died Wednesday, November 26, 2008 under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mr. Crews was born in Echols County, GA on August 10, 1920, the son of the late J.D. and Julie Crews. Nealie was a veteran of the United States Army and a retiree of Diamond Manufacturing Co. He was also a longtime member of Fellowship Baptist Church. Mr. Crews is survived by his wife of sixty-six years, Evelyn Crews; daughters, Patricia Crews Ekren and husband Donald of Garden City and Janelle Crews Mixon and husband Richard of Port Wentworth; sister, Jessie Hardee of Valdosta; seven grandchildren; nine ...
Willis Harold West, DDS OCT 25, 1927 - NOV 26, 2008
Savannah- Dr. Willis Harold West, 82, died November 26, 2008 after a short illness. He was born on October 25, 1926 in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of the late Willis Yates West and Emmie Whittle West. Harold was selected to the first class of music students at the Brevard Music School in 1936 studying piano performance. This was the beginning of a life long love of music that he shared with friends and family everywhere for the rest of his life. Harold was a graduate of the University of Alabama School of Dentistry and practiced in Anniston, Alabama. After closing this practice, he became the Di ...
Manuel J. "Joe" Felix MAR 07, 1919 - NOV 26, 2008
Manuel J. "Joe" Felix, 89, of Savannah, Georgia passed away peacefully under the care of Hospice Savannah, Inc. on November 26, 2008. Mr. Felix was a native of Portersville, Arizona and moved to Savannah in 1961. He served in the U.S. Navy and later worked as a Superintendent for twenty eight years with Larco-Industrial Paintng Corporation of Riverside, CA. Prior to his recent illness, he was employed for fourteen years by Colonial Couriers of Savannah. He was a communicant of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and for many years was an altar server and communion minister. Mr. Felix was pre ...
Bernice A. Lange OCT 15, 1914 - NOV 24, 2008
BERNICE "BEE" ALICE CLIMIE LANGE Bee Lange, wife, mother, grandmother, volunteer and golfer died November 24, 2008. Bee was born October 15, 1914 in Detroit, Michigan. She was the wife of the late Dr. Stephen John Lange Sr., both originally from Michigan, a military assignment brought them to Savannah in 1943, they fell in love with the city and it became their permanent home. Bee was a member of numerous organizations. She was an avid golfer for over 50 years and a member of the Savannah Golf Club for over 60 years. She was a member of the Savannah Golf Club Women's Association and the Georgi ...
Robert C. Rainwater MAY 12, 1947 - NOV 21, 2008
Robert Clifton Rainwater, 61, died November 21, 2008 at Memorial University Medical Center. He was born in Lake City, Arkansas, son of the late Thurman C. and Floucy Cambron Rainwater. Mr. Rainwater was a United States Marine Corps Veteran serving during the Vietnam War. Mr. Rainwater moved to Savannah in 1998 and was retired from the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He was a member of Unity Church of Savannah, lifetime member of V.F.W. Post No. 4392, Tybee Island, GA and lifetime member of American Legion Post No. 0892, Allegany, NY. Surviving are his wife of sixteen years, Ellen Rainwater of Savan ...
Johnie W. Slater, Sr. FEB 21, 1930 - NOV 20, 2008
Johnie W. Slater, Sr., 78, died Thursday, November 20, 2008 in Savannah. Mr. Slater was born on February 21, 1930 in Ludiwici, GA, the son of the late Samuel and Minnie Lee Slater. He moved to Screven County at an early age and upon graduation from high school volunteered for the United States Army. During his military tenure he was involved in the Korean Conflict and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. Johnie was employed by Union Camp where he retired as a Steelman. He was a member of Savannah Baptist Temple. Mr. Slater is survived by his wife of fifty-six years, Alice Slater; son, Johnie W ...
Joseph L. Hanson MAR 04, 1936 - NOV 19, 2008
Tybee Island- Mr. Joseph L. Hanson, 72, passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at Memorial University Medical Center. The Dubuque, Iowa native was a graduate of the University of Louisville and served in the U.S. Navy. He worked for many years as a Certified Public Accountant in Louisville before retiring to Tybee Island in 1996. Joe was a communicant of St. Michael's Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Joann Herb Hanson; three children, Lori Bell, Scott Hanson, Kitty Lackey; brother, Jack Hanson; two sisters, Eleanor Pfieffer, Mary Jo Townsend and sixteen grandchildren. A memorial ...
Charles E. Willaims NOV 19, 1914 - NOV 19, 2008
Charles E. Williams, 94 of Savannah, GA passed away peacefully at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Greenville, GA., Wednesday November 19, 2008. He was born November 19, 1914 to James Hudson and Ethel Keel Williams on a farm in Portal, GA where he grew up and helped his father farm the land until he married Janelle Chance in 1938, who predeceased him in 1985. He left the farm in 1940 and for the next few years helped to build many of the forts from Augusta to Indiana and after that went to work at the shipyards in Savannah during the war. After the war was over he went into the home ...
Charles E. Williams NOV 19, 1914 - NOV 19, 2008
Charles E. Williams, 94 of Savannah, GA passed away peacefully at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Greenville, GA., Wednesday November 19, 2008. He was born November 19, 1914 to James Hudson and Ethel Keel Williams on a farm in Portal, GA where he grew up and helped his father farm the land until he married Janelle Chance in 1938, who predeceased him in 1985. He left the farm in 1940 and for the next few years helped to build many of the forts from Augusta to Indiana and after that went to work at the shipyards in Savannah during the war. After the war was over he went into the home ...
Catherine Baiori JUN 20, 1938 - NOV 19, 2008
Catherine Baiori, 70, died Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at her home in Savannah. Mrs. Baiori was born in Brooklyn, NY on June 20, 1938, the daughter of the late Nicholas Charles and Mary Battista Camera. Catherine graduated from Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, NY. Following graduation she began her career as a Medical Secretary at the Veterans Hospital of Brooklyn, NY and later continued her career with the office of Dr. Larry Seitzman of Edison, NJ where she worked until her retirement. After retirement she and her husband moved to Florida and had resided in Savannah for the last six m ...
Alice B. Smith MAY 08, 1921 - NOV 18, 2008
Alice B. Smith, 87, died Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah. Mrs. Smith was born on May 8, 1921, the daughter of the late Floyd and Nettie Proctor. During WWII Alice was employed by Savage Arms in Syracuse, NY as Arms Inspector, later working for Easy Washer and General Electric in Syracuse in the 1950's. In 1987 she moved to Savannah to be with her daughter and family and was a resident at Azalealand Nursing Home, Savannah for the last year. Alice was an active member of the Women's Circle of Trinity United Methodist Church Euclid Methodist where she ...
Nita M. Williams SEP 21, 1938 - NOV 18, 2008
Nita Donehoo Morgan Williams Nita Donehoo Morgan Williams, wife, mother, volunteer and civic activist died on November 18, 2008 at her home at 210 East Liberty Street, Savannah, Georgia after a courageous and fierce battle with acute myelogeous leukemia. Nita will be remembered for her beauty, elegance, genteel Southern charm, her kind and generous spirit and loyalty to family, friends and causes she supported. Nita was the daughter of the late William Jason Morgan and Nita Donehoo and wife for more than fifty-one years of Savannah attorney, E. Pomeroy Williams. She was educated at The Pape ...
Wayne Keith Brady OCT 22, 1945 - NOV 18, 2008
Savannah-Wayne Keith Brady, 63, passed away quietly at home, Tuesday, November 18, 2008 after an extended illness. Wayne was born and raised in Greensboro, North Carolina and a graduate of Guilford College. He served in the U. S. Navy for a short period of time where he trained as a naval pilot. Wayne retired after 37 years with Allstate Insurance Company and was a member of Wilmington Island United Methodist Church. He was an avid golfer and fisherman. Surviving are his wife of 37 years, Judith McKay Brady; son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey & Jessica Brady, all of Savannah; daughter and so ...
Dale Davenport Sutton MAY 02, 1929 - NOV 17, 2008
Dale Davenport Sutton, 79 died Monday November 17, 2008 at St. Joseph Hospital. He was born in Yonkers, N.Y. on May 2, 1929 to the late W. Dale and Marion Sutton. After graduating from Riverdale Prep School, Riverdale, N.Y.; then Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn. and Harvard Graduate School in Cambridge, Mass. In 1952 he began his training in the U.S. Army. In 1955 he joined the General Electric Company and served in different capacities for 8 years. In 1963 he worked for GTE/Sylvania until he joined Syracuse China Co. in 1977. He retired from Syracuse China Co. and moved to The Landings ...
Robert Isaac Elkins JUN 29, 1988 - NOV 17, 2008
Savannah- Robert Isaac Elkins, 20, died on Sunday morning, November 16, 2008 in Savannah, GA. A talented guitarist, Isaac was born in Greenville, SC and lived for a time in Boulder, CO, Elkhart, KS and Morristown, TN before moving with his parents to Savannah. After attending Baylor School for two years, Isaac graduated from Johnson High School in 2006. He was attending Savannah College of Art & Design at the time of his death. Survivors include his parents, Dennis and Robyn Elkins, his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Bob Self of Newport, TN, and Mr. and Mrs. Kent Elkins of Zanesville, OH. Other ...
Elizabeth Percival Mingledorff DEC 15, 1945 - NOV 16, 2008
Lissa Mingledorff BLUFFTON, SC - Elizabeth Percival Mingledorff, 62, died Sunday morning, November 16, 2008, at Hospice House under the care of Hospice Savannah, Inc. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralston Everett Mingledorff, Sr. and Marjory Heyward Mingledorff, and her younger brother, George Heyward Mingledorff. She is survived by her first husband and dear friend, Billy Colcock of Bluffton, SC; and two siblings, her sister, Anne Heyward Mingledorff of Savannah and her brother, Ralston Everett Mingledorff, Jr. of Aspen, CO. Also surviving are a niece, Cameron Bliss Ferrelle of W ...
William Joseph Doyle NOV 15, 2008 - NOV 15, 2008
William "Billy" Joseph Doyle William Joseph Doyle, 85, transitioned from the loving embrace of his family into the loving embrace of God on Thursday, November 13th at 6:30pm at his home on 53rd Street, surrounded by family. Heaven will truly be more fun with his arrival. Billy was a lifelong resident of Savannah, GA. He graduated from Benedictine, class of 1941, went on to attend Springhill College and the University of Georgia, receiving a BA in Journalism. He served proudly in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He worked in real estate then moved on to mortgage banking at Georgia Federa ...
Dr. M.I. ElLaissi DEC 26, 1921 - NOV 15, 2008
Dr. M.I. ElLaissi, 86, entered eternal peace on the morning of November 15, 2008 at his beloved residence on Tybee Island, GA after a determined and brave fight against cancer. Dr. ElLaissi lived an amazing life. A native of Cairo, Egypt he continued his graduate work in London, England before coming to the United States in 1957 as a Fulbright scholar. He received his Ph.D from the University of Texas in Austin, TX. It was in Texas that he met his beloved wife of 48 years, Dr. Bobbie Ruth ElLaissi. After receiving his doctorate, he and his wife returned to Egypt where they taught at Ain Shams ...
Grace S. Somerville MAR 09, 1918 - NOV 14, 2008
Grace S. Somerville, 90, died Friday, November 14, 2008 at her home in Savannah. Mrs. Somerville was born in Americus, GA on March 9, 1918, the daughter of the late Francis F. and Ethel Hines Sieg. She moved to Savannah as a child with her family and was educated in the Savannah public school system. After graduating Mrs. Somerville began working for Maryland Casualty Insurance Co. While working in the insurance business she relocated to Atlanta and ultimately retired to Florida. Later, she resided in Savannah for a number of years. Grace was an active member of Thunderbolt Baptist Church. Mr ...
Horace S. "Bo" Van Voast, III APR 22, 1927 - NOV 12, 2008
HORACE S. VAN VOAST, III "BO" 1927-2008 Shellman Bluff, Ga. – Horace S. VanVoast, III, 81, passed away on November 12, 2008 at St. Joseph's/Candler Hospital in Savannah, Ga., following sudden complications related to aplastic anemia. "Bo," as he was called by all who knew him, was born on April 22, 1927 in Schenectady, N.Y. He was the son of Mary L. and Horace S. Van Voast II and lived in Schenectady for more than seven decades. With his wife Sheila he moved to Saratoga Springs in 1996, where the couple lived until moving to Shellman Bluff, Ga. in 2007. Bo was a graduate of Nott Terrace High ...
Pearl Harris Hodge MAY 26, 1915 - NOV 12, 2008
Pearl Harris Hodge SAVANNAH – Mrs. David Brainerd Hodge, 93, died on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 in Savannah. Pearl Harris Hodge was born on May 26, 1915 in Jesup, Georgia and lived in Wayne County, Georgia throughout her childhood. She attended O'Quinn Grammar School and Screven High School. Her first two years of college were at Wesleyan Methodist College in Central, South Carolina. She began her teaching career at an elementary school in Odum, Georgia and continued her education at Georgia Southern Teachers College in Statesboro, Georgia until her graduation with a degree in Education. ...
Lt. Gen. Edward C. Peter MAY 08, 1929 - NOV 12, 2008
Savannah, Georgia - Lieutenant General Ret. Edward Compston Peter, II, passed away November 12, 2008 after a long battle with emphysema. He was born in Washington, DC on May 8, 1929 to Edward Peter and Anita Phillips Smith Peter. The family lived on a farm in Montgomery County, Maryland and later moved to Miami, Florida. From an early age, Edward planned a career in the U.S. Army. At age 18, he was appointed to West Point from Staunton Military Academy. At West Point, he became a Cadet Captain and commander of Company I-2. In 1951 he graduated from the US Military Academy and later received an ...
William Hughes Preacher AUG 07, 1912 - NOV 11, 2008
WILLIAM HUGHES PREACHER Okatie, South Carolina- Mr. William Hughes Preacher 96, died Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at the Life Care Center on Hilton Head Island. Mr. Preacher was a native and lifelong resident of Beaufort County, South Carolina. Mr. Preacher farmed most of his life and was a shipyard machinist. He was a former member of the Indian Hill Baptist Church. Mr. Preacher was preceded in death by his wife, Josie Sikes Preacher. He is survived by his two sons, Gerald Edwin "Jerry" Preacher and James Edward "Jimmy" Preacher both of Okatie, South Carolina. Also surviving are several nieces ...
Joseph Thomas Mooney JAN 22, 1928 - NOV 10, 2008
Joseph Thomas Mooney, age 80, passed away on Monday, November 10, 2008, after a brief illness. Born January 22, 1928, Joe was the son of the late Thomas J. Mooney and Sadie McEllinn Mooney. Joe was preceded in death by his sister, Sara, his brother, Thomas, and by his son, Joseph T. Mooney, Jr. A native of Savannah, Joe attended Benedictine Military School and graduated from Savannah High School. A talented athlete, he played football at both schools and was later a noted boxer in the Savannah area. He took up golf and became one of the better players and a familiar face at Bacon Park, Mary Ca ...
Jene Peters Lane OCT 02, 1924 - NOV 10, 2008
JENE PETERS LANE Jene Peters Lane 84, died Monday, November 10, 2008 at her home in Savannah following a long illness. Mrs. Lane was born and grew up in Savannah, where she graduated form Savannah High School and subsequently enrolled in training as a medical assistant. She had a profound love, however for design and floral arranging and spent much of her life successfully pursuing those activities. She had a deep passion for life, a wonderful sense of humor, and the unique ability to bring her enthusiasm and joy into the lives of others. Jene moved to Coral Gables, Florida in 1971 and lived t ...
Sharon Towson APR 03, 1942 - NOV 10, 2008
Sharon Ilene Towson SAVANNAH – Sharon Ilene Towson, 66, passed on to Peace forever on Monday, November 10, 2008. She was in the tender care of Hospice Savannah. The small town girl from Corry, PA graduated from Penn Sate University achieving a B.S. degree. She was among the earliest women to pass through Penn State's Smeal College of Business. She continued on to an M.B. A. from the University of Chicago School of Business. Her career in Chicago as a board certified Enrolled Actuary included positions with Julius Baer & Co., Mercer Co., Montgomery Ward, and Reed Ramsy & Co. Her consult ...