Obituaries
Noel Alyece Daniel Kirkland SEP 22, 1930 - MAR 04, 2009
Noel Alyece Daniel Kirkland Noel Alyece Daniel Kirkland, 78, died Wednesday, March 4, 2009 under the care of Hospice Savannah Inc. Mrs. Kirkland was a native of Bogalusa, Louisiana and had lived in Savannah since 1937. She graduated from Chatham High School and was a former member of Morningside Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and an avid gardener. Mrs. Kirkland loved the water and was very artistic. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Baker Brewton Daniel, Jr. and Willie Carroll Kirkland. She is survived by three sons, Noel Daniel, Baker B. Daniel III and Ernest Daniel all of Savan ...
Evan "Tom" O. Kane, III MAR 10, 1931 - MAR 04, 2009
Evan "Tom" O. Kane III Evan "Tom" O. Kane III passed away with his family by his side in Savannah, GA on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Tom was born in Kane, PA on March10, 1931 to Hannah and E. O'Neill Kane Jr. After attending Mercersberg Academy in Pennsylvania, he graduated with a Master's Degree in Architecture from Princeton University. He was a partner in several Syracuse, NY architectural firms in his forty-plus year career prior to retiring to The Landings on Skidaway Island, GA. Being an avid athlete, he enjoyed golf, skiing, tennis, and boating. He devoted time and energy to the Bethesda ...
Robert Fulton Brown SEP 15, 1929 - MAR 04, 2009
Mr. Robert F. Brown, formerly of Savannah, died Wednesday, March 04, 2009 at his home in Summerfield, Florida. He served in the United States Marine Corps during WWII and the Korean Conflict. In 1988, he retired from M&M Supermarkets as Vice President with over thirty years of service. He was a former member of the Lavida Country Club and a member of Solomon's Lodge #1 F. & A.M., the American Legion and Immanuel Baptist Church in Lady Lake, Florida. He loved golf and fishing but above all, he had a real love for his family and his country. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette Brown of ...
Charles Jack Lyon, Jr. MAY 14, 1950 - MAR 02, 2009
Charles Jack Lyon, Jr. passed away suddenly at home on March 2, 2009. He was preceded by his father Charles Jack Lyon and mother Dorothy Nease Lyon. He leaves behind a wife of 39 years Diane Boyd Lyon, two daughters Hope Angelique Lyon and Shannon Renee Lyon, two sisters Grace Lyon Merritt and Angie Lyon Chu, brother Tommy Lyon and many other loved family members. Jack was a long time employee of the City of Savannah. He was a member of the Single Action Shooting Society and his SASS nickname was Dark Eagle. He had an adventurous spirit since his birth that only grew stronger as he aged. He ...
James Joseph Hunter, III JUN 02, 1935 - MAR 01, 2009
James Joseph Hunter, III, 73 died Sunday March 1, 2009 at Orange Park Medical Center. He was born June 2, 1935 to James J. and Elizabeth M. Hunter. He was a graduate of Power Memorial High School, Fordham University and Adelphi University. He previously lived in Islandia, New York and was also a resident of Vero Beach, Florida. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1955 until 1957. He was retired from Grumman Data Systems in Bethpage, New York and was a member of the Grumman Retiree Association, Treasure Coast Chapter, Florida He was preceded in death by his parents, James J. Hunter ...
H. William "Bill" Shockley JUL 16, 1930 - MAR 01, 2009
H. William Shockley passed away at home on March 1, 2009 under the care of Hospice Savannah. Bill was born in Charlottesville, VA on July 16, 1930 to the late Henry Wood Shockley and Sybil Copps Shockley and was the stepson of the late Lillie Mae Shockley. He was preceded in death by his brothers Robert Wood Shockley and Richard Lee Shockley. After attending Pierre S. DuPont High School in Wilmington, DE, he graduated from the University of Delaware where he played varsity football and baseball. He joined the DuPont Company in 1955 and worked there for 37 years except for serving in the U.S. ...
Beatrice Foster DEC 14, 1924 - FEB 28, 2009
Savannah - Beatrice Bailey Foster, 84, died February 28, 2009 at Memorial University Medical Center. Mrs. Foster moved to Savannah in 1976 and also lived on Tybee Island until 1999. She was retired from T.S. Chu after twenty six years. Surviving are her husband of sixty five years, Homer Foster of Savannah; daughter, Linda Heath of Savannah; son and daughter-in-law, Randy L. and Alice Foster of Augusta; sisters, Pansy Cash of Knoxville, TN; Annabelle Wompler of Mineral, VA; Gladys Ledford of Knoxville, TN; ten grandchildren, three great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Visitation: ...
Betty Vardeman Denmark APR 10, 2009 - FEB 26, 2009
Betty Vardeman Denmark, 74, died February 26, 2009. She was born in Columbus, Georgia, daughter of the late Roderick D. and Bonnie Snellgrove Vardeman. She was a graduate of Georgia Teachers College in Statesboro and was a school teacher in the Savannah-Chatham County School District for forty years. Her greatest role in life was a being a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Her husband, Mallie A. Denmark preceded her in death. Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Michele and Mike DiGiovanni of Guyton; and children, Jarrod Michael Smith and Graham Dhu Smith both of Pooler; Alana Michele ...
Vernice Brewster Ramsey JUN 16, 1922 - FEB 26, 2009
VERNICE BREWSTER RAMSEY Vernice Brewster Ramsey 86 died Thursday, February 26, 2009 at Savannah Square Retirement Community. She was the daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Brewster. Mrs. Ramsey was a native of Auburn, New York and a resident of Savannah for the past 15 years. She was a member of Bull Street Baptist Church. Mrs. Ramsey was a proud descendant from the Brewster and the Ludlow families, the Brewster's were very involved in forming the Plymouth Colony and Roger de Quincy a 15th generation descendant of the Ludlow family signed the Magna Carter in 1215. Mrs. Ramsey was prece ...
Carolyn Wallace Adams AUG 12, 1937 - FEB 26, 2009
CAROLYN WALLACE ADAMS Carolyn W. Adams, 71, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2009 at Candler Hospital with family and friends with her. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia, but moved with her family at a very young age to Savannah, where she resided until present. She was a graduate of Commercial High School with the class of 1956. Carolyn met her husband Jack in Savannah, but traveled with him extensively while he served his country in the United States Marines for over 20 years. Carolyn was a member of Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church and was an active member of the Fellowship Sunday ...
Robert G. Groover JUL 16, 1927 - FEB 25, 2009
Savannah- Mr. Robert G. Groover, 81, died Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at Memorial University Medical Center. The Bulloch County native served in the U.S. Coast Guard during WWII and for many years in the Coast Guard Reserves and National Guard. He was a Trainman with CSX Railroad for 42 years and a longtime member of Bible Baptist Church. He will always be remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfather. His grandchildren were the apple of his eye. Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Sue Groover of Savannah; five children, Robin Groover of Hinesville, Philip Jamie Groover of Hinesv ...
Reverend Mario Balbi, S.D.B. - FEB 23, 2009
Reverend Mario Balbi, S.D.B. Newark, NJ - Father Mario Balbi, S.D. B., 88, chaplain of the Port of Newark, New Jersey died February 23, in Newark. A priest of the Salesians of Don Bosco, Father Balbi taught Latin and French at Benedictine Military School in Savannah from 1969 to 1981 and served as chaplain of the Port of Savannah, part-time at first, and later full-time, from 1974 to 1990. Funeral services for Father Balbi were held at both Stella Maris Chapel in Newark and at Our Lady of the Valley Church in Orange, N.J. on February 26. Burial was in the Salesian Cemetery in Goshen, N.Y. on F ...
Mary Agnes Johnson FEB 11, 1929 - FEB 23, 2009
Thunderbolt- Mary Agnes Johnson died peacefully in her Thunderbolt home on Monday, February 23, 2009, two weeks after celebrating her eightieth birthday. She was the daughter of Margaret E. Hutton and Thomas E. Johnson. She was preceded in death by her beloved cousins, Gertrude Kehoe Beytagh and J. Herbert Johnson, Jr., whom she considered her sister and brother. She attended Cathedral Day School and was a graduate of the 1947 class of St. Vincent's Academy. After graduation, she was employed by Union Camp Corporation where she worked for forty years until her retirement. She was a communicant ...
Virginia Thackston Newman APR 19, 1920 - FEB 23, 2009
Dublin, Georgia - Virginia Jones Thackston Newman, 88, died February 23, 2009 at Dublinaire Nursing Home, Dublin, GA. Born in Savannah, she is the daughter of the late William Percy Jones and Julia Virginia Coffin Jones. She lived in Savannah until 1997 when she moved to Dublin, GA. For many years, she was a Physicians Assistant for Drs. David Fillingim and Dan Willoughby. Mrs. Newman was a former member of Southside Baptist Church and Pineland Baptist Church. She was involved in the Savannah Little Theater for many years. Preceded in death by her first husband, Harvey Clinton Thackston, Jr. a ...
Frank Skipper Dunn OCT 21, 1944 - FEB 22, 2009
Bluffton, SC – Frank Matthew Dunn died quietly Sunday, February 22, 2009 at his home in Bluffton, South Carolina at 65 years of age. He was the son of Dr. and Mrs. Laurence Blun Dunn and the grandson of Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Francis Dunn and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Duncan Strachan. A lifelong resident of Savannah and in recent years, of Bluffton, he was a 1962 graduate of Savannah Country Day School and attended Princeton University. "Skipper" as he was known to friends and relatives, was a brilliant chess player, a voracious reader and most of all, an orchid enthusiast and grower. He was employed f ...
Elise Graves Dugger FEB 01, 1930 - FEB 22, 2009
ELISE GRAVES DUGGER Elise Graves Dugger 79, died Monday, February 23, 2009 in Savannah after a short illness. Mrs. Dugger was a native and longtime resident of Savannah. She attended Brewton Parker College and graduated from Georgia Southern University. Mrs. Dugger retired from the Chatham County School System after 32 years of teaching. She was a longtime member of Calvary of Savannah, the Christian Women's and the YMCA in Pooler. Surviving are, her husband, Charles L. Dugger of Savannah, her son and daughter-in-law, Wayne and Melissa Dugger of Franklin, TN; her brother, William Graves of Sav ...
Roger Wayne Parian MAR 14, 1944 - FEB 22, 2009
Roger Wayne Parian Roger Wayne Parian was born March 14, 1944, passed away on February 22, 2009. A graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology, Roger served as director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Coastal Regional Crime Lab-Savannah for 22 years. A passionate philosopher, scientist, inventor, and artist, Roger was a selfless genius beloved by his family and many friends. Preceded in death by his father, Aldo Pariani. Survived by his wife, Mary Ford Parian, and two daughters, Dagny Pariani and Asha Parian of Savannah. His mother, Eleanor Hoffer Parian of Carrollton. Two brothers, Ro ...
JoAnne Marie Jenney MAR 01, 1932 - FEB 22, 2009
JoAnne Marie Jenney, 76, died February 22nd at the Spanish Oaks Retreat in Savannah, Georgia. JoAnne was born on March 1, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York to her late parents, Joseph and Ann Steiner. JoAnne was predeceased by her late husband, Edward Gorham. She is survived by her loving husband, Miles Jenney; her brother, Don Steiner; her sister-in-law, Margaret Gorham of Fripp Island, SC and cousin, Carolyn De Palma of Somers, New York. JoAnne is also survived by her four children, Edward Gorham and wife Angelika of Fabius, New York, Robert Gorham and wife Juliette of Mahuah, New Jersey, Maryann ...
Anne Orpik Whelden MAR 12, 1928 - FEB 22, 2009
Savannah - Anne Orpik Whelden, 80, died February 22, 2009 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. She was born in Concord, MA, daughter of the late Victor and Mary Melka Orpik. Mrs. Whelden moved to Savannah in 1995 from Stow, MA when she and her husband retired. Surviving are her husband of 59 ½ years, Arthur N. Whelden of Savannah; two sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Colleen Whelden of Pagosa Springs, CO; Victor and Melissa Whelden of Rincon; three daughters and a son-in-law, Lois and Robert Libby of Pepperell, MA; Sandra Whelden of Rock Hill, SC; Debra Goransson of York, SC; brother, Stanley Orpik ...
Barbara Dekle Sowell MAY 07, 1923 - FEB 22, 2009
Barbara D. Sowell 1923 to 2009 Barbara Dekle Sowell died February 21, 2009 at the age of 85 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida after a long illness. Born May 7, 1923, she spent her childhood in Cordele, Georgia. After she earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Valdosta State College, she married Pat Blackshear Sowell of Brewton, Alabama. They lived and raised their three children at Isle of Hope in Savannah. Mrs. Sowell was an active volunteer in the Isle of Hope community including the Isle of Hope United Methodist Church. She spent many years as a reading teacher at Savannah County Day School. ...
Phillip Levi Lightfoot SEP 15, 1943 - FEB 21, 2009
Captain Phillip Levi Lightfoot Captain Phillip Levi Lightfoot was born September 15, 1943 in Pembroke, GA to Roan and Fleetie Phillips Lightfoot Strickland and departed this life February 21, 2009. He was a resident of Bethesda Home for Boys from 1950 to 1963 and graduated from Savannah High School in 1963. He served four years in the United States Navy aboard the USS Matthews aka 96 Amphibious Ship making landings in DaNang, Hue and Chulai, South Vietnam. He later transferred to the USS Pandemus based in Charleston, S.C. After serving 2 years with the Naval Reserve, he transferred to the GA A ...
Mildred Elizabeth Tonning SEP 27, 1916 - FEB 21, 2009
Mildred Elizabeth Tonning, 92 died peacefully at home in Savannah, GA where she lived with her daughter on Saturday, February 21st, 2009. She was a longtime resident of Memphis and moved to Savannah in 2005. Mrs. Tonning is the widow of Dr. Wayland A. Tonning, Sr. She was preceded in death by her parents Mr. & Mrs. Robert William Tonning, Sr., her sister, Dorothy Tonning Skelton and her brother, Robert William Tonning, Jr. Born in 1916, Mrs. Tonning was a member of what has been called 'The Greatest Generation' whose lives were tempered by extraordinary events including The Great Depressi ...
Nora Floyd Clifton NOV 10, 1919 - FEB 21, 2009
Nora Floyd Clifton died Saturday, February 21, 2009 at the age of 89. She lived in Savannah most of her life and was educated in Savannah. She worked for thirty years as a bookkeeper. She was a member of White Bluff United Methodist Church, the Friendship Sunday School Class, The Social Seniors. She was also a member of Mary/Martha Circle, Bethel Burton Homemakers and the County Extension Agency. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph D. Clifton; sons, Alan R. and Harold J. Clifton; grandson, Marlin D. Clifton, Jr. and daughter-in-law, Christa S. Clifton. She is survived by her son, M ...
Henry S. Brown MAY 28, 1918 - FEB 21, 2009
Henry S. Brown, 90, died at home Saturday, February 21. He was born May 28, 1918, the youngest child of Emily Sulter Brown and Edward J. Brown, Sr. and was a 1935 graduate of Benedictine Military School. He served in the Air Corps in Africa during World War II. He and Mary Jane Fahey were married on Sept 18, 1948. He was an accountant at Union Camp Corp. and retired in 1980 after a 30 year career in Savannah, Alabama and Michigan. A longtime communicant of Blessed Sacrament Church, he sang in the choir for many years. He was a Knight of Columbus, a member of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, ...
Frank J. Canzanella, Sr. SEP 28, 1926 - FEB 21, 2009
Frank J. Canzanella, Sr. Frank J. Canzanella, Sr., 82, died Saturday February 21, 2009 under the care of Hospice Savannah Inc. Frank was born on September 28, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY, one of fourteen children to the late Anthony and Catherine Canzanella. He also lived in New Jersey and Florida before settling in Savannah in 2005. He served his country during WWII as a Navy gunner on a Merchant Marine ship. He retired in 1988 from the Carpenter's Union where he was a construction superintendent. In addition to his parents, Frank was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Sidney Canzanella and his ...
Marion Keith Burk JAN 07, 1922 - FEB 20, 2009
SAVANNAH - Marion Keith Burk, 87, died February 20, 2009 at Candler Hospital. He entered God's kingdom peacefully surrounded by family and friends. Keith Was born January 7th, 1922 in Torrington Wyoming. He served in WWII as a B-17 pilot in the Eighth Air Force. Keith was stationed in Savannah where he met Anne Yarbrough, dec'd 2006 and they were married after the war, in 1946. After graduating from University of Colorado he was hired by General Electric, in Schenectady, New York and retired in 1984 with 35 years as an Electrical Engineer. After returning to Savannah for retirement, Keith an ...
Maude Brannen Futch MAY 25, 1914 - FEB 18, 2009
Savannah - Maude Brannen Futch, 94, died February 18, 2009 at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was born in Bulloch County, daughter of the late Alonzo L. Brannen and Annie Fountain Brannen. She lived in Savannah since 1938. Mrs. Futch served as Linen Manager for Sears and Roebuck Company for many years and was a prestigious clothier of women' apparel for Fines and retired from Caldwell's at Piccadilly. She was a faithful member of Immanuel Baptist Church. Mrs. Futch always welcomed her family into her home and over the years served as a boarder for many of her nieces and nephews. She had a great pas ...
Essie Fountain Schreck DEC 02, 1918 - FEB 16, 2009
Essie Fountain Schreck died Monday, February 16, 2009. She was the widow of Peter Reilly Schreck, Sr. She was born December 2, 1918 in Savannah where she attended St. Vincent's Elementary School and was a graduate of St. Vincent's Academy. Later she attended Ryan's Business College, Armstrong Atlantic State University and Savannah State College obtaining a certified professional secretarial rating. Her working career spanned some 50 years of service with the following federal government agencies: Department of Defense at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah; Officer's Club, U.S. Air Force, Lubbock ...