Obituaries
Will D. "Billy" Herrin MAY 03, 1944 - JAN 05, 2009
Will Doty "Billy" Herrin SAVANNAH - Will Doty "Billy" Herrin, age 64, died peacefully on January 5, 2009, surrounded by his family. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather as well as a faithful friend to many. Billy was the son of the late Bertram Joseph Herrin and Anna Weeks Herrin. He spent his childhood in Pooler, Georgia and later moved to Savannah. He was a graduate of Savannah High School and Georgia Southern University with a degree in accounting. He owned Savannah Concrete for 27 years, was a partner of Mobile Concrete in Hinesville and a partner in Satilla Mining in Jesup. Af ...
Charles Russell Jones FEB 21, 1939 - JAN 05, 2009
Richmond Hill - Charles Russell Jones, 69, was lifted to Heaven and into the arms of God on January 5, 2009 surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Jones was born on February 21, 1939 in Savannah, GA and attended the Chatham County public schools, graduating from Commercial High School. He served in the United States Navy. Russell retired from Johns-Manville and Owens Corning after 41 years of service. He loved the outdoors and following his retirement enjoyed fishing, hunting and boating with his friends. He was loved by everyone who knew him for his sense of humor, unique personality and gift o ...
Sharon E. Winn FEB 08, 1970 - JAN 04, 2009
Sharon E. Winn Waters, 38, passed away on January 4, 2009 after a short and courageous battle with cancer. She was a resident of Savannah, GA and an employee of Comcast. She will be missed by many. She is survived by her husband, Ray Winn; children, Kayla and Christopher of Savannah; mother, Ruth Waters of Midway, GA; mother-in-law, Barbara Johnson and father-in-law, Albert Winn, both of Savannah; siblings, Brandi "Nikki" Waters of Springfield, GA, Jimmy "Peddie" Waters of Guyton, GA, Lisa Waters of Springfield, GA and Lynn Kreglow of Baltimore, MD; nieces, Grace, Loren and Erica; nephews, Mor ...
Marjorie Lee Brown Solomon OCT 25, 1916 - JAN 04, 2009
Tybee Island - Marjorie died at 92 years of age on January 4, 2009 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. She was born the oldest of four sisters on October 25, 1916 to Mary and Lex Brown in Pineora, GA. The family moved to Savannah in 1923. She was a graduate of the old Savannah High on Bull Street and worked at Hass-Guthman Food Brokers. She and her husband later owned Beach Building Supply and ran a laundry mat on Tybee. Preceding her in death is her husband of over fifty years, Alexander Perry Solomon III. She is survived by her two sons: A.P. Solomon IV and Joseph Lex Solomon, her two grandsons: A. P ...
Henry Duncan Dunn MAY 30, 1946 - JAN 04, 2009
Henry Duncan Dunn, 62, died Sunday, January 4, 2009 at Hospice Savannah after a long illness. He was a graduate of Admiral Farragut Academy, St. Petersburg, FL, and the University of Georgia. A grandson of Captain F.D.M. Strachan, he spent his working life with Strachan Shipping Co., where he sat on the Board of Directors. Before the onset of his illness, he was active in the Hibernian Society, the Saint Andrews Society, the Oglethorpe Club, the First City Club, the Propeller Club and was President of the Savannah Maritime Association. Survivors include three sons; Laurence Grant Dunn, Henry D ...
Sue Zipperer Sledge NOV 23, 1916 - JAN 02, 2009
Sue Zipperer Sledge, 92, died January 2, 2009 at her residence. She was born in Savannah, daughter of the late Arnold Alton Zipperer and Clyde Beatrice Johnson Zipperer. Mrs. Sledge was a homemaker, communicant of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church and a longtime volunteer with Hospice Savannah, Inc. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Neill Sledge, son, Joseph Neill Sledge, Jr., grandson, James W. Sledge, Jr. and siblings, Mary Ada "Madie" Zipperer Holland, Clyde Beatrice "Bea" Zipperer King, Arnold Alton Zipperer, Jr. and James Johnson Zipperer. Surviving are her son, James W ...
Luke E. McDade FEB 07, 1913 - DEC 30, 2008
Luke E. McDade, 95, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was a native of East Point, GA and lived in Savannah most of his life. He was a member of Calvary in Savannah and the Rupert Horne Sunday School Class. Mr. McDade was a member of the Tybee Light Shrine Supper Club, the Bethel-Bur-Ton Club and the Windsor Forest Golden Age Center. Surviving are his wife of 59 years, Louise D. McDade, of Savannah; two daughters and sons-in-law, Kay and Michael Bingham, of Georgetown, Texas, and Cynthia and Benjamin Padgett, of Savannah; his brother, Olin McDade, of East Point, GA; ...
Grady C. Bragg NOV 25, 1919 - DEC 30, 2008
Grady C. Bragg, 89 died Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at Hospice Savannah. He was a native of Millen, GA and lived in Savannah most of his life. He was a United States Army Veteran and was a member of Calvary in Savannah. Mr. Bragg was a past Commander and member of the American Legion Post 184 and the Alee Temple where he also was a member of the Dune Cats. He was a member of the Greater Savannah Athletic Hall of Fame and was a Golden Gloves Boxer, training many young boxers all over the area. He was an alternate for the 1936 Olympics for Bicycle Racing and a two time Georgia State Bicycle Champ ...
Rebecca Blocker Harrison JUL 29, 1912 - DEC 29, 2008
Flagler Beach, Florida - Rebecca Margaret Blocker Harrison, 96, passed away Monday, December 29, 2008. She was born in Stilson, Bulloch County, Georgia, daughter of the late George and Ella Driggers. Rebecca was loved by all who knew her and will be greatly missed. Surviving by two sons, William Blocker Virginia and Donald Blocker Lavonda of Flagler Beach, FL; sister, Mildred Harvey of Savannah; six grandchildren, seven great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Visitation: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 2, 2009 at Fox & Weeks Funeral D ...
D. Dean Bruner JUL 11, 1938 - DEC 27, 2008
D. Dean Bruner, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2008 at the age of 70 while deer hunting, which he loved. Mr. Bruner was the son of the late Grover and Ora Lee Brown Bruner of Excelsior, GA. Mr. Bruner was known throughout the area as a boat motor mechanic and avid hunter. He was a charter member of the West Chatham Baptist Church in Pooler, GA. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Hubert Bruner and step-daughter, Erin Carothers. He is survived by his wife, Vicki; children, Steve Marty Bruner, Kathy Curt Kral of Coeur d'Alene, ID and David Becky Bruner of Virginia Beach, VA; ...
Wanda Sparks Sharp APR 22, 1928 - DEC 27, 2008
Wanda Sharp SAVANNAH- Wanda Sparks Sharp, 80, died Saturday, December 27, 2008, at St. Joseph's Hospital. The Brooksville, KY native had lived in Savannah since 1975. She was a sales representative for Avon Cosmetics for more than 25 years and was a member of White Bluff United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Sharp. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Tony and Kim Sharp of Savannah; three grandsons, Tyler, Hunter, and Tucker Sharp, all of Savannah; her sister, Ina Hedges of Ludlow, KY; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends fr ...
Rick L. Burns OCT 31, 1957 - DEC 27, 2008
Rick L. Burns, 51, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2008. He was born in Lancaster, PA and grew up in Delaware. After serving eight years in the U.S. Army, he and his wife, Sabine settled in Savannah, GA. He was a devoted family man and a very active member of Savannah Christian Church. He was a great friend to many and was always willing to help when needed. He was a real estate agent with ERA Kelly and Fischer Realty and also employed by Old Towne Trolley. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Sabine Burns of Savannah, GA and four children: son, Dakota and daughter, Gina of Savannah, GA ...
Robert Joseph Groover, Sr. NOV 29, 1926 - DEC 27, 2008
Robert Joseph Groover, 82, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at his home after an extended illness. Robert was born in Savannah to the late Henry B. and Margaret Craig Groover. He graduated from Savannah High School where he was Captain of the football team and a member of the 1942 state championship football team. He graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, NY with a B.S. Degree in Marine Engineering. While there he was on the football team, swimming team and a golden glove boxer. He served with the U.S. Merchant Marines during World War II and served as a Lieu ...
Robert Thomas Kerr AUG 05, 1923 - DEC 26, 2008
Robert Thomas Kerr Bluffton, SC- Robert Thomas Kerr, 85, died Friday, December 26, 2008 after a brief illness. The Orange, NJ native was a graduate of Guilford College in Greensboro, NC. He served in the United States Navy from 1943 until 1946 and retired from the insurance business. A resident of Sun City for the past three years, he was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Hardeeville, SC, the Sun City Veteran's Association, the Sun City New Jersey Club, and the Sun City Golf Group. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy DuPont Kerr. Surviving are his daughter and son-in-law, Be ...
Jayne Edwards Berv MAY 06, 1940 - DEC 25, 2008
Jayne Edwards Berv Savannah, GA- Jayne Edwards Berv died on Christmas day 2008 after a very brief illness. She was born in Chatham VA, and was preceded in death by her parents Clarence and Nancy Edwards of Virginia. Jayne spent many years as a beloved high school teacher in Columbus GA. She was a most gracious lady with an incredible generosity of spirit. With a charitable heart, she devoted her days to making life brighter for anyone who might have been lonely or hurting. Jayne was a loving mother and grandmother, who touched the hearts of all those that knew her. She will be dearly missed. S ...
Paul Dunn Hayslip, Jr. JAN 26, 1987 - DEC 24, 2008
Tybee Island- Paul Dunn Hayslip, Jr., 21, died Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24, 2008. Paul was a wonderful person and was loved dearly by his family and friends. He was employed with Premier Painting. His best friend, Jeffery Alan Mitchell, preceded him in death. Survivors include his mother, Carolyn Hayslip of Wilmington Island; father, Paul Hayslip, Sr. of Tybee Island; brother, Mason D. Hayslip; grandparents, Frank & Beatrice Horne of Wilmington Island; grandfather, Billy Hayslip of Tybee Island; grandmother, Jo and step-grandfather Wilbur Morgan of Sylvania; as well as a number o ...
Minh Nguyen DEC 15, 2008 - DEC 24, 2008
Savannah- Minh Thi Nguyen, 76, died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Ngyuen lived in Savannah since 1994. She was a homemaker and a communicant of Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Bien Dang Nguyen; seven children and their spouses, Dung T. Nguyen, Kim-Tien T. Nguyen, Tran Nguyen, Thu Trinh Vu, Hieu Nguyen, Trung Nguyen, Hao Nguyen; daughter-in-law, Doan Duong; 18 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren and many god sons and god daughters. Visitation: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Friday, December 26th and Saturday December 27th at Fox & Weeks Fu ...
Jean A. Naismith JAN 25, 1925 - DEC 24, 2008
Mr. Jean A "Tootie" Naismith, 83, passed away on Dec 24, 2008 from complications due to pneumonia. Mr. Naismith was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and served his country in the Pacific during the invasion of Okinawa, Japan and in mainland China. Tootie was a proud team member of the Savannah High School Blue Jackets who won the Georgia State Football Championship in 1942. After a lengthy business career with the Equitable Insurance Agency, Mr. Naismith retired in 1992. Mr. Naismith is survived by his son, Jean Allen Naismith, Jr. of Ft Lauderdale, FL; sons and daughters-in-law, As ...
Ellen Simonds Stout OCT 04, 1927 - DEC 23, 2008
Ellen Simonds Stout, 81, died at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, GA on December 23, 2008. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Simonds of Brookline, MA and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lyman of the The Vale, Waltham, MA. Born in Brookline, she attended the Winsor School and Bradford, Jr. College. She served for many years as a trustee of The Mariner's House in East Boston, was honored for her many years of volunteer service as a member of the Ladies Visiting Committee at the MA General Hospital in Boston and was active in alumnae affairs at the Winsor School. She was a memb ...
Ellen Simonds Stout OCT 04, 1927 - DEC 23, 2008
Ellen Simonds Stout, 81, died at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, GA on December 23, 2008. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Simonds of Brookline, MA and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lyman of the The Vale, Waltham, MA. Born in Brookline, she attended the Winsor School and Bradford, Jr. College. She served for many years as a trustee of The Mariner's House in East Boston, was honored for her many years of volunteer service as a member of the Ladies Visiting Committee at the MA General Hospital in Boston and was active in alumnae affairs at the Winsor School. She was a memb ...
Martha McAleer Sims AUG 19, 1922 - DEC 23, 2008
Thunderbolt- Mrs. Martha McAleer Sims, 86, died Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at her residence. The native and life long resident of Savannah worked with Acme Press for many years. She was a homemaker and communicant of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Henry Joseph McAleer, III and C.B. Sims. Survivors: daughter, Sheila M. Kimker of Thunderbolt; son, Harry McAleer of Ellabell; daughter, Sandra McCrae of Conway; 7 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Memorial Service: 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 27, 2008 at the Islands Chapel of Fox & Week ...
Michele Elaine Hall Clinton SEP 03, 1972 - DEC 23, 2008
Michele Elaine Hall Clinton, 36, died December 23, 2008 at Memorial University Medical Center. She was born in Athens, Ohio, daughter of Ralph E. and Carol Hall. She moved to Savannah in 1993 and received an Associates Degree in Business Administration from Troy State University. Michele was currently employed by Coach's Corner and was a pilates instructor with Synergistic Bodies. Surviving are her husband, Richard D. Clinton of Raeford, NC; sons, Tyler Scott Clinton and Cole Charles Clinton both of Savannah; mother, Carol Lowery Hall of Rincon; step- father, William M. Hall, Sr. of Rincon; fa ...
Ralph Claybrook James, Jr. APR 07, 1950 - DEC 23, 2008
Ralph C. James was born on Good Friday, April 7, 1950 and died December 23, 2008. He was the son of the late Ralph and Betty James. He was a native son of Savannah where he attended parochial and public schools. At an early age he set out on his career with the National Maritime Union as a United States merchant seaman. Ralph was able to travel on ships that carried supplies to many parts of the world. Some of these trips were in areas of conflict such as Vietnam and the Persian Gulf. Between shipping off on his next voyage, Ralph lived temporarily between Boston Massachusetts and New York Cit ...
Jamie Lumley Young DEC 10, 1936 - DEC 22, 2008
Jamie Wilma Lumley Young SAVANNAH – Jamie Wilma Lumley Young, 72, died Monday, December 22, 2008, at Hospice House. A native of Savannah, Jamie lived for many years in New Jersey and Florida before returning to Savannah in 1991. She was a graduate of Savannah High School and Armstrong College. She was a longtime member of Independent Presbyterian Church and was an active member of the Christian Women's Club. Surviving are three daughters, Jody Sullivan and Anne Portell, both of Savannah, and Cindy Young of Dallas, TX; her sister, JoAnn Parrish of Savannah; four grandchildren, Jordan Savas, She ...
Mary Rushing Hammock OCT 13, 1917 - DEC 22, 2008
Mary Rushing Hammock SAVANNAH - Mary Rushing Hammock, 95, widow of Clifford E. Hammock, passed away December 22nd, 2008 in Summerville, SC. Mrs. Hammock was born in Macon, GA in 1913 but lived in Savannah most of her life. She was the sixth of seven children born to Lee Dolphus Rushing and Janie Carr Martin. She was a charter member of White Bluff United Methodist Church and Church Historian. Mrs. Hammock was also a member of the Elizabeth Circle and a member of the Topaz Club for 58 years. She retired from the City of Savannah as an accountant. Mary was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother ...
Margaret Thompson Sadler JUL 21, 1920 - DEC 22, 2008
Margaret Thompson Sadler, 88, passed away Monday, December 22, 2008 under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. She was born in Mansfield, Ohio, July 21, 1920 to the late Joseph and Edna Baker Thompson. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years of marriage, Albert A. Sadler. She received a B.S. Degree from Ohio State University, Master Degrees from the University of Maryland, the University of Georgia, and an Education Specialists Degree from Georgia Southern University. After serving as a 1st Lieutenant, Army Nurse Corps, combat duty, Europe, WW II, she went into the field of education ...
Mary Foughner Dixon MAY 11, 1935 - DEC 22, 2008
Savannah- Mrs. Mary Foughner Dixon, 73, died Monday, December 22, 2008 at Memorial Health Medical Center after a short illness. The native and life long resident of Savannah received an associate degree in English at Armstong Junior College. Mrs. Dixon worked for over twenty years as an office manager with Rupert Heller's Prescriptions. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church for over forty-one years where she was the director of English as a Second Language, a long-standing member of the choir, the Silver Nuggets, and the Women's Missionary Union. Her husband, Charles Wesley Dixon, IV pre ...
Annie Walton Jacobsen OCT 26, 1940 - DEC 21, 2008
Annie Walton Jacobsen, 68, died Sunday, December 21, 2008 in Orlando, FL. Mrs. Jacobsen was born in Manassas, GA on October 26, 1940, the daughter of the late Olin Bradfield and Annie Cobb Kicklighter. Annie was educated in the Chatham County Public School System. Upon completion from school she began working for Krystal's Restaurant along with her mother and worked there for many years until she began her employment as a Secretary with Strachan Shipping Company where she retired in 1991. After retirement Annie moved to St. Paul, MN and also enjoyed a second home in Kissimmee, FL. She was a me ...
Ernest J. Joyner OCT 05, 1922 - DEC 21, 2008
Ernest J. Joyner, 86, died December 21, 2008 at Savannah Commons. The Sylvania native had lived most of his life in Savannah. A veteran of the United States Army during World War II, he served in Africa, Italy and Japan. He retired in 1988 from Union Camp Corporation after 38 years. Mr. Joyner was a member of Thunderbolt Baptist Church and the Woodmen of the World, Camp 4. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Gay Joyner and son, Stanley Joyner. Surviving are a sister, Evelyn Joyner Ball of Savannah; three grandchildren, Jay Joyner of Savannah; Keary Joyner, of St. Louis, MO; Celeste Wach ...