Obituaries
Corine Hardeman Cave SEP 21, 1914 - NOV 30, 2008
Corine Hardeman Cave, 94 died Sunday November 30, 2008 at Spanish Oaks Retreat. She was a native of Mt. Vernon, GA and lived in Savannah for the past 65 years. She was a member of Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church for over 55 years. Mrs. Cave was retired from Singer Company where she taught sewing and dress making. She was preceded in death by her husband, John B. Cave and her son, James Bobby Cave. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, LaTrelle C. and Jerry M. Walker, of Ridgeland, South Carolina, her son and daughter-in-law, Larry M. and Susan E. Cave, of Marathon, New York, ...
Edward Joseph Coppage FEB 20, 1940 - NOV 30, 2008
Edward Joseph Coppage Edward Joseph Coppage, 68, was born February 20, 1940 and passed away November 30, 2008 after a brief battle with ALS disease. He died peacefully in his home with his family under the care of Islands Hospice. Mr. Coppage retired as Vice President and General Manager of Southern Welding Supply in 2002. He was an active member of Grace Church of the Islands PCA and a former longtime member of Epworth United Methodist Church. Mr. Coppage was a longtime member of the Wilmington Island Club where he was an avid golfer. He coached youth baseball for many years at Isle of Hope ...
Freddie Lanier Reese SEP 05, 1946 - NOV 29, 2008
Freddie Lanier Reese, 62, died November 29, 2008 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. He was born in Savannah, son of the late Elmo and Eunice Pullen Reese. He was a graduate of Savannah High School and attended Armstrong State College. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Floyd and T.D. Reese. Surviving are his son and daughter-in-law, Ryan L. and Stephanie Reese of Richmond Hill; brother, Darrell Reese of Savannah; sisters, Janice Douglas and her husband, Jerry of Hopkinsville, KY; Nancy Sheffield of Pembroke, GA; Joyce Floyd and her husband, Henry of Clyo, GA; granddaughter, Skyler Rodgers, grand ...
John F. Earl JAN 21, 1921 - NOV 28, 2008
John F. Earl Thunderbolt- John F. Earl, 87, died at home on November 28th, 2008. Born January 21, 1921 in Jewell, Georgia, he was a graduate of Sparta High School, a veteran of World War II, and attended the University of Miami on the G.I. bill, where he majored in music. He was an accomplished jazz drummer and later became a nature photographer. His photographs were published in many national magazines and books and in his own books, "John Muir's Longest Walk", "To Look at Anything" and "Guale the Golden Coast of Georgia" with James Valentine. Commended by the Georgia State Senate in 1977 ...
Charlie Clemons AUG 17, 2008 - NOV 28, 2008
Charlie Clemons, 84, died Friday, November 28, 2008 under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mr. Clemons was born in Tusculum, GA on August 17, 1924, the son of the late Charles Henry and Eva Moore Clemmons. Charlie was raised in Savannah and at the age of seventeen volunteered with the Merchant Marines during World War II. At the conclusion of the war, he returned to Savannah and graduated from Savannah High School. He later received his formal education at Illinois Institute of Technology where he earned a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Mr. Clemons led an impressive career in Internati ...
James Archer King, Jr. FEB 16, 1939 - NOV 27, 2008
James Archer King, Jr., 69, of Savannah, Georgia died Thursday morning, November 27, 2008, under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mr. King was born and grew up in Talladega, Alabama on February 16, 1939, the son of the late James Archer King, Sr., and the late Lilly Castleberry King of Talladega, Alabama. Mr. King was a graduate of Auburn University and served his country in the United States Army. During his career, Mr. King resided in Atlanta, St. Crois, Virgin Islands, St. Simons Island and Savannah, Georgia. He began his career in the insurance business and ultimately retired as a stockbroke ...
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 ...