Obituaries
James Paul Wilson, Jr. - JUL 10, 2008
James Paul Wilson, Jr., 28, passed away July 10, 2008. James Paul was a native of St. Petersburg, FL and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He is survived by his children James Anthony and Karla Jasmine and his fiancé Karla Emma Morales all of Pinellas Park, FL; parents, Kitty E. Benton of Pinellas Park, FL and James P. Sr. and Kimberlee W. Wilson of Savannah; grandmother Lelia C. Benton of Satellite Beach, FL; brothers Douglas Berkoff of Clearwater, FL, Robert Berkoff of Gainesville, GA, Steven Berkoff of Huntersville, NC and their families; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. A Memorial Ser ...
Betty J. Leggett JUN 24, 1933 - JUL 10, 2008
Betty J. Leggett, 75, died Thursday, July 10, 2008 in Savannah. Mrs. Leggett, a native of Savannah was born on June 24, 1933, the daughter of the late Lewyn and Celeste Chester. Betty was a 1951 graduate of Commercial High School. She worked in the medical profession as an Office Manager and Medical Secretary for over fifty years. She was a faithful and longtime member of Immanuel Baptist Church, serving the church in various activities, including singing in the church choir and caring for infants in the church nursery for over fifty years. Mrs. Leggett is survived by her loving husband of 56 ...
Merida Cuyler Hendricks DEC 10, 1923 - JUL 09, 2008
Savannah- Merida "M.C." Cuyler Hendricks, 84, peacefully passed away early Wednesday morning, July 9, 2008. He was born December 10, 1923 in Candler County, Georgia, the eldest of two sons born to Charlie & Ida Hendricks. As a young man, he moved to Savannah and graduated from Commercial High School in 1943. He was a very active athlete and played basketball for Savannah High School. He continued to stay active in sports throughout his life. He held all offices in the Savannah Umpires Association, where he umpired many sports for over 30 years. He found the game of golf late in life and be ...
John Ernest Parker NOV 30, 1923 - JUL 08, 2008
John Ernest Parker SAVANNAH – John Ernest Parker, age 84, died Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at Candler Hospital. The native and lifelong resident of Savannah was a veteran of the United States Navy serving in World War II. He retired from WTOC Television Station in 1985 after many years of service in the advertising department. He was a member of St. Andrews Reformed Episcopal Church where he served on the vestry. Mr. Parker was a member of Ancient Landmark Lodge, F&AM, the Scottish Rite Consistory and the Greeters Unit of Alee Temple of the Shrine. He was also a member of the Elks Lodge, Americ ...
Louis Franklin Whitfield SEP 22, 1930 - JUL 08, 2008
Marietta - Louis Franklin Whitfield, 77, died July 8, 2008 at Metropolitan Hospice in Marietta. He was born in Clearwater, Florida, son of the late Zack and Mittie Summerlin Cowart. He was reared in Moultrie, Georgia and from there entered the United States Army serving four years during the Korean Conflict. After the Army, Mr. Whitfield served as an Adjudicator for the Veteran's Administration in Atlanta. He was a member of Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, Louise Cowart Whitfield of Marietta, GA; daughter and son-in-law, Cami Whitfield Freeman and John Freeman o ...
Stokes D. Hooker OCT 05, 1920 - JUL 07, 2008
Stokes D. Hooker SAVANNAH - Stokes D. Hooker passed into eternal rest on July, 7 2008 at Hospice Savannah after a long illness. Born October 5, 1920 in Clyo, GA, Stokes was a WWII veteran serving with the 30th Infantry Division and saw combat in Europe. He retired from Union Camp Corp. after 40 years of loyal service during which time he never missed a day of work. Stokes was and avid golfer and fisherman and loved his family and will be sorely missed by friends and family. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 68 years, Zita Mae Brant Hooker, 2 brothers, Presley Hooker and Harvey Hoo ...
John A. Bergman NOV 06, 1920 - JUL 07, 2008
JOHN ALEXANDER BERGMAN, JR John Alexander Bergman Jr., died Monday, July 7, 2008 at Candler Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born November 6, 1920 in Savannah, Georgia, the eldest of two sons born to John Alexander and Catherine Josephine Siem Bergman. His great-grandparents, Alexander and Eliza McKenzie, purchased the first two lots offered for sale on Tybee Island and were the only residents living there in the 1870's. John's family moved to Tybee in the early 1920's. He enjoyed an idyllic childhood there, boating to Cockspur Island to picnic with Florence Martus, "The Waving Girl," ...
Clove Patricia Forker DEC 27, 1918 - JUL 06, 2008
Clove Patricia Arnau Forker SAVANNAH – Clove Patricia Arnau Forker died on July 6, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Mrs. Forker was born on December 7, 1918 in Savannah, GA to Dr. Mirabeau L. Arnau and Clove Brantley of Dublin, GA. She is predeceased by her sister Maudine Arnau Wilson and her brother Thomas Arnau. Clove attended Savannah High School and later graduated from Georgia State College in Milledgeville with a BS degree in 1940. During her college years she met Raymond Anthony Forker of Freeport, Long Island, NY who was attending Georgia Tech and their sixty-seven year love affair began ...
Mary Hill Pollard JAN 19, 1918 - JUL 06, 2008
MRS. MARY HILL POLLARD Mrs. Mary Hill Pollard, 90 died Sunday, July 6, 2008 at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mrs. Pollard was born in January 1918 in Decatur, Georgia, the youngest daughter of Mr. Mohr Ernest Hill and Mrs. Murfee Lee Henderson Hill. She graduated from Atlanta Girls High School and received her B.A. degree from LaGrange College. She taught at the Methodist Children's Home in Decatur, then in the Atlanta City School system. When she married Mr. C.P. "Mike" Pollard at the end of 1947, she moved to Savannah and taught in the Savannah Publ ...
Juanita Glisson Rubley APR 17, 1919 - JUL 05, 2008
Juanita G. Rubley, 89, died Saturday, July 5, 2008 at Savannah Square Retirement Community. She was born in Excelsior, Ga. and was a long time resident of Savannah. She was retired from a long career as a Federal Civil Servant at what is now Hunter Army Airfield as Transportation Officer. She was a member of Ardsley Park Baptist Church. Surviving are: son, Patrick C. Glisson of Atlanta; daughter, Dale Phillips of Coralville, Iowa; grandchildren, Patrick A. Glisson of Auburn, AL; Paige G. Herrin of Columbia, S.C.; Charles Ryan Glisson of Cumming, GA; and Danielle Phillips of Coralville, Iowa; g ...
Barbara Hagin JUL 19, 1939 - JUL 05, 2008
Barbara S. Hagin July 19, 1939 – July 5, 2008 Barbara passed away at home on July 5, 2008. She was born in Glennville, GA and was preceded in death by her mother and father, Nana O. Smith and Pratt T. Smith and sister, Patsy S. Bland. She graduated from Commercial High School and received a BS Degree in Nursing from Armstrong Atlantic State University. She was a retired Emergency Room Nurse, working at Candler and Memorial Hospitals for many years. She enjoyed fishing, cooking and traveling. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Ennis E. Hagin; daughter, Lisa Ann Hagin; sons, Michael E. ...
Jack Manly McCorkle APR 06, 1929 - JUL 05, 2008
Jack Manley McCorkle, Sr. Jack Manley McCorkle, Sr. died Saturday, July 5, 2008 in Hospice of Savannah at the age of 79. He was born in Savannah, April 6, 1929, the son of Lee Roy McCorkle and Alice Sikes McCorkle, who both preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Robert L. McCorkle, Edward E. McCorkle, and sister, Mildred McCorkle Hudson. He was married to Jean Humphrey McCorkle for 59 years. Together they were parents of 5 children and foster parents to 15 children. They were well-remembered in the community for their huge 4th of July parties with old fashioned ...
Jocelyn Baxter Roberts MAY 02, 1934 - JUL 04, 2008
JOCELYN BAXTER ROBERTS Jocelyn Baxter Roberts 74, died Friday, July 4, 2008 at Hospice Savannah. Mrs. Roberts was born and raised in Effingham, County and was a longtime resident of Savannah. She was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Mrs. Roberts was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Thomas Roberts Jr. Surviving are, her son, Henry T. Roberts III and his wife Tiffany of Savannah, her daughter, Elizabeth R. Roberts of Fairfax, Virginia; her sisters, Sara Jarnagin of Lakeland, Florida and Diane Mingledorff of Hilton Head, South Carolina; her brother, Clyde Stephen Baxter, ...
Marion M. Martin JUL 08, 1924 - JUL 04, 2008
Marion M. Martin, 83, died Friday, July 4, 2008 in Savannah. Mrs. Martin was born in Norlina, NC on July 8, 1924, the daughter of the late David and Ora Moore. Marion was a longtime resident of Savannah. She was retired from Bernard Williams Insurance Co. Marion was a member of the First Baptist Church of the Islands and a former member of Southside Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Martin was preceded in death by her daughters, Carole Sanborn and Debbie Anderson. She is survived by her grandsons, Brett and Jesse Anderson; granddaughter, Corey Anderson; sisters, Marguerite Moo ...
Howard Odell Wise, Sr. NOV 17, 1920 - JUL 03, 2008
Howard O. Wise SAVANNAH- Howard O.Wise, 87, died at his home July 3, 2008 of complications from Parkinson's disease. He was born November 17, 1920, in Clyde, Georgia and has been a Savannah resident for more than 60 years. Howard was the respected head of the Engineering Drafting section for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Savannah. Because of his superior training skills, he was asked to write the textbook of drafting standards for the entire Army Corp of Engineers. As a hobby, Howard often designed homes for family and friends in the Savannah area. Following his retirement, after a 31 ye ...
Iver Bell Davis FEB 25, 1923 - JUL 03, 2008
IVER BELL DAVIS Iver Bell Davis 85, died Thursday, July 03, 2008 at Savannah Specialty Care. Mrs. Davis was born in Bulloch County and was a longtime resident of Savannah. She was a member of Ardsley Park Baptist Church where she taught the Senior Ladies Sunday School Class and was a member of the Choir. Mrs. Davis and her late husband, Jefferson C. Davis owned and operated Davis Dry Cleaners on Bull Street for many years. Surviving are her three sons, Fred Davis and wife Dianne of Savannah, Al Davis and wife Janice of New York and Jeff Davis and wife Susie of Oregon; her two daughters, Lillia ...
John W. "Jack" Gnann MAY 03, 1923 - JUL 03, 2008
John W. "Jack" Gnann, 85, died Thursday, July 03, 2008 in Savannah. Mr. Gnann, a native of Savannah was born on May 3, 1923, the son of the late Byron E. and Verdie Gnann. Jack was a Combat Veteran of the United States Army, serving in Europe from 1944-1945. After his military tenure, he completed his formal education at the University of Georgia in 1948. Jack was employed by Union Camp Corp. for over 25 years, working as a Forester in the Woodlands Division. He was an active member and Past President of the Georgia Salzburger Society, an active member of the Savannah Exchange Club and a longt ...
Marie Kathleen Harms Tyre MAR 10, 1923 - JUL 02, 2008
Gwinnett County, Georgia-Marie Kathleen Kitty Harms Tyre, 85, died Wednesday, July 2, 2008, peacefully in her home, surrounded by family. She was born March 10, 1923 in Savannah, Georgia, the sixth child of George Frederick and Marie Catherine Precht Harms. Kitty graduated from Savannah High School in 1940. She completed her studies at Armstrong Junior College in 1942 and graduated from the Georgia State College for Women in Valdosta, GA, where she served as President of the Senior Class of 1944. She majored in Sociology. On February 2, 1946 Kitty married John Davis Tyre, also of Savannah, Geo ...
Herbert Anthony Sullivan AUG 06, 1926 - JUL 02, 2008
Herbert Anthony Sullivan entered into Eternal Rest July 2, 2008. He was a native of Savannah, Georgia born on August 6, 1926. He was an Insurance Investigator for Equifax Corporation for 32 years. He enjoyed poetic writing, boating, fishing, and camping. One of his greatest enjoyments was camping and shrimping with Carl. His love was his wife, his daughters, family and friends. He leaves to cherish his memories, his loving wife of 58 years, Uleta Pete Denmark Sullivan of Savannah; Children: Paula Sullivan Phillips and her husband, Gary Allen Phillips of Summerville, SC; Leta Sullivan Carter an ...
Frances Harvey Harkins NOV 25, 1919 - JUL 02, 2008
Frances Elizabeth Harvey Harkins SAVANNAH- Frances Elizabeth Harvey Harkins, age 88, died peacefully at Hospice House on Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Mrs. Harkins was born November 25, 1919 in Pembroke, Georgia to Brooks William and Elizabeth Lanier Harvey. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Harkins is predeceased by the love of her life, her husband of seventy-one years, Louis Baker Harkins, Sr.; her sisters, Ruth Lenore Harvey and Effie Lou Grice; and her brothers, Cecil Robert, Harold Debinion, and Brooks Marvin Harvey. Mrs. Harkins was a member of Ardsley Park Baptist Church, serving faithfully ...
Elizabeth Mabel White Stuber APR 26, 1917 - JUN 30, 2008
Elizabeth Mabel White Stuber Elizabeth "Betty" Stuber, 91, died at Memorial Hospital on Monday, June 30, 2008. She was born April 26, 1917 in Portsmouth, Virginia to Robert Peyton White and Teresa Taylor White. As a child she lived in Sunbury, North Carolina and attended the public schools of Gates County, North Carolina. During the late 1930's Betty lived in Portsmouth, briefly attending nursing and business schools followed by employment with Branch Detective Agency. She married E. Robelyn Stuber in Portsmouth on March 15, 1941. They were married for 63years, until Robelyn's death in 2004 ...
Jean Clarkson Berry MAR 14, 1929 - JUN 30, 2008
Jean Clarkson Berry passed away June 30, 2008 at her home at the Landings. She was born March 14, 1929 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She attended Randolph-Macon College in Virginia before transferring to the University of Kansas where she received a degree in Journalism. She then began her career as a reporter for the Kansas City Star where she met Albert H. Berry, Jr. of Savannah. They married and moved to Savannah where she raised her family and attended St. John's Episcopal Church. She will be remembered by her family as a loving and devoted mother, grandmother and proud great-grandmother. Mrs. ...
Sandra K. Barefoot AUG 23, 1938 - JUN 29, 2008
Sandra K. Barefoot, 69, died Sunday, June 29, 2008 in Savannah. Mrs. Barefoot, a native of Savannah was born on August 23, 1938, the daughter of the late Laury and Lois Knight. Sandra was a graduate of Commercial High School. Later she began working with the City of Savannah, holding the position of Quartermaster for twenty years. She was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose and devoted member of Woodlawn Baptist Church in Garden City. Mrs. Barefoot was preceded in death by her loving husband of 46 years, Jimmy "Captain Hook" Barefoot. She is survived by her sons, Allen Barefoot and wife K ...
Joseph David Purvis, Sr. DEC 22, 1914 - JUN 27, 2008
Joseph David Purvis, Sr., a former official of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, died at his home in Vernonburg on Friday, June 27, 2008. He was 93. He parted life reluctantly, having held together for long tenure despite a brain tumor and an impressive assortment of other ailments less intriguing than myeloproliferative syndrome, a blood disorder, the most recent diagnosis. In addition to the extra hole in his head, he had survived cancer for 44 years, thirteen surgeries and two heart attacks. Jokingly he urged his children to get a second opinion when death was pronounced. Life to Purvis ...
Joseph David Purvis DEC 22, 1914 - JUN 27, 2008
Joseph David Purvis, 93, talented author, former official of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and writer for the Savannah Morning News died Friday, June 27, 2008 at his home in Savannah. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel. ...
Joshua Ray Sims OCT 18, 1923 - JUN 27, 2008
Joshua R. Sims, 84, died Friday, June 27, 2008 in Savannah. Mr. Sims was born in Bulloch County, GA on October 18, 1923, the son of the late Joshua H. and Nettie M. Sims. Joshua was a 28 year veteran of the Savannah Police Department, retiring as Corporal. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Police and Faith Primitive Baptist Church. Mr. Sims was preceded in death by his loving wife of 52 years, Inez H. Sims. He is survived by his sons, Jack Sims, Jerry Sims and wife Laura Lee and Joey Sims, all of Savannah; daughter, Gloria Sims Patrick and husband Richard of Levy, SC; sister, Netti ...
Murtagh A. Spellman OCT 29, 1921 - JUN 26, 2008
M. A. Spellman SAVANNAH –Murtagh A. Spellman, Jr., 86, of Savannah passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 25, 2008, at Memorial Health University Medical Center. M.A. was born on October 29, 1921, in Savannah, the second son of Murtagh A. Spellman, Sr. and Marie Ballantyne Spellman. He attended Marist School for boys, and was a 1939 graduate of Benedictine Military School. He attended Spring Hill College in Mobile, AL for three and a half years. Before he could finish at Spring Hill, World War II delayed his schooling. He enlisted in the United States Navy in1942. He served on active duty f ...