Obituaries
Cecilia DeBorde FEB 02, 1942 - DEC 09, 2024
Cecilia DeBorde, 82, a native Savannahian, passed away in Midway, Monday, December 9, 2024. She was a born February 2, 1942, daughter of the late Richard John Gavin and Cecilia Fitzpatrick Gavin, and was preceded in death by her husband of 60, years, Richard John DeBorde, a grandson, Jimmy Stephenson, and a sister, Patty Marx. She was a member of Saint Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, and she was one of 12 charter members of the Daughters of Ireland. She retired as a X Ray technician after 60, plus years. She loved spending time with her family, and enjoyed art and crafts, making stained ...
Elena Jaime JUL 05, 1954 - DEC 09, 2024
Elena Jaime, 70, of Savannah, passed away Monday December 9, 2024. She was born July 5, 1954, in Jalisco, Mexico, daughter of the Baltazar Leon and Catalina Perez Leon. Survived by husband, Raymundo Jaime, daughters Veronica Jaime and Maria Jaime, and sons Raymundo Jaime Jr. and Humberto Jaime Survived by husband, Raymundo Jaime, daughters Veronica Jaime and Maria Jaime, and sons Raymundo Jaime Jr. and Humberto A rosary will be at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, December 15th. at Fox & Weeks Hodgson Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 12:00 p.m., December 16th, at S ...
Donna DiGioia Katula JUL 09, 1959 - DEC 08, 2024
Donna DiGioia Katula, 65, of Savannah, GA passed away Sunday, December 8, 2024 peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones. Donna was born in Monessen, PA on July 7th, 1959, to the late Phillip DiGioia and Josephine (Tegnelia) DiGioia. Her first marriage was to Robert Fleming, and she later married the late George Katula. Donna is survived by her children; Michael (Haley) Fleming of Forsyth, GA and Sarah Katula of Raritan, NJ, her granddaughter Mahaila Fleming, her mother, Josephine DiGioia, sister Diane (Steve) Beninato, her brother Richard (Angelia) DiGioia, and multiple nieces and ...
Tonnie Glick - DEC 07, 2024
Lively Birth December 17, 1938 Last Breath December 7, 2024 Tonnie would have liked for her obituary to declare her, “The Oldest Woman in the World!” But, as she was unable to control everything, she traded time for eternity on December 7th to embark on the MOST exhilarating trip of her life to the next world. Tonnie was born in White Plains NY on December 17, 1938, and grew up in Dearborn, Michigan. At the University of Colorado, she majored in Education and minored in skiing, graduating with a B.A. in Education. She married and lived on the North ...
Peter Terrell Ray APR 19, 1946 - DEC 07, 2024
Peter Terrell Ray Peter Terrell Ray passed on December 7, 2024, at Candler Hospital in Savannah, Georgia after a long illness. Peter was born in White Plains, New York on April 19, 1946, to parents George Wesley Ray and Mary Helen Jones Ray. Peter has a brother Montfort S. Ray, a retired attorney, who lives in Statesboro with his wife Marjorie Waters Ray. They lost a sister, Patricia Ray, who passed away in 2018. Peter grew up in Savannah, Georgia and graduated from Savannah Country Day School in 1964. He then graduated from Wofford College in 1968, having majored in Psychology. ...
Captain Robert Lucas (Bobby) Missroon, Sr. JUN 25, 1934 - DEC 06, 2024
Robert Lucas Missroon, Sr Captain Robert Lucas (Bobby) Missroon 90 passed away at home on Friday, December 6, 2024 after a short illness. He was born at home in Bucksport, South Carolina on June 25, 1934, the fourth of 11 children to James Frampton and Almeda Cornelison Missroon. The family moved around the low country of South Carolina often in the early years, but in 1942 he along with his father and older brother Jimmy relocated from Wilmington, NC to Savannah aboard the shrimp boat “Okracoke” with the rest of the family soon to follow. They settled in Fort Screven area of ...
Connie Moore MAY 06, 1945 - DEC 06, 2024
It is with tremendous sadness that the family of Connie Louise Moore announces her passing on the evening of Friday, December 6th, 2024, at the age of 79. As a native San Diegan, Connie was born May 6th, 1945, to Dena (nee Leibram) and Warren Wright. Connie and her brother, Dennis, grew up in San Diego. Connie graduated from San Diego High School in 1963 and attended San Diego State University shortly thereafter. During a blind date, on April Fool’s Day back in 1966, she met and fell in love with her husband of more than 50 years, Lee Albert Moore. Connie and Lee raised two children, Chr ...
Margaret Carter Billingsley - DEC 05, 2024
In Loving Memory of Margaret Carter Billingsley "Peggy" Margaret Carter Billingsley, known to all as “Peggy,” age 73, passed away on December 5, 2024, after a brief illness. She was born on July 9, 1951, in Savannah, Georgia, where she was raised and spent most of her life. Peggy graduated from Savannah High School in 1969 and began her career in banking at Great Southern Federal in 1984. She spent over three decades serving the Savannah community, retiring from South State Bank of Whitmarsh Island in 2017. In retirement, Peggy found joy in watching golf, cheering for ...
Ronald G. Gerken OCT 13, 1936 - DEC 05, 2024
Ronald Grady Gerken, age 88, died peacefully on the afternoon of 12/05/2024 in the good care of Azalealand Nursing Home, with loving family by his side. He had bravely battled the symptoms of Parkinson's Disease for many years. With the loving care of his wife, he was able to live at home until the last few months of his life. Mr. Gerken, a native Savannahian, was born on October 13, 1936. He attended local schools, including Savannah High School and Armstrong Junior College. He transferred to Clemson University where he earned a Batchelor of Science degree in electric ...
Georgia Deloach SEP 17, 1967 - DEC 05, 2024
Georgia Anne Deloach was suddenly take from us on Thursday, December 5, 2024. She was 57 Years old and above all was a loving mother who was devoted to her family. Born on September 17, 1967 She was the eldest daughter of Thomas and Kay Tucker. Georgia was a native Savannahian and graduated from Savannah High School in 1986. She later attended Armstrong University then left for Europe with whom would be her future husband, John Mathew Deloach, for his service in the United States Air Force. On April 21, 1989, Georgia and John were married in Munich, Germany, spending several yea ...
Nan All Dismukes JUN 29, 1930 - DEC 03, 2024
Nan All Dismukes died peacefully on December 3, 2024, at Hospice Savannah. A native of Savannah, she was born to Anna Mae Hood All and Liston D. All, on June 29, 1930. She was a lifelong member of Bull Street Baptist Church, having been listed on the baby roll as an infant. Known as "Miss Nan" to generations of children of the Church, she taught the stories of the Bible to children attending 3-year-old Sunday School and was active in adult ministries until her health declined. A graduate of Savannah High School and Armstrong College, she worked as a Medical Technolo ...
Daniel Howard Bradley MAY 12, 1939 - DEC 03, 2024
Daniel Howard Bradley peacefully passed away on December 3, 2024, in Savannah, Georgia, at the age of 85. He was surrounded by his loving family. Born May 12, 1939, at the old Telfair Hospital, Dan was the son of the late Waldo Bradley and Helen McNatt Bradley. He attended local schools and graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he received a BS degree in Industrial Management and served as Vice President of Kappa Alpha Order. For over 56 years, Mr. Bradley served as President of Dixie Plywood Company, a wholesale distributer of plywood, lumber and allie ...
Ruth Shutt Thorne - DEC 02, 2024
Ruth Shutt Thorne (March 8, 1926 – December 2, 2024) was the fourth of six children born to Fred and Gladys Shutt in Huntington, Indiana, where her father owned and operated Shutt’s Farm Market. Ruth was deeply involved with 4-H during her youth and worked at her father’s business. After she graduated from Huntington Township High School in 1943, she continued her education at the International Business College in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she became a member of Beta Sigma Phi sorority. Ruth first met Rex Thorne while she was in middle school. Upon his retu ...
James A. Newbrey - DEC 02, 2024
James A. Newbrey passed away on December 2. He was born in 1936 in Washington Court House, Ohio to Arch H. and Nell K. Newbrey. Upon graduation from Washington High, he attended Ohio University and Wilmington College where he obtained his degree in Economics. Immediately upon graduation, Jim began his 37+ year career with the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company (PPG Industries). He also enlisted and served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves for 6 years, including being recalled to active duty during the Cuban Missile Crisis. In 1961, Jim married his hometown sweetheart, Joyce Hamilton Newbrey, and they ...
Kumi Robbins MAY 31, 1949 - DEC 02, 2024
Kumi Robbins, 75, passed away on December 2, 2024, in Atlanta, GA. Born in Nagoya, Japan she was the youngest of eight girls. She met John Robbins of Forest Park, GA while he was stationed in Japan. She was a secretary at the army base and they were introduced by mutual friends. She moved to the US after marrying John in 1970. They made Savannah their home in 2017. She is predeceased by John who passed in 2018. She is survived by her daughter, Erika, son-in-law, Jesus, and her granddaughters, Ava and Lila, of Savannah. She leaves behind family and friends in both Japan and the great state of G ...
Courtney Gaines Fetz - DEC 01, 2024
Courtney Fetz passed away at age 65 on December 1st 2025 as a result of cancer. She is preceded in death by her husband Charles Fetz, and her parents, Ezekial Baldwin Gaines, Jr. and Courtney Knight Gaines. She is survived by her two sons Christopher and Jonathan, her sister Grace, brother Zeke, and their families. Courtney was a generous and loving woman. She loved to laugh and tell jokes and brightened up any room she was in. Courtney made friends everywhere she went. She shared her zest for life with all who knew her. As for her dear friends and loved ones, she took care of ...
John Francis McGinty NOV 19, 1930 - DEC 01, 2024
John Francis McGinty passed away on December 1, 2024, with his wife by his side in their home in Savannah, Georgia. He was 94 years old and a devoted husband, father and friend. John was born on November 19, 1930 to parents Ottie O. and Gladys S. McGinty in Frisco City, Alabama and was the third born of their three children. After a year at THE University of Alabama, John transferred to Troy State College and graduated with a degree in education in 1952. After college he answered the call to serve in the US Army and was stationed at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina. A notable fact abo ...
Margaret Mary DeLorme - DEC 01, 2024
.jpg)
Margaret Mary DeLorme, 88, passed away peacefully at home December 1, 2024. Born in 1936 in Savannah, GA, the daughter of John Morris Cox and Margaret Kain Cox, she attended St Vincent’s Academy, Class of 1953. Graduated from Mt Saint Agnes College (now Loyola) in Baltimore MD with a degree in Medical Technology. She was a laboratory technologist at Candler Hospital. Her passion in life was playing the organ. She played a number of churches for over 60 years including, Blessed Sacrament, Hunter Army Airfield Chapel, and Nativity of our Lord Church. She wa ...
Molly Ann Torrance - DEC 01, 2024
Molly Ann Torrance, 76, died peacefully on Sunday December 1, 2024. The eldest of eight children, Molly was born in Savannah to the late Charlie and Marie Rush. She graduated from Savannah Christian Preparatory School and was a homemaker. Molly was very artistic and loved creating art with her hands. She also enjoyed Dancing. Molly was a social butterfly; she never met a stranger. She always refused a handshake and went in for a hug. In addition to her parents, Molly was predeceased by her siblings, Walter Rush, Michael Rush, and Kitty Ricks; a granddaughter, Kandace Torrance; ...
Catherine B. Parker - NOV 30, 2024
Catherine Brown Parker It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Catherine Brown Parker, who left this world on November 30, 2024, at the age of 72. Born on March 28, 1952, in Savannah, Georgia. Catherine lived her entire life in the warmth of the community she adored. Catherine was the beloved daughter of Jack Lawton Brown and Jessie Drew Brown, both of whom preceded her in death. She carried their legacy of love, kindness, and resilience throughout her life, embodying the values they instilled in her. Catherine was not just a daughter; she was a devoted wife, a nurturing m ...
Barbara Spahos Barnhart MAR 01, 1951 - NOV 30, 2024
Mrs. Barbara Spahos Barnhart entered her eternal rest surrounded by her children at Candler Hospital on Saturday morning, November 30, 2024 after a short illness. Born on March 1, 1951, in Tallahassee, Florida, Barbara and her family moved to the Savannah area, where her father operated the old Tybee Island pavilion. She and her four siblings helped their father with everything from dipping candy apples to cleaning skates when they weren’t enjoying the beach. Barbara graduated from H.V. Jenkins High School in 1969 and Draughon’s Junior College before beginning her working career at ...
Patricia Lincoln Beasley AUG 16, 1941 - NOV 29, 2024
Patricia Lincoln Beasley, 83, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2024 in her home under Hospice care due to her long, suffering illness of COPD. Pat was born on August 16, 1941 in Savannah, Ga to Annabelle Harrellson Lincoln and William Robert Lincoln. She graduated from Commercial High School in Savannah. Pat married Isaiah Hubert Beasley on November 23, 1957 in Savannah, Ga and had two children, Anne de la Sierra (Frank) and Bo Beasley (Suzanne). They built a life together in Savannah enjoying hunting, boating, playing cards and their annual visit to Clarks Hill Lake. S ...
Elizabeth J. (Ingold) Berube OCT 26, 1944 - NOV 29, 2024
Elizabeth J. (Ingold) Berube, 80, passed away Friday, November 29, 2024 at St. Joseph’s Hospital following a short illness. Born October 26, 1944 in Omaha, Nebraska, she served as a Foreign Service Officer with the Department of State and spent the majority of her career serving at embassies around the world. She was preceded in death by her parents, the late Eugene and Mary Jean Ingold, her husband Anthony, and brothers Thomas and James. She is survived by her sisters Mary Bissett and Margaret Ingold, brother John Ingold, and eight nieces and nephews. Services ...
Hugh Michael Mahany FEB 27, 1949 - NOV 29, 2024
Hugh Michael Mahany, 75, passed away peacefully at Piedmont Newnan Hospital on Friday November 29, 2024, surrounded by family, following a short illness. Born on February 27, 1949 in Savannah, GA, the son of Hugh Grady Mahany and Freda Matthews Mahany, he attended Cathedral Day School, Nativity School, and Benedictine Military School, Class of 1967. He graduated from The University of Georgia with a degree in Business Systems. He acquired an incredible group of friends, many of whom remained his friends for the majority of his life. In 1971, he married his best friend, Susan Jones, and move ...
Sandra Miller Heiser NOV 23, 1945 - NOV 26, 2024
Sandra M. Heiser, 79, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Sandy was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the oldest child of Avery, “Jack” and Mabel (Baker) Miller. Sandy attended Ohio University where she was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority and received her BS in Education. In 1966, Sandy married her high school sweetheart, William, “Bill” Heiser in Madeira. Sandy was a teacher for over 20 years and after moving to Savannah in 1998, continued to work with teachers in the area. She also volunteered with the Make A Wish ...
Louise Mary Jefferson-Dawkins JAN 11, 1944 - NOV 26, 2024
Louise Mary Jefferson was born in the historic Elmwood province of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (currently where the Philadelphia airport is located) on January 11, 1944 to the parents of Henry Daniel Jefferson Sr. and Mary (Wright) Jefferson. To the parents’ union birth five (5) children with four (4) males that preceded her in death, Richard A. Jefferson (Kathy), Henry D. Jefferson Jr. (Anne), Thomas E. Jefferson, Nathaniel J. Jefferson (Patricia) Louise was educated in Philadelphia where she graduated from John Bartrum High School. She joined St. Paul A.M.E. 86th and Bertram April 19 ...
Evelyn Zyne Vaughn OCT 06, 1948 - NOV 24, 2024
Evelyn Patricia Zyne Vaughn, 76, passed away peacefully Sunday November 24, 2024, surrounded by her family and compassionate ICU nurses at Memorial Hospital. Evelyn was born in Miami, FL to her parents, Ellis and Alice Zyne. She grew up in Miami and began her college education at the University of Miami, later completing her studies at Armstrong College after moving to Savannah, GA in the early 1970’s. In 1980, Evelyn met Frank (Tom) Vaughn of Aiken, SC and they were married the following year on April 10th, 1981. They shared over 40 beautiful years ...
Anna Rataj - NOV 24, 2024
Anna Rataj passed away on November 24th at 12:36 pm just two months shy of her 95th birthday. She is survived by her husband Lumir Rataj. Her daughter Stana who gave selflessly of her time to care for Anna over the last 10 years as the aging process took hold. Her daughters Mirka and Zuzana. Her granddaughter Daryll, two grandchildren Genevieve and George and her son in law Shane Houlihan of Ireland. She will always be known to us as Mom. Mom was born in Brezno, Czechoslovakia on January 24th 1930. She was 9 years old when World War II (WW II) began ...
Bruce Elder - NOV 24, 2024
Bruce Ricker Elder February 17, 1940 – November 24, 2024 A native New Englander from the Boston area until he retired, Dr. Bruce Ricker Elder found a second life in Savannah, Georgia. His activities centered around his antique cars, Freemasonry, and long-distance boating. He served as Commander of Tybee Light Power Squadron with rank of Senior Navigator, marched in St. Patrick's Day parades with the Scottish American Military Society and the Mobile Unit of Alee Shrine. A long-held dream was fulfilled in 2007 when he and his wife, Jeanne, completed the Great America Loop, a wate ...
David John Hatlett OCT 07, 1968 - NOV 24, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of David John Hatlett, 56, of Savannah, Georgia, on November 24, 2024. Born October 7, 1968 in Las Vegas, Nevada, he is a beloved son, brother, and friend. David’s warmth, generosity, infectious smile and passion for life will forever remain in the hearts of all who knew him. David was a proud graduate of Windsor Forest High School, class of 1987, where he forged lasting friendships and began his lifelong journey of kindness and camaraderie. Known for his caring nature, he was the first t ...