Obituaries
Kathleen F. Lee MAR 26, 1942 - MAR 27, 2008
Savannah- Mrs. Kathleen F. Lee, 66, passed away Thursday morning, March 27, 2008 at Candler Hospital. She was a native of Savannah and a communicant of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church where she was on the Women's Council. Kathleen was a member of the first graduating class of Nativity School in Thunderbolt and a graduate of St. Vincent's Academy, class of 1960. She was a member of American Legion Post 36 Auxiliary, the Savannah Women's Club and past member of the Daughters of Ireland and the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians. Kathleen volunteered for the USO where she helped staff the l ...
Mary F. Dipman JUN 04, 1923 - MAR 27, 2008
Mary F. Dipman, 84, died Thursday, March 27, 2008 in Savannah. Born in Lakewood, OH on June 4, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Katherine Farquhar. She was a 1941 graduate of Oberlin High School in Ohio and received her formal education at Oberlin College where she earned her degree in English. During World War II, when many US soldiers were at war, she worked as a Systems Service Representative for IBM. After her tenure with IBM she married Mr. William W. Dipman in 1947 who she traveled with extensively during his career. In 1981 she moved to Savannah and was very active as a ...
Mary E. Hart MAY 07, 1971 - MAR 27, 2008
Mary Elliott "Ellie" Hart May 7, 1971 – March 26, 2008 Mary Elliott "Ellie" Hart passed away on March 26, 2008. Ellie was born May 7, 1971 in Wilmington, NC, and grew up in Durham, NC. She graduated from Northern Durham High School in 1989. She graduated from University of North Carolina-Wilmington in 1995 with a degree in criminal justice. She proudly served on the Winston Salem Police Department, then moved into Probation and Parole, working for the states of North Carolina and Georgia. She was a gifted artist and loved animals. She is survived by her daughter, Rebecca Emily and son, Ryan A ...
Margaret E. Heidt NOV 13, 1917 - MAR 26, 2008
Margaret Egloff Heidt, 90, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at Effingham Extended Care Center, Springfield, Georgia, after an extended illness. Born in Wichita, Kansas, she was the youngest child of George Eugene Egloff, M.D. and Emma Blanchaine Egloff. The family moved to Savannah after WWI, settling in Thunderbolt where her father was the small town's only doctor, and where she spent some of the happiest days of her life, crabbing, fishing, and swimming in the river. She was a graduate of Savannah High School, and was a member of the first graduating class of the new Armstrong Junior College. ...
Susan Wall Bumgarner JUN 22, 1951 - MAR 26, 2008
Susan Wall Bumgarner, 56, of Granite Falls, North Carolina passed away March 26 2008 at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. After an almost continuous battle against Inflammatory Breast Cancer, she now has peace with God. Mrs. Bumgarner was born June 22, 1951 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. She returned to her ancestral south, and graduated Sylacauga High School in Sylacauga, Alabama, and the University of Montevallo in Montevallo, Alabama. Mrs. Bumgarner was a public school teacher and a weekly newspaper editor. In later years she was primarily a homemaker in Mount Pleasant, South Ca ...
Judge Frank S. Cheatham JAN 11, 1924 - MAR 26, 2008
JUDGE FRANK S. CHEATHAM, JR. Judge Frank S. Cheatham, Jr., died Wednesday, March 26, 2008. He was preceded in death by his parents, Margaret Caldwell Cheatham and Frank S. Cheatham, Sr. He was born in Savannah on January 11, 1924, and graduated from Savannah High School in June 1942, Armstrong Junior College in June 1944, and the University of Georgia in June 1948, where he obtained an undergraduate A.B. degree and a graduate LLB law degree. He was president of the freshman and sophomore classes at Armstrong and the senior class of 1946, at the University of Georgia. He was a member of the var ...
Edward John Staab SEP 01, 1924 - MAR 24, 2008
EDWARD JOHN STAAB Mr. Edward John Staab 83, died Monday, March 24, 2008 at Azalealand Nursing Home. Mr. Staab was a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania living most of life in Pompano Beach, Florida. Mr. Staab has been a resident of Savannah for the past 3 years. He was a veteran o f the United States Army serving in WWII and was a member of St. James Catholic Church. Mr. Staab was retired. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret R. Staab, his brother, Robert Joseph Staab, his sisters, Anna Marie Hlavsa and Sister Celesta Staab. Surviving is his sister, Janet Carol Bergmann of Savannah, a ...
John Charles Sheahan, Jr. JAN 12, 1920 - MAR 24, 2008
SAVANNAH – John Charles Jack Sheahan, Jr. died on Monday, March 24, 2008. A native of Savannah, Jack was born at his family home on Montgomery Street on January 12, 1920. He was the son of John Jack and Rosella Walsh Sheahan. Jack attended Sacred Heart School and graduated from Benedictine Military School. He attended Armstrong State College and became a Certified Dental Technician. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific, where he received two Purple Heart Medals, the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one Bronze Star, and the Asiatic Pacific Ribbon with four Bronze Stars. He ...
John Derrick Gatch MAR 20, 1970 - MAR 24, 2008
JOHN DERRICK GATCH John Derrick Gatch 38, died Monday, March 24, 2008 at Candler Hospital. John was a native and lifelong resident of Savannah. He graduated from Memorial Day School and John Marshall Law School, Magna Cum Laude. John was a member of the Georgia Bar Association and was a former Juvenile Court Judge, Pro Tem. Surviving are, his daughter, Morgan Erin Gatch of Savannah, his mother, Janice Tillman Karrh and husband Bruce of Savannah, his father, Derrick Gatch of Savannah, his sisters, Tammy G. Teston and husband Ronnie of Midway and Allyson G. Tuck of Savannah; his brother, Ryan S. ...
Lucy Weaver Brown JAN 27, 1928 - MAR 23, 2008
Lucy Weaver Brown, 80, died March 23, 2008 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. She was born in Hilton, Georgia, daughter of the late William Thomas Weaver and Eva Greer Weaver. Mrs. Brown was a graduate of West Georgia College. She lived in Savannah 38 years, a member of Wilmington Island Presbyterian Church and a loving wife and mother. Surviving are her husband of 57 years, Joseph E. Brown of Savannah; daughter, Cindy C. Brown of Savannah; son, Robert Joseph Brown of Savannah; two brothers, Jack Weaver of Marietta; Mose Weaver of Snellville and other relatives. Visitation: 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tue ...
Una A. Kirkland JUL 07, 1921 - MAR 22, 2008
Glennville- Una Mock Kirkland, 86, died March 22, 2008. She was a native of Sylvania, but lived most of her life in Savannah. Mrs. Kirkland was a homemaker and was predeceased by her husband, Carl Kirkland. She is survived by her son, Randy and daughter-in-law Mary Kirkland; two grandchildren: Randall Kirkland, II and Angie Kirkland; two great-grandchildren: Shelby and Raylyn Kirkland, all of Glennville, two nieces: Frances Arnett and Joann Scealf and one nephew, Skeet Godbee. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, March 24, 2008 at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel. Grave ...
Donald E. Pierce DEC 06, 1933 - MAR 22, 2008
Donald E. Pierce, 74, died on Saturday, March 22, 2008, at The Oaks at The Marshes on Skidaway Island under the Care of Hospice Savannah. Mr. Pierce was born in Teaneck, New Jersey, and lived in Wyckoff, Ridgewood and other northern New Jersey towns until he retired to The Landings on Skidaway Island in 1991. He graduated from Lehigh University in 1956, served in the United States Infantry from 1956 to 1958, graduated from New York University with an MBA in 1968 and Harvard University's AMP Program in 1980. He spent his entire career in banking. He was elected President of First National Bank ...
James Candler Clary APR 28, 1922 - MAR 21, 2008
James Candler Clary, Sr. SAVANNAH – James Candler Clary, Sr., 85, died Friday, March 21, 2008, at Savannah Square. Born April 28, 1922 in Byronville, Dooly County, GA, he was the son of the late Rev. Dr. George E. and Ruby Mottweiler Clary and step-mother, Lucy Quinn Clary. He graduated form Sidney Lanier High School in Macon and attended Emory University. He served as a pilot in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean Conflict. In 1948 Capt. Clary began a thirty-four career as a pilot with Delta Airlines, retiring in 1982. Formerly of Jonesboro, GA, Mr. Clary has bee ...
Naomi Tuttle Anderson JAN 12, 1928 - MAR 20, 2008
Savannah- Naomi Tuttle Anderson, 80, died at Candler Hospital on March 20, 2008 after an extended illness, with her family by her side. Mrs. Anderson was born January 12, 1928, and she was a native of Newington, Georgia. She was a beloved mother and grandmother, a homemaker, a member of Riverside Baptist Church, and former member of the Pine Gardens Neighborhood Association. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mildred Tuttle and James Holbrook Tuttle, her sister, Charlotte Tuttle, brother, James, and her husband, William Anderson. Survivors include her sisters Mary Elinor Coker and Wynet ...
Andrew Norman Horner JAN 08, 1936 - MAR 20, 2008
Andrew N.Horner. SAVANNAH – Andrew Norman Horner, 72, died Thursday, March 20, 2008 at his home on Skidaway Island. The Philadelphia, PA native was a graduate of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA and a member of the Kappa Alpha Society. After serving in the United States Marine Corps Mr. Horner began a career in sales, first as a salesman with The Celotex Corporation and retiring in 1996 as Sales Manager for Owens Corning Fiberglass. After retirement he and his wife settled at The Landings on Skidaway Island, in 1997, where he joined The Landings Club. An avid golfer, he shot four holes-in-on ...
Herbert Smith Traub AUG 31, 1917 - MAR 20, 2008
Herbert S. Traub, Jr. August 31, 1917 – March 20, 2008 Herbert Smith Traub, Jr, whose cheerful demeanor and generous spirit endeared him to generations of Savannahians and enticed legions of tourists to love his home town, died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday at 90 years of age after a bout with leukemia that lasted only one week. Traub's philosophy approaching old age was, "I'd rather wear out than rust out." His night out on the town just last week at a Mannheim Steamroller concert proved the point. Until the final illness forced him out, Traub slept in the bed where he was born at the ...
Patricia White Harrison MAY 07, 1929 - MAR 19, 2008
Patricia White Harrison, 78, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008 in Statesboro, GA. She was a native and lifelong resident of Savannah and was a member of Montgomery Presbyterian Church. Pat was a loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She enjoyed the outdoors and loved all things to do with the river at Shipyard creek. She lovingly cared for many relatives through the years particularly her husband, Noel Harrison. She lived her life with grace and dignity never saying an unkind word of anyone. She loved music and was often heard whistling a happy tune. She read deeply a ...
Diana Bolander MAY 25, 1926 - MAR 19, 2008
SAVANNAH- Diana "De" Bolander died Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at Heritage Park of Savannah. She was a native of Baltimore, Maryland. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Franklyn Bolander, of Savannah; a son, Franklyn Bolander, Jr., of Columbia, South Carolina; a daughter, Diana Bolander, of Wolfboro Falls, New Hampshire; a daughter and son-in-law, Doris and Craig Hopkins; a granddaughter, Stephanie Donald McCartney of Alexandria, Virginia; and a grandson, Craig Hopkins, Jr. of Savannah, Georgia. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to ...
Harriet Wootton Harms DEC 15, 1914 - MAR 18, 2008
Harriet Wootton Harms Savannah – Harriet Wootton Harms, 93, died Tuesday, March 18, 2008, after a long illness. Born in Savannah, she was the daughter of the late Katherine Roberta Pindar and James Young Wootton. A graduate of Savannah High School, she attended Valdosta College and graduated from the Kate Baldwin Normal School for Kindergarten teachers. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Harms was a member and Past Regent of the Savannah Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a member and Historian of the Colonial Dames of the Seventeenth Century, and a member of the American Camellia Soc ...
Lillian Buxton Johnstone APR 20, 1911 - MAR 17, 2008
Lillian Buxton Johnstone, 96, passed away March 17, 2008 at Azalealand Nursing Home. She was born in Girard, Georgia, daughter of the late Judah Benjamin Buxton and Louise Odum Buxton. Lillian lived most of her life in Savannah and was a graduate of the Telfair Hospital School of Nursing. She served the citizens of Savannah as a Public Health Nurse for over 35 years. She was a faithful member of Epworth United Methodist Church. Her husband, James B. Johnstone, Jr., preceded her in death. Although she had no children, she cared for her many nieces and nephews as if they were her own. Surviving ...
Harry John Eisenhart APR 25, 1937 - MAR 17, 2008
Harry John Eisenhart, 70, died Monday, March 17, 2008 at Candler Hospital. He was a native of Waverly, New York and lived in Savannah most of his life. He served in the United States Coast Guard in 1955. He was a member of AMBUCS where he worked closely with the exceptional bowlers. He was retired after many years of service as a HVAC Engineer. He is survived by his wife, Helen M. Eisenhart, of Savannah, two daughters, Sherry E. and her husband, George Siegel, of Ellenwood, GA, and Debra Eisenhart, of Savannah, two brothers, Robert G. Eisenhart, Jr., and George D. Eisenhart, two sisters, Sharo ...
Jerry S. Horne NOV 21, 1932 - MAR 17, 2008
Jerry S. Horne, 75, died Monday, March 17, 2008 in Savannah. Mrs. Horne was born in Savannah, GA on November 21, 1932, the daughter of the late Francis J. and Regina Sullivan. She was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church where she was a teacher for forty-four years. Mrs. Horne is survived by her sons, Allen Horne and his wife Carolyn of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL; Michael Horne of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL; daughter, Peggy Horne of Savannah; sister, Regina Sullivan of Savannah; grandchildren, Michael Horne, Jr. and Alison, Abby and Sam Horne; a host of nieces and nephews and her beloved d ...
Robert Harrison Nix AUG 14, 1931 - MAR 17, 2008
Venice, Florida-Robert Harrison Nix, 76, of Venice, FL, a resident of Marietta, GA before retiring to Venice in 1994, husband of Anne Thompson Nix, died Monday, March 17, 2008, after a long illness at the Douglas T. Jacobson State Veteran's Nursing Home in Port Charlotte, FL. Born August 14, 1931 in Atlanta, GA, he was the son of the late Lanice Eugene Nix and Mattie Pickard Nix. He attended College Park High School and graduated from Georgia State University, with a BBA degree in Risk Management. He served in the Georgia National Guard and the United States Navy with dignity and dedication. H ...
George Coursey Wright NOV 08, 1916 - MAR 14, 2008
George Coursey Wright George Coursey Wright, 91 died Friday, March 14, 2008 at St. Joseph Hospital. He was a native of Effingham County and was retired from Seaboard Coast Line Rail Road in 1980. In 1935 he was in the Civilian Conservation Corp and was released at Fort Pulaski in 1938 when he came to Savannah. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Temple and the Bible Learners Sunday School Class. He was an honorary member of the Ogeechee River Fox Hunters Club. He was preceded in death by his son, George Ronald Wright. He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Rhena Burns Wright, of Savanna ...
Daniel Edward Hanlon, Jr. SEP 22, 1910 - MAR 14, 2008
Daniel Edward Hanlon, Jr. Daniel Edward Hanlon, Jr., 97, died Friday, March 14, 2008 at his residence. He was a native of Bronx, New York and lived in New Jersey before moving to Savannah 4 years ago. He was a 1934 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. Mr. Hanlon was retired after 30 years with the U.S. Government as an Engineer with the Air Force where he was a Missle Site Director. He also retired from Sperry Gyroscope Co. after 20 years of service. He is survived by his loving wife and best friend of 72 years, Alyce Buntin Hanlon, of Savannah, one son, Daniel E. Hanlon, III and his wife, Do ...
Patricia Jean Helmey APR 21, 1981 - MAR 13, 2008
Patricia Jean Helmey, 26, died Thursday, March 13, 2008 in Gafney, South Carolina. She was a native of Savannah and lived in Gafney for the past two years. She is survived by her parents, Rodney and Patricia Helmey, of Savannah, daughter, Victoria Morris, son, Johathon Helmey, two sisters, Wendy Helmey, Cindy Spell, paternal grandparents, George and Jean Helmey, and maternal grandfather, A.R. Coward. She is also survived by her boyfriend, Ed Fowler. Funeral Service: 12:00 noon, Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at Fox and Weeks, Hodgson Chapel. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until time ...
James P. Keating APR 15, 1927 - MAR 13, 2008
James Pinckney Keating died Thursday morning March 13, 2008 in Savannah of natural causes. Well known in the community as an entrepreneur, Keating graduated Benedictine Military School. He served in the United States Marine Corp during WWII, after serving his country Keating attended Georgetown University. Keating was owner of Keating Roofing Company, as well as having created, in partnership, Savannah Automation School, the very first school of its kind in Savannah. He was a coach and referee for Savannah's "Soccer in the Streets" program. He is survived by his wife Carmen and their sons, Mic ...