Obituaries
Jerry Aubrey Futch OCT 02, 1940 - FEB 15, 2008
Jerry Aubrey Futch, 67, died February 15, 2008 at Select Specialty Hospital. He was born in Savannah, son of Mary S. Futch and the late Dewey A. Futch. Jerry was a graduate of Savannah High School and a veteran of the 116th Georgia Air National Guard. He was self employed in industrial sales for many years and was a communicant of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church. He was a former member of the Islands and Southside Jaycees and a former member of the Knights of Columbus. Surviving are his wife of thirty eight years, Mary Angela Futch of Savannah; two daughters and a son-in-law, Beth and J ...
Imogene Oelschig McDougal JUN 27, 1915 - FEB 11, 2008
"Gene" Oelschig McDougal SAVANNAH - Imogene "Gene" Keen Bethea Oelschig McDougal, 92, passed away Monday, February 11, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital. She is a descendant of "Devil" John Bethea, a patriot and fighter of note in the South Carolina militia during the American Revolution. Her great grandfather, Dr. Alfred Walker Bethea, was a signer of the 1860 Ordinance of Succession of South Carolina from the Union. Her grandfather, Dr. John F. Bethea served in the Confederate Army Medical Corps. She is the daughter of the late, Fitzhugh Lee Bethea and Bonnie Keen Bethea, born on June 27, 1915 a ...
Betty Houck McGee Utsey JUL 02, 1922 - FEB 10, 2008
SAVANNAH Betty Houck McGee Utsey, age 85, died peacefully, Sunday, February 10, 2008. Betty was born July 22, 1922, in East St. Louis, Illinois. She was the daughter of Mildred Gill and Charles Edward Houck and the sister of Charles Houck. She attended E. St. Louis High School and Knox College in Galesburg, IL. She was married to Norman Addison McGee for 34 years until his death in 1977. With characteristic modesty, she was deeply involved in many endeavors and organizations that allowed her to live out her Christian faith by showing all what it means to love one's neighbor as one's self. She ...
Patricia Mary Macher MAY 12, 1915 - FEB 10, 2008
Patricia Mary Macher SAVANNAH – Patricia Mary Macher, age 92, died Sunday, January 10, 2008, at Azalealand Nursing Home. The native and lifelong resident of Savannah was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. She attended St. Vincent's Academy and was a graduate of Savannah High School. She retired as a medical secretary at Hunter Army Air Field and Ft. Stewart and was a member of the Retired Federal Employees. An avid sports fan, she loved watching her nieces and nephews play. She also enjoyed singing and playing bridge with her many friends. Miss Macher was preceded in death by ...
Jack Joseph Moore AUG 24, 1931 - FEB 09, 2008
Jack J. Moore SAVANNAH – Jack J. Moore, age 76, died Saturday, February 9, 2008, at Candler Hospital. The native and lifelong resident of Savannah retired in 1991 from Great Dane Trailers after forty-two years of service. He was a member of St. Luke United Methodist Church and served on the Pastoral Board. Surviving are his wife, Janis W. Moore; five children, Jack P. and Connie Moore, Keith and Teresa Moore, Debra M. and Rick Stamper, Robin M. and Rick Gray, and Kevin Moore; eleven grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends on ...
Pamela Dotson Chance JUN 09, 1952 - FEB 08, 2008
Pamela Dotson Chance Dacula, GA-Pamela Dotson Chance, 55, died Friday, February 8, 2008 due to smoke inhalation received in a house fire. Pam was a native of Savannah and graduated from St. Vincent's Academy in 1970. She received a Bachelors degree in Nursing from the Medical College of Georgia and her Masters from Georgia State University. Pam was the regional director of Southern Home Care Services and attended Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Dacula, GA. She was also a past member of the Daughters of Ireland and was preceded in death by her father, J. Eugene Dotson, Sr. Survivors include ...
William Joseph Fitzgerald JAN 03, 1945 - FEB 08, 2008
William Joseph Fitzgerald SAVANNAH – William Joseph Fitzgerald, 63, died Friday, February 8, 2008, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, GA. A 1963 graduate of Christian Brothers Academy, he received both his undergraduate degree 1967, and his M.B.A. 1969 from Siena College. Bill began his thirty-eight year career with The State of New York in September of 1968 with The Department of Corrections before transferring to the Division of Criminal Justice Services DCJS where he worked until his retirement in 2002. In addition to his full-time position as an Information Systems Consultant, Bill was ...
Margie Goodson Streeter DEC 10, 1924 - FEB 08, 2008
Savannah, Georgia - Margie Goodson Streeter, 83, died February 8, 2008 at her residence. She was born in Richmond County and lived the past forty years in Savannah. Mrs. Streeter was a telephone operator for the U.S. Army at Ft. Gordon in Augusta, Georgia. She was the owner/operator of the William David Hotel at Tybee Island, Georgia where she was a member of Chapel by the Sea Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, William B. Streeter, Jr. Surviving are two sons and a daughter-in-law, William B. Streeter, III, Mark G. Streeter and Nancy Luckey all of Savannah, GA; grandson, ...
Tony Thomas DEC 12, 1957 - FEB 07, 2008
TONY RAY THOMAS Garden City, Georgia- Mr. Tony Ray Thomas of Garden City, Georgia passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2008 in the Sugar Refinery Explosion. He was born on December 12, 1957 in Savannah, Georgia, the son of the late James and Lois Thomas. He was a Packaging Superintendent with Imperial Sugar for 31 years. Mr. Thomas was a member of the Garden City Board of Appeals and a member of the Quacco Chapel Baptist Church. Mr. Thomas was a former coach for the Garden City and Port Wentworth Recreational Departments. Surviving are his wife, Rebekah Denmark Thomas, his father- ...
Earl Bernard Quarterman MAY 20, 1952 - FEB 07, 2008
Savannah- Earl B. Quarterman, Sr., 55, died Thursday February 7, 2008. He was a graduate of Tompkins High School, class of 1970 and attended Savannah State College. Mr. Quarterman worked at Continental Can Company as a foreman for 23 years and Imperial Sugar of Port Wentworth, Georgia for 10 years. He attended The Temple of Glory Community Church. His mother, Mrs. Georgia Mae Quarterman preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Helen Polite Quarterman of Savannah; son, Earl B. Quarterman, Jr. of Atlanta; daughter, Akilah Quarterman of Atlanta; father and step-mother, Mr. Alfred Quarte ...
Truitt E. Byers JUL 17, 1953 - FEB 07, 2008
Truitt E. Byers, 54, died February 7, 2008 as a result of injuries sustained in the explosion at the Imperial Sugar Refinery. He was born in Argilite, Kentucky and lived in Savannah 34 years. Mr. Byers was an operator mechanic at the Refinery with twenty two years of service. He was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church and Ancient Landmark Lodge No. 231 F. & A.M., the Scottish Rite Consistory-Valley of Savannah and a former member of the Alee Shrine where he was active with the Oriental Band Unit. Surviving are his wife, Debra K. Byers of Savannah; son, Michael E. Byers of Savannah; daughte ...
Harvey Clarence Jones Jr. NOV 14, 1927 - FEB 07, 2008
HARVEY CLARENCE JONES JR. Tillman, South Carolina- Harvey Clarence Jones, Jr. 80, died Thursday, February7, 2008 in Springfield, Georgia. He was born in Emanuel, County to the late Harvey Clarence Jones Sr., and Minnie Neal Jones. Mr. Jones was a resident of Tillman, South Carolina. He was a graduate from Swainsboro High School and attended Armstrong Atlantic State University. Mr. Jones was a veteran of the United States Army serving in the Korean War. Mr. Jones was retired from Union Camp Corporation after 40 years of service. Surviving are, his wife, Ruby Sanders Jones of Tillman, South Caro ...
James Earl Abernathy SEP 16, 1941 - FEB 07, 2008
James E. Abernathy SAVANNAH - "Jim" Abernathy, 66, of Isle of Hope, died on Thursday, February 7, 2008. Born in Savannah, he was a son of the late James Frank Abernathy, Jr. and Erleen Woods Abernathy. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Ramsey Abernathy, son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Lisa Abernathy and granddaughter, Sarah Abernathy of Nashville, TN; son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Amy Abernathy, and grandchildren, Reina Abernathy and Evan Abernathy of Smyrna, GA; and brother and sister-in-law, Robert Donald and Frances Abernathy, nephew, Josh Abernathy and niece, Samantha Abernath ...
Roger B. Tippins APR 29, 1964 - FEB 06, 2008
Savannah-Roger B. Tippins, 43, passed away peacefully at his home on February 6, 2008. He is survived by: his mother, Linda Miesner of Colorado; step-mother, Sandra Tippins of Savannah, GA; brother, Brian Tippins of Savannah, GA; two sisters: Tawny Cannon of Colorado and Melissa Tippins of Savannah, GA; a niece, Tara Cloutier of Colorado; two aunts: Mary Ellen Tippins of Savannah, GA and Linda Tippins of Savannah, GA; and a host of cousins. A private family service will be held at a later date. ...
Ronald Gene Harvey OCT 27, 1947 - FEB 06, 2008
Savannah- Mr. Ron Harvey, 60, died Wednesday, February 06, 2008 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Ron was a native and lifelong resident of Savannah. He was a Savannah High School graduate and owner of Dock Master Marine. He loved the water, cooking, his grandchildren and his sister Linda. He was the best father a son could ask for. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leroy Harvey, Jr. and Addie McCorkle Harvey. Survivors include his son, Richard Harvey of Savannah; sister, Linda Harvey Davis of Tybee Island; two brothers, Gary Lee Harvey of Ellabell and David Bruce Harvey of ...
Hugh Walter Tracy, Sr. JAN 18, 1937 - FEB 06, 2008
SAVANNAH – Hugh Walter Tracy, Sr. passed away peacefully in his home on February 6, 2008 at the age of 71. Join his family as we celebrate his life as a devoted family man, active church member, community servant, and successful businessman. Hugh was born in Arkansas in 1937 into an Air Force family, living in several places before graduating from Wheelus High School in Tripoli, Libya. He went on to complete his B.S. in Building Construction at Georgia Institute of Technology and start a career in real estate development in the Atlanta area. During this time, he met his wife, Patton Kate Cutti ...
Nancy Flanagan Skinner APR 19, 1918 - FEB 05, 2008
Savannah- Mrs. Nancy Helen Skinner, 89, died Tuesday, February 05, 2008 at Hospice Savannah. She was a native of Petty, Texas but was raised and attended schools in Honey Grove, Texas. She joined the Red Cross and was stationed in Berlin where she met and married her husband in 1946. James Carl Skinner was a Major in the U.S. Army and together they were stationed at various bases and two foreign countries. Her husband preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Philip Parsley of Savannah; three sisters, Billie Jean Morgan and Virginia Flanagan, both of Dall ...
Lorene Turner JAN 09, 1920 - FEB 05, 2008
Lorene Dasher Turner, 88, departed this life February 5, 2008, to join her husband in the presence of God. She was born in Effingham County, Georgia, January 9, 1920, to Ellis Austin Dasher, Sr., and Martha Hinely Dasher. Mrs. Turner was preceded in death by her parents; her devoted husband of 66 years, Clifford W. Turner; and her twin brother, Lowell Benjamin Dasher. Survivors include daughter Martha Lynn Manrique, grandson Francisco Lee Manrique known as "Fran" and his wife Robin; grandson Derrick Steven Manrique; granddaughter Chrissy Vanessa Perez and her husband Jose Alfredo Perez, Jr.; ...
James A. Ray, III JUL 01, 1953 - FEB 02, 2008
James A. "Jimmy" Ray, III, 54, died Saturday February 2, 2008 in South Carolina. Mr. Ray, the native of Savannah was a graduate of H.V. Jenkins High School and continued his formal education at Armstrong State College where he earned his degree in Physical Education. Beginning in high school he worked as a lifeguard for the YMCA in Savannah. He was employed by the YMCA for over twenty years, working lastly with the Upper Palmetto YMCA in Rock Hill, SC as Chief Operations Officer. Jimmy was a former President of the Simpsonville, SC Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Winthrop University Eagle ...
Frank S. McGaughey, Jr. MAY 10, 1923 - FEB 02, 2008
Frank S. McGaughey, Jr. Frank McGaughey, of Atlanta and Savannah, age 84, passed away in Savannah on February, 2, 2008. He was a native of Atlanta, born May 10, 1923, to Frank S. McGaughey, Sr. and Margaret Haverty McGaughey. He attended Marist School, Holy Cross College, and graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.S. in Business Administration. He was a member of the University of Georgia Alumni Society and was a member of Chi Phi Fraternity. During World War II he served his country with the 106th Infantry Division. The division had been placed on the front lines in the winter of ...
Herbert Francis "Frank" Connor DEC 21, 1924 - FEB 01, 2008
SSgt.Herbert Francis "Frank" Connor U.S. Air Force Retired, 83, died February 1, 2008 at Candler Hospital. He was born in Savannah, son of the late Christopher R. and Bessie Davis Connor. He attended Maris Brothers Catholic School, Sacred Heart Catholic School and was a graduate of Commercial High School. SSgt. Connor was a veteran of the Vietnam War and served twenty three years in the United States Air Force. After retirement, he was employed with the Georgia Ports Authority in the Accounting Department. At a young age, he attended and was confirmed at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist a ...
Leo Spivey APR 06, 1922 - JAN 31, 2008
SAVANNAH – Leo Spivey, 85, died Thursday, January 31, 2008, at Hospice House. The Tattnall County native was born April 6, 1922, the 14th child of Elder Virgil Y. and Mrs. Lula Bland Spivey. He was predeceased by his parents and all of his brothers and sisters. He served in the United States Navy during World War II on the USS Monterey and the USS Bogue. Mr. Spivey began his insurance career with Interstate Life and Accident Insurance Company. His span of forty plus years began in 1941. A leading agent for the Savannah District, he retired from American General as a manager of the Savannah of ...
Paul Rodney Chadwell JAN 31, 2008 - JAN 31, 2008
Paul Rodney Chadwell SAVANNAH - Paul Rodney Chadwell, 64, died Thursday, January 31, 2008 in Savannah. Mr. Chadwell, a native of Stanford, KY was the sixth of seven children of the late Duff Eugene and Mabel Mae Mullins Chadwell. He was a 1961 graduate of Montgomery County High School in Mt. Sterling, KY and a veteran of the United States Navy in which he served from 1961 until 1965. The 1971 Graduate of the University of Kentucky earned a degree in Business Administration, was a retired self employed Cotton Commodity Broker and a former member of the New York Cotton Exchange, 1984-1987. He wa ...
Leiah Michele Suddath OCT 09, 1968 - JAN 30, 2008
LEIAH MICHELE SUDDATH Leiah Michele Suddath 39, passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 in Columbus, Georgia after a long illness. Leiah was a native and resident of Savannah living the past four years in Columbus. Leiah was a former member of the First Baptist Church of Garden City, Calvary Baptist Temple and presently a member of the Wynnbrook Baptist Church in Columbus. Leiah was a 1986 graduate from Calvary Day School and a 1991 graduate from Georgia Southern University. Leiah was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Myrtle Cook Flake and her paternal grandparents, Jake and Ne ...
James Thomas Sullivan FEB 06, 1931 - JAN 29, 2008
Savannah- Mr. James Thomas Sullivan, 76, died Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital from a short illness. Jimmy was a native and life long resident of Savannah. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp, was a member of the Exchange Club of Savannah and retired from the U.S. Postal Service. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Ceanne Sullivan; two brothers, Billy Sullivan and Bobby Sullivan and two sisters, Anna Fesh and Elizabeth Clinton. Jimmy was a loving and giving person, always charitable to those less fortunate. He will be deeply missed by his family, many friends and all thos ...
James Stanley Joyner OCT 08, 1951 - JAN 28, 2008
James Stanley Joyner, Sr., 56, passed away Monday, January 28, 2008 in Louisville, Kentucky. Born in Chatham County he was the son of Ernest J. Joyner and the late Ruth Gay Joyner. He graduated from Jenkins High School and he worked as a certified electrician most of his life. He served his country in the U.S. Army. He was of the Baptist faith. Surviving are: his father, Ernest J. Joyner of Savannah, GA; two sons: Jay Joyner, Jr. of Savannah, GA, and Keary E. Joyner of St. Louis, MO; one daughter, Celeste Wachsman of Huntsville, AL; two granddaughters: Haley and Layne Wachsman of Huntsville, ...
Tobi Gardner Gay JAN 08, 1944 - JAN 28, 2008
TOBI GARDNER GAY Tobi Gardner Gay, 64, wife of Savannah native Charles Edward Gay IV, died Monday, January 28, 2008, at their home in Batesville, Va. Born January 8, 1944, in New York City, she entered the advertising agency business where she met her husband of 41 years. She resided for most of her adult life in Stamford, Connecticut, raising her two children and participating in numerous community activities, including service on the Stamford Chapter of UNICEF's Board of Directors, as Chairperson of the Stamford Chapter Boy Scouts of America and volunteer work in the Stamford Public Schools ...
Sally B. Denyes AUG 11, 1928 - JAN 28, 2008
Sally B. Denyes Sally B. Denyes died surrounded by her loving family Monday, January 28, 2008 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Sally was born in Goldsboro, NC to the late Claude Franklin and Eugenia Lockhart Bizzell. At the age of eight, after her father's death, she and her mother moved to Raleigh, NC where she attended public schools before graduating from Needham Broughton High School. She made her debut in 1948 at the Terpsichorean Ball in Raleigh, NC and later attended St. Mary's College in Raleigh, NC and Brenau University in Gainesville, GA where she was an active member of Alpha Delta Phi Sor ...
William Barfiled NOV 13, 1948 - JAN 28, 2008
WILLIAM "BILL" EDWARD BARFIELD William "Bill" Edward Barfield of Savannah died January 28, 2008 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on November 13, 1948. Bill was predeceased by his parents, Dr. William Edward Barfield and Ellen Ryan Barfield, his sister, Therese Barfield Brown and a nephew, Lyn Brown. Bill attended Conception Seminary and Saint Charles College. He received a BS in Psychology from Armstrong Atlantic State University and a BS in Respiratory Therapy from Georgia State University. He served three years in the United States Army and was pr ...
Joy Haas Stuber FEB 21, 1947 - JAN 27, 2008
Joy Shea Haas Stuber Joy Shea Haas Stuber, age 60, died Sunday, January 27, 2008 at home in Savannah after a long illness. She was born in San Francisco, California on February 21, 1947, where she attended Catholic and public schools. She graduated from San Francisco State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 1971. Joy was predeceased by her parents Raymond J. and Vera Jean Shea, and her brothers Raymond and Eugene Shea. Joy arrived in Savannah in 1972 and began raising a family. During the 1970's and 1980's Joy was active with Savannah Children's Theatre, the Junior League of S ...