Obituaries
Roy Allen (Butch) Willis APR 17, 1959 - NOV 23, 2024
Roy A. Willis “Butch” 65, died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, November 23, 2024. Butch was born in Greenville, MS, to the late Ezra Roy and Virgina Carter Willis. He lived most of his life in Savannah and attended Windsor Forest High School. Butch owned and operated the Dew Drop Inn. Butch had many talents. He enjoyed golfing, boating, cars, bowling, and motorcycles. In addition to spending time with his family and friends, Butch’s greatest passion was building the perfect car, his 1967 Chevelle. Butch enjoyed attending bike rallies and race ...
William Ortiz MAR 07, 1959 - NOV 23, 2024
William "Will" Ortiz passed away on November 23, 2024, at the age of 65, in Savannah, Georgia. His battle with serious medical issues showed his courage in facing life challenges with a smile. Despite the pain, Will came out a hero and stayed strong until the end. Will is survived by his beautiful wife, Michelle Ortiz, and five daughters and one son: Rachel DeLaPeña, Denise Steed, Danielle Lane, Savannah DeCarlo, Summer Ortiz, and William Ortiz. He is also survived by his parents, siblings, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He wa ...
Sarah Jane Neiman FEB 13, 1953 - NOV 23, 2024
Sarah Jane Neiman was born 13 Feb 1953 in Waltham, MA and moved with her parents, Eugene and Carmen, and brother Eugene, to Natick MA. Her father, a Master Sergeant in the Air Force, was soon assigned to Rhein Main AFB, Germany. The family sailed there on the Maurice Rose and after three years flew back (3 refueling stops) to the USA. After a summer with relatives In Pennsylvania, the Neiman family moved to Albrook AFB, Panama Canal Zone, from where they took occasional boat trips to visit family members in Guayama, PR. The next move came after four years. Asked where they wanted to go, Sarah ...
Richard M. Carufel, Sr. - NOV 22, 2024
Richard Maurice Carufel Sr., 84, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2024, at Memorial Health. He was born on November 24, 1939, in Pawtucket, RI to the late Maurice Edward and Rose Keenan Carufel. Mr. Carufel graduated from Commercial High School and was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Elizabeth McCall Carufel, and his grandson, Nathaniel Carufel. Surviving are his children, Krista C. Tompkins (Tommy) of Savannah; Carlie C. Baccus of Midway, GA; John Weatherford (Diane) of North Augusta, SC; Rich ...
Shellia Tyre Flanagan - NOV 21, 2024
Shellia Tyre Flanagan, 71, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2024, at Candler Hospital. She was born on September 8, 1953, in Savannah, GA to James and Margaret Wilson Tyre. Shellia was a member of Coastal Cathedral Church of God. She was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels and the Salvation Army. Shellia loved to cook for her family and sew for her grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Timothy Flanagan, and her son, James Flanagan. Surviving is her son, Shawn Flanagan of Savannah, her daughter, Rachel Kersey ...
Gloria Suzette Parker JAN 27, 1952 - NOV 21, 2024
Gloria Suzette Parker of Savannah, GA. Suzette, went to be with the Lord on the morning of Thursday, November 21, 2024, at home. She was a fourth generation native of Savannah, Georgia, graduating from Jenkins High School in 1970 and later attended Armstrong University with continuing studies at Boston University, MA. Suzette was a passionate Surgical First Assistant who worked alongside some of Savannah's finest surgeons in the field of obstetrics, orthopedics, plastic surgery and vascular medicine. She was a long-time member of Isle of Hope United Methodist Church, and ...
Spencer Tracy Mason MAR 16, 1966 - NOV 21, 2024
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Spencer “Tracy” Mason, who was called home to be with our Lord on November 21, 2024, at the age of 58. Spencer was a devoted father, papa, brother, and friend. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. Tracy was born on March 16,1966, in Savannah, Ga to the late Thelma and Joseph Mason. He was the youngest of seven children. From his early childhood years, it was evident that Tracy was a free spirit, whose zest for life and love of adventure were unmatched. He lived on his own terms, embracing every oppo ...
Jeanne G. Kirkland JUN 09, 1947 - NOV 19, 2024
Jeanne G. Kirkland, 77, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on November 19, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer. Jeanne was born at the Patuxent River Naval Base in 1947 and graduated from Savannah High School in 1965. She worked as a Respiratory Therapist for Candler Hospital for 29 years and then for Memorial Health University Medical Center for 19 years. She truly loved the work she did and never intended to retire. A beautiful soul and light in this world, Jeanne was an incredibly kind, thoughtful, and generous woman. The only things she ...
George James Crawford - NOV 19, 2024
George James Crawford, 62, passed away November 19, 2024, at his home in Griffin, GA. He was born on January 18, 1962, in Savannah, GA to the late Walter Michael Crawford, Sr. and Dorothy Coleman Crawford. George graduated from Benedictine Military School in 1980, then attended Westpoint for two years. He also attended Armstrong State College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art, and graduated as Valedictorian from SCAD in 1990 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration. George then went on to work in the art field in several places, to include Atlanta, ...
Paul Matthew Sereni SEP 22, 1949 - NOV 18, 2024
Paul Matthew Sereni age 75, died peacefully on Monday, November 18, 2024, at his home on Tybee Island Georgia. Paul was born in Trenton, New Jersey, the son of Leon and Dorothy (McShea) Sereni on September 22, 1949. The couple later had another son, Joseph Sereni. Paul was educated in the Trenton public schools and went on to receive his BS in Biology from Drexel University in Philadelphia. In 1979, Paul married the former Anne Stephenson of Wilmslow, England. The two met in Philadelphia, where they were both living and working. Paul became stepfather to Sophie (Gu ...
Mary Alice Cavitt FEB 02, 1932 - NOV 17, 2024
Mary Alice Cavitt was born on February 02, 1932, in Newcomerstown, OH, to Earl Lindsey Titus and Frances Gertrude Hinds. She passed peacefully in her home at The Marshes of Skidaway Island on Sunday, November 17, 2024, age 92. Mary Alice’s small-town life in Newcomerstown was full. She was loved and respected for her many talents, service, and social life – active in the Methodist Church, participating in high school orchestra, theater, musical, singing groups, and playing trombone in the Marching Band. Mary Alice met her husband, CAPT William Miles Cavitt USN (Dec.), in Jackson ...
Thomas Manning Horton, Jr. - NOV 17, 2024
Thomas Manning Horton, Jr. Thomas Manning Horton, Jr, 77, went home to be with the Lord on November 17, 2024. Tom was born on June 8, 1947, to Dr. Thomas Manning and Dorothy Sterne Horton. He grew up in Columbus, GA, graduated from Columbus High School and attended the University of Georgia, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and an MBA in Accounting. Tom was a devoted father to his surviving daughters, Madison Allee Horton and Sarah Horton Noleto, and grandchild, Ethan Hackle. He is survived by his sister, Amanda Horton Dorman (Wes) of Savannah, GA; three nephews, a nie ...
Mary Eliza Bass JUL 05, 1986 - NOV 17, 2024
Mary Eliza Bass (Liza) was born in Charleston, SC on July 5, 1986 to Mary Cromartie Bass and Don Calvin Bass. She grew up in Savannah, Georgia on the Isle of Hope. She went to Chatham Academy and graduated from Jenkins High School. Afterwards she attended the Vocational Rehabilitation Program at Warm Springs, Georgia. While she was at Warm Springs, she met the love of her life, Ravila (Vil) Everret Bowen. Liza loved her cats, she loved reading and collecting books and listening to music, especially Taylor Swift. Liza was predeceased by her father. She leaves behin ...
John R. "Jack" Kasun - NOV 16, 2024
John R. "Jack" Kasun passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2024, after a multi-year struggle with dementia. Even as his memory failed his sweet smile never did, and his basic kindness and the decency of his character shined forth through the illness. Jack, the eldest of three children of John Frank and Cecilia (Laeng) Kasun, grew up in the borough of Etna (Pittsburgh, PA), where his father worked for US Steel. Jack was the first in his family to attend college, graduating from Pennsylvania State University in 1963 after studying logistics and supply-chain transportation.&nbs ...
Carolyn Perkins Manson AUG 11, 1936 - NOV 16, 2024
Carolyn Perkins Manson died peacefully at Piedmont Hospital in Athens, GA, on November 16, 2024. Born on August 11th, 1936, in Miami, Florida, she moved with her parents to Savannah in 1937 and she proudly called Savannah her home for 75 years. Carolyn spent the last years of her life in Gainesville, GA and Bethlehem, GA. She was predeceased by her parents, Rosemary Hobbs Perkins and Clinton Perkins, sister, Rosemary Perkins Shuman and husband Marion H. Manson. Carolyn graduated from Savannah High School in January 1954. She was immediately employed by The Citizen and Southern National B ...
Robin L. (Blackfield) Clarke MAY 26, 1955 - NOV 16, 2024
Robin L. (Blackfield) Clarke, 69, died peacefully on Saturday, November 16, 2024, at Candler St Joseph’s Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Robin was born in Chicago, Illinois on the 26th day of May, 1955. The 1st born daughter of 3, to Roy G. Blackfield and Joyce B. (Ahlstrand) Blackfield. Robin attended Syracuse University and graduated with honors. She was a very successful self-employed sales agent for high end art and furniture companies where her customers and colleagues became her lifelong friends. In 1982, Robin married the love of her life Theodore (Ted) Smith Clark ...
Michael Mullings JUL 11, 1954 - NOV 14, 2024
Michael Thomas Mullings July 11, 1954 – November 14, 2024 Michael Thomas Mullings, 70, passed away November 14, 2024 at his home with his family by his side. Mike Mullings was born in Berwyn, Illinois on July 11, 1954. His family moved to Memphis, TN and Winston Salem, NC before settling in Atlanta, GA. Mike graduated from Rockdale High School in 1972. He graduated from Georgia State University in 1977 and Atlanta Law School with a Juris Doctorate in 1980. Mike worked in the area of Real Estate Title work in Atlanta and Savannah, GA. He moved to Sav ...
Joyce Craft Dowis NOV 04, 1930 - NOV 14, 2024
Joyce Craft Dowis, 94, of Athens, GA. died on November 14, 2024. Joyce was born on November 4, 1930, in Columbus, GA. to the late Thomas Milton Craft and the late Ivie Motes Craft. She graduated from Jordan High School in Columbus in 1946 and completed a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia in 1982. She spent her life as a homemaker, substitute teacher, and held a lifetime appointment to the United States Civil Service Commission. Joyce is proceeded in death by her husband of 63 years, Max R. Dowis and two daughters, Deirdre Dowis of Savannah, and Emil ...
Danie "Bubba" Taylor JUN 23, 1956 - NOV 14, 2024
Danie "Bubba" Taylor left us on November 14th at the age of 68 peacefully at home surrounded by his family, leaving behind a legacy of stories and laughs, some of which we think might have been true. Known on the ballfield as "Tater" and to his family as "Bubba" (thanks to his little sister’s inability to say brother), Danie was a Garden City native through and through. He spent decades working at Domtar Gypsum and, in his younger days, played high school baseball and football for Groves High School where he graduated in 1976. Later, he became a fixture ...
Agnes Furlong Swinson - NOV 13, 2024
Agnes Bridget Furlong Swinson, 95, died Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at Spanish Oaks Retreat. Agnes was a native and lifelong resident of Savannah. She was a 1946 graduate of St. Vincent’s Academy and a communicant of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church and The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist. She was the daughter of Agnes Schuman Furlong and William Anthony Furlong. She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Curtis Edward Swinson, her parents, and her sister, Theresa Furlong McCarthy. She is survived by her four children, Judie Craft (Ed), Gerard Swi ...
Douglas Thompson - NOV 13, 2024
Douglas Dow Thompson, 85, passed away on November 13, 2024, at home in Savannah, Georgia surrounded by his family. Doug was born in Madison, Wisconsin and was the son of John and Isabel Thompson. Doug was a graduate of West High School in Madison and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Doug married his high school sweetheart Sara Jane (Green) Thompson in 1963, and they were happily married for over 60 years. Their three children—Doug, Jennifer, and Andy lov ...
Tien Van Pham JUN 18, 1934 - NOV 12, 2024
Tien Van Pham, 90, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at his home with his family by his side. He was born June 18, 1934 in Vinh, Vietnam. Mr. Pham worked for Levy Jewelers for many years. He is survived by his wife, Sunho Huynh, his six children, and many other relatives. ...
Anneliese H. Schweistris - NOV 12, 2024
Anneliese Hogg Schweistris passed away November 12, 2024, at Candler Hospital following a complicated medical illness. She was born November 15, 1938, in Germany, and spent her childhood in Dillendorf, a picturesque village in the Black Forest near the Swiss border. She was the eldest of six children of Josef and Barbara Hogg. Anneliese obtained her nursing degree in Freiburg, Germany, and spent two years as an operating room nurse in Baden Baden before moving to America where she worked as an OR nurse in Berkeley, CA. She then came to Savannah where she found employment a ...
Peter J. Preston JUN 01, 1930 - NOV 11, 2024
Peter J. Preston, 94, died peacefully on Monday, November 11, 2024. Peter was born in Melbourne, Australia on June 1, 1930, to the late Joseph K. and Alice Morrissey Preston. When Peter was sixteen, the Preston family patriated to Springfield, MA from Melbourne. Peter graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with B.S. degree and earned his Master of Science Degree from the University of Virginia. In 1959, Peter became a Certified Professional Engineer in Virginia. He retired as a Chemical Engineer from American Cynamid and subsequently from Kemira in 1997. Peter enjo ...
Barrie F.M. Bell - NOV 11, 2024
Barrie Bell, born March 12, 1935, in Regina, Saskatchewan, passed away peacefully in his sleep, leaving behind a legacy of hard work, resilience, and devotion to family. Barrie was the beloved son of Kay and Eric Bell and a cherished big brother to Garth. After moving to New York City to pursue a career in finance, Barrie dedicated over 30 years to JP Morgan before retiring in 2000. A committed provider, Barrie worked tirelessly to give his family a comfortable life, embodying strength and independence. He married Jo Ann Bell on April 16, 1966, and together they raised five chi ...
Frederick (Tom) Thomas Scholl Jr. APR 08, 1940 - NOV 10, 2024
Frederick (Tom) Thomas Scholl Jr., born on April 8, 1940, at the Telfair Hospital in Savannah, GA, passed away peacefully under the compassionate care of At Home Quality Comfort Care in Port Wentworth, GA, with the support of Suncare Hospice, especially Boukje Gijstra-Mims. Tom was predeceased by his beloved wife, Diane (Edrington) Scholl; his son, Ryan Scholl; and his parents, Frederick T. Scholl Sr. and Catherine “Wootton” Scholl. He is survived by his son, Frederick “Rick” Scholl III (Judith); aunt, Janet Goethe; sisters Katherine “Lyle” Hammond, Ja ...
Mary (Harriette) Lucille Cathleen Baker Koeller MAY 30, 1927 - NOV 10, 2024
Mary (Harriette) Lucille Cathleen Baker Koeller, 97, passed away peacefully on November 10, 2024, in Savannah, Georgia. Born on May 30, 1927, in Chicago, Illinois, Harriette was a graduate of Calumet High School in the south side of Chicago. Harriette was introduced to her future husband, Raymond Koeller, on a blind date arranged by Ray’s sister Mary Lou, who remained a lifelong friend. Harriette and Ray were married in 1949 and lived in Champaign Illinois where she worked at the University of Illinois to support her and Ray while he completed his PhD in C ...
Alane Rollings MAY 31, 1950 - NOV 10, 2024
Alane Rollings, of Atlantic Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully on November 10, 2024, with family members at her side after a brief illness. Alane was born in Savannah, Georgia, on May 31, 1950, the second child of Harry and Irma Lee Rollings, who predeceased her. She is survived by her siblings Cynthia Rollings (m. Arthur Karlin), Pamela Rollings (m. Neal Brendel), Janet Rollings (m. Haskell Rhett), Ellen Glasser, Robert Rollings (m. Erica), and Jeremy Hackett. She is also survived by her 12 nephews and nieces Daniel Karlin, Sam Karlin, Joe Karlin (m. Christina Gouliamberis), Emma Karli ...
Isabelle Souza Stokes SEP 20, 1944 - NOV 09, 2024
Isabelle Souza Stokes, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, passed away peacefully on November 9, 2024, surrounded by her family on Tybee Island, Georgia. Born on September 20, 1944, in Brunswick, GA, Isabelle was the daughter of the late Armond Armondor Souza, Sr. and Gladys Perry Souza. Throughout her life, Isabelle was known for her kindness, resilience, and dedication to her family. She was preceded in death by her infant daughter, Donna Ann Floyd, and her brothers, John “Giese” Souza and Armond Armondor Souza, Jr. She is survived by her loving husband, Bervin F ...