Obituaries
Richard Thomas DeLoach SEP 20, 1927 - JUL 09, 2007
Richard Thomas DeLoach Tybee Island - Richard Thomas DeLoach, age 79, died July 9, 2007 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. The Bulloch County native was a graduate of Brooklet High School, and moved to Tybee Island in 1949. He was a volunteer fire fighter with the Tybee Island Fire Department for over twenty years and served one term on the Tybee City Council. He began coaching Little League Baseball with Bill Harris Junior Deputies in 1957 and spent many years coaching youth. Mr. DeLoach was a member of Trinity Chapel United Methodist Church where he served on the Church Council. H ...
Virginia Mann Dale DEC 24, 1917 - JUL 08, 2007
VIRGINIA MANN DALE SAVANNAH - Virginia Mann Dale died at her home in the presence of her loving family on Sunday, July 8, 2007. Virginia was born on 24 December, 1917 in Little Rock, Arkansas, the daughter of Gerald and Elizabeth Mann. Virginia grew up in Donna, Texas and later moved to San Antonio, where she met and married Hayden Brush Wood in 1939. The couple had two children, Charles and Suzanne, and were married for 35 years until Hayden died during surgery. Virginia moved to Atlanta, where she lived for seven years before being introduced to Robert Dale, a resident of New York. Virginia ...
George William Cartlidge AUG 09, 1928 - JUL 07, 2007
George William “Bill” Cartlidge 78, died Saturday, July 7, 2007 in Augusta, Georgia at the Georgia War Veteran’s Nursing Home after a long illness. Bill was born in Macon, Georgia on August 9, 1928, he grew up in Savannah and attended Sacred Heart School and graduated from Benedictine Military School. He was a United States veteran having served in the Korean War. Bill graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising Design. He was a former Art Director for Pidcock & Company in Savannah and was a Freelance Art Director in Atlanta for many years. Besides ...
Roxanne W Wilharm MAR 29, 1956 - JUL 07, 2007
ROXANNE WATKINS WILHARM Guyton-Roxanne Watkins Wilharm, 51 died Saturday, July 7, 2007 in an auto accident in Statesboro, Georgia. Roxanne was a native of Columbia, South Carolina, but had lived in Savannah since 1965. She was a 1974 graduate of Jenkins High School and attended Georgia Southern University. Roxanne was a very caring, compassionate person who was always looking for someone else to help. Her trip Saturday was precisely a trip to help another person. She had a great love for animals. Roxanne was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. She always appreciated the values she learn ...
Amanda Marie Fickett FEB 15, 1911 - JUL 05, 2007
Amanda S. Fickett Amanda Fickett was born February 15, 1911 in Wilcox, Nebraska and passed away at the age of 96 on July 5, 2007 in her residence at Savannah Square in Savannah, Georgia. The daughter of Henry and Sophia Schielke, she graduated from Lincoln General School of Nursing in 1933 with a R.N. degree. In 1941, she was an Army Nurse stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii where she met and married her husband Richard N. Fickett, III. They moved to Athens, Georgia in 1946, where she lived until the death of her husband of 56 years in 1998. While in Athens, she was a charter member of Trinity L ...
Joy Roddenberry JUL 28, 1933 - JUL 05, 2007
Joy Roddenberry Joy Roddenberry, 73, died Thursday, July 5, 2007 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Joy was a native of Waycross, Georgia and had lived in Savannah since 1959. She was a homemaker and was a very active member of Savannah Christian Church. Her husband, Chris Dohn Roddenberry, preceded her in death. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Kay and D.L. Garletts of Stilson, Georgia; two grandchildren and their spouses, John-David and Erin Garletts of Pooler; and Ashley and Travis Christopher of Bloomingdale; one sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Elwyn Caldwell of Savannah; one gr ...
William Raynor Warnock MAY 06, 1913 - JUL 04, 2007
William R. "Bill" Warnock Tybee Island – William R. "Bill" Warnock, age 94, died Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at The Oaks on Skidaway Island. Born May 6, 1913 in Bayonne, NJ, he was married in St. John’s Church in Savannah in 1941 to the former Bernice Kennedy and lived in Savannah for the past sixty years. A member of the Savannah Lodge #183, BPO Elks for the past thirty-eight years, he was a Past Exalted Ruler and Past Treasurer. He was a member of Landrum Lodge #49, F&AM for the past fifty-four years. He became a member of the Savannah Valley Scottish Rite in 1969 and was corinetted as a 33r ...
Josephine Collins Grevemberg JUN 05, 1912 - JUL 04, 2007
JOSEPHINE COLLINS GREVEMBERG Josephine Collins Grevemberg died Wednesday, July 04, 2007 at Hospice Savannah. She was a native and lifelong resident of Savannah. Mrs. Grevemberg was a graduate of Savannah High School and attended The College of St. Elizabeth’s in Convent Station, New Jersey. She was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and was a member of the Choir. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Clifford A. Grevemberg and her three sisters and four brothers. Surviving are, her sons, Kip A. Grevemberg and wife, Marianna of Prospect Heights, Illinois, Donald ...
Marian A. Fall JUN 22, 1938 - JUL 03, 2007
Marian Fall SAVANNAH- Marian Fall, age 69, died Tuesday, July 3, 2007 in Savannah. The Rochester, NY native was a 1956 graduate of Dover High School in Dover, NH and was a Certified Nurses Aid. Mrs. Fall had lived in Savannah for the past five years and was a member of Rivers Community Church on Whitemarsh Island. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Timothy and Susan Fall and two grandchildren, Zachary Fall and Lydia Fall, all of Savannah; and her sister, Sarah Brown Barrington of New Hampshire. A Memorial Service will be held at 5:00 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2007 at North Beach on Tybee ...
Emma Zoran Luchun MAR 11, 1910 - JUL 02, 2007
Emma Zoran Lusckus Luchun SAVANNAH - Emma Zoran Lusckus Luchun, widow of the late Victor Lusckus and the late Charles Luchun died July 2, 2007, under the care of Odyssey Hospice, at the age of 97, surrounded by family and friends. She was the daughter of Albert and Emma Zoran. Born March 11, 1910 in Arad, Hungary, she studied at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest to be a concert pianist and also studied dance, becoming an accomplished ballerina. In 1928 she arrived on Ellis Island to join her mother and was hired by Russell Market to dance on Broadway in many wonderful musical shows. Later, M ...
Edith H. Chastain - JUL 02, 2007
Edith H. Chastain Edith Hargreaves Chastain, 88, died Monday, July 2, 2007 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. She was a native of Pearson, Georgia and lived in Savannah most of her life. She was a member of Bull Street Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School in the Pilot Class. She was a past Regent of the Bonaventure Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was a member of the Georgia Retired Educators and the Chatham County Retired Educators Associations. She taught fourth and sixth grades in Chatham County schools for twenty-five years and also served as Prin ...
Lt. General Lewis Leo Mundell SEP 06, 1910 - JUL 01, 2007
Lt. General Lewis L. Mundell Lieutenant General Lewis Leo Mundell, United States Air Force Retired, of Savannah, age 96, died Sunday, July 1, 2007 at St. Joseph’s Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Ordway, Colorado on September 6, 1910, General Mundell graduated with honors from the University of Colorado in 1932 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. He entered the United States Army Air Corps in 1933, receiving his pilot wings in 1934. He met and married his wife, the late Elsie L. Mundell, while stationed at Hickan Air Force Base in Hawaii in 1939. During World Wa ...
Gregory Guilford FEB 02, 1948 - JUL 01, 2007
Gregory Guilford Savannah- Mr. Gregory Guilford of Wilmington Island, GA, formerly of Albany, GA, achieved perfect peace on Sunday, July 1, 2007 at Hospice of Savannah. Mr. Guilford was educated in the Daugherty County School System. He served in the United States Air Force. After serving his country, he became a firefighter with the Albany Fire Department, moving up the ladder to Chief and retiring after 23 years of service. He continued his work at the state level and became a State Fire Marshall in Chatham County which served a nine county area. Mr. Guilford leaves to cherish his memory a l ...
Mary Stafford DEC 24, 1932 - JUL 01, 2007
Mary “Betty” Stafford Mary “Betty” Stafford, 74, died Sunday, July 1, 2007 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Betty was a native and lifelong resident of Savannah. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Her husband, Frank Stafford, preceded her in death. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Gail Marie and Donald Rice of Savannah; three sons, William Frank Stafford, Randy Stafford and Jimmy Joe Stafford all of Savannah; brother-in-law, William F. Carmichael of Savannah; three grandchildren, Christopher, Christina and Mandy; two great nieces, Tonya Hawk and husband David and Kelsie S ...
Angus Joseph Haynes MAY 27, 1917 - JUN 29, 2007
Angus Joseph Haynes Savannah- Angus Joseph Haynes, 90, passed away Friday, June 29, 2007 at Candler Hospital. He was born May 27, 1917 in New York City, NY. He was a life long resident of Savannah. Angus retired as Director of Customer Service from the United States Postal Service after 36 years. He served in the Army National Guard for 12 years and was a member, past president and treasurer of the German Country Club for 47 years. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Annie Smith Burnside, Clarence Burnside and his sister, Elizabeth Haynes Kilgallon. Survivors include his wife of ...
Mary Schroeder - JUN 29, 2007
Mary E. “Angel” Schroeder Tybee Island-Mary E. Schroeder, 55, died Friday, June 29, 2007 at her home. She has lived at Tybee Island for the past 27 years. Angel worked at St. Vincent’s Academy for 17 years and was a communicant of St. Michael’s Catholic Church. She will be missed by her loving family and adoring friends for her spirit which was full of life. Survivors include her husband of 34 years, Jeff Schroeder; daughter Amity Schroeder and son Jeffrey “J.T.” Schroeder; three sisters, Jill Verhaak, Dara Denise “D.D.” Murphy and Valerie Broas and her husband Michael. A memorial service will ...
E. Ray Price JUN 28, 2007 - JUN 28, 2007
E. Ray Price Savannah- Mr. Ray Price, 78, died Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at his home. He was born in Marion County, Mississippi to the late Mr. Hollis Cooper Price and Mrs. Iva Hammond Price. He moved to Savannah at age 8 and was a graduate of Commercial High School where he was a member of the Royal Order. Mr. Price was a sales representative for 26 years with Standard Brands, Inc. and later worked with Marla Brokerage Company before retiring in 1997 from Acosta Sales. He was an avid fisherman and loved working in his yard with his many flowers. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Mary And ...
William Harold Tuten, Sr. JUL 05, 1936 - JUN 27, 2007
William H. “Billy” Tuten, Sr. Rincon – William H. “Billy” Tuten, Sr., 70, died Wednesday June 27, 2007 at Candler Hospital. Mr. Tuten was an ordained deacon and was an active member of First Baptist Church of Rincon. He was the founder and President of Coastal Marine Sales in Thunderbolt. He spent most of his career as an automotive machinist. He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Christine B. Tuten, of Rincon, sons and daughters-in-law, Willie and Melanie Tuten, Eddie and Michele Tuten, and Michael and Tracey Tuten. He is also survived by two sisters, Christine Adams and Lorraine Rod ...
Kay Godsey Franklin AUG 20, 1916 - JUN 27, 2007
Kay Godsey Franklin Savannah - Kay Godsey Franklin, widow of the late Colonel Edgar B. Franklin, died Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at her home. A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, she moved to Savannah in 1966. She was a member of the New Life Fellowship Church. Mrs. Franklin was active in the community and an avid gardener, winning many of the National Garden Club’s Top Awards and blue ribbons. She was Past President of the Savannah Kennel Club, Hibiscus Garden Club, East Georgia Council of Accredited Flower Show Judges, and the Garden Club Council of Chatham County. She was a Master Flower Show ...
Joanne Ulivo Webster NOV 13, 1933 - JUN 27, 2007
Joanne Ulivo Webster Savannah - Joanne Ulivo Webster, 73, passed away peacefully at home and surrounded by loved ones on June 27, 2007 under the care of Hospice of Savannah. She was born on November 13, 1933 to the late Joseph Paul and Helen Lucas Ulivo. Joanne attended Catholic schools and graduated from St. Vincent’s Academy in 1951. She attended Armstrong State College and Savannah Vocational Institute. Joanne retired from Kemira after 30 years of service and was a former member of the International Management Council. Joanne was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who enjoyed traveling ...
Carol P. Bocard MAR 28, 1939 - JUN 26, 2007
Carol P. Bocard Savannah, GA – Carol P. Bocard, 68, died Tuesday, June 26, 2007, at Hospice House. The Muncie, IN native was the daughter of the late John R. and Murial Frederickson Puterbaugh. Upon graduation from New Albany High School, she married Gary Paul Bocard and would have celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on August 31, 2007. Carol was involved in numerous charitable organizations: chairman of the community hospital auxiliary in Munster, IN; head jewelry buyer for fourteen years; Boy Scout pack leader for all three sons; special needs children's teacher for five years i ...
George William Tryan FEB 07, 1915 - JUN 25, 2007
George W. Tryan, 92, was born in Thomasville, GA, the eldest of 11 children. He lived in Savannah, GA, for over 73 years. He joined the Civilian Conservation Corp and helped to rebuild Fort Pulaski. He also served in the armed forces during WWII and took part of the invasion of Normandy. He was employed with Savannah Coca Cola Bottling Co. for 39 years. He and his deceased wife of 62 years, Elsie Hinely Tryan, owned and ran a sandwich shop for a number of years. He served as an usher and was a Deacon Emeritus at Calvary in Savannah. In his spare time he loved to garden and volunteered many hou ...
Emily Weldon JUL 21, 1941 - JUN 25, 2007
Emily J. Weldon Savannah-Emily J. Weldon, 65, died Monday, June 25, 2007 at Hospice House. She was a native of Waycross and has lived in Savannah since 1985. Mrs. Weldon was a homemaker and a communicant of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband of 33 years, H.P. Weldon of Savannah; daughter, Danella Crews of Brunswick; son, Brian Callahan of Statesboro; son, Bruce Callahan of Blackshear; daughter, Haley Hauptman of Savannah; daughter, Leah Gordon of Marietta; son, Van Weldon of Cleveland, TX; sister, Jeannie Domingos of Macon and 13 grandchildren. Visitation wil ...
Harry D. Downs AUG 31, 1925 - JUN 24, 2007
Harry Devotie Downs Savannah - Harry Devotie Downs, age 81 of Savannah, Georgia went to be with our Lord, Sunday June 24, 2007. He was born in Savannah, Georgia to Mamie Malone Downs and Harry D. Downs, Sr. Retired Senior Master Sergeant Downs started his career in 1942 with the 3rd Air Force Staging Wing, U.S. Army Air Force, 93rd Sub-Depot, Hunter Army Airfield. He was honorably discharged from the 165th Military Airlift Group, Georgia Air National Guard, in 1983 and was retired August 31, 1985 from the United States Air Force Reserve and in addition to previous awards, was awarded the Air ...
Rosemarie Wassner Wallace JAN 31, 1961 - JUN 24, 2007
ROSEMARIE WASSNER WALLACE Rosemarie Wassner Wallace 46, died Sunday, June 24, 2007 at St. Joseph’s Hospital after a long illness. Rosemarie was a native and lifelong resident of Savannah. She was a member of First Christian Church. Rosemarie was a 1979 graduate from Windsor Forest High School and a 1980 graduate from The School of Practical Nursing at Memorial Medical Center. Rosemarie worked over 20 years for Dr. Reid Broderick before his retirement and worked as a nursing supervisor for Tara at Thunderbolt and Rehabilitation Center, Oceanside Nursing Home and Savannah Specialty Care and was ...
Arthur Floyd Moye - JUN 23, 2007
Arthur F. Moye Arthur Floyd Moye, 73, died Saturday, June 23, 2007 at his residence in Ridgeland, South Carolina. The Savannah native was a former member of Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church/St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church and was a current member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Ridgeland and was an avid fisherman. He is preceded in death by his son, Michael E. Moye. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Carolyn Roughen Moye, of Ridgeland, four sons and daughters-in-law, James Patrick and Donna Marie Moye, of Salisbury, New York, Anthony Floyd and Jane Moye, of Savannah, Timothy ...
Geraldine Redmond Fields NOV 22, 1919 - JUN 23, 2007
Geraldine R. Fields Geraldine Redmond Fields died Saturday, June 23, 2007 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. She was born in Candler County, Georgia to Bertha Cartee Redmond and Valmore Israel Redmond. She was educated in Chatham County Schools and was a longtime employee as a Nurse’s Aide at the Chatham Nursing Home. She was a longtime member of Calvary in Savannah. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Alonzo Franklin Fields, and her sister, Mary Redmond Graham. She is survived by two sons, William Franklin Fields, of Charlotte, N.C., and Edwin Redmond Fields, of ...
Dorothea Elizabeth Orem JUN 23, 2007 - JUN 23, 2007
DOROTHEA ELIZABETH OREM Dorothea Elizabeth Orem 92, died Friday, June 22, 2007 at her residence on Skidaway Island. She was a native of Baltimore, Maryland and resident of Washington DC before moving to Savannah 20 years ago. She was a Professor with the Catholic University in the School of Nursing. She was an author of books on the theory of nursing and for the past 25 years she was an independent consultant and scholar. She is survived by her life long friend, Walene Shields of Savannah and her cousin Martin Conover of Minneapolis, MN. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, June ...