Obituaries
Frances Wilson Shinall OCT 07, 1933 - DEC 04, 2006
Frances Wilson Shinall Frances Wilson Shinall, 73, died Monday, December 4, 2006 at Bryan County Health and Rehabilitation Center under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mrs. Shinall was born October 7, 1933 in Sylvania, GA to the late William Henry and Mauldine Bolton Wilson. She was a homemaker and devoted her life to her family. Mrs. Shinall was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sam Monsees Shinall, Sr.; her daughter, Cathy Kirkland Watson; and several brothers and sisters. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Kenneth and Rita Kirkland ...
Charles DeShocka SEP 28, 1912 - DEC 04, 2006
Savannah-Charles DeShocka, 94, died Monday, December 04, 2006 at his daughter’s home, under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mr. DeShocka lived most of his life in Thunderbolt. In 1952, he was awarded the fourth annual “Mr. Thunderbolt” trophy for his outstanding work on behalf of the township and for his work in aiding the Blessing of the Fleet and furthering the town’s volunteer fire department. In December of 1971, he was installed into the Bessemer High Alumni Letterman’s Club Hall of Fame. He was an outstanding football player and an enthusiast of all sports. He worked in the seafood busines ...
Annie Ruth Iler APR 03, 1915 - DEC 02, 2006
Annie Ruth Iler Annie Ruth Iler, 91, died Saturday December 2, 2006 at Colquitt Regional Medical Center. Formerly of 2024 New York Avenue in Savannah, Mrs. Iler was the widow of the late Jess Willard Iler. She was a member of Bible Baptist Church for over fifty years and was a foster parent to many children. She was also preceded in death by her grandson, Edwin Bazemore. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley and Terrell Bazemore of Brooklet, GA and Betty and Ron Lewis of Moultrie, GA; eight grandchildren and their spouses, Bob and Leisa Bazemore, David Bazemore, Dennis and ...
Estelle Gallaher Rawls APR 08, 1908 - DEC 02, 2006
Estelle Gallaher Rawls Estelle Gallaher Rawls died Saturday, December 2, 2006, at Hospice House at the age of ninety-eight. A native and lifelong resident of Savannah, Mrs. Rawls was a member of Independent Presbyterian Church where she taught Kindergarten for almost twenty-five years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis M. Rawls. Survivors include her son, Louis M. Rawls, Jr.; her daughter-in-law, Susan C. Rawls; her grandsons, Louis M. Rawls, III and his wife, Laura, and Edward C. Rawls and his wife, Meredith; and her great-granddaughter, Caroline Rawls; all of Atlanta. Graveside ...
Grace Gallaher Dubus JUN 18, 1918 - DEC 01, 2006
Grace Bounds Dubus Grace Bounds Dubus, 88, died November 30, 2006, after a long illness. She was born in Atlanta, GA, on June 15, 1918, to Grace Mae Felch Bounds and Howell Smith Bounds and moved with her parents at a young age to Savannah, where her father, H.S. Bounds, took a position as Savannah’s first recreation commissioner. Grace attended local schools, including Armstrong Junior College, where she was a member of the first graduating class of 1937. She then received her baccalaureate degree from the University of Georgia. In 1940 Grace married Gustave Robert Dubus, Jr, a native of New ...
David Roy Bowers APR 05, 1950 - NOV 30, 2006
David Roy Bowers Savannah- David Roy Bowers, age 56, died Thursday, November 30, 2006, at The Place at Pooler. The Savannah native was a self-employed welder. Survivors include his three children, Brian Bowers, Susan Bowers and Amy Bowers, all of Statesboro; his mother and step-father, Doris I. and Charles F. McMillan, Jr., of Savannah; his brother, Charles F. McMillan, III, of Savannah; his wife, Wanda Bowers, of Statesboro; and several nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday in Bonaventure Cemetery with Rev. Bobby Awtry officiating. ...
Alberta Gillespie MAR 10, 1928 - NOV 27, 2006
Alberta Smith Gillespie Savannah Alberta Smith Gillespie, died November 26, 2006 after a courageous battle with cancer while surrounded by her loving family. Alberta was born in Savannah on March 10, 1928, to the late Stella Meta Catharina Gerkin and Thomas Argo Smith. After graduating from Savannah High in 1945, she attended Armstrong and Newberry Colleges before graduating cume laude in nursing from Vanderbilt University in 1950. She was a nurse at Vanderbilt and taught nursing at Georgia Medical College for two years in Augusta, GA. Alberta was married to John Franklin Gillespie in 1952 and ...
Herbert Wayne Roberts MAR 09, 1937 - NOV 27, 2006
Herbert Wayne Roberts H. Wayne Roberts, 69, died Monday, November 27, 2006 at Candler Hospital after a short illness. Born in Lilly, Georgia, the son of H. Bivins Roberts and Janelle Beavers Roberts. He was a sales representative for DICOA. Later he was co-owner of Advanced Machined Parts and a part-time drive for Enterprise Rent-a-car. He served in the United States Air Force and was a member of Bull Street Baptist Church where he was also a member of the Ralph Thomas Sunday School class. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Patricia Allen Roberts, of Savannah, two sons, Michael Wayne Rob ...
Joyce Ann Armbrister FEB 04, 1923 - NOV 25, 2006
JOYCE ANN “J.A.” ARMBRISTER Joyce Ann “J.A.” Armbrister passed away Saturday, November 25, 2006 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. She was 83 years old. A wonderful Mother and good person, she has been a resident of the Savannah community for the last two and a half years residing at the Savannah Commons Retirement Community. Born and raised in the Portsmouth, Ohio area into the Wurster family. Mrs. Armbrister was twice married. Her first husband, Ralph W. Armbrister, and second was Mr. Clifford Olson, both deceased. JA was one of the first women to join the Marine Corps during WWI ...
Kathleen Howard Burke JAN 25, 1915 - NOV 25, 2006
Obituary for Kathleen Howard Burke Kathleen Anne Howard Burke, 91, died on November 25, 2006 at Hospice Savannah after a short illness. A native of Savannah and long-time downtown resident, Mrs. Burke was married to the late Dr. Arthur M. Burke with whom she built and managed a successful dental practice. Mrs. Burke was a communicant of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. She is survived by her three children Kathleen Michaela Burke of Washington, DC, Arthur Michael Burke III, and Timothy Joseph Burke, both of Savannah, as well as several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Tues ...
Alston Jones McCaslin V JUL 19, 1938 - NOV 24, 2006
Dr. Alston Jones Jay McCaslin V, 67, died on Friday, November 24, 2006, at home under Hospice care. Born on July 19, 1939, in Louisville, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Alston Jones McCaslin IV of Grenada, Mississippi, and Mary Margaret Dobbs McCaslin Ward of Ackerman, Mississippi, and the stepson of the late Eugene Long Ward, M.D., of Gainesville, Georgia. A 1957 graduate of Gainesville High School, he earned a B.S. from Georgia Tech, a D.D.S. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and an M.S.D. from Emory University. He has practiced pediatric dentistry in Savannah sinc ...
Rachel Ann Scroggin OCT 13, 1979 - NOV 24, 2006
RACHEL ANN SCROGGIN Rachel Ann Scroggin 27, died Friday, November 24, 2006 at Memorial Health University Medical Center after a long illness. Rachel was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, living the past 26 years in Savannah. She was a member of the Islands Assembly of God Church. Rachel was a graduate of the Special Education Program from Juliet Low Elementary School and was active in the S.T.E.P.S program. Survivors are, her parents, Frank E. & Rebecca O. Scroggin of Savannah, her siblings, Lamar Scroggin of Faulkville, Phillip Scroggin of Savannah, Christy Forrester and husband Rev. Noel of ...
Maggie Virginia Stewart MAR 12, 1927 - NOV 23, 2006
MAGGIE VIRGINIA STEWART Maggie V. Stewart 79, died Thursday, November 23, 2006 at her home surrounded by her family. She was a native of Bulloch County living most of her life in Savannah. She was retired from the Chatham County Board of Education and a member of the Ardsley Park Baptist Church. Mrs. Stewart was a beloved Mother and Grandmother. Survivors are her children, Judy Nelson of Orlando, Fl, Percy Stewart of Black Creek, GA, Kathey Iler of Richmond Hill GA, Mike Stewart of Guyton GA, Esther Rutland of Savannah, Jonathan Stewart of Savannah, her brother, J.B. Skinner of Port Wentworth, ...
Blaine B. Allen DEC 18, 1945 - NOV 22, 2006
Blaine B. Allen Blaine Barney Allen, 60, died Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at Hospice Savannah. He was a native of Fort Covington, New York and was employed by Kerr-McGee. He was a former member of the Springfield United Methodist Church and the Forest City Gun Club. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was preceded in death by his parents, Toby Allen and Jewel Allen. He is survived by his loving wife of 34 years, Joan T. Allen, of Savannah, son and daughter-in-law, Tony and Stephanie Allen, of Tybee, daughter and son-in-law, Amber and Flint North, of Savannah, grandchildren, Isabella and ...
James V. Ford JAN 29, 1947 - NOV 22, 2006
James V. Ford Bloomingdale - James V. Ford 59, died Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. He was a 1965 graduate of Savannah High School and was an electrician working for R & R Electrical Contractors. He was a past member of the Alee Shrine Director’s Staff and was an avid sportsman. He was a former semi-pro player for the Savannah Indians. He was a longtime Umpire for the City of Savannah. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Becky Ford, of Bloomingdale, his mother, Marie Ford, of Savannah, step-daughter, Demeshia Coleman, of Pooler, step-son, Pete Moreland, of Savannah ...
Margaret Farmer Davidson JAN 08, 1920 - NOV 21, 2006
Mrs. W. Murray Davidson Margaret Farmer Davidson died November 21, 2006 at Memorial Medical Center after a short illness. She was the widow of William Murray Davidson, III. The Wilmington, NC native lived in Savannah most of her life. She was a communicant of St. John’s Episcopal Church. She was also a member of the Savannah Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Garden Club of Savannah. Surviving are two sons, William M. Davidson, IV, USN, Ret., and his wife, LaGail, of Statesboro, Bruce M. Davidson of Atlanta; a daughter, Margaret D. Rogers of Ocala, FL; three grandsons, ...
Martin Chambless OCT 21, 1924 - NOV 18, 2006
Rubyen Martin Chambless, Sr. Martin Chambless died Sunday, November 18, 2006. He will be missed. Born in October 1924, he was married for 64 years to Irene West Chambless, who passed away in May 2006. He will rest with her in Sylvania, Georgia. He proudly served his country for 30 years as an Air Force officer and pilot. He flew missions in World War II, Korea and Vietnam, and was stationed in six states and five countries. He received business degrees from the University of Georgia and Ohio State University. He taught business-related courses for 20 years at Armstrong State College and Savann ...
James P. Smith, Jr. MAY 14, 1919 - NOV 18, 2006
James P. Smith, Jr. Savannah, GA- James P. Smith, Jr., age 87, died Saturday, November 18, 2006, at St. Joseph's Hospital. The native Savannahian was a 1936 graduate of Benedictine Military School and graduated in 1940 with a Bachelor of Science Industrial Management from Georgia Tech. In 1941 he entered the Army Air Force, retiring from the United States Air Force as a Lt. Col. in 1966 after twenty-five years of service. He and his wife of fifty-four years, Boston native Claire Marie Dunn, lived for many years in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Salv ...
Francis Tu Duc Nguyen JUN 12, 1989 - NOV 18, 2006
FRANCIS TU DUC NGUYEN Irmo, SC- Francis Tu Duc Nguyen, 17, died Saturday, November 18, 2006 at Palmetto Health Hospital. He was born in Stockton, California on June 12, 1989, the youngest of four children. He later lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and in 2000, he and his family moved to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina where they remained until last year before moving to Irmo, South Carolina. Francis was a junior at Dutch Fork High School where he enjoyed engineering, working out and wrestling. He was a communicant of Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church in Thunderbolt, Georgia. He is survive ...
Emma Clyde Hoover SEP 10, 1917 - NOV 17, 2006
EMMA CLYDE HOOVER Emma Clyde Hoover 89, died Friday, November 17, 2006 at Candler Hospital. She was a native and lifelong resident of Savannah and was a member Bull Street Baptist Church. She is survived by her two daughters, Pamela Copeland of Houston, TX, and Sandra Carpenter of Savannah, also surviving are, three sisters, Quida Tomhave of Savannah, Betty Graham of Palo Alto, CA and Vivian Jane Ward of Savannah, two grandchildren, Todd Michael Speir of Columbia, SC, Erik Hudson Carpenter of Slidell, LA, and four great grandchildren. Visitation will be Sunday, November 19, 2006 from 5 p.m. t ...
Joseph Francis Armstrong JUN 22, 1924 - NOV 15, 2006
Joseph Francis Armstrong Slidell, LA - Joseph Francis Armstrong, 82, originally from Savannah, Ga., entered into eternal rest on November 15, 2006 at his home in Slidell, La., surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late Joseph Patrick Armstrong and Stella Kearney Armstrong, both of Savannah, Ga. He was the beloved husband of Patricia Elise Christoph Armstrong, father of Kathleen Armstrong, Laura Beicher, Barbara Illg, Amy Robinson, Joseph Patrick Armstrong and Mary Rowe, father-in-law of Joseph B. Illg, John W. Beicher, David E. Robinson and Jeffrey S. Rowe. He is also survived ...
Sandi Nelson JAN 03, 1963 - NOV 15, 2006
Sandi Nelson Sandi Nelson, 43, died Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at her residence. Sandi was a ray of sunshine to everyone she met. She is survived by her father, William C. Notides of Concord, NH; mother, Terri Mulligan of Dothan, AL; one brother, Anthony M. Notides of Leesburg, FL; two sisters, Rhonda L. Bass of Statesboro and Francine A. Redden of Dothan, AL; three children, Bernie, Jared and Christopher; several nieces and nephews and a multitude of friends. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, November 19, 2006 at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors Hodgson Chapel. P ...
John Dirk Flexon - NOV 14, 2006
John Dirk Flexon John Dirk Flexon, formerly of Toledo Ohio, died at his home on Hilton Head Island, SC with his family by his side on November14, 2006 after a long battle with pneumonia. He was 83. In 1943 Flexon completed his degree in chemical engineering and Navy ROTC at Purdue University in a record two years and immediately joined the fight in WWII on board the USS Pitt as Ship’s Engineer. He saw action at Okinawa, Zamami Shima, and Saipan, and many other naval battles in the Pacific. Upon his return in 1946 he married Phyllis Jean Gould of Toledo and joined Owens Illinois, where he worke ...
Willard Tobias Tresler APR 07, 1933 - NOV 14, 2006
WILLARD BILL TOBIAS TRESLER Willard Bill Tobias Tresler, 73, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at the Hospice House in Savannah where he was surrounded by his devoted wife and two children. Bill was born on April 7, 1933 in Burlington, Vermont. He was raised in South Hero, Vermont, where he worked with his father in their family-owned apple orchards and local store. He attended high school and graduated from Linden Institute in Lindenville, Vermont. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1955 where he was a member of the football team and Sigma Phi fraternity ...
Phyllis Gould Flexon DEC 06, 1925 - NOV 12, 2006
Phyllis Gould Flexon Phyllis Gould Flexon, formerly of Toledo, Ohio died at her home on Hilton Head Island, SC on Sunday, November 12, 2006. She was 80 years old. Mrs. Flexon was the daughter of Louis and Helen Gould of Toledo, Ohio and a graduate of the Maumee Valley Country Day School, class of 1943. After attending Harkam Junior College in Pennsylvania she married John Dirk Flexon in 1946 when he returned from naval duty in WWII. They celebrated their 60th anniversary this month. A longtime resident of Brookside Road in Ottowa Hills, Mrs. Flexon was active in the Toledo Red Cross and served ...
Carlisle William Courtenay FEB 19, 1908 - NOV 11, 2006
CARLISLE W. COURTENAY Summerville, South Carolina Carlisle W. Courtenay 98, died Thursday, November 9, 2006 at the Summerville Medical Center. He was a native and longtime resident of Savannah. He attended local Savannah schools and was a graduate of Georgia Tech. He was a veteran of the Army Air Corp serving in WWII. He worked with the Savannah Sugar Refinery and was a Merchant Marine. Mr. Courtenay was a Mechanical Engineer, licensed in South Carolina and Massachusetts working until his retirement with the Department of Defense at the Charleston Naval Shipyard. Surviving are, a son and daugh ...
Lester H Kemp OCT 12, 1914 - NOV 10, 2006
MR. LESTER KEMP Mr. Lester Kemp 92, lovingly known as Dada passed away on Friday, November 10, 2006 prayerfully surrounded by his family. He was a very good and loving Dad and a spoiling, doting Granddad. L.H. was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Pauline E. Kemp and his grandson, Daniel Hutson. His passion was watching pro baseball and he was a die hard fan of the Atlanta Braves. He looked forward each Spring to their television coverage as he “coached” them from his living room, becoming quite verbal as they often disappointed him. He leaves behind to treasure his memory a son, Rona ...
Hal Andrew Van Sickle NOV 10, 2006 - NOV 10, 2006
Hal A. Van Sickle Hal Andrew Van Sickle, 99, died Friday, November 10, 2006 at St. Josephs Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was a member and former Treasurer of St. Andrews Episcopal Church. He was the owner and operator of the Carole Motel in Garden City, a former Garden City Alderman and was an avid fisherman and golfer. Mr. Van Sickle was a former member of the Savannah Golf Club and the Mary Calder Golf Club. In the late 1940s he qualified and played in the U.S. Open. He set a course record in the late 1940s at the Municipal Golf Course and set a record for the greatest round o ...