Obituaries
Inell H. Lennox APR 30, 1923 - JUL 26, 2006
Inell H,. Lennox Savannah - Inell H. Lennox, age 83, died Wednesday, July 26, 2006, at Tara at Thunderbolt. The Liberty County native was born in Willie, Georgia on April 30, 1923 to the late John and Inez Butler Hendrix. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edward E. Lennox, Sr., a daughter, Belinda Allen and a son-in-law, Jimmy Jenkins, Sr. Surviving are two sons, Ed Lennox of Ellabell and Eugene and Pamela Lennox of Rincon; five daughters, Patricia Jenkins of Wilmington Island, Mary Cannon of Savannah, Barbara Archer of Garden City, Sa ...
Jean Coursey Hargrove - JUL 25, 2006
Jean Coursey Hargrove died July 25, 2006 at Hospice Savannah. She was predeceased by hr husband Otis C. Anderson who died on April 11, 2006. She is survived by her son Michael Anderson of Savannah, GA. ...
Leland Edward Benton OCT 05, 1919 - JUL 24, 2006
Leland Edward Benton Savannah-Leland Edward Benton, 86, of Isle of Wight in Midway, GA and formerly of Savannah passed away after an extended illness July 24, 2006 at Hospice Savannah Inc. He was a native of Savannah and a graduate of Commercial High School. Lee was a veteran of WWII having served in the United States Army in the invasion of Normandy and the “Battle of the Bulge” where he was one of only eleven soldiers in his division to survive. He was awarded several medals for his service including the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. Lee considered his service to our country and fighting ...
Albert Wylly Hughes, Sr. JUL 16, 1911 - JUL 23, 2006
Albert Wylly Hughes, Sr., 95, died Sunday, July 23, 2006 at his residence. He was born in Thunderbolt, GA on July 16, 1911 and was raised at Bethesda Home for Boys. He retired from the Savannah Fire Department in 1973 after many years of service, many of which were as a trainer. He was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church. He was preceded in death by his son, Albert Wylly Hughes, Jr. and daughter, Catherine Hughes. Surviving are his wife, Jean W. Hughes, of Savannah, two daughters, Carolyn Anderson, of Savannah, and Shirley Warren, of Varnville, SC. He is also survived by three sons, Wil ...
Louise Hodge Flaherty JAN 24, 1924 - JUL 21, 2006
LOUISE HODGE FLAHERTY Louise Hodge Flaherty 82, the daughter of the late Edward Eugene Hodge and Eva Millwood Hubbard died Friday, July 21, 2006 at her residence. She was a native of Bluffton, South Carolina and a longtime resident of Savannah. Surviving are, her husband, Bernard M. Flaherty of Thunderbolt, two sons and daughters in law, Bernard E. and Harrilyn Flaherty of Statesboro, Michael and Joyce of Flaherty of Richmond Hill, daughter and son in law, Agnes F. and David Pinckney of Bluffton, South Carolina, a brother, William A. Hodge and wife Daisy of Bluffton, South Carolina, seven gran ...
Margaret Moore Shehann SEP 16, 1920 - JUL 21, 2006
MARGARET MOORE SHEEHAN Margaret M. Sheehan 85, died Friday, July 21, 2006 at Azalealand Nursing Home. She was a native and resident of Lynchburg, Virginia moving to Savannah in 1971. Mrs. Sheehan was a communicant of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church and a member of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Mrs. Sheehan was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald Martin Sheehan. Surviving are, her sons and daughters in law, Martin Francis and Christine Booker Sheehan, James Joseph Sheehan, Patrick Gerald and Therese Koncul Sheehan all of Savannah and six grandchildren, Laura, Martin, Andrew, Patr ...
Paul Alden Vogler SEP 05, 1923 - JUL 20, 2006
PAUL ALDEN VOGLER Paul A. Vogler 82, died Thursday, July 20, 2006 at his residence. He was a native of Winston Salem, North Carolina and a resident of Van Nuys, California from 1953 to 1968. He has been a resident of Savannah since 1968. He was a charter member of South Gardens Baptist Church and formerly employed with Memorial Health University Medical Center. He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving on the USS Cole during WWII. Surviving are, his wife, Edna M. Vogler of Savannah, sons, Richard A. and Thomas E. Vogler both of Savannah, daughters, Beverly E. Vogler and Carol Ann Dink ...
Rev. Henry H. Crisler, III - JUL 19, 2006
Savannah The Reverend Henry Herbert Crisler III died Wednesday at St. Joseph ’s Hospital. Born in Port Gibson, Mississippi, 29 th December 1921, he studied English at Millsaps College BA 1943, and served in the Army from 1943 to1946. He studied divinity at the University of the South BD 1953, and in 1953 was ordained as deacon and priest in the Episcopal Church. He served as Rector or priest-in-charge of several parishes in the dioceses of Mississippi, Louisiana, and New York. In 1977 he received his Master of Social Work from Fordham University; and was Honorary Priest Associate at St. John’s ...
Theolia Harvey Kelley OCT 14, 1908 - JUL 18, 2006
Theolia H. Kelley Theolia Harvey Kelley, 97, died Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at her residence. She was a native of Pembroke, GA and lived in Savannah most of her life. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Temple and was retired from the Army Corps of Engineers after many years of service. She is survived by two sons, David L. Kelley and his wife Margo Kelley, of Savannah and Richard C. Kelley, of Summerville, SC, and one daughter, Benecia K. Varner, of Savannah. She is also survived by five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be 5 to 7 PM Thursday, July 20, 2006 at Fox and ...
Billy H Holt III JAN 20, 1961 - JUL 17, 2006
WILLIAM H. “BILLY” HOLT III Billy H. Holt III , 45 died Monday, July 17, 2006 in South Carolina. He was a native and lifelong resident of Savannah. He attended St. James School; he was a 1979 graduate from Benedictine Military School and a 1984 graduate from Notre Dame University. Billy was the owner of Party Tunes a Mobile Disc Jockey. He was a sales representative in the Imaging and office equipment industry. He was a 4th Degree Knight with Knights of Columbus #633. He attended St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his mother, Kathleen Mary Holt. Surviving are, his ...
Juanita B. Davis JUL 04, 1923 - JUL 14, 2006
Juanita Bentz Davis Juanita Bentz Davis, 83, passed into heaven on Friday, July 14, 2006 after a brief illness. Mrs. Davis was born on July 4, 1923 and was married to her soul mate, the late Walter T. Davis, Jr. 1920-1991 for forty-nine years. She was a proud member of Hope Baptist Church. She is survived by her five children and their spouses, Judith D. and Tony Demas of Savannah, Marsha D. and Jeff Bowman of John’s Island, SC, Sherill D. and the late Alton R. Pender of Savannah, Susan D. and Phillip Brigdon of Midway and Walter T. "Buster” and Colleen Davis of Cincinnati, OH; eleven grandchi ...
Etta M. Cubbedge APR 18, 1924 - JUL 14, 2006
Etta M. Cubbedge, 82, died Friday, July 14, 2006, at her home under the care of Odyssey Hospice. The native of Kentucky had lived in Savannah for the past fifty years. She worked for many years as a cost accountant for Union Camp Corporation. Surviving are her husband, Robert L. Cubbedge of Savannah and a sister, Helen L. Gheen of St. Petersburg, FL. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Islands Chapel. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 17, 2006, in Bonaventure Cemetery. The family suggests that ...
Robert Eugene Laws DEC 12, 1926 - JUL 12, 2006
ROBERT EUGENE LAWS Robert Eugene Laws passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2006 in Savannah, Georgia after suffering a pulmonary embolism related to an earlier fall in his home. The son of Roy Edward Laws and Dorothy Groves Laws, Bob was born on December 19, 1926 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Bob served in the Navy during World War II and received both a B.A. and Master’s in Economics from Indiana University. For a short time he taught Economics at Indiana University Extension in Indianapolis. Bob married Kathleen Campbell on Christmas Eve, 1950. They have two children: Mary Laws Erwin of Houston, Tex ...
William Francis Marlowe JAN 13, 1900 - JUL 11, 2006
William Francis Marlowe William Francis Marlowe, age 106, died Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at Bryan County Health and Rehabilitation Center. The Augusta, GA native had lived in Savannah for most of his life. He retired as a captain on the Savannah Police Department in 1960. He was a United States Navy veteran, a member of the VFW, a member of Calvary Baptist Temple and was a Mason. He was preceded in death by his wife, Madelyn Rocker Marlowe and his daughter, June Aimar. Surviving are his daughters, Mary Wallace and Patricia Bouchillon, both of Savannah and Marjorie Walker of Brunswick; grandchil ...
Samuel Doyle Allen JAN 11, 1921 - JUL 10, 2006
SAMUEL DOYLE ALLEN Savannah-Samuel Doyle Allen, 85, died Monday, July 10, 2006 at Memorial Health University Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born in Boydell, Arkansas on January 11, 1921 and has lived in Savannah since 1936. He is a 1939 graduate of Savannah High School and in 1943 he graduated from Georgia Tech with a B.S.M.E. He then served in the U.S. Army Air Corp from 1944 to 1946. He has been very active in the community including serving as an active member of the Board of Directors for over twenty years with Liberty Bank, known now as Suntrust; a member of Bull Street B ...
Kathleen Mary Holt NOV 26, 2006 - JUL 10, 2006
KATHLEEN MARY THOMPSON HOLT Kathleen Mary Holt 72, died Monday, July 10, 2006 at Savannah Specialty Care under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. She was a native and lifelong resident of Savannah. She was a graduate of St. Vincent’s Academy. Following her graduation she attended a local business school and was employed with Benton Brothers Allied Van Lines. Mrs. Holt was a communicant of St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church and a former communicant of St. James Catholic Church where she was a volunteer school bus driver for St. James Catholic School. Surviving are, her husband, William H. Holt ...
Tabitha Lauren Bennett - JUL 07, 2006
Infant Tabitha Lauren Bennett Tabitha Lauren Bennett, infant daughter of Talmadge Lee and Tina Leigh Bennett, died Friday, July 7, 2006 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Also surviving are her sisters, Teryn L. and Tianna L. Bennett, of Savannah, her maternal grandmother, Goldie Little, of Savannah and her paternal grandparents, Talmadge L. and Judy A. Bennett and Sheena L. and Alan K. Jenkins. Also several aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, July 13, 2006 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Port Wentworth. Burial will be a ...
Lottie Snowden Boylston MAY 16, 1904 - JUL 07, 2006
Summerville, South Carolina MRS LOTTIE SNOWDEN BOYLSTON Mrs. Lottie Snowden Boylston 102, died Friday, July 7, 2006 at the Presbyterian Home in Summerville, South Carolina. She was born in 1904 in Indiantown Community of Williamsburg County, South Carolina. Mrs. Boylston moved to Savannah in 1920 and graduated from Savannah Business College. She was an accomplished secretary bookkeeper. She was married to the late Frank Boylston of Savannah. Surviving are, a nephew, John G. Snowden and wife Linda of Lake City, South Carolina, three nieces, Jeanette B. Bryd and husband Van of Savannah, Sarah M. ...
Martha Cheves D'Anna OCT 08, 1909 - JUL 07, 2006
MARTHA CHEVES D’ANNA Martha C. D’Anna 96, died Friday, July 07, 2006 at Hospice Savannah. She was the daughter of Cecil Cheves and Martha Penelta Nelson and the widow of the late Hugh S. D’Anna Jr. Mrs. D’Anna was a native and lifelong Savannah. She attended Savannah High School and a graduate of Emory University School of Nursing and the University of Georgia. Mrs. D’Anna was the first nursing instructor at Warren A. Candler Hospital and was Director of Nursing and Director of Nursing Education from 1931 to 1961 at Candler Hospital. She was a member of Wesley Monumental United Methodist Churc ...
Mary Ellen Rossiter Groover OCT 08, 1917 - JUL 05, 2006
Mary Ellen Rossiter Groover Mary Ellen Rossiter Groover died Wednesday, July 5, 2006, at her Washington Square home after an extended illness. She was 88. Mrs. Groover, a native of Savannah, was a graduate of St. Vincent’s Academy and St. Joseph’s School of Nursing. She was a registered nurse and began her nursing career at the Central of Georgia Railway Hospital, later accepting a position at Candler Central Hospital where she retired as head nurse. She was a Roman Catholic and a communicant of The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Mrs. Groover, a second generation American of Irish descent ...
Walter D. Thomas SEP 07, 1936 - JUL 05, 2006
Walter D. Thomas, 69 died Wednesday, July 5, 2006 at his residence. He was a native of Louisville, Ga. and lived in Savannah most of his life. He was retired from the Seaboard Coastline Railroad after 30 years of service and was a member of the the Alee Shriners Oriental Band. He was a veteran having served in the United States Navy and was a volunteer with Civil Defense. Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Steve Fairbanks, of Savannah, his two grandchildren, Alex and Mary Allison Fairbanks, of Savannah, his mother, Lucille B. Thomas, of Savannah, and two sisters, Joan Schmid ...
Arlie V. May JAN 13, 1916 - JUL 04, 2006
Savannah - Arlie Virginia May, age 90 and the last of eleven children, died Tuesday, July 4, 2006, at St. Joseph’s Hospital. The Swainsboro, GA native had lived in Savannah for most of her life. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Temple and the Woodmen of the World. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Edison May. Surviving are three children, Ginger May of Birmingham, AL, Frankie Beasley of Pembroke and Larry Henry of Savannah; eight grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm a ...
Elizabeth Patricia Landon OCT 28, 1931 - JUL 03, 2006
Elizabeth Patricia Landon, 74, died Monday, July 3, 2006, at Hospice House. Born October 29, 1931 in Savannah, she was the daughter of the late William Joseph and Elizabeth Foughner McMahon. She was a graduate of Cathedral School and St. Vincent’s Academy. After graduating from St. Vincent’s Mrs. Landon worked first for Levy’s Department Store and then Liberty National Bank, now known as SunTrust Bank. She traveled with her Air Force husband to various stations in the United States, Guam and Japan. Upon her return to the United States she was again employed by SunTrust Bank, for fifteen years, ...
Irene K. Piasecki JUN 30, 1918 - JUL 03, 2006
Irene Piasecki 88, died Monday, July 03, 2006 at Shadowmoss Plantation. Native and longtime resident of Chicago, Illinois having lived in Savannah since 1983. She was a communicant of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church. Mrs. Piasecki was a Eucharistic minister and taught CCD. She was a WWII veteran serving in the United States Navy. Mrs. Piasecki was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond E. Piasecki. Surviving are, her daughter and son in law, Judeanne and Jerry Clark of Savannah, her son Father Tim Piasecki of Aurora, Illinois, grandchildren and spouses, Shelia and Sam Crossley of Savann ...
Michael D'Amico SEP 07, 1927 - JUN 30, 2006
Michael D’Amico, 78, died Friday, June 30, 2006 under the care of Hospice Savannah at the residence of his good friend Gail Hutchins. Mr. D’Amico was born September 27, 1927 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania to the late Pasquale and Minnie D’Amico. He was a twenty year veteran of the United States Marine Corps. and served in Vietnam. He was also preceded in death by four sisters and his wife, Nina Pearle D’Amico. Mr. D’Amico is survived by his twin brother, Frank D’Amico of Greensburg, PA; one sister, Alvera Harkabusic of Irwin, PA; several nieces and nephews; and good friends, Gail Hutchins, Teddy ...
Betty Jane Fleming JUN 13, 1934 - JUN 29, 2006
Dahlonega – Betty Jane “B.J.” Fleming, 72 died Thursday, June 29, 2006 at her residence. She was a native of Savannah and lived in Dahlonega for several years. She was retired from Delta Airlines as a Customer Service Reprsentative after many years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband, G.R. “Dick” Fleming. She is survived by two brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert C. and Jeannie Smith, and George E. and Sylvia Smith, all of Savannah and four nephews Ross A. Smith, Timothy W. Smith, Kevin D. Ainsworth, and Derek M. Ainsworth, all of Savannah. She is also survived by many wonder ...
Bertha Mae Parker OCT 10, 1920 - JUN 29, 2006
Bertha Mae Parker Bertha Mae Parker, 85, died Thursday, June 29, 2006 at Hospice Savannah Inc. The Laurens County native had lived in Savannah for most of her life. She was a member of Ardsley Park Baptist Church and loved to play guitar. Mrs. Parker was preceded in death by her husband Cecil Embree Parker. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Cecil Randy and Lavenia Parker of Savannah; four grandchildren, Randy Parker, Curtis Parker, Monique Albert and Guinevere Waite; and five great grandchildren, Olivia Parker, Tyler Rigdon, Louis Cooler, Haylie Cooler and Derek Cooler. Visitation ...
Mildred Pitman AUG 10, 1912 - JUN 28, 2006
Mildred B. Pitman, 93 died Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at Charles Cannon Memorial Hospital in Newland, North Carolina. She was born on August 12, 1912 in Albany, GA She was a member of White Bluff United Methodist Church where she was active in her Sunday School class, the missionary society, and the Social Seniors. She was also a former member of Beta Signa Phi and was a Pink Lady at Memorial Health University Medical Center where she worked in the gift shop. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert D. Pitman and a grandson, Mark Starling. She is survived by two daughters, Barbara P. Sta ...
Bill Murphy JAN 21, 1922 - JUN 27, 2006
Bill Murphy Bill Murphy, age 84, died Thursday, June 26, 2006, at his home. He was a native of Oberlin, Kansas and a longtime resident of Savannah. Mr. Murphy retired as a Master Sergeant from the United States Marine Corps. After his retirement he began a second career as a hairdresser and along with his wife operated Bill & Virginia. He was a member and former Deacon at Immanuel Baptist Church and a member of Zerubbabel Lodge # 15, F&AM, and the Scottish Rite Bodies. Surviving are his wife, Virginia Murphy, of Savannah; four daughters and sons-in-law, Catherine and Al Humensky of San ...