Obituaries
Virginia Williamson JUL 20, 1935 - SEP 29, 2022
Virginia Edwards Williamson, age 87, died September 29, 2022 at her residence. The Clyo, Georgia native was a long-time resident of Savannah, was a homemaker, and was a member of Savannah Baptist Center. Surviving are her daughter, Judy Cope; sister, Audrey Edwards; brother, Gene Edwards; 16 grandchildren; and several great grandchildren. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Savannah Baptist Center on Wheaton Street. The funeral service will be held Wednesday, October 5, at 11:30 a.m. at Savannah Baptist Center. Burial will be in G ...
Rosa Mary Everard - SEP 29, 2022
Rosa Mary Everard, 94, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2022 at Buckingham South. No services are planned at this time. ...
Laura C. Heisey - SEP 29, 2022
Laura C. Heisey (March 1950—September 2022) Laura Cole Heisey of Tybee Island, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 29, 2022 with her husband by her side. She was a devoted mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband, Augustus H. Heisey III; her daughter, Laura Kathryn McCallar Matthews, (Matthew); two grandchildren, Mallory and Callan; three stepchildren, Elizabeth Heisey (Brent Guest); step-grandson Cavan; Katharine Heisey (Jeffrey Ferris); step-grandson Nathan; Augustus H. Heisey IV (Aundreia); step-granddaughter, Ellis; brother, George ...
Wayne Walden - SEP 29, 2022
Wayne Walden, 60, of Buford, GA, passed away September 29, 2022 at Candler Hospital. Arrengements are incomplete at this time. ...
Diana L. Smock - SEP 28, 2022
Diana L. Smock, 71, of Savannah, Ga passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 surrounded by her family. Diana was born one of eight children to Earl and Lillian Smock. She graduated from West Vigo High School in West Terre Haute, Indiana in 1971, but later moved to Georgia where she resided for the last 30 years. Diana was a talented and devoted seamstress where she established and ran a successful business “Diana’s Alterations.” Diana was a proud member of Savannah First Seventh-day Adventist Church. Diana is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Joe an ...
Sherri Kay Harn Deaton - SEP 28, 2022
Sherri Kay Harn Deaton passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 29, 2022 at the age of 63 years young. She was born on January 13, 1959, to Goldie Little and to the late Marion Harn. Sherri loved her grandchildren, and her smile and laugh can be best remembered as she played board games with her sisters and brothers. She loved to garden and watch old movies, and she loved to collect beautiful things. She loved God, her family, and her many friends and neighbors. She is preceded in death by her father, Marion, her stepmother Martha, as well as many beloved aunts and uncles. She is ...
Michael Crete - SEP 28, 2022
Michael Crete, 65, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at Oceanside Nursing Home. No service is planned at this time. ...
Lora Gail Ganey APR 14, 1943 - SEP 28, 2022
Lora Gail Ganey was born on April 14,1943 in Palm Beach County, Florida. Heaven's Gate was opened for her on September 28,2022. She was a 1960 graduate of Lyons High School. After graduation she married Millard Ganey, Jr, the love of her life. Together they lived in Lyons, Vidalia, and later Savannah, Georgia. Gail worked at WBBT, WVOP, and retired from WTOC television. Together, she and Millard, owned Foster's on Wilmington Island and also, with their son Mitch, they owned Dr. B.S Muther's Bar B Que. She became a dedicated follower of Christ, and along with ...
Mary Charles McLaughlin Boniface JUL 09, 1936 - SEP 28, 2022
Mary Charles McLaughlin Boniface died in Richmond Virginia on September 28, 2022. She was born on July 9, 1936 in Macon, Georgia. She is preceded in death by her parents Mary Bischoff McLaughlin and Charles Keiley McLaughlin, her husband Robert Edward Boniface and child, Robert Charles Boniface. She graduated from Mount DeSales Academy in Macon followed by Dunbarton College in Washington DC earning a BA in English literature. Mary is survived by her children Katherine Boniface Elliott, Nancy Boniface Weekley, Robert Keiley Boniface (Jen ...
Harold G. Hoecherl JAN 26, 1934 - SEP 27, 2022
Harold George Hoecherl died on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 surrounded by his family under the care of Savannah Hospice at Buckingham South in Savannah, Georgia. He was born January 26, 1933 in Genesee Depot, Wisconsin to Marie Bauer Elder Hoecherl and Oscar Gould Elder. He was later adopted by Louis Rupert Hoecherl. Harry Hoecherl began his violin studies with Hilda McConnell in Spooner, Wisconsin at age 11. He graduated from Northland College in 1955 with a BA in music education with an emphasis in violin and clarinet. There he met and married his wife, Alexandra Shattuck. They spent th ...
Donna Scott Santschi - SEP 26, 2022
Donna Scott Santschi, 75, passed away Monday, September 26, 2022 at her home with her husband by her side. She was born April 27, 1947 in Savannah to the late Christopher C. Scott and Ermal McGlohon Scott. Donna worked for the Chatham County School System as a bus driver, and also for Old Town Trolley Tours, where she was fortunate to meet several celebrities. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Paul Santschi, Jr. Donna is survived by her husband of 58 years, Paul Santschi, Sr., her brother-in-law, Ronald Santschi (Jackie), a niece, and several c ...
Ellene Wilkinson Anderson MAR 05, 1945 - SEP 25, 2022
On Sunday, September 25, 2022, Ellene Wilkinson Anderson, loving wife and mother of two, passed away at age seventy-seven. Ellene left a strong legacy of love in the lives of so many, especially her husband, Tom Anderson, two daughters, Deanna Sorrells and Danielle Akrong (Cecil); and granddaughter, Mia Ellene Akrong. A lifelong resident of Savannah, Ellene was the daughter of the late Henry Nielson and Mary Guyton Wilkinson. She was a lifetime member of Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church. In addition to her husband and two daughters, Ellene is survived by a brother, Will ...
Anne McShane Adams - SEP 25, 2022
Anne McShane Adams passed away on September 25, 2022 in Savannah, Georgia after a brief illness. Born in New York City in 1937, Anne was the daughter of Anastasia Regis Phelan and Lloyd Stanley Brown. She grew up among family and friends in Riverdale, New York and spent her childhood summers in the Adirondacks. Anne graduated from Marymount College in Tarrytown, New York as a music and philosophy major in 1958. From 1958 to 1960, Anne advanced her musical studies at Manhattan School of Music. A passionate sportswomen in her youth, Anne enjoyed team sports, riding ...
Edward Remington Duffie, Jr., M.D. FEB 28, 1929 - SEP 25, 2022
Edward Remington Duffie, Jr., MD was born February 28, 1929 in Chicago, IL to Pearl Thies and Edward Duffie, Sr. He moved to Des Moines, IA and was educated at Drake University where he pledged to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. While at Drake, he met his life's love and future wife Eleanor (Onnie) Nicoll. He subsequently went to the University of Iowa and earned his B.S.E. and Doctor of Medicine degrees. Go Hawkeyes. Following his internship and residency, Ed earned his Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at U.C.L.A. He practiced for 20 years, while a ...
James Michael Redmond, Jr DEC 26, 1981 - SEP 25, 2022
James Michael Redmond, Jr, beloved son, nephew, cousin, and friend passed away Sunday, September 25, 2022 at home. Michael was born 12/26/1981 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee to Janet and Mike Redmond. He called Savannah home for most of his life. He was a graduate of Calvary Baptist Day School and Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in Theatre Arts/Sound Design and Technology. Michael was most known for his love of music and his kind heart. He never met a stranger and loved everyone with his whole heart. He played bass and did vocals in Two Days of Freedom (formerly Roswell), The Bricks, ...
Florence Margaret Walker Daley JUN 08, 1931 - SEP 24, 2022
Florence Margaret Daley, formerly of Woburn Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on September 24th at her sister's home in Savannah Georgia. Florence was a retired Vice-President of the Woburn Savings Bank and a senior member of the Finance committee at St. Charles Church in Woburn. She was an amazing cook and shared gardening skills with her late husband Dan for many years in their garden in Woburn. Florence is remembered with great affection for her warmth and cheer by those who knew her. She is survived by her sister Mary Hardigan of Savannah, her b ...
David A. McCutchen, Jr. JUN 19, 1945 - SEP 24, 2022
David McCutchen Jr, 77, passed away on September 24, 2022 in the presence of and comforted by his loving children and sister. Even though a failing heart took him away from this world, his loving heart still shines as bright as the lighthouse at Tybee Island where he was born, raised a family, and served as Chief of Police just like his father. He also served his community as a city council member. He married his high school sweetheart Kilma Barfield and had four children. He loved simple pleasures like chatting with his many friends over coffee and fishing the creeks of Tybee. He lat ...
Harold Francis Enright Jr. JAN 12, 1937 - SEP 24, 2022
“Bud” Enright, son of Harold and Eleanor Enright, loving husband of Mary Hughes Enright, passed away peacefully at his home in Savannah, GA. He is survived by his children, Buddy (Kim), Tim (Vicky), Michael (Sara), and Malia (Brian). He is also survived by eleven grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Bud met his wife Mary at a high school dance in Oak Park, Illinois. They attended college together in South Bend, Indiana; Bud at the University of Notre Dame and Mary at Saint Mary’s College. While at Notre Dame, Bud participated in NROTC, so after college, ...
Marie Dian Rekart MAR 11, 1934 - SEP 23, 2022
Marie Dian Keller Rekart, 88, passed away Friday, September 23rd, at Thrive on Skidaway Island. She was born March 11, 1934 in St. Louis, Missouri to the late Louis Keller and Marie Moulton Keller. She attended Washington University in St. Louis, where she was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She worked as a Realtor for Long & Foster in Burke, Virginia for several years. After retirement, Dian moved to Skidaway Island in 1996 with her husband John. She enjoyed playing tennis and golf and accumulated more than 11,000 miles riding the numerous bike trails. ...
Carol Ethel Wigger JAN 31, 1939 - SEP 23, 2022
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Carol Ethel Wigger died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, September 23, 2022. Carol was born on January 31,1939 in Washington, D.C. She was a parishioner of St James Catholic Church. Carol was a loving mother and grandmother who loved spending time with her grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Gilbert and Ethel Fedak. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Ralph Wigger; her daughter, Karen Winters (Mark Austin); her grandchildren, Megan, Sophie, and Ryan Winters; their father, Richard Winters; and her sister, Kathle ...
Dennis Anthony Burns - SEP 22, 2022
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Savannah Dennis Anthony Burns, 58, died on September 22, 2022 at the home of his parents under the care of GHC Hospice. He was born in Harvey, IL on January 29, 1964, and is survived by his mother, Rosemarie Burns, brother, Michael Burns,Jr, and his wife, Brenda Burns, sister, Mary Therese Grider, and her husband, David Grider and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Dennis is preceded in death by his father, Michael, Sr. (Mike). He attended Thornwood High School in South Holland, IL., where he was a member of the travelling band and the track team. One of t ...
Emma Jo Harn Shearin - SEP 22, 2022
Emma Jo Harn Shearin, age 77, passed away September 22, 2022 with Linda Myers Harn, sister-in-law and Wanda Hannaman, niece, by her side. She will join her father and mother, Marvin and Virginia Harn; son, Danny Johnson; seven brothers, Louis, Lawrence, Marvin, Junior, Marion, Bobby, Cookie and Wade Harn; and three sisters, Frieda, Betty, and Midgie. She is survived by former husband, Buddy Shearin; three sisters-in-law, Coralyn Harn, Linda M. Harn, and Goldie Little. Oodles of nieces and nephews. Emma Jo loved animals, outdoors, reading the Bible, and God. She loved playing ...
Nancy Connor Gallaher - SEP 21, 2022
Nancy Connor Gallaher, 77, of Thunderbolt, Georgia, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Nancy was born on May 30, 1945 in Savannah, GA to Kenneth Wade Connor and Claudine Cathryn Crowley Connor and was younger sister to Kenneth Connor. In 1963, she married Maury Clyde Gallaher III (Buddy), and they resided primarily in Thunderbolt, GA for the duration of their 59 year marriage. It was in the second generation, Gallaher family home on Bonaventure Road where they raised five children surrounded by the love and security of a simpler time of rope swings, tree houses, ...
Will Theus Quaile MAR 31, 1930 - SEP 20, 2022
Will Theus Quaile, 92, died at her home at Isle of Hope on the 20th of September 2022. She was born in Savannah on March 31, 1930, to Will Hawkins Theus and Charlton Mayer Theus, Sr. She grew up in the house where she died, her family had owned the house for about 100 years. She spent her youth and later her adulthood crabbing, swimming, and boating off the dock and in the marshes of the Skidaway river. She went to Pape School and graduated from Ashley Hall in Charleston, S.C. in 1948. She studied art in New York City with Robert Brachman at the American Art School. On June 17, 1953, she marri ...
Karl John Dreisbach - SEP 19, 2022
Karl Dreisbach Karl John Dreisbach, 84, of Savannah, GA passed away into peace on September 19, 2022. He is survived by his loving wife, Sandra (Smoyer) Dreisbach; a brother, Phil of Palm Springs, CA; sister-in-law, Trudy Dreisbach of Newnan, GA; brothers-in-law, Marvin Smoyer of Alexandria, VA and Bruce Smoyer of Charleston, WV. He was predeceased by his brother Wittiam. Karl was a graduate of Muhlenberg College and served in the military. He retired from Erie Insurance in 1994 as a supervisor of adjustors and litigation specialist. He and his wife spent many wonderful days golfing, ...
Allan Maxwell Chagan - SEP 19, 2022
Allan Maxwell Chagan passed away Monday, September 19, 2022. He was born August 25, 1942 in Philadelphia, PA to the late Dr. Franklin Albert and Joyce Guthrie Chagan. Allan graduated from the Episcopal Academy in 1960 and then from Colgate University in 1964 with a degree in economics. He was also an All American and Captain of his soccer team while at Colgate. He went on to receive a master’s in business from American University. Allan was in the Army signal corps and served in Vietnam. In Gloucester, Massachusetts, he co founded Atlantic Diving Company, which event ...
John A. Eustace SEP 11, 1942 - SEP 19, 2022
Guyton, GA John Eustace, age 79, of Guyton, GA, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2022 at his home, under the care of his family and hospice. A native of Savannah, he was a Marine Corps veteran, and was previously employed with the Chatham County Police Department, where he spent time on the Drug Squad, the Garden City Police Department, and was a former instructor with the Regional Police Academy at Armstrong State University. He was a lover of country music and a member of several local country bands. He was a jokester, and loved being funny and making people laugh. H ...
Kumar Nagappan - SEP 19, 2022
Please click here to view Kumar's prayer service via livestream. The prayer service will begin at 2:00 PM EST on Sunday, September 25, 2022 The unimaginable and unthinkable has happened to a family in Savannah, GA, USA. Kumar Nagappan passed away on 19th September 2022 due to stage 4 cancer, within a month and half of being diagnosed. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. He was a loving husband, doting father, dutiful son, and a trustworthy friend. At work, he was a knowledgeable mentor and a compassionate colleague. Above all he was a simple honest human being, who ...
Horace (Sonny) Byron Colley JUL 08, 1939 - SEP 18, 2022
Horace “Sonny” Byron Colley, 83, died peacefully at home on Sunday, September 18, 2022 with his loving family by his side. The Savannah native was the son of the late Horace Byron Colley and Abby Payne. After graduating as E. Company Commander from Georgia Military Academy in 1958, Sonny continued his education at Armstrong State College. While working summer breaks in the credit department of Sears, Roebuck Co., and becoming one of the youngest loan managers for this major retail giant, lead Sonny to his love of the financial world. Sonny served as President ...
Robert (Bob) Bennett Heath DEC 18, 1929 - SEP 17, 2022
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Click here to view the service for Mr. Heath via livestream. The stream will be available at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, October 15, 2022. Robert Bennett Heath (Bob), age 92, of Savannah GA died peacefully on September 17, 2022 at The Oaks on Skidaway Island. He was proceeded in death by Beverley, his loving wife for 57 years. Bob was the devoted father of Sharolyn K Crotty (Thomas Crotty) and Richard Alan Heath (Kathryn Heath), and grandfather to four beautiful young adults; Sean Crotty, Paige Crotty Roy (married to Ian Roy), Victoria Heath Tormey (married to Samuel Tormey), and ...