Obituaries
Mark D. Todd - JAN 10, 2022
Mark Douglas Todd, 72, passed away Monday, January 10, 2022 at Memorial Health. He was born June 1, 1949 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Leonard and Delores Todd. He attended Virginia Tech and Duke University, where he graduated with a master’s degree in chemical engineering. Mark retired from Kemira as a Chemical Engineer, and then continued working as a consultant with companies in Georgia and Florida. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Christopher Douglas Todd. He is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Larry and Peggy Todd ...
Janet Dickinson Brown - JAN 10, 2022
Janet Dickinson Brown, 84, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Jason B. and Valerie Brown of Savannah; brother, James Dickinson (Janet) of Ohio; grandsons, Connor and Tyler Brown of Savannah and nieces and nephews. Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel M. “Pete” Brown and sister, June Smith. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. ...
David Ross Beall JUN 16, 1952 - JAN 08, 2022
David Ross Beall, 69, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Memorial University Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. David was born in Savannah June 16, 1952 to Y. Allen Beall and Mary Nease Beall. He graduated from Jenkins High School in 1970, and Armstrong State College in 1974 with a degree in Business Administration. David’s career as a Purchasing Agent began at Certainteed Plant in Garden City and continued at Gulfstream and Roper Manufacturing. He recently retired as Contracts Administrator after 26 years with former Savannah Electric/Georgia Power ...
Joyce Tiernan O'Rourke APR 08, 1939 - JAN 07, 2022
“It’s been a great life”, Joyce remarked to her children Matthew (Mary) Tiernan O’Rourke of San Marcos, TX and daughter Cara Margaret O’Rourke of Skidaway Island, GA. Both replied “I love you Mom”. Sadly, Joyce passed away shortly after, due to a long illness, on January 7, 2022… With both her son and daughter by her side. Born April 8, 1939 to John and Margaret Tiernan, Joyce was a Jersey girl. She grew up in the picturesque town of Glen Ridge, NJ with her two brothers Jack (Helene) and Barry (Nancy), and her younger sister Sue (Dave). She h ...
Frances Eleanor Phillips Gordon JUN 18, 1928 - JAN 06, 2022
Frances Eleanor Phillips Gordon, age 93, passed away on January 6, 2022 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Prior to her retirement, she worked as a certified nursing assistant, caring for others in nursing homes. She loved going to flea markets, loved eating, and loved her cats and dogs, who miss her terribly. Surviving are her son, Franklin Atkinson; sisters, Dorothy Clanton and Mary Pickett; and brother, Frederick Phillips. A memorial graveside service will be held Tuesday, January 11, at 11:00 a.m., at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. ...
Garner C. Mobley, Jr. - JAN 05, 2022
Garner Cyrell Mobley, Jr. passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, January 5th at his home on Wilmington Island. Garner was known as “Sonny” by his friends and family and “Sonshine” to his grandchildren. Sonny was born on June 4, 1940 at the former Telfair Hospital in downtown Savannah. He attended Charles Ellis Elementary School, Washington Avenue Junior High, and graduated from Savannah High School in 1958. After his senior high school football season, Sonny was invited to play in the 1958 GACA North-South Allstars football game in Atlanta. He began his ...
Jane Fraser Bowen - JAN 05, 2022
Jane Fraser Bowen died peacefully Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at her home. She leaves behind her husband of 64 years, William E. Bowen of Savannah, three children, Donald Fraser Bowen (Catherine) of Richmond Hill, GA, William Andrew Bowen (Melissa) of Savannah, and Rebecca Bowen Boggs (Karl) of Virginia Beach, VA, grandchildren, Lennox Boggs, Stiles Bowen (Tia), Mason Bowen, Margaret Boggs, Evelyn Bowen, Woodrow Alexander Bowen, and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Bowen taught first grade for 15 years at St. Simons Elementary, and was member of the Wesley United Methodist Church ...
Susan Charland Andrews - JAN 05, 2022
Susan Leslie Charland Andrews, 74, passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022 in Savannah. She was born November 25, 1947 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Mrs. Andrews worked for Home Depot, and when her children were young, she worked with the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. She was of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by her brother, Andre Andrews. She is survived by two daughters, Eileen Boyd, and Gwen Anderson (Tim), two sons, Malcolm “Cole” Andrews (Deborah), and Tim Andrews (Ying), and brother, Joseph Charland. A private family prayer service was held Sund ...
Alice Bernadette Cagney Callahan DEC 21, 1941 - JAN 04, 2022
The sun rose on December 21, 1941, the day Alice Bernadette (Cagney) Callahan was born and set on January 4, 2022 where she gracefully entered heaven greeted by her heavenly Father, parents, sisters, and brothers whom preceded her in death. I am sure a party commenced upon her arrival as she sang her favorite tunes. She was a great Mother…..she managed to raise up 3 children, two boys, Patrick and Michael and daughter Laura Currie, without too many broken bones and detentions. She was a fantastic taxi driver way before Uber, provided billons of hot meals and brown bag lun ...
Walter B. Weil - JAN 02, 2022
Walter B. Weil, 71, died at his home on Sunday, January 2, 2022. Walter was born in Thunderbolt, GA to Frank and Selma (Sachs) Weil on March 31, 1950, and was proud to call Thunderbolt his home for his entire life. He graduated from Benedictine Military School in 1968 and went on to receive a BA in Political Science from Georgia Southern. In 1977, Walter married Ann Tilton of Tybee Island. He was employed by Alloy Industrial Contracting, a family away from home, for over 15 years until joining local #1475. Walter retired from the ports in 2020 as a respected peer and me ...
Judie C. Bridges - JAN 02, 2022
Judie C. Bridges, 71, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at Memorial University Medical Center. Surviving are her husband, Thomas M. Bridges and granddaughter, Jessica Bridges Holloway. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 13, 2022 in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. ...
Irving Eugene Gordon AUG 02, 1930 - JAN 02, 2022
Irving Eugene Gordon died Saturday January 1st, 2022, peacefully at his home surrounded by his wife, Charlotte Jeanette Gaston -Gordon, sister Joyse Marshall, sister Mariah Nelson, sister Mary L Jones, and Elise Napier. Gene was born in Brooklyn New York, August 2, 1930. His parents were, Jeanette E. Wattley-Gordon and George Gordon. He was the oldest of five children. He is survived by his sister, Ms. Camille Holmes of Bronx, New York and many nieces and nephews. He was a loving husband and father to his children. He retired from the Metropolitan Transit Autho ...
Bonnie Sue Hosti OCT 01, 1952 - JAN 01, 2022
Bonnie Sue Hosti passed away on January 1, 2022 at her home on Tybee Island with her husband and daughter at her side. Bonnie was born on October 1, 1952 in Savannah, GA to George and Faye Hosti. She attended St. James School, St. Vincent’s Academy, and the University of Georgia. She was married to Norbert Chandler for forty-four years. They lived at Tybee Island. Bonnie was a speech pathologist with the Chatham County Board of Education for thirty years, with the majority of her career spent at May Howard Elementary School. She loved her work and her students. She loved the outdoors, ...
William Warren Ashburn, III - DEC 30, 2021
William Warren Ashburn, III, 74 and affectionally known as Wick or Paka Wick, died peacefully on December 30, 2021 after a short battle with Lewy Body dementia. Most of his family was with him when he entered heaven. Born in Savannah, Wick attended Savannah Country Day School, graduated from Newberry College where he was a founding brother of their Kappa Alpha order, and from Mercer Law School. He practiced law in Savannah as a founding partner of Ashburn, Beckmann and Lewis until 1985. In 1982, Wick and Marjorie Manley Ashburn, also of Savannah, were married and soon moved to o ...
Martha Turner Watson SEP 30, 1978 - DEC 30, 2021
Click here to view the live stream of Martha's service. Link will be active on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 1:45 p.m. Martha Turner Watson, 43, was lost unexpectedly on December 30, 2021, leaving a legacy of uncommon strength and determination that will always be remembered by her family and friends. Born on September 30, 1978, in Savannah, Ga., she is survived by her wife, Melissa Turner, her children, Haley, Turner, Caroline and Connor; their father, William Watson, III; Melissa’s children, Grace and Claire; her mother, Martha Youmans (Bill); her brother, Stephe ...
Harry Thomas Shore, V JAN 13, 2005 - DEC 30, 2021
Harry Thomas Shore, V, 16, died Thursday, December 30, 2021. The native and lifelong resident of Savannah attended Savannah Country Day School and Benedictine Military School. Harry was his happiest when he was hunting and fishing. Many would know him by his beautiful smile. Surviving are his parents, Landon and Harry Shore, IV; sister, Anne Ralston Shore; maternal grandparents, Bill and Julie Lattimore of Savannah; and paternal grandparents, Carey and Ginger Shore of Savannah. Harry was predeceased by his maternal grandmother, Eileen Riley Shore; maternal great-grandparents, Bill and ...
Tamera Kay Eagleburger Price APR 12, 1966 - DEC 29, 2021
To view a livestream of the service, please click the link below. https://my.gather.app/remember/tamera-price On December 29th, 2021, Tamera Kay (Eagleburger) Price: wife, mother, sister, and follower of Christ, passed away from breast cancer. At the time of her passing, she was surrounded by her family. Born on April 12th, 1966, in Fair Grove, MO, Tamera was the second child of Carolyn Ray and Larry Eagleburger. After graduating from Buffalo High School in 1984, Tamera attended Drury University in Springfield, MO and graduated with a B.A. in Accounting in 1988. She began her career a ...
Joseph Chandler Kinsey, Jr. MAY 20, 1933 - DEC 29, 2021
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Joseph Chandler Kinsey, Jr. (Chandler), born May 20, 1933, died peacefully on December 29, 2021 at Azalealand Nursing Home. Chandler was born in Savannah, GA, the only son of Joseph Chandler and Gladys Nelson Kinsey. His father was sent to Brazil with Anderson Clayton Co. While they lived there, Chandler had the honor of meeting Amelia Earhart when she had dinner at his home. They returned to Columbus, MS where he grew up, until entering high school at Druid Hills High in Atlanta, GA. Upon graduation in 1951, he went to Clemson College, graduating with a BS degree in 1955, ...
Tina Marie Johnson MAY 08, 1972 - DEC 28, 2021
Tina Marie Johnson, 49, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 28,2021 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, GA with her children by her side. Tina was born in Tampa, FL but spent most of her life in Jacksonville, FL until she moved to Effingham County with her fiancé. Tina is preceded in death by two of her daughters, Heather Keen and Brandi Carr; her mother, Patricia Singleton (Jim); and a sister, Pamela Crooms. She is survived by her fiancé, James Fort; father, Allan Crooms (Janie); sisters, Tracy Crooms and Melissa Baxley ...
Sarah Neville Ernst MAY 15, 1921 - DEC 28, 2021
Sarah Lanier Neville Ernst, 100, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at Memorial University Medical Center. She was born May 15, 1921 in Glennville, GA to the late Bennie and Levy Neville. She was retired from SunTrust Bank in 1981, was a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Temple, and the Chapel Sunday School class. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Howard L. Ernst, Jr., brother, Eldred Neville, and her sisters, Lois Nichols and Bea Veale. Mrs. Ernst is survived by her daughter, Sherree L. Ernst, son and daughter-in-law, Howard L. Ernst, ...
Courtney Ross Clark JUL 17, 1924 - DEC 28, 2021
Courtney Ross Clark died peacefully at his home in Savannah, Georgia on December 28, 2021. He was born on July 17, 1924, to his parents, James Patrick and Marjorie Clark, in Jacksonville, Texas. Courtney grew up in a multi-generational home in Troup, Texas, with his sister, Patricia, delivering papers on his beloved horse, Buck, working at the Johnson-Tucker Drug store and graduating as Valedictorian of his class of 1941 at the age of 16. Courtney attended Tyler Junior College and Texas A&M, then decided to enlist in the Army Air Corps Cadet Program in 1943. After bombardier tr ...
Ronald Elmgren Teeple, Sr. (Ron) FEB 14, 1938 - DEC 28, 2021
Ronald "Ron" Elmgren Teeple, Sr., 83, of Savannah, Georgia died Tuesday morning, December 28, 2021 at home surrounded by his family. Born in Savannah, Ron was a son of the late Charles Alexander Jacobson Teeple, Sr. and the late Mildred Lucile Elmgren Teeple. Ron graduated from Savannah High School and received a scholarship to play football at Furman University before receiving his degree in Accounting from the University of Georgia. After college Ron enlisted in the United States Coast Guard and served six months active duty and six years in reserves. Ron began his accounti ...
Carrie Henderson MAY 19, 1925 - DEC 28, 2021
Carrie Henderson, 96, of Savannah passed away in the early morning hours of December 28, 2021, at Harmony Assisted Living. Carrie, a Sears Retiree, was born in Goodwater, AL on May 19, 1925, daughter of J.W. and Inez Lacey. She was the oldest of four daughters and the last one to go home to our Lord. A 1942 graduate of Winterboro High School, she married Jack I. Roberts on January 6, 1945, at the end of World War II. Carrie and Jack moved from Columbus to Savannah for Jack’s employment with Union Camp. They were parents to three girls and one son. Carrie was a stay-at-home Mom ...
Susan Buttimer Coleman - DEC 27, 2021
Susan Buttimer Coleman died peacefully at her home on Monday December 27, 2021. Susan was born in Savannah, GA to Martha Sims Buttimer and Patrick Joseph Buttimer, Jr. on April 7, 1956. Susan attended Blessed Sacrament School and graduated from St. Vincent’s Academy, Class of 1974. Susan received a Radiology Certification from Memorial Hospital. After stints in Augusta, Jacksonville and West Palm Beach Susan finished her career as an MRI Technician at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah after thirty-six years of service. Susan’s most important r ...
Therese Eloise Saunders Leonard MAY 19, 1948 - DEC 27, 2021
Therese Eloise Saunders Leonard, 73, entered peacefully into eternal rest on Monday, December 27, 2021, the feast of St. John the Beloved, surrounded by her loving sons and family. Therese was born to the late Arthur Lloyd Saunders, Jr. and Theresa Cooper Saunders May 19, 1948 in Savannah, Georgia. She was raised downtown on Brady and Waldburg Streets in a loving household with many fond memories which she often shared. She attended Cathedral Day School where she excelled in athletics and was a 1966 graduate of St. Vincent’s Academy. She cherished her education, was a prou ...
William Daniel "Billy" Reiser MAR 03, 1951 - DEC 26, 2021
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Thunderbolt, GA William Daniel “Billy” Reiser, 70, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021 at Memorial Health University Medical Center with his wife by his side. Billy was born in Savannah on March 3, 1951 to the late Dan and Corine Todd Reiser. He grew up on Wilmington Island, but had retired to Isle of Armstrong, Thunderbolt. He was a former home builder and loved the construction trade. He also loved cruises, the beach, outdoor music venues, attending Nascar races, and cheering on UGA football, all with a cold Budweiser in hand. Billy could be stubborn in nat ...
Lucy Mack Barrett - DEC 26, 2021
Lucy Mack Barrett passed away on December 26, 2021, in Savannah, GA, at the age of 96. She was born Lucy Swann Mack on April 27, 1925, in Atlanta to Joseph Bingham Mack and Lucy Swann Mack. As a child she lived across the South in Atlanta, Chattanooga, Jackson, MS; and Nashville, where she graduated with honors from Hillsboro High School. In 1946 she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics from Vanderbilt University, where she joined the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority and would become a lifelong Vandy fan. After a stint working in statistics, she obtained a teaching credential f ...
Shirley Marguerite Mehrens Rice - DEC 25, 2021
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Shirley Marguerite Mehrens Rice, 100, passed away on Christmas morning at Buckingham South. She was born in Ft. Calhoun, NB, daughter of Henry A. and Marguerite Ketchmark Mehrens. Mrs. Rice met and married her future husband, Richard L. Rice. a student attending Creighton University Law School, in 1948. Mrs. Rice was a graduate of the University of Nebraska School of Nursing. She was a registered nurse for many years having worked at the University Hospital in Augusta GA, Walton Army Hospital in Fort Dix, NJ, Moody Nursing Home in Decatur GA. While statio ...
Mary Marlowe Wallace - DEC 25, 2021
Mary Marlowe Wallace, 95, passed away December 25, 2021 at The Oaks @ Habersham. She was born December 12, 1926 in Savannah to the late William F. and Madelyn R. Marlowe. Mrs. Wallace was a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Temple, where she loved working with children in the daycare. For many years, she also worked at Grove Park Kindergarten and Day Care. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Preston Victor Wallace, and her daughter-in-law, Kay Wallace. Mrs. Wallace is survived by two sons, Edward F. Wallace, and his wife Gloria, ...
Max Rudesal Dowis FEB 06, 1931 - DEC 24, 2021
Max Rudesal Dowis, 90 of Athens, Georgia passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 24, 2021. He was born on February 6, 1931. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dowis of Lavonia, Georgia. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Joyce Craft Dowis; daughter, Dorinda; sons, Mays and Michael (Cindy); and three grandchildren, Cathleen, Thomas, and Nathan, as well as one brother, Ben Dowis and several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by two daughters, Deirdre and Emily. Max was a graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in education. He taught and coached football f ...