Obituaries
Esther (Essie) Dismukes Guy FEB 28, 1959 - JAN 18, 2022
Esther Dismukes Guy “Essie” passed peacefully on January 18, 2022 after a brief illness. She was born in Thomasville, Georgia on February 28, 1959. Essie graduated from Thomasville High School in Thomasville, Georgia and went on to study Recreational Therapy at Georgia Southwestern College in Americus, Georgia. Essie was a Recreational Therapist at Georgia Regional Hospital for 22 years before retiring. Growing up, Essie loved playing softball and being on the swim team. All of her summers were spent in Panacea and Cape San Blas where she joined family for various boating act ...
John Derrick Hinely - JAN 17, 2022
John Derrick Hinely, 95, died peacefully on Monday, January 17th, in the home that he built, surrounded by his loving family and friends. John was born in Marlow, GA on June 2, 1926, the eldest of 4 sons of Ila & John Ralston Hinely. Preceded in death by his loving wife, Iris Williams Hinely, his parents, and brothers William K. Hinely, Bernard R. Hinely. John’s surviving family members are his two daughters, Pamela Hinely Waters (James) Jo Beth Hinely Fuller (Steven), his youngest brother Lance, (Jimmy) Hinely, three grandsons, Christopher Brett Waters (Julie), John Dustin All ...
John William Manders FEB 15, 1938 - JAN 17, 2022
John William Manders, age 83, died January 17, 2022 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. He was born in Putnam, Connecticut, and had lived in Savannah many years. He was retired from the Savannah News/Press after many years of service. He is preceded in death by his son, Scott Brown; his parents, John Eugene and Martha Harper Manders; and siblings, Leroy Manders, Marty Manders, Theron Manders, Patricia Manders, and Willard Manders. Surviving are his wife, Nancy Paulsen Manders of Savannah; sons, Mark Manders of Deerfield Beach, Fl., David (Shari) Manders of Beec ...
Dr. Benjamin Abbott McReynolds JUL 01, 1924 - JAN 17, 2022
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Click Here to Livestream Dr. Benjamin Abbott McReynolds was born on July 1, 1924, to Rev Joseph B McReynolds and Maida Johnson McReynolds in Shafter Lake, Texas. He grew up in the Panhandle and South Plains of Texas as the son of a Methodist minister. He attended Texas Tech and University Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. During medical school he was activated to the Army Special Training Unit in WWII at the age of 19. In 1945 he married Anna Barrington with whom he had three children. He later served as a battalion surgeon in the Korean War and then the US Army Reser ...
Vera Deal - JAN 17, 2022
Vera Deal was a small and mighty person who was beloved by her family and will be well missed. She required very little of life and returned more than her share of good to the world. Her intelligence, kindness, and unfailing can-do attitude carried her through her long life. Upon graduating high school, she left the tiny town where she grew up to move to the big city of Memphis on her own to pursue a career during World War II. There, she put herself through business college and worked as a stylish office manager until she married her husband, Kenneth LeRoy Deal. Their first child, Deborah, wa ...
David Keith Kelley AUG 09, 1951 - JAN 17, 2022
David Keith Kelley, 70, died peacefully January 17, 2022, following a brief illness. David was born in Syracuse, New York, but grew up in Savannah. After graduating from Savannah Country Day School he attended Armstrong State College, achieving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987. David retired from Lowe’s Home Improvement in 2013, but he was known primarily for his big heart and his ministry to the less fortunate. After retirement David worked as a musician and minister with the Community of St. Joseph, an outreach of the Episcopal Church to the homeless in Savannah. ...
Joan Saturday Brogdon - JAN 16, 2022
Joan Saturday Brogdon passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022 in Savannah. Joan, a native of Savannah, was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Clayton Brogdon, Sr.; her parents, Robert and Willie Saturday; her brother, Bill Saturday; and her twin sister, Jean Jeffries. Joan had a passion for the Lord and enjoyed serving him in many ways. She retired as secretary to the Director of Missions, Savannah Baptist Association. She is survived by her sons, Clayton, Jr. (Tina) of Savannah, GA, Ricky (La’Ree) of Cumming, GA; Survivors also include four grandchildren; and s ...
Thomas Albert "Tim" Callahan, Jr. NOV 27, 1936 - JAN 16, 2022
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Thomas Albert. Callahan Jr. (Tim), 85 years of age was born to Thomas Albert Callahan (Tom) and Evelyn Callahan and raised in Pittsburgh PA. Tim was married on May 27, 1961 for 61 years of togetherness to the love of his life, Alice. She had preceded his death by 13 days as he could not live without her and are together again in heaven. They raised three children, Patrick, Michael, and Laura and have five grandchildren, Chelsey, Ashley, Kristen, Lexie, and Joshua, whom they both adored. One great, great child is on her way. He is also survived by his sister, Bonnie, and brother, Bill. ...
Richard "Dick" Nichols APR 01, 1925 - JAN 16, 2022
Richard “Dick” Nichols passed away in his sleep at his Wilmington Island home on Jan 16, 2022. Richard was the fourth of five children born in Natick, MA to Henry and Greta Rice Nichols on April 1,1925. After graduation from Natick High School in 1943, Dick enlisted in the United States Army. After pilot training in the Midwest, he became a member of the Army Air Corp. He then flew many recovery and transport missions throughout Western Europe to include Strasbourg, Vienna , Paris and Prague helping repatriate fallen American Service members until his discharg ...
Clarence Earl Hester, Jr. MAR 01, 1929 - JAN 16, 2022
Earl Hester passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Tranquility at Kennesaw Mountain, Marietta, Georgia. Earl was born in Savannah, the eldest son of C.E (Sr.) and Evelyn (Witherington) Hester. Earl graduated from the Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, Ga., attended the Citadel in Charleston, SC, before serving four years in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He went on to receive a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Georgia. On April 25, 1953, Earl married the former Illena Cox at Savannah Primitive Baptist Church in Savannah. They ...
Debra Patricia Ketterman - JAN 15, 2022
Debra Patricia Ketterman, 67, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022 in Savannah. She was born August 7, 1954 to the late Robert I. and Grace Rooks Ketterman. Debra graduated from Robert W. Groves High School, and worked for the Georgia Skin and Cancer Clinic for many years. She is survived by her brother, Robert Ketterman (Antonio) of West Hollywood, California, and her sister, Carol Hodges of Savannah. A private family service will be held at a later date. ...
Juanita Bragg Corey MAR 30, 1924 - JAN 15, 2022
Thank You Lord for sharing this wonderful Lady with us, my mom, Juanita Bragg Corey. She was born March 30, 1924 in Brundidge, Alabama to farmers, James Porter and Lois Bragg, and passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022 in Savannah, GA. She has a sister Doris Bragg Melton of Savannah, GA, and a brother, James Owen Bragg (deceased) of Enterprise, Alabama. The three siblings grew up as farmer’s children during the “Great Depression” with their chores to perform before school and after school. Mom said “they didn’t have much, but they had enoug ...
Patricia Lebeaux SEP 23, 1923 - JAN 15, 2022
Patricia Lebeaux passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2022, in Savannah, GA at the age of 98. Pat was born on September 23, 1923, in Gardner, MA. She was the Vice President of her high school class, graduating from Gardner High School in 1941. Following high school, she attended nursing school at Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital, graduating as the president of her class in 1944. She maintained her nursing license for the next 74 years, finally allowing it to expire on her 95th birthday. During her long career in nursing, she served as Head Nurse, Hospital Sup ...
Barbara Jean Burke Fox - JAN 14, 2022
Barbara Jean Burke Fox, 83, passed away Friday, January 14, 2022 at Memorial Health. She was born April 26, 1938 in North Carolina to the late Jesse and Isabelle Dow Burke. A graduate of Armstrong College of Savannah, she founded BJ Fox Field Research, a company she ran for nearly 45 years. An active member of St. James Catholic Church, she enjoyed singing in the choir for over 40 years, serving her Lord and Savior. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Saundra Leon. “Baba” as she was affectionately called by her family, is survived ...
John Barry Russell APR 11, 1969 - JAN 14, 2022
John Barry Russell, 52, of Savannah, GA, passed away on January 14, 2022. “Barry” was born on April 11, 1969, to John Russell and Sharon Forbes Russell in Savannah, GA. He attended St. James Catholic School and went on to graduate from Benedictine Military School in 1987. He then went on to study at The University of Georgia and completed his B.S. in Criminal Justice from Armstrong State University. In addition to having an entrepreneurial spirit, Barry worked in electrical sales and financial services in several locations, including Chattanooga TN., Savannah, GA., Beaufort, SC. ...
Frederick Feus, III MAR 29, 1956 - JAN 13, 2022
To view a livestream of the service, please click the link below. https://my.gather.app/remember/frederick-feus-iii Frederick Feus, III, 65, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at his home in Richmond Hill. He was born March 29, 1956 in Savannah, son of Frederick “Bubber” Feus, Jr. and Judy Feus. The longtime resident of Richmond Hill was a 1974 graduate of Jenkins High School. Mr. Feus was a pipefitter for over 41 years with Local #188 where he was also business manager. He was most comfortable boating on the waters of Savannah and Richmon ...
Elijah Joel Leggett DEC 20, 1972 - JAN 13, 2022
Thursday morning, the 13th day of January 2022, Elijah Joel Leggett, 49, bid farewell to his journey with Pancreatic Cancer with the strength, comfort, and love of his sisters by his side holding his hands. In his youth, Eli loved surfing, skateboarding, and “Freestyling” on his BMX with his brothers and friends. No amount of broken bones deterred him, he always came back for “more”! Envision shaggy blond hair, bright blue eyes, a goofy smile wearing his cut up t-shirt and vans beat-boxing and breakdancing and that’s his youth. His late teens were days filled i ...
Elizabeth (Libbie) Gummey Cluett JUL 04, 1939 - JAN 13, 2022
Cluett, Elizabeth (Libbie) Gummey died peacefully at home after a long illness on January 13th 2022, in Savannah, Georgia. Fittingly, Libbie was born on the 4th of July,1939, and celebrated each day as an opportunity to expand her knowledge, passions, and circle of friends. Clever, warm, and humorous, Libbie was a cherished member of many communities and will be remembered for her intellect and dry -- often self-deprecating -- wit. Born and raised in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, Libbie was the eldest daughter of Frank and Madeline Gummey and sibling of Jenifer Gajdalo and Frank B. Gumme ...
Mary Leggett Kelley JUN 15, 1928 - JAN 12, 2022
Mary Leggett Kelley passed away peacefully in her sleep January 12, 2022 due to complications from dementia. A native Savannahian, she was born June 15, 1928 and was a graduate of Richard B. Arnold High School. Mary was a gracious southern lady who loved her family deeply. She thoroughly enjoyed the beach (even though she could not swim), was an avid cook, a voracious reader and lover of tennis. A lifelong Catholic, Mary was a parishioner of St. Peter the Apostle Church on Wilmington Island. For a number of years, she volunteered at St. Joseph’s Hospital managing the gift shop. Mary a ...
Bonnie Todd Green AUG 11, 1946 - JAN 12, 2022
Bonnie Todd Green, age 75, died January 12, 2022 at her residence in Atlanta from natural causes. She was a native of Savannah, had lived in New York City, and lived for an extended time in Atlanta. She formerly worked as a flight attendant, then as a clerical assistant, before becoming disabled. She was of the Catholic faith. Surviving are cousins, Todd Bullock, Thema Gene Piland, Linda Greenway, and Jackie Walker; and an aunt, Marie Todd. A graveside service and burial will be Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Bonaventure Cemetery. ...
Laura Maree Rosenblum DEC 07, 1929 - JAN 11, 2022
Laura Maree Rosenblum, 92, of Savannah, Georgia passed away peacefully on January 11, 2022. Laura was born on December 7, 1929, in Charleston, SC. She was raised in Moncks Corner and Charleston. In 1948, Laura graduated from Memminger School and subsequently attended the University of South Carolina before taking a position at St. Catherine’s School in Richmond, VA. She met her future husband, Don “Rosie” Rosenblum, while he was a cadet at The Citadel in Charleston and in 1954 they were married at the St. Catherine’s Chapel. An Army spou ...
Patricia Jenkins Jeffers - JAN 11, 2022
Patricia Dell Jenkins Jeffers, 79, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Memorial Health. She was born May 10, 1942 in Augusta, GA to the late Avery Augustus and Martha Council Jenkins. Mrs. Jeffers graduated from Savannah High School and was the co-owner of American Electric Company alongside her husband. She never met a stranger, and was loved by everyone that knew her. She especially loved her very large family unconditionally. Patricia had a strong Christian faith and loved the Lord with all her heart. In addition to her parents, she was pre ...
Lynell Williams Gay DEC 05, 1933 - JAN 11, 2022
Lynell W. Gay, 88, died Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. She was born on December 5, 1933 in Lyons, Toombs County, Georgia. She was one of three children born to John W. Williams and Neta Snow Williams, the middle child and only daughter, and she cherished her brothers, Quinton and Jack. She moved to Savannah in 1952, and would call Savannah home for the next sixty-nine years. She began her career working at Southern Bell and retired in 1982 after 30 years of service. After retirement, she continued to work and was employed by John Manville Company ...
Carla Bland Rothman - JAN 11, 2022
Carla Bland Rothman, 64, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Hospice Savannah. She was born May 13, 1957 to the late Carlos Asbury and Mary Lou Bland. Carla worked for Memorial Health University for over 20 years, and currently loved working for Gulfstream Aerospace. Carla had a special love for all her chihuahuas, taking care of her fruit trees and garden, and especially keeping up with her daughter. She is survived by her daughter, Jherra Filer, her grandson, Dominick, her sister, Karen Donell, her brother, Kenny Bland and his wife Nina Bland ...
Edith Moore Kuhlke - JAN 10, 2022
Edith Moore Kuhlke passed away on January 10, 2022. The lifelong Savannah resident was born in 1926 to Bernhardt and Frances Parker Kuhlke. After graduating from Savannah High School and Armstrong Junior College, she was employed by the National Gypsum Company and the Savannah Morning News. She was a member of the First Christian Church and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. In addition to her parents, Edith was predeceased by her siblings Bernhardt Kuhlke, Jr., Mary Alice Anderson, Marie Donaldson, Elizabeth Kuhlke, and Werner C. Kuhlke Sr. Edie is survived by eight nieces and ...
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. ...