Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia

Nick Bell

Nick Bell

Feb 11, 2019

Nick Elmer Bell, 84 of Thunderbolt, GA, died Monday, February 11, 2019 at Candler Hospital. He was born in Chattanooga, TN and spent his childhood on Signal Mountain. Nick was a Veteran of the United States Navy, serving in the Korean conflict and on the USS Healy. He retired as Chief Warrant Officer 4, after 32 years of service. He...

Willie Otis Miller

Willie Otis Miller

Feb 11, 2019

Willie Otis Miller , 59, passed away February 7, 2019 at his residence, and he was born January 30, 1960 in Savannah, Ga., to the late Sinclair Tolbert, and Miss Frances Miller. He was preceded in death by his father, Sinclair Tolbert and sister, Dora Mae Tolbert. He leaves to cherish his loving mother, Frances Miller Tolbert. He graduated from...

Douglas G. Johnson

Douglas G. Johnson

Feb 11, 2019

Douglas "Doug" G. Johnson, 71 of Savannah, GA, passed away Saturday February 9, 2019, under the care of Hospice Savannah. Doug was an Educator with over 20 years of service and winning the Industrial Arts Teacher of the year award in 1982 and 1983. He was the former Mayor of Island Heights, NJ, was an avid reader, craftsman, and was...

Joyce Sharon

Joyce Sharon

Feb 11, 2019

Joyce Sharon Lee passed away February 7, 2019 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Mrs. Lee was born to Wilma Juliette Beard March 14, 1958 in Whitesville, TN. She loved the Lord and enjoyed attending services at the Sycamore Church in Savannah, GA. Mrs. Lee was a bus driver for many years and worked for Chatham Area Transit of Savannah. She was...

Wilson (Bob) Jenny

Wilson (Bob) Jenny

Feb 8, 2019

Wilson Robert (Bob) Jenny Savannah, GA Bob Jenny, age 84, passed away on Friday morning, February 8, 2018 peacefully at his home surrounded by his loved ones. A native of Hampton, SC, he lived the majority of his life in Savannah, GA. Growing up, Bob was an avid baseball player. Throughout his adult life he enjoyed coaching children from their...

Mack Emery Bell

Mack Emery Bell

Feb 6, 2019

Mack Emery Bell was born October 30, 1936 to the late Rev. James Bell and Cora Corine Wilson Bell in Newington, GA. He was the eldest of ten children. Mack was educated within the Screven County School System. He accepted the call of duty and served within the United States Army. He was proud to be an Army Veteran. Even...

Wayne L. Phillips

Wayne L. Phillips

Feb 4, 2019

Wayne Lee Phillips, 68, surrounded by family and friends, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on February 3rd, 2019 at Candler Hospital. He was born in Easton, MD on September 14, 1950. He became an insurance agent in Maryland in 1971. He was saved in the spring of 1976, and began his tent crusade ministry...

Norma Schumacher

Norma Schumacher

Feb 3, 2019

Graveside Service Tuesday February 5, 2019 at Hillcrest Abbey Memorial Park Cemetery. Baker McCullough Funeral Home- Hubert C. Baker Chapel. 912-927-1999

Sau T. Gates

Sau T. Gates

Feb 3, 2019

Sau T. Gates, 73, of Savannah, GA passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2019. Born on August 1, 1945, in M? Tho, Vietnam, Sau Thi Nguyen was the second youngest of five children (three brothers and one sister). She went on to become a loving mother to five children of her own and was deeply cared for in the Vietnamese...

Robert M. King

Robert M. King

Feb 3, 2019

Rev. Robert "Bob" M. King, 66, of Savannah, GA passed away Sunday February 3, 2019 at his home. He was a minister (Bishop) for the Church of God of Cleveland, TN and was also a Respiratory Therapist at Candler Hospital. He was a Veteran of the US Navy. Bob was a member of the Richard T. Turner Lodge #116 F&AM's...

Eloise G. Miller

Eloise G. Miller

Feb 3, 2019

Eloise G. Miller, 87, of Savannah, GA passed away Friday February 1, 2019. She was born in Adrian, Ga . on December 5th 1931.  Eloise worked in Savannah for Dr. Robert Moreland.   She was a member of White Bluff Methodist Church.  Eloise was a member of the Savannah Elks Ladies Auxiliary.  She was a volunteer at Bamboo Farms and Oatland...

Laverne Jr. (Zip)

Laverne Jr. (Zip)

Feb 3, 2019

LaVerne Joseph South, Jr. "Zip", 90, passed away Sunday February 3, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. LaVerne was born in Savannah on September 26, 1928 to LaVerne and Louise Hardee South. He graduated from Benedictine Military School in 1947. LaVerne was a veteran of the 117th Air Control Squadron of the United States Air National Guard. Throughout...

John W. Gillis,

John W. Gillis,

Feb 1, 2019

John "Johnny "W. Gillis, Jr., 85, of Savannah passed away Wednesday January 30, 2019 at Memorial Health University Hospital. A native of Statesboro, Georgia, Johnny was the son of the late Johnny Wedrell Gillis, Sr. and the late Pearl Coleman Gillis. He attended Savannah High School and was United States Army veteran having served during the Korean War. Johnny was...

Edward Gasque

Edward Gasque

Jan 31, 2019

Edward "Eddie" "Qball" Gasque, 78,, of Savannah, Georgia passed away Wednesday January 23, 2019 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Eddie was born and raised in Aynor, South Carolina and was a good ole country boy. He was raised a Baptist. Eddie was very versatile with his occupations during his working days. He retired from Piggly Wiggly with many years of service...

Shirley Irving

Shirley Irving

Jan 31, 2019

Shirley Irving, 81, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019 at Thunderbolt Transitional Care and Rehabilitation formerly Tara at Thunderbolt Nursing under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice Care. Service arrangements are incomplete at this time. Services have been entrusted to Baker McCullough Funeral Home Garden City Chapel, 2794 West US Highway 80 Garden City, GA 31408. (912)964-2862

Tim Mcdonald

Tim Mcdonald

Jan 30, 2019

Tim McDonald,44, of Savannah, GA, passed away Tuesday January 29, 2019 at Memorial Medical Center. He is survived by his wife of 21 years Angie McDonald; father, David MacDonald (Teresa); mother, Debra MacDonald; daughters, Shelby Braman (Darryl) , Alex McDonald, and Jaylin McDonald; brothers, Mark Lynch and Jason MacDonald; numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins, nieces and nephews. Funerals Services are...

Navin Raojibhai Patel

Navin Raojibhai Patel

Jan 29, 2019

Navin Raojibhai Patel March 07, 1953 - January 28, 2019 Loving and devoted Husband, Father, Grandfather with a passion for education, gardening, reading, traveling and spiritual enlightenment. Navin Raojibhai Patel, 65, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2019. Navin was born on March 7, 1953 in Baroda, Gujarat, India. He was raised in Calcutta and moved to Baroda at the...

Mark Everette Redding

Mark Everette Redding

Jan 26, 2019

Mark Everette Redding, passed away Friday, January 25, 2019 at his home. The son of the late Bobby E. Redding, Sr., and the late Audrey Register Redding. Mark was born in Savannah,GA on July 2, 1956 and was the middle of five children. Mark was raised in Savannah, GA and was a graduate of Savannah High School where he played...

Billie Kathryn Verrett

Billie Kathryn Verrett

Jan 25, 2019

Billie Kathryn Verrett, 93, of Garden City passed away peacefully at the Hospice of the Golden Isles on January 25th after a brief illness. She was preceded on that journey by her husband of fifty seven years, C.A. Tony Verrett; Sisters Carolyn Cain, and Ann Clark. She is survived by nieces and nephews, Lauran Moreno, ( Steve). Lisa Hitt, (...

Mary Susan Usry

Mary Susan Usry

Jan 24, 2019

Mary Susan Humphrey "Sue" Usry, 70, of Metter, GA., died Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Sue was born in Savannah, Georgia to the late John Elias and Harriette Humphrey. She was a 1965 graduate of Savannah High School. Her first jobs were at Elliotts Drugs and Revco of Savannah. Later she worked in the office of Dr...