Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia
Susan Lee Waterfield
Jul 12, 2017
Susan Lee Waterfield , 73 died Tuesday, July 11th, 2017, at her home following a long battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family until the very end. She was born in San Francisco, Ca. on June 1, 1944, the daughter of the late Edgar and Cecelia (Sheila) Barker. She was preceded in death by her parents, and...
Betty Thompson Mikell
Jul 12, 2017
Betty Thompson Mikell, 85 , of Savannah passed away Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 at Hospice Savannah. A native of Statesboro, Georgia ,she was the daughter of John Thompson and Ora Caldwell. She was a graduate of Marvin Pittman Laboratory School. She served as a XRay Film Librarian for Memorial Medical Center, and then served as a Clerk in the Chatham...
Shirley Benson
Jul 10, 2017
Shirley Donaldson Benson, 81, passed away peacefully July 9th, 2017, in Englewood, Florida, with her loving daughter Becci by her side. Shirley was born in Savannah, Ga., and was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Benson, parents, Durrell Lee and Virgie Mary (Woodcock) Donaldson, and brother D. Lee Donaldson, Jr. After retiring from Nursing and Real Estate while living...
Ilva Burgess Phillips
Jul 9, 2017
Ilva Burgess Phillips Ilva Burgess Phillips, 89, went to be with the Lord on July, 7th 2017 while at home with her family in Savannah, Ga. Ilva was born in Mundy Point, Va, she graduated from Callao High School in 1946. She was an avid baseball and tennis fan and was a great player herself. She married the love of...
Lester Cleon Walden
Jul 6, 2017
Lester Cleon Walden, 94, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at his home. Lester was a US Army Veteran, was retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad and one of Jehovah's Witnesses. He was preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Norma Daniel Walden. Survivors include his two sons and their wives, Dennis and Patti Walden, John and Melinda Walden;...
Richard Edwards Greene
Jul 6, 2017
Richard Edward Greene, 82, of Savannah, Georgia died Wednesday July 5, 2017 at his residence. He was born in Bakersville, N.C. He retired from the U.S. Air Force having served for 21 years. Richard was an outdoors person who loved hunting and fishing. He is survived by his wife Kathryn Greene of Savannah, Georgia; four sons, Richard Edward Greene, Jr....
Terry Herbert Jernigan
Jul 6, 2017
Terry Herbert Jernigan, 68, of Savannah, passed away Monday, July 3rd, 2017 at Candler Hospital. Terry was born in Savannah on July 17th, 1948 to Herbert Ishmael Jernigan and Selma Sills Jernigan. A graduate of Savannah High School, he worked for Fuller Oldsmobile in Savannah in the 1970's and was a tuner for Fuller's Factory 442 stock car. He worked...
Otis "Speck" Harper
Jul 3, 2017
Savannah - Otis A. "Speck" Harper, 87, of Savannah, died, Monday, July 3 at his home with his wife and children by his side. He was born on September 1, 1929, a son of Otis A. and Ruby D. Harper. He served his country as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army during WW II. During his time in the service...
William M. Chambers,
Jul 2, 2017
Billy Chambers, 58, of Rincon died Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Michael Chambers, Sr. and Betty Fostine Chambers, his brothers, David and Lester Chambers. He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Barbara Cash Chambers; his children, Zack (Chelsea) and Jonathan Chambers (Lyndsay), Rebecca...
Felton Rewis
Jul 2, 2017
Felton Rewis passed peacefully from this life to his Heavenly home July 2, 2017. He was 93 years old. He was received into heaven by his Savior, Jesus Christ, whom he faithfully followed and served. A celebration of life for Mr. Rewis will be held at 11:00, Wednesday, July 5, in the Sanctuary of Woodlawn Baptist Church of Garden City...
Jimmy "Lou" Hopper
Jul 1, 2017
Jimmy Louise "Lou" Hopper, 86, of Savannah died Friday, June 30th, 2017 at her residence surrounded by her family. A native of Douglas, she was the daughter of James Edward Moore and Sarah Ann Spells Moore Kennedy. She was a member of Chevis Oaks Baptist Church, enjoyed baking, making pot holders, making sure that her entire house was clean and...
David Allen Johnson,
Jun 27, 2017
David Allen Johnson Sr.,78 , of Savannah passed away peacefully Monday, June 26th, 2017 at Memorial Health University Medical Center after an extended illness. A native of Erwin, North Carolina , he was the son of Claude Johnson and Ella Mae Hall. He was an interior carpenter, and worked for Johnson-Dulaney Builders. He was a member of Bible Baptist Church...
Robert Deen Tomberlin,
Jun 27, 2017
Robert Deen Tomberlin Sr.,76, of Savannah died Sunday, June 25th, 2017 at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Baxley, Georgia , he was the son of Emory Tomberlin and Lillie Deen Tomberlin. He was a fabricator with Great Dane. He was a fanatic racing fan, drove race cars for a while, then was part of the pit crew. Bill Elliot,...
Robert Dean Kopper
Jun 26, 2017
Robert Dean Kopper (Robbie), passed away Sunday morning at his home. He is survived by his wife, Marsha J. Kopper, his daughter Bree K. Hall (Matt) his sons Dustin Shiell (Ashley) and Brandon Shiell (Kendall), his mother Effie Kopper, and his sisters Ricki Lee Mills (James) and JoAnn Green, and his brother, Ben Kopper (Sheila). Robbie was lovingly called Monk...
Adele Harrell
Jun 26, 2017
Adelaide "Adele" Burke Harrell, 87, of Savannah died Sunday, June 25th, 2017 at her residence. A native of Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late John Burke and Adelaide Hall Burke. She was a Bookkeeper for Levy Jewelers. Survivors include her son, Don Harrell of Springfield, her daughters, Julie Jones of Statesboro, Roseanne Dickerson (Mark) of Savannah, Carol Fisher...
Jesse Palmer
Jun 24, 2017
Jesse Logan Palmer Tybee Island Jesse Logan Palmer, age 35, passed away suddenly the evening of Monday, June 19, 2017,when he suffered a tragic accident in the river off of Talahi Island. He was a Tybee resident his whole life, and spent many of his happiest times there swimming and fishing, and being with his family and friends. When he...
Thomas Newsome
Jun 24, 2017
Family has entrusted Baker McCullough Funeral Home Hubert C. Baker chapel to make arrangements.
Timothy Stephen Furlong
Jun 24, 2017
Timothy Furlong, 72, a Savannah native and member of St. James Catholic Church, has become Our Heavenly Fathers newest and most skilled handyman after a long illness. Tim enjoyed spending time with his loving family, and found great satisfaction in helping others with odd jobs and handyman duties. He is a graduate of H. V. Jenkins high school in Savannah...
Wayne Hendrix
Jun 22, 2017
Wayne Hendrix, Sr., 76, of Guyton passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017 at his home. Wayne was a US Air Force Veteran; he served during Vietnam and also retired after 25 years of service. He was a Baptist and loved fishing, his family and especially his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sister, Bobbie Jean Batts and a...
John Pierce Bearden
Jun 22, 2017
John Pierce Bearden, 74, of Bloomingdale, died Wednesday, June 21st, 2017 at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Alamo, Georgia, he was a retired Truck Driver with Chatham County Public Works Department and a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. He was a wonderful truck driver, heavy equipment operator and was one of the first men to operate the...
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