Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia

Bobby (Butterbean) Brantley,

Bobby (Butterbean) Brantley,

Aug 5, 2011

Savannah Bobby (Butterbean) Jerrell Brantley, Sr. age 79, died Friday, August 5, 2011 at his residence with his family present. The funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm, Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Buddy Wasson officiating. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Abbey East Memorial Gardens with Jimmy Casey, David Walter, Dewayne Walter, Gary...

Maxine Moore Anderson

Maxine Moore Anderson

Aug 1, 2011

Savannah Maxine Moore Anderson, age 82, died Monday, August 1, 2011 at St. Joseph's Hospital. The funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Thursday, August 4, 2011, at Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Glenn Ring officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Al Ortner, Michael Ortner, Robert Redmond, Andrew Redmond and Bobby Moulis serving as...

Terry Charles Hill

Terry Charles Hill

Jul 30, 2011

Savannah Terry Charles Hill, age 61, died Saturday, July 30, 2011 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Graveside rites will be held at 10:00 am, Tuesday, August 2, 2011 in Greenwich section of Bonaventure Cemetery with Rev. John Haney officiating. Kenny Hill, Dan Royal, Andrew Gill, Julian Sullivan, Timothy Evans and John Eden will serve as pallbearers. Terry...

Martha Luz Salman

Martha Luz Salman

Jul 24, 2011

Savannah Martha Luz Salman, age 48, died Sunday morning July 24, 2011 at St. Joseph's Hospital with her family by her side. Graveside rites will be held at 9:00 am Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at Hillcrest Abbey West Memorial Gardens. Martha was born October 1, 1962 in Aguasca Leintes, Mexico to the late John G. Garcia and Maria Del Carmen...

Betty Caroline Howell

Betty Caroline Howell

Jul 9, 2011

Savannah Betty Caroline Howell, age 42, died Tuesday, July 9, 2011 at Hospice Savannah. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Butch Webster officiating. Interment will be private. Betty was born in Waukegan IL on August 31, 1968 to the late Steven Howell and Phoung...

Kimberly Mincey Sehr

Kimberly Mincey Sehr

Jul 8, 2011

Savannah - Ellabell Kimberly Renee Mincey Sehr, age 26, died, Friday, July 8, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, July 13, 2011 from the chapel of Bonaventure Funeral Home with pastors Tony Hewitt and Lelan Jeffers officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Abbey West with Clint Holcombe, Mitchell Holcombe, Trey Hewitt, Blake Jeffers, David Thaxton and...

Malverta L. Simmons

Malverta L. Simmons

Jun 25, 2011

Savannah Malverta L. Simmons, age 88, died Saturday, June 25, 2011 at Hospice Savannah with her family by her side. Malverta was born November 27, 1922 in Emanuel County to the late Sylvester Langley and Nancy Houston Langley. She attended school in Chatham County. In 1941 she married William Truell, and they had one daughter, Yvonne Truell Jackson. She was...

Annie Ward

Annie Ward

Jun 21, 2011

Savannah Annie Lou Sills Ward, age 89, died Tuesday evening at Hospice Savannah surrounded by her loving family. Annie was born in Rocky Ford, GA on April 10, 1922 to the late Walter E. Sills and Eunice Williams Sills. She was a very well known seamstress in the downtown area and was co-owner of Drayton Tailor Shop, along with her...

Jeremy E. Miller

Jeremy E. Miller

Jun 18, 2011

Savannah Jeremy E. Miller, Sr. age 74, of McRae and formerly of Savannah, died Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Hospice Savannah. A celebration of life service will be held at 5:00 pm, Saturday, June 25, 2011 at Bonaventure Funeral Home. The family will be receiving friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Jeremy was born February...

Mark J. Moody

Mark J. Moody

Jun 14, 2011

Savannah Mark J. Moody, age 60 of Savannah died Tuesday morning June 14, 2011 at Hospice Savannah. There will be no formal services. The family will have private services in Connecticut in August. Mark was born in Springfield, MA on February 21, 1951 to the late Walter Moody and Britta Borrner Moody. He was a retired psychologist with Burke, Inc....

Donnie Lee Sellers,

Donnie Lee Sellers,

May 25, 2011

Savannah Donnie Lee Sellers, Jr., age 49, of Hartsville, SC and formerly of Savannah, died Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center in Hartsville, SC. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Wednesday, June 1, 2011 from the First African Baptist Church of East Savannah, at 402 Treat Ave. Savannah 31404, with Rev. Thomas E. Williams...

Gregroi Reginald Mena

Gregroi Reginald Mena

May 17, 2011

Savannah Gregroi Reginald Mena, infant son of Holly Behlen and Faustino Santos Mena, was stillborn May 17, 2011 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Graveside Rites will be held at 2:00 pm, Friday, May 27, 2011 from Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Rev. Jonathon Phillips officiating, with interment to follow. In addition to his parents, survivors include his brother, Julio...

James "Mikey" Leggett,

James "Mikey" Leggett,

May 12, 2011

Savannah James Michael "Mikey" Leggett, Jr., age 16 died Thursday May 12, 2011 at Egleston Children's Hospital in Atlanta. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am, Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at Bonaventure Funeral Home with Reverend Clarence Jackson officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Todd Braddley, Oscar Pinada, Keith Lee, William Screen, Danny Winn, and...

Gussie Green Rocker

Gussie Green Rocker

May 5, 2011

Savannah Gussie Green Rocker, age 96, died, Thursday, May 5, 2011 at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness with her family at her side. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, May 9, 2011 at Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Herbert Hubbard officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Craig Tootle,...

Willa H Weathersby

Willa H Weathersby

May 4, 2011

Savannah Willa H. Weathersby, age 96 died Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at Buckingham South. Graveside Rites will be held at 2:30 pm, Thursday, May 12, 2011 from Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Willa was born March 23, 1915 in Savannah to the late Esther Iler and Adolph Hegman. She was a Dental Hygienist with the Veterans Administration in Atlanta. She was...

Madelyn Lariscy Atkins

Madelyn Lariscy Atkins

Apr 25, 2011

Brunswick Madelyn Lariscy Atkins, age 65 of Brunswick and formerly of Savannah, died Monday, April 25, 2011 at Hospice House surrounded by her family. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, April 29, 2011 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church with Pastor Peter J. Hartman officiating. Interment will be private. Madelyn was born March 31, 1946, in Savannah...

Raymond Patrick Henry

Raymond Patrick Henry

Apr 9, 2011

Savannah Raymond Patrick Henry, age 57, died Saturday, April 9, 2011 at St. Joseph's Hospital after a brief illness. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 pm, Saturday, April 16, 2011 at Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be held at a later date. Raymond was born March 31, 1954 in Wilmington, NC to the Marjorie...

Elise S. Sharpe

Elise S. Sharpe

Mar 17, 2011

Savannah Elise S. Sharpe, age 88, died Thursday morning, March 17, 2011 at Spanish Oaks Retreat. The Funeral Services will be held Sunday, March 20th, 2011, at 2:00 pm, from the chapel of Bonaventure Funeral Home with Rev. Lionel Marmolejo officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Allen Sharpe, Andrew Sharpe, Ryan Sharpe, Garrett Spivey, Walt Barnes,...

Jon (Ricky) Pownall

Jon (Ricky) Pownall

Mar 10, 2011

Savannah Jon Richard Pownall died in his home on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. He was 52. Born in Chicago on the 13th day of August 1958, he was the first son of Jon Robert Pownall and Jean Frances Flanagan Pownall. An exuberant extrovert, Jon's many family members and friends affectionately called him Ricky. Quick with a smile and a smooth...

John Dominick Porzio,

John Dominick Porzio,

Mar 2, 2011

Savannah John Dominick Porzio, III, age 80, died March 2, 2011 at Hilton Head Hospital surrounded by his loving family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00PM, Saturday, March 6, 2011 from Scared Heart Catholic Church with Father John Lyons, Celebrant.  Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Born in Savannah, he graduated from Benedictine Military...