Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia

Yut Oyl

Yut Oyl

Feb 25, 2011

Savannah Yut Oyl Woo, age 84, died Friday evening, February 25, 2011 at West View Nursing Home in Port Wentworth. Graveside Rites will be held at 2:30 PM, Sunday, March 6, 2011, at Hillcrest Abbey East Memorial Park. The family will be receiving friends from 12:00 Noon till 2:00 PM, at Bonaventure Funeral Home, prior to the Graveside Rites. Mrs....

Evelyn Elizabeth Weight

Evelyn Elizabeth Weight

Feb 16, 2011

Savannah Evelyn Elizabeth Weight, age 91, of The Landing's, died peacefully at Savannah Square Wednesday morning, February 16, 2011. Funeral Services will be held at 5:00 PM, Saturday, February 19, 2011, at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 3 West Ridge Road, Skidaway Island, with Father Sam Buice officiating. Interment will be private. Evelyn was born on May 27, 1919, in Oakland,...

Lillian Virginia Ertzberger

Lillian Virginia Ertzberger

Feb 15, 2011

Savannah Lillian Virginia Ertzberger, age 73, went peacefully to be with her Lord on, Tuesday morning, February 15, 2011 at her home on Wilmington Island. Lillian was born October 8, 1937 in Sylvania GA to the late Connie R. Mock and Ellis W. Jenkins. She was of the Baptist Faith and a devoted homemaker, the pillow of her family and...

Lawrence Raymond Daiss

Lawrence Raymond Daiss

Feb 13, 2011

GUYTON- Lawrence Raymond Daiss Jr., 74, died at his home Sunday Feb.13, 2011. He was born in Savannah, Dec. 6, 1936, to the late Estelle Schuman and Lawrence Raymond Daiss Sr. A graduate of Commercial High School 1955, Raymond was recognized by the Savannah Quarterback Club during his junior year and lettered in football in 1953, 1954 and 1955, during...

Ilene Annetta Wylds

Ilene Annetta Wylds

Feb 12, 2011

Savannah Ilene Annetta Wylds, age 87, went to be in the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Heritage Healthcare of Savannah. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at 2:00 PM, from the Pooler First Baptist Church with Rev. Otis Hill officiating. Jimmy Wylds, Ricky Wylds, Tommy Swint, Ted Sprouse, Allen Teter,...

Covington C. Harper

Covington C. Harper

Jan 10, 2011

Savannah Covington Clarence Harper, age 87, of Shepherdsville, KY and formerly of Savannah, died peacefully on January 10, 2011 at the home of his Granddaughter in Shepherdsville, KY. Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 PM, Friday, January 14, 2011, from Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Ricky Mitchell officiating. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Marvin...

Ruth Alma Black

Ruth Alma Black

Jan 8, 2011

Savannah Ruth Alma Black, age 90, died Saturday, January 8, 2011 at Spanish Oaks Retreat. Graveside Rites will be held at 3:00 pm, Tuesday, January 11, 2011 in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Rev. Marshall Ray officiating. Ruth was born on October 10, 1920 in Metter, Ga. to the late Lillian Hortense Brinson and Loren Brinson. She was preceded in...

Mary Sellitto Sharpe

Mary Sellitto Sharpe

Jan 7, 2011

Savannah Mary Elizabeth Sellitto Sharpe, age 74, died Friday, January 7, 2011 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort SC. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am, Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel with Monsignor Francis Nelson, officiating. Interment will follow in the Greenwich Section of Bonaventure Cemetery with Kurt Kuchenbrod, Johnny Hohenstein, Danny Durden, Andrew Durden,...

James A. Eason

James A. Eason

Jan 7, 2011

Richmond Hill James Austin Eason, age 87, died Friday, January7, 2011 at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm, January 15, 2011 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses at Talahi Island, 561 Suncrest Blvd. Savannah, GA 31410. Evan Ellis will officiate. Burial will take place at a later date. James was born...

Robert (Bobby) Scandiffio

Robert (Bobby) Scandiffio

Jan 3, 2011

Robert Francis (Bobby) Scandiffio, age 28, died January 3, 2011 at his residence. Private family services were held at 11:00 am, Thursday, January 6, 2011, in the Habersham Room of Bonaventure Funeral Home, with Family and Friends speaking. Burial will take place at a later date. Bobby was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey on February 23, 1982. He was a...

Mandy Ty Phillips

Mandy Ty Phillips

Jan 2, 2011

Savannah Mandy Ty Phillips, age 23, died Sunday, January 2, 2011, at her residence after a lifelong battle with Bartters Syndrome and surrounded by her family. Graveside Rites will be held Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 11:00 am in the Greenwich section of Bonaventure Cemetery with Hospice Chaplain, Sam Watkins officiating. Pallbearers will be John Harper, Joey Harper, Steven Cohen,...

James W. Barnett

James W. Barnett

Dec 27, 2010

James (Jimmy) W. Barnett, age 83, died Monday, December 27, 2010 at Hilton Head Hospital. Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 pm Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Bonaventure Funeral Home, with Rev. Ron Parrish officiating. Private family entombment will follow. Jimmy was born in Pittsburgh, PA on April 29, 1927 to the late Treasa Trabert Barnett and Raymon F....

Barbara Hall Cleary

Barbara Hall Cleary

Dec 21, 2010

Savannah Barbara Hall Cleary, 78, a lifetime resident of Savannah, Georgia, died peacefully in her childhood home, serenaded by beautiful music, in front of a roaring fire and a brightly lit Christmas tree, on Tuesday, December 21, 2010. She was under the care of her loving daughters and aided by Hospice Savannah. Barbara was the daughter of Norma Neubeck Hall...

Mya Leann Howell

Mya Leann Howell

Dec 11, 2010

Savannah Mya LeAnn Howell, age 2, died Saturday, December 11, 2010, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Screven County. The family will be receiving friend on Monday evening, December 20, 2010 from 6:00 until 8:00 pm at Bonaventure Funeral Home with a service at 7:00 with Rev. Richard Holt officiating. Mya was...

Leiah Michelle Howe

Leiah Michelle Howe

Oct 17, 2010

Pooler Leiah Michelle Howe, 5 Weeks old, died Sunday, October 17, 2010 at home. There will be a gathering of Family and Friends on Thursday, October 21, 2010 from 6-8 PM at Bonaventure Funeral Home, with a service at 7:30 PM with Rev. Richard Holt officiating. Leiah was born September 10, 2010 in Savannah to Heather Leann Howell and Charles...

Louise Dowell Grady

Louise Dowell Grady

Oct 11, 2010

Tybee Island Louise Dowell Grady, age 87 died, Monday, October 11, 2010 at Hospice Savannah with her family at her side. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, October 14, 2010 at St. Michaels Catholic Church with Father Tom Peyton, Celebrant officiating. Interment will follow in the Greenwich section of Bonaventure Cemetery with Steve Norman, Chip Wilkes,...

Emory Clarence Leland,

Emory Clarence Leland,

Sep 29, 2010

Savannah Emory Clarence Leland, Jr., age 87 of Lebanon, TN and formerly of Savannah died Thursday, September 29, 2010 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 12 Noon, Saturday, October 2, 2010 from the Chapel of Bonaventure Funeral Home with Dr. Grover Bell officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Roger Futch, Todd Lawrence, Junior...

Morton Turner, Jr.,

Morton Turner, Jr.,

Sep 24, 2010

Wilmington Island Morton Victor Turner, Jr., age 83, died peacefully, Friday, September 24, 2010, at Summer Breeze with his many loving friends and caretakers who he adored and greatly appreciated. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, September 29, 2010, from the chapel of Bonaventure Funeral Home. Entombment will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. He was born...

Ernest Kawohionalani

Ernest Kawohionalani

Sep 20, 2010

Savannah Ernest Kawohionalani, age 94, died Monday, September 20, 2010 at Hospice Savannah. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 22, 2010 from Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel with Father Ben Dallas, Celebrant. Interment will follow in Bonaventure Cemetery with Christopher Cesaroni, Brandon Akiona, Tony Varney, Malia Akiona, Robert Peterson and Richard Williams serving as pallbearers. Ernest was...

Janet Carlet Giddens

Janet Carlet Giddens

Sep 1, 2010

Savannah Janet Carlet Giddens, age 45, died Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at Hospice House surrounded by her loving family members. Janet was born March 14, 1965, in Nashville, TN, to the late Jim Simmons and Jo Ann Hightower Simmons. She graduated from Father Ryan High School and also attended Belmont College both in Nashville TN. Janet was a Data Anaylist...