Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia

Ruth Brown Stoots

Ruth Brown Stoots

Feb 6, 2010

Wilmington Island Mrs. Ruth Hudson Brown Stoots Mrs. Ruth Hudson Brown Stoots, age 96, died Saturday, February 6, 2010 at The Oaks at Marshes of Skidaway Island, surrounded by her loving family. Ruth was born November 22, 1913 in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia to the late Ernest and Mary Snider Brown. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold...

Doris R. Brunson

Doris R. Brunson

Jan 18, 2010

Savannah Doris R. Brunson, age 83, died Monday, January 18, 2010 at Candler Hospital. Doris was born on July 14, 1926 in Sumter, South Carolina to the Late Charlton Leroy and Hallie Ethal Hodge Richburg. She was a homemaker and member of South West Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Ernest Merkle Brunson, Sr., and two...

John Baker Tanner

John Baker Tanner

Jan 11, 2010

Wilmington Island John Frederick (Fred) Baker Tanner, age 80, died Monday, January 11, 2010 peacefully at his home surrounded by family, under the care of Hospice Savannah. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM, Friday, January 15, 2010 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church with Rev. Peter Hartmann officiating. Interment will follow at Bonaventure City Cemetery with Chris Tanner, Alex...

John W. Wohlert

John W. Wohlert

Dec 27, 2009

Savannah John William Wohlert, age 78, Formerly of Edison, New Jersey and North Port, Florida, Died Sunday, December 27, 2009 in Port Charlotte, Florida. The Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, January 4, 2010 from Bonaventure Funeral Home with Rev. Jack Ohsiek officiating. A Memorial Service will be held at 2PM Sunday, January 10 at Atlantic View...

Rebecca M. Fillmore

Rebecca M. Fillmore

Dec 22, 2009

Savannah Rebecca Mulling Fillmore, age 86, Died, Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at the Savannah Rehab and Nursing Center. Rebecca was born on October 4, 1923 in Toombs County to the late Eli James and Henryetta Long Mulling. She attended Cokesbury United Methodist Church and was a legal secretary for her late brother, Judge Victor H. Mulling of Savannah. She is...

Stanley C. Ferguson

Stanley C. Ferguson

Nov 17, 2009

Savannah Stanley C. Ferguson, age 61, died Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at his residence with his loving wife at his side. Memorial Services will be held at 7:00 PM, Friday evening, November 20, 2009 in the chapel of Bonaventure Funeral Home, with Rev. Rick Frazier, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Louisa, KY, officiating. The family will be receiving friends from 5:00...

Mildred B. Gage

Mildred B. Gage

Oct 22, 2009

Savannah Mildred B. Gage, age 97, died Monday, October 19, 2009 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Graveside rites will be held at 11:00A.M., Thursday, October 22, 2009 from the Bonaventure Cemetery with Rev. William Gardner officiating. The family will be receiving friends on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Bonaventure Funeral home. Mrs....

Moscelyne Maggioni

Moscelyne Maggioni

Oct 10, 2009

Wilmington Island Moscelyne Maggioni age 87, Died, Saturday, October 10, 2009 at Hospice House Savannah. A mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, with Msgr. P. James Costigan, officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwich Section of Bonaventure cemetery with her grandsons serving as pallbearers. She was...

James A. Wiley,

James A. Wiley,

Oct 5, 2009

Wilmington, Island James Albert Wiley, Jr., age 83, Died, Monday, October 5, 2009 at Savannah Cottage under the care of Hospice Savannah. The Funeral Service will be held 2:00 PM, Wednesday October 7, 2009 from the Chapel of Bonaventure Funeral Home with the Rev. Lionel Marmolejo officiating. A private entombment will be held at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens Mausoleum. James...

Kate G. Martin

Kate G. Martin

Sep 21, 2009

Mrs. Kate G. Martin, age 90, devoted wife and mother entered eternal rest on September 21, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Mr. Joseph W. Martin. She is survived by her loving daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Dennis Smith of Richmond Hill, GA.; a niece Florice H. Torrance, Charleston, SC. Funeral services will be...

William Franklin Mathers

William Franklin Mathers

Sep 15, 2009

William Franklin Mathers, age 74, a retired Field Engineer in the United States Navy, Died Tuesday, September 15, 2009 in Fort Myers, Florida. Survivors include wife, Marcella Mathers, Sons, Dennis Mathers, Timothy Mathers, Allen Mathers; Daughters, Debra Mathers, Pamela Mathers, Brother, John Mathers, Sister; Nina Mathers, Step-Children, Mark Stanley, Jeanne Lewis. Mr. Mathers was preceded in death by a brother...

Laurens David Ramos

Laurens David Ramos

Sep 12, 2009

Laurens David Ramos, 55, Died Saturday, September 12, 2009 at his residence under the care of Hospice Savannah surrounded by his loving family. Survivors include his mother Rosemary H. Daniell, Step-Father, Timothy (Tim) Zane Ward, Savannah, Sisters, Darcy A. Daniell, Savannah; Laura C. Daniell, Mesa, AR. Aunt and Uncle, Anne H. Webster and husband Larry of Atlanta, GA. Private family...

Jerald "Jerry" Pratt Morgan, Sr.

Jerald "Jerry" Pratt Morgan, Sr.

Aug 17, 2009

Jerald "Jerry" Pratt Morgan, Sr., 61 of Meldrim passed away peacefully on Monday August 17, 2009 at his residence. He was preceded in death by his mother and step-father, Rosie D. and Frank Morton; his father, Pratt R. Morgan, two brothers, Alan and Frank. Jerry was born and raised in Savannah and attended local schools. He was a volunteer Firefighter...

Tommy Henry Porter

Tommy Henry Porter

Aug 11, 2009

Tommy Henry Porter, 59 of Savannah died August 11, 2009. Tommy was born in Marshall, TX September 13, 1949 to the late Buford Henry Porter and the late Ollie Crosby Porter. He lived most of his life in Savannah where he was a member of Bible Baptist Church. He also served in the National Guard during the Vietnam era. Mr....

Clemon L. Dukes

Clemon L. Dukes

Aug 10, 2009

Dukes, Clemon L., 87, of Savannah. Died August 10, 2009 at the Marsh View Assisted Living Facility surrounded by his family. Mr. Dukes was born in Dorchester County SC to the late G. Canaday and Eva Singletary Dukes. In Charleston where he worked in the navy ship yards, he met and married his wife of 61 years; Eleanor Grace Lawrence...

Charles Robert Baker

Charles Robert Baker

Jul 28, 2009

Charles Robert Baker, age 83 died July 28, 2009 at St. Joseph's Candler Hospital in Savannah. In keeping with Mr. Baker's wishes there will be no scheduled services. He requested memorialization by cremation. Bonaventure Funeral Home is in charge with arrangements. 912-335-8506

Helen Gibson Miller

Helen Gibson Miller

Jul 18, 2009

Helen Louise Gibson Miller died Saturday July 18, 2009 at Hospice Savannah surrounded by her loving family after a long illness. The family will receive friends from 6-8pm on Monday evening July 20, 2009 at the Bonaventure Funeral Home. Graveside rites will be 10:00 AM Tuesday July 21, 2009 at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with the Rev. Robert L. Tice...

Angel Adams

Angel Adams

Jul 9, 2009

Whitemarsh, Island (Savannah) Infant Angel Adams died, July 9, 2009 at Memorial Health Hospital. Graveside Rites will be Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 2:00 P.M. from the Greenwich section of Bonaventure Cemetery with Rev. Lionel Marmolejo officiating. Survivors include her mother, Allishastarr Adams, sister Heaven Adams and Maternal Grandmother Astashiia Surry, all of Whitemarsh, Island. Family will receive friends immediately...

Francis Martin Taylor,

Francis Martin Taylor,

Jun 29, 2009

F.M. Taylor, Sr. 81 of Thunderbolt, GA. died Monday June 29, 2009 at Hospice Savannah after courageous battle with colon cancer. The Family will receive friends from 6-8pm Wednesday evening July 1, 2009 at the Bonaventure Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held 11am Thursday July 2, 2009 in the Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Grady Taylor of Whitemarsh Island...

Maddox Dos Santos

Maddox Dos Santos

Jun 28, 2009

Maddox Cale Miotto Dos Santos, Infant son of Jennifer Robyn Beale and Fabio Augusto Miotto Dos Santos, died Sunday, June 28, 2009 At Egleston childrens Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. Graveside rites will be held at 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, June 30, 2009 from the Low Country Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Bluffton, SC. Friends of the family will officiate. Survivors, in addition...