Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia

John Gary Jones

John Gary Jones

Feb 21, 2024

John Gary Jones was born in Washington DC on October 20 1961 and passed February 21st, 2024 at 62 years old. John joined the US Army at the age of 19. He was a Sapper/combat engineer. He served in the Army for 22 years and retired as a Master Sergeant. During his career he traveled and was stationed in many...

Theodus Roosevelt Shannon

Theodus Roosevelt Shannon

Feb 21, 2024

Theodus Roosevelt Shannon, age 83, of Savannah, Georgia passed away in the comfort of his home surrounded by loved ones Wednesday, February 21, 2024. Theodus was born November 1, 1940 to Charlie and Nina Bell Shannon in Pasquotank County (Elizabeth City) North Carolina. He attended Salem Baptist Church in Weeksville where he gave his life to Christ. As a child...

Richard Eugene Douberly

Richard Eugene Douberly

Feb 19, 2024

Richard Eugene Douberly, Sr., age 84, passed away Monday, February 19, 2024. Richard was born on July 3, 1939 in Savannah to the late James Oliver Douberly, Sr. and the late Cornelia Tuten Douberly. He was a graduate of Savannah High School (Class of 1957) and attended Georgia Southern University. He served in the Air National Guard for six years...

Douglas Edward Moon

Douglas Edward Moon

Feb 18, 2024

Douglas Edward Moon, 59, of Savannah, Georgia passed away on Sunday, February 18th at St. Joseph’s hospital after a short illness. Douglas was a family man who loved the outdoors. He loved Savannah and always said that he could always breathe a little easier when those coastal winds would blow. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of...

Beverly Joyce Minchey

Beverly Joyce Minchey

Feb 17, 2024

Beverly Joyce Minchey, 76, of Savannah, GA passed away Saturday, February 17, 2024 at Candler Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. A native of Savannah, Georgia, she was the daughter of Henry Marion Kilpatrick, Sr. and Joyce Kilpatrick. Mrs. Minchey was educated in Chatham County schools and graduated from Jenkins High School. She was self-employed as a housekeeper for many years. In...

Ruth Virginia Craig

Ruth Virginia Craig

Feb 17, 2024

Ruth V. Craig, age 82, of Savannah passed away Saturday, February 17, 2024. Mrs. Craig was born on April 13, 1941, in Cylo, Georgia to the late Troy Morris and the late Dorothy Ruth Morris. Mrs. Craig loved reading novels, working in her yard, and caring for her household. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Holly Hodges Keane

Holly Hodges Keane

Feb 14, 2024

Holly Hodges Keane, age 68, of Savannah passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. Mrs. Keane was born on January 25, 1956 in Savannah to Alexander "Bubber" Hodges and Alice F. Hodges. She was a 1974 graduate of Jenkins High School and continued her education at Armstrong College. She worked as a patient advocate at Georgia Regional, where she retired...

Howard Ramon Pickard Sr

Howard Ramon Pickard Sr

Feb 13, 2024

Howard Ramon Pickard, Sr., 74, of Bloomingdale passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at Effingham County Hospital after along illness. A native of Savannah, he was the son of the late Johnnie B. Pickard, Sr. and the late Frankie Brannen Pickard. Ramon was the Owner Operator of First Coast Intermodal and retired after many years. He loved NASCAR, Bowling and...

Kenneth M. White Jr.

Kenneth M. White Jr.

Feb 12, 2024

Kenneth “Ken” M. White, Jr., 86, passed to his eternal life on February 12, 2024 at his home in Eufaula, Alabama. His spirit was strong, but his heart was way too weak. He was dearly loved by many people, friends and family. He was a Godly man of wit, compassion for others, but mostly a man of prayer. Ken was...

Kristin Knight Falls

Kristin Knight Falls

Feb 12, 2024

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kristin Knight Falls, who left this world on Monday, February 12, 2024. Kristin was born on August 2, 1950 and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She met her husband David Falls in Indiana and the two decided they were tired of the snow and needed warmer weather and moved to...

Tracy Sweat

Tracy Sweat

Feb 10, 2024

Tracy Salyer Sweat, 48, of Rincon GA passed away Saturday, February 10, 2024 at her home surrounded by her family. A native of Savannah, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late James Salyer, Jr and Susan Dyer Salyer Cribbs. Tracy was a daughter, sister, mother, wife and grandmother. She loved being with family, the water and just having a...

Myrtle Clanton Patterson

Myrtle Clanton Patterson

Feb 9, 2024

Myrtle Clanton Patterson, age 99, passed away Friday, February 9, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Simmie and Mertie English Clanton and the widow of James Marvin Patterson after 55 years of marriage. She is survived by granddaughter Erin Williby Garletts; grandson, Steven Williby; son in law, John Williby; great grand kids, Sydney and Briggs Garletts; and three...

Marc Douglas Mckeever

Marc Douglas Mckeever

Feb 8, 2024

Marc Douglas McKeever, 59, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2024 at Magnolia Manor of Midway. He was born in Savannah, Georgia, son of Donna Erickson Tully and Shelton Ray McKeever. Marc enjoyed the simple pleasures in life such as spending time outdoors, drinking ice cold diet coke, collecting stamps, and reading his Bible. His favorite book of the bible was...

Nancy Thomas Smith

Nancy Thomas Smith

Feb 8, 2024

Nancy Thomas Smith, age 79, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2024. She was a life-long resident of Savannah, Georgia. She was the daughter of Frances and Raymond Thomas Jr.. She loved both her parents, but she was a daddy’s girl! She graduated from Savannah High School in 1962 and after a carefree summer, she began her career as a secretary...

David Lamar Applewhite

David Lamar Applewhite

Feb 5, 2024

David Lamar Applewhite, affectionately known as "Dave" to his friends and family, passed away on February 5th 2024, in Savannah, GA. Born on January 8th, 1972, in Goldsboro, NC, to Andrea Applewhite and Larry Parker. Dave was known for his exuberant spirit, his infectious love for basketball, and his legendary barber skills.‍ When Dave was growing up he had four...

Marguerite Betty Durham

Marguerite Betty Durham

Feb 4, 2024

Betty Marguerite Durham, age 92, of Savannah passed away Sunday, February 4, 2024. Mrs. Durham was born on February 19, 1931 in Savannah to the late Carroll Barden, Sr. and the late Amanda Susan Davis Durham. Marguerite graduated from Pfeiffer Junior College in North Carolina with her twin sister, Marjorie Barden Jarrett, where they studied to be secretaries. After graduation,...

Bhavesh Patel

Bhavesh Patel

Feb 1, 2024

Bhavesh Patel, 68, of Pooler, GA passed away Thursday, February 1, 2024 at Candler Hospital. Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 5, 2024 in the Chapel of the Baker McCullough Funeral Home Garden City Chapel. Please sign our online guestbook at www.bakermccullough.com Services have been entrusted to Baker McCullough Funeral Home Garden City Chapel, 2794 West US Highway...

Jack M Willis, Jr

Jack M Willis, Jr

Jan 31, 2024

Jack M. Willis, Jr., age 76, of Savannah passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Mr. Willis was born on June 28, 1947 in Evansville, Indiana to the late Jack Malcolm Willis, Sr. and the late Elizabeth Marie Frank Willis. Jack served in the Navy and was a Vietnam War Veteran. He also served in Desert Storm with Coast Guard....

Thurman Jordan Strickland

Thurman Jordan Strickland

Jan 30, 2024

Thurman “T.J.” Strickland, age 83, of Savannah, Georgia passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2024 surrounded by his family. T.J. was born to the parents of Pauline Ray and Millard J. Strickland in Reidsville,Georgia. T.J. attended Glennville High School, and graduated in 1959. A year later, T.J. married his highschool sweetheart Ms. Elaine Wells Strickland. Soon after Mr. and Mrs. Strickland...

Bobbie Christine Nesmith

Bobbie Christine Nesmith

Jan 30, 2024

Bobbie Christine Nesmith, age 82, of Savannah passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2024. Mrs. Nesmith was born on March 17, 1941 in Sylvania to the late John Grady Williams and the late Lois Uwreather Mock Williams. Bobbie was a homemaker who also did volunteer work at Eli Whitney Elementary School until the school was eventually shut down. In her spare...