Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia

Russell "Russ" Arthur Lewis

Russell "Russ" Arthur Lewis

Sep 21, 2023

Russell "Russ" Arthur Lewis, 67, of Rincon passed away Thursday, September 21, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family. A native of Atlanta, he was the son of the late Rev. Robert "Bob" Evans Lewis, Jr. and the late Faye Webster Fraker. Russ was a US Navy veteran having received the Navy Medal of Commendation, was a retired Registered...

Daniel Thomas Vinall

Daniel Thomas Vinall

Sep 20, 2023

Daniel "Danny" Thomas Vinall passed away peacefully at his home on September 20, 2023, with his loving wife of 33 or 34 years (who knows!), Joanne Burns Vinall, by his side. Danny had many great days in his life but August 8, 2010 was the ultimate best, only slightly eclipsed by the birth of his two daughters. For on that...

Howard Hubert Reinhold, Iii

Howard Hubert Reinhold, Iii

Sep 19, 2023

Reverend Howard Hubert Reinhold III, age 82, passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2023 after an extended illness. Howard was born in Cleveland, Ohio to the parents of the late Ruth Fisher Phillips and Howard Hubert Reinhold Jr.. Howard graduated from Oberlin High School in 1960. After graduating, he went on to serve in the United States Navy as a cook....

Margaret Willadean Hough

Margaret Willadean Hough

Sep 19, 2023

Margaret Johnson Hough (Dean) 9/7/1928 - 9/19/2023 Dean was originally from Brunswick GA, a resident of Portsmouth, VA. , and most recently of Mt. Pleasant, SC. She was a member of St. Andrews Anglican Church in Mt. Pleasant SC. Dean was preceded in death by her husband, Clifton William Hough, and by her daughter, Linda Crockett. She is survived by...

Wilson Kirby Williamson

Wilson Kirby Williamson

Sep 17, 2023

Wilson Kirby Williamson Passed away in his home on September 17th, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones he took his last breath after over three years of an intense battle with cancer. Born October 22, 1968, in Vidalia Georgia to Wilson (Bert) Williamson and Aviedean Williamson. Growing up in Savannah Georgia with his older Sister Karen Lavely and Younger Brother...

Walter Warren Parker

Walter Warren Parker

Sep 17, 2023

Walter Warren Parker, 88, passed away September 17, 2023, at his home, in Bloomingdale, Georgia. He was born in Rocky Ford, GA, and was the only child of John Wilson and Walton Polk Parker. He attended Chatham County schools, graduating from Savannah High with the last January Graduating Class, in 1954. He attended Virginia Polytechnical Institute, in Blacksburg, VA and...

Msg Richard C. Finley, U.S. Army (Ret)

Msg Richard C. Finley, U.S. Army (Ret)

Sep 14, 2023

MSG Richard C. Finley, U.S. Army (Ret), age 76, of Brooklet, GA passed away Thursday, September 14, 2023 at home. Mr. Finley was born in Cleveland, OH on May 28, 1947, the son of the late Camille B. Finley and Richard Ingham Finley, III. He was a retired veteran, serving for 21 years with the United States Army. He served...

Carl L. Hendricks

Carl L. Hendricks

Sep 13, 2023

Carl L. Hendricks, age 94, of Savannah passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at his residence. Born in Bulloch County on March 18, 1929, to Charles Roundtree Hendricks and Ida Lena Lanier Hendricks. He moved to Savannah as an infant. He attended Barnard Elementary, Chatham Junior High, and night school at Commercial High School under the G.I. Bill. He was...

Judi Amerson

Judi Amerson

Sep 12, 2023

Judi Allen Amerson, 80, of Bloomingdale, GA, passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at Landmark Hospital in Savannah. Judi was born July 31, 1943, in Savannah, and was a graduating member of Savannah High School’s class of 1961. After graduation, she began what was to be a 48-year career with Union Camp / International Paper, where she retired in 2009....

Jack Ricky Campbell Sr

Jack Ricky Campbell Sr

Sep 12, 2023

Jack Ricky Campbell, Sr. of Midway, born December 9, 1948, passed away after a short illness on September 12, 2023. He was a proud member of the Insulators Local 96. He enjoyed fishing, wood working, traveling, watching western, working in his yard, and Christmas lights, but most of all he enjoyed spending time with his family and playing with his...

Walter Myers Cox, Iii

Walter Myers Cox, Iii

Sep 11, 2023

Walter Myers Cox III, age 78, passed away Monday, September 11, 2023. Walter was born May 4, 1945 in Savannah, Georgia to the parents of Frances Rockwell Cox and Walter Myers Cox II. When asked about his birthday, he took great pride in telling others he was a “star wars” baby. Wally attended Savannah High School and was part of...

Gordon Robert "G.R." Chase

Gordon Robert "G.R." Chase

Sep 9, 2023

Gordon Robert Chase, “G.R”, age 55, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2023 after a short illness with family by his side. G.R. was born March 17, 1968 to the parents of Nancy Stevenson Chase and Gordon Bradley Chase of Hartford, Connecticut. G.R. also lived in the Bahamas and Florida before settling down in Savannah, Georgia. G.R. was a fun loving,...

James Harold Wilson

James Harold Wilson

Sep 8, 2023

James Harold Wilson, 82, of Savannah passed away Friday, September 8, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Metter, he was the son of the late Henry "Bud" Dean Wilson and the late Lessie Mae Lott Wilson. Harold was the owner of Wilson Machinery, Inc. and a member of Silk...

Mary Frances Cook

Mary Frances Cook

Sep 5, 2023

Mary Frances Rushing Cook, age 88, passed away peacefully at her home Tuesday, September 5, 2023, surrounded by her family. Mary was born in Register, Georgia on September 23,1934 to John Cecil and Thelma Keel Rushing and raised in Statesboro, Georgia where she graduated from Statesboro High School. She was preceded in death by her parents and her late husband,...

Mary Ennis

Mary Ennis

Sep 5, 2023

Mary Tuten Ennis, 91, of Garden City, Georgia passed away peacefully at her home on September 5, 2023. She was born in Ridgeland, South Carolina on August 6, 1932 to the late Ernest Lenward and Florence Cornelia Langford Tuten. She was a faithful member of Coastal Cathedral Church of God for 74 years and worked at Tetley Tea for 36...

James "Bo" Lee Jr.

James "Bo" Lee Jr.

Aug 31, 2023

James "Bo" Lee, Jr., 79, of Garden City, Georgia passed away Thursday, August 31, 2023 at home surrounded by his family. A native of Savannah, Georgia, he was the son of James Winston Lee, Sr. and Doll Allen Lee. He was raised in Chatham County and attended Robert W. Groves High School. After high school he enlisted in the United...

Linda J. Clay

Linda J. Clay

Aug 31, 2023

Linda J. Clay, age 81, of Savannah passed away Thursday, August 31, 2023. Mrs. Clay was born on February 4, 1942 in Savannah to the late Joseph David Williams and the late Janie Lou Bowen Williams. Before retiring, she worked as a sales associate at Penny Pinchers, and she was a member of Hope Baptist Church. Mrs. Clay enjoyed making...

Catherine Higgins

Catherine Higgins

Aug 31, 2023

Catherine Smith Higgins, age 94, of Savannah passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2023. Mrs. Higgins was born on December 29, 1928 in Long Island, New York. She was a member of St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church and retired from C & S Bank, where she worked as a bank teller for over 20 years. She was preceded in death...

Thomas Michael Pruitt

Thomas Michael Pruitt

Aug 31, 2023

Thomas Michael Pruitt, 75, died Thursday, August 31, 2023, after a brief battle with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Tom was born on August 19, 1948 in Savannah, Georgia. He graduated from Jenkins High School in 1966 and was a member of the Air National Guard where he served as an aircraft mechanic in the 1960's. He was also a graduate of Southern...

Harry George Johnson

Harry George Johnson

Aug 30, 2023

Harry George Johnson, 66, of Bloomingdale, GA passed away August 30, 2023 at Memorial Hospital. A native of Norwich, Connecticut, he was the son of Harry Johnson and Rose Grillo Johnson. Harry was a hard working man who was employed by NFI Drayage as a truck driver for more that 24 years. Prior to being a truck driver, he worked...