Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia

Benjamin "Benji" Leo Kirby Sr

Benjamin "Benji" Leo Kirby Sr

Mar 11, 2023

Benjamin "Benji" Leo Kirby Sr (Snoopy), 59, of Rincon, Georgia passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. A native of Savannah, Georgia, he was the son of the late Conrad Brooks Kirby and the late Ruth Canady Kirby. Benji was employed by Tim's Towing and Recovery and enjoyed riding his motorcycle, NASCAR,...

Shobhana Rameshbhai Patel

Shobhana Rameshbhai Patel

Mar 10, 2023

Shobhana Rameshbhai Patel, 74, of Pooler, Georgia passed away Friday, March 10, 2023 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. Funeral Service were held at 11:00 a.m. Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 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...

Robert William "Bobby" Burke

Robert William "Bobby" Burke

Mar 10, 2023

Robert William “Bobby” Burke, age 68, of Savannah, GA passed away Friday, March 10, 2023 at home. Bobby was born on September 20, 1954 in Savannah, GA, the son of the late Ray Thomas Burke, Sr. and Alice G. Burke. He was a 1972 graduate of Jenkins High School and continued his formal education at Armstrong State University, earning a...

Fannie Nell Futch

Fannie Nell Futch

Mar 8, 2023

Mrs. Fannie Nell Futch (Hudson), born on November 19, 1925 to Claude C. Hudson and Ellie V. Hudson (Papaw and Mamaw), in Hahira, GA has passed on to be with her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ on March 8th, 2023. She was one of five children and the only girl. Preceded in death by Clower C. Hudson (brother), Robert “Bobby”...

Jacqueline Marie Forro

Jacqueline Marie Forro

Mar 7, 2023

Jacqueline “ Jackie” Marie Gregg Forro passed away on Tuesday March 7, 2023 at 12:02 am at the age of 79 years old at her home in Guyton, GA with family by her side. Jackie was born in Chattahoochee, FL, November 19, 1943 to the late Willard O & Gladys Tew Gregg. She enjoyed traveling with her sisters and reading....

Elvin William Sims

Elvin William Sims

Mar 7, 2023

Elvin William Sims, also known as “Billy” or “Bill” Sims, was 76 years of age when he passed away of natural causes on March 7, 2023 in Savannah, GA. Bill Sims was born on February 19, 1947, in Savannah, GA, the firstborn of Elvin Washington and Emma Mitchell Sims.  He briefly worked for his father at “Motor Supply Machine Shop”...

Evelyn Mulling

Evelyn Mulling

Mar 5, 2023

Evelyn H. Mulling, age 90, of Savannah passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023. Mrs. Mulling was born January 5, 1933 in Bulloch County to the late Lyman Hall Hendrix and the late Bertie Finch Hendrix. She retired from Belks where she worked as a sales associate for many years. She was known for living a simple life and always taking...

Catherine Dotson Stewart

Catherine Dotson Stewart

Mar 3, 2023

Catherine Dotson Stewart, age 67, of Savannah, GA passed away Friday, March 3, 2023 at home. Cathy was born in Savannah, GA on February 13, 1956, the daughter of the late Horace Samson Dotson and Angela Anestos Dotson. After attending Armstrong State College she began her career as a Merchandising Analyst with Rich’s Department Store and ultimately retired after years...

Thomas Ian Blackwelder

Thomas Ian Blackwelder

Mar 3, 2023

Thomas Ian Blackwelder, age 56, of Ludowici, GA passed away Friday, March 3, 2023. Mr. Blackwelder was born in Savannah, GA on November 17, 1966, the son of C. Poe Blackwelder, Jr. and the late Judith Thornton Blackwelder. He attended Savannah Christian Preparatory School until upper school where he was a 1984 graduate of Memorial Day School. He continued his...

Suzanne Jarrell Willis

Suzanne Jarrell Willis

Mar 3, 2023

Suzanne Jarrell Willis, age 88, of Savannah, GA and widow of William R. Willis, Sr. passed away Friday, March 3, 2023 after a short illness. Mrs. Willis was born on December 15, 1934 in Savannah, GA, the daughter of the late Charles LaDesse Jarrell, Sr. and Hattie Mae Groff Jarrell. She was a graduate of Savannah High School and continued...

Ronald Dale Dowdy

Ronald Dale Dowdy

Mar 2, 2023

Ronald "Ron" Dowdy, age 71, of Savannah passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023, at St. Joseph Hospital. Mr. Dowdy was born November 27, 1951, in Dexter, Missouri, to the late Billy Joe Dowdy and Dorothea (Morrow Dowdy) Cantin. He served in the US Army during the mid 1970s, stationed primarily in Oklahoma. He was retired from General Motors in Flint,...

Lourdes G Baines

Lourdes G Baines

Mar 2, 2023

Lourdes Guillan Baines, 90, of Savannah, GA., passed away peacefully March 2, 2023 at the Oaks at Pooler. She was born February 6, 1933 in Santiago, Cuba. Mrs. Baines met the love of her life, Charles Wendell Baines, Sr., while he was stationed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, serving in the United States Navy. The two were married soon after and...

Ralph Alan Baker

Ralph Alan Baker

Mar 2, 2023

Ralph Alan Baker, 66, of Rincon passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023 at his home. A native of Brooklet, he was the son of the late Lewis and Vivian Hall Baker. He graduated from SouthEast Bulloch High School. Alan served honorably in the United States Air Force, from which he was retired. He was also a Police Officer having worked...

Patricia "Patsy" Morris

Patricia "Patsy" Morris

Feb 28, 2023

Patricia “Patsy” Morris, age 77, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023 with her family by her side. Mrs. Morris was born in Waycross, GA on New Year’s Eve 1945, the daughter of the late Enwood and Laverne Faircloth. She moved to Savannah as a child and was a 1964 graduate of Savannah High School. She was a longtime member of...

Steven Walter Britton

Steven Walter Britton

Feb 28, 2023

Steven Walter Britton, 80, of Savannah, GA, passed away on February 28, 2023, after a short illness. Steve was born on January 8, 1943, to Walter and Brunelle Britton in Hemingway, SC. Steve grew up helping tend to his parents farm, learning the value of hard, honest work that would serve him all his life. After Steve graduated from Hemingway...

Barbara Ann Strickland

Barbara Ann Strickland

Feb 25, 2023

Barbara Ann Manning Strickland, age 84, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2023. Barbara was born to the parents of Lorine Amanda Davis Manning and Daniel Dewy Manning in Brunswick, Georgia October 4, 1938. In 1956, Barbara graduated from Savannah High School. Barbara was such a hard worker, it is no surprise she met her loving husband of 61 years at...

Betty Purvis Durrence

Betty Purvis Durrence

Feb 25, 2023

Betty Purvis Durrence, age 94, of Sunbury, Georgia passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023. Betty was born in Glennville, Georgia to the late Milton Lee Purvis and the late Georgie Griffin Purvis. She was a loving and devoted daughter. A graduate of Glennville High School, Betty attended the University of Georgia to continue her formal education. In May of...

Laura Mayes

Laura Mayes

Feb 24, 2023

Laura D. Mayes, age 87, passed away Friday, February 24, 2023 at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation. Laura was born August 11, 1935 in Blenheim, South Carolina to the parents of Boyd and Mattie Dees. She graduated from Lower Marlboro High School in 1954. After graduating, Laura went to school for cosmetology and completed her training in 1956. Shortly after, she...

William Albert Anderson

William Albert Anderson

Feb 19, 2023

William Albert "Bill" Anderson, age 61, of Savannah passed away Sunday, February 19. 2023. Mr. Anderson was born July 16, 1961 in Savannah to the late James Miller Anderson, Jr. and Annamae Zierer Anderson. He is a graduate of St. James Catholic School, Benedictine Military School, and Armstrong State College. He was self-employed in the data processing/direct mail marketing industry...

Dawn (Shelly) Michelle Tyler Adams

Dawn (Shelly) Michelle Tyler Adams

Feb 18, 2023

Dawn "Shelly" Michelle Tyler Adams, 54, of Port Wentworth passed away Saturday, February 18, 2023 at her home. A native of Savannah, she was the daughter of the late Faye Hogg Rakyta and the late Charles Chapman. Shelly was raised in Savannah and attended Jenkins High School. She was a member of The Salvation Army and was employed at Port...