Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia
Helen Slade
Oct 20, 2022
Helen Patrick Slade born January 27, 1934 passed October 20, 2022. She is preceded in death by her husband Lonnie Slade. Helen is survived by her sister, Agnes West (Pat); nephews, Brian West (Becky), Ricky West ( Debbie); and nieces Becky Hancock (Randy); and Susan Hammond (Ted). The family will be receiving friends Sunday, October 23, 2022 from 2:00 p.m....
Jon Ivan Turner, Sr.
Oct 20, 2022
Jon I. Turner, Sr. 86, died at St. Joseph's Hospital October 20, 2022 after a short illness. Jon was born in Bulloch County November 30, 1935. He was preceded in death by his loving wife and closest friend of 58 year, Mary Brantley Turner. He was also predeceased by his parents, Marion Turner and Addie Alderman Turner; his siblings, Rita...
Billy Lawton Baughn
Oct 19, 2022
Billy Lawton Baughn, 90, of Savannah passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at Spanish Oaks Retreat. Billy was born November 13, 1931 in Lynn, Alabama to the late Fred Lawton Baughn and the late Lela Baughn Tucker. He was a veteran of the United States Army retiring after 22 years of service and later worked for Builders Transport Inc. for...
Doris Ellen Shattuck
Oct 18, 2022
Doris Ellen Reagan Shattuck, age 66, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2022 in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family. Doris was born in Savannah, Georgia to the parents of Bernice Lariscy Reagan and Normon L. Reagan Jr.. Doris graduated in 1974 from Jenkins High School and went on to receive a business degree from Savannah Vocational School....
James Ellis Weaver Jr.
Oct 18, 2022
James Ellis Weaver, Jr., 64, of Garden City, Georgia passed away October 18, 2022 at Memorial Hospital with his wife by his side. He was born in Savannah, Georgia to Lillian C. Cannon Weaver and James Ellis Weaver, Sr. at Candler Hospital. He was raised in Savannah and graduated from Bible Baptist in 1975. James was a shift supervisor at...
Larry Wayne Smith, Jr
Oct 18, 2022
Larry Wayne Smith, Jr., 49, of Garden City passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at his home. A native of Savannah, he was the son of Larry Wayne Smith, Sr. and Pamela Kuharik. Larry was a US Army veteran and attended Law Enforcement School. He had a variety of different jobs including being a Corrections Officer and Truck Driver. Larry...
Joseph A. Ryan
Oct 17, 2022
After a 3-year struggle with Parkinson’s Disease, Joseph A. (Singing Joe) Ryan, died Monday, October 17, 2022 at home under the care of GHC Hospice, special Buckingham at Home caregivers, and his loving wife, Honey. Joe was born January 9, 1941, at the old St. Joseph’s Hospital in downtown Savannah and lived his entire life in Savannah. He was raised...
Jane Frances Fishman
Oct 16, 2022
“A stroke is a sneaky way of getting your mind off cancer,” said beloved Savannah humorist and columnist, Jane Fishman. Jane was gardening in the lane behind her Parkside home, mid-July, when she quietly laid down on the ground. “It felt good,” she said. An ambulance arrived and the medic asked Jane all the cognitive questions: “Who is the President?...
Todd Phimister Huidekoper
Oct 16, 2022
1SG Todd P. Huidekoper, 39, of Savannah, GA passed away Sunday October 16, 2022. 1SG Huidekoper is a native of Hampton, New Hampshire and enlisted into the United States Army as a Combat Medic in 2002. He attended Basic Training at Fort Knox, Kentucky and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. His previous duty assignments include: Medic, Team...
Craig Stephen Hohman
Oct 15, 2022
Craig S. Hohman, 63, of Guyton, GA passed away Saturday October 15, 2022 after he fought a long courageous battle of cancer. Craig was raised in Effingham County. He was a very thoughtful and caring man who loved his family dearly. He cherished all his nieces, nephews, and grandkids. He was the best Big Brother and Uncle to all. Our...
William Charles "Billy" Powell, Sr.
Oct 14, 2022
William Charles “Billy” Powell, Sr., age 89, of Savannah passed away Friday, October 14, 2022. Mr. Powell was born on January 10, 1933 in Lumber City, GA, the son of the late Herschel and Annie Bell Powell. He was a veteran of the Georgia National Guard where he retired as a Sergeant First Class. His career also included working in...
Phyllis Helen Coursey
Oct 14, 2022
Phyllis Helen Trager Coursey, age 72, of Savannah passed away Friday, October 14, 2022. Phyllis was born April 19, 1950 in Albany, New York to the late William Trager and the late Shirley Trager. Prior to retiring, she was a contract administrator at Gulfstream. Phyllis was a loving mother who was very loyal, faithful, and supportive to her friends and...
Juanita Catherine Fortner
Oct 13, 2022
Juanita Catherine Shuman Fortner, 87, of Garden City passed away Thursday, October 13, 2022 at her home. A native of Bryan County, she was the daughter of the late Brooks Cecil Shuman and the late Catherine Felder. . She was a member of the Garden City Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Juanita loved gardening and was known for her Amaryllis and...
Lester M. Haddad, Jr.
Oct 10, 2022
Dr. Lester M. Haddad, Jr., 80, died naturally at home surrounded by his children on October 10, 2022. He was born in Washington, DC on September 7, 1942. Lester attended Gonzaga High School and Holy Cross College. He graduated with Cum Laude Honors from Georgetown Medical School in 1967. He started his family during that time with Marilyn Southall of...
John Lewis Gordon Jr.
Oct 10, 2022
John Lewis Gordon, Jr., 53, passed away on Monday October 10, 2022 at Memorial Hospital after a short illness, surrounded by his family. He was born in Savannah November 3, 1968 to John Lewis Gordon, Sr. and the late Shirley Marie Myers Gordon. John is preceded in death by his mother, Shirley Marie Gordon; brother, Jack A. Gordon, Sr.; best...
Kenneth George Gonis
Oct 9, 2022
Kenneth George Gonis February 7, 1970 - October 9, 2022 Kenneth(Kenny) Gonis, 52, of Savannah, GA, died unexpectedly and suddenly on Sunday, October 9, 2022. Kenny was born in Bucks County, PA, the second of three sons to George & Mary Ann Gonis, named after his maternal grandfather Kanakis, his name being anglicized at birth: Kenneth. The family soon moved...
Shirley Youmans
Oct 9, 2022
Shirley Youmans, age 79, of Savannah passed away Sunday, October 9, 2022 after a brief illness. Miss Youmans was born May 1, 1943 in Norristown, Georgia. She lived in and around Savannah her entire life. While she never married or had children of her own, she devoted her life to caring for her parents and an ill sister and was...
Richard Benjamin "Ben" Jordan
Oct 8, 2022
Richard Benjamin “Ben” Jordan, 34, passed away October 8, 2022. Ben was born in Savannah, Georgia to Tina Louise Lamb Jordan and Richard Bland Jordan II on January 2, 1988. Ben was a happy and loving child who truly loved his mother and big sister. The family remained in Savannah until Richard’s passing when Ben was three years old. Ben...
Charles Leonard Morris, Sr.
Oct 8, 2022
Charles L. Morris, Sr., age 90, passed away on October 8, 2022, in Port Orange, Florida. Charles was born in Soperton, Georgia on April 1, 1932. Charles was really a humorous guy. He often said “the biggest April fool’s joke was played on his mother.” He was raised in Savannah, GA at Washington Square. He loved the Old Fort Area....
Anna Marie Weibel
Oct 7, 2022
Anna Marie Weibel, born Anna Marie Shaffer, passed away on October 7 th , 2022 of natural causes and is survived by her three sons: Craig, Clay, and Clint. Craig lives in Canton, Georgia with Marla. Clay lives with his wife Susan in Atlanta, Georgia, as do their three children: Jason, Drew, and Anna. She has two great grandchildren, Lukas...
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