Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia
Sarah Ann Jones Lanier
Jun 13, 2022
Sarah Ann Jones Lanier, age 70, of Savannah passed away Monday, June 13, 2022 at home with her family by her side. Sarah was born on May 10, 1952 in Savannah, the daughter of the late Sarah and Edwin W. Jones, Jr. She was a 1970 graduate of Savannah High School and continued her formal education at Valdosta State University...
Jason Aaron Dowd, Jr.
Jun 13, 2022
Jason Aaron Dowd Jr, 34, of Pooler, GA passed away Monday June 13, 2022 at his home. JR was always a happy boy. He was friends with anyone and was giving, stubborn, and an absolute fighter. He loved his family and going to amusement parks to ride the roller coasters. He loved going to the grocery store and flirting with...
Delores Ann Brown
Jun 12, 2022
DeLores Ann Wilder was born on September 1, 1947 in West Palm Beach, Fl. Affectionately known as DeLores, Dee, Auntie Lois ,Grandma, Gigi and mama, she was the second youngest of seven children born to Corine Williams and Herman Wilder, Sr. She was predeceased by brothers Johnny Wilder, Paul Edward Wilder, Herman Wilder and her sister Geraldine White. She is...
Scotty Yawn
Jun 10, 2022
Scotty Yawn, 38, of Pembroke, GA passed away Friday June 10, 2022. Scottie was a huge Georgia Bulldog Fan and loved his family. He loved his children, fishing, and had developed a green thumb. He was preceded in death by his brother, Christopher Yawn; aunt, Geri Fulford; and grandmother, Mary Barrow. Aunt, Linda Poole; grandparents, Wiley Yawn and Edith Yawn....
James Patrick Lanigan
Jun 7, 2022
J. Patrick Lanigan, 57, of Savannah, GA passed away Tuesday June 7, 2022. Patrick was a veteran of the United States Army and grew up in the Silk Hope/Salt Creek Community. He was a hard worker, loving father and loved to fish, camp, and cook. When he was younger he was part of a community he and his friends called...
John "Johnny" Garlin Johnson
Jun 6, 2022
John "Johnny" Johnson, age 78, passed away Monday, June 6, 2022 at St. Joseph/Candler Hospital in Savannah. Mr. Johnson was born January 18, 1944 in Savannah to the late James Johnson and the late Annie Gantt Johnson. He worked as a seaman with Colonial Oil before getting into construction work. Prior to retiring, he was a carpenter working with Balfour...
Thomas William Wedge
Jun 5, 2022
Thomas William Wedge, age 78, passed away peacefully at his second home in Bluffton, SC with his family by his side Sunday, June 5, 2022 after an extended illness. Tom was born in Carey, OH on October 16, 1943. He moved to Columbus, OH at a young age. For the past 30 years he has lived in Huntsville, OH where...
Sam "Tugboat" Tomlin
Jun 4, 2022
Sam “TugBoat” Tomlin, age 87, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022. Sam served in the United States Coast Guard. He was a member of Woodmen of the World, the Savannah Saint Patrick's Day Committee, and the American Legion Post 154 of Tybee Island. Sam was a Tug Boat Captain and retired from Atlantic Towing Company. He is preceded in death...
Donald Eugene Mclendon, Sr.
Jun 3, 2022
Donald Eugene McLendon, Sr. age 91 of Savannah, died Friday June 3, 2022, at Memorial Medical Center. Born in Savannah on July 3rd, 1930, to Cecil and Margaret McLendon in a house on Greene Square that still stands, Don eventually moved to Tybee Island upon his retirement. Don was a proud graduate of Benedictine Military School in Savannah, and The...
Bobby Cheston Cowart
Jun 3, 2022
Bobby C. Cowart "Big Daddy", 88, of Pooler passed away Friday, June 3, 2022 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Collins, Georgia, he was the son of the late Kibbie Cowart and the late Claudia Powell Cowart. Bobby was a member of Pooler First Baptist Church where he had served as a Deacon, was a member of the Harvest Sunday...
James Larry Forsythe
Jun 1, 2022
James "Jimbo" Larry Forsythe, 75, of Eden, Georgia passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. A native of Lyons, Georgia, he was the son of the late Rev. James Henry Forsythe and the late Doris Terrell Forsythe McCullough. James was US Army veteran having served during the Vietnam War. He was a Butcher for Walmart...
Mary Frances Knight
May 31, 2022
Mary Frances Rowland Knight was born on January 23, 1924 to the late John W. and Velma Rowland and died May 31, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband, C. W. Knight, and daughter Sheryl Claudelle Von Waldner, 2 grandsons Ronson Knight and Keith Barnes. She is survived by her 4 daughters, Brenda Bruno (Russell, deceased), Mary Delaine...
Michael "Boogie" Owens Saxon Jr.
May 31, 2022
Michael “Boogie” Owen Saxon, 35, of Savannah, Georgia passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at his home. While his life was short, he will forever live in our hearts. Michael was a plumber and mechanic by trade. Michael enjoyed life and could put a smile on your face. When he was not spending time with his son, family, and friends....
Leslie Anne Terrell Brannen
May 31, 2022
Leslie Anne Terrell Brannen 52, of Savannah passed away from colon cancer on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at her home surrounded by family and friends. A native of Savannah, she was the daughter of Robbie Terrell, Jr and Miriam Rushing Terrell. She is survived by her parents, her husband Robert Brannen, her son Neil Alexander Casey, brother’s Chris (Eve) and...
Virginia Cribbs
May 30, 2022
Freddie Virginia Cribbs, 95, went to her heavenly home on May 30, 2022, while in the care of Sacred Journey Hospice. She was born in Sardis, Georgia on February 8, 1927. After graduating from high school, she moved to Savannah, Georgia, and attended Draughon’s Business School where she learned shorthand. Afterward, she went to work at Union Camp Corporation where...
Susan Gail Lowery
May 28, 2022
Susan Lowery passed away on May 28,2022 at the age of 71 she was born in Savannah Georgia on February 22,1951 to Georgia and Edwin Dempsey. She retired from the city of Savannah after a number of years working in the lift station. She was a wonderful mom her kids and grandkids were her everything she loved spending as much...
Alice Juanita Becton
May 28, 2022
Alice Juanita Becton was called into rest with our Lord and Savior on Saturday May 28, 2022. Alice Becton was born December 31, 1928 to the late Mr. Milledge Bradley and Mrs. Naomi Bradley Hankerson. She was born in Fairfax, South Carolina. She then became a nurses aid at Mary Immaculate Hospital where she worked until she retried but was...
William W. "Bill" Snider
May 27, 2022
William W. “Bill” Snider, age 90, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022 at home. Mr. Snider was born on September 24, 1931 in Salem, WV, the son of the late John Albert and Lillie May Stutler Snider. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, retiring after 22 years of service. He also served in civil service at...
Gary Lowell Parker
May 25, 2022
Gary Lowell Parker, of Savannah, GA, age 79, died on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 after a sudden illness with his family by his side. He was born to John (Jack) Lowell Parker and Helen Elizabeth Bowman Parker on July 27, 1942. Gary was reared in a home with loving parents who demonstrated strong values of their Christian faith. He was...
Boniface Kaumba Kawasha
May 25, 2022
Dr. Boniface Kaumba Kawasha, age 64, of Savannah, Georgia passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at Memorial University Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 12, 1957 in Luanshya, Zambia and was the son of the late Mupuchi Muke Soneka and the late Lucia Samwika Kusaloka. Dr. Kawasha is survived by his wife Fridah; daughters, Muke...
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