Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia
Lawrence "Buzzy" Lee Smith Jr.
May 5, 2021
Lawrence (Buzzy) Lee Smith Jr., 71, of Daytona Beach Florida passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at his residence. He was a native of Savannah and the son of the late Lawrence Lee Smith and Thelma Walker Smith of Savannah. He graduated from H.V. Jenkins High School and attended Georgia Southern University. After 25 years at Raytheon International, he worked...
James "Bobby" Harris Wrenn
May 4, 2021
James “Bobby” Harris Wrenn, 79, of Savannah passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at Memorial Medical Center. A native of Tattnall County, he was the son of the late Howard and Ruby Wrenn. Bobby lived most of his life in Savannah and was a member of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church. He worked at the Chatham and Effingham County...
Joshua "Messiah" Perkins Griffin
May 4, 2021
Joshua Messiah Perkins Griffin, born December 10, 2020 - died May 4, 2021. Messiah is the infant son of Brandi Nicole Perkins and Joshua Jo Griffin, brother to, Aubrianna Perkins, grandson to, Teresa and William Arendarczyk, Charles Gunn, JoJo Griffin and the late Donna Lankford Griffin. He also leaves to cherish his memory many aunts, uncles, other family and ones...
Mary Elizabeth Todd Yokum
May 4, 2021
Mary Elizabeth Todd Yokum, 101, of Aiken, South Carolina, passed away May 4, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born July 19, 1919 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Harry Clifford and Mattie Mae Newsome Todd. She moved to Savannah, GA in 1936 and was of Catholic faith. Mrs. Yokum was employed as a Secretary with...
Evelyn Holland
Apr 30, 2021
Evelyn Wingate Holland, 91, of Garden City passed away Friday, April 30, 2021 at her home. A native of Savannah, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Vertal Wingate and the late Alma Drawdy Wingate. Evelyn was a graduate of Draughon's Business College and was retired from Union Camp were she worked in the E&I Department. She was a...
Elizabeth "Betty" Fort
Apr 29, 2021
Elizabeth “Betty” Fort Sophie Elizabeth “Betty” Fort, age 94, of Savannah passed away Thursday, April 29th. She was born on January 17, 1927. Betty was the first of five children born to Alford and Thelma Humphries. She graduated from Commercial High School in 1946. She married Lawrence Fort on May 25, 1946 and they celebrated 70 years of marriage before...
Champaben Patel
Apr 29, 2021
Champaben C. Patel, 71, of Richmond Hill, Georgia passed away Thursday, April 29, 2021 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. Survivors include her husband, Chhotubhai P. Patel, her children, Manisha Patel (Amit), Ashish Patel (Jessica), other family and friends. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 am Saturday, May 1, 2021 in the Funeral Home Chapel. Please sign our online...
William "Gene" Eugene Bethune, Jr
Apr 28, 2021
William “Gene” Eugene Bethune, Jr., 67, of Tar Heel, North Carolina, passed away April 28, 2021. Gene was born in Augusta, Georgia on November 21, 1953. He served in the United States Marine Corps. He loved to go fishing, play his guitar and listen to Willie Nelson. He is survived by his parents, William Sr. and Bertie Bethune of Kennesaw,...
Joyce Mckenzie Rimes Cole
Apr 28, 2021
Joyce McKenzie Rimes Cole, age 87, of Savannah, GA passed away peacefully at Spanish Oaks Retreat and Hospice on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Joyce was born on her mother’s birthday in her parent’s home in Savannah, GA on August 22, 1933. Her father worked construction and they moved to wherever he found work. After living in several locations including Reidsville...
Julie Hernandez Blair
Apr 27, 2021
Julie Hernandez Blair, died April 27th, in her home after a long illness surrounded by family. A native of Savannah, Julie was born in 1942. She attended Cathedral Day School, Saint Vincent’s Academy, Armstrong State College and the University of Georgia. She married her great love and partner in life, Carlton W. Blair, Jr. and embarked on a life of...
Mary Hendrix Wiggins
Apr 27, 2021
Mary Hendrix Wiggins, age 81, of Savannah passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Mrs. Wiggins was born on January 14, 1940 in Savannah, the daughter of the late William and Leta Hendrix. She attended school in Savannah and Statesboro and at an early age worked as a waitress with Franklins Restaurant in Statesboro. She later worked as an administrator with...
Kathleen "Kathy" Giambertone Lupica Rapach
Apr 24, 2021
Kathleen “Kathy” Giambertone Lupica Rapach, 70, peacefully passed away at Memorial Health University Medical Center on April 24, 2021 in the loving arms of her husband of 34 years, Bob. Kathy was born on October 19, 1950 in Queens, New York and moved to Savannah, GA in 1972. She started her nursing career at St Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah after...
Billie K. Bellinger
Apr 24, 2021
Billie K. Bellinger, age 84, of Tybee Island passed away Saturday, April 24, 2021 at home after a long battle with Alzheimer’s, under the care of Hospice of Savannah and her beloved husband of 28 years, Howard Bellinger. Mrs. Bellinger was born on January 14, 1937 to parents, Calvin Cornelius and Louise Stapleton in Big Stone Gap, VA. She retired...
Martha Cathryn Holland
Apr 24, 2021
Martha Cathryn Simons Holland, 89, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Effingham Care Center in Springfield, Georgia. She was born in Beaufort, South Carolina, but lived in Savannah, Georgia all of her life. She was the daughter of the late Clarence Guynard Simons, Sr. and the late Mary Evelyn Jones Simons. She was married to the late Harold T....
Peggy Ann Chambers Cole
Apr 23, 2021
Mrs. Peggy Ann Chambers Cole, 87 of Savannah, Georgia peacefully passed into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on April 23, 2021, while being surrounded by her loving family. A native and lifelong Savannahian, she was born in Savannah in 1933, at Telfair Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Milton Chambers, Sr. (Ida Damask Bravo). While braving...
Paul Richard Voogd
Apr 23, 2021
Paul Richard Voogd USAF Veteran, 62, of Savannah, GA, passed away April 23, 2021. Paul was born February 26, 1959 in Des Moines, Iowa to the late Lucille Miskell Voogd and Robert Voogd. He enlisted in the United States Air Force where he was stationed at Warner Robins AFB in Georgia. Paul received his associates degree from DeVry University in...
Jean Kutchey
Apr 23, 2021
Mrs. Letty “Jean” Kutchey passed away peacefully on April 23, 2021 after a lengthy illness. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Robert Marshall Kutchey, Sr. and her children, Lisa Kutchey Simons (Alton) and Robert Marshall Kutchey, Jr. (Dawn). Additionally, she is survived by her sister, Patsy Messer McElroy. She is also survived by her six grandchildren, Mandy...
Susan "Lisa" Alicia Staskavich
Apr 22, 2021
Susan "Lisa" Alicia Staskavich, 48, of Savannah, Georgia passed away Thursday, April 22, 2021 at her home. A native of Savannah Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Anthony John Staskavich, Jr. and LaVerne Sapp Powell Hollis. Lisa was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Anthony John Staskavich, III. She was a loving mother, grandmother, niece,...
Jeannette "Jenny" Markesteyn
Apr 22, 2021
Jeannette “Jenny” Markesteyn (85) passed away in her home surrounded by loved ones, in Savannah on Thursday, April 22, 2021. Jenny was born to Benjamin “Levy” and Martha C. Jones on July 5, in Hagan, Georgia. She was a lifelong member of Immanuel Baptist Church of Savannah. She retired from Johnson Lane and later worked for Wachovia Securities. Jenny was...
Msgt. Jerome (Jerry) Carl Egan Usaf Ret.
Apr 21, 2021
MSgt Jerome (Jerry) Carl Egan USAF Ret., 86, of Savannah, GA, passed away April 21, 2021. MSgt Egan was born October 22, 1934 in Binghamton, New York to the late Winnifred Moss Egan and James H. Egan. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in high school and honorably served for over 21 years, achieving the rank of Master...
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