Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia

Kathryn Vanessa Carey

Kathryn Vanessa Carey

Jan 9, 2021

Beloved Kathryn V. Carey, 65, passed away on January 9, 2021, in Savannah, Georgia. Private family memorial services will be held at 2:00, Monday, January 18, 2021, at Magnolia Memorial Gardens, officiating with Marque Harden. Kathryn V. Carey was born in Savannah, Georgia, to Freeman and Molly Riley on July 2, 1955. She attended Herschel V. Jenkins High School and...

Thomas R. Heller

Thomas R. Heller

Jan 8, 2021

Thomas R. Heller, age 87, of Savannah passed away Friday, January 08, 2021 after a long illness. Mr. Heller was born on December 26, 1933 in Ohio, the son of the late Rudolph and Ruth Robinson Heller. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his sons, Tom and Dennis Heller; grandson, Penn; and brothers, Ernie,...

Harold Norman Brooks, Jr.

Harold Norman Brooks, Jr.

Jan 8, 2021

Harold Norman Brooks, Jr., age 64, of Savannah, GA passed away Friday, January 8, 2021. Mr. Brooks was born on May 23, 1956 in Atlanta, GA. He attended Middle Georgia College and later graduated from Clayton State University with an Associates of Arts Degree. After joining the Air National Guard, he went through Air Force Pilot Training and served many...

Anne Ford Mcclelland

Anne Ford Mcclelland

Jan 8, 2021

Anne Ford McClelland, age 88, of Savannah passed away Friday, January 8, 2021. Mrs. McClelland was born on November 22, 1932 in Savannah, the youngest daughter of Earl Patrick Ford and Cassie Elkins Ford. She was a longtime member of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church where she was active in several ministries, including regular Bible study and her Circle of...

Ethel Teresa Burchette

Ethel Teresa Burchette

Jan 8, 2021

Ethel Teresa Sheppard Burchette, 62, of Rincon, GA, died Friday, at her residence after a long illness. She was born September 27, 1958, in Savannah, GA. She was a graduate of Armstrong State College. She worked for 25 years for Union Camp Paper Corporation, (International Paper), and had taught for 9 years at Effingham Christian School, having served as a...

Carolyn Anne Hoffman Dubberly

Carolyn Anne Hoffman Dubberly

Jan 5, 2021

Carolyn Anne Hoffman Dubberly, 80, of Savannah, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Annie Laurie Hoffman; her husband Charles "Buddy" Dubberly; her son Charles "Butch" Dubberly; her daughter Laurie Dubberly Minchey; and her sister Jewel White (Jack). She is survived by her son by heart Pat Fitzgerald (Nan), her niece...

Joseph Rudolph Garcia

Joseph Rudolph Garcia

Jan 3, 2021

Joseph Rudolph Garcia “Joe”, 86, of Pooler passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 at his home. A native of New York City New York, he was the son of the late Raymond Garcia and the late Louise Cousin Coppola. Joe was a member of Alpha United Methodist Church. He was a veteran having served in the US Navy and also...

James "Bubba" Elton Criswell, Jr.

James "Bubba" Elton Criswell, Jr.

Jan 2, 2021

James Elton Criswell, Jr. "Bubba" gained his wings peacefully at home Jan 2, 2021. Bubba was a smart, loving, giving and outgoing person. He was a very well know diesel mechanic in Savannah and the surrounding area. He was survived by two sisters, Neta Louise Presley and Wanda Criswell Sharratt, seven kids, several nieces, nephews and his girlfriend, Tina Davis....

Dorothy "Dot" Brown Snelling

Dorothy "Dot" Brown Snelling

Jan 2, 2021

Dorothy Brown Snelling, "Dot" passed away Saturday, January 2 at the age of 95 surrounded by family and under the care of Pruitt Health Hospice. She was born in Savannah on September 24, 1925 to Minnie and Eddie Brown. As a senior, at Commercial High School she met Jack Snelling, a senior at the University of Georgia on a blind...

Velma Faye Clark Sheppard

Velma Faye Clark Sheppard

Dec 31, 2020

Velma Faye Clark Sheppard, 85, of Savannah, GA passed away December 31, 2020. She was born December 2, 1935 in Tarboro, NC to the late Roger Clark and Freddie Thompson Clark. She was of Catholic faith. She met and married the love of her life, William Patrick Sheppard, April 17, 1958 and together they raised 10 children. She was a...

Piyushkumar Hasmukhbhai Patel

Piyushkumar Hasmukhbhai Patel

Dec 31, 2020

Piyushkumar Hasmukhbhai Patel, 52 of Savannah, Georgia died Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Augusta University Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia. Livestreaming of the service will be available begin at 11:00 am Saturday, January 2, 2021. Please sign our online guestbook at www.bakermccullough.com Services have been entrusted to Baker McCullough Funeral Home Garden City Chapel, 2794 West US Highway 80 Garden...

Stephen C. Ansley

Stephen C. Ansley

Dec 30, 2020

On December 30, 2020, the force that fueled Stephen C. Ansley was transferred to the heavenly realm. His life began on January 18, 1952 in Savannah, GA. Mary Frances Barber Ansley nurtured her son, the dreamer, while Frank Ansley anchored him to the virtue of responsibility. Stephen's childhood passions included acquiring canine friends, exploring the outdoors, hunting, and running on...

Ernest Eugene Zittrouer

Ernest Eugene Zittrouer

Dec 28, 2020

Ernest Eugene Zittrouer, Sr., 94, passed away on December 28, 2020, after a brief illness. He was proceeded in death by his wife of 64 years, Merle Jaudon Zittrouer. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was the son of Corley and Mary Ruth Zittrouer. He was a graduate of Savannah High School. He was employed by GAF where he met his...

Beverley Cratty Mccraw

Beverley Cratty Mccraw

Dec 27, 2020

Beverley Cratty McCraw, age 62, of Savannah passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020 at home surrounded by her loving family after a six- year battle with metastatic breast cancer. Beverley was born on June 14, 1958 in Anchorage, AK. She was a 1976 graduate of Effingham County High School and continued her formal education at Armstrong State College, ultimately earning...

Charles Fennell Sr.

Charles Fennell Sr.

Dec 27, 2020

Charles Fennell, Sr., age 72, of Savannah passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020. Mr. Fennell was born on January 26, 1948, the son of Ennis and Lois Purcell. He worked for many years with Savannah Electric and Power Company, retiring as a Storeroom Clerk. He was a longtime member of Bible Baptist Church and loved spending time with his family....

Matthew David Warren

Matthew David Warren

Dec 27, 2020

Matthew David Warren passed away on December 27, 2020 at Memorial Hospital. He was born in Colleton County, S.C. September 21, 1922 to Henry R. and Ottie Padgett Warren. "Mac" left home to join the CCC camp for young men 18-25, planting trees and making roads throughout the National Park System we enjoy today. He returned home and married Annie...

David Andrew "Andy" Speir

David Andrew "Andy" Speir

Dec 26, 2020

David Andrew “Andy” Speir (67) was born and raised in Savannah died December 26 at Hospice Savannah after a short illness. Andy worked in the grocery business all his life as a meat cutter. He was preceded in death by his father, David Solomon Speir and his mother Catherine “Kitty” Speir. He is survived by his wife of 48 years,...

Burnard C. " B" Exley

Burnard C. " B" Exley

Dec 26, 2020

Burnard C. “Mr. B” Exley, age 80, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020. Mr. Exley was born on August 30, 1940 in Springfield, GA, the son of the late Angus and Ernestine Exley. He was a graduate of Savannah High School and after graduating served with the United States Navy from 1958 – 1961. Following his military tenure he began...

Louie Barnwell Brooks, Jr.

Louie Barnwell Brooks, Jr.

Dec 25, 2020

Louie Barnwell Brooks, Jr., age 87, of Cape Coral, FL and formerly of Advance, NC passed away Friday, December 25, 2020 in Savannah, GA. Mr. Brooks was born on July 6, 1933 in Dillon, SC, the son of the late Margaret Edwards and Louie Barnwell Brooks, Sr. He enlisted in the United States Coast Guard and then went to North...

Joe Glenn Braddy

Joe Glenn Braddy

Dec 25, 2020

Joe Glenn Braddy was called to heaven on Christmas Day. He died, peacefully, at home following a festive Christmas Eve dinner with family and friends. Glenn, as most knew him, was born on April 2nd, 1952, in Savannah, Georgia. He attended H.V. Jenkins High School (Class of 1970) where he was the starting nose guard for the Warrior’s football team....