Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia

Eloise G. Miller

Eloise G. Miller

Feb 3, 2019

Eloise G. Miller, 87, of Savannah, GA passed away Friday February 1, 2019. She was born in Adrian, Ga . on December 5th 1931.  Eloise worked in Savannah for Dr. Robert Moreland.   She was a member of White Bluff Methodist Church.  Eloise was a member of the Savannah Elks Ladies Auxiliary.  She was a volunteer at Bamboo Farms and Oatland...

Laverne Jr. (Zip)

Laverne Jr. (Zip)

Feb 3, 2019

LaVerne Joseph South, Jr. "Zip", 90, passed away Sunday February 3, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. LaVerne was born in Savannah on September 26, 1928 to LaVerne and Louise Hardee South. He graduated from Benedictine Military School in 1947. LaVerne was a veteran of the 117th Air Control Squadron of the United States Air National Guard. Throughout...

John W. Gillis,

John W. Gillis,

Feb 1, 2019

John "Johnny "W. Gillis, Jr., 85, of Savannah passed away Wednesday January 30, 2019 at Memorial Health University Hospital. A native of Statesboro, Georgia, Johnny was the son of the late Johnny Wedrell Gillis, Sr. and the late Pearl Coleman Gillis. He attended Savannah High School and was United States Army veteran having served during the Korean War. Johnny was...

Edward Gasque

Edward Gasque

Jan 31, 2019

Edward "Eddie" "Qball" Gasque, 78,, of Savannah, Georgia passed away Wednesday January 23, 2019 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Eddie was born and raised in Aynor, South Carolina and was a good ole country boy. He was raised a Baptist. Eddie was very versatile with his occupations during his working days. He retired from Piggly Wiggly with many years of service...

Shirley Irving

Shirley Irving

Jan 31, 2019

Shirley Irving, 81, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019 at Thunderbolt Transitional Care and Rehabilitation formerly Tara at Thunderbolt Nursing under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice Care. Service arrangements are incomplete at this time. Services have been entrusted to Baker McCullough Funeral Home Garden City Chapel, 2794 West US Highway 80 Garden City, GA 31408. (912)964-2862

Tim Mcdonald

Tim Mcdonald

Jan 30, 2019

Tim McDonald,44, of Savannah, GA, passed away Tuesday January 29, 2019 at Memorial Medical Center. He is survived by his wife of 21 years Angie McDonald; father, David MacDonald (Teresa); mother, Debra MacDonald; daughters, Shelby Braman (Darryl) , Alex McDonald, and Jaylin McDonald; brothers, Mark Lynch and Jason MacDonald; numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins, nieces and nephews. Funerals Services are...

Navin Raojibhai Patel

Navin Raojibhai Patel

Jan 29, 2019

Navin Raojibhai Patel March 07, 1953 - January 28, 2019 Loving and devoted Husband, Father, Grandfather with a passion for education, gardening, reading, traveling and spiritual enlightenment. Navin Raojibhai Patel, 65, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2019. Navin was born on March 7, 1953 in Baroda, Gujarat, India. He was raised in Calcutta and moved to Baroda at the...

Mark Everette Redding

Mark Everette Redding

Jan 26, 2019

Mark Everette Redding, passed away Friday, January 25, 2019 at his home. The son of the late Bobby E. Redding, Sr., and the late Audrey Register Redding. Mark was born in Savannah,GA on July 2, 1956 and was the middle of five children. Mark was raised in Savannah, GA and was a graduate of Savannah High School where he played...

Billie Kathryn Verrett

Billie Kathryn Verrett

Jan 25, 2019

Billie Kathryn Verrett, 93, of Garden City passed away peacefully at the Hospice of the Golden Isles on January 25th after a brief illness. She was preceded on that journey by her husband of fifty seven years, C.A. Tony Verrett; Sisters Carolyn Cain, and Ann Clark. She is survived by nieces and nephews, Lauran Moreno, ( Steve). Lisa Hitt, (...

Mary Susan Usry

Mary Susan Usry

Jan 24, 2019

Mary Susan Humphrey "Sue" Usry, 70, of Metter, GA., died Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Sue was born in Savannah, Georgia to the late John Elias and Harriette Humphrey. She was a 1965 graduate of Savannah High School. Her first jobs were at Elliotts Drugs and Revco of Savannah. Later she worked in the office of Dr...

Captain Burney Giles

Captain Burney Giles

Jan 20, 2019

Anderson Burney Giles, Jr. was born on January 9, 1927 and very proud to have been born in a house on Greene Square and raised in the Old Fort Section of Savannah.  He died at home on January 20, 2019 under the care of Hospice Savannah surrounded by his family. In his early years, Anderson (Andy) was a student of...

Eddie Davis

Eddie Davis

Jan 20, 2019

Eddie Davis, 67, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019 at his daughter's home in Glennville, Georgia under the care of Compassionate Care Hospice and surrounded by his family. A Native of Savannah, Georgia, Eddie is the son of the late Alvin Davis, Jr. and the late Pearl Milton Davis. Eddie was a US Army veteran and was the owner and...

Julia Mckenzie Gunnells

Julia Mckenzie Gunnells

Jan 20, 2019

Julia "Judy" Irene McKenzie Gunnells, 79, of Savannah, Georgia passed away Sunday January 20, 2019 at her residence. A native of Florence County, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Grover and Irene McKenzie. She was a member of Windsor Forest Baptist Church, the Lacroy Sunday School Class and the Sunshiner's Group. She worked for many years at...

Willie Lloyd Conner,

Willie Lloyd Conner,

Jan 19, 2019

Willie Lloyd Conner Sr., 71 passed into eternal rest on January 18th 2019. Willie was born in Oliver, GA in 1947 and moved to Savannah as a small child. Willie is the son of the late Johnnie and Maude Conner. He was a Baptist and retired from Kroger after 30 years of service. Willie loved bass fishing and is known...

Savitaben J. Patel

Savitaben J. Patel

Jan 18, 2019

Savitaben J. Patel, 82, of Savannah died Friday, January 18, 2019 at Signature Health and Rehabilitation Center under the care of Gentiva Hospice. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Sunday, January 20, 2019 at the Funeral Home Chapel. Services have been entrusted to Baker McCullough Funeral Home Garden City Chapel, 2794 West US Highway 80 Garden City, Georgia 31408...

William George

William George

Jan 17, 2019

William George Lee was born Oct. 2, 1953 in Savannah, GA and died Jan. 17, 2019 in Guyton, GA. He was a laborer most of his life. He is survived by his twin sister, Georgia Lee Foss (Elliott) of Guyton and preceded in death by his foster parents, Jack and Roabie Tyler. His short battle with Lung Cancer and Heart...

Leonard Green

Leonard Green

Jan 14, 2019

Leonard Wayne Green 54, of Savannah, Ga. Died January 12, at home after a long illness.  Leonard was preceded in death by his parents, Vergie and Roy Green, and a daughter, Dallas Green.  He is survived by two daughters, Cheyenne and Dakota Green, a sister, Lorria Raburn, brother-n-law Edward Raburn, two nephews, Matthew  and Eric Lacey, a niece, Katrina Crosby...

William Frank

William Frank

Jan 14, 2019

William "Bill" Philip Frank, 79, of Savannah, died January 12, 2019 at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was born in Savannah, Ga., and was a life long member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was a veteran, having served in the U.S. Army, and was a retired Banker, having worked for Savannah Bank and Trust Company. Bill loved his dog....

Jo Griffin Marshall

Jo Griffin Marshall

Jan 14, 2019

Jo Griffin Marshall, 78, of Savannah passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Jo was the daughter of the late James Buddy Griffin and the late Jeanette Thames Griffin.  She lived most of her life in Sumter, South Carolina before moving to Savannah in 1959 and was a member of First Baptist Church Garden City. She was...

Arpita Patel Lavender

Arpita Patel Lavender

Jan 14, 2019

Arpita Patel Lavender, age 43 of Savannah, after a very courageous fight against metastatic cancer and MS, hung up her gloves and joined her Father and Sister in Heaven on January 12th, 2019 while surrounded by her loving family. Arpita was a proud graduate of Alfred Ely Beach High School, class of 1994. Outside of her immediate family, her classmates...