Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia

Thaddeus Eugene Beckham

Thaddeus Eugene Beckham

Dec 21, 2015

Services will be private and handled by our Garden City Chapel.

Sister Melanie Courenay

Sister Melanie Courenay

Dec 20, 2015

Sister Mary Melanie Courtenay, RSM Sister Melanie Courtenay, RSM went to her eternal reward on Sunday, December 20, 2015. Born Lucy Martin Courtenay in Gainesville, GA on March 29, 1921 to Ignatius L. Courtenay and Faraba (Snow) Courtenay, their fourth child and only daughter. At age 20, Sister Melanie entered the Sisters of Mercy on September 7, 1940. She professed...

Gregory Smith

Gregory Smith

Dec 20, 2015

Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced.

Carolyn M Robbins

Carolyn M Robbins

Dec 19, 2015

Arrangements are pending and will be announced.

Danny W. Deloach

Danny W. Deloach

Dec 19, 2015

Danny Wray Deloach, 53, of Port Wentworth, died Saturday, December 19th, 2015 at Candler Hospital . A native of Savannah, he was the son of James H. Deloach and Jeanette Jarriel Deloach. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister. Survivors include his daughter, Brittani Deloach; sons Danny Deloach, Jr. of Effingham County and Travis Deloach of...

Laverne Wilson

Laverne Wilson

Dec 18, 2015

LaVerne D. Wilson, of Savannah, passed away on December 18, 2015. Laverne was born in Toombs County. She moved to Savannah in the 1940's where she met her late husband Jack Wilson. LaVerne was a long time member of The Savannah Progressive Primitive Baptist Church where she enjoyed working in the nursery. She was preceded in death by her parents,...

Ernalee Waldhour Shipes

Ernalee Waldhour Shipes

Dec 17, 2015

Ernalee Waldhour Shipes, 90, of Rincon went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Thursday, December 17, 2015. Sister Shipes was a native of Effingham County and a devoted member of the Savannah Holy Church of God. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Gerald "Steve" Shipes; son, Lewis Gerald "Jerry" Shipes, Jr.; daughter, Linda Faye...

William Stanley Beardshaw,

William Stanley Beardshaw,

Dec 16, 2015

William Stanley "Bill" Beardshaw, Jr., 81, of Savannah, died Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at his residence, under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. He was born in Alton, Illinois, and was a graduate of Savannah High School, and Toccoa Falls College. He married Letitia Kay Haupt, Sept 1, 1956 at Montgomery Presbyterian Church, and they recently celebrated their 59th Wedding...

Kizzie Eady Jones

Kizzie Eady Jones

Dec 15, 2015

Kizzie Eady Jones, 88, passed peacefully into the loving arms of the Lord on December 15, 2015. Kizzie lived her Christian faith through her servant's heart. Kizzie made an enormous impact on the lives of those around her. Her positive attitude encouraged everyone who had the opportunity to know her. Born on August 30, 1927, in Statesboro, Georgia, Kizzie was...

Delores E. Marvin

Delores E. Marvin

Dec 14, 2015

Delores "Dee" Enga Marques Marvin, 85, of Savannah died Monday, December 14th, 2015 at Marshview Assisted Living Facility. She was born in Phoenix, Arizona, to the late Edward C. Marques and Enga Hartz Marques. In 1949 she married the love of her life, Colonel Smilin' Jack Marvin in Tucson Arizona. Dee was a homemaker and was a member of the...

Henry Arnold Sullivan

Henry Arnold Sullivan

Dec 13, 2015

Henry Arnold Sullivan, 88, of Pooler, Georgia, went to be with his Heavenly Father on December 13, 2015 after a brief illness. Henry was born in Blackshear, Georgia on August 5, 1927 to Philo and Maude Sullivan. Henry spent most of his early childhood with his aunts, Emeline Jones and Blanche Jones on their farm in Walkersville, Georgia where he...

Herbert Wigfall Hubbard

Herbert Wigfall Hubbard

Dec 12, 2015

Herbert "Bert" W. Hubbard, 80, of Savannah, died Saturday at Hospice Savannah. He was born in Ridgeland, South Carolina, and was a graduate of Hardeeville High School, and was a member of the South Carolina U.S. Army National Guard, in Ridgeland, S.C. He was a member of the Hardeeville United Methodist Church, where his mother served as Church Treasurer for...

Adelaide Kinstler

Adelaide Kinstler

Dec 12, 2015

Adelaide Lucille (Avalon) (Greenfield) Kinstler passed away on December 12, 2015 at the home of her son and daughter in law at the age of 87. "Addie" was born in New York to Hector and Rose (Koppelman) Avalon on February 14, 1928 but was raised for a brief time in California and then was moved back to New York. After...

Philip A. Belliveau

Philip A. Belliveau

Dec 12, 2015

Philip "Tony" Anthony Belliveau, 73 , of Pooler passed away Saturday, December 12th, 2015 at St. Joseph's Hospital . A native of Savannah, he was the son of the late Philip and Marie Greene Belliveau. Tony was a veteran of the US Coast Guard. He was employed with Savannah Architects as a Mill Worker. Tony was preceded in death by...

Jack Russell Hamrick

Jack Russell Hamrick

Dec 9, 2015

Jack Russell Hamrick, 80, of Savannah passed away Wednesday, December 9th, 2015 at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Vidalia, he was the son of late Travis Lee Hamrick, Sr. and Rosa Belle Mixon Hamrick . Jack was a Baptist and was a veteran of the US Army. He was the owner of Hamrick and Son's Landscapes and Savannah's Old...

Charles D. Whitfield

Charles D. Whitfield

Dec 8, 2015

Charles David Whitfield of Pooler, a lover of his family, the beach, the Georgia Bulldogs, John Wayne movies and his small-town Southern simplicity, died on Tuesday at the age of 61 after a two-year battle with cancer. David was born January 23, 1954, in Savannah and grew up in Richmond Hill, the youngest son of the late (William) Ellis and...

Margaret Peavy Nelson

Margaret Peavy Nelson

Dec 8, 2015

Margaret Peavy Nelson of Savannah, Georgia passed away on December 8, 2015. She was born in Toombs County, Georgia on February 13, 1928 to Lillie Maude Peavy and Benjamin Pickett Peavy. She attended Berry College in Rome, Georgia and married Lane Henry Nelson, Sr. on September 16, 1949. In addition to working as a homemaker, Mrs. Nelson worked intermittently for...

Nettie Jean Dyal

Nettie Jean Dyal

Dec 7, 2015

Nettie Jean Dyal, 83, of Savannah, GA. died Monday December 7, 2015 at Landmark Hospital. She was born in Baxley, GA. and lived most of her life in Savannah. She was a good Mother, grandmother, liked country music, to travel, helping people, and will be missed. She was preceded in death by her husband, William D. Dyal and daughter, Linda...

Collis Dell Sheffield

Collis Dell Sheffield

Dec 7, 2015

Rev. Collis Dell Sheffield III -- Rincon Georgia Rev. Collis Dell Sheffield III, took his heavenly flight Monday December 7, 2015. He was born in Savannah Georgia and had lived in Chatham and Effingham County all of his life. Dell served his country well in the US Navy and the US Coast Guard. After leaving the military he became an...

Estelle I. Carter

Estelle I. Carter

Dec 7, 2015

Estelle I. Carter, 96, of Savannah, Georgia, formerly of Buffalo, New York, died Monday, December 7, 2015 at Buckingham South. She was predeceased by her husband, Chester J. Carter. She is survived by her daughter, Eileen (Dale) of Savannah, two sons, George (Barb) of Irving, Texas and Eric (Paula) of Buffalo, New York, six grandchildren, Paul (Julie), Mark (Lisa), Jesse...

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