Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia

B.G. (Bill) Lynch

B.G. (Bill) Lynch

Jun 11, 2012

B.G. (Bill) Lynch, owner of Langford & Lynch Optical for 54 years, passed away on Monday, June 11th at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation after a long illness. Mr. Lynch was preceded in death by his wife, Mattie Lynch and his son, James G. "Jimmy" Lynch. He is survived by a daughter, Susan Lynch Cass; two granddaughters, Sabrina (Dan) Estes and...

John W. Scott

John W. Scott

Jun 4, 2012

John W. Scott, 83, formerly of Savannah, passed away on Monday June 4 in Atlanta. Mr. Scott was a graduate of Savannah State College and served in the U.S. Army during World War II and retired after 37 years with the United States Postal Service. He was of the Baptist faith. John was preceded in death by his parents Essie...

Eleanor Wilckens Waller

Eleanor Wilckens Waller

May 30, 2012

Eleanor Wilckens Waller, 75, of Bluffton died Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at NHC Rehabilitation Center. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and moved to Bluffton 5 years ago from Long Island, NY. Eleanor was of the Lutheran Faith and enjoyed playing Scrabble with the Scrabble Ladies, Reading books, working with crafts, time in the pool and Qigong. Her...

William H. Cottingham,

William H. Cottingham,

May 20, 2012

William H. (Pastor Bill) Cottingham, 81, passed away on Sunday May 20 at his residence in Savannah. Rev. Cottingham was a native of Waycross and had lived in Savannah for 38 years. A veteran of the United States Air Force, he retired after 30 years from Chatham Steel Corp. as a Maintenance Supervisor. Pastor Bill was also a full-time pastor...

Robert B. Lill

Robert B. Lill

May 4, 2012

Robert B. Lill, 35, passed away on Friday, May 4th, 2012 at his residence in Townsend, Georgia. He was the son of WIlliam W. and Camille Beaumont Lill. Private Interment will be at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill. Please visit our Tribute Wall to share your thoughts and photos with the Robert B. Lill family. Bonaventure Funeral Home is in charge...

Rae Hanewald Harsch

Rae Hanewald Harsch

Apr 23, 2012

Savannah Rae Ellen Hanewald Harsch died on Monday morning at her home in Savannah, GA, in the company of her daughter Christiana. Rae was born December 9, 1939 to Julius and Paula Hanewald in Plainfield N.J. She attended the Hartridge School, class of 1957, and graduated from Bennington College in Vermont in 1961. It was Bennington's liberal arts education that...

Juanita Duff Taunton

Juanita Duff Taunton

Apr 14, 2012

Savannah Juanita "Nita" Duff Taunton, age 89, died Wednesday evening, April 11, 2012 at Oceanside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Tybee Island. Graveside rites will be held at 1:00 pm, (CST) Saturday, April 14, 2012 from Jackson Gap Baptist Church Cemetery in Jackson Gap Alabama with her grandson Chad Mahan officiating, with interment to follow. Nita was born in Abilene,...

Billy W. Gordon

Billy W. Gordon

Apr 11, 2012

Savannah Billy William Gordon, age 67 died Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Memorial services will be held by the family at a later date. Billy was born in Savannah on January 10, 1945 to the late John Gordon and Mary Baker Gordon. He was a self employed painter and a member of the Episcopal faith. Survivors include his sister, Sharon Watson...

Llewellyn (Red) Weight

Llewellyn (Red) Weight

Mar 30, 2012

Skidaway Island You may not know it, but last week the world lost a wonderful man, Llewellyn "Red" Blaisdell Weight. Ninety two years young but ready to be reunited with his bride of 67 years, he passed quietly Friday, March 30, 2012, in the peace of his home. Born on November 27th, 1919 on the island of Maui he grew...

Eugene Wallace

Eugene Wallace

Mar 16, 2012

Savannah Eugene (Tank) Wallace, 66, died Friday, March 16, 2012 at his residence surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, March 23, 2012 at Central Baptist Church, Hitch Village, with The Reverend Larry Stell officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Abbey Memorial Gardens-West. Eugene was born on August 12, 1945 in Thompson, GA to...

Retha M. Heyward

Retha M. Heyward

Mar 6, 2012

Savannah Retha Mae Heyward, 70 died Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at Candler Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, March 10, 2012 at Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow at Magnolia cemetery. Retha was born June 11, 1941 in Estill South Carolina to the late Joe H. Brooker and Lillie Mae Gardner Brooker, who survives...

Molly E. Johnson

Molly E. Johnson

Mar 3, 2012

Wilmington Island "Miss" Molly Emma Edenfield Johnson, 64, died Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Hospice Savannah. The family will be receiving friends from 11:45 AM until 1:45 PM, Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at Bonaventure Funeral Home. Graveside rites will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Rev. Dr. Ralph Bailey officiating. Interment...

James (Pat) Barbee,

James (Pat) Barbee,

Mar 1, 2012

Wilmington Island James Patrick (Pat) Barbee, Sr., 67, died Thursday, March 1, 2012 at his residence surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel with Father Patrick O'Brien officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Charlie Petrea, Charles Davis, Craig Seabolt,...

Michael Anthony Peterson,

Michael Anthony Peterson,

Feb 29, 2012

Savannah Michael Anthony Peterson, Jr., 50 of Homosassa, Florida, died suddenly in Tennessee on February 29, 2012. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel with Father Patrick O'Brien officiating. Michael was born December 21, 1961 in Brownsville, Texas to Michael Anthony (Tony) Peterson, Sr., and Glynda Crow Peterson, who survives...

Claudia Bartley Mcgraw

Claudia Bartley Mcgraw

Feb 25, 2012

Savannah Claudia L. Bartley McGraw, 74, died Saturday, February 25, 2012 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, March 3, 2012 at First Evergreen Baptist Church, 622 East Bolton Street, Savannah, GA 31401, with The Reverend Vickie McKine officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Abbey Memorial Park - East. Claudia was born on April...

Anna Corine Deloach

Anna Corine Deloach

Feb 18, 2012

Savannah Anna Corine DeLoach age 43, died Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Hospice Savannah after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, February 21, 2012 from Bonaventure Funeral Home with Rev. Cam Huxford officiating, with interment to follow in Bonaventure Cemetery. Anna was born February 28, 1968 to the late...

Fred "Jay" Hughes,

Fred "Jay" Hughes,

Feb 12, 2012

Savannah Fred John "Jay" Hughes, III, age 63, died Monday, February 12, 2012 at his residence with his family at his bedside. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Thursday, February 16, 2012 at St. John's Episcopal Church with Father Craig O'Brien and Father Gavin Dunbar officiating. A reception will be held immediately following the service in the church...

Takori Jalysa Willis

Takori Jalysa Willis

Feb 7, 2012

Savannah Takori Jalysa Willis, 14 months old, died Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at Houston Medical Center in Warner Robins, Ga. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm, Monday, February 13, 2012 at Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bob Dimmitt officiating. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Abbey West Memorial Gardens. Takori was born in Savannah on November 29, 2010...

Brenda Sellers Wilbanks

Brenda Sellers Wilbanks

Feb 2, 2012

Winter Park, FL Brenda Sellers Wilbanks, age 60, of Winter Park, Florida, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012 after a courageous two year battle with lung cancer, and that taught her family the depth of her love and the will to survive, at her home with her beloved husband at her side. Brenda was born in Savannah on January 10,...

Maleki, Ph.D.

Maleki, Ph.D.

Jan 6, 2012

Wilmington Island Dr. Nasser Maleki, Ph.D., age 58 died, Friday, January 6, 2012 at his residence with his family by his side. The funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, January 8, 2012 at Bonaventure Funeral Home with The Rev. John Anderson officiating. Interment will follow in the Greenwich section of Bonaventure Cemetery with Nasir Maleki, Hoss Motlagh,...

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