Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia

Jerry Walker Workman

Jerry Walker Workman

Dec 29, 2011

Savannah Jerry W. Workman, age 78, died December 29, 2011 under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mr. Workman was born in Lewis County, KY, but grew up in Napa Valley, CA. He is the son of Sherman Workman and Vada Lewis Workman. He was in the Korean War at 17 years old, driving LS4's bringing supplies to our troops. Jerry...

William (Billy) Mills

William (Billy) Mills

Dec 27, 2011

Tybee Island William Wright (Billy) Mills age 75, died Tuesday afternoon at Oceanside Nursing Home on Tybee Island. Memorial graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm, Friday, December 30, 2011 at Hillcrest Abbey East with Marty McKenzie officiating. Billy was born in Soperton, GA on September 20, 1936 to the late Herman Evans Mills and Kate Thigpen Mills. He...

Robert Nasworthy

Robert Nasworthy

Dec 25, 2011

Savannah Robert William (Dub) Nasworthy, age 83, died Sunday, December 25, 2011 at Savannah Specialty Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Bonaventure Funeral Home with Rev. Larry McDaniel officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Dub was born October 1, 1928 in Midville, GA to the late Thomas Jefferson...

Billy Ray Healan,

Billy Ray Healan,

Dec 24, 2011

Billy Ray Healan, Sr., age 69, of Bloomingdale, left this world to be with the Lord on, Saturday, December 24, 2011 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Eddie Deas, officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Billy was born June 7,...

Joseph Greene

Joseph Greene

Dec 7, 2011

Savannah Rev. Thomas Joseph Greene, age 90 died Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 12 Noon, Monday, December 12, 2011 at the St. Philip AME Church with Rev. Dr. John Foster officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Abbey West Memorial Gardens, with military honors. Rev. Greene was born April 23, 1921 in Greenpond,...

Muriel Maribeth Conaway

Muriel Maribeth Conaway

Dec 6, 2011

Wilmington Island Muriel Maribeth Conaway died Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at her residence with her family at her side. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, December 9, 2011 from the First Baptist Church of the Islands with Pastor Brooks Cail officiating, with interment to follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Dave Castner, Bob Rudd, Kevin Wetmore,...

Ruby L. Bryant

Ruby L. Bryant

Dec 2, 2011

Savannah Ruby L. Bryant, age 88, passed away after a brief illness Friday, December 2, 2011 at St. Joseph Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at Bonaventure Funeral Home with Rev. John Novikoff, officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with James Bryant, Jackie Brown, Tommy Hagen, Alex Schuman, Tyler Brown...

Burton Morgan Sickelsmith

Burton Morgan Sickelsmith

Dec 2, 2011

Savannah Burton (Burt) Morgan Sickelsmith, age 85, died Friday, December 2, 2011 at the Tuomey Healthcare System in Sumter South Carolina. Graveside rites with Military Honors will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, December 5, 2011 at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, with family members speaking. Interment will follow. Burt was born August 6, 1926 in Buffalo New York to the...

Stanton Christopher Merritt

Stanton Christopher Merritt

Nov 4, 2011

Savannah Stanton Christopher Merritt, age 73, died, Friday evening, November 4, 2011 at Savannah Rehabilitation Nursing Center. Graveside Rites will be at 2:00 pm, Monday, November 7, 2011 at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with the Rev. Reland Morgan officiating. Stanton was born June 23, 1938 in Savannah to the Late Edmond Fisher Merritt and Esther Futrell Merritt. He was a...

Jimmy Wohlert

Jimmy Wohlert

Oct 22, 2011

Savannah Jimmy Wohlert, age 55, died Saturday, October 22, 2011 at Memorial University Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 am, Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Kirk Wilson officiating, with entombment to follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens Mausoleum with Keith Antonacci, Troy Nikola, Lawrence Nikola, Kyle Nikola, Ross Dickerson, Ian Kirk,...

Madelyn M. Mcdonough

Madelyn M. Mcdonough

Oct 5, 2011

Savannah Madelyn Miller McDonough, age 77, died Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at Tara Nursing Home. The funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Larry McDaniel officiating. Interment will follow in Bonaventure Cemetery with Scotty Jobe, Shawn Jobe, Chad Billman, Brian Warren, Jaime Jobe, Courtland Jobe, Michael Mitchell and...

Herbert Sherman Burling,

Herbert Sherman Burling,

Sep 22, 2011

Savannah Herbert Sherman Burling, Jr., age 89, died Thursday, September 22, 2011 at The Oaks at The Marshes of Skidaway Island surrounded by his family. The funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at Skidaway Island United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Giddens officiating. Sherman was born in Elmira, New York on July 11,...

Norma Hill

Norma Hill

Sep 20, 2011

Savannah Norma Hill Moe, 77, of Jacksonville passed away, Tuesday, September 20, 2011 with her family by her side. Norma was born in Savannah, GA on February 27, 1934 to the late Virgil Hill and Ollie Brinson Hill. She was retired from the city of Jacksonville Florida as an Administrative Assistant to the Director of Human Resources and was a...

Clara Atha Moss

Clara Atha Moss

Sep 15, 2011

Pooler Clara Atha Moss, age 100, died a day before her 101st birthday, Thursday evening, September 15, 2011 at Hospice Savannah with her family by her bedside. The funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, September 19, 2011 at Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Leslie Pulley and Rev. Scott Hamilton officiating. Interment will follow in Forest...

Mary Griffeth Abercrombie

Mary Griffeth Abercrombie

Sep 7, 2011

Savannah Mary Griffeth Abercrombie, age 93, died Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at Summer Breeze Assisted Living on Wilmington Island. Graveside Rites will be held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, September 11, 2011 at Mount Hope Cemetery in Dahlonega, GA with Bro Phil Donehoo officiating. Mary was born in Colbert GA on April 6, 1918 to the late Charles W. Griffeth and...

Roderick Culpepper Lambert

Roderick Culpepper Lambert

Aug 21, 2011

Savannah Roderick Culpepper Lambert, age 43, died Sunday, August 21, 2011 at Candler Hospital. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 am, Thursday, August 25, 2011, at Agape Worship Center with Pastor Lawrence Price officiating. Burial will be private. Roderick was born in Boston, MA on October 15, 1967 to the late William Lambert and Hattie Culpepper...

Bruce Alan Marlowe

Bruce Alan Marlowe

Aug 16, 2011

Savannah Bruce Alan Marlowe, age 66, and husband of Jeannie Marlowe, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at his residence with his loving family by his side. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 2:00pm, Friday, August 19, 2011 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church with The Rev. Jeremiah McCarthy, Celebrant. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Abbey East Memorial Park...

Bobby (Butterbean) Brantley,

Bobby (Butterbean) Brantley,

Aug 5, 2011

Savannah Bobby (Butterbean) Jerrell Brantley, Sr. age 79, died Friday, August 5, 2011 at his residence with his family present. The funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm, Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Buddy Wasson officiating. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Abbey East Memorial Gardens with Jimmy Casey, David Walter, Dewayne Walter, Gary...

Maxine Moore Anderson

Maxine Moore Anderson

Aug 1, 2011

Savannah Maxine Moore Anderson, age 82, died Monday, August 1, 2011 at St. Joseph's Hospital. The funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Thursday, August 4, 2011, at Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Glenn Ring officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Al Ortner, Michael Ortner, Robert Redmond, Andrew Redmond and Bobby Moulis serving as...

Terry Charles Hill

Terry Charles Hill

Jul 30, 2011

Savannah Terry Charles Hill, age 61, died Saturday, July 30, 2011 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Graveside rites will be held at 10:00 am, Tuesday, August 2, 2011 in Greenwich section of Bonaventure Cemetery with Rev. John Haney officiating. Kenny Hill, Dan Royal, Andrew Gill, Julian Sullivan, Timothy Evans and John Eden will serve as pallbearers. Terry...

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