Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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