Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia

Mark J. Moody

Mark J. Moody

Jun 14, 2011

Savannah Mark J. Moody, age 60 of Savannah died Tuesday morning June 14, 2011 at Hospice Savannah. There will be no formal services. The family will have private services in Connecticut in August. Mark was born in Springfield, MA on February 21, 1951 to the late Walter Moody and Britta Borrner Moody. He was a retired psychologist with Burke, Inc....

Donnie Lee Sellers,

Donnie Lee Sellers,

May 25, 2011

Savannah Donnie Lee Sellers, Jr., age 49, of Hartsville, SC and formerly of Savannah, died Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center in Hartsville, SC. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Wednesday, June 1, 2011 from the First African Baptist Church of East Savannah, at 402 Treat Ave. Savannah 31404, with Rev. Thomas E. Williams...

Gregroi Reginald Mena

Gregroi Reginald Mena

May 17, 2011

Savannah Gregroi Reginald Mena, infant son of Holly Behlen and Faustino Santos Mena, was stillborn May 17, 2011 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Graveside Rites will be held at 2:00 pm, Friday, May 27, 2011 from Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Rev. Jonathon Phillips officiating, with interment to follow. In addition to his parents, survivors include his brother, Julio...

James "Mikey" Leggett,

James "Mikey" Leggett,

May 12, 2011

Savannah James Michael "Mikey" Leggett, Jr., age 16 died Thursday May 12, 2011 at Egleston Children's Hospital in Atlanta. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am, Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at Bonaventure Funeral Home with Reverend Clarence Jackson officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Todd Braddley, Oscar Pinada, Keith Lee, William Screen, Danny Winn, and...

Gussie Green Rocker

Gussie Green Rocker

May 5, 2011

Savannah Gussie Green Rocker, age 96, died, Thursday, May 5, 2011 at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness with her family at her side. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, May 9, 2011 at Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Herbert Hubbard officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Craig Tootle,...

Willa H Weathersby

Willa H Weathersby

May 4, 2011

Savannah Willa H. Weathersby, age 96 died Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at Buckingham South. Graveside Rites will be held at 2:30 pm, Thursday, May 12, 2011 from Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Willa was born March 23, 1915 in Savannah to the late Esther Iler and Adolph Hegman. She was a Dental Hygienist with the Veterans Administration in Atlanta. She was...

Madelyn Lariscy Atkins

Madelyn Lariscy Atkins

Apr 25, 2011

Brunswick Madelyn Lariscy Atkins, age 65 of Brunswick and formerly of Savannah, died Monday, April 25, 2011 at Hospice House surrounded by her family. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, April 29, 2011 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church with Pastor Peter J. Hartman officiating. Interment will be private. Madelyn was born March 31, 1946, in Savannah...

Raymond Patrick Henry

Raymond Patrick Henry

Apr 9, 2011

Savannah Raymond Patrick Henry, age 57, died Saturday, April 9, 2011 at St. Joseph's Hospital after a brief illness. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 pm, Saturday, April 16, 2011 at Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be held at a later date. Raymond was born March 31, 1954 in Wilmington, NC to the Marjorie...

Elise S. Sharpe

Elise S. Sharpe

Mar 17, 2011

Savannah Elise S. Sharpe, age 88, died Thursday morning, March 17, 2011 at Spanish Oaks Retreat. The Funeral Services will be held Sunday, March 20th, 2011, at 2:00 pm, from the chapel of Bonaventure Funeral Home with Rev. Lionel Marmolejo officiating. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Allen Sharpe, Andrew Sharpe, Ryan Sharpe, Garrett Spivey, Walt Barnes,...

Jon (Ricky) Pownall

Jon (Ricky) Pownall

Mar 10, 2011

Savannah Jon Richard Pownall died in his home on Tuesday, March 8, 2011. He was 52. Born in Chicago on the 13th day of August 1958, he was the first son of Jon Robert Pownall and Jean Frances Flanagan Pownall. An exuberant extrovert, Jon's many family members and friends affectionately called him Ricky. Quick with a smile and a smooth...

John Dominick Porzio,

John Dominick Porzio,

Mar 2, 2011

Savannah John Dominick Porzio, III, age 80, died March 2, 2011 at Hilton Head Hospital surrounded by his loving family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00PM, Saturday, March 6, 2011 from Scared Heart Catholic Church with Father John Lyons, Celebrant.  Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Born in Savannah, he graduated from Benedictine Military...

Yut Oyl

Yut Oyl

Feb 25, 2011

Savannah Yut Oyl Woo, age 84, died Friday evening, February 25, 2011 at West View Nursing Home in Port Wentworth. Graveside Rites will be held at 2:30 PM, Sunday, March 6, 2011, at Hillcrest Abbey East Memorial Park. The family will be receiving friends from 12:00 Noon till 2:00 PM, at Bonaventure Funeral Home, prior to the Graveside Rites. Mrs....

Evelyn Elizabeth Weight

Evelyn Elizabeth Weight

Feb 16, 2011

Savannah Evelyn Elizabeth Weight, age 91, of The Landing's, died peacefully at Savannah Square Wednesday morning, February 16, 2011. Funeral Services will be held at 5:00 PM, Saturday, February 19, 2011, at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 3 West Ridge Road, Skidaway Island, with Father Sam Buice officiating. Interment will be private. Evelyn was born on May 27, 1919, in Oakland,...

Lillian Virginia Ertzberger

Lillian Virginia Ertzberger

Feb 15, 2011

Savannah Lillian Virginia Ertzberger, age 73, went peacefully to be with her Lord on, Tuesday morning, February 15, 2011 at her home on Wilmington Island. Lillian was born October 8, 1937 in Sylvania GA to the late Connie R. Mock and Ellis W. Jenkins. She was of the Baptist Faith and a devoted homemaker, the pillow of her family and...

Lawrence Raymond Daiss

Lawrence Raymond Daiss

Feb 13, 2011

GUYTON- Lawrence Raymond Daiss Jr., 74, died at his home Sunday Feb.13, 2011. He was born in Savannah, Dec. 6, 1936, to the late Estelle Schuman and Lawrence Raymond Daiss Sr. A graduate of Commercial High School 1955, Raymond was recognized by the Savannah Quarterback Club during his junior year and lettered in football in 1953, 1954 and 1955, during...

Ilene Annetta Wylds

Ilene Annetta Wylds

Feb 12, 2011

Savannah Ilene Annetta Wylds, age 87, went to be in the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Heritage Healthcare of Savannah. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at 2:00 PM, from the Pooler First Baptist Church with Rev. Otis Hill officiating. Jimmy Wylds, Ricky Wylds, Tommy Swint, Ted Sprouse, Allen Teter,...

Covington C. Harper

Covington C. Harper

Jan 10, 2011

Savannah Covington Clarence Harper, age 87, of Shepherdsville, KY and formerly of Savannah, died peacefully on January 10, 2011 at the home of his Granddaughter in Shepherdsville, KY. Funeral Services will be held at 1:30 PM, Friday, January 14, 2011, from Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Ricky Mitchell officiating. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Marvin...

Ruth Alma Black

Ruth Alma Black

Jan 8, 2011

Savannah Ruth Alma Black, age 90, died Saturday, January 8, 2011 at Spanish Oaks Retreat. Graveside Rites will be held at 3:00 pm, Tuesday, January 11, 2011 in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Rev. Marshall Ray officiating. Ruth was born on October 10, 1920 in Metter, Ga. to the late Lillian Hortense Brinson and Loren Brinson. She was preceded in...

Mary Sellitto Sharpe

Mary Sellitto Sharpe

Jan 7, 2011

Savannah Mary Elizabeth Sellitto Sharpe, age 74, died Friday, January 7, 2011 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort SC. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am, Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at Bonaventure Funeral Home Chapel with Monsignor Francis Nelson, officiating. Interment will follow in the Greenwich Section of Bonaventure Cemetery with Kurt Kuchenbrod, Johnny Hohenstein, Danny Durden, Andrew Durden,...

James A. Eason

James A. Eason

Jan 7, 2011

Richmond Hill James Austin Eason, age 87, died Friday, January7, 2011 at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm, January 15, 2011 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses at Talahi Island, 561 Suncrest Blvd. Savannah, GA 31410. Evan Ellis will officiate. Burial will take place at a later date. James was born...