Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia

Howard Mitchell

Howard Mitchell

May 21, 2022

Howard Mitchell, 86, of Richmond Hill passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022 at his home under the care of Hospice. He was born in Pulaski, Georgia and was the son of the late Elwood Mitchell and the late Bessie Dixon Mitchell. Howard had a strong Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. He was the owner...

Shirley Dannette Douberley

Shirley Dannette Douberley

May 20, 2022

Shirley Dannette Douberley, 78, gained her wings on May 20, 2022. Dannette was born on February 23, 1944 to Christine and Sidney Gordon in Savannah, Ga. Dannette was an outgoing person who loved life. She was the glue that held her family together. She had a love for people; Her passion was driving her school bus and the children on...

Robert "Bob" Lee English

Robert "Bob" Lee English

May 18, 2022

Robert Lee English, age 91, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Known to friends as Bob, he was born here in Savannah, Georgia to the late Evelyn Jessie Groover and Thomas Franklin English Sr. Bob served in the United States Air Force as a Radar Mechanic and Tech Instructor. A few years after separating from the Air Force, he graduated...

Sarah Alesia Morgan

Sarah Alesia Morgan

May 17, 2022

Sarah Alesia Morgan, 59, of Savannah passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at her home. She was born in Abingdon, Virginia and had lived in Trinidad before moving to Savannah at a young age. Sarah was the daughter of Lowell Braxton Morgan and the late Bernice W. Falligant. She was a graduate of Bible Baptist School. She was preceded in...

Stephen "Steve" Dubois Jonas

Stephen "Steve" Dubois Jonas

May 17, 2022

Stephen "Steve" DuBois Jonas passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Steve was born September 27, 1947 in Sacramento, California to Doratha Ann DuBois and Joseph Foster Jonas. He was raised traveling the world as a military brat of a career Air Force Pilot. His family moved to Savannah in the fall of 1963 and Steve graduated from Savannah High School...

Kathleen Duffy Henry

Kathleen Duffy Henry

May 14, 2022

Kathleen Duffy Henry of Savannah died peacefully on May 14, 2022. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Bob Henry and her sister Maureen Schaffer. She leaves the world a darker and less lovely place. Kathleen was born in The Bronx on December 2, 1932 and attended the Villa Marie Academy before graduating from the College of New Rochelle. Subsequently,...

Peggy Lamb Major

Peggy Lamb Major

May 14, 2022

Peggy Lamb Major, age 70, of Savannah passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022. Mrs. Major was born on January 21, 1952 in Savannah, the daughter of the late Collie and Lucille Lamb. She was a 1970 graduate of H.V. Jenkins High School. She worked as an office manager with Georgia Infirmary and St. Joseph’s/Candler. Peggy was a member of Cresthill...

Benjamin Earl Best

Benjamin Earl Best

May 14, 2022

Reverend Dr. Benjamin Earl Best, 80 passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 14, 2022 in his home. Born in Statesboro, GA, Earl is the son of the late Rufus Benjamin and Mary Lee Best. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Perkins Best and two children; his daughter, Wendolyn Best of Dallas, Texas; his son Richard Earl Best (Julie) of...

Juanita "Gloria" Phillips

Juanita "Gloria" Phillips

May 12, 2022

Juanita "Gloria" Phillips Nov 19, 1942 - May 12, 2022 God called home a special angel on May 12, 2022. Gloria was a loving wife to William Ansley Phillips for 59 years. Gloria was a devoted mother to her three children. She was always there with a smile, a hug and willingness to do anything she could to help us....

Scott Hawkins

Scott Hawkins

May 9, 2022

James Scott Hawkins, 60, of Garden City Georgia passed away Monday, May 9, 2022 at his home. A native of Loganville, Georgia, he was the son of the late James Benjamin Hawkins and the late Joy Hope Griffin Hawkins. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and was employed by Garrett Machine Inc. as a machinist. He...

Daniel Patrick Unser, Sr.

Daniel Patrick Unser, Sr.

May 6, 2022

Daniel “Dan” Patrick Unser Sr., age 89, passed away peacefully Friday, May 6, 2022. Dan was born April 17,1933 in Albany, New York to the parents of Edward and Caroline Unser. He joined the United States Air Force after graduating high school and was stationed at Hunter Army Airfield. Shortly after moving to Georgia, Dan and a few of his...

Jeannette Yvonne Landry Lee

Jeannette Yvonne Landry Lee

May 5, 2022

Jeannette Yvonne Landry Lee, 90, of Savannah, Georgia, formerly of Winter Haven, Florida, passed away on Thursday, May 5 th , 2022, surrounded by her family at The Oaks of Savannah. Born on June 17, 1931, in Drummondville, Québec, she was the daughter of the late Peter J. Landry and the late Claudys L. (Frappier) Landry. She cherished her family;...

Linda Jones Tucker

Linda Jones Tucker

May 4, 2022

Linda Jones Tucker, 77, of Savannah passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at Select Medical at Candler Hospital. A native of Savannah, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Marshall Jones and the late Lillian Pye Jones. Linda was raised in Bull Street Baptist Church and was a 1962 graduate of Savannah High School. She was retired from Brennan,...

Raymond Donald Terry

Raymond Donald Terry

May 4, 2022

Raymond Donald Terry (89) died at home on May 4, 2022. He was born in Savannah on November 23, 1932. He was a rare only child born to parents with large families. His father known as Jack, was a master printer, who moved the family around the Low Country during Raymond’s childhood, working for local newspapers and presses. His mother...

Roy "Edwiena" Kubiak

Roy "Edwiena" Kubiak

May 1, 2022

Roy "Edwiena" Kubiak, 89, of Savannah, Georgia passed away May 1, 2022 at St. Joseph's hospital. Edwiena grew up in Bulloch County and then moved to Savannah to start her working career in accounting, in which she excelled. She remained in this field until her retirement. Her other "career" was bowling which spanned over 60 years where she made many...

Joseph "Al" Aloysius Hernandez, Jr

Joseph "Al" Aloysius Hernandez, Jr

May 1, 2022

After living with Alzheimer’s for several years, Joseph Aloysius Hernandez, Jr., age 76, of Savannah and Richmond Hill, GA died on May 1, 2022. The cherished “only” son of the late Joseph (Cephus) A. Hernandez, Sr. and Eunice Lee Hernandez, Al was born in Savannah, GA on April 18, 1946.  He adored and cared for his parents, most recently his...

Donald G. Sandstrom

Donald G. Sandstrom

May 1, 2022

After 91 years, artist, educator and craftsman, Donald G. Sandstrom of Savannah, GA passed quietly at home on May 1, 2022. He and his wife, Marion had relocated to the south after spending 30 years in Newry, ME. Don was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on April 5, 1931 to Evelyn Carlson and Olav Sandstrom. He grew up in Iowa,...

Corey Joseph White

Corey Joseph White

Apr 29, 2022

Corey Joseph White, 44, of Savannah, Georgia passed away April 29th, 2022. He was born in Savannah to William A. White and Caroline Zeigler White on December 2, 1977. He attended Chatham County Schools throughout his childhood. After leaving school, he followed in his father's footsteps and became a fisherman, to which he was valued as a dedicated hard worker...

Janet Pittman Reeve

Janet Pittman Reeve

Apr 29, 2022

Janet Pittman Reeve, age 84, of Savannah passed away Friday, April 29, 2022 at home. Mrs. Reeve was born on March 3, 1938 in Zenas, IN, the daughter of the late Orval and Ethel Pittman. She was a graduate of Columbus High School in Indiana and moved to Savannah in 1975. She spent many years working in retail including 17...

Raiford Lee "Bill" Ennis, Jr.

Raiford Lee "Bill" Ennis, Jr.

Apr 28, 2022

Raiford Lee “Bill” Ennis, Jr. passed away at home on April 28, 2022 after an extended illness. Mr. Ennis was born in Savannah, GA at the old Telfair Hospital on December 12, 1947. He was a graduate of Jenkins High School. He was a Vietnam Veteran of the United States Air Force and served his country proudly. He served with...

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