Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia

David Franklin Eller

David Franklin Eller

Nov 26, 2021

David F. Eller, 83, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Friday, November 26th. He was born in Chilhowie, Virginia to David Andrew and Nannie Ethel Eller. David loved his country, and served honorably in the United States Air Force. He served his community as well, first as a patrolman with the Savannah Police Department (SPD) and later as...

Billy Kenneth "Bk" Stevens

Billy Kenneth "Bk" Stevens

Nov 24, 2021

Billy Kenneth “BK” Stevens, age 90, of Savannah passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2021. Mr. Stevens was born on August 9, 1931 in Swainsboro, GA, the son of the late Alexander and Trudy Moxley Stevens. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He worked with Dixie Crystals Sugar, Union Camp, and for many years with Bechtel Corporation...

Jacquelin (Jacky) Scurry Walker

Jacquelin (Jacky) Scurry Walker

Nov 22, 2021

Jacquelin (Jacky) Scurry Walker, 94, of Savannah, GA entered eternal rest on Monday, November 22, 2021, at home with her family. Born in Savannah in 1927, she was the daughter of the late Douglas DeRenne Scurry and Helen Cobb Scurry. Preceded in death by her husband, Christopher Jenkins Walker, Jr; sisters, Betty Scurry Widmer and Dorothy DeRenne Scurry; father and...

Anne F. Hodges

Anne F. Hodges

Nov 21, 2021

Anne Fares Hodges, 79, of Guyton passed away Sunday, November 21, 2021 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. A native of Savannah, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Howard H. Fares and Georgia Cheely Fares. Anne was a member of the Over Sugar Hill Club, she loved cooking, her family and her grandchildren were her world. She never had a...

Michael Winfield Helmey

Michael Winfield Helmey

Nov 21, 2021

Michael Winfield Helmey, 66, passed away on November 21, 2021 in Pooler, Ga. Born on July 1, 1955 in Georgia he was the only child of Clifford Winfield and Mary B. Helmey. He graduated from Calvary Day School in 1974, among their 1st senior class. A linebacker for the Cavaliers, he went on to play football for Young Harris College...

Richard W. Bartels

Richard W. Bartels

Nov 19, 2021

Richard W. Bartels, age 75, of Savannah passed away Friday, November 19, 2021 at home. Mr. Bartels was born on April 11, 1946 in Bradenton, FL, the son of the late William and Grace Bartels. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Vietnam War. While in Florida he was the owner of Barco Mechanical, specializing...

Donna Marie Schley

Donna Marie Schley

Nov 19, 2021

Donna Marie (Lutz) Schley slipped away peacefully to be with our Lord on November 19, 2021. She died at home under the great care of Compassus Hospice. A smoker for over 40 years, Donna had lived with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and the need for supplemental oxygen for nearly 15 years. She rarely missed the opportunity to tell random...

Ronald Leonard Neely Jr.

Ronald Leonard Neely Jr.

Nov 18, 2021

Ronald Leonard Neely, Jr., 60, Husband of Erin Neely, passed away November 19, 2021 in Savannah, GA. The family will receive friends Tuesday November 23, 2021 from 3-4PM with a Memorial Service immediately following at 4pm in the chapel of the funeral home. Services have been entrusted to Baker McCullough Funeral Home Hubert C. Baker Chapel 7415 Hodgson Memorial Drive...

Bertie L. Bethune

Bertie L. Bethune

Nov 14, 2021

Bertie L. Bethune, 85, of Kennesaw, GA went home to be with the Lord November 14, 2021. Mrs. Bethune was born on March 17, 1936 in Savannah, GA. She was a member of Bible Baptist Church in Savannah. She worked for the church for 23 years and served in the church nursery for 53 years. She was greatly loved by...

Billie Kate Barfield Nance

Billie Kate Barfield Nance

Nov 14, 2021

Billie Kate Barfield Nance, 86, of Savannah Georgia passed away November 14, 2021 at Cornerstone Hospice in Clermont Florida with her daughter at her side. She was born August 18, 1935 in Dillon, South Carolina to the late Louise Rowell and Clayton Barfield. Mrs. Nance was a homemaker much of her life, taking care of her husband and children. She...

Anthony Martin Ayala

Anthony Martin Ayala

Nov 13, 2021

Anthony Martin Ayala, 55, of Guyton, GA passed away Saturday November 13, 2021 at his home. Anthony was a Horse Jockey and Horse Trainer for over 35 plus years. He loved to laugh and was a loving father who will be missed by many. He was preceded in death by his parents, Juan Cristobal and Doris Hardwick Ayala; brother, Dennis...

Glenda Blanche Davis

Glenda Blanche Davis

Nov 13, 2021

Glenda Blanche Davis, age 81, passed away peacefully on Saturday November 13, 2021, at her home in Garden City, Georgia where she was a resident for the past fifteen years. Glenda was Born December 5, 1939, in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, the daughter of Grover Charles Adams and Nada Mae Cope. Her surviving relatives are her husband Charles Austin Davis of...

David Manuel Valdes Jr.

David Manuel Valdes Jr.

Nov 13, 2021

David Valdes, 65, of Garden City, GA passed away Saturday November 13, 2021 at Memorial Hospital. David was fun, loving, spontaneous, and loved change. He enjoyed driving and loved the Great Smoky Mountains. He enjoyed Rock n Roll and KISS was one of his favorites. He loved his family and kids. He was preceded in death by his mother and...

Judith Ann Capistrant

Judith Ann Capistrant

Nov 13, 2021

Judith Ann Capistrant (Howes), of Bloomingdale, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at the age of 83. She was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts and was a mother of five; three daughters and two sons. Judy often shared fond memories of growing up on the family farm in New England. She enjoyed reading mysteries, completing crossword puzzles, playing cards,...

Beverly Jean Miller

Beverly Jean Miller

Nov 12, 2021

Beverly Jean Miller, 93, of Savannah passed away Friday, November 12, 2021 at Morningside of Savannah. She was born May 28, 1928 in Savannah, GA to the late Addie Hicks Metzger and Walter Timothy Metzger. She was a Jehovah’s Witness. Singing came naturally to her and she did win several singing contests, without any formal training, which led her to...

Ronald L. Snelling

Ronald L. Snelling

Nov 12, 2021

Pooler-Ronald Snelling, age 80, passed away peacefully November 12, 2021 at his home, surrounded by his wife and children. The Indiana native served in the Army, but painting was his true passion. He was a hard-worker and gained respect of customers near and far with his business, Ron Snelling Painting, for at least 50 years. He loved his family above...

James "Jimmy" S. Morel

James "Jimmy" S. Morel

Nov 11, 2021

James Seagrove Morel V passed from this life into the next November 11 after a long valiant battle with polycystic kidney disease and years of hemodialysis including a transplant. He was born February 24, 1957 to Ernest Augustus Morel and Mary Shaw Morel. Jimmy was a well known singing artist, gifted with pianistic skills and a warm barotone voice. He...

James Mark Sanders

James Mark Sanders

Nov 10, 2021

James Mark Sanders, 61, of Meldrim, Georgia took his heavenly flight Wednesday November 10, 2021. Mark was born and attended school in Albany, NY. Mark had a successful career with Gulf Stream Aerospace and due to failing health from colon/liver cancer recently retired. He was a Veteran and served in the Navy and Air Force Reserve. Mark loved to collect...

Clinton "Delma" Cowart

Clinton "Delma" Cowart

Nov 10, 2021

Clinton “Delma” Cowart, 80, of Savannah, died Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at his residence under the care of Hospice and his loving family. Mr. Cowart, a native of Savannah was born on July 6, 1941, the son of the late Dovie and Clinton Persian “Red” Cowart. He attended Isle of Hope Baptist Church, was a graduate of Savannah High School...

Patricia Ann Terry

Patricia Ann Terry

Nov 8, 2021

Patricia Ann Terry passed away peacefully at home, on Monday November 8th, 2021, surrounded by her beloved family. Patricia Ann Terry, affectionately known as Pat, was born in Statesboro, Georgia on February 22, 1934 to loving parents, Georgia Mae a homemaker and Jessie Edwin Hodge a painter. She graduated from Commercial High School in Savannah, Georgia. After which she married...

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