Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia

Christopher David Dixon

Christopher David Dixon

Dec 29, 2021

Christopher David Dixon passed away December 29, 2021 at the age of 25. Chris graduated from Islands High School in May of 2014 and attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Chris was a loving son who had a smile that warmed the heart and a hug that made you feel embraced in love. He enjoyed traveling, hiking and adventure and was...

Mary Smith

Mary Smith

Dec 27, 2021

Mary Stewart Smith, born March 28, 1938 in Savannah Georgia - died December 27, 2021 in Savannah Georgia. At the age of 7 she left Savannah and moved to Harlem, New York, there she was raised by her aunt Rebecca Overstreet. She was educated at Harriet Beecher Stowe and graduated from Yorkville Vocational High School in 1957. While in Harlem...

Ginger "Cookie" Kay Becton

Ginger "Cookie" Kay Becton

Dec 24, 2021

Ginger "Cookie" Kay Becton, 66, of Guyton, Georgia passed away Friday, December 24, 2021 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia . A native of Jacksonville, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Ethan Conner and Ann Lovella Copeland Conner. Ginger "Cookie" was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Silver Creek, Mississippi and attended Compassion...

Mardre Powell Jones, Jr.

Mardre Powell Jones, Jr.

Dec 23, 2021

Mardre Powell Jones, Jr. (Butch or M.P.), went home to be with his Lord and Savior on December 23, 2021. He was born in Savannah, GA on December 10, 1941. He was predeceased by his parents, Mardre Powell Jones, Sr. and Maxine Johnston Jones; and brother, Thomas Marvin Jones. He is survived by his wife of 60 plus years, Gail...

Donna Lee Wilfur

Donna Lee Wilfur

Dec 22, 2021

Donna Lee Wilfur, 56, of Savannah, Georgia passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, December 22, 2021. Donna was the daughter of Wynelle Beaudoin and the late James A. Thornburg Sr. Donna was proud to be from Savannah. She loved the beautiful Spanish Moss that sways in the old oaks, and the history that can be found within every city square. She found...

Charles Smith

Charles Smith

Dec 21, 2021

Charles Smith, 66, of Savannah passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Survivors include his daughter, Norma Walker, other family and friends. No services are scheduled at this time. Please sign our online guestbook at www.bakermccullough.com Services have been entrusted to Baker McCullough Funeral Home Garden City Chapel, 2794 West US Highway 80 Garden City,...

Michael Wayne "Mike" Jennelle

Michael Wayne "Mike" Jennelle

Dec 20, 2021

Michael Wayne “Mike” Jennelle, age 72, of Savannah passed away Monday, December 20, 2021 after a brief illness. Mike was born on January 12, 1949 in Christiansburg, VA, the son of the late Harry L. and Anne Jennelle. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Vietnam War era. He was a longtime member of Islands...

Manubhai Ashabhai Patel

Manubhai Ashabhai Patel

Dec 19, 2021

Funeral Services will be 11:00 Tuesday, January 4, 2022 in the Funeral Home Chapel. Baker McCullough Funeral Home Garden City Chapel 2794 West US Highway 80 Garden City, Georgia 31408 USA phone number 1 (912) 964-2862.

Jason "Jr." D. Tuten

Jason "Jr." D. Tuten

Dec 19, 2021

Jason (Junior) Delano Tuten 86 of Rincon, Ga The heavens opened its mighty gates for a beautiful, loving Father & Grandfather on December 19, 2021 at his home with his daughter and grandson by his side. Diagnosed with cancer on December 14th his death came quick, just the way he had wanted “short and sweet” he did not want to...

Vinodchandra (Vinodbhai) Dhulabhai Patel

Vinodchandra (Vinodbhai) Dhulabhai Patel

Dec 19, 2021

Funeral Services will be 10:00 am Sunday, January 9, 2022 in the Funeral Home Chapel. Baker McCullough Funeral Home Garden City Chapel 2794 West US Highway 80 Garden City, Georgia 31408 USA phone number 1 (912) 964-2862.

Francis Wade Roberts

Francis Wade Roberts

Dec 18, 2021

Francis Wade Roberts, 63, of Metter, Georgia passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021 at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia . No Services are scheduled at this time. Please sign our online guestbook at www.bakermccullough.com Services have been entrusted to Baker McCullough Funeral Home Garden City Chapel, 2794 West US Highway 80 Garden City, GA 31408. (912) 964-2862....

James Peter Oste

James Peter Oste

Dec 18, 2021

James Peter Droste, age 92, died Saturday, December 18, 2021 surrounded by his family at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center after a short illness. James was born on May 02, 1929 to Donald J. and Laurina C. (Werner) Droste in Pewamo, MI. James married Carolyn E. Ertzberger and went on to have four children. Barry J. Droste, Gary J. Droste,...

Helen "Punky" Burke

Helen "Punky" Burke

Dec 14, 2021

Helen “Punky” Burke, age 87, passed away Tuesday, December 14th 2021 peacefully in the comfort of her Hilton Head home surrounded by family, friends and beloved caregivers Sally Leviner and Kay Watson. Born January 27th 1934 in Lorain, OH, Punky spent her early years in Lorain before moving to Sheffield Lake, OH where she was a 1952 graduate of Brookside...

Karen Lynne Graham

Karen Lynne Graham

Dec 14, 2021

KAREN LYNNE (KELLY) GRAHAM Oct 12, 1957—Dec 14, 2021. Karen was a Christian who loved our Lord God and was always reading and studying her Bibles. She is following her father Horace B Kelly in death after developing the disease PSP and contracting COVID-19, which advanced her illness. Karen is survived by her mother, Barbara A (Fox, Buckner) Kelly, two...

Linda Gay Sherblon

Linda Gay Sherblon

Dec 14, 2021

Linda Gay Sherblon, age 77, of Savannah passed away December 14, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Hospital Mrs. Sherblon was born on January 22, 1944 in Brunswick, GA, one of five children of Mildred and Lewis O. Gay. She worked for many years in the motor pool at Hunter Army Airfield, beginning as a dispatcher and ultimately retiring as a supervisor....

R. Hackie Lowery

R. Hackie Lowery

Dec 11, 2021

Reginald Hackie Lowery, 86, of Savannah, born March 9, 1935 in Cedar Crossing, GA went home to be with the Lord on December 11, 2021. Hackie was born to sharecropper parents, all throughout his life he worked on the farm and learned hard work and dedication. He learned many skills and trades throughout his life. He was always very independent...

Oliver "Rocky" Perry Dekle

Oliver "Rocky" Perry Dekle

Dec 10, 2021

Oliver Dekle "Rocky" , 79, of Garden City passed away Friday, December 10, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family and under the care of Compassus Hospice. Rocky was born in Gainesville, Florida, he was the son of late James Orin Dekle and Lillian Moore Dekle. He graduated from Savannah High in 1960 and attended Armstrong State College....

Gracen Jewel Scott

Gracen Jewel Scott

Dec 10, 2021

Gracen Jewel Scott 9/30/1997 - 12/10/2021 Gracen Scott of Augusta, Georgia, passed away Friday, December 10th, 2021. She was a native of Savannah, and leaves behind a large family there. She is preceded in death by her father, Thomas B. Scott, and paternal grandparents Burns Scott Jr. and Jewel Boguszewski. She leaves behind a young son, Liam, her mother Chanda,...

David William Shuman

David William Shuman

Dec 6, 2021

David William Shuman, age 58, passed away peacefully on Monday the 6th of December 2021. David was a loving husband and father who never met a stranger. He was an avid collector of things and a man who enjoyed many hobbies in his lifetime. He loved his family, his friends, his dogs, carpentry, his Jeep, and a good bourbon. He...

Master Sergeant Barry W. Kratzer

Master Sergeant Barry W. Kratzer

Dec 4, 2021

Master Sergeant Barry Kratzer, a proud Air Force Veteran, rejoined his loved ones in eternal rest on December 4, 2021, in Savannah, GA. The son of Elizabeth Gardener and Walter Kratzer born on October 12, 1954, in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Barry attended Louis E. Dieruff High School, before enlisting in the United States Airforce at 17 years old. He served the...

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