Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia

Franklin David Rivenbark

Franklin David Rivenbark

Feb 3, 2022

Franklin D. Rivenbark passed away peacefully Thursday, February 3, 2022 at the age of 74. He was born August 7, 1947 in Savannah, GA. Franklin was a Police Officer for the City of Savannah Police Department, retiring after 42 years of service. Franklin was also part of the Alee Shrine in Savannah, Georgia, Bryan County Shrine Club, and Tybee Light...

Dickie H. Vinson

Dickie H. Vinson

Feb 2, 2022

Dickie H. Vinson, age 75, of Savannah passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Mr. Vinson was born on December 3, 1946 in Thomasville, GA, the son of the late James W. and Elsie H. Vinson. He was a 1965 graduate of Savannah High School and after graduating began his career with Hercules, Inc., retiring after 42 years of service as...

Harris Lane

Harris Lane

Jan 31, 2022

Harris Lane, age 65, of Savannah passed away Monday, January 31, 2022 at home. Mr. Lane was born on October 6, 1956, the son of the late Norma Jean Deal and Harris V. Lane. He served as the church sexton of Ferguson Avenue Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his two brothers. He is survived by his cousins,...

Kenneth Everett Robinson

Kenneth Everett Robinson

Jan 29, 2022

Kenneth Everett Robinson, 76, passed away at his home surrounded by family Saturday January 29, 2022. Mr. Robinson was born in Greenville, Mississippi May 23, 1945 to the late Ruby Winter Robinson and Everett “Rip” Robinson. Mr. Robinson was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served 24 years as a Hospital Corpsman and as a Pharmacist in the...

Howard Eugene West

Howard Eugene West

Jan 29, 2022

Howard Eugene West, 70, of Rincon, Georgia went to be with the Lord Saturday, January 29, 2022. A native of Savannah, Georgia, he was the son of the late George Eugene West and Margaret Howell West. Howard was raised in Savannah and loved the outdoors. He was a quiet man but boy could he talk, always having a story to...

Melvin Henry "Butch" Lamb

Melvin Henry "Butch" Lamb

Jan 28, 2022

Melvin Henry "Butch" Lamb, 66, of Savannah, GA passed away on Friday, January 28th, 2022 surrounded by his children: Brandon, Brooks, and Alexandria Lamb. Butch is survived by his life partner, Dano O'Connell, who took exceptional care of Butch and loved him deeply. Butch is also survived by his Children; Brandon, Brooks, and Alexandria Lamb. His siblings; Dell, Peggy, Mary,...

Marsha Lynn Pack

Marsha Lynn Pack

Jan 27, 2022

Marsha Lynn Pack, age 71 passed peacefully into the presence of her Beloved Savior and Lord on January 27, 2022. Marsha had a fierce love for her family, pets, friends and especially her Heavenly Father. Saved by God's Grace at the age of 66, she found the Love she had been looking for her entire life in Jesus Christ. Although...

Billy Dwayne Moore

Billy Dwayne Moore

Jan 26, 2022

Billy D. Moore passed away quietly surrounded by family 01/26/2022 of pneumonia NOT COVID. Billy was a builder and maker, a tool and die/machinist by trade. He also made two incredible sons with his wife Dee of 41 years, Blake, wife Amber, Judson and Thaddeus, of Bluffton S.C. and Cord (Jennifer), Kyler, Ryker, Cohen and Paxton, of Richmond Hill. One...

Evelyn Christine Strickland

Evelyn Christine Strickland

Jan 26, 2022

Evelyn Christine Strickland, Pianist and Organist, 91, passed away at Hospice Savannah on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. She was born in LaGrange, GA on March 4, 1930 to the late Alice Ruby Kessler and Thaddeus Carson Kessler. She was in grade school when her family relocated to Savannah and she discovered what would be one of her life’s passions…music. At...

Joseph "Larry" Haupt

Joseph "Larry" Haupt

Jan 24, 2022

Joseph "Larry" Haupt, 67, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away Monday January 24, 2022 at his home. Larry worked for Stone Container for over 20 years and Dollar Tree for over 18 years. He enjoyed fishing, grilling, races, and his two favorite teams, GA Bulldogs and The Atlanta Braves. He loved his family and was a giving man. He was a...

Miranda Elaine Marshall

Miranda Elaine Marshall

Jan 24, 2022

Miranda Elaine Marshall passed away unexpectedly in her home in Savannah, GA on January 24, 2022. She was born in Birmingham, AL on March 12, 1981 to Michael W Marshall and the late A. Michelle Marshall. Miranda graduated from Armstrong Atlantic University in 2004 with a degree in education. She spent many years following God’s call to serve by working...

Bertie Frances Witt

Bertie Frances Witt

Jan 24, 2022

Bertie F. “Pinkie” Witt, 100, of Savannah passed away peacefully in her home on the morning of January 24, 2022. She was born in Ft. Meade, FL to John J. Mizell, Sr and Lilly B. Mizell on October 27, 1921. She spent her childhood in Bartow, FL before moving to Savannah, GA as a teenager. After graduation she would marry...

Sharon K. Gray

Sharon K. Gray

Jan 24, 2022

Sharon Gray, age 61, of Savannah passed away Monday, January 24, 2022 at home. Mrs. Gray was born on August 28, 1960 in Savannah, the daughter of Lillie Mae and the late JB Kelly. She was a graduate of Richard Arnold High School and continued her formal education at Savannah Technical College where she earned her certification in engineering and...

Yvonne Francoise Lemere

Yvonne Francoise Lemere

Jan 23, 2022

Yvonne Françoise (De Maere) Le Mere, 94, of Pooler, Georgia, formerly a longtime resident of The Villages, Florida, died suddenly on Jan. 23, 2022, from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Yvonne was born in Antwerp, Belgium, on Jan. 20, 1928, to Alfonse and Richardina (Dillis) De Maere. She immigrated to the United States in 1946 and lived in the Detroit area...

Otis A Young Jr

Otis A Young Jr

Jan 21, 2022

Otis A. Young, Jr. "Junior" 83 of Savannah, GA passed away Friday January 21, 2022 at Candler Hospital after a long illness. Born in Ellabell, GA to Otis A. Young Sr. and Veola Young. He earned his Bachelor's Degree from St. Leo College. He served in U.S. Navy, serving in the Vietnam War, retiring at the rank of, Chief Petty...

Kenneth E. Farrell

Kenneth E. Farrell

Jan 21, 2022

Kenneth E. Farrell, age 88, of Savannah passed away Friday, January 21, 2022. Mr. Farrell was born on New Year’s Day, 1934 in Pomfret, CT, the son of the late Lillian Dowd and John James Farrell, Sr. He worked as a Highway Construction Engineer with the State of Connecticut and also served as a volunteer firefighter with the Williamsville Fire...

Ushaben Thakorbhai Patel

Ushaben Thakorbhai Patel

Jan 19, 2022

Ushaben Thakorbhai Patel, 76, of Hardeeville South Carolina passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Services will be 11:00 am Sunday, January 23, 2022 at the funeral home. 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. www.bakermccullough.com

William "Bill" Martin Morgan Sr.

William "Bill" Martin Morgan Sr.

Jan 18, 2022

William "Bill" Martin Morgan Sr, 72, of Garden City, Georgia died peacefully Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at home. Bill was preceded in death by his parents Joseph and Patricia Morgan, sister Kathy Yeomans, and his wife of 35 years Elaine Morgan. He was born in Buffalo, NY and raised in Savannah, Georgia. Bill was a graduate of Groves High School....

Elmer Charles "Jr" Mosher Jr.

Elmer Charles "Jr" Mosher Jr.

Jan 17, 2022

Elmer Charles "JR" Mosher Jr., 70, of Savannah, GA passed away peacefully Monday January 17, 2022. JR was an auto mechanic who never met a stranger. He was a giving man who helped anybody that he could. He was very stubborn, but had a smile that would light up a room. He was a Veteran of the United States Army...

Phyllis Marie Shaeffer

Phyllis Marie Shaeffer

Jan 16, 2022

It is with a heavy heart we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandma, and friend to all who knew her. Phyllis Marie (Carlisle) Shaeffer, 86, of Savannah, GA passed away on January 16, 2022 at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was born on June 2, 1935 in Harrisburg, Pa. She was an only child to George and Nellie Carlisle....