Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia

Verna D. Miller

Verna D. Miller

Aug 21, 2021

Verna D. Miller, age 98, of Richmond Hill passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021. Mrs. Miller was born on September 27, 1922 in Stringtown, PA, the daughter of the late Harvey and Pearl Burley Lowery. She worked for many years in retail as a salesperson and was a longtime member of the Harvest Church of the Nazarene. Mrs. Miller was...

Jessica Lynn Potter

Jessica Lynn Potter

Aug 21, 2021

Jessica Lynn Potter, age 37, of Savannah passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021. Jessica was born on March 8, 1984 in Portsmouth, VA. She was a graduate of Service High School in Anchorage, AK and continued her formal education at Old Dominion University. During her career she has served with Flight Alaska, Blackwater, Customer Magnetism, and most recently with Harmony...

David "Tom" Thomas Lovering

David "Tom" Thomas Lovering

Aug 21, 2021

David Thomas Lovering, 63, a resident of Richmond Hills, GA died at Memorial Health on Saturday, August 21, 2021, after a long illness. Dave “Tom” was born in Dover Foxcroft, ME on April 3, 1958, the son of David Timothy and JoAnna (Merrill) Lovering. He graduated from Champlain Valley Union High School, in HInesburg, VT in 1977 and Southern Maine...

Robert Fuzie

Robert Fuzie

Aug 19, 2021

Robert "Bob" Fuzie, 70, of Pooler passed away Thursday, August 19, 2021 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. A native of Portage, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late John Fuzie and the late Elizabeth Kurtis Fuzie. He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and had worked for Waste Managements. Bob was a good man....

Karen Kay Kniphfer Anaya

Karen Kay Kniphfer Anaya

Aug 19, 2021

Karen Kay Kniphfer Anaya, 56, of Eden passed away Thursday, August 19, 2021 at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Savannah, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Albert Edward "Ed" Kniphfer and the late Freida Mae Bryant Kniphfer. She was a member of Meldrim Baptist Church but most recently attended Bethel Baptist Church and Morning Star Community Church....

Robert "Bobby" Charles Hawkins, Jr.

Robert "Bobby" Charles Hawkins, Jr.

Aug 18, 2021

Robert "Bobby" Charles Hawkins, 72, of Savannah passed away Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at Candler Hospital. A native of Moncks Corner, South Carolina, Bobby was the son of the late Robert C. Hawkins, Sr. and the late Rachel Faulk Hawkins. He enlisted and served in United States Army from November 1968 to February 1972 during Vietnam and was Honorably discharge...

June Sapp Hendrix

June Sapp Hendrix

Aug 17, 2021

June Sapp Hendrix, age 70, passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at home in the arms of her loving daughter and surrounded by family. Mrs. Hendrix was born on November 22, 1950 in Savannah, the daughter of the late Melvin “Pete” Sapp and Mary Lee Sapp. She was a 1969 graduate of Herschel V. Jenkins High School and continued her...

Gary P. Miller

Gary P. Miller

Aug 17, 2021

Gary P. Miller, age 79, of Richmond Hill passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at home. Mr. Miller was born on March 16, 1942 in Hyndman, PA. He worked for over 30 years with CSX Railroad. In his retirement years he worked with the Life Organization building wheelchair ramps and helping those in need as well as serving with Hubert...

Martha Lee Wise

Martha Lee Wise

Aug 16, 2021

Martha Lee Todd Wise, 81, of Rincon passed away Monday, August 16, 2021 at The Oaks at Pooler. A native of Savannah, she was retired from the Board of Education (Windsor Forest High School) where she worked as an Information Data Specialist. Martha was in the Joy small group at Compassion Christian Church and enjoyed shopping and traveling. She was...

Judy Celestine Tyre

Judy Celestine Tyre

Aug 16, 2021

Judy Celestine Bennett Tyre, 62, of Eden passed away Monday, August 16, 2021 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. A native of Savannah, she was the daughter of the late John Lester Bennett and Marie Dickerson Bennett. She was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, James Randall Tyre, Sr., her parents, and siblings. Survivors include her son...

Kerin Mary Louise Peel

Kerin Mary Louise Peel

Aug 14, 2021

Kerin Mary Louise Peel (nee Lubojacky), 70, of Savannah passed away August 14, 2021 at Memorial Hospital. She was born in Kingman, Arizona on December 13, 1950, to the late Christine Swanzy Lubojacky and Roman Lubojacky. She was of Catholic faith. Mrs. Peel was a homemaker, devoted to her husband and daughters. The family moved often to follow Mr. Peel’s...

Mildred Jones Loman

Mildred Jones Loman

Aug 13, 2021

Mildred “Mindy” S. Jones Loman, 96 of Savannah, GA passed away on Friday, August 13, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Richard and Allien Shellman, born on November 30, 1924, in Savannah, GA. Mindy was raised in Savannah, GA, where she attended St. Benedict the Moor Catholic School. As a young girl, Mindy was a quick study in...

Nirene Pollard Stewart

Nirene Pollard Stewart

Aug 11, 2021

Nirene Pollard Stewart, formerly of Westerly, Rhode Island, passed away on August 11, 2021, in Savannah, Georgia. She was born in Daytona Beach, Florida, on January 28, 1926, the only child of Muriel Bolen Pollard and Edmund G. Pollard. She was the loving wife of Robert W. Stewart Sr. (Bob), who predeceased her in 2007. They were married for 60...

Brian Dwayne Hadden

Brian Dwayne Hadden

Aug 10, 2021

Brian D. Hadden, 48, of Pooler, Georgia passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. A native of Savannah, Georgia, he was the son of Tommy Dean Hadden and Maggie Murray Hadden. Brian was a Reefer Technician for the ILA Local #2046, he enjoyed being with his family, dogs Casper and Sadie and the outdoors....

Amanda Jean Herbert

Amanda Jean Herbert

Aug 9, 2021

Amanda Jean Herbert- May 11, 1977 - August 9, 2021 - passed away at her home in Baker, FL. Amanda is survived by her husband, Brian Herbert; son, Jacob Herbert; daughter, Madeline Herbert; mother, Yvonne Strahle; father and step-mother, Thomas and Christina "Chris" Smith; sisters, Dawn Grogan, Jennifer "Jenni" Pierson; step-brothers, Marcus and Thom Strahle, Tobias Miller; also her loving...

Livy Justice Nance

Livy Justice Nance

Aug 9, 2021

Livy Justice Nance, 89, of Clermont, Florida, passed away August 9, 2021. Mr. Nance was born January 8, 1932 in Bladenboro, North Carolina to the late Rufus Fleet Nance and Mary Hester Nance. He very proudly served in the United States Navy on the USS New Jersey in Korea. Following his military service, he briefly worked at Dixie Furniture before...

Dennis Paul Burgess

Dennis Paul Burgess

Aug 7, 2021

Dennis Paul Burgess, 72, of Pooler, Georgia died Saturday August 7, 2021 at Memorial Hospital. A Graveside Service will be held 11:00 am Tuesday August 10, 2021 at Elkins Cemetery Hwy 204 Savannah, Georgia.

Nathabhai A. Patel

Nathabhai A. Patel

Aug 7, 2021

Nathabhai A. Patel, 89, of Richmond Hill, Georgia died Saturday at his residence. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday August 14, 2021 at Baker McCullough Funeral Home Garden City Chapel. 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,...

Horace Bunkly Kelly

Horace Bunkly Kelly

Aug 4, 2021

HORACE BUNKLEY KELLY, US Army Jan 28 1936 – Aug 4 2021. Horace loved our Lord God, family and country with all his heart, “if you knew him, you loved him”. His favorite Bible verses were John 13:33-34 which is how he lived his life. Kelly was preceded in death by his father, David H Kelly, mother, Nora Banks Kelly,...

Raymond Walter Davis, Jr.

Raymond Walter Davis, Jr.

Aug 3, 2021

Raymond Walter Davis, Jr., age 76, of Savannah passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at home. Mr. Davis was born on May 8, 1945 in Warner Robins, GA, the son of the late Elsie Mae Tuten Davis and Raymond Walter Davis, Sr. He was a graduate of Herschel V. Jenkins High School and continued his formal education at Armstrong State...

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