Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia

Karen Padgett Best

Karen Padgett Best

Jun 27, 2021

Karen Padgett Best, age 76, of Richmond Hill passed away Sunday, June 27, 2021 at home. Mrs. Best was born on February 19, 1945 in Savannah, the daughter of the late Lonnie and Elizabeth Burch Padgett. She was a 1963 graduate of Savannah High School and later earned her Radiology Technologist certification through Memorial Medical Center. She worked as a...

Anna Lois Hayes

Anna Lois Hayes

Jun 27, 2021

Anna Lois Edenfield Hayes, 89 of Savannah, Georgia passed away Sunday, June 27th at the home of her daughter, Kathy Jernigan in Round O, SC after a brief battle with bone cancer. She was born May 22, 1932 in Metter, Candler County, Ga. She moved to Savannah in early childhood where she married and raised her family. She was a...

Anthony John Wickstead

Anthony John Wickstead

Jun 27, 2021

Tony was born September 14, 1938 in Nottinghamshire, England and died peacefully of sudden illness at home with his wife, Lucy, and family beside him on June 27, 2021. He was the son of John and Winnifred Wickstead of England and brother to Judith Fitzherbert-Wright and her husband Hugh whom he survived. He is survived by his sister and brother-in-law,...

Thomas E. "Tommy" Taylor

Thomas E. "Tommy" Taylor

Jun 25, 2021

Thomas E. “Tommy” Taylor, age 88, of Savannah passed away Friday, June 25, 2021 at home surrounded by his family. Mr. Taylor was born on September 7, 1932 along with his twin sister, Marjorie in the Crisp community of Edgecombe County, NC. He was a 1950 graduate of South Edgecombe High School where he served as class President and later...

Marvin Lamar Snellings

Marvin Lamar Snellings

Jun 25, 2021

Marvin Lamar Snellings, 84, of Dublin passed away Friday, June 25, 2021 at Serenity Place Hospice in Dublin. He was born December 30, 1936, in Glasscock County, Gibson, GA. Spent most of his life living in Chatham County. Retired from the City of Savannah Water Department. He was a member of Resurrection Assembly of God Church in East Dublin where...

Gabriel "Gabe" Eliot Robertson

Gabriel "Gabe" Eliot Robertson

Jun 22, 2021

Gabriel "Gabe" Eliot Robertson, 47, of Ellabell, Georgia passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. A native of Savannah, Georgia, Gabe was born to Kenneth "Kenny" Robertson and the late Patricia Fetzer Parrish. Gabe grew up actively participating in sports and outdoor activities. He was always known to enjoy playing any sport, especially softball, and...

David "Byrd" Thomas Crane

David "Byrd" Thomas Crane

Jun 22, 2021

David "Byrd" Thomas Crane, 35, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 22, 2021 after an extended illness. David was born in Columbus, OH on June 9, 1986. He lived in Pittsburgh, PA for several years before moving to Bluffton, SC. Byrd enjoyed spending time with his friends and family. On the weekends you could find him at the beach, typically with...

Arnold Morton Ram

Arnold Morton Ram

Jun 18, 2021

Arnold Morton Ram, 90, of Savannah, GA, passed away June 18, 2021 at Buckingham South. Mr. Ram was born October 3, 1930 in Newark, New Jersey to the late Irving and Ann Chattman Ram. He attended school in New Jersey, graduating from Weequahic High School. He played football in high school and college. He received a Bachelor of Science in...

Troy Russell Hamrick

Troy Russell Hamrick

Jun 16, 2021

Troy Russell Hamrick, 19, of Port Wentworth died Wednesday June 16, 2021 at Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville, South Carolina, on this day Troy gained his wings. He was such a sweet young man and a nurturer. I believe in my heart of hearts that the two most special people to him was his Mother (Lori Elkins) and his grandmother...

Wilma Theresa Ragsdale

Wilma Theresa Ragsdale

Jun 15, 2021

Wilma Brunner Ragsdale February 11, 1931 – June 15, 2021 Wilma was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. and was the oldest of 2 daughters to Adolf and Pauline Brunner. Wilma attended Woodbury High School in New Jersey class of 1949. While attending school she was a Student Aid, active in the Journalism Club, Leaders Club, Friends of Animal Club, Library Club,...

Patsy Ann Bass

Patsy Ann Bass

Jun 13, 2021

Patsy Dyal Bass, 79, was born July 17, 1941 and passed away Sunday, June 13, 2021 after an extended illness. She was born in Baxley to the late Talmadge and Thelma Dean Dyal. She lived most of her life in Savannah,working at Solomon’s Wholesale Drug Company until she retired in 1997. Patsy enjoyed working in the yard and seeing her...

Ann Hinely Shearouse

Ann Hinely Shearouse

Jun 9, 2021

Ann Hinely Shearouse, of Savannah passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at home. Mrs. Shearouse was born in Effingham County and moved to Savannah, GA at age 7. Growing up, she was a Rainbow Girl, Girl Scout and a member of the MYF at Grace. She was a graduate of Savannah High School and later attended Armstrong State College where...

Larry M. Roberts

Larry M. Roberts

Jun 8, 2021

Larry M. Roberts, age 74, of Pooler passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Mr. Roberts was born on August 10, 1946 in Savannah, GA, the son of the late Lillian Woollard Roberts and Oscar Roberts. He was a 1964 graduate of Savannah High School. He retired after 28 years with the Portage, IN Township school system and served for 33...

William Darnell Hammond, Sr.

William Darnell Hammond, Sr.

Jun 5, 2021

William D. Hammond, Sr. “Bubba” “Bill”, 57, of Guyton passed away Saturday, June 5, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family and under the care of Compassus Hospice. A native of Savannah, William was the son of the late George Hammond and the late JoAnne Helmly Hammond. He was a member of Central Baptist Church and a Master Mechanic...

Frank R. Butler

Frank R. Butler

Jun 5, 2021

Frank R. Butler, 67, of Port Wentworth passed away Saturday, June 5, 2021 at his home. Born in Rome, Georgia, Frank was the son of the late Joy Formby. He was retied from KIM Distributing and attended North Salem Baptist Church. Frank was a US Army veteran; he served one tour during the Vietnam War, twice injured (Door Gunner on...

Glenda Joyce Hill

Glenda Joyce Hill

Jun 5, 2021

Glenda Joyce Hill, 64, of Savannah, passed away June 5, 2021. She was born in Savannah, GA to the late Albert G. Hill and Nancy Melinda Curlee Hill on June 8, 1956. For many years, she was self-employed as a General Contractor, before becoming a Special Education Teacher at Richmond Hill Elementary School. Her hobbies included fishing whenever possible, and...

Hugh Manson Gross, Jr.

Hugh Manson Gross, Jr.

Jun 5, 2021

Hugh Manson Gross, Jr. of Guyton was born on December 3, 1945 and died Saturday, June 5, 2021 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Hugh was born in Savannah, Georgia to the late Hugh Manson Gross, Sr. and the late Marjorie Crowley Gross. He was the owner of his family business , Right Way Home Remodeling which was started in 1945 by...

Charles Edward Dixon, Sr.

Charles Edward Dixon, Sr.

Jun 3, 2021

Charles Edward Dixon, Sr. October 30, 1934 - June 3, 2021 Join in the Celebration of the Life of Charles Edward Dixon, Sr. more lovingly referred to as “My Charlie, Dad, Grand Pa & Friend”. Charlie was born October 30, 1934. His early years were spent in Savannah; Settling in Port Wentworth to raise his family. He eventually moved to...

Officer Mike Wiggins

Officer Mike Wiggins

Jun 2, 2021

Elvin Michael "Mike" Wiggins, 62, passed away unexpectedly June 2, 2021 in Newport News, Virginia. Officer Wiggins was a nine-year veteran of the SCCPSS Police Department, and part-time officer with Savannah Police Department. In April, Wiggins was recognized for his role in a life-or-death situation with the Life Saver Award. Mike was also recently inducted into the Police Officers Hall...

Edna Ucilla Casey Smith

Edna Ucilla Casey Smith

Jun 2, 2021

Edna Smith passed away Wednesday June 2, 2021 at home with her family at her side. She was born in Charleston, S.C. to Dee Guy Casey and Ruth Louise Collett, April 19, 1927. Upon the death of her father in 1940, she and her sisters Helen and Constance were placed in St. Mary’s Catholic Orphanage in Savannah and lived there...

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