Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia

Charles Fennell Sr.

Charles Fennell Sr.

Dec 27, 2020

Charles Fennell, Sr., age 72, of Savannah passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020. Mr. Fennell was born on January 26, 1948, the son of Ennis and Lois Purcell. He worked for many years with Savannah Electric and Power Company, retiring as a Storeroom Clerk. He was a longtime member of Bible Baptist Church and loved spending time with his family....

Matthew David Warren

Matthew David Warren

Dec 27, 2020

Matthew David Warren passed away on December 27, 2020 at Memorial Hospital. He was born in Colleton County, S.C. September 21, 1922 to Henry R. and Ottie Padgett Warren. "Mac" left home to join the CCC camp for young men 18-25, planting trees and making roads throughout the National Park System we enjoy today. He returned home and married Annie...

David Andrew "Andy" Speir

David Andrew "Andy" Speir

Dec 26, 2020

David Andrew “Andy” Speir (67) was born and raised in Savannah died December 26 at Hospice Savannah after a short illness. Andy worked in the grocery business all his life as a meat cutter. He was preceded in death by his father, David Solomon Speir and his mother Catherine “Kitty” Speir. He is survived by his wife of 48 years,...

Burnard C. " B" Exley

Burnard C. " B" Exley

Dec 26, 2020

Burnard C. “Mr. B” Exley, age 80, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020. Mr. Exley was born on August 30, 1940 in Springfield, GA, the son of the late Angus and Ernestine Exley. He was a graduate of Savannah High School and after graduating served with the United States Navy from 1958 – 1961. Following his military tenure he began...

Louie Barnwell Brooks, Jr.

Louie Barnwell Brooks, Jr.

Dec 25, 2020

Louie Barnwell Brooks, Jr., age 87, of Cape Coral, FL and formerly of Advance, NC passed away Friday, December 25, 2020 in Savannah, GA. Mr. Brooks was born on July 6, 1933 in Dillon, SC, the son of the late Margaret Edwards and Louie Barnwell Brooks, Sr. He enlisted in the United States Coast Guard and then went to North...

Joe Glenn Braddy

Joe Glenn Braddy

Dec 25, 2020

Joe Glenn Braddy was called to heaven on Christmas Day. He died, peacefully, at home following a festive Christmas Eve dinner with family and friends. Glenn, as most knew him, was born on April 2nd, 1952, in Savannah, Georgia. He attended H.V. Jenkins High School (Class of 1970) where he was the starting nose guard for the Warrior’s football team....

Shirley Benninghoff

Shirley Benninghoff

Dec 24, 2020

Shirley Ann Robinson Benninghoff, 83, of Richmond Hill died Thursday, December 24, 2020 at her home under the care of Hospice Savannah, Inc. Ann was born in New Bern, North Carolina and was a daughter of the late Herbert Wesley Robinson and the late Bela Rice Robinson. She and her late husband of 63 years, William Allan Benninghoff loved dancing...

Vincent Jean Carillot

Vincent Jean Carillot

Dec 24, 2020

Vincent Jean Carillot Savannah, GA March 25, 1927-December 24, 2020 (93 years old) Devoted and loving husband for 46 years to Lucy (nee Griffin) and father of eight daughters (via blended family); Della Sullivan (Tom), Kim Kaucher, Chris Vanbourgondien (Tom), Anita Carillot, Nancy Meloche (Roger), Lauren Payne (Ray), Carol Wagner (Mark) and Janet Hooten (Ken). Devoted grandfather to Alex and...

Barbara Ann Reed

Barbara Ann Reed

Dec 23, 2020

Barbara Ann Reed, 66, of Guyton, passed away on December 23, 2020 in Savannah, Georgia. Barbara was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Anna and Oliver Ferrell on September 21, 1954. Barbara sparked joy to all who knew her. She moved to Savannah, GA in the 90’s and fell in love with the beauty of Savannah. If you wanted to find...

B.G. "Bubba" Tedder

B.G. "Bubba" Tedder

Dec 22, 2020

B.G. “Bubba” Tedder, 87 of Savannah passed away peacefully December 22, 2020 with Liz by his side. “Bubba” was born in Savannah on April 22, 1933, the son of the late Burris and Audrey Tedder. He was a 1952 graduate of Savannah High School and continued his formal education at Georgia Tech and ultimately graduated from Armstrong College with a...

C. David Dixon

C. David Dixon

Dec 22, 2020

C. David Dixon, age 57, of Savannah passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Mr. Dixon was born on August 31, 1963 in Savannah, the son of the late Charles Wesley and Mary Dixon. He was a graduate of Savannah High School and continued his formal education at Armstrong State College. He worked for many years as a Property Manager in...

Carolyn S. Cochran

Carolyn S. Cochran

Dec 18, 2020

Carolyn S. Cochran was born on February 5, 1943 to Rufus and Daisy (Pauline) Jones in McIntyre, GA and departed this life at Memorial Health University in Savannah, GA on December 18, 2020 after a brief illness. Carolyn graduated from Wilkinson County High School in Irwinton, GA. She married Willie J. (William) Cochran on October 26, 1965 in Ridgeland, SC....

Casey Jordan Jacobs

Casey Jordan Jacobs

Dec 18, 2020

Casey Jordan Jacobs, 23, of Port Wentworth, GA passed away December 18, 2020. He was born November 25, 1997 in Savannah, GA to Shannon Jacobs and Shane Smith. He was an Assistant Manager at Zaxby’s in Port Wentworth. He was of Catholic faith and attended services at St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church. Casey was an amazing and loving father, brother,...

Arthur E. Marble Jr.

Arthur E. Marble Jr.

Dec 16, 2020

Arthur E. Marble, 83, died peacefully of cancer on December 16, 2020, at Hospice Savannah. Art was born in Pittsburgh, PA, on December 9, 1937 to Dorothy and Arthur Marble. He grew up in Ohio, in Cuyahoga Falls, outside Cleveland. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1961 with a degree in Physics. He had a long and successful career...

Anthony C. "Tony" Mesaros

Anthony C. "Tony" Mesaros

Dec 15, 2020

Anthony C. “Tony” Mesaros, age 78, of Savannah passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020, surrounded by his wife and sons. Tony was born in Savannah on September 24, 1942, the son of the late Madeline and Anthony C. Mesaros. He was a 1960 graduate of Savannah High School and continued his formal education at the University of Georgia, graduating in...

Scott Lee Gordon

Scott Lee Gordon

Dec 15, 2020

Scott Lee Gordon, 53, of Fort Worth, Texas died Tuesday, December 15, 2020 after a long battle with Lung Disease. He was born in Cape May, New Jersey and was a son of Sidney L. Gordon and the late Betty Gordon. Scott was born into a military family and had lived many places throughout the United States. Scott was a...

Sandra Barnard Harrison

Sandra Barnard Harrison

Dec 13, 2020

Sandra Barnard Harrison of Pooler, GA. went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at her home after a lengthy illness. Sandra is survived by her husband of many years, Jay Harrison, her mother, Elaine Barnard of Garden City, GA, her son, Kevin Fandrich, Jr., her stepdaughter, Beki Harrison, her grandson, Harrison Grant, her brother, Dan...

Richard "Ricky" Kirby

Richard "Ricky" Kirby

Dec 13, 2020

Richard “Ricky” Thomas Kirby, 75, passed away early Sunday morning, December 13, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Ricky was born on December 10, 1945 in Spartanburg, South Carolina to Barney and Pauline Kirby. Shortly thereafter, the family relocated to Thunderbolt, Georgia. He graduated from Savannah High School in 1963. In 1967, he joined the Georgia National Reserves where he served...

John W. Ewing

John W. Ewing

Dec 8, 2020

John W. Ewing, beloved cousin, friend, and co-worker, passed away on December 8, 2020, at the age of 49. John was born in Columbia, MO, on December 9, 1970, to Sharon Kay Tabor, and after his mother’s death, was raised by his grandmother, Lodema Tabor in Lebanon, MO. After attending the University of Missouri, he entered the Naval Nuclear Propulsion...

Sister M. Jude Walsh, Rsm

Sister M. Jude Walsh, Rsm

Dec 7, 2020

Sister M. Jude Walsh, RSM, died peacefully on Monday, December 7 at the age of 95. A Sister of Mercy for 77 years, Sr. Jude was a pioneer in education, an archivist and an avid sports fan. She is survived by her Sisters of Mercy community, many relatives, friends and legions of Saint Vincent’s current and former alumnae. She is...

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