Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Savannah, Garden City, Georgia
Fred Lester Waters
Jun 15, 2020
Fred Lester Waters, 64, of Savannah, GA passed away June 15, 2020. He was born in Baxley, GA to Sara R. (Morrison) and Fred B. Waters, May 12, 1956. He worked for many years in the construction industry. When he wasn’t working, you could find him doing any number of outdoor activities including fishing and hunting. He also enjoyed playing...
Jean B. Hargett
Jun 12, 2020
Jean B. Hargett, age 81, passed away Friday, June 12, 2020. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am, Thursday at Baker McCullough Funeral Home, Hodgson Memorial Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will take place at 4:00 pm at Magnolia Park Cemetery in Warner Robins, GA.
Laurence Carroll "Larry" Hanson
Jun 12, 2020
Laurence Carroll “Larry” Hanson, age 77, of Savannah, GA and formerly of Atlanta passed away Friday, June 12, 2020. Mr. Hanson was born in Jamestown, NY on January 10, 1943, the son of the late Louise Eleanor Saxton Hanson and Willis Frederick Hanson. He was a 1966 graduate of the University of Cincinnati where he earned his Bachelor of Aerospace...
Layton Edward "Eddie" Smith Jr.
Jun 11, 2020
Layton Edward "Eddie" Smith Jr. passed away on June 11, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving family after a battle with cancer. A graveside service will be held on June 17, 2020 at 11:00 at Greenwich Cemetery. Eddie was born in Savannah to Layton Edward Smith Sr. and Frances Catherine Chestnut. Eddie ran his own plumbing business and was...
Allonia Haisten Ginn
Jun 10, 2020
Allonia Haisten Ginn, age 94, of Savannah passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020. Mrs. Ginn was born on October 26, 1925 in Glennville, GA, the daughter of the late Stout and Katie Bell Tootle. She was a graduate of Glennville High School. She began her career with the Savannah Police Department of which she was the first female police officer...
Harriet Cronk Hughes
Jun 9, 2020
Harriet Cronk Hughes passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at the age of 73. Harriet was born and raised in Savannah, Georgia graduating from Savannah High School. She was a member of Bull Street Baptist Church. Early on she worked as an Executive Secretary for several local firms. She left Savannah for 8 years moving to Houston, Texas. Upon...
Priscilla Burnsed Dushame
Jun 7, 2020
Priscilla Burnsed Dushame, age 96, died on Sunday June 7, 2020. She was born in Groveland, Ga. She was a proud Air Force wife, married for 55 years, a mother to two sons, worked for the Civil Service during WWII, and a charter member of Savannah Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Leslie, her two sons...
Dorothy Hiers Stokes
Jun 4, 2020
Dorothy Hiers Stokes, 95, of Savannah passed away at her home June 4, 2020. Mrs. Stokes was born January 23, 1925 to the late Julius Hiers and Ruby (Freeman) Hiers in Hampton County, South Carolina. She was a homemaker, lovingly raising four children with her husband, the late Linwood Stokes. The couple lived in Savannah for many years and were...
Eric Anthony Prough
Jun 4, 2020
Eric Anthony Prough, 47, of Pooler, Georgia passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. A native of Akron, Ohio, he was the son of Jack Prough and the late Anna Lou Nottingham. Eric lived most of his life in Savannah. Eric was a long term Ford Senior Master Technician and his life passions were his...
Daisy Mae Harrison
Jun 2, 2020
Daisy Mae Harrison, 74, of Savannah, Georgia passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at Hospice Savannah. A native of Twin City, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Roy Dean Riner and the late Ruth Armour Phillips. Daisy was a loving wife and mother, a member of Riverside Baptist Church and the Pine Gardens Neighborhood Association. She was preceded...
Teri Diane Cannon
Jun 1, 2020
Teri Diane Cannon, 58, of Covington, passed away June 1, 2020. Although a native of Savannah, Covington was her “home”, for more than 25 years, and where she faithfully attended services at The Church Covington. She relished her trips to the beach where she especially enjoyed the ocean, salty air and cruising on her bicycle! A true “Southern Belle”, Teri...
Edna W. Stewart
May 30, 2020
Edna W. Stewart, age 94, of Savannah passed away Saturday, May 30, 2020. Mrs. Stewart was born on September 18, 1925 in Statesboro, GA, the daughter of the late James and Sadie Denmark Waters. She worked for many years with Union Camp and later with Dooner Mattress Company before retiring. Mrs. Stewart was preceded in death by her loving husband,...
Beverly Young Mcqueen
May 30, 2020
Beverly Young McQueen, age 91, of Savannah passed away Saturday, May 30, 2020. Due to the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, a private funeral service will be held at a later date under the direction of Baker McCullough Funeral Home, Hodgson Memorial Chapel.
June Carol Huling
May 30, 2020
June Carol Bledsoe Huling, age 71, of Savannah, Georgia passed peacefully on May 30, 2020 with her husband and daughter by her side. June Carol was born in Lumberton, North Carolina to the late Judson Manly Bledsoe Jr. and Edith Pridgen Bledsoe Lovette. She loved caring for children and earned her Master’s of Education from East Carolina University. Her passion...
Kathleen Cox Grove
May 30, 2020
Kathleen Cox Grove, age 74, of Savannah passed away Saturday, May 30, 2020. Kathy was born on December 6, 1945 in Savannah, the daughter of the late William (Bill) and Roberta McNabb (Bobbi) Cox. She was a 1963 graduate of Savannah High School where she played clarinet in the school band. She continued her formal education and was a cheerleader...
Ida Kay Smoak
May 28, 2020
Ida Kay Smoak, 64, of Bloomingdale, Georgia died Thursday May 28, 2020 at Candler Hospital. She was born in Savannah, Georgia and retired from J.C. Penny. She was preceded in death by her husband of 36 years, Raymond Smoak. She is survived by a son, Raymond Hunter Smoak of Guyton, Georgia; 1 grandson, Raymond Hunter Smoak, Jr.; Special friend, Ronnie...
Nancy Sue Mittler
May 26, 2020
Nancy Sue Thomas Mittler, 68, of Metter, Georgia died Tuesday at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to Baker McCullough Funeral Home. Baker McCullough Funeral Home Garden City Chapel 2794 West US Highway 80 Garden City, Georgia 31408 (912)964-2862 www.bakermccullough.com
Tom "Eddie" Sumner
May 26, 2020
Tom “Eddie” Sumner, age 83, of Savannah passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at Summer Breeze Senior Living under the care of GHC Hospice. Mr. Sumner was born on May 6, 1937 in Bean City, FL, the son of the late Tom and Dora Sumner. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, being honorably discharged in 1962....
Patricia Heriot Ryan
May 22, 2020
Patricia Heriot Ryan, 82, Merritt Island, FL, formerly of Savannah, GA, died peacefully May 22, 2020, surrounded by family, from the effects of frontotemporal dementia. She was born February 22, 1938 to the late Theodore B. and Christine S. Heriot and was a graduate of Savannah High School. Predeceased by her half-sister, Jeanne Heriot Delany; her husband of nearly 60...
Martha Emily Hartmann
May 22, 2020
Martha Emily Hartmann, age 57, passed away on Friday May 22, 2020. Martha was born on March 3, 1963 in Bradford, PA. She graduated college at SUNY Geneseo and obtained a Masters from Loyola. Martha taught Special Education in the Baltimore County School System and Lansing, Illinois before her present position teaching Fifth Grade at Blandford Elementary in Effingham County....
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