Obituaries

Carol Rosenthal Shear

Carol Rosenthal Shear

Jun 5, 2015

Carol Ann Rosenthal Shear, 67, of Metairie, Louisiana and formerly of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Alan Shear, died Friday afternoon, June 5, 2015, at her home after a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Abram Isaac Rosenthal and the late Evelyn Goldberg Rosenthal. Mrs. Shear was a member of Congregation...

The Force (Ret.)

The Force (Ret.)

Jun 4, 2015

The Reverend SSGT Howard E. Wilson, United States Air Force (Ret.), 83, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Josie Pearl Wilson, died Thursday morning, June 4, 2015, at home surrounded by his family. Born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on December 10, 1931, he was a son of the late Theodore Wilson, Sr. and the late Dorothy Basey Wilson. He was a...

Laverne Donald Major

Laverne Donald Major

Jun 1, 2015

Ammie LaVerne Donald Major, 96, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Harold William Major, died Sunday evening, May 31, 2015, at Spanish Oaks Retreat. Born in Lena, Mississippi, she was a daughter of the late Sylvester G. Donald and the late Eva Leona Gilbert Donald. Mrs. Major was a member of Cresthill Baptist Church (now Higher Ground Baptist Church) since...

Sean Christopher Crozier

Sean Christopher Crozier

May 25, 2015

Sean Christopher Crozier, 27, of Savannah, Georgia, died Saturday evening, May 23, 2015, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was the son of Stephen 'Steve' Howell Camp, Jr. and Kimberly 'Kim' Ann Tennis Camp. Sean was residential and commercial finish carpenter. He loved his family and enjoyed life but most importantly, spending his time being a...

Johnnie Moore Brown

Johnnie Moore Brown

May 24, 2015

Johnnie Mae Moore Brown, 92, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of William Loman Brown, died Sunday evening, May 24, 2015, in Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late John Dewey Moore and the late Bevis Sallie Lacy Moore. Mrs. Brown was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church and was a homemaker. In addition to her...

Lora Morris Deluca

Lora Morris Deluca

May 23, 2015

Lora Grace Morris DeLuca, 91, of Savannah and widow of Robert DeLuca, died Saturday, May 23, 2015, at The Place in Pooler. Mrs. DeLuca was born in Texas and lived in Savannah for the past several years. She was a member of Bible Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Mrs. DeLuca loved writing, the arts, and gardening. Surviving are her...

Elissa Gerard Fisher

Elissa Gerard Fisher

May 22, 2015

Elissa Gerard Fisher, 51, of Savannah, died Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

James Alton Deloach

James Alton Deloach

May 19, 2015

James Alton DeLoach, 94, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Nella Story DeLoach, died May 19, 2015 at Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia on June 13, 1920, he was the son of the late Dowse and Agnes DeLoach. Alton was a veteran of World War II having served in the United States Army in Alaska, the Aleutian Islands, and...

Joseph Lewis Johnson

Joseph Lewis Johnson

May 15, 2015

Joseph Lewis Johnson, 80, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Christine Watkins Johnson, died Friday morning, May 15, 2015, at Hospice Savannah surrounded by his family. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Cary Rudolph Johnson and the late Lucy Lewis Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a member of White Bluff United Methodist Church. He was a...

Mary Glover Burke

Mary Glover Burke

May 13, 2015

Mary Louise Glover Burke, 90, of Savannah, Georgia, died peacefully in her sleep Wednesday morning, May 13, 2015. Born in Washington County, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late John Will Glover and the late Mary Frances Salter Glover. Growing up on her family's working farm during the struggles of the Great Depression, Mrs. Burke learned the value of...

Samuel Harvey Jospin

Samuel Harvey Jospin

May 13, 2015

Samuel Harvey Jospin died on May 13, 2015. Sam was born in 1922, in Bessemer, Alabama, the son of Rachel and David Jospin. He attended Bessemer High School where he was a star right tackle on the football team. After high school, he attended the University of Alabama, where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity. He...

Amber Marie Simmons

Amber Marie Simmons

May 13, 2015

Amber Marie Simmons, 9, of Savannah, Georgia and daughter of CSM Owen Houston Simmons, U. S. Army, and Melissa Ann Wheatley Simmons, died Wednesday morning, May 13, 2015, at Hospice Savannah. Amber was born in Clarksville, Tennessee, and was a 4th grade student at Pulaski Elementary School. Survivors include her parents of Savannah; her brother, Austin Owen Simmons of Savannah;...

Evelyn Goldie Wills

Evelyn Goldie Wills

May 12, 2015

Evelyn Goldie Wills, 87, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday morning, May 12, 2015, at Buckingham South. Evelyn was born in Savannah on May 20, 1927, a daughter of the late Harry and Sophie Levy Wills. She worked in New York City, but when her father Harry became ill she returned to Savannah Georgia in...

David Barron Silverman

David Barron Silverman

May 12, 2015

David Barron Silverman, 58, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Andrea Ryan Silverman and father of Hannah Elizabeth and Sam Galin Silverman and co-owner of Spanky's Restaurants, died Tuesday afternoon, May 12, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Benjamin Silverman and the late Edith Berman Silverman. David was...

Glenda Rogers Kleiner

Glenda Rogers Kleiner

May 12, 2015

Glenda Delores 'Dee' Rogers Kleiner, 83, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Martin 'Marty' Francis Kleiner, died Tuesday morning, May 12, 2015, at Buckingham South. Born in Hagan, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Lee Roy Rogers and the late Cara Threatt Rogers Strickland. At an early age Mrs. Kleiner moved from Claxton to Savannah where she earned...

Cameron Jared Kelly

Cameron Jared Kelly

May 8, 2015

Cameron Jared Kelly, 23, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday, May 7, 2015, in Savannah. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Raymond "Dunnie" Ard,

Raymond "Dunnie" Ard,

May 6, 2015

Raymond William 'Dunnie' Ard, Jr., 47, of Savannah died Tuesday morning, May 5, 2015, at his home. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of Shirley Ann Harvey Ard and the late Raymond William Ard, Sr. Dunnie was the owner and operator of Ard Roofing Company. He loved his family and friends and he also enjoyed boating and fishing....

Paul Lee Bratz,

Paul Lee Bratz,

Apr 30, 2015

Paul Lee Bratz, Jr., 50, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday morning, April 30, 2015, of Huntington's disease. Born in Columbus, Ohio, he was a son of Paul Lee Bratz, Sr. and the late Margaret Jean Hendershot Bratz. Paul was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church. He was a graduate of West Virginia University where he graduated cum laude and...

Dr. Renee Stewart

Dr. Renee Stewart

Apr 30, 2015

Lisa Renee Stewart, M.D., of Savannah, Georgia, passed away in her home on April 27, 2015. Beloved daughter of Robert Hugh and Barbara Ann Stewart, Lisa was born in Lewiston, New York on March 26, 1970 and grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Her formative years were spent attending Northrop High School in Fort Wayne, where her passion was cheerleading....

Robert "Bobby" Igou,

Robert "Bobby" Igou,

Apr 24, 2015

Robert Echols 'Bobby' Igou, Jr., 71, of Rincon, Georgia, husband of Emma Lee Joseph Igou, died Friday afternoon, April 24, 2015, at his home with his family at his side. Born in Baxley on September 17, 1943, he was one of 7 children of the late Robert Echols Igou, Sr. and the late Hattie Clark Igou. Mr. Igou was a...