Obituaries

Lynda Hancock Dyer

Lynda Hancock Dyer

Feb 4, 2015

Lynda Hancock Dyer, 71, of Pooler, Georgia, died Wednesday afternoon, February 4, 2015, at The Place at Pooler. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Herman Hancock and the late Annie Mae Lanier Hancock Dyer. Lynda was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church. She graduated from St. Vincent's Academy and Emory University. Lynda retired after...

Glenna Ruth Lacuesta

Glenna Ruth Lacuesta

Feb 3, 2015

Glenna Ruth Lacuesta, 72, of Reidsville, Georgia, died Tuesday morning, February 3, 2015, at Optim Medical Center in Reidsville. The funeral service, with full military honors, will be held at 10 o\'clock Friday morning at the graveside, Beaufort National Cemetery, in Beaufort, South Carolina.

Robert Jac Horn

Robert Jac Horn

Feb 3, 2015

Robert Jac 'Bob' Horn, 74, passed away February 3, 2015 following a brief illness with pneumonia. He was born March 22, 1940 in Clearwater, MN??to Jack and Vivian Horn. Robert was a school teacher for 26 years with Waschoe County School District in Reno, NV. He was the head basketball coach for the freshman boys at Reed High School, leading...

Lea Sherrill Marchant

Lea Sherrill Marchant

Feb 1, 2015

Lea Anne Smith Sherrill Marchant, 46, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday afternoon, February 1, 2015, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on February 1, 1969, she was a daughter of Dorothy Jean Robinson Glover. Lea Anne was employed as a physical therapist assistant. Surviving are her daughter, Ashley Yancey; her son, Randy Leonard; her mother and step-father, Dorothy...

Rena Kemper Adler

Rena Kemper Adler

Jan 31, 2015

Rena Kemper Adler, 73, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Alvin Adler, died Saturday morning, January 31, 2015, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Louis Kemper and the late Etta Ginsburg Kemper. Mrs. Adler was a member of Bnai Brith Jacob and the Sisterhood. She was a resident at Buckingham South. Surviving...

Charles "Chuck" Ogden,

Charles "Chuck" Ogden,

Jan 28, 2015

Charles Earnest 'Chuck' Ogden, Jr., 60, of Savannah, Georgia, was called to heaven Wednesday morning, January 28, 2015, at St. Joseph's Hospital after a very long battle with COPD and lung cancer. Born on April 7, 1954, in Savannah, Georgia, he was the son of the late Charles Earnest Ogden, Sr. and the late Betty Laverne Stringer Ogden. Chuck was...

Jack Richard Henry,

Jack Richard Henry,

Jan 28, 2015

J Richard Henry, Jr., age 56, passed away at home on Wednesday, January 28. It is with great sorrow that we mourn the loss of Richard after a long illness. He was born in Swainsboro, Georgia on March 21, 1958 and later moved with his family to Statesboro where he attended school, graduating from Statesboro High School in 1976. He...

Eric James Mercer

Eric James Mercer

Jan 25, 2015

Eric James Mercer, 34, of Pooler, Georgia, died Saturday, January 24, 2015, in Pooler. Born on October 1, 1980, in Lake Wales, Florida, Eric served his country in the Air National Guard for 14 years at the rank of TSgt, including a tour in Afghanistan. He was a career firefighter for the City of Savannah for the past 12 years....

Billy Joe Head

Billy Joe Head

Jan 22, 2015

Billy Joe Head, 82, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Eunice Amanda McNeil Head,?? died of natural causes at his home on Tuesday afternoon, January 20, 2015, with his wife by his side. Born in Rotan, Texas, he was a son of the late John Head and the late Eva Adair Head. Billy Joe proudly served his country for twenty...

Betty Myers Eichenlaub

Betty Myers Eichenlaub

Jan 18, 2015

Betty Jane Myers Eichenlaub, 84, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of MSgt Bruce Walter Eichenlaub, Sr., U. S. Air Force (Ret.), died surrounded by her family on Sunday afternoon, January 18, 2015, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Hughesville, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Cloyd Myers and the late Bertha Spearman Myers. Mrs. Eichenlaub was a member of...

Benjiman Graeme Smith

Benjiman Graeme Smith

Jan 17, 2015

Benjiman 'Ben' Graeme Smith, 27, of Savannah, Georgia, died Saturday, January 17, 2015, at his home. Born on May 16, 1987, in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of Gary Phillip Smith and Tammy Marcum Smith. Benjiman graduated from Jenkins High School and attended Armstrong State University. Surviving are his parents, Gary and Tammy Smith; his brother, Jonathan Smith of...

Ltc Army (Ret.)

Ltc Army (Ret.)

Jan 14, 2015

LTC John 'Babe' Philip Torell, U. S. Army (Ret.), 79, of Pooler, Georgia and husband of Jackie Richardson Torell, died Wednesday afternoon, January 14, 2015, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Yonkers, New York, he was a son of the late John Nicholis Torelli and the late Clara Lozzi Torelli. LTC Torell was a communicant and greeter of St....

Raymond Myron Rondeau

Raymond Myron Rondeau

Jan 13, 2015

Raymond 'Ray' Myron Rondeau, 52, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday afternoon, January 13, 2015, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, he was a son of Donald Isadore Rondeau and the late Harrelle LaTrelle Graham Rondeau. Ray was a communicant of St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church. He was a life-long resident of Savannah and was a terminal manager...

Thomas "Tommy" Brown

Thomas "Tommy" Brown

Jan 12, 2015

Thomas Russell 'Tommy' Brown, 61, of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday morning, January 12, 2015, at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Thomas Alonso Brown and the late Mary Jane Sessions. Surviving are his two children, Becky and Rusty; sisters, Tresia Oliver and Jan Brown;?? and brother, Billy Sessions. The family will...

Marci Gay Little

Marci Gay Little

Jan 12, 2015

Marci Diane Gay Little, 43, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday afternoon, January 11, 2015, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of Robert Morgan Gay, Jr. and Sarah Nell West Gay. Marci was a member of First Assembly of God. She graduated from Bible Baptist School and attended Armstrong Junior College. Marci was a...

Arthur Franklin Sigman

Arthur Franklin Sigman

Jan 11, 2015

Arthur F. Sigman, a resident of Buckingham South and a former resident of Toledo, Ohio, died on January 11, 2015 at Hospice Savannah. Born in Detroit on April 6, 1926 to Mary (Cousins) and Samuel Sigman, Art was raised in Toledo, where he graduated from Scott High School. He enlisted in the Army Air Force for World War II and...

Yolanda Folgarait Mullininx

Yolanda Folgarait Mullininx

Jan 10, 2015

Yolanda Davis Folgarait Mullininx, 65, of Savannah, Georgia, died Saturday morning, January 10, 2015, at Candler Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Donald Thomas Meehan

Donald Thomas Meehan

Dec 26, 2014

Donald Thomas Meehan, 86, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Doris Varian Meehan, died Thursday morning, December 25, 2014, at his home. Don was born in Norwalk, Connecticut on July 18, 1928, the son of the late William Joseph Meehan and the late Madeline Reed Meehan. Don was a ceramic tile contractor in the area for many years. In addition to...

Robert "Bob" Kaplan

Robert "Bob" Kaplan

Dec 26, 2014

Robert Emanuel 'Bob' Kaplan, 77, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Gail Schafman Kaplan, died Friday afternoon, December 26, 2014, at Azalealand Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Jean Tyler Winslow

Jean Tyler Winslow

Dec 24, 2014

Jean Tyler Winslow, 92, of Titusville, Florida died Wednesday morning, December 24, 2014, at the Edward M. Poe Hospice Care Center in Titusville, Florida after a long illness. She received a BS in Nursing from St Joseph\'s School of Nursing and was employed by the Health Department and then St Joseph\'s Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. Jean eventually became the Assistant...