Obituaries

Marsha Leiken Gould

Marsha Leiken Gould

Apr 22, 2014

Marsha Leiken Gould, 63, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Jerren 'Jay' Gould, died Tuesday morning, April 22, 2014, at her home surrounded by her family and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Streator, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late Isadore I. Leiken and Mollie Kramer Leiken. Marsha was a member of Congregation Mickve Israel. Marsha...

John Wilson Andrews,

John Wilson Andrews,

Apr 22, 2014

John Wilson Andrews, M. D., 83, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Sandra 'Sandy' Lynn Heacock Andrews, died Monday evening, April 21, 2014, at Spanish Oaks Retreat. John born on November 11, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Charles Wilson Andrews and Mildred Bunn. After living in Oak Park, Illinois for five years, they settled in Waukegan, Illinois. In...

Willie Eugene Caldwell,

Willie Eugene Caldwell,

Apr 16, 2014

Willie Eugene Caldwell, Sr., 72, of Townsend, Georgia and husband of Donna Reed Caldwell, died Wednesday afternoon, April 16, 2014, at Candler Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue, Savannah.

Dolores Beasley Lafitte

Dolores Beasley Lafitte

Apr 16, 2014

Vera Dolores Beasley Lafitte, 85, of Thunderbolt, Georgia and widow of Robert Walker Lafitte, died Wednesday evening, April 16, 2014, at her home and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mrs. Lafitte was born in Lavonia, Georgia to parents affectionally known by their nicknames as Judge and Bert Pilgrim Beasley.?? She has one living brother, Wayne Beasley of Summerville, South...

Aaron Levy Buchsbaum

Aaron Levy Buchsbaum

Apr 12, 2014

Aaron L. Buchsbaum, a Savannah lawyer, was a passionate advocate of social justice, classical music and public radio, and brought a measure of each to his hometown. He died Saturday at age 83 of complications from Alzheimer's disease. Buchsbaum was a key figure in the civil rights movement, helping to desegregate Savannah institutions and the state jury system. He was...

Dilmus Lee Lamb

Dilmus Lee Lamb

Apr 11, 2014

Dilmus Lee Lamb, 88, of Savannah, Georgia, and husband of Christine Saxon Lamb, died Friday evening, April 11, 2014, at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. Born in Statesboro, Georgia, he was a son of the late David Lamb and the late Lucy Sparks Lamb. Mr. Lamb was a faithful member of Bible Baptist...

William "Bill" Brown

William "Bill" Brown

Apr 10, 2014

William Wallace 'Bill' Brown, 72, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Karen Libby Brown, died Thursday morning, April 10, 2014, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late William Wallace Brown and the late Avis Greenwood Brown. Mr. Brown was of the Baptist faith. He was a retired accountant.?? Mr. Brown was...

Julie Woods Parker

Julie Woods Parker

Apr 6, 2014

Julie Ann Woods Parker, 60, of Rincon, Georgia and wife of Robert Parker, died Sunday morning, April 6, 2014, at her home. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Clayton Woods and the late Billie Jean Hendrix Woods. Julie was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith. She loved her family and also enjoyed cooking, baking and sewing....

Deidre Strack Fink

Deidre Strack Fink

Apr 3, 2014

Deidre Eileen Strack Fink, 45, of Pooler, Georgia, died Wednesday evening, April 2, 2014, at Memorial University Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue, Savannah.

Bertie Schular Smith

Bertie Schular Smith

Mar 30, 2014

Bertie Walburger Schular Smith, 79, of Guyton, Georgia and wife of Clyde Dale Smith, died Sunday morning, March 30, 2014, at Candler Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Inez Latimer Hook

Inez Latimer Hook

Mar 27, 2014

Inez Strickland Latimer Hook, 94, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Frank Pierce Latimer and Preston Hook, died Thursday afternoon, March 27, 2014, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Douglas, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late L. Return Strickland and the late Lydia Minix Strickland. Mrs. Hook was a member of First Church of Christ, Scientist. She was a...

Edith Shoob Karpf

Edith Shoob Karpf

Mar 27, 2014

Edith Shoob Karpf, 93, died peacefully at Buckingham South on Thursday. She was born and raised in Savannah and graduated from local schools. She worked side-by-side for years with her husband in the family business, Punch & Judy. She was a woman who was ahead of her time, always stood up for what she believed in, and was a role...

Hilda Wainwright Cope

Hilda Wainwright Cope

Mar 25, 2014

Hilda Wainwright Cope passed away on March 25, 2014, following a brief illness.?? A native of Savannah, Mrs. Cope was the daughter of the late Henry Norwood Wainwright and Gussie Weeks Wainwright.?? After completing her studies, she enjoyed a promising career at C&S Bank, but gladly chose to end it upon saying, 'Yes' to her sailor boy, Leroy Cope, Jr.??...

Robert Lee Morris

Robert Lee Morris

Mar 19, 2014

Robert Lee Morris, 81, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Patricia Ann Morris, died Wednesday morning, March 19, 2014, at Candler Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service -?? 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Charles "Chuck" Humphrey

Charles "Chuck" Humphrey

Mar 18, 2014

Charles William 'Chuck' Humphrey, 74, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Sandra Lee Humphrey, died Monday evening, March 17, 2014, after a hard fought battle with lymphoma. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, he was a son of the late Robert Humphrey and the late Ann Virginia Ekman Humphrey. Mr. Humphrey attended St. James Catholic Church. He retired after 37 years of...

Samuel David Shoob

Samuel David Shoob

Mar 14, 2014

Samuel David Shoob, 82, of Arlington, Virginia and formerly of Savannah, died Friday afternoon, March 14, 2014, at the George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Morris Shoob and the late Lena Rosenbloom Shoob. Mr. Shoob was of the Jewish faith. He attended Georgia Tech and was a retired...

Lorton Stoy Livingston

Lorton Stoy Livingston

Mar 14, 2014

Lorton Stoy Livingston, 97, widower of Margaret Gilchrist Livingston, died Friday morning, March 14, 2014, at Buckingham South under the care of Hospice Savannah. Lorton Livingston was born in Savannah, Georgia, January 10, 1917, the son of the late John Kilpatrick Livingston and Ethel Stoy Livingston. He graduated from Lawrenceville School in 1935 and Princeton University in 1939. During World...

Stephen Davis Kirkpatrick

Stephen Davis Kirkpatrick

Mar 11, 2014

Stephen Robert Davis Kirkpatrick was born in Ashville, North Carolina on July 2, 1959, to parents Joan Harriet Breitlow and Robert Davis.?? He moved to Athens, Georgia with his family and then on to Tifton, Georgia, residing there along with his 5 siblings, mother and adoptive father, Dr. James Kirkpatrick throughout his childhood.?? He began scouting at a young age...

Frank Wright

Frank Wright

Mar 10, 2014

Frank Wright III, 84, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Kathleen T. Wright, died Saturday morning at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue, Savannah.

Christopher M. James

Christopher M. James

Mar 5, 2014

Christopher 'Chris' Michael James, 42, of Richmond Hill, Georgia, died Wednesday afternoon, March 5, 2014, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Panorama City, California, he was the only son of Linda Marie Sova James and the late John Curtis James. Chris was of the Catholic faith. His passion for life revolved around his family. Chris was an avid airplane...