Obituaries

Robert Elester Wells

Robert Elester Wells

Jul 24, 2013

Robert Elester Wells, 66, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday, July 19, 2013, at his home and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mr. Wells was born in Bowman, Georgia on March 8, 1947 to the late William G. wells and Ann T. Wells. He was preceded??in death by his father and mother, two sisters, Annie Jo Harris and??Mattie R. Williams,...

Kanubhai Patel

Kanubhai Patel

Jul 24, 2013

Kanubhai Patel, 90, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday evening, July 23, 2013, at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 1 o\'clock Saturday afternoon in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service. Interment will be in India.

Terri Lynn Reynolds

Terri Lynn Reynolds

Jul 24, 2013

Terri Lynn Reynolds, 23, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at her residence. Surviving are her children, Naomi and Teresa Reynolds; her father, Steve Adams; her mother-in-law, Valerie Reynolds, and James Reynolds, all of Savannah. The memorial service will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service conducted by The Reverend Dr....

Joel Scott Heatley

Joel Scott Heatley

Jul 24, 2013

Joel 'Scott' Heatley, 46, died Sunday, July 21, 2013, in Richmond, Virginia. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was the son of the late James Wilson Heatley and the late Sonya Faye Blackburn Heatley. Scott was an all-star athlete in high school football and basketball. Surviving are his daughter, Riley Heatley of Richmond, Virginia; his son Ryan Heatley of Richmond, Virginia,...

Amber Marie Wallace

Amber Marie Wallace

Jul 20, 2013

Amber Marie Wallace, 6, of Savannah, Georgia and daughter of Thomas Edison Wallace III and Kristie Lynne Collester, died Thursday morning, July 18, 2013, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Savannah, Amber graduated from Richmond Hill Primary School kindergarten and was to start first grade at Isle of Hope School. She was an active little girl who loved singing,...

John Ely Simpson

John Ely Simpson

Jul 20, 2013

John Ely Simpson, 93, died peacefully July 20, 2013. Born in Charlotte on November 28, 1919, he was the son of John William Simpson and Elsie Ely Simpson. He lived most of his life in Savannah, attending public schools and Armstrong Junior College. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1941, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha...

Amanda "Mandy" Wilmoth

Amanda "Mandy" Wilmoth

Jul 19, 2013

Amanda Lee 'Mandy' Wilmoth, 38, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday afternoon, July 19, 2013, at Candler Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of William Harvey Wilmoth and Elizabeth Ann Summers Wilmoth. Mandy was a mailing assistant with Coastal Center Developmental Services. Surviving are her mother of Savannah; her father of Savannah; her sister, Melissa A. Wilmoth of...

Thomas "Gene" Knowles

Thomas "Gene" Knowles

Jul 19, 2013

Thomas Eugene 'Gene' Knowles, 81, of Burnsville, North Carolina and husband of Janice Phillips Knowles, died Friday morning, July 19, 2013, at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. Surviving is his wife of 61 years, Janice A. Knowles; three sons: Thomas Knowles, Jr. and his wife, Marcia, of Clark, Wyoming, Robert Knowles and his wife, Polly,...

James "Wally" Campbell,

James "Wally" Campbell,

Jul 16, 2013

James Wallace 'Wally' Campbell, Jr., 49, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday evening, July 16, 2013, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Fort Lee, Virginia, he was a son of the late James Wallace Campbell and the late Mary Boling Campbell. Wally was an active member of Windsor Forest Baptist Church since 1981 where he served as a Sunday school teacher,...

Nathaniel Judson Mcelveen

Nathaniel Judson Mcelveen

Jul 16, 2013

Nathaniel Judson McElveen, 85, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Elizabeth 'Betty' Driggers McElveen, died Tuesday morning, July 16, 2013, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Moses Judson McElveen and the late Sarah Louise Wilson McElveen. Mr. McElveen was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was a...

Jeanne Hanson Grotheer

Jeanne Hanson Grotheer

Jul 15, 2013

Jeanne Hanson Grotheer, 86, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Herman Hans Grotheer, Jr., died Monday morning, July 15, 2013, at Tara at Thunderbolt and under the care of United Hospice. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late E. Gordon Hanson and the late Margaret Parkinson Hanson. Mrs. Grotheer was raised at First Baptist Church and...

Ann Adele Lee,

Ann Adele Lee,

Jul 12, 2013

Ann Adele Lee, PhD, 74, of Savannah, Georgia and formerly of Aiken, South Carolina, died Friday morning, July 12, 2013, at Candler Hospital. Born in Williston, South Carolina, and raised in Walterboro, South Carolina she was the daughter of the late Pinckney Hair Lee and the late Anna Sams Clarke Lee. Dr. Lee earned her masters of English, her masters...

Raymond "Harry" Lane

Raymond "Harry" Lane

Jul 9, 2013

Raymond Harris 'Harry' Lane, who was born in Savannah on December 1, 1941, died July 9, 2013 at Hospice Savannah. Harry was the son of Remer Y. Lane and Louise Harris Lane. He grew up on Combahee Plantation in White Hall, South Carolina, attended Middlesex School for Boys in Concord, Massachusetts and Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. At Middlesex...

Jay Audrey Reaker

Jay Audrey Reaker

Jul 9, 2013

Jay Audrey Reaker, 56, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Betty Lou Tullie Reaker, died Tuesday morning, July 9, 2013, at his home. Born in Breman, Indiana, he was a son of Rosemary Reaker Scurry of Waycross, Georgia. Jay was a member of Smyrna Fellowship. He was a carpenter who installed doors for many years at Overhead Doors of Savannah....

Rolland Mitchell Smith

Rolland Mitchell Smith

Jul 8, 2013

Rolland Mitchell Smith, 46, of Jonesboro, Georgia, died Saturday afternoon, July 6, 2013, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Born in Savannah, Georgia, and baptized at BullStreetBaptistChurch, he was a son of Mary Quarles Smith Bruce and the late John Rolland Smith. Mitchell was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jonesboro. He was a land surveyor for Bostwick,...

Steven Haysman

Steven Haysman

Jul 8, 2013

Steven Haysman, 65, of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday afternoon, July 8, 2013, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Aaron Haysman and the late Florence Rubnitz Haysman. Steve was a member of Congregation Agudath Achim and a United Sates Army veteran. He was a telephone service and equipment sales representative. Steve was...

Matthew Hayden Beasey

Matthew Hayden Beasey

Jul 6, 2013

Matthew 'Matt' Hayden Beasey, 4, of Savannah, Georgia and son of Luke Albert Beasey and Carrie Brown Beasey, passed away in the arms of Jesus on Saturday, July 6, 2013, at Hospice Savannah after almost three years battling leukodystrophy. Matthew was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He loved monster trucks, motorcycles, his dog, and his Mommy and Daddy. Matthew attended White...

Amos Timna, M.D.

Amos Timna, M.D.

Jul 5, 2013

Amos Timna, MD, 64, of Savannah, GA, and husband of Susan Odrezin Timna, died Friday morning, July 5th, 2013 at Memorial University Medical Center. Dr. Timna was born in Israel on Kibbutz Maayan Tsvi on August 16th, 1948, the year Israel was born into statehood, the son of the late Gershon and Karla Timna.?? He had a prestigious military career...

Harry Carl Isaksen

Harry Carl Isaksen

Jul 4, 2013

Harry Carl Isaksen, 68, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday morning, July 4, 2013, at Memorial University Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Marco Cruz Hernandez

Marco Cruz Hernandez

Jul 3, 2013

Marco Antonio Cruz Hernandez, 54, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday, June 30, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.