Obituaries

Margaret Gearldine Smith

Margaret Gearldine Smith

Sep 6, 2013

Margaret Gearldine Smith, 80, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday morning, September 6, 2013, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Willie, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late W.D. Smith and the late Mamie Elizabeth Clark Brown. She grew up in Savannah and worked for forty years for Coastal Center for Developmental Services , the former Chatham Association for Retarded Citizens....

Donnie Ray Horton

Donnie Ray Horton

Sep 6, 2013

Donnie Ray 'Don' Horton, 56, of Guyton, Georgia, died Thursday, September 5, 2013, at his home. Born in Stuart, Virginia, he was the son of the late Ernest William Horton, Sr. and Flossie Margaret Bowman Horton.?? Don served his country as a Squad Leader in the U.S. Army. Don was preceded in death by his father, and brothers, Gordon David...

Robert "Bob" Boyden

Robert "Bob" Boyden

Aug 31, 2013

Robert William 'Bob' Boyden, 49, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Elizabeth 'Libby' Wertz Boyden, died Friday evening, August 30, 2013, in the Blue Ridge Mountains. He was born on September 25, 1963, in Pensacola, Florida, the son of William Lester 'Bill' Boyden and Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Beindorf Boyden. Bob attended St. James Catholic School, Benedictine Military School, The University...

Cheryl Kicklighter Scholle

Cheryl Kicklighter Scholle

Aug 31, 2013

Cheryl Denise Kicklighter Scholle, 55, of Richmond Hill, Georgia and wife of CW3 Craig Anthony Scholle, U. S. Army (Ret.), died Saturday afternoon, August 31, 2013, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Donnie Eugene Kicklighter, Sr. and the late Karen Williamson Kicklighter. She was a Christian and was a homemaker. Cheryl thoroughly...

Leonarda Galli Santangelo

Leonarda Galli Santangelo

Aug 31, 2013

Leonarda Galli Santangelo, 93, of Savannah, Georgia, died Saturday morning, August 31, 2013, at Azalealand Nursing Home under the care of Hospice Savannah. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Tapp "T.J." Cowart

Tapp "T.J." Cowart

Aug 29, 2013

Tapp Jefferson 'T. J.' Cowart, 93, of Savannah, Georgia, and husband of Joyce H. Cowart, died Thursday morning, August 29, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital. T. J. was born on May 13, 1920, in Collins, Georgia. He was the son of the late Thomas Jefferson and Georgia Cowart. Tapp was a World War II veteran who earned medals for the...

Marie Schuman Boaen

Marie Schuman Boaen

Aug 28, 2013

Marie Yvonne Schuman Boaen, 74, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Richard Franklin Boaen, Sr., died Tuesday evening, August 27, 2013, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Walter Lee Schuman and the late Eleanor Bunton Schuman. Mrs. Boaen was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church and a homemaker. She was an...

Edna Reynolds Beasley

Edna Reynolds Beasley

Aug 28, 2013

Edna Mae Reynolds Beasley, 82, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday morning, August 27, 2013 at her home. Born in Bryan County, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Robert Lee Reynolds and the late Ruby Lee Waters Reynolds. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia Nichols and her husband, Mike, of Savannah, Georgia and her son, Robert Pillsbury of...

Carroll Dean Ranslem,

Carroll Dean Ranslem,

Aug 26, 2013

Carroll Dean Ranslem, Jr., 47, of Savannah, Georgia, died Wednesday morning, July 3, 2013 at Hospice Savannah. Born on February 21, 1966 in Omaha, Nebraska, he was the son of Carol Rody-Ranslem and the late Carroll Dean Ranslem, Sr.?? In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, George and Jackie Rody, his aunt, Ginger Rody,...

Msg Army (Ret.)

Msg Army (Ret.)

Aug 26, 2013

MSG Juan \"Papi\" Rios Guzman, U.S. Army (Ret.), passed away on August 25, 2013 at 5:20 p.m. in the presence of his family. Originally hailing from San Juan, Puerto Rico, Juan was a world traveler before he finally ended up in Savannah. He was a member of the U.S. Army for 27 years, during which he moved all around Europe...

Vernell Hazzard

Vernell Hazzard

Aug 26, 2013

Vernell Hazzard, 82, of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday morning, August 26, 2013 at her home. Born on May 25, 1931 in Darlington, South Carolina. She is survived by her daughters, Adrien Famble and her husband, Jackie, Linda Hazzard and Sabrina Hazzard; sons, Vernard Hazzard and his wife, Debra and Vincent Hazzard and his wife Emily; siblings, Abraham Hazzard, Melrose Whipple,...

Robert Patrick Evans

Robert Patrick Evans

Aug 23, 2013

Robert (Bobby) Patrick Evans, age 51 and a resident of Bexley, Ohio, died August 20, 2013 at the Medical University of South Carolina Hospital, Charleston, SC while vacationing with his family. A native of Savannah, GA, Bobby attended Hancock Academy and graduated from high school at Calvary Day School in 1980 in Savannah. He graduated from the University of Georgia...

Leigh Cronin Hodges

Leigh Cronin Hodges

Aug 22, 2013

Leigh Ann Cronin Hodges, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Charles 'Chuck' Thomas Hodges, died Wednesday, August 21, 2013 after a short illness. A private funeral service for her family will be held at a later date.

Dorna Virginia Gardner

Dorna Virginia Gardner

Aug 21, 2013

Dorna Virginia Gardner passed away on August 21, 2013. She was born on April 22, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Robert John Gardner and the late Anna Elizabeth Sellers Gardner. She and her daughter moved to Savannah in 1993. Even though she was born in the North, she truly loved the South. Dorna has been a...

Shana Marie Crozier

Shana Marie Crozier

Aug 20, 2013

Shana Marie Crozier, 25, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday evening, August 18, 2013. Born in Tampa, Florida, she was a daughter of Stephen 'Steve' Howell Camp, Jr. and Kimberly 'Kim' Ann Tennis Camp. Surviving are her parents of Savannah; two sisters, Sheri Nicole Hughes and her husband, Christian, of Pooler, and Abigail 'Abby' Renee Camp; one brother, Sean Christopher Crozier...

Belle Taube Faust

Belle Taube Faust

Aug 19, 2013

Belle Ruth Taube Faust, 82, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Harold Faust, died Monday morning, August 19, 2013, at Buckingham South. The funeral service will be held at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service conducted by Rabbi Ruven Barkan. Interment will be private.

Julian Herman Good

Julian Herman Good

Aug 18, 2013

Julian Herman Good, Sr., died August 18, 2013, of complications from pneumonia in Savannah, Georgia, where he had lived since 2006. He was eighty-two years old. The son of Bertha Goldsmith Good and Louis Kaufman Good, Sr., Julian Good was born in New Orleans and attended Isidore Newman School. He was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Tulane University and...

Margaret Nixon Ranew

Margaret Nixon Ranew

Aug 18, 2013

Margaret 'Margy' Nixon Ranew, 58, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Sidney Paul Ranew, died Sunday afternoon, August 18, 2013, at Candler Hospital. The Savannah native was a member of Southside Baptist Church where she was very active and involved. Surviving are her husband, S. Paul Ranew; her son, David A. Ranew; her daughter, Deborah L. Ranew; her daughter-in-law, Tracy...

Jan Longwater Shadowens

Jan Longwater Shadowens

Aug 17, 2013

Jan Longwater Shadowens, 66, of Riverview, Florida, died Saturday afternoon, August 17, 2013, at Sun City Center Hospice House in Sun City Center, Florida. The funeral service will be held at 9:30 o\'clock Thursday morning at the graveside, Bonaventure Cemetery, conducted by Rabbi Robert W. Haas.

Latricia Howell Hoskins

Latricia Howell Hoskins

Aug 14, 2013

Latricia Ann Howell Hoskins, 68, of Springfield, Georgia and widow of Jerry Gale Hoskins, Sr., died Tuesday evening, August 13, 2013, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Edward Leroy Howell and the late Dorothy Eileen Deerwester Howell. Mrs. Hoskins was a homemaker who loved her family. She was an avid reader who...