Obituaries

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.

Joan Brooker Barrenbrugge

Joan Brooker Barrenbrugge

Jul 1, 2013

Joan Brooker Barrenbrugge died on Monday, July 1, 2013 at home. She was born and raised in Savannah, educated at 38th Street School, Richard Arnold Junior High, Savannah High School and Armstrong Junior College. Her 44-year work career began as secretary to Mr. Jack Levy of Levy Jewelers and ended as an executive secretary to several top executives of Savannah...

Carolina Emperador Tillan

Carolina Emperador Tillan

Jul 1, 2013

Carolina Emperador Till??n, 90, of Savannah, Georgia died Monday morning, July 1, 2013, at Hospice Savannah. Surviving are her daughter , Elena Till??n Santamaria; her??granddaughter, Jaclyn Wallace and her husband, Christopher; her grandson, Daniel Adrian Santamaria and his wife, Carolyn; her great-granddaughter, Ella Wallace, and her??great-grandsons, Christopher John Wallace, Jr., Jack Tillan Wallace and Brandon Adrian Santamaria. The Mass of...

William Lee Bell

William Lee Bell

Jun 30, 2013

William Lee Bell, 66, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Margaret Reed Bell, died Friday, June 28, 2013, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Jacksonville, Illinois, he was a son of the late William Ray Bell and the late Verna Turner Bell. Mr. Bell was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. He was a Sergeant in the United...

William Francis Laidlaw

William Francis Laidlaw

Jun 30, 2013

William Francis (Bill) Laidlaw, 76, of Hilton Head Island, SC died Sunday morning, June 30, 2013 at Spanish Oaks Retreat in Savannah, GA. Bill was born February 10, 1937, in Cortland, NY. He grew up in Syracuse, NY attending Percy Hughes and Edward Smith schools and Nottingham High School. An accomplished saxophonist, Bill had his own band, The Keynotes while...

John Wayne Erwin

John Wayne Erwin

Jun 29, 2013

John Wayne Erwin, 54, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Cheryl Hall Erwin, died Saturday morning, June 29, 2013, at his home. Born in Conway, South Carolina, he was a son of the late John Erwin and the late Shirley Wade Erwin. John owned and operated Erwin's Lawn Care. He was loved by all his customers and will be missed...

Eleanor Blake Feuger

Eleanor Blake Feuger

Jun 24, 2013

Eleanor Blake Feuger, 86, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Charles Edwin Feuger, Jr., died Monday evening, June 24, 2013, at her home and under the care of Hospice Savannah after a long illness. Born in Jacksonville, FL, she was a daughter of the late William Stone Blake and the late Ann Flood Blake. Mrs. Feuger was a communicant of...

Roman Aguilar Ramirez

Roman Aguilar Ramirez

Jun 24, 2013

Roman Aguilar Ramirez, 79, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Amalia Casillas Guzman, died Monday afternoon, June 24, 2013, at Memorial University Medical Center. The family will receive friends from 1 until 3 o\'clock Thursday afternoon at Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue. The funeral service will be held at 3 o\'clock Thursday afternoon in the chapel of Gamble...

Jeanette Jackson Grier

Jeanette Jackson Grier

Jun 21, 2013

Jeanette Ruth Jackson Grier, 82, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of James Lester Grier, died Thursday evening, June 20, 2013 at Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late James M. Jackson and the late Lena Shearouse Jackson. Mrs. Grier was a Christian. She worked many years as a banquet manager for the catering and...

Ann Gilkey Morris

Ann Gilkey Morris

Jun 20, 2013

Ethel Ann Gilkey Morris, 86, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of George Clinton Morris III, died Thursday morning, June 20, 2013, at Summer Breeze Senior Living and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Roy H. Gilkey and the late Ethel Rafferty Gilkey. Mrs. Morris was a lifelong member of...

John Lawrence Whelpley

John Lawrence Whelpley

Jun 19, 2013

John Lawrence Whelpley III, 57, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday evening, June 18, 2013, at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation. Born at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia, he was the son of the late John L. Whelpley, Jr. and the late Marilyn Ada Crowley Whelpley. John was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard and was a brick mason....

John Robert Beebe

John Robert Beebe

Jun 13, 2013

John Robert Beebe, 87, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Doris Lineberry Beebe, died Thursday evening, June 13, 2013 at his home. Born in Springfield, Georgia, he was the eighth of twelve children born to the late Robbie Lee and Cassie Beebe.??He worked on the family farm prior to joining the United States Navy at the age of eighteen in...

Jay Allen Kaminsky

Jay Allen Kaminsky

Jun 13, 2013

Jay Allen Kaminsky, 66, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday morning, June 13, 2013, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was born in Savannah, Georgia on April 30, 1947, the eldest son of ??Jean Schur Kaminsky and the late Julius Kaminsky. Jay was a member of Congregation Agudath Achim. He was a retired co-owner of Southern Motors, where he worked for over forty...

Betty Rhodes Griffin

Betty Rhodes Griffin

Jun 11, 2013

Betty Rhodes Griffin, 83, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Wylie Britton Griffin, Jr., died Tuesday morning, June 11, 2013 at Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Edward Rhodes and the late Verna Cook Blackburn. Mrs. Griffin was a member of St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church in Richmond Hill. She was a homemaker...

Jeanette Prystowsky Rabhan

Jeanette Prystowsky Rabhan

Jun 10, 2013

Jeanette Prystowsky Rabhan, 98, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Daniel Rabhan, died on June 10, 2013 at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah. She was born in Charleston, South Carolina on August 13, 1914, a daughter of Mike and Ida Kramer Prystowsky. Mrs. Rabhan was a member of Congregation Bnai Brith Jacob. She was a Past President and?? life...

Seng Saengthong

Seng Saengthong

Jun 10, 2013

Seng Saengthong, 96, of Savannah Georgia, passed away on June 10, 2013. She was born in Laos on September 5, 1916. Mrs. Saengthong was a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She is survived by her son, Lot and his wife, Nang, of Savannah; four grandchildren, Boune, Tina, Kerry, Janella and three...

Marianna Defilippo Heiman

Marianna Defilippo Heiman

Jun 10, 2013

Marianna DeFilippo Heiman, 51, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday afternoon, June 9, 2013, at her home and under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Victor DeFilippo and the late Madeline Palmisano DeFilippo. She was also the sister of the late Pamela DeFilippo. Marianna was of the Catholic faith...

Emmitt Anderson Parrish,

Emmitt Anderson Parrish,

Jun 9, 2013

Emmitt Anderson Parrish, Sr., 88, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Peggy M. Parrish, died Saturday evening, June 8, 2013, at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Daniel Benjamin Parrish and the late Ada Rebecca Lanier Parrish. Mr. Parrish was a decorated United States Army veteran having served during World...