Obituaries

Raymond Douglas Wood

Raymond Douglas Wood

Aug 10, 2013

Raymond Douglas Wood??passed away on Saturday, August 10. He was born January 14, 1933 in Florence South Carolina.?? His parents were the Reverend Raymond Douglas Wood Sr., pastor of Ascension Lutheran Church in Savannah, and late president of the Georgia-Alabama Synod, and Dorothea Dorn Wood.?? He is survived by his wife Ardis Ann Hacker Wood of Savannah and a sister,...

Nellie Carson Milner

Nellie Carson Milner

Aug 3, 2013

Nellie Cynthia Carson Milner, 80, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of John Otis Milner, died Saturday morning, August 3, 2013, at Hospice Savannah. Mrs. Milner was the daughter of the late Alfonzo Carson and Lula Mae Harrell Carson.?? She was a member of the body of Christ and was a homemaker. Surviving are her daughter, Shari John and her husband,...

Dolores Farrell Bates

Dolores Farrell Bates

Aug 3, 2013

Dolores Arline Farrell Bates, 79, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Thomas Anthony Bates, died Saturday afternoon, August 3, 2013, at Spanish Oaks Retreat. Born in New York City, New York, she was a daughter of the late William E. Farrell and the late Dorothy E. Arslanian Farrell Vlugt. Mrs. Bates was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church. Mrs....

Cw3 Army (Ret.)

Cw3 Army (Ret.)

Jul 31, 2013

CW3 Robert 'Bob' Widener, Jr., U.S. Army (Ret.), 76, of Sunbury, Georgia and husband of Susan P. Widener, died Wednesday afternoon, July 31, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Aiken, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Robert Isaac Widener and the late Fanny Key Widener. Mr. Widener retired from the United States Army after more than...

William Alpert, M.D.

William Alpert, M.D.

Jul 30, 2013

Dr. William J. (Billy) Alpert, 67, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at Candler hospital. A Savannah native, Billy was the son of the late Ben (Corky) Alpert and Sara Weil Alpert.?? He graduated from Savannah High, The University of Georgia, and The Illinois College of Podiatric Medicine.?? Billy practiced podiatry in Savannah for nearly three decades.?? A person of...

Jane Turner Schunemann

Jane Turner Schunemann

Jul 29, 2013

Jane Turner Schunemann, 83, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Albert 'Al' Henry Schunemann, Sr., died Monday evening, July 29, 2013, at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late T. J. Turner and the late Marie Williams Roberts. Mrs. Schunemann was an active member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church...

Leonard Shawel

Leonard Shawel

Jul 28, 2013

Leonard Shawel, who passed away at the age of 93 on Sunday, July 28th, at his home at Buckingham South, was born in Newport News, Virginia on September 26, 1919 to Max William and Anne Shawel. He grew up there and attended the local elementary and high schools.?? After high school he joined the US Navy and went to work...

Margaret Mary Cornn

Margaret Mary Cornn

Jul 28, 2013

Margaret Mary Cornn, 87, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Joseph Elmo Cornn, U. S. Navy (Ret.), died Sunday morning, July 28, 2013, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she was a daughter of the late James Michael Burns and the late Alice Gertrude Clark Burns. Mrs. Cornn was a communicant of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church. She was...

Murray Bono

Murray Bono

Jul 26, 2013

Murray Bono, a fourth-generation Savannah native who was a retired businessman and past leader of several civic and religious institutions, died at Savannah Hospice on Friday.?? He was 92. Murray was born on March 29, 1921, to Gussie Schine Bono and Mesod Bob Bono, owner of Bono Men's Quality Shop on Broughton Street.?? Raised on Gwinnett Street, he was in...

E. Joseph Jenkins

E. Joseph Jenkins

Jul 25, 2013

E. Joseph Jenkins of Savannah, Georgia, died early Thursday, July 25, 2013, at Hospice Savannah. He was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Church.?? Mr. Jenkins was a veteran of World War II, having served in the army.?? He was a retired electrician and a member of IBEW local union 508 of Savannah for many years.?? Mr. Jenkins was preceded in...

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...