Obituaries

Danny Ray Mcpeters

Danny Ray Mcpeters

Mar 6, 2013

Danny Ray McPeters, 68, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Ellen Mobley McPeters, died Wednesday morning, March 6, 2013, at Candler Hospital. Born in Kennett, Missouri, he was a son of Louise Ethel Goodrich McPeters and the late James Nelton McPeters. Danny was of the Baptist faith and was a United States Army veteran having served during the Vietnam War....

Betty Pray Ortmann

Betty Pray Ortmann

Mar 6, 2013

Betty Joan Pray Ortmann, 83, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Chuck Ortmann, died Wednesday morning, March 6, 2013, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she was a daughter of the late Ervin Pray and the late Edna Martens Pray. Mrs. Ortmann was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church was a homemaker. She was a graduate of...

Mary Ora Pitt

Mary Ora Pitt

Feb 27, 2013

Mary Ora Pitt, 87, of Seal Beach, California, died Friday, February 22, 2013. The funeral service will be held at 11 o\'clock Wednesday morning at the graveside, Greenwich section of Bonaventure Cemetery.

Sandra Ellis Smith

Sandra Ellis Smith

Feb 26, 2013

Sandra Ellis Smith, 68, of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday morning, February 25, 2013, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Lt. Usaf (Ret.)

Lt. Usaf (Ret.)

Feb 23, 2013

Lt. Col. Clinton Ward Effinger III, 88, of Savannah, Georgia and beloved husband of Yvonne Seillier Effinger, died Saturday, February 23, 2013, at his home. Born in West Palm Beach, Florida, he was a son of the late Clinton W. Effinger, Jr. and the late Irma Blake Effinger. He graduated from Tulane University with a BA and was a member...

Joy (Floyd) Epps

Joy (Floyd) Epps

Feb 23, 2013

Joy Lynn (Floyd) Epps, 14, of Pooler, Georgia and daughter of Bobby and Leslie Jimmo Epps, died Saturday evening, February 23, 2013, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of Bobby Epps and Leslie Jimmo Epps. Joy was a member of Calvary Assembly of God in Pooler and was a caregiver who put the needs of...

Bruce Alan Fulford

Bruce Alan Fulford

Feb 23, 2013

Bruce Alan Fulford, 51, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Laura Foote Fulford, died Saturday afternoon, February 23, 2013, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was the son of Johnnie Andrews Fulford and the late James Fulford. Bruce was a member of Savannah Christian Church and was a United States Air Force veteran. He was with the Vaden...

Nancy Ronsick Vogel

Nancy Ronsick Vogel

Feb 19, 2013

Nancy Jo Ronsick Vogel, 76, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Richard Carl Vogel, died Tuesday afternoon, February 19, 2013, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Wichita, Kansas, she was a daughter of the late Willis Alonzo Ronsick and the late Norma Barnes Ronsick. Nancy was an active member of Isle of Hope United Methodist Church where she was a member...

Charles Glenn Smith,

Charles Glenn Smith,

Feb 18, 2013

Charles 'Charlie' Glenn Smith, Jr., 53, of Pooler, Georgia and husband of Nicolette 'Nicki' Beebe Smith, died Monday morning, February 18, 2013, at Candler Hospital. Born in Beaufort, South Carolina, he was a son of Donna Jean Ard Smith and the late Charles Glenwood 'Smitty' Smith, Sr.?? Charlie was a member of Bible Baptist Church where he served as a...

Mamie Bazemore Smith

Mamie Bazemore Smith

Feb 17, 2013

Mamie Lou Bazemore Smith, 100, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Ray Hart Smith, died Sunday afternoon, February 17, 2013, at Oceanside Nursing Home on Tybee Island. Born in Screven County, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Richard Jordan Bazemore and the late Catherine Beard Bazemore. Mrs. Smith was a member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church and...

Charles "Charlie" Fleming

Charles "Charlie" Fleming

Feb 17, 2013

Charles Joachim 'Charlie' Fleming,77, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday afternoon, February 17, 2013, at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center and under the care of Odyssey Hospice. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Carl Brittain and the late Kathleen Saussy Brittain. Charlie graduated from Savannah High School and the University of Georgia. He was a member...

Lisa Simons Haeussler

Lisa Simons Haeussler

Feb 15, 2013

Lisa Simons Haeussler, 50, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Timothy J. Haeussler, died Wednesday morning, February 13, 2013, at home. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of Joan Bell Simons and the late Enoch Milton 'Buddy' Simons. Lisa was a devoted mother who enjoyed the water, music, reading and collecting vintage clothing. Surviving are her husband of...

Harvey Frank Gretenstein

Harvey Frank Gretenstein

Feb 13, 2013

Harvey Frank Gretenstein, 63, of Edmond, Oklahoma, and formerly of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Judi Motley Gretenstein, died Wednesday morning, February 13, 2013, at Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was the son of the late Dr. Lester Gretenstein and the late Frances Solomon Gretenstein. Harvey grew up with the congregation of Bnai Brith...

Vincent Joseph Mcinerney

Vincent Joseph Mcinerney

Feb 12, 2013

Vincent Joseph McInerney, 94, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Dorothy Helen Hickernell McInerney, died Tuesday evening, February 12, 2013, at Savannah Square and under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

James - "Slip"

James - "Slip"

Feb 11, 2013

James Wiley Hayslip -'Slip', 85, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away peacefully after a short illness on Monday, February 11, 2013. He was a lifelong native of Savannah. He served honorably in the United States Navy during World War II from 1944-1946 on the USS Benham (DD796). He later retired in 1989 as a Senior Operator in the Power Department for...

Verna Wilson Nesmith

Verna Wilson Nesmith

Feb 10, 2013

Verna Mae Wilson Nesmith, 94, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Ralph Carlton Nesmith, died Saturday evening, February 9, 2013, at Azalealand Nursing Home. Born in Brooklet, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Cecil Wilson and Hattie Mae Wilson. Mrs. Nesmith and her husband were founding members of Memorial Baptist Church for more than 40 years and later...

Joseph Irish" Brinson

Joseph Irish" Brinson

Feb 7, 2013

Joseph Anthony 'Big Irish' Brinson, age 52, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2013, at Hospice Savannah following a long battle with cancer. Born in Savannah, Georgia on October 17, 1960, he was a son of the late James Elton Brinson and the late Mary Lee Dean Brinson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother-in-law,...

Frank Jack Segler

Frank Jack Segler

Feb 6, 2013

Frank Jack Segler, 87, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Marilyn Jane Waters Segler, died Wednesday evening, February 6, 2013, at Habersham House and under the care of United Hospice. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he was a son of the late John Segler and the late Anna Krejiewski Segler. Mr. Segler was of the Baptist faith. He was a United...

Elizabeth Miles Daly

Elizabeth Miles Daly

Feb 5, 2013

Elizabeth Arlene 'Beth' Miles Daly, 29, of Richmond Hill, Georgia, died Tuesday morning, February 5, 2013, at Memorial University Medical Center. ?? She was born on December 27, 1983 in Savannah, Georgia, a daughter of Robert E. and Connie Sue Wood Miles. Elizabeth was a graduate of Savannah Arts Academy and worked for Corizon as a supervisor for medical records....

John "Jack" Griffin

John "Jack" Griffin

Feb 5, 2013

John Jackson 'Jack' Griffin, 69, of the Pineora Community, Georgia, went to be with his Lord and Savior Tuesday morning, February 5, 2013. Mr. Griffin proudly served his country in the U. S. Army. He also worked several years at Great Dane Trailers and Delta Metals in Savannah. Jack was preceded in death by his parents, Otis and Elizabeth Solomons...