Obituaries

Betty Oxford Williams

Betty Oxford Williams

Nov 16, 2012

Betty Oxford Williams, 85, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Earl Edward Williams, died Friday afternoon, November 16, 2012, at Hospice Savannah Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

1Sg Army (Ret.)

1Sg Army (Ret.)

Nov 16, 2012

1SG Clarence William Futch, Jr., U. S. Army (Ret.), 92, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Orie Louis Lankford Futch, died Friday evening, November 16, 2012, at the home of his daughter??surrounded by his family and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Willacoochee, Georgia, he was a son of the late Clarence William Futch, Sr. and the late...

James Glover Atkinson

James Glover Atkinson

Nov 14, 2012

James 'Jim' Glover Atkinson, 63, of Savannah, Georgia, died Wednesday morning, November 14, 2012, at Candler Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia, on April 24, 1949, he was a son of the late Colonel William Haley Atkinson, United States Marine Corps (Ret.) and the late Nell Glover Atkinson.?? Jim graduated from Savannah High School in 1967, attended South Georgia Junior College,...

Katherine Doyle Groves

Katherine Doyle Groves

Nov 13, 2012

Katherine (Katchie) Doyle Groves, 96, died Monday, November 12, 2012 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Mrs. Groves was born in Savannah, October 20, 1916, the daughter of Marguerite Hines Doyle and Frederic G. Doyle, Sr. She attended Sacred Heart Parochial School, was a graduate of the Pape School, class of 1934, where she was President of the Student Council, and attended...

Gladys Norton Wilkins

Gladys Norton Wilkins

Nov 8, 2012

Gladys Norton Wilkins, 91, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Charles James Wilkins, Sr., died Thursday morning, November 8, 2012, at her home. Born in Guyton, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Robert E. Norton and the late Mabel Grovenstein Norton. Mrs. Wilkins was a homemaker. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday...

Francisco Antonio Barrios

Francisco Antonio Barrios

Nov 8, 2012

Francisco Antonio Barrios, 91, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Rosalina Llerena-Santana Barrios, died Thursday evening, November 8, 2012, at Candler Hospital. Born in Cuba, he was a son of the late Antonio Barrios and the late Rosalia Valdes. Mr. Barrios was of the Catholic faith. He retired as a graphics designer for United Hospital in Port Chester, New York...

Anne Williamson Hohenstein

Anne Williamson Hohenstein

Nov 8, 2012

Anne Williamson Hohenstein of Atlanta, GA passed away peacefully Thursday, November 8, 2012 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta after a short illness. Mrs. Hohenstein was born January 8, 1932 in Asheville, NC to David Dewey Williamson, Sr. and Sara Jenkins Williamson. She was a graduate of St. Genevieve of the Pines School. After attending Women\'s College of Greensboro, Greensboro, NC.,...

William A. Springfield

William A. Springfield

Nov 7, 2012

William 'Al' Springfield, age 86, an amazing father left earth this week to be with his loving Savior and beloved wife, after a courageous fight with cancer.?? Dad brought life to all who met him.?? He jumped at the chance to get to know you and somehow knowing him would make your life better.?? Dad was a humble man.?? He...

Richard Jameson Williams

Richard Jameson Williams

Nov 7, 2012

Richard Jameson Williams, 87, of Tybee Island, Georgia, died Tuesday evening, November 6, 2012, at Candler Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Charles John Williams and the late Anna Exley Williams. Richard was of the Lutheran faith and was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in the Philippines and World War II. He worked...

Raymond Harris Harrison

Raymond Harris Harrison

Nov 4, 2012

Raymond 'Ray' Harris Harrison, 70, of Savannah, Georgia and??husband of Barbara Waters Harrison, died Friday evening, November 2, 2012, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Newport News, Virginia, he was a son of the late Reverend Ray Harrison and the late Sybil Meadows Harrison. Mr. Harrison was an avid writer and author, having published the books 'Blood on the Orchid'...

Robert Stephen Lafitte

Robert Stephen Lafitte

Oct 29, 2012

Robert Stephen Lafitte, 62, of Thunderbolt, Georgia, died Monday morning, October 29, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of Dolores Beasley Lafitte and the late Robert Walker Lafitte. Robert was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses. He was a retired residential...

Jimmie Johnson Tate

Jimmie Johnson Tate

Oct 28, 2012

Jimmie Johnson Tate, 78, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Wilbur 'Bill' Fitzgerald Tate, Jr., died Sunday evening, October 28, 2012, at her home. Born in Millen, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Daniel Johnson and the late Winnie Ernest Johnson. Mrs. Tate was a member of Cokesbury United Methodist Church and was a homemaker. Mrs. Tate was...

James Oliver Blomsness

James Oliver Blomsness

Oct 23, 2012

James 'Jim' Oliver Blomsness, 74, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Kim Teresa Komiski Blomsness, died Tuesday morning, October 23, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue, Savannah.

Vithalbhai Marghabhai Patel

Vithalbhai Marghabhai Patel

Oct 22, 2012

Vithalbhai Marghabhai Patel, 80, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Urmilaben Vithalbhai Patel, died Monday afternoon, October 22, 2012, at Candler Hospital. Born in India, he was a son of the late Marghabhai Patel and the late Kasiban Patel. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Hasmukhbhai Patel. Surviving are his wife, Urmilaben Patel...

Mildred Sego

Mildred Sego

Oct 21, 2012

Mildred Sego, 84, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday morning, October 21, 2012, at Tara at Thunderbolt Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born in Bulloch County on March 4, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Mae Sims Smith.?? Mrs. Sego was preceded in death by her sons, Lloyd Francis Sego, Jr. and Russell A. 'Rusty' Sego, Sr. Surviving are her daughters,...

Carol Horne Wright

Carol Horne Wright

Oct 18, 2012

Carol Horne Wright, 64, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Robert Asbill Wright, died Thursday evening, October 18, 2012, at Candler Hospital. Born in Beaufort, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late John Davison Horne and the late Elizabeth 'Bet' Eve Horne Cooper. Carol was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church. She retired after 32 years of...

Joyce Creel

Joyce Creel

Oct 17, 2012

Joyce Creel, 56, of Brooklet, Georgia and wife of Frank S. Creel, died Wednesday afternoon, October 17, 2012, at her home surrounded by her family and under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice. Born in Chatham County, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late William Eugene Olsson and the late Betty Ruth Lewis Carter. Joyce was of the Baptist...

Mary Whalen Fleming

Mary Whalen Fleming

Oct 10, 2012

Mary Frances 'Frankie' Whalen Fleming, 64, of Savannah, died Wednesday morning, October 10, 2012, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late William Francis Whalen and Mary Jo vonWaldner Whalen. Mrs. Fleming was a 1966 graduate of St. Vincent's Academy and later graduated from Armstrong State University where she received a master's degree...

Angela Smith Elliott

Angela Smith Elliott

Oct 9, 2012

Angela Jean Smith Elliott, 41, of Millen, Georgia, died Tuesday afternoon, October 9, 2012, at St. Joseph's Hospital.?? Born in Olean, New York, she was a daughter of the late Larry and Shirley Smith. Angela was a former house mother for the Pineland's Group Home.?? She was a current employee at the Enmark station in Millen, Georgia and was currently...

Ruth Thompson Smith

Ruth Thompson Smith

Oct 7, 2012

Ruth Naomi Swindell Thompson Smith, 98, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Weymon A. Thompson who passed away in 1971 and George P. Smith who passed away in 2007, died Sunday morning, October 7, 2012, at Habersham House. Born May, 1914 in Long County, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late John E. Swindell and the late Leslie Howard Swindell....