Obituaries

Barrie Marie Bahr

Barrie Marie Bahr

Apr 2, 2013

Barrie Marie Bahr, 70, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of John F. 'Jack' Bahr, died Tuesday morning, April 2, 2013, at her home. Barrie was born on March 22, 1943 in New Brunswick, NJ, the daughter of Delbert E. and Marie E. (Frey) Willis. Mrs. Bahr created and directed Chapel Day Nursery, a pre-school and was a teacher and reading...

Bonnie Bolden Ackerman

Bonnie Bolden Ackerman

Mar 27, 2013

Gerald 'Jerry' Ira Ackerman, 66, and his wife, Bonnie Lynn Bolden Ackerman, 66, both died Tuesday afternoon, March 26, 2013, in Sugar Land, Texas as a result of an automobile accident. Born in Akron, Ohio, Bonnie was a daughter of the late Charles Bolden and the late Eileen Kirkman Bolden. Bonnie retired from Imperial Sugar. Born in Brooklyn, New York,...

Gerald Ira Ackerman

Gerald Ira Ackerman

Mar 27, 2013

Gerald 'Jerry' Ira Ackerman, 66, and his wife, Bonnie Lynn Bolden Ackerman, 66, both died Tuesday afternoon, March 26, 2013, in Sugar Land, Texas as a result of an automobile accident. Born in Akron, Ohio, Bonnie was a daughter of the late Charles Bolden and the late Eileen Kirkman Bolden. Bonnie retired from Imperial Sugar. Born in Brooklyn, New York,...

Raojibhai Rambhai Patel

Raojibhai Rambhai Patel

Mar 26, 2013

Raojibhai Rambhai Patel, 74, of Rincon, Georgia, died Tuesday morning, March 26, 2013 at home. Born in Ode, India, he was a son of the late Rambhai D. Patel and Jamnaben Rambhai Patel. Mr. Patel was a retired farmer. Surviving are his wife, Jiviben Raojibhai Patel of Rincon; two sons, Rajesh Patel (Sonal) of Rincon and Minesh Patel (Ragini) of...

Ruby C. Outler

Ruby C. Outler

Mar 26, 2013

Ruby C. Outler, 69, of Bloomingdale, Georgia and widow of Jimmie Lee Outler, died Monday morning, March 25, 2013 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was primarily a homemaker, although she enjoyed working with her late husband in his business. She will be remembered as a simply elegant lady. She is survived by her two daughters, Jennie...

Warren Mcgregor Caphton

Warren Mcgregor Caphton

Mar 25, 2013

Warren McGregor Caphton, 87, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Wilma Elrod Caphton, passed away very peacefully Monday morning, March 25, 2013, surrounded by family at Candler Hospital, after battling Multiple Myeloma for almost two years. Warren was born and raised in Savannah, GA.?? He served in the Navy during World War II, and after his tour of duty attended...

Martha Durham Pike

Martha Durham Pike

Mar 25, 2013

Martha Durham Pike passed away peacefully at her home on March 25, 2013 under the care of Islands Hospice surrounded by her loving family and the wonderful caregivers from Handle With Loving Care. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Dr. Benjamin Leonard Pike and her parents, Lorena and Wood K. Durham. She was born in Landrum, S.C. on a...

Herbert Morris Schildkraut

Herbert Morris Schildkraut

Mar 23, 2013

Herbert 'Herbie' Morris Schildkraut, 82 of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Maxine 'Midge' Lasky Schildkraut, died Friday evening, March 22, 2013, at Candler Hospital. Born in the Lower East Side in New York, he worked for many years as a junior accountant for the state of New York in tower 2 of the World Trade Center. He went to college...

Mary Allen Burgess

Mary Allen Burgess

Mar 23, 2013

Mary Willene Allen Burgess, 79, of Savannah, Georgia passed away peacefully Friday afternoon, March 22, 2013, at St. Joseph's Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Lyons, Georgia on May 3, 1933, the daughter of Willie Lewis and Alsie Lee Morris Allen. Mary was predeceased by her husband John S. Burgess, Jr.; two sisters, Annette Allen and Faye...

Dorothy Abbott Whitlock

Dorothy Abbott Whitlock

Mar 22, 2013

Dorothy Abbott Whitlock, 79, passed away on March 21, 2013, at Hospice Savannah after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Savannah and spent her entire life here graduating from Commercial High School. She worked and retired from Savannah Bank and Trust and then worked 10 years at Memorial Medical Center. Dorothy was a sweet and loving...

Marlene Cook Ford

Marlene Cook Ford

Mar 22, 2013

Marlene Elizabeth Cook Ford, 79, of Savannah, died Friday morning, March 22, 2013, at Hospice Savannah. She was the daughter of the late Robert Beuford Cook and the late Ruth Elizabeth Sharpe Cook.?? Born in Savannah, Georgia, on August 7, 1933, she graduated from Savannah High School in 1952.?? In 1995, she retired after 31 years with the Georgia Department...

Edna Storie Welsh

Edna Storie Welsh

Mar 20, 2013

Edna Edith Storie Welsh, 87, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Peter Joseph Welsh, Jr., died Tuesday evening, March 19, 2013, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Jesse and Adelia Storie. While going to school, she worked at St. Joseph's Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she met her future...

Angela Velvet Reynolds

Angela Velvet Reynolds

Mar 20, 2013

Angela Velvet Reynolds, 27, of Savannah, Georgia died Saturday, March 16, 2013, in Savannah. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Sally Mcadoo

Sally Mcadoo

Mar 20, 2013

Sally McAdoo Coy, 94, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Peter Meldrim Coy, died Wednesday morning, March 20, 2013, at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

George Andrew Gordon,

George Andrew Gordon,

Mar 19, 2013

George Andrew Gordon, Jr., 67, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Betty Conley Gordon, died Tuesday morning, March 19, 2013, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late George Andrew Gordon, Sr. and the late Mamie Elizabeth Hope Gordon. George was of the Christian faith. He retired from Great Dane Trailers after 37 years...

Evans Daley Fruitticher

Evans Daley Fruitticher

Mar 18, 2013

Evans Daley Fruitticher, 74, of Newington, ??and husband of Lynn Bernstein Fruitticher, died Sunday evening, March 17, 2013 (his favorite holiday), at Candler Hospital. Waiting patiently to go fishing were Pete Lee and Charles Small; Johnny Williamson, his boyhood friend of 65 years, knew Evans would be late as usual. Born in Newington, he was a son of the late...

Marilyn Wagman Steinberg

Marilyn Wagman Steinberg

Mar 17, 2013

Marilyn Wagman Steinberg, 66, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday morning, March 17, 2013, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia she was a daughter of the late Abe Wagman and the late Juliet Ghelerter Wagman. Marilyn was a member of Congregation Bnai Brith Jacob and was a retired bookkeeper. Marilyn was an avid knitter and needlepointer who also enjoyed playing...

Lt. Force (Ret.)

Lt. Force (Ret.)

Mar 17, 2013

Lt. Col. James Hagood 'Sammy' Sams, U. S. Air Force (Ret.), 89, of Savannah, Georgia, and formerly of Warner Robins, Georgia, widower of Emily Jane Woosley Sams, died Sunday afternoon, March 17, 2013, at Savannah Rehabilitation and Nursing Center and under the care of Odyssey Hospice. ??Born in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, he was a son of the late The...

Robert Ellis Rushing

Robert Ellis Rushing

Mar 16, 2013

Robert Ellis Rushing, 68, died on Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Spanish Oaks Retreat after a heartbreaking battle with Alzheimer's Disease. He was surrounded by his loving family and under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. Robert was a member of First Baptist Church of Rincon and a former member of Calvary Baptist Temple. Robert was born on January 20,...

Barbara Devine Farrell

Barbara Devine Farrell

Mar 15, 2013

Barbara Jean Devine Farrell, 82, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Matthew \"Matt\" Joseph Farrell, died Friday morning, March 15, 2013, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late George Jackson Devine and the late Regina Williams Devine. Mrs. Farrell was a communicant of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Indianapolis and was...