Obituaries

Betty Rogers Brown

Betty Rogers Brown

Sep 28, 2012

Betty Huggins Rogers Brown, 68, of Lake View, South Carolina and wife of William Ray Brown, passed into her eternal home Friday morning, September 28, 2012, at McLeod Hospice House in Florence, South Carolina. Born December 25, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Sam Huggins and the late Sadie Garner Huggins. Betty was a faithful member of Piney...

Susie Oates Cramer

Susie Oates Cramer

Sep 28, 2012

Susie Oates Cramer, 80, of Rincon, Georgia and widow of Robert 'Bob' Harold Cramer, died Thursday afternoon, September 27, 2012, at her home. Born in Garfield, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Lucius Franklin Oates and the late Minnie Goodman Oates. Susie was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Savannah, where she was a Sunday school and...

John Patrick White,

John Patrick White,

Sep 25, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - John 'Jack' Patrick White, Jr., 90, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Jewel Hoffman White, died peacefully Tuesday morning, September 25, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family. Born August 8, 1922, in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late John Patrick White, Sr. and Mary Conneff White. Jack was raised in Sacred Heart...

Hartt Eugene Bernstein

Hartt Eugene Bernstein

Sep 23, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Hartt Eugene Bernstein, 87, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Bernice Kirschner Bernstein, died Sunday evening, September 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.

Donnie Tate Garrison

Donnie Tate Garrison

Sep 23, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Donnie 'Betty' Tate Garrison, 87, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of William Frank Garrison, died Sunday afternoon, September 23, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Wilbur Fitzgerald Tate and the late Donnie Alma Nix Tate. Mrs. Garrison was a faithful member of Southside Baptist Church where she...

Roy "Randy" Kirby

Roy "Randy" Kirby

Sep 20, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Roy Randall 'Randy' Kirby, 55, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday morning, September 20, 2012, at home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Lt. Edward Gamble,

Lt. Edward Gamble,

Sep 17, 2012

MANNING, SOUTH CAROLINA - Lt. James Edward Gamble, Jr., 85, of Manning, South Carolina, widower of Margaret Jones Gamble and the last surviving charter South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) agent, died Monday evening, September 17, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family and under the care of Amedisys Hospice. Born in Manning, South Carolina, he was a...

Freeland H." Armstrong

Freeland H." Armstrong

Sep 15, 2012

POOLER, GEORGIA - Freeland Holmes 'F. H.' Armstrong, 88, of Pooler, Georgia, died Saturday morning, September 15, 2012, at The Place at Pooler. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue, Savannah.

Thomas Neal Dixon

Thomas Neal Dixon

Sep 14, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Thomas Neal Dixon, 71, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday, September 14, 2012, at his home. Born in Millen, Georgia, he was a son of the late Thomas Charles Dixon and the late Gladys Murray Dixon. Neal was of the Baptist faith. He served in the Georgia National Guard and worked in the truck parts industry all of...

Virginia Sikes Covington

Virginia Sikes Covington

Sep 12, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Virginia Sikes Covington, 83, of Savannah, Georgia, died Wednesday morning, September 12, 2012, at her home. Born in Emanuel County, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Hardy Newton Sikes and the late Erna Agnes Johnson Sikes. Virginia was a member of Garfield United Methodist Church and was a homemaker. Surviving are one son, John Keith...

David Victor Franco

David Victor Franco

Sep 6, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - David Victor Franco, 82, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Sara Israel Franco, died Thursday afternoon, September 6, 2012, at Candler Hospital. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, he was a son of the late Victor David Franco and Marie DeLeon Franco. Mr. Franco was of the Jewish faith. He was a United States Navy veteran. Mr. Franco retired...

John Kight Downs

John Kight Downs

Sep 4, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Tuesday, September 04, 2012 John (Jack) K. Downs passed away at St. Josephs-Candler Hospital after difficulties following surgery. Jack was born in Guyton, GA on June 9, 1923. He was a graduate of Savannah High School following which joining the 101st Airborne division as a para trooper in the European theatre of World War II. Being a...

Allison Davis Sullivan

Allison Davis Sullivan

Sep 3, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Allison Davis Sullivan, 96, passed peacefully into the presence of her Lord and Savior at 8 p.m. on Monday, September 3, 2012, at Riverview Health & Rehabilitation Center. Allison was born on October 6, 1915 and was the daughter of the late Fred A. and Alma L. Davis of Savannah. She was a long-time member of Bible...

Thomas Bruce Phelps

Thomas Bruce Phelps

Sep 2, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Thomas 'Tom' Bruce Phelps, 64, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Judith Ann Cato Phelps, died Sunday, September 2, 2012, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Mary Ostrom Pilcher

Mary Ostrom Pilcher

Sep 2, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Mary Ostrom Pilcher, 100, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Theodore Clay Pilcher, died Sunday evening, September 2, 2012, at Summer Breeze Assisted Living and under the care of Hospice Savannah. A native of Indianapolis, Miss Ostrom married Theodore C. Pilcher and moved to his hometown of Norfolk, Virginia in 1934. A part of the \"Greatest Generation\",...

Genevieve Pomerantz Kanter

Genevieve Pomerantz Kanter

Sep 1, 2012

AVENTURA, FLORIDA - Genevieve \"Jean\" Pomerantz Kanter, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, died at her home in Aventura, Florida at the age of 88. Jean grew up in New York City and graduated from Brooklyn College. Shortly afterward she met the love of her life, Dr Walter Kanter, a native of Savannah. Jean and Walter settled in Savannah where she...

Marjorie Mobley Camp

Marjorie Mobley Camp

Aug 31, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Marjorie (Margie) Virginia Mobley Camp, 87, died Friday, August 31, 2012, at Tara Nursing and Rehab under the care of Hospice Savannah. She was born on September 4, 1924, in Atlanta, GA, to the late Edith Eastmead Mobley and Dewey Hobson Mobley. Mrs. Camp grew up in Port Wentworth, GA, and graduated from Commercial High School in...

Linda Riggsbee Mcdonald

Linda Riggsbee Mcdonald

Aug 29, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Linda Mae Riggsbee McDonald, 58, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of John Lindsay McDonald, Jr., died Wednesday evening, August 29, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Pirmasens, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Farris Lindy Riggsbee and Helga Josephine Gampfer Riggsbee. Mrs. McDonald was a personal assistant with the United States Government. Survivors include her...

Elizabeth Mock Winders

Elizabeth Mock Winders

Aug 28, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Elizabeth Mock Winders, 91, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Frank Austin Winders, died Tuesday evening, August 28, 2012, at her home and surrounded by her family. Born on March 17, 1921 in Statesboro, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late John Calhoun Mock and Laura Sims Mock. Her family moved to Pembroke, Georgia where she...

Kathryn Stokes Parnell

Kathryn Stokes Parnell

Aug 28, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Kathryn Stokes Parnell, 92, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Henry Ashley Parnell, died Tuesday morning, August 28, 2012, at Tara at Thunderbolt and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Florence, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Harry James Stokes and the late Kathryn Graddick Stokes. Mrs. Parnell was a charter member...