Obituaries

Rupert Seymour Heller

Rupert Seymour Heller

Jun 10, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Rupert Seymour Heller, 84, of Savannah, Georgia, and husband of "Patsy" Frances Winders Heller, died Friday afternoon, June 8, 2012, at Candler Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1927, he was the son of the late Henry Bernard Heller and Doris Littman Heller.  Mr. Heller was a member of Congregation Mickve Israel.  He...

Bruce Eugene Buck

Bruce Eugene Buck

Jun 10, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Bruce Eugene "Buck" Buck, 57, of Savannah, Georgia died Friday evening, June 8, 2012 at Hospice Savannah. Mr. Buck was the son of the late Joseph Buck and the late Lois Danner Tapley.  He was a retired Truck Driver.  In addition to his parents, Mr. Buck was preceded in death by his brothers, Ray Buck and Brian...

Mary Hodges Gandy

Mary Hodges Gandy

Jun 8, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Mary Evelyn Hodges Gandy, 94, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Louie Vernon Gandy, died Saturday morning, June 2, 2012, at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Cleveland Hodges and the late Susie Lee Seckinger Hodges. Mrs. Gandy was a member of White Bluff United Methodist Church...

Elizabeth Morse Palumbo

Elizabeth Morse Palumbo

Jun 7, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Elizabeth Mae Palumbo, 74, of Savannah died May 30th, 2012, peacefully at her family's home in Charlotte, N.C. after a long, courageous battle with lung cancer. She was born in Rochester, N.Y. and was the daughter of the late Col. Frederick E. Morse and Mildred G. Morse (Driggs).  Elizabeth attended Yokahama High School in Japan while her...

Marjorie Nell Cochran

Marjorie Nell Cochran

Jun 5, 2012

TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA - Marjorie "Margie" Nell  Woodard Cochran of Tybee Island, formerly of Brunswick died peacefully on May 30th, 2012 at Memorial Hospital. She was born  in 1935 in Laurens County, GA. Mrs. Cochran retired several years ago  after working many years with Eckerd's Pharmacy. She was one of the last Charter Members of Chapel-by-the-Sea Baptist Church.  She is...

Marlon Scott Green

Marlon Scott Green

Jun 5, 2012

Marlon Scott Green, 57, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Ann Wertz Green, died Saturday morning, June 2, 2012, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Copper Hill, Tennessee, he was a son of Ora Richie Green and the late Carter Green. Marlon served his country in the United States Army and was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church. He...

James Newton Anderson,

James Newton Anderson,

May 30, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - James Newton Anderson, Jr., 58, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday morning, May 29, 2012, at Candler Hospital. Born in Fremont, Nebraska, he was a son of James Newton Anderson, Sr. and the late Beverley June Weyers Anderson. James worked at Universal Trading Company in Savannah and enjoyed fishing. Surviving are his father, James Newton Anderson, Sr.; one...

Dr. Joseph Alpert

Dr. Joseph Alpert

May 30, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Dr. Joseph Alpert, 90, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Jane Alpert, died Sunday morning, May 27, 2012, at his home. Born in Beachmont, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late Charles Alpert and the late Bessie Mitchell Alpert. Dr. Alpert served as a Captain/Surgeon in the United States Army during World War II. He was...

Frances Elsberry Langston

Frances Elsberry Langston

May 27, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Frances Elsberry Langston, 86, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Sgt. James Arthur Langston, U. S. Air Force (Ret.), died Saturday morning, May 26, 2012, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Akes, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Patrick Henry Elsberry and the late Verdie Barrett Elsberry. Mrs. Langston was a faithful member of Cresthill...

Lois Threatt Burroughs

Lois Threatt Burroughs

May 19, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Lois Virginia Threatt Burroughs, 86, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Lewis Wentfield Burroughs, Sr., died Friday morning, May 18, 2012, at her home and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Evans County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late William Victor Threatt and the late Myrtle Verona Odom Threatt. She was a member...

Carolyn Troxell Robinson

Carolyn Troxell Robinson

May 18, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Carolyn Jean Troxell Robinson, 78, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of MSgt Chester Demery Robinson, U. S. Army (Ret.), died Friday morning, May 18, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Born in LaGrange, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Silbert Beckham Troxell and the late Virginia Lee Tingle Troxell. Mrs. Robinson was a devoted member of Bible Baptist...

William Franklin Hodges

William Franklin Hodges

May 14, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - William "Gator" Franklin Hodges, 79, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Milligan Hodges, died Sunday evening, May 13, 2012, at his home. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Ernest Cleo Hodges and the late Helen De Lorge Hodges. Mr. Hodges was of the Catholic faith. He was a graduate...

Charlie Luther Martin

Charlie Luther Martin

May 13, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Charlie Luther Martin, 87, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Myrna Harrell Martin, died Friday evening, May 11, 2012, at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center under the care of Hospice Savannah. May 11 was his birthday and the date of his anniversary with his wife of 60 years, Myrna, who passed away earlier this year. Born in...

Michael Anthony Thrasher

Michael Anthony Thrasher

May 12, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Michael Anthony Thrasher, 58, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday morning, May 11, 2012, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in El Paso, Texas, he was a son of Dorothy Lee Popham Thrasher and the late Claude Carlton Thrasher. Michael was a member of Savannah Christian Church and was an inventory specialist for RGIS. He loved race cars. In...

Dullabhbhai Govindbhai Patel

Dullabhbhai Govindbhai Patel

May 12, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Dullabhbhai Govindbhai Patel, 84, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Parvatiben Dullabhbhai Patel, died Saturday morning, May 12, 2012, at Memorial University Medical Center. The funeral service will be held at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue. Interment will be in India.

Henrietta Salke Becker

Henrietta Salke Becker

May 10, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Henrietta Kathryn "Kay" Salke Becker, 87, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Meyer John Becker, died Thursday morning, May 10, 2012 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in New York, she was a daughter of the late Jesse E. Salke and the late Florence Hortense Salke. Mrs. Becker was a member of Congregation Bnai Brith Jacob. She was a...

Elizabeth Robinson Hagins

Elizabeth Robinson Hagins

May 10, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Elizabeth Elvira Robinson Hagins, 89, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Carl Steve Hagins, Sr., died Sunday afternoon, May 6, 2012, at her home surrounded by her family and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Betty, as she was known by friends and family, was a lifelong resident of Savannah. She and her husband created a small family...

Simon Lipsitz

Simon Lipsitz

May 6, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - The funeral service for Simon Lipsitz, 88, of Savannah, Georgia, widower of Rachel Stein Lipsitz will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon, May 7, 2012, at the graveside, Bonaventure Cemetery, conducted by Rabbi Avigdor Slatus.

Anthony "Tony" Agonofski

Anthony "Tony" Agonofski

May 6, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Anthony "Tony" Agonofski, 64, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Leah Jean Herron Agonofski, died Saturday morning, May 5, 2012, at Candler Hospital. Born in Tuscan, Arizona, he was a son of the late Frank Agonofski and the late Rita Broderick Agonofski.  Tony was a United States Army veteran and was retired as Master 3 Firefighter with the...

Durward "Joe" Brinkley

Durward "Joe" Brinkley

Apr 30, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Durward "Joe" Brinkley, 69, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Tammie Fox Brinkley, died Monday morning, April 30, 2012, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Laurens, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Durward Belmont Brinkley and the late Sarah Kathryn Brinkley. Before becoming Tammie's "Trophy Husband", he was a United States Navy Veteran, a Retired...