Obituaries

Eugene Aden Tilton

Eugene Aden Tilton

Apr 28, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Eugene "Gene" Aden Tilton, 77, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away on Saturday morning, April 28, 2012, after a long illness. Born on August 16, 1934, in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Eugene Merle Tilton, Jr. and the late Maggie Estella McElveen Tilton. Mr. Tilton was a faithful member of Burkhalter Baptist Church until...

Donald Dean Miller

Donald Dean Miller

Apr 28, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Donald Dean Miller, 78, of Savannah, Georgia, and widower of Patricia Diann College Miller, died Saturday morning, April 28, 2012, at his home and under the care of Advantage Hospice. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Sheila Gottlieb Miller

Sheila Gottlieb Miller

Apr 26, 2012

ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA - Sheila Gottlieb Miller, 73, of Alpharetta, Georgia and wife of Wayne Miller, died Wednesday evening, April 25, 2012, at her home. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Milton Gottlieb and the late Sophie Sutker Gottlieb. Mrs. Miller was a member of Congregation Bnai Brith Jacob. She graduated magna cum laude from Bowie...

Michael John Banks

Michael John Banks

Apr 25, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Michael John "One-Speed" Banks, 60, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday afternoon, April 24, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of June McCarthy Banks and the late Hayden Hunter Banks, Jr. Michael was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church. He was a retired heavy equipment industrial salesman for Atlantic Coastal Equipment....

Thomas Lee Varner,

Thomas Lee Varner,

Apr 22, 2012

COLUMBUS, OHIO - The graveside service for Thomas Lee Varner, Jr., 77, of Columbus, Ohio, husband of Nettie Rickert Varner, will be held at 11 o'clock Monday morning at Bonaventure Cemetery.

Herbert Lemuel Peebles,

Herbert Lemuel Peebles,

Apr 20, 2012

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - Herbert Lemuel Peebles, Jr., 88, of Raleigh, North Carolina, husband of Ruth Kost Peebles, died Monday, March 5, 2012, at his home under hospice care. Herbert L Peebles, Jr. passed away peacefully at home on March 5, 2012 following a six year battle with melanoma. Herb had been receiving care at home from Hospice of Wake...

Melvin Antonio Gerard

Melvin Antonio Gerard

Apr 20, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Melvin Antonio Gerard, 71, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Alexis Delorenza Benjamin Gerard and father of Tonya Gerard, died Friday morning, April 20, 2012, at home and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Roselee Toporek Gellman

Roselee Toporek Gellman

Apr 20, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Roselee Toporek Gellman, 88, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Zacharia Gellman,  died Thursday morning,  April 19, 2012, at Buckingham South under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Louis Toporek and the late Edith Mandon Toporek. Mrs. Gellman was a member of Congregation Bnai Brith Jacob and...

Michael Thomas Gilliamsen

Michael Thomas Gilliamsen

Apr 19, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Michael Thomas Gilliamsen, 66, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Doris Maria Rodriguez Gilliamsen, died Monday afternoon, April 9, 2012, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in New York City, he was a son of the late James Joseph Gilliamsen, Sr. and the late Eileen Conner Gilliamsen. Michael was of the Catholic faith and was a United...

Terry James Purvis

Terry James Purvis

Apr 16, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Terry James Purvis, 47, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday morning, April 6, 2012, at home and under the care of Hospice Savannah. The funeral service will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, April 20, 2012, in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service conducted by The Reverend Samuel W. Watkins. Interment will be private.

Marion Govan Lake

Marion Govan Lake

Apr 6, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Marion Govan Lake, 92, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Gordon Franklin Lake, died Friday morning, April 6, 2012, at Savannah Square and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Harold Francis Barker

Harold Francis Barker

Apr 5, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Harold Francis Barker, 85, of Savannah, Georgia, widower of Jeannette Gloria Ferraro Barker, died Wednesday morning, April 4, 2012, at Spanish Oaks Hospice. Born in Hoopeston, Illinois, he was a son of the late James C. Barker and the late Anna Flint Barker. Mr. Barker was a communicant of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. He...

Betty Faye Harper

Betty Faye Harper

Apr 4, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Betty Faye Harper, 76, of Savannah, Georgia, died Saturday evening, March 31, 2012, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Claxton, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Walcer Evans Harper and the late Vernnie Mae Yarbrough Harper. Miss Harper was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church. She earned her B.S. degree in Sociology from...

Dorothy Bearden Gardner

Dorothy Bearden Gardner

Apr 4, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Dorothy Freitas Bearden Gardner, 89, of Savannah, Georgia, died Wednesday morning, April 4, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Hilo, Hawaii, she was a daughter of the late Manuel Taxeira Freitas, Jr. and the late Maria Jesus Azavedo Freitas. Dorothy was a communicant of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church. She retired from General Finance after 30...

Janet Bowers Bean

Janet Bowers Bean

Apr 2, 2012

POOLER, GEORGIA - Janet Smith Bowers Bean, 67, of Pooler, Georgia, died Saturday morning, March 31, 2012, at Candler Hospital as a result of an automobile accident. Born in Front Royal, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Wilson Whitside Smith and the late Gaynelle Morris Smith. Janet was a member of Calvary Assembly of God in Pooler. She...

Louise Walton Hudson

Louise Walton Hudson

Mar 30, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Louise Walton Hudson, 79, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Marion Eugene Hudson, died Thursday evening, March 29, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Vaucluse, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Charles Walton and the late Hattie Mae Hutto Walton. Mrs. Hudson was a faithful and active member of White Bluff United Methodist Church where...

Shirley Hubbard Rahn

Shirley Hubbard Rahn

Mar 30, 2012

???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? MELDRIM, GEORGIA - Shirley Hubbard Rahn, 73, of Meldrim, Georgia, wife of Charles 'Charlie' Bernard Rahn, died Thursday morning, March 29, 2012, at home and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Francis Eli Hubbard and Hazel Sauls Hubbard. Shirley was a member of South Newington Baptist Church and...

Rosalie Pardue Ward

Rosalie Pardue Ward

Mar 29, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Rosalie Pardue Ward, 101, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Earl Pardue and Truman F. Ward, died Sunday afternoon, March 25, 2012, at Candler Hospital. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Levi Elliott Miller and the late Julia Canady Miller. Mrs. Ward was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church. In addition to...

Msgt Force (Ret.)

Msgt Force (Ret.)

Mar 26, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - MSgt Leron Lawrence Mitchell, Sr., U. S. Air Force (Ret.), 87, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Patsy Kicklighter Mitchell and widower of Doris Kennedy Mitchell, died Sunday afternoon, March 25, 2012, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Hagan, Georgia, he was a son of the late Osby Brooks Mitchell and the late Ada Lannigan Mitchell. Mr....

Dianne Hudgins Burchard

Dianne Hudgins Burchard

Mar 24, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Dianne Hudgins Burchard, 64, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Robert Eugene Burchard, Jr., died Thursday afternoon, March 22, 2012 at her home. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Hubert Hudgins and the late Adyle Plunkett Trout. Dianne was a member of White Bluff United Methodist Church and was a Lab Technician for...