Obituaries

Carolyn Ann Mewborn

Carolyn Ann Mewborn

Mar 3, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Carolyn Ann Mewborn, 65, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday, March 2, 2012, at Hospice House on Eisenhower. Born in Houston, Texas, she was the daughter of the late William "Admiral" Byrd and the late Loma Mary Byrd. Carol retired as vice president of AIC Towing and Recovery in 1999. She had a gift for decorating, gardening, cooking...

Larry Lee Hadwin

Larry Lee Hadwin

Mar 2, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Larry Lee Hadwin, 71, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Brenda Joyce Pruett Hadwin, died Thursday evening, March 1, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Mason, Michigan, he was a son of the late Donald Wilson Hadwin and the late Mary Jane Field Hadwin. Mr. Hadwin retired after 21 years of service in the United States Marine Corps,...

Debra Giffen Smith

Debra Giffen Smith

Mar 1, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Debra Mira Giffen-Smith, 57, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday evening, February 28, 2012, in the comfort of her home surrounded with her loved ones. She was born in Savannah, Georgia. She played a variety of sports growing up, but her passion was being in the water with her swim team. She loved swimming so dearly that she...

Raymond Edward Hixson

Raymond Edward Hixson

Mar 1, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Raymond Edward Hixson, 76, of Savannah, Georgia, widower of Beverly Joyce Hixson, died Wednesday afternoon, February 29, 2012, at his home. Born in Wilmington, Ohio, he was a son of the late Raymond Wendell Hixson and the late Lona Gray Hixson.  Mr. Hixson was a retired machinist. Surviving are two daughters, Lori Brison of Savannah, Georgia and...

Anne Berliner Rudich

Anne Berliner Rudich

Feb 29, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Anne Berliner Rudich, 94, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Leo Rudich, died Tuesday afternoon, February 28, 2012, at the William Breman Jewish Home in Atlanta, Georgia. The funeral service will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the graveside, Bonaventure Cemetery, conducted by Rabbi Avigdor Slatus.

David Wilson Yarborough

David Wilson Yarborough

Feb 28, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - David Wilson Yarborough, 92, of Savannah, Georgia, widower of Pauline Margaret Wilson Yarborough died Saturday evening, February 11, 2012, at his home. Born in Red Springs, North Carolina, he was a son of the late David Yarborough and the late Ethel Bounds Yarborough. Wilson was born to a hard working farm family. He had three brothers and...

James Dean Mcbeath

James Dean Mcbeath

Feb 28, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - James Dean McBeath, 58, of Savannah, Georgia died February 26, 2012 at Hospice Savannah. Jim was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on September 4, 1953, to the late John Joseph McBeath and Mary Margaret Cunningham.  He was a graduate of LaSalle University in Philadelphia, PA and a member of Delta Sigma Pi Fraternity.  His career included positions as...

Lessie Helms Engler

Lessie Helms Engler

Feb 27, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Lessie Helms Engler, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Lt. General Jean Evans Engler, U. S. Army (Ret.), died Wednesday afternoon, January 25, 2012, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in New Boston, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Cader Parker Helms. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded...

Susan Gilbert Todd

Susan Gilbert Todd

Feb 26, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - The funeral service for Susan Gilbert Todd, 73, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Robert Sidney Todd, will be held at 11:30 o'clock Monday morning at St. John's Episcopal Church conducted by The Reverend Gavin G. Dunbar. Inurnment will be in the Greenwich section of Bonaventure Cemetery.

Janie Uselton Boyer

Janie Uselton Boyer

Feb 23, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Janie Harden Lee Uselton Boyer, 84, of Savannah, Georgia and formerly of Douglasville, Georgia, widow of, H.L. "Bubba" Lee, Bill Uselton and Earl Boyer died Wednesday morning, February 22, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Mrs. Boyer was born in Tallapoosa, Georgia, to the late P.W. Harden and the late Mildred Marie Smith Harden. She was of the Baptist...

Bernice Bernback Prieur

Bernice Bernback Prieur

Feb 22, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Bernice Inez Bernback Prieur, 93, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of 54 years of Robert Eugene Prieur, died Monday morning, February 20, 2012, at Spanish Oaks Retreat. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Bernback and the late Alma Love Bernback. Mrs. Prieur was educated in Chicago schools and graduated from DePaul University...

Richard Edward Ellison

Richard Edward Ellison

Feb 21, 2012

MISSION HILLS, KANSAS - Rich Ellison watched his last ship sail on February 17, 2012 on Tybee Island, Georgia. He was in the most perfect house, on the most perfect island, so he could have his friends and family share his final days at his favorite place, the beach. Rich and his wife, Mary, watched the dolphins play, talked for...

Larry Winston Smith

Larry Winston Smith

Feb 17, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Larry Winston Smith, 64, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Kim Michele Tinnel Smith, died Friday afternoon, February 17, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Anel Morris Lasseter

Anel Morris Lasseter

Feb 17, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Anel "Nel" Morris Lasseter, 80, loving widow of Ernest Fulton Lasseter, Jr., died Wednesday morning, February 15, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Amite, Louisiana, she was a daughter of the late Milton Merrell Morris and the late Mary Bennett Morris. Nel was a devoted member of White Bluff United Methodist Church, where she was active in...

Clyde Maxwell Thompson,

Clyde Maxwell Thompson,

Feb 15, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Clyde Maxwell Thompson, Jr., 80, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Jacquelyn Ervin Thompson, died Monday afternoon, February 13, 2012, at Hospice Savannah after a long illness. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Clyde Maxwell Thompson, Sr. and the late Mary Upchurch Thompson. He graduated from Carlisle Military School in 1947 and graduated...

Gordon Francisco Pacheco

Gordon Francisco Pacheco

Feb 15, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA -Gordon Francisco Pacheco, 44, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday morning, February 12, 2012, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Dearborn, Michigan, he was a son of Edward Pacheco and Edith Carleton Dettore Pacheco. Gordon was a project manager at Computer Science Corporation and had a passion for music and life. He loved the company of his family...

Leonard Harold Prince

Leonard Harold Prince

Feb 14, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Leonard Harold Prince, 68, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Marlene Charlotte Hirstreet Prince, died Monday morning, February 13, 2012, at Savannah Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was a son of the late Isidore Prince and the late Sylvia Schechter Prince. Mr. Prince was a member of Congregation Bnai Brith Jacob. He was...

Gladys Tattnall Gordon

Gladys Tattnall Gordon

Feb 12, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA  - Gladys Tattall Gordon, 86, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Adam Gorden, died Saturday afternoon, February 11, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. The funeral service will be held Wednesday evening, February 15, 2012 at 6 o'clock at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church - 3922 Acl Blvd., Savannah. Interment will be private.

Major Force (Ret.)

Major Force (Ret.)

Feb 11, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA  - Major Maurice "Smitty" Solomon Smithberg, U. S. Air Force Reserves (Ret.), 90, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Betty Katz Smithberg, died Friday afternoon, February 10, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Joseph Smithberg and the late Leah Barnett Smithberg and a brother to the late Leon Smithberg. He...

Estella Gonzalez

Estella Gonzalez

Feb 11, 2012

BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - Estella Gonzalez, 60, of Bluffton, South Carolina, wife of Pedro Tasbille, died Tuesday morning, February 7, 2012 at Hospice Savannah. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at Copeland Funeral Service - 1 Copeland Drive, Beaufort, South Carolina. The funeral service will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the...