Obituaries

Laverne Larson

Laverne Larson

Sep 20, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - LaVerne Larson, 93, of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday evening, September 19, 2011, at home under the care of Hospice Savannah. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Carmel Cospelich Hewlett

Carmel Cospelich Hewlett

Sep 20, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Carmel Marie Cospelich Hewlett, 89, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Martinez Joseph Hewlett, died Saturday morning, September 17, 2011, at Hospice Savannah. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Lois Russell Daniel

Lois Russell Daniel

Sep 14, 2011

RICHMOND HILL, GEORGIA - Lois "Susan" Russell Daniel, of Richmond Hill, Georgia, wife of Dan "Gene" Daniel, lost a six year battle with cancer September 13, 2011. Born in Lakehurst, New Jersey on September 17, 1948, she was the daughter of Peggy Louise Fielder Russell and the late Preston Stewart Russell. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Jon...

Chester Manning Carter,

Chester Manning Carter,

Sep 14, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Chester Manning Carter, Jr., 79, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Priscilla Williams Carter, died Monday, September 5, 2011, at his summer home in Stonington, Maine. Born in Stonington, Maine, he was a son of the late Chester Manning Carter, Sr. and the late Harriett Stinson Carter. Mr. Carter was of the Christian faith and was a United...

Rosemary Jones Emsweller

Rosemary Jones Emsweller

Sep 6, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Rosemary Jones Emsweller, 91, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of William Robert Emsweller, died Monday afternoon, September 5, 2011, at her home surrounded by her family and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born on January 23, 1920, in Indianapolis, Indiana, she was a daughter of the late Oscar L. Jones and the late Mary S. Luman. In...

Anne Toner Campbell

Anne Toner Campbell

Sep 5, 2011

TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA - Anne Marie Toner Campbell, 68, of Tybee Island, Georgia, and formerly of Columbia, South Carolina, widow of James Baldwin Campbell, died Thursday morning, September 1, 2011, at Memorial University Medical Center surrounded by her family. Born in Rochester, New York, she was a daughter of the late Daniel Toner and the late Annie Lynch Toner. "Lady...

Alfred Towers Shantz,

Alfred Towers Shantz,

Sep 1, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA- Alfred Towers Shantz, Jr., 81, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Carole MacAwley Shantz, died Wednesday morning, August 24, 2011, at Candler Hospital. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Benjamin Franklin Malinowski

Benjamin Franklin Malinowski

Aug 29, 2011

LAKE CITY, FLORIDA - Benjamin Franklin Malinowski (Ben) passed away peacefully on August 23, 2011 after battling a long illness. A resident of Lake City, Florida, he was 82 years old. Ben was born on September 5, 1928 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey to the late Mary and Frank Malinowski of Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Ben entered the military in...

Elizabeth Argendorf Korte

Elizabeth Argendorf Korte

Aug 27, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Elizabeth "Beth" McCormack Argendorf Korte, 60, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of William "Bill" Joseph Korte, died Monday morning, August 22, 2011, at her home and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was a daughter of Robert William McCormack and the late Lucille Coleman McCormack. Beth was of the Catholic faith and...

Sharon Lawson Mcfarland

Sharon Lawson Mcfarland

Aug 20, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Sharon Elaine Lawson McFarland, 50, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Calvin McFarland, died Saturday evening, August 13, 2011, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Pensacola, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Joe Henry Lawson and the late Mae Sue Beverly Lawson. She was of the Baptist faith and was a caregiver at various day care...

Sandra Smith Clark

Sandra Smith Clark

Aug 20, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Sandra Caroline Smith Clark, 47, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday morning, August 19, 2011, in Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Thomas LaVaughn "Smitty" Smith and the late Juanita Elizabeth Lanier Smith. Sandra was of the Catholic faith and was a former teacher's aide for Discovery Montessori Day Care. She loved...

Wilbur Dean Collier

Wilbur Dean Collier

Aug 19, 2011

BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - Wilbur Dean Collier, 88, of Bluffton, South Carolina, husband of Elizabeth Muir Warren Collier, died Thursday morning, August 18, 2011, at his home after a short illness. He was born in the Prairie township, Kempton, Indiana, a son of the late Anderson Abraham Collier and the late Myrtle Glenn Collier. Mr. Collier was part of the...

Isolina Garcia

Isolina Garcia

Aug 18, 2011

LILBURN, GEORGIA - Isolina Taboada Garcia, 90, of Lilburn, Georgia, wife of Modesto Jose Garcia, died Monday morning, August 15, 2011, at Hospice Savannah. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Francis Ignatius Barry

Francis Ignatius Barry

Aug 15, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Francis "Frank" Ignatius Barry, 89, of Savannah, Georgia, widower of Zaida Roberts Barry and Sybil Faustina Lee Barry, died Saturday afternoon, August 13, 2011 at Joseph's Hospital. Born February 23, 1922 in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Francis Ignatius Barry, Sr. and the late Mary Agnes Murtagh Barry.  Mr. Barry grew up in...

Leonora Brinson Richardson

Leonora Brinson Richardson

Aug 13, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Leonora Anne Brinson Richardson, 69, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Melvin Walter Richardson, died Saturday morning, August 13, 2011, at Riverview Nursing Home under the care of Hospice Savannah. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue. The Funeral service will be held at 2 o'clock...

Catherine Beecham Kempf

Catherine Beecham Kempf

Aug 13, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Catherine Leah Beecham Kempf, 53, passed away at Hospice Savannah on Friday August 12, 2011 from complications of ovarian cancer. Born in Hackensack, NJ on June 16, 1958 and raised in Orange County, New York, Catherine distinguished herself from an early age by her fun personality and aptitude for learning anything she put her mind to. After...

Margaret Hunter Smith

Margaret Hunter Smith

Aug 12, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Margaret "Margie" Hunter Smith, 85, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Lonnie D. Smith, Jr., died Wednesday morning, August 10, 2011, at Hospice Atlanta. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Frank Naylor Hunter and the late Renetta Frances Pittman Hunter. Mrs. Smith was a graduate of Commercial High School and retired from Savannah...

Walker B. Morgan

Walker B. Morgan

Aug 10, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Walker B. Morgan, 83, died Sunday evening, August 7, 2011, of an extended illness. Walker faithfully served our Lord and was a Deacon and longtime member at Silk Hope Baptist Church. He retired as Vice President of Oglethorpe Sports Distributors. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Minnie Ruth (Mickey) Morgan; three children, Dennis (Susan)...

Alvy "Jack" Defibaugh

Alvy "Jack" Defibaugh

Aug 7, 2011

ESTILL, SOUTH CAROLINA - Alvy Jackson "Jack" Defibaugh, 61, of Estill, South Carolina, died Friday morning, August 5, 2011, at Candler Hospital in Savannah. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue, Savannah.

Margaret Wetzler Hendrix

Margaret Wetzler Hendrix

Aug 5, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Margaret Hendrix departed this life August 2, 2011 after a short illness. She was 87 and preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, John K. Hendrix. They are survived in life by their 4 children, Thomas Hendrix and wife Cindy of Petaluma, California, Stephen Hendrix and wife, Janet, of Savannah, Jeffrey Hendrix of Savannah, and...