Obituaries

Thomas Cicero Hulsey

Thomas Cicero Hulsey

Feb 26, 2011

STATESBORO, GEORGIA - Thomas Cicero Hulsey, 80, of Statesboro, Georgia, died Wednesday afternoon, February 23, 2011, at Heritage Park of Savannah. Born in Millen, Georgia, he was a son of the late Roscoe Robert Hulsey and the late Myrtice Mae Lanier Hulsey. Mr. Hulsey was of the Baptist faith and was a retired United States Air Force veteran. He was...

Kenneth Mcgirt Gardner

Kenneth Mcgirt Gardner

Feb 21, 2011

THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA - Kenneth McGirt Gardner, 76, of Thomasville, Georgia, widower of Helen Deen Gardner, died Sunday evening, February 20, 2011, at Savannah Specialty Care Center under the care of Hospice Savannah. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Max Frank

Max Frank

Feb 21, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Max Frank, 92, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday evening, February 20, 2011, at his home under the care of Hospice Savannah. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Zanie Kelsey Watson

Zanie Kelsey Watson

Feb 20, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Zanie Mae Kelsey Watson, 88, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of David Watson, Sr., died Wednesday evening, February 16, 2011, at Hospice Savannah surrounded by her loving family and close friends. Born on January 10, 1923, in Waynesboro, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Eugene Kelsey and Mary Tarber Kelsey. Mrs. Watson was a member of...

Edward "Don" Ogle

Edward "Don" Ogle

Feb 20, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Edward "Don" Ogle, 69, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Melba Smoak Ogle, died Saturday afternoon, February 19, 2011, at St. Joseph's Hospital surrounded by his family and friends and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Newport, Tennessee, he was a son of the late Edert Brownlow Ogle and the late Anna Arood Ogle. Don was...

Abe Klugman

Abe Klugman

Feb 16, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Abe Klugman--devoted husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend-- passed away on February 16, 2011. Known for his great sense of humor and bright, sunny smile, Abe never met a stranger. He provided many chuckles and stories along his way, and will be very much missed by his family and friends. Born on September 4, 1923 in Savannah,...

William Henry Overstreet

William Henry Overstreet

Feb 16, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - William Henry Overstreet, 71, of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday morning, February 14, 2011, at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia. Born in Swainsboro, Georgia, he was a son of the late Leafease Overstreet and the late Emmalee Garrett Overstreet. Henry was of the Baptist faith and was a United States Army veteran. He was...

Carolyn Deangelis Compton

Carolyn Deangelis Compton

Feb 14, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Carolyn Bacon DeAngelis Compton, 82, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away Monday morning, February 14, 2011, at home under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Earl Bacon and the late Iris Buckner Bacon. Mrs. Compton was a member of Bible Baptist Church and was a member from...

Lawrence "Ken" Harn

Lawrence "Ken" Harn

Feb 13, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Lawrence Kenneth "Ken' Harn, 55, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday morning, February 11, 2011, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Lawrence Kenneth Harn and the late Jacqueline Braddock Blackburn. Ken was a Christian and served his country in the United States Marine Corps. He worked as a...

Elizabeth Watkins Rees

Elizabeth Watkins Rees

Feb 13, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Elizabeth Herren Watkins Rees, 88, of Savannah, Georgia, widower of Chief MSGT, Robert F. Rees, United States Air Force, Ret., died Saturday afternoon, February 12, 2011, nine days shy of her 89th birthday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Frank Herren and the late Stella Lowery Herren. She...

Chaim Melamed

Chaim Melamed

Feb 12, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Chaim Melamed, 85, of Savannah, Georgia, widower of Maryla Krause Melamed, died Saturday morning, February 12, 2011, at his home under the care of Hospice Savannah. Chaim was a holocaust survivor. Born in Zelechow, Poland, he was 13 years old when the war broke out. He and his family were taken by the Nazis to the Lodz...

Mary Elizabeth O\'Sullivan

Mary Elizabeth O\'Sullivan

Feb 9, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Mary Elizabeth O'Sullivan, 86, of Savannah, Georgia, died Wednesday morning, February 9, 2011, at her home. Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late W.B. O'Sullivan and the late Faye Elizabeth Randall O'Sullivan Smith. Miss O'Sullivan was a member of Bull Street Baptist Church and worked as an elementary school teacher for over...

Sharon Wells Kemper

Sharon Wells Kemper

Feb 8, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Sharon Wells Kemper, 74, of Savannah, Georgia, loving partner of Margaret G. Waters, died Thursday morning, February 3, 2011, at home under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Manteno, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late George Edward Wells and the late Florence Katherine Burns Wells. Sharon was an active member of Unity Church of...

Clarice Moore Malone

Clarice Moore Malone

Feb 6, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Clarice Virginia Moore Malone, 87, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Charles Edwin Malone, died Friday evening, February 4, 2011, at her home under the care of Odyssey Hospice. Born in Adel, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Nathaniel Spangler Moore and the late Elma Bridges Moore. Mrs. Malone was of the Protestant faith and was...

Dr. Norman Kaplan

Dr. Norman Kaplan

Feb 4, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Dr. Norman Kaplan, 93, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday evening, February 3, 2011, at his home. Born in Savannah, Georgia, on June 30, 1917, he was the beloved son of Phillip and Bessie Kaplan and brother of Ruth "Rocky" Kaplan Shindell. Dr. Kaplan attended Benedictine Military School, University of Georgia (B.S. Psychology), Columbia University (M.A. Psychology), and...

Christine Smith Castro

Christine Smith Castro

Feb 3, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Christine Hayes Smith Castro, 64, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Lee Torres Castro, died Wednesday morning, February 2, 2011, at her home. Born in Dillon, South Carolina, she was a daughter of Sylvia Lee Hayes and the late Cade Tyler Hayes. Christine was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith. She worked at various banks in Savannah and retired...

Lawrence Mintz

Lawrence Mintz

Jan 31, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Lawrence Mintz, 86, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Phyllis Tischler Mintz, died Monday morning, January 31, 2011, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Toronto, Canada, he was a son of the late Hyman Mintz and the late Anne Tepperman Mintz. Lawrence started his military career in the Royal Canadian Air Force and at the start of World War...

Rosalina Llerena-Santana Barrios

Rosalina Llerena-Santana Barrios

Jan 29, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Rosalina Llerena-Santana Barrios, 88, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Francisco Antonio Barrios, died Saturday morning, January 29, 2011, at her home under the care of Odyssey Hospice. Born in Cuba, she was a daughter of the late Quintin Llerena and the late Magdalena Santana. Mrs. Barrios was of the Catholic faith. She retired as an obstetrics nurse...

Norton Melaver

Norton Melaver

Jan 28, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Norton Melaver, 84, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Betty Stein Melaver, died Thursday evening, January 27, 2011, at his home. He was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1926 and moved with his family to Savannah in 1940. After attending Savannah High School, he attended Armstrong State College for two years before matriculating at the University of...

Frank Allen Pfirman

Frank Allen Pfirman

Jan 27, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Frank Allen Pfirman, Sr., 75, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday evening, January 25, 2011, on Tybee Island at the home of his daughter and son-in-law and under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. Born in Bellevue, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Elsie Copher. Frank retired as a sales associate from Kohler Corporation after 25...