Obituaries

Lynette Vickery Tilton

Lynette Vickery Tilton

Jan 27, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Lynette Hall Vickery Tilton, 78, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Eugene A. Tilton, died Wednesday afternoon, January 26, 2011, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Springfield surrounded by her loving family. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Bobby Hall, Sr. and the late Julia Suddath Hall Brittingham. Mrs. Tilton...

Florette Jacobs Epstein

Florette Jacobs Epstein

Jan 26, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Florette Jacobs Epstein, 99, of Savannah, Georgia, died Wednesday morning January 26, 2011, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Louis Jacobs and the late Ethel Pearlstein Jacobs. Mrs. Epstein was a member of Congregation Bnai Brith Jacob and was a former president of Hadassah. She was a very...

Yong Cooper Grant

Yong Cooper Grant

Jan 25, 2011

PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA - Yong Ae Kim Cooper Grant, 49, of Port Wentworth, Georgia, wife of Andre Raymond Grant, died Monday morning, January 24, 2011 at Hospice Savannah. Born in P'Yongtaek, South Korea, she was a daughter of the late Kim Teh Oak Kim and the late Goo Pil Joh Kim. Yong was a member of the Savannah Korean United...

Georgette Roxey Labraney

Georgette Roxey Labraney

Jan 23, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Georgette Roxey LaBraney, 61, of Savannah Georgia went home to be with the Lord on Sunday morning, January 16th, 2011, at Memorial University Medical Center. Originally from Concord, NH she moved to Savannah GA in the late 90's to be with her daughters, Lylia and Ginger. Georgette was a Loving Mother to her three children, Lylia, Ginger...

James Donahue

James Donahue

Jan 21, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - James Donahue, 70, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Anne Marie Flanagan Donahue, died Thursday afternoon, January 20, 2011, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of the late John and Ann Donahue. He relocated to southern California where he lived and worked in Orange County. Mr. Donahue was a United...

David A. Childers

David A. Childers

Jan 21, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - David A. Childers, 57, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday evening, January 18, 2011, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Sacramento, California he was a son of the late Laurence Evan Childers and the late Hattie Marie Darby Childers. David was of the Lutheran faith and worked as an I.T. Administrator for Verizon. He was the chairman of...

Randall Wayne Jenkins

Randall Wayne Jenkins

Jan 19, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Randall Wayne Jenkins, 56, of Savannah, Georgia, died January 17, 2011, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late George Samuel Jenkins, Sr. and the late Maggie Bell Hall Jenkins. Randall was of the Baptist faith and was a truck driver for Phillip's Seafood Company. Survivors include one daughter,...

Emma Parks Dickinson

Emma Parks Dickinson

Jan 18, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Jean Parks Dickinson, 80, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Donald "Don" M. Dickinson, died Monday afternoon, January 17, 2011, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Harlan, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Grey Parks and the late Elease Wilburn Parks. Jean and Don moved from Canada to Savannah in 1960. She was of the Baptist faith...

Jennifer Mitchell Smith

Jennifer Mitchell Smith

Jan 18, 2011

HARDEEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA - Jennifer Deborah Smith, 39, of Hardeeville, South Carolina, wife of Roger William Smith, died Friday morning, January 14, 2011 at her home. Born in Damariscotta, Maine, she was the daughter of Deborah Reed Camporiale and the late James Theodore Mitchell. Jennifer was of the Baptist faith and she was a homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, remodeling and...

Reuben "Ruby" Grunin

Reuben "Ruby" Grunin

Jan 13, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Reuben "Ruby" Grunin, 92, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday morning January 13, 2011, at the home of his sister and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Meyer Grunin and the late Celia Plotkin Grunin. Mr. Grunin was a member of Congregation Bnai Brith Jacob. He attended...

Frances Effel Berman

Frances Effel Berman

Jan 9, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Frances Effel Berman, 79, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Bernard David Berman, died Friday afternoon, January 7, 2011, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Edward Effel and the late Sarah Zerman Effel. Mrs. Berman was a member of Congregation Bnai Brith Jacob. She was a lifelong member of Hadassah...

Betty Killgo Shearin

Betty Killgo Shearin

Jan 8, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Betty "Beth" Ruth Jones Killgo Shearin, 78, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of George Winburn Killgo and Milton William Shearin, died Friday evening, January 7, 2011, in Glennville. Born in Lakeland, Florida, she was a daughter of the late William Newton Jones and the late Versie Marchant Jones Aldridge.  Mrs. Shearin was a member of Calvary Baptist Temple....

Patricia Mendel Deaux

Patricia Mendel Deaux

Jan 5, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Patricia "Patti" Mendel Deaux, 73, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday evening, January 4, 2011, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Alexander Mendel and the late Maude Warren Mendel. Patti was of the Catholic faith. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Georgia in...

Sfc Army (Ret.)

Sfc Army (Ret.)

Jan 5, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - SFC Raymond Gradillas "Tabby" Tabanico, U. S. Army (Ret.), 82, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Sonia Cordova Tabanico, died Monday morning, January 3, 2010, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, he was a son of the late William Tabanico and the late Carmen Gradillas Tabanico. Tabby was a communicant with St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church....

Charles Rinaldo Floyd

Charles Rinaldo Floyd

Jan 4, 2011

BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - Charles Rinaldo Floyd, 88, of Bluffton, South Carolina, husband of Linda Findley, died Tuesday morning, December 28, 2010, at Hilton Head Hospital. Born January 25, 1922, he was the son of the late Thomas Burke Floyd, Jr. and the late Eliza Walker Floyd. Charles served his country in four branches of service and was in World...

Jerry Mckenzie Hargrove

Jerry Mckenzie Hargrove

Jan 2, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Jerry Dean McKenzie Hargrove, 68, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Norman Franklin Hargrove, died Monday morning, December 27, 2010, at Candler Hospital. Born in Cordele, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Roosevelt McKenzie and the late Minnie Lee Daniels McKenzie. Mrs. Hargrove was a member of the West Congregation of the Jehovah's Witnesses. She was...

Laurana Lyon Simpson

Laurana Lyon Simpson

Jan 2, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Laurana Lyon Simpson, 92, of Savannah, Georgia and formerly of Stuart, Florida, widow of Lt. Col. Stanley Norfolk Simpson, U. S. Air Force (Ret), died Saturday afternoon, January 1, 2011, at Hospice Savannah. Mrs. Simpson was of the Episcopal faith and was a homemaker. Surviving are two sons; Shannon Maury Simpson and his wife, Julie, of Gainesville,...

Richard Toal Mincey

Richard Toal Mincey

Jan 1, 2011

WEST COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - Richard Toal Mincey, 78, passed away at Dorn VA Medical Center on Thursday evening, December 30, 2010. He fought a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases but lived a quality life at home through the love and care of his devoted wife of 55 years, Patricia Ann Ferguson Mincey, whom he affectionately...

Kimberly Underwood Jones

Kimberly Underwood Jones

Dec 31, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Kimberly Underwood Jones, 49, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Richard "Rick" Allen Jones, died Thursday morning, December 30, 2010, at Candler Hospital. Born in Rome, Georgia, she was a daughter of D. F. Underwood and the late Letha Langston Nessola. Kim was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband of thirty years, Richard "Rick" Allen Jones of Savannah,...

Louise Gutnick Ruben

Louise Gutnick Ruben

Dec 29, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Louise M. Gutnick Ruben, 87, of Savannah, Goergia, died Wednesday morning, December 28, 2010, at Hospice Savannah. Born on November 24, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Leo Marx and the late Freida Marx. Mrs. Ruben worked in the Montefiore Home finance department for over 25 years.  She served as President of the Jewish War...