Obituaries

Janice Alden Barnhill

Janice Alden Barnhill

Mar 11, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Janice "Jan" Alden Barnhill, 75, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of David William Barnhill, Sr., died Friday morning, March 11, 2011, at Candler Hospital. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Harold Lee Alden and the late Juanita McGhee Alden. Jan was a charter member of White Bluff United Methodist Church where she was...

Martha Spivey Speer

Martha Spivey Speer

Mar 9, 2011

ALMA, GEORGIA - Martha Carol Spivey Speer, 66, of Alma, Georgia, widow of Merrill Aubrey Speer, died Wednesday morning, March 9, 2011, at Bacon County Hospital. Born in Alma, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Preston Spivey and the late Mary Tyre Spivey.  Mrs. Speer was a member of the Alma Church of Christ and had worked at...

Steven Clyde Langston

Steven Clyde Langston

Mar 7, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Steven "Steve" Clyde Langston, 58, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Patricia "Pat" Jodoin Langston, died Sunday morning, March 6, 2011, at Candler Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of Frances Elsberry Langston and the late James Arthur Langston. Steve was of the Baptist faith. He was a United States Army veteran having served during...

Wilma King Thompson

Wilma King Thompson

Mar 7, 2011

AMARILLO, TEXAS - Wilma Jean King Thompson, 66, formerly of Amarillo, Texas and mother of Andre G. Salone (Rhonda), died Monday morning, March 7, 2011, at Heritage Healthcare. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Basil Lukin

Basil Lukin

Mar 7, 2011

FAIR PLAY, SOUTH CAROLINA AND SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Basil Lukin passed away in Seneca, S.C. on February 28, 2011 after a short illness.  Basil was born on May 20, 1919 in Brooklyn, N.Y.  He moved to Savannah after service in Europe in World War II, and lived in Savannah until earlier this year.  He is survived by his wife, Doris;...

Sarah Haysman Lipkowitz

Sarah Haysman Lipkowitz

Feb 27, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Sarah Haysman Lipkowitz, 86, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Irving Lipkowitz, died Sunday afternoon, February 27, 2011 at Candler Hospital. Born in Savannah, GA, she was the daughter of the late Esther Haysman.  Mrs. Lipkowitz was a member of Congregation Agudath Achim and their Sisterhood.  She graduated from Savannah High Technical School.  After World War II and...

Ruth Kahn

Ruth Kahn

Feb 27, 2011

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Ruth Kahn, 83, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Walter Kahn, died Sunday afternoon, February 27, 2011, at Buckingham South. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, March 2, 2011 in Keser Memorial Park in New Haven, Connecticut.

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...