Obituaries

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...

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...