Obituaries

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...

Bernard Taratoot

Bernard Taratoot

Dec 28, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Bernard Taratoot, 73, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Rosalyn Keyserling Taratoot, died Saturday evening, December 25, 2010, at his home under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, he was a son of the late Benjamin Taratoot and the late Bessie Shulman Taratoot. Mr. Taratoot was a member of Congregation Mickve Israel and was a...

Jeanne Hudson Price

Jeanne Hudson Price

Dec 26, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Jeanne Hudson Price, 81, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of William Joseph "Chub" Price, 80, died Christmas morning, December 25, 2010, at her home under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Laura Harvey Hudson and the late Carlos Cornelius Hudson.  Mrs. Price was a communicant of Sacred Heart...

Mary Hesling O"Neil

Mary Hesling O"Neil

Dec 26, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Mary Elizabeth Hesling O'Neil, 89, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday morning, December 24, 2010, at Hospice Savannah. Mrs. O'Neil was born in Savannah, Georgia on October 17, 1921, and was a lifelong resident. She was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, a homemaker, and a member of Savannah Square Dancing Club. She was preceded in death...

Wilma Holland Googe

Wilma Holland Googe

Dec 23, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Wilma Holland Googe, 94, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of John Henry Googe, died Thursday morning, December 23, 2010, at the home of her daughter, Elaine, with immediate family around her and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born January 31, 1916, in Baxley, Georgia and married in 1937, she and J.H. moved to Savannah, Georgia in 1941...

Kertis Ward Elkins

Kertis Ward Elkins

Dec 19, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Kertis Ward Elkins, 85, of Savannah, Georgia, widower of Jean Robinson Elkins, passed away Sunday morning, December19, 2010, at the home of his daughter, under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mr. Elkins was born in Guyton, Georgia on September 17, 1925. After graduation from Guyton High School, he joined the U. S. Navy and served for three...

Maude Starling King

Maude Starling King

Dec 18, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Maude Starling King, 87, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of George R. King, died Thursday evening, December 16, 2010, at her home under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Live Oak, Florida, she was a daughter of the late William Robert Starling and the late Blanche Flora Carroll. Mrs. King was a member of Parkway Church of...

Leon Deich

Leon Deich

Dec 18, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Leon Deich, 93, of Savannah, died Thursday evening, December 16, 2010, at Azalealand Nursing Home. He was born July 14, 1917 in Vidalia, Georgia and moved to Savannah with his family at the age of 3. He served in the United States Army during World War II. After his return he worked with his brother, Mickey Deich,...

Willie Mae Graham

Willie Mae Graham

Dec 18, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA -Willie Mae Graham, 83, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Nathaniel Graham, died Friday morning, December 17, 2010 at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Willie Brown, Sr. and the late Emma Johnson Brown. Mrs. Graham was retired as an office administrator for a local dentist office and a loving...

Forrest Mcdowell Palmer

Forrest Mcdowell Palmer

Dec 17, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Forrest McDowell Palmer, Sr., 89, of Savannah, Georgia, widower of Ruth Kremser Palmer, died Thursday afternoon, December 16, 2010, at Hospice Savannah. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Terry Walter Webb

Terry Walter Webb

Dec 17, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Terry Walter Webb, 47, of Savannah, Georgia, died Wednesday afternoon, December 15, 2010, at Heritage Healthcare of Savannah. Born in Effingham County, he was a son of the late Walter Edwin Webb and the late Carlisle Elizabeth Webb. Terry was in the landscaping and lawn maintenance business in the Savannah area. He is survived by his fiancée,...

Irving Lipkowitz

Irving Lipkowitz

Dec 17, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Irving Lipkowitz, 87, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Sarah Haysman Lipkowitz, died Thursday afternoon, December 16, 2010 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was a son of the late Isaac and the late Sarah Lipkowitz. Mr. Lipkowitz was a member of Congregation Agudath Achim and retired from Carnation Seafood, a subsidiary of Spring...

Racheal Penson Jones

Racheal Penson Jones

Dec 15, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Racheal Carman Penson Jones, 28, of Savannah, Georgia, died Wednesday morning, December 8, 2010, at Candler Hospital. The family will receive friends starting at 12:00 o'clock Friday afternoon and Saturday afternoon, December 17 -18, 2010 at 733 Kiowa Drive, Marietta, Georgia 30060. The funeral service will be private.

Nell Mallard Teeple

Nell Mallard Teeple

Dec 13, 2010

THUNDERBOLT, GEORGIA - Nell Mallard Teeple, 79, of Thunderbolt, Georgia, wife of Charles "Charlie" Alexander Jacobson Teeple, Jr., died Sunday evening, December 12, 2010, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late William Howell Mallard, Sr. and the late Ann Catterton Mallard Wood. Nell was a former longtime member of St. Luke's...