Obituaries

Frederick Glenn Thornton

Frederick Glenn Thornton

Sep 20, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Frederick Glenn Thornton, 43, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday, September 9, 2010, in Savannah. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue, Savannah.

Robert Thomas Sharkey

Robert Thomas Sharkey

Sep 18, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Robert Thomas Sharkey, 73, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away Friday morning, September 17, 2010, at Hospice Savannah surrounded by his family. Born in Richmond Hill, New York, he was a son of the late James Joseph Sharkey and the late Elizabeth Savage Sharkey. He was the youngest of eight siblings. Mr. Sharkey served in the United States...

Mary Harvey Harrod

Mary Harvey Harrod

Sep 18, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Mary Grace Harvey Harrod, 79, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Walker Theodore Harrod, Jr., died Friday afternoon, September 17, 2010, at her home. Born in Toledo, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Robert Fitzgerald Harvey, Sr. and the late Veronica Augros Harvey.  She and her family moved to Savannah when she was an infant. Mrs....

Margaret Wood Sharpe

Margaret Wood Sharpe

Sep 16, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Margaret Wood Sharpe, 74, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Donald Franklin Sharpe, died Thursday morning, September 16, 2010, at her home under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Mount Vernon, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Thomas DeWitt Wood and the late Mary Florence Hughes Wood. Mrs. Sharpe was a member of Islands Christian...

Bailee Tenenbaum Kronowitz

Bailee Tenenbaum Kronowitz

Sep 11, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Bailee Tenenbaum Kronowitz, a native of Savannah, Georgia, passed away on Friday, September 10. A graduate of Savannah High School, Bailee was well known for her extraordinary cooking skills and for her talent as an artist.  She was a celebrated cooking teacher, sharing her love of fine food and entertaining with her students.  Bailee and her husband...

Robert Jon

Robert Jon

Sep 10, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Robert Jon Erb, Sr. of Savannah, Georgia, died in Renovo, Pennsylvania on September 5, 2010. He was born November 29, 1938 in Pontiac, Michigan and lived most of his life in Savannah. He was a captain in the United States Air Force prior to completing his law degree from the University of Georgia and practiced law in...

Evelyn Klein Scharf

Evelyn Klein Scharf

Sep 10, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Evelyn K. Scharf, 81, died on August 14, 2010, at Hospice Savannah after a long illness. She was born in Brooklyn, NY on September 24, 1928. After graduating from Commercial High in NYC at the age of 16, she went to work for the NYC Board of Education and became the youngest Braille printer in the country....

Timothy Allen Ward

Timothy Allen Ward

Sep 8, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Timothy "Tim" Allen Ward, 74, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Nancy Gaile Lowe Ward, went to be with the Lord Tuesday morning, September 7, 2010, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Parris Island, South Carolina, he was a son of Damos Rowe and the late Albert Allen Ward and Willie Lee Brannen Ward Rowe. Mr. Ward was a...

Sara Waugh (Derr)

Sara Waugh (Derr)

Sep 7, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Sara Swain Waugh (Derr), 52, of Savannah, Georgia, formerly of Mount Joy and Strasburg, Pennsylvania, died unexpectedly on Saturday, August 21, 2010 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Born in Newton, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of Commander Samuel A. Waugh, USN (Ret.) and Margaret Y. Waugh and the late Patricia M. Swain. She was predeceased by...

Matthew Jackson Gore

Matthew Jackson Gore

Sep 2, 2010

RICHMOND HILL, GEORGIA - Matthew Jackson Gore, 52, of Richmond Hill, Georgia, son of Joyce Godwin Begley and the late Richard Jack Gore, died Wednesday morning, September 1, 2010, at home. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 o'clock Friday evening at Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue. The funeral service will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday...

Gabriella Catherine Brown

Gabriella Catherine Brown

Sep 2, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Gabriella Catherine Brown, infant daughter of Emily Ruth Blinn Brown and Russell Kieth Brown, of Savannah, Georgia, died at Memorial University Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Henrietta Hightower Jackson

Henrietta Hightower Jackson

Sep 1, 2010

GUYTON, GEORGIA - Henrietta (Dona) Hightower Jackson, 77, of Guyton, Georgia, loving wife of James Watson Jackson, died Monday evening, August 30, 2010, at Candler Hospital. Born in Claxton, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late George M. Hightower and the late Alvira Sarah Glisson Hightower. Mrs. Jackson was a member of Living Faith Church and was retired from...

Robert Kelton

Robert Kelton

Aug 30, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - George Robert Kelton III, 50, of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday afternoon, August 30, 2010, at Oceanside Nursing Home on Tybee Island under the care of Odyssey Hospice. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Gwynelle Linderman Philips

Gwynelle Linderman Philips

Aug 30, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Gwynelle Sarah Linderman Philips, 87, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Charles Edward Philips, died Monday afternoon, August 30, 2010, at her home under the care of Hospice Savannah. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Virginia Yost Clary

Virginia Yost Clary

Aug 29, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Virginia Yost Clary, 87, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Thomas Fenner Clary, Jr., died Thursday evening, August 25, 2010, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Bluefield, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late James Edward Yost and the late Lucy Gilpin Yost. Mrs. Clary was an active and devoted member of St. Michel and...

Sabrina Manganella Simmons

Sabrina Manganella Simmons

Aug 25, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Sabrina Francesca Manganella Simmons, 39, of 628 E. 51st Ave., Savannah, died Saturday, August 21, 2010, in a car accident. A service to celebrate her life will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church at 225 W. President Street on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 6 pm.  A reception will follow. On Thursday, August 26 at 6...

Robert Wharton Dill,

Robert Wharton Dill,

Aug 23, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Robert "Rod" Wharton Dill, Jr., 69, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Susan McNulty Dill, died Saturday morning, August 21, 2010, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Dr. Lester Gretenstein

Dr. Lester Gretenstein

Aug 21, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Dr. Lester Gretenstein, 89, of Savannah, Georgia, widower of Frances Solomon Gretenstein, died Tuesday afternoon, August 17, 2010, at his home. Born in New York, New York, he was a son of the late Jacob Gretenstein and the late Lena Feldman Gretenstein. Dr. Gretenstein was a graduate of the College of Charleston and Atlanta Southern Dental College...

Mildred Sprowl Wolfe

Mildred Sprowl Wolfe

Aug 20, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Mildred "Millie" Sprowl Wolfe, 91, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Harold Edward Wolfe, Sr., died Thursday afternoon, August 19, 2010, at Memorial University Medical Center after a short illness. Born in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Lester Clyde Sprowl and the late Mildred Peck Sprowl Dooley. Mrs. Wolfe was a member...

Jean Witherington Hernandez

Jean Witherington Hernandez

Aug 18, 2010

Jean Baker Witherington Hernandez, 86, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Harry Gordon Witherington and Christopher Emanuel Hernandez, died Tuesday afternoon, August 17, 2010, at Azalealand Nursing Home. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Earl Preston Baker, Jr. and the late Helen Gertrude Harkness Baker Brewer. Mrs. Hernandez was a charter member of First Baptist Church...