Obituaries

Henry Webb Mcteer

Henry Webb Mcteer

Jan 26, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Henry Webb McTeer III, 61, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday morning, January 22, 2010, at his home under the care of Hospice Savannah. Webb was a native Savannahian, a graduate of Benedictine Military School, and attended Middle Georgia College.  He was the former president of McTeer International Freight Forwarding Company. Webb was preceded in death by his...

Jo Overstreet Nelson

Jo Overstreet Nelson

Jan 25, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Jo Ann Overstreet Nelson, 74, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Gordon Washington "Sonny" Nelson, Jr., died Saturday afternoon, January 23, 2010, at Memorial Health University Medical Center, with family members at her bedside. Mrs. Nelson, a native of Savannah, was born on November 26, 1935, to the late William Joseph Overstreet and Pearl Simmons Overstreet.  Jo Ann...

Gertrud Piesik Lagas

Gertrud Piesik Lagas

Jan 24, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Gertrud Louise Piesik Lagas, 78, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Joseph Virgil Lagas, died Saturday afternoon, January 23, 2010, at St. Joseph's Hospital. The family will receive friends from 11 until 12 o'clock Tuesday morning at Gamble Funeral Service.

Mercy Thomas Sanders

Mercy Thomas Sanders

Jan 24, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Mercy "Dinkie" Louise Thomas Sanders, 67, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Marion Thomas "Tommy" Sanders, Jr., died peacefully Saturday morning, January 23, 2010, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Harold Thomas and the late Mercy Reeves Thomas. Dinkie was a homemaker who suffered many years from long term...

James A. Pettigrew,

James A. Pettigrew,

Jan 21, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - James Andrew Pettigrew, 85, of Savannah, Georgia, widower of Dora Jane Hensley Pettigrew, died Tuesday evening, January 19, 2010, at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was born March16, 1924 in Ivanhoe VA.  He graduated from the University of Virginia and University of Virginia  Medical  School in 1945. He completed his internship at Grady Hospital in Atlanta, and then...

Joseph "Mickey" Desper

Joseph "Mickey" Desper

Jan 21, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Joseph "Mickey" Desper, 80, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Jane Ramsey Desper, died Tuesday morning, January 19, 2010, at his home. Born in Greenwood, Arkansas, he was a son of the late John Desper and the late Eva Mae Kiger Desper. Mr. Desper was a member of Skidaway Island United Methodist Church. He was a Master Sergeant...

Angela Dawn Sherlin

Angela Dawn Sherlin

Jan 18, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Angela "Angie" Dawn Sherlin, 38, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday morning, January 15, 2010, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Marion, North Carolina, she was a daughter of Shelia Ann Ballard Johnson and Glen Sherlin. Angie was a member of Grace Home Church in Estill, South Carolina, and was a bartender at Jerry's Lounge. Surviving are one...

James Joyce Humphries

James Joyce Humphries

Jan 18, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - James Joyce Humphries, 92, of Savannah, Georgia, widower of Ruth Stevens Humphries, died Thursday evening, January 14, 2010, at Marsh Haven Senior Living. Born on May 4, 1917, in Savannah, Georgia, he was the son of the late Charles C. Christie of Savannah, Georgia, and the late Marie Joyce Humphries of Savannah, Georgia, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He...

W. Earl Price,

W. Earl Price,

Jan 13, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - William Earl Price, Jr., 81, of Savannah, Georgia, took the Golden Road to his home in Glory after succumbing to cancer. Born on September 18, 1928, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, he was a son of the late William Earl Price, Sr. and the late Hazel Ludwick Price. Mr. Price was a member of Gardi Baptist Church in...

Douglas Howard Brush

Douglas Howard Brush

Jan 7, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Douglas Howard Brush II, 56, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Tressa Anne Dodd Brush, died suddenly Monday evening, January 4, 2010, at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Douglas Howard Brush, Sr. and the late Josephine Gertrude Schabacker Brush. Douglas earned his living as a service...

Dr. Gordon Verity

Dr. Gordon Verity

Jan 6, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Dr. Peter Gordon Verity, 56, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Melanie E. Mirande, died Thursday afternoon, December 31, 2009, at his home. The memorial service will be held at 11 o'clock Saturday morning at Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends in the social hall after the service at the...

Amy Coker Vestal

Amy Coker Vestal

Jan 5, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Amy Coker Vestal, 58, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Joe Vestal, died Monday evening, January 4, 2010, at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late George Coker and the late Roseanne Hammock Coker. Amy was a member of the Kirk O' the Isles Presbyterian Church (PCA). In Atlanta,...

Gerald Murray Pollack

Gerald Murray Pollack

Jan 4, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Gerald Murray Pollack, 81, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Riette Rabhan Pollack, died Sunday evening, January 3, 2010, at his home under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Irving Pollack and the late Annie Cranman Pollack. Mr. Pollack was a member of Congregation Bnai Brith Jacob. He...

Charles A. King

Charles A. King

Jan 4, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Charles A. King of Savannah, age 62, died January 3, 2009 after a brief illness. A graduate of Savannah High School, he became a member of the US Air Force from 1968 - 1972.  Upon leaving the Air Force, he was employed as a sales representative for several major food companies, including Keebler, General Foods, and Quaker. ...

Arthur Lyle Anthony

Arthur Lyle Anthony

Jan 2, 2010

THUNDERBOLT, GEORGIA - Arthur "Art" Lyle Anthony, 86, of Thunderbolt, Georgia, husband of Elease Purcell Anthony, died Thursday evening, December 31, 2009, at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center under the care of Odyssey Hospice. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was a son of the late Lyle Anthony and the late Winifred Grimes Anthony. Mr. Anthony was a charter member of...

Jerry Sage Sammons

Jerry Sage Sammons

Dec 31, 2009

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Jerry Sage Sammons, 73, of Savannah, Georgia, died Wednesday afternoon, December 30, 2009, at his home. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late D. Gary Sammons and the late Lessie Buchan Sammons. Jerry was a member of Independent Presbyterian Church and was a United States Army veteran having served as a paratrooper with...

Cmsgt Force (Ret.)

Cmsgt Force (Ret.)

Dec 30, 2009

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - CMSgt Richard "Dick" Raymond Stumpf, U. S. Air Force (Ret.), 75, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Ann Frances Agonofski Stumpf, died Tuesday afternoon, December 29, 2009, at his home under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late Anthony Stumpf and the late Virginia Seng Stumpf. Dick retired as...

Robert John Strohbach

Robert John Strohbach

Dec 30, 2009

HINESVILLE, GEORGIA - Robert John Strohbach, 75, of Hinesville, Georgia, husband of Olga Bozeglav Strohbach, died Tuesday afternoon, December 8, 2009, at Riverview Healthcare under the care of Hospice Savannah. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue.

J. Allen Thompson

J. Allen Thompson

Dec 29, 2009

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - James Allen Thompson, 82 of Atlanta, GA passed away peacefully on December 10, 2009 with his family by his side. Mr. Thompson was born in Savannah, Georgia on July 3, 1927 to Ruth Hussey Thompson and James R. Thompson. Allen grew up in Darien, Georgia. He was a U.S. Marine Veteran and later relocated to Atlanta in...

Christopher Walker

Christopher Walker

Dec 29, 2009

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Christopher Walker, 42, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Tracy Ann Goodman Walker, died Friday morning, December 26, 2009, at the Tennessee Valley Health Care Service Veterans Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 o'clock Friday evening at Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue. The funeral service will be held at...