Obituaries

Herbert Lawrence Pike,

Herbert Lawrence Pike,

Feb 13, 2010

GARDEN CITY, GEORGIA - Herbert Lawrence Pike, Sr., 44, of Garden City, Georgia, husband of Tammie Dondellar Jarrard Pike, died Sunday afternoon, February 7, 2010, at Candler Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Edgar L. Pike and Thetis Finch Pike. Mr. Pike was a welder and was a jack of all trades. Surviving are...

Beatrice Soffer Rubin

Beatrice Soffer Rubin

Feb 12, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Beatrice Soffer Rubin, 95, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Dr. Jacob Rubin, died Tuesday evening, February 9, 2010, at Buckingham South under the care of Odyssey Hospice. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she was a daughter of the late Louis Soffer and the late Katherine Kramer Soffer. Mrs. Rubin was a member of Congregation Bnai Brith Jacob...

Ted Hudnell Caruthers

Ted Hudnell Caruthers

Feb 8, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Ted Hudnell Caruthers, 50, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Melanie Elaine Walker Caruthers, died Monday evening, February 8, 2010, at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Talmadge Shores Forester

Talmadge Shores Forester

Feb 7, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Talmadge Shores Forester, 91, of Savannah, Georgia, widower of Dorothy Cecelia Strohl Forester, died Sunday morning, February 7, 2010, 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.

Mary Leighton O\'Donnell

Mary Leighton O\'Donnell

Feb 6, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Mary Leighton O'Donnell, 75, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Richard Carlin O'Donnell, died Friday morning, February 5, 2010, at Spanish Oaks Retreat. Born in Augusta, Maine, she was a daughter of the late Maurice Herbert Leighton and the late Adrienne Theberge Leighton. Mrs. O'Donnell was a homemaker. Surviving are her husband of 56 years, Richard Carlin O'Donnell...

Leroy Albert Aarons

Leroy Albert Aarons

Feb 4, 2010

FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA - LeRoy Albert Aarons, 88, of Falls Church, Virginia, widower of Maxine Gold Aaron, died Monday morning, February 1, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The funeral service will be held at 11 o'clock Thursday morning at the graveside, Bonaventure Cemetery, conducted by Rabbi Kenneth R. Leitner.

Gladys Elizabeth Brown

Gladys Elizabeth Brown

Feb 2, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Gladys Elizabeth Brown Way, 86, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of John Atwell Way, Jr., died Friday morning, January 29, 2010, at Azalealand Nursing Home under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Emanuel County, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Dailey Brown and the late Vinnie Godbee Brown. Mrs. Way was a retired bookkeeper. Surviving...

Mary "Cookie" Aldridge

Mary "Cookie" Aldridge

Feb 1, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Mary "Cookie" Frances Price Aldridge, 61, of Garden City, Georgia, fiancé of Charles Steve Bell died Tuesday morning, January 26, 2010, at her home under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, she was the daughter of the late James T. Price and the late Mary Wasson Price Conner. "Cookie" worked at the Ramada Inn on...

Donnie Eugene Kicklighter,

Donnie Eugene Kicklighter,

Jan 30, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Donnie Eugene Kicklighter, Sr., 75, of Savannah, Georgia, widower of Karen Williamson Kicklighter, died Friday afternoon, January 29, 2010, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Blackshear, Georgia, he was a son of the late Henry Estus Kicklighter and the late Essie Ruth Williams Kicklighter. He was a United States Army veteran. Mr. Kicklighter was of the Baptist...

Latanya Lee Thomas

Latanya Lee Thomas

Jan 29, 2010

DULUTH, GEORGIA - LaTanya Marie Lee Thomas, 38, of Duluth, Georgia, wife of Jonathan Blair Thomas died Friday morning, January 29, 2010, at Hospice Savannah. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Benjamin Earl

Benjamin Earl

Jan 29, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Benjamin Earl Gay, 84, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Mildred "Millie" Lamm Gay, died Thursday, January 28, 2010, at his home. Born in Wilson, North Carolina, he was preceded in death by his parents, John Franklin Gay, Jr. and Aline Baltzegar Gay. Mr. Gay was a deacon of Bull Street Baptist Church. He was a United States...

Doy Eustace Edenfield

Doy Eustace Edenfield

Jan 27, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Doy Eustace Edenfield, 76, of Alpharetta, Georgia, and formerly of Sylvania, Georgia, widower of Jacqueline Howell Moore Edenfield, died January 25, 2010. Born in Toombs County, Georgia, he was a son of the late John Edenfield and the late Elizabeth Warren Edenfield. Mr. Edenfield was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church, Savannah, and was a United...

Marvin Lawrence Fentress

Marvin Lawrence Fentress

Jan 26, 2010

RICHMOND HILL, GEORGIA - Marvin Lawrence Fentress, 86, of Richmond Hill, Georgia, and formerly of Virginia Beach, Virginia, widower of Edith Mae Mansfield Fentress, died Monday evening, January 25, 2010, in Savannah. A lifetime resident of the Tidewater area, he was a son of the late Rupert Allen Fentress and the late Onie Mae Dunaway Fentress. Mr. Fentress was a...

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...