Obituaries

Walter Braxton Benton

Walter Braxton Benton

Jun 11, 2009

SAVANNAH, GA - Walter Braxton Benton, 80, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Mary Van Sparrow Benton, died Wednesday morning, May 20, 2009, at Hospice Savannah. Born on August 27, 1928, in Union Springs, Alabama, he was a son of the late Glenn Benton and the late Ruth Brooke Benton. He was the first of five to receive his Eagle Scout...

Harmon ???????Buddy??????? Harrison

Harmon ???????Buddy??????? Harrison

Jun 11, 2009

BUMPASS, VA - Harmon Henry "Buddy" Harrison, 91, of Bumpass, Virginia, and formerly of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday morning, June 1, 2009, at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Virginia. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late James Somer Harrison, Sr. and the late Myrtie Hester Harrison. Buddy served in the Army Air Corps in the South...

James R. Collins,

James R. Collins,

Jun 10, 2009

SAVANNAH, GA - James Robert Collins, Sr., 59, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Beth Ann Kidder Collins, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at his home. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue.

David Hirsch

David Hirsch

Jun 8, 2009

SAVANNAH, GA - David Hirsch, 93, of Savannah, Georgia, devoted widower of Celia Scheer Hirsch, loving father and grandfather, died Sunday afternoon, June 7, 2009, at his home under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mr. Hirsch was born February 25, 1916, in Savannah, Georgia, to the late Samuel Hirsch and the late Annie Hirsch. David and Celia owned and operated...

Candis P. Griner

Candis P. Griner

Jun 8, 2009

SAVANNAH, GA - Candis Patricia McGovern Griner, 79, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Joseph Lester Griner, died Wednesday afternoon, June 3, 2009, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Pearson, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Henry McGovern and the late Lula Frances Douglas McGovern. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and was a homemaker. Candis was preceded...

2 Lt. Milton Hymes

2 Lt. Milton Hymes

Jun 20, 1944

WWII Hero Finally Comes Home: 2nd Lt. Milton L. Hymes, Jr. Laid to Rest After 81 Years

*Family Honors His Legacy in Savannah With Full Military Honors and Future Museum Exhibit*

Savannah, GA — July 17, 2025 — After more than eight decades of unanswered questions, the family of Second Lieutenant Milton L. Hymes, Jr. will lay his remains to rest with...