Obituaries

Joy Durrence Bridgett

Joy Durrence Bridgett

Sep 27, 2020

Joy Durrence Bridgett, 68, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2020 surrounded by her family at Hospice following an 11 month battle with injuries sustained from a car accident. She was born January 29, 1952 to Clarence and Addie (Kennedy) Durrence. Joy graduated from Herschel V. Jenkins High School in 1970, and she later received her Associates Degree in Marketing...

Jimmy Gerido,

Jimmy Gerido,

Sep 27, 2020

On Sunday, September 27, 2020, Jimmy Gerido Jr., a loving son, brother and friend passed away at age of 61. Jimmy was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1959 to Marie S. Bowman and Jimmy (Albertha) Gerido, Sr. He graduated from Savannah High School in 1977. Jimmy attended Savannah State University for three years before joining the United States Navy. Jimmy...

John Harley Pritchard,

John Harley Pritchard,

Sep 26, 2020

John Harley Pritchard, Jr., 91, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Julia Anderson Pritchard, died Saturday morning, September 26, 2020, at PruittHealth-Savannah. Born in Swainsboro, Georgia, he was a son of the late John Harley Pritchard, Sr. and the late Alice Truitt Pritchard. Mr. Pritchard was a member of White Bluff United Methodist Church. He moved to Savannah when he...

Allan Lawrence Cooper

Allan Lawrence Cooper

Sep 23, 2020

Allan Lawrence Cooper, 71, of Savannah, Georgia passed away suddenly on Wednesday morning, September 23, 2020. He was born in Savannah on August 26, 1949 to Sol and Rachel (Radetsky) Cooper. Allan was a loving and devoted husband to Barbara Weinstein Cooper who predeceased him, father to Nicole Cooper and Erik (Aviva Klein) Cooper, and grandfather to Noah, Ari and...

Holly Thompson Molinaro

Holly Thompson Molinaro

Sep 21, 2020

Holly Thompson Molinaro, 63, of Savannah, Georgia, and wife of Alfred 'Al' Rocco Molinaro, died Monday afternoon, September 21, 2020, at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Walter Bernard Geiger,

Walter Bernard Geiger,

Sep 20, 2020

Walter Bernard Geiger, Sr., 93, died at his home in Savannah, GA on Sept. 20, 2020. He was born in Zurich, Switzerland on Nov. 13, 1926 and immigrated through Ellis Island to America with his parents Bernard Geiger and Berta Fischer Geiger. They lived in New York City where his father had a sponsor and job and all three became...

Shirley Skarda Zillier

Shirley Skarda Zillier

Sep 19, 2020

Shirley Mae Skarda Zillier, 88, of Savannah, Georgia, and wife of Carl William Zillier, died Saturday afternoon, September 19, 2020, at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Jasper Newton Mcleod,

Jasper Newton Mcleod,

Sep 16, 2020

Jasper Newton McLeod, Jr., 94, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Myrtice Lavonne Hammock McLeod, died Tuesday evening, September 15, 2020, at his home with his family by his side. Born in Springfield, Georgia, he was a son of the late Jasper Newton McLeod, Sr. and the late Lavenia Rahn McLeod. Jasper was a United States Air Force veteran having...

Naomi Rosenberg Rogers

Naomi Rosenberg Rogers

Sep 13, 2020

Naomi Rogers, age 83, passed away on September 11, 2020. She moved to Savannah from the North, when she was 2 years old. Naomi attended Armstrong State College and SCAD. Sickness in the family, resulting from hard times, caused her not to complete the brief time left to obtain her degree. She went on to take brief courses when she...

Freddie Lynn Humphries,

Freddie Lynn Humphries,

Sep 11, 2020

Freddie \"Fred\" Lynn Humphries, Sr., 79, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Shirley Fleming Humphries, died Thursday evening, September 10, 2020, at Memorial University Medical Center with his family at his side. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Alfred Humphries and the late Thelma Daring Humphries. Fred was of the Baptist faith. He was a...

James D." Driscoll,

James D." Driscoll,

Sep 10, 2020

James Alvin 'J. D.' Driscoll, Jr., 61, of Newington, Georgia, died Thursday afternoon, September 9, 2020, at the home of his sister in Sylvania. Born in Fort Knox, Kentucky, he was a son of the late First Sergeant James Alvin Driscoll, U.S. Army (Ret.) and the late Erna L. Schr??der Driscoll. J. D. was a communicant of St. Peter the...

Arthur Horovitz

Arthur Horovitz

Sep 10, 2020

Arthur 'Bubba' Horovitz, an American hero, was laid to rest Friday, September 11, 2020, with a private service at Bonaventure Cemetery. He was 96 years old. Arthur volunteered and served in both WWII as a co-pilot in B-24's, with the 467th Bomb Group/790th Bomb Squadron of the 8th Airforce and in the Korean War with the 54th fighter wing, 158th...

Faye Napier Wray

Faye Napier Wray

Sep 7, 2020

Laura Faye Napier Wray, 83, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Robert 'Bob' Floyd Wray, died Monday morning, September 7, 2020, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. Born May 11, 1937 in Napfor, Perry County, Kentucky, she was the youngest child of Minta Spencer Napier and Floyd Napier, Sr. At the age of six months...

Paul Leichtner

Paul Leichtner

Sep 6, 2020

Paul Leichtner, 86, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday morning, September 6, 2020, at his home at Buckingham South. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

William Jennings Bryan

William Jennings Bryan

Sep 4, 2020

William Jennings Bryan, 78, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Sheilah Lynn Olson Bryan, died Friday afternoon, September 4, 2020, at Hospice House of Savannah. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Janet Smith Aiken

Janet Smith Aiken

Sep 4, 2020

Janet Veronica Smith Aiken, 64, of Ridgeland, South Carolina, and widow of Rufus Aiken, died Thursday evening, September 3, 2020, at St. Joseph's Hospital. The funeral service was held at 2 o'clock Friday, September 4, 2020, at the graveside, Greenwich Section of Bonaventure Cemetery.

James Webster Krembs

James Webster Krembs

Sep 2, 2020

James \"Jim\" Webster Krembs died Wednesday, September 2, 2020 after a long illness. Jim was born August 19, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan to parents Gerhard Anton Krembs and Zilphia Ann (Webster) Krembs. Because Jim\'s dad\'s job moved the family around, Jim grew up in Bayonne, NJ and in Binghamton, NY. Jim graduated from Central High School in Binghamton, class of...

Arthur Francis Zimney

Arthur Francis Zimney

Aug 30, 2020

Arthur 'Art' Francis Zimney, age 92, died Sunday August 30th at 8:30 P.M. at Lakeside Nursing Home in East Peoria, IL. He attended La Salle Peru High School and La Salle Peru Ogelsby Junior College. While in high school and college he had singing leads in various operettas. He joined Certainteed sales organization in 1952. After four years, he worked...

Hazel Jenkins Barker

Hazel Jenkins Barker

Aug 29, 2020

October 13, 1932 ' August 29, 2020 Hazel Jenkins Barker passed away on August 29, 2020.?? Born to sharecroppers in Daisy, Georgia, her family relocated to Savannah after Fort Stewart took the land they were working for proving grounds shortly before World War II.?? After graduating from Commercial High School in 1951, Hazel went to work for the Georgia Department...

Paul Francis Agrilla

Paul Francis Agrilla

Aug 26, 2020

Paul Francis Agrilla, born on May 19, 1963, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Tina Jo Agrilla, died Wednesday afternoon, August 26, 2020, in Savannah, Georgia. Paul was a roofing supply warehouse manager. He was known in the construction industry as an excellent roofer. Paul loved his time spent coaching Joe's little league baseball team. He enjoyed spending time with...