Obituaries

Daniel Jerome Duggan

Daniel Jerome Duggan

May 19, 2020

Daniel 'Danny' Jerome Duggan, 50, of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday, May 18, 2020, at Candler Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue, Savannah.

Eric Meyerhoff

Eric Meyerhoff

May 19, 2020

Eric Meyerhoff, 91, a partner in the architectural firm whose legacy included Savannah's Riverfront project, died Tuesday at Hospice Savannah. He was the husband of Savannah native Harriet Cranman Meyerhoff. Meyerhoff and his late partner, Robert Gunn, were Savannah's signature architectural duo for more than 40 years, involved in 74 projects in the historic district alone. Their work extended as...

Frances Reinl Smith-Taylor

Frances Reinl Smith-Taylor

May 17, 2020

Frances Reinl Smith-Taylor, 93, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Joseph Smith, died Sunday morning, May 17, 2020, at Savannah Square. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Alice Briones Jean

Alice Briones Jean

May 17, 2020

Alice Briones Jean, 72, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Freddie 'Fred' Jean, died Saturday evening, May 16, 2020, while resting on the shoulder of her husband of 46 years. Born in San Antonio, Texas, she was a daughter of the late Ambrosio Briones and the late Mary Ann De La Garza. Alice was a member of Skidaway Island United...

Dale Rita Lafitte

Dale Rita Lafitte

May 16, 2020

Dale Rita Lafitte was born on October 1, 1953 in Savannah, Georgia. Her mother, Dolores Lafitte, raised Dale as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Dale dedicated her life to Jehovah and was baptized on July 14th, 1969. Dale loved the ministry and started learning sign language in 2000 to help the deaf in her community was some of the sisters in...

Scott Roy Black

Scott Roy Black

May 13, 2020

Scott Roy Black, 68, of Savannah, Georgia, and husband of Shirley Irene Hummer Black, died Tuesday afternoon, May 12, 2020, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, he was a son of Ronald Mills Black and Eunice Roy Black. Scott served in the United States Coast Guard. He was a former truck driver who also enjoyed riding and working...

Robert Daniel Hamil

Robert Daniel Hamil

May 11, 2020

Robert Daniel Hamil II, 57, of Daytona Beach, Florida, and husband of Kimberly Lynn Bennett Hamil, died Monday morning, May 11, 2020, at Burke Medical Center in Waynesboro, Georgia. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue, Savannah.

Richard Scott Malone

Richard Scott Malone

Apr 27, 2020

Richard Scott Malone, 53, formerly of Spartanburg, SC, died unexpectedly April 27, 2020, at his home. Born April 18, 1967, in Spartanburg, SC, he was the son of the late James and Lucille Malone. Richard was a graduate of Dorman High School, Class of 1986. He attended Gateway Church in Pooler, Georgia. Richard was a sales representative with Southeastern Paper...

Hazel Schwalls Donaldson

Hazel Schwalls Donaldson

Apr 25, 2020

Hazel Irene Schwalls Donaldson, 89, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Durell Lemuel Donaldson, died Saturday afternoon, April 25, 2020, at her home. Born in Swainsboro, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late George Franklin Schwalls and the late Eva Dell Kemp Schwalls. Mrs. Donaldson was of the Christian faith. She was a homemaker. In addition to her husband...

Carol Macgregor Fornicola

Carol Macgregor Fornicola

Apr 25, 2020

Carol Evelyn MacGregor Fornicola, 84, of Pooler, Georgia and widow of Lawrence Fornicola, died Saturday afternoon, April 25, 2020, at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Dr. Frank Hoffman

Dr. Frank Hoffman

Apr 22, 2020

Dr. Frank Hoffman, 98, died of natural causes at home on April 21. Born in Savannah on February 23, 1922 to Rose Garfinkel Hoffman and Hymie Hoffman, Dr. Hoffman is survived by his beloved wife of 70 years, Thelma Milgrom Hoffman, sister Gert Hackman, daughter Barbara Hoffman and her husband Paul Shapiro, son Fred Hoffman, granddaughters Emily Shapiro and Sarah...

Thelma "Neecie" Miller

Thelma "Neecie" Miller

Apr 22, 2020

Thelma Vanise \"Neecie\" Miller, 64, of Jacksonville, Florida and wife of Ross Miller, died Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. A private funeral service was held at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon, May 1, 2020, at the graveside, Hillcrest Abbey ' West, conducted by the Reverend Michael L. Locklear.

Annie Lucille Murphy

Annie Lucille Murphy

Apr 21, 2020

Annie Lucille Murphy, 86, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday morning, April 21, 2020, at her home. Born in Pritchardville, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Theodopolis Gant Murphy and the late Mary Lucille Brunson Murphy. Annie was of the Baptist faith. She retired as an intake investigator after 35 years of service with the Chatham County Division...

William Paul Dold

William Paul Dold

Apr 21, 2020

William Paul Dold, 51, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Kari Michelle Shaloski Dold, died Tuesday morning, April 21, 2020, at Candler Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Hazel M. Coleman

Hazel M. Coleman

Apr 17, 2020

Hazel M. Coleman, 87, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday evening, April 16, 2020, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Allen Coleman and the late Ella Jones Coleman. Hazel was a faithful member of White Bluff United Methodist Church where she loved singing in the choir. She earned her undergraduate degree from...

Dr. Leon Aronson

Dr. Leon Aronson

Apr 16, 2020

Dr. Leon Aronson, age 81, passed away April 16, 2020, after a long struggle with cancer. A native of Adel, Georgia, he served as a captain in the United States Air Force prior to moving to Savannah, where he established and practiced orthodontics for 33 years until his retirement in 2000. Leon attended Valdosta State College, Emory University, Emory University...

Jean Tenenbaum Birnbaum

Jean Tenenbaum Birnbaum

Apr 16, 2020

Jean Tenenbaum Birnbaum, age 91, of Savannah, GA passed away on April 16, 2020.?? She was born June 21, 1928 in Dorchester, MA to the late Mayer and Charlotte Tenenbaum. An accomplished artist, she expressed her feelings with various mediums.?? She often took her easel to downtown Savannah and would draw historic landmarks. ??She won many artistic awards throughout her...

Herman Ritter Shearin,

Herman Ritter Shearin,

Apr 15, 2020

Herman Ritter Shearin, Jr., 79, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday morning, April 14, 2020, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Herman Ritter Shearin, Sr. and the late Helen Hester Wyndham Shearin. Herman joined the United States Army and served during the Berlin Crisis. He was a retired long distance...

Garey Lambert Simpson,

Garey Lambert Simpson,

Apr 14, 2020

Garey Lambert Simpson, Sr, 68, passed away peacefully at his residence Thursday, April 9, 2020, following a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer only three weeks prior. Born November 12, 1951, Garey grew up in Savannah, GA with his parents Marjorie McKinnon Simpson and the late John Ely Simpson. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Cynthia 'Cindy' Duke Simpson;...

Jeffrey Allen Solochek

Jeffrey Allen Solochek

Apr 13, 2020

Jeffrey 'Jeff' Allen Solochek, 54, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Karyn Lynn Gerbitz Solochek, died Sunday evening, April 12, 2020, at Candler Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.