Obituaries

Charles Alan Longwater

Charles Alan Longwater

Dec 31, 2019

Charles Alan Longwater, 77, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday morning, December 31, 2019, at Candler Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Harry Longwater and the late Ilabelle Cohen Longwater. Alan was of the Jewish faith. He served in the Georgia Air National Guard. Alan was an electrical engineer for NASA and later retired after...

Thelma Johnson Groover

Thelma Johnson Groover

Dec 31, 2019

Thelma Johnson Groover peacefully passed away on New Year's Eve surrounded by family. She lived a long and happy life unencumbered by debilitating disability until five months ago when she sustained a head injury caused by a fall. It was a hopeful recovery until recently when it became clear that she was coming to the end of her time with...

Juanita Holmes Hightower

Juanita Holmes Hightower

Dec 30, 2019

The memorial service for Juanita Holmes Hightower, 67, of Savannah, Georgia, will be held at 1:30 Saturday afternoon, January 18, 2020, at St. Paul CME Church ' 1601 Barnard Street, Savannah. A repast will be held immediately following the service at 123 Brady Street, Savannah.

Gizele Oliveira Burns

Gizele Oliveira Burns

Dec 28, 2019

Gizele Oliveira Burns, 33, of Savannah, Georgia, and wife of Lon Leland Burns III, died Saturday evening, December 28, 2019, at Candler Hospital. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 o'clock Sunday evening, January 26, 2020, at Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Kenneth Coleman Nettles

Kenneth Coleman Nettles

Dec 24, 2019

Kenneth 'Ken' Coleman Nettles, 83, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday afternoon, December 24, 2019, at his home with his family by his side. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a United States Navy veteran. Ken was baptized at Isle of Hope Baptist Church and he visited Jasper Springs Baptist Church in Garden City. He retired after 38 years at Union...

Melvin Robert Chisholm

Melvin Robert Chisholm

Dec 21, 2019

Melvin Robert Chisholm, 95, of Savannah, Georgia, died Saturday morning, December 21, 2019, at his home. Born on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Mannie Chisholm and the late Florence Chisholm Chisholm. Mr. Chisholm was a member of Central Missionary Baptist Church ' Historic District/Old Fort. He was a United States Coast Guard veteran...

Anne Marie Broderick

Anne Marie Broderick

Dec 21, 2019

Anne Marie Broderick, 54, of Savannah, Georgia, died peacefully on December 20, 2019 after a lengthy battle with dementia. Born on May 28, 1965 in Savannah, Georgia, Anne Marie was the daughter of the late Dr. J. Reid Broderick, Jr. and the late Hildegarde Bergen Broderick. Anne Marie graduated from Blessed Sacrament School and St. Andrews High School, attended Brenau...

Catherine Gleghorn Sacaloff

Catherine Gleghorn Sacaloff

Dec 20, 2019

Catherine Elizabeth Gleghorn Sacaloff, 76, of Pembroke, Georgia and wife of Harold Sacaloff, died Thursday evening, December 19, 2019, at her home. Catherine was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland. She moved to the United States and lived in New York, prior to starting her family and living in Jersey City and Red Bank, New Jersey. Catherine held several retail...

William "Dennie" Bradley

William "Dennie" Bradley

Dec 19, 2019

William Houdini Bradley, after a loving, inspirational, and rewarding life, died peacefully on December 19, 2019, in Savannah, Georgia surrounded by his family. Known affectionately as 'Dennie,' he was 85 years old. A lifelong resident of Savannah, Dennie was born in Savannah, Georgia on January 20, 1934 to Hannah and Aaron Louis Bradley. He married Riette Hirsch Bradley on February...

Morris Hyman Lamhut

Morris Hyman Lamhut

Dec 17, 2019

Morris Hyman Lamhut, 101, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Bertha Grunin Lamhut, died Tuesday morning, December 17, 2019. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was a son of the late Jacob Lamhut and the late Sarah Rebecca Greenstein Lamhut. Mr. Lamhut was a member of Congregation Bnai Brith Jacob. He was a United States Army veteran. He worked for...

Mary Jo Pace

Mary Jo Pace

Dec 14, 2019

Mary Jo Pace Gee passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019, at home under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. She was born December 8, 1943 in Charleston, South Carolina to W. H. and Vera Pace. She was raised in Clarksville, Tennessee where she graduated from Clarksville High School. She was married and inseparable for 55 years to Bobby Gee. While...

Philip Charles Cooper

Philip Charles Cooper

Dec 12, 2019

Philip Charles Cooper, 65, of Savannah, Georgia, and son of the late Ephraim Cooper and the late Anne Freeman Cooper, died Thursday morning, December 12, 2019, at Select Specialty Hospital. Philip is survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Howard and Nancy Cooper of Rockville, Maryland, and by his sister, Rachel Perling of Atlanta, Georgia. The funeral service will be held...

James Dudley Bailey

James Dudley Bailey

Dec 11, 2019

James Dudley Bailey, 90, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Delaine Driggers Bailey, died Wednesday morning, December 11, 2019, at Savannah Square. Born in Lynn County, Texas, he was a son of the late Charles Bailey and the late Mary Clark Bailey. Mr. Bailey was a longtime member of Amazing Grace Baptist Church on Ogeechee Road where he was a...

Thomas Francis Mcdonald,

Thomas Francis Mcdonald,

Dec 9, 2019

Thomas Francis McDonald, Sr., 92, of Savannah, Georgia, and widower of Ingrida Biruta McDonald, died Sunday evening, December 8, 2019, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Johnnie Christian Denham

Johnnie Christian Denham

Dec 8, 2019

Johnnie Louise Christian Denham, 61, of Hardeeville, South Carolina and formerly of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday afternoon, December 8, 2019, at her home in Hardeeville. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 o'clock, Friday evening, December 13, 2019 at Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue. Interment will be private. .

Rosalyn Scott Williams

Rosalyn Scott Williams

Dec 3, 2019

Rosalyn 'Bootsy' Scott Williams, 86, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Charlie Williams, Sr., died Monday evening, December 2, 2019, at Memorial University Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late James Scott and the late Emma Lou Stukes Scott. Rosalyn lived most of her life in Hitch Village and was...

Treena Mae Williams

Treena Mae Williams

Dec 2, 2019

Treena Mae Williams, 59, of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday morning, December 2, 2019, at her home. She was born on August 4, 1960 to Wiley Carter, Sr. and Isabelletta Carter. Treena worked as an office manager for Cohen Dental for 26 years and was a lifelong Georgia Bulldogs fan. In addition to her husband, Randy Williams, and her parents, she...

William Mckinley Bivins

William Mckinley Bivins

Dec 1, 2019

William 'Bill' McKinley Bivins, 65, of Bloomingdale, Georgia and husband of Tona Rimes Bivins, died Sunday afternoon, December 1, 2019, at his home with his family by his side. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Fred Donald Conley

Fred Donald Conley

Nov 29, 2019

Fred Donald Conley, 78, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday afternoon, November 28, 2019, at Candler Hospital. Born in Statesboro, Georgia, he was a son of the late Howard Benjamin Conley and the late Rossie Lee Burris Conley. Fred was of the Baptist faith. He loved his four dogs and traveling. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

Rose Sheffield Dunlap

Rose Sheffield Dunlap

Nov 28, 2019

Rose Marie Sheffield Dunlap, 92, of Richmond Hill, Georgia and widow of George William Dunlap, Jr., died Thursday morning, November 28, 2019, at Hospice Savannah. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue, Savannah.