Obituaries

Brian Harris Palefsky

Brian Harris Palefsky

Feb 8, 2018

Brian Harris Palefsky, 48, of Savannah, Georgia passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Brian was a brilliant chef whose creativity was evident in the cuisine he created and inspired in some of Savannah's top restaurants. Brian will be most remembered for his kind and giving heart which he shared with both people and animals. Brian is survived by his two...

Montine Stewart Taylor

Montine Stewart Taylor

Feb 7, 2018

Montine Stewart Taylor, 76, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Benny R. Taylor, died Wednesday morning, February 7, 2018, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Alma, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Julian Harthridge Stewart and the late Eula Mae Butler Stewart. Mrs. Taylor was a longtime member of Central Christian Church where she was active in the Ladies...

Helen Thompson Sharpley

Helen Thompson Sharpley

Feb 5, 2018

Helen Thompson Sharpley, 82, of Metter, formerly of Savannah, widow of Don Frazer Sharpley, died Monday afternoon, February 5, 2018, at her home with her family by her side. She was born in Augusta, Georgia, September 3, 1935, a daughter of the late Marion Walker Thompson and the late Helen Schley Thompson. Mrs. Sharpley was a lifelong Episcopalian. After attending...

Ib Raae

Ib Raae

Feb 1, 2018

Ib Raae, 84, of Savannah, Georgia, former husband of Mary Bullock Demere, died Thursday morning, February 1, 2018. Born in Helsingnor, Denmark February 17, 1933, he was the son of the late Richard Juel Hanson Raae and the late Eleanor Frida Palmer. He is preceded in death by his two siblings Bent Raae and Lykke Raae. Mr. Raae was a...

Irene Ryals Alexander

Irene Ryals Alexander

Jan 28, 2018

Irene Lucille Ryals Alexander, 101, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of George Witte Alexander, died Sunday morning, January 28, 2018, at The Place at Pooler. Born in Ceylon, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Christopher Ryals and the late Priscilla Faulkner Ryals. Mrs. Alexander was of the Christian faith. She retired as an operator for Southern Bell Telephone...

Agnes Porter Mulligan

Agnes Porter Mulligan

Jan 26, 2018

Agnes Decla Porter Mulligan, 78, of Statesboro, Georgia and widow of Francis 'Frank' Joseph Mulligan, died Thursday evening, January 25, 2018, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro. Born in Franklin, New Hampshire, she was a daughter of the late Alfred J. Porter and the late Henrietta Bil Porter. Agnes was a homemaker and a retired bookkeeper for Circle...

Gary "Bubba" Wilson

Gary "Bubba" Wilson

Jan 25, 2018

Gary Lester 'Bubba' Wilson, 65, of Rincon, Georgia and husband of Linda Horner Wilson, died Thursday morning, January 25, 2018, at his home and surrounded by his family. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late William Lester Wilson and the late Dorothy Turner Wilson. Bubba was a former longtime member of Maye River Baptist Church. He...

Richard Carlin O\'Donnell

Richard Carlin O\'Donnell

Jan 25, 2018

Richard Carlin O'Donnell, 89, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Mary Leighton O'Donnell, died Thursday morning, January 25, 2018, at Hospice Savannah. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Fawn Timpe Leightfoot

Fawn Timpe Leightfoot

Jan 23, 2018

Fawn M. Leightfoot, 66, of Savannah, Ga was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She went home to be with the Lord in the early morning of January 16, 2018 due to health complications. Fawn was a beloved, faithful, member of New Covenant Presbyterian Church-PCA and formerly a member of Providence-PCA. She loved talking to her brother Doug, worshipping with her church...

Mary Adcock Young

Mary Adcock Young

Jan 23, 2018

Mary Elizabeth Adcock Young, 89, of Savannah, died Tuesday morning, January 23, 2018, at Memorial University Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Julie Nichols Simmons

Julie Nichols Simmons

Jan 17, 2018

Julie Nichols Simmons, 54, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Gerry Simmons, died Tuesday evening, January 16, 2018, at St. Joseph's Hospital after a brief illness. Mrs. Simmons was born in the Panama Canal Zone, Panama, to Bruce P. Nichols and the late Mary Lynn H. Nichols. She was a long-time educator in the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System. At...

David Lee Jamerson

David Lee Jamerson

Jan 14, 2018

David Lee Jamerson, 56, of Savannah, died Sunday, January 14, 2018, at Hospice Savannah. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Mary Smith Galletta

Mary Smith Galletta

Jan 12, 2018

Mary Jeanette Smith Galletta, 93, of Savannah, Georgia, and widow of Paul Vincent Galletta, Sr., died Friday morning, January 12, 2018, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Julian Franklin Smith and the late Bertha Euenia Gould Smith. Mrs. Galletta was of the Methodist faith. She enjoyed being a homemaker, spending...

Joyce Weathers Beatty

Joyce Weathers Beatty

Jan 10, 2018

Joyce Emily Weathers Beatty, 83, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of George Lewis Beatty, died Wednesday afternoon, January 10, 2018, at Riverview Health & Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Jay Palmer Weathers and the late Edie Ruth Rogers Weathers. Mrs. Beatty was a member of St. Luke United...

William E. Mullis

William E. Mullis

Jan 7, 2018

William 'Billy' E. Mullis III, 62, passed away after a brief illness at home January 7, 2018. Billy was a native of Savannah, born on February 22, 1955, the youngest child of parents, Bill and Betty Mullis. Billy grew up in Thunderbolt and Tybee Island, attending Nativity of Our Lord School and Benedictine Military School. A graduate of Gupton-Jones College...

Michael Joseph Smith

Michael Joseph Smith

Jan 6, 2018

Michael Joseph Smith, 66, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday evening, January 5, 2018, at Candler Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Phillip John Meyers

Phillip John Meyers

Jan 6, 2018

Phillip 'Philly' John Meyers, 69, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday morning, January 5, 2018, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Queens, New York, he was a son of the late William Samuel Meyers and the late Edith Rebecca Gruff Meyers. Phillip was a United States Marine Corp veteran. He retired as a pressman for New York Post. Phillip believed in...

Lynn Glasgow Thompson

Lynn Glasgow Thompson

Jan 3, 2018

Lynn Jeannette Glasgow Thompson, 77, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Guyton 'Tom' Louis Thompson, died Wednesday morning, January 3, 2018, at The Adler Center in Aldie, Virginia. She previously resided in Burke, VA. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Lynn Tucker Glasgow and the late Maudie Jeanette Murphey Tucker. Mrs. Thompson was of the...

Thomas Cornelius Murphy

Thomas Cornelius Murphy

Jan 2, 2018

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN TIME AND DATE OF COMMITTAL SERVICE. Thomas 'Tom' Cornelius Murphy, 70, of Guyton, Georgia and husband of Lenora Sills Murphy, died Tuesday afternoon, January 2, 2018, at Candler Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Joseph Francis Murphy and the late Jane Somers Murphy. Tom was of the Catholic faith. He...

Wayne Norman Lafrance

Wayne Norman Lafrance

Jan 2, 2018

Wayne Norman LaFrance, 59, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday morning, January 2, 2018, of cancer at his home and under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, he was a son of Lorraine Alfonso LaFrance and the late Norman Louis LaFrance. Wayne was a member of St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church. He was a...