Obituaries

M. Keith Siskin

M. Keith Siskin

Jul 23, 2017

M. Keith Siskin, 45, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2017. He was born December 10, 1971, in Savannah, Georgia, to Jim and Madeleine Siskin. A graduate of Savannah Country Day School and Vanderbilt University, he earned his Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude, from the University of Georgia, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the law journal. After years of...

John Wallace Getty

John Wallace Getty

Jul 17, 2017

John Wallace Getty, 71, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Susan 'Sue' Cornelius Getty, died Monday morning, July 17, 2017, at Spanish Oaks Retreat. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Walter Kershaw Getty, Sr. and the late Hallie Mock Getty. John was a member of Trinity Chapel United Methodist Church on Tybee Island. He was...

David Elkin Carter

David Elkin Carter

Jul 15, 2017

David Elkin Carter, 63, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Patricia 'Patty' Heidt Carter, passed away Friday evening, July 14, 2017, at his home with his family at his side. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Champ Elkin Carter and the late Sara Elizabeth Howard Carter. David was a member of Islands Christian Church. David...

Martha Valdes Bovee

Martha Valdes Bovee

Jul 14, 2017

Martha J. Bovee 79, of Seffner, Florida, died on Thursday morning, July 13, 2017, at 11 o'clock in LifePath Hospice Care following a long illness. Born in Manhattan, New York City, New York on November 11, 1937. Martha was a member of New Hope United Methodist Church of Brandon, Florida. She was a retired piano and organ teacher for 50...

Jacquelyn Adams Brinson

Jacquelyn Adams Brinson

Jul 12, 2017

Jacquelyn 'Jackie' Adams Brinson, 89, of Thunderbolt, Georgia and widow of Wade Brinson, died Wednesday afternoon, July 12, 2017, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Vidalia, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Alva Jackson Adams and the late Ruth Hamilton Adams. Mrs. Brinson was an active member of First Freewill Baptist Church where she was a member...

Richard Terrell Fortenberry

Richard Terrell Fortenberry

Jul 8, 2017

Well I, Richard 'Dick' Terrell Fortenberry, finally died at age 79, but not before God gave me a wonderful and exciting life. I always said that if I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself, but there was a time I didn't plan on living past 35 years old. I...

Lawrence Eugene Drescher

Lawrence Eugene Drescher

Jul 6, 2017

Lawrence \"Larry\" E. Drescher, 81, died on July 5, 2017 at St. Joseph\'s Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. He was born in Watervliet, N.Y. on April 3, 1936. He was the third oldest of eleven children of the late Christopher F. Drescher and Anna Olsey Drescher and the stepson of the late Laura Nolet. Larry also had three half sisters, two...

Gabriel Phillip Magulias

Gabriel Phillip Magulias

Jul 5, 2017

Gabriel Phillip Magulias, 20, of Savannah, Georgia, died Wednesday morning, July 5, 2017, in Savannah, Georgia. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of Stephen Phillip Magulias and Nancy Leas Magulias. Gabriel was a member of Kirk o' the Isles Presbyterian Church. He graduated from Jenkins High School in 2016. Gabriel was an avid athlete and excelled in football...

Ingrida Biruta Mcdonald

Ingrida Biruta Mcdonald

Jul 3, 2017

Ingrida Biruta McDonald, 85, of Savannah, Georgia and the wife of Thomas Francis McDonald, Sr., died Sunday evening, July 2, 2017, at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Mary Pead Barrowman

Mary Pead Barrowman

Jun 29, 2017

Mary Lee Pead Barrowman, 72, of Thunderbolt, Georgia and widow of James Samuel 'Jimmy' Barrowman III, died Wednesday evening, June 28, 2017, at her home. Born in Thunderbolt, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Russell Pead and the late Tiny Alderman Pead. Mary was a member of Thunderbolt Baptist Church. She was a lifelong resident of Thunderbolt and...

Col Army (Ret.)

Col Army (Ret.)

Jun 23, 2017

Colonel Kenneth W. Seymour (U.S Army RET), age 84, entered into eternal rest on June 23, 2017 at the home of his daughter Rebecca ,under the care of Hospice of Savannah and surrounded by his family. He was a loving husband, Father, grandfather and great- grandfather. He is the son of Luther Doyle Sheriff and Bertha Lee Seymour Jones of...

John "Jack" Bahr,

John "Jack" Bahr,

Jun 23, 2017

John Francis 'Jack' Bahr, Jr., 74, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Barrie Marie Willis Bahr, died Friday morning, June 23, 2017, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born on July 3, 1942 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, he was a son of the late John Francis Bahr, Sr. and the late Elizabeth Gimbel. In addition to his wife of 49...

William Joseph Butts,

William Joseph Butts,

Jun 21, 2017

William 'Bill' Joseph Butts, Sr., 65, of Savannah, Georgia, died Wednesday afternoon, June 21,?? 2017, at his home. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Robert Burt Butts and the late Norma Jean Rogers Butts. Bill retired as a Master Firefighter with Savannah Fire Department and later was a checker with the International Longshoremen\'s Association (ILA)....

James Lester Grier

James Lester Grier

Jun 21, 2017

James Lester Grier, 89, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Jeanette Ruth Jackson Grier, died Monday afternoon, June 20, 2017, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law. Born in Blakely, Georgia, he was a son of the late Joseph Lester Grier and the late Jeanette Tomlin Grier. Mr. Grier was a United States Navy veteran. He was a retired...

Tony L. Chancey

Tony L. Chancey

Jun 19, 2017

Tony L. Chancey, 64, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday afternoon, June 18, 2017, at his home. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Joe Harry Chancey and the late Carrie Lee Shipes Chancey. Tony was a member of The Collegiate Church of St. Paul the Apostle, Episcopal, where he served as Organist and Director of Music...

Joseph R. Reagin,

Joseph R. Reagin,

Jun 19, 2017

Joseph R. Reagin, Jr. passed away on June 18, 2017, after recently celebrating his 91st birthday. Joe was a US Navy Veteran of WWII, a 1947 graduate of Georgia Tech and a local business owner for many years. He is predeceased by his soul-mate, Ann Dewberry Reagin, who passed just 20 days ago, his daughter, Susan Reagin Glisson, both of...

Richard Paul Tomaszewicz

Richard Paul Tomaszewicz

Jun 15, 2017

Richard Paul Tomaszewicz, 73, of Bloomingdale, died Wednesday evening, June 14, 2017 at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Ramey Thomas Allaire

Ramey Thomas Allaire

Jun 14, 2017

Ramey Thomas Allaire III, 42, of Savannah, Georgia died Monday evening, June 12, 2017. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Lydia Benni Katzman

Lydia Benni Katzman

Jun 11, 2017

Lydia Barbara Benni Katzman, 84, of Glennville, Georgia and wife of TSgt Harry Lewis Katzman, U. S. Air Force (Ret.), died Saturday evening, June 10, 2017, at Glenvue Health and Rehabilitation in Glennville. Born in Munich, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Franz Joseph Benni and the late Maria Hermine Hoffmann Benni. Mrs. Katzman was of the Jewish...

Robert Willard Edinger,

Robert Willard Edinger,

Jun 9, 2017

Robert Willard Edinger, Jr., 63, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Mary Anne Warmack Edinger, died Friday morning, June 9, 2017, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Thunderbolt, Georgia, he was a son of the late Robert Willard Edinger, Sr. and the late Ruth Russell Edinger. Robert was of the Lutheran faith. He retired as an engineer after 40...