Obituaries

Barbara Brubaker Sorrells

Barbara Brubaker Sorrells

Aug 15, 2016

Barbara Jean Brubaker Sorrells, 76, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Kellor Bell Sorrells, died Monday morning, August 15, 2016, at her home. Born in Ijamsville, Maryland, she was a daughter of the late Lee Brubaker and the late Evelyn Lare Brubaker. Mrs. Sorrells was a member of Chevis Oaks Baptist Church. She retired as a secretary for the Chatham...

Frances Desposito Mcbride

Frances Desposito Mcbride

Aug 13, 2016

Frances Desposito McBride, 93, died Saturday afternoon, August 13, 2016, at Hospice Savannah. She was born on February 8, 1923, in Savannah, Georgia to Annie and Ralph Desposito, and was the widow of James E. McBride, Sr. She was a long time communicant of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by three sons, Thomas Anthony...

Mark Charles Fuhrman

Mark Charles Fuhrman

Aug 12, 2016

Mark Charles Fuhrman, 53, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Carolyn Bailey Fuhrman, died Friday morning, August 12, 2016, in Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of Bonnie Lennard Fuhrman and the late William 'Bill' Alfred Fuhrman. Mark was a member of New Covenant United Methodist Church. He was a residential carpenter. In addition to his father,...

Arthur Tai Chan

Arthur Tai Chan

Aug 11, 2016

Arthur Tai Chan III, 30, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday morning, August 11, 2016, at Memorial University Medical Center after a prolonged illness. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of Julie Bradshaw Dykes and the late Arthur Tai Chan, Jr. Tai attended Savannah schools. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather,...

Susie Hill Axson

Susie Hill Axson

Aug 11, 2016

On August 11, 2016, Susie went home to meet her Lord and Savior at the age of 95. Susie lived a long and full life in West Columbia. For the past 2 years, Susie lived in Tucson, Arizona with her daughter Janet and spent precious time with her and had the opportunity to peacefully live out her days. Heaven definitely...

Chris Salien Rogmans

Chris Salien Rogmans

Aug 9, 2016

Chris Salien Rogmans, 65, died at her home on August 9, hand in hand with her husband, Wim. Born in Antwerp, Belgium on January 4, 1951, she was the daughter of the late George Rogmans and the late Jenny Jacobs. Chris loved her Belgian heritage. She was a member of the Cathedral of St John the Baptist, where she was...

Dennis Martin Jacobi

Dennis Martin Jacobi

Aug 8, 2016

Dennis Martin Jacobi, 72, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Nancy Helmken Jacobi, died Monday afternoon, August 8, 2016, at his home and surrounded by his family. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he was a son of the late Erwin Erich Jacobi and the late Margaret 'Mona' Wich Jacobi. Dennis was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was...

Margaret C. Turner

Margaret C. Turner

Aug 5, 2016

Margaret C. Turner, 89, of Savannah and widow of Hubert 'Bert' Francis Turner, Jr., died Thursday evening, August 4, 2016, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, she was a daughter of the late Duncan McArthur Barr and the late Margaret Halket Barr. Margaret was a long time member of Immanuel Baptist Church. She was always proud of her Scottish...

Nathan Daniel Nadel

Nathan Daniel Nadel

Aug 5, 2016

Nathan Daniel Nadel, 37, of Bloomingdale, Georgia and husband of Andrea Shannon Hargrove Nadel, died Friday morning, August 5, 2016, at his home. Born in the Republic of Panama, he was a son of Steven Nadel and Estelle Sandra Koenig Nadel. Nathan was of the Jewish faith. He was an accountant with his family firm, E Z Accounting and Tax...

Brenda Elizabeth Herring-Burkhalter

Brenda Elizabeth Herring-Burkhalter

Aug 3, 2016

Brenda Elizabeth Herring-Burkhalter, 67, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of PO1 Edward 'Ed' E. Burkhalter, U. S. Navy (Ret.), died Wednesday, August 3, 2016, at her home. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Paul Thomas Herring, Sr. and the late Jean Anglin Herring. Brenda was a member of Montgomery Presbyterian Church. She worked at Beach...

Martha Willis Dearing

Martha Willis Dearing

Jul 28, 2016

Martha Ann Willis Dearing, 83, passed away peacefully after a short illness surrounded by her loving family on July 28, 2016. A native of Atlanta, she was born February 2,1933 to Eugene Fletcher Willis, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Walker Willis, who preceded her in death. She attended Druid Hills High School and after graduating went to Wesleyan College in Macon,...

Linda Wild Alnwick

Linda Wild Alnwick

Jul 26, 2016

Linda Ann Wild Alnwick, 67, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Robert Joseph 'Bob' Alnwick, Jr., died Monday evening, July 25, 2016, at her home. Born in Queens, New York, she was a daughter of the late Martin Alexander Wild and the late Leocadia Bertha Koszkol. Linda was a communicant of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church. Surviving are her husband...

Marvin Vernon Jenkins

Marvin Vernon Jenkins

Jul 23, 2016

Marvin Vernon Jenkins, 79, of Savannah, Georgia, died Saturday afternoon, July 23, 2016, at Hospice Savannah. He was a native of Jenkins County, Georgia and was reared in Augusta. Mr. Jenkins earned a Master's degree in English in 1967 at UGA and began a teaching career at Armstrong State University in September 1968. He taught for 30 years in the...

Sfc Army (Ret.)

Sfc Army (Ret.)

Jul 22, 2016

SFC John D. 'J. D.' Miller, United States Army (Ret.), 73, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Mary Wilkinson Miller, died Friday afternoon, July 22, 2016, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Gideon, Missouri, he was a son of the late Paul James Miller and the late Sarah Mae Davidson Miller. J. D. was a member of First Freewill Baptist...

Frances Bowen Lightsey

Frances Bowen Lightsey

Jul 20, 2016

Frances Bowen Lightsey, 89, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Hilary Lightsey, died Wednesday afternoon, July 20, 2016, at Hospice Savannah and surrounded by her family. Born in Danville, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Reverend B. M. Bowen and the late Birdie McCauley Bowen. Mrs. Lightsey was a member of Cokesbury United Methodist Church. She taught kindergarten...

Mable Florence Thomas

Mable Florence Thomas

Jul 18, 2016

Mable Louise Florence Thomas, 80, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday evening, July 17, 2016, at her home and surrounded by her family. Born in West Point, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Kirby Washington Florence and the late Janie Woodruff Florence. Mable was the first female graduate of the welding class at Savannah Technical College and was a...

Courtney Knight Gaines

Courtney Knight Gaines

Jul 14, 2016

Courtney Knight Gaines, 86, died, July 14, under hospice care at Spanish Oaks Retreat. She lived a glorious life! She was born October 6, 1929, the daughter of W. T. 'Bill' Knight, Jr. and Grace Schley Knight. She attended Pape School and Wesleyan College. She graduated in 1951, claiming that her talkative nature had earned her the honor of Magna...

Roland "Mac" Mckenzie

Roland "Mac" Mckenzie

Jul 10, 2016

Roland Donald \"Mac\" McKenzie, 76, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Martha Ann Buelterman, died Sunday morning, July 10, 2016, at Woodlands Healthcare in Midway. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Tracy Allen Bignault

Tracy Allen Bignault

Jul 9, 2016

Tracy Allen Bignault, 53, of Guyton, Georgia and widower of Evelyn Lee Hall Bignault, died Saturday morning, July 9, 2016, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Mildenhall, Suffolk England, he was a son of Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Mears Bignault Aanderud and the late Howard Emile Bignault. Tracy owned and operated a repossession agency. He loved his family and enjoyed fishing and...

Anne Mally Scheer

Anne Mally Scheer

Jul 4, 2016

In the words of her primary physician Dr. Paul Bradley, Anne Mally Scheer was a firecracker. She was born in New York City on February 15, 1921 and passed away surrounded by her loving children on July 4, 2016. Anne \"with an E\" moved to Savannah in 1948 to marry the love of her life Isadore \"Junior\" Scheer. They enjoyed...