Obituaries

Bruce Allan Osgood

Bruce Allan Osgood

Feb 20, 2016

Bruce Allan Osgood, 63, of Kernersville, North Carolina and formerly of Decatur, Illinois, husband of Jackie Kay Farris Osgood, died Friday morning, February 19, 2016, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. Born in Decatur, Illinois, he was a son of the late Frank Leonard Osgood and the late Mona Ruth Marsh Osgood Taylor. Bruce retired as a Senior Manufacturing...

Richard Shelton Long

Richard Shelton Long

Feb 17, 2016

Richard Shelton Long, 77, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Johnnie Walters Long, died Wednesday afternoon, February 17, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis, Tennessee. Born in Flemington, Georgia, he was a son of the late Ferman Casper Long and the late Mary Miles Long. He attended the University of Georgia, graduating with a degree in Accounting and...

Michael "Mike" Edward

Michael "Mike" Edward

Feb 16, 2016

Michael 'Mike' Edward Lee, 75, of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday evening, February 15, 2016, at Memorial University Medical Center, after a short illness. Born in Alameda County, California, on December 31, 1940, he was the only child of the late Edward Pool Lee and the late Margaret Fritzi Kruger Lee. Mike was a graduate of MIT, with a degree in...

John Harold Mcclelland

John Harold Mcclelland

Feb 15, 2016

John Harold McClelland, 96, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Alice Marie Stephenson McClelland, died Monday morning, February 15, 2016, at his home and surrounded by his family. He was born in Stone Mountain, Georgia, in 1919. It was there and in Atlanta that he picked up the soft Southern drawl he carried with him until death. His father was...

Flora Jacobs Shoemaker

Flora Jacobs Shoemaker

Feb 15, 2016

Flora Jacobs Shoemaker, 90, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Forrest Hilton Shoemaker, died Monday evening, February 15, 2016, at her home. Born on January 15, 1926, in Waycross, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Charles Wesley Jacobs and the late Anna Watson (Dean) Jacobs. She was educated at Flora McDonald College and on April 29, 1947, married...

Florine "Dell" Kemp

Florine "Dell" Kemp

Feb 15, 2016

Florine 'Dell' Kemp, 69, of Rincon, Georgia and widow of SSgt Barney Ross Kemp, U. S. Air Force (Ret.), died Monday afternoon, February 15, 2016, at her home and surrounded by her family. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Dorothy S. Dyche

Dorothy S. Dyche

Feb 14, 2016

Dorothy Virginia Sweitzer Dyche, age 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 14, 2016, at Wellstar Tranquility Hospice, in Marietta, Georgia. She was born in 1927 in Norfolk, Virginia, to Fred W. Sweitzer, Sr., and Bessie Louise Peake. Bessie died when Dorothy was only 3 years old. Dorothy\'s grandmother, Elizabeth Lowry Sweitzer, whom she called Mama, played a big part...

Robert Wayne Zork

Robert Wayne Zork

Feb 13, 2016

Robert Wayne Zork passed away February 13, 2016 at the age of 34. Robert is survived by his mother, Carol C. Sexton and stepfather Wallace Wood of Savannah, his grandmother Margaret Elizabeth Smith of Rincon, his son Silas Sayre and his mother Amy Sayre, of Ellabell, his brother Bobby Sexton of Waynesboro, VA, his sister Heather Mullins-Teasley and her husband...

Irene Asvestas Pethis

Irene Asvestas Pethis

Feb 13, 2016

Irene Asvestas Pethis, 91, of Savannah and wife of James John Pethis, died Saturday evening, February 13, 2016, at Signature Healthcare of Savannah. Born in New Britain, Connecticut, she was a daughter of the late Peter Asvestas and the late Elpiniki Hajediakos Asvestas. Mrs. Pethis was a member of St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church and was a homemaker. Surviving are...

Alberta K. Schlogl

Alberta K. Schlogl

Feb 13, 2016

Alberta K. 'Mombow' Schlogl, 82, born in Bunker Hill, IL, one of ten children born to Edgar and Theresa Knoche. She is survived by her husband, HMC Carl J. Schlogl, U. S. Navy (Ret.), of Savannah; daughter, Carla (Raymond) Nesbitt of Thunderbolt; granddaughter, Meredith Nesbitt (James) Atwood; two great-grandchildren, James and Stella Atwood of Roswell, Georgia; sister, Edna Picton of...

Kaye Andrews Kaney

Kaye Andrews Kaney

Feb 8, 2016

Kaye Patricia 'Patsy' Andrews Kaney, 77, passed away on February 8th, 2016 surrounded by her loving family following a courageous battle with Huntington's Disease. Patsy was born in Screven County, on October 8th, 1938 to the late Claywood Harlow (Red) Andrews, Sr. and the late Bonnie Jenkins Andrews who raised her to live her life by 'The Golden Rule'. She...

Jill Hall Bean

Jill Hall Bean

Feb 6, 2016

Jill Hall Bean, (Mrs Donald F.) 90, died Saturday, February 6, 2016 in Savannah. A long-time resident of Savannah, Mrs. Bean was born Jill Hall to Robert Lee Hall and Jewell Connell Hall in Atlanta in 1925, and grew up there. She was a graduate of Girls\' High School and held a Bachelor\'s degree in law from Atlanta Law School....

Rene Raymond Lanier,

Rene Raymond Lanier,

Feb 1, 2016

Rene Raymond Lanier, Jr., 62, of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday evening, February 1, 2016, at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Savannah Georgia, he was a son of Diane Daniels Lanier Conner and the late Rene Raymond Lanier, Sr. In his younger years, he was an avid tennis player, a lifeguard at Tybee Beach, and a surfer. He was...

Emily Owens Kehler

Emily Owens Kehler

Feb 1, 2016

Emily Gearhart Owens Kehler, 70, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of William David 'Bill' Kehler, M.D., died early Monday morning, February 1, 2016, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Roanoke, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Jesse H. Gearhart, Jr. and the late Emily Whitlow Gearhart. She was born with music in her heart, and she used...

William Leo Simmons

William Leo Simmons

Jan 31, 2016

William L. Simmons died on January 31, 2016 in Savannah, Georgia.?? He was born on December 11, 1932 in Shaqualak, Mississippi to Roger and Minnie Belle Sellars Simmons, whose Scotch-Irish and German antecedents arrived in the state in the 1840s.?? Attending public schools in Meridian, Mississippi, he was president of student affairs at the then Meridian High School/Junior College.?? He...

Ltc Army (Ret.)

Ltc Army (Ret.)

Jan 31, 2016

LTC Dr. Daniel Lawrence 'Larry' Sweeney, U. S. Army (Ret.), 62, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Suzanne 'Susie' Harper Sweeney, died Saturday evening, January 30, 2016, at Candler Hospital. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, he was a son of the late Raymond Thomas Sweeney and the late Lois Malan Sweeney. Larry graduated from The State University of New...

Lt Force (Ret.)

Lt Force (Ret.)

Jan 29, 2016

Lt Col Jack Everett Miller, U. S. Air Force (Ret.), 94, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Kathryn 'Kathy' Woodard Garriss Miller, died peacefully Friday afternoon, January 29, 2016, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Colonel Miller served as an Attorney-at-Law for over 40 years in Savannah, being a member of several local law firms before establishing his own firm on East...

Elizabeth Groot Liles

Elizabeth Groot Liles

Jan 28, 2016

Elizabeth 'Liz' Ann Groot Liles, 75, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday morning, January 28, 2016, at Bryan County Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Henry 'H. A.' Groot and the late Evelyn King Groot. Liz was a former member of Faith Lutheran Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Pearl Mccool Sweeney

Pearl Mccool Sweeney

Jan 21, 2016

Pearl McCool Sweeney, 93, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Algie Lee Sweeney, died Thursday evening, January 21, 2016, at Riverview Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Brownsville, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Alvis Wilson McCool and the late Mae Brummet McCool. Mrs. Sweeney was a member of South Cobb Church of Christ. She was a homemaker...

Karen Krauss Bazemore

Karen Krauss Bazemore

Jan 20, 2016

Karen Ruth Krauss Bazemore, 55, of Tybee Island, Georgia and wife of Dr. James 'Jim' K. Bazemore, Jr., died Wednesday morning, January 20, 2016 on Tybee Island. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of Ruth Burdsal Krauss and the late Irvin Joseph Krauss. Karen was of the Catholic faith. She was a Respiratory Therapist. Karen loved her family,...