Obituaries

Charlesetta Lambert Jackson

Charlesetta Lambert Jackson

Dec 28, 2015

Charlesetta Lambert Jackson, 92, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Melton Raymond Jackson, died Sunday evening, December 27, 2015, at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Randy Thomas Hooks

Randy Thomas Hooks

Dec 25, 2015

Randy Thomas Hooks, 63, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Ligia Maria Chacon Hooks, died Friday evening, December 25, 2015, in Savannah. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Jeannie Ricks Johnson

Jeannie Ricks Johnson

Dec 25, 2015

Jeannie Ricks Johnson, 77, of Cumming, Georgia and formerly of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Johnnie Ray Johnson, died Friday morning, December 25, 2015, at Northside Hospital Forsyth in Cumming, Georgia. Born in Soperton, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Herbert Ricks and the late Maggie Jane Webb Ricks. Mrs. Johnson attended Highlands Church in Cumming. She was a...

Mildred Cook Madray

Mildred Cook Madray

Dec 24, 2015

Mildred 'Millie' Jessie Cook Madray, 84, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Richard Frank Madray, died Wednesday afternoon, December 23, 2015, at her home. Born in Estill, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Hance Ford Cook and the late Jessie Terry Cook. Mrs. Madray was a member of Bible Baptist Church. For many years she drove a...

Craig Michael Flaherty

Craig Michael Flaherty

Dec 24, 2015

Craig Michael Flaherty, 39, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday evening, December 22, 2015, at Candler Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Emily "Neese" Williams

Emily "Neese" Williams

Dec 22, 2015

Emily Denise 'Neese' Williams, 57, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Vincent Hazzard, died Monday evening, December 21, 2015, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of Rosalyn Scott Williams and the late Charlie Williams. Neese was a member of First Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and a licensed cosmetologist. Neese loved...

Elizabeth Durden Jenkins

Elizabeth Durden Jenkins

Dec 21, 2015

Elizabeth 'Betty' Durden Jenkins, 77, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of E. Joseph Jenkins, died Sunday evening, December 20, 2015, at Landmark Hospital of Savannah. Born in Savannah, she was a daughter of the late Alex Coleman Durden and Lucille Elizabeth Abbott Durden. She was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Mrs. Jenkins was a nurse who worked at...

James "Jimmy" Goethe,

James "Jimmy" Goethe,

Dec 20, 2015

James Samuel 'Jimmy' Goethe, Jr., 86, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Mary Ellen Wilson Goethe, died Saturday evening, December 19, 2015, at Hospice Savannah. A son of the late James S. and Mabel J. Goethe, he was a member of Calvary Baptist Temple for over 55 years. At Calvary, he served as a Sunday School teacher, usher and greeter....

Zelda Mirsky Newman

Zelda Mirsky Newman

Dec 17, 2015

Zelda Mirsky Newman, 88, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015, at Hospice of the Valley ' Sherman Home, in Phoenix, Arizona. Born in Savannah on October 2, 1927, she was the daughter of Fannie and Norman Mirsky. She married Solomon Max Newman on November 26, 1950 in Savannah, Georgia. She is survived by her three children, Beth Shernoff (Neil Shernoff)...

Marie Woods Coursey

Marie Woods Coursey

Dec 17, 2015

Marie Woods Coursey, 91, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Odell Coursey, died Thursday morning, December 17, 2015, at The Place at Pooler. Born in Bulloch County, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Lester Woods and the late Bessie Wright Woods. Mrs. Coursey was of the Protestant faith and was a Mayflower descendant. She retired from Millhaven Convalescent...

Ltc Army (Ret.)

Ltc Army (Ret.)

Dec 16, 2015

LTC Hubbard Louis Riley, U. S. Army (Ret.), 76, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Mary Frances Brabham Riley, died Tuesday evening, December 15, 2015, at Candler Hospital. Born in Bishopville, South Carolina, he was a son of the late William Melvin Riley and the late Mae Kathleen Fields Riley. LTC Riley was a former member of Mayesville Baptist Church....

Anthony Ray Maze

Anthony Ray Maze

Dec 10, 2015

Anthony 'Tony' Ray Maze, 58, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Gayle Koppi Willman Maze, died Tuesday afternoon, December 8, 2015, at his home after a long illness and surrounded by his family. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. Tony was a boat captain for the Army Corps of Engineers for 32 years. He is survived by his wife, Gayle...

Jessica Lynn Bail

Jessica Lynn Bail

Dec 7, 2015

Jessica Lynn Bail, 56, of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday morning, December 7, 2015, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born at Edward Air Force Base, in Edwards, California, she was a daughter of the late Robert Joseph Bail and the late Deloris Ellen Kaiser Bail. She was a homemaker. She is survived by three children, Jessica Gunther of Savannah, Joseph Witt...

Annette Harris Karp

Annette Harris Karp

Dec 3, 2015

Annette Harris Karp, 89, of Tybee Island, Georgia and widow of Melvin Karp, died Thursday evening, December 3, 2015, at Candler Hospital. Born in Douglas, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Abraham Harris and the late Clara Kronsdadt Harris. Mrs. Karp was a member of Congregation Agudath Achim. For over 65 years she was a member and served...

Lavonne Rommel Berg

Lavonne Rommel Berg

Dec 2, 2015

LaVonne Marie Rommel Berg, 68, of Lake Forest, Illinois, wife of Theodore F. Berg, died Wednesday afternoon, December 2, 2015, while visiting Savannah. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Charles "Ed" Helmly,

Charles "Ed" Helmly,

Dec 2, 2015

Charles Edward 'Ed' Helmly, Jr., 54, of Rincon, Georgia, died Wednesday afternoon, December 2, 2015, at Candler Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Charles Edward Helmly, Sr. and the late Carrie Lou Axson Helmly. Ed was of the Baptist faith. He was a warehouse manager/supervisor for Ocean Link for 14 years. Ed was a...

John Christopher Tobar

John Christopher Tobar

Nov 29, 2015

John Christopher Tobar, 66, of Savannah, Georgia, died Wednesday evening, November 29, 2015, in his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Robert Joseph Boyer

Robert Joseph Boyer

Nov 28, 2015

Robert Joseph Boyer, 84, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Harriet Virginia Burke Boyer, died Friday afternoon, November 27, 2015, at his home and surrounded by his family. Born in Northampton, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late Ambrose E. Boyer and the late Orphy L'Huillier Boyer. Mr. Boyer was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. He was...

Robert Norton Doty,

Robert Norton Doty,

Nov 28, 2015

Robert 'Bobby' Norton Doty, Jr., 59, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Cathy Crotwell Doty, died Saturday morning, November 28, 2015, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of Robert 'Bob' Norton Doty, Sr. and the late Maryanne Simerly Doty. Bobby was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. He graduated from Windsor Forest High School...

Hilda Kelly Smith

Hilda Kelly Smith

Nov 28, 2015

Hilda Bazemore Kelly Smith, 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 28, 2015, at Candler Hospital. Hilda was born on March 19, 1926 to the late Wilbur and Bonnie Gross Bazemore. Hilda was the loving and adored wife of Donald J. Kelly until his death in 1991. He and 'Sug', as he affectionately called her, traveled the world during his...