Obituaries

Harry Lewis Harden,

Harry Lewis Harden,

Jul 21, 2015

Harry Lewis Harden, Jr., 65, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Lori Harden, died Tuesday morning, July 21, 2015, in his home. Born in Savannah, he was the son of the late Harry Lewis Harden, Sr., and the late Claudia Estelle Jackson Harden. He worked in the sheet metal industry and was a retired technician with Burroughs Heating and Air. In...

Tina Mehlhorn Sikes

Tina Mehlhorn Sikes

Jul 20, 2015

Tina Marie Mehlhorn Sikes, 55, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Ken Newton Sikes, died Sunday evening, July 19, 2015, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Robert Carl Mehlhorn and the late Terrie Pridgen Mehlhorn. Tina attended St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church and attended Armstrong State University. She worked with her...

Mary Elizabeth Flaherty

Mary Elizabeth Flaherty

Jul 19, 2015

Mary Elizabeth Flaherty, 86, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday morning, July 19, 2015, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she was a daughter of the late Patrick Joseph Flaherty and the late Mary Fenton Flaherty. Miss Flaherty was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church. Her mother died when Mary was 15 and, Mary being the oldest child, raised...

Elsa Hinds

Elsa Hinds

Jul 16, 2015

Elsa Valerie Kirk Hinds, 91, wife of Otto Hinds, died Wednesday evening, July 15, 2015 at Marsh Haven Senior Living in Savannah with her family at her bedside. Born in Kettering, England, she was the daughter of the late Gilbert Kirk and the late Jennie Binder Kirk. Mrs. Hinds was a member of Cokesbury United Methodist Church. She was a...

Gary Braswell,

Gary Braswell,

Jul 16, 2015

Gary Braswell, Jr., 52, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday afternoon, July 16, 2015, at Memorial University Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Francis F. Grambo,

Francis F. Grambo,

Jul 16, 2015

Francis F. Grambo, Jr., 71, of Bluffton, South Carolina, died Thursday morning, July 16, 2015, at Hospice Savannah. The Memorial Mass will be??held??on August 7, 2015 at 11 o\'clock at St. Ignatius Church, 533 East Jarrettsville Road, Forest Hill, Maryland ??21050. ??The reception to follow will be??at Knights of Columbus Hall, 23 Newport Drive, Forest Hill, Maryland 21050. In lieu...

Timothy Joseph Rubnitz

Timothy Joseph Rubnitz

Jul 14, 2015

Timothy 'Tim' Joseph Rubnitz, son of David and Rene\' Rubnitz, passed away Monday, July 13th, 2015. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sister, Heather Rubnitz Willingham and her husband, Robbie Willingham; his maternal grandparents, Tommy and Betty Thomson; his paternal grandmother, Jean Mincey Rubnitz; and his aunts and uncle, Debbie Cohen and David and Nancy Thomson....

George Emery Keating

George Emery Keating

Jul 13, 2015

George Emery Keating, 79, passed away at St. Joseph's Hospital July 13 surrounded by his family following a sudden illness. The Saugus, Massachusetts native graduated from Saugus High School and joined the U.S. Marines. He then transferred to the U.S. Navy, where he served first as an MP and later as a radarman while traveling the world. His ports of...

John Francis Stabe,

John Francis Stabe,

Jul 10, 2015

John Francis Stabe, Sr., 88, a resident of Buckingham South and husband of Barbara Ann Baxter Stabe, died Thursday afternoon, July 9, 2015, at Candler Hospital. Born in New York, New York, he was a son of the late Ernest Rudolph Stabe, Sr. and the late Wilhelmina Marguerite Groehl Stabe. Mr. Stabe was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church....

James Alton Sasser

James Alton Sasser

Jul 10, 2015

James 'Jimmy' Alton Sasser, 72, of Bloomingdale, Georgia, died Thursday afternoon, July 9, 2015, at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Richland County, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Joseph Alton Sasser and the late Anna Pryor Sasser. Jimmy was a member of Calvary Baptist Temple. He served in the Georgia National Guard. Jimmy was a...

Clifford Leroy Drury

Clifford Leroy Drury

Jul 9, 2015

Clifford 'Cliff' LeRoy Drury, 73, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Peggy Wanda Wells Drury, died Thursday morning, July 9, 2015, at Memorial University Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Christopher A. Barbieri

Christopher A. Barbieri

Jul 6, 2015

Christopher A. Barbieri, 72, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Mary Ann Papa Barbieri, died unexpectedly Monday morning, July 6, 2015, while on vacation. Born in Dedham, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Aldo P. Barbieri and the late Elizabeth Bessie Christopher Barbieri. Chris was a communicant of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church. In his childhood and youth,...

Donald Erwin Evans

Donald Erwin Evans

Jul 6, 2015

Donald Erwin 'Red' Evans, 93, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Sara Louise Joiner Evans, died Monday evening, July 6, 2015, at his home and surrounded by his family. Born 'September 6, 1921, in Clito, Georgia, he was a son of the late James Racer Evans and the late Della Burke Evans. Red lived there until he married Louise in...

Azarrene Gaither Harris

Azarrene Gaither Harris

Jul 6, 2015

Azarrene Gaither Harris was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina on August 15, 1918, to the late William Green Gaither and Carrie Barber Gaither. She was known to all as 'Rene'. She departed this life on July 6, 2015. She spent her early formative years in South Carolina until the family moved to Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After graduating from Atkins...

Robin Padgett Ferguson

Robin Padgett Ferguson

Jun 30, 2015

Robin Teresa Padgett Ferguson, 57, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Douglas 'Doug' John Ferguson, Sr., died Tuesday morning, June 30, 2015, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Francis Carlton Padgett, Sr. and the late Barbara June Pendleton Padgett. Robin was of the Christian faith. Robin was manager of the...

George Kirylo

George Kirylo

Jun 29, 2015

George Kirylo, 68, of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday afternoon, June 29, 2015, at Memorial University Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Harold Allen Mongin

Harold Allen Mongin

Jun 28, 2015

Harold 'Harry' Allen Mongin, 59, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Mercedes 'Toni' Silva Mongin, died Sunday afternoon, June 28, 2015, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia , he was a son of the late Harold Allen Mongin, Sr. and the late Willie Mae Walker Mongin. Harry was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. He retired from...

Lt Force (Ret.)

Lt Force (Ret.)

Jun 28, 2015

Lt Col Wylie Britton Griffin, Jr., U. S. Air Force (Ret.), 83, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Betty Rhodes Griffin, died Sunday evening, June 28, 2015, at Marsh View Senior Living. Born in Columbus, Georgia, he was a son of the Wylie Britton Griffin, Sr. and the late Louise Mabry Griffin. Mr. Griffin was a member of St. Elizabeth's...

Frances Hirshberg Wagger

Frances Hirshberg Wagger

Jun 26, 2015

Frances Hirshberg Wagger died peacefully on Friday at the age of 94. She was born in Midland, Michigan to Helen and Barnard Hirshberg. Frances was married to Larry Wagger shortly after the end of World War II and they were together continuously until he died just a few months ago. They had two daughters, Susan and Margie. Frances and Larry...

Ann Stiles Falconer

Ann Stiles Falconer

Jun 24, 2015

Ann Stiles Falconer, 102, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of The Reverend John Breland Falconer, died Tuesday evening, June 23, 2015, at Spanish Oaks Retreat. Born in Savannah, Georgia she was a daughter of the late John Reginald Stiles, Sr. and the late Lucille Lucas Stiles. Mrs. Falconer was a member of Second African Baptist Church. She earned her Master...