Obituaries

Virginia Pidgeon Rost

Virginia Pidgeon Rost

Mar 3, 2015

Virginia Irene 'Genny' Pidgeon Rost, 59, of Rincon, Georgia and wife of Harry Gregory 'Rusty' Rost, died Tuesday afternoon, March 3, 2015, at Candler Hospital surrounded by her family. Born in Amityville, New York, she was the daughter of the late Charles Wendell Pidgeon and the late Joyce Marie Wood Pidgeon. Genny lived all of her life in Savannah. She...

Atnes "Sonny" Edenfield

Atnes "Sonny" Edenfield

Mar 1, 2015

Atnes Kenneth 'Sonny' Edenfield, 76, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Jill Phillips Edenfield, died Sunday, March 1, 2015, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Bickley, Georgia, he was a son of the late Atnes T. Edenfield and the late Etheridge A. Carter Edenfield. Mr. Edenfield was of the Baptist faith. He was a United States Army veteran. Mr. Edenfield retired...

Edna Ray Russell

Edna Ray Russell

Feb 25, 2015

Edna Lee Ray Russell, 90, of Savannah Georgia and widow of James Amry Russell, died Wednesday morning, February 25, 2015, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Charles M. Ray and the late Hattie Mae Harvey Ray. Mrs. Russell was of the Christian faith and was a homemaker. She was an...

The Army (Ret.)

The Army (Ret.)

Feb 23, 2015

The Reverend Quentin Arthur Baker, 66, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Margaret Baker, died Sunday afternoon, February 22, 2015. Born on May 9, 1948 in Ligonier Pennsylvania, he was a son of Ruth Baker and the late Quentin Alfred Baker. He retired from the U.S. Army as a Sergeant First Class after 20 years of service. SFC Baker served...

Gertrude Scheer Barr

Gertrude Scheer Barr

Feb 23, 2015

Gertrude Scheer Barr, 92, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Irving Robert Barr, died Sunday, February 22, 2015 at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Savannah on November 13, 1922, she was a daughter of the late William Scheer and Dora Gaspin Scheer. Mrs. Barr was a member of Bnai Brith Jacob Synagogue, where she was a member of the...

Tsgt Force (Ret.)

Tsgt Force (Ret.)

Feb 18, 2015

TSgt Morris Lani Broussard, U. S. Air Force (Ret.), 81, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Evelyn Clyde Broussard, died Tuesday evening, February 17, 2015, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Kaneohe, Hawaii, he was a son of the late Morris Ural Broussard and the late Belle Butler Broussard. Morris was a member of Calvary Baptist Temple. He was a...

Angela Deloris Zeigler

Angela Deloris Zeigler

Feb 17, 2015

Angela 'Angie' Deloris Zeigler, 63, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday morning, February 17, 2015, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Clinton Zeigler, Jr. and the late Deloris Hall Zeigler. Angie made her home at the United Cerebral Palsy Group Home and she attended the Day Program at Gateway Behavioral Health Services....

Patsy Girardeau Nettles

Patsy Girardeau Nettles

Feb 14, 2015

Patsy Girardeau Nettles, 73, of Twin City and wife of C. Earl Nettles, died Saturday afternoon, February 14, 2015, at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Statesboro, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Girardeau and the late Hattie Cleonice 'Cle' Clifton. Patsy was a Christian and was a retired bookkeeper. She was a devoted wife,...

Gail Rosalene Traxtle

Gail Rosalene Traxtle

Feb 13, 2015

Gail Rosalene Traxtle, 52, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday afternoon, February 13, 2015, at her home. Born in Whitefish, Montana, she was a daughter of the late Robert Kenneth Hume and the late Gladys Rosaline Hammons Hume. Gail was the head fudge maker at River Street Sweets. Surviving are two daughters, Brianne Gurganus and her husband, Christopher, of Hilton Head...

Eddie Royce Morris

Eddie Royce Morris

Feb 11, 2015

Eddie Royce Morris, 56, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Phyllis Akins Morris, died Wednesday, February 11, 2015, at his home and under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was s son of Annie Mae Beasley Morris and the late Walter Minyard Morris. Eddie was a Christian who loved his family and his friends. He...

Lawrence "Larry" Wagger

Lawrence "Larry" Wagger

Feb 10, 2015

Lawrence Howard Wagger, 97, died peacefully at home on February 10, 2015. Larry was born in Randleman, North Carolina in 1917. A first-generation American, he attended the University of North Carolina and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He entered the Army as an enlisted soldier, was selected for OCS and was honorably discharged as a Lieutenant....

Donald "Donnie" Bidwell,

Donald "Donnie" Bidwell,

Feb 8, 2015

Donald Joseph 'Donnie' Bidwell, Sr., 50, of Springfield, Georgia and husband of Cassy Hoskins Bidwell, died Sunday morning, February 8, 2015. Born in Syracuse, New York, he was a son of the late Donald Russell Bidwell and the late Dorothy Rabasco. Donnie was a step-son of Robert L. Jeffery and Debbie Bidwell. He owned and operated his landscaping service. Donnie...

Wendy Hendricks Young

Wendy Hendricks Young

Feb 8, 2015

Wendy Faye Hendricks Young, 47, of Jesup and formerly of Savannah, wife of Jason Young, died suddenly on Saturday, February 7, 2015. She graduated from H. V. Jenkins High School Top Ten, and was a cheerleader at Jenkins and at Armstrong State College, from which she graduated. Wendy worked at the old Desoto at Tybee, a governess for Dr. Metts'...

Eva Mae Wesley

Eva Mae Wesley

Feb 6, 2015

Eva Mae Wesley, 103, of Savannah, Georgia died Friday morning, February 6, 2015, at Buckingham South. The funeral service will be held at 10 o\'clock Wednesday morning in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service conducted by The Reverend Robert H. Dimmitt. Interment will be in Magnolia Memorial Gardens.

David Arthur Dowd

David Arthur Dowd

Feb 4, 2015

David Arthur 'D. D.' Dowd, 57, of Pooler, Georgia, died Wednesday afternoon, February 4, 2015, in Pooler, Georgia. Born in Savannah, he was a son of the late Ovie Glenn 'O. G.' Dowd and the late Louise Fouche Dowd. David was an aircraft cabin maker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Jeanette Barnes....

Lynda Hancock Dyer

Lynda Hancock Dyer

Feb 4, 2015

Lynda Hancock Dyer, 71, of Pooler, Georgia, died Wednesday afternoon, February 4, 2015, at The Place at Pooler. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Herman Hancock and the late Annie Mae Lanier Hancock Dyer. Lynda was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church. She graduated from St. Vincent's Academy and Emory University. Lynda retired after...

Glenna Ruth Lacuesta

Glenna Ruth Lacuesta

Feb 3, 2015

Glenna Ruth Lacuesta, 72, of Reidsville, Georgia, died Tuesday morning, February 3, 2015, at Optim Medical Center in Reidsville. The funeral service, with full military honors, will be held at 10 o\'clock Friday morning at the graveside, Beaufort National Cemetery, in Beaufort, South Carolina.

Robert Jac Horn

Robert Jac Horn

Feb 3, 2015

Robert Jac 'Bob' Horn, 74, passed away February 3, 2015 following a brief illness with pneumonia. He was born March 22, 1940 in Clearwater, MN??to Jack and Vivian Horn. Robert was a school teacher for 26 years with Waschoe County School District in Reno, NV. He was the head basketball coach for the freshman boys at Reed High School, leading...

Lea Sherrill Marchant

Lea Sherrill Marchant

Feb 1, 2015

Lea Anne Smith Sherrill Marchant, 46, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday afternoon, February 1, 2015, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on February 1, 1969, she was a daughter of Dorothy Jean Robinson Glover. Lea Anne was employed as a physical therapist assistant. Surviving are her daughter, Ashley Yancey; her son, Randy Leonard; her mother and step-father, Dorothy...

Rena Kemper Adler

Rena Kemper Adler

Jan 31, 2015

Rena Kemper Adler, 73, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Alvin Adler, died Saturday morning, January 31, 2015, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Louis Kemper and the late Etta Ginsburg Kemper. Mrs. Adler was a member of Bnai Brith Jacob and the Sisterhood. She was a resident at Buckingham South. Surviving...