Obituaries

Irvin "Sonny" Rubnitz

Irvin "Sonny" Rubnitz

May 17, 2014

Irvin 'Sonny' Rubnitz, 83, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Frances Jean Mincey Rubnitz, died Saturday evening, May 17, 2014, at Buckingham South and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was the 6th and youngest child and the only son of the late Reuben Rubnitz and the late Rebecca Shapiro Rubnitz. He was a longtime...

John Olben Brenchley

John Olben Brenchley

May 15, 2014

John Olben Brenchley, 86, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Joan Margaret Morris Brenchley, died Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Candler Hospital. The memorial service will be held at 1 o\'clock Wednesday morning, May 28, 2014, at Buckingham South.

Donna Snyder Hodges

Donna Snyder Hodges

May 11, 2014

Donna Matrice Snyder Hodges, 47, of Savannah, Georgia, died Saturday evening, May 10, 2014, at Candler Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Philip Arthur Vanderburgh

Philip Arthur Vanderburgh

May 9, 2014

Philip Arthur Vanderburgh, 53, of Savannah, Georgia , died Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Memorial University Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Shirley Lois Tyner

Shirley Lois Tyner

May 8, 2014

Shirley Lois Tyner, 81, of Pooler, Georgia and wife of Ping English Tyner, died peacefully on Thursday morning, May 8, 2014, at her home. Born in Dawsonville, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Tom Fouts and the late Carrie Bruce Fouts.?? Mrs. Tyner was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church. She and her husband owned and operated Great...

Taraben Chandubhai Patel

Taraben Chandubhai Patel

May 5, 2014

Taraben Chandubhai Patel, 80, of Rincon, Georgia and widow of Chandubhai Patel, died Monday morning, May 5, 2014, at Effingham Health System in Springfield. Born in India, she was a daughter of the late Hirabhai Desai and the late Kashiben Desai. Mrs. Patel was a homemaker. Surviving are one son, Bakul Patel; seven daughters, Devyaniben Patel, Hemaben Patel, Smitaben Patel,...

Susanne Annamarie Thomson,

Susanne Annamarie Thomson,

May 3, 2014

Susanne Annamarie Thomson, PhD, 46, of Savannah, Georgia, died Saturday morning, May 3, 2014, at her home and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Durell Lemuel Donaldson

Durell Lemuel Donaldson

Apr 29, 2014

Durell Lemuel Donaldson, 87, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Hazel Schwalls Donaldson, died Tuesday evening, April 29, 2014, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Claxton, Georgia, he was a son of the late Lemuel Michael Donaldson and the late Mamie Mitchell Donaldson Nail.?? He graduated from Commercial High School and was a United States Army veteran. Mr. Donaldson retired from...

Ada Goldberg Kramer

Ada Goldberg Kramer

Apr 29, 2014

Ada M. Goldberg Kramer, 87, of Savannah, Georgia and formerly of St. Louis, Missouri and widow of David I. Kramer, died Tuesday morning, April 29, 2014, at Hospice Savannah. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she was a daughter of the late Nathan Goldberg and the late Sarah Wolff Goldberg. Mrs. Kramer was a member of Congregation Temple Israel in St....

Dennis Richard Jones

Dennis Richard Jones

Apr 28, 2014

Dennis Richard Jones, 69, of Pooler, Georgia, died?? Monday, April 28, 2014, at Candler Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Wallace "Steve" Conley,

Wallace "Steve" Conley,

Apr 27, 2014

Wallace Stephenson 'Steve' Conley, Sr., 69, formerly of Savannah, Georgia, died Saturday evening, April 26, 2014, at Evans Memorial Hospital in Claxton, Georgia. Born in Portal, Georgia, he was a son of the late Wallace Conley and the late Willie Louise Brown Conley. Steve was a member of Fellowship Assembly of God. He was a United States Army veteran and...

Mary Oppen Harris

Mary Oppen Harris

Apr 25, 2014

Mary Oppen Harris, 90, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday, April 25, 2014, at St. Joseph's Hospital after a long illness. She was a native and lifelong resident of Savannah. She graduated from Savannah High School, attended Armstrong State College, and was among the first female graduates of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a member...

Marsha Leiken Gould

Marsha Leiken Gould

Apr 22, 2014

Marsha Leiken Gould, 63, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Jerren 'Jay' Gould, died Tuesday morning, April 22, 2014, at her home surrounded by her family and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Streator, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late Isadore I. Leiken and Mollie Kramer Leiken. Marsha was a member of Congregation Mickve Israel. Marsha...

John Wilson Andrews,

John Wilson Andrews,

Apr 22, 2014

John Wilson Andrews, M. D., 83, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Sandra 'Sandy' Lynn Heacock Andrews, died Monday evening, April 21, 2014, at Spanish Oaks Retreat. John born on November 11, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Charles Wilson Andrews and Mildred Bunn. After living in Oak Park, Illinois for five years, they settled in Waukegan, Illinois. In...

Willie Eugene Caldwell,

Willie Eugene Caldwell,

Apr 16, 2014

Willie Eugene Caldwell, Sr., 72, of Townsend, Georgia and husband of Donna Reed Caldwell, died Wednesday afternoon, April 16, 2014, at Candler Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue, Savannah.

Dolores Beasley Lafitte

Dolores Beasley Lafitte

Apr 16, 2014

Vera Dolores Beasley Lafitte, 85, of Thunderbolt, Georgia and widow of Robert Walker Lafitte, died Wednesday evening, April 16, 2014, at her home and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mrs. Lafitte was born in Lavonia, Georgia to parents affectionally known by their nicknames as Judge and Bert Pilgrim Beasley.?? She has one living brother, Wayne Beasley of Summerville, South...

Aaron Levy Buchsbaum

Aaron Levy Buchsbaum

Apr 12, 2014

Aaron L. Buchsbaum, a Savannah lawyer, was a passionate advocate of social justice, classical music and public radio, and brought a measure of each to his hometown. He died Saturday at age 83 of complications from Alzheimer's disease. Buchsbaum was a key figure in the civil rights movement, helping to desegregate Savannah institutions and the state jury system. He was...

Dilmus Lee Lamb

Dilmus Lee Lamb

Apr 11, 2014

Dilmus Lee Lamb, 88, of Savannah, Georgia, and husband of Christine Saxon Lamb, died Friday evening, April 11, 2014, at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. Born in Statesboro, Georgia, he was a son of the late David Lamb and the late Lucy Sparks Lamb. Mr. Lamb was a faithful member of Bible Baptist...

William "Bill" Brown

William "Bill" Brown

Apr 10, 2014

William Wallace 'Bill' Brown, 72, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Karen Libby Brown, died Thursday morning, April 10, 2014, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late William Wallace Brown and the late Avis Greenwood Brown. Mr. Brown was of the Baptist faith. He was a retired accountant.?? Mr. Brown was...

Julie Woods Parker

Julie Woods Parker

Apr 6, 2014

Julie Ann Woods Parker, 60, of Rincon, Georgia and wife of Robert Parker, died Sunday morning, April 6, 2014, at her home. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Clayton Woods and the late Billie Jean Hendrix Woods. Julie was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith. She loved her family and also enjoyed cooking, baking and sewing....