Obituaries

John Randolph Williams

John Randolph Williams

Oct 1, 2012

John Randolph Williams, 51, of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday evening, October 1, 2012, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of Betty Oxford Williams and the late Earl Edward Williams. John was a member of St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church and was a residential roofer. Surviving are his mother, Betty Oxford Williams...

William Joseph Powers

William Joseph Powers

Oct 1, 2012

William 'Billy' Joseph Powers III, 64, of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday evening, October 1, 2012, at Candler Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of Mary Handiboe Powers and the late William Joseph Powers, Jr. William was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. He was in insurance sales with Morris and Templeton Insurance Agency. William was a...

Charles Willard Compton

Charles Willard Compton

Oct 1, 2012

Charles Willard Compton, 85, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Carolyn Bacon DeAngelis Compton, died Monday evening, October 1, 2012, at Candler Hospital. Born in Oneonta, New York, he was a son of the late James Lloyd Compton and the late Helen Gage Compton. He was a United States Navy veteran and was a retired forester with International Paper. Surviving...

Joyce Nipper Barrett

Joyce Nipper Barrett

Oct 1, 2012

Joyce Lou Nipper Barrett passed away peacefully with family, friends and her minister at her side at Candler Hospital on Monday, October 1, 2012. A Houston County native, Joyce was born on February 7th, 1932 and was the last surviving child of the late Charles Cleveland Nipper and Eunice Florence Musselwhite Nipper. Both the Nippers and Musselwhites were of Scottish...

Phil Scharf

Phil Scharf

Sep 30, 2012

Philip (Sonny) Scharf, 86, died on September 30, 2012 at St Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ while visiting family. He was born on the Lower East Side of New York City on March 30, 1926 and moved to Savannah in 1972. ??After graduating from Seward Park High School, Phil joined the Army and proudly served his country during WWII...

Leo E. Center

Leo E. Center

Sep 30, 2012

Leo E. Center, loving father, devoted husband, outstanding athlete, successful businessman, and elected public servant, died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family and under the care of Hospice Savannah, September 30, 2012. A native Savannahian, Leo was born September 11, 1918, to Henry and Hannah Ehrenrich Center. Sports were integral to Leo's life. After triple lettering at Savannah High...

Betty Rogers Brown

Betty Rogers Brown

Sep 28, 2012

Betty Huggins Rogers Brown, 68, of Lake View, South Carolina and wife of William Ray Brown, passed into her eternal home Friday morning, September 28, 2012, at McLeod Hospice House in Florence, South Carolina. Born December 25, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Sam Huggins and the late Sadie Garner Huggins. Betty was a faithful member of Piney...

Susie Oates Cramer

Susie Oates Cramer

Sep 28, 2012

Susie Oates Cramer, 80, of Rincon, Georgia and widow of Robert 'Bob' Harold Cramer, died Thursday afternoon, September 27, 2012, at her home. Born in Garfield, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Lucius Franklin Oates and the late Minnie Goodman Oates. Susie was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Savannah, where she was a Sunday school and...

John Patrick White,

John Patrick White,

Sep 25, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - John 'Jack' Patrick White, Jr., 90, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Jewel Hoffman White, died peacefully Tuesday morning, September 25, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family. Born August 8, 1922, in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late John Patrick White, Sr. and Mary Conneff White. Jack was raised in Sacred Heart...

Hartt Eugene Bernstein

Hartt Eugene Bernstein

Sep 23, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Hartt Eugene Bernstein, 87, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Bernice Kirschner Bernstein, died Sunday evening, September 23, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Donnie Tate Garrison

Donnie Tate Garrison

Sep 23, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Donnie 'Betty' Tate Garrison, 87, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of William Frank Garrison, died Sunday afternoon, September 23, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Wilbur Fitzgerald Tate and the late Donnie Alma Nix Tate. Mrs. Garrison was a faithful member of Southside Baptist Church where she...

Roy "Randy" Kirby

Roy "Randy" Kirby

Sep 20, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Roy Randall 'Randy' Kirby, 55, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday morning, September 20, 2012, at home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Lt. Edward Gamble,

Lt. Edward Gamble,

Sep 17, 2012

MANNING, SOUTH CAROLINA - Lt. James Edward Gamble, Jr., 85, of Manning, South Carolina, widower of Margaret Jones Gamble and the last surviving charter South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) agent, died Monday evening, September 17, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family and under the care of Amedisys Hospice. Born in Manning, South Carolina, he was a...

Freeland H." Armstrong

Freeland H." Armstrong

Sep 15, 2012

POOLER, GEORGIA - Freeland Holmes 'F. H.' Armstrong, 88, of Pooler, Georgia, died Saturday morning, September 15, 2012, at The Place at Pooler. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue, Savannah.

Thomas Neal Dixon

Thomas Neal Dixon

Sep 14, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Thomas Neal Dixon, 71, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday, September 14, 2012, at his home. Born in Millen, Georgia, he was a son of the late Thomas Charles Dixon and the late Gladys Murray Dixon. Neal was of the Baptist faith. He served in the Georgia National Guard and worked in the truck parts industry all of...

Virginia Sikes Covington

Virginia Sikes Covington

Sep 12, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Virginia Sikes Covington, 83, of Savannah, Georgia, died Wednesday morning, September 12, 2012, at her home. Born in Emanuel County, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Hardy Newton Sikes and the late Erna Agnes Johnson Sikes. Virginia was a member of Garfield United Methodist Church and was a homemaker. Surviving are one son, John Keith...

David Victor Franco

David Victor Franco

Sep 6, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - David Victor Franco, 82, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Sara Israel Franco, died Thursday afternoon, September 6, 2012, at Candler Hospital. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, he was a son of the late Victor David Franco and Marie DeLeon Franco. Mr. Franco was of the Jewish faith. He was a United States Navy veteran. Mr. Franco retired...

John Kight Downs

John Kight Downs

Sep 4, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Tuesday, September 04, 2012 John (Jack) K. Downs passed away at St. Josephs-Candler Hospital after difficulties following surgery. Jack was born in Guyton, GA on June 9, 1923. He was a graduate of Savannah High School following which joining the 101st Airborne division as a para trooper in the European theatre of World War II. Being a...

Allison Davis Sullivan

Allison Davis Sullivan

Sep 3, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Allison Davis Sullivan, 96, passed peacefully into the presence of her Lord and Savior at 8 p.m. on Monday, September 3, 2012, at Riverview Health & Rehabilitation Center. Allison was born on October 6, 1915 and was the daughter of the late Fred A. and Alma L. Davis of Savannah. She was a long-time member of Bible...

Thomas Bruce Phelps

Thomas Bruce Phelps

Sep 2, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Thomas 'Tom' Bruce Phelps, 64, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Judith Ann Cato Phelps, died Sunday, September 2, 2012, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.