Obituaries

Dr. Joseph Alpert

Dr. Joseph Alpert

May 30, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Dr. Joseph Alpert, 90, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Jane Alpert, died Sunday morning, May 27, 2012, at his home. Born in Beachmont, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late Charles Alpert and the late Bessie Mitchell Alpert. Dr. Alpert served as a Captain/Surgeon in the United States Army during World War II. He was...

Frances Elsberry Langston

Frances Elsberry Langston

May 27, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Frances Elsberry Langston, 86, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Sgt. James Arthur Langston, U. S. Air Force (Ret.), died Saturday morning, May 26, 2012, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Akes, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Patrick Henry Elsberry and the late Verdie Barrett Elsberry. Mrs. Langston was a faithful member of Cresthill...

Lois Threatt Burroughs

Lois Threatt Burroughs

May 19, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Lois Virginia Threatt Burroughs, 86, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Lewis Wentfield Burroughs, Sr., died Friday morning, May 18, 2012, at her home and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Evans County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late William Victor Threatt and the late Myrtle Verona Odom Threatt. She was a member...

Carolyn Troxell Robinson

Carolyn Troxell Robinson

May 18, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Carolyn Jean Troxell Robinson, 78, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of MSgt Chester Demery Robinson, U. S. Army (Ret.), died Friday morning, May 18, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Born in LaGrange, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Silbert Beckham Troxell and the late Virginia Lee Tingle Troxell. Mrs. Robinson was a devoted member of Bible Baptist...

William Franklin Hodges

William Franklin Hodges

May 14, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - William "Gator" Franklin Hodges, 79, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Milligan Hodges, died Sunday evening, May 13, 2012, at his home. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Ernest Cleo Hodges and the late Helen De Lorge Hodges. Mr. Hodges was of the Catholic faith. He was a graduate...

Charlie Luther Martin

Charlie Luther Martin

May 13, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Charlie Luther Martin, 87, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Myrna Harrell Martin, died Friday evening, May 11, 2012, at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center under the care of Hospice Savannah. May 11 was his birthday and the date of his anniversary with his wife of 60 years, Myrna, who passed away earlier this year. Born in...

Michael Anthony Thrasher

Michael Anthony Thrasher

May 12, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Michael Anthony Thrasher, 58, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday morning, May 11, 2012, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in El Paso, Texas, he was a son of Dorothy Lee Popham Thrasher and the late Claude Carlton Thrasher. Michael was a member of Savannah Christian Church and was an inventory specialist for RGIS. He loved race cars. In...

Dullabhbhai Govindbhai Patel

Dullabhbhai Govindbhai Patel

May 12, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Dullabhbhai Govindbhai Patel, 84, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Parvatiben Dullabhbhai Patel, died Saturday morning, May 12, 2012, at Memorial University Medical Center. The funeral service will be held at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue. Interment will be in India.

Henrietta Salke Becker

Henrietta Salke Becker

May 10, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Henrietta Kathryn "Kay" Salke Becker, 87, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Meyer John Becker, died Thursday morning, May 10, 2012 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in New York, she was a daughter of the late Jesse E. Salke and the late Florence Hortense Salke. Mrs. Becker was a member of Congregation Bnai Brith Jacob. She was a...

Elizabeth Robinson Hagins

Elizabeth Robinson Hagins

May 10, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Elizabeth Elvira Robinson Hagins, 89, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Carl Steve Hagins, Sr., died Sunday afternoon, May 6, 2012, at her home surrounded by her family and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Betty, as she was known by friends and family, was a lifelong resident of Savannah. She and her husband created a small family...

Simon Lipsitz

Simon Lipsitz

May 6, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - The funeral service for Simon Lipsitz, 88, of Savannah, Georgia, widower of Rachel Stein Lipsitz will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon, May 7, 2012, at the graveside, Bonaventure Cemetery, conducted by Rabbi Avigdor Slatus.

Anthony "Tony" Agonofski

Anthony "Tony" Agonofski

May 6, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Anthony "Tony" Agonofski, 64, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Leah Jean Herron Agonofski, died Saturday morning, May 5, 2012, at Candler Hospital. Born in Tuscan, Arizona, he was a son of the late Frank Agonofski and the late Rita Broderick Agonofski.  Tony was a United States Army veteran and was retired as Master 3 Firefighter with the...

Durward "Joe" Brinkley

Durward "Joe" Brinkley

Apr 30, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Durward "Joe" Brinkley, 69, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Tammie Fox Brinkley, died Monday morning, April 30, 2012, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Laurens, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Durward Belmont Brinkley and the late Sarah Kathryn Brinkley. Before becoming Tammie's "Trophy Husband", he was a United States Navy Veteran, a Retired...

Eugene Aden Tilton

Eugene Aden Tilton

Apr 28, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Eugene "Gene" Aden Tilton, 77, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away on Saturday morning, April 28, 2012, after a long illness. Born on August 16, 1934, in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Eugene Merle Tilton, Jr. and the late Maggie Estella McElveen Tilton. Mr. Tilton was a faithful member of Burkhalter Baptist Church until...

Donald Dean Miller

Donald Dean Miller

Apr 28, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Donald Dean Miller, 78, of Savannah, Georgia, and widower of Patricia Diann College Miller, died Saturday morning, April 28, 2012, at his home and under the care of Advantage Hospice. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Sheila Gottlieb Miller

Sheila Gottlieb Miller

Apr 26, 2012

ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA - Sheila Gottlieb Miller, 73, of Alpharetta, Georgia and wife of Wayne Miller, died Wednesday evening, April 25, 2012, at her home. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Milton Gottlieb and the late Sophie Sutker Gottlieb. Mrs. Miller was a member of Congregation Bnai Brith Jacob. She graduated magna cum laude from Bowie...

Michael John Banks

Michael John Banks

Apr 25, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Michael John "One-Speed" Banks, 60, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday afternoon, April 24, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of June McCarthy Banks and the late Hayden Hunter Banks, Jr. Michael was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church. He was a retired heavy equipment industrial salesman for Atlantic Coastal Equipment....

Thomas Lee Varner,

Thomas Lee Varner,

Apr 22, 2012

COLUMBUS, OHIO - The graveside service for Thomas Lee Varner, Jr., 77, of Columbus, Ohio, husband of Nettie Rickert Varner, will be held at 11 o'clock Monday morning at Bonaventure Cemetery.

Herbert Lemuel Peebles,

Herbert Lemuel Peebles,

Apr 20, 2012

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - Herbert Lemuel Peebles, Jr., 88, of Raleigh, North Carolina, husband of Ruth Kost Peebles, died Monday, March 5, 2012, at his home under hospice care. Herbert L Peebles, Jr. passed away peacefully at home on March 5, 2012 following a six year battle with melanoma. Herb had been receiving care at home from Hospice of Wake...

Melvin Antonio Gerard

Melvin Antonio Gerard

Apr 20, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Melvin Antonio Gerard, 71, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Alexis Delorenza Benjamin Gerard and father of Tonya Gerard, died Friday morning, April 20, 2012, at home and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue.