Obituaries

Roselee Toporek Gellman

Roselee Toporek Gellman

Apr 20, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Roselee Toporek Gellman, 88, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Zacharia Gellman,  died Thursday morning,  April 19, 2012, at Buckingham South under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Louis Toporek and the late Edith Mandon Toporek. Mrs. Gellman was a member of Congregation Bnai Brith Jacob and...

Michael Thomas Gilliamsen

Michael Thomas Gilliamsen

Apr 19, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Michael Thomas Gilliamsen, 66, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Doris Maria Rodriguez Gilliamsen, died Monday afternoon, April 9, 2012, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in New York City, he was a son of the late James Joseph Gilliamsen, Sr. and the late Eileen Conner Gilliamsen. Michael was of the Catholic faith and was a United...

Terry James Purvis

Terry James Purvis

Apr 16, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Terry James Purvis, 47, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday morning, April 6, 2012, at home and under the care of Hospice Savannah. The funeral service will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, April 20, 2012, in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service conducted by The Reverend Samuel W. Watkins. Interment will be private.

Marion Govan Lake

Marion Govan Lake

Apr 6, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Marion Govan Lake, 92, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Gordon Franklin Lake, died Friday morning, April 6, 2012, at Savannah Square and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Harold Francis Barker

Harold Francis Barker

Apr 5, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Harold Francis Barker, 85, of Savannah, Georgia, widower of Jeannette Gloria Ferraro Barker, died Wednesday morning, April 4, 2012, at Spanish Oaks Hospice. Born in Hoopeston, Illinois, he was a son of the late James C. Barker and the late Anna Flint Barker. Mr. Barker was a communicant of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. He...

Betty Faye Harper

Betty Faye Harper

Apr 4, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Betty Faye Harper, 76, of Savannah, Georgia, died Saturday evening, March 31, 2012, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Claxton, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Walcer Evans Harper and the late Vernnie Mae Yarbrough Harper. Miss Harper was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church. She earned her B.S. degree in Sociology from...

Dorothy Bearden Gardner

Dorothy Bearden Gardner

Apr 4, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Dorothy Freitas Bearden Gardner, 89, of Savannah, Georgia, died Wednesday morning, April 4, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Hilo, Hawaii, she was a daughter of the late Manuel Taxeira Freitas, Jr. and the late Maria Jesus Azavedo Freitas. Dorothy was a communicant of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church. She retired from General Finance after 30...

Janet Bowers Bean

Janet Bowers Bean

Apr 2, 2012

POOLER, GEORGIA - Janet Smith Bowers Bean, 67, of Pooler, Georgia, died Saturday morning, March 31, 2012, at Candler Hospital as a result of an automobile accident. Born in Front Royal, Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Wilson Whitside Smith and the late Gaynelle Morris Smith. Janet was a member of Calvary Assembly of God in Pooler. She...

Louise Walton Hudson

Louise Walton Hudson

Mar 30, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Louise Walton Hudson, 79, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Marion Eugene Hudson, died Thursday evening, March 29, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Vaucluse, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Charles Walton and the late Hattie Mae Hutto Walton. Mrs. Hudson was a faithful and active member of White Bluff United Methodist Church where...

Shirley Hubbard Rahn

Shirley Hubbard Rahn

Mar 30, 2012

???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? MELDRIM, GEORGIA - Shirley Hubbard Rahn, 73, of Meldrim, Georgia, wife of Charles 'Charlie' Bernard Rahn, died Thursday morning, March 29, 2012, at home and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Francis Eli Hubbard and Hazel Sauls Hubbard. Shirley was a member of South Newington Baptist Church and...

Rosalie Pardue Ward

Rosalie Pardue Ward

Mar 29, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Rosalie Pardue Ward, 101, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Earl Pardue and Truman F. Ward, died Sunday afternoon, March 25, 2012, at Candler Hospital. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, she was a daughter of the late Levi Elliott Miller and the late Julia Canady Miller. Mrs. Ward was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church. In addition to...

Msgt Force (Ret.)

Msgt Force (Ret.)

Mar 26, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - MSgt Leron Lawrence Mitchell, Sr., U. S. Air Force (Ret.), 87, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Patsy Kicklighter Mitchell and widower of Doris Kennedy Mitchell, died Sunday afternoon, March 25, 2012, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Hagan, Georgia, he was a son of the late Osby Brooks Mitchell and the late Ada Lannigan Mitchell. Mr....

Dianne Hudgins Burchard

Dianne Hudgins Burchard

Mar 24, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Dianne Hudgins Burchard, 64, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Robert Eugene Burchard, Jr., died Thursday afternoon, March 22, 2012 at her home. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Hubert Hudgins and the late Adyle Plunkett Trout. Dianne was a member of White Bluff United Methodist Church and was a Lab Technician for...

Betty Garrison Carter

Betty Garrison Carter

Mar 23, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Betty Jo Garrison Carter, 78, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday evening, March 22, 2012, at Spanish Oaks Retreat surrounded by her family. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue. Remembrances: Alzheimer's Association, Georgia Chapter - 201 Television Circle, Savannah, Georgia 31406.

Sara Jane Beacham

Sara Jane Beacham

Mar 22, 2012

RICHMOND HILL, GEORGIA - Local artist and business woman Sara Jane Beacham, 62, of Richmond Hill, Georgia and wife of Dwight Cribbs, died Wednesday morning, March 21, 2012, at her home and under the care of Hospice Savannah after a prolonged battle with cancer. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Marvin Daniel Beacham and the...

Helen Shaffer Freeman

Helen Shaffer Freeman

Mar 19, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Helen Shaffer Freeman, 83, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday afternoon, March 18, 2012, at Shadowmoss Plantation under the care of Odyssey Hospice. Born in Akron, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Haven Shaffer and the late Gladys Kougher Shaffer. Helen was a former member of Epworth United Methodist Church and was a retired beautician. She...

Martha Schiffer Lichtman

Martha Schiffer Lichtman

Mar 11, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Martha Schiffer Lichtman, 82, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Jack Lichtman, died Friday afternoon, March 9, 2012 at Hospice Savannah. Born in Hungary, she was a daughter of the late Erno Schiffer and the late Gabriella Neumann Schiffer. Mrs. Lichtman and her family moved to The Lower East Side of New York as Holocaust Refugees. During her...

William Dolphus Tucker

William Dolphus Tucker

Mar 9, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - William "Billy" Dolphus Tucker, 80, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Rosalie Pardue Tucker, died Wednesday evening, March 7, 2012, at his home under the care of United Hospice. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Virgil Homer Tucker and the late Vera Holland Tucker. Mr. Tucker graduated from Mary Person's High School in...

Ruth Hogan Nightingale

Ruth Hogan Nightingale

Mar 7, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Ruth Hogan Nightingale, 90, died peacefully March 5, 2012 in her hometown of Savannah, Georgia. Born to Louisa Eugenia Petrinovich Hogan and Charles Drumgoule Hogan on December 31, 1921. She attended Pape School, graduated from Ashley Hall in 1940, and Skidmore College in 1944. Majoring in PE at Skidmore, she taught at the DuBarry Success School in...

Dr. Weiner Schwartz

Dr. Weiner Schwartz

Mar 6, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Dr. Joan Weiner Epstein Schwartz, 75, of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday morning, March 5, 2012, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Schwartz was a member of Congregation Mickve Israel. She had nearly forty years of experience in education as an assistant professor, administrative coordinator, principal, teacher, and consultant. She was the Title...