Obituaries

Keith Army (Ret.)

Keith Army (Ret.)

Aug 1, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Keith Ronald Rice, 70, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Norma Shives Rice, died Thursday evening, July 29, 2010, at his home. Born in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Ray Roscoe Rice and the late Elsie Victoria Custer Rice. He retired as an E-8 (Master Sergeant) Air Traffic Controller for the United...

Grace Thompson White

Grace Thompson White

Jul 30, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Lillian Grace Thompson White, 96, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday morning, July 29, 2010, at Azalealand Nursing Home. Born in Talking Rock, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Frank Thompson and the late Sally Young Thompson. Mrs. White was a very devoted Christian and member of Cokesbury United Methodist Church where she was a member...

Jerry Allen Sikes

Jerry Allen Sikes

Jul 26, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Jerry Allen Sikes, 62, of Savannah, Georgia, died Saturday morning, July 24, 2010, at his home. Born in Savannah, he was the son of Thelma L. Sikes and was a retired pharmacist. He is survived by his loving mother, Thelma L. Sikes of Savannah, Georgia; one uncle, Rayford Gastin and his wife, Avis of Savannah, Georgia; three...

Sarah Kaplan Epstein

Sarah Kaplan Epstein

Jul 26, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Sarah Kaplan Epstein, 80, widow of Elliot Epstein, died Sunday evening, July 25, 2010, at her home. Born in Houston, Texas, to the late, Sam Kaplan and the late Rose Oberhand Kaplan. She was raised by her step-mother, Aunt Ida Zimmerman Kaplan and was a member of Congregation Bnai Brith Jacob. Mrs. Epstein worked for Friedman's Jewelers...

Lt. Force (Ret.)

Lt. Force (Ret.)

Jul 24, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Lieutenant Colonel C. E. "Cass" Cassiday, United States Air Force (Ret.), 89, of Savannah, Georgia, widower of Betty Jean Cook Cassiday, died Saturday evening, July 17, 2010, at Hospice Savannah.  Cass lost his valiant four-month battle with lung cancer just two months shy of what would have been his 90th birthday. He often stated that in life,...

Robert Russell Moore

Robert Russell Moore

Jul 24, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Robert Russell (Bob) Moore of Savannah passed away on July 21, 2010, at age 80. Bob was born on July 8, 1930, in Chattanooga, Tenn.  His parents were the late Russell E. Moore and Floy Bragg Moore. In addition to his parents, Bob was preceded in death by his sister, Patricia Moore Cason of Pensacola, Fla. He...

Leon Isadore Smithberg

Leon Isadore Smithberg

Jul 22, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Leon Isadore Smithberg, 87, died Wednesday evening, July 21, 2010, at Hospice House surrounded by his loving family. A lifelong Savannah resident, he was a World War II Veteran where he served in the Army Air Force with the 315th Bomb Wing. He then started in the watch repair and jewelry business working up to owning Malitz...

Raiford Roan Cowart

Raiford Roan Cowart

Jul 21, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Raiford Roan Cowart, 75, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Patricia "Patty" Rogers Cowart, died Tuesday afternoon, July 20, 2010 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Emanuel County, Georgia, he was a son of the late Curtis Cowart and the late Annie Mae Cowart Zipperer. Mr. Cowart was an active member of Calvary Baptist Temple, where he served...

Russell Allen Sego,

Russell Allen Sego,

Jul 18, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Russell "Rusty" Allen Sego, Sr., 58, of Savannah, Georgia, died Saturday morning, July 17, 2010, at Candler Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia, Rusty was an avid fisherman and hunter. He worked as a rigger and rigger foreman in the ship repair industry. Rusty was preceded in death by his brother, Lloyd Francis Sego, Jr. Surviving are two...

General Army (Ret.)

General Army (Ret.)

Jul 16, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - General Joseph "Joe" Vernon Carter, U. S. Army (Ret.), 83, of Savannah, Georgia and formerly of Cleveland, Tennessee, widower of Maudine Barrineau Carter, died July 15, 2010, at Hospice Savannah in Savannah, Georgia. He was born Sept. 18th 1927 in Kingsport, Tennessee to John Washington Carter and Vest Lee Vanzant Carter of Scott County, Virginia, a descendent...

Msgt Force (Ret.)

Msgt Force (Ret.)

Jul 14, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - MSgt Sam Ira Smith, U. S. Air Force (Ret.), 84, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Hilda Bazemore Kelly Smith, died Wednesday evening, July 13, 2010, at St. Joseph's Hospital surrounded by his family. Mr. Smith was born in Dante,Virginia, and was a longtime member of Windsor Forest Baptist Church. MSgt Smith retired as a Flight Engineer from...

Robert Penn Mccuen

Robert Penn Mccuen

Jul 10, 2010

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - Robert Penn McCuen, retired Director of Public Affairs, the DuPont Company and retired Captain, U.S. Navel Reserve, died on June 29, 2010. He was 91 years old. He and his wife, Helen Melvin McCuen, both natives of Savannah, Georgia, became Wilmington residents in 1958. Their daughters and their families live in Wilmington as well. Mrs. McCuen died...

Lillian Miller Corvette

Lillian Miller Corvette

Jul 7, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Lillian Elizabeth Miller Corvette, 89, of Savannah, Georgia, died Wednesday morning, July 7, 2010, at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Charles Miller and Edna Buckner Miller.  Ms. Corvette was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church and was formerly an administrative...

Mary Gambale Barry

Mary Gambale Barry

Jul 6, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Mary Teresa Gambale Barry, 94, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Nelson W. Barry, died Monday morning, July 5, 2010, at Habersham House. Born in Swampscott, Massachusetts, she was a daughter of the late Generoso Gambale and the late Amelia Gambale. Mrs. Barry was of the Catholic faith and was a retired seamstress. Surviving are two sons, Michael...

Leslie Van Dyck

Leslie Van Dyck

Jul 6, 2010

HINESVILLLE, GEORGIA - Leslie Sylvie Gibbons Van Dyck, 58, of Hinesville, Georgia, wife of SSG Roderick John Van Dyck, U. S. Army (Ret.), died peacefully Sunday morning, July 4, 2010, at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah. Leslie was born in Fort Monroe, Virginia, to Marilyn Alger Gibbons. She was raised a southern belle in Hampton, Virginia, Newport News and...

Rose Roth

Rose Roth

Jul 4, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Rose Roth passed away on July 3rd at ninety seven years of age. Her loving husband Adolph  predeceased her. She has lived here in Savannah for four years at Buckingham South. Prior to that she lived in Riverdale, New  York. She is survived by her daughter, Lita Scharf; her son, Dr. Steven Roth; her grandchildren, Marcy and...

Dorothy Thomas Griffin

Dorothy Thomas Griffin

Jul 2, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Dorothy Thomas Griffin, 86, passed away on June 30, 2010. She was born in Morgantown, West Virginia on February 15, 1924 to Mr. Joseph Thomas and Mrs. Mary Soohey Thomas.  The family moved to Crownpoint, Indiana where she graduated from Merrillville High School and Gary College. During World War II, Mrs. Griffin worked in a steel plant...

Alice Crumpton Yardman

Alice Crumpton Yardman

Jul 1, 2010

BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY AND SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Alice Deal Crumpton Yardman, 81, of Bowling Green, Kentucky and formerly of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday morning, June 28, 2010, at Hospice Center of Bowling Green. The Claxton, GA native was born on April 5, 1929. She was a retired realtor and a member of White Stone Quarry Baptist Church. She was the...

Clare Tharin Robertson

Clare Tharin Robertson

Jul 1, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Treasured wife, mother, and "Mimau," Clare Tharin Robertson, 82, died at her Savannah home Wednesday, June 30, 2010, after a long illness. Born Feb. 17, 1928 in Savannah to the late Claire Sipple Tharin and Robert Julian Tharin, she was married to William F. Robertson Jr. for 60 years. The Savannah High School graduate worked at C&S...

Martyn Edward Hills

Martyn Edward Hills

Jun 28, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Martyn Edward Hills, 62, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Catrina Kroft Hills, died Sunday afternoon, June 27, 2010, at his home under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Hong Kong, he was a son of the late Harry Edward Percival Hills and the late Joan Douglas Hills. Martyn was the national sales manager for NAFECO. He...