Obituaries

Neva Lenora Thomas

Neva Lenora Thomas

Apr 7, 2010

MIDWAY, GEORGIA - Neva "Nonie" Jeanne Lenora Thomas, 71, of Midway, Georgia, widow of Thomas James Thomas, Sr., died Wednesday morning, April 7, 2010, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, she was a daughter of the late Austin Griffing and the late Neva Warren Griffing. Mrs. Thomas was of the Catholic faith and was a homemaker. Survivors include one...

Sarah Munn Kirby

Sarah Munn Kirby

Apr 5, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Sarah Lucille Munn Kirby, 94, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Harry Dennis Kirby, died Easter Sunday morning, April 4, 2010, at her home under the care of Hospice Savannah surrounded by her family. Born in Graymont, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late John Robert Munn and the late Mary Jane Turner Munn. Mrs. Kirby was...

Douglas Allen Pratt,

Douglas Allen Pratt,

Apr 3, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Douglas Allen Pratt, 23, of Savannah, Georgia, died Wednesday afternoon, March 31, 2010, at Candler Hospital. The family will receive friends from 3 until 7 o'clock Tuesday (April 6) at the home of his aunt and uncle at 85 Gill Road in Richmond Hill, Georgia. Remembrances: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - 120 Wall Street, New York, New...

Muriel Mendel Piazza

Muriel Mendel Piazza

Apr 3, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Muriel Mendel Piazza, 83, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Richard "Dick" Columbus Piazza, died Friday morning, April 2, 2010, at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Alexander Mendel and the late Maude Warren Mendel. Mrs. Piazza was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. She and...

Erwin Gaspin

Erwin Gaspin

Apr 1, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Erwin Gaspin, 50, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Mary Ann DeAnda Gaspin, died Wednesday morning, March 31, 2010, at Candler Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Samuel Gaspin and the late Pauline Cohen Gaspin. Erwin was a member of Congregation Agudath Achim. He was a graduate of Armstrong College and owned...

Carolyn Elizabeth Armfield

Carolyn Elizabeth Armfield

Mar 31, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Carolyn Elizabeth Armfield, 78, of Savannah, Georgia, died Wednesday morning, March 31, 2010, at Savannah Specialty Care Center under the care of Odyssey Healthcare Hospice. A native of Savannah, she was a daughter of the late Charles Edison Armfield and the late Minnie Bacon Armfield. Carolyn was a member of Bull Street Baptist Church and retired after...

Thomas Aaron Clark

Thomas Aaron Clark

Mar 30, 2010

BROOKLET, GEORGIA - Thomas Aaron Clark, 44, of Brooklet, Georgia, died Monday afternoon, March 22, 2010, at Memorial Health University Medical Center. The family will receive friends from 2 until 3 o'clock Monday afternoon at Lifespring Worship Center, 1105 Highway 80, Bloomingdale, with the funeral service being held at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon at Lifespring Worship Center conducted by The...

Lt. E. Coleman

Lt. E. Coleman

Mar 29, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Today we are celebrating the homecoming of Lt. Robert "Robbie" Eulie Coleman, 61, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Theresa Robbin Smith Coleman, who died Saturday evening, March 27, 2010, at his home under the care of Odyssey Hospice. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late James Floyd Coleman and the late Geneva Turner...

Addie Cawley Inglett

Addie Cawley Inglett

Mar 29, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA AND GROVETOWN, GEORGIA - Addie Cawley Inglett, 87, of Savannah, Georgia, and formerly of Grovetown, Georgia, widow of Wyman Clyatte Inglett, Sr., died Sunday morning, March 28, 2010, at Savannah Cottage of Chatham. Born in Richmond County, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Newton Edward Cawley and the late Ida Blackston Cawley. Mrs. Inglett was a...

Chester Robert Simmons

Chester Robert Simmons

Mar 27, 2010

TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA - Chester "Chet" Robert Simmons, 81, who served as the first president of ESPN, of Tybee Island, Georgia, husband of Harriet Krobalski Simmons, died Thursday evening, March 25, 2010, at William Breman Jewish Home in Atlanta, Georgia. Simmons left an indelible mark on both the early days of broadcast sports television and the formative years of sports...

Linda Faye Young

Linda Faye Young

Mar 27, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Linda Faye Young, 54, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Charles Young, died Thursday evening, March 25, 2010, at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Surviving are one son, Clinton David Jones and his wife, Tasha of Savannah, Georgia; one step son, Charles Young, Jr. and his wife, Shilana of Savannah, Georgia; two sisters, Frankie Williams and her husband,...

John "Jack" Brady

John "Jack" Brady

Mar 27, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Mr. John J. "Jack" Brady died Thursday, March 25, 2010, at his residence at Savannah Square.  He was 93. Jack was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas J. Brady, Sr. and Ellen Kelly Brady; and his sister Ellen "Nellie" Brady Moore. A Savannah native, Jack grew up near Troup Square downtown. He was a graduate of...

Lt Force (Ret.)

Lt Force (Ret.)

Mar 25, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA AND STUART, FLORIDA - Lt. Col. Stanley Norfolk Simpson, U. S. Air Force (Ret), 93, of Savannah, Georgia, and formerly of Stuart, Florida, husband of Laurana Lyon Simpson, died Monday morning, March 22, 2010, at Savannah Square in Savannah, Georgia under the care of Hospice Savannah. Mr. Simpson was of the Episcopal faith. He retired from the United...

Sietske Linnartz Shannon

Sietske Linnartz Shannon

Mar 24, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Sietske Shannon, wife of Lt. Col. Wm. J. Shannon (deceased), died unexpectedly at Memorial Hospital on March 23, 2010 surrounded by her loving family.  She was a native of Holland, a dear mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.  She was 85 years old. Sietske Shannon was born in Den Haag, Holland on July 17, 1924 to Jeltje and Josef...

Rebecca Hannah Wills

Rebecca Hannah Wills

Mar 16, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Reba Wills, 89, passed away Tuesday morning in the home of her brother, Ben Wills, who predeceased her in February 2006. Reba was born in Savannah, Georgia and moved to New York City in the 1940s where she started her own business as a buyer for clothing stores, offering designer garments for children. She resided in the...

Kate Ray Mckenzie

Kate Ray Mckenzie

Mar 16, 2010

DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA - Kate Ray McKenzie, 86, of Dillon, South Carolina, widow of Ernest B. McKenzie, died Monday afternoon, March 15, 2010, at McLeod Hospice House in Florence, South Carolina. Born March 31, 1923, in Dillon County, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Julius D. Ray, Sr. and the late Eva Sanderson Ray. Mrs. McKenzie graduated...

Norman "Mac" Mccarthy

Norman "Mac" Mccarthy

Mar 16, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Norman Joseph "Mac" McCarthy, 85,of Savannah, Georgia, widower of Theresa Anna Furlong McCarthy, died Monday afternoon, March 15, 2010, at his home under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he was a son of the late Norman Joseph McCarthy, Sr., the late Loretta Gaab McCarthy Bolinger, and his step father, Francis Bolinger. Mr....

Mary Dunning

Mary Dunning

Mar 15, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Mary Dunning, 40, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday afternoon, March 14, 2010, at her home. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Margaret Owens Wallace

Margaret Owens Wallace

Mar 15, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Margaret Owens Wallace, 95, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Clarence Wilburn Wallace, died Sunday afternoon, March 14, 2010, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Augusta, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late William Augustus Owens, Sr. and the late Eleanor Young Owens. Mrs. Wallace was a member of Grace United Methodist Church and worked for the United...

Manuel Vega

Manuel Vega

Mar 14, 2010

AXSON, GEORGIA - Manuel Vega, 52, of Axson, Georgia, husband of Fulgencia Rodriguez Vega, died Sunday morning, March 14, 2010, at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue.