Obituaries

Mattie Brownlee Wimberly

Mattie Brownlee Wimberly

Mar 11, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Mattie Brownlee Wimberly, 90, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Harvey Wimberly, died Tuesday evening, March 9, 2010, at Candler Hospital. Born May 18, 1919, in Pickens County, Alabama, she and her late husband moved here in 1955. Mrs. Wimberly was a member of St. Paul CME Church where she was a member of the "Willing Workers". She...

C. Elaine Totten

C. Elaine Totten

Mar 11, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - C. Elaine Quick Totten, 95, of Savannah, Georgia, died Wednesday afternoon, March 10, 2010, at Marsh View Senior Living. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Leland Wallace Sims

Leland Wallace Sims

Mar 9, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Leland Wallace Sims went home to be with the Lord Sunday, January 3, 2010, at the age of 89. He is preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Joyce Sims. He is survived by his wife of 5 years, Jean Sims, daughters Brenda and husband Jim McDonald, Ginny and husband Raymond Flint. Sister Evelyn Higgins,...

Catherine Mewborn Lamas

Catherine Mewborn Lamas

Mar 9, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Catherine Mewborn Lamas, age 91 passed away peacefully at home in Savannah on March 8, 2010. Born in Duplin County, NC, she moved to Savannah with her family in 1929.  While in high school, she met her future husband, Joaquin Lamas, a native of Cuba.  They were married in 1939 and moved to Havana, where she was...

Cherie Minkovitz

Cherie Minkovitz

Mar 9, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Cherie Minkovitz, 85, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Sol Bernard Minkovitz, died Tuesday morning, March 9, 2010, at her home under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Harry Marcus and the late Tillie Mintz Marcus. Mrs. Minkovitz was a member of Congregation Bnai Brith Jacob. She attended...

Martha Von Waldner

Martha Von Waldner

Mar 8, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Martha Davis Von Waldner, 79, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of William Von Waldner, died Saturday evening, March 6, 2010, at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Born in Macon, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Willie Frank "W.F." Davis, Sr. and the late Thelma Nadine DeBorde Davis. Mrs. Von Waldner was a communicant of St. James...

James Pawling Smiley

James Pawling Smiley

Mar 7, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - James Pawling Smiley, 77, died peacefully at his home in Savannah, Georgia, after a short battle with cancer. Survived by his beloved wife of 17 years and dear friend of 49 years, Delores Murphy Smiley; children: Jim Jr. (Lorrie), Lynn (Rick) Santho, Joe (Cindy), Bill, Beth (Joe) Taggart, James John (JJ); grandchildren, Nicole (Jeff) Smith, Lt. Jonathan...

Merrill Aubrey Speer

Merrill Aubrey Speer

Mar 4, 2010

ALMA, GEORGIA - Merrill Aubrey Speer, 63, of Alma, Georgia, husband of Martha Carol Speer, died Thursday afternoon, March 4, 2010, at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Roy Speer and the late Julie Brockington Speer.  Mr. Speer was a United States Army Veteran having served his country in Vietnam....

William Lemuel Burnsed

William Lemuel Burnsed

Mar 4, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - William Lemuel Burnsed, 51, of Savannah, Georgia, best friend of Vicky Davis, died Wednesday morning, March 3, 2010 at Memorial University Health Medical Center. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late William Reed Burnsed and the late Martha Sue Burnsed. Mr. Burnsed was a Residential and commercial master carpenter. In addition to his...

Celia Schneier Lewis

Celia Schneier Lewis

Mar 3, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Celia Schneier Lewis, 96, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Emil "Sonny" Lewis, died Wednesday evening, March 3, 2010, at her home. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Carmel Dillon Rovolis

Carmel Dillon Rovolis

Mar 3, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Carmel Dillon Rovolis, 70, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away surrounded by family and friends Monday afternoon, March 1, 2010, at Candler Hospital. She was born in Savannah, Georgia and attended Blessed Sacrament School and graduated from St. Vincent's Academy. Formerly employed by Chatham County Courthouse and Tag Office. She was a devout, faith-filled Catholic and communicant of...

Major Force (Ret.)

Major Force (Ret.)

Feb 27, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Major Raynerd Joseph Troedson, Jr., U.S. Air Force (Ret.), 85, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Marilou Troedson, died Wednesday afternoon, February 24, 2010, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Lansing, Michigan, he was a son of the late Raynerd Joseph Troedson, Sr. and Anastasia Taylor Troedson. He retired from the United States Air Force after 20 years of...

Edith Johnson Suthers

Edith Johnson Suthers

Feb 22, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA AND NORTH AUGUSTA, SOUTH CAROLINA - Edith Johnson Suthers, age 80, died on February 22, 2010 in Savannah, Georgia after a brief stay in the hospital. Mrs. Suthers was the widow of Allen Whiteaker Suthers. A native of Edgefield, South Carolina, she lived in North Augusta, South Carolina for more than 50 years. She resided in Savannah, Georgia...

Lt. Army (Ret.)

Lt. Army (Ret.)

Feb 22, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Lt. Col. Louis Francis Palumbo, U. S. Army (Ret.), 76, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Elizabeth Morse Palumbo, died Saturday evening, February 20, 2010, at CMC Mercy Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. Born April 13, 1933 in Boston, Massachusetts, he was a son of the late Louis Palumbo and the late Helen Lombardi Palumbo. Louis had been...

Glendon Brannen Bowen

Glendon Brannen Bowen

Feb 20, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Glendon "Glenn" Brannen Bowen, 67, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Suzie Kerr Bowen, entered eternal rest on Friday, February 19, 2010, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Herbert Lawton Bowen and the late Gladys Almana Brannen Bowen.  Glenn was a 1960 graduate of Savannah High School and retired from...

Ursula Lafferty Doyle

Ursula Lafferty Doyle

Feb 19, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Ursula Lafferty Doyle, 82, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Frederic Gervase Doyle, Jr., died Friday morning, February 19, 2010, at her home under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late William Bernard Lafferty and the late Ursula Corcoran Lafferty. Mrs. Doyle was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Catholic...

Jonnie Brantley Daniels

Jonnie Brantley Daniels

Feb 15, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Jonnie Brantley Daniels, 97, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Richard Daniels, Sr., died Saturday morning, February 13, 2010, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Wrightsville, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Brantley and the late Mettie Adell Smith Brantley. Mrs. Daniels was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She was a...

Hazel Latham Maddux

Hazel Latham Maddux

Feb 14, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA -Hazel Louise Latham Maddux, 87, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Robert Velton Maddux, peacefully left us in Savannah, Georgia to live with her Lord and Savior in Heaven on, February 11, 2010. Born in Boswell, Oklahoma on January 7, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Frank Louis Latham and the late Mary Louise Crawford Latham. Mrs....

Anna Moore Bruno

Anna Moore Bruno

Feb 14, 2010

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - A. Lurline Moore Bruno, 84, of Savannah, Georgia, formerly a resident of Rochester, Michigan and Panama City Beach, Florida, widow of James Harold Bruno, died Thursday afternoon, February 11, 2010, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Stanton, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late John Wesley Moore and the late Emily Elizabeth Bach Moore. Mrs. Bruno was...

Benjamin Benchley Gray

Benjamin Benchley Gray

Feb 14, 2010

PEARSON, GEORGIA - Benjamin "Ben" Benchley Gray III, 70, of Pearson, Georgia, died Thursday evening, February 11, 2010, at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue.