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Mary Lois Barnes

Mary Lois Barnes

Oct 13, 2024

Mary Lois Barnes, 68, died Sunday, October 13, 2024. She was born, November 27, 1955, to the late Virgil and Mary Branson. Mary was a member of Life Church at Ardsley Park in Savannah. Lois lived the majority of her life in Savannah. She is preceded in death by her parents as well as a son, Andrew Barnes and her...

Patricia Wallis Bishop

Patricia Wallis Bishop

Oct 9, 2024

Patricia Wallis Bishop passed away on October 9, 2024. She was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1935 in Atlanta, Georgia. Her parents, Stafford and Macie Wallis, raised their three daughters in College Park, Georgia. She met her husband Joseph Bishop when attending College Park High School. They were married after his graduation from the United States Military Academy in...

Hy Charles Sussman Md

Hy Charles Sussman Md

Oct 9, 2024

Hy Charles Sussman, MD, age 90, passed away October 9, 2024, in Savannah, GA. Hy was born October 5, 1934 in Savannah, GA and was raised by his late mother, Vivian Goldberg and his grandparents, Morris and Annie Sussman. He attended Benedictine Military High School, University of Georgia, and Medical College of Georgia. He tirelessly devoted his life to caring...

Ralph W. "Billy" Thompson Iii

Ralph W. "Billy" Thompson Iii

Oct 8, 2024

Ralph W. “Billy” Thompson III, 53, died on October 8, 2024. He was born May 6, 1971 to Ralph W. “Bill” Thompson Jr. and Regina Frawley Thompson. Billy worked many years in the construction business. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Leveair and Arie Frawley and his paternal grandparents, Ralph and Netharae Thompson, His uncle, James Ray...

Rhonda Lynn Roach

Rhonda Lynn Roach

Oct 7, 2024

Rhonda Lynn Roach, 69, was reunited with her Lord and Savior on October 7, 2024. She was born on July 19,1955, in Charleston, SC to the late Harry and June Wharton. Rhonda had an infectious smile. She loved the Lord, her family and the Georgia Bulldogs. Even through complicated medical issues she always stayed positive and was always willing to...

Bonnie Mary Fuhrman

Bonnie Mary Fuhrman

Oct 3, 2024

Bonnie Mary Fuhrman, 87, died on Thursday, October 3, 2024 at her home. She was born on August 2, 1937 in Connersville, Indiana to the late George and Mary Gant Lennard. Bonnie was preceded in death by her parents, George Lennard & Mary Gant; her husband, William A Fuhrman; and two sons, Christopher T Fuhrman and Mark C Fuhrman. Survived...

Rufus Rickey Vincent

Rufus Rickey Vincent

Oct 2, 2024

Rufus Rickey Vincent of Savannah Georgia died, October 2nd, 2024, at the age of 66 years old. Born in Savannah Georgia, he was a son of the late Rufus Vincent, Jr, and the Late Ella Genell Altman Vincent. Rickey was of Baptist faith. He was a retired residential and commercial roofer. He also worked many years at the Wilmington Cabinet...

William L. Kleinpeter

William L. Kleinpeter

Oct 1, 2024

William (Billy) Kleinpeter, 81, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 1st, following a long battle with heart and kidney disease. He was born to Beatrice Youmans Kleinpeter and Patrick W. Kleinpeter on April 7,1943, in Savannah, Georgia. Billy attended Charles Ellis Elementary, Washington Avenue Junior High and graduated from Savannah High in 1960. He attended the University...

Rabbi Haim Cassorla

Rabbi Haim Cassorla

Sep 28, 2024

Rabbi Haim Cassorla, 78, died on Saturday September 28, 2024. He is survived by his children, Moshe (Ashley), Tamar (Clay), Leah, and Hadas (Andrew), as well as his grandchildren, Joseph, Gretchen, Audrey, Eli, Avi, and Ezra. The service will be held graveside at Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, at 2pm, October 8. Baruch Dayan Ha’emet.

Nancy Paderewski

Nancy Paderewski

Sep 26, 2024

Nancy Kahan Paderewski, 80, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was the oldest of three siblings born to Alvin and Marjorie Kahan in Columbus, OH. Nancy attended Bexley High School and Pine Manor College. She worked for Delta Airlines in Atlanta, where she met her future husband of 56 years, Dr. Jules B. Paderewski. After moving...

James William Higgins

James William Higgins

Sep 24, 2024

Mr. James William Higgins died on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at the age of 93. He was born in Detroit, MI on August 23, 1931 to James William Higgins and Edna Katherine Fritz Higgins. He was preceded in death by both parents and by his sole brother, Louis John Higgins. Mr. Higgins graduated from Albion College in Albion, MI with...

James Frank Dubberly

James Frank Dubberly

Sep 22, 2024

Longtime Savannah shrimper James “Frank” Dubberly passed away peacefully on Sunday September 22nd , 2024 at the age of 86 surrounded by family. Frank was born in Appling County, Georgia on March 24th, 1938 where he grew up on the family farm with his eleven siblings. A true jack of all trades, Frank’s working life ran the gamut from farmer,...

Christopher Robert Priess

Christopher Robert Priess

Sep 21, 2024

Christopher Robert Preiss, age 45 passed away Saturday September 21, 2024. Chris was born in Winchester, Virgina to the late Cheryl Kicklighter Scholle and step dad CW3 Criag A. Scholle, U.S Army (RET). Chris worked as a roofer for many years and recently as an apprentice steel welder. Chris was a comedian and always had a way to keep laughter...

Gordon James Carmichael

Gordon James Carmichael

Sep 19, 2024

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved son, Gordon Carmichael, who left us all far too soon at the age of fifteen on September 19, 2024. Gordon is a vibrant, kind, and compassionate young man whose bright light touched everyone fortunate enough to know him. Born on Oct 1, 2008, Gordon is deeply cherished...

Karen Van Lenten Harris

Karen Van Lenten Harris

Sep 14, 2024

We lovingly remember Karen Van Lenten Harris, who passed away peacefully on September 14 at the age of 76. Karen had a deep Christian faith and used her talents to serve God’s kingdom on earth: musically, in teaching, in church, and in the communities in which she lived. Karen was a dedicated schoolteacher, a talented pianist and organist, and a...

Mary Brabham Riley

Mary Brabham Riley

Sep 12, 2024

Mary Brabham Riley passed away peacefully on September 12, 2024, and is now reunited with her husband of 50 years, Hubbard Louis Riley, who passed away on December 15, 2015. Mary was born on July 15 in Sumter, South Carolina to the late Matthew Moye Brabham, Sr., and the late Frances Langston Brabham. She attended Hillcrest High School and then...

Hugh Lee Helmly Iii

Hugh Lee Helmly Iii

Sep 8, 2024

Hugh Lee Helmly III (89) passed away Sunday, September 8th. He was born May 16th, 1935, in Savannah, GA. He graduated from Commercial, Class of 1953. In 1954, he married Margaret Anne Westberry. He served in the U. S. Naval Reserves aboard the U. S. S. Robinson DD 562. After the Reserves, he worked as an Electrician out of I.B....

Teresa Maria Mcdonald

Teresa Maria Mcdonald

Aug 31, 2024

Teresa Maria Yates McDonald, of Savannah, Georgia passed away Saturday, August 31st, 2024 at the age of 68. Teresa was born on June 30, 1956 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky to the late Bernard and Josephine Yates. She had 3 children, Matthew, Sarah, and Jessica with her first husband, the late James Winingham and later met her second husband, the late Sean...

Richard "Dick" Emanuel Berkowitz

Richard "Dick" Emanuel Berkowitz

Aug 30, 2024

The closing bell rang for Richard E. Berkowitz, 91, of Savannah Georgia on August 30th. Dick, to most who knew him, in his final days asked us to remember him as Richard or “Me” and departed with deep inner peace... and an equally deep scorn for Liberals, though he was always a listening open mind. While the nurses watched his...

Sara Ehrenreich Jospin

Sara Ehrenreich Jospin

Aug 24, 2024

Sara Ehrenreich Jospin, died on August 23, 2024, at her home in Habersham Woods in Savannah. She was 95 years old. She was predeceased by her parents, Fred and Lena Ehrenreich, her brother Walter Ehrenreich, and her husband of 65 years, Samuel Jospin. Sara was born in Savannah in 1929 and graduated from Savannah High School. She attended the University...

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