Obituaries

Kim Knight Simmons

Kim Knight Simmons

Sep 8, 2021

Belinda Kim Knight Simmons, 62, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of the Reverend Larry Dale Simmons, Jr., died Wednesday morning, September 8, 2021, at Hospice Savannah surrounded by her family. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth Menzo Knight and the late Bertie Lou Lord Howard. Kim was a member of The Sycamore Church. She...

Jesse Hannah Follett

Jesse Hannah Follett

Sep 8, 2021

Jesse Hannah Follett unexpectedly left this world Sept. 7, 2021 in Savannah, Ga. She was born Dec.5, 1996 to Jeff and Cindy (Hanna) Follett in Savannah, Georgia, and was a joy to all. A bright and beautiful child, she grew up in the Christian faith. Jesse had a true love for life, and all who met her loved her -...

Shelia Marie Smalls

Shelia Marie Smalls

Sep 7, 2021

Shelia Marie Smalls, 61, of Port Wentworth, Georgia, died Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born and raised in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Ernestine Simmons James and the late Charles Grant. Shelia was of the Christian faith and a member of First Nazareth Avenue Missionary Baptist Church. She earned her Bachelor degree...

Thomas Dewing Ellington

Thomas Dewing Ellington

Sep 7, 2021

Thomas Dewing Ellington, 74, of Reidsville, Georgia, died Tuesday morning, September 7, 2021, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, he was a son of the late John Oglethorpe Ellington, Jr. and the late Mary Dewing Ellington. Thomas worked many years for Derst Baking Company, which later became Flowers Foods. He retired from Flowers Foods and never...

Stephen Paul Tanioka

Stephen Paul Tanioka

Sep 7, 2021

Stephen Paul Tanioka, 73, of Hauula, Hawaii, died Tuesday afternoon, September 7, 2021, at Memorial University Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Dr. Calvin Millard

Dr. Calvin Millard

Sep 7, 2021

Eugene 'Gene' Calvin Millard of Savannah, Georgia died suddenly Monday evening, September 6, 2021. He was born June 14, 1946 in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania to the late Robert Wayne Millard Sr., and the late Mildred Miller Millard. He was a graduate of Ridley Park High School in Pennsylvania and Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA with a BS in Chemistry. He...

Joseph Barron Landolfi

Joseph Barron Landolfi

Sep 2, 2021

Joseph 'Joe' Barron Landolfi, 77, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday morning, September 2, 2021, at his home with his family at his side. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Donald Wayne Smith

Donald Wayne Smith

Sep 2, 2021

Donald \"Don\" Wayne Smith, 63, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday evening, August 31, 2021, at Memorial University Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Eduard Grinberg

Eduard Grinberg

Aug 31, 2021

Eduard Grinberg, 66, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Marina Khasid Grinberg, died Monday evening, August 30, 2021, at his home. The funeral service will be held at 12 noon Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at the graveside, Bonaventure Cemetery, conducted by Rabbi Avigdor Slatus.

George Ronald Rovolis,

George Ronald Rovolis,

Aug 29, 2021

George Ronald Rovolis, Sr. died peacefully on August 28, 2021. On December 11, 1940, he was born to George and Lois Rovolis. He grew up on 36th Street and attended Blessed Sacrament Catholic School, Benedictine Military School, and Commercial High School. He joined the Marines when he was 16 years old and changed his date of birth to appear 17...

Laurene Elizabeth Mcleod

Laurene Elizabeth Mcleod

Aug 28, 2021

Laurene 'Laura' Elizabeth McLeod, 39, of Bloomingdale, Georgia and wife of Daniel Robert McLeod, died Saturday morning, August 28, 2021, at Memorial University Medical Center with her family at her side. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of Elizabeth Rose Moore and the late Robert C. Moore. Laura attended South University and Armstrong Atlantic State University. She loved...

Yetta Helfand Tureck

Yetta Helfand Tureck

Aug 27, 2021

Yetta Tureck of Savannah, GA, formerly of Brooklyn, NY, and Delray Beach, FL,?? passed away at Buckingham South on August 27, 2021. ??She was 104 years old. Yetta was the beloved wife of 65 years of the late Michael Tureck and the devoted mother of Arlene (Joseph) Crystal of Castle Pines, CO, Jeff (Sharyn) Tureck of Springfield, VA, and Robin...

Jerry Wayne Beard

Jerry Wayne Beard

Aug 26, 2021

Jerry Wayne Beard, 76, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday morning, August 26, 2021, at Hospice Savannah. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Marilyn Daley Godek

Marilyn Daley Godek

Aug 25, 2021

Marilyn Ellen Daley Godek, 82, of Savannah, Georgia, and wife of Commander Leonard Stanley Godek, United States Navy (Ret.), died Wednesday morning, August 25, 2021, at Hospice Savannah. You are invited to view the funeral service of Mrs. Godek by clicking here.

Donald Earl Tomer

Donald Earl Tomer

Aug 24, 2021

Donald Earl Tomer, 90, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday morning, August 24, 2021, at Memorial University Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

John Steven Peacock

John Steven Peacock

Aug 24, 2021

John Steven Peacock, 45, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021, at Memorial Health Hospital after a long illness. John attended local schools, graduated from Savannah Corporate Academy, and attended South College. With the encouragement of his step grandfather, John settled into the life of a trucker...both local and long haul from coast to coast and border to border, even...

Susan Red Ethridge

Susan Red Ethridge

Aug 23, 2021

Susan Ilee Red Ethridge, 71, of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday morning August 23, 2021. The family will receive friends from 5 until 6 o\'clock Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue. A memorial service will be held at 6 o\'clock Tuesday evening, August 31, 2021, in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service. Interment will be...

Sherry Dixon Williams

Sherry Dixon Williams

Aug 23, 2021

Sherry Dixon Williams, 72, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Clark Robbins Williams, Jr., died Monday morning, August 23, 2021, peacefully at her home. Born in Houston, Texas, she was a daughter of the late James Dixon and Glenda Parkinson Partridge. Sherry worked for many years as a nurse, as an executive director of Chattahoochee Flint RDC, worked at the...

Logan Robinson Mccay

Logan Robinson Mccay

Aug 23, 2021

Logan McCay, 12, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away all too soon in his young life on August 23, 2021, on his way to school. He was a seventh grade student at Coastal Middle School on Whitemarsh Island. Teachers and staff said Logan often uplifted and supported his fellow classmates, and that he brought joy and kindness into the classrooms. The...

Eleanor Anderson Kniphfer

Eleanor Anderson Kniphfer

Aug 21, 2021

Janet Anderson Kniphfer passed away peacefully with family at her bedside on August 21st, 2021, after a brief illness. Janet was born on April 23rd, 1935, and up until her passing at the age of 86 she exemplified the essence of a purpose driven life. Faith, Family, and friends defined who she was, and there is no doubt that she...