Obituaries

Cw4 Army (Ret.)

Cw4 Army (Ret.)

Jul 20, 2021

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Donald Lynn Coleman, United States Army (Ret.), 71, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Margrit Kreile Coleman, died Monday afternoon, July 19, 2021, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Diane Edler Mandap

Diane Edler Mandap

Jul 15, 2021

Diane Edler Mandap, your family will say their final goodbyes on Friday, July 23, 2021. You left your earthly body last year after a long struggle with illness. You were so far away we could not be there. But you had an angel, Eileen. Thanks to her you had someone taking care of you. You left behind so many who...

Elizabeth Warren Collier

Elizabeth Warren Collier

Jul 15, 2021

Elizabeth Muir Warren Collier of Hilton Head South Carolina died Thursday July 15, 2021, at the age of 98. She was born in Burlington, North Carolina, the daughter of Russell Price Muir and Ruth Cleveland Hooten Muir. She attended Elon College, and worked for the United States Navy during World War II. In 1945, she moved to Savannah Georgia, where...

Dr. Gerald Schwartz

Dr. Gerald Schwartz

Jul 15, 2021

Dr. Robert 'Bob' Gerald Schwartz, 78, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Carolyn 'Carol' Soyars Schwartz, died Thursday morning, July 15, 2021, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was a son of the late Max M. Schwartz and the late Golda Smith Schwartz. Bob was a member of Congregation Agudath Achim in Savannah. He earned his doctorate...

Henry Dubignon Howard

Henry Dubignon Howard

Jul 12, 2021

Henry 'Harry' duBignon Howard died on July 12, 2021 in Savannah at Azalealand Nursing Home. He was the son of May duBignon Stiles Howard and Lee Howard, M.D. and was born in Savannah, GA, on April 28, 1930. He was a member of the Catholic faith. He graduated from Savannah High School in 1948 where he was a captain of...

Emory Parks Embry

Emory Parks Embry

Jul 6, 2021

Emory Parks Embry II, 82, of Flower Mound, Texas, formerly of Decatur, Georgia, and widower of Joyce Cook Embry, passed away January 16, 2021. Born in Savannah, Georgia in the shadow of the depression, he was a son of the late Reed Embry and the late Martha Hoagland Embry. 'Dee' graduated from Savannah High School and a few years later...

Kathleen Haag Wiltgen

Kathleen Haag Wiltgen

Jul 5, 2021

Kathleen 'Kathi' Ann Haag of Savannah, Georgia died Monday morning, July 5th, 2021, at her home. Born in Buffalo, New York, she was the daughter of the late Irving Clayton Haag and the late Betsy Jane Johnston Haag. Kathi worked for many years as a project manager in telecommunications. Kathi was a light of love for her family and all...

Pamela Gause Vickery

Pamela Gause Vickery

Jul 3, 2021

Pamela 'Pam' Kay Gause Vickery, 64, of Savannah Georgia and widow of Teddy A. Vickery passed away, July 3, 2021, at her home. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of Sarah Jeanette Ratliff Gause and the late Jerry V. Gause, Jr. Survivors include her sons, Michael Andrew Vickery and Ted Ashley Vickery; her granddaughters, Kalin, Paci, and Serenity;...

Loretta Shirley Clelland

Loretta Shirley Clelland

Jul 3, 2021

Loretta Joan Shirley Clelland, 84, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of John Thomas Huyton Clelland, died Saturday evening, July 3, 2021, at Memorial University Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Janice Crosby Miller

Janice Crosby Miller

Jul 3, 2021

Janice Elizabeth Miller of Tybee Island, surrounded by family, went home to Heaven on July 3, 2021 at the age of 82. She was born on October 31, 1938 to the late Preston H. Crosby and Erma Margaret Crosby. She was preceded in death by her parents and her daughter, Becky North Broxton. Janice lived a full life from the...

Patrick William Ennis

Patrick William Ennis

Jul 3, 2021

Patrick William Ennis, 39, of St. Cloud, Florida, passed away peacefully Monday, June 28, 2021, at his home after a long illness. Patrick was born in Savannah, Georgia, on September 5, 1981.?? He graduated from Lake Mary High School in Lake Mary, Florida in 2003. Patrick was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Lawton W. Ennis and Mildred Bell...

Judith Lindenbaum Maltenfort

Judith Lindenbaum Maltenfort

Jul 2, 2021

Judith 'Judy' Roberta Lindenbaum Maltenfort, 83, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Lee Jacob Maltenfort, died Friday, July 2, 2021, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in New York, NY, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Gertrude Lindenbaum. Judy was creative her entire life. She studied theatrical costume design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York...

Phyllis Wertz Green

Phyllis Wertz Green

Jul 1, 2021

Phyllis Ann Wertz Green, 64, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Marlon Scott Green, died Thursday morning, July 1, 2021, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Clinton, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Reverend L. Allan Wertz, Jr. and the late Phyllis Lindamood Wertz. Ann was a former longtime member of Faith Lutheran Church. She was...

Colonel Force (Ret.)

Colonel Force (Ret.)

Jun 30, 2021

Colonel Edward I. Wexler, USAF Retired passed away on June 30, 2021, after a courageous 3-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 75 years old. He was a Savannah native who lived a truly global life. He traveled the world with the United States Air Force serving in many different countries, while always staying committed to being a public servant...

Laurie Lynn Kraft

Laurie Lynn Kraft

Jun 27, 2021

Laurie Lynn Kraft, 75, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Michael 'Mike' Oliver Kraft, died Saturday morning, June 26, 2021, at her home. Laurie was born in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Estelle Martha Cico Hanna. She was a devout Christian with a strong spiritual faith. Laurie was an accomplished musician, poet, writer, artist, and athlete, especially tennis. Above all,...

Deborah Renay Mcelveen

Deborah Renay Mcelveen

Jun 25, 2021

Deborah 'Debbi' Renay Wall Acord McElveen, 70, of Guyton, Georgia, ended her battle with cancer on Thursday, June 24, 2021, at Hospice Savannah. Deborah loved meeting people and for many years worked with her father at Butler/Marilyn Shoe Corporation in Savannah. In later years she worked with her mother at Maxine's Bridal in Savannah. She ended her working career at...

Charles Bernie Edenfield

Charles Bernie Edenfield

Jun 23, 2021

Charles Bernie Edenfield, 84, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Irene Frances Biro Edenfield, died Wednesday morning, June 23, 2021, at Riverview Health & Rehabilitation Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Sallylu Rhoad Sipple

Sallylu Rhoad Sipple

Jun 23, 2021

Sallylu Rhoad Sipple died peacefully at home on Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Her death follows that of her husband of 68 years, Charles Henry Sipple, III (Charlie), after only a few short weeks. She was born on December 4, 1932 to Emmaline Turner Rhoad and Daniel Linder Rhoad, Jr. Born in Vidalia, Georgia, Sallylu spent her childhood in Garden City,...

Edmund Sanford Jones

Edmund Sanford Jones

Jun 22, 2021

Sanford Jones made his transition on Tuesday, June 22nd at his home in Savannah, Georgia at the age of 83. He will be lovingly remembered by his family, friends, and even those who only shared a moment with him for his positive demeanor, sense of humor, charisma, handwritten notes, spontaneity, sincere nature, and ability to listen without judgement. He also...

Bernice Grusd Mark

Bernice Grusd Mark

Jun 21, 2021

Bernice Sylvia Grusd Mark, 90, of Savannah, Georgia, and the widow of Jay Jerome Mark, died Monday morning, June 21, 2021, at Buckingham South. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.