Obituaries

Cheryl Hall Erwin

Cheryl Hall Erwin

Feb 17, 2019

Cheryl Hall Erwin, 63, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of John Wayne Erwin, died Sunday morning February 17, 2019, at Hospice Savannah. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Marcella Peek

Marcella Peek

Feb 16, 2019

Marcella Peek, 19, of Reno, Nevada, died Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Candler Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue, Savannah.

Jacqueline Hackworth Heinz

Jacqueline Hackworth Heinz

Feb 16, 2019

Jacqueline 'Jackie' Lynn Hackworth Heinz, 61, of Savannah, Georgia, and wife of Kim Arthur Heinz, died Saturday afternoon, February 16, 2019, at her home. Born in Ashland, Kentucky, she was a daughter of Bill and June Hackworth. Kim attended Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church. She and her husband formerly owned and operated the Zeigler House Inn. Surviving are her husband...

Michael Arliss Lynn

Michael Arliss Lynn

Feb 15, 2019

Michael Arliss Lynn, 66, of Ellabell, Georgia, died Thursday evening, February 14, 2019, at Hospice Savannah. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue, Savannah.

Helen Marion Smith

Helen Marion Smith

Feb 12, 2019

Helen Marion Smith, 76, of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday evening, February 11, 2019, at Candler Hospital. Born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, she was the only child of the late Robert Smith and the late Elva Sibbett Smith. Helen was a communicant at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church. She retired from Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company after thirty-three years. A private...

Carrie Jackson Bizzard

Carrie Jackson Bizzard

Feb 11, 2019

Carrie Bell Jackson Bizzard, 95, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Luches Bizzard, died Sunday evening, February 10, 2019, at her home. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Willie Henry Jackson and the late Alberta Buggs Jackson Singleton. Mrs. Bizzard was a charter and active member of New Covenant Seventh-day Adventist Church. She was...

Doris Floyd Hoppe

Doris Floyd Hoppe

Feb 8, 2019

Doris Floyd Hoppe, 92, formerly of Tybee Island, Georgia and widow of Pierre Edward Hoppe, Jr., died Friday morning, February 8, 2019, at her home in Okatie, South Carolina. Born in Willie, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Roland Daniel Floyd and Ada Nesmith Floyd. Mrs. Hoppe was a member of Trinity Chapel United Methodist Church on Tybee...

Mary Weitz Friedman

Mary Weitz Friedman

Feb 6, 2019

Mary Weitz Friedman died February 5, 2019 surrounded by her family. She was born in Savannah GA on September 6, 1931 to Lena and Isadore Weitz. She and her older sister, Elizabeth, grew up in Savannah. Mary was a student of Savannah's public school systems including Savannah High School. She received her associates degree from Armstrong Junior College, graduating with...

Howard Paul Cooper

Howard Paul Cooper

Feb 6, 2019

Howard Paul Cooper, 69, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Patricia Ann Hummel Cooper, died Tuesday evening, February 5, 2019, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Max Harry Cooper and the late Florence Glassman Cooper. Howard was a member of Congregation Mickve Israel. He earned his Bachelor degree from Georgia...

Susan Goldberg Blumenthal

Susan Goldberg Blumenthal

Feb 4, 2019

Susan 'Susie' Goldberg Blumenthal, 68, of Potomac, Maryland and wife of Harvey Blumenthal, died Monday morning, February 4, 2019, at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Leon Goldberg and the late Evelyn Center Goldberg. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Harvey Neal Goldberg....

Muriel Winkler Bonder

Muriel Winkler Bonder

Feb 4, 2019

Muriel Winkler Bonder, 97, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Arnold Chester Bonder, died Sunday evening, February 3, 2019, at her home. Born in New York, New York, she was a daughter of the late Louis Winkler and the late Sarah Brazinsky Winkler. Mrs. Bonder was a retired and loved librarian in the Lynbrook Public Schools, Long Island, New York....

Lynn Mcdaniel Dewalt

Lynn Mcdaniel Dewalt

Feb 3, 2019

Lynn Alyson McDaniel DeWalt, 62, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday evening, February 3, 2019, at Candler Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Bennie Cowart Smith

Bennie Cowart Smith

Feb 2, 2019

Bennie C. Smith, 77, and wife of Emery C. Smith, Jr., died Saturday, February 2, 2019 in Savannah, Georgia surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Great Falls, South Carolina to Lewis Cowart and Susie Waters Cowart. After moving to Savannah, she met Emery and they were married on June 3, 1961 upon his discharge from the Air...

Edith Liggins Sutton

Edith Liggins Sutton

Feb 1, 2019

The funeral service for Edith Grace Liggins Sutton, 73, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Warren Sutton, Jr., will be held at 11 o'clock Saturday morning at First African Baptist Church of East Savannah ' 402 Treat Street conducted by Pastor Thomas E. Williams. Burial will be private.

Betty Weiss Lasky

Betty Weiss Lasky

Feb 1, 2019

Betty Weiss Lasky was born in Savannah, Georgia on February 9, 1936 and died on February 1, 2019. She was married to her childhood sweetheart, Larry J. Lasky, for over 61 years until Larry's death in 2015. They were an unbeatable team that truly lit up a room with their love. Betty was known to all that loved her as...

Herbert Vincent Webster,

Herbert Vincent Webster,

Feb 1, 2019

Herbert V. Webster, Sr., 81, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Nancy Miller Webster, died Friday, February 1, 2019 in Savannah, Georgia. He was born in Savannah, Georgia to Charles Edward Webster and Rosa Lee Shea. Herbert was a United States Army veteran. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Charles and William Webster,...

Gail "Shorty" Grissom

Gail "Shorty" Grissom

Jan 31, 2019

Gail S. \'Shorty\' Grissom passed away at home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at age 84. He was born in San Diego, CA, but was a life-long resident of Savannah and Richmond Hill. Shorty was preceded in death by his parents, Onnie and Brodie Grissom, his daughter Patricia Grissom Lamb, and his brother Robert (Bob) Grissom....

Wilma Claxton Strickland

Wilma Claxton Strickland

Jan 25, 2019

Wilma Claxton Strickland passed away at Azalealand Nursing Home on January 25th while holding hands with her grandson Patrick. She is predeceased by her parents, James Newman Claxton, Sr. and Gretell Riner Claxton, her brother, James Newman Claxton, Jr. (Susan) and a sister, Norma, who died in infancy. She is survived by two sons, Randall Steven Strickland of Savannah and...

Gerry Lee Simmons

Gerry Lee Simmons

Jan 24, 2019

Gerry Lee Simmons, 61, of Savannah, Georgia died at home Wednesday evening, January 23, 2019, after a long illness. Mr. Simmons was born in Savannah to Horace Henry Simmons and Catherine Lawton Simmons, both deceased. He was a graduate of Savannah High School and proudly worked in chemical manufacturing for 42 years. He was preceded in death by his wife,...

Joseph Terrell Mcnellage

Joseph Terrell Mcnellage

Jan 21, 2019

Joseph 'Joe' Terrell McNellage, 67, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday afternoon, January 20, 2019, at Candler Hospital. Born on November 19, 1951 in Mobile, Alabama, he was a son of the late Joseph Emery McNellage and the late Bertha Inez Hardy McNellage. Joe graduated from the University of South Alabama before attaining his Master's in Political Science from the University...