Obituaries

Thomas Watson Smith,

Thomas Watson Smith,

Dec 23, 2017

Thomas Watson Smith Jr., 88 passed away peacefully at home December 23, 2017, surrounded by his family. Tom was a native Savannahian and a graduate of Savannah High School. He joined the Army and served as a corporal in the Army Security Agency. He attended The University of South Carolina where he met his wife of 65 years, Joan Shelamer...

Johnny Earl Jones

Johnny Earl Jones

Dec 22, 2017

Johnny Earl Jones, 83, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Katie Mae Lewis Jones, died Friday morning, December 22, 2017, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Baxley, Georgia, he was a son of the late Doris Lee Jones and the late Dallie McDaniel Jones. Mr. Jones was a member of Calvary Baptist Temple where he was a member of...

James Madison Poole,

James Madison Poole,

Dec 21, 2017

James M. Poole, Jr., age 87, beloved husband of the late Betty Donaldson Poole, passed away on December 20, 2017. A native of Savannah, Jim was born to the late James M. and Jeannette Cone Poole August 21, 1930. From the time of his youth, Jim was an avid outdoorsman! As a young man, he enjoyed hunting duck, quail and...

Elaine Markowitz Pollock

Elaine Markowitz Pollock

Dec 20, 2017

Elaine Markowitz Pollock, 89, of Savannah, Georgia, died Wednesday morning, December 20, 2017, at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Thelma Clements Padgett

Thelma Clements Padgett

Dec 16, 2017

Thelma Lee Clements Padgett, 62, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday morning, December 15, 2017, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late J. C. Clements and the late Elizabeth 'Betty' Blissett Clements. Thelma was a member of Compassion Christian Church. She retired after 35 years with the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System as a...

Jeffrey Alan Navratil

Jeffrey Alan Navratil

Dec 11, 2017

Jeffrey Alan Navratil passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at his home in Savannah, GA following a brief illness. He was 61. He was born March 11, 1956 in Mansfield, OH. After attending and graduating in 1974 from Lexington High School, he proudly served his country by joining the Army. He was stationed at Schofield Barracks/Fort Shafter, Hawaii for...

Charles Louis Hohenstein,

Charles Louis Hohenstein,

Dec 8, 2017

C. Louis Hohenstein, Jr., 87, of Savannah, Ga. passed away Friday, December 8, 2017, after a courageous two year battle with ALS/Lou Gehrig\'s Disease. The funeral service will be held at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon, December 14, 2017, in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service. Interment will be in the Greenwich section of Bonaventure Cemetery. Preceded in death by his...

Cmsgt Force (Ret.)

Cmsgt Force (Ret.)

Dec 7, 2017

CMSgt Thomas 'Tom' Alex Cooper, U. S. Air Force (Ret.), 88, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Sarah McDonald Cooper, died with his wife at his side on Thursday morning, December 7, 2017, at Memorial University Medical Center from injuries sustained from a fall. Born in Andrews, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Thomas Alex Cooper, Sr.,...

Dr. Chester Nickell,

Dr. Chester Nickell,

Nov 28, 2017

Dr. Maurice 'Mo' Chester Nickell, DDS, 83, husband of Mary Ann Tubbs Nickell, died Monday morning, November 27, 2017, in Savannah. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Colonel Force (Ret.)

Colonel Force (Ret.)

Nov 28, 2017

Colonel Jesus Ortiz, M.D., U. S. Air Force (Ret.), was welcomed into the Lord's hands November 28th. A full bird Colonel in the United States Air Force, he maintained his strong patriotic presence throughout his military and retirement career. He was born in Havana, Cuba April 8, 1926. He grew up in a close knit family which transitioned to his...

William Ronald Harris,

William Ronald Harris,

Nov 25, 2017

William 'Bill' Ronald Harris, Jr., 54, of Savannah, Georgia, died Saturday morning, November 25, 2017, at Abercorn Rehabilitation Center. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of Judy Hucks Harris and the late William 'Bill' Ronald Epps Harris. Bill was of the Catholic faith. He attended Blessed Sacrament School and Windsor Forest High School. Bill was a commercial and...

Marilyn Franklin Eichelbaum

Marilyn Franklin Eichelbaum

Nov 25, 2017

Marilyn Lee (Franklin) Eichelbaum, 76, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Marvin Frederick Eichelbaum, died Saturday morning, November 25, 2017, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she was a daughter of the late Manny Franklin and the late Golda Zelmon Franklin. Marilyn was a member of Congregation Mickve Israel. She and her husband and son own and...

Gary Bert Boehr

Gary Bert Boehr

Nov 24, 2017

Gary Bert Boehr, 72, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, died Tuesday evening, November 21, 2017, at Landmark Hospital in Savannah. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue, Savannah.

Dr. Louis Magliaro,

Dr. Louis Magliaro,

Nov 21, 2017

Dr. Charles Louis Magliaro, Jr., 85, of Thunderbolt, Georgia, died Tuesday morning, November 21, 2017, at Memorial University Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Hilda Hardy Bashlor

Hilda Hardy Bashlor

Nov 19, 2017

Hilda Hallows Hardy Bashlor, 92, of Savannah, Georgia, died Saturday afternoon, November 18, 2017, at Westview Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born on August 16, 1925, in Manchester, England, she was a daughter of the late Walter Hallows and the late Alice Lloyd Hallows. Hilda was a former member of Savannah Christian Church (Compassion Christian Church) and First Assembly of God. She...

Reed Laurence Engle

Reed Laurence Engle

Nov 14, 2017

Reed Laurence Engle died on November 13, 2017, of lung cancer. His family is grateful to Dr. Jennifer Yannucci and Dr. Michael D. Mullins of Lewis Cancer Center for their treatment over the last five years, and to Savannah Hospice Homecare and Tasha Jansen, RN for their care during the last month of his life. Engle was born in Philadelphia,...

Lise Choquett Swan

Lise Choquett Swan

Nov 14, 2017

Lise Celine Swan, 78, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 13, 2017, at Savannah Hospice in Savannah Georgia. She was born on April 3, 1939, in Ottawa, Canada, to the Honorable Lionel and Carmen Choquette. Lise grew up in Ottawa and spent happy summers on Lake St. Pierre de Wakefield, Canada. She was a graduate of Lisgar Collegiate Institute, class...

James Richard Langenfeld

James Richard Langenfeld

Nov 13, 2017

James 'Jim' Richard Langenfeld, 95, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Mary Alice Hill Langenfeld, died Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Centralia, Illinois, he was a son of the late August Langenfeld and the late Ruby Shepherd Langenfeld. Mr. Langenfeld was a member of White Bluff Presbyterian Church. He was a retired automobile dealership owner and...

Julian Hirsch

Julian Hirsch

Nov 11, 2017

Julian Hirsch, 96, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, passed away Nov. 10, 2017, at his home in Sweetgrass Village. A native of Savannah, he was the son of the late Sam and Annie Hirsch. Mr. Hirsch was a devoted husband and loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Mr. Hirsch was a military veteran. He served his country as a signalman first...

Kenneth Anthony Shuman

Kenneth Anthony Shuman

Nov 9, 2017

Kenneth Anthony Shuman, 44, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday afternoon, November 7, 2017, at his home. The funeral service will be held at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service. Interment will be private.