Obituaries

Brenda Elizabeth Herring-Burkhalter

Brenda Elizabeth Herring-Burkhalter

Aug 3, 2016

Brenda Elizabeth Herring-Burkhalter, 67, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of PO1 Edward 'Ed' E. Burkhalter, U. S. Navy (Ret.), died Wednesday, August 3, 2016, at her home. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Paul Thomas Herring, Sr. and the late Jean Anglin Herring. Brenda was a member of Montgomery Presbyterian Church. She worked at Beach...

Martha Willis Dearing

Martha Willis Dearing

Jul 28, 2016

Martha Ann Willis Dearing, 83, passed away peacefully after a short illness surrounded by her loving family on July 28, 2016. A native of Atlanta, she was born February 2,1933 to Eugene Fletcher Willis, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Walker Willis, who preceded her in death. She attended Druid Hills High School and after graduating went to Wesleyan College in Macon,...

Linda Wild Alnwick

Linda Wild Alnwick

Jul 26, 2016

Linda Ann Wild Alnwick, 67, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Robert Joseph 'Bob' Alnwick, Jr., died Monday evening, July 25, 2016, at her home. Born in Queens, New York, she was a daughter of the late Martin Alexander Wild and the late Leocadia Bertha Koszkol. Linda was a communicant of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church. Surviving are her husband...

Marvin Vernon Jenkins

Marvin Vernon Jenkins

Jul 23, 2016

Marvin Vernon Jenkins, 79, of Savannah, Georgia, died Saturday afternoon, July 23, 2016, at Hospice Savannah. He was a native of Jenkins County, Georgia and was reared in Augusta. Mr. Jenkins earned a Master's degree in English in 1967 at UGA and began a teaching career at Armstrong State University in September 1968. He taught for 30 years in the...

Sfc Army (Ret.)

Sfc Army (Ret.)

Jul 22, 2016

SFC John D. 'J. D.' Miller, United States Army (Ret.), 73, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Mary Wilkinson Miller, died Friday afternoon, July 22, 2016, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Gideon, Missouri, he was a son of the late Paul James Miller and the late Sarah Mae Davidson Miller. J. D. was a member of First Freewill Baptist...

Frances Bowen Lightsey

Frances Bowen Lightsey

Jul 20, 2016

Frances Bowen Lightsey, 89, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Hilary Lightsey, died Wednesday afternoon, July 20, 2016, at Hospice Savannah and surrounded by her family. Born in Danville, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Reverend B. M. Bowen and the late Birdie McCauley Bowen. Mrs. Lightsey was a member of Cokesbury United Methodist Church. She taught kindergarten...

Mable Florence Thomas

Mable Florence Thomas

Jul 18, 2016

Mable Louise Florence Thomas, 80, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday evening, July 17, 2016, at her home and surrounded by her family. Born in West Point, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Kirby Washington Florence and the late Janie Woodruff Florence. Mable was the first female graduate of the welding class at Savannah Technical College and was a...

Courtney Knight Gaines

Courtney Knight Gaines

Jul 14, 2016

Courtney Knight Gaines, 86, died, July 14, under hospice care at Spanish Oaks Retreat. She lived a glorious life! She was born October 6, 1929, the daughter of W. T. 'Bill' Knight, Jr. and Grace Schley Knight. She attended Pape School and Wesleyan College. She graduated in 1951, claiming that her talkative nature had earned her the honor of Magna...

Roland "Mac" Mckenzie

Roland "Mac" Mckenzie

Jul 10, 2016

Roland Donald \"Mac\" McKenzie, 76, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Martha Ann Buelterman, died Sunday morning, July 10, 2016, at Woodlands Healthcare in Midway. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Tracy Allen Bignault

Tracy Allen Bignault

Jul 9, 2016

Tracy Allen Bignault, 53, of Guyton, Georgia and widower of Evelyn Lee Hall Bignault, died Saturday morning, July 9, 2016, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Mildenhall, Suffolk England, he was a son of Margaret Ann 'Peggy' Mears Bignault Aanderud and the late Howard Emile Bignault. Tracy owned and operated a repossession agency. He loved his family and enjoyed fishing and...

Anne Mally Scheer

Anne Mally Scheer

Jul 4, 2016

In the words of her primary physician Dr. Paul Bradley, Anne Mally Scheer was a firecracker. She was born in New York City on February 15, 1921 and passed away surrounded by her loving children on July 4, 2016. Anne \"with an E\" moved to Savannah in 1948 to marry the love of her life Isadore \"Junior\" Scheer. They enjoyed...

Wendell Purvis Neville,

Wendell Purvis Neville,

Jul 2, 2016

Wendell Purvis Neville, Sr., 93, of Garden City, Georgia and widower of Lila Lee 'Leacy' Hall Neville, died Saturday morning, July 2, 2016, at Westview Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born in Brooklet, Georgia, he was a son of the late Charles Neville and the late Minnie Wilson Neville Langford. Mr. Neville was a longtime active member of Garden City United Methodist...

Rolf Oscar Gullans

Rolf Oscar Gullans

Jul 1, 2016

Rolf Oscar Gullans, 89, died peacefully at his Savannah home on July 1, 2016. He is survived by Mary Lou (Clark), his loving wife of 65 years, and his four children and their spouses, Steve and Stenie Gullans, Louise and Edwin Brooks II, Joan Gullans-Pluck and Garrett Pluck, and Ann and Andrew Nash. He felt blessed to spend many enjoyable...

James Clarence Beagle,

James Clarence Beagle,

Jul 1, 2016

James Clarence 'Jim' Beagle, Sr., 89, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Mildred Rogers Beagle, died Friday evening, July 1, 2016, at Habersham House. Born in Elberton, Georgia, he was a son of the late George W. Beagle and the late Fanida Turman Beagle. Mr. Beagle was a member of Savannah Christian Church. He was a World War II veteran...

Ian Shepherd Hazeltine

Ian Shepherd Hazeltine

Jun 30, 2016

A memorial service for Ian Shepherd Hazeltine, 2, of Pooler, Georgia, will be held at 11 o\'clock Friday morning at Independent Presbyterian Church. Interment will be private.

James Edwin Brown,

James Edwin Brown,

Jun 28, 2016

James Edwin Brown, Sr., 71, of Thunderbolt, Georgia and husband of Linda Zipperer Brown, died Monday evening, June 27, 2016, at his home on the 46th anniversary of his marriage to Linda. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Kenneth Frederick Brown and the late Ann Lynch Brown. James was a Christian and he is at...

Blanche Moon Cohn

Blanche Moon Cohn

Jun 27, 2016

Blanche Louise Moon Cohn, of Richmond Hill, Georgia and wife of Charles J. Cohn, Sr., died Monday morning, June 27, 2016, at her home and surrounded by her family. Born in Grayson, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Raymond L. Moon, Sr. and the late Jimmie Rutledge Moon. Mrs. Cohn was a member of Corinth Baptist Church for...

Lavine Barnes Cobia

Lavine Barnes Cobia

Jun 26, 2016

Lavine Barnes Cobia, 82, of Savannah, Georgia, and widow of Edward Delano Cobia, died Saturday evening, June 25, 2016, at Candler Hospital due to complications from cancer. Born in Glenville, Georgia, on April 15, 1934, Mrs. Cobia was a daughter of the late Robert Leamon Barnes and the late Nina Todd Barnes. She was a 1952 graduate of Commercial High...

William "Bill" Porter

William "Bill" Porter

Jun 24, 2016

William C 'Bill' Porter, 62, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday evening, June 23, 2016, at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Watertown, South Dakota, he was a son of William Clayton Porter I and the late Adelle Weed Porter. Bill graduated from Windsor Forest High School and attended Armstrong State University. He was an avid and very competitive sports...

Richard Morley Flanagan

Richard Morley Flanagan

Jun 24, 2016

Richard Morley Flanagan, 87, died on June 24, 2016 at Spanish Oaks Retreat and Hospice. He died on the 55th anniversary of his marriage to Lois. Dick was born in 1929 in Chicago, IL, and spent his youth in Downers Grove, IL and Grosse Point, MI. After completion of high school, he attended the University of Michigan, graduating in 1950...