Obituaries

Mary Gibson Kennedy

Mary Gibson Kennedy

Jan 12, 2016

Mary Gibson Kennedy, 81, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Paul Russell Kennedy, Jr., died Tuesday afternoon, January 12, 2016, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Richwood, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Jarrald Paul Gibson and the late Ina Rachel Hill Gibson. Mary was an active and dedicated member of White Bluff United Methodist Church where she...

Charles Ramm Holm,

Charles Ramm Holm,

Jan 11, 2016

Charles Ramm Holm, Jr., 84 of Midway and Savannah, Georgia and widower of Lavenia Clarke Holm, died Monday morning, January 11, 2016, at Candler Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Charles Ramm Holm, Sr. and the late Ruth Carr Holm. Mr. Holm was of the Catholic faith. He moved to Oliver, GA in 1953,...

Elizabeth Dillard White

Elizabeth Dillard White

Jan 10, 2016

Elizabeth Dillard White, 96, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Charles J. 'Buster' White, Jr., died Sunday morning, January 10, 2016. She was born May 28, 1919 in Richland, GA. Known to her friends as \"Beebe\", she was the Manager of the Cosmetic Department at Fines on Broughton Street for nearly forty years. Her hobbies were gardening, hand crafts, playing...

Zena Levin Kaplan

Zena Levin Kaplan

Jan 10, 2016

Zena Levin Kaplan, 86, died at her home on January 10, 2016. Born on April 7, 1929, she was a life-long resident of Savannah and was the daughter of Ruth and Joe Levin. Zena attended local schools and was a graduate of Savannah High School. Shortly out of school and at the age of 18 she married her husband of...

Sylvia Graham Schmelz

Sylvia Graham Schmelz

Jan 10, 2016

Mrs. Sylvia Yvonne Graham Schmelz, 80, died early Friday morning the 8th of January 2016. The Savannah, GA native was the only child of Alletha and Rufus Graham, was a graduate of Coker College, and enjoyed her career as an elementary school teacher. She will be laid to rest in Savannah alongside her parents. She is survived by her husband...

Burton "Burt" Udinsky

Burton "Burt" Udinsky

Jan 5, 2016

Burton 'Burt' Meyer Udinsky, 90, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Sylvia Adler Udinsky, died Tuesday morning, January 5, 2016, at Buckingham South and under the care of Hospice Savannah. Born in St. George, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Aaron Udinsky and the late Pauline Gertman Udinsky. Mr. Udinsky was a member of Congregation Agudath Achim....

Msgt Force (Ret.)

Msgt Force (Ret.)

Jan 5, 2016

MSgt Jack T. Waterlander, 77, U. S. Air Force (Ret.), of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Grace Schaap Waterlander, died Tuesday morning, January 5, 2016, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, he was the son of the late Elmer Waterlander and the late Tina Harmens Waterlander. Jack was a member of the Church of Christ. He retired from...

Mildred Knausman Cropper

Mildred Knausman Cropper

Jan 5, 2016

Mildred Caroline Cropper, age 96, of Richmond Hill, Georgia and widow of Ellis Russell Crapper, died Tuesday morning January 5, 2016 at Hospice Savannah after a prolonged illness. Born in Ridgewood (Queens County), New York City, she was the only child of the late Henry Knausman and the late Elizabeth Fackner Knausman. Mildred was a life-long member of the Lutheran...

L. Richard Lightsey

L. Richard Lightsey

Jan 4, 2016

Lawrence Richard Lightsey, seventy-seven, of Pooler, Georgia and husband of Sharon Mullininx Lightsey, passed away Monday afternoon, January 4, 2016, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Robert Cleveland Lightsey and the late Elizabeth Ansley Lightsey. Richard was a member of Skidaway Island Baptist Church. He was a United States Navy veteran and...

Ernestine Thomas Underwood

Ernestine Thomas Underwood

Jan 3, 2016

Ernestine Thomas Underwood, 93, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of PFC Wilburn Theo Underwood, U. S. Army, died Saturday evening, January 2, 2016, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Wheeler County, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Edward Colin Thomas and the late Emmie Jones Thomas. Mrs. Underwood was a longtime member of Coastal Cathedral Church of God. Her...

Katherine Zell Anderson

Katherine Zell Anderson

Dec 29, 2015

Katherine 'Katie' Zell Anderson, 25, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday morning, December 29, 2015, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of Zell Lanier Anderson and Buford Clinton Anderson, Jr. Katie was of the Episcopal faith. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Dr. Lonnie Richard Lanier, Jr. and Zell Moore Lanier....

Charlesetta Lambert Jackson

Charlesetta Lambert Jackson

Dec 28, 2015

Charlesetta Lambert Jackson, 92, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Melton Raymond Jackson, died Sunday evening, December 27, 2015, at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Randy Thomas Hooks

Randy Thomas Hooks

Dec 25, 2015

Randy Thomas Hooks, 63, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Ligia Maria Chacon Hooks, died Friday evening, December 25, 2015, in Savannah. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Jeannie Ricks Johnson

Jeannie Ricks Johnson

Dec 25, 2015

Jeannie Ricks Johnson, 77, of Cumming, Georgia and formerly of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Johnnie Ray Johnson, died Friday morning, December 25, 2015, at Northside Hospital Forsyth in Cumming, Georgia. Born in Soperton, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Herbert Ricks and the late Maggie Jane Webb Ricks. Mrs. Johnson attended Highlands Church in Cumming. She was a...

Mildred Cook Madray

Mildred Cook Madray

Dec 24, 2015

Mildred 'Millie' Jessie Cook Madray, 84, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Richard Frank Madray, died Wednesday afternoon, December 23, 2015, at her home. Born in Estill, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Hance Ford Cook and the late Jessie Terry Cook. Mrs. Madray was a member of Bible Baptist Church. For many years she drove a...

Craig Michael Flaherty

Craig Michael Flaherty

Dec 24, 2015

Craig Michael Flaherty, 39, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday evening, December 22, 2015, at Candler Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Emily "Neese" Williams

Emily "Neese" Williams

Dec 22, 2015

Emily Denise 'Neese' Williams, 57, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Vincent Hazzard, died Monday evening, December 21, 2015, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of Rosalyn Scott Williams and the late Charlie Williams. Neese was a member of First Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and a licensed cosmetologist. Neese loved...

Elizabeth Durden Jenkins

Elizabeth Durden Jenkins

Dec 21, 2015

Elizabeth 'Betty' Durden Jenkins, 77, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of E. Joseph Jenkins, died Sunday evening, December 20, 2015, at Landmark Hospital of Savannah. Born in Savannah, she was a daughter of the late Alex Coleman Durden and Lucille Elizabeth Abbott Durden. She was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Mrs. Jenkins was a nurse who worked at...

James "Jimmy" Goethe,

James "Jimmy" Goethe,

Dec 20, 2015

James Samuel 'Jimmy' Goethe, Jr., 86, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Mary Ellen Wilson Goethe, died Saturday evening, December 19, 2015, at Hospice Savannah. A son of the late James S. and Mabel J. Goethe, he was a member of Calvary Baptist Temple for over 55 years. At Calvary, he served as a Sunday School teacher, usher and greeter....

Zelda Mirsky Newman

Zelda Mirsky Newman

Dec 17, 2015

Zelda Mirsky Newman, 88, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015, at Hospice of the Valley ' Sherman Home, in Phoenix, Arizona. Born in Savannah on October 2, 1927, she was the daughter of Fannie and Norman Mirsky. She married Solomon Max Newman on November 26, 1950 in Savannah, Georgia. She is survived by her three children, Beth Shernoff (Neil Shernoff)...