local obituaries
John Durell "Duke" Hodges
May 30, 2009
West Chatham Chapel Savannah - Mr. John Durell "Duke" Hodges, 70, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2009 at Hospice Savannah with his wife by his side. Mr. Hodges was born in Bulloch County. He grew up in Guyton and resided in Savannah most of his adult life. He attended the Independent Presbyterian Church. He was an active member of...
Joyce Maddox
May 27, 2009
West Chatham Chapel Marlow-Mrs. Joyce Conaway Maddox, 82, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at The Place at Pooler. She was born in Effingham County to the late Judge James Ralph & Claire Conaway. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and she was a homemaker. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Carl F. Maddox,...
Winifred S. Morris
May 25, 2009
West Chatham Chapel Meldrim-Mrs. Winifred S. Morris, 88, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2009. Mrs. Morris was born in Bulloch County to the late S.B. & Inez Knight Smith. She was Past Worthy Matron of the Richard T. Turner Order of the Eastern Star and a member of the Meldrim Baptist Church. Mrs. Morris was preceded in death by...
Concetta Palmigiano Ferrante
May 23, 2009
Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Homes P.O. Box 295 Springfield, GA 31329 912-754-6421 Fax 912-754-3426 PICTURE Concetta Palmigiano "Dolly" Ferrante Rincon - Concetta Palmigiano "Dolly" Ferrante, 78, died Saturday, May 23, 2009 at Candler Hospital. The Brooklyn, NY native was a longtime resident of N. Providence, RI before moving to Georgia. She was of Catholic Faith. She was preceded...
Naomi Shearouse Alderman
May 23, 2009
Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Homes P.O. Box 295 Springfield, GA 31329 912-754-6421 Fax 912-754-3426 Naomi Shearouse Alderman Naomi Shearouse Alderman, of Springfield, Georgia, died Saturday, morning, May 23, 2009 at her home. Born June 26, 1915, Mrs. Alderman was a native of Effingham County, and the widow of Alonzo Floyd Alderman, who predeceased her in 2003. She was...
Eunice Boykin Peavy
May 21, 2009
Eunice Boykin Peavy, 88, went home to our Father, to join angels and saints in His praise, reunited with loved ones who went on before. She died on Thursday, the 21st of May, 2009, at her son's home in Rincon, after having resided there for almost five months. Come the 13th of next month she would have celebrated her 70th...
Ernestine Carpenter Nease
May 18, 2009
West Chatham Chapel Mrs. Ernestine Carpenter Nease went home to be with her beloved Lord on Monday, May 18, 2009 at the age of 95 with her daughter, Cheri by her side. Mrs. Nease was affectionately known as Granny Who. Mrs. Nease was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde W. Nease, Sr.; her parents, Ernest and Fannie Carpenter; her...
Minnie Lee Phillips
May 18, 2009
West Chatham Chapel Garden City-Miss Minnie Lee Phillips, 101, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2009 at the Bryan County Health & Rehabilitation Center. Miss Phillips was born in Spartenburg, SC to the late Barney & Jane Phillips. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Garden City. She graduated from the Candler School of Nursing in 1929...
Vernon Eugene Lanier
May 16, 2009
West Chatham Chapel Black Creek - Vernon Eugene Lanier, 77, was called by his maker, while surrounded by his family on May 16, 2009 after a long illness. Vernon was a lifelong resident of Black Creek and was a Korean War Veteran. He owned his own construction business for well over 15 years and was a member of Local 256...
Van Allen "Buck" Lovell
May 14, 2009
West Chatham Chapel Bloomingdale-Mr. Van Allen "Buck" Lovell, 84, passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at Hospice Savannah. The Chatham County native was a Deacon of the Ash Street Baptist Church and served his country in the United States Navy. He retired from Savannah Machine and Shipyard and the Boilermakers Union Local # 26. Survivors include his wife of...
Clarence Reid Ullum
May 14, 2009
Clarence Reid Ullman Guyton - Clarence Reid Ullman, 87, died Thursday, May 14, 2009 at Memorial Health. The Liberty County native was a member of Zion Lutheran Church for 59 years. He served in the U.S. Amry during WWII and was a member of the American Legion Post #135. He was a member of the I.B.E.W. Local #508 for 65...
Phyllis T. Roethler
May 13, 2009
West Chatham Chapel Pooler - Mrs. Phyllis T. Roethler, 65, entered eternal life on Wednesday, May 13, 2009. Mrs. Roethler was born on August 26, 1943 in Bronx, N.Y. She was a Bradley Dixie employee for over 20 years. Survivors include her husband, Jerald Roethler; one son, Jerald Roethler, Jr.; four daughters, Kathy Grant, Laura Montgomery, Donna Kallas and Theresa...
Becky Lynn Miller Toler
May 10, 2009
West Chatham Chapel Mrs. Becky Lynn Miller Toler There is emptiness in our hearts as we grieve a very special person Bloomingdale-Mrs. Becky Lynn Miller Toler, 51, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 10, 2009. Leaving behind the love of her life for 36 years, James H. Toler of Bloomingdale; an extraordinary son and daughter-in-law, Adam and...
Lawrence E. Lollis, Jr.
May 8, 2009
West Chatham Chapel Bloomingdale-Mr. Lawrence E. Lollis, Jr., 86, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2009 in Apopka, FL. Mr. Lollis was a member of the Faulkville Baptist Church and was preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor E. Lollis. He served his country in the U.S. Navy and retired from Derst Bakery. Survivors include three children, Larry Lollis of...
William Earl "Danny" Morgan, Jr.
May 8, 2009
Pooler-William Earl "Danny" Morgan, Jr. went to be with the Lord on May 8, 2009, where he was residing at Savannah Nursing and Rehab. Danny was born in Chatham County, GA on April 28, 1940 to the late William Early and Mildred Kinney Morgan. He retired from Gulfstream in Port Wentworth and he was a Charter Member of Rothwell Street...
Helen Hodges Rollins
May 5, 2009
West Chatham Chapel Port Wentworth-Mrs. Helen Hodges Rollins, 89 years old, passed away on May 5, 2009 at her home. Mrs. Rollins was born in Screven County and was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Walter P. Rollins. She and her husband helped to start seven Churches with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and were known for their generous...
Mary Ann Jones
May 3, 2009
West Chatham Chapel Tennessee - Mary Ann Jones, 66, died Sunday, May 3, 2009 at her home in Crawford, Tennessee. Mrs. Jones was born November 25, 1942 in Screven County to the late Lamar and Florrie Lee Murray. She was a retired truck driver and a member of the Monterey First Baptist Church in Tennessee. Survivors include her husband of...
Ruth Lucille Mcburney Mcelveen
May 2, 2009
West Chatham Chapel Mrs. Ruth Lucille McBurney McElveen May 7, 1923 - May 2, 2009 Mrs. Ruth Lucille McBurney McElveen, 85, of Pooler, died on May 2, 2009 at The Place at Pooler, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after an extended illness. A native of Barnesville, Ohio, Ruth was valedictorian of her Bethesda High School graduating class and an honors graduate...
Lynn Rawlings "Honey" Nowell
May 2, 2009
West Chatham Chapel Bloomingdale-Ms. Lynn Rawlings Nowell, "Honey", 53, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2009 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Lynn lived in Bloomingdale all of her life and was a loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her father, Bill Rawlings. Survivors include two sons, Trey Nowell of South Guyton...
Ruth Flowers Davis
May 1, 2009
West Chatham Chapel Pooler-Mrs. Ruth Flowers Davis, 82, died Friday, May 1, 2009 at Hospice House. A Quitman County native, she lived most of her life in Port Wentworth and moved to Pooler three years ago. She was a devoted member of First Baptist Church, Port Wentworth, having taught Sunday School and was active in W.M.U. for many years. She...
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