Larry D. Weddle
Apr 14, 2023
Springfield – Larry D. Weddle, 81, passed away April 14, 2023 at his home in Springfield.
Larry was born in Detroit, MI, served in the Army and graduated from the University of Florida with an Ag Economics degree. He joined Purina Mills in 1967 at the Detroit headquarters. Later he became a District Sales Manager, living in...
Teresa Burnsed James
Apr 14, 2023
Teresa Burnsed James, Age 66. Passed away April 14, 2023, at home surrounded by her loving family.
She was preceded in death by her daughter Emily Gail Burgess and her brother Arthur Jack Burnsed Sr.
Teresa is survived by her loving husband of 20 years, William W. James and children, Sarah (Jerry) Livingston, Jessica (Terry)...
Reginald Clay Helmly
Apr 13, 2023
Reginald Clay Helmly , 57, passed away on April 13 after a courageous battle with leukemia. Clay was born in Savannah, GA and graduated from Savannah Christian Preparatory School in 1984. He has lived in Clyo, GA for the past 35 years.
Clay will be remembered for his love of the Lord, his family, and...
Eloise B. Woods
Apr 13, 2023
Port Wentworth, Mrs. Eloise B. Woods, 76, passed away April 13, 2023, at home with family at her side.
Mrs. Eloise was the previous owner and operator of Woods Seafood and was a member of LifeSpring Worship Center. She is preceded in death by her parents, George and Virginia Bragg; husband, James H. Woods; son, Charles Ray...
Paul Rickman Uhlenbrock
Apr 13, 2023
Paul Rickman Uhlenbrock "Ricky", 46 passed away at home April 13,2023 in Brooklet, GA. He was born June 14, 1976, to Paul and Rita Uhlenbrock.
Ricky was born in Kentucky where he spent a short time until moving to Savannah with his family as a child. He attended Windsor Forest High School and later went...
Norman Virgil Beatty
Apr 13, 2023
Norman Virgil Beatty, 83, passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2023.
Norman had been retired for many years.  He loved reading, gardening,...
Wilton Gary Callaway
Apr 12, 2023
Port Wentworth - Gary Callaway passed away on April 12,
2023 at Heritage Inn Health and Rehabilitation in Statesboro,
Georgia after a long illness.
Gary lived the majority of his life in Port Wentworth, Georgia
and was a member of First Baptist Church of Port Wentworth.
He had lived...
George Edward Helmey (Eddie) (Pops)
Apr 11, 2023
George Edward Helmey, Jr. (Eddie) (Pops) 62, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2023 following an extended illness. He was born November 26, 1960 in Savannah, GA and lived in Guyton, GA.
Eddie was a 1978 graduate of Effingham County High School, Springfield, GA. He attended Savannah Vocational Technical School for machining. He retired from Gulfstream Aerospace after...
Ruth Trammell Gresham
Apr 10, 2023
Mrs. Ruth Trammell Gresham, 98, of Bloomingdale, Georgia, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023 at her home.
Ruth was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee to the late Daniel C. Trammell and Jessie Carroll Trammell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William P. Gresham, and a son, Mark Gresham. She retired as the Financial Secretary...
Bertie Rotureau
Apr 10, 2023
Mrs Bertie Mae Barnes Rotureau went home to be with her Lord and Savior on April 10, 2023, just shy of her 90 th birthday. Born June 15, 1933, in Leefield, GA to John and Leila Hawkins Barnes, she graduated from Brooklet High School in Bulloch County in 1950. She worked as a bank teller in Statesboro then Savannah,...
Dewey Sikes
Apr 10, 2023
Springfield – Dewey W. Sikes, 79, passed away April 10, 2023 at St. Joseph's Hospital.
The Effingham County native was a graduate of Carlisle Military School, a retired US Navy Vietnam veteran and had retired from the 165 th Georgia Air National Guard as a fireman. He was a lifelong member of the Historical Effingham Society. Â Dewey...
Mary Beasley Hughes
Apr 9, 2023
Rincon – Mary Beasley Hughes, 85, passed away April 9, 2023 at Effingham Hospital.
The Bulloch County native was a member of First Baptist Church of Port Wentworth and served on the visitation committee. She retired from Chatham County Board of Education as a librarian. She loved to read and cook. Above all else she was a...
David Everette Grizzard
Apr 9, 2023
Mr. David Everette Grizzard, 79, of Rincon, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2023 at St. Joseph's Hospital.
David was born in Savannah, Georgia and had lived there for a number of years before moving to Rincon. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alex William Grizzard and Nella Inez Davis Grizzard. He was also...
James Solomon "Jim" Hemby
Apr 7, 2023
Mr. James Solomon "Jim" Hemby, 76, of Bloomingdale, Georgia, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023 at Magnolia Manor.
Jim was born in Savannah, Georgia  and lived in Garden City for a number of years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edwin Bolton Hemby and Gervaise Walker Hemby, as well as his sister, Janice Gail...
Luis Angel Cerna Alarcon
Apr 7, 2023
Mr. Luis Angel Cerna Alarcon, 76, of Pooler, Georgia, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023 at St. Joseph's Hospital.
Luis was born in Metapan, El Salvador to the late Jose Abel Cerna and Elsa Rosa Calito. He retired from Pilgram's Meat Processing and he enjoyed going and spending time at the Pooler Senior Citizens Center.
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Carolyn Elaine Hyslop
Apr 6, 2023
Carolyn Elaine Hyslop, age 76, passed away in home hospice on April 6, 2023. Carol was a resident of Guyton, Georgia. Carol was born in Vincennes, Indiana on February 16, 1947. The only child of Wesley and Bernadine Hillman who both passed away many years ago, Carol grew up in the small town of Lawrenceville,...
Patricia "Nana Pat" Turner
Apr 6, 2023
Mrs. Patricia "Nana Pat" Turner, 81, of Port Wentworth, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at Hospice Savannah.
Pat was born in Orlando, Florida to the late Solan and Thelma Rizer Jones. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Turner, and two sisters, Montez Jones and Shirley Butler. She was a member...
Betty Carolyn Kessler Arnsdorff
Apr 6, 2023
Betty "Carolyn" Kessler Arnsdorff
Beloved daughter of Alton and Blanche Kessler of Rincon GA, sister of Alton "Benny" Kessler, who preceded her in death, died Thursday April 6, 2023 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. She is survived by her husband of sixty seven years, Daniel Mack (D.M.) Arnsdorff, son Michael Arnsdorff (Angie), daughter Dawn Baker (David)...
Anthony "Tony" Di Benedetto
Apr 3, 2023
Mr. Anthony "Tony" Di Benedetto, 78, of Pooler, Georgia, passed away on Monday, April 3, 2023 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Tony was born in Manhattan, New York to the late Vito and Sadie Vitale Di Benedetto. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Joseph Di Benedetto. Tony was proud of his...
Dallas E. Exley
Apr 3, 2023
Springfield – Dallas E. Exley, 80, passed away April 3, 2023 at St. Joseph's Hospital.
The Effingham County native served in the Army National Guard and was a retired owner/operator of Exley Wood Floors. He was a lifelong member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church where he served on church council, as Sunday School treasurer, and a member...
