Obituaries

Lewis "L.R." Reynolds McCumber

Dec 29, 2012

Obituary Mr. Lewis R. “L.R.” McCumber age 73 passed away Saturday, December 29, 2012 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. The Tattnall County native had lived in Savannah most of his life. He was the owner and operator of Pay Less Cash and Carry Wholesale Grocery.  He loved to fish and was an...

Michael Leland Somers

Dec 28, 2012

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Michael Leland Somers age 53 passed away Friday, December 28, 2012 at his residence surrounded by his family and under the care of Hospice Savannah. He was born in Toule, France on a military base. Michael grew up in Vidalia, GA;  At the age of 22, he moved to Irvington, New Jersey where he...

Rev. C.B. Smith

Dec 25, 2012

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Reverend "CB" Smith, age 94 passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at Optim Medical Center Tattnall. The Evans County native had lived in Claxton for the past 26 years. He was a traveling Evangelist who truly loved the Lord, ministering, teaching and spreading the word of God to many all...

Ellen Christine (Wiley) Harris

Dec 23, 2012

Springfield GA,

Ellen Christine Harris, age 90, passed away Sunday December 23, 2012 at her home surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Hospice Advantage of Savannah.   Christine was a loving and dedicated wife, mother, and friend.   She is preceded in death by her parents Jim and Sudie Wiley, her husband Chester Harris, her...

Hugh Benjamin Roberts

Dec 21, 2012

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Hugh B. Roberts age 74 passed away Friday, December 21, 2012 at his residence surrounded by his family and under the care of Hospice Savannah. He was a native of Bulloch County, a 1959 graduate of Statesboro High School and lived most of his life in Savannah. Hugh was a loving father,...

Dorothy (Weathers) Groover

Dec 17, 2012

Obituary

Dorothy Groover age 85 of Glennville passed away Monday, December 17, 2012 at Evans Memorial Hospital in Claxton. Mrs. Dorothy was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was employed at Glenvue Nursing Home for over 20 years and was known as a fantastic cook. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack...

Alma (Tucker) Myers

Nov 30, 2012

Claxton,

Mrs. Alma Tucker Myers, age 63 passed away Friday November 30, 2012 at her residence.  The Emanuel County native had lived in Candler County most of her life moving to Claxton two years ago.  She was a homemaker and a member of Collins Full Gospel.  She loved to make biscuits and drink her coffee.  She is...

Ray Winston Aiken

Nov 28, 2012

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Ray Winston Aiken, age 60, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at his residence surrounded by his family and under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice.  A Chatham County native, Ray had lived in Savannah and Hilton Head, South Carolina moving to Tattnall County in 1988.  He was a U.S Army veteran...

Ruth (Kennedy) Rogers

Nov 23, 2012

Reidsville

Mrs. Ruth Kennedy Rogers , age 96 passed away Friday November 23, 2012 at home.  The Tattnall County native had lived in Savannah many years moving back to Reidsville in 1985.  She was a retired retail clerk working for many...

Peggy E. Kennedy

Nov 14, 2012

Reidsville,

Mrs. Peggy Evans Kennedy age 91 passed away Wednesday November 14, 2012 at Optim Medical Center Tattnall.  The Sylvania native was reared in Rocky Ford moving to Reidsville in 1960.  She was a homemaker and a member of the Reidsville United Methodist Church.  She loved to cook, tend to her...

Mark Stephen Emerson

Nov 13, 2012

Obituary

Captain Mark Emerson , age 64 passed away Tuesday November 13, 2012 at his residence.  The Connecticut native had lived in Savannah most of his life moving to New Branch Community twenty two years ago.  He was a veteran of the US Marines and was a retired Captain from the Savannah Fire...

James Patrick Huhn, III

Nov 12, 2012

Obituary James Patrick Huhn, III “Jim” passed away suddenly Monday, November 12, 2012. He was born to James and Linda (Tholkes) Huhn on July 10, 1972, in Beaufort, SC. Jim grew up in the suburban Philadelphia area and graduated from Bradwell Institute in Hinesville, GA., in 1990. He married Lesa Tilley in 1993 and they had two daughters,...

Byron J. Smith

Nov 9, 2012

Byron J. Smith, 79, passed away at his home after a long illness under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice on Friday, November 9, 2012.  Mr. Smith was born August 12, 1933 in LaFayette, Alabama.   A native of LaFayette, Alabama, he lived the last 44 years in Reidsville, Georgia.  Mr. Smith was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and community...

Nathaniel Milton

Nov 5, 2012

Obituary

Nathaniel Milton was born to the late Alexander and Marie Milton on November 4, 1937. He was called home on November 5, 2012. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Milton, Freddie Matthew Milton and one sister Mrs. Mary Carter. Nathaniel married Elnora Owens of Yemasee, South Carolina. They had six sons,...

Carl Preslar

Nov 1, 2012

Obituary Carl Preslar , age 92 went home to be with the Lord and his beloved wife on Thursday November 1, 2012. He was at his residence under the care of his family, friends and Ogeechee Hospice. Mr. Preslar was a native of Tattnall County.  He delivered ice to many of the homes in the Reidsville...

Myrtle Lee (Todd) Caison

Oct 29, 2012

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Myrtle Todd Caison, born March 7, 1927  age 85, passed away Monday, October 29, 2012 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah after a brief illness.  A Glennville native, she was the oldest of twelve children. Myrtle lived most of her life in Long County. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker. She...

Melba Cordelia (Jones) Keeton

Oct 28, 2012

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Mrs. Melba Keeton age 73 passed away Sunday October 28, 2012 at her residence under the care of her family and Serenity Hospice.  The Newnan, Georgia native had lived all over the country during her working career but mostly in New York and Atlanta.  She retired from American Express moving to Tattnall...

Karen Marie (Lynch) Gionet

Oct 28, 2012

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Karen Gionet, age 63 passed away after a short illness, Sunday, October 28, 2012 at her residence surrounded by her family and under the care of Hospice Savannah. She was a native of Boston, Massachusetts, living in Jacksonville, Florida before moving to Hinesville. She attended Florida Community College. She was a...