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Mandy Edenfield Lewis Boyett

Mandy Edenfield Lewis Boyett

Aug 7, 2024

Mandy Edenfield Lewis Boyett

Mandy passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. Born in Emanuel County, Georgia on March 6, 1930, Mandy was the fifth child of thirteen children born to the late Melton (Dock) and Vida Mae Edenfield. 

 In September of 1949 Mandy married James Robert Lewis and they resided in Ellabell, Georgia where they raised their children. They shared 39...

Robert Dwayne Howard

Robert Dwayne Howard

Aug 3, 2024

Ellabell- Robert Dwayne Howard, age 43 passed away Saturday, August 3, 2024. Robert was a heavy equipment operator for Vertical Earth and loved riding motorcycles. He enjoyed doing mechanic work and loved his time with his family and friends. Mr. Howard was preceded in death by his grandparents, Linda and Pete Skrine; great grandparents, Katherine Elizabeth and Howard Lee Jones...

Willie Geiger Butler

Willie Geiger Butler

Aug 1, 2024

Mr. Willie Geiger Butler, age 89, passed away at Pruitt Health Nursing Home on Thursday, August 1, 2024. Mr. Butler was born in Bellville, Ga to the late Walter L. Geiger and Gussie Mae Smith Geiger on June 3, 1935.  Mr. Butler was adopted by Otis S. Butler and Fannie Smith Butler.  He served in the Air National Guard and...

Jack Perry Short

Jack Perry Short

Jul 30, 2024

Mr. Jack Perry Short, age 78, passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center. Mr. Short was born in Carrollton, IL to the late Adrian Short and Margaret Morehouse on August 18, 1945. He retired from the U.S. Army having served in Vietnam and as an air traffic controller, and achieved the rank of Sergeant...

Randy Kuhns

Randy Kuhns

Jul 28, 2024

Ellabell- Mr. Randy Kuhns, age 68, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2024. Mr. Kuhns was born in Albion, NY to the late Robert Palmer Kuhns and Lela Mae Lewis Kuhns. He was retired from Atlantic Wood Industries as an welder and an electrician. Mr. Kuhns loved children, was a member of Bethany Church of Ellabell and was an artist. He...

Sherry Carter

Sherry Carter

Jul 21, 2024

Mrs. Sherry Carter, age 63, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2024. Mrs. Carter was born in Savannah to the late Sherrod Smith and Mary Willis Smith on December 20, 1960. She worked for many years as a book keeper and enjoyed gardening, tending to her flowers, watching birds and traveling. 

She was preceded in death by her parents, Sherrod Smith...

Todd Lee McElroy

Todd Lee McElroy

Jul 20, 2024

Savannah- Todd Lee McElroy, age 60 passed away Saturday, July 20, 2024 at St Joseph’s Hospital. Mr. McElroy was born in Lansing, MI to Mr. Allen McElroy and the late Julia Alush McElroy. Todd was honored as the first deaf Eagle Scout in the nation in 1981 and was a long-time member of the Chatham County Association of the Deaf....

Randall Lamar Payne

Randall Lamar Payne

Jul 18, 2024

Ellabell- Randall Lamar Payne, age 55 passed away Thursday, July 18, 2024 at his home after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Payne was born in Vidalia, GA on November 23, 1968 to Florence Underwood Lawson and the late James Payne. He grew up in Savannah, GA and attended Thompkins High School. Mr. Randall was the owner and operator of...

Charlotte Mingledorff

Charlotte Mingledorff

Jul 17, 2024

Ms. Charlotte Mingledorff, age 50, passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Ms. Mingledorff was born in Dublin, GA to Ray Gillis, Sr. and Brenda S. Ely Gillis on October 8, 1973. She obtained her CNA Certificate and was employed with Amedisys Hospice for 10 years. Ms. Mingledorff was a member of Savannah Holy Church of God and enjoyed crafting,...

Dr. C. Norton Sims, MD

Dr. C. Norton Sims, MD

Jul 12, 2024

C. Norton Sims, MD died December 6, 2022. Dr Sims, was born February 11, 1937, with his identical twin Graham Sims, to Elnita Tippett Sims and Clark Madison Sims in Savannah Georgia. They grew up in Pembroke, Georgia with brother and sisters Harold, Evelyn and Ramona. He was a high school basketball guard, and a champion feather-weight wrestler in college....

Kimberly Lorraine Fountain Fortner

Kimberly Lorraine Fountain Fortner

Jul 10, 2024

Mrs. Kimberly Lorraine Fountain Fortner, age 43, passed away at Savannah Hospice on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. Mrs. Fortner was born in Savannah to James Randall Fountain and Linda Joyce Deal Fountain on April 26, 1980. She was a graduate of Bryan County High School and received her LPN from Ogeechee Technical College and was employed with Browns Health and...

Barbara Nell Hodges

Barbara Nell Hodges

Jul 8, 2024

Mrs. Barbara Nell Hodges, age 85, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2024. Mrs. Hodges was born in Claxton to the late Dewey Lee Gibson and Mattie Futch Gibson on September 3, 1938. She worked for over 30 years as a seamstress with several garment manufactures, the last being Claxton Manufacturing Company. Mrs. Hodges attended Beulah Baptist Church and enjoyed...

Douglas Allen Snider

Douglas Allen Snider

Jul 8, 2024

Ellabell- Mr. Douglas Allen Snider, age 86, passed away Monday afternoon, July 8, 2024 at his home. Mr. Snider was born in Dublin, GA to the late Glasglow Snider and Arlena Everson Snider. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force Security Services and served as a general manager for National Linen Service for over 25 years. Mr....

Joseph Adam McKinney

Joseph Adam McKinney

Jul 8, 2024

Pembroke- Mr. Joseph Adam McKinney, Sr. age 59, passed away Monday, July 8, 2024. Mr. McKinney was born in Claxton, GA to the late Milton McKinney and Doris Barnard McKinney. Adam was a tree surgeon with Jones Brothers Tree Surgeons and was a heavy equipment operator. He was an excellent mechanic and worked on everything from small engines to diesels....

James Lawrence Johnson

James Lawrence Johnson

Jul 4, 2024

Mr. James Lawrence Johnson, age 82, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Effingham Care and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Johnson was born in Savannah to the late Elijah T. Johnson and Mamie Louise Mock Johnson on March 29, 1942. He was a member of Sand Hill Baptist Church and enjoyed fishing, woodworking, and singing. Mr. Johnson was a member...

Doris Waters

Doris Waters

Jul 4, 2024

BLOOMINGDALE: Mrs. Doris Waters, 77, died peacefully early Friday, May 6, 2011 after a long illness. She was born in Baxley, GA to Elizabeth and Maxie Doyle Evans, July 18, 1933. She was one of seven children. She moved to Savannah in 1953 and was the mother of three children and … Mostly though, she loved her family: her daughters,...

Richard "Red" Waters

Richard "Red" Waters

Jul 4, 2024

Ellabell-  Richard “Red” Randolph Waters, age 85, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at St. Joseph’s Hospital.  Mr. Waters was a native to Wilmington NC and a U.S. Navy veteran having served during the Korean War.  He was a retired master upholsterer with over 20 years of service at Gulfstream Aerospace.  He was a member and deacon at First Primitive...

Karen Virginia Boutwell

Karen Virginia Boutwell

Jun 27, 2024

Ellabell- Karen Virginia Boutwell, age 40 passed away Thursday, June 27, 2024. Ms. Boutwell was born in Savannah, GA to Allen R Boutwell and Kathy Diane Jarrell Boutwell. Karen was a graduate of Bryan County High School where she loved being part of the Redskin Softball Team. She later attended Georgia Southern University and enjoyed playing intermural softball there. She...

Gerald David Provost, Sr.

Gerald David Provost, Sr.

Jun 27, 2024

Ellabell- Gerald David Provost, Sr. age 90, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2024 at St. Josephs Hospital. Mr. Provost was born in Rochester, NY to the late Ross and Nora Whol Provost. He served in the United States Air Force in North Africa during the Korean War. After his military service, he was a commercial truck driver for many years....

Sue Quattlebaum

Sue Quattlebaum

Jun 24, 2024

Pembroke- Mary Sue Timms Quattlebaum, age 79, passed away Monday, June 24, 2024 at her home. Mrs. Quattlebaum was born April 10, 1945 in Cuthbert, GA to the late Windell Russell Timms, Sr. and Mary Hazel Dunaway Timms. Mrs. Sue was a long-time resident of Pembroke and served as a Licensed Practical Nurse for Dr. W. E. Smith for many...

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