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Frances Boyett Smoak
Feb 24, 2017
Midway Frances B. Smoak “Bootsie”, 80, died Friday, February 24, 2017, at home while under the care of Heartland Hospice. She was surrounded by her family. Mrs. Smoak was Sr. Vice President of The Heritage Bank before retiring after 35 years of service. She was chairman of the Liberty County Hospital Authority, which oversaw Liberty Memorial Hospital, before it became...
Sarah Webster
Feb 24, 2017
MidwaySarah L Webster, 80, was called home on February 24, 2017, at 12:15 pm at Candler Hospital in Savannah, Ga.She is survived by Arlie Webster, her husband of 61 years, and her two daughters, Lawanna Webster and Gail Webster Cook (Mike), along with seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.She was predeceased by her son Arlie Leon Webster.Mrs. Webster was the owner...
Major Thomas E. Cribbs (HPD, retired)
Feb 20, 2017
Thomas E. Cribbs, 72, passed away Monday, February 20, 2017, at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah.
Born in Bulloch County to Thomas Ivey and Laura Ruth Cribbs, he was a major with the Hinesville Police Department until his retirement in 2016 after 41 years of service to the community. Major Cribbs was a graduate of the FBI and...
Michael Lewis Riggle
Feb 18, 2017
Michael Lewis Riggle, 64, of Midway, Georgia, passed away Saturday, February 18th. He was born to Alice Brehm Riggle (deceased) and Lt. Col. (Ret) Lewis E. Riggle, in Houston, Texas on January 26, 1953.
An avid outdoorsman, Mike loved to hunt and fish, traveling many times out West to hunt bear, buffalo, antelope, and elk. A skilled welder, Mike was...
Betty W. Brown
Feb 12, 2017
Richmond Hill Betty Brown, 69, went home to be with the Lord she loved, Sunday February 12, 2017. She passed away peacefully with her sons by her side. Betty was born on July 17, 1947 in Savannah, Georgia. She graduated from Robert W. Groves High School in 1965 and earned her cosmetology certificate from Paris Beauty School. In 1966, Betty...
Betty W. Brown
Feb 12, 2017
Richmond Hill
Betty Brown, 69, went home to be with the Lord she loved, Sunday, February 12, 2017. She passed away peacefully with her sons by her side.
Betty was born on July 17, 1947, in Savannah, Georgia. She graduated from Robert W. Groves High School in 1965 and earned her cosmetology certificate from Paris Beauty School.
In 1966,...
Lilian Florence Thompson
Feb 11, 2017
Savannah Lilian Florence Norman Thompson, 88, died Saturday, February 11, 2017, in Savannah. Survived by her husband of nearly 60 years, Arthur Montgomerie Thompson; daughter, Patsy Buccy (E. Lee Davis) of Brooklet; sons, John Thompson (Fran Reisner) of Olympia, WA, and Rob Thompson (Beth Fabinsky) of La Canada-Flintridge, CA; grandchildren, Erin, Kyle, and Evia Thompson of WA, and Ben and...
Lilian Florence Thompson
Feb 11, 2017
Savannah
Lilian Florence Norman Thompson, 88, died Saturday, February 11, 2017, in Savannah.
Survived by her husband of nearly 60 years, Arthur Montgomerie Thompson; daughter, Patsy Buccy (E. Lee Davis) of Brooklet; sons, John Thompson (Fran Reisner) of Olympia, WA, and Rob Thompson (Beth Fabinsky) of La Canada-Flintridge, CA; grandchildren, Erin, Kyle, and Evia Thompson of WA, and...
Milton J. "Mickey" Barratta
Feb 10, 2017
Milton Joseph Barratta, Sr., 81, died on February 10, 2017.
“Mickey” was born on November 5, 1935 in Savannah, GA, where he spent his childhood. In 1958, he and Sallie, his devoted wife of 54 years, made their home in Richmond Hill where they raised their seven children. He often recalled his early years as a student at Blessed Sacrament...
Milton J. "Mickey" Barratta, Sr.
Feb 10, 2017
Milton Joseph Barratta, Sr., 81, died on February 10, 2017. “Mickey” was born on November 5, 1935 in Savannah, GA, where he spent his childhood. In 1958, he and Sallie, his devoted wife of 54 years, made their home in Richmond Hill where they raised their seven children. He often recalled his early years as a student at Blessed Sacrament...
Dorothy Cater Williams
Jan 26, 2017
Dorothy Cater Williams, 103, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2017, at Savannah Hospice House.
Born April 21, 1913, in Syracuse, NY, to Ernest and Georgia McMullen Cater, she was married to Charles Edgar Williams for nearly 66 years until his passing on December 28, 2003. She lived on the Isle of Wight in Midway, GA, for 26 years and...
KIMBERLEE DEINEMA
Jan 24, 2017
Midway Kimberlee J. Deinema, 25, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at home. She lived in Midway the past 4 years and was a long-time resident of New Hampshire and Illinois. She worked at the 204 Animal Hospital. She was a unique and loving person with a compassion for animals. She is survived by one daughter Kennedy Beal; Mother and...
KIMBERLEE DEINEMA
Jan 24, 2017
Midway
Kimberlee J. Deinema, 25, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at home.
She lived in Midway the past 4 years and was a long-time resident of New Hampshire and Illinois. She worked at the 204 Animal Hospital. She was a unique and loving person with a compassion for animals.
She is survived by one daughter Kennedy Beal; Mother...
Terry L. Crowell
Jan 20, 2017
Savannah Terry Lynn Crowell, 71, passed away peacefully at home in Savannah Friday, January 20, 2017. Born in Pontiac, MI, he was a veteran of the United States Air Force, the LA Police Department, and the GBI, where he served as a criminal investigator until his retirement in 2000. He also served in the Coast Guard Auxiliary for 15 years,...
Jimmie Downs, Jr.
Jan 18, 2017
Jimmie R. Downs, Jr., 61, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at home.
He was a life long resident of Hinesville, a veteran of the United States Navy and United States Air Force, and a member of Crossroads Holy Church of God. He worked in law enforcement for many years in the Liberty County Sheriff’s Department and the Ludowici Police...
David Flory
Jan 10, 2017
Hinesville David Flory, 65, passed away at home Tuesday, January 10, 2017, surrounded by his family. Born in Minot, ND, he lived most of his life in Hinesville. He was a member of Hinesville First Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the United States Army and Georgia National Guard. He was a Mason, a Shriner, and a truck driver. ...
Shirley Cowart
Jan 10, 2017
Richmond Hill Shirley Bashlor Dykes Cowart, age 80, was born in Bashlor’s Bridge, Fort Stewart, GA, on September 25, 1936. She entered Heaven’s gates on January 10, 2017. She died peacefully at Hospice House in Savannah, GA, surrounded by all five of her children, several grandchildren-who affectionately call her “Big Mama,” her brother, sister, a special niece and numerous other...
Shirley Cowart
Jan 10, 2017
Shirley Bashlor Dykes Cowart, age 80, was born in Bashlor’s Bridge, Fort Stewart, GA, on September 25, 1936. She entered Heaven’s gates on January 10, 2017. She died peacefully at Hospice House in Savannah, GA, surrounded by all five of her children, several grandchildren-who affectionately call her “Big Mama,” her brother, sister, a special niece and numerous other loved ones....
David Flory
Jan 10, 2017
David Flory, 65, passed away at home Tuesday, January 10, 2017, surrounded by his family. Born in Minot, ND, he lived most of his life in Hinesville. He was a member of Hinesville First Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the United States Army and Georgia National Guard. He was a Mason, a Shriner, and a truck driver. He...
Eileen Zeigler
Jan 8, 2017
Eileen Wilson Zeigler, 72, passed away in Savannah, Georgia on January 8. She was the daughter of the late Emmett J Wilson and Julia R Wilson. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida and grew up in Richmond Hill, Georgia. She was a graduate of Richmond Hill High School.Eileen is predeceased by her husband, William Thomas Zeigler, Jr. She is survived...
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