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Sawyer Lane Duckworth, 25, of Richmond Hill, GA passed away August 12, 2020 at his home. Sawyer was born April 20, 1995 to Bob Duckworth and Lisa Bates Duckworth in Charleston, SC. Sawyer graduated from Richmond Hill High School and attended The Culinary Institute of America. He worked at Pacci in the Brice Hotel, expressed his creativity through his culinary pursuits, enjoyed playing trumpet and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He is survived by his parents and brothers, Connor and Austin. Visitation hours: 6:00-8:00pm on Tuesday, August 18th at the Richmond Hill Funeral Home. A funeral Mass will be held Wednesday, August 19th at St. Anne Catholic Church, Richmond Hill at 11am....

Billy C. Tomlinson, age 81, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019. Billy was born in Echols County, GA. He lived in Rome, GA since 1974 and retired as the Soil Conservation Director for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Soil Conservation Division before moving to Richmond Hill 2 1/2 years ago. Billy was a proud graduate of the University of Georgia. Billy was preceded in death by his wife, Faye Tomlinson. He is survived by his daughter, Charlotte Lynn Green of Rome; his son, Billy E. Tomlinson (Havi) of Richmond Hill; a sister, Wynell Spells (Ronnie) of Statenville, GA; two brothers, Keith Tomlinson (Debbie) of Statenville and Larry Tomlinson (Vonnell) of Tennessee; a grand-daughter,...

Benjamin "Ben" Chambless, age 44, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Ben was born in Jesup. He has worked with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation since 1999 as a Database Administrator and was owner of Spartan IT Solutions. He was an avid Atlanta Falcons fan and a faithful member and Sunday school teacher at Hope Baptist Church in Savannah. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sonny and Frances Chambless. Ben is survived by his wife, Natasha Sikes Chambless of Savannah; three children, Rachel, Evan, and Benji; his siblings, Royce Chambless (Becky) and Ricky Chambless (Cindy) of Ludowici, Gerri Rawls (Curtis) and Sonya Stone (Brian)...

1st SGT Lewis Weitz Gill, 91, passed away September 1, 2019 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Weitz was in the first graduating class at Richmond Hill where he met and married Nellie Lou Scott. He enlisted in the Navy and then transferred to the Marines where he served for 20 years. He served in Korea and Vietnam. Weitz retired as a Postmaster in Townsend, GA after serving 20 years. He is preceded in death by his wife, Nellie Lou and son, Al. Weitz leaves his daughter, Debbie Givens; granddaughters, Georgia Keys, Cheryl Mann and Brandi Hendryx; grandson, Joshua W. Gill, Sr.; great-grandchildren, Conner Hendryx, Kylie Hendryx, Kyle South, Joshua W. Gill Jr., Grayson South, Noah and Skylar...

Alexandra Harrell, 27, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2019. Memorial Service: 11 am, Friday, August 30, 2019 at Richmond Hill Funeral Home. Visitation is one hour prior to the service. Richmond Hill Funeral Home coxrichmondhillfh.com

Linda Brook Traylor, age 58, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2019. Linda was born in Augusta, GA. She lived in Savannah for a number of years before moving to Richmond Hill 29 years ago. She was a Media Specialist at Woodville-Tomkins Technical and Career High School. She previously had worked at Pooler Elementary School and Richmond Hill Elementary School for many years. Linda enjoyed going to the YMCA of Georgia, her Bunco Family, and she especially liked the Atlanta Braves and Georgia Southern Football. She is survived by her children, Alicia Palmer (Jordan) of Denver, CO and Kenneth "Kenny" Traylor, III, of Richmond Hill; her mother, Marcia Brook of Savannah; her father, Neal...

Christopher R. Blocker, 46, passed away August 19, 2019. Funeral: 2pm, Friday, August 23, 2019, Richmond Hill First Baptist Church. Visitation is one hour prior to the service. Richmond Hill Funeral Home coxrichmondhillfh.com

A memorial service in memory of Elizabeth Carlson will be held on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Richmond Hill Funeral Home located at 8901 Ford Avenue, Richmond Hill Ga. 31324. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Elizabeth recently passed away after a lengthy illness. She resided at The Suites at Station Exchange Senior Care in Richmond Hill since 2012. Elizabeth was raised in Chappaqua N.Y., graduating from Horace Greely High School. After marrying the love of her life Harry Carlson Jr, (who predeceased her in 2017) she was an accountant in the mortgage department at The Northern Westchester National Bank of Chappaqua. She paused her career...

James V. Farmer passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Funeral Service: 12pm, Monday, August 12, 2019 at Richmond Hill Funeral Home. Visitation is one hour prior to the service. Burial: Rincon Cemetery Richmond Hill Funeral Home coxrichmondhillfh.com

James G. Pilkington, 67, passed away August 1, 2019. Funeral Mass: Tuesday, 11 a.m., August 6, 2019 at St. Anne Catholic Church. Visitation: 10am-11am Burial: Greenwich Section of Bonaventure Cemetery. Richmond Hill Funeral Home coxrichmondhillfh.com

George Edward Beasley, Sr., 87, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019. George was born in Garfield, GA. He lived in Savannah until moving to Midway in 1986. He was owner and operator of Beasley and Son Paint Contracting and was a Savannah Bus Driver for 28 years. George was a U.S. Air Force Veteran having served in the Korean Conflict. He was a Mason and Shriner. He was a member of Fleming Baptist Church where he was active with the Senior Group. George loved to work and travel. He is preceded in death by his parents, John Beasley and Nannie Beasley Burden; brothers, Floyd Beasley, Marshal Beasley, Andy Beasley, Carl Beasley, and Franklin Beasley; sisters, Mozelle Edenfield, Zadie...

Douglas Alexander Kinard, 81, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2019. Visitation: 6-8pm, Sunday, July 21, 2019 at Richmond Hill Funeral Home. Graveside Service: 11am, Monday, July 22, 2019 at Rosemary Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Metter, GA. Richmond Hill Funeral Home coxrichmondhillfh.com

Sue E. Reed, age 75, passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Sue was born in Quitman, GA. She has lived in Fleming since 1976. She was a member of Fleming Baptist Church where she sang in the choir. She loved to crochet and she loved flowers and gardening. Sue was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Herbert Reed of Fleming; one son, Jeffrey Reed of Fleming; a daughter, Cindy Morse of Eulonia; five grandchildren, Melinda, Jessica, Crystal, Thomas, and Jonathon; thirteen great-grandchildren; two sisters, Rose Marie Wynn of Fleming and Judy Leonard of Valdosta; two brothers, Johnny Rowland and Greg Rowland both of...

Robert Earl "Butch" Reynolds, 65, passed away June 18, 2019. Visitation: 6-8 pm, Friday, June 21, 2019 at Richmond Hill Funeral Home. Memorial Service: 1 pm, Saturday, June 22, 2019 at St. Anne Catholic Church. A complete obituary will follow Friday. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the: Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, 225 Candler Drive, Savannah, GA 31405. Richmond Hill Funeral Home coxrichmondhillfh.com

Roland Burney Mahoney, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather passed away peacefully at home on March 1, 2019. He leaves behind his wife of 57 years, Sandra Rogers Mahoney; son Roland "Buddy" Mahoney, Jr,; daughters Laurie Barre (Matt), Claire Neal (John); grandchildren Ashlee (Ricky), Madison (CJ), Alex and Chandler; great-grandchildren Ryker and Brody; and his wonderful extended family. He was preceded in death by daughter Debbie Mahoney; grandson Michael Douglas; brother Thomas J. Mahoney Jr; and parents Ruth and Thomas J. Mahoney. Roland, "Bubba" or "RB" was born in Savannah on March 3, 1941 and was a 1960 graduate of Benedictine. He served in the US Navy during the...

Robert Alexander Bosque was born November 5, 1929 in Corsicana, TX to Jesse Edward Bosque and Fannie Mae Bosque. Bob passed away on October 10, 2018 in Savannah, GA. He married the love of his life, Jan Wimberly Bosque on June 9, 1953 in Port St Joe, FL and celebrated 52 years of marriage. He was a flight engineer in the USAF and was involved in the Korean War, Berlin Air Lift, Vietnam and many other operations all over the world. Bob retired from the Air Force in 1968 and the family moved from Oklahoma City, OK to Savannah, GA where he worked for Gulfstream for several years before creating his own aviation consulting firm and moved to Dallas, TX. His aviation business allowed Bob and Jan...

Over the weekend of July 21st, 2018, Frank Clancy Jr., long-time professor of English literature, frequent contributor to The Savannah Morning News and organizer of the annual Sebastian Dangerfield St. Patrick's Week Irish Literature Celebration, died of natural causes at his home in Richmond Hill, Georgia. He was 74. Affectionately known by generations of students as "The Professor", Clancy joined the faculty at Armstrong State College in 1974. He specialized in Irish literature and taught passionately for forty years. He is remembered especially for his enthusiastic fostering of Irish Studies on campus and in Savannah. In 1987 he initiated his annual Sebastian Dangerfield Talk and Coffee...