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Mary Hamamie Gannam Saraf Beecher

My grandmother, Mary Gannam Saraf Beecher died Sept. 28 at Hospice Savannah. She was 90 years old. Grandma was born in Manchester, New Hampshire to Annie Abraham and Karem George Gannam. She had been a resident of Savannah for 81 years. Grandma was a communicant of St. James Catholic Church, a homemaker, and ran her own grocery store in her younger years. She was the widow of George Abdulkerim Saraf and Harold Pason Beecher.

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Henry Shelton Sanford

U.S. Diplomat. Founder of Sanford, Florida. Founder of Central Florida citrus industry. Henry Shelton Sanford was born in Woodbury, Connecticut. His parents were Nancy Bateman Shelton and Nehemiah Curtis Sanford. His childhood years were spent in Birmingham, Connecticut where his father and uncle owned the Shelton Tack Company. After traveling extensively for his health, Sanford pursued a career in the diplomatic service. In 1847, he served as Secretary of the American Legation in St. Petersburg. In 1848, he was Acting Secretary of the American Legation in Frankfort.

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Roslyn Holloway Johansson

Roslyn Holloway Johansson, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2003. Born in Brooks County, Georgia, Roslyn lived most of her life in Orlando, Florida. She was a member of Cathedral Church of St. Luke, an active Garden Club participant, and served over 42 years in the ORMC Auxiliary.

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Dorothy Marie Johansson Rhoades

Dorothy Rhoades of Lebanon, PA., formerly of Ludlow Falls passed away on ,January 19, 2011 at Cedar Haven Nursing Home, Lebonon,PA.
Graveside services were conducted March 14, 2011 at Riverside Cemetery,West Milton.

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Jet Wintter Seghers

JET WINTTER SEGHERS

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William Edward "Ed" Baker

William Edward (Ed) Baker age 60 passed away Sunday, June 8, 2014, at his residence in Rome. Ed was born on March 12, 1954, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the son of the late Paul E. Baker and Joyce Mitchell Baker of Adairsville, GA. Ed graduated from Adairsville High School in 1972, Jacksonville State University in 1976 and Candler School of Theology 1982.

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Jet Wintter Seghers Prendeville

JET WINTTER SEGHERS PRENDEVILLE : BORN 1926 - DIED 1996

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Dorothy "Dotty" Glynn Dollins Jones Staples Segool

Dorrothy Glynn Dollins Jones Staples Segool was a beloved wife, mother and grandmother. Dorothy was born in Orlando to John William and Annie Myrtle Jones. She attended Orlando High School, was a member of Sorosis, REOS, REALM and United Methodist Church of Orlando.

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Marcia Bruton

Marcia Brewster Bruton passed away May 26, 2014 at her home in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Known as Mimi to her grandchildren, she is survived by her husband, David A. Bruton, son R. William Blake of Indialantic, FL, daughters Shannon B. Waite of Captiva, FL, and Jessica Bruton of Jacksonville, FL, brothers William G. Brewster of Wellington, FL and Martin M. Brewster of Allentown, PA.

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Henry R. "Hank" McShane

Retired U.S. Navy Commander, Henry R. McShane, died June 3, 2014 at Veterans Victory Home in Walterboro, SC after a long illness. Hank was a former Navy Pilot, serving the reserves for 22 years and in the Korean Conflict. He is the son of William H. McShane and Frances Rayeur McShane, born in Hamburg, NY on October 15, 1928.

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Sam David Tootle

My uncle Sam David Tootle, Sr., of Savannah, Georgia passed away on Saturday, May 31, 2014 at the age of 80. Sam was born in Mendes, Georgia to Foy Monroe Tootle and Lela Purvis Tootle. He married his sweetheart, Rose Marie Saraf, in Savannah, Georgia and with her raised their four children - David, Stephen, Elizbeth "Beth" and Angela.

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William P. Hurd, Jr.

Mr. WILLIAM P. HURD JR., 47, 6101 Yucatan Drive, business administrator of Orlando General Hospital and active in Junior Olympic swimming events, died Sunday.

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