Obituaries

Dec 26, 2025

Augusta, GA – 100 years old, passed away at her home on Friday, December 26, 2025, with her two daughters by her side.

Louise was married to Roy Brothers who predeceased her, along with her parents. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She leaves behind her two daughters: Sherry Ficeto and Debra Cain; three grandchildren: Angela Puglissi (John), Glenn...

Dec 25, 2025

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Dec 25, 2025

Doyle Eugene Cozart, 91, of Grovetown, Georgia, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2025. He was a beloved father, granddaddy, and brother.

He graduated from North Augusta High School and the University of Georgia. He started his career at an early age with Belk Department Stores and completed it as a financial planner with John Hancock. He was a longtime supporter...

Dec 24, 2025

Evans, GA – Surrounded by her family, Diane Miller Boozer, 81, loving wife of Jimmy Jefferson Boozer, entered into her eternal rest on Wednesday, December 24, 2025.

Born on January 14, 1944, in Newberry SC, Diane was the only child of the late Colie and Frances Miller. She graduated from Newberry High School in 1962 and married on December 22, 1963....

Dec 24, 2025

Augusta, GA -- Helene Schmid O’Connell, aged 93, passed away on December 24, 2025. She was born on January 22, 1932, to Helena Schmid (Käsmayr) and Franz Schmid in Augsburg, Germany. The family emigrated to the United States in 1938 to live in New York. Helene graduated from Walton High School and the Katharine Gibbs School. Helene met Francis X....

Dec 24, 2025

Evans, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, E. Wayne Connor, 83, loving husband of 49 years to Gail Connor.

Mr. Connor was born in Appling, Georgia, and was a proud graduate of Harlem High School and Georgia Southern University. He devoted many years of his professional life to Ferguson Industrial, where he served with distinction as a...

Dec 23, 2025

Buckhead, GA – Entered into rest on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, Reginald “Reggie” Lee Reynolds, 80, loving husband of Catherine Phillips Reynolds.

Born in Augusta, Georgia, Reggie attended Butler High School and graduated in 1963. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army infantry during the Vietnam War. Upon his return, he began a career in the food snack industry....

Dec 23, 2025

Entered into rest on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, Dorothy “Dot” Burdashaw Parrish, 93, loving wife of 68 years to the late Dr. Robert Parrish.

Dot was born on January 22, 1932, to Dr. William Jennings and Ida Lake Burdashaw. She was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta, Georgia. She graduated from Tubman in 1949 and went on to earn a...

Dec 21, 2025

Thomas “Tom” Jeffrey Friel, loving husband, father, and “Grampy”, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at his home in Martinez, Georgia, after nearly a decade of battling Alzheimer’s Disease, under the full-time loving care of his devoted wife, Carla, with several years of support by hospice care.

Tom was born on November 5, 1949 in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania, to...

Dec 21, 2025

Appling, GA – Entered into rest on Sunday, December 21, 2025, Travis Craig Fraser, 50, loving husband of Stephanie Robertson Fraser and father to daughters Bentley and Kelsey.

Travis Craig Fraser was born on June 25, 1975, in Augusta, GA to parents Jerri and Stephen Fraser, grandson of Betty Johnson, Royce and Geraldine Fraser, and brother to Stephanie Michelle Fraser. Additional...

Dec 21, 2025

Born in Waynesboro and grew up in Hephzibah, Mrs. Tina Renee Lankford (55) entered into rest on Sunday Dec. 21st.

Renee was a loving wife to Gray Lankford and a devoted mother to her daughters Cory and Chloe.

Renee was a unique, genuine, brave, and a very selfless woman with a fierce spirit to be reckoned with. She was married to her...

Dec 20, 2025

Augusta, GA -William Henry Baab Jr., 90, beloved husband of Beatrice Ruth Sudrabin Baab for almost 60 years, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025.

Mr. Baab was born Jan. 29, 1935 to William H. Baab Sr., and Helen Elizabeth Stout Baab in Glenside, Pennsylvania. The Baabs moved to Atlanta in 1937 and to Augusta in 1940. Mr. Baab was graduated from...

Dec 20, 2025

Orthopedic Surgeon | Augusta, Georgia

Dr. Myron Collins, a respected orthopedic surgeon and longtime resident of Augusta, Georgia, entered eternal rest on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at his home in Augusta.

A visitation will be held at Thomas Poteet & Son on Davis Road January 2, 2026, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, January 3,...

Dec 18, 2025

Appling, GA – Gerald Eugene Paul, 87, devoted husband to the late Carol Bennett Paul for 51 years, passed away peacefully at his residence surrounded by his family and loved ones on December 18, 2025. He was born on November 12, 1938, in Lacrosse, Wisconsin, to Dorothy Paul and Roy Paul.

Gerald was a longtime resident of Augusta, GA, who retired...

Dec 18, 2025

Dec 16, 2025

Mrs. JoAnn Griffin at the age of 91 entered into rest on December 16, 2025. Mrs. Griffin was the wife of the late Mr. Berry L. Griffin, Jr. and the late WOJG Herbert W. Simmons, Jr.

She was a native of Macon, GA having lived in Augusta since 1969. Mrs. Griffin worked as a church secretary for Second Baptist Church and...

Dec 15, 2025

Rodney Wayne Strother, 72, passed away December 15, 2025 in Aiken, SC.

A native of Augusta, Georgia, he was the second child of the late James Frank Strother, Sr. and the late Lillian Weathersbee. He attended Glenn Hills High School and graduated as Salutatorian for the Class of 1971. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Arts...

Dec 15, 2025

Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest on Monday, December 15, 2025, Mrs. Jane Anna Marie Brodrick, 79, loving wife of the late Roy Brodrick.

In 1946, Jane was born in Falls City, Nebraska to the late Alfred and Marcille Wintz and moved to the Chicago area shortly after. She was a longtime worker at the Warren Baptist Church Daycare and Blue...

Dec 15, 2025

Michael A. Mosner (Mike), 90, passed away on December 15, 2025. Born at Sacred Heart Hospital in Cumberland, MD, he was the youngest of five sons. Mike was preceded in death by his parents, John and Marguerite, and four brothers (Jack, Bill, Ed, and Bob). Mike graduated from LaSalle High School in Cumberland, MD, in 1954 and joined the U.S....

Dec 14, 2025

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Sunday, December 14, 2025, Mrs. Gloria Christine Laird, loving wife of the late Phillip Harrison Laird Sr.

Gloria was born in Eastman. She and Phillip, along with their children, lived in many places during her life and ended up calling Augusta their home for many years. Gloria became a member of St Mary on...