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Local Obituaries for Augusta, GA, Richmond County & Surrounding Areas

Gladys Fowler Murphy

Gladys Fowler Murphy

Aug 4, 2025

In Memory of Mrs. Gladys Fowler Murphy

Cumming, GA - Gladys Murphy, 96, of Cumming passed away Monday, August 4, 2025, at the home of her daughter, Kim Jefferson, after an extended illness.

She was born in Blackshear, GA, Pierce County, on December 1, 1928, as the youngest daughter of William A. Fowler, Sr., and Cornelia Coleman Fowler. She was preceded in...

Gregory E. McFeely

Gregory E. McFeely

Aug 2, 2025

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Saturday, August 2, 2025, Mr. Gregory “Gregg” Eugene McFeely, 70, loving husband of 41 years to Elaine Poppell McFeely.

Gregg was born to the late Robert A. “Mac” McFeely and Eunice Prescott McFeely in Augusta, GA. He is also preceded in death by his brother-in-law and friend Christopher Allan Smith Sr., and brother-in-law and...

Marta Wold

Marta Wold

Jul 31, 2025

Marta N. Wold

Marta Newton Wold died peacefully on July 31, 2025. She was the beloved wife of Lt. Col. Henry Edward Wold (USMC), who preceded her in death in 2019, and the dear mother to Andrew H. Wold (Evans, GA) and Christine W. Dexter (El Cerrito, CA).

Born in Troy, NY on March 14, 1932, Marta was the eldest child of...

America Kopelakis

America Kopelakis

Jul 30, 2025

Celebration of Life for America Kopelakis

Visitation will be held Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 6:30 P.M. with a Rosary starting at 7:00 P.M. at St. Joseph Catholic Church 

Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Joseph Catholic Church 

Daniel "Danny" Wayne Swint

Daniel "Danny" Wayne Swint

Jul 30, 2025

Daniel Wayne Swint “Danny”, 54, of Martinez, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2025.

Danny sustained serious, life-altering injuries in a 2005 automobile crash and was not expected to live, but God stepped in …. he not only survived but enjoyed 20 additional years under the loving care of his mother and father. He was a graduate of Strom Thurmond...

Esther Ann Ingram

Esther Ann Ingram

Jul 30, 2025

Martinez, GA – Esther Ann Ingram, aged 85, passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2025. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, and friend who will be greatly missed.

Esther was born on September 13,1939, in Augusta, GA. She graduated from Richmond Academy and attended Augusta College. She also worked at the University Hospital.

In the early years of her marriage,...

Thomas George Santino

Thomas George Santino

Jul 30, 2025

Thomas George Santino

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, Thomas George Santino, 82.

Thomas loved to work in the yard, cut grass, and keep the yard beautiful. A runner who enjoyed being outdoors, he completed many 5ks and marathons. He was quite a ladies’ man, and a wonderful dancer whose favorite dance was The Shag. His favorite...

Wallace Beryl Dean

Wallace Beryl Dean

Jul 29, 2025

Martinez, GA - Entered into rest on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, Mr. Wallace Beryl Dean, loving husband of 60 years to Janie Patricia Dean. Other family members include his son: James Dean (Stephanie), granddaughter: Allie Dean; sisters: Donna Ashberry, Charlotte Roberts, Sherry Horn, Debbie Murray, brother: Melvin Dean. Wallace was predeceased by his siblings: Dennis, Marvin, Timothy, and Ellen Dean.

Wallace...

William “Bill” Cornes

William “Bill” Cornes

Jul 29, 2025

Augusta, GA – William (Bill) Cornes (77) of Augusta entered into rest on July 29, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He is now in the loving hands of our Lord. He is survived by his beloved wife Virginia (Ginger) Walker Cornes. They were happily married for 47 years.

Funeral services will be held at Covenant Presbyterian Church on August 4,...

H. Calvin Geer

H. Calvin Geer

Jul 29, 2025

Evans, GA – Mr. Harry Calvin Geer, 95, died July 29, 2025, at his home at Brandon Wilde. A native of Augusta, he was born March 18, 1930, to the late William Frederick “Fred” Geer and Ida Gilmore Fuller Geer. He was predeceased by his wife of 67 years, Anita Taylor Geer; brothers: Dr. William Dudley Geer of Birmingham, Alabama...

Mary Conrad Allen

Mary Conrad Allen

Jul 29, 2025

Augusta, GA – Peacefully entered into rest on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, Mary Conrad Allen, 76, wife of Fred T. Allen.

Mary was born in Charlotte, NC and lived most of her life in Augusta. She graduated from Aquinas High School in 1967 and Augusta College in 1971. She earned a Master’s Degree in Theology from Loyola University in New Orleans,...

Orphie Mae Thompson

Orphie Mae Thompson

Jul 26, 2025

Nashville, TN – Entered into rest on Saturday, July 26, 2025, Orphie Mae Thompson, 95.

Orphie was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the eldest child of James Edgar and Henryetta Jonas Mckee at the start of the Great Depression. She and her parents soon moved to the family farm in Crawford County, Missouri, about 100 miles southwest of St Louis. As...

Andrea Whatley

Andrea Whatley

Jul 26, 2025

Andrea Rhodes Whatley, 80, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, July 26, 2025. Andrea was a kind and loving person who loved her Lord and her family deeply. In her life she exemplified God's love by always being encouraging, kind and compassionate and showed unbelievable strength in the face of her cancer diagnosis. 

Born in Augusta, Georgia, Andrea was the first...

Francis Duane Grice, Jr.

Francis Duane Grice, Jr.

Jul 25, 2025

Augusta, GA - Francis Duane Grice, Jr., 90, of Augusta, Georgia, beloved husband to Sandra Louise Lewis Grice of 68 years, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2025.

Born in Augusta on June 26, 1935, Duane was the son of the late Francis Duane Grice, Sr. and Roberta Hoffman Grice. He grew up in Augusta with a strong sense of family,...

Edwin "Edo" L. Douglass, Jr.

Edwin "Edo" L. Douglass, Jr.

Jul 25, 2025

Edwin Latimer Douglass, Jr. (Edo) aged 91, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at his home on July 25, 2025. He is survived by his beloved wife of 64 years, Mary Anne Lindgren Douglass.

Edo was born in Augusta, GA on May 25, 1934 to Mildred Garrett Douglass and Edwin Latimer Douglass and the grandson of the noted Augusta educator, T....

Richard Eve Allen

Richard Eve Allen

Jul 24, 2025

Richard Eve Allen died peacefully at his home on Thursday, July 24, 2025.

Mr. Allen was born in Augusta in 1941, the only child of Helen Gibson Allen and Richard Elliott Allen, Jr. He was welcomed into a family of Allens, Eves, and Wadleys, that included some of the founding physicians and early faculty of the Medical College of Georgia. Mr....

Warren Bowen, Jr.

Warren Bowen, Jr.

Jul 24, 2025

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Thursday, July 24, 2025, Warren Bowen, Jr., 86, husband of Martha Maxine Watson.

Warren spent six years in the Navy, twenty years in the Army, and twenty-five years working for the Department of Defense.

Family members include his daughters: Pamela Bell, Valencia Richards (Dennis), Darlene Higgins (Gerald), Yolanda Bowen, and Jacqueline Kelley (LG); his sons:...

Wendy Rhodes Pope

Wendy Rhodes Pope

Jul 24, 2025



It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our beloved Wendy, who peacefully passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2025, in Augusta, GA. Wendy was a kind and loving soul who touched the lives of everyone she knew.

Wendy dedicated 34 wonderful years to serving with the Department of Family and Children Services, where she made a lasting impact...

Jo Ann Bonitatibus

Jo Ann Bonitatibus

Jul 23, 2025

Augusta, GA – Jo Ann Bonitatibus, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, peacefully passed away on July 23, 2025, at the age of 80. She was the soul of her family, a constant source of love, joy, and unwavering strength. Her presence was a gift to everyone who knew her, and her legacy will forever live on in...