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Yvonne Spence Wiggins
Mar 13, 2021
Yvonne Spence Wiggins While we mourn, she dances! Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother Yvonne Spence Wiggins left this earth for her heavenly home on March 13, 2021. While we deeply mourn her passing, we are overjoyed knowing she has gone to meet her Lord and Savior and is reunited with her husband, family and friends. Yvonne was a “steel...
Dr. Paulette Proctor Harris
Mar 11, 2021
Dr. Paulette Proctor Harris, PhD Augusta, GA- A pioneer for the advocacy of literacy, Dr. Paulette Proctor Harris, entered into rest peacefully on Thursday, March 11, 2021. Paulette was born October 5, 1949 in Augusta, GA to Paul E. Proctor and Ilma Hankinson Cason Proctor. Paulette graduated from the Academy of Richmond County in 1967. After high school, she continued...
James Edwin "Ed" Baldwin
Mar 10, 2021
Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, Mr. James Edwin Baldwin, 97. He was born to parents C.E. Baldwin and I. V. Ledford Baldwin in Naylor, GA. Survivors include his son, Gary E. Baldwin of St. Simons Island, GA and daughter Janet Caroline Baldwin of Martinez, GA, 6 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. He was preceded...
James Wilson Dooley
Mar 9, 2021
Augusta, GA – Jim Dooley entered into Glory on his birthday, March 9, 2021. Jim was raised in Nashville, Tennessee where he graduated from Father Ryan High School and worked for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville for 20 years before moving to Augusta in 1990 to join the Alleluia Community. He was the events coordinator for the Alleluia Community office...
JoAnn Newsome Faulkner
Mar 6, 2021
JoAnn Newsome Faulkner Augusta, GA – Mrs. JoAnn Newsome Faulkner, loving wife of Richard C. (Rick) Faulkner, entered into rest on Saturday, March 6, 2021. Born January 24, 1948, she was the oldest daughter of the late J. Lester Newsome and Mary Alma Newsome. JoAnn was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta. She was a graduate of Aquinas High...
Mahala Ree Kitchens
Mar 4, 2021
Mahala Ree Kitchens Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Thursday, March 4, 2021, Mahala Ree Kitchens, 73. Mahala was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta. She was a longtime member of Bayvale Baptist Church. She was a giving and loving sister who never found fault with anyone. Family members include her brothers: Billy Kitchens, Bobby (Joanne) Kitchens, Lindy...
Dorothy P. Elliott
Mar 2, 2021
Dorothy P. Elliott Martinez, GA – Entered into rest on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, Dorothy P. Elliott, 78, wife of Walter E. Elliott. The funeral service will be held Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. at Providence Baptist Church with Rev. Don Prosser officiating. Interment will follow in Bellevue Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Sunday prior to...
Lisa Gale Deas
Mar 2, 2021
Lisa Gale Deas Martinez, GA – Entered into rest on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, Lisa Gale Deas, 37. Lisa was a loving and devoted mother; her best friends were her children. Most recently Lisa worked in sales at Sprint. Always with a smile on her face, she had a gentle soul and a kind heart. Family members include her husband:...
John William Hamilton
Mar 1, 2021
John William Hamilton Hephzibah, GA - John William Hamilton passed away on March 1, 2021 at the age of 90. John was born on April 6, 1930, the third of five children. He grew up in Manhasset, New York, and attended Central College in Missouri. After college he served with the U.S. Army in Korea. He then continued his graduate...
Joyce Knotts Scarborough
Feb 28, 2021
Augusta, GA – On Sunday, February 28, 2021, Joyce Knotts Scarborough crossed over to her eternity in Heaven, and into the embrace of her Lord Jesus Christ and her beloved waiting. She was the loving wife of the late Roy Scarborough, Jr. Mrs. Joyce was a devoted member of Curtis Baptist Church. Family members include her children: Timothy Lee Scarborough...
Arthur Watkins
Feb 27, 2021
Augusta, Ga- Mr. Arthur Butler Watkins, 90, entered into rest Saturday, February 27, 2021. Arthur was a member of Church of the Most Holy Trinity and retired from King Mill as a maintenance supervisor. He enjoyed the opera and was a veteran of the United States Army. He resided at St. John Towers for the last 5 years. Survivors include...
Becky Craft
Feb 27, 2021
Becky Craft Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Saturday, February 27, 2021, Mrs. Rebecca Hodges “Becky” Craft, 73, loving wife of 55 years to Brent M. Craft. Becky worked for many years in government services and retired as Director of External Affairs for the United States Department of Energy at the Savannah River Site. She was an amateur genealogist...
Susan Senn-Davis
Feb 27, 2021
Susan Senn-Davis Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Saturday, February 27, 2021, Susan Senn-Davis, loved by her husband, Rick Davis. Susan earned her B.A. in art at Furman University and her M. Ed. at Augusta University. Before her retirement, she was a guidance counselor in Aiken County schools as well as an adjunct art instructor at USC Aiken and...
John A. Rox III
Feb 27, 2021
Evans, GA - John Aloysius Rox, III, aged 73, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021. John was a native of Augusta, the son of John A. Rox, Jr. and Ida Hall White Rox Atkinson. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister Carolyn Rox and one brother Frank T. Rox. He is survived by his wife of 51...
Phyllis Salyer
Feb 26, 2021
Phyllis Salyer Augusta, GA – Phyllis Jean Salyer, 72, entered into rest Friday, February 26, 2021. Phyllis was a member of Cliffwood Presbyterian Church and retired from the Rape Crisis Center at University Hospital. She graduated from Butler High School in 1966 and from Augusta College in 1971 majoring in Business Management and minor in Accounting. Family members include her...
Edna H. Williams
Feb 26, 2021
Edna H. Williams Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Friday, February 26, 2021, Mrs. Edna Williams, 92, loving wife of the late John D. Williams. Edna enjoyed gardening, dancing, and loved Elvis. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Family members include his sons: David Williams (Kathy), John Williams (Debra), Stephen Williams (Shonea), and Tommy Williams...
Edward Balog
Feb 24, 2021
Edward Balog Austell, GA – Edward A Balog passed away in the early morning of Wednesday, February 24, 2021, from complications of a rapidly progressing dementia. He was surrounded by his children. Ed was born in the factory town of Roebling, NJ, on the eve of the great depression and graduated from high school as WWII came to a close....
James "Slick" Stinson
Feb 22, 2021
Hephzibah, GA – Entered into rest on Monday, February 22, 2021, James Elliot Stinson, 75, husband of Carol Stinson. Slick was a retired Army veteran and Pipe Welder. He was a member of the Local 52 in Montgomery, Alabama and he enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and being outdoors in nature. Slick loved spending time with his family and he was...
Alfred West
Feb 21, 2021
Alfred West Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Sunday, February 21, 2021, Mr. Alfred L. West, 73, husband of the late Mary Mullins West. Alfred served in the United States Marines for 6 years and served two tours in Vietnam. Over 25 years he worked as an electrician and retired from SRS. He enjoyed fishing, spending time with his...
Betty Mills Avret
Feb 17, 2021
Augusta, Georgia – Entered into rest on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, Betty Mills Avret, 88, beloved wife of the late Randal L. Avret. Betty was born in Twin City to Nancy and George Mills on September 5, 1932. She worked as a telephone operator for Bell South for over 40 years. Her friend Liz Avret introduced her to her brother...
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