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Mary O. Thompson
Dec 27, 2020
Mary O. Thompson Augusta, GA – Mary O. Thompson, 87, passed away December 27, 2020 with her daughters by her side. Born September 3, 1933 in Augusta, Ga she was the daughter of the late Guy Ashby and Lee Agee McKenney. Mary attended high school at Richmond Academy in Augusta. After graduation she married and had 3 children Donna, Linda...
Cree Ann Martin
Dec 27, 2020
Cree Ann Martin Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Sunday, December 27, 2020, Mrs. Cree Ann Martin, 51, loving wife of 30 years to Daniel Edward Martin. Cree was a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church. She worked 30 years at various schools throughout Richmond County working in special education. She was an artist, loved working with children, and...
Frankie Davis
Dec 25, 2020
Frankie Davis Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Friday, December 25, 2020, Mr. Julian Franklin “Frankie” Davis, Jr. 77, husband to loyal wife of 56 years, Sylvia P. Davis; other family members include his son: Damon Davis (Lynn); daughter: Danielle Jones (Steve); grandchildren: Megan Kornegay, Mearia Bryant (Will), Madison Davis, Ivy Land, Brandon Howard (Crystal); great-grandchildren: Lillie Kornegay, Ella...
Evelyn P. Brannen
Dec 24, 2020
Evelyn P. Brannen Martinez, GA – Entered into rest on Thursday, December 24, 2020, Evelyn P. Brannen, 90, loving wife of the late Bill G. Brannen. Evelyn was a lifelong resident of Augusta and graduated from Tubman High School. She was the past president of the Tubman High Alumni Association. Evelyn was an active member of First Advent Christian Church...
Florie Gantt Ligon
Dec 24, 2020
Florie Gantt Ligon Augusta, Ga. - Florie G. Ligon, 95, departed this life Christmas Eve 12/24/20 to join her family with the Lord Jesus Christ. Florie was born in Batesburg, SC but moved to Augusta at a young age. She was retired from Commercial Credit Corp. (now Citi Corp.) after 35 years of service in Loan Administration. She and her...
Oneida Redding Gibson
Dec 23, 2020
Oneida Redding Gibson Evans, GA – Mrs. Oneida Redding Gibson, 95, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. Born in Gastonia, NC to Harley S. and Iola Coggins Redding, she attended Gaston County Schools and graduated from Mars Hill College with degrees in Business and Economics. She loved her job at Augusta College Library where...
Julia MacDonell
Dec 23, 2020
Julia LaGarde MacDonell Augusta, GA - Julia LaGarde MacDonell, 96, died Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at home and entered the presence of her Lord. She was the loving and devoted wife of the late Alexander Henry MacDonell, Jr. and the devoted mother of two dear sons: Dr. Alex H. MacDonell III of Augusta and Allen LaGarde MacDonell of Austin, TX....
Phylis Holliday
Dec 22, 2020
Augusta, GA – Mrs. Phylis Clara Holliday, 81, entered into rest on December 22, 2020. Phylis, the daughter of the late Thomas Carden McGuire and the late Sara Nell McGuire, was born and grew up in Atlanta, GA, attending Murphy High School. She met her husband at a Delta Tau Delta party on Georgia Tech campus, married in Atlanta, and...
Pete Garland
Dec 21, 2020
Pete Garland Retired Richmond County School Administrator Evans, Ga - Baxton B. “Pete” Garland, 82, entered into rest on December 21, 2020 at University Hospital in Augusta. Pete was a native of Augusta. He was the son of the late John Thomas Garland and the late Maude Gertrude Newton Garland. He was a graduate of the Academy of Richmond County,...
Melba Beasley
Dec 20, 2020
Melba Queen Beasley Martinez, GA – Entered into rest on Sunday, December 20, 2020, Melba Queen Beasley, 84, wife of Dan Beasley. Melba will be remembered as a loving and devoted mother and grandmother who was happiest when she was surrounded by family. Family members in addition to her husband, include her daughter-in-law: Valerie Beasley; grandson: Brandt Beasley and other...
John "Jack" E. Johannsen, Jr.
Dec 19, 2020
Augusta, GA - John “Jack” Emile Johannsen, Jr. entered into rest on December 19, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Emile Johannsen, Sr. and Leonora Meredith Johannsen. He is survived by his wife, Genie Summerall Johannsen, his daughters, Alison Parrish (Craig), Ashley Fisher (Brendan), his grandchildren, John Parrish, Will Parrish, Ali...
Martha Poer Sibley
Dec 19, 2020
Martha Poer Sibley Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Saturday, December 19, 2020, Mrs. Martha Poer Sibley, 83, loving wife of the late Samuel Hale Sibley. Martha was a member of Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church. A beautiful Southern lady, she enjoyed shopping for a new hat and sharing a homemade sweet treat. Known to her family as “Mopsy,” she...
Robert A. "Sandy" Holliday
Dec 17, 2020
Robert A. “Sandy” Holliday Evans, GA – Entered into rest on Thursday, December 17, 2020, Robert A. “Sandy” Holliday, 70, husband of 49 years to Brenda Holliday. Sandy was a native of Augusta and grew up attending Mann Memorial United Methodist Church. He was a 1968 graduate of Butler High School and worked for Johnson Motor Company as a Certified...
James Thomas Dye
Dec 16, 2020
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, James Thomas Dye, 85, husband of Janice Price Dye. Mr. Dye was a dedicated machine operator for over 20 years at Kendall Company before retiring, never missing a day of work. He will be remembered as a good Christian man that was a member of New Beginnings Community Baptist...
Hannah Grace Sztuczko
Dec 16, 2020
Thomson, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, Hannah Grace Sztuczko, 4 months. Family members include her parents: Anthony and Carlie Sztuczko; siblings: Lauren Elizabeth and Emma Marie Sztuczko; paternal grandparents: Greg and Donna Sztuczko; maternal grandparents: Bill and Maria Baumer and many other loving family members. The memorial service will be held Friday, December 18, 2020...
Harry Joseph Shearer Jr.
Dec 15, 2020
Harry Joseph Shearer Jr. Augusta, GA – Harry Joseph Shearer Jr., entered into rest on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 92 years of age, loving husband of Hildred Shearer. Mr. Shearer was born and raised in Augusta and retired from Duke/Richards Buick as Parts Department Manager. Family members, in addition to his wife, include sons: Russell F. Shearer Sr. (Mary),...
Mary Logue
Dec 14, 2020
Mary Logue Martinez, GA – Entered into rest on Monday, December 14, 2020, Mrs. Mary Hewlett Logue, 95, loving wife of Jesse B. Logue. Mary retired from Continental Can Co. and was a member of Trinity on the Hill United Methodist Church where she loved to sing and was active in several choirs. She was an active volunteer at her...
John McGregor Phillips
Dec 14, 2020
Martinez, GA – John McGregor Phillips, 73, husband of Karen Doolittle Phillips, entered peacefully into rest at home on Monday, December 14, 2020. A native of Pennsylvania, John was drafted into the US Army and served two tours in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division as an Army Ranger. He was born to be a fierce, proud Screaming Eagle. John...
Willie James Merriweather
Dec 9, 2020
Willie James Merriweather Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, Willie James Merriweather, 63, loving husband of Linda Merriweather. Willie James Merriweather, affectionately known to some as Will, Daddy, Uncle BoBo or just plain Bo was born in Aiken, South Carolina on January 29, 1957 to Evelyn Lott Merriweather and Willie Lee Merriweather. Both of his...
Richard Ward
Dec 9, 2020
Richard Ward Augusta, GA – Our hearts are broken to announce the passing of our beloved and tenderhearted son, brother, and uncle, Richard Joseph “Rick” Ward. He was born August 12, 1959, in Findlay, Ohio, and passed away at the Covid-19 University Hospital at Summerville Campus, December 9th, 2020. A native of Fostoria, OH, he was preceded in death by...
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