Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Augusta, GA, Richmond County & Surrounding Areas
Frank Wallace Hill
Mar 17, 2020
Frank Wallace Hill Age 82, passed away on March 17, 2020. He was born on February 2, 1938 in Bastrop, Texas to the late Mary Hunter and Anderson Hill. He received Christ at an early age at the Bethlehem Baptist Church in Bastrop, Texas, and later joined the Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia. He is preceded in death...
Benny Mason Miller
Mar 15, 2020
Benny Mason Miller Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Sunday, March 15, 2020, Mr. Benny Mason Miller, 77, loving husband of Gloria Mansfield Miller. Benny retired in 2002 after 36 years from CSX, was a member of the Grovetown Masonic Lodge, enjoyed hunting, fishing, and playing golf, and built many special relationships in each part of his life. Most...
Mr. Richard Amundson
Mar 15, 2020
Richard Amundson died peacefully in his sleep after a long illness on Sunday, March 15, 2020. Richard was born on January 10, 1931 in Decorah, Iowa to Ruth Amundson. He received a business administration degree in South Dakota and was employed for over 30 years with the Federal Government at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Richard leaves behind...
Dr. Anand J. Sathe
Mar 14, 2020
Dr. Anand J. Sathe Dr. Anand J. Sathe passed away peacefully at home in Evans, Georgia on March 14, 2020. Dr. Sathe was born on August 30, 1937 in Modnimb, Maharashtra State, India and practiced medicine in Dublin, Georgia, where he delivered babies for over 30 years. He enjoyed bridge, cooking, travelling, and spending time with his children and grandchildren....
Kyle Baxter
Mar 14, 2020
Augusta, GA – Wesley Kyle Baxter, 32, entered into rest Saturday, March 14, 2020. Kyle was a lifelong resident of Augusta and was a member of St. James United Methodist Church. He loved the Auburn Tigers, football, and baseball. Kyle was an extremely skilled worker and could build and repair anything. He had a quick wit, gigantic smile, and always...
Dr. Milton Butler Satcher Jr
Mar 13, 2020
Augusta, GA – Satcher, Milton, age 88, went home to be with the Lord on the morning of Friday, March 13th, 2020. Mickey was born on September 5th, 1931 to Milton Butler Satcher, Sr. and Catherine Belding Satcher of Augusta, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ann Waters Satcher of Statesboro, Georgia. Together they raised three sons,...
Heyward H. Bailey
Mar 10, 2020
Heyward H. Bailey, 92 THE TRUE Southern Gentleman Augusta, GA – We celebrate the life of Heyward Holson Bailey, family pillar and community leader who entered peacefully to rest on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Married for 62 years to his beautiful wife, Mary, who passed in 2015, Heyward was widely known for his passions: caring for people; horses and everything...
John L Helmick Sr
Mar 9, 2020
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Monday, March 9, 2020, Mr. John Luther Helmick Sr., 72, husband of 54 years to Shirley Helmick. John was born March 25, 1947 and grew up in Parsons, WV. He is the son of a railroad worker and the youngest of six children. He was born at home and attended K – 12th...
Joe Bates
Mar 9, 2020
Evans, GA - Entered into rest peacefully at home with his wife by his side on Monday, March 9, 2020, Mr. Joe Henry Bates, 87, loving husband of 68 years to Evelyn Bates, and was the patriarch of a large family who adored him. Joe was a native of Jenkins, KY and served in the United States Air Force for...
Mrs. Laurie F. Eggers
Mar 9, 2020
Entered into rest Monday, March 9, 2020, Mrs. Laurie Evelyn Floyd Eggers, 39, loving wife of Mr. Gary Eggers. Laurie was a loving wife, mother, stepmother and aunt. She was selfless, always putting others first. Laurie loved gardening, tending to her flowers and enjoyed fishing. She also loved spending time at the beach and the lake. In addition to her...
Mr. Howard "Sonny" Fairbrother Jr.
Mar 9, 2020
SONNY FAIRBROTHER North Augusta, SC – Entered into rest Monday, March 9, 2020 at University Hospital, Mr. Howard “Sonny” Fairbrother, Jr., 80, husband of Mrs. Sharron Fairbrother. Mr. Fairbrother was a native of North Augusta, graduated from North Augusta High School, and joined the Navy. Following his time in the Navy, he went to work with his father at Georgia...
Ismael Rodriguez Jr.
Mar 4, 2020
Ismael Rodriguez Jr. Augusta, GA –1SG Ismael Rodriguez Jr., US Army Retired, 80, loving husband of 35 years to Carol Rodriguez, entered into rest Wednesday, March 4, 2020, Ismael grew up in New York City. He enlisted in the US Coast Guard and later transferred to the US Army and retired after 27 years. He was a loving husband, father,...
Edward Lee Roberson
Mar 4, 2020
Edward Lee Roberson, 84 passed away on March 4, 2020. He was born in the small farming community of Conetoe in eastern NC. Edward and his identical twin, Earl, were born to Jake and Mamie Lee Roberson and were affectionately known to everyone in the town as “the twins.” The twins and their close pals spent their youth roaming the...
Mrs. Barbara Becknell Phillips
Mar 2, 2020
Barbara Becknell Phillips Atlanta, GA – Barbara Phillips, a longtime resident of Sumter, SC died at the age of 87 on Monday, March 2nd at Memory Care Center Atlanta, Georgia. Barbara suffered, and ultimately died from Alzheimer’s disease. Barbara was born in Augusta, Georgia on February 15th, 1933 and was raised with her only sibling, Mary, in a house with...
Charles "Chuck" Moon
Mar 2, 2020
Augusta, GA –Monday, March 2, 2020, Mr. Charles Frederick Moon III, 77, died peacefully. Chuck proudly served the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church and has been a minister for 50 years. Rev. Moon attended University of Southern Mississippi, Emory University, and Candler School of Theology. He was ordained Deacon in 1967 and Elder in 1969. He was...
Gordon "Lee" Dickens Jr.
Mar 1, 2020
Gordon Lee Dickens. Jr., World War II Submarine Officer, Regent Emeritus of the University System of Georgia, lawyer, organizer and past president of Milledgeville’s First Federal Savings & Loan Association (now First Liberty Bank), died in Augusta, Georgia, Sunday, March 1, 2020. Celebration of his life will be conducted Friday, March 6, 2020, 12 noon, graveside at the Dickens-Guill-Hill Square...
William "Billy" Robert Berndt, Jr.
Feb 29, 2020
William Robert Berndt, Jr “Billy” Appling, GA- We are saddened to announce, after a long battle with illnesses, the passing of William “Billy” Berndt on Saturday, February 29th, 2020. Billy was born on August 29th, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois. He served as an Aviation Ordinance Technician in the United States Marine Corps and retired as a Detective with the Los...
Helen Mann
Feb 28, 2020
Helen Mann Augusta, GA – Helen Sumner Mann, 81, entered into rest Friday, February 28, 2020. Helen was a lifelong resident of Augusta and was a 1956 graduate of Mt. St. Joseph High School. She was an active member of the Church of the Most Holy Trinity and was a wonderful mother and grandmother. Family members include her siblings: Dennis...