Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Augusta, GA, Richmond County & Surrounding Areas
Martha Gibbs Marohn
Jul 12, 2020
Martha Gibbs Marohn Augusta, Ga – Entered into rest Sunday, July 12, 2020 in Augusta. Mrs. Martha Gibbs Marohn, wife of the late Dr. Norman Marohn. Mrs. Marohn was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta. She was a longtime member of Trinity on the Hill United Methodist Church. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Mrs. Marohn is...
Amy M. Chance
Jul 10, 2020
Amy M. Chance Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Friday, July 10, 2020, Amy M. Chance, 87. A native of Augusta, Amy was a longtime member of St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church where she was an usher. She enjoyed working in the yard and loved being with her grandchildren. Family members include her daughter: Amy Chance Clark (Grier);...
Virginia Carlisle
Jul 10, 2020
Augusta, GA – Dora Virginia James Carlisle, 80, beloved wife, mother and grandmother went to be with her Lord and Savior on the morning of July 10, 2020. Mrs. Carlisle was born in Grovetown, GA but lived in Augusta most of her life. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church of North Augusta SC where she served faithfully for...
Heather Hudson
Jul 10, 2020
Heather Hudson 1970-2020 Augusta, Ga - Heather Hudson, beloved daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William Howard Hudson, passed away at her family home on Friday, July 10, 2020. Heather was born on January 9, 1970, at the Old University Hospital during a record breaking freeze in Augusta. As the first grandchild of two large families, she was welcomed after much...
Rev. Donald B. Wilson Sr.
Jul 8, 2020
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, Rev. Donald B. Wilson, Sr., 84, devoted and loving husband of 58 years to the love of his life Mrs. LaVerne Turner Wilson. Rev. Donald Wilson, Sr. was an Outreach Minister for many years at Pine View Baptist Church where he was passionate about ministering to the hospitalized, shut-ins,...
Deano Smith
Jul 8, 2020
Martinez, GA – Mr. Edwin Dean “Deano” Smith, 82, entered into rest Wednesday, July 8, 2020. A native of Augusta, GA, Deano worked for and retired from Kroger. In his spare time, he loved playing golf, the guitar, and serenading his daughters with classic country when they were young. An avid sports fan, Deano enjoyed watching the Atlanta Braves, Falcons...
Clarence Ray Newby
Jul 7, 2020
Appling, GA – Entered into rest on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, Mr. Clarence Ray Newby, 87, loving husband of 56 years to Barbara S. Newby. He was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church of Augusta and the Scaggs Sunday School Class. Ray was born in McDuffie County, served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and graduated from...
Mary Elizabeth Doggette
Jul 5, 2020
Augusta, GA – Mary Elizabeth Doggette, 96, beloved wife, mother and grandmother went to be with her Lord and Savior on the morning of July 5, 2020. Mrs. Doggette was born in Avera, GA but lived in Augusta most of her life. She was a member of the Hill Baptist Church, the Emmanuel/Ruth Sunday School Class and the (WMU) Flossie...
Hugh (Pete) Fulcher Jr.
Jul 4, 2020
Hephzibah, GA - Hugh (Pete) Fulcher, Jr., age 89, passed away at his home on July 4, 2020 in Hephzibah, Georgia. A lifelong resident of the area, he was born on July 3, 1931 to Louise and Hugh Fulcher. He was a kindhearted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. Pete worked with the Rural Electric Corporation, PET Dairy and was...
Gene Lott Jr.
Jul 4, 2020
Martinez, GA – Entered into rest on Saturday, July 4, 2020, Mr. Lester Eugene Lott, Jr., 68, husband of Mrs. Yvonne Stringfield Lott. A lifelong resident of Augusta, GA, Gene worked most recently as a realtor for VanderMorgan Real Estate. He was a member of Warren Baptist Church, where he was known as “Mr. Gene” and volunteered in the 1...
Charles Jackson Adams, Jr.
Jul 4, 2020
Evans, GA – Entered into rest on Saturday, July 4, 2020, Mr. Charles Jackson Adams, Jr., 97. Born in Grovetown, GA, Charles was raised in a family business that began with Adams Creamery, a dairy farm, in 1937. They expanded to open Adams Ice Cream Company which manufactured and distributed ice cream throughout East Central Georgia. The family also owned...
Suzanne Allen
Jul 4, 2020
Augusta, GA – Suzanne Mearns Allen, 76, entered into rest on July 4, 2020. Suzanne was born in Ft. Polk, Louisiana. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lt. Gen. and Mrs. Filmore Kennady Mearns. Growing up in a military family, she received her primary education throughout the world, including Germany, the Soviet Union, Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and...
Coach Mary Jane Atchison Garner
Jul 2, 2020
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Thursday, July 02, 2020, Mrs. Mary Jane Atchison Garner, 70, loving wife of 50 years to Mr. Forrest Garner. Mary Jane was born in Washington, GA and graduated from Warren County High School. She obtained her undergraduate degree at Georgia College in Milledgeville, Masters at the University of Georgia and Specialist Degree at...
Shurley Hammack
Jun 30, 2020
Evans, Ga. - Mr. Marion Shurley Hammack, 90, beloved husband of 71 years to his sweetheart, Mrs. Elizabeth "Ann" Hammack , entered into eternal rest at his residence on Tuesday June 30, 2020.Shurley was a Korean War veteran serving in the 82 Airborne. He was a retired Chemical Technician of 27 years of Olin Chemical Corporations and was a charter...
Joan Boos
Jun 30, 2020
Augusta, GA - Joan Kestlinger Boos passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Joan was predeceased by her husband, Col. Michael A. Boos, US Army (Ret.), and her sons, Michael and David. She is survived by her daughters, Julie Boos (Austin, TX) and Aileen Boos (New Orleans, LA). Joan treasured her life as a career army officer’s wife affording her and...
Whitney L. Bradley
Jun 29, 2020
North Augusta, SC – Entered into rest on Monday, June 29, 2020, Whitney Leon Bradley, 63. Whitney served in the U.S. Navy and worked as a Shipping Coordinator at U.S. Battery. A faithful member of New Life Church, he was led to create his own street ministry. Whitney was a loyal UGA fan. Family members include his daughters: Sharon Old...
Tiffany N. Thigpen
Jun 29, 2020
Thomson, GA – Entered into rest on Monday, June 29, 2020, Mrs. Tiffany Nicole Thigpen, 29. Family members include her husband: Clay Thigpen; sons: Tomas and Tyler Latislaw; father: Joseph Clavere (Zoe); maternal grandmother: Judy Ramsey; mother-in-law: Elaine Thigpen and numerous other family members. A graveside service will be held Thursday, July 2, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. at Westover Memorial...
James Garner
Jun 28, 2020
James Garner Augusta, GA - Mr. James Edward Garner, 82, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 28, 2020. James, or “Jimmy” as his friends and family knew him, was born to Emmett and Emmie Garner of Augusta, GA on March 16th, 1938. He served in the United States Army during the pre-Vietnam era before becoming a...
Curtis Johnson
Jun 27, 2020
Evans, GA – Curtis Johnson, 72, was called by the Lord to his heavenly home on Saturday evening, June 27, 2020. Born in Cuthbert, GA on October 16, 1947, he was the son of Lucius and Mary Harris Johnson, deceased, and brother to Judy J. Virden, deceased. He leaves to cherish his memories his wife: Martha Kobs Johnson; a daughter:...
Oscar H. Hughes Jr.
Jun 27, 2020
Oscar H. Hughes, Jr. Augusta, GA – Oscar Harold Hughes, Jr. entered into rest Saturday, June 27, 2020 at the Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home. Mr. Hughes served his country in the United States Air Force. He retired from the VA Hospital in 1986. He was a member of Pineview Baptist Church and was active in various church ministries until...


