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Sue Perry
Apr 5, 2019
Sue Perry Augusta, GA – Sue Wardlaw Perry, 88, entered into rest Friday, April 5, 2019 at University Hospital of Augusta surrounded by her family. Sue, also known as “Dudy” by her family, was born in April of 1930 to Samuel Wallace and Iris Guillebeau Wardlaw. She graduated from Tubman High School in 1949 and went on to attend Augusta...
George D. Thaler
Apr 2, 2019
GEORGE D. THALER Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, April 2, 2019, George D. Thaler, 88, loving husband of 62 years of the late Lorraine F. Thaler. Mr. Thaler was a native of Wagner, South Dakota. He enlisted in the U.S. Army at the age of 17 and served for 22 years. He served in the Korean Conflict during...
Bess Shaw Adkins
Apr 1, 2019
Promoted into eternal rest Monday, April 1, 2019, Mrs. Bess Shaw Adkins, 96, loving wife of 61 years to the late Dr. James L. Adkins. Bess was born in Brownsville, TN and was married to Jim in 1950 on the "Bride and Groom" show in Hollywood, Calif. The two served in the pastorate of numerous Southern Baptist churches in the...
Mrs. Lillian E. Storey
Mar 31, 2019
Lillian E. Storey Augusta, GA – Mrs. Lillian E. Storey, 85, a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother and wife of the late Lamar C. Storey, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, March 31, 2019. Mrs. Storey was a dedicated and active member of National Hills Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and...
Randall Roy Covington
Mar 30, 2019
Randall Roy Covington Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, March 30, 2019, Mr. Randall Roy Covington, 74, loving husband of 43 years to Sherrel Covington. Mr. Covington was a locksmith at Dixie Lock & Safe for 25 years before starting A Able Lock & Key, which he owned and operated for the last 8 years. He was a kind...
The Honorable William M. Fleming, Jr.
Mar 30, 2019
The Honorable William Marvin Fleming, Jr. departed life on Saturday, March 30, 2019. Judge Fleming was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on October 20, 1924. He soon moved to Augusta at age six. Soon after graduating from the Academy of Richmond County, he was drafted into the Army Air Corp in 1943. He served on active duty from 1943-46 and...
Herbert J. Newcomb, Jr.
Mar 30, 2019
Herbert J. Newcomb, Jr. Augusta, GA – SGM Herbert J. Newcomb, Jr. (U.S. Army, Ret.), entered into rest on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the age of 91. Born in Fountain Hill, PA he would spend most of his childhood years in a small town in upper state New York called Govenernur where he excelled in track, basketball, and football....
Tommy Ben Brown
Mar 28, 2019
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, March 28, 2019, Tommy Ben Brown, 68, loving husband of 45 years to Linda Boulineau Brown. Tommy Brown generously helped others, using his numerous skills and talents for their good, although he also subjected them to his pun-ny sense of humor. Well respected by his colleagues for his strong work ethic, Tommy viewed...
Charles Barry Kitchens
Mar 28, 2019
Charles Kitchens Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, March 28, 2019 at his residence, Mr. Charles Barry Kitchens, husband of 49 years to Pam Chesser Kitchens. Other family members include daughter: Lisa Bolin and husband Jason; son: Scott Kitchens and wife Dorothy; grandchildren: Amelia, Gabriel and Lucas Kitchens, Cassidy, Conner and Caitlyn Carroll, Lydia, Lacey and Logan Bolin; sisters:...
John J. O'Shea
Mar 26, 2019
John J. O’Shea, a retired librarian at Augusta University, died Tuesday, March 26, 2019 in Augusta, Ga., after a brief illness. He was 68. O’Shea was associated with Augusta University’s Reese Library for 35 years, including roles of student assistant, cataloger, serials librarian, and special collections librarian. He retired as special collections librarian in 2012. He was a devoted member...
Carol Ann Jones
Mar 26, 2019
Carol Ann Jones On the morning of March 26, 2019 Carol Algeo Jones of Evans, GA passed away at the age of 79. Carol, born to George Howard and Dorothy Elizabeth Algeo, grew up in Michigan and received her Master’s Degree in Education from Wayne State University. She taught kindergarten in Detroit where she met and married the love of...
Michael R. Rorick
Mar 26, 2019
Michael R. Rorick Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, March 26, 2019, Michael Ray Rorick, 75, loving husband of Louise C. Rorick. Mr. Rorick was born in Jackson, TN but was a longtime resident of Grovetown, GA. He was a graduate of Evans High School and attended Augusta College. Mr. Rorick served in the U.S. Navy for two years....
Philip Robinson Merry Sr.
Mar 26, 2019
Philip Robinson Merry, Sr. Aiken, SC – Philip Robinson Merry, Sr., son of the late Ernest Briscoe Merry, Jr. and the late Frances Robinson Merry, died on March 26, 2019 after a brief illness. Born in Augusta in 1944, he graduated from Carlisle Military School and attended the University of GA where he was a member of Chi Phi Fraternity....
Mrs. Dorothy H. Bennett
Mar 25, 2019
Dorothy H. Bennett Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, March 25, 2019, Dorothy Hett Bennett, 91, loving wife of the late U.S. Army retired Command Sgt. Major Albert M. Bennett, Jr. Mrs. Bennett was an Augusta native, and has spent most of her life in Augusta. Mrs. Bennett graduated from the all-girls Tubman High School, and then from Augusta...
Mr. Vernon Elliott Fox
Mar 25, 2019
Vernon Fox Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, March 25, 2019, Vernon Elliott Fox, 82, loving husband of Mrs. Phyllis Bentley Fox. Mr. Fox was a native of Augusta and served in the US Marine Corp for 16 years, with two tours of duty in Vietnam. Following his service in the Marines he was employed by Southland Corporation as...
Marianne Hinely
Mar 23, 2019
Marianne Hinely Augusta, GA—Entered into rest Saturday, March 23, 2019, Mrs. Marianne Hinely, 93; a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Joshua Hinely, Sr., sister Frances Worst, and daughter Ann Fairey. Marianne was born in Columbia, SC, to the late Hugh and Mary Irwin Armstrong. She was a graduate...
Robyn Morris
Mar 22, 2019
Robyn Morris Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, March 22, 2019, Mrs. Robyn Jones Morris, 48, loving wife of Sam Morris. Mrs. Morris was a lifelong resident of Augusta. She was a medical administrative assistant with Augusta Surgery Center and had been in the medical field for 25 years. She loved the lake and shopping. Mrs. Morris was a...
Betty Jane LeJeune
Mar 22, 2019
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, March 22, 2019, Mrs. Betty Jane Allwhite Azar LeJeune, 82, loving wife of 32 years to Jean Paul LeJeune. Family members, in addition to her husband, include her son: Bobby Azar (Sindi); daughters: Tammy Griffin (Jim) and Tina Azar; step-daughter: Carisse LeJeune-Bebensee; grandson: Travis Azar (Emily); great grandson: Price Azar; and aunt: Mildred...
Pauline W. Iwasko
Mar 21, 2019
Pauline Iwasko Evans, GA – Entered into rest March 21, 2019 at Brandon Wilde, Mrs. Pauline W. Iwasko. Pauline (Polly) was a native of Michigan and devoted to her late brother Wes Wilkins and her many friends. She retired from I.E. DuPont in 1983 but kept her efficient ways. Polly was very active in several local garden clubs and the...
Gehl Barton
Mar 21, 2019
Gehl Barton Evans, Ga - Mrs. Gehl Lucille Pilgrim Barton, 91, a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and wife of the late George T. Barton, Sr. entered into eternal rest on Thursday, March 21, 2019. Mrs. Barton was born in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, but lived in the Augusta area for 67 years. She was one of 9 children born to the late...
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