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Local Obituaries for Augusta, GA, Richmond County & Surrounding Areas

Persis Menefee

Persis Menefee

Mar 19, 2019

Persis Menefee Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, March 19, 2019, Persis Clark Menefee, 84, loving wife to the late Clayton Lee Menefee. Mrs. Menefee was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church of Augusta and the George Ballentine Sunday School Class. Mrs. Menefee volunteered with the church benevolence...

Warren Blanchard

Warren Blanchard

Mar 18, 2019

WARREN BLANCHARD Warren Talmadge Blanchard, age 87, died on Monday, March 18, 2019, in San Antonio, Texas. Warren was born on February 24,1932, in Augusta, Georgia, to parents Russell Edwin Blanchard and Annie McKie Blanchard. Warren graduated from the University of Georgia, New York University-Bellevue, and the University of Michigan. He practiced as a CRNA as a medical missionary in...

Robin Elliott

Robin Elliott

Mar 18, 2019

Robin Elliott Blythe, GA – Entered into rest unexpectedly Monday, March 18, 2019, at home, Robin “Rob” Harold Elliott, 71. Mr. Elliott was born April 4, 1947, in Mt. Clemens, MI. He was the second of four sons in the family of Army Col. Harold "Ace" Elliott and Virginia "Ginnie" Elliott, all of whom preceded him in death. He is...

Robert Peel

Robert Peel

Mar 15, 2019

Robert Peel Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, March 15, 2019, Mr. Robert Davis Peel, Sr., 81, husband of the late Letitia McNair Peel. Robert retired from Murray Biscuit Company and went on to a later career as a successful businessman by owning a laundromat and several rental properties. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, and grandfather....

Gordon Edward Hippner

Gordon Edward Hippner

Mar 15, 2019

Gordon Edward Hippner, 76, died Friday, March 15, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. A 36-year resident of Clearwater, FL, Gordon was born in Chicago, IL, in 1942. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Ethel, brother, Mark, and sister, Marian Leatzow. He is survived by his sisters, Karen Kutaj and Susan Hippner, wife, Lynn, sons, Carl...

Mrs. Fran Cecile Newman

Mrs. Fran Cecile Newman

Mar 15, 2019

Fran Cecile Newman Evans, Georgia-Entered into rest Friday, March 15, 2019, Fran Cecile Levesque Newman, 69, loving wife of Osborn Norman Newman Fran worked at Pools Plus for the past ten years as Office Manager. She loved her family, her fur babies, and the ocean. She especially loved spending time with her four grandchildren and her beautiful, great granddaughter. She...

Claudia Day Thoresen

Claudia Day Thoresen

Mar 15, 2019

Claudia Day Thoresen Evans, GA - Claudia Day Thoresen passed away on March 15, 2019 at the age of 74. She was born in Goodrich, Michigan on January 13, 1945 and spent her first 21 years of life in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Claudia was the third of three children born to Donald W. Day and Arileen McNeil Day. Claudia is...

Carole Mack

Carole Mack

Mar 13, 2019

CAROLE MACK Appling, GA – Entered into rest Dorothy Carole Mack, Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 76, loving wife of Denny R. Mack, Sr. Mrs. Mack was a loving, caring, selfless, nurturing, strong Christian woman with a beautiful soul. She was an incredibly devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Mrs. Mack adored time with her family. She was primarily a...

Frank Young Lewallen

Frank Young Lewallen

Mar 13, 2019

Frank Lewallen Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, March 13, 2019, Frank Young Lewallen, 69. Mr. Lewallen was a native of Augusta, but graduated from Robbins High School in Scott County, TN. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Lewallen worked for many years in the cable industry before starting his own towing business. In his...

Sara E. Ardrey

Sara E. Ardrey

Mar 12, 2019

SARA E. ARDREY Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at home surrounded by her family, Mrs. Sara Dallard Ardrey, 91, loving wife of the late Cecil D. Ardrey, Jr. Mrs. Ardrey was born in Huntingdon, PA but lived in Augusta for 52 years. She retired as an LPN in Labor and Delivery at University Hospital. She...

Ricky Donaldson

Ricky Donaldson

Mar 12, 2019

Ricky Donaldson Augusta, GA – Entered into rest March 12, 2019, Thomas Richard “Ricky” Donaldson, 65. Mr. Donaldson was an avid outdoorsman, loving hunting and fishing. He loved life and was always on the go. Mr. Donaldson was very skilled at paint and body work. He was a die-hard Dale Earnhardt fan and a very compassionate animal lover, especially dogs....

Suwako T. Pulaski

Suwako T. Pulaski

Mar 10, 2019

Suwako T. Pulaski Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, March 10, 2019, Mrs. Suwako T. Pulaski, 94, loving wife of the late John Pulaski. Mrs. Pulaski was born in Yokohama, Japan and lived most of her life in Augusta. She worked as a seamstress at Thomson Co. and J.B. White. She was an avid Atlanta Braves fan and loved...

Mrs. Mary Lou Garren

Mrs. Mary Lou Garren

Mar 7, 2019

Mary Lou Garren Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, March 7, 2019, Mary Louise Garren, 78, wife of Hank Garren. Mary Lou attended Mount Saint Joseph School and was a 1958 graduate of Aquinas High School. Mary Lou was a native of Augusta and spent her entire life as a devoted member of the community. As co-founder, past -...

Mrs. Anne W. Ross

Mrs. Anne W. Ross

Mar 6, 2019

Anne W. Ross Statesboro, Ga – Entered into rest Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at her residence, Mrs. Anne W. Ross, age 80, wife of the late Jimmy R. Ross. Mrs. Ross was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta. She was a longtime member of Bethesda Baptist Church in Harlem. She was a member of the Agnes Kelley Sunday School...

Mrs. Roselle Dudley Burt

Mrs. Roselle Dudley Burt

Mar 5, 2019

Roselle Dudley Burt Augusta, GA - Went to heaven on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at Augusta University Hospital. Born in 1926 in Wilkes County, Georgia to Ralph A. Dudley and Sallie Lee Berry Dudley. She attended schools in Wilkes County and moved to Thomson, Georgia, where her father began R.A. Dudley Nurseries and R.A. Dudley Landscape Company. Roselle graduated from...

Doris Louise Patton Poston

Doris Louise Patton Poston

Mar 4, 2019

Doris Louise Patton Poston, 92, peacefully entered into the arms of her Savior, Monday March 4, 2019 at University Hospital. Doris was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and lifetime member of First Baptist Church of Augusta for over 70 years. She retired after 35 years from Fort Gordon as Administrative Secretary for the Signal Brigade serving 20 Commanding Colonels and...

Christina Carlisle Wylie

Christina Carlisle Wylie

Mar 4, 2019

During the evening of March 4th, 2019, Christina “Chris” peacefully passed away at home surrounded by loved ones. She was 74 years old. Chris was born in Saint Petersburg, Florida and grew up in Gainesville, FL where she went on to represent the City in the Miss Florida pageant. She attended Brenau Women’s College in Gainesville, Ga and met her...

Herminio M. Gines

Herminio M. Gines

Mar 3, 2019

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, March 3, 2019, Herminio M. Gines, 86, loving husband to Felicitas T. Ramos. In addition to his wife, Mr. Gines is survived by his two children, Amado R. Gines and Ester G. Fernando. The Vigil service will be Saturday, March 9, 2019, at 6:00 P.M. with the visitation following until 8:00 P.M. in...

Ellen Piel Mansberger

Ellen Piel Mansberger

Mar 2, 2019

Ellen Piel Mansberger Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, March 2, 2019, Mrs. Ellen Piel Mansberger, 94, loving wife of the late Arlie Roland Mansberger, Jr. MD. Born on December of 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland to Bertram L. Piel and Lillian Klohr Piel. She grew up in Baltimore, graduated from Forest Park High School and went to Western Maryland...

Rev. Edgar Stark

Rev. Edgar Stark

Mar 1, 2019

Rev. Edgar Stark Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, March 1, 2019, Rev. Edgar “Ed” Stark, 84, loving husband of 57 years to Nancy Poole Stark. Rev. Stark was a graduate of Clark Baptist College in Clark, MS and Luther Rice Seminary in Jacksonville, FL. He was a longtime minister who served as a Deacon or Associate Pastor at...