Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Augusta, GA, Richmond County & Surrounding Areas
Audrey Lavin
Aug 25, 2018
Audrey Lavin Evans, GA - Audrey Lavin, 72, beloved wife of J. Thomas (Tom) Lavin, slipped the earthly bonds early morning on August 25, 2018. Audrey touched many lives during her 20 plus years working in and after retiring from the Columbia County School System. She also enjoyed interior decorating, cooking and crocheting—especially caps and blankets for premature newborns at...
Mary Flesor Fromm
Aug 23, 2018
Mary Flesor Fromm Evans, GA – Mary Flesor Fromm, age 94, passed away on August 23, 2018, surrounded by family. She is survived by three children: Nicki Lou Rimmer; Richard Martin Fromm and wife Sarah; Georgia Fromm Perrotta and husband Mark; six grandchildren: Sarah Zoch and husband Tim; Ryan Matthew Rimmer and wife Heather; David Thompson Fromm and wife Cari;...
C. Samuel Frantom
Aug 23, 2018
Calvert Samuel Frantom Evans, GA – Calvert Samuel Frantom passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family and friends, on August 23, 2018. Sam is now with the angels in Heaven; God found a place for him in His special garden. Sam was born on January 3, 1947 in West Monroe, Louisiana to Calvert and Faye Frantom. He graduated from Louisiana...
Frank T. Barbee
Aug 23, 2018
Frank T. Barbee Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, August 23, 2018, Mr. Frank Tison Barbee, 82, loving husband of 58 years to Mrs. Eleanor H. Barbee. Mr. Barbee graduated from the University of Georgia class of 1957 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He served active duty with the U.S. Army Reserve, stationed in Fort Ritchie, MD, where...
George Oliver Jacobs Jr.
Aug 21, 2018
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, August 21, 2018, Mr. George Oliver Jacobs, Jr., 82. Mr. Jacobs was born in Mississippi and resided in Martinez, GA. He served 23 years in the United States Army before retiring from civil service at Fort Gordon after 20 years. Family members include his significant other: Sandy Huffman; sons: Mark A Jacobs of...
Emily Sanders
Aug 18, 2018
Emily Sanders Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, August 18, 2018, Mrs. Emily Louise Sanders, 96, loving wife to the late Captain Emory Earl Sanders. Mrs. Sanders was a lifelong resident of Augusta. She worked as a bookkeeper for 33 years, retiring at the age of 88. She was a longtime member of Mize Memorial United Methodist Church. She...
Barbara Cooper
Aug 16, 2018
Barbara Cooper Augusta, GA - Barbara Cooper, born August 16, 1936, passed away on August 16, 2018, her 82nd birthday. She will be laid to rest in her hometown of Augusta, Georgia. Her friends and family are gathering to celebrate her life on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Thomas Poteet & Son on Davis Road. The visitation begins at 1pm...
Daniel Skinner
Aug 15, 2018
Daniel Edward Skinner Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, August 15, 2018, Daniel Edward Skinner, 43. Daniel was a native of Augusta, graduated from Georgia State University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree. He was a passionate writer and enjoyed fishing as a hobby. Family members include his parents: LeRoy and JoAnn Hoover Skinner; brother: Matthew Lee...
Nathaniel Hanna
Aug 15, 2018
Nathaniel Hanna Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, August 15, 2018, Nathaniel Hanna, 85. Mr. Hanna was born in Lake City, SC and moved with his young family to North Charleston, SC in the 1960’s. When dementia hit in 2010, he made his home in Augusta, GA. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and uncle. Mr....
Marty Quesada Jr.
Aug 14, 2018
Marty Quesada, Jr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, August 14, 2018, Mr. Marty Quesada, Jr., 60, loving husband of Mrs. Angie Saxon Quesada. Mr. Quesada was born in Chicago, IL but made his home in Appling, GA. He was an avid fisherman and a member of several fishing clubs throughout the area. Mr. Quesada was awarded Mr. Clarks...
Brittany K. Wales
Aug 12, 2018
Brittany K. Wales Augusta, GA- Entered into rest Sunday, August 12, 2018, Brittany K. Wales, 28. Brittany was a 2008 graduate of Greenbrier High School. She attended Augusta State University. Family members include her soulmate of 11 years Joshua Patton, her father: Laurence Walter Wales, Palos Heights, IL; mother: Kathryn Elizabeth Harvey and stepfather: James Carter Harvey of Richmond Hill,...
Josephine Treadwell
Aug 12, 2018
Josephine Treadwell Augusta, GA – In loving memory of Josephine “Jo” Mary Puopulo Treadwell, May 1923 – August 2018. She was a Coast Guard WWII veteran and the Coast Guard’s poster girl for WWII. Jo married a WWII Air Force pilot, Roger B. Treadwell. They lived and traveled all over the world with their three daughters and retired in Evans,...
Melba Gulizia
Aug 11, 2018
Melba Gulizia Evans, GA – Melba Chambers Gulizia passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018. Melba was born in Brevard, NC and was a travel and real estate agent. She enjoyed ballroom dancing, traveling, and hosting gatherings for her family and friends. She was a former resident of The Villages in Florida. Melba was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great...
Margaret Rickerson
Aug 10, 2018
Margaret Rickerson Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, August 10, 2018, Mrs. Margaret Buchanan Rickerson, 92, loving wife to the late Vernon G. Rickerson. Mrs. Rickerson was a native of Greensboro, NC but has resided in Augusta since 1946. She worked as a Crossing Guard for 38 years on Walton Way and Langford. Family members include her sons: Danny...
Katherine Beeson
Aug 9, 2018
Katherine Beeson Augusta, GA – Kathy Beeson, 61, entered into rest Thursday, August 9, 2018. The loving wife of Timothy Beeson, M.D., Mrs. Beeson was a long-time member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church. She volunteered as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for children in Georgia for more than a decade. She was also a familiar face in Columbia County schools...
Dorothy M. Millen
Aug 8, 2018
Dorothy M. Millen Martinez, GA – Died, August 8, 2018, Dorothy M. Millen, 90, loving wife of the late James H. Millen Jr. Mrs. Millen was born in Oxford, Michigan. After completing HS in 1945, she graduated from Protestant Deaconess Hospital in 1948 as an RN and a World War II cadet nurse. She married in 1948. She was married...
Deborah Yost Els
Aug 7, 2018
Deborah Yost Els Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, August 7, 2018, Mrs. Deborah Yost Els, 66. Deborah was a lifetime resident of Augusta and worshipped her Lord at Crawford Avenue Baptist Church. Before retirement, she worked as a radiation therapist at the Georgia Radiation Therapy Center. Her love was woodworking and carpentry and she constructed decks, bookcases and...
Lonnie Bargeron Jr.
Aug 7, 2018
Lonnie Bargeron, Jr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, August 7, 2018, Mr. Lonnie Bargeron, Jr., 89, loving husband of 65 years to his true love Mrs. Patricia Anne Goolsby Bargeron. Lonnie was born and raised in Augusta. He was a member of Marks Baptist Church where he served as a Sunday school teacher and Director, A church deacon...
G. Robert Murphy
Aug 6, 2018
G. Robert Murphy, CPA Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, August 6, 2018, Mr. George Robert Murphy, 77, loving husband of 55 years to Judy Little Murphy. Robert was born in Augusta, GA on September 19, 1940. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1962. He practiced as a CPA for 56 years and 20 years with his...
Don L. Farr
Aug 6, 2018
Don L. Farr Evans, GA – Entered into rest Monday, August 6, 2018, Mr. Donald L. Farr, 81, loving husband of 59 years to Patricia “Pat” Spires Farr. Mr. Farr was a native of Bath, SC and lived in Augusta for most of his life. He retired after 37 years from Pet Dairy. After retirement he went to work for...