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

Natalie J. Dupuis

Natalie J. Dupuis

May 7, 2018

Natalie J. Dupuis Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest Monday, May 7, 2018, Mrs. Natalie J. Dupuis, 92, loving wife to the late LTC Wade N. Dupuis, U.S. Army (Ret.). Mrs. Dupuis was a native of Lake Charles, LA. She and her husband lived in Monroe, LA for over 30 years and moved to Augusta, GA in 1999. While living...

Evelyn Rebecca Branch Owen

Evelyn Rebecca Branch Owen

May 7, 2018

Evelyn Rebecca Branch Owen Augusta, Ga - Entered into rest Monday, May 7, 2018. Mrs. Evelyn Rebecca Branch Owen, 93, loving wife of 60 years to the late Bernard E. Owen. Mrs. Owen was born July 24,1924 to Eugene Warrenton Branch and Blanch Garner Branch in Smithdale, MS and grew up in McComb, MS. Prior to her marriage she worked...

Marcia Mitchell Alton

Marcia Mitchell Alton

May 7, 2018

Marcia Alton Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, May 7, 2018, Mrs. Marcia Mitchell Alton, 83, loving wife of 58 years to the late Garrett Wilson Alton. Mrs. Alton was a native of Chicago, IL. She lived in Greenwich, Connecticut where she worked at Putnum Trust Company for a number of years. In 1980 she moved to Augusta where...

Lance Gilbreath

Lance Gilbreath

May 6, 2018

Lance Gilbreath Augusta, GA – Mr. Lance Dean Gilbreath, 32, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2018 after a short serious illness at Doctors Hospital. He is the son of Kent and Suzi Gilbreath of Evans. He was preceded in death by both of his grandfathers, Grover C. Hollowell, Jr. and Roy E. Gilbreath, Jr. He is the grandson of Frances...

Martha Luckey Hughes

Martha Luckey Hughes

May 6, 2018

Martha Luckey Hughes Retired MCG Augusta, GA –Martha Luckey Hughes, age 89, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2018. She was a native of Redland, FL but had lived in Augusta over 65 years. She is preceded in death by her father Napoleon Luckey, mother Nettie Gay Luckey, sister Myrtis L. McCarthy, brother James Luckey, and nephews Kevin Pauley and James...

Florence Mae Hogan

Florence Mae Hogan

May 6, 2018

Florence Mae Hogan Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, May 6, 2018, Mrs. Florence Mae Hogan, 88, wife of the late Charles Malcolm Hogan. Mrs. Hogan was born in Arcadia, WI and resided in Martinez,GA. She was a member of St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church. Mrs. Hogan was a clerk for the Indianapolis Public School System. Family members...

LaTane Stewart Kirkley

LaTane Stewart Kirkley

May 6, 2018

LaTane Stewart Kirkley Augusta, GA – LaTane Stewart Kirkley, age 102, a resident of Brandon Wilde, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, May 6, 2018. She was born in Garfield, Emanuel County, Georgia, in 1916, to Roger Atwood and Effie Forehand Stewart, one of six children. She grew up in Twin City, Georgia. Preceding her in death were...

Sandra Moore Straughan

Sandra Moore Straughan

Apr 29, 2018

Sandra Moore Straughan Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, April 29, 2018, Mrs. Sandra Alice Schwamlein Moore Straughan, 73, loving wife of Ellsworth “Easy” Straughan. Mrs. Straughan was born in Pottsville, PA but grew up in Forsyth, GA. She began her professional career as a home economist with Georgia Power, inherited and operated “Flowers by Helen” in Forsyth and...

Fred Toomey

Fred Toomey

Apr 29, 2018

Fred Toomey Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, April 29, 2018, Mr. Fred Patrick Toomey, 65, loving husband of the late Cassandra Toomey. Mr. Toomey was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta. He was a 1971 graduate of Aquinas High School where he was a star basketball player. He worked in local industry, and was employed as an...

M. Bert Storey

M. Bert Storey

Apr 27, 2018

M. Bert Storey Augusta, GA - Mr. Mallie Bert Storey of Augusta, Georgia, entered into eternal rest Friday, April 27, 2018 at his residence surrounded by family. Bert Storey was born June 10, 1929 in Columbia, South Carolina and spent his youth growing up in Eastover, SC. He was the son of the late Jimmie Sanford Storey, Sr. and Pensacola...

L. Daniel Martin

L. Daniel Martin

Apr 27, 2018

L. Daniel Martin December 6, 1919 - April 27, 2018 Augusta, GA - Lynden Daniel (Dan) Martin, a resident of Augusta for 65 years, died unexpectedly on April 27 during a minor heart related procedure at Augusta University Hospital. He was 98 years old. Dan grew up in the small upstate New York town of Fonda, attended Middlebury College in...

William H. "Billy" Griffin Jr.

William H. "Billy" Griffin Jr.

Apr 26, 2018

William H. “Billy” Griffin, Jr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest at his residence on Thursday, April 26, 2018, William H. Griffin, Jr., 69, loving husband of Janice S. Griffin. Mr. Griffin was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta. He was a fan of the UGA Bulldogs. Mr. Griffin also loved the water, fishing, and served as a lifeguard...

Robert F. "Bobby" Powell

Robert F. "Bobby" Powell

Apr 26, 2018

Martinez, GA - Entered into rest Thursday, April 26, 2018, Robert F. “Bobby” Powell, 83, loving husband of 65 years to Hilda Reece Powell. He was the son of the late Starling E. Powell, Sr. and Emmie R. Powell Mills. Bobby was an avid hunter and fisherman. He took many fishing trips to Lake Baccarac in Mexico and loved to...

Cargill Hermanso Alleyne

Cargill Hermanso Alleyne

Apr 26, 2018

Cargill Hermanso Alleyne, age 83, originally from Georgetown, Guyana, was called to rest on Thursday April 26th, 2018 at his home in Evans, GA surrounded by his loving family. Cargill Alleyne, Sr. was a dedicated educator who obtained a Masters of Economics at University of Bangor, Wales. He was the chief economist at the Bank of Guyana for several years...

Dana Ann Shields

Dana Ann Shields

Apr 23, 2018

Dana Ann Shields Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest Monday, April 23, 2018, Dana Shields, age 54. Dana was one of God’s special children and her family is blessed for her life. She loved music and especially her stuffed animals. Family members include her mother: Joyce C. Shields and father: The late Billy H. Shields; brothers: Billy Shields (Kim) of...

Chacko V. Thomas

Chacko V. Thomas

Apr 18, 2018

Chacko V. Thomas February 28, 1937 April 18, 2018 Memorial Service Saturday, April 21, 2018 10:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M. at Thomas Poteet & Son Chapel Very Rev. Fr. Mathew Thomas Edathara, Vicar of St. Mary’s Syrian Orthodox Church, Augusta, GA Officiating Family includes his wife: Saly Thomas; and Siblings: V. T. Achenkunju, Dr. V. T. Alexander, Thomas Mathew, Tom...

Sally Blank

Sally Blank

Apr 18, 2018

Sally Blank Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, April 18, 2018, Sally Blank, 95, wife of the late Mr. Charles Blank. Mrs. Blank was a member of Adas Yeshuran Synagogue for many years and also served as president of the sisterhood. She was also a member of Congregation Children-Israel for many years. She never knew a stranger and was...

Judith A. Griffith

Judith A. Griffith

Apr 15, 2018

Judith Arlene Griffith (Judy) Augusta, Georgia – Judith A. Griffith (Judy), 71 years old, died after a long illness Sunday April 15, 2018, at Lake Crossing Health Facility in Appling, Georgia. She was born December 18, 1946, in Valdosta Georgia to Clarence and Ebenethia Corbin Griffith. She was the granddaughter of Mamie L. Corbin. She was predeceased by her parents...

Frances C. Conlon

Frances C. Conlon

Apr 14, 2018

Frances C. Conlon Augusta GA- Frances Costa Conlon, 90, entered into rest April 14, 2018. Mrs. Conlon was preceded in death by her husband, William Owens Conlon and sister, Theresa Costa Kearns. The family will receive friends Monday, April 16, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. A Georgia native, Mrs. Conlon was born in Athens on August 31,...

Patricia Jane Gray

Patricia Jane Gray

Apr 10, 2018

Patricia Jane Gray Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 90, loving wife of the late Robert B. Gray. Mrs. Gray was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1927 and lived most of her life in Kansas City, Missouri where she raised her family and worked as a nurse at Research Hospital. Mrs. Gray was a wife to...