Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Augusta, GA, Richmond County & Surrounding Areas
Joseph B. Joe Fuller
Dec 29, 2016
Joseph “Joe” B. Fuller Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Doctors Hospital, Mr. Joseph “Joe” B. Fuller, 95, husband of the late Mrs. Margaret “Marge” W. Fuller. Mr. Fuller was born in Augusta and attended William Robinson School, Richmond Academy, the Junior College of Augusta and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Presbyterian College...
Angie Austin Newton
Dec 29, 2016
Angie Austin Newton Augusta, GA – Angie Newton entered into rest on her 72nd birthday, Thursday, December 29, 2016, at her home after an extended illness. The service will be Tuesday, January 3, 2017, 11:00 A.M. in the Chapel at Thomas Poteet & Son. Interment will follow at Westover Memorial Park. Angie was a vibrant personality filled with creativity and...
Jeffrey Lynn Synan
Dec 27, 2016
North Augusta, S.C. - Jeffrey Lynn Synan, 67, husband of forty six years to his adoring wife, Kathleen Griggs Synan, entered into rest Tuesday, December 27, 2016 in the comfort of his home with his loving family by his side. True to his personality, Jeff met his battle with Pancreatic cancer head on, displaying astounding courage and defying the odds...
Craig Allen Hopkins
Dec 26, 2016
Craig Allen Hopkins Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, December 26, 2016, Mr. Craig Allen Hopkins, age 24. Craig was a graduate of Greenbrier High School, attended Augusta Technical College and completed a certificate in Automobile Technology in 2014. He was employed by Kendrick’s Paint and Body on Wheeler Road and O’Reily’s Auto Parts on Washington Road in Augusta....
Connie C. Blanchard
Dec 25, 2016
Connie C. Blanchard Augusta, GA - Connie Cook Blanchard of Augusta, GA, age 69, died December 25, 2016 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Russell Edwin Blanchard, Jr. and her children Connie Lee Blanchard, Augusta, Russell Edwin Blanchard III, Augusta, and Laurie Blanchard Vera and her husband Phillip Sheldon Vera, Jr....
Charles R. Veazey M.D.
Dec 25, 2016
Charles Rhodric Veazey M.D. Augusta, GA – Dr. Charles Rhodric Veazey died peacefully at his residence on Sunday, December 25, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Joan, of 48 years; children: Charles Rhodric Veazey, III (Elizabeth), Marcus Ronald Veazey (Emily), Rachel Joyce Temple (Adam), Rebecca Joan Scogin ( Aaron); 13 beloved grandchildren: Anna Gresham, Fran, Mary Charles, Marjorie, McNeil,...
Emma Black
Dec 24, 2016
Emma H. Black Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, December 24, 2016, Mrs. Emma H. Black, 85, loving wife of the late Charles A. Black. Mrs. Black was a charter member of Miracle Baptist Church and was the church treasurer for over 20 years. She owned and operated Emma’s Tax and Bookkeeping for many years before retiring in 1998....
Sharon Raymond
Dec 24, 2016
Sharon Raymond Augusta, GA – Ms. Sharon Raymond, 69, entered into rest Saturday, December 24, 2016. Sharon was a member of the Church of the Most Holy Trinity. She had an outgoing personality with a large circle of friends and she never knew a stranger. Sharon was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother and will be missed by all...
Mary Lee Partridge
Dec 22, 2016
Mary Lee Partridge Augusta, GA – Entered in rest Thursday, December 22, 2016, after a brief illness, Ms. Mary Lee McPherson Partridge, age 70, of Winfield Community, Appling, GA. Mary Lee was born in Fayetteville, NC. She was the daughter of the late A.L. McPherson and Louise Coates McPherson family formerly of North Augusta, SC. She was a graduate of...
John E. Rogalewicz
Dec 20, 2016
John E. Rogalewicz Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, December 20, 2016, Mr. John E. Rogalewicz, 95, husband of the late Mrs. Christine Rogalewicz. Family members include step-son: Robert Jolly and wife Linda; grandchildren: Katie Bormolini, Marie Bormolini, John Andrew Bormolini, Samantha Williams, Thomas Jolly and Tina Gambrell; great grandchildren: Tyler, Jason and Savanna; and son-in-law: John Bormolini, Jr....
Jacob Nixon Davis
Dec 20, 2016
Jacob Nixon Davis Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, December 20, 2016, Mr. Jacob Nixon Davis, age 34. Jacob was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta, GA. He was a graduate of Westside High School. Jacob worked proudly for The River Golf Club. The things Jacob loved the most were his boys, the Lord, music, golf and his...
Frances Carpenter Bernhard
Dec 19, 2016
Frances Carpenter Bernhard Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, December 19, 2016, Mrs. Frances Carpenter Bernhard, 101, wife of the late Mr. Herbert Leo Bernhard. Mrs. Bernhard was a native of Wrens, GA. She was a graduate of Middle Georgia College. Mrs. Bernhard was an active sportswoman, loved to dance, play golf and bowl. Family members include her son:...
Quentin L. Shivers
Dec 19, 2016
Quentin L. Shivers Augusta, GA – Quentin Lejeune Shivers, 96, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, died on December 19, 2016. Quentin was born on December 7, 1920, in Ruleville, Sunflower County, Mississippi, the first of eight sons born to Columbus and Mamie Shivers. Named for two of his father’s World War I heroes, Quentin came of age in...
Donald Lundquist, DDS
Dec 17, 2016
Donald Lundquist , DDS Augusta, GA – Col. Donald O. Lundquist , U.S. Army (ret) passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2016. He was born on December 12, 1924, to Edwin and Alta Lundquist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, was assigned to the 667 Field Artillery Battalion and was sent to the European Theater of...
Caroline F. Pippin
Dec 14, 2016
Caroline F. Pippin Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, December 14, 2016, Mrs. Caroline F. Pippin, 85, wife of the late Mr. Ed Pippin, Sr. Mrs. Pippin was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta, GA. She retired from the Richmond County Board of Education, many of those years spent teaching at Hephzibah High School. Mrs. Pippin was a...
Daniel Thomas Perry, Jr.
Dec 10, 2016
Daniel Thomas Perry, Jr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, December 10, 2016, Mr. Daniel Thomas Perry, Jr., age 30. Daniel was a native and long-term resident of Augusta. He attended Davidson Fine Arts School and graduated from Westside High School where he played concert trumpet. He had also lived in Cape Canaveral, Key Largo and Ft. Lauderdale, FL....
Grady Smith
Dec 10, 2016
Grady Smith Augusta, GA – Mr. H. Grady Smith, Jr., 90, loving husband to the late Pearl R. Smith, went to be with the Lord Saturday, December 10, 2016. Grady was a native of Claxton, GA but has lived in Augusta for over 75 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and was stationed at the U.S. Naval...
Joseph Roswell "Rocky" Evans, Sr.
Dec 10, 2016
Joseph Roswell "Rocky" Evans, Sr., of Augusta, GA, loving husband of Judith Sutton Evans, entered into rest on Saturday, December 10, 2016. Rocky was born on December 16, 1949, in Albany, GA, to Grace Edwards Evans and William Eston Evans, Sr. He was 66 years old. Rocky Evans loved the Lord, his family and friends, his country, and the great...
Margaret "Peggy" Ann Vaughn McKinney
Dec 9, 2016
Port Orange, FL – Mrs. Margaret “Peggy” Ann Vaughan McKinney, 80, entered into rest Friday, December 9, 2016 at Halifax Hospital, Daytona Beach, FL. A native of Portsmouth, Virginia, Peggy was born February 5, 1936, the daughter of the late Gordon Leigh Vaughn and Margaret Elizabeth Dozier. She married Billy Ray McKinney, son of George Washington McKinney and Viola Elizabeth...
Patricia Lynn Beckwith
Dec 7, 2016
Entered into rest Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at the residence, Mrs. Patricia Lynn Beckwith, 76, loving wife of 38 years to the late Dr. Merton Beckwith. Mrs. Beckwith was a native of Waupon, Wisconsin. After her husband retired from the United States Army, they both traveled throughout the world, including 5 of 7 continents, and made Augusta their home many...