Obituaries

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

Anne Sancken Pund

Anne Sancken Pund

May 19, 2016

Anne Sancken Pund Appling, GA – Born March 26, 1930, Elizabeth Ann Tisdale in Sumter, S.C. Her mother, Katie Elizabeth (“Miss Lib”) Tisdale married John Clarence Sancken in 1937. Ann was adopted by JC Sancken in 1938 and lived in Augusta. Anne married Edgar Pund in 1951. Anne was a faithful and devoted member of Resurrection Lutheran Church for 78...

Thad B. Calhoun, Jr.

Thad B. Calhoun, Jr.

May 19, 2016

Thad B. Calhoun, Jr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, May 19, 2016, Mr. Thad B. Calhoun, Jr. beloved husband of 64 years to Anne Mundy Calhoun. Thad dedicated 34 years of his life to law enforcement in Augusta and Richmond County. He was a 1975 graduate of the National F.B.I. Academy at Quantico, VA. Other family members include...

Frank E. Simmons, Jr.

Frank E. Simmons, Jr.

May 19, 2016

Frank E. Simmons, Jr. Retired Educator Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, May 19, 2016, Mr. Frank E. Simmons, Jr., husband of 23 years to Janice Simmons. Frank graduated from Augusta College earning his Bachelor of Science and the University of Georgia with a Specialist in Administration. Frank retired in 2004 from Tutt Middle School after 33 years of...

Dorothy C. Wilson

Dorothy C. Wilson

May 18, 2016

Dorothy C. Wilson Augusta, GA - Dorothy Close Wilson, 88, died Wednesday May 18, 2016, at University Hospital. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, Mrs. Wilson was born April 20, 1928, to the late Edward George Close and Margaret A. Gray Close. She also was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, James Paul Wilson. Funeral services will be...

Harlie Cordeiro e Silva

Harlie Cordeiro e Silva

May 17, 2016

Harlie Cordeiro e Silva Evans, GA – With great sadness we wish to inform you of the death of Harlie Cordeiro e Silva. He died May 17, 2016 in Evans, GA at the age of 91. He was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; the son of Antonio and Leonice Cordeiro e Silva. His siblings, John, Gladys, Ione, Bobby, and...

Kemmie J. Wilcox

Kemmie J. Wilcox

May 16, 2016

Kemmie Wilcox Augusta, GA – Mrs. Kemmie J. Wilcox, 82, entered into rest Monday, May 16, 2016. She was the loving wife of 57 years to the late Mr. Earl T. Wilcox. Mrs. Wilcox was a native of Augusta, GA. She was a devoted mother and grandmother. Mrs. Wilcox enjoyed the outdoors, sitting in the sun, camping and traveling. She...

Arnold John Koeb

Arnold John Koeb

May 16, 2016

Arnold John Koeb Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, May 16, 2016, Mr. Arnold John Koeb, 83, husband of the late Elizabeth Lois Koeb. Mr. Koeb is survived by his fiancé: Gisela “Gigi” Sager. Mr. Koeb was a member of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Private graveside services will be held. Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis...

Deborah S. Hicks

Deborah S. Hicks

May 16, 2016

Deborah S. Hicks Jacksonville, FL/Evans, GA – Ms. Deborah (Debbie) Sanborn Hicks, age 70, entered into rest at home on Monday, May 16, 2016. Ms. Hicks was born in Portland, ME to Wilson Fiske and Natalie Hutchinson Sanborn but lived most of her life in Florida. She earned her Bachelors and Masters of Social Work degrees from FSU, was a...

Greg Connell

Greg Connell

May 14, 2016

Greg Connell North Augusta, SC – Departed his earthly life on Saturday, May 14, 2016, Mr. Charles Gregory Connell, 50, beloved husband to Ginger Fox Connell. Greg was a native and lifelong resident of the North Augusta area. He attended Paul Knox Jr. High School where he played both football and was a member of the golf team, holding the...

Nelida Teseniar

Nelida Teseniar

May 13, 2016

Nelida Teseniar Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, May 13, 2016, Mrs. Nelida Teseniar, 78, wife to the late Charles E. Teseniar. Mrs. Teseniar was a member of Church of the Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church. She loved spending time at her summer home at Laurel Banks Camp Ground in Caruso, NC. Family members include her daughter: Katherine Thompson...

Betty Rachel Richardson Byrd

Betty Rachel Richardson Byrd

May 12, 2016

Betty R. Byrd Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, May 12, 2016, Betty Rachel Richardson Byrd, 85, loving wife of the late Harmon Byrd, Jr. Mrs. Byrd is a native of Aiken, SC, but lived in Augusta, Ga. She taught 2nd grade Sunday school for many years at Gracewood Baptist and worked in the nursery at Central Baptist. Mrs....

Vivian C. Greer

Vivian C. Greer

May 9, 2016

Vivian C. Greer Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, May 9, 2016, Vivian C. Greer. She went to be with her Lord peacefully in her sleep. She was a caring wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. A wonderful story teller and noted for her kind comforting words and was a “prayer warrior”. She was married to her husband for...

Lisa Shearer Williams

Lisa Shearer Williams

May 8, 2016

Lisa Shearer Williams Evans, GA-Lisa Shearer Williams, age 36, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, May 8, 2016; where she joined her daddy, Robert Shearer, Sr., who preceded her in death. Lisa was the loving wife of Jimmy Williams and had three children. "Momma's Three Angels" ~ Morgan Taylor Williams, Trey Williams, and Addie...

Bill Kozel

Bill Kozel

May 6, 2016

Bill Kozel Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, May 6, 2016, Mr. William J. “Bill” Kozel, 84, loving husband of 62 years to Georgia Kozel. Bill was born in Fairchance, Pennsylvania, and graduated from The Ohio State University with a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering. He worked for Amoco Oil in Chicago for 38 years. In Augusta, Bill was...

Eunice Ann Johnston

Eunice Ann Johnston

May 6, 2016

Eunice Ann Johnston Augusta, GA – Miss Eunice Ann Johnston, 45, entered into rest and left this world to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, May 6, 2016 at Trinity Hospital. She is the daughter of Harold G. Johnston, Sr., of Augusta, and Winifred “Winkie” White Johnston, of Fitzgerald, Ga. Her father was a principal and mathematics teacher...

Suzanne DelGino

Suzanne DelGino

May 5, 2016

Suzanne DelGenio Augusta, Ga - Born September 26, 1924, Suzanne Dorothy DelGenio went to be with our Lord on May 5, 2016. Preceded in death by her husband, John DelGenio and her parents, Martin and Susanna Geisheimer, she leaves behind three children, Lynda (Mike) Canavan, Martin DelGenio and Steven (Deby) DelGenio. She leaves two sisters, Frances Heaton and Barbara Carr,...

Jimmie D. Harkey, Sr.

Jimmie D. Harkey, Sr.

May 3, 2016

Jimmie Harkey, Sr. Jimmie Desmond Harkey, Sr., 85, of North Augusta, SC entered into rest at his home, surrounded by his beloved wife, Elsie Harkey, of 63 years, and loving Granddaughter, Elizabeth Lemacks. Mr. Harkey, a native of Dickens, Texas was born July 31, 1930, to Nellie Virginia Caldwell and Leon Harkey. J.D., as his friends knew him best, served...

Mary Mullins West

Mary Mullins West

May 2, 2016

Mary M. West Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, May 2, 2016, Mrs. Mary Mullins West, 65, wife of Mr. Alfred L. West. Mrs. West was a native of Crestview, FL but made Augusta her home for the last 40 years. She retired from the downtown Veterans Administration Hospital where she worked as a nursing assistant. Mrs. West enjoyed...

Mr. Robert Allen Rowe, P.E.

Mr. Robert Allen Rowe, P.E.

May 1, 2016

Mr. Robert Allen Rowe, P.E. Retired Professional Engineer, US Army, Corps of Engineers Augusta, GA - Passed away May 1, 2016 at 81 years of age, peacefully surrounded by his family at Augusta University Medical Center. Allen was the only son and the pride and joy of the late Rosa Alma (Ansley) and Andrew Deas Rowe of Augusta. Mr. Rowe...

Elizabeth Creasy

Elizabeth Creasy

Apr 30, 2016

Elizabeth Creasy AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - Marjorie Elizabeth Creasy entered into rest after a brief and private battle with cancer on April 30, 2016, one day shy of her sixty-third birthday. Beth was born on May 1, 1953 in Mauldin, South Carolina, the eldest daughter of William Bulluck Creasy, Jr. and Elaine Cartier Creasy. A long-time Augusta resident, Beth graduated from...