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

Shirley Gillikin

Shirley Gillikin

Mar 18, 2017

Shirley Gillikin Evans, GA – Mrs. Shirley Anne Gillikin, age 81, passed away peacefully from this life Saturday, March 18, 2017, after battling colon cancer. Shirley was a devoted mother, grandmother, aunt and friend. She will be remembered for her quick smile and laugh, her big Mammaw hugs and her “spot on” advice. She deeply loved her children, grandchildren, nieces,...

Elizabeth Murphy Kimberly

Elizabeth Murphy Kimberly

Mar 17, 2017

Elizabeth Murphy Kimberly Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, March 17, 2017, Mrs. Elizabeth Murphy Kimberly, 93, wife of James H. Kimberly. Mrs. Kimberly was a native Augustan. She worked at the Medical College of Georgia for 9 years and retired from Georgia Regional Hospital after 20 years of service as Director of Environmental Services. She was a member...

Nelia Nettles

Nelia Nettles

Mar 17, 2017

Nelia Nettles Evans, GA – Entered into rest Friday, March 17, 2017, Mrs. Nelia Royce Woods Nettles, 77, wife of Mr. Charles William “Bill” Nettles. Family members in addition to her husband include daughters: Karen Miller (Raymard), Amy Lichlyter (Paul); grandchildren: Christopher Fornof, Charles Robert Fornof, Melissa Fornof, Phillip Lichlyter, Lydia Lichlyter, David Lichlyter and Daniel Lichlyter. A funeral service...

Irene H. Wohlers

Irene H. Wohlers

Mar 16, 2017

Irene H. Wohlers Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, March 16, 2017 at NHC in North Augusta, SC, Mrs. Irene H. Wohlers, wife of the late Mr. William Wohlers. She was 91 years old. Mrs. Wohlers was a native of Brooklyn, NY. She worked for Nordahl builders as a full charge bookkeeper for many years. After retiring, she was...

Patsy L. Tanner

Patsy L. Tanner

Mar 16, 2017

Patsy L. Tanner Augusta, GA – Patsy L. Tanner entered into rest Thursday, March 16, 2017. Patsy was born in Mississippi to the late L.D. Tomlinson and the late Vera Burgess Harden. She was a devoted employee for greater than 20 years at Kendrick Paint and Body prior to her retirement. Family members include her sons, Bobby (Susan) Tanner, Mike...

Richard Woodward

Richard Woodward

Mar 16, 2017

Richard Woodward Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, March 16, 2017, Mr. Richard Frederick Woodward, 83, loving husband of 52 years to Mrs. Valeria Loroscopi Woodward. Mr. Woodward was a native of Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of the late Beulah and Lloyd Woodward. He lived in Columbia County for the last 47 years. He was retired with...

Dr. Elizabeth Harper Cook

Dr. Elizabeth Harper Cook

Mar 13, 2017

Elizabeth Cook Augusta, GA – Elizabeth Cook of Augusta, Georgia died on Monday, March 13, 2017 at Augusta Medical University. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 8, 1938, to Wesley Harper and Helen Ennis Cook as the second of three daughters. As “Betsy” Cook, she attended Morningside Elementary and Grady High Scholl class of 1955. She was a...

Mary Lynn Mann

Mary Lynn Mann

Mar 13, 2017

Mary Lynn Mann Augusta, GA – Entered into eternal rest Monday, March 13, 2017, Mary Lynn Dekle Mann, 54, loving wife to the late Neal Mann. Lynn was born in Augusta to the Late Harold and Joanne Dekle. She was a 1980 graduate of Westside High School and a member of First Baptist Church of Augusta. Lynn was a devoted...

Mary "Lib" Powell

Mary "Lib" Powell

Mar 13, 2017

Mary “Lib” Powell Augusta, GA (ANDERSON, SC) - Mary Elizabeth Goodyear Powell, widow of beloved husband, Louie Virgil Powell, entered into rest on March 13, 2017 at the Hospice House in Anderson, South Carolina. A memorial service will be Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 2:00 P.M. in the Storey Chapel of First Baptist Church Augusta, Dr. Timothy Owings officiating. The family...

Evelyn Hamilton

Evelyn Hamilton

Mar 12, 2017

Evelyn Hamilton Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, March 12, 2017, Evelyn Ruby Hamilton, 86. A funeral mass will be held Friday, March 17, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Fr. Mark VanAlstine officiating. Burial will follow at Alleluia Community Cemetery in Dearing, GA. The family will receive friends Thursday, March 16, 2017 from 6:00...

Catherine Duffy

Catherine Duffy

Mar 12, 2017

Catherine Jarzyla Duffy Augusta, GA – Catherine Duffy, 94, entered into rest on March 12, 2017, at her residence. Mrs. Duffy was a native of Quakertown and Philadelphia, PA having made the Augusta area her home for the past 14 years. She was born on June 15, 1922, in Trenton, NJ to the late Stanislaw and Rozalia Jarzyla. Family members...

Jimmie Coley

Jimmie Coley

Mar 11, 2017

Jimmie Lee Coley Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, March 11, 2017, Mr. Jimmie Lee Coley, 79, loving husband of 57 years to Lou Ann Coley. Mr. Coley was a native of Pembroke, GA and has lived in Martinez for several years. He joined the US Army as a young man and proudly served 2 tours in Vietnam. He...

Judy Booth Evans

Judy Booth Evans

Mar 11, 2017

Judy Evans Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, March 11, 2017, Mrs. Judy Booth Evans wife of 33 years to Mr. Bob Evans. Judy was a native of Atlanta, Georgia, Judy resided in Hampton, Georgia. She had a career in accounting, following in her family's footsteps, and owned her own tax service. She considered her greatest accomplishment her family....

Chenin Gilbert

Chenin Gilbert

Mar 10, 2017

Chenin Gilbert Evans, GA- Mrs. Irmgard Cool Gilbert, died peacefully on Friday, March 10, 2017, surrounded by her loving husband of 26 years, F. Edgar Gilbert, Sr. and dear sister-in-law, Jeanie Gilbert. Chenin was born in Nuremburg, Bavaria, Germany in 1939. She was the beloved only child of Walter Von Glass and Ilse Von Henneberg of Marktredwitz, Germany. She is...

William Rohan Walls, Jr.

William Rohan Walls, Jr.

Mar 7, 2017

William Walls Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, March 7, 2017, Mr. William Rohan Walls, Jr., 71, husband of Mrs. Nancy Le Blanc Walls. Mr. Walls was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta, GA. He retired after more than 20 years of service in the United States Airforce and the United States Navy. Mr. Walls was a Commander...

Dorothy Hodges

Dorothy Hodges

Mar 6, 2017

Dorothy Hodges Augusta, GA – Mrs. Dorothy Nixon Hodges, wife of the late Winston Hodges, entered into rest on March 6, 2017 at Brandon Wilde Pavilion in Evans, GA. Mrs. Hodges was born August 14, 1927 in Mississippi and made her home in Augusta in 1955. She was married to Winston Hodges for 65 years. Mrs. Hodges owned the Forest...

John Hadden, Jr.

John Hadden, Jr.

Mar 5, 2017

John Hadden, Jr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, March 5, 2017, John Hadden, Jr. age 79, loving husband of Joanne Johnson Hadden. Mr. Hadden was a native of Jefferson County but moved to Augusta in 1953. He was owner and operator of Phoenix Printing Company until his health declined in 1991. He was a member of Big Stevens...

Ruth Smith

Ruth Smith

Mar 5, 2017

Ruth Hadden Smith Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, March 5, 2017, Ruth Hadden Smith, age 88. Mrs. Smith was a lifelong and very active member of Southgate Baptist Church. She was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother. Mrs. Smith was known as and will be remembered as an incredibly giving and caring person that has done so...

Chipley "Chip" Eugene Baston

Chipley "Chip" Eugene Baston

Mar 1, 2017

Augusta, GA- Entered into rest Tuesday, March 1, 2017, Mr. Chipley “Chip” Eugene Baston, age 53. Family members include son: Joshua Baston; step-daughter: Jessica Ransom; step-grandson: Aiden Ransom; sister: Tanya Steinlage; step-brothers: Stone Daugherty and wife Amy, Brad Daugherty and wife Jaylene and Ryan Daugherty and wife Cindy; several loving cousins; and special friend and care-giver: Pam Mann. He was...

Cyndia "Cindy" Sartin Beattie

Cyndia "Cindy" Sartin Beattie

Feb 27, 2017

Cyndia Sartin Beattie Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, February 27, 2017, Mrs. Cyndia Sartin “Cindy” Beattie, 83 wife of Mr. Robert C. Beattie, Jr. Mrs. Beattie was a native of Hattiesburg, MS but spent most of her life in Augusta. She attended Mercer University and was a member of the graduating class of 1955. While at Mercer, she...