Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Augusta, GA, Richmond County & Surrounding Areas
Martin Niederhofer
May 15, 2015
Martin Niederhofer Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, May 15, 2015, Mr. Martin Dennis Niederhofer, 30, son of Dennis and Linda West Niederhofer. Mr. Niederhofer was a graduate of Evans High School. He was a talented drummer, loved heavy rock music, and never met a stranger. He was a loving son, brother, and friend. Family members in addition to...
Jean Brannon "Heap" Waters
May 15, 2015
Jean Brannon “Heap” Waters Augusta, GA – Mr. Heap Waters, 83, husband of Mrs. Bobbie Waters entered into rest to be with the Lord Friday, May 15, 2015 in the comfort of his home. Mr. Waters was a native of Charleston, SC but chose Augusta as his home. He was a graduate of the High School of Charleston after which...
Mary Beth Becton
May 13, 2015
Mary Beth Becton Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, May 13, 2015, Mrs. Mary Beth Becton, 82, loving wife to Dr. James L. Becton for 55 years. Mrs. Becton was a native of Orangeburg, SC, daughter of Dr. Wriston and Thelma Conrad. She has lived in Augusta most of her adult life. She was a graduate of the University...
Dick Lacharite
May 13, 2015
Dick Lacharite Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, May 13, 2015, Mr. Richard Joseph Lacharite, 76, husband of 55 years to Jane Lacharite. Mr. Lacharite was born in Lawrence, MA but lived in Augusta for many years. He served his country for 20 years, retiring as a Master Sergeant in the United States Army. Following his retirement from the...
E. Janet Cook
May 13, 2015
E. Janet Cook Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, May 13, 2015, Mrs. E. Janet Cook, 80, loving and devoted wife to the late Maurice G. Cook. Mrs. Cook was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She was an excellent cook and could complete crossword puzzles and Sudoku puzzles with a pen. She enjoyed crocheting, sewing, and knitting. She...
Jack E. Garrard
May 11, 2015
Jack Eugene Garrard Augusta, GA – Jack E. Garrard, 94, husband of Laverne Powell Garrard, passed away, May 11, 2015 at home. Funeral services will be held graveside, at Westover Memorial Park, Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Gary DeMore and Rev. Terry Phillips officiating. Mr. Garrard was born in Augusta, GA on November 27, 1920. He...
Jack Bailey
May 10, 2015
Jack Bailey Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, May 10, 2015, Col. (RET) Jack Stephens Bailey U.S. Army, 95, loving husband to the late Laura I. Bailey. Born in Elberton, Ga. to Dr. and Mrs. David V. Bailey; Jack was a graduate of Emory University. After graduation he joined the 214th Artillery Georgia Army National Guard Unit of Elberton,...
Carl E. Brown
May 8, 2015
Carl E. Brown Evans, GA - Carl E. Brown, 60, entered into rest Friday, May 8, 2015. Mr. Brown was a member of the First Baptist Church of Augusta where he served on the Benevolence Committee, taught Sunday School and served as Deacon. He retired from the Georgia Department of Revenue with more than 20 years of service. Mr. Brown...
Isabelle Key Turnage
May 6, 2015
Isabelle Key Turnage Augusta, GA –Isabelle Key Turnage, age 84 entered into rest Wednesday, May 6, 2015 after a brief illness. She is preceded in death by her husband Billy Ray Turnage and her daughter Martha T. Sweeny. Mrs. Turnage was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection her entire Life. She was employed by Bellsouth for 27...
Pi Gunnels Millar
May 4, 2015
Pi Gunnels Millar Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, May 4, 2015, Mrs. Pi Gunnels Millar, 85, wife to the late Douglas M. Millar. Mrs. Millar was a native of Greenville, SC but resided in Augusta for most of her life. She was a graduate of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC. She retired as a teacher from the...
Evelyn Johnson
May 3, 2015
Evelyn Johnson Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, May 3, 2015, Mrs. Evelyn Johnson, 80, loving wife to the late James “Jimmy” M. Johnson. Mrs. Johnson attended Agnes Scott College. She was a founding member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church and was a former member of The Alter Guild Greeters Committee. She was a member of the Wood Valley...
Jackie Jadon Smith
May 2, 2015
Jackie Jadon Smith North Augusta, SC – Entered into rest Saturday, May 2, 2015 at her home, Jackie Jadon Smith, 64. Mrs. Smith fought cancer tooth and nail for over two years and maintained good spirits by having faith. She enjoyed working as a secretary at Kendrick Paint & Body and loved the family she developed there. She was a...
James Alfred Blissit
Apr 29, 2015
James Alfred Blissit Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, April 29, 2015, Mr. James Alfred Blissit, 92, husband to the late Mrs. Erie P. Blissit and Mrs. Marianne Blissit. Mr. Blissit was born in Locust Grove, GA in 1922 to Alfred Otis and Annie Mae Price Blissit. He was a native and lifelong resident of Georgia. Two years after...
Louis Meitin
Apr 28, 2015
Louis Meitin Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, April 28, 2015, Mr. Joseph Louis Meitin, 85, loving and beloved husband of 59 years to Gerrie Meitin and a devoted father well loved by his children. Mr. Meitin was a graduate of Tulane University. He served in the United States Navy for 8 years and retired from General Electric after...
Lois D. Harrison
Apr 28, 2015
Lois D. Harrison Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, April 28, 2015, Mrs. Lois Dozier Harrison, 82, loving wife to the late Clifford L. Harrison. Mrs. Harrison was a bookkeeper with WFXG TV. She was a loving grandmother and an avid animal lover. Family members include her daughters: Angela Stewart Prettelt (Gordon) of Evans, Kim Stewart Wade (Norton) of...
Harold M. Outley
Apr 27, 2015
Harold M. Outley Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, April 27, 2015, Mr. Harold M. Outley, 84, husband of 61 years to Mrs. Bobbie J. Outley. Mr. Outley was born in Greenwood, SC but lived in the Augusta area for most of his life. He was a member of Abilene Baptist Church for over 30 years. Mr. Outley raised...
Lillian Cullum
Apr 26, 2015
Lillian Cullum Augusta, GA - Mrs. Lillian Love Cullum died on April 26, 2015. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, James Curtis Cullum, Sr., her oldest daughter, Lillian Love Cullum and two brothers, William Barton Love and Howard Graham Love. Survivors include her children, Natalie Cullum Garzilli and her husband, Tom, of Seneca, South Carolina, James Curtis...
Mary Stringer Austin Peebles
Apr 26, 2015
Mary Stringer Austin Peebles Evans, GA – Mary Stringer Austin Peebles, entered into rest on her 90th birthday, Sunday, April 26, 2015, at University Hospital. Services will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at the Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Ron Jones and Rev. Fred Gunter presiding. Graveside services will follow at Westover Memorial Park. The...
Karen Danelle Brown
Apr 23, 2015
Karen Danelle Brown Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, April 23, 2015, Mrs. Karen Danelle Brown, wife of Mr. Kevin Brown. Mrs. Brown was a member of Flowing Wells Worship Center. She was a caring Christian mother. Mrs. Brown loved her family and her pets. She especially enjoyed attending her daughters dance competitions and events. Family members in addition...
John Daniel
Apr 20, 2015
John Daniel Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, April 20, 2015, Mr. John O. Daniel, 66, husband to Carolyn E. Daniel. Mr. Daniel was a native of Jacksonville, FL but has lived in Augusta for the last 25 years. He was a veteran who retired from the United States Army and also retired from the VA Medical Center. He...