Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Augusta, GA, Richmond County & Surrounding Areas
Leonard Glenn Sewell
Aug 6, 2015
Leonard Glenn Sewell Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, August 6, 2015, LTC Leonard Glenn Sewell (U.S. Army Ret.), 88, loving husband of 64 years to Lois Sewell. Glenn joined the Marine Corps in 1945, served for 13 years and then 13 years in the Army, retiring in 1971. He served in various commands worldwide; Korea, Germany, Lebanon, Taiwan,...
Marty Todd
Aug 5, 2015
Marty Todd Martinez, GA – Mr. Frank “Marty” Martin Todd, 52, entered into rest Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Marty was a native and lifelong resident of Columbia County. He was a graduate of Evans High School and Augusta College where he was a member of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity. Marty was a U.S. Marine. He manufactured and sold cleaning...
Bettye Kinsey
Aug 4, 2015
Bettye Kinsey Augusta, GA – Bettye Jo Heil-Kinsey was called to her heavenly home Tuesday morning, August 4, 2015. Bettye Jo Heil-Kinsey was born in Leesville, LA, the daughter of Volney “Jake” Robertson and Alma Jewel Weeks Robertson. She lived in Augusta, GA. for the past 45 years. Bettye was very fashionable, a high achiever, and was able to balance...
Betty Council
Aug 4, 2015
Betty Council Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, August 4, 2015, Mrs. Betty Jewel Sasser Council, 81, wife to the late Floyd Arto Council. Mrs. Council was a native of Sardis, GA but grew up in Waynesboro. She lived in Blythe for 40 years where she was a longtime member of Blythe Baptist Church. Mrs. Council was a loving...
Nancy Hair
Aug 4, 2015
Nancy Hair Augusta, GA - Nancy McElmurray Hair entered into rest Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Nancy was born in Augusta in 1932 to Mildred C. and Walter W. McElmurray She was married to H. Wheldon Hair, Jr. for 50 years. Her children are Kenneth Wheldon Hair (Cindy), Vickie Hair Puckett (Jason), and Mary Hair Dant (Rick) Moopha’s treasured Grandchildren are...
Dorothy Hardin Coleman
Aug 4, 2015
Dorothy Hardin Coleman Augusta, GA - Entered into rest Tuesday, August 4th, 2015. Mrs. Dorothy Hardin Coleman, 82, wife of Mr. James Claiborne Coleman, Jr. for 62 years. Dorothy was an Augusta native, the daughter of Superior Court Judge John Franklin Hardin, Jr. and Nell Sanford Hardin. She graduated from Monte Sano Elementary School and Tubman High School and attended...
Ann R. Hattman
Aug 3, 2015
Ann R. Hattman Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, August 3, 2015, Mrs. Ann “MeMe” Rhodes Hattman, who was preceded in death by: her husband Louis Hattman and previous husband Thomas Wayne Rhodes, her parents: Marjorie Menger Smith and John Thomas Menger. Mrs. Hattman is a member of Hephzibah United Methodist Church and served as a volunteer at Doctors...
Shirley Joe
Aug 3, 2015
Shirley Joe Augusta, GA – Shirley Hogan Tipton Joe, R.N., age 74, was received into eternal reward on Monday, August 3rd. She was the daughter of James T. Hogan and Evelyn Still of Greenwood, and sister to Ray Hogan. Shirley was an extraordinary example of compassion, achievement, and spirituality. The first to graduate college in her family, with her R.N....
Edith Julia Ellis
Aug 2, 2015
Edith Julia Ellis Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, August 2, 2015, Mrs. Edith Julia Ellis, 89, wife of 69 years to the late Mr. William J. “Bill” Ellis. Mrs. Ellis was born in Evansville, Indiana October 12, 1925. She was married to Mr. Ellis October 20, 1945. She received her nursing degree from Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing...
Margie Bivens Smith
Aug 2, 2015
Margie Bivens Smith Augusta, GA – Margie Bivens Smith, 93, entered into rest on August 2, 2015. Ms. Smith was born at Cedar Grove Plantation and was a lifelong resident of Martinez, GA. She was a lifelong member of Abilene Baptist Church. She managed the lunch counter at the historical King Mill during the night shift. She took pride in...
Walter Gene Subel
Aug 1, 2015
Walter Gene Subel Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, August 1, 2015, Walter Gene Subel, 79, husband of Patricia Hodges. Mr. Subel was a native of Summerdale, AL, but had lived in Martinez since 1984. As the last living member of his family he was preceded in death by his parents Charlie and Carlie Horton Subel, three brothers, and...
Sara M. King
Jul 29, 2015
Mrs. Sara M. King Martinez, Ga. - Mrs. Sara M King, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother entered into rest Wednesday, July 29th at University Hospital. Survivors include her loving husband of 60 years Richard C. King of Martinez,GA, daughter Linda (Bill) Beck of Lawrenceville, GA, sister Glenda Fuller English of Millidgeville, GA, granddaughter Kristy (Barry) Rushing of Roseville, CA, grandson...
Angela Michelle Kelley
Jul 29, 2015
Angela Michelle Kelley MArtinez, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, July 29, 2015, Ms. Angela Michelle Kelley age 45. Ms. Kelley was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta, GA. She was a 1988 graduate of South Gate Christian School. Ms. Kelley was her parents caregiver. She loved basketball, Nascar and fishing. Family members include parents: Floyd and Linda Kelley...
Nicholaus Kersey
Jul 28, 2015
Nicholaus Kersey Augusta, GA – Mr. Nicholaus Allen Kersey, 20, entered into rest Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Nick was born in Augusta and was a graduate of Hephzibah High School. He attended the University of Advanced Technology and was a wiz with computers. He eventually wanted to design video games. Nick was loved and tried to help everyone. He was...
Margaret Ciezkowski
Jul 28, 2015
Margaret Ciezkowski Martinez, GA – Margaret Ciezkowski , widow of Stanley Ciezkowski-to whom she had been married for 65 years-died on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at the age of 95. She was a lady of strong constitution and strong beliefs and,as she wished, lived in her own home until the end. Margaret was born in New York and moved to...
Jacqueline Reese
Jul 27, 2015
Jacqueline Reese Augusta, GA – Mrs. Jacqueline Lynne Reese, 54, entered into rest on Monday, July 27, 2015. Lynne was born in Macon, GA but has lived in Alaska, Texas, Germany, and Augusta. She was a graduate of Wurzburg High School in Germany and attended Augusta College. She worked for years as an Insurance Office Administrator in Alaska and as...
Ernest D. Coats, Jr.
Jul 26, 2015
Ernest D. Coats, Jr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Sunday, July 26, 2015, Mr. Ernest D. Coats, Jr., 61, loving husband to the late Susan Hardy Coats. Mr. Coats was a native of Birmingham, Alabama but lived in Augusta for many years. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in Economics and Georgia...
Sibyl Carn Kellam
Jul 24, 2015
Sibyl Carn Kellam Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, July 24, 2015, Mrs. Sibyl Carn Kellam, 79, loving wife to the late Monte Kellam, Sr. Mrs. Kellam was born in Orangeburg, SC but has lived in Augusta for the past 70 years. She earned her Master’s Degree from Augusta College and Specialist in Education from Georgia Southern University. She...
Joan Byrd Pope
Jul 23, 2015
Joan Byrd Pope Augusta, GA – Joan Ruth Byrd Pope, 85, entered into rest Thursday, July 23, 2015. She was born in Augusta June 6, 1930 to the late Holloway Gardner Byrd and Anne Frances McCarty Byrd. She was the wife of 63 years to the late John Armstrong Pope. She was a graduate of Tubman High School and Augusta...
Cynthia Adams Cave
Jul 22, 2015
Mrs. Cynthia Adams Cave Homemaker Mrs. Cynthia Adams Cave, age 84, of Evans, Georgia went to be with her heavenly father, at her residence on Wednesday, July 22, 2015. Mrs. Cave, a native of Macon, Georgia, was born on July 7, 1931. After marrying Dewey Cave, Jr., from Augusta, GA, she graduated from Mercer University with a degree in psychology....


