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

Ellen Harbeson

Ellen Harbeson

Jun 27, 2014

Ellen Harbeson Augusta, GA – Ellen died Friday evening, June 27, 2014, surrounded by family. She was the daughter of Kathleen Smith Wallace and the late Shelby Lee Wallace, Jr. Ellen was born in Augusta, GA and graduated from The Academy of Richmond County and the Medical College of Georgia. She retired in 2011 from the Charlie Norwood Veterans Administration...

Aleksandra Demediuk

Aleksandra Demediuk

Jun 27, 2014

Aleksandra Demediuk Augusta, GA – Aleksandra Demediuk, 88, died June 27th in her sleep at her home in Martinez, Georgia. The only child of Drs. Katerina Dormidontova and Feodor Leschuk, she was born on January 17, 1926 in Kiev, Ukraine. Despite growing up under Stalin’s oppressive regime in the Soviet Union, Aleksandra excelled in music and graduated first in her...

James Cecil Burnside, Jr.

James Cecil Burnside, Jr.

Jun 26, 2014

James Cecil Burnside, Jr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, June 26, 2014, Mr. James Cecil Burnside, Jr, 90, husband of the late Grace Wilhite Burnside. He was the son of the late James C. Burnside, Sr. and Johnnie Ramsey Burnside. Mr. Burnside was a native of Augusta. He was a graduate of Richmond Academy, and attended CMTC. He...

Naomi Boyd

Naomi Boyd

Jun 24, 2014

Naomi McMillan Boyd Evans, GA – Mrs. Naomi M. Boyd, 93, entered into rest Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at her home in Washington Commons. She was the wife of the late Colonel Raymond S. Boyd (Ret). Mrs. Boyd was a native of Saluda, SC. She was the daughter of the late John A. McMillan and Lillie Covington McMillan. She is...

Joyce Ann Montague

Joyce Ann Montague

Jun 23, 2014

Mrs. Joyce Ann Montague Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, June 23, 2014, Joyce Ann Montague, 80, wife of the late Raymond Samuel Montague, Jr. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at 4:00 P.M. in the Chapel of Thomas Poteet & Son. Friends may come to visit between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 4:00...

Dr. Connie L. Drisko

Dr. Connie L. Drisko

Jun 22, 2014

Dr. Connie L. Drisko, Dean Emeritus of the GRU College of Dental Medicine AUGUSTA, Ga. – Dr. Connie L. Drisko, former Dean of the College of Dental Medicine at Georgia Regents University, died Sunday at Georgia Regents Medical Center after a battle with acute myelogenous leukemia. A private family service and burial will be held this week, and details for...

Vivian B. Turner

Vivian B. Turner

Jun 21, 2014

Vivian B. Turner North Augusta, SC – Entered into rest Saturday, June 21, 2014, Vivian B. Turner, 80, wife of the late Dennis Turner. Mrs. Turner was a loving mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother and aunt. Family members include daughters: Lou Cook (James) of Harlem, GA, Kathy Davis (Mark) of North Augusta, SC, and Denise Murphy of Ft. Meyers, FL;...

Bobby Lanier Seymour

Bobby Lanier Seymour

Jun 18, 2014

Bobby Lanier Seymour Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, June 18, 2014, Bobby L. Seymour, 78, husband of Betty W. Seymour. Mr. Seymour was born in Dewey Rose, GA. He served 4 years in the United States Navy and he retired as an Instrument Mechanic from Southern Natural Gas. Mr. Seymour was a believer of the Methodist faith. In...

M. Eileen Williams

M. Eileen Williams

Jun 17, 2014

M. Eileen Williams Augusta, GA – M. Eileen Williams was born June 9, 1921 to Frank and Eula Cluckey. God called her to her heavenly home on June 17, 2014. She left the world in the loving care of Lake Crossing Health Center. Eileen worked at Ford Motor Company in Michigan until her retirement in 1964. She was predeceased by...

Debra Anne Shelton

Debra Anne Shelton

Jun 17, 2014

Debra Anne Shelton Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, June 17, 2014, Debra A. Shelton, 51. Ms. Shelton was a native of Savannah but lived in Augusta for the past 44 years. She was a loving mother, she enjoyed being with her family, and reading. She retired from GRU Human Resources after 17 years of service. Family members include...

Dr. Gerald Paul Stelter

Dr. Gerald Paul Stelter

Jun 16, 2014

Dr. Gerald Paul Stelter AUGUSTA, Ga. – Entered into rest Monday, June 16, 2014 Dr. Geral Paul Stelter, 81, husband of Jane Ann Stelter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. www.thomaspoteet.com

Sis Hardy Kauffmann

Sis Hardy Kauffmann

Jun 15, 2014

Sis Hardy Kauffmann Augusta, GA – Doris Christine “Sis” Hardy Kauffmann, 89, entered into rest Sunday, June 15, 2014. Mrs. Kauffmann was born in Martinez, GA and was a lifelong resident of Augusta. She worked at C & WC-ACL Railroad for 11 years. After raising her children she returned to work in the office of Dr.’s Boyd, Williams and Oliver....

Marianna Berniece Caput

Marianna Berniece Caput

Jun 15, 2014

Marianna Berniece Caput Augusta, GA – Ms. Marianna B. Caput, 77, of Martinez, GA, loving wife of 56 years to William G. Caput, M.D., peacefully entered into eternal rest on June 15, 2014, after a short illness at Georgia Regents University Medical Center. She was surrounded by her family. Living family members in addition to her husband include sons: Robert...

Dixon McGregor

Dixon McGregor

Jun 12, 2014

Dixon McGregor Evans, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, June 12, 2014, Martin “Dixon” McGregor, Sr., 71, husband of Carol Cain McGregor. Mr. McGregor was a member of Trinity on the Hill United Methodist Church. He worked as an accountant for Murray Brothers and in sales with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Mr. McGregor was the treasurer and President of the...

Dorles Hillis

Dorles Hillis

Jun 11, 2014

Dorles Hillis Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, June 11, 2014, Mrs. Dorles Dee Hillis, 86, wife of the late Lawrence “Corky” Hillis. Mrs. Hillis was a native of Kansas but has lived in Augusta for the last 12 years. She retired as a dietician with the Oklahoma City Public School System. She loved her entire family and was...

Mary Lou Reynolds

Mary Lou Reynolds

Jun 11, 2014

Mary Lou Reynolds Executive Director Augusta Chapter American Red Cross Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, Miss Mary Lou Reynolds, 96, daughter of the late William Baron Reynolds and Ada Spears Reynolds. Miss Reynolds was a native of Lamar, SC and came to Augusta in 1945. She graduated from Columbia College with a double major...

Kathleen "Kath" Girdler Engler

Kathleen "Kath" Girdler Engler

Jun 11, 2014

Kathleen “Kath” Girdler Engler Augusta, GA – Kathleen “Kath” Girdler Engler entered into rest on June 11 at home surrounded by close family. Kath’s was a passion-directed life—passion for her art, her family and friends and her devotion to fitness and fitness training. Widely known and loved for her incomparable spirit, kind nature and generosity of heart, Kath touched the...

Wilfred Lee Inglett, Jr. "Bill"

Wilfred Lee Inglett, Jr. "Bill"

Jun 10, 2014

Bill Inglett Evans, GA – Wilfred Lee Inglett, Jr., beloved husband of Barbara B. Inglett entered into rest on Tuesday, June 10, 2014. Bill, a native Augustan was born on November 30, 1934 to Wilfred and Elizabeth Crouch Inglett. In addition to his wife, Bobbie, he is survived by a daughter: Pamela Inglett Bothwell and husband Jay of Washington, D.C.;...

Sandra W. Johnson

Sandra W. Johnson

Jun 10, 2014

Sandra W. Johnson Martinez, GA –Sandra W. Johnson, 70, wife of Bill Johnson went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, June 10, 2014, surrounded by her family and friends after an extended illness. Mrs. Johnson was a member of Pineview Baptist Church. She loved the Lord and served Him under many capacities at Bayvale, Clearview, and Pineview Baptist Churches....

Andy Niles

Andy Niles

Jun 7, 2014

Andy Niles Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, June 7, 2014, Andy Niles, 75, husband of 54 years to the late Edna Joyce Niles. Mr. Niles was a native of Tampa, FL but resided in Augusta for the last 25 years. He served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He was a member of...