Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Augusta, GA, Richmond County & Surrounding Areas
Wanda Gayle Sunderland
Aug 12, 2015
Wanda Gayle Sunderland Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at her home in Evans, GA, Wanda Gayle Sunderland, 77, the wife of the late Rev. Bobby Sunderland. Wanda was born in Frederick, OK on September 29, 1937 to J.M. and Syble Smith. She served The Lord faithfully with Bobby as he pastored churches and worked in...
Myra Frantz
Aug 12, 2015
Myra Frantz Augusta, GA - Myra Jean Cogburn Frantz, 75, entered into rest on August 12, 2015 at her home in Augusta, Georgia. Born in Edgefield County, South Carolina, Mrs. Frantz was the daughter of the late John Hefner Cogburn and the late Edna Crawford Cogburn. She was a graduate of Dreher High School in Columbia, South Carolina and The...
Dragan Zivkovic
Aug 12, 2015
Dragan Zivkovic Martinez, GA – On the 12th of August, 2015, Mr. Dragan J. Zivkovic left this earth peacefully to go home and be with God. Dragan was born March 6th, 1938 in the hills of Vojnic, Yugoslavia. After studying mechanical engineering, he ventured out into the world on a fulfilling, lifelong journey that would take him on countless adventures...
Vivian Sullivan
Aug 11, 2015
Vivian P. Sullivan Augusta, GA – Vivian Pettigrew Sullivan went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 11th. Vivian was born in Paul's Valley, OK and spent more than 60 years in the Augusta area. Vivian was married to Aaron W Sullivan Sr. for over 50 years until his death in 1992. Vivian Sullivan was a prominent business woman...
Lester Ronnie Smith
Aug 11, 2015
Lester Ronnie Smith Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, August 11, 2015, Mr. Lester Ronnie Smith, 65, loving and devoted husband to Teresita “Maria” Smith. Mr. Smith was a native of Reidsville, GA. He served 6 years in the U.S. Navy. He retired as President from Thomson Oak Flooring. He was an avid fisherman and hunter. He was a...
Paula Clavere
Aug 8, 2015
Paula Clavere Augusta, GA – Mrs. Paula Culpepper Clavere, 50, entered into rest Friday, August 7, 2015. Mrs. Clavere was a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. She served proudly in the United States Army and had a passion for Civil War History. She enjoyed volunteering at the church and was a loving mother and grandmother. Family members...
Robert L. McGee, Sr.
Aug 7, 2015
Robert L. McGee, Sr. Augusta, GA – Mr. Robert L. McGee, Sr., 62, entered into rest Friday, August 7, 2015. Mr. McGee was a lifelong resident of Augusta, GA and was a member of Bath Pentecostal Holiness Church. Family members include his daughter: April Patterson and husband Adam of Augusta; son: Robert McGee, Jr. and wife Heather of Augusta; companion:...
Roy Lambert Hefner
Aug 7, 2015
Roy Lambert Hefner Martinez, GA. - Roy Lambert Hefner, 87, Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army (retired) passed away on August 7, 2015. Roy was born in Cleveland, GA on September 20, 1927. Roy was married to Thelma Hefner (deceased) on December 7, 1948 in Berlin, Germany and is survived by his sons James and Edward. He is also survived by...
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...


