Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Augusta, GA, Richmond County & Surrounding Areas
Joseph E. Cook
Jul 9, 2013
Joseph Elbert Cook Augusta, GA- Joseph Elbert Cook, age 90, died Tuesday morning, July 9, 2013 at University Hospital. Mr. Cook was born in February 1923 in Hamilton, OH to Elbert Rice and Nancy Pennington Cook. He was a World War II Navy Veteran with service in the Seabees. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Mrs. Bernice...
Jack E. Cushman
Jul 7, 2013
Mr. Jack E. Cushman Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, July 07, 2013 at Georgia Regents Medical Center, Jack E. Cushman, 77, husband of 36 years to JoAnne Claxton Cushman. Mr. Cushman was born in Augusta, GA. He proudly served for 20 years in the United States Air Force and also retired from the civil service at Fort Gordon....
John B. Goodwin
Jul 5, 2013
John B Goodwin Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, July 5, 2013 at Doctor’s Hospital, John B Goodwin, 85, husband of the late Sadie Goodwin. Mr. Goodwin worked as an optician for Dr. Alex Keller Opticians. He was the past president of the National Hills Lions Club and the Athens Lions Club. He was a member of the Georgia...
Sanders Watkins, Sr.
Jul 5, 2013
Mr. Sanders Watkins, Sr. Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Friday, July 5, 2013, Sanders Watkins, Sr., 90, husband of the late Bernice S. Watkins. Mr. Watkins was a native of Augusta, GA. He was a member of National Hills Baptist Church and the Adult Men’s Sunday School. Mr. Watkins served in the United States Army, 551 MPEG during World...
Marvin H. Coursey, Jr.
Jul 1, 2013
Marvin H. Coursey Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, July 1, 2013, Mr. Marvin H. Coursey, Jr., 91, husband of the late Marjorie Hammack Coursey. Mr. Coursey was a lifelong resident of Augusta. He was a veteran of WWII serving in the US Army 30th Infantry Division in the Normandy Invasion at Omaha Beach. He retired in 1988 from...
Raymond D. Johnson
Jun 30, 2013
Raymond D. Johnson Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, June 30, 2013, Mr. Raymond Dorian Johnson, 72, loving husband of the late Brenda Faith Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a native and lifelong resident of Evans. He retired from Local 150. He was a loving father, grandfather, and friend who was always willing to help anyone in need. With strong...
Amy Minick Damm
Jun 30, 2013
Amy Minick Damm Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, June 30, 2013, Mrs. Amy Minick Damm, 35, loving wife of Anthony Damm. Mrs. Damm was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta. She was a graduate of Westside High School. Mrs. Damm was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend. Family members in addition to her husband include...
James G. Jimmy Paulos
Jun 30, 2013
James G. “Jimmy” Paulos Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, June 30, 2013, Mr. James G. “Jimmy” Paulos, 72, husband of Mrs. Joanne Jarrett Paulos. Mr. Paulos was a native and life long resident of Augusta, GA. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Alleluia Community. He was in the Navy Reserve and served in...
Earl W. Lewis
Jun 29, 2013
Earl W. Lewis Augusta, GA – Mr. Earl W. Lewis, 82, entered into rest Saturday, June 29, 2013. Mr. Lewis was a lifelong resident of Augusta. He was in the Navy for 4 years and served on the USS Castor in the Pacific, Japan, and Korea. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia where he received his BA...
Harold O. Dye
Jun 28, 2013
Harold O. Dye Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, June 28, 2013, Mr. Harold Otis Dye, 84, loving husband of 64 years to Betty Heath Dye. Mr. Dye was a lifelong resident of Augusta. He was a member of the United States Naval Reserve, first worked for his family as a dairy farmer (Dye’s Dairy) on Flowing Wells Rd....
Thomas Hagler, Jr.
Jun 25, 2013
Thomas Hagler, Jr. Augusta, GA - Thomas Waterman Hagler, Jr., entered into eternal rest at his home surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Tom was born August 9, 1930 to Thomas Waterman Hagler Sr., and Thomasine Danforth Hagler of Augusta, Georgia. Tom was a life long resident of Augusta, Georgia. He graduated from Richmond Academy in...
Larry Connell
Jun 24, 2013
Larry Connell Augusta, GA – Mr. Larry Kenneth Connell, entered into rest Monday, June 24, 2013. Family members include his lifelong caregiver and partner: Gary Arowood; daughters: Pamela Connell Self, Juanita (Winnie) Connell Tuten; grandchildren: Samantha Roberts, Derek Roberts, Alex Roberts, Katy Williams, Amy and Erin Rushton, Shad Tuten; great -grandchildren: Noah Rae Brady, Elliott Lee Brady, and Haley Hill;...
Charles E. Rupp, Jr.
Jun 22, 2013
Mr. Charles E. “Chuck” Rupp, Jr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, June 22, 2013 at his home, Charles Rupp, Jr., 69, husband of the late Marjorie Rita Rupp. Mr. Rupp, a native of Miami, FL, worked at NAPA Auto Parts for 34 years when he retired. He loved to go on vacation with his granddaughters and their friends....
William "Mac" D. McIntosh
Jun 22, 2013
William Dalrymple "Mac" McIntosh Evans, GA - William Dalrymple "Mac" McIntosh, 83, entered into the gates of Heaven on June 22, 2013, at his home surrounded by his loving family to meet loved ones who were waiting for him. Mac was born Feb. 1, 1930, to Claude and Alpheus McIntosh in Augusta. Mac attended Richmond County schools. He retired from...
David Alan Pace
Jun 20, 2013
David Alan Pace Augusta, GA – David Alan Pace, born in February of 1942 in Hoopers Creek, NC to the late Ralph H. and Venera Pace, passed away suddenly at his home in Augusta, GA. David is survived by two sons: David Rodney Pace of Atlanta, GA and Michael Alan Pace of Batesburg, SC; two brothers: Ralph H. Pace (Rosemary)...
Hildegard Walli Thrash
Jun 18, 2013
Hildegard Walli Thrash Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, June 18, 2013, Mrs. Hildegard Walli Thrash, 81, wife of Mr. Recil B. Thrash. Family members in addition to her husband include daughters: Natalia Thrash of Augusta, Rachel Landis (John) of Evans; grandchildren: Jacob Landis, Joshua Landis and Shelby Landis; and great grandson: Cayden Landis. Mrs. Thrash was preceded in...
Roger Hunt
Jun 18, 2013
Augusta, GA - Mr. Roger Lloyd, 68, entered into rest Tuesday, June 18, 2013. No Services are planned. Thomas Poteet & Son, 214 Davis Road, Augusta, GA 30907, 706-364-8484
Laura Palmer
Jun 16, 2013
Laura Palmer North Augusta, SC – Entered into rest Sunday, June 16, 2013, Mrs. Laura Frances Landrum Palmer, 86, wife of the late Lawrence E. “Shorty” Palmer. Family members include children: Cheryl Gray and husband Garry, Emily Boyles and husband Dooley, Ann Nelson, Larry Palmer and Kim, Bunny Newman and husband Freeman, Susan Greger and husband Ron, Troy Palmer and...
Sandra Halloran
Jun 16, 2013
Sandra Halloran Augusta, GA – Mrs Sandra Mae Halloran, 79, entered into rest Sunday, June 16, 2013. Mrs. Halloran was a native of Sturgis, SD but has resided in the Augusta area for several years. She retired as an accountant with Garrett Research. Family members include son: Billy Don Lindley, Jr; daughters: Maureen Sarwar, Melinda L. Wynne; long time friend:...
Rodney Andress
Jun 15, 2013
Rodney Andress Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, June 15, 2013, Mr. James Rodney Andress, 65, loving husband of 38 years to the late Dr. Charlene Andress. Mr. Andress was a native of Clarkesville, TN but has resided in the Augusta area for more than 40 years. He was a Navy veteran. Mr. Andress was the owner and operator...