Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Augusta, GA, Richmond County & Surrounding Areas
Norman Simowitz
Apr 2, 2011
Norman L. Simowitz Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, April 2, 2011, Norman L. Simowitz, 77. Mr. Simowitz was born in Augusta. Mr. Simowitz worked in the insurance industry for 25 years. He served on the county commission for 8 years and as chairman for several years. Mr. Simowitz was a graduate of the University of Georgia. Family members...
Raymond Lee
Apr 1, 2011
Mr. Raymond V. Lee Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest Friday, April 1, 2011, Mr. Raymond Lee, 38, husband of Mrs. Karen Lee. Raymond was born in Vietnam and resided in the Augusta area his entire life. He graduated from Butler High School in 1991. Raymond worked with Columbia County Waste Water and Sewerage for over 14 years as a...
LTC James C. Kemp, Jr.
Mar 29, 2011
LTC James C. Kemp, Jr. US Army (Retired) Augusta, GA –, LTC James C. Kemp, Jr. (Ret.), died on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 after an abundant life and long illness. Born in 1940, LTC Kemp was the son of the late Col. James Carroll and Virginia Kemp. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Augusta. A graduate of...
Wilbur David Driver
Mar 27, 2011
Wilbur David Driver Retired U.S. Army Augusta, GA – First Sergeant (Retired) Wilbur David Driver, 63, entered into rest Sunday, March 27, 2011. He was the son of the late Wilbur J. Driver and Mildred McCreary Driver. David Driver, a native of Aiken, SC, enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1968, served one tour in Vietnam and retired from active...
Lynn Woolard
Mar 24, 2011
Lynn Woolard Walton Rehabilitation Center Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, March 24, 2011, Ms. Neeve Lynn Woolard, 47, of Grovetown, GA. Ms. Woolard was a native and long time resident of Augusta. She graduated from Westside High School and received her licensed practical nursing degree from Augusta Technical College. Ms. Woolard worked as a full charge nurse for...
Dianne Kiser Moore
Mar 22, 2011
Dianne Kiser Moore Evans, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, March 22, 2011, Dianne Kiser Moore, 64. Ms. Moore was a native of Kernersville, N.C. and resided in Evans. She worked for Fort Gordon in housekeeping. Ms. Moore was a member of Cherry Street United Methodist Church and the Tuesday Mix Sundowners Bowling League. Family members include her daughters, Tonya...
Edith E. Abernathy
Mar 21, 2011
Mrs. Edith E. Abernathy Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, March 21, 2011, Mrs. Edith E. Abernathy, 89, wife of the late Henry Baylor Abernathy, Jr. Mrs. Abernathy was a native of Atlanta, GA and resided in Augusta. She was a member of Warren Baptist Church. Mrs. Abernathy was a homemaker. Family members include her son, Hank Abernathy of...
Julie Brownell
Mar 21, 2011
Mrs. Julie Poe Brownell Certified Medical Technologist Evans, GA – Entered into eternal rest Monday, March 21, 2011, Mrs. Julie Poe Brownell, 69, wife of Dr. George H. Brownell, PhD. Mrs. Brownell was a member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church and was very involved in many aspects of her church throughout the years. She had a deep love for...
Etholene B. Maier
Mar 20, 2011
Etholene Blackledge Maier Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, March 20, 2011, Mrs. Etholene Blackledge Maier, 87, wife of 67 years to Arthur F. Maier. Mrs. Maier was a native of Laurel, Ms. She moved to Augusta in 1968 from Oklahoma City, OK. She loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mrs. Maier was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church,...
George Shell
Mar 19, 2011
Mr. George Shell Shaw Group Augusta, GA –Mr. George Shell, 66, of Talking Rock, GA and Augusta, GA passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 19, 2011. George was the Shaw Group Vice President of Quality for the MOX project at Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina. George was born in 1944 in Jenkins, KY. After high school he...
Constance "Connie" Bishop
Mar 19, 2011
Constance “Connie” Bishop Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, March 19, 2011, Mrs. Constance “Connie” Bishop, 73, wife of Col. Robert Bishop. Mrs. Bishop was a native of Keyser, WV. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and a member of the Trinity Sunday School class. She was a substitute teacher at Davidson Fine Arts. Mrs. Bishop was...
Lynda Moore
Mar 16, 2011
Mrs. Lynda Jarrell Moore Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at St. John Towers, Mrs. Lynda Jarrell Moore, 62, wife of the late Michael C. Moore. Mrs. Moore was a native of Augusta. She graduated from Augusta College with a degree in Early Childhood Special Education. Mrs. Moore taught Special Education in Virginia and South Carolina....
William "Bill" De Bruin
Mar 14, 2011
William “Bill” De Bruin, Jr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, March 14, 2011, Mr. William “Bill” De Bruin, Jr., 66, husband of Jane R. De Bruin. Mr. De Bruin was the son of William De Bruin, Sr. and the late Emily Lee De Bruin, of Fayetteville, NC. In addition to his wife and father, Mr. De Bruin is...
U. S. Boatman
Mar 13, 2011
U. S. Boatman Retired GE Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, March 13, 2011, U. S. Boatman, 88, husband of Mrs. June “Gay” Boatman. Mr. Boatman was a native of Canton, GA. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy at age 19. Following WWII he began a career with GE that lasted over 40 years. He was honored as salesman...
Bobby F. Brewer, Jr.
Mar 11, 2011
Mr. Bobby F. Brewer, Jr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, March 11, 2011 at Doctors Hospital, Mr. Bobby F. Brewer, Jr., 46, husband of Angela Brewer. Bobby was born in Wichita Falls, TX and formerly of Indiana, had recently returned to Augusta. Bobby was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan along with his father. He will be remembered as...
Kathy DeBarge Beebe
Mar 9, 2011
Kathy DeBarge Beebe Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday at her residence after a long illness, Mrs. Kathy DeBarge Beebe, 53 of Augusta, GA. Ms. Beebe was born in Augsburg, Germany but lived in Augusta most of her life. She was a 1975 graduated from the Academy of Richmond County and attended Augusta College. Ms. Beebe was employed for...
Danel "Dan" New
Mar 9, 2011
Danel “Dan” New Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, March 9, 2011, Mr. Danel “Dan” New, 83, husband of Mrs. Brenda Smith New of Augusta. Mr. New was a native of McCormick, SC and resided in Augusta. He was principal of Armurchee High School in Rome, GA, Tignal High School in Tignal, GA, Athens High School in Athens, GA,...
Kenneth Thompson
Mar 9, 2011
Mr. Kenneth E. Thompson Retired DuPont Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday morning, March 9, 2011 at University Hospital, Mr. Kenneth E. Thompson, 82, beloved husband of Anne Thompson. Mr. Thompson was a native of Morris, IL, but resided in Augusta after his military service at Fort Gordon. He retired from E.I. DuPont after 35 years of service. He...
Merle McComb
Mar 7, 2011
Mrs. Merle McComb Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, March 7, 2011 at Doctors Hospital, Mrs. Merle McComb, 77, wife of Dewey McComb. Mrs. McComb was a native of Bulloch Co, GA but resided in Augusta for the last 35 years. She worked as a Nursing Assistant at Beverly Villa. Mrs. McComb will be remembered as a loving wife,...
Rebekah Bowers
Mar 6, 2011
Rebekah Besnard Bowers Augusta, GA –Entered into rest Sunday, March 6, 2011 at her residence, Rebekah Besnard Bowers, 33, wife of Bennett Peyton Randolph Bowers. Rebekah peacefully went home to be with her heavenly father. Her courage and faith are an inspiration that touched many lives. Mrs. Bowers was a native of Covington, La. She was a 1995 graduate from...