Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Augusta, GA, Richmond County & Surrounding Areas
Henry S. Black II
Aug 30, 2011
Mr. Henry S. Black II US Post Office-Augusta Retired Letter Carrier Martinez, GA –Mr. Henry S. Black II, 88, known by family as H.S., entered into rest Tuesday, August 30, 2011. He is preceded in death by his loving wife Juanita H. Black of 58 years, whom he loved and missed dearly. Mr. Black is the son of the late...
Jeannette Sharp Nix
Aug 29, 2011
Jeanette Sharp Nix Augusta, GA-Jeannette Sharp Nix of Athens, Georgia went to be with The Lord on Monday, August 29, 2011 in Augusta, Georgia, weeks before her 90th birthday. She was widow of Dr. Dillard Nix. Born in Commerce, Georgia, she studied at the University of Georgia and Mercer University. In Athens, she was on the board of directors for...
Joseph Bryon Croft
Aug 28, 2011
Joseph Bryon Croft Retired Real Estate Broker Augusta, GA- Joseph “Joe” Bryon Croft, age 74, of Augusta, GA went to be with our Lord on August 28, 2011. He was at home after a well fought battle with Leukemia. He was a family man and was loved very much by his family and friends. Joe was born on December 24,...
Marguerite Stickney
Aug 28, 2011
Mrs. Marguerite Stickney Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, August 28, 2011, Mrs. Marguerite Stickney, 87, wife of the late Mr. Edward Lionel Stickney. Mrs. Stickney was born in Key West, Florida and resided in Martinez. She was the Clerk of the Court for Monroe County. Mrs. Stickney was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Key West....
Carl Ray
Aug 28, 2011
Mr. Carl Virgil Ray Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, August 28, 2011, Mr. Carl Virgil Ray, 85, husband of the late Edna E. Ray. Mr. Ray was born in Huntersville, West Virginia and resided in the Augusta area for the past 51 years. He was a millwright for Columbia Nitrogen. Mr. Ray served in the US Air Corps...
Cluese Blanchard
Aug 28, 2011
Mr. Cluese Blanchard Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, August 28, 2011, Mr. Cluese Blanchard, 77, husband of Linda K. Blanchard. Mr. Blanchard was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta. He was a 1979 graduate of Augusta College with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and minor in Sociology. Mr. Blanchard retired after 20 years from Babcock and Wilcox...
Sara Collier
Aug 28, 2011
Sara Glass Collier Sara Glass Collier of Southern Pines, N.C., formerly of Augusta/Martinez, Georgia, died on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the Coventry Assisted Living Home, St. Joseph of the Pines. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, September 4, 2011 in the chapel of Thomas Poteet and Son with Paul James, Elder and Bob Hookness, Deacon...
Carlton F. Griggs
Aug 24, 2011
Mr. Carlton F. Griggs Aiken, SC – Mr. Carlton F. Griggs, 57, entered into rest Wednesday, August 24, 2011, at Aiken Regional Hospital. Mr. Griggs was a native of Greenbelt, MD. He resided in Aiken, SC and was formally of Augusta, GA. He was a sheet metal/welder for Superior Air Handling at SRS. Family members include his mother, Betty Griggs...
Virginia Murphy
Aug 24, 2011
Mrs. Virginia Murphy Homemaker Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, August 24, 2011, Mrs. Virginia Murphy, 82, wife of the late Leonard Murphy. Mrs. Murphy was a native of Collins, GA. She was a homemaker and lifelong member of Crawford Avenue Baptist Church. She was an avid gardener and collected porcelain dolls. Mrs. Murphy’s mission in life was to...
Annie Louise Walker
Aug 23, 2011
Louise Walker Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, August 23, 2011, Mrs. Annie Louise Walker, 90, wife of the late Joe Walker. Mrs. Walker was a life long resident of Augusta and Martinez. She was a member of St. Luke Anglican Catholic Church. Mrs. Walker graduated from Cosmetology School. She was also a member of the Joe Walker Sunday...
Frances T. Magruder
Aug 23, 2011
Mrs. Frances T. Magruder Augusta, GA – Mrs. Frances Thompson Magruder, 89, entered into rest Tuesday, August 23, 2011. Mrs. Magruder was born in Tuscumbia, AL and later lived in Ashville, NC. She moved to Augusta in the late 1940s. She retired from Warren Baptist Church after 34 years of faithful service. Initially she served as secretary to the late...
Vonnie Jeanette Tinley
Aug 23, 2011
Mrs. Vonnie Jeannette Tinley Augusta, GA – Entered into rest at her residence, Jones Manor Assisted Living Home, Tuesday, August 23, 2011, Mrs. Vonnie Jeannette Tinley, 80, wife of the late Mr. George D. Tinley, Jr. Mrs. Tinley was born in Augusta, Georgia. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Tinley was a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church, McBean, Georgia. She...
Robert "Bob" Gene Grant
Aug 22, 2011
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, August 22, 2011, Mr. Robert “Bob” Gene Grant, 79, husband of Suzanne Daly Grant. Mr. Grant was a native of Greenville, SC and resided in the Augusta area for the past 45 years. He was a retired business man and the original franchisee for Burger King in Augusta and throughout the state of...
Rosalie Kinlaw Parnell
Aug 21, 2011
Mrs. Rosalie Kinlaw Parnell Clarks Hill, SC – Entered into rest Sunday, August 21, 2011, Mrs. Rosalie Parnell, 87, wife of 70 years to Mr. Sanford Elwood Parnell. Mrs. Parnell was a native of St. Pauls, NC and resided in the Augusta and Clarks Hill, SC area for the past 50 years. She was a member of Abilene Baptist Church...
Helen Duncan
Aug 18, 2011
Mrs. Helen Willis Purvis Duncan Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, August 18, 2011, Mrs. Helen Willis Purvis Duncan, 88. Mrs. Duncan was born May 2, 1923 in McCormick, SC and has resided in the Augusta area for over 60 years. She was a resident of Westwood Nursing Home, Evans, GA. Mrs. Duncan retired after 33 years from the...
Myong S. Pyo Quinn
Aug 17, 2011
Mrs. Myong S. Pyo Quinn Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, August 17, 2011, Mrs. Myong S. Pyo Quinn, 60, wife of 34 years to David H. Quinn. Mrs. Quinn, a native of Incheon, South Korea, was married in Seoul, S. Korea on June 1, 1978 and moved to the United States in November of 1979. She became a...
Nelle Ruth Hogan
Aug 17, 2011
Nelle Ruth Guill Hogan AUGUSTA, GA – Mrs. Nelle Ruth Guill Hogan, 78, beloved wife of Harvie J. Hogan, Jr. for 57 years, entered into rest on August 17, 2011. Mrs. Hogan was born August 6, 1933 in Augusta, GA to the late Estelle and Carson Guill. Her sister, Betty Walls, and brother, J.C. Guill, also predeceased her. She is...
Anthony Canestra
Aug 15, 2011
Mr. Anthony Canestra Retired Police Officer Augusta, Ga – Entered into rest Monday, August 15, 2011, Mr. Anthony Canestra, 91, husband of the late Betty Cottingham Canestra. Mr. Canestra was a native of New York City, NY and resided in Evans, Ga. He was a member of Mt. Elon Baptist Church in Smith Creek, FL. Mr. Canestra worked for 31...
Dr. Lawrence Joyner Lewis
Aug 14, 2011
Dr. Larence Joyner Lewis No funeral services will be held in Augusta. A graveside service will be held in Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park in Clearwater, FL on Friday, August 19, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. Dr. Lewis is survived by his son, Frank Lewis (Maureen). He is preceeded in death by wife, Tommye H. Lewis and parents, Harold and Emma Lewis.
Dolores Kaminski
Aug 13, 2011
Mrs. Dolores Stelmaszek Kaminski Augusta, GA-Entered into rest, Saturday, August 13, 2011, Mrs. Dolores Stelmaszek Kaminski, 81. Mrs. Kaminski was born October 5, 1929 in Parlin, New Jersey. She graduated from Sayreville High School and attended the Juilliard School of Music in New York. She was married in 1957 to Frank X. Kaminski and together they lived in New Jersey...


