Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Augusta, GA, Richmond County & Surrounding Areas
Hilmer Westergaard, Jr.
Sep 23, 2010
Mr. Hilmer J. Westergaard, Jr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, September 23, 2010, Mr. Hilmer J. “Wes” Westergaard, Jr., 62, husband of Dale Verret. Mr. Westergaard was a native of New Orleans and resided in Augusta, GA for the past five years. Mr. Westergaard was a member of the John McDonogh Senior High School Class of 1965 and...
Cecil Johnson
Sep 23, 2010
Johnny Johnson Retired Southern Bell Cecil J. "Johnny" Johnson went home to be with our Lord on Thursday, September 23, 2010. Mr. Johnson was born in Wrens, GA, on September 16, 1921, and was the youngest of 11 children. He was a long time resident of Evans, GA and more recently Fayetteville, GA. He was a World War II Navy...
Earl L. Hildebrant
Sep 22, 2010
Earl L. Hildebrant Retired Garrett Aviation Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, September 22, 2010, Mr. Earl L. Hildebrant, 83, husband of Jean Hildebrant. Mr. Hildebrant was a native of Midland, MI. He worked as a Field Service Engineer for Garrett Aviation. He was a pilot for 68 years and traveled the world extensively. Mr. Hildebrant was held in...
Marilyn Kay
Sep 22, 2010
Marilyn Eubanks Kay MCG Retiree Hephzibah, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, September 22, 2010, Mrs. Marilyn Eubanks Kay, wife Mr. Roy C. Kay of Hephzibah. Mrs. Kay was a native and lifelong residence of the Augusta area. She retired after 30 years from the Medical College of Georgia Accounting Department. Mrs. Kay was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church....
Hildyer Brown
Sep 22, 2010
Hildyer Eugene “Hick” Brown Funeral services for Hildyer Eugene “Hick” Brown will be held on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 1:00 P.M. at Thomas Poteet & Son, 214 Davis Rd, Augusta GA with Rev. Susan Gilbert officiating. Interment will follow at Bellevue Memorial Gardens, 4501 Wrightsboro Rd, Augusta GA. The family will receive friends on Friday, September 24, 2010 from...
Patsy Ann Ruffin
Sep 21, 2010
Patsy Ann Ruffin King Mill Retiree Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, September 21, 2010, Mrs. Patsy Ann Ruffin, 76, wife of the late Albert Otis Ruffin and daughter of the late Scoven and Nellie Johnson. Mrs. Ruffin was a native and lifelong resident of the Augusta area. She was a graduate of Tubman School for Girls. She retired...
Clarence "Herb" Gaskins
Sep 21, 2010
Herb Gaskins “Big Daddy” Augusta, Ga. – Entered into rest on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at University Hospital, Mr. Clarence Herbert Gaskins, husband of Claire Gaskins of Augusta. Other family members include his daughter: Laura Hooker Beveridge and husband Albert; adored grandsons: Connor Beveridge; twins, Grayson and Tanner Beveridge and grand-dog: Rosebud Mr. Gaskins was a native of Lakeland, Georgia,...
Gerald Gleason
Sep 21, 2010
Jerry Gleason Retired US Navy Gerald Louis Gleason, Sr., 65 of Augusta, Georgia went to be with the Lord on September 21, 2010. He is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Sandra Halford Gleason and his four children, Tamara Knox, (Bill) of Lawrencville, Georgia, Gerald Louis Gleason, Jr., (Christina) of Jacksonville, Florida, Teresa Johnson, (Ron) of Greenville, South...
Carolyn Price
Sep 20, 2010
Carolyn Price Dental Hygienist Augusta, GA – Entered into rest September 20, 2010, Carolyn Price, wife of the late Mr. Donald A. Price Sr. Mrs. Price was a native of Jacksonville, FLA and resided in Augusta, GA, for the past 40 years. She was a Dental Hygienist for Dr. Fred Hanna. Mrs. Price was a member of Dinkins Methodist Church...
Linda Liutkus
Sep 19, 2010
Mrs. Linda E. Liutkus Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, September 19, 2010, Linda E. Liutkus, wife of Antanas S. “Tony” Liutkus. Mrs. Liutkus lived in Augusta for twenty years, graduated from USC with a Masters Degree in Education, and she retired as a Richmond County School Teacher. She was a beloved wife and mother. Mrs. Liutkus passed away...
Margaret Blackmon
Sep 16, 2010
Margaret Franziska Blackmon Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, September 16, 2010, Margaret Franziska Blackmon, wife of the late Seab Blackmon. Mrs. Blackmon was a native of Germany before moving to the United States. She retired as a housekeeper after 30 years of service at Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County, NJ. Mrs. Blackmon was a member of St....
Betty Fiesler
Sep 16, 2010
Betty J. Fiesler Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, September 16, 2010 at Spalding Regional Medical Center, Betty J. Fiesler, wife of the late Robert J. Fiesler. Mrs. Fiesler was born in Concordia, MO and was a military wife and homemaker. She was a registered nurse with Bath Mills, and an active member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. Family...
William H. McDaniel Sr.
Sep 16, 2010
William H. McDaniel, Sr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, September 16, 2010, William H. McDaniel, Sr., husband of Lasonia “Sonnie” McDaniel. William Hallman “Hal” McDaniel, Sr. worked as the Procurement Supervisor for the Augusta Division of Georgia Power for 33 years. Mr. McDaniel served in the GA National Guard for 21 years and retired as a Master Sgt....
William "Bill" Adams Jr.
Sep 16, 2010
William B. “Bill” Adams, Jr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, September 16, 2010, William B. Adams, Jr., husband of Mrs. Gayle M. Adams and son of the late William B. and Virginia Stoker Adams. Mr. Adams was a native of Bloomsburg, Pa. and moved to Augusta in 1963. He was a graduate of Augusta College and a member...
Wayne Jennings
Sep 15, 2010
Wayne Jennings Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, September 15, 2010, Richard Wayne Jennings, husband of 50 years to Marcia Sparks Jennings. Mr. Jennings was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta, Georgia. He was a graduate of the Academy of Richmond County, Georgia Tech, and he received his Masters Degree at Augusta College. He was an active member...
John McElmurray, Jr
Sep 14, 2010
John McElmurray Jr. Augusta, GA - Mr. John S. McElmurray Jr., son of Mary Phillips McElmurray and the late John Schneider McElmurray Sr. of Hephzibah, GA. died Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at University Hospital. Other family members include his daughter, Sarah McElmurray of Atlanta; son, Henry McElmurray of Augusta; and sister, Mary Margaret (Don) Bagwell of Cornelia, GA. John was...
Susan Elizabeth Coats
Sep 12, 2010
Susan Elizabeth Coats Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, September 12, 2010, Mrs. Susan Elizabeth McCoy Coats, 56, beloved wife of Ernest D. Coats, Jr. Mrs. Coats was a native of Washington, D.C. but grew up in Silver Springs, Maryland. She moved to Augusta in 1997 where she was employed by SouthTrust and Wachovia Banks as a bank teller....
Mary Bragg-Williamson
Sep 12, 2010
Mrs. Mary Bragg Williamson Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, September 12, 2010, at University Hospital, Mrs. Mary Bragg Williamson, born Mary Hinda Butt, 74, wife of the late J. North Williamson. Mrs. Williamson was born in Sumter, South Carolina, but resided in Augusta most of her life. She was a homemaker, a member of St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church...
Murriell Kalb Pursley
Sep 10, 2010
Mrs. Murriell Pursley Homemaker Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, September 10, 2010, at MCG, Mrs. Murriell Kalb Pursley, 80, beloved wife of 61 years of Samuel C. Pursley, Sr. Mrs. Pursley was a native of Baltimore, MD but moved to Augusta in 1950 with her husband. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and homemaker. Mrs. Pursley loved...
Dorothy Ruth Coghlan
Sep 10, 2010
Dorothy Ruth Coghlan Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Friday, September 10, 2010 at University Hospital, Mrs. Dorothy Ruth Coghlan, age 55, of Evans, GA. Mrs. Coghlan was a native and lifelong resident of the Augusta area. She was a graduate of Butler High School. She retired with over 20 years of service from the Social Security Administration in...