Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Augusta, GA, Richmond County & Surrounding Areas
Mary Howe Roberts
Oct 18, 2010
Mary Howe Roberts Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Monday, October 18, 2010, at University Hospital, Mrs. Mary Howe Roberts, 89, wife of the late Joseph Hinton Roberts. Mrs. Roberts was a lifelong resident of the Augusta area. She was a member of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church and West Lake Bridge Club. Family members include daughters: Mary Lou Garren (Hank)...
James R. Wren
Oct 18, 2010
James R. Wren Retired Augusta Housing Authority Martinez, GA – Mr. James Rudolph Wren, 81, went to be with his Lord Monday, October 18, 2010. Mr. Wren was born in Jefferson County near Wrens, Georgia, July 17, 1929, to the late Lillian Shirley and the late Henry Forrest Wren, Sr. Mr. Wren lived in the Augusta area most of his...
Jerry Allen Reese
Oct 14, 2010
Mr. Jerry “Allen” Reese, Sr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, October 14, 2010, Jerry Allen Reese, Sr., 75, husband of Pam Reese. Allen worked as the district manager of Winn-Dixie stores for 45 years. He had a great work ethic, never complained, and always put others first. A beloved family man, he deeply loved his grandchildren to whom...
Elizabeth Deirdre Concannon
Oct 11, 2010
Mrs. Deirdre Concannon Homemaker Evans, GA – Entered into rest Monday, October 11, 2010, Mrs. Deirdre Concannon, 77, wife of the late Thomas P. Concannon. Mrs. Concannon was born in Philadelphia and raised in Upper Darby. She was a former resident of Newtown Square. She has lived in Evans, GA for the last 7 years. She was a beloved wife,...
Lorene Whaley Diamond
Oct 11, 2010
Mrs. Lorene Whaley Diamond Retired Gracewood Mrs. Lorene Whaley Diamond went home to be with the Lord on October 11, 2010. She was a loving, dedicated wife, mother, stepmother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She was born in Tishimingo, MS to the late Ida Vernie and George Robert Pirtle and was the youngest of 8 children. She was a native...
Vergil King
Oct 11, 2010
Mr. Vergil King Lakeside High School Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, October 11, 2010, Mr. Vergil Denzel King, 17, of Martinez. Family members include: parents: Richard and Belkys St. Louis, siblings: Vernard, Venezah, Lorenzo, and Ivana, grandparents: Pablo and Libia Tejada, aunts: Cyndi Tejada, Claribel Tejada, and Loren Caldon, uncles: Pablo Tejada and Anthony Cruz, many cousins and...
P. Stuart Shuford
Oct 10, 2010
Mr. Stuart Shuford Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, October 10, 2010, Mr. P. Stuart Shuford, 80. Mr. Shuford was a South Carolina native, born in the Jocassee Valley to parents William P. Shuford and Beulah Chapman Shuford. He moved to Augusta, Georgia in 1952, where he lived the rest of his life. He was a 1952 graduate of...
Faye McKinney Stanford
Oct 10, 2010
Faye McKinney Stanford Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, October 10, 2015, Mrs. Faye McKinney Stanford, 68, wife of the late Mr. Gerald Herman Stanford. Mrs. Stanford was born in Charleston, SC but spent most of her life in Augusta, graduating from Butler High School in 1965. She was an active member of First Baptist Church of Augusta and...
Karin H. Perry
Oct 10, 2010
Mrs. Karin H. Perry Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, October 10, 2010 at home, Karin H. Perry, 68, wife of James Perry. Mrs. Perry was a member of the Friendship Chapel at Ft. Gordon. Family members include: her husband, daughter: Anita K. Rickerson and husband Charles, sons: James K. Perry and Timothy M. Perry, grandchildren: Kimberly Glenn and...
Kyle Alexander Loungeway
Oct 9, 2010
Kyle Alexander Loungeway Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, October 9, 2010, Mr. Kyle Alexander Loungeway, 24, husband of Carly H. Loungeway. Mr. Loungeway was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta. He was a graduate of Harlem High School and was employed by Custom Countertops. Mr. Loungeway was fun loving and loved his Honda’s. He was an avid...
Julia Maddox
Oct 9, 2010
Mrs. Julia Maddox Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, October 9, 2010, Mrs. Julia Gladys Maddox, 88, wife of 65 years to Curtis Clarence Maddox. Mrs. Maddox was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta. She was a member of the first graduating class of Tubman School. Mrs. Maddox was a lifelong member of Pierce Memorial United Methodist Church,...
Mary Elizabeth McKinney
Oct 6, 2010
Mary Elizabeth McKinney Retired King Mill Augusta, GA – Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Murphy McKinney passed away Wednesday, October the 6th at The Place Nursing Home. She was born on Moore Ave. in Augusta Ga. on May 30th 1910. She was the daughter of the late George Fields Murphy and Dicey Elizabeth Newman Murphy and widow of the late William Leon...
Edward L. "Eddie" Taylor
Oct 3, 2010
Mr. Edward L. “Eddie” Taylor Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, October 3, 2010, at University Hospital, Edward Lamar “Eddie” Taylor, husband of Juanita F. Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a member of Abilene Baptist Church and a former member of Hillcrest Baptist Church, a member of IBEW Local #157, served on the Board of Directors for the John de...
Robert M. (Mike) Lamb
Oct 1, 2010
Robert M. (Mike) Lamb Augusta, GA – Robert M. (Mike) Lamb was called home by the Lord on Friday, October 1, 2010 after a long battle with Parkinsons. He will be greatly missed. Mr. Lamb was a loving, devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He was a member of St. James United Methodist Church. He retired from the Augusta Chronicle Circulation...
Epifania Caneda
Oct 1, 2010
Mrs. Epifania (Eppy) L. Caneda Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, October 1, 2010, Epifania (Eppy) L. Caneda, 77, wife of the late Francisco Caneda, Sr. Mrs. Caneda was a native of Maui, Hawaii, and a resident of Augusta, GA for 47 years. She will always be remembered as a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She was...
Dorothy "Dot" Oliver Locke
Sep 29, 2010
Dorothy “Dot” Oliver Locke Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, September 29, 2010, Mrs. Dorothy Oliver Locke, 82, wife of the Late Jack Toby Locke. Mrs. Locke was a native of Panama City, FL, and had resided in the Augusta area for the past 2 years. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Panama City, Gulf Coast...
Joanne Bush
Sep 29, 2010
Joanne T. Bush Evangelist Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at University Hospital, Joanne T. Bush, 64, wife of Alvin C. Bush. Mrs. Bush was born March 23, 1946 to Jessie Truesdale and Geneva L. Gills in Lancaster, SC. Her joy in life was loving her family and giving herself to others, this made her a...
Peggy Thigpen
Sep 29, 2010
Peggy Adair (Whites) Thigpen 10/24/1926 - 09/29/2010 Peggy Adair (Whites) Thigpen, age 83 of Augusta, died Wednesday afternoon at Golden Living Center Nursing Home (Beverly Manor) after an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her husband of more than 50 years, “Samuel” Seaborn Herman Thigpen, of Avera, GA. Peggy was born October 24, 1926 at Ft. Eustis, VA....
Ione G. Shaw
Sep 28, 2010
Ione G. Shaw Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, September 28, 2010, Ione G. Shaw, 85, wife of the late Elmer Atwood Shaw, Jr. Mrs. Shaw was a native of Isabella, GA and resided in Augusta for the past 51 years. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Shaw was a very active and lifelong member of Second Baptist Church of...
Dorothy Railey
Sep 27, 2010
Mrs. Dot Brogdon Railey Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, September 27, 2010, Dot Brogdon Railey, 90, wife of Bill J. Railey. Family members include: daughters: Jeanette Cartrett, Belvedere, SC, Carolyn Peacock (Harold), Evans, GA, 4 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Cryptside services will be held Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 1:00 P.M. in the Mausoleum at Hillcrest Memorial Park...