Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Augusta, GA, Richmond County & Surrounding Areas

Margaret Blackmon

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Ethel Sheppard Giles

Ethel Sheppard Giles

Sep 9, 2010

Ethel Sheppard Giles Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, September 9, 2010, Ethel Sheppard Giles, wife of the late Robert F. Giles. Ethel Giles was an active member of First Baptist Church of Augusta. She belonged to two different bridge groups, and bridge was considered her hobby. She loved her family and friends. Family members include daughter: Donna Jane...

Christopher A. Pardue

Christopher A. Pardue

Sep 9, 2010

Christopher A. Pardue Augusta, GA – Entered into on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at MCG, Mr. Christopher A. Pardue, son of Charles Hobert and Wanda Smith Pardue of Augusta and brother of the late Charles A. Pardue. Mr. Pardue was born in Heidelberg, Germany but spent most of his life in the Augusta area. Funeral services will be held at...

Jewell Childress

Jewell Childress

Sep 8, 2010

Mrs. Jewell Bentley Childress Civic Leader Jewell Bentley Childress, 77, entered peacefully into eternity on September 8, 2010, at National Health Care Facility. She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty years, Freddie J. Childress, and by her daughter, Christi Bea Childress Coleman. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 11, 2010, at First...

Donald Gordon Kumiski, Sr.

Donald Gordon Kumiski, Sr.

Sep 6, 2010

Mr. Donald Kumiski, Sr. Retired U.S. Army Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, September 6, 2010 at Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Mr. Donald Gordon Kumiski, Sr., 73, husband of 56 years to Mrs. Lucy Kumiski. Mr. Kumiski was a native of Bridgeton, New Jersey and enlisted in the U.S. Army at 18 years old. He served for 27 years...

Carl Greg Schweitzer

Carl Greg Schweitzer

Sep 6, 2010

Carl Greg Schweitzer Martinez, GA – Carl Greg Schweitzer, has gone to his final resting place, Monday, September 6, 2010. Mr. Schweitzer, son of William A. Schweitzer and Leona Gregory Schweitzer. He was a beloved son and loyal brother to Michael, Tony and Billy. Greg was a man who lived life to the fullest and he will be greatly missed...

John S. McElmurray

John S. McElmurray

Sep 4, 2010

John S. McElmurray Retired GA Dept. of Agriculture and Farmer Hephzibah, GA –Mr. John Schneider McElmurray, 89, died on Saturday evening, September 4, 2010. His death occurred peacefully at home, in the arms of Mary P. McElmurray, his loving wife of 64 years. Their mutual affection and their dedication to each other has been an inspiration to all who are...

Shelly Hopkins

Shelly Hopkins

Sep 3, 2010

Shelly Ledbetter Hopkins Appling, GA – Entered into rest Friday, September 3, 2010, Mrs. Shelly Ledbetter Hopkins, 50, beloved wife of Doug Hopkins. Shelly was an Augusta native, recently living in Columbia County. She was the owner and operator of a family business, Shapers Hair & Nail Salon for 20 years. Shelly was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother,...

Richard A. Smith

Richard A. Smith

Sep 3, 2010

Richard A. Smith Augusta Richmond County Firefighter Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Friday, September 3, 2010, Richard A. Smith, 55, husband of Donna Smith. Mr. Smith was a resident of Richmond County, an active member of Pine View Baptist Church, and a Lieutenant with the Augusta Richmond County Fire Department. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and a...

Willard Ray Harral

Willard Ray Harral

Sep 3, 2010

Willard Ray Harral Retired Lt. Col. U.S. Army Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Friday, September 3, 2010, Mr. Willard Ray Harral, 79, husband of Brenda Harral. Mr. Harral was a native of Shamrock TX and resided in Martinez, GA. He was a member of Providence Baptist Church. Mr. Harral served in the U.S. Army and retired as a Lt....

Myron Wayne Wilson Sr.

Myron Wayne Wilson Sr.

Aug 30, 2010

Myron Wayne Wilson, Sr. North Augusta, SC- Mr. Myron Wayne Wilson, Sr., 79, husband of Pauline Tucker Wilson entered into rest on Monday, August 30, 2010. Mr. Wilson was born in Quanah, TX on August 14, 1931. He lived in North Augusta, SC for the past three years. He spent most of his life in Irving, TX and retired as...