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Wallace Beryl Dean
Jul 29, 2025
Martinez, GA - Entered into rest on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, Mr. Wallace Beryl Dean, loving husband of 60 years to Janie Patricia Dean. Other family members include his son: James Dean (Stephanie), granddaughter: Allie Dean; sisters: Donna Ashberry, Charlotte Roberts, Sherry Horn, Debbie Murray, brother: Melvin Dean. Wallace was predeceased by his siblings: Dennis, Marvin, Timothy, and Ellen Dean.
Wallace...
William “Bill” Cornes
Jul 29, 2025
Augusta, GA – William (Bill) Cornes (77) of Augusta entered into rest on July 29, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He is now in the loving hands of our Lord. He is survived by his beloved wife Virginia (Ginger) Walker Cornes. They were happily married for 47 years.
Funeral services will be held at Covenant Presbyterian Church on August 4,...
H. Calvin Geer
Jul 29, 2025
Evans, GA – Mr. Harry Calvin Geer, 95, died July 29, 2025, at his home at Brandon Wilde. A native of Augusta, he was born March 18, 1930, to the late William Frederick “Fred” Geer and Ida Gilmore Fuller Geer. He was predeceased by his wife of 67 years, Anita Taylor Geer; brothers: Dr. William Dudley Geer of Birmingham, Alabama...
Mary Conrad Allen
Jul 29, 2025
Augusta, GA – Peacefully entered into rest on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, Mary Conrad Allen, 76, wife of Fred T. Allen.
Mary was born in Charlotte, NC and lived most of her life in Augusta. She graduated from Aquinas High School in 1967 and Augusta College in 1971. She earned a Master’s Degree in Theology from Loyola University in New Orleans,...
Orphie Mae Thompson
Jul 26, 2025
Nashville, TN – Entered into rest on Saturday, July 26, 2025, Orphie Mae Thompson, 95.
Orphie was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the eldest child of James Edgar and Henryetta Jonas Mckee at the start of the Great Depression. She and her parents soon moved to the family farm in Crawford County, Missouri, about 100 miles southwest of St Louis. As...
Andrea Whatley
Jul 26, 2025
Andrea Rhodes Whatley, 80, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, July 26, 2025. Andrea was a kind and loving person who loved her Lord and her family deeply. In her life she exemplified God's love by always being encouraging, kind and compassionate and showed unbelievable strength in the face of her cancer diagnosis.
Born in Augusta, Georgia, Andrea was the first...
Francis Duane Grice, Jr.
Jul 25, 2025
Augusta, GA - Francis Duane Grice, Jr., 90, of Augusta, Georgia, beloved husband to Sandra Louise Lewis Grice of 68 years, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2025.
Born in Augusta on June 26, 1935, Duane was the son of the late Francis Duane Grice, Sr. and Roberta Hoffman Grice. He grew up in Augusta with a strong sense of family,...
Edwin "Edo" L. Douglass, Jr.
Jul 25, 2025
Edwin Latimer Douglass, Jr. (Edo) aged 91, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at his home on July 25, 2025. He is survived by his beloved wife of 64 years, Mary Anne Lindgren Douglass.
Edo was born in Augusta, GA on May 25, 1934 to Mildred Garrett Douglass and Edwin Latimer Douglass and the grandson of the noted Augusta educator, T....
Richard Eve Allen
Jul 24, 2025
Richard Eve Allen died peacefully at his home on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
Mr. Allen was born in Augusta in 1941, the only child of Helen Gibson Allen and Richard Elliott Allen, Jr. He was welcomed into a family of Allens, Eves, and Wadleys, that included some of the founding physicians and early faculty of the Medical College of Georgia. Mr....
Warren Bowen, Jr.
Jul 24, 2025
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Thursday, July 24, 2025, Warren Bowen, Jr., 86, husband of Martha Maxine Watson.
Warren spent six years in the Navy, twenty years in the Army, and twenty-five years working for the Department of Defense.
Family members include his daughters: Pamela Bell, Valencia Richards (Dennis), Darlene Higgins (Gerald), Yolanda Bowen, and Jacqueline Kelley (LG); his sons:...
Wendy Rhodes Pope
Jul 24, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our beloved Wendy, who peacefully passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2025, in Augusta, GA. Wendy was a kind and loving soul who touched the lives of everyone she knew.
Wendy dedicated 34 wonderful years to serving with the Department of Family and Children Services, where she made a lasting impact...
Jo Ann Bonitatibus
Jul 23, 2025
Augusta, GA – Jo Ann Bonitatibus, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, peacefully passed away on July 23, 2025, at the age of 80. She was the soul of her family, a constant source of love, joy, and unwavering strength. Her presence was a gift to everyone who knew her, and her legacy will forever live on in...
Rebecca Bryngleson Schmacker
Jul 22, 2025
Heaven welcomed a loving wife, mother, mimi, and friend on July 22, 2025, when Rebecca Bryngleson Schmacker entered the pearly gates and heard the words, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.” Becky was received into Heaven by her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
She was preceded in death by her father, James Carlisle Bryngleson, Sr., and brother, James Carlisle Bryngleson,...
Mark Johnston Stone
Jul 22, 2025
Kline, SC – Entered into rest on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, after a short battle with lung cancer, Mr. Mark Johnston Stone, 59, son of the late Jackie Stone Poteet and Walter Stone.
He is survived by his son: Brayden Stone; step-sons: Brian and Dewayne Gray; Loving partner: Theresa Rhodes and her children: Valerie Baldree, Andrew Baldree and grandchildren: Isabel Smith,...
Jeffrey Keith Shelnut
Jul 21, 2025
Jeffrey Keith Shelnut, 53, of Augusta, Georgia, entered into rest on July 21, 2025.
Jeff was born in Macon, Georgia, but spent most of his life in Augusta. He graduated from Hephzibah High School, where he met his high school sweetheart, Brandi Wilson Shelnut. They were married for 27 years and raised three children—Jackson, Alex, and Payton—who were the center of...
Paul Stephen Reese
Jul 20, 2025
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Sunday, July 20, 2025, Paul Stephen Reese, 71, loving husband of forty years to Patricia Glover Reese.
Paul loved to fish, drive the golf cart to his friend’s house, drink beer, and watch NASCAR. He was a huge fan of the Georgia Bulldogs and the Atlanta Braves. A great father and Pop-Pop, he loved...
James "Jim" T. Wilson, Jr.
Jul 19, 2025
James Thomas Wilson, Jr. entered into rest peacefully the morning of July 19th with his loving family by his side. Jim leaves behind a legacy of family, friends and many great memories of a life well lived.
Jim was born on April 20, 1942, in Augusta, GA. He was a lifetime Augustan. Jim graduated from Richmond Academy then attended the University...
Elizabeth Thacker
Jul 18, 2025
ELIZABETH ASHLEY THACKER
4/11/1932 – 7/18/2025
Mrs. Elizabeth Ashley Thacker, 93, entered into rest Friday, July 18, 2025. She was the beloved wife of the late Herman Lindsey Thacker, Sr.
Mrs. Thacker was born in Lincolnton, GA to Bud and Blanche Ashley, but lived in Augusta most of her life.
Mrs. Thacker worked for Dupont/Westinghouse at Savannah River Site in the Procurement Department, Retiring...
Sandra "Sandy" Roberson Worsham
Jul 17, 2025
Martinez, GA – Mrs. Sandra (Sandy) Roberson Worsham, 75, entered into rest on Thursday, July 17, 2025. She was the beloved wife of 57 years to Walter J. Worsham III.
Sandy was born on August 30, 1949, in Pierce County, GA to Lee Ann Davis and Hilton Roberson. She graduated from the Academy of Richmond County High School. She most recently...
Clara Salley McAlhany
Jul 15, 2025
Augusta, GA – A Celebration of Life gathering for Clara Salley McAlhany of Augusta will be held Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors in Augusta. The family will receive friends from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Clara McAlhany died on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
Clara was born May 11, 1947, in Augusta, Georgia. Growing up and living most of...
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