Obituaries

Oct 6, 2023

Our vibrant, full of life, precious daughter Eva Leighton Mathews passed away unexpectedly on Friday October 6, 2023.

Eva means giver of life, to breathe life, beloved. Eva’s gentle spirit was evident to all who encountered her. In the short time we were allowed to have her, she lived every definition of her name. She was our light and our...

Oct 4, 2023

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 surrounded by her loving family.

Meg Whitfield, 67, was born in Munich, Germany. She was the oldest of 10 children born to John and Margaret Regan. Being the firstborn of such a large family, she embraced being the eldest by lovingly nurturing and caring for her younger siblings. A graduate...

Oct 4, 2023

 

 

James D. Batten

North Augusta, SC - Mr. James D. Batten entered into rest on October 4, 2023, peacefully at home.

James was born December 7, 1949, in Charleston, SC to the late Bobby Batten and Kathyrn Batten. James retired from the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local No. 92 after over 25...

Oct 2, 2023

 

Wallace L. Slater

 

Augusta, GA - Wallace Lester Slater died peacefully at home on October 2, 2023 in Evans, Georgia at the age of 80. 

Wallace is survived by his wife of 58 years whom he adored: Patricia Ann (Allen) Slater; two sons: Brian Wallace Slater (Emma) and Kurt Hunter Slater (Christy); two grandchildren: Graeme Wallace Slater and...

Oct 1, 2023

 

Elizabeth Norvell Sherrill

 

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Sunday, October 1, 2023, Mrs. Elizabeth “Betty” Norvell Sherrill, 90, loving wife of the late William S. Sherrill, Jr.

 

Betty was a lifelong resident of Augusta and was a graduate of Tubman High School for Girls in 1950 and Huntingdon College in 1954. She grew...

Sep 30, 2023

Evans, GA – Ms. Loretta F. Moore, 76, entered into rest on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at her home, in Evans, GA.

Loretta was born October 31, 1946 in Albany, New York to Joseph and Mary (Sanferraro) Ferrigno. Later, her family relocated to Catonsville, Maryland, where she graduated from Catonsville Senior High School. After graduation, she attended Baltimore City Studio...

Sep 26, 2023

Augusta, GA – Jacquelyn Rountree Andrews entered into rest on Tuesday, September 26, 2023.

 

An Augusta native, Jackie was born during the Great Depression and spent her early years in the family home on Telfair Street in Olde Town. She graduated from Tubman High School for Girls and then attended Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, earning her baccalaureate in...

Sep 26, 2023

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, Mrs. Phyllis Hanson Campbell,  80, loving wife of 60 years to Mr. Jerry L. Campbell.

 

Phyllis was a long-time member of Pineview Baptist Church. She worked part-time as a bookkeeper for A.C. Proctor Paint and Body Shop, where she considered everyone as family. Phyllis loved playing bingo and...

Sep 26, 2023

Theressa Caroline Epting Wilcher, 88, went to be with her Lord and savior on September 26, 2023. She went peacefully in her sleep at home with loved ones around her.

 

She was born January 2, 1935, to Maxcy and Amanda "Mannie" Epting in Newberry, SC. She grew up in Newberry with eight siblings. and attended Bush River High School. She...

Sep 25, 2023

 

Frances C. DeHart

 

Augusta, GA – Frances Carolyn DeHart, wife of the late James E. DeHart, of Augusta, GA entered into rest on Monday, September 25, 2023.

 

Carolyn was born in Charleston, SC as the daughter of the late Mary Ruth Reese

and Robert Jewell Griswell. She is survived by two sisters and was preceded in...

Sep 25, 2023

Thomson, GA – Entered into rest on Monday, September 25, 2023, Clayton Ross Oellerich, 36, loving husband of Andrea Denise Oellerich.

 

Clayton was a native of Augusta, GA. He was a 2005 graduate of the Academy of Richmond County. He worked as an insulator in CTI at Savannah River Site. He was an avid figure collector and loved watching...

Sep 24, 2023

Sep 22, 2023

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Friday, September 22, 2023, Dr. Thomas Victor Casella, Sr.

 

Tommy was a native of Augusta, GA and the son of Victor Casella and Sarah Medlin Casella. He was a graduate of Aquinas High School, class of 1969. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Education from the Citadel in 1973 and...

Sep 22, 2023

Alberta Louise Brown Smith entered her life on February 20, 1945, in South Boston, Virginia.  She was the eldest of three daughters and one older brother to her parents Isaac and Louise Brown. 

She graduated from Lucy Addison High School in 1963 and furthered her education attaining a doctorate in devotional studies.

Alberta worked in various positions at General...

Sep 22, 2023

 

Michael Jonathon Springer passed away peacefully the morning of September 22, 2023, at the age of 61.

 

Mike was born in November of 1961 in Tampa, Florida. After graduating from Brandon High School in 1979, Mike enlisted in the United States Navy and served during the final years of the Cold War. During his service, Mike discovered...

Sep 22, 2023

 

Song Cha Bradley

 

Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest on Friday, September 22, 2023, Mrs. Song Cha Bradley, 87, wife of the late Mr. J. T. Bradley.

 

Song was born in Korea, grew up during the Korean War and moved to the United States in July of 1971. She met and married J.T. while he was stationed...

Sep 22, 2023

Evans, GA – Entered into rest on Friday, September 22, 2023, Mr. Thomas Joseph Loughran, Jr., 92, loving husband of Frances Loughran.

 

Thomas was born in 1931 in Belfast, Ireland and moved to the U.S. at the age of seventeen. He served in the Marine Corps for four years and completed two tours of duty. He married Mrs....

Sep 21, 2023

 

Lynn Boliek Howard

 

Lynn Boliek Howard died September 21, 2023 on her 62nd birthday. She was born in Charleston, SC to Paulwyn and Betty Boliek, and was baptized into her Christian faith at Martin Luther Lutheran Church on James Island by the Rev. Dr. Karl W. Kinard.

 

Lynn graduated from Irmo High School, Irmo, SC,...

Sep 20, 2023

 

Madeline D. Healy

 

Madeline Davis Healy went home on September 20, 2023 to joyously walk-through God’s glorious gardens and would love to meet you at Jesus’ feet.

 

Born and raised in Oakville, CT, she married her high school sweetheart in 1961. Together they spent four years in the AF (mostly in SC) and then returned to...

Sep 19, 2023

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, Betty Williamson Lass, 87, loving wife of the late Charles M. Lass.

 

Betty was a native of Augusta, GA. She worked in data processing at King Mill for over 35 years. She was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and Children’s Church. She...