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Anthony Frank Ruffino, Jr.
Apr 15, 2022
Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest on Friday, April 15, 2022, Mr. Anthony Frank Ruffino, Jr., 76, loving husband of Myra M. Ruffino. Anthony was born in St. Louis, MO and enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 17. He served three tours in Vietnam and was stationed in Korea, Japan, and Germany. He retired after 27...
Patricia "Gail" Cannon
Apr 15, 2022
Harlem, GA - On Friday, April 15th, 2022, Patricia Gail Cannon ended her long battle with cancer. She spent a week on a ventilator, surrounded by her friends and family. Gail decided she was done and passed away quietly that morning. Gail had many passions in her life. She was a true artist and loved painting and drawing. She studied...
Billy Newsome
Apr 15, 2022
Martinez, GA - Billy Newsome, 90, of Martinez, GA went to be with the Lord on Good Friday, April 15th, 2022. He was born in Warren County, but lived the majority of his life in Hephzibah, GA. For almost 55 years, Billy was married to the love of his life, Ora. He enjoyed working in his yard and cheering on...
Freda Siptroth Joyce
Apr 15, 2022
Evans, GA – Freda Siptroth Joyce, 95, passed peacefully to her heavenly home on April 15, 2022. Freda was born on February 1, 1927, in East Stroudsburg, PA, the fifth child of Archer Franklin Siptroth and Marion Serfass Siptroth. She graduated from East Stroudsburg High School in 1945 and worked with the Red Cross during WWII. Freda married her high...
Sandra Hanson Griffin
Apr 15, 2022
Sandra Hanson Griffin, 84, entered into peaceful rest at home on April 15, 2022. Sandra (Sandy) was born in Atlanta but lived most of her adult life in Augusta. Sandy was the daughter of the late James Clyde Hanson and the late Louise Wynn Hanson. She graduated from Avondale High School and Georgia Teacher's College (currently Georgia Southern University). Sandy...
Judith Crickenberger
Apr 14, 2022
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Thursday, April 14, 2022, Judith “Judy” Rainwater Crickenberger, 77, wife of Ben W. Crickenberger for 56 years. Judy was a member of Woodlawn Baptist Church and was a member of the senior Sunday school class. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Judy was proud of her work as an...
Mary Pauline Johnson
Apr 13, 2022
Mary Pauline Johnson Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, Mrs. Mary Pauline Johnson, 95. Mary was a native of High Point, North Carolina where she worked at the War Demolition Center. She also worked at Air Base in Greensboro, North Carolina. After moving to Augusta, Georgia she was a devoted member of Martinez United Methodist...
June Alma Brandon
Apr 13, 2022
June Alma Brandon, 77 of Augusta, Georgia entered into rest on the 13th of April at Doctors’ Hospital. She was a long time member of Morningside Baptist Church where she faithfully taught children in Sunday school, Training Union, Mission Friends and AWANA Cubbies. She was an active member of the ladies Sunday school class and a member of the Choir....
Julie Wall
Apr 13, 2022
EVANS, GEORGIA - Julie Ann DeGooyer Wall (aka Jules, aka Mom, aka Gram-ma) passed away soundly and peacefully on April 13, 2022 at her home in Evans, Georgia surrounded by her loved ones. Jules battled pancreatic cancer with such fervor that she was declared the winner on that gorgeous spring day. Julie’s last words were, “I wish we had more...
Irene Meadows
Apr 10, 2022
Augusta, GA – Irene Katherine Meadows entered eternal rest on Palm Sunday, April 10, 2022. She was born in Munich, Germany in 1935, the daughter of Josef Stoepfel and Elisabeth Eder. She met and married her beloved husband Clyde Wilson Meadows in Munich in 1958. After traveling the world together, they selected Augusta as their forever home in 1965 because...
David Max Guillot
Apr 9, 2022
Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest on Saturday, April 9, 2022, Mr. David Max Guillot, 59, loving husband of 24 years to Sherry L. Guillot. David was a native of Mobile, AL and moved to Montgomery at the age of 13. He graduated from Troy State University where he was also a member of the Kappa Phi Fraternity. He worked...
Mack Hardwick, Sr.
Apr 9, 2022
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Saturday, April 9, 2022, Barna “Mack” McKinne Hardwick, Sr., 83, loving husband of 54 years to Susan Wylds Hardwick. A lifelong resident of Augusta and an active parishioner of The Church of the Good Shepherd, Mack attended schools in Richmond County and graduated from Evans High School. He attended Georgia Military College and...
Rick Wright
Apr 8, 2022
Richard “Rick” Wright Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Friday, April 8, 2022, Mr. Richard Darrell Wright, 52, loving husband of Michelle Shealy Wright for 27 years. Richard was a lifelong native of Augusta and the proud owner of Johnson & Associates Paint Contractor, a business his grandfather started in 1949. Rick was bigger than life and was unforgettable....
Greg Poteet
Apr 8, 2022
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Friday, April 8, 2022, Gregory C. Poteet, 50, loving husband of 19 years to Ashley Palmer Poteet. Family members, in addition to his wife, include his sons: Reid Carlton Poteet (17), Cannon Lewis Poteet (14), Brody O’Connell Poteet (11), and Jude Campbell Poteet (7); parents: Thomas C. Poteet, Sr. (Patricia Atha) and Kerry...
Marvin Brumberg
Apr 8, 2022
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Friday, April 8, 2022, Mr. Marvin Brumberg, 85, loving husband of 62 years to Elsa L. Brumberg. Marvin was born in Orlando, FL, but was a long time resident of Augusta and was a member of Fleming Baptist Church. He loved the Lord and his church. He served in the church for many...
Lessie Jo Hillis Woo
Apr 7, 2022
Mrs. Lessie Jo Hillis Woo of Evans, Georgia, entered her heavenly home on Thursday, April 7, 2022. Born on June 29, 1932, in Waynesboro, Georgia. She graduated from Waynesboro High School and moved to Augusta. Lessie met and married Madison T. Woo and they enjoyed sixty-two years together before his passing in 2012. Together they operated several businesses including two...
Marjorie Moxley
Apr 6, 2022
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, Marjorie “Honey” Menger Moxley, 91, wife of the late Harry Moxley. Family members include her son: Tom Austin (Nancy), the late Robert Austin; grandchildren: Kristi Richards (William), Andy Austin (Ashley), Wendy Belcher (Travis), Christopher Austin; greatgrandchildren: Austin Richards, Payne Richards, Ivy Grace Austin, Cate Austin, Anthony Angel, Brandon Angel;...
Zola E. Maddox
Apr 5, 2022
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, Mrs. Zola Estelle Maddox, 96. Zola was born in Aiken County, SC but was a lifelong resident of Augusta, GA. She was a longtime member of Marks Baptist Church where she taught youth and adult Sunday School, sang in the choir, and loved Vacation Bible School. Zola was a...
Alton "Woody" Wood
Apr 2, 2022
Hephzibah, GA – Entered into rest on Saturday, April 2, 2022, Mr. Alton “Woody” Eugene Wood, 81, loving husband of 58 years to Willie S. Wood. Mr. Wood was a native of Gravelly, AR but has lived in Hephzibah since 1973. He retired to this area after 20 years of service in the United States Army. He and Willie had...
Alvera Jones
Apr 1, 2022
Martinez, GA – Entered into rest on Friday, April 1, 2022 surrounded by her family, Mrs. Alvera Dozier Jones, 92, loving wife of the late Osric Jones, Jr. Alvera was a native of Cape Canaveral, FL and was the last of 9 children. She was the Lifeline Coordinator at Cape Canaveral Hospital for 20 years. Family members include her daughter:...
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