Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Augusta, GA, Richmond County & Surrounding Areas
Jacqueline Guilbeau
Mar 18, 2022
Jacqueline Kinley Guilbeau, born September 5, 1944, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday March 18, 2022. Jackie was the daughter of J.O. and Louella Kinley. She was born at Camp Gordon in Augusta, Georgia, and was raised in Martinez. She graduated from Evans High School and later went on to marry her high school sweetheart, Ralph...
Beverly Martin
Mar 16, 2022
Beverly Martin Evans, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, Mrs. Beverly Spurrier Martin, 94. Family members include her daughter: Dawn Emert (Richard); grandchildren: Jamie Emert and Charles Emert (Amy Beth) and great grandsons: William Spurrier Crawford and Eli Jackson Emert. Beverly was preceded in death by her husband Edward D. Martin and her parents Donald and...
Charlene K. Given
Mar 13, 2022
Charlene Given, 80, passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at her home in Augusta, Georgia. Charlene was born in Maryland to Pat Kennedy and Ruth Bond Kennedy and grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. After graduating Central Catholic High School in 1959, she pursued her dream of being a nurse at the St. Vincent Hospital School of Nursing in...
Linda Frasier
Mar 12, 2022
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Saturday, March 12, 2022, Linda Kerley Frasier, 68, loving wife of Robert “Bob” Frasier. Linda was surrounded by family in her final moments. Linda supported her husband throughout his military career and was always active as a volunteer in various churches. She was the telemarketing manager for Ft. Worth Symphony Orchestra from 1991-1994....
Reba Kight
Mar 10, 2022
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Thursday, March 10, 2022, Reba Louise Kight, 89, wife of the late Charles Kight. Reba was an excellent cook and a kind and gracious Christian woman. She was a long-time member of Cokesbury United Methodist church. Reba always saw the positive in people and in life. She was a loving and devoted wife,...
Ron Gates
Mar 8, 2022
Augusta, GA – Mr. James Ronald Gates, 75, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Ron was born in Hampton, Virginia on May 27, 1946. He was a graduate of Virginia Tech University, and his career included positions with Texaco, Columbia Nitrogen, Saudi Aramco and DSM Chemicals. Ron was a member and...
Bert A. Hall
Mar 8, 2022
Augusta, GA – Mr. Bert Andrews Hall, age 67, died Tuesday afternoon March 8, 2022 in the University Hospital in Augusta, GA. Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 1:00 P.M. with funeral service immediately following at 2:00 P.M. at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors on Davis Road, Pastor Scott Harris will be officiating. Honorary pallbearers will...
George "Steve" Fernandes
Mar 7, 2022
Lincolnton, GA – Entered into rest on Monday, March 7, 2022, George Steven “Steve” Fernandes, 69. Steve was a hard worker and was co-owner of Columbia Sheet Metal. He would give you the shirt off his back and would do anything for anyone. Steve enjoyed golfing and spending time at the lake. He loved his family and spending time with...
Harry A. Shurley, Jr.
Mar 7, 2022
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Monday, March 7, 2022, Mr. Harry A. Shurley, Jr., 82, loving husband of Mrs. Marina Yeargain Shurley. Harry was a native and life-long resident of Augusta. He attended Sacred Heart, Boys Catholic High and was a member of the first Aquinas High School graduating class. Harry enjoyed regaling, in what has long been...
William Godbee
Mar 7, 2022
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Monday, March 7, 2022, Mr. William Owen Godbee, 69, loving husband of Michal B. Godbee. Family members, in addition to his wife, include his children: Tonya Posey (Kevin) and William “Bill” Godbee (Rebecca “Becky”); grandchildren: Taylor Roach (Ajay), Lauren Davis, William “Liam” Godbee, Mason Godbee, and Rhys Godbee; mother of his children: Martha...
June Whitlock Przybysz
Mar 6, 2022
Aiken, SC – Entered into rest on Sunday, March 6, 2022, Mrs. June Whitlock Przybysz, 94, loving wife of Bogumil “Bob” Przybysz. June was born in Brooklyn, NY but lived in the Augusta and Aiken areas for most of her life. As a young woman, she modeled professionally in New York City and Hollywood. One of Samuel Goldwyn’s handpicked Goldwyn...
Ed Howerton
Mar 5, 2022
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Saturday, March 5, 2022, Mr. Edward L. Howerton, 69, loving husband to Vicki Jackson Howerton. Edward was born September 29, 1952 in Bremerhaven, Germany and moved to Augusta, GA at the age of two. He graduated from George P. Butler High School in 1970 and was drafted into the United States Army and...
Shirley Hanson Overstreet
Mar 4, 2022
A godly and gracious woman, Shirley Overstreet closed her eyes to this life, and opened them in heaven on Friday, March 4, 2022. She was dearly loved by her entire family. Shirley was the eldest daughter of James C. and Louise W. Hanson of Avondale Estates, GA. Her education includes a B.S. from Georgia Teacher’s College (now Georgia Southern University)...
Jackie Meadows
Mar 3, 2022
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on March 3, 2022, Mary J. Meadows, 89. Born in Elberton, GA, Jackie made Augusta her home. She worked as a dental hygienist for Dr. Charlie Norwood and Dr. Ronnie Bowers before retiring. Jackie was a member of Warren Baptist Church. Family members include her children: Fred Vincent Meadows, Dawn Larrabee and Ashley Terrell...
William "Larry" McCrary III
Mar 3, 2022
Augusta, GA – Mr. William Lawrence McCrary, III better known as “Larry”, peacefully entered into rest at his home on Thursday, March 3, 2022, after a brief but arduous battle with lung cancer. Larry was born in Augusta on May 19, 1933 and lived most of his life here. He attended William Robinson Grade School and the Academy of Richmond...
Katherine Patterson Lethgo
Mar 2, 2022
Augusta, GA –Katherine Scales Patterson Lethgo, 86, widow of James Robert Patterson and Wayne Samuel Lethgo, entered into rest on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Katherine was born in New York City on July 9,1935 and moved to Augusta in 1942. She was the oldest daughter of Lois and Wallace Scales. She attended William Robinson Elementary School, Tubman High School and...
Alicia Sapp
Mar 2, 2022
Alicia Sapp, daughter of the late Betty Ann Wade-Turner and the late Jimmy Wade, was born Wednesday, January 17, 1962 and entered into rest on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. She graduated from high school in Würzburg, Germany and from Augusta Technical College. Alicia was an active member of Faith Gospel in Fort Gordon, GA. She loved to sew, write poetry,...
Olen Blackmon
Mar 1, 2022
Augusta, GA –Olen Burl Blackmon passed from this life to his heavenly home on March 1 2022. Olen was born the oldest son of 15 children. He was predeceased by his parents Ezra Sylvester & Eva Lee Blackmon siblings; Fred, Earl, Hollis, Aaron, BJ, Ruth, Dorothy, Mary, Lucille & Dewey. Survived by daughter Anita Lee Blackmon; Siblings: Curtis (Sharon), Arnold...
Judith Tapley
Feb 28, 2022
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Monday, February 28, 2022, Judith Lastenia Avila Tapley, 86, wife of the late Joseph Ray Tapley, Sr. Judith was a native of Panama but lived most of her life in the United States. She enjoyed being a military spouse and supporting her husband. Judith loved cooking and crocheting and was a mother to...
Ruth von Schweinitz
Feb 28, 2022
North Augusta, SC - Ruth Elisabeth Ruhl Grafin von Schweinitz passed away peacefully, on February 28, 2022, surrounded by her children. Predeceased by her husband, Siegfried Graf von Schweinitz, her father Heinrich Friedrich Ruhl, her mother Frieda Prohaska. She is survived by her sister Helga Jeremias, four children and twelve grandchildren: Dietrich Graf von Schweinitz, his wife, Sarah and children...