Obituaries

Jan 3, 2025

Peggy Ann (Bond) Whitehead passed away peacefully at her home on January 3, 2025, with the great love of her life, Jim Whitehead Sr, by her side. She is now pain-free in heaven.

Born in Atlanta, Ga on August 1, 1943, she was the daughter of Thermon and Velma Bond. She was raised with her two younger sisters, Malinda Erwin (Robert)...

Jan 2, 2025

Phyllis Monica Brandon passed away peacefully at Brandon Wilde Senior Living Facility in Augusta, Georgia on January 2, 2025. She was 83 years old.

Phyllis was born on April 11, 1941, in Washington, D.C. to Nancy Alexander Monica and Philip Felix Monica. She spent her childhood in Atlanta, Georgia, where she attended North Fulton High School. Phyllis pursued higher education at...

Jan 2, 2025

Jan 1, 2025

Evans, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, David Leslie “Dave” Carlson, 72, husband of Lenora Gail “Nora” Carlson.

Dave was born in Minneapolis, MN but lived in the Evans area for 39 years. He was a member of Kiokee Baptist Church and served as a Deacon. David worked for Bechtel for 40 plus years at both Savannah...

Jan 1, 2025

Entered into rest on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, Betty Jo Bertsch, 71 was born to the late Jimmy and Enedina Alvarez.

BJ was an upholsterer and homemaker in Little Rock, Texas. She moved to Augusta, GA in the 90s with her husband, Mike Long, and then remarried Rick Bertsch. Betty Jo loved all of her family and friends unconditionally. She especially...

Jan 1, 2025

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, Mr. Thomas Allen Amerson, Jr., 89, loving husband of 53 years to Elizabeth “Liz” Amerson.

Allen was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta, GA. He was a 1953 graduate of the Academy of Richmond County. He had a 31 year career with Ryder Truck Systems, retiring as District Sales...

Jan 1, 2025

Jan 1, 2025

Vera Thompson Elliott

Mrs. Vera Thompson Elliott moved to her forever home on Wednesday, New Year’s Day, January 1, 2025. She is singing, praising and worshipping Jesus. There will be no “resting in peace” as there will always be a place for her with the choirs praising and adoring God.

Vera was born on Broad Street in Augusta, GA to hard working...

Jan 1, 2025

Evans, GA - Entered into rest on Wednesday, January 1,2025, Amanda Jade Postell, 41.

Mandy was an exceptional young woman. She was loving, selfless, giving, and hilarious as described by her son, Parker. Born with a servant’s heart, Mandy became a Christian at an early age and continued to be involved in numerous ministries. As she grew closer to the Lord...

Dec 31, 2024

Grovetown, GA - Carole finished the course on December 31, 2024 having reached mature age and modeling a life well lived for her Savior to all who knew her. 

Born September 13, 1938, as the middle daughter of the Joseph S. Hammond and Eleanor Phillips Hammond, Carole always said her goal in life was to meet a “good looking Christian man...

Dec 31, 2024

Mr. Cleveland Carl Bethune (72) went home to be with Jesus on December 31, 2024, at Piedmont Atlanta, surrounded by his beloved family and friends. Born in Augusta, GA, he was the son of the late Cleveland Ward Bethune and Peggy King Bethune. 

Carl graduated from Butler High School in 1970, where he forged lifelong friendships with his childhood friends. Carl...

Dec 30, 2024

Grovetown, GA – Owen Joseph Eickholdt, 17, entered into rest on Monday, December 30, 2024.

Owen was born in Augusta, Georgia. He was currently a senior at Community Christian Academy and was a member of Warren Baptist Church. Owen had an immense heart. He was joyful, full of life and free-spirited. He took on life with a grace that only rare...

Dec 29, 2024

Bobbie P. Fain, born on December 12, 1939, in Augusta, Georgia, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2024, in her hometown of Augusta. Known affectionately as "Nana," Bobbie was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Tony C. Fain; grandson: Travis Cason and her parents: Lonnie and Eva Price. She is survived by her children: Dawn Wall and Siesel, Deneen...

Dec 29, 2024

Augusta, GA - The Reverend Michael Edwin Freed was called home to eternal life on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at the age of 69. He passed peacefully at his home in Augusta, Georgia, surrounded by his loving wife, Vera, and their five sons.

Mike was born on November 20, 1955, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and raised in Arlington, North Carolina (Yadkin...

Dec 29, 2024

Rosemary Beatrice Wolff 

April 9, 1930 – December 29, 2024

Rosemary Beatrice Wolff, born on April 9, 1930, in San Diego, California, was the youngest child and only daughter of Laurence A. Weseloh and Beatrice “Bea” Edna Weseloh (née Stone). Affectionately called “Goldie” by her father, Rosemary grew up surrounded by love, culture, and the arts. She attended Sacred Heart Catholic School...

Dec 29, 2024

Augusta, GA-  entered into rest on Sunday, December 29, 2024, Mrs. Miriam Kearse Connell, affectionately known as “Nanny,” passed away peacefully at the age of 88. A native of Bamberg, South Carolina, Miriam lived a life rich in love, family, and simple joys. 

She was the beloved wife of the late Thomas Jefferson Connell Jr. (“Bo”) and shared a beautiful life...

Dec 28, 2024

Sherrie Mulvey Glover was born in Atlanta, GA. on March 14, 1961. She spent most of her youth in Savannah, GA. Sherrie was raised by her mother, Barbara Allen Wandle, and had one sibling, the late Von Mulvey.

Sherrie graduated from A.E. Beach High School and continued her education at Mercer University in Macon, GA. While attending Mercer, Sherrie studied Psychology...

Dec 28, 2024

Martinez, GA – Entered into rest on Saturday, December 28, 2024, Elizabeth Whitten Holden, 86, loving wife of 65 years to the late James Raymond Holden.

Boots was born in Atlanta on Oct. 24,1938, to the late F .H. “Buck” and Essa Powell Whitten. Her young mother contracted tuberculosis and passed away when Boots was six years old, and Boots and her...

Dec 26, 2024

Nancy Jane Carleton Walton passed away on December 26, 2024, after a brief illness and only four months after the passing of Ted, her loving husband of 58 years. She lived in Grovetown, GA, formerly Oxford, MI.

Nancy was born February 17, 1942, in Shelby, Ohio, to Wayne Merritt Carleton and Helen Marvel Condit Carleton. As a young child Nancy enjoyed...

Dec 26, 2024

Entered into rest on Thursday, December 26, 2024, Charles Aloysius Meyer, Jr. MD, SFO, 83, loving husband of Barbara J. Meyer.

Charles was born in Philadelphia, PA and has lived in Augusta since 1976. He graduated from Villanova University Class of 1963 and Jefferson Medical University, Class of 1967. Dr. Meyer was a retired Naval Captain, Medical Corps USNR having served...