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Local Obituaries for Augusta, GA, Richmond County & Surrounding Areas

Donald Roupp

Donald Roupp

Apr 7, 2021

Augusta, GA - Mr. Donald Roupp, 80, went to meet Jesus on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 with his family by his side. A native of Mansfield, PA, Don was the son of the late Laverne and Alberta Roupp. Don is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, MaryAnn, sons John Roupp (Lori) and Jeffrey Roupp (Christina), grandson Travis John...

Lottie Helinski Petry

Lottie Helinski Petry

Apr 7, 2021

Lottie Helinski Petry Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, Lottie Helinski Petry, 95, wife of the late Walter Petry. Lottie moved to Augusta in 1977 from Newark, NJ. She retired as a Laboratory Services Medical Transcriptionist from the VA Hospital. In her spare time, Lottie enjoyed music and singing. Her sons, grandsons and great grandchildren...

Lillian Bolyard

Lillian Bolyard

Apr 6, 2021

Lillian Crawford Bolyard Augusta, GA – Lillian Crawford Bolyard, 100, entered into rest on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, wife of the late Frank Bolyard, Sr. She was born in Augusta, GA on October 10, 1920. She was raised in Augusta and graduated from Tubman High School. She worked at Southern Bell in Macon, GA as a telephone operator as a...

Marjorie T. Skiles

Marjorie T. Skiles

Apr 4, 2021

Marjorie T. Skiles Augusta, GA – Mrs. Marjorie (Ann) Thompson Skiles, 88, wife to the late Norman Leslie Skiles, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 4, 2021. She maintained a faithful belief in God and was a charter member of the Bayvale Baptist Church. She and her husband of 51 years worked with the...

Louise Hensley

Louise Hensley

Apr 2, 2021

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Friday, April 2, 2021, Marjorie Louise Hensley, 95, wife of the late Leo C. Hensley. Mrs. Hensley was born in Campobello, South Carolina and graduated from Campobello High School. She attended Winthrop College and held a career in cosmetology for 35 years. She moved to Augusta in 1955 and was a member of...

Whitson "Bill" Carter

Whitson "Bill" Carter

Apr 2, 2021

Whitson “Bill” Carter Augusta, GA - Whitson Albert "Bill" Carter, 86, loving husband 56 years to Mildred “Millie” Carter - was ushered into the presence of our Lord —being received into Glory on the occasion of "Good Friday"... April 2, 2021 at his home in Martinez. "It Just So Happened" Born November 13, 1934 in Stanley County, North Carolina, Bill...

Dennis Harrell Jones M.D.

Dennis Harrell Jones M.D.

Apr 1, 2021

Augusta, GA – Dennis Harrell Jones (68) went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 1, 2021. He was surrounded by many loved ones. Dennis was born May 7, 1952 in Augusta, Georgia. He attended the Academy of Richmond County. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1974. He received his medical degree from the Medical College...

Norma Jean Brunty

Norma Jean Brunty

Mar 30, 2021

Norma Jean Brunty Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, March 30, 2021, Mrs. Norma Jean Brunty, 83, wife of the late Mr. Larry Joe Brunty. Mrs. Brunty was a native of Alabama and lived in Augusta most of her adult life. She was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother and she had a special gift for...

Evalyn Manley Bennett

Evalyn Manley Bennett

Mar 29, 2021

Evalyn Manley Bennett Augusta, GA - Evalyn Manley Bennett, loving wife of 62 years to Brad Bennett, Jr., passed away on March 29, 2021. Evalyn was born in Scranton, PA and moved to Atlanta, GA at an early age, where she graduated with highest honors from Christ The King Academy in Atlanta. She earned her B.A. degree from Marymount College...

Bill Andrews

Bill Andrews

Mar 29, 2021

Bill Andrews Augusta, GA – William Earle Andrews, 63, entered into rest on Monday, March 29, 2021. Bill was born on August 22, 1957, in St. Louis, Missouri, to George and Mary-bill Andrews. He graduated from Parkway West High School, before moving on to attend Augusta University and University of Missouri-Saint Louis, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Psychology as...

Harridell "Dale" Scheid

Harridell "Dale" Scheid

Mar 28, 2021

Harridell “Dale” Scheid Augusta, GA – Mrs. Harridell “Dale” Long Scheid, 79, entered into rest Sunday, March 28, 2021. A graveside service will be held Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. in Westover Memorial Park with Rev. Dan Wilson officiating. Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Please sign the guestbook at...

Lorraine Steele Banks

Lorraine Steele Banks

Mar 26, 2021

Lorraine Steele Banks Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Friday, March 26, 2021, Mrs. Lorraine Steele Banks, wife of the late Robert L. “Bobby” Banks and mother of the late Karen Lee Gunn. Survivors include sons: Buzzy Banks (Lauren), Tom Banks (Angela), David Banks (Debbie); grandchildren: Robert Banks, Dwight Banks, Lee Banks, William Banks, Weylan Morris, Jolene Wilson, Chelsea...

Mary Caroline Majors

Mary Caroline Majors

Mar 25, 2021

Martinez, GA - On Thursday March 25, 2021, Mary Caroline Majors, born April 17, 1963, beloved daughter of Margaret Louise and James Stanley Majors, also deceased, entered into rest. She is survived by her siblings, Margaret Anne Weston, and William S. Majors, her nieces, Courtney Brie Weston, and Sarah Anne Weston, and her great nephew, Bryan James Bopp. As the...

Donald Wayne Lansing

Donald Wayne Lansing

Mar 25, 2021

Donald Wayne Lansing Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Thursday, March 25, 2021, Mr. Donald Wayne Lansing, 81, loving husband of 60 years to Mrs. Karen Herndon Lansing. Donald was retired from the US Navy and as an Educator, he taught at T.W. Josey High School and Evans High School. Later in life Donald became a Messianic Rabbi. Family...

Judith Castle

Judith Castle

Mar 25, 2021

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Thursday, March 25, 2021, Mrs. Judith Richards Castle, 77, wife of the late Edward J. Castle. Judy was a native and a lifelong resident of Augusta and retired from the Richmond County Waterworks Department. Since childhood, Judy was a member of the church that her father, Carl Richards, helped found, Burns Memorial United...

Bess Kathryn Browning

Bess Kathryn Browning

Mar 24, 2021

Bess Kathryn Mullis Browning, 94, of Augusta Georgia, passed away on March 24 knowing that she would be in the presence of Jesus and reunited with her loving husband Curtis. Bess and Curtis were members of Fleming Baptist Church and raised their children based on a strong faith in God. She was born in Laurens County near Dexter Georgia on...

Marty Weaver

Marty Weaver

Mar 24, 2021

Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, Mr. William Martin Weaver, 62, husband of Mrs. Patsy Brinson Weaver. Family members in addition to his wife include son: Matt Weaver (Michelle Nunnallee); sister: Maggie Franklin (Don); brother: Col. Frank Weaver (Ret.) (Helena); sister and brother-in-law: Norman and Glenda Booker; and brother-in-law: James Edward Brinson (Cindy); many nieces,...

Angeline Raney

Angeline Raney

Mar 22, 2021

Angeline Kay Prince Raney Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Monday, March 22, 2021, Angeline Kay Prince Raney, 77. Kay is a native of Augusta, Ga and was a retired dental hygienist at Fort Gordon, where she also served as the AFGE Union President. Kay was the loving mother of, Dana Tuten (Mike); grandchildren: Alexander Raney, Seth Raney, Shad...

Gloria Jennings Marshall

Gloria Jennings Marshall

Mar 21, 2021

Gloria Jennings Marshall Augusta, Ga. — Gloria Jennings Marshall entered into her rest March 21. Dr Jennings is survived by her husband, Fr. Richard G. Marshall; her son, Guy E. Jennings III and daughter-in-law Mary Helen Aguirre of Rio Rancho, N.M.; and her son, David E. Jennings and daughter-in-law Lisa Graf Jennings of Athens, Ga; and four grandchildren, William A....

Dr. Ramzi Tufik Assad

Dr. Ramzi Tufik Assad

Mar 21, 2021

Dr. Ramzi Tufik Assad, 78, entered into rest peacefully surrounded by his family at home in Augusta, GA on Sunday, March 21, 2021 after a year-long battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Ramzi was a devoted husband, loving father, and beloved grandfather. A deeply empathetic and passionate man, Ramzi always had time to offer wisdom, unconditional love, and mentorship to the family...