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James Theron “Jake” Athon, Sr.
Sep 23, 2020
James Theron “Jake” Athon, Sr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, James Theron “Jake” Athon, Sr., 93, loving husband of Mary L. Story Athon. Jake was born in Oglethorpe, GA and was a longtime resident of Augusta and member of Curtis Baptist Church and the Senior Men’s Sunday school class . After serving in the...
Barbara Anne Drew
Sep 22, 2020
Barbara Anne (Aldrich) Drew Augusta — Barbara Anne (Aldrich) Drew, a longtime resident of Augusta, Ga., died Tuesday the 22nd of September at her home. Born on January 20, 1942, Barbara would meet her future husband, Lt. John Marshall Drew, of Augusta, Ga., in her hometown of Portland, Ore., and they would later marry in San Diego, Calif. A nontraditional...
Sally Raley
Sep 21, 2020
Sally Raley Martinez, GA – Entered into rest on Monday, September 21, 2020, Sally Raley, 82, wife of 51 years to the late Michael Dean Raley. Sally enjoyed being a military wife and a nurse. She was a beloved nurse manager at the VA hospital for many years. Her greatest love was her family, she cherished beach and mountain vacations...
Shirley Ann Fritsch
Sep 20, 2020
Shirley Ann Fritsch Augusta, GA – Ms. Shirley Fritsch went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, September 20, 2020. Graveside service will be held for family and friends on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at 2:00pm at Pineview Memorial Park in Warren, OH. Rev Bill Goterba will be officiating. Shirley is survived by her daughters: Brenda Goble (Fred), Connie Millward...
Pete Richardson
Sep 19, 2020
Pete Richardson Evans, GA – Entered into rest on Saturday, September 19, 2020, Mr. Wendell Paul “Pete” Richardson, 85, loving husband of Charlotte Ramsbotham Richardson. Pete was a native of Lynn Haven, FL but lived in the Martinez/Evans area for the last 50 years. He retired from the United States Army as Sergeant First Class after 20 years. He served...
Chris Halliday
Sep 18, 2020
Chris Halliday Evans, GA – Entered into rest on Friday, September 18, 2020, Christopher Hayes Halliday, 46, loving husband of Lisa Farr Halliday. Chris was born in Columbus but has lived in Augusta for the last 36 years. He was a 1993 graduate of Evans High School where he played both football and baseball and in the 1990 and 1993...
Delle Harbin Hayman
Sep 16, 2020
Delle Harbin Hayman Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, Mrs. Delle Harbin Hayman, age 94, loving wife of 43 years to the late Mr. Ernest Milton Hayman. Mrs. Hayman was a native of Boneville, Ga. She was a longtime member of Lake Park Baptist Church where she enjoyed the fellowship of Young at Hearts and...
Christine D'Andrea
Sep 14, 2020
Grovetown, GA- Christine B. D'Andrea entered into rest Monday, September 14, 2020. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. in Westover Memorial Park. The family will receive friends following the service at the graveside.
Samuel Eugene Tyson Jr.
Sep 13, 2020
Samuel Eugene Tyson, Jr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Sunday, September 13, 2020, Mr. Samuel Eugene Tyson, Jr. Sam was born on October 4, 1950 in Augusta, Georgia where he spent the majority of his life. An ROTC scholarship from the Academy of Richmond County allowed him to attend the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was President of...
Hugh Warren Handley
Sep 12, 2020
Hugh Warren Handley Augusta, GA— Hugh Warren Handley, of Augusta, Georgia went home to join his parents in Heaven on Saturday September 12th, 2020. He is survived by his children and their spouses, Paige Wildman, Reagan, and Rick Ingler, Eamonn and Tiffany Handley; grandchildren, Shannon Smith, Sydney Ingler, Austin Handley, and Ariel Handley; Sisters, Terry Pearson, Margaret Hannemann; Brother, Scott...
Alice Irick
Sep 12, 2020
Alice Irick Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Saturday, September 12, 2020, Mrs. Alice S. Irick, 86, loving wife of the late Wiley Hudson Irick. Alice was a native of Pottsville, PA but has lived in Augusta for over 65 years. She worked for a number of companies in administrative positions and retired from Morris Communication where she oversaw...
Peter Manley
Sep 10, 2020
Peter Manley Augusta, GA – Peter Quenga Manley Entered onto his rest on Thursday, September 10, 2020, he is the loving husband of the late Mariana Charfauros Manley. Peter worked for the Department of the Navy for 30 years as a civil servant. He loved to garden and would share his home-grown vegetables with family, friends and neighbors. A trait...
Frank Thurmond Lanier
Sep 9, 2020
Frank Thurmond Lanier Evans, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, September 9, 2020, Frank Thurmond Lanier, 83. Frank, a US Navy Veteran, was a native of Augusta. He owned Hart Electric and LBS Supply. He attended Grace Baptist Church. Frank was a loyal and devoted father to his son. Family members include his son: Frank T. Lanier, Jr. (Julie);...
Retired Staff Sergeant Earl J. Sleeth
Sep 9, 2020
Retired Staff Sergeant Earl J. Sleeth Martinez, GA - Retired Staff Sergeant Earl J. Sleeth, beloved husband and best friend of 69 years to his surviving wife Carolyn Sleeth, has entered peacefully into rest on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. Earl was born in Oakland, Illinois, enlisted in the US Army in November 1946, his lifetime of service in the military...
Dr. David Lee Koth
Sep 8, 2020
Dr. David Lee Koth Augusta, GA – David Lee Koth, DDS, MSOB, entered into rest on Thursday, September 8, 2020, at the age of 85, with his loving family by his side. David was a native of Kalamazoo, MI. He was a graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School, Western Michigan University and earned his doctorate from University of Michigan School...
Ray C. Denton Jr.
Sep 8, 2020
Ray C. Denton Jr. Appling, GA - Ray C. Denton Jr. entered into rest on the evening of September 8, 2020. He died suddenly and unexpectedly from a massive heart attack. He was 55 years old. Ray was born in Augusta, but he grew up in rural Hancock County. He often talked fondly of his youth spent hunting, fishing, and...
Carl Powell
Sep 8, 2020
Carl Powell Augusta, GA – Herman “Carl” Powell was born in Augusta in 1931, at the outset of the Great Depression. He lost his father Starling Powell, Jr to illness when he was ten years old, began as a newspaper delivery boy at Camp Gordon at age twelve, and joined the Air Force when he was seventeen and where he...
Hilda Lamkin Davis
Sep 6, 2020
Hilda Lamkin Davis Augusta, GA – Mrs. Hilda Lamkin Davis, age 99, entered into rest at Brandon Wilde Nursing Home on Sunday, September 6, 2020. A private funeral service will be held on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at St. Mark United Methodist Church with the Rev. Thurman Norville officiating. A private burial will follow in Westover Memorial Park. Mrs. Davis...
Dr. William Hugh Meeks Sr.
Sep 6, 2020
Dr. William Hugh Meeks, Sr. Augusta, GA – William Hugh Meeks, Sr., was born July 24, 1931 to Crawford and Jewel Seymour Meeks, in Nicholls, GA. He entered into rest Saturday, September 6, 2020, at Augusta Gardens in Augusta, GA. He attended South Georgia College and served four years in the Air Force as a medic before graduating from the...
Mary Ann Morsberger
Sep 6, 2020
Mary Ann Morsberger Mary Ann Morsberger, 88, loving wife of Philip Morsberger and daughter of Wallace and Ruby Frances Gallien, entered into rest on Sunday, September 6, 2020. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughter, Wendy Morsberger (Gareth Hougham) of Ossining, NY; niece, Grace Morsberger (Richard Stern) of Vienna, Austria; and three grandsons (Ben, Jesse, and...
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