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

David Wilson

David Wilson

Dec 29, 2019

David Wilson Evans, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, December 29, 2019, Mr. David Sheridan Wilson, 57, loving husband of Coni Wilson. David loved the Lord and served Him at Curtis Baptist Church where he was a member his whole life. He enjoyed golfing, hunting, trail riding, and being outdoors but he found his greatest joy in serving others as...

Donald Thornhill

Donald Thornhill

Dec 29, 2019

Donald Thornhill Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, December 29, 2019, Mr. Donald D. Thornhill, 83, loving husband of Ann Reid Thornhill. Donald was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church and Pathways Sunday School Class. He loved the Lord, his family, and serving the Columbia County Community. He was a lifelong educator starting at Hephzibah High School where...

Lewis Allen Raborn Sr.

Lewis Allen Raborn Sr.

Dec 28, 2019

Lewis Allen Raborn, Sr. Augusta, GA - Entered into rest Saturday, December 28, 2019, Mr. Lewis Allen Raborn Sr., 70, loving husband of the late Marsha Darlene Raborn. Allen was a native of Augusta, GA where he lived most of his life. He had a love for nature. In his younger years he enjoyed hunting and fishing. Later in life...

Susan Harris

Susan Harris

Dec 28, 2019

Susan Harris Augusta, GA - Marlene Susan Puffpaff Harris, beloved wife of Johnny Harris, was called home to her Lord on Saturday, December 28, 2019. Susan was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed oil painting, was an avid reader, enjoyed decorating, and was committed to her profession of nursing. Susan was born in Saginaw, Michigan to Marvin and...

Norma Baxter

Norma Baxter

Dec 27, 2019

Norma Baxter Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, December 27th, Mrs. Norma Thomas Baxter, 92, loving wife for sixty-seven years of the late Judge John Robert Baxter, Jr. Mrs. Baxter was a life-long resident of Augusta, Georgia. She was a graduate of Tubman High School, and retired from King Mill after forty-five years of service, which included work in...

Wayne Frank Johnston

Wayne Frank Johnston

Dec 26, 2019

Wayne Johnston Evans, GA – Entered into rest peacefully Thursday, December 26, 2019, Wayne Frank Johnston, 65, husband of Mary Nell Ayers Johnston. Mr. Johnston was born in Chicago, Illinois. He was a graduate of Luther High in Chicago. He moved to Macon, GA in 1977 and married his wife, Mary Nell in 1978. They moved to Augusta in 1982....

Peggy King Bethune

Peggy King Bethune

Dec 26, 2019

Augusta, GA – Peggy King Bethune, 86, of Evans, GA entered the gates of Heaven, on Thursday, December 26, 2019. Mrs. Bethune was born on April 29, 1933, in Augusta, GA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cleveland W. Bethune. She was the daughter of the late Joe and Myrtle King. She is a former Sunday School teacher,...

Katharine Spence

Katharine Spence

Dec 24, 2019

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, December 24, 2019, Vera Katharine Spence, 99, loving wife of the late Samuel George Spence. Katharine is survived by her children: Virginia Murphy, Samuel G. Spence, Jr. (Carol), Patricia Murphy (David); ten grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. In addition to her husband Samuel, she is preceded in death by her...

Gregory C. Sewell

Gregory C. Sewell

Dec 24, 2019

Lincolnton, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, December 24, 2019, Mr. Gregory Carlton Sewell, 59, loving husband of 38 years to Sandra Shealy Sewell. Greg is the son of Mrs. Lois Sewell and the late LTC. L. Glenn Sewell, US Army retired. He was a graduate of Westside High School and a lifelong resident of Augusta. Greg was the Camp...

Jacqueline Robinson

Jacqueline Robinson

Dec 22, 2019

Jacqueline Robinson Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, December 22, 2019, Mrs. Jacqueline Bixler Robinson, 90, loving wife of the late Robert A. “Peg” Robinson. Jackie was a member of The Hill Baptist Church, where she was Minister of Music for 25 years, taught Sunday school, and was active in Interfaith Hospitality. She was a music educator at the...

Gene T. Gaines

Gene T. Gaines

Dec 20, 2019

GENE T. GAINES Augusta, GA – Gene T. Gaines, 78, passed away December 20, 2019. He is survived by his wife, Carol, of 53 years, two sons, and three grandchildren. Gene was a member of Lakemont Presbyterian Church. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia, where he was a member of the ATO fraternity. A memorial service will...

Sarah Elizabeth Wilson Pond Montgomery

Sarah Elizabeth Wilson Pond Montgomery

Dec 20, 2019

Augusta, GA - It is with great sadness that the family of Sarah Montgomery announces her death on December 20, 2019, at University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia. Sarah was affectionately known as Mom, Sally, Slim, Granny, GF and GG. She lived with a gentle spirit, a shy smile and a servant’s heart. Sarah was born at home the eldest of...

Judy Newman Malin

Judy Newman Malin

Dec 19, 2019

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, December 19, 2019, Judy Newman Malin, 65, beloved wife of Timothy Alexander Malin, Sr. Judy dearly loved her family. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Judy enjoyed cooking, camping, and making many memories on family trips. She was a member of Bible Deliverance Temple and will be greatly missed...

Henry Lawrence Gilmer

Henry Lawrence Gilmer

Dec 19, 2019

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, December 19, 2019, Henry Lawrence Gilmer, 76, the husband of Margie Mae Scharnitzky Gilmer. Henry was born on January 25, 1943 to Henry and Clara Gilmer. He was a 1961 graduate of Academy of Richmond County and a 1965 graduate of the University of Georgia. Henry worked for the Environmental Health Department of...

Sandra Maio

Sandra Maio

Dec 18, 2019

Martinez, GA- Entered into rest Wednesday, December 18, 2019, Sandra Marie Arnold Maio, 74, wife of the belated Russell Maio. Sandra grew up in western New York and was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Jamestown, NY. She deeply loved her family and friends. Sandra enjoyed spending time at the lake, fishing, and traveling to the beach. She...

Hobson Chavous

Hobson Chavous

Dec 18, 2019

HOBSON CHAVOUS Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, December 18, 2019, John Hobson Chavous, Jr., 83, loving husband of the late Mrs. Terri Anne Jarrett Chavous. Hobson was a longtime realtor with Blanchard and Calhoun Real Estate. He was a former Chairman of the Richmond County Board of Commissioners and was also a past President of the Augusta Home...

Jeanne Meek

Jeanne Meek

Dec 17, 2019

Jeanne P. Meek Augusta, GA – Jeanne Pignone Meek, 97, entered into peaceful rest on Monday December 16, 2019. She was the beloved wife of the late Gordon E. Meek Sr. In addition to her late husband, Jeanne was preceded in death by three sisters and two brothers. Left to cherish her memory are her son, Gordon E. Meek II...

Robert Alton "Mac" McFeely

Robert Alton "Mac" McFeely

Dec 16, 2019

Robert “Mac” McFeely Augusta, GA – Mr. Robert Alton “Mac”McFeely, 92, entered into rest on December 16, 2019. He was a loving husband of 68 years to Eunice Prescott McFeely. Mac was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta. He was a graduate of the Academy of Richmond County and enlisted in the US Navy for WWII at 17 years...

Nelson Sayford

Nelson Sayford

Dec 16, 2019

Augusta, GA – Mr. Nelson F. Sayford, 70, entered into rest Monday, December 16, 2019. Nelson was born in Chattanooga, TN to Mary Alice and Alan N. Sayford. He spent a majority of his childhood in Ponte Vedra, FL, where he was a member of Jacksonville Beach Church of Christ. After graduating from Georgia Tech, he taught at the university...

Charles "Charlie" Moore Jr

Charles "Charlie" Moore Jr

Dec 15, 2019

AUGUSTA, GA. - Mr. Charles “Charlie” Moore entered into rest on Sunday, December 15, 2019, at Doctor’s Hospital. He was 71 years old. Charlie was the husband of Belinda J. Moore. The family will receive friends on Thursday, December 19, 2019, from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Home. The funeral service will be conducted...

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