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Carol Ann Jones
Mar 26, 2019
Carol Ann Jones On the morning of March 26, 2019 Carol Algeo Jones of Evans, GA passed away at the age of 79. Carol, born to George Howard and Dorothy Elizabeth Algeo, grew up in Michigan and received her Master’s Degree in Education from Wayne State University. She taught kindergarten in Detroit where she met and married the love of...
Philip Robinson Merry Sr.
Mar 26, 2019
Philip Robinson Merry, Sr. Aiken, SC – Philip Robinson Merry, Sr., son of the late Ernest Briscoe Merry, Jr. and the late Frances Robinson Merry, died on March 26, 2019 after a brief illness. Born in Augusta in 1944, he graduated from Carlisle Military School and attended the University of GA where he was a member of Chi Phi Fraternity....
Michael R. Rorick
Mar 26, 2019
Michael R. Rorick Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, March 26, 2019, Michael Ray Rorick, 75, loving husband of Louise C. Rorick. Mr. Rorick was born in Jackson, TN but was a longtime resident of Grovetown, GA. He was a graduate of Evans High School and attended Augusta College. Mr. Rorick served in the U.S. Navy for two years....
Mrs. Dorothy H. Bennett
Mar 25, 2019
Dorothy H. Bennett Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, March 25, 2019, Dorothy Hett Bennett, 91, loving wife of the late U.S. Army retired Command Sgt. Major Albert M. Bennett, Jr. Mrs. Bennett was an Augusta native, and has spent most of her life in Augusta. Mrs. Bennett graduated from the all-girls Tubman High School, and then from Augusta...
Mr. Vernon Elliott Fox
Mar 25, 2019
Vernon Fox Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, March 25, 2019, Vernon Elliott Fox, 82, loving husband of Mrs. Phyllis Bentley Fox. Mr. Fox was a native of Augusta and served in the US Marine Corp for 16 years, with two tours of duty in Vietnam. Following his service in the Marines he was employed by Southland Corporation as...
Marianne Hinely
Mar 23, 2019
Marianne Hinely Augusta, GA—Entered into rest Saturday, March 23, 2019, Mrs. Marianne Hinely, 93; a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Joshua Hinely, Sr., sister Frances Worst, and daughter Ann Fairey. Marianne was born in Columbia, SC, to the late Hugh and Mary Irwin Armstrong. She was a graduate...
Betty Jane LeJeune
Mar 22, 2019
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, March 22, 2019, Mrs. Betty Jane Allwhite Azar LeJeune, 82, loving wife of 32 years to Jean Paul LeJeune. Family members, in addition to her husband, include her son: Bobby Azar (Sindi); daughters: Tammy Griffin (Jim) and Tina Azar; step-daughter: Carisse LeJeune-Bebensee; grandson: Travis Azar (Emily); great grandson: Price Azar; and aunt: Mildred...
Robyn Morris
Mar 22, 2019
Robyn Morris Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, March 22, 2019, Mrs. Robyn Jones Morris, 48, loving wife of Sam Morris. Mrs. Morris was a lifelong resident of Augusta. She was a medical administrative assistant with Augusta Surgery Center and had been in the medical field for 25 years. She loved the lake and shopping. Mrs. Morris was a...
Gehl Barton
Mar 21, 2019
Gehl Barton Evans, Ga - Mrs. Gehl Lucille Pilgrim Barton, 91, a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and wife of the late George T. Barton, Sr. entered into eternal rest on Thursday, March 21, 2019. Mrs. Barton was born in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, but lived in the Augusta area for 67 years. She was one of 9 children born to the late...
Pauline W. Iwasko
Mar 21, 2019
Pauline Iwasko Evans, GA – Entered into rest March 21, 2019 at Brandon Wilde, Mrs. Pauline W. Iwasko. Pauline (Polly) was a native of Michigan and devoted to her late brother Wes Wilkins and her many friends. She retired from I.E. DuPont in 1983 but kept her efficient ways. Polly was very active in several local garden clubs and the...
Persis Menefee
Mar 19, 2019
Persis Menefee Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, March 19, 2019, Persis Clark Menefee, 84, loving wife to the late Clayton Lee Menefee. Mrs. Menefee was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church of Augusta and the George Ballentine Sunday School Class. Mrs. Menefee volunteered with the church benevolence...
Robin Elliott
Mar 18, 2019
Robin Elliott Blythe, GA – Entered into rest unexpectedly Monday, March 18, 2019, at home, Robin “Rob” Harold Elliott, 71. Mr. Elliott was born April 4, 1947, in Mt. Clemens, MI. He was the second of four sons in the family of Army Col. Harold "Ace" Elliott and Virginia "Ginnie" Elliott, all of whom preceded him in death. He is...
Warren Blanchard
Mar 18, 2019
WARREN BLANCHARD Warren Talmadge Blanchard, age 87, died on Monday, March 18, 2019, in San Antonio, Texas. Warren was born on February 24,1932, in Augusta, Georgia, to parents Russell Edwin Blanchard and Annie McKie Blanchard. Warren graduated from the University of Georgia, New York University-Bellevue, and the University of Michigan. He practiced as a CRNA as a medical missionary in...
Robert Peel
Mar 15, 2019
Robert Peel Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, March 15, 2019, Mr. Robert Davis Peel, Sr., 81, husband of the late Letitia McNair Peel. Robert retired from Murray Biscuit Company and went on to a later career as a successful businessman by owning a laundromat and several rental properties. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, and grandfather....
Gordon Edward Hippner
Mar 15, 2019
Gordon Edward Hippner, 76, died Friday, March 15, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. A 36-year resident of Clearwater, FL, Gordon was born in Chicago, IL, in 1942. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Ethel, brother, Mark, and sister, Marian Leatzow. He is survived by his sisters, Karen Kutaj and Susan Hippner, wife, Lynn, sons, Carl...
Claudia Day Thoresen
Mar 15, 2019
Claudia Day Thoresen Evans, GA - Claudia Day Thoresen passed away on March 15, 2019 at the age of 74. She was born in Goodrich, Michigan on January 13, 1945 and spent her first 21 years of life in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Claudia was the third of three children born to Donald W. Day and Arileen McNeil Day. Claudia is...
Mrs. Fran Cecile Newman
Mar 15, 2019
Fran Cecile Newman Evans, Georgia-Entered into rest Friday, March 15, 2019, Fran Cecile Levesque Newman, 69, loving wife of Osborn Norman Newman Fran worked at Pools Plus for the past ten years as Office Manager. She loved her family, her fur babies, and the ocean. She especially loved spending time with her four grandchildren and her beautiful, great granddaughter. She...
Carole Mack
Mar 13, 2019
CAROLE MACK Appling, GA – Entered into rest Dorothy Carole Mack, Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 76, loving wife of Denny R. Mack, Sr. Mrs. Mack was a loving, caring, selfless, nurturing, strong Christian woman with a beautiful soul. She was an incredibly devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Mrs. Mack adored time with her family. She was primarily a...
Frank Young Lewallen
Mar 13, 2019
Frank Lewallen Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, March 13, 2019, Frank Young Lewallen, 69. Mr. Lewallen was a native of Augusta, but graduated from Robbins High School in Scott County, TN. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Lewallen worked for many years in the cable industry before starting his own towing business. In his...
Ricky Donaldson
Mar 12, 2019
Ricky Donaldson Augusta, GA – Entered into rest March 12, 2019, Thomas Richard “Ricky” Donaldson, 65. Mr. Donaldson was an avid outdoorsman, loving hunting and fishing. He loved life and was always on the go. Mr. Donaldson was very skilled at paint and body work. He was a die-hard Dale Earnhardt fan and a very compassionate animal lover, especially dogs....
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