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Josephine Treadwell
Aug 12, 2018
Josephine Treadwell Augusta, GA – In loving memory of Josephine “Jo” Mary Puopulo Treadwell, May 1923 – August 2018. She was a Coast Guard WWII veteran and the Coast Guard’s poster girl for WWII. Jo married a WWII Air Force pilot, Roger B. Treadwell. They lived and traveled all over the world with their three daughters and retired in Evans,...
Melba Gulizia
Aug 11, 2018
Melba Gulizia Evans, GA – Melba Chambers Gulizia passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018. Melba was born in Brevard, NC and was a travel and real estate agent. She enjoyed ballroom dancing, traveling, and hosting gatherings for her family and friends. She was a former resident of The Villages in Florida. Melba was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great...
Margaret Rickerson
Aug 10, 2018
Margaret Rickerson Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, August 10, 2018, Mrs. Margaret Buchanan Rickerson, 92, loving wife to the late Vernon G. Rickerson. Mrs. Rickerson was a native of Greensboro, NC but has resided in Augusta since 1946. She worked as a Crossing Guard for 38 years on Walton Way and Langford. Family members include her sons: Danny...
Katherine Beeson
Aug 9, 2018
Katherine Beeson Augusta, GA – Kathy Beeson, 61, entered into rest Thursday, August 9, 2018. The loving wife of Timothy Beeson, M.D., Mrs. Beeson was a long-time member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church. She volunteered as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for children in Georgia for more than a decade. She was also a familiar face in Columbia County schools...
Dorothy M. Millen
Aug 8, 2018
Dorothy M. Millen Martinez, GA – Died, August 8, 2018, Dorothy M. Millen, 90, loving wife of the late James H. Millen Jr. Mrs. Millen was born in Oxford, Michigan. After completing HS in 1945, she graduated from Protestant Deaconess Hospital in 1948 as an RN and a World War II cadet nurse. She married in 1948. She was married...
Lonnie Bargeron Jr.
Aug 7, 2018
Lonnie Bargeron, Jr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, August 7, 2018, Mr. Lonnie Bargeron, Jr., 89, loving husband of 65 years to his true love Mrs. Patricia Anne Goolsby Bargeron. Lonnie was born and raised in Augusta. He was a member of Marks Baptist Church where he served as a Sunday school teacher and Director, A church deacon...
Deborah Yost Els
Aug 7, 2018
Deborah Yost Els Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, August 7, 2018, Mrs. Deborah Yost Els, 66. Deborah was a lifetime resident of Augusta and worshipped her Lord at Crawford Avenue Baptist Church. Before retirement, she worked as a radiation therapist at the Georgia Radiation Therapy Center. Her love was woodworking and carpentry and she constructed decks, bookcases and...
G. Robert Murphy
Aug 6, 2018
G. Robert Murphy, CPA Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, August 6, 2018, Mr. George Robert Murphy, 77, loving husband of 55 years to Judy Little Murphy. Robert was born in Augusta, GA on September 19, 1940. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1962. He practiced as a CPA for 56 years and 20 years with his...
Don L. Farr
Aug 6, 2018
Don L. Farr Evans, GA – Entered into rest Monday, August 6, 2018, Mr. Donald L. Farr, 81, loving husband of 59 years to Patricia “Pat” Spires Farr. Mr. Farr was a native of Bath, SC and lived in Augusta for most of his life. He retired after 37 years from Pet Dairy. After retirement he went to work for...
Karen Lorraine Williams
Aug 2, 2018
Karen L. Williams Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, August 2, 2018, Karen Lorraine Vinson Williams, 62, loving wife of Rick Williams. Raised in Grovetown, GA and a graduate of Harlem High School, Karen was the daughter of Broadus Vinson and the late Mary Ann Trudeau. She worked with her mother as a beautician at Mary Ann’s Salon in...
Marion I. Hill
Jul 31, 2018
Marion I. Hill Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, July 31, 2018, Mrs. Marion Irvin Hill, 88, loving wife of 65 years to John R. Hill. Mrs. Hill was born in Jacksonville, FL, and was a member of First Baptist Church of Callahan. She attended Florida State receiving a bachelor’s degree and the University of Florida graduate school. Mrs....
Bebe Henry
Jul 31, 2018
Bebe Henry Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, July 31, 2018, Mrs. Athie Lovell Henry, 85, loving wife to the late Lt. Col. David E. Henry (US Army Ret). Bebe was a devoted army wife of 17 years to her husband Dave. She was a case manager for Senior Independent Living for the state of Georgia, as well as...
Hugh A. Scott
Jul 29, 2018
Hugh A. Scott North Augusta, SC – Mr. Hugh A. Scott, 88, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, July 29, 2018. Mr. Scott served in the US Naval Reserves, was a member of Fleming Baptist Church, an ordained deacon at Woodlawn Baptist and former member of Abilene Baptist Church. He was the son of...
Maude Walker
Jul 28, 2018
Maude Walker Augusta, GA – Mrs. Maude G. Walker, 86, entered into rest surrounded by her family after a brief illness on Saturday, July 28, 2018. She was the devoted wife to her late, beloved husband of 46 years, Ray O. Walker. Maude was a lifelong resident of Richmond County, she was the youngest daughter of the late Barney and...
Martha Newsome Sweat
Jul 27, 2018
Martha Newsome Sweat Augusta, GA – Went to be with the Lord Friday, July 27, 2018, Mrs. Martha Newsome Sweat, 79, loving wife of Edgar M. Sweat. Martha was a devoted member of Warren Baptist Church where she volunteered in the nursery and was a teacher and active member of her Sunday School Class. She was a passionate educator, teaching...
Beth Weeks Rachels
Jul 27, 2018
Beth Weeks Rachels Grovetown, GA- Grovetown, GA- Our Beth went to be with our Lord on Friday, July 27, 2018. Beth was a wonderful friend, mother, wife, and Mimi to all who knew her. She will be remembered for her gentle spirit and easy laughter. She worked for MCG for 32 years. She is survived by her husband: Bobby Rachels;...
Joseph L. Drake
Jul 25, 2018
Joseph L. Drake Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, July 25, 2018, Mr. Joseph ”Joe” Leroy Drake, 85, husband of Mrs. Billie F. Drake. Mr. Drake retired after 23 years from the US Army as a Master Sergeant. He was an electrician and a member of the Master City Riders. Joe was an avid golfer. Family members, in addition...
John A. Boyd, Jr.
Jul 25, 2018
John A. Boyd, Jr. Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, July 25, 2018, John Avery Boyd, Jr., 82, loving husband of Doris Mimbs Boyd. Mr. Boyd was born in Aiken County, SC in 1936. He resided in Grovetown, GA and attended Bethesda Baptist Church in Harlem, GA. Family members, in addition to his wife include his sons: John Avery...
Sarah Rhoads
Jul 25, 2018
Sarah Rhoads Evans, GA – Sarah Catherine Rhoads, age 17, of Evans, Georgia, died from a tragic car accident on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 near Lincoln County, Georgia. Born in 2001, Sarah was the daughter of Joy Maple and the late Alexander J. Rhoads. She is survived by her brother, Bennett and her sisters, Abby and Caroline. She is also...
Quirino S. Bumatay
Jul 24, 2018
Quirino S. Bumatay Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, July 24, 2018, Quirino S. Bumatay, 90, husband of Rosa Gaspar Bumatay. Family members, in addition his wife, include daughter Liza Vocalan (Joe) of Martinez, sons William Bumatay of Augusta and Sigmund Bumatay (Belinda) of Martinez. A funeral Mass will be private. In lieu of flowers charitable donations may be...
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