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Frank Caneda
Jan 7, 2018
Frank Caneda Augusta, GA – Mr. Francisco “Frank” Caneda, Jr., entered into rest Sunday, January 7, 2018. Mr. Caneda was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and has been a resident of Augusta for over 50 years. He was a member of Vineyard Church of Augusta. Frank will always be remembered as a loving husband and father, an accomplished musician, and an...
Bobby G. Fiveash
Jan 4, 2018
Bobby G. Fiveash Evans, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, January 4, 2018, Mr. Bobby G. Fiveash, 81, loving husband of Linda Fiveash. A native of Lyons Georgia, Bobby was the son of the late Clarence Lawson Fiveash and Myra Spell Fiveash. He worked in the transportation field for over 50 years and retired from F & W Transportation. A...
Mrs. Dorothy "Dot" K. Hall
Jan 1, 2018
Dorothy “Dot” K. Hall Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, December 31, 2017, Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” K. Hall, 98. Dorothy was married to her late husband, Luther E. Hall, Sr. for 70 years. She is survived by her two sons: Luther (Butch) E. Hall, Jr. (his late wife Laura Lee) of Chillicothe, TX and Ray Hall (Suzanne) of Evans,...
Rhonda L. Burts
Jan 1, 2018
Rhonda L. Burts Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, January 1, 2018, Rhonda L. Burts, 38. Rhonda was born in Greenville, SC and resided in Augusta. She graduated from Francis Marion University in 2002 obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications/Media Studies. Rhonda worked at Target in Evans and loved volunteering at local animal shelters. If the Atlanta...
Rev. Billy Ray Bennett Sr.
Jan 1, 2018
Rev. Billy Ray Bennett, Sr. Aiken, SC – Entered into rest Monday, January 1, 2018, 92, loving husband of 72 years to Evie Cox Bennett. Rev. Bennett was born in Goldsboro, NC but eventually settled in Aiken, SC. He served in the United States Army from 1945-1949 and earned an Education Bachelor’s degree from Atlantic Christian College and Master of...
Nathaniel Thomas Hightower, III
Dec 30, 2017
Augusta, GA - Tom Hightower, 70, of Augusta, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on December 30, 2017 after a brief but hard fought illness. Growing up in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, Tom excelled in sports, particularly football. Tom later attended the University of Tennessee where he graduated with a degree in Nuclear Engineering, with High Honors. As a student he...
David Lewis Chambers, Sr.
Dec 30, 2017
David Lewis Chambers, Sr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, December 30, 2017, Mr. David “Lewis” Chambers, Sr., 82, loving husband of the late Sarah Chambers. Mr. Chambers was a former member and deacon of Northwest Baptist Church in Concord, NC, a founding member of Bible Baptist Church in Matthews, NC, and a former member of Five Forks Baptist...
Kaye Spires Morris
Dec 30, 2017
Kaye Spires Morris Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, December 30, 2017, Mrs. Kaye Spires Morris, 62, loving wife of the late Gene Morris. Mrs. Morris was born in Walterboro, SC but lived most of her life in Augusta. She was Director of Christian Ministries for the Augusta Association of Baptist Churches for the last several years. Mrs. Morris...
Martha J. King
Dec 28, 2017
Martha Jenkins King Augusta, GA – Mrs. Martha Jenkins King passed peacefully on Thursday, December 28, 2017 at her residence. Martha was born in Nashville, TN in 1925 and was a graduate of Vanderbilt University, with a bachelor’s degree in Nursing. After her career in Nursing, she was a local antique dealer and co-owner of the Downtown Antique Mall on...
Mrs. Barbara Virginia Hammonds
Dec 28, 2017
Mrs. Barbara V. Hammonds Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, December 28, 2017, Mrs. Barbara Virginia Hammonds, 88, loving wife of the late Mr. Ernest Henry Hammonds, Sr. Family members, in addition to her husband include sons: Ernest Hammonds, Jr., Daniel Hammonds and wife Lynn, Wayne Hammonds and wife Syndee, daughters: Renee Snellings, grandchildren: Ernest H. Hammonds III, Benjamin...
Ernest O. "Buddy" Skinner Jr.
Dec 28, 2017
Ernest O. “Buddy” Skinner Augusta, GA – Ernest Otis Skinner, Jr. entered into rest Thursday, December 28, 2017. He was born in Augusta in 1925. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest O. Skinner, Sr. and Mary Magruder Skinner; his wife: Charlotte Nelson Skinner; brother: Harold S. Skinner, and sister: Catherine Skinner Plunkett. He is survived by a...
Mr. Robert "Steve" Burnett Sr
Dec 27, 2017
Mr. Robert Steve Burnett, Sr. “Steve” Grovetown, Ga.-Robert “Steve” Burnett, Sr. entered into rest on December 27, 2017, surrounded by the love of his family and friends at his home, after many years of sickness and poor health. He was preceded in death by Fred S. Burnett (father), Betty Ruth Burnett-Buchanan (mother) and Amy Gunter (niece). He is survived by...
Beverly S. Harper
Dec 27, 2017
Beverly S. Harper Hephzibah, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, December 27, 2017, Mrs. Beverly S. Harper, 75. She was born to the late Robert and Francis Sutter in Philadelphia, PA in 1942. Mrs. Harper was a member of His Way Fellowship. She loved her church, Christ and her children. Mrs. Harper volunteered at Care Pregnancy Center and with Hospice...
Charles "Chuck" L. Stevens
Dec 26, 2017
Charles “Chuck” Stevens Hephzibah, GA – Entered into peaceful rest Tuesday, December 26, 2017, Mr. Charles “Chuck” Linton Stevens, 74, loving husband of Barbara Baker Stevens. Chuck served as a Staff Sergeant in the Air Force for eight years and served in Vietnam. He was employed by ADT/Tyco for 48 years. Chuck umpired for 55 years and was a member...
CWO3 (Ret.) Stephen Cutcliffe
Dec 25, 2017
CWO3 (Ret.) Stephen Patrick Cutcliffe Evans, GA – Entered into rest Monday, December 25, 2017, CWO3 (Ret.) Stephen Patrick Cutcliffe, 67, loving husband of almost 29 years to Linda Cutcliffe. Born in Jacksonville, Florida and raised in Waycross, Georgia, Mr. Cutcliffe enlisted in the United States Marine Corps after high school and served during the Vietnam Conflict. After being honorably...
Mrs. Ruth E. Scott
Dec 24, 2017
Augusta, GA – Mrs. Ruth Scott peacefully went to her Lord on December 24, 2017 with loved ones by her side. Her husband of 45 years, J. Robert “Bob” Scott, predeceased her in 1988. Ruth was raised on a farm in Boone, Iowa, one of 11 children, and earned her nursing degree at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. Bob’s...
Joshua-David W. Ramirez
Dec 21, 2017
Joshua-David Ramirez Evans, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, December 21, 2017, Joshua-David Wade Ramirez, 22. Josh was born in Denton, TX and was a resident of Evans. He was a graduate of Lakeside High School and attended Stevens Creek Community Church. Blessed with a big heart, a contagious smile, a strong hug, and a brilliant personality, Josh brought joy...
Alton David Luckey DMD
Dec 21, 2017
Alton David Luckey, DMD Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, December 21, 2017, Alton David Luckey, DMD, 75, loving husband of Charline F. Luckey. Dr. Luckey was a lifelong resident of Augusta. He was a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology and the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry. Dr. Luckey practiced dentistry in Waynesboro for 41 years....
Elizabeth "Libby" Byus
Dec 20, 2017
Libby Byus Augusta, GA –Mrs. Elizabeth “Libby” Byus, 74, entered into rest Wednesday, December 20, 2017. Libby was a revered Richmond County educator. She spent the majority of her career at Westside High School where she taught physics and chemistry and was later an assistant principal. She also taught at Tutt Junior High, and was an administrator at both Josey...
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