Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Augusta, GA, Richmond County & Surrounding Areas
Mrs. Lillian Ruth Duke
Feb 25, 2019
Lillian Duke Augusta, GA – Lillian Ruth Duke, 93, beloved wife of the late James William (Bill) Duke entered into rest Monday, February 25, 2019. Lillian was born July 31, 1925 to Charles and Helen Sheaffer of Owensdale, PA. Family members include: her sons, the late James William Duke, Jr. (Cindy) and Ernest Craig Duke (Cathy); six grandsons: Timothy William...
Paul Horn
Feb 24, 2019
PAUL HORN Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, February 24, 2019 at home, Paul Horn, 70, loving husband of Sun Horn. Mr. Horn was retired U.S. Army after 22 years of service. He was a Vietnam veteran. Mr. Horn was also retired from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Department. Family members include: In addition to his wife, one son: David...
Rev. James H. Ritchey
Feb 24, 2019
Rev. James Harold Ritchey Augusta, GA – Entered into Heaven Sunday, February 24, 2019, Rev. James Harold Ritchey, 93, loving husband of the late Anita Smith Ritchey. Rev. Ritchey was a native of Miami, TX, but lived in the Augusta area for many years. He was a 1948 graduate of Baylor University where he earned his Bachelors Degree. He went...
Michael Walter Spicer Sr.
Feb 23, 2019
Michael Walter Spicer, Sr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, February 23, 2019, Mr. Michael Walter Spicer, 63, loving husband of Ramona Spicer. Mr. Spicer retired from Southern Company at Plant Vogtle after 32 years. He enjoyed riding motorcycles, boating, and camping. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Mr. Spicer loved...
Betty Jane Cooper Stanford
Feb 22, 2019
BETTY JANE COOPER STANFORD Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, February 22, 2019, Mrs. Betty Jane Cooper Stanford, 81, loving wife of the late Charles Dane Stanford. Mrs. Stanford was a member of New Heights Baptist Church for nearly 20 years where she continued to grow stronger in her faith. Betty was loved by everyone she met. Family members...
Margaret E. Ruckle
Feb 22, 2019
Margaret E. Ruckle North Augusta, SC – Went to be with her Lord and Savior at her daughter’s home on Friday, February 22, 2019, Ms. Margaret Ehrhardt Ruckle was 88 years old. Ms. Ruckle is a native of Ehrhardt, SC, but grew up in Augusta, GA. She retired from the City of Augusta after 30 years of service. She enjoyed...
Richard "Dick" Irvine Manning
Feb 20, 2019
Augusta, Ga - Richard Irvine “Dick” Manning, 78, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at home. Born August 8, 1940, Dick was the youngest child of Preston C. and Wallace W. Manning of Florence, SC. He was a resident of Columbia, SC from 1942 to 1968, then moved to Augusta and married Anne Creamer Bovard. In addition to...
Margaret C. Moye
Feb 20, 2019
Margaret C. Moye Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, February 20, 2019, Mrs. Margaret Crenshaw Moye, 93, loving wife to the late Charles I. Moye. Mrs. Moye was a member of First Baptist Church of Augusta and was in the George Ballentine Sunday School Class. Margaret was also a proud member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 3200. Mrs....
Thomas E. McAlister
Feb 18, 2019
Thomas E. McAlister Augusta, GA – Mr. Thomas Eugene McAlister, 76, died peacefully on Monday, February 18, 2019, loving husband to the late Judith McAlister. Thomas was born in Brunswick, GA. As a child he moved to Raleigh, North Carolina, where he attended Tucker Street Ravenscroft School, and graduated from Needham Broughton High School in 1960. He attended East Carolina...
Millard Cox, Jr.
Feb 17, 2019
A. Millard Cox, Jr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, February 17, 2019, Albert Millard Cox, Jr., 92, husband of the late Virginia Lorraine Cox. Mr. Cox was a native of Augusta, graduating from Academy of Richmond County. He served in the U.S. Navy, Marshal Islands, 1945-1946. Mr. Cox retired from Colonial Stores after 30 years. He was also...
Susy Wimmer
Feb 16, 2019
Susy Wimmer Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, February 16, 2019, Mrs. Suellen “Susy” Keal Wimmer, 73, loving wife of the late Richard “Dick” Wimmer. Mrs. Wimmer was a native of Chagrin Falls, OH but made Augusta her home for the last 50 years. Susy loved to travel and she loved spending time with her friends. She especially enjoyed...
William Chalker
Feb 16, 2019
William Chalker Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, February 16, 2019, Mr. William Clifford Chalker, 85, loving husband to the late Betty Jean Chalker. Mr. Chalker was a lifelong resident of Augusta. He was a faithful member of Southside Baptist Church and retired from the Savannah River Site after 33 years. He enjoyed fishing and was an avid Braves...
Mrs. Shirley Huffman Osborn
Feb 15, 2019
Entered into rest Friday, February 15, 2019, Shirley Huffman Osborn, 70, wife of Wayne Osborn, Jr. Mrs. Osborn was born in Augusta, and was a resident of Martinez. She worked with the Augusta Richmond County Recreation Department for 25 years in many areas including Teen Town, Loud Crowd, and teaching ceramics. Mrs. Osborn was a member of Abilene Baptist Church....
Winfred C. "Mickey" Shirley, Jr.
Feb 15, 2019
Winfred C. “Mickey” Shirley, Jr. Augusta, GA – Our brother, Winfred “Mickey” C. Shirley, Jr., went home to be with our loving Savior on Friday, February 15, 2019. Mickey was born on February 23, 1943 to Winfred C. Shirley, Sr. of De Ridder, LA and Annie Martin Shirley Wise of Hephzibah, GA. He is preceded in death by his siblings,...
Alvin Haskell Scruggs
Feb 13, 2019
Alvin H. Scruggs Augusta, GA – Mr. Alvin Haskell Scruggs, 75, entered into rest on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. He was the loving husband of the late Dorothy Chambers Scruggs. Mr. Scruggs was a lifelong Augusta resident and attended Vineyard Church. For many years, he worked as an Engineer for the Medical College of Georgia. During Alvin’s free time, he...
Mrs. Catherine Ana Miller
Feb 13, 2019
Catherine Ana Miller Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at home, Catherine Ana Miller, 81, loving wife of William C. Miller. Mrs. Miller was born in Albany, NY, but was a resident of Martinez, GA. She was a member of St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church. Mrs. Miller was a lovely woman whose eyes lit up...
Florence Irvine Blanton
Feb 11, 2019
Florence Blanton AUGUSTA, Ga. – Florence Briggs Irvine Blanton passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home on February 11, 2019, at 104 years old. She was born on January 15, 1915, in Albany, GA to Mareen Mercer and Abraham Robert Irvine. She attended both grammar school and high school in Albany, GA, where she excelled in Badminton, and...
Frank K. Song
Feb 9, 2019
Frank K. Song Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, February 9, 2019, Mr. Frank Kwitong Song, 93, loving husband of 70 years to Chom Ye Park Song. Frank was born in February of 1927 in Kimje, South Korea and immigrated to the United States in 1974. He worked in the US Embassy before the Korean War and worked for...
James Edward "Bud" Muns
Feb 9, 2019
James Edward “Bud” Muns Augusta, GA – Mr. James Edward “Bud” Muns, 54, entered into rest February 9, 2019. Mr. Muns worked at the Master’s Golf Tournament for 40 years as a scorer and worked the number 15 scoreboard. He loved working outside and landscaping and in his free time, hunting and fishing. Bud was a pipefitter for the local...
Michael E. Davis
Feb 8, 2019
Michael E. Davis Evans, GA – Entered into rest Friday, February 8, 2019, Mr. Michael Edward Davis, 64, loving husband to Carol Hawkins Davis. Born in Ft. Knox, Kentucky to Mr. Gene Davis and Carolyn Ogle Davis. Mr. Davis was a lifelong resident of Evans. He was a graduate of Evans High School, Augusta College and earned his Masters from...