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

Rev. W. Wayne Jackson

Rev. W. Wayne Jackson

Dec 17, 2018

Rev. W. Wayne Jackson EVANS, Ga. – William Wayne Jackson went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, December 17, 2018. He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert L Jackson and Evelyn Woodward Jackson. He was born in Augusta and was a graduate of the Academy of Richmond County High School. He was an ordained...

Melchor M. Rosabal Jr.

Melchor M. Rosabal Jr.

Dec 17, 2018

Melchor Manuel Rosabal, Jr. Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Monday, December 17, 2018, Mr. Melchor Manuel Rosabal, Jr., 37. Melchor was the most beautiful person in the world and loved his family very much. He was a volunteer fireman, worked as an EMT for Martinez Fire and Rescue, South Star, and Aiken County. Melchor enjoyed the ocean, diving, and...

Jackie Hughes

Jackie Hughes

Dec 16, 2018

Jacalyn “Jackie” Hughes Augusta, GA – Jackie was born December 6, 1954 and left this Earth on Sunday, December 16, 2018. Jackie was a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner for all of her career. She worked in many forms of nursing: OBGYN, Medical, Surgical, Family Practice and Public Health. Jackie had a great sense of adventure which led her to...

Larry N. Rogers

Larry N. Rogers

Dec 14, 2018

Larry N. Rogers March 5, 1942 -December 14, 2018 Augusta, GA - “Five minutes to curtain Mr. Presley,” called a young Larry Rogers as he knocked on the arena’s dressing room door. “Come on in ‘n’ get you a Co’cola,” Elvis replied. Straightening his sequined collar and scarf, he told Larry, “Now, let’s go make ‘em happy.” That’s when Larry...

Robert F. Henderson

Robert F. Henderson

Dec 14, 2018

Robert Henderson Evans, GA – Colonel (R) Robert F. Henderson passed peacefully in December 2018 at home with his daughter and wife by his side. Bob started his life in Roscoe, PA where he grew up swimming and rowing on the river, gathering his friends for a game of battle, or creating his own fireworks. Bob and his wife Susan...

Mrs. Mary Darby

Mrs. Mary Darby

Dec 11, 2018

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, December 11, 2018, Ms. Mary Louise Darby, 79. Ms. Darby was a life long resident of Franklin, LA. She was the daughter of the late August Joseph Joelet and Cecile LeBlanc and proceeded in death by her husband, the late Gilbert J. Hebert. She was a member of the First Pentecostal Church of...

Thomas Gregory White

Thomas Gregory White

Dec 8, 2018

Thomas Gregory White Evans, GA- Tom passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, December 8, 2018 after suffering for many years with Multiple System Atrophy. He was originally from Bordentown, NJ and lived in Germany during his youth. His family moved to Augusta when he was 12 and he was a 1966 graduate of...

Ms. L. Keith  Claussen

Ms. L. Keith Claussen

Dec 6, 2018

Sarasota, FL - Louise Keith Claussen, the first director of the Morris Museum of Art, and an active leader in the Augusta arts community for decades, died December 6, 2018 at her home on Lido Key in Sarasota, Florida. Ms. Claussen was born on April 7, 1947, in Augusta, Georgia, the daughter of the late Henry Herman Claussen and Elisabeth...

Patricia H. Hardy

Patricia H. Hardy

Dec 5, 2018

Entered into rest December 5, 2018, Mrs. Patricia Hughes Hardy, 76, wife of the late Henry F. Hardy. Mrs. Hardy was a native of Augusta where she graduated from Richmond Academy in 1959. A woman of strong Christian faith, she was an active member of First Baptist Church of Augusta and the Nova Sunday School Class. Mrs. Hardy loved singing...

John Bentley

John Bentley

Dec 3, 2018

John Bentley Augusta, GA – Mr. Francis John David Royds Bentley, 78, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, December 3, 2018. John was born in Toledo, Ohio on September 13, 1940, and grew up in Orlean, Virginia. He was a graduate of Fessenden and Lawrenceville Schools, Duke University and received his Juris Doctorate from the Arizona State College...

Kay Cashin Nohe

Kay Cashin Nohe

Dec 2, 2018

Augusta, GA – Ms. Catherine Cashin Nohe, passed away peacefully at her residence, Sunday, December 2, 2018. Family members include daughter: Kathleen Nohe; son: Richard Nohe (Doris); grandchildren: Sofia and Edgar; brother: Bob Cashin; sister: Eleanor Johann (Christopher) Graveside services will be held at a later date at Westover Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to a veterans organization...

Vincent Maddox

Vincent Maddox

Nov 29, 2018

Vincent Maddox Grovetown, GA – Mr. Vincent Jay Maddox, 69, entered into rest Thursday, November 29, 2018. Mr. Maddox was born in Pennsylvania but has lived in Georgia for several years. He was a disabled Army veteran who served in Vietnam and loved music. Family members include his daughter: Megan Maddox-Deering (Michael); brother: Colby A. Maddox; sister: Joyce Mullis-Keith; nieces:...

Debra Jean Robertson

Debra Jean Robertson

Nov 27, 2018

Hephzibah, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, November 27, 2018, Mrs. Debra Jean Robertson, 66, loving wife of Mr. Julian W. Robertson. A long-time resident of Hephzibah, Mrs. Robertson was a member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church. She was a faithful, kind and forgiving Christian servant. Mrs. Robertson enjoyed cooking for her large family and decorating for holidays. She will...

Christy Sanders

Christy Sanders

Nov 26, 2018

Christy Brock Sanders Augusta, GA – Mrs. Christy Lou Brock Sanders, wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, and sister, passed away suddenly at her home on November 25, 2018 at the age of 58. Christy was the beloved daughter of Oscar and Geneva Brock of Winchester, Kentucky and was a long-time resident of Augusta, Georgia. Christy was married to Carl Edward Sanders,...

Margaret Johnson

Margaret Johnson

Nov 24, 2018

Margaret Johnson Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, November 24, 2018, Mrs. Margaret Jordan Johnson, 87, loving wife of the late Charles Johnson. Mrs. Johnson was born in Stevenson, AL on May 8, 1931. She was the daughter of the late Leland Walker Jordan and the late Mary Gonce Jordan. She was a graduate of John B. Stetson University...

Robert "Bob" Marshall Frantz

Robert "Bob" Marshall Frantz

Nov 20, 2018

Robert “Bob” Marshall Frantz Augusta, GA - Robert Marshall Frantz, 81, entered into rest on Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at his home in Augusta, Georgia. Mr. Frantz was the son of the late Alfred Garwood Frantz and the late Mildred Marshall Frantz. He was the husband of the late Myra Jean Cogburn Frantz. He was a graduate of the University...

Earl Robertson

Earl Robertson

Nov 18, 2018

Earl Robertson Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, November 18, 2018, Mr. Earl Sylvester Robertson, 88, loving husband to the late Bonnie F. Robertson. Mr. Robertson was a lifelong resident of Augusta and was a member of First Advent Christian Church for 20 years. He enjoyed his companionship with friends and co-workers, and grilling and fishing at Lake Olmstead....

Fay Mehrhof

Fay Mehrhof

Nov 18, 2018

Fay Mehrhof Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, November 18, 2018, Mrs. Fay Irvin Mehrhof, 91, wife of 66 years to the late Richard R. Mehrhof. Mrs. Mehrhof was born on a farm in Callahan, FL. She entered college at the young age of 15 and was the founding president of the Phi Mu Chapter at Auburn University. For...

Marie Peel Lane Moultrie

Marie Peel Lane Moultrie

Nov 18, 2018

Marie Peel Lane Moultrie Augusta, GA - Marie Peel Lane Moultrie, 78, daughter of Clara Wallace and Henry Grady Peel passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2018, in her home. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Bennie R. Moultrie. Marie was educated in the Jenkins County Schools. She earned her Bachelor of Science, Masters of...

Lowery Carter "Coach" Brown

Lowery Carter "Coach" Brown

Nov 17, 2018

Lowery Carter “Coach” Brown Augusta, GA – Carter Brown, 87, known as “Coach” by his former students and many friends, died on November 17, 2018 at University Hospital. He was born in McComb, MS on December 10, 1931 and raised in Summit, MS by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gordon Brown. He was preceded in death by his parents...