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