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Mrs. Phyllis Spears Holland-Badke
Aug 28, 2017
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, August 28, 2017, Phyllis Spears Holland-Badke, 78. Phyllis was the second daughter of Chester W. Spears and Bessie Lott Spears. She was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta. She attended Mt. Saint Joseph School and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, where she was a founding member of the women’s...
Dr. Caren Chaknis
Aug 28, 2017
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, August 28, 2017, Caren Chaknis. Caren Chaknis was born in Pasadena, CA and was a longtime resident of the Augusta area. She was a University of Georgia honors graduate, a MENSA Scholar, an Anesthesia Faculty Member at Augusta University Medical School (MCG), before joining the University Hospital. She was an avid athlete and...
Mr. Jack M. Freeman
Aug 26, 2017
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, August 26, 2017, Jack Mills Freeman, 95. Mr. Freeman was born in Rutherfordton, NC and made Augusta his home for many years. He retired from the U.S Army after 21 years of service. Jack was the President and Founder of the Augusta Masters City Riders. Family members include his son: Thomas W. Freeman...
Mrs. Amanda D. Franklin
Aug 25, 2017
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, August 25, 2017, Amanda D. Franklin, 81, loving wife of Robert Davie Franklin. Mrs. Franklin was born in the family home in Madison, GA to Albert and Ruth Daniel. She attended Athens High School and the University of Georgia. The game of golf brought Amanda and the love of her life and best...
Camille Kwiatkowski
Aug 25, 2017
Camille P. Kwiatkowski Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, August 25, 2017, Mrs. Camille P. Kwiatkowski, 77, loving wife to the late Bernard Kwiatkowski. Mrs. Kwiatkowski was born in 1940 to the late Louis F. Serowski and Mary M. Gorski. She was a self-described “foodie” who enjoyed the arts, painting, gardening, and playing dominos. Family members include her daughter:...
Connie Pund
Aug 24, 2017
Connie Pund Augusta, GA – Mrs. Constance “Connie” King Pund entered into rest Thursday, August 24, 2017, after 2 1/2 years of battling cancer. Connie is survived by her beloved husband of 66 years, T. Irvin Pund. She is preceded in death by her mother, Myrtle Hardy Fleming, and by her step-father, Robert A. Fleming, Jr. Born in Augusta in...
Mr. Emmett "Pop" Rhodes
Aug 23, 2017
Hephzibah, GA –Emmett “Pop” Rhodes, 76, went to meet his heavenly Father on Wednesday, August 23, 2017. Mr. Rhodes was born in Augusta, Georgia and graduated from Hephzibah High School in 1960. A member of Hephzibah United Methodist Church, Pop actively attended Blythe Baptist Church. A member of Hephzibah Mens’ Hen Peck Club and a past member of Hephzibah Farmers’...
Mr. Earl J. Powell
Aug 22, 2017
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, August 22, 2017, Earl James Powell, 89, Loving husband of Ann Powell. Mr. Powell was born in Augusta and was a member of Victory Baptist Church, which he loved. He was a veteran of the Korean War. Earl always wanted to make sure his family was taken care of. He was a great...
Mr. Ronald Sampson
Aug 22, 2017
Born in Queens, New York to Joyce and Joseph Sampson on January 1, 1943, Ronald attended and graduated from Hempsted High, Class of 1962 before going on to serve in the Navy from 1962 to 1968. While serving his country, Ronald traveled to Vietnam, Japan and Hawaii on USS Bristol. After returning home from the Navy, Ronald attended Queens College...
Mr. Stephen D. Fraser
Aug 21, 2017
Retired Mechanical Engineer Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, August 21, 2017 at home, Stephen Dale Fraser, 70, loving husband of 34 years to Renee Burkholder Fraser. Mr. Fraser was born in Shelby, NC on January 29, 1947 to the late Royce Fraser and Geraldine Fraser. He was a graduate of North Augusta Senior High School, and The University...
SFC (Ret.) Donald L. Reems
Aug 20, 2017
SFC (Ret) Donald L. Reems Augusta, GA – Sgt. 1st Class (Ret) Donald “Don” Lloyd Reems, 85, entered into rest Sunday, August 20, 2017. Born in Marshall, NC, Don retired from the U.S. Army after 20 years of service and two tours in Korea, including the Korean War. Making Evans his home, he worked for Southern Bell for over 20...
William Mills
Aug 18, 2017
William Mills Evans, Ga - William E. Mills (Billy), 74, entered into rest August 18, 2017, loving husband of Mary Ann Mills. Billy graduated from Evans High School and attended Augusta College. He worked at WJBF Channel 6 for over 40 years, where he met his dear friend Rick Krewson. He was a lifelong resident of Columbia County where he...
Mrs. Kathryn Mobley Ridlehoover
Aug 17, 2017
Evans, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, August 17, 2017, Kathryn Mobley Ridlehoover, 76. Mrs. Ridlehoover was a native of Augusta and a longtime resident of Sierra Vista, Arizona. After graduating from Agnes Scott College, she became a career educator and taught in both Richmond County, Georgia and Sierra Vista Public Schools, Arizona. Mrs. Ridlehoover enjoyed golf and bridge and...
Douglas E. Tice Jr.
Aug 15, 2017
Evans, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, August 15, 2017, Douglas E. Tice, Jr., 29, loving husband of Emilie Marie Slone Tice; step-son: Ian J. Greer; step-daughter: Natalie A. Bellinger; parents: Doug and Kellie Tice; sister: Meredith Tice; brother: Benjamin Tice, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Mr. Tice was a native of Augusta, a graduate of Lakeside High School and...
Mrs. Jane Horth Cordell
Aug 14, 2017
Entered into rest Monday, August 14, 2017, Jane Horth Cordell, 82, loving wife of James G. Cordell. Mrs. Cordell was born in Chicago, IL, lived in Wilmette, IL, Atlanta, GA, and spent her final years in Augusta, GA. Family members, in addition to her husband, include sons: Charles H. Cordell, Arthur J. Cordell (Kate); daughters: Susan M. Cordell, Elizabeth C....
Pam Maguire
Aug 12, 2017
Pam Maguire Augusta, GA – Mrs. Pamela Margaret Maguire entered into rest Saturday, August 12, 2017. Mrs. Maguire was born in Dearborn, Michigan but has resided in Augusta for several years. She was a Veteran of the United States Air Force and will be missed by all who knew her. Family members include her brother, John W. Maguire, and sister,...
Mr. Robert V. Crutchfield
Aug 9, 2017
Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, August 9, 2017, Robert Vernon Crutchfield, 79, loving husband of Kathryn Brown Crutchfield. Mr. Crutchfield was born in Davy, WV. He retired from the U.S. Army after serving 22 years. Mr. Crutchfield worked for Pan Am for 20 years and served on the Columbia County CERT team. Family members, in addition to his...
Mr. Jack "Butch" Gordon Reese Jr.
Aug 7, 2017
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, August 7, 2017, Jack “Butch” Gordon Reese, Jr., age 61. Mr. Reese was an Augusta native. He served in the US Army in the early 1970’s and was a retired truck driver following a 15 year career. Jack was a devoted father and loving husband to his sweetheart and wife of 43 years,...
Billy A. Heaton
Aug 7, 2017
Billy A. Heaton Lt. Col. (Ret) U.S. Army Augusta, GA – Lt. Col. (Ret) Billy A. Heaton, beloved husband of Mrs. Linda Y. Heaton entered into rest Monday, August 7, 2017. Additional survivors include his daughter Monica H. Boyd, son-in-law Dr. Michael Boyd, two step children, Lisa Rhodes and Christopher T. Baldridge, grandchildren, Dr. William Boyd and wife Catie, Charlotte...
Mr. James R. Mundy
Aug 7, 2017
Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Monday, August 7, 2017, James Ray Mundy, 81, husband of Florence Berry Mundy. Mr. Mundy was a lifelong native of Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia and was a member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. He was employed at King Mill for 43 years and then retired from Columbia County Board of Education Transportation Department after...
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