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Sara Rachel Hof-Wheatley
May 15, 2018
Sara Rachel Hof - Wheatley Augusta, GA – Sara Rachel Hof-Wheatley, homemaker, age 40, passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at Augusta University Medical Center. Sara attended Evans High School and graduated from Augusta Technical College Culinary Arts Program. Sara leaves behind her husband: Jayson Dwayne Wheatley; three beloved sons: Ian Scott, Richard Matthew and Garrett Dwayne. Sara is...
Faye Butler Claxton
May 15, 2018
Faye Butler Claxton Augusta, GA – Faye Butler Claxton entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, May 16, 2018. She was the loving wife of James “Jimmy” W. Claxton for almost 50 years. Faye was born February 22, 1948, was a native of Lincolnton, GA and made Augusta her home for over 40 years. She was preceded in death by her...
Dorothy Wilson Letchford
May 14, 2018
Dorothy Letchford Augusta, Ga - Dorothy Eileen (Wilson) Letchford, 83, originally of Toronto, Canada, and a longtime resident of Augusta GA, passed away in Kijabe, Kenya where she lived with several of her children. She is survived by her four children, 15 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren, each of whom have been richly blessed by her legacy of love. Dorothy was...
Sharon Irene Redding
May 13, 2018
Sharon Irene Redding Evans, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, May 13, 2018, Mrs. Sharon Irene Redding, 53, loving wife of Kirk A. Redding. Mrs. Redding was born in Waynesboro, PA and was raised in Augusta, GA. She was a graduate of Butler High School and a member of Church of the Holy Comforter. Mrs. Redding worked as a Wealth...
Kevin Patrick Platt
May 10, 2018
Kevin Patrick Platt Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, May 10, 2018, Kevin Patrick Platt, 54. Mr. Platt was a lifelong resident of Augusta, GA and he worked in his family business and served on the board of Augusta Roofing and Metal Works, Inc. He was also an avid fan of the UGA football team. Family members include his...
Geneva Stephens
May 9, 2018
Geneva Stephens Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, May 9, 2018, Geneva Stephens, 83, loving wife of the late Mr. J. W. Stephens, Sr. Mrs. Stephens was a lifelong resident of Augusta, Georgia. Always putting her family first, she was a wonderful and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Mrs. Stephens was a faithful Christian and member of The Sanctuary...
Natalie J. Dupuis
May 7, 2018
Natalie J. Dupuis Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest Monday, May 7, 2018, Mrs. Natalie J. Dupuis, 92, loving wife to the late LTC Wade N. Dupuis, U.S. Army (Ret.). Mrs. Dupuis was a native of Lake Charles, LA. She and her husband lived in Monroe, LA for over 30 years and moved to Augusta, GA in 1999. While living...
Evelyn Rebecca Branch Owen
May 7, 2018
Evelyn Rebecca Branch Owen Augusta, Ga - Entered into rest Monday, May 7, 2018. Mrs. Evelyn Rebecca Branch Owen, 93, loving wife of 60 years to the late Bernard E. Owen. Mrs. Owen was born July 24,1924 to Eugene Warrenton Branch and Blanch Garner Branch in Smithdale, MS and grew up in McComb, MS. Prior to her marriage she worked...
Marcia Mitchell Alton
May 7, 2018
Marcia Alton Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, May 7, 2018, Mrs. Marcia Mitchell Alton, 83, loving wife of 58 years to the late Garrett Wilson Alton. Mrs. Alton was a native of Chicago, IL. She lived in Greenwich, Connecticut where she worked at Putnum Trust Company for a number of years. In 1980 she moved to Augusta where...
Lance Gilbreath
May 6, 2018
Lance Gilbreath Augusta, GA – Mr. Lance Dean Gilbreath, 32, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2018 after a short serious illness at Doctors Hospital. He is the son of Kent and Suzi Gilbreath of Evans. He was preceded in death by both of his grandfathers, Grover C. Hollowell, Jr. and Roy E. Gilbreath, Jr. He is the grandson of Frances...
Martha Luckey Hughes
May 6, 2018
Martha Luckey Hughes Retired MCG Augusta, GA –Martha Luckey Hughes, age 89, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2018. She was a native of Redland, FL but had lived in Augusta over 65 years. She is preceded in death by her father Napoleon Luckey, mother Nettie Gay Luckey, sister Myrtis L. McCarthy, brother James Luckey, and nephews Kevin Pauley and James...
Florence Mae Hogan
May 6, 2018
Florence Mae Hogan Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, May 6, 2018, Mrs. Florence Mae Hogan, 88, wife of the late Charles Malcolm Hogan. Mrs. Hogan was born in Arcadia, WI and resided in Martinez,GA. She was a member of St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church. Mrs. Hogan was a clerk for the Indianapolis Public School System. Family members...
LaTane Stewart Kirkley
May 6, 2018
LaTane Stewart Kirkley Augusta, GA – LaTane Stewart Kirkley, age 102, a resident of Brandon Wilde, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, May 6, 2018. She was born in Garfield, Emanuel County, Georgia, in 1916, to Roger Atwood and Effie Forehand Stewart, one of six children. She grew up in Twin City, Georgia. Preceding her in death were...
Sandra Moore Straughan
Apr 29, 2018
Sandra Moore Straughan Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, April 29, 2018, Mrs. Sandra Alice Schwamlein Moore Straughan, 73, loving wife of Ellsworth “Easy” Straughan. Mrs. Straughan was born in Pottsville, PA but grew up in Forsyth, GA. She began her professional career as a home economist with Georgia Power, inherited and operated “Flowers by Helen” in Forsyth and...
Fred Toomey
Apr 29, 2018
Fred Toomey Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, April 29, 2018, Mr. Fred Patrick Toomey, 65, loving husband of the late Cassandra Toomey. Mr. Toomey was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta. He was a 1971 graduate of Aquinas High School where he was a star basketball player. He worked in local industry, and was employed as an...
M. Bert Storey
Apr 27, 2018
M. Bert Storey Augusta, GA - Mr. Mallie Bert Storey of Augusta, Georgia, entered into eternal rest Friday, April 27, 2018 at his residence surrounded by family. Bert Storey was born June 10, 1929 in Columbia, South Carolina and spent his youth growing up in Eastover, SC. He was the son of the late Jimmie Sanford Storey, Sr. and Pensacola...
L. Daniel Martin
Apr 27, 2018
L. Daniel Martin December 6, 1919 - April 27, 2018 Augusta, GA - Lynden Daniel (Dan) Martin, a resident of Augusta for 65 years, died unexpectedly on April 27 during a minor heart related procedure at Augusta University Hospital. He was 98 years old. Dan grew up in the small upstate New York town of Fonda, attended Middlebury College in...
William H. "Billy" Griffin Jr.
Apr 26, 2018
William H. “Billy” Griffin, Jr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest at his residence on Thursday, April 26, 2018, William H. Griffin, Jr., 69, loving husband of Janice S. Griffin. Mr. Griffin was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta. He was a fan of the UGA Bulldogs. Mr. Griffin also loved the water, fishing, and served as a lifeguard...
Robert F. "Bobby" Powell
Apr 26, 2018
Martinez, GA - Entered into rest Thursday, April 26, 2018, Robert F. “Bobby” Powell, 83, loving husband of 65 years to Hilda Reece Powell. He was the son of the late Starling E. Powell, Sr. and Emmie R. Powell Mills. Bobby was an avid hunter and fisherman. He took many fishing trips to Lake Baccarac in Mexico and loved to...
Cargill Hermanso Alleyne
Apr 26, 2018
Cargill Hermanso Alleyne, age 83, originally from Georgetown, Guyana, was called to rest on Thursday April 26th, 2018 at his home in Evans, GA surrounded by his loving family. Cargill Alleyne, Sr. was a dedicated educator who obtained a Masters of Economics at University of Bangor, Wales. He was the chief economist at the Bank of Guyana for several years...
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