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Richard Woodward

Richard Woodward

Mar 16, 2017

Richard Woodward Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, March 16, 2017, Mr. Richard Frederick Woodward, 83, loving husband of 52 years to Mrs. Valeria Loroscopi Woodward. Mr. Woodward was a native of Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of the late Beulah and Lloyd Woodward. He lived in Columbia County for the last 47 years. He was retired with...

Mary Lynn Mann

Mary Lynn Mann

Mar 13, 2017

Mary Lynn Mann Augusta, GA – Entered into eternal rest Monday, March 13, 2017, Mary Lynn Dekle Mann, 54, loving wife to the late Neal Mann. Lynn was born in Augusta to the Late Harold and Joanne Dekle. She was a 1980 graduate of Westside High School and a member of First Baptist Church of Augusta. Lynn was a devoted...

Dr. Elizabeth Harper Cook

Dr. Elizabeth Harper Cook

Mar 13, 2017

Elizabeth Cook Augusta, GA – Elizabeth Cook of Augusta, Georgia died on Monday, March 13, 2017 at Augusta Medical University. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 8, 1938, to Wesley Harper and Helen Ennis Cook as the second of three daughters. As “Betsy” Cook, she attended Morningside Elementary and Grady High Scholl class of 1955. She was a...

Mary "Lib" Powell

Mary "Lib" Powell

Mar 13, 2017

Mary “Lib” Powell Augusta, GA (ANDERSON, SC) - Mary Elizabeth Goodyear Powell, widow of beloved husband, Louie Virgil Powell, entered into rest on March 13, 2017 at the Hospice House in Anderson, South Carolina. A memorial service will be Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 2:00 P.M. in the Storey Chapel of First Baptist Church Augusta, Dr. Timothy Owings officiating. The family...

Evelyn Hamilton

Evelyn Hamilton

Mar 12, 2017

Evelyn Hamilton Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, March 12, 2017, Evelyn Ruby Hamilton, 86. A funeral mass will be held Friday, March 17, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Fr. Mark VanAlstine officiating. Burial will follow at Alleluia Community Cemetery in Dearing, GA. The family will receive friends Thursday, March 16, 2017 from 6:00...

Catherine Duffy

Catherine Duffy

Mar 12, 2017

Catherine Jarzyla Duffy Augusta, GA – Catherine Duffy, 94, entered into rest on March 12, 2017, at her residence. Mrs. Duffy was a native of Quakertown and Philadelphia, PA having made the Augusta area her home for the past 14 years. She was born on June 15, 1922, in Trenton, NJ to the late Stanislaw and Rozalia Jarzyla. Family members...

Jimmie Coley

Jimmie Coley

Mar 11, 2017

Jimmie Lee Coley Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, March 11, 2017, Mr. Jimmie Lee Coley, 79, loving husband of 57 years to Lou Ann Coley. Mr. Coley was a native of Pembroke, GA and has lived in Martinez for several years. He joined the US Army as a young man and proudly served 2 tours in Vietnam. He...

Judy Booth Evans

Judy Booth Evans

Mar 11, 2017

Judy Evans Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, March 11, 2017, Mrs. Judy Booth Evans wife of 33 years to Mr. Bob Evans. Judy was a native of Atlanta, Georgia, Judy resided in Hampton, Georgia. She had a career in accounting, following in her family's footsteps, and owned her own tax service. She considered her greatest accomplishment her family....

Chenin Gilbert

Chenin Gilbert

Mar 10, 2017

Chenin Gilbert Evans, GA- Mrs. Irmgard Cool Gilbert, died peacefully on Friday, March 10, 2017, surrounded by her loving husband of 26 years, F. Edgar Gilbert, Sr. and dear sister-in-law, Jeanie Gilbert. Chenin was born in Nuremburg, Bavaria, Germany in 1939. She was the beloved only child of Walter Von Glass and Ilse Von Henneberg of Marktredwitz, Germany. She is...

William Rohan Walls, Jr.

William Rohan Walls, Jr.

Mar 7, 2017

William Walls Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, March 7, 2017, Mr. William Rohan Walls, Jr., 71, husband of Mrs. Nancy Le Blanc Walls. Mr. Walls was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta, GA. He retired after more than 20 years of service in the United States Airforce and the United States Navy. Mr. Walls was a Commander...

Dorothy Hodges

Dorothy Hodges

Mar 6, 2017

Dorothy Hodges Augusta, GA – Mrs. Dorothy Nixon Hodges, wife of the late Winston Hodges, entered into rest on March 6, 2017 at Brandon Wilde Pavilion in Evans, GA. Mrs. Hodges was born August 14, 1927 in Mississippi and made her home in Augusta in 1955. She was married to Winston Hodges for 65 years. Mrs. Hodges owned the Forest...

John Hadden, Jr.

John Hadden, Jr.

Mar 5, 2017

John Hadden, Jr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, March 5, 2017, John Hadden, Jr. age 79, loving husband of Joanne Johnson Hadden. Mr. Hadden was a native of Jefferson County but moved to Augusta in 1953. He was owner and operator of Phoenix Printing Company until his health declined in 1991. He was a member of Big Stevens...

Ruth Smith

Ruth Smith

Mar 5, 2017

Ruth Hadden Smith Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, March 5, 2017, Ruth Hadden Smith, age 88. Mrs. Smith was a lifelong and very active member of Southgate Baptist Church. She was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother. Mrs. Smith was known as and will be remembered as an incredibly giving and caring person that has done so...

Chipley "Chip" Eugene Baston

Chipley "Chip" Eugene Baston

Mar 1, 2017

Augusta, GA- Entered into rest Tuesday, March 1, 2017, Mr. Chipley “Chip” Eugene Baston, age 53. Family members include son: Joshua Baston; step-daughter: Jessica Ransom; step-grandson: Aiden Ransom; sister: Tanya Steinlage; step-brothers: Stone Daugherty and wife Amy, Brad Daugherty and wife Jaylene and Ryan Daugherty and wife Cindy; several loving cousins; and special friend and care-giver: Pam Mann. He was...

Cyndia "Cindy" Sartin Beattie

Cyndia "Cindy" Sartin Beattie

Feb 27, 2017

Cyndia Sartin Beattie Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, February 27, 2017, Mrs. Cyndia Sartin “Cindy” Beattie, 83 wife of Mr. Robert C. Beattie, Jr. Mrs. Beattie was a native of Hattiesburg, MS but spent most of her life in Augusta. She attended Mercer University and was a member of the graduating class of 1955. While at Mercer, she...

Woodrow Sellers

Woodrow Sellers

Feb 27, 2017

Harlem, GA – Surrounded by his family, Woodrow Wilson Sellers entered into rest on Monday, February 27, 2017. He was also known as Bubba by family and Woody by friends and most importantly as a loving husband of 58 years to the late Claudia Sellers. Mr. Sellers was a crane operator for Erycson Crane Company, a Scottish Rite Mason, a...

Albert Trappe

Albert Trappe

Feb 27, 2017

Albert Trappe Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest Monday, February 27, 2017, Albert H. Trappe, 98, loving husband of Irene Hyman Trappe. Mr. Trappe was a native of San Antonio, TX. He was a US Navy Veteran and retired from civil service in San Antonio. Mr. Trappe loved to dance and travel. He had a passion to build things and...

Walter Wren

Walter Wren

Feb 26, 2017

Walter C. Wren, Jr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, February 26, 2017, Mr. Walter C. Wren, Jr., 80, loving husband of 58 years to Rebecca Tucker Wren. Mr. Wren was a native of Glascock County, Georgia, but lived in Martinez most of his life. He was a 1954 graduate of Warren County High School where he played his...

Betty Newsome

Betty Newsome

Feb 24, 2017

Betty Newsome Augusta, GA –Entered into rest to be with her Lord, Friday, February 24, 2017, Mrs. Betty Newsome, 93, wife of 50 years to the late Mr. William R. Newsome, who passed away in 1995. Mrs. Newsome was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta, GA. She was one of seven children. Mrs. Newsome was a beautiful mother and...

Frances Henderson

Frances Henderson

Feb 23, 2017

Frances Henderson Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, February 23, 2017, Frances B. Henderson, 95, wife of the late Felix Ray Henderson. Mrs. Henderson was a member of Lumpkin Road Baptist Church and the Ambassador Sunday School Class. She was a homemaker, loved helping people and always put others first. Mrs. Henderson was a devoted wife and mother. While...

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