Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Augusta, GA, Richmond County & Surrounding Areas
Jerry Jackson "Jack" Lee, Sr.
Sep 3, 2016
Mr. Jerry Jackson Lee, Sr. Augusta, GA – Mr. Jerry “Jack” Lee, Sr., 84, loving husband of 62 years to the late Virginia T. Lee, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, September 3, 2016. Mr. Lee was born and raised in Dunn, North Carolina. He served in the United States Army for 23 years, retiring...
Jefferson F. Hardin, DDS
Sep 2, 2016
Jefferson F. Hardin, DDS Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, September 2, 2016, Dr. Jefferson F. Hardin beloved husband of 43 years to Mrs. Marilyn Grigg Hardin. Dr. Hardin was born in Providence, RI and grew up in Knoxville, TN. He received his Undergraduate Degree and Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Tennessee and his post-Doctoral Master...
Dorothy Mae James
Sep 2, 2016
Dorothy Mae James Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, September 02, 2016, Mrs. Dorothy Mae (Johnson) James, age 82. Mrs. James was born in1934 in Appling, GA, she was the daughter of the late Durham T. and Nellie P. Robinson. She was a resident of Augusta for many years. Mrs. James worked as a crossing guard for Richmond County...
Adalynn Lewis
Aug 31, 2016
Adalynn Lewis Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, August 31, 2016, Miss Adalynn Lewis, infant daughter of Sarah Shimel and Austin Lewis. Family members in addition to her parents include brothers: Parker, Levi and AJ Lewis; maternal grandmother: Deborah Shimel and paternal grandparents: Elaine and George Lewis. She will be missed greatly and loved always. Thomas Poteet & Son...
Dan Winfrey Sheppard
Aug 31, 2016
Dan Winfrey Sheppard Augusta, GA – Dan Winfrey Sheppard, 82, passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. Dan was born in Gibson, GA, a sharecropper’s son and worked hard as a young boy. His Uncle helped him so he could attend college but he had to work odd jobs to get thru. He...
David Samuel Maney
Aug 30, 2016
David Samuel Maney Augusta, GA – David Samuel Maney, 87, entered into rest on August 30, 2016. Mr. Maney was a native of Ames, Iowa. He was an Eagle Scout, President of Ames High School Senior Class (1946), a graduate of Iowa State University where he lettered in Wrestling. He held degrees in Landscape Architecture and City/Regional Planning, and did...
Gwen Elliott
Aug 28, 2016
Gwen Elliott Evans, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, August 28, 2016, Mrs. Gwendolyn Elliott, 93, loving wife to the late Dean Elliott. Gwendolyn Murphy Elliott, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, was born in Cambridge, Ohio on January 28, 1923. Working in a WWII equipment factory at night, Gwen attended Otterbein College during the day. She earned her Bachelor's degree...
Helga Brown
Aug 24, 2016
Helga Brown Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, August 24, 2016, Mrs. Helga Brown, wife of the late Mr. J. Don Brown. Mrs. Brown was a retired NAF employee for the Army Signal Corps Museum. Family members include daughters: Angelika Shipp of Newport News, VA, Yvonne Wyman (Herbert) of Prescott, AR and Rebecca Templeman (Dan) of Meridian, ID; step-children:...
Donald Augustus Swifty Berry
Aug 24, 2016
Donald Augustus “Swifty” Berry Evans, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, August 24, 2016, Mr. Donald Augustus “Swifty” Berry, 83, husband of Mrs. Madeline Berry. Mr. Berry was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta. He was a graduate of Richmond Academy where he played on the Varsity Baseball Team as pitcher. Mr. Berry also played American Legion Baseball. He...
James "Jim" Eugene Dow
Aug 23, 2016
James “Jim” Eugene Dow Evans, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, August 23, 2016, James Eugene Dow, 63, husband of 41 years to Mrs. Judy Dixon Dow. He was a Medevac pilot who flew Hueys and Blackhawks. James was an avid scuba diver instructor and a member of the PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) for 40 years. He was...
Kenneth Davis
Aug 21, 2016
Kenneth Davis Evans, GA – Kenneth Garven Davis, 90, departed from this world into the eternal presence of Jesus Christ his Savior and Lord, Sunday, August 21, 2016. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things...
Patricia Ducey
Aug 20, 2016
Patricia Ducey Augusta, GA – Ms. Patricia “Patty” Diane Ducey, 59, entered into rest Saturday, August 20, 2016. Patty was a native of Gadsden, AL but has lived in Augusta most of her life. She attended Richmond Academy and Lynndale School. She worked at Georgia State Florist for an extended time. She loved her cats, bowling, and participating in local...
Mary Louise Boutwell
Aug 20, 2016
Mary Louise Boutwell Augusta, GA – Mary Louise Boutwell, age 26, of Augusta, passed away on Saturday morning, August 20, 2016. A native of Augusta, Mary Louise was living in Dublin, GA, and led worship at Christian Family Center and at Celebrate Recovery. She was an incredible young woman who loved her family and friends well and was recently engaged...
Kay Nunamaker Evans
Aug 18, 2016
Kay N. Evans Evans, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, August 18, 2016, Mrs. Kay Nunamaker Evans, age 73. Mrs. Evans was a native of Greenville, SC and resident of North Augusta, SC. She received her undergraduate degree from University of South Carolina in Aiken and her Masters in Speech Pathology from University of South Carolina in Columbia. Mrs. Evans...
Sherry Baxley
Aug 17, 2016
Sherry Baxley Savannah, GA – After a long and difficult battle with cancer, Sheryl Hall Baxley, “Sherry”, 61, of Augusta, Georgia went to be with her Lord on August 17, 2016. She died at her daughter’s home in Savannah surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Aiken, South Carolina on August 10, 1955 to Patricia Hall (“Pat”) and...
Helen K. Kent
Aug 17, 2016
Helen K. Kent Augusta, GA – Mrs. Helen Kent, 81, went to her Lord surrounded by her family Wednesday, August 17, 2016. Mrs. Kent was a native of Memphis, TN and 1952 graduate of Mt. St. Joseph. She attended nursing school and met the love of her life. She gave him seven wonderful children. Helen retired from the VA hospital....
Debra Dressel Templeton
Aug 17, 2016
Debra Dressel Templeton Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, August 17, 2016, Ms. Debra “Debbie” Dressel Templeton, age 60. Ms. Templeton was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta Georgia. In addition to loving her four children, she worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse for over 15 years. Ms. Templeton was known for the love she displayed for everyone...
Deleeta Marie Malone Goldsmith
Aug 16, 2016
Deleeta Marie Malone Goldsmith Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, August 16, 2016, Mrs. Deleeta Marie Malone Goldsmith, age 95. . She was born in April of 1921, in Salem, MO, to Oliver Lee Malone and Annie Coppedge Malone. She lived in several Missouri towns until her teens, when she moved to Atmore, AL. There she met her future...
Doris W. Gramling
Aug 16, 2016
Doris W. Gramling Augusta, GA – Surrounded by her loving family, Mrs. Doris Evans Gramling, 90, wife of the late Dr. Zack Gramling, entered into rest on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. Mrs. Gramling was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta. She retired after 29 years as an executive secretary at the Medical College of Georgia. Doris worked/ modeled for...
Paul D. Mahoney, MD
Aug 14, 2016
Paul D. Mahoney M.D. Anesthesiologist, retired Augusta, GA – Dr. Paul D. Mahoney, 78, entered into rest on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at his residence surrounded by his family. Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, August 20, 2016 at St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill Catholic Church with the Rev. Lou Lindsey celebrant. Interment will follow in Westover Memorial Park with Navy...