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Dick Lacharite

Dick Lacharite

May 13, 2015

Dick Lacharite Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, May 13, 2015, Mr. Richard Joseph Lacharite, 76, husband of 55 years to Jane Lacharite. Mr. Lacharite was born in Lawrence, MA but lived in Augusta for many years. He served his country for 20 years, retiring as a Master Sergeant in the United States Army. Following his retirement from the...

Mary Beth Becton

Mary Beth Becton

May 13, 2015

Mary Beth Becton Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, May 13, 2015, Mrs. Mary Beth Becton, 82, loving wife to Dr. James L. Becton for 55 years. Mrs. Becton was a native of Orangeburg, SC, daughter of Dr. Wriston and Thelma Conrad. She has lived in Augusta most of her adult life. She was a graduate of the University...

E. Janet Cook

E. Janet Cook

May 13, 2015

E. Janet Cook Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, May 13, 2015, Mrs. E. Janet Cook, 80, loving and devoted wife to the late Maurice G. Cook. Mrs. Cook was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She was an excellent cook and could complete crossword puzzles and Sudoku puzzles with a pen. She enjoyed crocheting, sewing, and knitting. She...

Jack E. Garrard

Jack E. Garrard

May 11, 2015

Jack Eugene Garrard Augusta, GA – Jack E. Garrard, 94, husband of Laverne Powell Garrard, passed away, May 11, 2015 at home. Funeral services will be held graveside, at Westover Memorial Park, Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Gary DeMore and Rev. Terry Phillips officiating. Mr. Garrard was born in Augusta, GA on November 27, 1920. He...

Jack Bailey

Jack Bailey

May 10, 2015

Jack Bailey Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, May 10, 2015, Col. (RET) Jack Stephens Bailey U.S. Army, 95, loving husband to the late Laura I. Bailey. Born in Elberton, Ga. to Dr. and Mrs. David V. Bailey; Jack was a graduate of Emory University. After graduation he joined the 214th Artillery Georgia Army National Guard Unit of Elberton,...

Carl E. Brown

Carl E. Brown

May 8, 2015

Carl E. Brown Evans, GA - Carl E. Brown, 60, entered into rest Friday, May 8, 2015. Mr. Brown was a member of the First Baptist Church of Augusta where he served on the Benevolence Committee, taught Sunday School and served as Deacon. He retired from the Georgia Department of Revenue with more than 20 years of service. Mr. Brown...

Isabelle Key Turnage

Isabelle Key Turnage

May 6, 2015

Isabelle Key Turnage Augusta, GA –Isabelle Key Turnage, age 84 entered into rest Wednesday, May 6, 2015 after a brief illness. She is preceded in death by her husband Billy Ray Turnage and her daughter Martha T. Sweeny. Mrs. Turnage was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection her entire Life. She was employed by Bellsouth for 27...

Pi Gunnels Millar

Pi Gunnels Millar

May 4, 2015

Pi Gunnels Millar Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, May 4, 2015, Mrs. Pi Gunnels Millar, 85, wife to the late Douglas M. Millar. Mrs. Millar was a native of Greenville, SC but resided in Augusta for most of her life. She was a graduate of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC. She retired as a teacher from the...

Evelyn Johnson

Evelyn Johnson

May 3, 2015

Evelyn Johnson Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, May 3, 2015, Mrs. Evelyn Johnson, 80, loving wife to the late James “Jimmy” M. Johnson. Mrs. Johnson attended Agnes Scott College. She was a founding member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church and was a former member of The Alter Guild Greeters Committee. She was a member of the Wood Valley...

Jackie Jadon Smith

Jackie Jadon Smith

May 2, 2015

Jackie Jadon Smith North Augusta, SC – Entered into rest Saturday, May 2, 2015 at her home, Jackie Jadon Smith, 64. Mrs. Smith fought cancer tooth and nail for over two years and maintained good spirits by having faith. She enjoyed working as a secretary at Kendrick Paint & Body and loved the family she developed there. She was a...

James Alfred Blissit

James Alfred Blissit

Apr 29, 2015

James Alfred Blissit Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, April 29, 2015, Mr. James Alfred Blissit, 92, husband to the late Mrs. Erie P. Blissit and Mrs. Marianne Blissit. Mr. Blissit was born in Locust Grove, GA in 1922 to Alfred Otis and Annie Mae Price Blissit. He was a native and lifelong resident of Georgia. Two years after...

Louis Meitin

Louis Meitin

Apr 28, 2015

Louis Meitin Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, April 28, 2015, Mr. Joseph Louis Meitin, 85, loving and beloved husband of 59 years to Gerrie Meitin and a devoted father well loved by his children. Mr. Meitin was a graduate of Tulane University. He served in the United States Navy for 8 years and retired from General Electric after...

Lois D. Harrison

Lois D. Harrison

Apr 28, 2015

Lois D. Harrison Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, April 28, 2015, Mrs. Lois Dozier Harrison, 82, loving wife to the late Clifford L. Harrison. Mrs. Harrison was a bookkeeper with WFXG TV. She was a loving grandmother and an avid animal lover. Family members include her daughters: Angela Stewart Prettelt (Gordon) of Evans, Kim Stewart Wade (Norton) of...

Harold M. Outley

Harold M. Outley

Apr 27, 2015

Harold M. Outley Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, April 27, 2015, Mr. Harold M. Outley, 84, husband of 61 years to Mrs. Bobbie J. Outley. Mr. Outley was born in Greenwood, SC but lived in the Augusta area for most of his life. He was a member of Abilene Baptist Church for over 30 years. Mr. Outley raised...

Lillian Cullum

Lillian Cullum

Apr 26, 2015

Lillian Cullum Augusta, GA - Mrs. Lillian Love Cullum died on April 26, 2015. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, James Curtis Cullum, Sr., her oldest daughter, Lillian Love Cullum and two brothers, William Barton Love and Howard Graham Love. Survivors include her children, Natalie Cullum Garzilli and her husband, Tom, of Seneca, South Carolina, James Curtis...

Mary Stringer Austin Peebles

Mary Stringer Austin Peebles

Apr 26, 2015

Mary Stringer Austin Peebles Evans, GA – Mary Stringer Austin Peebles, entered into rest on her 90th birthday, Sunday, April 26, 2015, at University Hospital. Services will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at the Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Ron Jones and Rev. Fred Gunter presiding. Graveside services will follow at Westover Memorial Park. The...

Karen Danelle Brown

Karen Danelle Brown

Apr 23, 2015

Karen Danelle Brown Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, April 23, 2015, Mrs. Karen Danelle Brown, wife of Mr. Kevin Brown. Mrs. Brown was a member of Flowing Wells Worship Center. She was a caring Christian mother. Mrs. Brown loved her family and her pets. She especially enjoyed attending her daughters dance competitions and events. Family members in addition...

John Daniel

John Daniel

Apr 20, 2015

John Daniel Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, April 20, 2015, Mr. John O. Daniel, 66, husband to Carolyn E. Daniel. Mr. Daniel was a native of Jacksonville, FL but has lived in Augusta for the last 25 years. He was a veteran who retired from the United States Army and also retired from the VA Medical Center. He...

Marilyn Pilcher Towill

Marilyn Pilcher Towill

Apr 20, 2015

Marilyn Pilcher Towill Born March 8, 1928, Augusta, GA Died April 20, 2015, Augusta, GA Marilyn Pilcher Towill, 87, died peacefully at University Hospital on April 20, 2015 after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband Dr. John Judson Pilcher, Jr., her husband John Bell Towill, and her daughter Susan Lynne Pilcher. She is survived by...

Virginia Long

Virginia Long

Apr 20, 2015

Virginia Long Augusta, GA - Virginia Rivers Carpenter Long, 94, entered peacefully into rest on April 20,2015 at Georgia Regents University Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph (Donald) Long. Meeting at a USO dance, Virginia and Don were married for 46 years and they enjoyed many years on the dance floor together. She was preceded in...

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