Obituaries

Oct 8, 2023

     Martinez, GA – Entered into rest on Sunday, October 8, 2023, George Washington Sammons, 89.

     Family members include his wife: Sarah Holliman Sammons; sister: Myrtice Jowers; children: Debbie Pearson and husband Doug and chef Bobby Barton, Irvin Sammons and wife Roberta, Teresa Nalley, Gary Sammons and wife Julie, Cheryl Sellers and husband Terry; eleven grandchildren: Karen...

Oct 8, 2023

Augusta, GA - Entered into rest on Sunday, October 8, 2023, Mr. John Hilbert Dowdy, 84.

 

He was a man who cherished life, embraced friends, and possessed a heart full of boundless care. He leaves behind a legacy of love, devotion, and a zest for life that will forever warm the hearts of those who were fortunate enough...

Oct 8, 2023

Augusta, GA – Mr. Joseph Charles Sealy, Sr., 62, entered into rest Sunday,

October 8, 2023.

 

Joseph was a native of Mitchelle County but has lived in Augusta for 37 years. Retired from W.A Bragg as a Sales Associate. Joey loved NSCAR, fishing, cars, his truck, and his sweetheart Cindy. Every Saturday he could be heard cheering for his...

Oct 7, 2023

 

 

Clifford Dean Netherton

Augusta, GA – Clifford Dean Netherton entered into rest on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at the age of 76. Dean fought a 23 year long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Born in Coalinga, California, Dean grew up in Bakersfield, California. He proudly served for 23 years in the United States Army and completed 3 tours of...

Oct 6, 2023

Augusta, GA – Russell Lester Foss, 57, entered into eternal rest Friday, October 6, 2023 in his hometown of Augusta, Georgia.  

 

Russell attended high school at Richmond Academy and played on the varsity football team. He made local news when he rescued an abandoned dog from the grounds at ARC. Russell graduated from the Aviation Program at Delta...

Oct 6, 2023

Our vibrant, full of life, precious daughter Eva Leighton Mathews passed away unexpectedly on Friday October 6, 2023.

Eva means giver of life, to breathe life, beloved. Eva’s gentle spirit was evident to all who encountered her. In the short time we were allowed to have her, she lived every definition of her name. She was our light and our...

Oct 4, 2023

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 surrounded by her loving family.

Meg Whitfield, 67, was born in Munich, Germany. She was the oldest of 10 children born to John and Margaret Regan. Being the firstborn of such a large family, she embraced being the eldest by lovingly nurturing and caring for her younger siblings. A graduate...

Oct 4, 2023

 

 

James D. Batten

North Augusta, SC - Mr. James D. Batten entered into rest on October 4, 2023, peacefully at home.

James was born December 7, 1949, in Charleston, SC to the late Bobby Batten and Kathyrn Batten. James retired from the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local No. 92 after over 25...

Oct 2, 2023

 

Wallace L. Slater

 

Augusta, GA - Wallace Lester Slater died peacefully at home on October 2, 2023 in Evans, Georgia at the age of 80. 

Wallace is survived by his wife of 58 years whom he adored: Patricia Ann (Allen) Slater; two sons: Brian Wallace Slater (Emma) and Kurt Hunter Slater (Christy); two grandchildren: Graeme Wallace Slater and...

Oct 1, 2023

 

Elizabeth Norvell Sherrill

 

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Sunday, October 1, 2023, Mrs. Elizabeth “Betty” Norvell Sherrill, 90, loving wife of the late William S. Sherrill, Jr.

 

Betty was a lifelong resident of Augusta and was a graduate of Tubman High School for Girls in 1950 and Huntingdon College in 1954. She grew...

Sep 30, 2023

Evans, GA – Ms. Loretta F. Moore, 76, entered into rest on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at her home, in Evans, GA.

Loretta was born October 31, 1946 in Albany, New York to Joseph and Mary (Sanferraro) Ferrigno. Later, her family relocated to Catonsville, Maryland, where she graduated from Catonsville Senior High School. After graduation, she attended Baltimore City Studio...

Sep 26, 2023

Augusta, GA – Jacquelyn Rountree Andrews entered into rest on Tuesday, September 26, 2023.

 

An Augusta native, Jackie was born during the Great Depression and spent her early years in the family home on Telfair Street in Olde Town. She graduated from Tubman High School for Girls and then attended Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, earning her baccalaureate in...

Sep 26, 2023

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, Mrs. Phyllis Hanson Campbell,  80, loving wife of 60 years to Mr. Jerry L. Campbell.

 

Phyllis was a long-time member of Pineview Baptist Church. She worked part-time as a bookkeeper for A.C. Proctor Paint and Body Shop, where she considered everyone as family. Phyllis loved playing bingo and...

Sep 26, 2023

Theressa Caroline Epting Wilcher, 88, went to be with her Lord and savior on September 26, 2023. She went peacefully in her sleep at home with loved ones around her.

 

She was born January 2, 1935, to Maxcy and Amanda "Mannie" Epting in Newberry, SC. She grew up in Newberry with eight siblings. and attended Bush River High School. She...

Sep 25, 2023

 

Frances C. DeHart

 

Augusta, GA – Frances Carolyn DeHart, wife of the late James E. DeHart, of Augusta, GA entered into rest on Monday, September 25, 2023.

 

Carolyn was born in Charleston, SC as the daughter of the late Mary Ruth Reese

and Robert Jewell Griswell. She is survived by two sisters and was preceded in...

Sep 25, 2023

Thomson, GA – Entered into rest on Monday, September 25, 2023, Clayton Ross Oellerich, 36, loving husband of Andrea Denise Oellerich.

 

Clayton was a native of Augusta, GA. He was a 2005 graduate of the Academy of Richmond County. He worked as an insulator in CTI at Savannah River Site. He was an avid figure collector and loved watching...

Sep 24, 2023

Sep 22, 2023

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Friday, September 22, 2023, Dr. Thomas Victor Casella, Sr.

 

Tommy was a native of Augusta, GA and the son of Victor Casella and Sarah Medlin Casella. He was a graduate of Aquinas High School, class of 1969. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Education from the Citadel in 1973 and...

Sep 22, 2023

Alberta Louise Brown Smith entered her life on February 20, 1945, in South Boston, Virginia.  She was the eldest of three daughters and one older brother to her parents Isaac and Louise Brown. 

She graduated from Lucy Addison High School in 1963 and furthered her education attaining a doctorate in devotional studies.

Alberta worked in various positions at General...

Sep 22, 2023

 

Michael Jonathon Springer passed away peacefully the morning of September 22, 2023, at the age of 61.

 

Mike was born in November of 1961 in Tampa, Florida. After graduating from Brandon High School in 1979, Mike enlisted in the United States Navy and served during the final years of the Cold War. During his service, Mike discovered...