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Local Obituaries for Augusta, GA, Richmond County & Surrounding Areas

Robert Eugene Brant

Robert Eugene Brant

Jul 14, 2014

Robert Eugene Brant Augusta, GA- Mr. Robert Eugene Brant, 83, died on July 14, 2014 at University Hospital. Bob was born in Springfield, Ohio, on February 24, 1931, the son of Lewis Eugene Brant and Louella Fry Brant. His birth mother died when Bob was an infant, and his father remarried when Bob was 2 years old. He was raised...

Patrick M. Williams

Patrick M. Williams

Jul 13, 2014

Patrick M. Williams Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, July 13, 2014, Patrick M. Williams, 34, husband of Jessica Williams. Mr. Williams was born in Atlanta, GA but lived in Martinez. He was a member of Powell Baptist Church. Mr. Williams worked for the Richmond County Sheriff’s Department as a Deputy for the past 10 years and was a...

Ingrid Prouty

Ingrid Prouty

Jul 13, 2014

Ingrid Prouty Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, July 13, 2014, Mrs. Ingrid Renata Prouty, 67, loving wife to Mr. Richard Prouty, Jr. Mrs. Prouty was a native of Grosse Gerau, Germany but has lived in Augusta for the last 50 years. She was a homemaker, an American Greetings representative, Treasurer of Forest Estates Neighborhood Association and a member...

William Key

William Key

Jul 13, 2014

William Key Augusta, GA - William Ollie Key went to his eternal home on Sunday, July 13, 2014. Family members include his beloved wife of 57 years, Nell Ray Key; his three sons: William Ollie Key, Jr. (Jan), James Ray Key, and David Warren Key (Pam); his one granddaughter, Katherine Anne Key; and his five grandsons: William Ollie Key, III,...

Gladys E. Davis

Gladys E. Davis

Jul 10, 2014

Gladys E. Davis Mrs. Gladys E. Davis wife of Colonel (Ret.) David L. Davis entered into rest on Thursday, July 10, 2014. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Mrs. Davis grew up in Sharon, Pennsylvania, traveled the world as a devoted Army wife and made Augusta her home for the past 46 years. She was a member...

Myrtle M. Moxley

Myrtle M. Moxley

Jul 10, 2014

Myrtle M. Moxley Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, July 10, 2014, Myrtle M. Moxley, 82, wife of Herbert C. Moxley. Mrs. Moxley was a native of Hampton, SC. She was a member of Pine View Baptist Church. She worked in Admissions at Georgia Regional Hospital. Mrs. Moxley was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She loved...

Ethredge Rooks

Ethredge Rooks

Jul 9, 2014

Ethredge Rooks Augusta, GA – Went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, Mr. Ethredge Lamar Rooks, 87, loving husband to Nina Chalker Rooks. Mr. Rooks was a native of Jefferson County. He served in the United States Navy CBs. He attended Believers Gospel Chapel and retired from Carolina Crane, Inc. as a crane operator. He...

Helen R. Johnson

Helen R. Johnson

Jul 5, 2014

Helen R. Johnson Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, July 5, 2014, Helen R. Johnson, 84. Helen retired from Belk department store after 20 years of service. Family members include children: Gloria Coleman Langston (Lawrence), Larry James Coleman (Dianne), Terry Wayne Coleman (Sandy), and Mitchell Lamar “Mike” Coleman (Jeanette); 8 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. A graveside service will...

Sharon Majorie Bickert

Sharon Majorie Bickert

Jul 2, 2014

Sharon Marjorie Bickert Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, July 2, 2014, Sharon Marjorie Bickert, 71, wife of James H. Bickert of Martinez. Mrs. Bickert was a native of Dayton, OH but lived in Martinez since 1970. She worked as a Teacher and Assistant Principal for Richmond County Board of education and retired after 30 years of service. Mrs....

Debra J. Garlington

Debra J. Garlington

Jul 1, 2014

Debra J Garlington Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, July 1, 2014, Debra Jean Garlington, 61, loving wife to David Garlington. Mrs. Garlington taught elementary school for over 15 years. She was an avid reader and was dedicated to educating her students. She was a loving, wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. Family members in addition to her husband include...

Marianne Blissit

Marianne Blissit

Jun 29, 2014

Marianne Blissit Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, June 29, 2014 at her residence, Marianne Brunnauer Blissit, 87, loving wife of James A. Blissit. Mrs. Blissit was a native of Salzburg, Austria but lived in Augusta area for 62 years. She retired from MCG after many years of service. She was a “cradle Catholic” and a member of St....

Anthony Herron

Anthony Herron

Jun 28, 2014

Anthony Herron Augusta, GA - Mr. Anthony G. Herron entered into rest Saturday, June 28, 2014. No services are planned.

Lewis Muns

Lewis Muns

Jun 28, 2014

Lewis Muns Augusta, GA – Mr. Lewis C. Muns, 89, went to be with the Lord Saturday, June 28, 2014, loving husband of 66 years to Rosalie Tucker Muns. Lewis was the owner of Service Garage on Reynolds Street in Augusta until his retirement. He was a veteran of the United States Army. During WWII he saw combat in Saipan...

Nobuko Webb

Nobuko Webb

Jun 28, 2014

Nobuko Webb Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, June 28, 2014, Mrs. Nobuko I. Webb, 82, wife of the late Bob Webb. Mrs. Webb was a native of Hokkaido, Japan and moved to the United States in 1958. She loved to fish, cook, and was an avid animal lover. Mrs. Webb was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend. Family...

Edgar Rigdon

Edgar Rigdon

Jun 28, 2014

Edgar Rigdon Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, June 28, 2014, Mr. Edgar “Jim” “Cooter” J. Rigdon, 69, husband to Donna S. Rigdon. Mr. Rigdon was a native of Jacksonville, FL but has lived in Augusta for the last several years. He retired from the United States Army with over 20 years of service and served two tours in...

Rebecca "Becky" Byce

Rebecca "Becky" Byce

Jun 28, 2014

Rebecca Byce Martinez, GA – Rebecca “Becky” Byce, 91, passed away on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Stevens Park Health and Rehab. She was the wife of the late Heyward Byce, Jr. Born August 3, 1922 in Greensboro, GA, she was the daughter of the late Horace Hampton “Bud” Channell and Lea Ingram Channell. She was a member of Martinez...

Hanford "Smitty" Smithson

Hanford "Smitty" Smithson

Jun 28, 2014

Hanford Smithson ”Smitty” Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, June 28, 2014, Mr. Hanford “Smitty” Delano Smithson, 85, loving husband of 61 years to the late Ella Carolyn Smithson. Mr. Smithson retired from Foremost Pipeline as a pipeline welder for over 50 years. He served in the United States Air Force and military police during the Korean Conflict. He...

Aleksandra Demediuk

Aleksandra Demediuk

Jun 27, 2014

Aleksandra Demediuk Augusta, GA – Aleksandra Demediuk, 88, died June 27th in her sleep at her home in Martinez, Georgia. The only child of Drs. Katerina Dormidontova and Feodor Leschuk, she was born on January 17, 1926 in Kiev, Ukraine. Despite growing up under Stalin’s oppressive regime in the Soviet Union, Aleksandra excelled in music and graduated first in her...

Ellen Harbeson

Ellen Harbeson

Jun 27, 2014

Ellen Harbeson Augusta, GA – Ellen died Friday evening, June 27, 2014, surrounded by family. She was the daughter of Kathleen Smith Wallace and the late Shelby Lee Wallace, Jr. Ellen was born in Augusta, GA and graduated from The Academy of Richmond County and the Medical College of Georgia. She retired in 2011 from the Charlie Norwood Veterans Administration...

James Cecil Burnside, Jr.

James Cecil Burnside, Jr.

Jun 26, 2014

James Cecil Burnside, Jr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, June 26, 2014, Mr. James Cecil Burnside, Jr, 90, husband of the late Grace Wilhite Burnside. He was the son of the late James C. Burnside, Sr. and Johnnie Ramsey Burnside. Mr. Burnside was a native of Augusta. He was a graduate of Richmond Academy, and attended CMTC. He...

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