Obituaries

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

Joan Therese Williams

Joan Therese Williams

Jul 17, 2013

Joan Williams Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, July 17, 2013, Miss Joan Therese Williams, 82. Miss Williams was a member of St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church and a former long time member of The Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church. She worked as a Registered Nurse in Chicago, IL, in her youth. Miss Williams was a loving, kind...

Katherine T. Siple

Katherine T. Siple

Jul 17, 2013

Katherine T. Siple Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, July 17, 2013, Mrs. Katherine T. Siple, 91, wife of the late Mr. Jimmie S. Siple. Mrs. Siple was a member of the First Baptist Church of Augusta. She worked with her husband for many years in the restaurant business. She was a great mother, cook and gardener. She taught...

Roy Deloise Tritt

Roy Deloise Tritt

Jul 17, 2013

Mr. Roy Deloise Tritt Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at University Hospital, Roy Deloise Tritt, 63, husband of Mrs. Linda Tritt. Born in San Diego, CA in 1949, Mr. Tritt graduated from the University of Georgia in 1971, BBA Cum Laude with general honors. He also graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law...

George-Ann Babbitt

George-Ann Babbitt

Jul 15, 2013

George-Ann Babbitt Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, July 15, 2013, Mrs. George-Ann Penton Babbitt, 80, loving wife of Earl LeRoy Babbitt, Jr. Mrs. Babbitt was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta and was a graduate of Evans High School. She retired after 40 years in the Richmond County School System. She was artistic and creative and enjoyed...

Ronald E. Hill

Ronald E. Hill

Jul 15, 2013

Ronald E. Hill Augusta, GA - Ronald Eugene Hill, age 66, of Augusta, Georgia went home to be with the Lord on July 15, 2013. Ron was born in Fairfield, IL, and was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He received his bachelor’s degree from Central State University in Edmond, Oklahoma. He served in the United States Air Force for 24 years...

La Dolle Gene Hart

La Dolle Gene Hart

Jul 13, 2013

Mr. La Dolle Gene Hart Servant of God Grovetown, GA – On July 13, 2013, La Dolle Hart (66) entered permanently into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. A blood clot in his lung (Pulmonary Embolism) helped to usher his presence into Jehovah God’s eternal heaven, where he now joins that heavenly host that worships. Saying “Holy,holy,holy,...

Ann Shaw Dalton

Ann Shaw Dalton

Jul 12, 2013

Ann Shaw Dalton Mrs. Ann Shaw Dalton, wife of the late Worth Davis Dalton, entered into rest on Friday July 12, 2013 at the Fellowship Home in Valdosta, Georgia. She was born September 3, 1927 to William Marvin Shaw and Sarah Laura Beopple Shaw. She was a graduate of Central High School in Shelbyville, TN and of Middle Tennessee State...

William George Hatcher, Sr.

William George Hatcher, Sr.

Jul 12, 2013

William George Hatcher Sr. MAU,Inc Bill was born in Birmingham, Alabama on August 26, 1925. He was the son of the late Willie Taylor Cash and James McCord Hatcher, and was predeceased by his first wife Marion Harris Hatcher, and siblings, Catherine Amelia Hatcher, James Posey Hatcher, Anne Hatcher Carter, and Gordon Taylor Hatcher. Bill grew up during the depression...

Michael John Guidry

Michael John Guidry

Jul 11, 2013

Michael J. Guidry Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, July 11, 2013, Mr. Michael John Guidry, 52, loving husband of Cindy K. Guidry. Mr. Guidry was a native of Willingboro, NJ and was a graduate of Willingboro High School but has lived in the Augusta area for the last 28 years. He was a Senior I&C Technician for Southern...

Sybil Schramm

Sybil Schramm

Jul 11, 2013

Sybil Schramm Augusta, Ga. - Entered into rest on Thursday, July 11, 2013 at her residence, Mrs. Sybil Schramm. Family members include her daughter: Kim Williams; grandson: Jonathan Wingate and fiancé Danielle; granddaughter: Mary Randall Morris and her husband Joseph Jr.; great-grandson: Joseph Morris III; great-granddaughter: Georgia Alison Morris; and four legged best buddy: Boss. She was preceded in death...

Joseph E. Cook

Joseph E. Cook

Jul 9, 2013

Joseph Elbert Cook Augusta, GA- Joseph Elbert Cook, age 90, died Tuesday morning, July 9, 2013 at University Hospital. Mr. Cook was born in February 1923 in Hamilton, OH to Elbert Rice and Nancy Pennington Cook. He was a World War II Navy Veteran with service in the Seabees. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Mrs. Bernice...

Jack E. Cushman

Jack E. Cushman

Jul 7, 2013

Mr. Jack E. Cushman Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, July 07, 2013 at Georgia Regents Medical Center, Jack E. Cushman, 77, husband of 36 years to JoAnne Claxton Cushman. Mr. Cushman was born in Augusta, GA. He proudly served for 20 years in the United States Air Force and also retired from the civil service at Fort Gordon....

John B. Goodwin

John B. Goodwin

Jul 5, 2013

John B Goodwin Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, July 5, 2013 at Doctor’s Hospital, John B Goodwin, 85, husband of the late Sadie Goodwin. Mr. Goodwin worked as an optician for Dr. Alex Keller Opticians. He was the past president of the National Hills Lions Club and the Athens Lions Club. He was a member of the Georgia...

Sanders Watkins, Sr.

Sanders Watkins, Sr.

Jul 5, 2013

Mr. Sanders Watkins, Sr. Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Friday, July 5, 2013, Sanders Watkins, Sr., 90, husband of the late Bernice S. Watkins. Mr. Watkins was a native of Augusta, GA. He was a member of National Hills Baptist Church and the Adult Men’s Sunday School. Mr. Watkins served in the United States Army, 551 MPEG during World...

Marvin H. Coursey, Jr.

Marvin H. Coursey, Jr.

Jul 1, 2013

Marvin H. Coursey Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, July 1, 2013, Mr. Marvin H. Coursey, Jr., 91, husband of the late Marjorie Hammack Coursey. Mr. Coursey was a lifelong resident of Augusta. He was a veteran of WWII serving in the US Army 30th Infantry Division in the Normandy Invasion at Omaha Beach. He retired in 1988 from...

Raymond D. Johnson

Raymond D. Johnson

Jun 30, 2013

Raymond D. Johnson Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, June 30, 2013, Mr. Raymond Dorian Johnson, 72, loving husband of the late Brenda Faith Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a native and lifelong resident of Evans. He retired from Local 150. He was a loving father, grandfather, and friend who was always willing to help anyone in need. With strong...

Amy Minick Damm

Amy Minick Damm

Jun 30, 2013

Amy Minick Damm Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, June 30, 2013, Mrs. Amy Minick Damm, 35, loving wife of Anthony Damm. Mrs. Damm was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta. She was a graduate of Westside High School. Mrs. Damm was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend. Family members in addition to her husband include...

James G. Jimmy Paulos

James G. Jimmy Paulos

Jun 30, 2013

James G. “Jimmy” Paulos Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, June 30, 2013, Mr. James G. “Jimmy” Paulos, 72, husband of Mrs. Joanne Jarrett Paulos. Mr. Paulos was a native and life long resident of Augusta, GA. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Alleluia Community. He was in the Navy Reserve and served in...

Earl W. Lewis

Earl W. Lewis

Jun 29, 2013

Earl W. Lewis Augusta, GA – Mr. Earl W. Lewis, 82, entered into rest Saturday, June 29, 2013. Mr. Lewis was a lifelong resident of Augusta. He was in the Navy for 4 years and served on the USS Castor in the Pacific, Japan, and Korea. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia where he received his BA...

Harold O. Dye

Harold O. Dye

Jun 28, 2013

Harold O. Dye Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, June 28, 2013, Mr. Harold Otis Dye, 84, loving husband of 64 years to Betty Heath Dye. Mr. Dye was a lifelong resident of Augusta. He was a member of the United States Naval Reserve, first worked for his family as a dairy farmer (Dye’s Dairy) on Flowing Wells Rd....