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Clara Laggan
Dec 3, 2011
Mrs. Clara Fahringer Laggan Homemaker Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, December 3, 2011, Mrs. Clara Fahringer Laggan, 91, wife of the late James Joseph Laggan. Mrs. Laggan was a native of Luzerne County, PA. She is the daughter of the late Robert and Edith Fahringer. Clara’s father Robert was a well known artist and used young Clara as...
Hutch Zettler
Dec 3, 2011
Mr. Hutch Zettler Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, December 3, 2011, Mr. Hutch Zettler, 58, husband of the late Shirley “Bonnie” Zettler. Mr. Zettler was the Chief of Emergency Medical Services at Eisenhower Medical Center, was an Eagle Scout, and was a Respiratory Therapist at St. Joseph Hospital from 1976 to 1977. He was active with Interfaith Hospitality...
Maximilian Gustave Weber, Jr.
Dec 1, 2011
Mr. Maximilian Gustave Weber, Jr. Evans, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, December 1, 2011, Mr. Max Weber, Jr., 92, husband of the late Mrs. Evelyn Marie Brinkman. Mr. Weber was a native of Newark, N.J. He was a long time residence of Sandy Springs, GA and lived in Evans for the past 5 years. Mr. Weber served in the...
Rudolph Eugene Powell
Nov 30, 2011
Mr. Rudolph Eugene Powell Retired Augusta Chronicle-Herald Augusta, GA – Mr. Rudolph Eugene Powell, 78, entered into rest Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at Kentwood. He was the husband of 35 years of the late Betty Griffin Powell. Mr. Powell was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta. He served in the U.S. Army for two years during the Korean Era....
Fred McDaniel
Nov 28, 2011
Mr. Fred McDaniel Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, November 28, 2011, Mr. Fred McDaniel, 88, husband of Mrs. Ruth S. McDaniel. Mr. McDaniel was a native of Appling, but was a life long resident of Augusta. He entered the U.S. Army at the age of 17, spent 4 1/2 years in European theatre, during WWII and fought in...
Clara Mae Cook
Nov 28, 2011
Clara Mae Cook Clara Mae Wright Cook, 76, of Augusta, Georgia, passed away Monday, November 28, 2011 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Augusta, Georgia. Clara was the youngest of five children born on a farm in East Tennessee near the community of Poplar Springs. After spending many years traveling the country and abroad due to her husband’s military career,...
Donald L. McLeod
Nov 28, 2011
Mr. Donald L. McLeod Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest Monday, November 28, 2011, Mr. Donald L. McLeod, 79, husband of Mary McLeod. Mr. McLeod was a native of Hazlehurst, GA, but spent the last 35 years in Augusta. At the age of 17, he joined the U.S. Army and was a Veteran of both the Korean Conflict, where he...
George L. Carpenter III
Nov 24, 2011
Mr. George L. Carpenter III Saluda, SC – Mr. George Lansing Carpenter III, 63, entered into rest Thursday, November 24, 2011 after a brief illness. George proudly served in the US Navy aboard the USS Enterprise and retired from Southern Company. He was proud to be affiliated with the Sons of Confederate Veterans and was a member of the Beech...
David G. Graves
Nov 23, 2011
David G. Graves Delta Airlines Detroit, Michigan-David G. Graves entered into rest on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Graves was born in Augusta, Georgia. He graduated from Curtis Baptist High School and the Art and Frame Institute in Atlanta. He was co-owner of the Augusta Art and Frame Shop on Wrightsboro Road with his father from 1983-1989....
Joyce Ward Miller
Nov 22, 2011
Mrs. Joyce Ward Miller Martinez, GA – Mrs. Joyce Ward Miller, 84, entered into rest Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at University Hospital under the care of hospice. She was preceded in death by her first husband and father of her children, Julian Ward, her second husband, George Miller, her parents, Pauline Royal Loftin and Maynard Loftin and a sister, Shirley...
Bettina Bergh "The Bug Lady"
Nov 22, 2011
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest, Tuesday, November 22, 2011, Ms. Bettina Bergh, 61. Ms. Bergh lived in Augusta since 1975. She had a degree in Entomology from The University of Georgia in 1973 and a degree in nursing from MCG in 1978. Ms. Bergh was known to many as “The Bug Lady”. Friends include: Janet Mennecke, Bonnie Griffin, Mary...
Wendall James Reed
Nov 22, 2011
Mr. Wendall J. Reed Retired U.S. Army Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at University Hospital, Mr. Wendall James Reed, 80, husband of 56 years to Mrs. Betty H. Reed. Other family members include brothers: Russell Reed and the late Don Reed. Mr. Reed was a native of Paxton, IL. He retired after 28 years of...
Linwood Lamar, Jr.
Nov 20, 2011
Mr. Linwood Lamar, Jr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, November 20, 2011, Mr. Linwood Lamar, Jr., 84, husband to the late Mrs. Elizabeth Lamar. Mr. Lamar retired from Babcox-Wilcox as Manager of Manufacturing Engineering and served in the US Army. He was a member of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church. Family members include sons, Hayne Lamar and wife Sheryl...
Ernest Henry Hammonds, Sr.
Nov 18, 2011
Mr. Ernest Henry Hammonds, Sr. Retired U.S. Army Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Friday, November 18, 2011, Mr. Ernest Hammonds, Sr., 81, husband of Mrs. Barbara Virginia Hammonds. Mr. Hammonds was a native of Arnoldsville, Ga. but lived in Augusta for the last 50 years. He retired from the US Army after 26 years of service. He served in...
Orville Teske
Nov 17, 2011
Mr. Orville Teske Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, November 17, 2011, Mr. Orville Teske, 79, husband to Mrs. Joan Teske. Mr. Teske married Joan Swan on December 23, 1967. He served in the US Navy from 1952-1960. He attended the University of Illinois and graduated with an Engineering Degree. Mr. Teske settled in Arkansas where he started his...
Jo Anne Bailey
Nov 17, 2011
Mrs. Jo Anne Bailey Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, November 17, 2011 at University Hospital, Mrs. Jo Anne Bailey, 76, wife of the late Dr. Robert H. Bailey. Mrs. Bailey was a native of St. Mary’s, WV and lived for many years in Augusta. She was a wonderful wife and mother, avid gardener, and tireless caregiver. She was...
Samuel R. Gossett, Jr.
Nov 15, 2011
Mr. Samuel R. Gossett, Jr. Civil Service Fort Gordon Evans, GA – Samuel R. Gossett, Jr. went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at the V.A. Hospital in Augusta. Family members include his loving wife of 43 years, Mrs. Barbara Lou Gossett; his daughter: Cherilyn S. Biggs (Jonathan) of Boston; grandchildren: Ella Marie Biggs and...
Alfred John Hoehle, Sr.
Nov 14, 2011
Mr. Alfred John Hoehle, Jr. Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Monday, November 14, 2011, Mr. Alfred John Hoehle, Jr., 88, husband of Eileen Kirby Hoehle. Mr. Hoehle was born in Rahway, NJ and was a U.S. Navy Veteran. He was manager of Nassau Liquor Store in Princeton, NJ. Family members in addition to his wife include daughter, Patricia Keeling...
Charles E. "Chuck" Neely
Nov 13, 2011
Mr. Charles E. “Chuck” Neely Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, November 13, 2011, Mr. Charles E. “Chuck” Neely, 77, husband of the late Sara LaFavor Neely. Mr. Neely served 25 years in the U.S. Army as a First Sergeant E-8. He received the Meritorious Service Medal, the Bronze Star Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, two Overseas Bars,...
Todd Andrew Joiner
Nov 12, 2011
Todd Andrew Joiner, 42, entered into rest on November 12, 2011 in Los Angeles, CA from complications due to a strep infection. Todd, an Athens, GA native, earned his BA from the University of Georgia and his MA from Augusta State University. Todd was a dedicated teacher who taught in numerous schools throughout Georgia and Pennsylvania. He challenged his students...
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