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Vicki Farr

Vicki Farr

Feb 12, 2011

Mrs. Vicki Farr Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, February 12, 2011, Mrs. Vicki Hammond Farr, 58, wife of Mr. Patrick K. Farr. Mrs. Farr was a lifelong resident of the Augusta area. She was a member of St. Teresa’s of Avila Catholic Church. Mrs. Farr was a 1971 graduate from Aquinas High School. She worked as Assistant Director...

George Smith

George Smith

Feb 12, 2011

Mr. George H. Smith AUGUSTA, Ga. – Mr. George H. Smith, 90, devoted and loving husband of Ruby Smith for more than 63 years, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 12, after a brief hospitalization. Mr. Smith was born in Jefferson County in 1920 to the late Hubert Eugene and Eva Seibell Smith. He was a veteran of the United States...

Betty Maddox

Betty Maddox

Feb 12, 2011

Betty S. Maddox Appling, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, February 12, 2011 at Doctors Hospital, Mrs. Betty Sleister Maddox, 75, wife of 54 years to the late Forrest E. Maddox. Mrs. Maddox was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta. She retired from Kroger. She was a member of the Columbia County Merchants Association. She was president of Maddox...

Shirley Jo Edge James

Shirley Jo Edge James

Feb 11, 2011

Mrs. Shirley Jo Edge James Martinez, GA – Entered into rest at her home, Friday, February 11, 2011, Mrs. Shirley Jo Edge James, 72, wife of Francis W. “Jesse” James. Mrs. James was a native of Horry County, SC and resided in Martinez for 42 years. She was a member of St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church. Mrs. James worked...

Joseph B. Mannelly

Joseph B. Mannelly

Feb 8, 2011

Joseph B. Mannelly Retired Business Owner Evans, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at Brandon Wilde, Mr. Joseph B. Mannelly, 92, husband of Maureen Mayse Mannelly. Mr. Mannelly was a native of Chicago, IL and resided in the Augusta area since 1946. He was actively involved as a member of St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church....

Marjorie B. Bartlett

Marjorie B. Bartlett

Feb 8, 2011

Marjorie B. Bartlett Retired-AT&T Augusta, GA – Mrs. Marjorie Beall Bartlett, 86, entered into rest on February 8, 2011 at Trinity Hospital, wife of the late James Sewell Bartlett and the daughter of the late Louis F. and Catherine Beall. Mrs. Bartlett was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta. She was retired from AT&T Telephone Co. with 41 ½...

William Collier

William Collier

Feb 6, 2011

William Ramon Collier Georgia Power Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, February 6, 2011, Mr. William Ramon Collier, 85, husband of Carol Carlisle Collier. Mr. Collier was born on October 31, 1925 in Meriwether County, GA. A member of Lake Park Baptist Church since 1964, he taught the Findley Sunday School Class and was a deacon. After serving in...

Edward Jones Nelms

Edward Jones Nelms

Feb 6, 2011

Edward Jones Nelms Evans, GA – Mr. Edward Nelms, 93, passed away peacefully Sunday, February 6, 2011, at his home in Evans surrounded by his family. Mr. Nelms, a native of Athens, GA. was the son of Ruby and B.J. Nelms. He was the last surviving of their seven children. He spent most of his life in Augusta and was...

Kathryn P. Snell

Kathryn P. Snell

Feb 6, 2011

Mrs. Kathryn Powell Snell Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, February 6, 2011, Mrs. Kathryn Powell Snell, 88, wife of Robert D. Snell. Mrs. Snell was a native of Kite, GA. and a member of Grovetown United Methodist Church. She retired from Belk’s Department Store and was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Her interests included reading, cooking, camping...

Rebecca J. Taylor

Rebecca J. Taylor

Feb 4, 2011

Mrs. Rebecca J. Taylor Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Friday, February 4, 2011, Mrs. Rebecca J. Taylor, 72. Mrs. Taylor was a lifelong native of Augusta. She was a member of Kiokee Baptist Church. She worked as a bus driver for the Columbia Co. Board of Education for 10 years. Mrs. Taylor was a member of the Eastern Star-Martinez...

Helen Speltz

Helen Speltz

Feb 3, 2011

Mrs. Helen M. Speltz Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, February 3, 2011 at Pepper Hill Nursing Home, Mrs. Helen Maloney Speltz, 98, wife of the late James P. Speltz. Mrs. Speltz was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta. She was a lifelong member of Curtis Baptist Church. Mrs. Speltz retired in 1987 from Augusta Richmond County Clerks...

Eleanor Jeanne Willis

Eleanor Jeanne Willis

Feb 1, 2011

Jeanne Willis Homemaker Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, February 01, 2011, Eleanor Jeanne Columber Willis, 84. Mrs. Willis lived most of her life in Knoxville, TN but spent the last few years in Appling, GA. She was a true Tennessee Volunteer Fan. She was a loving mother, friend and to her grand and great-grandchildren she was “Nana”. Family...

Emily D. Rinker

Emily D. Rinker

Feb 1, 2011

Emily D. Rinker Fayetteville, GA – Entered into rest Tuesday, February 1, 2011, Emily D. Rinker, 89, wife of the late Henry A. Rinker. Emily Dukes Rinker was lifted into God’s loving arms on February 1, 2011. She was born in Augusta on February 11, 1921. Mrs. Rinker was the daughter of George and Lucy Ella Dukes. She graduated from...

Spencer Mercer, Jr.

Spencer Mercer, Jr.

Jan 31, 2011

Mr. Spencer Edward Mercer, Jr. Grovetown, GA – Mr. Spencer Edward Mercer, Jr., 84, of Augusta entered into rest Monday, January 31, 2011 at the V.A. Hospital. Mr. Mercer was born February 22, 1926 in Colquitt County. He was in the military from 1945 to 1947, serving in North Africa and began farming upon his return. Mr. Mercer worked at...

Ricky Allen Strader

Ricky Allen Strader

Jan 31, 2011

Ricky Allen Strader Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, January 31, 2011, Mr. Ricky Allen Strader, 56, husband of Mrs. Kaye Strader. Mr. Strader was a native of Reidsville, NC and resided in Augusta, GA for the past 21 years. He was a Traffic Engineer for Augusta Richmond County and was a member of Victory Baptist Church of North...

Sybil Futrelle

Sybil Futrelle

Jan 30, 2011

Mrs. Sybil Newton Futrelle Homemaker Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, January 30, 2011, Mrs. Sybil Newton Futrelle, 83, wife of the late Frank J. Futrelle. Mrs. Futrelle was a native of Hiltonia, GA. but lived in Augusta most of her life. She was a member of St. Mark United Methodist Church. Mrs. Futrelle was a devoted wife, mother,...

Henry Sieron

Henry Sieron

Jan 29, 2011

Henry Sieron Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, January 29, 2011 at Trinity Hospital, Mr. Henry Sieron, 82, husband of Jean M. Sieron. Mr. Sieron was a native of Perth Amboy, NJ. He was a 1946 graduate of Sayreville High School, attended Alliance College, and Rutgers University. He was a member of President Park Fire Co., serving as President,...

Arthur P. Moore

Arthur P. Moore

Jan 28, 2011

Arthur P. Moore Retired Georgia –Florida Railroad Augusta, GA – Mr. Arthur P. Moore, age 95, entered into rest on Friday, January 28, 2011 at Westwood Nursing Home. Mr. Moore was a native of Kite, GA and resided in Augusta for the last 65 years. He was a member of Mize Memorial United Methodist Church. He retired from the Georgia...

Jessica Watkins Goodwin

Jessica Watkins Goodwin

Jan 27, 2011

Mrs. Jessica Watkins Goodwin Martinez, Ga - Mrs. Jessica Watkins Goodwin, 94, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2011 at her residence after a long illness. She was predeceased by her devoted husband, Walter Edward Goodwin, her precious son, Donald Wayne Pate, and her beloved granddaughter, Janet Pate Johnson. A graveside funeral service will be held at Westover Memorial Park...

Evelyn Turner

Evelyn Turner

Jan 26, 2011

Evelyn Turner Evans, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, January 26, 2011, Evelyn Turner, 96, wife of the late Col. Max H. Turner. Mrs. Turner was a resident of Brandon Wilde since 1998. She was a member of Fairview Presbyterian from 1960. Mrs. Turner played the organ for church services throughout the world. She was a member emeritus and Past...

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