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Eugenia Eve

Eugenia Eve

May 17, 2011

Eugenia FitzSimons Eve Hendersonville, NC- Eugenia FitzSimons Eve, 91, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at Pardee Hospital. Born in Suffolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late Philip Henry Eve, Sr. and Martha Ford Eve. She was preceded in death by her brother Philip Henry Eve, Jr. A private family graveside service is scheduled for June 5 at Hammond...

LTC William Pierce

LTC William Pierce

May 16, 2011

LTC William Burrell Pierce U.S. Army (Ret) Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, May 16, 2011, Col. William Burrell Pierce, 97, husband of Mrs. Inge S. Pierce. Col. Pierce was born in Montague County, Texas. He was drafted in the U.S. Army in 1941 and retired after 23 years. He was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action...

Annabel Corley Hill

Annabel Corley Hill

May 16, 2011

Mrs. Annabel Corley Hill Augusta, GA – Went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, May 16, 2011, Mrs. Annabel Corley Hill, 91, wife of the late Leonard Dozier Hill III. Mrs. Hill was born in Edgefield County, SC, the daughter of the late Dr. Augustus Harrison Corley and Sara Cannon Corley. She was preceded in death by...

Robert Anton "Bob" Hudson

Robert Anton "Bob" Hudson

May 15, 2011

Robert Anton “Bob” Hudson Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, May 15, 2011, Mr. Robert Anton “Bob” Hudson, 68, husband of 45 years to Phyllis. Mr. Hudson was born in Biddeford, Maine and lived in Augusta for the last 44 years. He received a BS in Chemical Engineering from Clemson University and an MBA from Georgia Southern. He retired...

Myra Poss Gauldin

Myra Poss Gauldin

May 14, 2011

Myra Poss Gauldin Evans, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, May 14, 2011, Myra Poss Gauldin, 71, wife of the late Gary H. Gauldin. Mrs. Gauldin was a lifelong resident of Martinez. She was a member of Pine View Baptist Church. Teaching Sunday School and Bible Study were her passions. Mrs. Gauldin retired from Sears Roebuck and Company after 36...

Maria Gibson

Maria Gibson

May 13, 2011

Maria Weber Gibson Augusta, GA – Mrs. Maria Weber Gibson, wife of the late Lt. Col. John S. Gibson, died at Eisenhower Hospital on May 13, 2011. She was born and grew up in Forchheim, Germany. She attended the Teachers Institute at the University of Bayreuth. In 1947 she married Capt. John S. Gibson and became an American citizen in...

Larry Joe Brunty

Larry Joe Brunty

May 12, 2011

Larry Joe Brunty U.S. Army (Ret) Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, May 12, 2011, Mr. Larry Joe Brunty, 81, husband of Mrs. Norma Brunty. Mr. Brunty was a native of Huntington, WV and lived in Augusta the past 45 years. He retired after serving 22 years with Military Police in the U.S. Army. He served 1 tour in...

David E. "D.E." Hall

David E. "D.E." Hall

May 9, 2011

David E. “D.E.” Hall Augusta, GA – Mr. David E. “D.E.” Hall, 79, husband of Connie Dease Hall, entered into rest Monday, May 9, 2011 at Doctors Hospital. Mr. Hall was a native of Hephzibah, and a lifelong resident of the Augusta area. He was a member of Hephzibah Baptist Church. Mr. Hall was a Veteran of the U.S. Marine...

Ruth B. Jopling

Ruth B. Jopling

May 8, 2011

Mrs. Ruth B. Jopling Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, May 8, 2011 at Doctors Hospital, Mrs. Ruth B. Jopling, 89, wife of the late Richard Wallace Jopling. Mrs. Jopling was a native of Sardis, GA and resided in Martinez. She was a member of Woodlawn United Methodist Church. Mrs. Jopling retired as a Claims Representative for the Social...

Andrew G.R. Crane

Andrew G.R. Crane

May 6, 2011

Mr. Andrew G. R. Crane Korean War Veteran and DuPont Retiree AUGUSTA, GA- Mr. Andrew George “Roscoe” Crane, 79, husband of fifty-five years to Margie Prickett Crane, entered into rest on Friday, May 6th, 2011 at his home. Roscoe was born in Tamassee, South Carolina and shared his residence between Augusta and Mountain Rest, SC. He is the son of...

Major Harold D. Jacob

Major Harold D. Jacob

May 6, 2011

Major Harold D. Jacob U.S. Army (Ret) Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Friday, May 6, 2011 at the V.A. Hospital, Harold D. Jacob, 87, husband of the late Betty L. Jacob. Mr. Jacob, a native of Chicago, IL, lived in Augusta since 1973. He retired from the U.S. Army after 22 years of service. Mr. Jacob served in...

Erma Harrison Hearne

Erma Harrison Hearne

May 5, 2011

Erma Harrison Hearne Augusta, GA – Erma Harrison Hearne, age 89, passed away peacefully, Thursday, May 5, 2011 at her daughter’s home in Watkinsville, GA. Born November 30, 1921, Mrs. Hearne was the widow and devoted wife of sixty-three years to John M. Hearne, Jr., whom she married in 1947. She is survived by two daughters, Alice H. Jones and...

Dr. W. Dewey Kitchens

Dr. W. Dewey Kitchens

May 5, 2011

Dr. W. Dewey Kitchens Dentist Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest Thursday, May 5, 2011, Dr. William Dewey Kitchens, 62, husband of Pamela Massey Kitchens. Dr. Kitchens was a native of Decatur, GA and a graduate of the University of Georgia and Georgia State University. He moved to Grovetown and graduated from MCG School of Dentistry in 1983 and set...

Bobby James O'Neal

Bobby James O'Neal

May 2, 2011

Bobby James O’Neal Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, May 2, 2011, Mr. Bobby James O’Neal, 78, husband of Margaret Heath O’Neal. Mr. O’Neal was the son of the late William Madison O’Neal and Ella Maude Freeman O’Neal. Mr. O’Neal was born in Dudley, GA and had lived in Augusta since 1970. Following his service in the US Air...

Gloria T. Young

Gloria T. Young

May 1, 2011

Mrs. Gloria T. Young Hephzibah, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, May 1, 2011, Mrs. Gloria T. Young, 74, beloved wife of 58 years to J. Wyman Young, Sr. Mrs. Young is a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church and former member of Crawford Avenue Baptist Church. She retired from Hillcrest Baptist School as a kindergarten teacher. She loved the Lord...

COL Wayne Samuel Lethgo

COL Wayne Samuel Lethgo

May 1, 2011

COL Wayne Samuel Lethgo U.S. Army (Ret.) Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Sunday, May 1, 2011 at University Hospital, Ret. COL Wayne Samuel Lethgo, 82, husband of Katherine Scales Lethgo. COL Lethgo was a native of Altus, OK and resided in Augusta since 1968. He was a graduate of Austin Peay University. COL Lethgo retired with 27 years of...

Jesse Bowman

Jesse Bowman

Apr 30, 2011

Jesse Bowman Graniteville Co. Retiree Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, April 30, 2011, Mr. Jesse Bowman, 84, loving husband of 64 years to Mrs. Vivian B. Bowman. Mr. Bowman, a native and lifelong resident of Augusta, was a member of Faith Memorial Church of Martinez where he served as Deacon, Assistant Pastor, Sunday School teacher, and Music Director....

Clyde J. "Spider" Webb

Clyde J. "Spider" Webb

Apr 29, 2011

Clyde J. “Spider” Webb Evans, GA – Entered into rest Friday, April 29, 2011, Mr. Clyde J. “Spider” Webb, 89, husband of Harriett Turner Webb. Mr. Webb was born in Little Rock, AR, raised on Whitemarsh Island outside of Savannah, GA and graduated from Savannah High School in 1940. He worked as an Installation PBX Foreman with Southern Bell. Mr....

Lt. Col. Philip Eddy Colman

Lt. Col. Philip Eddy Colman

Apr 28, 2011

Lt. Col. Philip Eddy Colman U.S. Army Air Force (Retired) Augusta, GA – Lt. Col. Philip E. Colman, 89, entered into rest Thursday, April 28, 2011. Graveside services will be held Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at Westover Memorial Park with Chaplain Myron Ivey officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at the graveside. Pallbearers will...

Wade Thomas Horton

Wade Thomas Horton

Apr 25, 2011

Wade Thomas Horton Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Monday, April 25, 2011 at Doctors Hospital, Mr. Wade Thomas Horton Sr., 78, husband of Anita M. Horton. Mr. Horton was born in St. Paul, MN and grew up in Atlanta. He was commissioned in the U.S. Navy where he piloted AT-6 Texans. Mr. Horton was a graduate of the Georgia...

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