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Barbara Young Hundley
Feb 16, 2023
Blythe, GA – Entered into rest on Thursday February 16, 2023, Mrs. Barbara Young Hundley, 89. Barbara was born in Blythe, GA. She was Valedictorian of Hephzibah High School Class of 1949. Highlights of her school years were serving as State Secretary of the 1948 4-H Club, participating in the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Georgia State 4-H...
Marilyn K. York
Feb 16, 2023
Martinez, GA – Marilyn Kesler York, 75, died peacefully at home on Thursday, February 16th, surrounded by loving family and caregivers. Born in Carnesville, Georgia on August 5, 1947, Marilyn was the daughter of the late Clarence and Ruby Redmond Kesler and was a 1965 graduate of Franklin County High School. She moved to Augusta after marrying Teddy York in...
Barbara Jean Jordan
Feb 15, 2023
Mrs. Barbara Jean Jordan, 90, of Augusta, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on February 15, 2023. Barbara is preceded in death by her husband Don Carlos Jordan Jr, her son Mark Stephen Jordan and her parents Joseph Edward McKissick and Thelma Marion McKissick. She is survived by her three children, Don Carlos Jordan III, Joseph Michael Jordan (Tammy),...
Sammye Finney
Feb 15, 2023
Sammye Sloan Finney (86) left this world for a better one, while surrounded by family and loved ones in her home; on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. In her graciousness, she always had a kind smile and a warm welcome for everyone that she met. The only child of Monroe and Mabel Sloan, Sammye was born in old Hickory, TN. The...
Ken Culbreth
Feb 14, 2023
Kenneth D. Culbreth Martinez, GA – Entered into rest on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, Mr. Kenneth D. Culbreth, 71, loving husband to Mrs. Kim Bargeron Culbreth. Ken was a native of Augusta. He was an outdoorsman, loving the outdoors and working in his yard. Ken enjoyed being at the beach and going on cruises. Most of all Ken will be...
Edna Margaret "Maggie" Wallace
Feb 14, 2023
Edna Margaret Wallace, 87, wife of the late Frank Wallace, entered into rest on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Maggie, as she was known by to most, was born in Augusta, GA on December 30, 1935, to the late Memory Mirvyn Nall Sr. and Edna Hinton Nall. She is survived by her son, George William Wallace (Paige) and Vicki Wallace Edwards;...
Jack Brown Mohney
Feb 12, 2023
Augusta, GA –Entered into rest on Sunday, February 12, 2023, Mr. Jack Brown Mohney, 75, loving husband of Gloria Martin Mohney. Jack was a 1964 graduate of Richmond Academy, received his bachelor’s degree in Journalism from University of Georgia, and master’s degree from Pepperdine University. He served in the United States Marine Corps after enlisting at the age of 17...
Sharron Selby
Feb 12, 2023
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Sunday, February 12, 2023, Mrs. Sharron V. Selby, 69, loving wife of 27 years to Mr. Ed Selby. Sharron was born in Bessemer, AL but lived most of her life in Augusta, GA, and Little Switzerland, NC. She was an artist whose output was broad and varied throughout many mediums. In addition to...
Patsy White Bennett
Feb 12, 2023
Martinez, GA - Patsy White Bennett, 78, loving wife of Jack Bennett, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, February 12, 2023, following a 12-year battle with Alzheimer's. A native of Leavenworth, Kansas, Patsy was an army wife who, with her first husband, Charles Robert White, and their children, did tours of duty in Japan, Italy, and Germany. Upon settling in...
Nimia Ortiz
Feb 10, 2023
Nimia Ortiz Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest on Friday, February 10, 2023, Mrs. Nimia Aidee Ortiz, 78, loving wife of 60 years to Jesus Ortiz Rivera. Family members, in addition to her husband, include her children: Jesus M. Ortiz, Jr. (Evangeline), Daniel Ortiz (Stacy), Melissa Gracia (Carlos), Carolyn Simmonds (Kennedy), and Stacey Ortiz; 22 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren; and...
Teresa Langham
Feb 10, 2023
Teresa Langham Hephzibah, GA – Entered into rest on Friday, February 10, 2023, Mrs. Teresa Langham, 57, loving wife of Mike Langham. Teresa retired after 25 years from the Medical College of Georgia. She was a good cook, everyone loved her cooking, and she enjoyed travelling, especially to the mountains. She loved her family dearly especially her son and grandson....
Marjorie Brooks
Feb 10, 2023
Marjorie Brooks Augusta, GA – Marjorie Evans Brooks, born March 25, 1932, in Augusta, GA, entered into rest February 10, 2023. Marjorie was a parishioner of St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church since 1963. She was well known as an animal rescuer and was an avid gardener. Marjorie was pre-deceased by her infant daughter Celia Ann Brooks, husband John...
Martha Louise H. Parham
Feb 9, 2023
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Thursday, February 9, 2023, Mrs. Martha Louise H. Parham, 91, wife of the late Albert Parham. Louise was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta, GA. She worked many years at Sibley Mill as a Sample Clerk. Louise was a loving and devoted wife, mother grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother who will be dearly...
Katharine S. Colgan
Feb 8, 2023
Augusta, GA - Katharine Suber Colgan, 85, loving wife of LTC David J. Colgan, USAF retired, entered into rest on February 8, 2023 after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Katharine was a native of Augusta, Ga. She was a lifelong member of St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church. She was a member of the Apron Ministry and was...
Dave Covert
Feb 8, 2023
DAVE COVERT Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Wednesday, February 8, 2023, David “Dave” A. Covert, 76, loving husband of the late Cathy Andrews Covert. Dave was born in Mobile, AL and graduated from Escambia High School and the University of West Florida, located in Pensacola, FL. He retired as a Loss Control Representative in the property casualty insurance industry....
Jordy Rihl
Feb 8, 2023
Jordel “Jordy” Rihl Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, Mrs. Jordel Van Deventer Rihl, 80, wife of Mr. Robert “Bob” H. Rihl. Jordy was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she graduated from Olney High School. She attended Augusta College where she received her M. Ed and Educational Specialist degrees in early childhood education. Jordy worked...
Dorothy "Dot" Parrish
Feb 8, 2023
Entered into rest on February 8, 2023, Dorothy Camille Parrish, 90, of North Augusta, SC, loving wife of the late Hubert Lee Parrish, Sr. Dorothy, known as Dot by many, was born in Hattisburg, Mississippi to the late Douglas and Bertha Dinsmore. She spent most of her life as a homemaker and waitress, who devoted the last 23 years caring...
Robert Schmeltz
Feb 7, 2023
North Augusta, SC – Entered into rest on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, Mr. Robert George Schmeltz, 78. Robert “Dr. Bob” Schmeltz was born in Yonkers, NY to George and Doris Schmeltz in 1944 and grew up in College Point, Queens. Raising his family in the beautiful North Shores of Long Island, and subsequently retiring from private practice as a clinical...
Bill Beauchamp
Feb 6, 2023
Augusta, GA – William Ira Beauchamp, 79, beloved husband of Judith Bennett Beauchamp, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023. Bill was born on December 5, 1943, in Jacksonville, FL to the late Sheldon Ira and Alice Dyal Beauchamp. After receiving his MBA from the University of Miami, he worked in the newspaper industry. In 1985, he moved to Augusta,...
Joyce Walker
Feb 4, 2023
Beech Island, SC – Entered into rest on Saturday, February 4, 2023, Mrs. Joyce Anne Rocker Walker, 88, loving wife of the late Elliott B Walker, Sr. Joyce was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church and the Beech Island Historical Society. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Family members include her son: Elliott Walker, Jr. (Denise); daughters:...
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