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Don W. Woodward
Dec 14, 2022
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, Mr. Don Wilson Woodward, 77, loving husband of Mrs. Kathryn “Kitty” Woodward. Don was a lifelong native of Augusta and proud alumni of Academy of Richmond County. He worked in sales for Kelly Promotional Products and loved his job and his clients. Don had a great sense of humor...
Leslie Niedling
Dec 11, 2022
Leslie Anne Niedling, 55, passed away on December 11, 2022. She was born on December 5, 1967 in Washington, GA. Leslie enjoyed flowers, gardening, and was an avid Georgia Bulldogs fan. Above all, she loved her family dearly and especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She was loved by all who knew her and she will be greatly missed....
James Harold Schondelmayer
Dec 11, 2022
James “Jim” H. Schondelmayer passed away at Piedmont University Hospital on December 11, 2022. Jim was born in Richmond, Indiana and graduated from Centerville High in 1965. He came to Georgia on a tennis scholarship to South Georgia College and graduated from Augusta College after serving in the Army. Jim spent decades working for the administration of University Hospital. After...
Melanie J. Bentley
Dec 10, 2022
Martinez, GA – Melanie J. Bentley, age 66, of Martinez, Georgia, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022. Melanie was born May 29, 1956 in Miami, Florida. She was the daughter of the late Joseph D. L. and Linda Lindsay Buckland. Melanie is survived by a nephew, Stephen J. Buckland of Evans, Georgia. In addition to her parents, she was...
James (Jimmy) W. Claxton
Dec 10, 2022
James (Jimmy) W. Claxton of 557 Furys Ferry Road, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at Piedmont Hospital. Jimmy was born August 18,1947 in Augusta, Georgia, which remained his lifetime home. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 46 years, Faye Butler Claxton and sons, Chad Butler Claxton and infant son, Blake Butler Claxton...
Robert "Bobby" E. Cave Sr.
Dec 9, 2022
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Friday, December 9, 2022, Robert Ernest Cave, Sr., 81. Bobby was a native of Columbus, GA. He owned and operated Austin Ornamental Iron. Bobby loved to work; it was more of a hobby for him rather than a job. He was an artist with metal and was very passionate about what he did....
Stephen Ericson
Dec 9, 2022
Stephen Brent Ericson, 71, passed away on Friday, December 9 in Augusta, Georgia. Stephen was born on October 13, 1951 in Bangor, Maine, eldest child of Robert and Catherine Ericson. Stephen was a son of Maine, raised in Bangor and spent the majority of his childhood hunting, fishing, and skiing on Beech Hill Pond. He was a graduate of Maine...
Bobby Cliett
Dec 9, 2022
Bobby Cliett Harlem, GA – Entered into rest on Friday, December 9, 2022, Mr. Robert A. Cliett, 86, husband of Mrs. Lorena Smalley Cliett. Bobby was born in Blythe but was raised in Harrisburg. He loved his career as a truck driver, he followed in the profession after his brother and father. He enjoyed fishing in his spare time. Bobby...
John Gibson
Dec 7, 2022
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, John Clayton Gibson, 75, loving husband of Katharine Farr Gibson. John was a native of Hamlet, NC, but lived most of his adult life in Augusta, GA. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in two tours in Vietnam. He retired as a Sergeant First Class from Fort...
Sigrid Hensley
Dec 7, 2022
Sigrid E. Hensley Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, Sigrid Erika Hensley, 93, wife of the late James D. Hensley. Sigrid, known affectionately as “Siggie”, was born and raised in Berlin, Germany. She came to the United States in 1949, proud wife of a soldier. Siggie was a member of the Lutheran Church of the...
James "Jim" Ferrell
Dec 5, 2022
Augusta, GA – James Carl Ferrell, 76, peacefully entered into rest at his h on Monday, December 5, 2022. Jim was born in Abilene, Texas on March 13, 1946. He proudly served over 12 years in the United States Army, even serving in Korea for a period. Jim worked as a Nurse Anesthetist until retiring from the VA Medical Center...
Carlos Marban
Dec 5, 2022
Carlos Porro Marban, born October 5, 1954, died unexpectedly at his home on December 5, 2022. In addition to his loving wife Lisa Marban, he is survived by his siblings, Annie Purcell (Jim) and Susie Payne (Mike), of this area, along with Steve Marban (Terri) of Melbourne Beach, Florida, Stephanie Cassatly (Michael) of Jupiter, Florida, Heather Flynn (Jay) of Boston,...
Buck Collins Sr.
Dec 5, 2022
Buck Carlton Collins Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Monday, December 5, 2022, Buck Carlton Collins, 72, loving husband of Kathy McGraw Collins. Buck was born in Sylvania, Georgia. He served in the U.S. Army and was a homebuilder for over 40 years in Henry County, Georgia before retiring to Augusta, Georgia. Family members in addition to his wife...
Mary Elizabeth Partridge
Dec 5, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Partridge went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 5, 2022, at the age of 65. She attended Hephzibah High School, graduating in 1975, then went to University of North Georgia, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1979. She continued her education at Augusta Technical College, majoring in Respiratory Therapy. She worked at University Hospital...
Jane Knox
Dec 5, 2022
Augusta, GA – Mrs. Jane Gaut Knox, 85, died, surrounded by family on Monday, December 5, 2022 Jane was born in Cleveland, TN. In 1978, she moved to Augusta, GA to work as head nurse of Open Heart and Recovery at University Hospital. She later worked as head nurse of Augusta Plastic Surgery. She was a faithful member of Saint...
Lillian Whittle Silas
Dec 5, 2022
Lillian Whittle Silas Augusta, GA – Mrs. Lillian Whittle Silas born September 3, 1923 passed away on Monday, December 5, 2022 in her home in Augusta, Georgia, where she was born and lived her entire life. Lillian married Robert (Red) Silas along with his family in 1962 which included, two sons and three granddaughters, six great grandchildren and two great...
Adam Michael Frye
Dec 4, 2022
Adam Michael Frye, cherished son of Alice and Jim Frye and beloved fiancé of Holly Mazur passed away at his home on Sunday, December 4. In addition to his parents and fiancé, he leaves three children: Abigail, Andrew, and Blakely, who he adored. He has many aunts, uncles, and cousins and a host of friends, many of whom have been...
Linda Gill Crowell
Dec 4, 2022
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Sunday, December 4, 2022, Mrs. Linda Gill Crowell, 74, wife of the late Mr. Otis L. Crowell. Linda was an avid tennis player, a game she enjoyed playing with her husband and friends. She also loved traveling, shopping and entertaining, especially her annual Master’s Saturday family dinner tradition. An incredibly outgoing and natural...
Barbara B. Franklin
Dec 4, 2022
On Sunday, December 4, 2022, Barbara B. Franklin, loving wife, and mother of two, passed away at the age of 59. Barb was born on October 19, 1963, in Little Chute, Wisconsin to the late Harold (Harry) and Mary Lou Bressers. She was the youngest of four kids, with two older brothers, Dan and Tim, and an older sister, Beth....
James E. Bowsher
Dec 3, 2022
EVANS, GA - Dr. James (“Jim”) E. Bowsher, PhD, 64, of Durham, NC, passed away suddenly and peacefully on December 3, 2022, in Kunshan, China. Jim grew up in Augusta, GA and graduated from Evans High School in 1976. He completed his undergraduate degree at Davidson College and obtained his doctorate degree in Physics from the University of North Carolina...
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