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Wayne C. Green
Aug 12, 2021
Wayne C. Green Hephzibah, GA – Entered into rest on Thursday, August 12, 2021, Wayne Curtis Green, 61. Family members include his parents: Louise Green and the late Raymond Y. Green, Sr.; brothers: Raymond Y. Green Jr., the late Carlos Anthony Green, Charles Edward Green; sister: the late Ramona Green, Weathington; and many more loving family members and friends. A...
James John Schrempp
Aug 12, 2021
Martinez, GA – Entered into rest on Thursday, August 12, 2021, Mr. James John Schrempp, 54, loving husband of Mrs. Reida Austin Schrempp. James was a “jack of all trades”, he loved working on older cars and trucks and enjoyed landscaping. A generous, sweet-spirited man, James would go out of his way to help others. Family members in addition to...
James C. Collins
Aug 11, 2021
James C. “Preacher” Collins of Martinez, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at his residence, James C. Collins, 92. Preacher was born in Cobbtown, GA in 1929. He served in the U.S. Navy for six years, and a retired welder from Georgia Iron Works. He was a member of St. Luke Anglican Catholic Church and of...
Ann Powell
Aug 10, 2021
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, Mrs. Ann Irene Powell, 90. Ann was a longtime member of Victory Baptist Church and was a former member of West Augusta Baptist Church. She loved the Lord and would share the gospel with others and was known for her servant heart. Ann loved her family dearly. Family members...
Leona Rigsby
Aug 10, 2021
Entered into rest on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 Leona Marie Risby, 69. Leona enjoyed spending time tending to her plants and had a real talent for gardening. She was an amazing writer in her younger years. Her grandchildren would say she was silly and always could be a kid with them. She loved her dogs and could often be found...
Jimmy Newsome
Aug 7, 2021
Jimmy Newsome Augusta, GA – Surrounded by his family, Mr. James “Jimmy” Carlos Newsome, Jr., 73, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 7, 2021. He was a loving husband of 56 years to Mary “Jackie” Newsome. Jimmy was a native and lifelong resident of Augusta. He retired in 1997 from Local 92 as an industrial pipe insulator....
Betty Joe Taylor
Aug 7, 2021
Betty Joe Taylor Martinez, GA – Betty Joe Taylor (Powell), age 88, entered into rest Saturday, August 7, 2021 at home in Martinez. Betty was born in Tampa, FL to Hattie “Pat” and Joseph Faulkner and lived there until she made her home in Martinez, GA in 2021. Since that time she has been an active member of Martinez United...
Linda Flanigan Chavis
Aug 5, 2021
Linda Flanigan Chavis, 80, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday August 5, 2021. Linda was a loving wife and mother. She was married to Thomas Flanigan for 29 years until Thomas went to his heavenly home in 1988 and to Bruce Chavis for 11 years until his passing in 2013. Linda is survived by her...
Ophelia C. McConnell
Aug 5, 2021
Ophelia C. McConnell Evans, GA – Mrs. Ophelia Carolyn McConnell, age 85, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday August 5, 2021. She loved the Lord and served him by teaching Sunday School, singing in the choir, and so much more. Her love of Jesus shined in everything she did. Ophelia was a member...
Daniel "Dan" J. Scherer
Aug 5, 2021
Augusta, GA - Daniel Joseph Scherer, beloved husband of Mayclare Logan Scherer, entered into eternal rest on August 5, 2021 surrounded by his wife and five children. In addition to his wife, Dan is survived by his daughter, Catherine Patterson (Rafe), sons, Joseph (Amy), Charles (Kristen), Richard (Michelle), and Bernard (Jenna), grandchildren Edward & John Michael Purser, John Joseph &...
Edward Joseph Holmes
Aug 5, 2021
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest at his residence on Thursday, August 5, 2021, Edward Joseph Holmes, age 73. Ed was a native of Augusta and a 1966 graduate of Aquinas High School. After serving in active combat with the Americal Infantry Division in Vietnam from 1969-1970; Ed graduated from Georgia Southwestern College. Ed was a member of St. Mary...
Katherine Condon
Aug 2, 2021
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Monday, August 2, 2021, Mrs. Katherine Elizabeth Condon, 66, loving wife of Frank Condon. Family members, in addition to her husband, include her children: Rachel Maynard- Hastings (James), Jamie K. Coffee (Charlie), and John Rathgeber; stepson: Frank Condon; and grandchildren: Joseph Chavous (Grace), John Chavous, Ashland Amerson, Samantha Badger (Hunter), Kennedy Badger, Maddison...
Valerie Lynne Kiley
Aug 2, 2021
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Monday, August 2, 2021, Mrs. Valerie Lynne Kiley, 66, loving wife of the late Thomas P. Kiley. Lynne was a lifelong resident of Augusta. She was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother. She worked as a nurse at Kentwood. She was also a hairdresser and an avid bowler. Family members include her...
CSM (RET) Johnathan Allen Fisher, US Army
Aug 2, 2021
Grovetown, GA – Entered into rest on Monday, August 2, 2021, Johnathan Allen Fisher, 74, loving husband of Grovetown City Councilwoman, Deborah Fisher. CSM Fisher was a native of Washington, DC and served 30 years in the United States Army, retiring as Command Sergeant Major (CSM). Following his service, he graduated and later worked for Augusta’s historic Paine College. CSM...
Gerald "Jerry" Aitken
Aug 2, 2021
Mr. Gerald (Jerry) Aitken passed away on August 2, 2021. Jerry was a self-employed contractor/ remodeler who enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson, spending time by the ocean, reading, and relaxing at home. He loved nature and animals. Jerry was a loving and devoted father to his two children, Bryce Aitken of Plum Branch, SC and Rise’ Aitken of White House,...
Corry Ann Hudson
Aug 1, 2021
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Sunday, August 1, 2021, Mrs. Corry Ann Hudson, 50, loving wife of the late Jeffrey Hudson. Corry was a lifelong resident of Augusta and was a graduate of Westside High School. She loved music, dancing, and spending time on the beach. Family members include her children: Emily Hudson, Carter Hudson, and Anna Hudson;...
Jack D. Bennett
Jul 31, 2021
Augusta, GA – Mr. Jack Dorman Bennett, Sr., 92, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Jack was born on April 7, 1929, in Waldo, Florida and was raised in Douglas, Georgia. He joined the United States Air Force and served 6 years. Upon leaving the military, he went to work at DuPont...
Christina Lynn Hobbs
Jul 31, 2021
Martinez, GA – Christina Lynn Hobbs entered into rest on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at the age of 50. Christina was born and raised in Augusta, GA. She was a graduate of Evans High School and Augusta Technical College. She began a career as a Respiratory Therapist at the VA Hospital where she met her husband, Larry. After having three...
Frances Durham
Jul 30, 2021
Augusta, GA – Frances Durham, of the Shirley Community, entered into rest on Friday, July 30, 2021 at the age of 78. Survivors include her grandson, Cory Braswell (Kathryn Susan Owens); her sister, Betty Tipton; her nephews, Mark Tipton (Twila) and Michael Tipton; her great-nephew, Mark Tipton Jr.; her great-nieces, Bethanie Tipton and Tracy Shelden (Ian); her sister-in-laws, Louvonne Tyler...
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