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David Lee Morris
Nov 20, 2021
David Lee Morris Evans, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, November 20, 2021, Mr. David Lee Morris, 79. He was born October 19,1942 in Appling, GA to Edith Tankersley Morris Barton and the late Cluese Eugene Morris David graduated from the Academy of Richmond County in 1962; after attending Bayvale Elementary and Murphy Junior High. In his youth, he attended...
Barbara Newby
Nov 18, 2021
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Thursday, November 18, 2021, Barbara Smith Newby, 83, wife of the late Clarence Ray Newby for 57 years. Barbara was born and raised in Augusta, GA where she graduated from the Academy of Richmond County High School and went on to graduate from Augusta College receiving her degree in Nursing. Barbara worked as...
Mary Lee Nevitt
Nov 17, 2021
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Mary Lee “Nonie” Nevitt, 78, wife of Thomas W. Nevitt, Jr. Mary Lee was married to the love of her live for 52 yrs. They were married in Freeport, PA on May 17, 1969. They moved to Emporia, KS. Throughout the years they lived in several areas of the...
Joseph Leon Rice
Nov 17, 2021
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, Joseph Leon “Bucky” Rice, 88. Originally from Cairo, Illinois, Joseph called Augusta, Georgia home for more than 50 years. He was a veteran who served with distinction for 22 years of active service and eight years of inactive service with the U.S. Army. During his military career, he was...
Gretchen W. Bell
Nov 17, 2021
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, November 17, Gretchen W. Bell, 81, loving wife of the late James R. “Ronnie” Bell. Gretchen was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother. She will be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing her. Family members in addition to her late husband include her children: Wade R. Bell (Lisa...
James and Diane Dixon
Nov 17, 2021
James A. and Diane T. Dixon Wrens, GA – Diane Thompson Dixon entered into rest on November 12, 2021 and her beloved husband, James Allen Dixon followed on November 17, 2021 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Diane and Jimmy were married for 59 wonderful years. They will be remembered as loving and devoted parents, grandparents, and great...
Richard "Dick" Padeni
Nov 16, 2021
Augusta, GA- Richard "Dick" Padeni of Bradenton, FL, passed away on November 16, 2021. Dick was born in Winchendon, MA on July 12,1933 the son of Milo and Anna (Smith) Padeni. He precedes the love of his life Shirley (Bourgoine) Padeni. Dick has 3 children from his previous marriage: Jimmy, David and Tracy, along with 3 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren....
James "Jim" F. West, Jr.
Nov 16, 2021
Martinez, GA – Entered into rest on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, Mr. James F. West, Jr., 74, loving husband of Mrs. Connie Prescott West. James was a graduate of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. He retired after 35 years in Economic Development and Association Management, serving in Columbus, Georgia, Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati and Augusta, Georgia. He became the First President of...
Greg Warren
Nov 15, 2021
Greg Warren Augusta, GA – Jon Gregory Warren, 64, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 15, 2021, after suffering from a brief illness. Greg was born on December 13,1956 in Augusta, GA. He graduated from St. Angela Academy in Aiken, SC, in 1974. He attended the University of Georgia and Augusta State University. Greg married Elizabeth Green in...
Daisy Morgan
Nov 14, 2021
Lincolnton, GA – Entered into rest on Sunday, November 14, 2021, Mrs. Daisy A. Morgan, 83, loving wife of 65 years to the late Jimmie B. Morgan. Daisy was a native of Greenville, SC but spent most of her adult life in Augusta, she was a real Southern Bell. She worked as a secretary at the Richmond County Board of...
Sam W. Craig, Jr.
Nov 14, 2021
Sam W. Craig, Jr. Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Sunday, November 14, 2021, Mr. Sam W. Craig, Jr., 89, loving husband of 64 years to Mrs. Gail Sarvis Craig. Sam retired after 22 years with the U. S. Army as a Lieutenant Colonel. He served overseas in Germany, Korea, Laos, Vietnam, and the Pentagon. Sam was a member...
LTC Michael S. Keck, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Nov 12, 2021
LTC Michael S. Keck, U.S. Army (Ret.) Augusta, GA –LTC Michael S. Keck, U.S. Army (Ret.), 76, entered into rest on Friday, November 12, 2021. Born on June 5, 1945, in Pensacola, Florida, Mike was the son of the late George Melvin and Lucille Keck of Dodge City, Kansas. Mike met his beloved wife, Karen (Sutton) in high school and...
Emil John Kitlan
Nov 12, 2021
Emil John Kitlan (68) of Evans, GA, passed away Friday morning at Doctors Hospital (Augusta, GA) following a brief battle with cancer. Born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, August 20, 1953, he was the son of Emil Kitlan and Margaret (Soltis) Kitlan and spent the past 21 years in Evans after moving from Hazleton, PA. Emil was a 1971 graduate of MMI...
Herbert "Bernard" Prescott
Nov 12, 2021
Hephzibah, GA – Herbert Bernard Prescott, 76, entered into rest on Thursday, November 11, 2021. He was the husband of 55 years to the late Susan Prescott. Bernard was a member of Pine Hill Baptist Church; he was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle. He loved being outdoors taking care of his property and his beloved...
Rebekah S. Waylor
Nov 11, 2021
Mrs. Rebekah S. Waylor, 80, passed away peacefully in her home on November 11, 2021. A life-long Georgia resident, Becky was born in Cedartown, lived in Decatur, Savannah, and Loganville before moving to Thomson. In each place, she focused on faith, family, and friends. Becky was also “Grandmommie” to the many children she nurtured in the home day care she...
Harold P. Dozier
Nov 10, 2021
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, Mr. Harold P. Dozier, 86, loving husband of 65 years to Mrs. Katharina “Kay” Dozier. A native of Augusta, after high school Harold joined the Army where he served for 20 years as a sharpshooter, an MP and a practical nurse before retiring. He then worked as a nurse...
Anthony J. Ferrara, Jr.
Nov 10, 2021
Anthony Joseph Ferrara Jr., age 96, passed away November 10, 2021 in Evans, GA. He is survived by the love of his life, Frances, and were married for 71 years. They have three children, Bobby, Gary and Theresa, 8 grand-children and 13 great grand-children. Anthony was born and raised in New York City. Anthony was a hero in WWII, where...
Eugene M. Howerdd, Jr.
Nov 9, 2021
Evans, GA – Entered into rest on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, Mr. Eugene M. Howerdd, Jr., 86, loving husband of Mrs. Martha Armstrong Howerdd. Eugene Miller Howerdd Jr. was born miraculously on Friday the 13th in November 1934. When he passed on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, he was surrounded by his loved ones and left the earth in Gods’ peaceful...
Lorraine A. Davis
Nov 7, 2021
Lorraine A. Davis Martinez, GA- Mrs. Lorraine Arnold Davis entered into rest Sunday, November 7, 2021, she was the beloved wife of the late Carl Marion Davis. A native of Middlesboro, KY, she lived over half her life in the Augusta-Martinez area. She retired from J.B. White after 31 years of service in the downtown and Regency Mall stores. She...
Myrtis Bowen
Nov 6, 2021
Myrtis Bowen North Augusta, SC—Myrtis Porter Funderburg Bowen, 88, entered into rest Saturday, November 6, 2021. She was a native of Blacksburg, SC. She graduated from Blacksburg HS and was on the basketball team. She was a member of the Eastern Star and a member of Warren Baptist Church. She was an administrative assistant for Dupont and a sales rep...
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