Augusta, GA – Wayne Daley, 68, loving husband of 43 years to CeeCee Daley, left this earth to be with the Lord, kicking and screaming, on Thursday, August 11, 2022. Wayne was a native of Augusta, GA and was known by many as “Mr. Man” and was stubborn as a mule. He graduated from Georgia Southern in 1975 where he...
Thomson, GA - Hammond Bold, 81, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 surrounded by family and friends. The eldest son of George Gordon Bold and Elizabeth Reid Bold, Hammond was born in Augusta, GA, and grew up in Olde Towne where life-long friendships were made. During his teenage and young-adult years he was the drummer for a local band,...
Augusta, GA - Katherine “Kay” Bentley passed away at home in Augusta, GA with her children by her side. A native of Warrenton, VA, Kay met her sweetheart, John Bentley, at a high school dance and began a lifelong partnership, resulting in 54 years of marriage. Kay went to Southern Seminary College in Virginia and American University in Washington, D.C....
Dawn Peacock Tudor passed away peacefully at her home on August 10, 2022. She was born on April 25, 1936, in Greenville, NC. She was the daughter of the late Doane R. Peacock and Lena Leggette Peacock. She graduated from the Tubman School for Girls. She went back to school at forty years old to receive her nursing degree. She...
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, George Austin Buck, Jr., 67, loving husband of 44 years to Sherry Rae Buck. George was a native of Augusta, GA. He served in the U.S. Navy for four years. He worked as a machinist at Bechtel before retiring. He enjoyed computer games, watching NASCAR, and wrestling. He liked...
Hephzibah, GA – Entered into rest on Monday, August 8, 2022, Mrs. Virginia Strickland Howell, 97, loving wife of the late Mr. Claude M. Howell. Virginia was born in Statesboro, GA but lived many years in Hephzibah. She was the owner and operator of Howell Bookkeeping and Foods for Better Living in Augusta. Virginia enjoyed reading and working in the...
William (Bill) Thomas Hayes Jr. of Augusta, Georgia entered into rest August 8, 2022. Bill was born September 6, 1926, in Lincoln County, Georgia to William Thomas Hayes Sr. and Emma Irene Pittman Hayes. He was third in line of six brothers and sisters. On June 29, 1949, he married Annie Lee Presley (deceased). They were married for fifty years...
Augusta, GA – Estelle R. Dicks passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Monday, August 8, 2022. Estelle was born on Telfair Street in Augusta on October 27, 1932 to the late Van and Marie Regopolos. She attended Houghton Elementary and Tubman School for Girls. It was during high school that she met James Dicks, the love of...
Wrens, GA – Ed Smith, 88, husband of Carole Jones Smith, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2022, after a brief illness, surrounded by his family. The son of Cecil Ivy Smith and Maude Palmer Smith, Ed (or Palmer, as he was known then) was raised in Mitchell County, Georgia. After graduating from high school in Pelham, he served four...
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Sunday, August 7, 2022, Charles Richard Shealy, Sr., 78, loving husband of 58 years to Charlene Shealy. Mr. Shealy worked for many years in the construction industry and was widely respected for his expertise and generosity. Later in his career, he owned and operated Shealy Trucking. A longtime member of First United Pentecostal,...