Margaret Lee Pope
Nov 20, 2025
Modoc, SC – Born in Oklahoma City, Lee’s family soon relocated to Mount Rainier, Maryland, and later to Arlington, Virginia, where she began school at Yorktown Elementary. She became part of history in 1962 as a member of the first graduating class of the newly established Yorktown High School.
Lee went on to attend Lenoir-Rhyne College in North Carolina, where she...
Arthur Ray Rowland
Nov 19, 2025
Evans, GA – Entered into rest on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, Ray Rowland, 95.
Arthur Ray Rowland (Ray) was born in Hampton, Georgia, in 1930 to Arthur and Jennie Rowland. He grew up in Hapeville, GA alongside his two sisters, Jane and Peggy. He graduated from Hapeville High School in 1946. Shortly after, he served in the U.S. Navy and continued...
Mary Partridge Martin
Nov 18, 2025
Mrs. Mary Earle Butler (Partridge) Martin entered into rest on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Born on July 10, 1929 to the late Earl and Bertha Butler of Union Point, Georgia, she was the youngest of three children. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Martin is predeceased by brothers: Joseph and Frank Butler, husbands: Wallace Partridge and Ralph Martin and children:...
John Duane Gamble
Nov 18, 2025
John Duane Gamble, 71, entered into rest on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. He was the beloved husband of Saralyn Gamble. A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, John lived a life filled with love, dedication, and creativity.
John’s passion for music shaped his early years as he played drums throughout his early career. Later, his entrepreneurial spirit led him to establish and...
Cheryl Pless Bagby
Nov 18, 2025
In loving memory of Cheryl Pless Bagby
Our beloved mother, Cheryl Bagby, will be remembered for her generous spirit, social nature, inclusiveness, and vibrant joy. Born in Atlanta, Georgia on December 27, 1947, she impacted many lives until her passing on November 18, 2025.
Cheryl had many nicknames throughout her life: Slim, Lead-foot, Cher, and was lovingly called “Yia Yia” by her...
Bernd "Ben" Herbert Grimm
Nov 17, 2025
The family of Ben Grimm announces his passing on November 17, 2025, at home in McCormick, South Carolina. Born October 12, 1943, in Germany to Erna and Herbert Grimm, he immigrated with his family to Long Island, New York in 1951; eventually settling in Cold Spring Harbor.
After graduating high school, he enrolled in the University of Georgia’s animal husbandry program...
Col. (Ret.) James Anthony "Tony" Henderson
Nov 17, 2025
Colonel James “Tony” Henderson, U.S. Army (Ret.), age 85, of Augusta, Georgia, entered peacefully into rest on November 17, 2025. A devoted husband, father, soldier, and man of deep faith, he lived a life marked by courage, integrity, and generosity.
Born on June 13, 1940, to Harold and Louis Henderson, Tony grew up in Augusta and attended Boys Catholic High School,...
Gabriella Conner
Nov 16, 2025
Evans, GA – Gabriella (Bailo) Conner, originally of Zara , Italy, entered into eternal rest at her home in Evans, Georgia on November 16, 2025 at the age of 84. For 60 years she was the beloved wife of Leroy E. Conner Jr., and together they raised five children. A devoted military spouse and a dedicated middle school English teacher,...
Rickey "Sarge" Mawby
Nov 15, 2025
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Saturday, November 15, 2025, Master Sgt. (Ret.) Rickey Lee Mawby, 76, beloved husband of 50 years to Claudia Mawby.
Rickey Mawby, known affectionately as “Sarge,” proudly served his country for 23 years before retiring as a Master Sergeant from the United States Army. At home, he was the heart of his family — a...
Richard Russell Johnson, Sr.
Nov 15, 2025
Augusta, GA – Richard Russell Johnson, Sr., 93, entered into rest on Saturday, November 15, 2025. Richard was the loving husband of Michele Ciccarella Johnson. Richard is also survived by his children: Debora D. Johnson and Darryl D. Johnson (Shannon); grandchildren: DJ Johnson, Laura Kathryn Jenkins, Adam Johnson, Nadia J. Glasscock, Madeline Johnson, and Sophie Guerrero; 11 great-grandchildren; sister: Annie...