Henry Cleckley Reddick
Dec 12, 2017
Mr. Henry Cleckley Reddick, 83, entered into rest Tuesday, December 12, 2017. Mr. Reddick was born in Sardis and was a son of the late George and Lucy Reddick. He was a lifelong resident of Sardis, a member of the Sardis Baptist Church, the Alexander Masonic Lodge #385, and was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Mr. Reddick...
James Martin Saxon
Dec 9, 2017
Waynesboro-Mr. James Martin Saxon 79, entered into rest Saturday, December 9, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Saxon was a native and a lifelong resident of Burke County. He was a retired engineer with the Georgia Department of Transportation, member of Piney Grove Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon for many years. To his family he was a loving,...
Arthur Thomas Holton
Dec 8, 2017
Mr. Arthur Thomas Holton, 76, entered into rest Friday, December 8, 2017, at his residence. He was born in Millen and raised in Burke County. After 20 years in the United States Army, he retired and returned to Burke County. He received his teaching certificate during his military career and taught Computer Technology at Burke County Middle School for another...
John Douglass Cates Iii
Dec 7, 2017
John Douglass Cates III went to be with the Lord on December 7, 2017, next to his loving wife, Sherri. Doug was the father of five sons and was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy and son, Ted. A lifelong resident of Burke County, he loved his church, First Baptist Church of Waynesboro, which he joined in 1941. He...
Sherri Cochran Cates
Dec 7, 2017
Sherri Cochran Cates went to be with the Lord on December 7, 2017, next to her loving husband, Doug. Sherri was born in Wadley, GA to the late William and Christine Johnson, Jr. She was a lifelong resident of Burke County. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Waynesboro and the Spares and Pairs Sunday School Class. Sherri...
Walter Moody Hammock, Sr.
Dec 3, 2017
Walter Moody Hammock, Sr., 78, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2017. He was a native of Burke County and was a longtime resident of Augusta until 2015, when he moved back to Burke County. He was a former employee of Blanchard Equipment. He is survived by a daughter, Ann Vickery of Girard; two sons, Johnny Hammock (Camilla) of Girard and...
Kenneth Newsome
Dec 1, 2017
Hephzibah, GA - Mr. Kenneth Elbert Newsome "Kenny", age 71, of Hephzibah, entered into rest Friday, December 1, 2017 with his family at his side. He is survived by a sister, Katherine Mullis of Hephzibah; a brother, Dearl Newsome of Blythe; a son, Michael Bartlett of Hephzibah; a daughter, Michelle Rickerson of Greenville, SC; and several grandchildren, nieces, nephews and...
Dale William Roberson
Nov 27, 2017
Waynesboro – Dale William Roberson, 31, went home to be with his Lord on Monday, November 27, 2017. Dale was born on October 1, 1986, in Eastman, Georgia and moved to Waynesboro in June 1992. He attended school at Burkehaven Christian School and Burke County High School. He was a member of South Haven Baptist Church and was faithful in...
Josephine "Jo" Goodson Knight
Nov 26, 2017
Waynesboro, GA. - Mrs. Josephine "Jo" Goodson Knight, 86, entered into rest Sunday, November 26, 2017, the daughter of the late Hoyt Mayfield Goodson and Lillie Lively Goodson. Mrs. Knight was born in Augusta and lived most her life in Burke County. She was a member of Green's Cut United Methodist Church, serving as the Church Historian, taught Sunday school...
Robert Edmond
Nov 22, 2017
Waynesboro, GA - Robert Edmond "Unk" passed away November 22, 2017 in his Waynesboro home. He was born to Robert and Janie Coleman Edmond in Fulton County, GA in 1930. He attended East Rivers, North Fulton, Darlington (Rome, GA), Georgia Tech, University of Alabama, and University of Georgia.He was a chemical engineer with Oxy Chem. Member of Sigma Nu fraternity,...
Velma Sowell Gay
Nov 18, 2017
Waynesboro, GA - Born August 2, 1936, Velma Sowell Gay left her earthly home on November 18, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. Velma, originally from Jenkins County, married the love of her life James Gay, had three children while living in Perkins, GA and eventually moved to Waynesboro.She was a past member of Magnolia Baptist Church in Perkins, Rosemont...
Gladys Hall Bolton Jenkins
Nov 13, 2017
Gladys Hall Bolton Jenkins, 86, loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, entered into rest Monday, November 13, 2017, at her residence. She was a native of Burke County and a longtime resident of Burke and Jenkins County. She was a former employee with Kellers Manufacturing in Waynesboro. She was preceded in death by her husband, Washington D. "Bo" Bolton and...
Adrienne M. Sharpe
Nov 6, 2017
Adrienne Michelle Sharpe went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, November 6, 2017. She was preceded in death by her father, Deangelo Coleman. She is survived by her mother, Susan Sharpe Taylor and husband Charles; three children, Natalee Sharpe, Sadie Rich, and Nova Rich; a brother, Joshua Sharpe; two sisters, Anna Shepherd and Emma Marshall; maternal grandparents,...
Gladys Joyner Dickey
Nov 3, 2017
Waynesboro, GA – Mrs. Gladys Joyner Dickey, age 97, of Waynesboro, GA, entered into rest Friday, November 3, 2017. She was born on October 13, 1920, in Screven County to the late Boney Matthew Joyner and Bertie Peavy Joyner. She spent most of her life in the Screven and Burke County areas. Mrs. Dickey was a long time and faithful...
Norman A. Elliott, Jr.
Oct 30, 2017
Norman A. Elliott, Jr., 57, entered into rest Monday, October 30, 2017. He was a native and lifelong resident of Burke County. He was a member of the Sardis United Methodist Church and former Trustee. Norman was a former Sardis City Councilman, serving as police commissioner. He was a former employee of SRS, Plant Vogtle, and farmed the family farm....
Marie Eskew
Oct 29, 2017
Midville, GA – Marie Eskew, age 81, of Midville, Georgia entered into rest Sunday, October 29, 2017. A native of Glascock County, she had lived in Burke County for over 30 years. She looked forward to attending both Midville United Methodist Church and Midville First Baptist Church each and every Sunday. Marie also enjoyed her weekly WOW Group meetings at...
Barry Lyle Randolph
Oct 28, 2017
Waynesboro-Mr. Barry Lyle Randolph, 67, entered into rest Saturday, October 28, 2017, at his residence. Barry and his brother Garry were the first set of twins to be born on Camp Gordon, known now as Fort Gordon, on June 13, 1950. He has been a longtime resident of Waynesboro, veteran of the United States Navy, serving in Vietnam with the...
Otis Bennie Knight
Oct 27, 2017
Mr. Otis Bennie Knight, Sr., 91, entered into rest Friday, October 27, 2017, the son of the late Baxley and Mable Mixon Knight. Mr. Knight was a native and lifelong resident of Burke County. He was a member of Green's Cut United Methodist Church. He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving during WWII. He worked at the...
Beulah Howard Bugg
Oct 24, 2017
Beulah Howard Bugg, 89, of Waynesboro, Georgia, passed away peacefully in her sleep surrounded by family on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at her home. She was born in Richmond County in 1927 to St. Pierre and Willie Cadden Howard, of South Carolina. She spent her childhood years in Augusta and her later years in Tucker, Georgia and in Eatonton before...
