Obituaries

Dec 2, 2023

Elma Earline Tucker, 91, entered into rest Saturday, December 2, 2023. She was born in Tusculum, GA to the late Eloise and Swatz Royal and has been a longtime resident of Burke County. She was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church. Earline loved traveling to the mountains and tried to do so many times throughout the year. She loved...

Dec 1, 2023

Elizabeth Banks Knight, 38, entered into rest Friday, December 1, 2023. She was born in Augusta and was a lifelong resident of Waynesboro, GA. She was a graduate of Burke County High School and was a member of First Baptist Church. Liz worked for First National Bank for the past 8 years. She was a loving mother and daughter...

Nov 20, 2023

Thomas “Tommy” Franklin Shepard, 76, entered into rest Monday, November 20, 2023. He was born in Millen and has been a lifelong resident of Sardis. He was a Veteran of the Army and a member of the Sardis United Methodist Church. Tommy retired from the Burke County School System, where he served as a bus driver for Sardis.

Nov 15, 2023

Richard “Rick” H. Marsh, 77, entered into rest Wednesday, November 15, 2023. He was born in Cincinnati, OH and has been a longtime resident of Burke County. He was a retired Sergeant of the US Army. He was a member and deacon of Hopeful Baptist Church. Rick was a member of the Waynesboro Exchange Club, the American Legion, the Waynesboro...

Nov 11, 2023

Dr. Edgar Randolph (E.R.) “Doc” Hensley, 93, of Waynesboro, died November 11, 2023, during a family visit to his childhood home in Monroe County, TN.

He was born in Tellico Plains, TN on July 30, 1930, to Walter Verlon Hensley and Anne Elizabeth Harrison Hensley. Doc was a graduate of Wofford College and the Medical College of...

Nov 7, 2023

Thomas Dye, 80, entered into rest Tuesday, November 7, 2023. He was born in Augusta and was a longtime resident of Burke County. He graduated from Georgia Southern University with a Master’s Degree. Tom was a veteran of the Airforce having served from 1964 to 1968. He retired from Chalker Publishing Company after many years of service. He was...

Oct 27, 2023

It is with great sadness we share Mary Knight “Grammy” passed away Friday, October 27, 2023, and is with her Savior now. Mary was a native and longtime resident of Gwinnett County and a resident of Burke County for the past two and half years. Mary joined Rosemont Baptist Church and went right to work serving the Lord in...

Oct 17, 2023

Donna L. Knight, 59, entered into rest Tuesday, October 17, 2023. She was born in Augusta to Sherbert Horsley and the late Rita Killoran and has been a resident of Burke County for many years. She was a member of Botsford Baptist Church and was currently employed at the office of Richard Bailey, CPA. Donna was an avid outdoorswoman,...

Oct 17, 2023

Johnny O. Beard, 87, entered into rest Tuesday, October 17, 2023. He was born in Screven County to the late Eunice and Leon Beard and has been a longtime resident of Richmond County. He worked in law enforcement serving in different departments and counties throughout his career. He was a former investigator for Richmond County Sheriff’s Department and Columbia...

Oct 15, 2023

Norbert “Bugg” Alvin Tobias, Jr., 41 entered into rest Sunday, October 15, 2023. He was born in Augusta and was a lifelong resident of Burke County. He attended Burke County High School and was a member of Sardis Baptist Church. Bugg worked as a carpenter and mechanic and owned and operated Hwy 24 Auto Repair.

He is...

Oct 14, 2023

Mary Ruth Farrow, 79, entered into rest Saturday, October 14, 2023. She was born in Jenkins County to the late Joseph Frazier and Bernice Thames Dixon and was a longtime resident of Burke County. She retired from Kellers Aluminum Chair Plant. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Farrow.

She...

Oct 7, 2023

Shcardesca Sherell Pratt went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, October 7, 2023. She was born on August 14, 1987 in Miami, FL to Princetta Pratt and Wyatt Currie. Shcardesca was an active member of McBean Baptist Church and all of its activities. She was a really kind person, loving mother, and daughter.

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Sep 29, 2023

Gerald “Ray” Saxon, 83, of Waynesboro went to be with his Heavenly Father on Friday, September 29, 2023, surrounded by his loving family.

Ray was a devoted husband and father who prioritized his family above all else. He was an active member of Piney Grove Baptist Church, where he served tirelessly in various capacities, from teaching Sunday...

Sep 11, 2023

Rose Marie Tillman, 74, entered into rest Monday, September 11, 2023. She was born and raised in Moultrie and has been a resident of Burke County for the past 34 years. She was a member of Botsford Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a son, Brian Jewitt.

She is survived by her husband, Steve Tillman...

Sep 9, 2023

Jimmy Rayford Quick, 65, entered into rest Saturday, September 9, 2023. He was born in Waynesboro and was a resident of Martinez. He was a hard worker and a great heavy equipment operator. Jimmy loved dirt track racing, having fun and had the best head of white hair his family had ever seen. He loved his family. He was...

Sep 5, 2023

Albert Holland, 78, entered into rest Tuesday, September 5, 2023. He was born in Girard to the late Sarah and Joseph Ira Holland and has been a lifelong resident of Burke County. In his younger years, he enjoyed to hunt and fish. He loved gardening and high school football, having kept the stats for the Burke County Bears for...

Sep 4, 2023

Helen Chandler Kirchner passed into the larger life on Monday, September 4, 2023. She was a lifelong member of Sardis Methodist Church. She enjoyed being outdoors working in her yard. She was a loving mother and Mema. Helen was preceded in death by her parents, Lovic Pierce and Mamie Strange Chandler; her oldest daughter, Susan K. Johnston; and two...

Aug 28, 2023

Peggy Mallard Chandler passed quietly in her sleep on August 28, 2023 after several years of declining health. She is survived by her daughter Lynn Hurley (Tim); sons Billy Joe Chandler (Lisa), and Robert L. (Lucky) Chandler; grand-children Erin Shepard (Austin), Megan Love (Philip) and Wade Chandler (Mary Ann); six great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews as well as...

Aug 28, 2023

Jesse Allen Loren, 82, entered into rest Monday, August 28, 2023. Jesse, known as Skip, was born July 21, 1941 in Augusta to the late Jesse and Ruth Loren. As a young child, his parents relocated to Wilmington, NC. Skip attended school and Junior college at Cape Fear and at 21 years of age he joined the military. He...

Aug 24, 2023

Deborah “Debbie” Oliver MacDonald, age 72, entered into eternal rest surrounded by her family on August 24, 2023.  Debbie was a graduate of Appling County High School and Georgia Southern College earning a Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Education Specialist Degree.  Debbie was born in Waynesboro, GA and spent her adult life there serving as a teacher at Waynesboro Primary School...