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...
Sevena Lively Weis
Oct 21, 2017
Sevena Lively Weis, 85, of Shell Bluff, GA, wife of 62 years to the late Edward Joseph Weis,Sr., peacefully entered into rest at her home, surrounded by family, on Saturday, October 21, 2017. Sevena is the daughter of the late James Thaxter and Julia Verlinder Lively, of Shell Bluff, GA. Also preceding her in death are her sisters, Evelyn Daisy...
Ernest Calvin Johnson
Sep 29, 2017
Ernest C. Johnson, Sr. 90, entered in to rest Friday, September 29, 2017 at the Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home. Mr. Johnson was a native of Glascock County and was a lifelong resident of Burke County. He was a United States Army Veteran having served during WWII. He was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Waynesboro and...
Allen Boland
Sep 27, 2017
Waynesboro, GA – Richard A. Boland, Sr. "Allen", age 79, saw the face of Jesus Wednesday, September 27, 2017. A graduate of North Augusta High School, veteran of the United States Army, retiree from DSM Chemicals, and active at Greens Cut United Methodist Church, Allen's hobbies were people and he invested his life in relationships. Allen spent his life ministering...
Larry Donald "L.D." Delaigle
Sep 21, 2017
Homerville, GA – Mr. Larry Donald (L.D.) DeLaigle, 75, entered into rest on Thursday, September 21, 2017, at his residence. A native of Burke County, L.D. was born on October 17, 1941, to the late Nicholas and Jennie Quick DeLaigle. He served in the United States Marines. L.D. was an avid outdoorsman, when he was younger, and owned his own...
Betty Knight Stewart
Sep 16, 2017
Mrs. Betty Knight Stewart 83, entered into rest Saturday, September 16, 2017, the daughter of the late Baxley and Mable Mixon Knight. Mrs. Stewart was a native of Burke County and a longtime resident of Augusta. She was a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church, lifetime member and past president of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars...
William (Bill) J. Owens
Sep 14, 2017
Waynesboro-Mr. William J. "Bill" Owens 84, entered into rest Thursday, September 14, 2017. A native of Wilburton, Pennsylvania, born January 3, 1933 to the late Issac and Emma Owens. He was a Veteran of the United States Army, holding rank of Sergeant, after his military service he moved to Waynesboro in 1953. He retired from the Corp of Engineers at...
Alfredo Caracol
Sep 14, 2017
Waynesboro – Mr. Alfredo Caracol, 84, of Waynesboropassed away on Thursday September 14, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Alfredo was a graduate of the University of Hawaii. In his younger years he was an avid golfer. Mr. Alfredo retired from the United States Army after serving for 23 years. During his service he was awarded many medals including the Bronze...
Philip H. Jockel
Sep 11, 2017
Waynesboro, GA-Mr. Philip H. Jockel, 65, entered into rest Monday, September 11, 2017. A native of Richmond County, he was born on September 18, 1951, to the late Howard and Lunita Jockel.He was a resident of Grovetown before moving to Burke County in 1996. He was a retired truck driver and an avid outdoorsman, who enjoyed both hunting and fishing....
Sandra C. Long
Sep 6, 2017
Mrs. Sandra C. Long, 74, entered into rest Wednesday, September 6, 2017. She was born in Millen and was a lifelong resident of Burke County. She graduated from SGA High School in 1961 and from Georgia Southern University in 1964 with BA in Education. Mrs. Long taught and tutored at SGA and also taught at Blakeney Elementary. She worked for...
Bobbie Jockel
Sep 6, 2017
Waynesboro, GA - Mrs. Bobbie Jockel, age 63, of Waynesboro, entered into rest Wednesday, September 6, 2017 after an extended illness. A native of Morrisville, NC she was born on July 1, 1954 to the late Bobby and Neola Hunsucker. She lived in Waynesboro for the past 21 years and retired as a bailiff from the Burke County Sheriff's Department....
Homer Frazier
Sep 2, 2017
Waynesboro, GA- Mr. Homer Frazier, age 84, of Waynesboro, entered into rest Saturday, September 2, 2017. He was born on June 1, 1933 in Girard, GA to the late J.L. Frazier and Minnie Wimberly Frazier. A lifelong resident of Burke County, Homer retired from Southern Auto and the Waynesboro Housing Authority. He was an upholsterer, avid golfer, fisherman, and gardener....
Walter T. Johnston
Aug 31, 2017
Walter T. Johnston, 93, child of the Great Depression and member of the Greatest Generation, passed peacefully on August 31, 2017 at Orchard Senior Living in Tucker, Georgia. The funeral service will be at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, September 3 in the Chapel at Deloach-McKerley-Prescott Funeral Home in Waynesboro, Georgia. Visitation will precede the service at 1 P.M. at the...
George Brantley Perry, Sr.
Aug 31, 2017
Girard-George Brantley Perry, Sr., 92, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Perry was a native and lifelong resident of Burke County. He retired from the Burke County Board of Education after 25 years of service. Mr. Perry also farmed along with his employment with Burke County. He was a very active...
Edward Everett Wilson
Aug 25, 2017
Waynesboro, GA - Mr. Edward Everett Wilson, Sr. "Ed", age 82, of Waynesboro, entered into rest Friday, August 25, 2017 after an extended illness. He was born December 1, 1934 in Greyridge, Missouri to the late Arthur Wilson and Verna Gibbs Wilson. Ed lived most of his life in Waynesboro and was a member of Corinth Christian Church near Girard....
