Raymond Thomas "Tommy" Burke
Dec 27, 2024
Raymond Thomas “Tommy” Burke, of Waynesboro, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2024. He was born September 4, 1945, in Millen, to Floyd Delacy Burke and Rozzie Lee Owens.
Tommy was the loving husband of Rhonda Kay Burke for 46 years.
He started his sales career as a teenager at Edenfield’s Grocery in Millen, GA,...
Celia Arellano Tavares
Dec 26, 2024
Celia Arellano Tavares, 67, entered into rest Thursday, December 26, 2024. She was born in Mexico and came to the United States at the age of 12. She has been a resident of Burke County since 1993. Celia attended Sacred Heath Catholic Church and was an avid animal lover.
She is survived by three children, Cristina Rodriguez,...
Lovett Eugene "Gene" Mead, Jr.
Dec 23, 2024
Lovett Eugene “Gene” Mead, Jr., 65, passed away in Waynesboro on Monday, December 23, 2024. He was born on December 22, 1959, to the late Lovett E. Mead Sr. and Annie Roy Quick Mead and has lived his entire life in Burke County. As a truck driver for 46 years, Gene drove countless miles across this country. His strong...
Bob Malabar Hickman
Dec 20, 2024
Bob Malabar Hickman, 82, of Waynesboro, Georgia, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2024. Born in Burke County on September 9, 1942, to the late Robert Lamar Hickman and Dora Mallard Hickman, Bob lived a life rooted in love for family, community, and hard work. Bob graduated from Sardis-Girard-Alexander High School. After graduation, he went to work with Mr....
Ray Madison Keefer
Dec 20, 2024
Ray Madison Keefer, 76, entered into rest Friday, December 20, 2024. He was born on April 22, 1948, in Carlisle, PA to the late Madison Yahn Keefer and Gladys Hippensteal Keefer. He has been a longtime resident of Burke County and retired after 36 years of transportation service as a truck driver. He was a life member of the...
Zachary "Zac" Wayne Curtis
Dec 18, 2024
Zachary “Zac” Wayne Curtis, 43, of Augusta passed away in the early morning, Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at home in Waynesboro, after a courageous battle with leukemia. He was born to the late Delores and Lester Curtis on February 25, 1981. Zac graduated from Screven County High School and attended college afterwards. He called many places from Maine to...
John Emil Lindgren
Dec 12, 2024
John Emil Lindgren, a longtime resident of Saint Simons Island, died on December 12, 2024, after a short illness. He shared his final hours with his family in an atmosphere of love, grace, and thanksgiving before going home to an eternity of peace in the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and loved ones who have gone...
Michael Parker
Dec 6, 2024
Michael Parker, 67, entered into rest Friday, December 6, 2024. He was born in Waynesboro, GA to the late Leonard Parker and Daisy Ruth Parker Andrews and was a lifelong resident of Hephzibah. Michael retired from First Services of Richmond County and was a member of the Local 150 Union as a Welder/Pipe Fitter with many years of construction...
Marie Elizabeth Allen
Dec 3, 2024
Marie Elizabeth Allen, 95, entered into rest Tuesday, December 3, 2024. She was born on August 22, 1929, in Adell, GA to the late Otto and Carrie Hayes. She has lived in Plant City FL, Riverdale, GA, and moved to Sardis, GA in 1985. Marie worked as a school crossing guard, retired from Star Packaging, and retired from the...
Hattie Blackstone Moore
Dec 2, 2024
We share news of the passing of Hattie Blackstone Moore on Monday, December 2nd, 2024. Born October 25th, 1942, on family land, she was the youngest girl to her parents, Frederick Sullivan and Viola Inglett Blackstone. Growing up in a farming family without an excess of means, Hattie's work ethic was strong. In life she wore several hats, beyond...
Gerald "Jerry" Scholtes Ii
Nov 24, 2024
Gerald “Jerry” Scholtes II, 55, entered into rest Sunday, November 24, 2024. He was born in Joliet, IL to the late Maureen and Gerald F. Scholtes and has been a longtime resident of Burke County. He was a graduate of Hephzibah High School. Jerry was a member of New Beginnings in Christ in Garfield and a member of the...
Travis Shane Moxley
Nov 20, 2024
Travis Shane Moxley, 50, entered into rest Wednesday, November 20, 2024. He was born in Gainesville, FL and was a resident of Atlanta before moving to Augusta. He was a veteran of the US Marines and attended Sandersville Community Church. Travis was an avid outdoorsman and animal lover. He is survived by his parents, Debra and Robert Whitmer of Hephzibah;...
Joseph Colton Bartlett
Nov 19, 2024
Waynesboro, GA- Joseph Colton Bartlett, 60, went peacefully to be with his Father and the ones he so very much loved that went before him on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at his home. He was born on December 29, 1963, in Burke County to the late Dewey Colton Bartlett & Myrtle Ellen James Bartlett. For years, he worked alongside...
George E. Cook
Nov 17, 2024
George E. Cook, 86, of Lancaster, Ohio formerly of Georgia, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2024, at the Chillicothe VA Medical Center. He was born on December 21, 1937, in Lancaster to the late Harry Z. Cook, Sr. and Elizabeth M. (Hobensak) Cook. George retired from the U.S. Air Force after 21 years of service. He was a retired...
Joseph Richard Jenkins
Nov 16, 2024
Joseph Richard Jenkins, 89, of Waynesboro, went home to his Lord and Savior on November 16, 2024. He was born on April 8, 1935, to the late Louis Vincent Jenkins and Claudia Brinson Jenkins. Richard lived life to the fullest and enjoyed hunting and fishing, watching the Braves and Nascar, golf, and spending time at the coast. Most of...
Ruth Perry
Nov 11, 2024
Mrs. Ruth Rebecca Blackstone Perry, 89, entered into eternal rest on Monday November 11, 2024, at her residence. She was born on June 3, 1935, in Richmond County, Georgia, to the late Fred Sullivan and Viola Inglett Blackstone. Ruth was a simple lady with simple taste. She loved helping and taking care of other people. Ruth was an excellent...
George Dennis Tinley
Nov 1, 2024
George Dennis Tinley, 72, entered into rest Friday, November 1, 2024. He was born in Waynesboro to the late George David and Jeanette Tinley and has been a lifelong resident of Burke County. He was a 1982 graduate of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He served at various churches throughout the CSRA, including several years at McDonald Baptist Church...
Eugenia Chandler Braswell
Oct 31, 2024
Eugenia Chandler Braswell, 74, left this world to be with Jesus on Thursday, October 31, 2024. She was born in Millen to the late Ralph and Lillie Mae Chandler and was a long-time resident of Burke County before moving to Rincon, GA to be closer to her family. After graduating from Georgia Southern University with a specialist degree in...
Johnsie Ellis Shaw
Oct 28, 2024
Johnsie Ellis Shaw, 69, entered into rest Monday, October 28, 2024. He was born in Kanawha, WV to the late Arlie and Alfred Shaw and has been a resident of Burke County since 2005. He was a Mason and a member of the Carpenter’s Local Union 283. Johnsie loved to fish and garden. He was a simple kind of...
Kathi Jenkins
Oct 27, 2024
Kathi Jenkins, 74, entered into rest Sunday, October 27, 2024. She was born in Bremerhaven, Germany and has been a longtime resident of Burke County. She was retired from Gracewood Federal Credit Union. Kathi loved to travel, always wanted to help others, was strong-willed, and fought until the end. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded...
