North Augusta High Alumni Obituaries

Paul was born on February 12 1963 to the late Willie Burton and late Elizabeth Burton of Augusta Georgia. Paul was educated in Richmond County School System where he graduated from Glenn Hills High School in 1981. He entered the workforce with a strong work ethic and commitment to providing for his ...

Gene Luoma 82 beloved father grandfather brother and friend to many passed away on December 10 2025 in Duluth Minnesota surrounded by his family. Born on July 6 1943 Genes life was filled with family friends and faith. Gene grew up in North York Wisconsin attending school in Mellen. He graduated col...

Reginald Leo Stroud affectionately called RED was the beloved son of the late Mamie Stroud. He was born in WinstonSalem North Carolina on November 20 1956. His mother made sure that he knew who God was as she brought him to church at an early age and he joined Mount Zion Baptist Church in his youth....

George A. Trask Jr. son of Susanne Blood and George Trask Sr. died unexpectedly on February 28 2019 George received his GED at Cony High School in Augusta Me. He worked as a construction worker with his father and several construction companies for many years as well as a car salesman for a short ti...

Brunswick William Lawrence OBrien 93 passed away July 20 2021 at the Maine Veterans Home in Augusta from complications of Alzheimers disease. Bill was born March 5th 1928 in New Canaan CT the youngest child of Anthony and Mysie MacIver OBrien. When his mother died the day before his 10th birthday Bi...

Anna Mary Snell Curtis 77 of Fayette ME passed away on October 12th 2022 at the Oak Grove Nursing and rehabilitation center in Waterville ME. She passed from a broken heart after losing her husband. Walter James Curtis of 61 years 3 weeks prior . She was surrounded by family in her final days and pa...

He grew up in North Vassalboro and attended schools in North Vassalboro and Waterville. He graduated from Waterville High School in 1971. Larry married Donna Curtis in 1983. They loved to spend there time together taking trips around Maine and New Hampshire. They included car shows and Maine lightho...

Stanley Lamont Pratt 84 a lifelong resident of the Capital City died on November 1 2014 at Eastern Maine Medical Center Grant 1 ICU Bangor from complications of respiratory failure and pneumonia. He had a been a patient there for two weeks. Born in Augusta on July 17 1930 he was the son of Leon Stan...

AUGUSTA Leon Francis Folger 88 passed away on February 19 2021. He was born on March 31 1932 in North Augusta the son of Albert and Leona Damren Folger. Leon attended Cony High School and in 1952 was drafted into the Army during the Korean War where he served for two years. Leon was an excellent ma...

Richard J. Plourde 84 of Farmingdale passed away quietly on Sunday February 16 2025 with his wife Krystal of 35 years by his side. Born in St. Agatha ME on September 11 1940 to Marie Albert Plourde and William Plourde. The family moved to Augusta when he was 2 years old. Raised in Gardiner ME he gra...

James John Stroumbos Papou of Old Orchard Beach Maine was born March 4 1958 and passed on April 1 2015. He was born to James T. and Rita E. Duffy Stroumbos in Tripoli Libya while his father was on active duty. James attended school in Chicopee Massachusetts where his family still lives. James gradua...

Auburn Paul Grant Sheehy 85 formerly of Main Street Lewiston died following a long illness at Clover Manor on Thursday October 20. He was born in No. Norridgewock Maine the son of Thomas J. Sheehy and Gertrude Grant Sheehy. He was a resident of this community for most of his life. Paul was educated...

David W. Cushman passed away May 6 2022 after an illness. David was born March 16 1957 to the late Gordon Pete H. and Nancy Bone Cushman of Falmouth and later North Yarmouth. The youngest of their five children David was the only one born in Maine a point of lifelong pride for him. David was a star ...

Rebecca "Betty" MacKenzie Holmes 76 of Hallowell ME died peacefully June 28 2011 at MGMC Thayer Campus in Waterville surrounded by her family. Betty was born in Kingman ME on August 21 1934 the 6th child of Robert Hamilton MacKenzie and Daisy May Anderson MacKenzie. Betty attended Kingman and Hallow...

Jane went to kindergarten in Augusta Maine in a oneroom schoolhouse. She graduated from Uniondale High School in Uniondale New York. She attended the University of Maine in Orono and then transferred to North Carolina State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in History. Jane was a crea...

Ronald Merrill Jackson 77 of Washington Maine passed away on December 20 2023 at Togus VA Hospital in Augusta Maine with his family by his side. Born on January 7 1946 in Damariscotta Ronald was a father grandfather brother and friend to many. He is survived by his son Ronald E. Jackson and daughter...

Ralph "Opy" Oliver Odom 85 passed away January 1 2022 at MidCoast Hospital after a brieffllness. He was born May 5 1936 son of Hoyett and Opal Odom in St. Pauls North Carolina. Even before graduating from St. Pauls High School in 1955 Ralph began his long military careerby joining the Army National ...

Robert Marcellus Holbrook 78 of Topsham passed away peacefully on February 12 2025 at VA Togus Springs Hospice in Augusta after many health challenges. He was born in Bridgewater Massachusetts to Robert M Holbrook and Grace McElroy Holbrook. After high school he joined the Navy that included 2 tours...

It is with great sadness that the family of David B Gilchrist announce his passing on Saturday March 32018 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a long and courageous two year battle with cancer. Dave fought this with a positive attitude determination the love of God and a smile on his f...

Hollis Bennett 74 of Readfield passed away peacefully on February 28th 2024 at Central Maine Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born August 9th 1949 in Rumford to Elijah Ozzie and Alice Bennett. Hollis graduated from Mexico High School in 1968 and served 4 years in the Navy. In 1979 he ...

Barry was born in Hartford Connecticut the second son of Gerda Margaret Fuchs Watson and Carlisle Vives Watson on October 18th 1948. He graduated from Yarmouth High School in 1966. Enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on June 26th 1968 Barry served two tours of duty in Vietnam attaining the ra...

Jury Mae Jones was born on August 02 1957 in Williamsburg County South Carolina to Rebecca Jean Jenkins Jones who preceded her in death and Clarence Augusta Jones Sr. who also preceded her in death. Jury Mae Jones was saved and baptized at the age of 9 at St Paul Baptist Church Greensboro North Caro...

Jerome W. Jerry Brendel 83 of DuBois Nursing Home DuBois and formerly of Second Avenue Johnsonburg passed away Monday morning January 12 2026 at DuBois Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. Jerry was born October 1 1942 in St. Marys a son to the late George L. and Eileen Hoffman Brendel. On Sept...

North Augusta SC.Mr. William Edward Kay 68 husband of Susan Lamar Kay went to be with his Lord on Wednesday December 24 2025 at Piedmont Augusta. His memorial service will be held at 1100 AM on Saturday January 24 2025 in the J.M. Ford Funeral Chapel with Rev. Jason Cornwell officiating. The family ...

Augusta GA.Mr. Charles Charlie F. Andrews 83 husband of the late DianneLouise Andrews peacefully entered into rest on Tuesday December 9 2025 at PiedmontHospital Augusta GA. His memorial service will be held on January 3rd 2026 at 100 PM at Grace Baptist Church ofEvans with Pastor Bill Hilley offici...

Kathryn Taffy McArthur Corley 75 passed away on November 22 2025 surrounded by her family in Barnwell SC. She was born as the second daughter to Douglas Mac Stuart and Marie Steinmeyer McArthur in 1950. Taffy was a graduate of North Augusta High School as well as the University of South Carolina. ...

Dr. Hester Burnett Lawson Jones Ph.D. was born on December 10 1950 in Oxford North Carolina to the union of the late Cleotes Lawson Sr. and Dolly P. Lawson. She was the classic middle child the fifth of the couples ten children the youngest of the oldest and the oldest of the youngest. Hester named ...

David F. Howsare, 84, of Staunton, Virginia, passed away Sunday, September 21 2025.Dave was born October 6, 1940, the oldest son of the late Fred and Edna (Cessna) Howsare of Colerain Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.Dave graduated from Bedford High School in 1958 and enlisted in the US Navy i...

Mavis F. Hinckley 80 of West Melbourne Florida and West Gardiner Maine passed away peacefully on Monday December 15 2025 with her family by her side. She was born on June 19 1945 in Damariscotta Maine the daughter of Bernard and Esther Nute Bailey. She attended Dresden Academy and later graduated fr...

Virgil Lee Kirkland Sr. beloved husband father grandfather and greatgrandfather went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 8 2026. Born on August 11 1932 in Edgecombe County NC Virgil was the son of the late Robert Leonard Kirkland and Nina Harris Kirkland. He graduated from Le...