Category: 1955

Dr. Robert Burgin Dalton (Bob) passed away August 8, 2025. He was born August 18, 1933 in Winston-Salem to Laurence and Virginia Dalton. He graduated from RJ Reynolds High School and later Davidson College. He served in the United States Army in Korea. After graduating from the Medical College of Virginia, School of Dentistry and completing post-graduate work, he established his dental practice in Kernersville. Devoted to the care of others, he continued seeing patients and serving the community for over 50 years.

Loving husband and father, he is survived by Katie Bright Dalton, his wife of 64 years. He is also survived by two daughters, Paige Dalton (Barry Motsinger) and Katherine Jones (David) as well as two grandchildren, Rachel Wolff (Eric) and Jack Jones. Bob was predeceased by both parents (Laurence and Virginia); his brother (Richard) and his sister (Carolyn).

Services will be Wednesday, August 13th, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Main Street United Methodist Church where he has been a member since 1965. Reception will follow the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Main Street United Methodist Church or a charity of your choice.

Edwin Latimer Douglass, Jr. (Edo) aged 91, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at his home on July 25, 2025. He is survived by his beloved wife of 64 years, Mary Anne Lindgren Douglass.

Edo was born in Augusta, GA on May 25, 1934 to Mildred Garrett Douglass and Edwin Latimer Douglass and the grandson of the noted Augusta educator, T. Harry Garrett. He was a graduate of Richmond Academy and Davidson College. At Davidson he was a member of Beta Theta Pi, ROTC, and the men’s golf team; Edo was recognized with the Distinguished Alumni Service Award in 2005.

After graduating from Davidson with a B.A. in Economics in 1955, Edo was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and stationed in Seoul, South Korea. He became the personal aide-de-camp to General William Fitzsche, the commander of the 25th Army Infantry Division.

Mr. Douglass was a businessman and entrepreneur, who owned several businesses in the CSRA, including Augusta Hardwood Lumber Co., Augusta Truck Sales, Pheonix Oil Co., Bennett Gas Co., Dixie Ice, and Radio Cab. Additionally, he was the president of Glynn Farms Inc. for over 50 years.

He served as President of the Southern Hardwood Lumber Association, Augusta Country Club, and the Georgia-Carolina Boy Scouts of America for which he was awarded the Silver Beaver Award. In addition, he served on the boards of Augusta Preparatory Day School, First National Bank, First Union Bank, the Georgia Forestry Association, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, and ASU Foundation.

Edo was a third-generation member and Elder at Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church. Mr. Douglass was a member of the Augusta Assembly, Heritage Club, Augusta Country Club, Augusta Golf Association, Sea Island Club, Ocean Forest Golf Club, and Augusta National Golf Club.

In addition to his wife, Edo is survived by his daughter Anne D. King (Michael), his son Edwin L. Douglass, III (Danny), five grandchildren: Will King (Addy), Anne Maxwell Douglass, Lucy D. Kelly (John), Edo Douglass IV (Elizabeth), and Margaret Douglass, and one great grandchild, George King; and his cousin: Guy McLeod. He is preceded in death by his twin brother, Dr. Thomas Garrett Douglass.

The memorial service will be held at Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church, 2261 Walton Way Augusta, GA 30909, on July 29, 2025 at 11:00 am. The family will receive friends prior to the service at 10:00 am in the Congregational Life Center at the Church. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Augusta Golf Association.

Following the service, the Douglasses invite the entire family and all out-of-town visitors to a reception in the Congregational Life Center.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to either:

Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church, 2261 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30909 or

The Augusta Golf Team through the AU Birdie Club. Checks may be made payable to The Augusta University Foundation with AU Birdie Club Fund #298000 in the memo section and can be mailed to the Augusta University Foundation, 1120 15th Street, HS3200/PAE, Augusta, GA 30912. To make a memorial contribution online, go to: augusta.edu/giving/birdieclub

Robert (Bob) Holmes Brown died peacefully on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center. 

Bob was born in November 1932 at St. Peter’s Hospital in Charlotte, NC.  He graduated from Central High School (1951), Davidson College (with a BA in History 1955), and received an MA in Education from UNC-Chapel Hill.  His life vocations included: U.S. Army Signal Corps, middle school teacher at the Department of Defense Dependents Schools in Japan and Germany, twenty-two years with Eastern Airlines and eleven years with First Union National Bank. 

Bob was a loving and caring husband to Dora Lee Wiley Brown since their marriage on August 4, 1962, and they celebrated their 62nd anniversary at Aldersgate Retirement Community in 2024 where he enjoyed the last few years of his life.

After meeting Dora Lee as part of a Presbyterian youth volunteer group, and courtship through letters and visits, their married life together began in Japan, where Bob taught at the Department of Defense Dependents School in Saitama-ken. In 1964, they moved to Heilbronn, Germany where Bob continued to teach at the Dependents’ School.  They moved back to Charlotte in 1966. 

Bob enjoyed many years as a father to his daughters, Lee Ann Brown (husband, Tony) and Beth Brown, (husband, Raed).  He was also thrilled to be a grandfather to three grandchildren: Nathan, Samuel and Gerry. 

Bob was predeceased by his parents, Annie Lee Holmes Brown and William Wilson Brown, Sr., and his older brother, Bill Brown, Jr. 

The life, work and community of First Presbyterian Church Charlotte was always central to his life.  He served as a deacon and volunteered for many years with the Loaves and Fishes Community Food Pantry, at First Presbyterian, helping to get food to those in need.  Weekly church services were a highlight of his week throughout his life.

In his retirement years, he served as a community leader at Shepherd’s Center of Charlotte where he attended and helped organize many classes and programs for lifelong learning. 

Bob was such a thoughtful, kind and cheerful presence in so many lives.  He deeply cared for his family, his community and his world.  His family, friends and community will miss him greatly. May his spirit continue to shine brightly in our words and actions.

A service to celebrate his life will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, April 26, 2025, in the fellowship hall of Aldersgate Retirement Community, 3800 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC.  Due to an abundance of caution concerning Covid in the area there will not be a reception after the memorial service. The service will be livestreamed at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quJ9-9TRwUI for those unable to attend in person.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be offered in memory of Bob to Nourish Up (formerly Loaves & Fishes/Friendship Trays), PO BOX 680791, Charlotte, NC 28216 or via online at www.nourishup.org. 

Rev. Charles R. Carter, 92, of Winston Salem formally of High Point, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2024, at Arbor Acres.  He was a devoted husband, wonderful father and grandfather, and friend to many.

Born March 21, 1932, in Kannapolis, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Edward Carter and the late Thelma Hargett Carter.  Rev. Carter was the former pastor of Forest Hills Presbyterian Church in High Point.

He is survived by his wife Janice Bernice Wood Carter of Arbor Acres; daughter, Sami Price of High Point; daughter-in-law, Laura Carter of Vilas, NC; grandchildren, Carter Price, Carrie Price, August Carter, and Ellis Carter.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Eban Carter.

Services are planned at a later date.

Gayle Owen Averyt, age 90, of Columbia, South Carolina passed away on Monday, May 13, 2024.

A celebration of life service for Gayle will be held Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 1100 Sumter St, Columbia, South Carolina 29201, followed by a reception following service at 12:00 PM.