Augusta, GA
Rufus Eugene Hilliard Obituary October 19, 2025 – Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors
Augusta, GA – Entered into rest on Sunday, October 19, 2025, Mr. Rufus Eugene Hilliard, 92, loving husband of the late Betty Jo Hilliard.
Rufus was a lifelong native of Augusta, GA. He served in the United States Army and worked in the Local 150 Pipefitters Union for 70 years who had a hard work ethic and was always committed. He was an avid baseball fan who also played baseball in the Army and was an avid UGA Bulldogs and Atlanta Braves fan. Rufus would always be willing to help anyone who had plumbing issues and he enjoyed working in his yard.
Family members include his daughters: Kimberly Spottswood and Lisa Moffitt (Jimmy); stepsons: David R. Livingston (Robin), Stephen F. Livingston (Adell), and Jay B. Livingston (Brenda); 14 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren; and his loving companion: Sadie. In addition to his wife, he is preceded in death by his parents, Julian Hilliard and Pearl Newman; brothers: Sylvester Hillard and Bill Hillard.
The funeral service will be held Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Thomas Poteet & Son with Rev. Rick Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at https://donorservices.alz.org/.
The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)- Augusta University baseball is in a three-game series matchup against the University of North Georgia.
AU is currently down in the series 0-2 after a close loss Friday and a loss Saturday.
But we aren’t focusing on the Jags, we’re going to take a look at North Georgia’s head coach, Nolan Belcher.
He is an Augusta native who began his career at Greenbrier and Augusta Christian.
He won three state championships, which then led him to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
There he won back-to-back national championships and finished runner up in 2012.
His coaching career began after that where he eventually joined the Peach belt Confrence, coaching at USCA and GCSU.
Now in his first season as head coach for the Nighthawks, he is happy to come home and coach in front of his friends and family.
“I’m very fortunate that I got family that, one is still around and they can come watch me do what I love. And, they’ve shown me, nothing but support throughout my whole coaching career and even back on my playing dates are very thankful and appreciative for everything they’ve done for me.”
AU and UNG will have their final series match on Sunday.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Richmond County Coroner’s Office said a person has died after a shooting on Division Street Saturday afternoon.
Officials say the shooting happened at the 2100 block around 4 p.m.
The victim was shot at least one time and taken to Wellstar MCG, where he later died, the coroner’s office says.
The sheriff’s office also went to Division Street at approximately 4 p.m. in reference to the incident, deputies say.
An autopsy has been scheduled.
No further information is available at this time.
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