Deacon Charles N. Cody departed this life on Saturday, August 15, 2026, in Piedmont Hospital of Augusta.

Mr. Cody was a retiree of CSX (Chessie System Seaboard) and employee of Kinsey & Walton Funeral.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years Dorothy D. Cody; daughter, Monica Cody, Slidell, LA; six grandchildren Emmanuel "Cody" Scott, II (Tory) Augusta, GA, Donovan Scott Slidell, LA, Diante' Cody, Decatur, GA, SaCorya Cody, Augusta, GA, Jaylen Cody, Hephzibah, GA and JaKayla Cody, Columbia, SC; five great-grandchildren Donovan Scott II, Zi'heir Scott, Jazsmin Hightower, Slidell, LA, Fallon Thomas, Augusta, GA and Hasan Dixon, Jr Columbia, SC.

The family will receive friends Friday the 21st, from 4 pm to 6 pm at the funeral home.

Homegoing service will be 11:00 am, Saturday, August 22, 2026, at Greater Young Zion Baptist Church, 405 Sandbar Ferry Road Augusta, GA. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Graniteville, SC.

Kinsey & Walton Funeral Home 3618 Peach Orchard Rd. Augusta, GA. (706) 790-8858