Copy of Christopher Columbus letter on sale
Copy of Christopher Columbus letter on sale
LONDON - A contemporary copy of a letter Christopher Columbus wrote while returning from the New World is up for sale this month, its price tag set at $900,000.
Red Sox win on dramatic homer
DETROIT - Kevin Youkilis' two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning gave the Boston Red Sox a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.
Tigers' Maroth needs surgery
DETROIT - Detroit Tigers left-hander Mike Maroth is scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery today to remove bone chips from his left elbow.
Coaches give Marist edge, 'Pack the win
Heritage baseball coach Casey Teal couldn't help but laugh.
Cougars best Irish in marathon
LEXINGTON, Ky. - College of Charleston third baseman Ben Lasater ended his team's shot at the record books Friday, and he couldn't be more relieved.
Wilmington is no match for Winthrop
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Ben Ehrlich went 4-for-4 and drove in three runs, and Alan Robbins hit a two-run homer in Winthrop's seven-run seventh inning that gave the Eagles a 14-2 NCAA regional baseball victory over UNC-Wilmington on Friday.
Timing is right for the SEC to capitalize on its success
Timing is right for the SEC to capitalize on its success
DESTIN, Fla. - The Southeastern Conference is trying to take advantage of its postseason basketball success.
Wilmington is no match for Winthrop
Cougars best Irish in marathon
Greenbrier must wait another day
Greenbrier and Marist hoped to play for a state championship Friday. Mother Nature had another day in mind.
Tampa prospect returns to field
Big Apple must wait
NEW YORK - Barry Bonds' first game in the Big Apple this season was washed out.
Homers carry Vandy to win over Michigan
ATLANTA - Matt Buschmann threw a six-hitter, Pedro Alvarez claimed a school record with one of Vanderbilt's three homers and the Commodores defeated Michigan 5-2 on Friday in the opening game of the NCAA's Atlanta Regional.
Pirates finish rare sweep with wild 9th
Seminoles lead 18-0 after seven
Storm suspends Florida State's first-round rout
Tampa prospect returns to field
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Josh Hamilton was nervous each time he walked into the batting cage.
Homers carry Vandy to win over Michigan
Greenbrier's time has come
Players come and go. They practice. They play games.
Seminoles lead 18-0 after seven
Pirates finish rare sweep with wild 9th
PITTSBURGH - Ryan Doumit hit a game-winning single in the ninth inning after the umpires took away what looked to be a game-winning home run by Pittsburgh's Jose Castillo and called both teams back onto the field, and the Pirates finished off a four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers with a bizarre 4-3 victory Thursday.
Greenbrier must wait another day
Coaches give Marist edge, 'Pack the win
Men start talking to get out of tickets
Ramirez' error costs Braves
ATLANTA - Juan Cruz pitched seven shutout innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks broke a 24-inning scoreless streak with two unearned runs in the eighth, defeating the Atlanta Braves, 2-1, on Thursday night.
Braves lead majors with 24 1-run games; 14 are losses
ATLANTA - A 2-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night was the latest in a string of one-run decisions for the Braves.
Braves lead majors with 24 1-run games; 14 are losses
Augusta company buys bit of history
3 elected to board of directors
Company praises growth, changes
Florida to build logistics facility
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Mayor John Peyton announced Friday that Bridgestone Firestone plans to build a new distribution center at the Cecil Commerce Center.
Fuel prices help Honda, Toyota soar
Cell companies beefing up in preparation for hurricane season
JACKSON, Miss. - Bay St. Louis Police Chief Frank McNeil faced the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with no communications. And all along Mississippi's tattered coast, residents scrambled to find ways to tell loved ones they had survived.
Company praises growth, changes
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. used its annual meeting Friday to tout changes to its stores, trumpet its expansion in the U.S. and abroad and emphasize that the world's largest retailer is undergoing changes to sustain its rapid growth rate.
Fuel prices help Honda, Toyota soar
DETROIT - Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. saw double-digit U.S. sales increases in May as consumer demand for more fuel-efficient vehicles grew, the automakers reported Thursday.
Florida to build logistics facility
3 elected to board of directors
Three Augusta businessmen - a commercial real estate agent, a print shop owner and a building materials retailer - have been elected to SunTrust Bank's local board of directors.
Augusta company buys bit of history
Flexible Flyer has about 107 years on The Tomberlin Group - a lot of time to penetrate the bike and trike market.
Cell companies beefing up in preparation for hurricane season
Retailers report solid sales in May
Retailers report solid sales in May
NEW YORK - Consumers apparently shook off their worries about higher gas prices during May, shopping with enthusiasm at apparel stores and malls and giving many retailers better-than-expected results. A big exception was Wal-Mart Stores Inc., whose low-income consumers are feeling the biggest financial squeeze from $3-a-gallon gas.
Tigers riding impressive hot streak
Tigers riding impressive hot streak
CLEMSON, S.C. - Clemson coach Jack Leggett chuckled when told his rival South Carolina skipper Ray Tanner said the Tigers were so hot right now, they could play in the American League East.
Justice served, again and again
Justice served, again and again
What's the difference between John Allen Muhammad and Benedict Arnold?
Not cruel, but highly unusual
Back then, it was the home of Samuel Adams, Paul Revere and the Boston Tea Party.
L'outrage
How do you say "smear" in French?
An unfortunate lesson
In Augusta, gangs of youths attack two innocent citizens strolling the scenic Riverwalk.
With patriots like these ...
Rep. John Murtha likes to say the Iraq war can only be won by winning "the hearts and minds of the people."
A real constitutional crisis
The Georgia Supreme Court should be applauded for deciding to hear the marriage-defining constitutional amendment case quickly. They didn't have to do that, and we thank them.
New incarnation of Batwoman is back as a lesbian
NEW YORK - Years after she first emerged from the Batcave, Batwoman is coming out of the closet.
Jennifer Aniston says filming 'The Break-Up' was 'cathartic'
LOS ANGELES - Jennifer Aniston had a laugh when she got a call about "The Break-Up." Funny enough, she had some firsthand experience on the topic.
People in the News
CHICAGO - Roger Ebert, who has battled cancer in recent years, will undergo surgery again, according to a published report.
Film critic Roger Ebert to undergo cancer surgery again
CHICAGO - Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Roger Ebert, who has battled cancer in recent years, will undergo cancer surgery again, according to a published report.
Stuff to do
Here's a look at some of your best entertainment bets for this weekend:
Kids' Fishing Derby back at Fort Gordon
Take a kid fishing. How many times have you heard that? Well, the Fort Gordon Sportsman's Club will give you a chance to do just that Saturday.
Kids' Fishing Derby back at Fort Gordon
Fishing Tournaments
Sponsoring a bass, crappie, catfish or other fishing tournament? Mail or fax your flyer or information to Fishing Editor, The Augusta Chronicle, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta GA 30903-1928. Fax number: (706) 823-3408. Tournament reports must include first and last names of the participants, total numbers of fish and total weight of the catch.
Roadside flowers can be real eye-openers for weary drivers
NEW MARKET, Va. - Remember the clumps of iris and daffodils you saw flowering along rural roadsides while on that cross-country trip last year? The brilliant poppies and butterfly weeds blooming in interstate medians?
Roadside flowers can be real eye-openers for weary drivers
Jackets look to close book on shortcomings
ATLANTA - For Danny Hall, this season was the time to tinker.
Jackets look to close book on shortcomings
Jackets give Tourists big chill
Quietly, Ryan Shaver has become the Augusta GreenJackets' most reliable pitcher.
Jackets ditch Tourists
Jose Yens began the season as the Augusta GreenJackets' cleanup hitter.
Nicklaus creates Rakegate brouhaha
Eagle puts Sorenstam on her way
Top Regions Cup player ends competitive hiatus
North Augusta's Jeff Pope wasn't a huge star during the nine years he played on the Regions Cup amateur golf tournament series, but he was a top player.
Archer is just off the mark
NEWPORT, Wales - Philip Archer missed shooting the first 59 on the European Tour when a 6-foot birdie putt lipped out on the 18th hole Thursday in the first round at the Wales Open.
Nicklaus creates Rakegate brouhaha
DUBLIN, Ohio -- Steve Flesch was one of the few players who had no issues with the bunkers at the Memorial, and for good reason. He wasn't in any of them Thursday, which might explain why he was atop the leaderboard.
Rain helps to ease furor over furrows
Eagle puts Sorenstam on her way
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Trying to snap out of an uncharacteristic victory drought, Annika Sorenstam shot 7-under-par 64 on Friday for a share of the opening-round lead in the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
Rain helps to ease furor over furrows
DUBLIN, Ohio - Carl Pettersson would have to consider this a good day.
Top Regions Cup player ends competitive hiatus
North Augusta's Jeff Pope wasn't a huge star during the nine years he played on the Regions Cup amateur golf tournament series, but he was a top player.
Jackets give Tourists big chill
Hokies land versatile Red Devils quarterback
Hokies land versatile Red Devils quarterback
There's not many things left that a Lincoln County football player has not been able to do.
Hurricanes stuff Sabres
RALEIGH, N.C. - Rod Brind'Amour was the do-everything captain for the Carolina Hurricanes all season. It was most fitting that his goal put them into the Stanley Cup finals.
Men start talking to get out of tickets
The comedy of man survives the tragedy of man.
County must face underpass problem
For as long as I can remember, the Olive Road underpass - or overpass, according to how you look at it - has been claiming lives and personal property.
Claims against newspaper don't wash
Recently, a reader accused The Augusta Chronicle of attempting to draw battle lines between two neighboring counties by publishing a consolidation of rants written by other readers who stated their grievance of the counties involved ("Population-shift articles are divisive," May 25). I don't believe The Chronicle did anything that was conducive in inciting hatred between Richmond and Columbia counties.Michael S. Maloney, Grovetown
You want corruption? Look at the Dems
I guess Lowell Greenbaum's mom never told him about glass houses and throwing stones ("Now is the time to back Democrats," May 9). Consider the following Democrats: state Sen. Diana Harvey Johnson, Savannah, convicted of stealing Georgia tourism funds; Rep. Frank Redding, Decatur, convicted of felony extortion; and state Sen. Ralph David Abernathy III, arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport with marijuana (that was before he was indicted and convicted on fraud charges).Bob Gardner, Augusta
You want corruption? Look at the Dems
Claims against newspaper don't wash
Motives lurk behind immigration bill
The immigration bill passed by the Senate on May 25 will allow up to 190 million immigrants to come to this country over the next 20 to 30 years. Based on the rights of immigrants to bring their families, this could result in tens of millions of immigrants pouring into South Carolina. We can't do anything about that now because that legislation has been passed. However, we can and should punish politically and at the polls those responsible for such irresponsible legislation.Milton Gresham, Evans
County must face underpass problem
Sometimes censorship is necessary
Letter writer Jay B. Collett has apparently forgotten some other "cornerstones of our great country" ("You call this national security?" May 30).Daniel Hahn, Dearing
Sometimes censorship is necessary
Motives lurk behind immigration bill
Arkansas policy of weighing schoolchildren leads to better health
Flashy 2007 Escalade is big on power
Spelling Bee draws interest from online gamblers
Russian Web site rivalling iTunes enrages music industry
Spelling Bee draws interest from online gamblers
WASHINGTON - When a competition goes prime time, the gambling industry cannot be far behind, even when the participants are little kids spelling big words.
Relieving pressure
The first time it happened to Brian Cheshire, the pressure was intense and focused on the right side of his face.
Flashy 2007 Escalade is big on power
The Cadillac Escalade, the full-size sport utility vehicle with the reputation as the "king of bling" on America's roads, won't be losing its crown anytime soon.
Arkansas policy of weighing schoolchildren leads to better health
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - It's been two years since Arkansas schools started sending letters home to parents with their kids' report cards - letters telling them if their children were fat.
Russian Web site rivalling iTunes enrages music industry
MOSCOW - A Russian Web site that lets visitors download albums for less than $1 is a smash hit with music fans - but not with U.S. trade and music industry officials.
Nursing drawing diverse recruits
Across the area
Friday afternoon thunderstorms caused minor power outages in the Augusta area, officials said.
State Sen. Tommy Moore hospitalized with kidney stone
South Carolina state Sen. Tommy Moore of Clearwater, who is running for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, plans to return to campaign trail Sunday night and participate in a televised debate on South Carolina public television.
Clerk bashed over campaign funding
SAVANNAH, Ga. - A former president of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks has called for an investigation into Savannah Clerk Dyanne Reese's recent campaign to be an officer of the group.
Rants and raves
THIS IS TO the rude parents who feel they are entitled to insult their kid's teachers. You do not have the right to talk to a teacher as if they were an animal. If you feel you are so much better, then maybe you should go to school and get your teaching certification. Then you will actually be qualified to give your opinion.
Not too late to graduate
Doors that were once closed were flung open Thursday night.
Rants and raves
IF I WERE to go into the emergency room with a bullet in me, shot or something, and have no insurance, I could get help. But I'm a 51-year-old woman with no insurance and presently unemployed with gallbladder disease. And I can't get anything done. No one will help me. No doctor will perform my surgery because I have no insurance. In the meantime, I have gallstones in my gallbladder and I'm ill and can't do anything. I wonder if I need a bullet in me or to be incarcerated to get medical help. All these years I worked and paid into the system.
Kid of the Day
Jaquashaun La' vasiette Hester, of Augusta, is today's kid of the day.
Rezoning is approved for center
Augustan's death can be evidence in trial
Supporters brush off McKinney's scuffle
Across Georgia
JEFFERSON - Police Chief Darren Glenn has been fired as the Georgia Bureau of Investigation investigates the police department and officers claim they were retaliated against for whistle-blowing.
Budget needs OK as session closes
System ponders cutback on tests
AIKEN - As Aiken County pupils prepare to take a new nationally standardized test this fall that will provide a more up-to-date assessment of their skills, district officials have responded to parents' concerns and said a reduction in testing is necessary.
News you can use
Two hundred twenty-five years ago, patriots battled forces loyal to Britain to seize Fort Cornwallis from British control.
System ponders cutback on tests
Baby steps
Kasi Otto plays with her godson, 9-month-old Jonathan Goehle, along Broad Street in Augusta. They were waiting while Jonathan's mother got a haircut in a downtown shop.
Sanford to pitch budget to voters
Property value increases little
DNA test takes 16 months to finish
4 killed in crash of Army chopper
Web security for students pleases many
Poll gives early nod to Taylor
4 killed in crash of Army chopper
DOERUN, Ga. - An Army helicopter clipped a television station tower wire and crashed Thursday in south Georgia, killing four soldiers on a routine training mission, officials said.
County discusses indigent care
Offering Columbia County's indigents expanded access to health care free is the goal.
Gordon Highway Arby's robbed
Two armed men robbed a Gordon Highway Arby's fast food restaurant this evening, Richmond County sheriff's deputies said.
Poll gives early nod to Taylor
ATLANTA - Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor is ahead of Secretary of State Cathy Cox in the latest survey of Democratic primary voters released Friday by a political newsletter.
Panhandling law sees results
The word is out downtown.
Hurry for your chance to win
The mailbox watch is on, and Wes Zamzow is thrilled with what he found in his.
Across the Southeast
NORFOLK, VA. - The USS Cole is heading to the Middle East for the first time since a terrorist bomb killed 17 sailors aboard the Navy ship in Yemen's port of Aden nearly six years ago.
Race against the rain
Bud Williams, of Augusta, rides his bike along the levee as storms roll through the area.
Mayor suggests 'overhaul'
Any future festival to honor James Brown would need a "complete overhaul," Augusta's mayor said Thursday.
Sanford to pitch budget to voters
COLUMBIA - Gov. Mark Sanford said Friday he plans to take his campaign for reducing government spending directly to voters next week because he won't have a ratified budget to sign or veto.
Court affirms refund ruling
COLUMBIA - The South Carolina Supreme Court has upheld its ruling that the state shouldn't have deducted pension contributions from 14,000 working retirees, giving the state until July 1 to issue around $30 million in refunds.
School starts packing up
Teachers and faculty of Evans Middle School are packing up their belongings as they prepare to move to a new school, in effect saying goodbye to the past.
$25 million to go into new island hotel
JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. - The newest hotel on this state-owned resort island will be torn down soon and replaced by another.
Web security for students pleases many
AIKEN - Shiryl Ballard said she prizes the parental safeguards of her Internet provider.
Rants and raves
THIS IS TO the rude parents who feel they are entitled to insult their kid's teachers. You do not have the right to talk to a teacher as if they were an animal. If you feel you are so much better, then maybe you should go to school and get your teaching certification. Then you will actually be qualified to give your opinion.
Across the area
Police arrested a 30-year-old Augusta man Thursday on child pornography charges.
DNA test takes 16 months to finish
For 16 months, Paul Matthew Colohan III was locked up in a county jail, accused of rape. Now officials say he shouldn't have been there at all.
Augustan's death can be evidence in trial
ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court denied an appeal from the attorneys of Barton Corbin to block evidence surrounding the death of an Augusta woman nearly 16 years ago.
Rezoning is approved for center
Approval of a medical campus in the Greenbrier area of Evans cleared the first hurdle Thursday with rezoning approval by the Columbia County Planning Commission.
Property value increases little
Preliminary figures show little growth in the Richmond County real-estate tax digest this year, according to Richmond County tax officials.
Snag on wire puzzles Army investigators
County discusses indigent care
Man charged in slaying
Police arrested a 34-year-old Augusta man Thursday in connection with a fatal shooting in the Laney-Walker neighborhood that authorities are calling a drug deal gone wrong.
School vouchers lack support
ATLANTA - Vouchers for private-school tuition face too many political hurdles to be passed by the Georgia General Assembly, according to Senate President Pro Tem Eric Johnson.
Nursing drawing diverse recruits
As a pastoral assistant at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Abe Weaver has spent hours in Augusta hospitals visiting the sick.
Medicaid savings planned
ATLANTA - Georgia officials on Thursday rolled out the first part of a plan they say will save the state $80 million next year by matching 1.2 million Medicaid patients with doctors who will give them regular, ongoing care.
Depot project is proposed
A Savannah-based developer has proposed a $120 million condominium project for the Reynolds Street train depot property in downtown Augusta.
Budget needs OK as session closes
COLUMBIA - Thursday marked the end of the 2006 South Carolina legislative session, which concluded with a little drama and the usual flurry of activity.
Rants and raves
IF I WERE to go into the emergency room with a bullet in me, shot or something, and have no insurance, I could get help. But I'm a 51-year-old woman with no insurance and presently unemployed with gallbladder disease. And I can't get anything done. No one will help me. No doctor will perform my surgery because I have no insurance. In the meantime, I have gallstones in my gallbladder and I'm ill and can't do anything. I wonder if I need a bullet in me or to be incarcerated to get medical help. All these years I worked and paid into the system.
Not a clean getaway
Sgt. Paul Johnson (left) of the Richmond County Sheriff's Office inspects a wreck on Pepperidge Drive as Deputy Jason Singletary talks with the homeowner in whose yard the car landed. Police said two 15-year-old boys were fleeing from officers in the car when it flipped. Both were taken to Medical College of Georgia Hospital with minor injuries, police said. The names of the boys and the car's owner were not immediately available.
Kid of the Day
Tyana Lambert, of Augusta, is today's kid of the day.
Wolfpack easily take Class AAAA crown
Across Georgia
HOSCHTON - A fire that killed two adults and two children in rural Jackson County has turned into a murder-arson investigation, state Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John Oxendine said Thursday.
Wolfpack one win from state title
Police say man tried to use slain student's bank card
Storm takes out power in Columbia County
Georgia Power reported 367 residences and businesses lost power this afternoon after a tree fell on a power line on Point Comfort Road in Columbia County.
Greenbrier baseball postponed until Saturday
Today's Class AAAA state baseball championship series at Greenbrier has been postponed due to inclement weather. Heavy rains began falling around 2:25 p.m., and the games were called just before their 3 p.m. start.
Clerk bashed over campaign funding
Snag on wire puzzles Army investigators
DOERUN, Ga. - Army investigators checked the site of a fatal military helicopter crash Friday, trying to determine why a special operations aircraft, equipped to navigate precisely at low altitudes and in the dark, clipped a wire on a communications tower in broad daylight and then broke apart and burned in a southwest Georgia field.
$25 million to go into new island hotel
Police say man tried to use slain student's bank card
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Police investigating the slaying of a Clemson University student who was strangled with her bikini top released surveillance photos Friday of a man trying to use her bank card a few hours after the killing.
Across South Carolina
SPARTANBURG - A Spartanburg man directing highway traffic through a road construction site in Calhoun County died after he was struck by a car.
Across South Carolina
COLUMBIA - A group of state lawmakers on Thursday asked the Legislative Audit Council to examine the finances of the South Carolina Hunley Commission.
News you can use
Activities and entertainment events scheduled for today include:
Supporters brush off McKinney's scuffle
DECATUR, Ga. - Two months after a scuffle between a Capitol Hill police officer and Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, it is unclear whether her actions might hurt or help her shot at re-election this year.
Tradition on Williams' side
After 17 years of coaching baseball, Ed Williams could accept some well-earned credit for guiding Greenbrier to the brink of a state championship before he retires up that ladder to assistant principal.
Iraq veteran sues Michael Moore over portrayal in 'Fahrenheit 9/11'
BOSTON - A veteran who lost both arms in the war in Iraq is suing filmmaker Michael Moore for $85 million, alleging that Moore used snippets of a television interview without his permission to falsely portray him as anti-war in "Fahrenheit 9/11."
Fantasy sports fans draft blockbusters like ball players
NEW YORK - If you'd rather be Harvey Weinstein than George Steinbrenner, then this might be the game for you.
Iraq veteran sues Michael Moore over portrayal in 'Fahrenheit 9/11'
Documentary provides a sketch of Frank Gehry's genius
Ava Gardner, last studio-made star, subject of new biography
LOS ANGELES - Ava Gardner, the Hollywood beauty known as much for her fiery marriages to Frank Sinatra and Artie Show as for her movies, had her ups and downs like everybody else. The difference, says a new biography, is the way she lived life - "like a rocket."
Fantasy sports fans draft blockbusters like ball players
Documentary provides a sketch of Frank Gehry's genius
LOS ANGELES - Frank Gehry is smart enough to know he may well be the greatest architect of his time and insecure enough not to admit it - even to himself.
Ava Gardner, last studio-made star, subject of new biography
Dixie Chicks fly to No. 1 in first full week of album sales
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Despite a cool reception from country radio, the Dixie Chicks returned to No. 1 on the pop and country charts with their first album since publicly criticizing the president three years ago.
Ice Cube returns to rap with 'Laugh Now, Cry Later'
British vote picks Oasis' 'Definitely Maybe' as top album of all time
British vote picks Oasis' 'Definitely Maybe' as top album of all time
LONDON - "Definitely Maybe," the debut album by Oasis, has beaten the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" in a British vote for the greatest album of all time, organizers said Thursday.
Gnarls Barkley keeps it true and real, in costume
Gnarls Barkley keeps it true and real, in costume
INDIO, Calif. - Sweating in the desert sun at the recent Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, singer Cee-Lo Green points to a word tattooed on the side of his shiny, bald head.
Ice Cube returns to rap with 'Laugh Now, Cry Later'
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Before he was an actor, before he made TV shows and movies with his own production company, before he had a record label, Ice Cube was a rapper.
Dixie Chicks fly to No. 1 in first full week of album sales
Points leader endures long days at short oval
Rudd's retirement put on hold
DOVER, Del. - Only one thing could draw Ricky Rudd out of retirement: The chance to win again.
Marco Andretti still up to speed
Marco Andretti still up to speed
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - Marco Andretti is still feeling it.
Points leader endures long days at short oval
WEST ALLIS, Wis. - It took Sebastien Bourdais about two laps to decide he liked the Milwaukee Mile when he first saw it in 2003. Unfortunately, it seems the historic track hasn't taken a liking to the Frenchman.
Newman finally gets his 36th pole
DOVER, Del. - Ryan Newman thought a little rain might extend his pole drought.
Newman finally gets his 36th pole
Nowitzki's 50 nifty for Mavericks
Heat just looking for one more win
Heat just looking for one more win
MIAMI - Amid all the ramblings about pressure, poise, adjustments and the countless other ways to dissect a playoff series, Dwyane Wade cut right to the point.
Nowitzki's 50 nifty for Mavericks
DALLAS - One game after learning the hard way how much they rely on Dirk Nowitzki, the Dallas Mavericks got a tremendous reminder of why leaning on him is usually a good thing.
Davis eager to put his struggles behind him
Marjorie Mallard (SARDIS, Ga.)
SARDIS, Ga. - Marjorie Pierce Mallard, 97, entered into rest on Friday, June 2, 2006, at her residence. Arrangements will be announced later. DeLoach-Kennedy Funeral Home, Waynesboro, GA
Ada Jones Johnson (PHILADELPHIA, Pa.)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Funeral services for Mrs. Ada Jones Johnson will be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday, June 3, 2006 at Zion Fair Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Paul H. Bush officiating. and Rev. Bruce Wright, Pastor. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The remains will lie in state in the church from 2:00 p.m. until the hour of service. Family and friends will assemble at 1306 Cherry Avenue, Augusta at 2:00 p.m. G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, 614 West Avenue, North Augusta, S.C.
Matthew W. Wilson (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Matthew Waddell Wilson, 53, entered into rest on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at MCG Medical Center. A memorial service will held Today at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Hatcher, Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors with Dr. C. Don Manning officiating. Burial will be private at a later date. Hatcher, Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors 2502 Richmond Hill Road Augusta, Georgia 30906.
Barbara Widener (WAGENER, S.C.)
WAGENER, S.C. - Entered into rest Thursday, June 1, 2006, Mrs. Barbara Craig Widener of Wagener. The funeral service will be conducted Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 3:00 PM in the Chapel of Napier Funeral Home with Rev. Jack Atkinson officiating. The interment will follow in the Graniteville Cemetery. Napier Funeral Home, 315 Main Street, Graniteville.
Geraldine Montgomery (THOMSON, Ga.)
THOMSON, Ga. - Geraldine H. Montgomery, 62, of Central Rd. Ext. S.W. Thomson, Ga. entered into rest May 25, 2006 at Cancer Treatment Center of America in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was the beloved wife of Floyd Tommy Montgomery. Additional survivors include, daughter, Terri Lynn Wilson Dawson (Peck), Thomson, Ga.; step-son, Russell Thomas Montgomery (Jennifer), Thomson, Ga.; step-daughter, Krystal Lord (Randy), Augusta, Ga.; brothers, Hubert D. Haire, Sr., Appling, Ga. and William J. Haire, Sr., Mobile, Al; sisters, Ina H. Urian, Joyce H. Newsome, Brenda H. Thomas, all of Thomson, Ga., Karen H. Walden and Vickie H. Arrington both of Matthews, Ga. and Reba H. Baggett - Augusta, Ga. and seven grandchildren, Nick Dawson, Kristian Dawson, Garrett Montgomery , Katelyn Montgomery, Jackson Montgomery, Taylor Lord, Kelsey Lord. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Barbara H. Chandler and Linda Haire and a brother Larry D. Haire. Mrs. Montgomerywas born in Greenville, Tennessee but lived in Thomson, Ga. for 55 years . She was the daughter of the late Hubert D. Haire, Sr. and the late Bertha Shelton Haire. Mrs. Montgomery was a Tax Preparer, a member of the Thomson United Methodist Church, a member of the Matthews Community Relay for Life Team of Jefferson County and a dedicated supporter of the Mt. Moriah Campground, Matthews, Georgia. Memorial Services will be held at 4:00 PM , Sunday, June 04, 2006 at the Beggs Funeral Home Chapel with Revs. Tom Kerr and Joe B. Walden officiating. Memorials may be made to Mt. Moriah Campground P. O. Box 5 Matthews, Ga. 30818 or the Cancer Treatment Center of America 10109 East 79 th Street Tulsa , Oklahoma 74133 The family will receive friends from 3:00 until 4:00 PM Sunday at the funeral home. Beggs Funeral Home, 799 Cobbham Road, Thomson, Ga. 595-4100.
Geraldine Montgomery (THOMSON, Ga.)
THOMSON, Ga. - Geraldine H. Montgomery, 62, of Central Rd. Ext. S.W. Thomson, Ga. entered into rest May 25, 2006 at Cancer Treatment Center of America in Tulsa, Oklahoma . She was the beloved wife of Floyd Tommy Montgomery . Memorial Services will be held at 4:00 PM , Sunday, June 04, 2006 at the Beggs Funeral Home Chapel with Revs. Tom Kerr and Joe B. Walden officiating. Memorials may be made to Mt. Moriah Campground P. O. Box 5 Matthews, Ga. 30818 or the Cancer Treatment Center of America 10109 East 79 th Street Tulsa , Oklahoma 74133. The family will receive friends from 3:00 until 4:00 PM Sunday at the funeral home. Beggs Funeral Home, 799 Cobbham Rd., Thomson, Ga., (706) 595-4100.
Antonio McDaniels (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Antonio McDaniels of Dewitt Street entered into rest Thursday, June 1, 2006. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Williams Funeral Home, 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Johnnie D. Gant (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Funeral services for Mr. Johnnie D. Gant, who entered into rest on May 28, 2006 at the University Hospital, will be conducted this Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 2 p.m. at Woodlawn C.M.E. Church in Harlem, Ga., with Rev. Nathan Jones officiating. He leaves to cherish his memories, wife Lillie Gant; son Bruce Gant; three daughters, Patricia Gant, Janette Gant and Gwendolyn Gant; three grandchildren, Alexandria Gant, Marcus Gant, Clarence Elam and other relatives and friends. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Donna J. Kivett (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Ms. Donna J. Kivett, 73, entered into rest on Tuesday, May 30, 2006, at University Hospital. Memorial services will be held Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 7:00 P.M. from the Blythe Baptist Church with Reverend Richard Dendler officiating. Honorary Pallbearers will be members of the Adult Sunday School Class. Ms. Kivett was a native of Illinois and had made Augusta her home since 1965. She retired from the Meadowbrook Branch of C&S Bank which later became Bank Of America as Head Teller. She was a member of the Blythe Baptist Church and the Adult Sunday School Class. Survivors include; her daughter Shelley W. Bryant; one grandson, Wesley Bryant, both of Blythe; cousins, Bud and Barb Baird of Godfrey, Ill., Bob and Helen Lawrence of St. Louis, Mo., Jesse and Mary Stanley of Belleville, Ill. Memorial contributions may be made to the Blythe Baptist Church Building Fund P.O. Box 300 Blythe, Ga. 30805. The family will receive friends Saturday from 12:00 noon until 4:00 P.M. at her residence on Brighton Circle. Hatcher, Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors 2502 Richmond Hill Road Augusta, Georgia. 30906.
Jessie T. Miller (MARTINEZ, Ga.)
MARTINEZ, Ga. - Entered into rest Thursday, June 1, 2006 at University Hospital, Mrs. Jessie Tanksley Miller, 80, formerly of Aiken Street. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, June 5, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. from Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church with Reverend Dr. Johnny R. Hatney officiating. Interment will be in Mount Olive Memorial Gardens. Friends may call the residence of her daughter, Sherry Miller Smith, Shadowood Drive, Martinez, Ga. or W. H. Mays Mortuary, 1221 James Brown Boulevard, Augusta, GA 30901 (706) 722-6401. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Nellie Pearl Hall ( AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at St. Joseph Hospital, Mrs. Nellie Pearl Hall of David St. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 1 p.m. from Second Hopeful Baptist Church, Hephzibah, Ga., Elder Eddie Fryer officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The remains will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the services and will not be viewed after the eulogy. Family and friends are asked to assemble at the residence at 12 noon. The Historic Dent's Undertaking Establishment serving the CSRA since the 1800's.
Gregory L. Lewis (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Gregory L. Lewis of East Taylor Street entered into rest Sunday, May 28, 2006. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. at Stone Springfield A.M.E. Church, Wrens, Ga. with Rev. Mike Ephriam officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. He was a native of Richmond County, Ga. and attended Jefferson County High School and Lucy C. Laney High School. Survivors are his father, Willie James Brooks, Augusta; one brother, Bernard Lewis, Augusta; maternal grandmother, Lillie B. Patterson, Augusta; one aunt, Jessie Bell Farmer, Wrens, Ga.; five uncles, Arthur (Denise) Patterson, Richard Patterson, Milton Patterson, Robert Patterson and Smith Patterson, all of Augusta and other relatives and friends. Williams Funeral Home, 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
W. Terry King (LINCOLNTON, Ga.)
LINCOLNTON, Ga. - Mr. William Terry King, 54 of Comanche Circle died Wed. May 31, 2006 at his residence. Mr. King, a native of Hendersonville, NC, was a carpenter and had served in the U.S. Marines. Survivors: wife, Adria King; son, Mason Tyler King; daughter, Stephanie Wooten, Greenville, NC; parents, Bill and Pauline King, Hendersonville, NC; brothers, Wayne and Allen King, N. Carolina and sister, Rita Jackson, N. Carolina. A memorial service will be held later in North Carolina. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Make A Wish Foundation. Beggs Funeral Home 200 May Ave Lincolnton, GA, 30817 (706) 359-4117. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Elease Bennett (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Thursday, June 1, 2006 at Medical College of Georgia, Mrs. Elease Bennett, 74, of Sandelwood Drive, wife of Mr. George W. Bennett. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Friends may call the residence or W. H. Mays Mortuary, 1221 James Brown Boulevard, Augusta, GA 30901 (706) 722-6401.
Annemarie Bird (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Friday, June 2, 2006, at St. Joseph Hospital, Mrs. Annemarie Bird, 75, wife of the late Richard R. Bird. Mrs. Bird was a native of Bamberg, Germany and had lived in Augusta for the past 44 years. After her career in Real Estate, she retired as President of Richard Bird Builders. Mrs. Bird was a member of St. Mary On-The-Hill Catholic Church. Family members include her daughter, Doris B. Harrison of Augusta; son and daughter-in-law, Thomas M. and Michele Bird of Augusta and grandsons, Taylor Bird and Patrick Bird. Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at St. Mary On-The-Hill Catholic Church at 11:00 A.M. with Fr. Gerald Ragan celebrant. Pallbearers will be Oliver Owens, Taylor Bird, Patrick Bird, Hector Oliver, Karl Smeak and Mike Lenz. Interment will follow in Westover Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Aquinas High School, 1920 Highland Ave., Augusta, GA 30904 or St. Mary On-The-Hill Catholic Church, 1420 Monte Sano Ave., Augusta, GA 30904. The family will receive friends at the home of Thomas and Michele Bird, #6 Orleans Place, Augusta, GA. The Vigil for the Deceased will be at at 7:00 P.M., Monday, June 5, 2006 and the family will receive friends until 9:00 P.M. at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Robert Brinkley (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest on June 1, 2006 in The Burke County Hospital, Mr. Robert W. Brinkley, Sr. of Cedar Street. He attended the Union Spring Baptist Church, Norwood, Ga. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Dent's Undertaking Establishment. He is survived by two sons, Mr. Robert W. Brinkley, Jr. and Mr. James (Gina) Brinkley; five daughters, Mrs. Jockleen Hannah, Mrs. Acquqnette (Dottie) Rhodes, Mrs. Nannette Brinkley, Mrs. Vickie (John) Lambright and Mrs. Barbara (J.L.) Glover; four brothers, Edward (Minnie) Brinkley, Grady Brinkley, Moses (Elenor) Brinkley and Bobby (Evelyn) Brinkley; four sisters, Mrs. Lois Battle, Mrs. Mary Williams, Mrs. Gussie Griffin, Ms. Mattie Brinkley; eight grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, one sister-in-law and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may contact the family at 2109 Trotters Way. The Historic Dent's Undertaking Establishment Serving the CSRA Since the 1800's
William Blair (BEECH ISLAND, S.C.)
BEECH ISLAND, S.C. - Graveside services for Mr. William 'Bo' Blair will be conducted this morning at 11:00 a.m. in Hillcrest Memorial Park with Rev. Mark Owens officiating. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association 1105-D Fury's Lane Martinez, GA 30907 Rowland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Lillie Lewis Fuller (MIAMI, Fla.)
MIAMI, Fla. - Mrs. Lillie Lewis Fuller died Friday, May 26, 2006 in Miami. Funeral services will be held Sat. June 3 at 10 o'clock AM at Davis Funeral Home Chapel.. Burial will be in. The New Fleming Cemetery, Bartow.
Jimmy R. Wyles (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Jimmy R. Wyles age, 73, entered into rest at his residence on Friday June 2, 2006. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. Platt's Funeral Home, 337 N. Belair Rd. Evans, GA. 30809 706-860-6166.
Matthew W. Wilson (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Matthew Waddell Wilson, 53, entered into rest on Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at MCG Medical Center. A memorial service will held on Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Hatcher, Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors with Dr. C. Don Manning officiating. Burial will be private at a later date. Survivors include his parents, Earl and Polly Wilson of Augusta; brother, Robert Wilson and his wife, Anita of Roswell, GA; sister Lydia Belger of Augusta; nephews, Jason Peters and his wife, Niki and Roger Belger. Mr. Wilson was a native of Augusta. He was a General Contractor and a US Air Force veteran. He attended First Christian Church. If so desired memorials may be made to the Restoration Fund at First Christian Church 629 Greene Street Augusta, GA 30901 The family will receive friends Friday evening from 7:00 until 9:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Hatcher, Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors 2502 Richmond Hill Road Augusta, Georgia 30906. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Elease E. Bennett (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Thursday, June 1, 2006 at Medical College of Georgia, Mrs. Elease Bennett, 74, wife of 59 years to George W. Bennett. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. from Mount Olive Baptist Church, Washington Road, Evans with Pastor L. J. Tanksley officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call the residence, Sandelwood Drive or W. H. Mays Mortuary, 1221 James Brown Boulevard, Augusta, GA 30901 (706) 722-6401. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
John Maddox (WARRENVILLE, S.C.)
WARRENVILLE, S.C. - The funeral service for Mr. John Edward Maddox, Jr., beloved husband of Catherine Flake Maddox, will be held Sunday, June 4, 2006 at 3:00 P.M. in the Chapel of Napier Funeral Home with Bishop Douglas Walker officiating. The interment will follow in the Vaucluse Cemetery. Napier Funeral Home, 315 Main St., Graniteville, S.C. 29829.
Jessie T. Miller (MARTINEZ, Ga.)
MARTINEZ, Ga. - Entered into rest Thursday, June 1, 2006 at University Hospital, Mrs. Jessie Tanksley Miller , 80, formerly of Aiken Street. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, June 5, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. from Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church with Reverend Dr. Johnny R. Hatney officiating. Interment will be in Mount Olive Memorial Gardens. Friends may call the residence of her daughter, Sherry Miller Smith, Shadowood Drive, Martinez, Ga. or W. H. Mays Mortuary, 1221 James Brown Boulevard, Augusta, GA 30901 (706) 722-6401.
James O. Walker (WRENS, Ga.)
WRENS, Ga. - Entered into rest Saturday, May 27, 2006, Mr. James Otis 'Shorty' Walker, 39. Funeral service will be held Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. at Lofton AME Church, Wrens, with Rev. Michael Ephraim officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Survivors are his wife, Barbara Collins Walker; two sons, James Christopher and Michael Walker all of Wrens; mother, Louise Walker of Wrens; grandmother, Eunice Walker of Stapleton; sister, Angel Paschall; brother Shawn Paschall both of Dearfield Beach, Fla., mother-in-law, Lueveria Collins of Norwood, Ga. Friends may call at Burnett Funeral, 35 Thomson Rd., Wrens, Ga., (706) 547-6227. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Gregory L. Lewis (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Gregory L. Lewis of East Taylor Street entered into rest Sunday, May 28, 2006. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. at Stone Springfield A.M.E. Church, Wrens, Ga. with Rev. Mike Ephriam officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Family and friends will assemble at the residence at 1:30 p.m. Remains will lie in state at the church 2:00 p.m. until the hour of service. Williams Funeral Home, 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Sharon Simmons (BEAUFORT, S.C.)
BEAUFORT, S.C. - Funeral services Mrs. Sharon Denis Butts Simmons, 33, will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 3, 2006 at the St. James Baptist Church, Luray, S.C. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, June 2, 2006 from 1 to 8 p.m. in the Chapel of Riley's Hampton, S.C. Survivors are her husband, Jermaine Simmons; four children, her parents, three grandparents, one sister and one grandchild. Riley's Funeral Home
Veronique Gowdy (HEPHZIBAH, Ga.)
HEPHZIBAH, Ga. - Mrs. Veronique Anette Gowdy, 32, of Ramswood Drive entered into rest Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at the University Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Family and friends will assemble at Williams Funeral Home at 12:45 p.m. Williams Funeral Home, 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.
Edward Crosby (WARRENVILLE, S.C.)
WARRENVILLE, S.C. - Entered into rest Thursday, June 1, 2006, Staff Sergeant Edward Crosby, United States Army Retired, husband of fifty-three years to the late Carrie Ellen Sapp Crosby. Funeral services will be held today at 1:00 PM at Hatcher Funeral Home, Langley, SC, with Pastor Melissa Weathers officiating. Interment with full military honors accorded will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Graniteville, SC. Friends may call at 228 Piney Heights Rd., Warrenville, SC. Hatcher Funeral Home & Cremation Service, U.S. Hwy. No. 1, Langley, SC.
Johnnie D. Gant (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Funeral services for Mr. Johnnie D. Gant, who entered into rest on May 28, 2006 at the University Hospital, will be conducted this Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 2 p.m. at Woodlawn C.M.E. Church in Harlem, Ga., with Rev. Nathan Jones officiating. He leaves to cherish his memories, wife Lillie Gant; son Bruce Gant; three daughters, Patricia Gant, Janette Gant and Gwendolyn Gant; two sisters, Mrs. Willie Helen Jones and Mrs. Irene Carwel; three grandchildren, Alexandria Gant, Marcus Gant, Clarence Elam and other relatives and friends.
James Touchstone (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. James Junior Touchstone II, 41, of Shoreline Dr. Augusta entered into rest Friday, June 2, 2006 at the residence. Memorial services will be held Sunday, June 4, 2006 at 3:00 P.M. from the chapel of Hatcher, Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors with Chaplain Roy Head officiating. Mr. Touchstone was a native of Jacksonville, Fla. and was an electrician. Survivors include one son, Derrick Touchstone of Charlotte, N.C.; his mother, Glenda Gail Lofton of Augusta; four sisters, Melinda Johnson of Frederick MD, Kathy Hughes and Jamie Hunt both of Augusta and Sherri Thomas of Harlem. The family will receive friends after the service. Hatcher, Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors 2502 Richmond Hill Road, Augusta, Georgia 30906. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
William Blair (BEECH ISLAND, S.C.)
BEECH ISLAND, S.C. - Mr. William 'Bo' Solomon Blair, 77, husband of the late Peggy Cook Blair, of Pine Log Rd., entered into rest Wednesday, May 31, 2006, at Select Specialty Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 3, 2006 at Hillcrest Memorial Park with Rev. Mark Owens officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home this evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Pallbearers will be Mr. Blair's grandchildren and honorary Pallbearers will be David O'Connor, Dick Lamb, Don Lemon, Richard Lowe. Mr. Blair was a member of Second Baptist Church in Beech Island. He also retired as a foreman from CSX railroad after 41 years. Survivors include two sons, Danny C. Blair and his wife, Kathy, of North Augusta, W. Andy Blair, and his wife, Angela, of Thomson; a daughter, Rebecca Brown and her husband, Anthony, of Edgefield; nine grandchildren, Sully Blair and his wife Erin, Dan Blair, Katie Blair Hearn and her husband, Ryan, Justin Blair, Jennifer Blair, Rody Brown, Kevin Brown, Adam Richards, Courtney Richards; three great-grandchildren, Kyle Blair, Greg Blair, Sonny Schauman, a brother Sonny Blair, of Sylvania; two sisters, Hazel Eagerton, of Wagner, Mary Alice Barrs, of Harlem. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association 1105-D Fury's Lane Martinez, GA 30907 Rowland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Leroy Hunt (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Leroy (Tob Hunt) Hunt of Milledgeville Road entered into rest Thursday, June 1, 2006 at the Medical College of Georgia. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 5, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. J.C. Phinizy officiating. Burial will be in Walker Memorial Park. Survivors are two sons, Eddie Hunt, Augusta and Willie James Hunt, Spartanburg, S.C.; one daughter, Mary Ruth Mejias, Florence, S.C.; five sisters, Lisa Smith and Vonnie Crews, Miami, Levon Smith and Levert Battle, PA and Ruby Hudson, Wrens, Ga.; a host of grandchildren, other relatives and friends. Williams Funeral Home, 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Lila Q. Hunter (WASHINGTON, Ga.)
WASHINGTON, Ga. - Lila Q. Hunter, 82, passed May 29, 2006 at Wilkes Health Care Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday June 3, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. at Gibson Grove Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. McLendon Memorial Funeral Home. 706-678-2656.
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Edward Crosby (WARRENVILLE, S.C.)
WARRENVILLE, S.C. - Entered into rest on Thursday, June 1, 2006, Staff Sergeant Edward Crosby, United States Army Retired, husband of the late Carrie Ellen Sapp Crosby. Born in Statesboro, GA, a son of the late Dan and Wilma Yarborough Crosby, he had been an area resident since 1964. A veteran of both World War II and also the Korean War, he retired from the United States Army in 1964 after twenty-years of service as a Staff Sergeant. Surviving are a son, Robert E. "Bob" Crosby, (Darlene Bolton) Hephzibah, GA; daughters, Mary Elizabeth Hatfield, (Frank) Lapine, OR and Jeannie Hitt, (Frankie) Langley, SC; grandchildren, Jamey Crosby, Barbara Brenner, Mariah Hatfield, Jan Beck, Carrie Harris, Butch Hatfield, Claude Canada, Richard Hitt, and Honey Holtzclaw, fifteen great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 1:00 PM at Hatcher Funeral Home, Langley, SC, with PastorMelissa Weathers officiating. Interment with full military honors accorded will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Graniteville, SC. Friends may call at 228 Piney Heights Rd., Warrenville, SC or tonight from 6 until 8 PM at Hatcher Funeral Home & Cremation Service, U.S. Hwy. No. 1, Langley, SC. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Charlie James Cowart (SWAINSBORO, Ga.)
SWAINSBORO, Ga. - Charlie James Cowart, 79, died Thursday, June 1, 2006. Visitation will be Friday night from 6 to 8 p.m. at Tomlinson Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 3, at 3:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the Old Canoochee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Tomlinson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Gerry Gieseking (HARLEM, Ga.)
HARLEM, Ga. - Gerry Kenneth Gieseking, 49, entered into rest May 26, 2006. Memorial services will be held at 1 PM on Saturday, June 3, 2006, at New Life Church of God, Harlem, Ga., with the Rev Wallace Banks officiating. Mr. Gieseking was a native of Richmond County and was a carpenter. He was a graduate of Harlem High School and Aiken Technical School. He was the beloved father of Jason Kenneth Gieseking, Robin Leah Belle Gieseking, and Melissa Wren Gieseking, all of Evans; Additional survivors include one sister Kathy Gieseking Garrard and husband, Rocky, Harlem; his father, Fritz Henry Gieseking and wife, Bunny of Florida, Linda Napier Gieseking, Evans and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother Marilyn Chafee Weathersbee and sister Julie Gieseking Jensen. The family will receive friends Saturday after the service in the church reception hall. Starling Funeral Home, Hwy 78, Harlem, Ga. - Email condolence to the familyat starling@familink.com. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Agnes Peterman Autry (SNELLVILLE, Ga.)
SNELLVILLE, Ga. - Agnes Newell Peterman Autry, 84, of Lilburn, formerly of Harlem, GA died Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at Embracing Hospice in Snellville, GA. She was preceded in death by her husband Jack C. Autry, 4 brothers, 4 sisters and several nieces and nephews. Originally from the Athens area, Mrs. Autry is survived by two daughters, Linda F. Autry of Lilburn, Sandra Autry Sanders and husband Mel of Lilburn, and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Autry worked as a file clerk at Fort Gordon, and was a member of Norris Chapel Church in Harlem, GA. She had a kind, loving heart for all children, animals and those in need. Our loss is truly Heaven's gain. Funeral services will be 11 AM Saturday, June 3, 2006 at Bernstein Funeral Home Chapel, 3195 Atlanta Highway, Athens, GA, with the Rev. Tye Sorrow officiating. Interment will be at Evergreen Memorial Park. Family will receive friends from 9-11 AM Saturday, June 3, 2006 at Bernstein Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Cancer Society, 1684 Barnett Shoals Road, Athens, GA 30605, or your favorite charity. Bernstein Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Phone # 706.543.7373 www.bernsteinfuneralhome.com Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Virginia Hallman (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Miss Virginia Hallman, who taught two generations of Augustans to read and write at the Monte Sano School, died Tuesday after a brief illness. She was 89 years old. Miss Hallman was born in Augusta and lived her entire life at her family's home on Walker Street. She graduated from the Tubman School, then a high school for girls; and Augusta College. She began teaching at John Milledge Elementary School in 1938. There, she came to the attention of the Monte Sano School's legendary principal, Josie Bodecker. Miss Hallman transferred to Monte Sano in the fall of 1940, teaching third and fourth grade from a second-floor classroom adjacent to the school auditorium. She would remain a fixture at the school for the next 38 years. Miss Hallman never married. She considered the thousand-plus students who passed through her classroom between 1938 and 1978 as "her children", and those former students would continue to recognize and greet her for decades after her retirement. Miss Hallman would serve under seven principals at Monte Sano, and her classroom was an island of tranquility through cluster schools, integration, and the school funding crises of the 1970s. When the Monte Sano School was rebuilt and re-dedicated in 2005, Miss Hallman was a guest of honor at the school's open house, where she was recognized as the school's longest-serving and oldest retired teacher. Her picture appeared in the following day's Augusta Chronicle. Miss Hallman was a lifelong communicant at Christ Episcopal Church, and worked Saturdays in the church's soup kitchen until a few years before her death. A Requiem Mass will be said for Miss Hallman on Friday, June 2, at 10:00 a.m. at the church. The Mass will be led by retired Rev. Theodore Atwood, who was Miss Hallman's student at Monte Sano in 1948-49. Interment will follow at Westover Cemetery. She is survived by a niece, Beverly Archer, of Gainesville, Florida; a nephew, Neal Sanders, of Medfield, Massachusetts, and first cousins Connie Mills of Augusta and Nancy Weeks of Waynesboro. Platt's Funeral Home, 721 Crawford Avenue, Augusta, Georgia 30904
Nonie B. Johnson (SANDERSVILLE, Ga.)
SANDERSVILLE, Ga. - Mrs. Nonie B. Johnson, 370 Oak Grove Rd., Sandersville, died on Sunday, May 28, 2006 at the Washington County Regional Medical Center, Sandersville. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 2 P.M. from Oak Grove Baptist Church, Sandersville, with Rev. Gerald Smith officiating. The body will lie in state from 11 a.m. until the hour of the funeral. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive relatives and friends at 370 Oak Grove Rd. and 310 Oak St. Sandersville. Interment will be in the church cemetery. M.C. Smith Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Veronique Gowdy (HEPHZIBAH, Ga.)
HEPHZIBAH, Ga. - Mrs. Veronique Anette Gowdy, 32, of Ramswood Drive entered into rest Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at the University Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. She was a native of Hall County, Ga., a 1995 graduate of Paine College, University of Phoenix (MBA), a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and employed by Ipswitch, Inc. as a Senior Technical Support Specialist. Survivors are her husband, David Gowdy, Jr.; one daughter, Kaitlyn Gowdy, Hephzibah; two step-daughters, Ashley Gowdy, Augusta and Megan Gowdy, Auburn, Ala; mother, Anner Goudelock, Gainesville, Ga.; brother, Jerome (Tamara) Goudelock, Chicago; grandfather, John Henry E. Cheeks, Gainesville, Ga; niece, Michele Booth, Chicago; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. David (Ruth) Gowdy, Augusta; sister-in-law, Shelia Gowdy, Gaithersburg, Md.; a host of other relativesand friends. The family will receive friends at Williams Funeral Home this evening from 7 to 9 p.m. Williams Funeral Home, 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Leona Kratochvil (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Leona Kratochvil, age 89, entered into rest on June 1, 2006 at Kentwood Nursing Facility, Augusta, GA. She was born in Monessen, PA; the daughter of the late Esaia and Alessandrina D'Alfonso. She was preceded in death by her husband, Miles Kratochvil, 1985; sister Josephine Powlowsky and brothers Samuel and Jeno D'Alfonso. Survivors include, daughter, Rita Zange (Thomas), Augusta, GA; son, Miles Dale Kratochvil (Cheryl), Charleston, AR; grandchildren, David Zange (Lorie), Martinez, GA, Taryn Zange, Columbia, SC, Amy Zange, Beaufort, SC, Alyssa Kratochvil, Charleston, AR; great-grandchildren, Mason, Evan and Kayla Zange; sister, Valia Ray, Monessen, PA and Mildred Podwika, Charleroi, PA; special niece, Karen Lewitsky, Monessen, PA and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at: 10:45 am, on Saturday, June 3, 2006 from the Chapel of Belle Vernon Memorial Gardens, Belle Vernon, PA. The family will receive friends from 9:00 until 10:30 am on Saturday at the Parzynski Funeral Home, Belle Vernon, PA. The family would like to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to the dedicated staff of Kentwood Nursing facility for the care and compassion given to Mrs. Kratochvil. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Faye Jewell Queen (BRYSON CITY, N.C.)
BRYSON CITY, N.C. - Funeral services for Mrs. Faye Jewell Queen will be held today at 11:00 AM at New Hope Gospel Chapel, Beech Island, SC, with Pastor Bob Still officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Graniteville, SC. Hatcher Funeral Home & Cremation Service, U.S. Hwy. No. 1, Langley, SC
William Henry Amos (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Funeral services for William Henry Amos, 87, will be held 2:00 P.M., Saturday, at Pine Hill Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Edward Jordan, pastor, and Rev. Clarence Kenner, officiating. Survivors include two daughters, Margaret (Samuel) Ruffin, Augusta, GA, and Claudia (John) Williams, Pleasant Garden, NC; two sons, Jennings (Gloria) Amos and William Henry (Annie) Amos, Jr., both of Greensboro, NC; a sister, Gertrude Jivens, Temple Hill, MD; seven grandchildren, four great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren. Amos & Sons Funeral Home. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Lessel Leonard (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - A homegoing celebration for Rev. Lessel Leonard will be held today Friday, June 2, 2006 at 11 a.m., at Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. Gregory Fuller officiating. Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. The remains will lie in state in the church from 10 a.m. until the hour of service. Family and friends will assemble at the residence, 2916 Nighthawk Drive at 10 a.m. G.L. Brightarp & Sons Mortuary, 614 West Ave., North Augusta, S.C.
Robert A. Carmichael (HEPHZIBAH, Ga.)
HEPHZIBAH, Ga. - Mr. Robert A. Carmichael, age 55, of Hephzibah, entered into rest on Sunday morning, May 28, 2006 at his residence. A native of Mt. Pleasant, PA, he had resided in the Augusta area since moving from Ft. Campbell, KY in 1990. Mr. Carmichael had retired from the U.S. Army at Fort Gordon in April of 1991, as an E-6, Staff Sergeant, after 23 years of active duty. After his military career and retirement he attended Augusta Technical College where he pursued his love of cooking and received his degree in Culinary Arts. For the past 5 years he had worked as a Jailer with the Richmond County Sheriff's Office at the Walton Way facility. He was a member of the American Legion, VFW Post No. 649 and Providence Baptist Church. He is survived by: his wife of 35 years, Sandra P. "Sandy" Carmichael; one son, Robert Scott Carmichael (Maria), Jacksonville, FL; two daughters, Loretta Ortiz (Sammy), Land O Lakes, FL and Kristina Westbrook (Novie), Graniteville, SC; four sisters, (twin sister) Elma May Heminger, North Huntington, PA, Ruth Trapp, Saluda, TX, Garnet King, Mesquite, TX and April Carmichael, Latrobe, PA; six grandchildren, Kayla and Joshua Ortiz, Lydia, Kaitlyn and Victor Westbrook and Alexandra Carmichael and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 3:00 pm, on Saturday, June 3, 2006 in the Chapel of Elliott Sons Funeral Home, 4255 Columbia Road, Martinez, with Dr. Donald Prosser, officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday from 9:00 am until service time. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Richmond County Sheriff's Office. Full Military Honors will be accorded by the Fort Gordon Ceremonial Detachment. The family will receive friends from 7-9 pm, on Friday, at the funeral home or friends may call at the residence. If so desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Providence Baptist Church, Building Fund., 3850 Wrightsboro Road, Augusta, GA 30909
Ada Jones Johnson (PHILADELPHIA, Pa.)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Funeral service for Mrs. Ada Jones Johnson, 85, will be held Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 3 p.m. at Zion Fair Missionary Baptist Church of which the Rev. Bruce Wright is Pastor and Rev. Paul H. Bush officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Johnson, a native of Aiken County, was a member of Zion Baptist Church, Philadelphia and Zion Fair Missionary Baptist Church, Dry Branch Community. Survivors include five daughters, Earnesteen Eakins (Ronald), Nadine Johnson and Barbara McMilliant, Philadelphia, Willie Mae Thompson, Clinton, Md. and Ruby Morton, (Ulysses), Trenton, N.J.; seven sons, Croft Johnson, Jr., Nathaniel Johnson (Marcia), Irvin Johnson, Jeffery A. Johnson, Phillip Johnson, Willie James Johnson and McKinley Johnson; two sisters, Ida Mixon and Josie Lee Jones; aunt, Elizabeth Spells, all of Philadelphia; 12 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, 614 West Avenue, North Augusta, S.C.
Dianne Doyle (SYLVANIA, Ga.)
SYLVANIA, Ga. - Dianne Stafford Doyle, 56, died Thursday morning. Memorial service will be held Sunday, June 4, 2006, 3:00 P.M. at Goloid First United Methodist Church. Visitation will be 6 - 8 P.M. Saturday at the church. Thompson-Strickland-Waters Funeral Home in charge.
Dorothy B. Grant (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Ms. Dorothy B. Grant entered into rest on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at Doctors Hospital. Survivors includes her sons, Anthony R. Grant, Jimmy (Yvette) Grant; sister, Mary Lou Haynes; granddaughter, Paris C. Grant, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Saturday, June 3, 2006, at Olive Grove Baptist Church, Old Elloree Road, Orangeburg, S.C., with Reverend Dr. Jesse R. Robinson, officiating. Interment will follow in Belleville Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to Dorothy B. Grant Scholarship Fund. Please make checks to SCSU Greater Augusta Alumni Chapter and mail all donation to P.O. Box 819, Evans, Ga. 30809. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 on Friday at Kinsey & Walton Funeral Home, 3618 Peach Orchard Road. (706) 790-8858 Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Elease E. Bennett (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Thursday, June 1, 2006 at Medical College of Georgia, Mrs. Elease Bennett, 74, wife of 59 years to George W. Bennett. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. from Mount Olive Baptist Church, Washington Road, Evans with Pastor L. J. Tanksley officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call the residence, Sandelwood Drive or W. H. Mays Mortuary, 1221 James Brown Boulevard, Augusta, GA 30901 (706) 722-6401. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Jeanne Giboney (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mrs. Jeanne Elizabeth Flanigan Giboney entered into rest Tuesday, May 30, 2006, the widow of the late Mr. Richard Giboney. Family members are two sons, Scott Giboney, Augusta, Kerry Giboney, Euless, Texas; one daughter, Dorinda Wharff, New Mexico; two brothers, Joe Flanigan, Massachusetts and Bill Flanigan, New Port Richey, Fla.; seven grandchildren. Mrs. Giboney was preceded in death by a stepsister, Pat Flanigan. A memorial service will be held Monday, June 5, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. at the Thomas L. King Funeral Home Chapel with Father Lincoln Adams officiating. Mrs. Giboney was born in Altoona, Pa. and was a homemaker. Thomas L. King Funeral Home, 124 Davis Rd., Martinez, (706) 863-6747. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Nellie Pearl Hall ( AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at St. Joseph Hospital, Mrs. Nellie Pearl Hall of David St. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 1 p.m. from Second Hopeful Baptist Church, Hephzibah, Ga., Elder Eddie Fryer officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The remains will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the services and will not be viewed after the eulogy. Family and friends are asked to assemble at the residence at 12 noon. The Historic Dent's Undertaking Establishment serving the CSRA since the 1800's.
Donna J. Kivett (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Ms. Donna J. Kivett, 73, entered into rest on Tuesday, May 30, 2006, at University Hospital. Memorial services will be held Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 7:00 P.M. from the Blythe Baptist Church with Reverend Richard Dendler officiating. Honorary Pallbearers will be members of the Adult Sunday School Class. Ms. Kivett was a native of Illinois and had made Augusta her home since 1965.She retired from the Meadowbrook Branch of C&S Bank which later became Bank Of America as Head Teller. She was a member of the Blythe Baptist Church and the Adult Sunday School Class. Survivors include, her daughter Shelley W. Bryant; one grandson Wesley Bryant both of Blythe; cousins, Bud & Barb Baird of Godfrey, Ill., Bob & Helen Lawrence of St. Louis, Mo. , Jesse & Mary Stanley of Belleville, Ill. Memorial contributions may be made to the Blythe Baptist Church Building Fund P.O. Box 300 Blythe, Ga. 30805. The family will receive friends Saturday from 12:00 noon until 4:00 P.M. at her residence on Brighton Circle. Hatcher, Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors 2502 Richmond Hill Road Augusta, Georgia. 30906. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Johnnie D. Gant (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Funeral services for Mr. Johnnie D. Gant, who entered into rest on May 28, 2006 at the University Hospital, will be conducted this Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 2 p.m. at Woodlawn C.M.E. Church in Harlem, Ga., with Rev. Nathan Jones officiating. He leaves to cherish his memories, wife Lillie Gant; son Bruce Gant; three daughters, Patricia Gant, Janette Gant and Gwendolyn Gant; two sisters, Mrs. Willie Helen Jones and Mrs. Irene Carwel; three grandchildren, Alexandria Gant, Marcus Gant, Clarence Elam and other relatives and friends.
Linda McDonald (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest on Tuesday, May 30, 2006, at University Hospital, Mrs. Linda Kitchens McDonald, 55, wife of James E. "Sonny" Howell. Mrs. McDonald was a native of Okemah, Oklahoma, but had lived in the Augusta area since 1965. She was a Captain with the Richmond Co. Fire Department and an Assistant Director of Emergency Management. She taught children's fire safety and was known as Cuddles the Clown. She also volunteered with the Burn Foundation. Family members in addition to her husband include her sons: Tony L. Kitchens of Augusta, Johnny McDonald, Jr. of Martinez; mother: Betty Mahaffey of Interlachen, FL and sister and brother-in-law: Lana and Larry Branch. Funeral Services will be held today, Friday, June 2, 2006 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Thomas Poteet & Son with Rev. Allen McDonald and Rev. Greg Bentley. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Johnny Baxley, Johnny Caran, John Clark of the Augusta Fire Department and family members Bobby Williams, Luther Gaskil and Jeff Miller. Honorary pallbearers will be the Augusta Richmond County Fire Department and the Martinez/Columbia Fire Department. Memorials may be made to the Lupus Foundation, 1800 Lake Park Dr., Suite 101, Smyrna, GA 30080 or the Joseph M. Still, Jr. Burn Foundation, 3651 Wheeler Rd., Augusta, GA 30909. Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907.
W. Terry King (LINCOLNTON, Ga.)
LINCOLNTON, Ga. - Mr. William Terry King, 54 of Comanche Circle died Wed. May 31, 2006 at his residence. Mr. King, a native of Hendersonville, NC, was a carpenter and had served in the U.S. Marines. Survivors: wife, Adria King; son, Mason Tyler King; daughter, Stephanie Wooten, Greenville, NC; parents, Bill and Pauline King, Hendersonville, NC; brothers, Wayne and Allen King, N. Carolina and sister, Rita Jackson, N. Carolina. A memorial service will be held later in North Carolina. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Make A Wish Foundation. Beggs Funeral Home 200 May Ave Lincolnton, GA, 30817 (706) 359-4117. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Nellie Pearl Hall ( AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at St. Joseph Hospital, Mrs. Nellie Pearl Hall of David St. Mrs. Nellie Pearl (Gough) Hall was born August 19, 1920 to the late Anne and Henry Gough and she attended school in Burke County. She lived in Burke County until she relocated to Augusta, Ga. in March 1960. She was converted and baptized at a an early age at Second Hopeful Baptist Church, Burke County. She leaves to cherish her memories, six daughters, Jannie (Elbert) Hightower, Annie (Eddie) Stewart Hill, Sarah Melendez, Lettie (Bill) Amanatides, Gloria Ann Watts, Myria I. Hall, all of Augusta; two sons, William R. Hall, Robert Louis Hall, Augusta; 16 grandchildren, a host of great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 1 p.m. from Second Hopeful Baptist Church, Hephzibah, Ga., Elder Eddie Fryer officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the residence or the funeral home. The Historic Dent's Undertaking Establishment serving the CSRA since the 1800's.
Ada Jones Johnson (PHILADELPHIA, Pa.)
Dorothy B. Grant (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
John Maddox (WARRENVILLE, S.C.)
Geraldine Montgomery (THOMSON, Ga.)
James Touchstone (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Gregory L. Lewis (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Robert A. Carmichael (HEPHZIBAH, Ga.)
Nellie Pearl Hall ( AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Robert Brinkley (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
William Henry Amos (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Donna J. Kivett (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
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Barbara Widener (WAGENER, S.C.)
Edward Crosby (WARRENVILLE, S.C.)
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Charlie James Cowart (SWAINSBORO, Ga.)
Matthew W. Wilson (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Ada Jones Johnson (PHILADELPHIA, Pa.)
Veronique Gowdy (HEPHZIBAH, Ga.)
Antonio McDaniels (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Jessie T. Miller (MARTINEZ, Ga.)
William Blair (BEECH ISLAND, S.C.)
Nonie B. Johnson (SANDERSVILLE, Ga.)
William Blair (BEECH ISLAND, S.C.)
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Gregory L. Lewis (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Veronique Gowdy (HEPHZIBAH, Ga.)
Sharon Simmons (BEAUFORT, S.C.)
Virginia Hallman (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Edward Crosby (WARRENVILLE, S.C.)
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Jessie T. Miller (MARTINEZ, Ga.)
Marjorie Mallard (SARDIS, Ga.)
Lila Q. Hunter (WASHINGTON, Ga.)
Leona Kratochvil (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
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Augusta FireBall ready to go after week of rest
Americans get to work after landing in Germany
Blake left alone to represent U.S. men
Clijsters sticks to retirement plan
Armstrong scores another victory off the race course
French newspaper stands by Armstrong doping allegations
Henin-Hardenne gives herself a birthday gift
Armstrong scores another victory off the race course
Lance Armstrong won again.
Clijsters sticks to retirement plan
PARIS - Kim Clijsters is the reigning U.S. Open champion, is ranked No. 2 in the world, is still winning matches in under an hour, and is all of 22 years old.
French newspaper stands by Armstrong doping allegations
FRENCH NEWSPAPER STICKS BY REPORT
Mexico gets raucous welcome
GOTTINGEN, Germany - Mexico's national team arrived at its World Cup headquarters Friday night, greeted with a raucous - almost crushing - welcome by flag-draped fans from home.
Americans get to work after landing in Germany
HAMBURG, Germany - Only a few minutes after the team arrived, it was easy to pick out the United States at the World Cup.
Overtime
In Duluth, Ga., the Alaska Aces won the ECHL's Kelly Cup Thursday night with a 4-3 victory over Gwinnett.
Henin-Hardenne gives herself a birthday gift
PARIS - Defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne celebrated her 24th birthday Thursday with a second-round victory at the French Open, overcoming three set points in the second set to beat Anastasiya Yakimova, 6-2, 7-5.
Blake left alone to represent U.S. men
PARIS - It was there in the scrambling, side-to-side defense along the baseline, forcing his foe to hit an extra shot. It was there in the delicate drop shots, the sleight of hand at the right moment. And, too, in the well-timed returns.
Overtime
North Augusta's Scott Brown has been named Jack Nicklaus NCAA Division II Player of the Year by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
Augusta FireBall ready to go after week of rest
It might not seem like much, but the Augusta FireBall saw the value in it.
Mexico gets raucous welcome
GOTTINGEN, Germany - Mexico's national team arrived at its World Cup headquarters Friday night, greeted with a raucous - almost crushing - welcome by flag-draped fans from home.
Spartans have something to prove
It's a pride thing with these guys, Bubba Diggs says.
Davis eager to put his struggles behind him
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Thomas Davis reported to minicamp with a new number, new position and a renewed focus to be the star the Carolina Panthers believed he was when they drafted him.
Faith digest
One Church Augusta, a Pentecost revival, will continue at 7 tonight and 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday at Willis Foreman Elementary School, 2413 Willis Foreman Road. A half-hour of prayer will precede all services.
Choose your adventure at vacation Bible school
Vacation Bible schools in Augusta will have children trekking a frozen wilderness along the Arctic Edge, "where adventure meets courage," or enjoying grand games and maraca munchies in Fiesta!, "where kids are fired up about Jesus."
Party loyalties can cause trouble in congregations
We fall down the devil's slippery slope of idolatry when we start worshipping the God who has been fashioned from our stubbornly held prejudices and belief systems rather than the God of grace, love, and forgiveness revealed in the Bible.
A sermon of hatred and doom from a Kansas minister
OGDEN, Iowa - The soldier's flag-draped casket is set on the gymnasium floor, below the unlit scoreboard, before bleachers crowded with mourners.
Faith calendar
The Faith Calendar lists church and temple activities. Space is limited. Deadline is noon Monday. Send to churchnews@augustachronicle.com. Send a fax to (706) 722-7403 or mail to Faith Calendar, The Augusta Chronicle Newsroom, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, GA 30903-1928.
U.S. religious groups are increasingly polarized about gay issues
The increasingly stark polarization of religious groups about homosexuality is seen in new alliances that favor and oppose amending the U.S. Constitution to bar same-sex marriage.
Spartans have something to prove
It's a pride thing with these guys, Bubba Diggs says.
Spartans have something to prove
Brown festival didn't get off on good foot
Q&A: Jessica Alba on hosting MTV Awards
NEW YORK - Jessica Alba, ubiquitous in magazine "sexy" polls, hopes to show fans a different side of herself when she hosts the MTV Movie Awards this week.
Debut of Al-Jazeera International not expected until after summer
NEW YORK - The debut of the Al-Jazeera International news network, expected by the end of May, has been delayed and probably won't take place until September at the earliest.
Debut of Al-Jazeera International not expected until after summer
Q&A: Jessica Alba on hosting MTV Awards
Lure of fame and love of Mom draw 'Soap Star' hopefuls
Lure of fame and love of Mom draw 'Soap Star' hopefuls
FLOS ANGELES - Looking down the line of soap-star wannabes wrapping around the studio parking lot, one is reminded of a comment by singer Chris Isaak: Every American, he said on the eve of the premiere of his Showtime series in 2001, believes it a birthright to be on TV.
New incarnation of Batwoman is back as a lesbian
Jennifer Aniston says filming 'The Break-Up' was 'cathartic'
Film critic Roger Ebert to undergo cancer surgery again
Georgia looking to keep up play
ATHENS, Ga. - Until the end of the year, playing at home looked like the last place Georgia wanted to be.
Georgia looking to keep up play
Brown festival didn't get off on good foot
Despite scheduling glitches, monetary mishaps and attendance numbers somewhere well south of respectable, James Brown Soul of America Music Festival organizer Charles Walker Jr. is still proclaiming his Little Event that Could But Probably Shouldn't Have a success.
Choose your adventure at vacation Bible school
Party loyalties can cause trouble in congregations
A sermon of hatred and doom from a Kansas minister
U.S. religious groups are increasingly polarized about gay issues
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