Reunions
STROM THURMOND HIGH SCHOOL 1986: Seeking classmates for a 20-year reunion Saturday, Oct. 7; call Gretchen Tremmel Strasser at (803) 202-3355 or Robin Jackson Blackmon (803) 637-3700
Reading program continues without children's librarian
The summer reading program at the Nancy Carson Library will continue, even though the children's librarian will not be around to direct it.
Events
In partnership with business and industry, Aiken Technical College is offering 10 scholarships to students in six high-demand fields - engineering graphics, machine tools, welding, computer technology, industrial maintenance and electronics engineering technology - through its Technical Scholar Initiative. Sponsoring companies will pay for tuition and books and provide a part-time job. Students must have a high school degree or a GED and be at least 18 years old at the beginning of the semester for admission. The deadline to be accepted is today. Call (803) 593-9231, ext. 1391.
North Augusta salutes city founder
North Augustans celebrated a birthday Saturday as dozens of people toured Rosemary and Lookaway halls in honor of the city's founder.
All Aiken pupils will get ID kits
When Linda Eldridge moved to Aiken County 11 years ago, she noticed a poster for a missing boy.
Old cars are made for cruising
Jim L. Fuller enjoys driving one of his vintage automobiles to the monthly Cruise-In held by the Aiken Horsepower Association.
Recreation
LUNCH BUNCH WALKERS: Noon to 2 p.m. Monday-Thursday
Adult literacy sites
Here are some phone numbers of adult literacy sites:
Meetings
AIKEN COUNTY REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS COMMISSION: 5:30 p.m. first Mondays (unless it is a holiday, then moves to second Monday), Registration and Elections Building, 916 Vaucluse Road, Aiken; (803) 642-1528
Across the river
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE OF THE RICHMOND COUNTY HONORS ORCHESTRA: 6-8 p.m. today; Villa Europa, 3044 Deans Bridge Road; donations accepted by the group to raise funds to replace worn equipment; (706) 798-6211
Around the block
MIRIAM ALLEN: 7 p.m. Thursday; Windham Performing Arts Stage, Hopelands Gardens, 135 Dupree Place, Aiken; part of the Hopelands Summer Concert Series; if it rains, concert will be at the H. Odell Weeks Activity Center, 1700 Whiskey Road, Aiken; (803) 642-7631
CSRA Bridge Club results
CSRA Bridge Club results for June 19-25
Library events
NANCY BONNETTE LIBRARY204 Park St. N.E., Wagener
Carriage House was driven to succeed
Fred Astaire danced there, Bing Crosby crooned there and executives of Walt Disney Pictures set up shop in its rooms.
Events
LEGACY SCULPTURE AND GARDEN: Outdoor Education Center, two miles of hiking trails, wetlands habitat and a pavilion; self-guided tours 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, guided group and weekend tours by appointment;
Milestones
The following area students have been named to the dean's list at Furman University, Greenville, S.C.:
It's a dirty job, but everyone seems to have fun
Have fun, get wet and get dirty. Those were the three rules for Navy personnel from Fort Gordon who took part in Saturday's voluntary cleanup at North Augusta's Living History Park.
When driving, it's best to turn off the TV
Authorities say drivers are pushing their luck when they get behind the wheel and watch television.
MLB roundrup
DETROIT - Roger Clemens threw six strong innings before giving up a pair of one-out walks in the seventh, and the Detroit Tigers made him pay for it.
Ripken's new facility has future of the game in mind
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - With the almost daily talk of steroids in baseball, Cal Ripken Jr. had a basic concern - did children think it was OK to use performance enhancing drugs?
Beavers bust late tie for title
Ripken's new facility has future of the game in mind
All-Star coaches named
Cleveland manager Eric Wedge and Toronto manager John Gibbons will serve as American League coaches at next month's All-Star game.
Ortiz sinks Phils again
BOSTON - David Ortiz beat the Phillies in Boston's last at-bat for the second consecutive game, singling home the winning run in the 12th inning for an 8-7 victory over Philadelphia on Monday and extending the Red Sox's winning streak to nine games.
Beavers bust late tie for title
OMAHA, Neb. - Bill Rowe scored the go-ahead run on second baseman Bryan Steed's throwing error in the bottom of the eighth inning and Oregon State held on to beat North Carolina, 3-2 on Monday night, for its first College World Series title.
Baseball Today
L.A. Dodgers at Minnesota (8:10 p.m. EDT). Twins left-hander Francisco Liriano tries to win his fourth straight start.
Everybody in South Carolina must be taking a vacation
Atlanta can't escape from N.Y.
NEW YORK - Jason Giambi won the 2000 American League MVP award. His Oakland teammate, Tim Hudson, finished second to Pedro Martinez in the AL Cy Young voting. Meanwhile, in the National League, Randy Johnson won the Cy Young with Arizona.
Ramirez carries Braves to win
NEW YORK - As noted by its 4.73 earned run average entering Tuesday's play, it's safe to say things have not gone to plan or expectation this year for the Atlanta Braves' pitching staff.
Atlanta can't escape from N.Y.
Braves notebook
NEW YORK - When he was drafted out of Rider University in 2001, Kevin Barry didn't consider his chances of reaching the major leagues to be incredibly high.
'Braves territory' welcomes Aaron once more
'Braves territory' welcomes Aaron once more
Hank Aaron left Atlanta on Monday morning traveling through threatening thunderstorms, but when he reached Jones Creek Golf Club in Martinez the sun came out and he said he knew he was still at home.
James' first start is better on second day
James' first start is better on second day
NEW YORK - It's not often that a rookie pitcher gives up one run in eight innings in his first start in the majors. It's even more rare that his start could become even better overnight.
Meybohm among magazine's picks
NBC to run fall TV promos on YouTube
NEW YORK - NBC will use the YouTube video-sharing site to promote its fall television lineup in a strategic partnership that further underscores the Internet's growing role in generating buzz around traditional media shows.
NBC to run fall TV promos on YouTube
Meybohm among magazine's picks
Augusta's largest real estate brokerage was recently named one of the largest in the nation.
Business briefs
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. said Tuesday that for a short time it will offer zero percent financing for up to six years on many of its cars and trucks as it tries to clear inventory off lots in preparation for the new model year.
Investors want to buy noted N. Augusta inns
Two Evans real estate investors want two pieces of North Augusta history.
New sports car will run on electricity
New sports car will run on electricity
SAN CARLOS, Calif. - Like many Silicon Valley engineers, Martin Eberhard loves cars, especially fast ones. But the self-described "closet gearhead" didn't feel comfortable buying a hot rod that guzzled gas from the Middle East or some other troubled region.
Investors want to buy noted N. Augusta inns
Board votes to drop 'Main Street' status for now
Main Street Augusta has plans to temporarily drop its "Main Street" designation in an organizational overhaul.
Board votes to drop 'Main Street' status for now
Editorial cartoon
Editorial cartoon for Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Billions of possibilities
The very nature of philanthropy is changing before our eyes. Consider these two recent news items:
Leakers, traitors and the 'Times'
Enforce program that saves lives
Leakers, traitors and the 'Times'
Everyone who's not a terrorist prays that Americans will never be attacked again like they were on 9-11. But if a U.S. landmark is to be fatally hit again and The New York Times' building were the terrorists' target, then perhaps that once great newspaper would finally realize the nation is at war and that the real enemy is Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida, not President George W. Bush and U.S. national security.
Aiken's northside miracle
For decades, while Aiken's southside enjoyed unprecedented residential and commercial growth, the north side - a vast wasteland of poverty and crime - stagnated. Then, three years ago, city leaders realized the private sector wasn't going to revitalize the area on its own initiative.
Computer error
They say bad news travels fast. Not always. This bit of bad news had all the pace of the Pony Express.
Enforce program that saves lives
A study released last week by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reinforces the wisdom of Georgia's Teenage and Adult Driver Responsibility Act. TADRA is a three-step, graduated driver's license program passed nearly 10 years ago that's designed to reduce the number of fatal crashes caused by young drivers between ages 16 and 24.
Anne Hathaway learns from a legend
NEW YORK - Anne Hathaway is growing up fast.
Some characters won't survive last Harry Potter book
LONDON - Author J.K. Rowling said two characters will die in the last installment of her boy wizard series, and she hinted Harry Potter might not survive either.
GM announces return of zero percent financing
GM announces return of zero percent financing
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. said Tuesday that for a short time it will offer zero percent financing for up to six years on many of its cars and trucks as it tries to clear inventory off lots in preparation for the new model year.
Pierogies are stuffed with tasty possibilities
An Irish proverb states, "It's no use boiling your cabbage twice." Obviously the author never heard of pierogies.
Pierogies are stuffed with tasty possibilities
Add lime to coconut for a cool dessert
Go whole hog at your next barbecue
Add lime to coconut for a cool dessert
Limeade and coconut milk may not be your mother's traditional blend for a custard pie, but this one turns out creamy and refreshing and she'll enjoy it as much as the rest of the family for a summer party special.
Go whole hog at your next barbecue
With the deep-fried turkey fad long faded, a small but growing number of Americans hungering for new outdoor cooking adventures are investing many hours and dollars in a very old technique - roasting whole hogs, goats and lambs.
Tourist unleashes road rage
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Minor league manager Joe Mikulik had a major league tantrum Sunday night.
Minor league notebook
On more than several occasions this season, Augusta GreenJackets manager Roberto Kelly has given the team's lineup a minor overhaul.
Power fails in Augusta
The Augusta GreenJackets and the West Virginia Power showed why they are two of the top teams in the South Atlantic League on Tuesday night at Lake Olmstead Stadium.
Strong start to second half key to playoff drive
The Augusta GreenJackets don't want to have to play catch-up again.
Ranking gives Taylor spot in British Open
BETHESDA, Md. - Augusta's Vaughn Taylor was among 12 players awarded spots in the British Open based on their world ranking Tuesday when a qualifying round at Congressional Country Club was canceled because of heavy rain.
On the 6th day, Curtis triumphs
POTOMAC, Md. - After his winning putt, Ben Curtis pumped his fists and joined his playing partners in a bow of gratitude to the volunteers and superintendents behind the 18th green.
Augusta State breaks ground on golf clubhouse
On the 6th day, Curtis triumphs
Augusta State breaks ground on golf clubhouse
The four white shovels stuck in the patch of dirt behind Christenberry Fieldhouse didn't look much different from a typical groundbreaking.
Area golfers in the pros
How they fared
Ranking gives Taylor spot in British Open
Strong start to second half key to playoff drive
Chicken salad, spinach are good spread combo
Chicken salad is a summer favorite. Spinach dip is a party favorite. What happens when you combine the two? This week's chicken-spinach salad is the delicious result.
Chicken salad, spinach are good spread combo
Everybody in South Carolina must be taking a vacation
"Money can't buy you happiness ... but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery."
Columnist spews venom at Episcopalians
Diners will miss memorable restaurant
Diners will miss memorable restaurant
We were saddened to learn of the closing of Cafe DuTeau through the Business page story in the June 16 issue of The Augusta Chronicle.Bill and Bea Baab, Augusta
Andre Bauer must be re-elected
The people of South Carolina, particularly senior citizens, would suffer greatly losing the experience, drive and expertise of Andre Bauer as our lieutenant governor. Anyone familiar with what he has accomplished in the past knows well that he has always been extremely dedicated, effective and loyal in every office to which he has been elected.Michael Miller, Wagener, S.C.
Honestly, who doesn't have a picture ID?
Honestly, who doesn't have a picture ID?
It is amazing that some Democrats insist that we have 18,960 folks in Richmond County without picture IDs. I have experienced the following:Alan R. Jackson, Hephzibah
Columnist spews venom at Episcopalians
In The Augusta Chronicle, Cal Thomas wrote a column about the Episcopal Church ("Church lite - coming to a pulpit near you," June 22). He said Episcopalians are "biblical illiterates" and "theological dimbulbs," "Anglicanism has suffered from probably irreversible corruption" and "the Episcopal leadership continues to huff and puff to catch up with the world ... .N. Dudley Baird, Augusta"
Andre Bauer must be re-elected
How can bishop OK homosexuality?
How can bishop OK homosexuality?
From Reuters: "Newly elected leader of the U.S. Episcopal Church Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said on Monday she believed homosexuality was no sin and homosexuals were created by God to love people of the same gender." ...Pierre Smith, Louisville, Ga.
Teams compete in boat race powered by the sun
Sculptor's wife continues Crazy Horse project
Ziggy, the cartoon character, turns 35 today
The top ten reasons for obesity
Teams compete in boat race powered by the sun
LEEUWARDEN, Netherlands - Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines - sort of.
Sculptor's wife continues Crazy Horse project
CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL, S.D. - When Ruth Ross married sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski in 1950, her husband's vow also became hers: to honor American Indians by carving the likeness of Sioux warrior Crazy Horse into a granite mountain in the southern Black Hills.
Ziggy, the cartoon character, turns 35 today
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - In the beginning, the round little bald man who got lost and dropped his ice cream, who always requested a table for one and who was laughed at by passers-by, was simply a loser. Today, though, 35 years later, those who turn to the funny pages each morning see Ziggy, that lovably beleaguered but always optimistic character, as a hero.
The top ten reasons for obesity
Are you fat? Doctors have some novel things you can blame
Living briefs
The Augusta Chronicle wants you to rattle your sabre and get ready to swash your buckle.
Lynx GM Mueller resigns his post
Lynx GM Mueller resigns his post
A few months ago, when the future of the Augusta Lynx hockey team was shrouded in uncertainty, much of the team's front-office staff began exploring other options.
Richmond County school board adopts budget
The Richmond County Board of Education narrowly approved a budget Tuesday that avoided a tax increase and dimmed chances of finalizing a contract with the school system's embattled superintendent by the Saturday deadline.
Visitors attacks prompt Riverwalk Augusta patrols
Rants and raves
Comments from readers:
Lieutenant governor runoff too close to call
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer appeared to hold onto his office with the barest of margins Tuesday while Thomas Ravenel easily won his runoff for treasurer.
Property tax appeals double in Columbia County
Richmond County school board adopts budget
Ex-peer mentor at club accused of molestation
Experts call for change in AIDS funding
Municipal center's price tag hits $19.5 million at meeting
Bus fuss
AIKEN - In 10 years of driving a school bus for Aiken County schools, Angela Starlings has been stranded only three or four times.
Rants and raves
IF CHARLES LARKE was such a bad superintendent, why didn't the school board get rid of him long ago? He didn't get bad overnight. One answer might be that they were giving him a chance but failed to direct or correct him and they created a monster they couldn't get rid of.
Caring for newborns
Ross Taylor/Staff
Sherri Goggin, the current Mrs. Georgia, visits the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Medical College of Georgia's Children's Medical Center. Mrs. Goggin, who stopped in Augusta on Monday, is visiting all of the neonatal units in the state to promote neonatal care.
Group to sue state for failing to provide backup ballots
ATLANTA - Various small political parties and other groups are joining together to ask the courts to halt Georgia's use of electronic voting machines until they are capable of printing backup ballots.
Campbell has edge in runoff
COLUMBIA - As today's lieutenant governor runoff neared, neither Andre Bauer nor Mike Campbell was resting on his laurels.
Board likely to OK budget
Richmond County property owners could learn today whether their school taxes will be going up.
Across South Carolina
COLUMBIA - South Carolina drivers would have more options for their license tags under a bill awaiting Gov. Mark Sanford's signature. State lawmakers approved 15 new license tags this year.
Across the Southeast
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. - A federal judge ordered a slight reduction in the water flowing from the Chattahoochee River into Florida in an ongoing tri-state water dispute Monday.
Richmond, Columbia counties tally crime in schools
Other than Murphey Middle School, no Richmond County schools will be labeled "persistently dangerous," this year according to an unsafe school report sent to the state Department of Education.
Hasan picks up an opponent
The first day of qualifying for the fall nonpartisan elections revealed only two newcomers Monday.
Hospital helping turtles to get well
These hands lifted Godfather
You probably haven't heard of Nelson Curry and Sam Bussey.
Across the area
Aiken authorities might learn today the identity of a woman found dead last week outside a home on York Street.
AP Corrections
- A June 16 Associated Press story in The Augusta Chronicle on medical malpractice insurance should have updated remarks made by Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine. Mr. Oxendine, who supported the reforms that backers vowed would help cut costs for medical providers, said ways must be found to entice more competition in the state's malpractice insurance market.
Ex-peer mentor at club accused of molestation
AIKEN - Authorities are investigating allegations that a 15-year-old former peer mentor at the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club has been molesting young boys who play basketball there.
Weeping beauty
Miss Georgia 2005, Monica Pang (left), hugs Amanda Kozak after she was crowned Miss Georgia 2006 at the RiverCenter for the Performing Arts in Columbus, Ga. Ms. Kozak represented Valdosta in the contest.
Police are seeking dead woman's son
AIKEN - Aiken authorities are looking for a 57-year-old man they say killed his elderly mother, whose body was found late last week covered in a blanket in some bushes in front of her home.
Across Georgia
ATLANTA - Attorneys for former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell have filed a notice of appeal of his 30-month federal sentence for tax evasion.
School budget passes after surprise tax windfall
The Columbia County school board approved an unexpectedly balanced budget for the 2006-07 school year at a Tuesday meeting.
Kid of the Day
Charlene Kenyette Parrish, of Augusta, is today's kid of the day.
Sentence reviews to be tested
The Georgia Supreme Court opened the door Monday to challenging the constitutionality of sentence review panels.
Sex offenders await decision on restraining order
Visitors attacks prompt Riverwalk Augusta patrols
Richmond County sheriff's deputies have been assigned to patrol Riverwalk Augusta after attacks on visitors to the riverside promenade.
Richmond, Columbia counties tally crime in schools
Rants and raves
Comments from readers:
Kid of the Day
Today's Kid of the Day is Marcelino Louis Davis of Grovetown
Eminent domain law signed in Aiken
News you can use
FORT GORDON INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION: 5 to 11 p.m. Monday, Barton Field, 25th Street, and Freedom Park, Rice Road; music by the 434th Army Band, three local bands, food and fireworks display at approximately 9 p.m.; (706) 791-6001.
City employees' data is stolen
Young bowlers strike out for fun
Restaurant manager charged in theft
Bauer, Ravenel succeed in runoff election
Democratic congressional candidate visits SRS
Group to sue state for failing to provide backup ballots
Eminent domain law signed in Aiken
AIKEN - Gov. Mark Sanford signed legislation in Aiken on Monday that calls for the study of eminent domain powers by local governments across the state.
Former Greenbrier principal accepts demotion to teacher
Workers' comp panel cuts hospital payments
COLUMBIA - The state Workers' Compensation Commission approved a plan Monday that is supposed to lower workers' compensation costs for employees by reducing payments to hospitals for seeing injured workers.
Lieutenant governor runoff too close to call
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer appeared to hold onto his office with the barest of margins Tuesday while Thomas Ravenel easily won his runoff for treasurer.
Police charge woman
AIKEN - Authorities say they won't know for at least a couple of weeks what killed a newborn boy found beneath a North Augusta home last weekend.
Former Greenbrier principal accepts demotion to teacher
Jon Pike will remain an educator, but not a school administrator, according to an agreement reached Monday between the former Greenbrier Elementary School principal and Columbia County school officials at his termination hearing.
Justice Department clears Georgia's voter ID rules
ATLANTA -- The U.S. Department of Justice has signed off on rules governing the issuance of photo IDs to voters in Georgia, clearing the way for the State Election Board to decide whether to require them for the July 18 primary.
Young bowlers strike out for fun
Six-year-old Parker Tharpe (center) jumps to give after-school teacher Shaneika Norman a high-five after bowling a frame with teachers and children from The Sunshine House during a field trip Tuesday to Brunswick National Lanes in Augusta.
South Carolina prosecutor to resign
YORK, S.C. - One of South Carolina's best-known prosecutors is stepping down to go into private practice and maybe into statewide politics.
News you can use
Activities and entertainment events scheduled for this week include:
Democratic congressional candidate visits SRS
AIKEN - The national Democratic Party is helping some of its candidates campaign for Republican-held seats in Congress, but so far the man seeking South Carolina's 3rd District isn't among them.
Sex offenders await decision on restraining order
Stacy Rush said Tuesday he hopes he will get the same break that a federal judge granted to a handful of other convicted sex offenders this week.
Restaurant manager charged in theft
The manager of a Washington Road fast food restaurant remained in jail late Tuesday facing burglary charges.
South Carolina prosecutor to resign
Deadline is set for choosing civic center manager
The Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority plans to select new management for the civic center by Aug. 18 at the latest, said Bernard Harper, the authority member heading up the search committee.
Across the area
Authorities were looking Tuesday for a 42-year-old man who is wanted by U.S. Marshals on weapons offenses and has been reported missing in Columbia County.
Correction
- An Across the Area item in The Augusta Chronicle's Tuesday editions about a woman who was charged with falsely reporting the kidnapping of her son, incorrectly reported the father's custodial status. The article should have said that Jeremy Mathis has full custody of his son.
Bauer, Ravenel succeed in runoff election
COLUMBIA - Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer appeared to hold onto his office with the barest of margins Tuesday while Thomas Ravenel easily won his runoff for treasurer.
Man is in jail after shooting
An Augusta man was jailed Monday after his girlfriend said he fired several shots at her while they rode in separate vehicles along a busy south Augusta highway.
Rants and raves
IF CHARLES LARKE was such a bad superintendent, why didn't the school board get rid of him long ago? He didn't get bad overnight. One answer might be that they were giving him a chance but failed to direct or correct him and they created a monster they couldn't get rid of.
School budget passes after surprise tax windfall
Workers' comp panel cuts hospital payments
Deadline is set for choosing civic center manager
City employees' data is stolen
A laptop containing data on 2,400 Augusta city employees, including Social Security numbers, was stolen from the mailroom of ING Employee Benefits US in March.
Hospital helping turtles to get well
CHARLESTON, S.C. - His shell covered in algae and coral, his body emaciated, St. Simon arrived at the South Carolina Aquarium last August looking closer to dead than alive.
Judge blocks bus stop law
ATLANTA - A federal judge issued a narrow ruling Monday morning that temporarily blocks Georgia from preventing a handful of sex offenders from living near school bus stops.
Property tax appeals double in Columbia County
Twice as many people in Columbia County have decided to appeal the assessed value of their property this year compared with the year before.
Municipal center's price tag hits $19.5 million at meeting
NORTH AUGUSTA - Councilwoman Carolyn Baggott opened a piece of milk chocolate and read the message printed on the inside label.
Across the region
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA. - A Milledgeville lawyer who serves as a municipal court judge and prosecutor was released on $75,000 bond after being arrested Sunday on charges of having sex with teenage girls.
Across the area
An Augusta woman remained in jail without bond Monday, accused of stabbing her boyfriend with a knife, police said.
Gay marriage case is heard
ATLANTA - Georgians opposed to gay marriage but more accepting of civil unions were unable to express their position in voting on a proposed constitutional amendment in 2004, lawyers argued Tuesday before the state Supreme Court.
Experts call for change in AIDS funding
David Thompson doesn't count, at least not yet.
Review: 'The Devil Wears Prada'
Superman, where have you been?
Review: 'Superman Returns'
Finally this summer, the hype is justified. "Superman Returns" is everything you'd want it to be.
Review: 'The Devil Wears Prada'
Like the hottest new fashion trend, "The Devil Wears Prada" is initially irresistible. Fun, flirty, spirited, sexy - you can't take your eyes off it. You've gotta have it.
Superman, where have you been?
LOS ANGELES - Lois Lane, the love of Superman's life, had written him off, put him behind her, even won a Pulitzer Prize for a column about why the world no longer needed the Man of Steel.
Hawks may look for inside help in first round
Hawks' help won't arrive fast enough
Hawks may look for inside help in first round
ATLANTA - Atlanta Hawks fans anxiously hoping for the team to add a point guard may be disappointed in the first round of Wednesday's NBA draft.
Hawks' help won't arrive fast enough
ATLANTA - Estranged Hawks owner Steve Belkin might soon own the team again.
Vivian Tucker (HARLEM, Ga.)
HARLEM, Ga. - Mrs. Vivian Tucker, 84, died Saturday, June 24, 2006, wife of Mr. Howard Tucker. Services will be held at 11:30 AM Saturday, July 1, 2006, at Harlem United Methodist Church with the Rev. Roger Vest officiating. Memorials may be made to the Harlem United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 39, Harlem, Ga. or Heartland Hospice 1365 Interstate Parkway, Augusta, Ga. 30909. Friends may call at the residence or from 7 to 9 PM Friday, June 30, 2006, at Starling Funeral Home, Hwy. 78, Harlem, GA. 706-556-6524 Email condolence to the family at starling@familink.com
Marjorie Allen (WRENS, Ga.)
WRENS, Ga. - Mrs. Marjorie Allen, 91, loving wife of the late William Moody Allen, went to be with the Lord Sunday, June 25, 2006 at University Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at James Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Keith Jordan officiating. Burial will follow at the Ways Baptist Church Cemetery. Family will receive friend from 6:00-8:00 P.M. Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Mrs. Allen was a member of Woodland Baptist Church, she retired as a cashier from Big Star Store. She is survived by her children; her son , William "Bill" (Judy) Allen, Lyons, Ga. and a daughter, Gene (Stanley) Eason, Martinez; three grandchildren, Randall (Tracee) Eason, Grovetown, Ga., Scott (Cathy) Allen, and Ben (Tracy) Allen, from Lyons, Ga. and eight great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Glenwood Hadden, Tommy Burke, Bill Burke, Ralph Burke, Melvin Evans, Walter Clayton. Memorial could be made to Woodlawn Baptist Church Building Funds 22259 Hwy. 1 North Matthews Ga. 30818. James Funeral Home- Wrens, GA. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Marian Schiller (GROVETOWN, Ga.)
GROVETOWN, Ga. - Mrs. Marian Clark Schiller, 72, wife of the late Hank Schiller, died Sunday, June 25, 2006 at Heartland Hospice, Augusta, Ga. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday June 28, 2006, at Clifford Memorial Presbyterian Church with the Revs. Gerald McNutt and Tony Henderson officiating. Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Mrs. Schiller was born in Richmond County and lived most of her life in Grovetown. She was a homemaker and past president of the Grovetown Senior Citizens Center. She was a member of Clifford Memorial Presbyterian Church for 55 years. Survivors include two sons, George W. (Sheilah ) James, III, and Richard K. (Pat) James; two daughters, Elaine J. (Richard) Matthews and Diane J. (Toby) Pittman, all of Grovetown; her mother and step-father, Mary and Kenneth Robertson, Newport News, Virginia; two sisters Virginia Hamm, El Paso, Texas, and Debra McNeal, Augusta; four brothers James D. Clark, Coley Clark, Mark Clark and Bruce Clark, all of Augusta; 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. She was predeced in death by her husband and father James R. Clark. Memorial contributions can be made to the Clifford Memorial Presbyterian Church Building Fund, PO Box 458, Grovetown, GA 30813, or to the Heartland Hospice Foundation, 1365 Interstate Parkway, Augusta, GA 30909. Pallbearers will be grandsons Tommy James, Justin Pittman, Tony Matthews; grandsons-in law, Wade Banks, Christopher Carroll and Grant Neibel. Starling Funeral Home, Hwy 78 Harlem, GA. 706-556-6524 Email to the family at starling@familink.com Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Fred McCormick (HEPHZIBAH, Ga.)
HEPHZIBAH, Ga. - Mr. F. 'Jackson' McCormick, Jr., 49, husband of Donna Timmerman McCormick entered into rest on Friday, June 23, 2006 at University Hospital. A memorial service will be held today at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of Hatcher, Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors with Pastor Richard Hancock officiating. Hatcher, Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors 2502 Richmond Hill Road Augusta, Georgia 30906.
Lucille Attaway Jenkins (CLEARWATER, S.C.)
CLEARWATER, S.C. - Funeral services for Mrs. Lucille Attaway Jenkins, wife of the late Mr. Albert "Bubba" Jenkins, will be held on Saturday at 3 PM in the Clearwater First Baptist Church. Burial will be at Sunset Hills Cemetery. Friends may call on Friday from 6 to 8 PM at the Hatcher Funeral Home, U. S. Hwy. #1, Langley, SC
Myrtle J. Jenkins (MARTINEZ, Ga.)
MARTINEZ, Ga. - Entered into rest Monday, June 26, 2006, Mrs. Myrtle J. Jenkins. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. Thomas L. King Funeral Home.
Minnie Jane Colvin Graves (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mrs. Minnie Jane Colvin Graves,90, beloved wife of the late Mr. Joe C. Graves, entered into rest Sunday, June 25, 2006, at Doctor's Hospital. Graveside services will be held in Westover Memorial Park, Thursday, June 29, 2006, at 10:00 A.M. with Rev. Ron Etheredge officiating. Survivors include her son, C. Gary Graves and Darlene N. Graves; three grandsons, David G. Graves of Toledo, OH., Douglas R. Graves of Augusta, GA. and Christopher T. Nelsen of Alexandria, VA.; a sister, Lila C. Beazley of Augusta, GA. She was preceded in death by her parents, Emma Priscilla( Hogan) Colvin and Joseph Zachariah Colvin, her daughter, Sandra G. Nelsen; son in law, Dr. Peter J. T. Nelsen and grandson, Matthew Nelsen ; her brothers, Thomas Edison Colvin, James Joseph Colvin, Walker O. (Peter) Colvin and Robert Luther Colvin; her sisters, Margaret C. Galphin and Louise P. Colvin. A native of Lincolnton, GA., Mrs. Graves was retired from Sears. She was a member of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary and National Hills Baptist Church. The family wishes to express appreciation to the staff at Windermere and Doctor's Hospital for the care that was given her the past few months. If so desired, memorials may be made to National Hills Baptist Church, 2725 Washington Rd., Augusta, GA. 30909 The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, June 28, 2006, from 7:00pm until 9:00pm. Platt's Funeral Home, 721 Crawford Ave., Augusta 733-3636 Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Marvin Ellerbe (AIKEN, S.C.)
AIKEN, S.C. - Mr. Marvin Ellerbe, 59, of 184 Gun Range Rd., entered into rest June 25, 2006. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. He was a member of St. Mark Methodist Church, Ashboro, S.C. Survivors include his wife, Mattie Ellerbe; two sisters, Linda Hooker, Ashboro and Dorothy Dorsett, Greensboro, N.C., and a host of other relatives. Friends may call at his residence. G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, 390 Beaufort St., Aiken (803) 648-0134.
Rose Axford Ramp (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Rose Axford Ramp, 87, entered into rest Sunday, June 25, 2006 at St. Joseph Hospital. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, June 29, 2006 at St. Mary On The Hill Catholic Church with the Rev. Gerald P. Ragan and The Rev. Michael C. Lubinsky, celebrants. Burial will follow at Westover Memorial Park. Mrs. Ramp was born in Atlanta, GA and lived most of her life in Augusta. She was a 1936 graduate of Mount Saint Joseph Academy, a life member of St. Joseph Hospital Auxiliary and a member of the Altar Society at St. Mary On The Hill Catholic Church. Survivors include: four sons and daughters-in-law, Adrian F. Ramp, Jr. and his wife Dee; Michael A. Ramp and his wife, Susan; Philip D. Ramp and his wife, Carolyn; Stephen L. Ramp and his wife, Kathy; eight grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Adrian F. Ramp, Sr.; her son, Richard Eugene Ramp and parents, Alfredand Rosa Axford. Pallbearers will be grandsons: Richard Ramp, Jason Ramp, Lyn Ramp, Douglas Ramp, Joshua Ramp and Steven Wilson. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation of Georgia, Research Division, 2951 Flowers Road, South, Suite 211, Atlanta, GA 30341. The Vigil of the Deceased will be held at Platt's Crawford Avenue Chapel on Wednesday, June 28, 2996 at 6 PM. The family will receive friends following. Platt's Funeral Home, 721 Crawford Avenue, Augusta, 733-3636 Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Marian Schiller (GROVETOWN, Ga.)
GROVETOWN, Ga. - Mrs. Marian Clark Schiller, 72, wife of the late Hank Schiller, died Sunday, June 25, 2006. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday June 28, 2006, at Clifford Memorial Presbyterian Church with the Revs. Gerald McNutt and Tony Henderson officiating. Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be grandsons Tommy James, Justin Pittman, Tony Matthews; grandsons-in law, Wade Banks, Christopher Carroll and Grant Neibel. Starling Funeral Home, Hwy. 78, Harlem, Ga. 706-556-6524. Email to the family at starling@familink.com
Spurgeon Bennett (APPLING, Ga.)
APPLING, Ga. - Mr. Spurgeon Addie 'Buddie' Bennett, Jr., 81, beloved husband of Louise Blanchard Bennett, answered God's call June 27, 2006, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Friday, June 30, 2006, at Damascus Baptist Church with the Reverends Roger S. Bennett, John C. Davis, James Gilbert Daniel, Jr., and Jonathan M. Melchior officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Bennett, a native of Appling, was a retired rural mail carrier, a farmer, and a businessman. He was an Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a member of Damascus Baptist church. His love for his family, his belief in education, his Protestant work ethic, his generosity, his life-changing transforming encounter with God, and his belief in his wife staying home with their children will be remembered by his family forever. He was preceded in death by his parents Spurgeon Addie Bennett, Sr. and Lillie Belle Hines Bennett and his brother John W. 'Bish' Bennett. Buddie leaves behind his wife, Louise Blanchard Bennett, after 61 years of marriage; his sister Doris B. Pulliam and her husband Joe, of Grovetown; his two daughters Kay Bennett Daniel and her husband James G. Sr., of Martinez, and Sherry Bennett Hodge, of Evans; and his son Roger Spurgeon Bennett and his wife, LaReese, of Appling. He is also survived by six grandchildren, Susan Daniel Melchior, James Gilbert Daniel, Jr., Ashley Hodge, Anna Bennett, Victoria Bennett, and Grace Bennett; one step granddaughter Tiffany Hodge Washington; two great-granddaughters Karis Melchior and Alissa Melchior, and three step great grandsons Zachary Washington, Aaron Washington, and Caleb Washington. Pallbearers will be John Pierce Blanchard, Jr., James G. Daniel, Sr., Tom Hodge, John W. Bennett, Jr., Mickey Padget, Mark Bartles, Jack Bartles, Gary Blanchard, and Lint Sparks. Honorary pallbearers will be James G. Blanchard, Jr., Patrick G. Blanchard, Joe Blanchard, Barney Dunstan, Dr. Ronald Jowers, Robert Tankersley, Jimmy Wallace, Stewart Cartledge, Gene Fuller, and George Green. In Lieu of flowers, the family requests that you make memorial contributions to Damascus Baptist Church, 6375 Ridge Road, Appling, Georgia 30802. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 to 8 PM at Starling Funeral Home, Hwy 78, Harlem, Ga. - Email condolence to the family at starling@familink.com Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Sallie Pearl Council (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Funeral Services for Mrs. Sallie Pearl Council will be conducted this Wednesday June 28, 2006, at 6PM at C.A. Reid Sr. Memorial Gibson Chapel.
Annie Lee Bryant (DAVISBORO, Ga.)
DAVISBORO, Ga. - Mrs. Annie Lee Bryant, 682 Harrison-Davisboro Rd., Davisboro, died on Friday June 23, 2006 at the Washington County Regional Medical Center, Sandersville, Ga. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 29, 2006 at 12 noon from Neeler A.M.E. Church with the Rev. Charlie Myrick officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. M.C. Smith Funeral Home, Sandersville, in charge.
Daisy M. Evans (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga.- Entered into rest Friday, June 23, 2006 at her son's residence, Mrs. Daisy Mae Jones Evans, of Martin Luther King Blvd., Waynesboro, Georgia. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, June 29, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. from Daniel Grove Baptist Church, Waynesboro with Reverend Berry Rogers officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends this evening from 7-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Evans was a native of Burke County, Georgia and was a member of Daniel Grove Baptist Church, where she served faithfully on the Usher's Board until her health failed. Survivors are one son, Willie L. (Velma E.) Jones, Augusta; one sister, Zellie L. Jones Rouse Utley, Waynesboro, Ga.; three grandchildren, Dana Mario Jones and Kendra Strowbridge, both of Augusta and Keva Strowbridge, Atlanta, GA; two great grandchildren, LaMario Love, Augusta and Covin Taylor Jones, Atlanta, GA; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relativesand friends. Friends may call the residence of her son, Hopkins Street or W. H. Mays Mortuary, 1221 James Brown Boulevard, Augusta, GA 30901 (706) 722-6401. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Bernard Edward Bigham (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Lil Ken entered into rest June 23, 2006 at St. Joseph Hospital. He leaves to cherish his memory, father, Kenneth B. Bigham, Sr.; mother, Lisa M. Jackson; one brother, Royce J. Jackson; four sisters, Kimberly Mason, Venecia Mason, Tiffany Allen and Kenyetta Bigham; maternal grandparents, Rev. Joseph J. Jackson, Sr. and Francie P. Jackson; paternal grandparent, Mr. Willie E. Mays and also paternal grandparents,Malvenia (Jack) Williams; a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. All of Augusta, Ga.
Eddie Mae Shepard (KITE, Ga.)
KITE, Ga. - Eddie Mae Price Shepard, age 79, of Kite, GA died on Monday, June 26, 2006. Funeral services will be Thursday, June 29th, at 3 PM at Faith Baptist Church in Kite. Interment will be in Kite City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary on Wednesday evening from 6-8 PM. Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary in charge of arrangements for the funeral of Eddie Mae Price Shepard of Kite, GA.
Roscoe Douglas (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Sunday, June 25, 2006 at Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical Center, Mr. Roscoe Douglas of Collier Road. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, July 1, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. from First Mount Moriah Baptist Church with Rev. Andrew Johnson, Pastor officiating. Interment will be in Mount Olive Memorial Gardens with Full Military Honors. Survivors are one daughter, Peggy (Henry) Steadman, Augusta; one son, Jerry Douglas, Augusta, GA; and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call the residence or W. H. Mays Mortuary, 1221 James Brown Boulevard, Augusta, GA (706) 722-6401.
Harold M. Scott (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Friday, June 23, 2006 at Blair House Nursing Home, Mr. Harold Scott, 95, husband of the late, Mrs. Willie Mae Robinson Scott, formerly of Gordon Highway, Harlem, GA . Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, July 1, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. from New Holt Baptist Church with Rev. Melvin Adams, Jr., Pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Second Mount Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors are three sons, Mr. Harold M. (Carol) Scott, Jr., Philadelphia, PA, Mr. Charles (Mozel) Key, Mocksville, NC and Mr. Bernard Scott, Augusta, GA; two daughters, Mrs. Ruby O'Bannon, Harlem, Georgia, and Mrs. Vivian McNeil, Hephzibah, Georgia, 17 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, eight great-great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Friends may call the residence of his daughters, Mrs. Ruby O'Bannon, 706-556-9208 or Ms. Vivian McNeil, 706-798-7433 or W. H. Mays Mortuary, 1221 James Brown Boulevard, Augusta, GA (706) 722-6401. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Louis Smith (ATLANTA, Ga.)
ATLANTA, Ga. - Mr. Louis Smith, Jr., 53, of Atlanta, son of the late Louis Smith, Sr. and Minnie L. Smith entered into rest Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at Grady Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 2 p.m. at the Historic Spirit Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Glasper Nero officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The remains will lie in state at the church from 1:00 p.m. until the hour of service. Family and friends will assemble at 4320 Big Dipper Circle at 1:00 p.m. Williams Funeral Home, 2945 Old Tobacco Rd., Hephzibah, Ga.
Everette Noel (JOHNSTON, S.C.)
JOHNSTON, S.C. - Services for Mr. Everette Winston Noel, Sr. age 75 , will be held Thursday, June 29, 2006 at Providence Baptist Church at 4 pm. Interment will follow in Philippi Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Bland Funeral Home Wednesday evening from 6-8 pm. Memorials may be made to The Alzheimer's Association- Palmetto Chapter, P. O. Box 7044, Columbia, SC 29202-7044 or Connie Maxwell Children's Home, P. O. Box 1178, Greenwood, SC 29648-1178. Mr. Noel, a native of Opelika, Alabama, died Tuesday, June 27, 2006. He was a son of the late Boyce Winston and Wilma McDonough Noel. Mr. Noel was a graduate of Clemson University and received a Master's Degree in History from the University of South Carolina. He was, for 37 years a self-employed Peach Grower and Shipper, was a veteran of the Korean Conflict where he served in the 15th Infantry Regiment, was a member of the SC National Guard (Company Commander of the 122nd Engineer Battalion in Saluda), was a member of American Legion Post 154, former member of the SC Peach Growers Promotion Board, was former Chairman of Edgefield County School Board for 24 years, and was a member of Providence Baptist Church where he served as a Trustee, Sunday School Teacher for 24 years and Deacon. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Margaret Holmes Noel; one son, Everette W. Noel, Jr. Aiken; a daughter, Marianne Noel Beja (David), Johnston; grandchildren, Robert E. Beja, Patrick S. Noel, James W. Beja, and Kathryn Anne Noel. He was predeceased by a sister, Alice Noel Alston. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Miriam Claire Croft (LAGRANGE, Ga.)
LAGRANGE, Ga. - Entered into rest Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at Hospice LaGrange, Mrs. Miriam Claire Croft, 79, wife of 65 years to Lawton W. Croft. Mrs. Croft was born on March 25, 1927 in Augusta, GA and was the daughter of the late M.W. and Lula Randall Spradley. She was a homemaker and a member of West Acres Baptist Church in Martinez. Family members in addition to her husband include daughters and sons-in-law, Brenda and Wayne Pickard of Martinez, Candy and Don Ellison of LaGrange; grandchildren and spouses, Daryl and Susan Pickard of Thomson, Debbie and Scott Hammond of Martinez, Karen and Paul Pinkston of Amarillo, TX, Keith and Stephanie Ellison of LaGrange, Brian Ellison of New Orleans, LA; great-grandchildren, Clay Hammond and Wes Hammond of Martinez, Ashley Pickard of Thomson, Joshua Pinkston, Lindsay Pinkston and Brooklynne Pinkston of Amarillo, TX, Neal Ellison and Averett Ellison of LaGrange. Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 29, 2006 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Thomas Poteet & Son with Rev. Larry Harmon and Rev. Don Ellison officiating. Interment will follow in Westover Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the East Vernon Baptist Church Mission Fund, 2918 Roanoke Road, LaGrange, GA 30240. The family will receive friends today, Wednesday, June 28, 2006 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Thomas Poteet and Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
John Danilovich (MARTINEZ, Ga.)
MARTINEZ, Ga. - Mr. John Daniel Danilovich, age 75, of Martinez, entered into rest on Saturday, June 24, 2006 at the Medical College of Georgia. A native of New Jersey, he has resided in the Augusta area since being discharged from active military duty in 1952. Upon moving to Augusta, Mr. Danilovich accepted a position as a Trainer and Instructor at Fort Gordon where he worked until retiring in 1987 with 39 years of combined service. An avid participant in many sports; he had refereed college level basketball, umpired little league baseball and was an avid tennis player and bowler. By far, his favorite was fishing, which his family will always remember the joy that he experienced through his many fishing jaunts. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Jenny Danilovich, Martinez, GA. Their 3 sons, Dan Danilovich, Conyers, GA, Jim Danilovich, Evans, GA,Tom Danilovich, Creston, Iowa, 4 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren. Private Memorial services willbe held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2623 Washington Road, Suite 104, Augusta, GA 30904.
Rose Axford Ramp (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Rose Axford Ramp, 87, entered into rest Sunday, June 25, 2006 at St. Joseph Hospital. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, June 29, 2006 at St. Mary On The Hill Catholic Church with the Rev. Gerald P. Ragan and The Rev. Michael C. Lubinsky, celebrants. Burial will follow at Westover Memorial Park. Mrs. Ramp was born in Atlanta, GA and lived most of her life in Augusta. She was a 1936 graduate of Mount Saint Joseph Academy, a life member of St. Joseph Hospital Auxiliary and a member of the Altar Society at St. Mary On The Hill Catholic Church. Survivors include four sons and daughters-in-law, Adrian F. Ramp, Jr. and his wife, Dee, Michael A. Ramp and his wife, Susan, Philip D. Ramp and his wife, Carolyn, Stephen L. Ramp and his wife, Kathy; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Adrian F. Ramp, Sr.; her son, Richard Eugene Ramp and parents, Alfred andRosa Axford. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Richard Ramp, Jason Ramp, Lyn Ramp, Douglas Ramp, Joshua Ramp and Steven Wilson. Memorial contributions may be made to the Naitonal Kidney Foundation of Georgia, Research Divison, 2951 Flowers Road, South, Suite 211, Atlanta, GA 30341. The Vigil of the Deceased will be held at Platt's Crawford Avenue Chapel on Wednesday, June 28, 2996 at 6 PM. The family will receive friends following. Platt's Funeral Home, 721 Crawford Avenue, Augusta, 733-3636.
David G. Hooker, MD (EVANS, Ga.)
EVANS, Ga. - Entered into rest Monday, June 26, 2006, at his residence, Colonel David Gordon Hooker, MD, 50, husband of Mary W. Hooker. COL. Hooker was a native of Houston, TX grew up in Atlanta, and has lived in the Augusta area since 2000. He received his undergraduate degree at Mercer University and Doctorate of Medicine from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. He has served 29 years in the US Army and was a veteran of the Gulf War serving with the 82nd Airborne Division. COL. Hooker was a member of Dayspring Baptist Church. Family members include his daughters and son-in-law: Mary E. and Jeurik Samborski of Boston, MA, Frances G. Hooker of Evans; sons: Abraham D. Hooker of Savannah, David J. Hooker of Savannah, Daniel M. Hooker of Evans; mother: Betty Styles Hooker of Decatur, GA; sisters: Carol Hooker and husband Chuck of California, Nancy Martin and husband John of Stone Mountain, GA and brother: Michael Hooker of Roswell, GA. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 30, 2006 at 2:00 P.M. at Kansas Baptist Church in Waco, GA with Rev. Stan Gilcash officiating. COL. Hooker will lie in state one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will follow in Kansas Baptist Church Cemetery, Waco, GA. Military Rites will be accorded. Memorials may be made to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, Memorial Dept., 501 St. Jude's Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1905. The family will receive friends Thursday, June 29, 2006 from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. at Thomas Poteet and Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Geanette Stoudemire (BARNWELL, S.C.)
BARNWELL, S.C. - Services for Geanette Bridgmon Stoudemire, 63, wife of Wilson O. Stoudemire will be held three p.m. Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at Folk Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the Barnwell Memorial Park by the Airport, Barnwell, SC. The family will receive friends from six to eight p.m. Tuesday at Folk Funeral Home, Williston. Memorials may be made to Rosemary Baptist Church Building Fund, 14370 West Main St. Williston SC, 29853. Mrs. Stoudemire died Sunday. Born in Walker County, Alabama. She was the daughter of the late Charlie Jackson Bridgmon and Dwynell Eads Bridgmon. Mrs. Stoudemire retired from S.R.S. after 38 years as an Accountability Clerk, was a member of Rosemary Baptist Church and was in the church choir. Survivors include her husband, sons and daughter-in-law, Terry L. (Lynn) Stoudemire and Barry D. Stoudemire, all of Barnwell; grandchildren, Melissa Ann, Kayla Lynn and Austin Ryan Stoudemire; sisters and brothers-in-law, Johnnie (Floyd) Bodiford of Hallman's Bridge, Jackie (Allen) Hawkes of Aiken; brother and sister-in-law Gean (Linda) Bridgmon of Williston and a number of nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by sisters Patricia Faye Rosier and Elizabeth Ann Black, brother Paul Ray Bridgmon and infant twins. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Floris M. Coughlin (WILLISTON, S.C.)
WILLISTON, S.C. - Floris M. Coughlin, 91, of Williston entered into her eternal rest on Friday, June 23rd. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 30th at Whole Life Ministries, 2621 Washington Rd., Augusta, Ga. with Dr. Sandra G. Kennedy officiating. Born in Jamestown, N.Y., Mrs. Coughlin was the daughter of the late James Maybee and Bertha Thelander Maybee. She was a retired seamstress, a member of Whole Life Ministries in Augusta and a loving mother and grandmother. Survivors include one daughter, Paula M. Little of Williston; one son, Frank Coughlin of Windsor, N.C.; 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. The family has entrusted Dyches Funeral Home of Barnwell with the arrangements. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Helen Alice Sullivan (DECATUR, Ga.)
DECATUR, Ga. - Mrs. Helen Alice Pope Sullivan, 96, of Atlanta, Georgia, entered into rest on Sunday, June 25, 2006. She was the beloved wife of the late James Harold Sullivan, Sr. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 12:00 Noon at Magnolia City Cemetery with Reverend Michael Lubinsky as celebrant. Mrs. Sullivan was born in Augusta, Georgia to the late John C. Pope, Sr. and the late Gertrude Otto Pope. She retired from Richmond County as Clerk of Ordinary Court. Helen was a very kind person and never met a stranger. A devout Catholic, she was a member of Saint Patrick's Catholic Church which is now known as Church of the Most Holy Trinity. Helen was a loving mother, grandmother and devoted to all of her family. She will be deeply missed. Survivors are her son; James Harold Sullivan, Jr. of North Augusta, South Carolina, her daughter; Joan Louise Mura and her husband Ryan L. of Atlanta, Georgia, three sisters-in-law; Mrs. Virginia Pope and Mrs. Iree Pope both of Augusta, Georgia and Mrs. Dot Sullivan of Atlanta, Georgia, and four grandchildren; Stephen Platt Sullivan, Lewis Mura, Jr., Phillip Mura and Helene Mura. She was preceded in death by two brothers; John Charles Pope, Jr. and Otto W. Pope and a daughter-in-law; Mary Catherine Grealish Sullivan. Pallbearers will be Aubin Mura, Charles Pope, Phillip Mura, Lewis Mura Stephen Sullivan and Tommy McElveen. The family will receive friends on Wednesday morning June 28, 2006 from 10:15 A.M. until 11: 15 A.M. at Platt's Funeral Home on Crawford Avenue. If so desired, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 1899 Central Avenue, Augusta, Georgia 30904-5739. Platt's Funeral Home, Inc.721 Crawford Avenue Augusta, Georgia 30904 706-733-3636 Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Pauline Willis (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mrs. Pauline Quattlebaum Willis, 73, entered into rest Monday, June 26, 2006 at Portsbridge Hospice. Mrs. Willis was born in Burke County, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William James Quattlebaum and lived in the Augusta area most of her life. She worked for the Richmond County Tax Commissioner's office until her retirement in 1997. Mrs. Willis is preceded in death by her husband, Dr. C.H. "Jack" Willis and is survived by her children, Suzanne Stout (David), Marie Hattaway (Tim), David Willis (Vivian), and Baird Fulghum (Alice); three step children, C.H. "Jack" Willis III (Miryam), Bobby Willis (Jane), Judy Burke (David); grandchildren, Kelsey Hattaway, Taylor Hattaway, Brooke Hattaway, Corinne Willis, and Grant Willis; two sisters, Edith Rachels and Geneva Culbreath; three brothers, J.P. Quattlebaum, Jim Quattlebaum, and Robert Quattlebaum; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held Thursday June 29, 2006 at 12:00 noon at Poteet Funeral Homes on Peach Orchard Road with Pastor Phillip Burden officiating. Interment will follow at Piney Grove Baptist Church, Hwy. 56. Mrs. Willis' nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. The family would like to express their gratitude and heartfelt thanks for the care provided by the University Hospital staff, Augusta Oncology, Hammond House Assisted Living, and Portsbridge Hospice. Poteet Funeral Homes, 3465 Peach Orchard Road, Augusta, Ga. 30906, (706)798-8886. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
James Eubanks (NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.)
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. - Funeral services for Mr. James Arthur Eubanks will be held at 2 p.m., today, June 27, 2006 at Galilee Baptist Church, with Rev. Christopher Mitchell officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The remains will lie in state in the church from 1 p.m. until the hour of service. Family and friends will assemble at the residence, 5264 Old Cherokee Drive at 1:15 p.m. G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary, 614 West Avenue, North Augusta, S.C.
Willie B. Williams (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Friday, June 23, 2006 at St. Joseph Hospice, Mrs. Willie B. (Viola) Williams, formerly of Phillip St. Mrs. Williams was a native of Augusta and a member of Elim Baptist Church, where she served as mother of the church. Survivors include one son, Mr. Willie Edward (Valeria) Burke, Burke Vallejo, Calif.; two grandchildren, Mr. Willie Albert Burke, Mrs. Vanessa (Clarence) Stanley; six nieces, nephews, two special great grands, Rosharna Stewart, Samhari Stanley; special great-great-grand, Arionna Stanley and a host of other grands and great-grands and great-great-grandchildren and grand-nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. from Elim Baptist Church, Rev. C.D. Roberts officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Olive Memorial Gardens. Family and friends will assemble at the church at 12:45 p.m. Friends may call at the funeral home. Family will receive at the funeral home tonight from 6 to 7 p.m. The Historic Dent's Undertaking Establishment Serving the CSRA Since the 1800's. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Robert Pullins (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Funeral service for Mr. Robert Pullins of Meadowbrook Rd., Augusta, will be held Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. at First Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Winfield, with Rev. Roscoe Perry officiating. Interment: church cemetery. Survivors are daughter, Agnes Jones, Brooklyn, N.Y.; three stepchildren, Mandy Mae McGruder, Lucy Mae Golden and Edward Hobbs, all of Augusta; three brothers, Eugene (Rita) Pullins, Willie (Whynola) Pullins, Kemp (Marie) Pullins; three sisters, Susie (James) Hankerson, Eunice (Henry) Hankerson, Lillie Bourknight, all of Philadelphia, Pa.; a host of nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other relatives and friends. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Charles Cliff Morgan, I (SYLVANIA, Ga.)
SYLVANIA, Ga. - Charles C. Morgan, I, age 76, died Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at his residence. Visitation: Wednesday, June 28, 2006, 6:00 until 8:00 PM Funeral Services at 10:30 AM on Thursday, June 29, 2006, at Thompson-Strickland-Waters Chapel. Interment at Newington City Cemetery. Thompson-Strickland-Waters Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements.
Margaret Bailey (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Margaret Shoemaker Bailey, 64, widow of Joseph Bailey, died Sunday, June 25, 2006 in the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 from 6-8 p.m. in Anderson Funeral Home with a Rosary at 7 p.m. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 11 a.m. in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Beaufort, S.C. Mrs. Bailey was born on May 28, 1942 in Charleston, S.C. She is the daughter of the late John Aloysius Shoemaker and Roebena Ione Dean Shoemaker. Mrs. Bailey was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. Surviving are two daughters, Susan D. Bailey of Augusta and Joanne Myers of Lincolnton, Ga.; one brother, Norman Shoemaker of Beaufort. She was preceded in death by two brothers, John and Larry Shoemaker. Anderson Funeral Home is serving the family.
Mary Callaway (UNION POINT, Ga.)
UNION POINT, Ga. - May Reynolds Callaway, 82, died Monday, June 26, 2006 at her residence. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at Greenlawn Cemetery in Union Point with Rev. Lem Clark officiating. The family requests that any memorials be made to the American Cancer Society, 1684 Barnett Shoals Road, Athens, GA 30605. McCommons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mary Pierce (TWIN CITY, Ga.)
TWIN CITY, Ga. - Mrs. Mary Pierce of Twin City, died Thursday, June 22, 2006. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at Willow Spring Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m. with interment in Kirkland Cemetery. Mosely's Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Bruce General (THOMSON, Ga.)
THOMSON, Ga. - Mr. Bruce General, 60, of Hill St. Thomson, Georgia entered into rest June 25 at St. Joseph Hospital. Survivors include, wife, Bonnie Abston General, Thomson, Ga.; sons, Roderick General, Augusta, Ga., Cory General, North Augusta, S. C.; step-son, Justin Snead, Grovetown, Ga.; daughter, Kristen General, North Augusta, S. C.; step-daughter, Jessica Snead, Augusta, Ga.; brother, John General, Easton, Maryland; additional survivors, Sean Sellers, Eva Joyner. Mr. General was born in Santa Monica, California and was the son of the late Leonard General and the late Margaret Maltas General. He served in the U.S. Army during during the Vietnam Era and was a Salesman at B&A Mobile Homes Inc. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, June 29, 2006 at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Augusta, Ga. with Father Andrew Menger officiating. Beggs Funeral Home, 799 Cobbham Rd., Thomson, Ga. 595-4100.
Henry Caneega (WRIGHTSVILLE, Ga.)
WRIGHTSVILLE, Ga. - Funeral services for Mr. Henry Carl Caneega, age 80 will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at the Brown Memorial Baptist Church with interment to follow at Westview Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 at their home. Stanley Funeral Home of Wrightsville has charge of the arrangements.
Louis Smith (ATLANTA, Ga.)
ATLANTA, Ga. - Mr. Louis Smith, Jr., 53, of Atlanta, son of the late Louis Smith, Sr. and Minnie L. Smith entered into rest Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at Grady Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 2 p.m. at the Historic Spirit Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Glasper Nero officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. He was a native of Richmond Count, Ga.; a retired construction worker; a 1970 graduate of T. W. Joseph High School where he participated in football and track. Survivors are three children, Tina (Charlie) Staley, Stockbridge, Ga.; Lakesha Smith and Louis Smith, III, Austell, Ga.; two sisters, Shirley Smith (Alonzo) Wright, Augusta, Andrea Smith (Jeffery) Stocks, Blandensburg, Md.; four brothers, Charles (Delores) Smith, Timothy Smith, Stone Mountain, Ga., Herbert (Jeanette) Smith and Bobby (Cynthia) Smith, Hephzibah, Ga.; six aunts, Daisy (Fred) Blakely, Gracie M. Blakely, Dorothy (Rev. Sylvester) Bing, Virginia Jenkins, Nellie (Leroy) Williams, Ella Lou (Henry) Evans; one uncle, Charlie (Henrietta) Smith; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Friends may call at 4320 Big Dipper Circle. The family will receive friends this evening from 6 to 7 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home, Old Tobacco Rd. Williams Funeral Home, 2945 Old Tobacco Rd., Hephzibah, Ga. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Maggie Sheppard (KITE, Ga.)
KITE, Ga. - Mrs. Maggie Ruth Sheppard died on Sunday, June 25, 2006 at the Doctor's Hospital in Augusta. Maggie was born in Johnson County on April 17, 1923 to the late John Benjamin Price and Annie Wasden Price. She was a member of Oaky Grove Primitive Baptist Church. She will be sadly missed by her loving husband of 64 years, Milton Sheppard; two daughters, Helen Dalton of Harrison, Ga. and Frances Lindsey of Kite; five grandchildren, Derek Dalton of Kite, Patrick Dalton of St. Simon's Island, Chad Dalton of East Dublin, Brian 'Duck' Lindsey of Kite and Tonya Dalton Kast of Oceanside, Calif.; six great-grandchildren and 10 step-grandchildren. Visitation was held on Monday June 26, 2006 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Southern Heritage Funeral Home. Funeral services on Tuesday June 27th, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. at Oaky Grove Primitive Baptist Church with Rev. Burton Dixon and Rev. Tom Atkins officiating. Pallbearers will be Bill Jones, Ronnie Wheeler, Glynn Rogers, Bobby Rogers, Gary Lindsey, BW Tapley, Jr. and Anthony Carroll. Arrangements are respectfully conducted by Southern Heritage Funeral Home, 427 North Main St., Swainbsoro (478) 237-3800. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Michael G. Rich (JACKSON, S.C.)
JACKSON, S.C. -Funeral services for Mr. Michael G. Rich, 54, of Old Jackson Highway, Jackson, SC, who died June 24 2006, will be conducted this Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock from the Stephen D. Posey Funeral Home. Rev. Donald Shires officiating. Interment in Jackson Memorial Cemetery with Military Honors. The family will receive friends at the funeral home this Monday evening from 6 to 8. Stephen D. Posey Funeral Home of North Augusta in charge of arrangements (803-278-1181). Visit the registry online at www.poseyfuneralhome.com .
Arvilla Merrick Virgil (HARLEM, Ga.)
HARLEM, Ga. - Arvilla Merrick Virgil, 68, wife of Richard Virgil, entered into rest June 26, 2006, at her residence. Graveside services will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, June 29, 2006, in the Harlem Memorial Cemetery with the Rev. Oscar Barrow officiating. Mrs. Virgil was born in Pennsylvania, and was a member of Old Union Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Richard Virgil; two sons, Roger Allen, New York, and Eric Allen, Harlem; four daughters, Gladys McClure, Dearing, Rebecca Merkel, Grovetown, Crystal (Chris) Carver, Dearing, and Loretta (Clyde) Welch, Harlem; two brothers, Karl Merrick, North Carolina, and Carl Merrick, New York; three sisters, Charlotte Musgrove, Thomasville, Ga., Darlene West, North Carolina, and Barbara Murtha, South Carolina; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 PM at Starling Funeral Home, Hwy 78, Harlem, Ga. - Email condolence to the family at starling@familink.com. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Lizzie Price (KITE, Ga.)
KITE, Ga. - Mrs. Lizzie Mae "Bay" Price, age 84, of Kite, entered into rest on Sunday, June 25, 2006. Funeral services will be Tuesday, June 27th, at 1 PM at Williams Chapel Baptist Church. Interment will be in Oaky Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Johnson County. Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Ralph Kennedy (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Ralph Kennedy of 15th Street entered into rest Monday, June 26, 2006 at the Ga. War Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Survivors are two nieces, Juanita Turman and Cassandra Rouse, Augusta; a host of other nieces and nephews. Williams Funeral Home, 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Bobby Holder (SWAINSBORO, Ga.)
SWAINSBORO, Ga. - Bobby George Holder, age 49, of Swainsboro, GA on Monday, June 26, 2006. Funeral services will be Wednesday, June 28th, at 2 PM in the Chapel of Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary with Rev. William Thompson officiating. Interment will be in the Swainsboro City Cemetery. Peebles-Curry-Durden Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Helen Alice Sullivan (DECATUR, Ga.)
DECATUR, Ga. - Mrs. Helen Alice Pope Sullivan, 96, of Atlanta, Georgia, entered into rest on Sunday, June 25, 2006. She was the beloved wife of the late James Harold Sullivan, Sr. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 12:00 Noon at Magnolia City Cemetery with Reverend Michael Lubinsky as celebrant. Mrs. Sullivan was born in Augusta, Georgia to the late John C. Pope, Sr. and the late Gertrude Otto Pope. She retired from Richmond County as Clerk of Ordinary Court. Helen was a very kind person and never met a stranger. A devout Catholic, she was a member of Saint Patrick's Catholic Church which is now known as Church of the Most Holy Trinity. Helen was a loving mother, grandmother and devoted to all of her family. She will be deeply missed. Survivors are her son, James Harold Sullivan, Jr. of North Augusta, South Carolina; her daughter, Joan Louise Mura and her husband, Ryan L. of Atlanta, Georgia; three sisters-in-law, Mrs. Virginia Pope and Mrs. Iree Pope both of Augusta, Georgia and Mrs. Dot Sullivan of Atlanta, Georgia, and four grandchildren, Stephen Platt Sullivan, Lewis Mura, Jr., Phillip Mura and Helene Mura. She was preceded in death by two brothers, John Charles Pope, Jr. and Otto W. Pope and a daughter-in-law, Mary Catherine Grealish Sullivan. Pallbearers will be Aubin Mura, Charles Pope, Phillip Mura, Lewis Mura Stephen Sullivan and Tommy McElveen. The family will receive friends on Wednesday morning June 28, 2006 from 10:15 A.M. until 11: 15 A.M. at Platt's Funeral Home on Crawford Avenue. If so desired, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 1899 Central Avenue, Augusta, Georgia 30904-5739. Platt's Funeral Home, Inc., 721 Crawford Avenue, Augusta, Georgia 30904, 706-733-3636.
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Retired - U.S. Army Augusta - Entered into rest Sunday, June 25, 2006 at Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical Center. Mr. Roscoe Douglas of Collier Road. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, July 1, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. from First Mount Moriah Baptist Church with Rev. Andrew Johnson, Pastor officiating. Interment will be in Mount Olive Memorial Gardens with Full Military Honors. Friends may call the residence or W. H. Mays Mortuary, 1221 James Brown Boulevard, Augusta, GA (706) 722-6401. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Loire Ergle (EVANS, Ga.)
EVANS, Ga. - Mrs. Loire Bryan Ergle entered into rest Monday, June 26, 2006, the wife of Mr. James Ergle. Other family members are one son, Gary Ergle, Augusta; one daughter, Teresa Reynolds, Evans and one grandchild. Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 29, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. at the Thomas L. King Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Terry Doss and Rev. Bret Legg officiating. Interment will be in Westover Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Harry Bartles, Jack Bartles, Robert Snyder, Lewis Muns, Alfred Newman, Ed Sweat, Aubrey Ghann and Henry Welch. Mrs. Ergle was born in Saluda, S.C., a retired office manager with J.B. White & Co., member of Warren Baptist Church, the Joy Club of Warner Baptist Church, member of Senior Friends and Daylily Club of Augusta. If so desired, contributions may be made to St. Joseph Hospice, 2260 Wrightsboro Rd., Augusta, Ga., 30904. The family will receive friends this Wednesday evening from 6-8 p.m. at the Thomas L. King Funeral Home, 124 Davis Rd., Martinez, Ga. 706-863-6747. Florist: Thursday, 8:30 A.M. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Barbara Garvin Mitchell (NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.)
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.- Entered into rest Sunday, June 25, 2006, Mrs. Barbara Garvin Mitchell, 73, of North Augusta, SC, wife of Mr. Wayne Lamar Mitchell. Born in Aiken County, SC, she was a daughter of the late H.A. Garvin, Sr. and the late Connie Hydrick Garvin. Following the death of her mother she was raised by her sister, Louise Heath and her husband, Howard. She was a homemaker and a member of Hillview Baptist Church where she was a member of the Ladies Sunday School Class. She enjoyed reading and interior design. The family said, "She enjoyed being a good mother". She is survived by her husband of forty-eight years, Wayne Lamar Mitchell; sons, Mike Mitchell and his wife April, Evans, GA and Steve Mitchell and his wife, Elizabeth, Tampa, FL; a daughter, Lori Mitchell- Barnett and her husband Kenneth, Austin, TX; sister, Beatrice Garvin Hite, Augusta, GA; and grandchildren, Haley New, Chris New, Aynsley- Connor Barnett, Mitchell Barnett, Chris Belding, and Tiffany Belding-Sanders. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Wayne Lee Mitchell. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Hatcher Funeral Home & Cremation Service, US Hwy. #1, Langley, SC. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Graniteville, SC. Pallbearers will be Theron Waldrop, R.L. Cromer, Jim McWhite, Dewayne Richardson, Keith Johnson, and Larry Davis. Members of her Sunday school class will serve as honorary pallbearers. The family has asked that if so desired memorials be made to Hillview Baptist Church, 1974 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Graniteville, SC 29829. Friends may call at the residence, 106 Deerwood Dr., North Augusta, SC or tonight from 7until 9 PM at Hatcher Funeral Home & Cremation Service, U.S. Hwy. No. 1, Langley, SC Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Jerry W. Brown (NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.)
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.-Memorial Services for Mr. Jerry Wayne Brown, 59, of Twisted Needle Court, North Augusta, SC, who entered into rest on June 25, 2006, at his residence, will be conducted Thursday morning at 11 o'clock from the Stephen D. Posey Funeral Home. Father John M. Zimmerman officiating. Mr. Brown was the son of the late Mr. Robert Fulton and Marion Creed Brown of North Augusta. He was briefly employed by the Augusta Chronicle before beginning a 20 year career with E.I. DuPont Company and later Westinghouse at the Savannah River Site. Disability forced him to retire in 1999 and begin a six year battle with a brain tumor. In retirement, he was able to pursue his avocation for writing and traveling. He was a published poet and award winning black-and-white photographer. In 2005 Mr. Brown was honored by the late John F. Kennedy President Library in Boston as a Nominator for it's annual Profiles in Courage Awards. He attended the ceremony as the guest of Ed and Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg. Survivors include one sister, Evelyn Wilkins-Stone of Martinez, Georgia, his companion and friend, Jason W. Burton of North Augusta, a very special friend, Myra Pettis of Martinez, Georgia and a number of special nieces, nephew, aunts and cousins. The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the Memorial Service. Memorials may be made to the MCG Cancer Research, 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912. Stephen D. Posey Funeral Home of North Augusta in charge of arrangements (803-278-1181). Visit the registry online at www.poseyfuneral home.com.
Vivian Tucker (HARLEM, GA.)
HARLEM, GA. - Mrs. Vivian Tucker, 84, died Saturday, June 24, 2006 at Heartland Hospice Augusta, Georgia wife of Mr. Howard Tucker. Services will be held at 11:30 AM Saturday, July 1, 2006, at Harlem United Methodist Church with the Rev. Roger Vest officiating. Mrs. Tucker, a native of Harlem, was a 1940 graduate of Harlem High School were she was very active in sports. During World War II, she worked with the Defense Program. Mrs. Tucker previously worked at Thomson Company, Fort Gordon, and retired in 1990 as owner of Tucker's Upholstery. She was an active member of the Harlem United Methodist Church, and was a life member of the Frances Bell Chapter #75 State, Nation, and International Order of the Eastern Star. She was a volunteer with the Red Cross and the American Heart Association. Mrs. Tucker was active in community affairs, and for 12 years was the president of the Georgia Association of National Campers and Hikers, traveling throughout the United States and Foreign Countries as a representative. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She touched the lives of all who knew her. Survivors include her husband of 63 years, Mr. Howard Tucker; two daughters, Claudia and Tom Mertl, Atlanta and Olivia and Francis Long, Harlem; one grandson Ray and Beverly Long, Statesboro; two granddaughters, Vivian Long, Rincon, and Melanie and Ryan Hammond, McDonough; one great-grandson Mason Hammond, McDonough; one brother, R.D. 'Buddy' and Sylvia Dozier, Augusta; two sisters, Doris and Billy Lariscey, Hephzibah,and Judy Binic, Augusta; she was preceded in death by her mother Anna E. Moore and a sister Ellen Johnson. Memorials may be made to the Harlem United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 39, Harlem, Ga or Heartland Hospice 1365 Interstate Parkway, Augusta, Ga. 30909. Friends may call at the residence or from 7 to 9 PM Friday, June 30, 2006, at Starling Funeral Home, Hwy 78, Harlem, GA. 706-556-6524 Email condolence to the family at starling@familink.com Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
John Grimes (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. John Grimes, III, of Roselle Street entered into rest June 24, 2006. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 1, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. A.J. Sanders officiating. Burial will be in Walker Memorial Park. Survivors are two sons, Jonathan Grimes, J'Duan Dyshawn Grimes; two daughters, Keyoinna and Brianna Grimes, all of Augusta; mother, Eva Mae Taylor; sisters, She-Kas and NiKesha Grimes, Tonya (William) Baker, LaRhonda Hall, all of Augusta, Destyna Wilson, Atlanta and Troylyn Grimes, Conn.; brothers, Michael K. Grimes, Corey Lockleer, Octavious and Tracey Hall, all of Augusta, Nichola Lockleer, Wrightsville, Ga. and Michael A. Grimes, Conn.; grandmother, Mary Ann Harvey, Conn.; grandfather, John D. Grimes, Sr.; great-great-grandmother, Elizabeth Watts, Augusta; special friends, Yolanda Patterson and Martis (Shimeka) Gibson; devoted godmother, Kay Crawford, Augusta; a host of aunts, uncles, cousins,nieces and nephews. Williams Funeral Home, Inc., 1765 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Jerry Brown (NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.)
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. - Funeral arrangements for Mr. Jerry Wayne Brown, 59, of Twisted Needle Court, North Augusta, SC, who died June 25, 2006, will be announced. Stephen D. Posey Funeral Home of North Augusta in charge of arrangements (803-278-1181). Visit the registry online at www.poseyfuneralhome.com .
Minnie Jane Colvin Graves (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mrs. Minnie Jane Colvin Graves,90, beloved wife of the late Mr. Joe C. Graves, entered into rest Sunday, June 25, 2006, at Doctor's Hospital. Graveside services will be held in Westover Memorial Park, Thursday, June 29, 2006, at 10:00 A.M. with Rev. Ron Etheredge officiating. Survivors include her son, C. Gary Graves and Darlene N. Graves; three grandsons, David G. Graves of Toledo, OH., Douglas R. Graves of Augusta, GA. and Christopher T. Nelsen of Alexandria, VA.; a sister, Lila C. Beazley of Augusta, GA. She was preceded in death by her parents, Emma Priscilla( Hogan) Colvin and Joseph Zachariah Colvin, her daughter, Sandra G. Nelsen; son in law, Dr. Peter J. T. Nelsen and grandson, Matthew Nelsen ; her brothers, Thomas Edison Colvin, James Joseph Colvin, Walker O. (Peter) Colvin and Robert Luther Colvin; her sisters, Margaret C. Galphin and Louise P. Colvin. A native of Lincolnton, GA., Mrs. Graves was retired from Sears. She was a member of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary and National Hills Baptist Church. The family wishes to express appreciation to the staff at Windermere and Doctor's Hospital for the care that was given her the past few months. If so desired, memorials may be made to National Hills Baptist Church, 2725 Washington Rd., Augusta, GA. 30909 The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, June 28, 2006, from 7:00pm until 9:00pm. Platt's Funeral Home, 721 Crawford Ave., Augusta 733-3636
Pauline Willis (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Pauline Quattlebaum Willis, age 73, entered into rest Monday, June 26, 2006 at Heartland Hospice. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Poteet Funeral Homes, 3465 Peach Orchard Road, Augusta, Ga. 30906 (706)798-8886.
Helvic Leverett (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mr. Helvic Carnard Leverett, 36, entered into rest Friday, June 23, 2006 at Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 29, 2006 at 3 p.m. from Antioch Baptist Church with Reverend Larry Neal of First New Hope Baptist Church officiating. Interment will be in Westover Memorial Park. Mr. Leverett was a native of Augusta and was a member of Living Word Christian Center. He graduated from Westside High School and became a Journeyman Wireman Electrician through the Joint Apprenticeship Training Program of the IBEW/NECA. He worked for Lawson Electric from 1993-1995 and Bechtel/SRS from 1995-2002. In 1998, he became a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Carnard was a devoted family man and a friend to all he met. He lived life with unweary determination and a humble heart. He will be deeply missed. He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Mialashun Tarra Leverett; a daughter, Kathryn Imani Leverett; a son, Helvic Carnard (CJ) Leverett, Jr.; his parents, Harold and Alma Leverett; two brothers, Harold (Marcia) Leverett of Augusta and Christopher (Angela) Leverett of Statesboro; two uncles, Thomas (Sarah) Leverett of Augusta and Samuel (Martha) Leverett of New York City, N.Y.; five aunts, Christine Gibson, Virda (Willie) Elam, Elizabeth Blackwell, all of Augusta, Carolyn Young of Kansas City, Mo. and Barbara Leverett of Lincolnton; three nieces, Erika Leverett, Jasmine Leverett and Tamika Holmes; a nephew, Harold Bernard (HB) Leverett; father and mother-in-law, Charles and Kathryn Holmes; two brothers-in-law, Titus (Tabatha) Holmes of Augusta and Decosta (Mary) Holmes of Virginia Beach, Va. and a host of cousins and friends. Family and friends will assemble at 2750 Wheeler Road at 2:15 p.m. Remains will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the service for viewing. The Historic Dent's Undertaking Establishment Serving the CSRA Since the 1800's. The AugustaChronicle-June 28, 2006
Mary Streetman (NASHVILLE, Tenn.)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Mrs. Mary Eliza Faglie Streetman, age 89, loving wife of the late John Robert Streetman Sr. entered into rest on June 23, 2006. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday June 27, 2006, at James Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Julian West officiating. Burial will follow at Wrens Memorial Cemetery. James Funeral Home - Wrens, Ga.
Susie M. Evans (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Mrs. Susie M. Evans, Dickey Rd., died Tuesday at St. Joseph Hospital. Survivors include daughters, Mrs. Lucille (Walter) Stokes, belated Bertha Evans, Mrs. Bobbie Jean (David) Haynes, Susie Evans, Mable Jordon, Janie Mae (Clifford) Brown, Brenda Evans; sons, Alvin Evans, Calvin Evans; stepson, Albert Jackson; belated sister, Annie Ruth Bennett; 23 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the residence or the funeral home. The Historic Dent's Undertaking Establishment Serving the CSRA Since the 1800's.
John Daniel Danilovich (MARTINEZ, Ga.)
MARTINEZ, Ga. - Mr. John Daniel Danilovich, age 75, of Martinez, entered into rest on Saturday, June 24, 2006 at the Medical College of Georgia. A native of New Jersey, he has resided in the Augusta area since being discharged from active military duty in 1952. Upon moving to Augusta, Mr. Danilovich accepted a position as a Trainer and Instructor at Fort Gordon where he worked until retiring in 1987 with 39 years of combined service. An avid participant in many sports; he had refereed college level basketball, umpired little league baseball and was an avid tennis player and bowler. By far, his favorite was fishing, which his family will always remember the joy that he experienced through his many fishing jaunts. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Jenny Danilovich, Martinez, GA; their three sons, Dan Danilovich, Conyers, GA, Jim Danilovich, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Private memorial services will be held at a later date.Elliott Sons Funeral Home, 4255 Columbia Road, Martinez, GA Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Ethel Bennett Cormany (AIKEN, S.C.)
AIKEN, S.C. - Ethel Bennett Cormany of 335 Union Street passed away at home on Tuesday, June 27, 2006. She was born in Charleston, South Carolina on August 5, 1924, the daughter of Ethel Mary Brandt and James Francis Bennett. She is survived by one daughter, Mary Cormany Coleman (Mike) of Aiken; five sons, Hank Cormany (Debbie) of Aiken, Jim Cormany of St. Mary's, Georgia, Neal Cormany (Betsy) of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, David Cormany (Mary Beth) of Aiken, Robert Cormany (Angela) of Lexington, South Carolina; 9 grandchildren, Yates Coleman, Katherine Coleman, William Coleman, Patrick Cormany, Melissa Cormany, Hope Cormany, Katie Carver, McKenzie Kaiser, and Bennett Cormany. Ethel was a 1941 graduate of Memminger High School in Charleston, South Carolina. She attended the College of Charleston, where she was a member of Delta Zeta sorority, and was on the staff of the assistant registrar of the Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina. She was also an employee of Mead Westvaco and the University of Virginia. In later years she was an employee at various downtown Aiken gift shops. Ethel was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Aiken, and baptized and a former member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Visitation will be at Shellhouse Funeral Home Thursday, June 29 in Aiken from 6 to 8 PM followed by a memorial service on Friday, June 30 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Aiken at 2 PM, and a graveside service at Bethany Cemetery on Saturday, July 1 at 11 AM in Charleston, South Carolina. Memorials may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 961 Trail Ridge Rd., Aiken, SC 29803 or a charity of one's choice. Please visit Ms. Cormany's online memorial at http://shellhousefuneralhome.com Shellhouse Funeral Home, Inc., 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken, SC Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Bruce General (THOMSON, Ga.)
THOMSON, Ga. - Mr. Bruce General, 60, of Hill St. Thomson, Georgia entered into rest June 25 at St. Joseph Hospital. Survivors include, wife, Bonnie Abston General- Thomson, Ga.; sons, Roderick General -Augusta, Ga., Cory General- North Augusta, S. C., step-son: Justin Sneed- Grovetown, Ga.; daughter, Kristen General- North Augusta, S. C., step-daughter, Jessica Sneed- Augusta, Ga.; brother, John General - Easton, Maryland; additional survivors, Shawn Sellers, Eva Joyner. Mr. General was born in Santa Monica, California and was the son of the late Leonard General and the late Margaret Muppass General . He served in the U.S. Army during during the Vietnam Era and was a Salesman at B& A Mobile Homes Inc. . Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday , June 29, 2006 at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Augusta, Ga. with Father Andrew Menger officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 pm Tuesday at the funeral home. Beggs Funeral Home,799 Cobbham Rd., Thomson, Ga. 595-4100. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
Bernard Edward Bigham (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Lil Ken entered into rest June 23, 2006 at St. Joseph Hospital. He leaves to cherish his memory, father, Kenneth B. Bigham, Sr.; mother, Lisa M. Jackson; one brother, Royce J. Jackson; four sisters, Kimberly Mason, Venecia Mason, Tiffany Allen and Kenyetta Bigham; maternal grandparents, Rev. Joseph J. Jackson, Sr. and Francie P. Jackson; paternal grandparent, Mr. Willie E. Mays and also paternal grandparents,Malvenia (Jack) Williams; a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. All of Augusta, Ga.
Barbara Mitchell (NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.)
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. - Entered into rest Sunday, June 25, 2006, Mrs. Barbara Garvin Mitchell, 73, of North Augusta, SC, wife of Mr. Wayne Lamar Mitchell. Funeral services will be held today, June 28, 2006 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Hatcher Funeral Home & Cremation Service, US Hwy. #1, Langley, SC. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Graniteville, SC. The family has asked that if so desired memorials be made to Hillview Baptist Church, 1974 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Graniteville, SC 29829. Friends may call at the residence, 106 Deerwood Dr., North Augusta, SC.
Myrtle J. Jenkins (MARTINEZ, Ga.)
Minnie Jane Colvin Graves (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Rose Axford Ramp (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Ethel Bennett Cormany (AIKEN, S.C.)
Sallie Pearl Council (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Marian Schiller (GROVETOWN, Ga.)
James Eubanks (NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.)
Bernard Edward Bigham (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Bernard Edward Bigham (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Geanette Stoudemire (BARNWELL, S.C.)
Miriam Claire Croft (LAGRANGE, Ga.)
Willie B. Williams (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Helen Alice Sullivan (DECATUR, Ga.)
Margaret Bailey (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Floris M. Coughlin (WILLISTON, S.C.)
John Daniel Danilovich (MARTINEZ, Ga.)
Henry Caneega (WRIGHTSVILLE, Ga.)
Everette Noel (JOHNSTON, S.C.)
Arvilla Merrick Virgil (HARLEM, Ga.)
Lucille Attaway Jenkins (CLEARWATER, S.C.)
Barbara Mitchell (NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.)
Bobby Holder (SWAINSBORO, Ga.)
Jerry Brown (NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.)
Helvic Leverett (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Mary Callaway (UNION POINT, Ga.)
Charles Cliff Morgan, I (SYLVANIA, Ga.)
Helen Alice Sullivan (DECATUR, Ga.)
Minnie Jane Colvin Graves (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
David G. Hooker, MD (EVANS, Ga.)
Michael G. Rich (JACKSON, S.C.)
Harold M. Scott (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
Fred McCormick (HEPHZIBAH, Ga.)
Mary Streetman (NASHVILLE, Tenn.)
Spurgeon Bennett (APPLING, Ga.)
Marian Schiller (GROVETOWN, Ga.)
Rose Axford Ramp (AUGUSTA, Ga.)
John Danilovich (MARTINEZ, Ga.)
Annie Lee Bryant (DAVISBORO, Ga.)
Jerry W. Brown (NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.)
Barbara Garvin Mitchell (NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.)
Ronaldo sets World Cup scoring mark in Brazil's win
Mother Nature wins on tournament's first day
Socceroos get booted on final play
Socceroos get booted on final play
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany - The Socceroos were tough on Italy. The referee was tougher on Australia.
The Card Sharks
BERLIN - Their ranks include a tax inspector, a tire salesman, even an airline pilot. Then they step on the soccer field and become referees.
Mother Nature wins on tournament's first day
WIMBLEDON, England - Martina Hingis played at Wimbledon for the first time since 2001, and it was as though she never left. Those crafty strokes. Well-timed net rushes. And rain.
Overtime
n Potomac, Md., Ben Curtis was two holes from his first victory since the 2003 British Open when play was stopped again Monday because of a thunderstorm.
Overtime
The Greater Augusta Sports Council announced Tuesday its preseason watch list for the 2006 Ray Guy Award.
Ronaldo sets World Cup scoring mark in Brazil's win
DORTMUND, Germany - Brazil ended Ghana's scrappy World Cup debut Tuesday with three streaking goals, the first an early flash by Ronaldo that made him the most prolific scorer in tournament history.
Some characters won't survive last Harry Potter book
Anne Hathaway learns from a legend
South Carolina's Demus ready for next step
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Former South Carolina track star Lashinda Demus doesn't stand for second at anything, so it's no surprise that even a second straight national title in the 400 hurdles - along with a $100,000 payday - didn't leave her satisfied.
South Carolina's Demus ready for next step
Xtreme calendar
GET MOVING: The Dusk Walk at Phinizy Swamp begins at 7 p.m. Academy staff will lead a relaxing family hike through the nature park as the sun sets. Admission is $5 for members and $8 for nonmembers. Call (706) 828-2109 or visit natural sciencesacademy.org.
Xtreme question of the week
Do you own a digital camera?
It's possible for girl, mom to compromise on clothes
Summer reading prepare students for class
From middle school to college, the summer reading assignment is met with a mix of procrastination and promise.
You don't have to be in church to practice beliefs
Summer jobs lead to growth
According to The Associated Press, 55 percent of all teenagers have a summer job. Whether it is necessary to make money or just to occupy time, when the educational system gives its students a three-month break, many of them become employees.
Summer reading prepare students for class
Quick hits
MY THOUGHTS: In her sophomore follow-up to last year's Music of the Sun, Rihanna is finding it rewarding to be a girl like her.
It's possible for girl, mom to compromise on clothes
THIS WEEK'S PROBLEM: My mom tries to dictate my closet. I have a favorite style, and my mom really likes preppy clothes (which I really don't go for), so she always tries to make me buy stuff from stores such as American Eagle, even though she knows I don't like it. When I tell her "no," she starts yelling at me because I'm "too picky," and leaves the store in a rage.
Safety around water requires life jackets, sticking to rules
Safety around water requires life jackets, sticking to rules
It was a scorching hot day in the summer of 2005 and everyone had gathered to cool off at the pool.
You don't have to be in church to practice beliefs
Every so often, I'm asked what church I attend, and I sometimes hesitate to answer because I really don't have a church I attend regularly, and when I give that answer, people's perception of me usually changes. It's like I go from being an intelligent guy to a heathen in a matter of seconds.
All Aiken pupils will get ID kits
Reading program continues without children's librarian
Old cars are made for cruising
North Augusta salutes city founder
Carriage House was driven to succeed
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