AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Monday, May 26, 2008 at her home, Chiyo T. Pickett, 79, wife of the late William "Bill" A. Pickett. Mrs. Pickett was a native of Sapparo, Hokkaido, Japan. She was a homemaker, mother and member of Southside Baptist Church. Family members include her children, Carol and Paul Hammac, Barbara Boynton, Mary Pickett; brothers and sister, Hiroshi Tachibana, Shigeru Tachibana, Utaka Tachibana, Michico, all of Japan; grandchildren, DeeDee Henry Rhodes (Robert), William Hammac (Lee Ann), Christie Boynton, Charles Brian Lowe; and great- grandchildren, Tabitha Rhodes, Elesse Williamson, Cody Henry, Abigail Rhodes and Anthony Hammac. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. in the chapel of Thomas Poteet & Son with Pastor Jerry Owens officiating. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Southside Baptist Church Annie Armstrong and Lottie Moon Fund, 3612 Mike Padgett Highway, Augusta, GA 30906. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening, May 28, 2008 from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907. (706) 364-8484. www.thomaspoteet.com . Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
The Augusta Chronicle-May 28, 2008