AUGUSTA, Ga. - Gerard J. Sanford, Jr. entered into rest Saturday, August 9, 2008, at University Hospital. He was a native of Flushing, NY, but a resident of Augusta for many decades. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia. He was a long time member of the Church of the Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, and a member of the Knights of Columbus. He retired from civil service at Fort Gordon as an instructor, and was a member of NARFE. Family members in addition to his wife, Ann, are children: Ann Marie Marshall, Gerard Sanford III, and Patricia Sanford; granddaughter: Jamie Marshall, all of Augusta; sister and brother-in-law: Catherine and Don Amberger of NY, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral Mass will be Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 12:15 p.m. at the Church of the Most Holy Trinity with Father Tim Donahue celebrant. Internment to follow at Westview Cemetery. There will be a vigil service and rosary Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 6:00pm, at Thomas Poteet and Son and the family will receive friends following the service. Please send donations to The Master's Table Soup Kitchen at 842 Fenwick Street, Augusta, GA 30901 for which Mr. Sanford was a long time volunteer. 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-August 11, 2008