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Richmond County, Georgia Obituaries HOPE Died in Georgia - James Hope, of Augusta. [The Daily Constitution, Atlanta Georgia Oct. 20, 1876 - submitted by Shauna Williams] Robertson Mrs. Mary E. Robertson, wife of Mr. Milton G. Robertson, died Sunday morning about 3:30 o'clock at her residence, 1110 East Broad street, after an illness of only a few hours. The deceased was a native of Augusta, Ga. where she was born about 54 years ago. She came to this city in 1879 and has since lived here. She was a member of the First Congregational Church, where the funeral took place Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Wm. L. Cash, the pastor, conducting the services. She was a faithful wife and a devoted mother. She lived a quiet life and was well liked by all who knew her. Aside from her husband, the deceased is survived by four children, one daughter Miss Marguret Robertson and three sons Messrs Dewitt C. Robert and Milton G. Robertson, jr.; Mrs. Theodocia Middleton of this city and Mrs.Hattie R. Kelsey of Millen, Ga. The funeral was largey attended and the floral designs were many. Date: 1915-10-09; Paper: Savannah Tribune SHERIDAN Cadet’s Neck Broken in Game With Yale Condition of Richard B. Sheridan, Augusta Ga., Described As Being Very Serious The Frederick Post, Frederick Maryland, October 26, 1931 New Haven, Conn., Oct. 25 Cadet Richard B. Sheridan, Augusta, Ga., Army football player, whose neck was broken yesterday in the game with Yale, lay in a critical condition tonight. Physicians held out little hope for his recovery. Sheridan was placed in a respirator last night after an emergency operation in which the surgeons were guided by x-ray photographs. The fourth cervical vertebra was fractured and a twisting of the neck partly obstructed breathing. Prayers for the youth’s recovery were said in St. John’s Catholic church. The extreme unction was administered after the operation. Major Philip H. Fleming of the Military Academy staff with three other officers remained near Sheridan throughout the night and day answering a steady stream of inquiries about his condition. The Frederick Post, Frederick Maryland, October 27, 1931 As a tragic climax to two sensational plays in the Yale-Army game at New Haven, Conn., when both teams scored in rapid succession, Richard B. Sheridan, above, one of the West Point Ends, sustained a broken neck. The cadet, from Augusta, Ga., a member of the class of ’33, was rushed from the field to a New Haven hospital and died there Monday afternoon. The Frederick Post, Frederick Maryland, October 29, 1931 Taps Is Sounded For Cadet Sheridan Bugler Gives Soldiers Farewell As His Body Is Lowered Into Grave West Point, N.Y., Oct 26 – Cadet Richard Brinsley Sheridan of Augusta, Ga., who died from a broken neck received in last Saturday’s Army-Yale football game was buried here this afternoon with full military honors. While a hollow square of his comrades stood rigidly at attention, their black pom-poms waving slightly in the breeze, Sheridan’s body was lowered to its last resting place in the Cadet Cemetery. Services Earlier The services began in the tiny Roman Catholic chapel of the United States Military Academy, where Sheridan’s body had been lying in state since this forenoon, attended by a guard of honor selected from his classmates. His family, a few classmates, the football team and senior officers of the military academy were present. Outside a thousand cadets under arms stood at ease on the historic North road, which has resounded to the tread of George Washington and the Continental soldiers. Band Leads Cortege -- As the brief chapel service was brought to a close, the United States Military Academy Band took its place at the head of the funeral cortege and the corps of cadets, their fixed bayonets moving with the precision of clockwork swung into a column of squads. Down the old North road marched the cortege. Behind the cadets came Father J. A. Langston, Roman Catholic chaplain. He walked in front of the caisson on which rested the plain flag-draped coffin. Behind the caisson walked an officer’s black charger, heavily caparisoned, with a pair of Cadet Sheridan’s boots reversed in the stirrups – the army’s symbol for the dead. Sheridan’s family rode behind his horse. From Hollow Square As the cortege reached the cemetery the whole cadet corps nearly 1,200 strong, formed a vast hollow square about the grave. There was a moment of silence and Sheridan’s body was quickly lowered. Company I. Sheridan’s unit, fired the traditional three volleys over the grave. The Lima Sunday News, Lima, Ohio, November 26 1933 Making Football a Safer Game By Gilmore Dobie As told to Harold E. Jansen Football has been criticized as being the most dangerous of high school, college and sandlot sports. Parents have refused to allow their sons to engage in the gridiron game for fear of broken bones, sprained ligaments and the possibility of death. There have seemingly been adequate grounds for their fears. Seven college players died from injuries received during the 1931 season and four last fall. In 1931 seven high school boys succumbed to football injuries while in 1932 the number had increased to 14. According to reliable estimates, there were more than 6300 injuries among college gridiron men in the fall of 1932. Charges have been made of deliberate attempts to cripple players. There have been allegations of slugging, kicking a player in a convenient part of the anatomy and using him as a floor mat to wipe the feet on. Coaches have been accused of sanctioning dirty play. Charges of laxness in enforcing the rules have been hurled at officials. In order to understand the reason for this caustic criticism of the game from the danger standpoint, let us review recent history. Seventy-five thousand football fans sat in the Yale Bowl on October 24, 1931, electrified with excitement. It ws the fourth period of the colorful Yale-Army battle, and in the first two plays of that quarter the cadets had busted up a scoreless tie by staging a brief march across the goal line. On the subsequent kickoff Bud Parker of the Yale eleven completed the third longest similar run as Eli ball carrier had ever made – 88 yards – behind impregnable interferences to know the score, 6-6. The unexpected swiftness with which the Blue tied the count threw its supporters into a pandemonium of delight. But just a couple of minutes later the entire throng was hushed by the knowledge of a tragedy. Army again booted the pigskin to the Bulldogs, and the receiver started his dash down the field. Cadet Richard B. Sheridan of Augusta, Ga., 149 pound right end, attempted to interrupt his progress. Parker had made his touchdown on Sheridan’s side of the field and the light Army end was out to nail his man in a whole-hearted way this time. Sports writers gave different versions of the accident that followed. Major Philip B. Fleming, graduate manager of athletics at the U. S. Military Academy and Head coach Marvin A. Stevens of Yale, who investigated, found that Sheridan had eluded the Yale man’s interference, and in tackling him hard, his head struck the ball carrier’s knee or upper leg just as it was raised in a swift running stride. The Army star fell, unconscious. Forty-eight hours later Sheridan died of a broken neck, despite the best medical attention. King Football had stepped in among one of the country’s major educational institutions to exact toll. Walter K. Wilson, acting superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy told the Army corps and the press: “The accident of Cadet Sheridan was unavoidable and not the slightest blame in connection therewith attaches to any member of the opposing team.” The Sheridan fatality was purely an accident, the same as practically every serious injury sustained on the college gridiron today. Yet the toll of lives and the number of hurts suffered throughout the season have made people wonder as to their cause, and have led a few to charge poor sportsmanship and dirty playing. When the fatality and injury roster had been completed at the and of the 1931 season, it was found that the number of deaths was variously reported by newspapers at between 43 and 50, and seven of the men were on college teams. Becaue of the prominence of the players and the universities involved, a wave of criticism arose over the dangers of the game. As the result of the unfavorable publicity that the casualties gave the game, and a sincere desire on the part of all those teaching it to decrease the number of fatalities and injures, the American Football Coaches Association at the close of the 1931 season appointed Dr. Marvin A. Stevene, Yale’s head coach, as chairman of a committee to investigate football injuries and fatalities. This led to drastic changes in the football rules for the 1932 season. When the roll was called among football players at the close of last year, it was ascertained that the number of fatalities among college players had decreased to four and the total to 36. The decrease may be attributed directly to the changes in the rules. [Transcribed by Nancy Piper] PHILIP DIED. In Augusta, Ga., on the 27th ult. Mr. Robert Philip. [Macon Weekly Telegraph, March 2, 1841 - submitted by Christina Anthony] FALLAW — Entered Into rest March 20 1950 at 11:20 p m, Mrs. Virginia Colley Fallaw, wife of; B. Wallace Fallaw. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.   Elliott Sons. The Augusta Chronicle March 21 1950 CURRY — Entered into rest March 20, 1950 at 2:00 p m . Mr Frank H. Curry, husband of Mrs Rose Edwards Curry. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Elliott Sons. The Augusta Chronicle March 21 1950 FOX—Entered into rest at the residence of her son. Mr. Lawrence Albert Fox, Furey's Ferry road March 20. 1950 at 1:00 p. m Mrs. Ida May Young Fox. widow of the late Mr. John Joseph Fox. Remains will be conveyed to Winston-Salem. N. C. via Southern R. R. this (Tuesday) afternoon at 1:00 o'clock for funeral services Interment Algona, Iowa. Elliott Sons. The Augusta Chronicle March 21 1950 SCOTT — Entered into rest March 18. 1050 at 5 30 p. m. Mrs. Lucile Chapman Scott, wife ot Mr. Thomas  Jefferson  McKle  Scott Funeral services will be conducted at the Grace Methodist church this Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock The Rev. F  C. Smith officiating Interment  Sunset  Hill cemetery Elliott Sons. The Augusta Chronicle March 21 1950 JAMES—Entered into rest at the residence of her sister. Mrs. L. C Starling. 1953 Haynie Dnve. March 19. 1950 at 11 p. m. Mrs.Mathilda Stelts James, widow of the late Mr. Irvin James. Funeral services will be conducted at Elliott Sons Chapel this Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The Rev, E. M. Claytor officiating. Interment West View cemetery. Elliott Sons. The Augusta Chronicle March 21 1950 JOWERS — Entered into rest March 18. 1950 at 1 a. m. , Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Gates Jowers. of 117 Middle street Funeral services will be conducted at Elliott Sons Chapel this Tuesday afternoon at 4: 30 o'clock The Rev Max L. Atkins officiating. Interment West View cemetery  Elliott Sons. The Augusta Chronicle March 21 1950 POSS—Entered into rest Monday morning at 8:30 o'clock at an Augusta infirmary. Mr. Burreil D. Poss, 75. beloved husband of Mrs. Lucy Cartledge Poss. Funeral services will be held at the graveside at the Lincolnton cemetery this Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with the Rev. R. C. Daniel officiating, to be assisted by the Rev George Holden. Rees Funeral Home. Lincolnton, Ga. The Augusta Chronicle March 21 1950 SUMNER—Entered Into rest Sunday afternoon. March 19, Mrs. Mary Lillian McNeely Summer of Bartow, widow of the late J C. Sumner. Funeral services will be conducted this Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Soperton Methodist church with the Rev. C. T. Lawhorn officating, to be assisted by the Rev. Bob Woodall  Interment will be in West View cemetery, Soperton, Ga The body will lie in state at the home of her siater-in-law. Mr. John McNeely near Bartow until the hour of services. Bethea-De-Loach Funeral home, Louisville Ga.,   The Augusta Chronicle March 21 1950 BAXLEY— Entered into rest early Monday morning March 20, 1950. Sidney Baxley, 20, beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie A Baxley Sr of Waynesboro. Funeral services will  be conducted this Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from the Bethel Baptist church at Alexander, with the Rev, Grady Wheeler Jr.. pastor officiating Interment will be in the churchyard Mills Funeral home, Waynesboro Ga. The Augusta Chronicle March 21 1950 Frank H. Curry Dies After Long Illness Frank H. Curry, of 2202 Central Avenue, died yesterday at a local Infirmary after an extended illness. Funeral services will be announced later by Elliott Sons A lifetime resident of Augusta. Mr. Curry Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rose Edwards Curry, two daughters, Mrs. C. N. Jones Jr. of Augusta. Mrs. Joseph Prothro, of Aiken, S. C : three grandchildren; Five sisters. Miss Vivian Curry, Mrs. Frances Cotter. Mrs. R. C Gordon, all of Augusta; Mrs Grace Oliver. of Phoenix City. Ala : Mrs Anne Carter, of Cleveland, Ohio. The Augusta Chronicle March 21 1950 Mrs. Sarah Jowers To Be Buried Today Funeral services will be held today at 4.30 p. m for Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Oates Jowers at Elliott Sons chapel with the Rev Max L. Atkins officiating Interment will be in West View Cemetery. Pallbearers are J E. Britt. Grady Miles. J E Faglier. Homer Braswell. M. J. Hefner, J. W. Strumond. The Augusta Chronicle March 21 1950 Mrs. Ida May Fox Dies at Residence Mrs Ida May Young Fox. 75, wife of the late John Joseph Fox, died yesterday at the residence of her son. Lawrence R Fox of Furey's Ferry road. Funeral services will he held tomorrow morning at 9.30 o'clock al the chapet of the First Presbyterian church In Winston-Salem. N. C. Dr. Julian Lake will officiate Interment will he In Algona. Iowa Survivors are her son. Lawrence Fox: two brothers. George Young of Willington, Minn. and Martin Young of Algona, and  number of nieces and nephews. The Augusta Chronicle March 21 1950 Name of Deceased: William Earl Thomas Obit: William Earl Thomas born in Laurens County, S.C. died November of 1963 in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga. Survivors - wife Edna Moore Thomas, daughter Virginia Wilson, son Robert Joseph Thomas. Grandchildren Robert Thomas, jr, Catherine Thomas, Thomas William Thomas, Brian Thomas Wilson and Virginia Arleigh Wilson (now Mansfield). Newspaper: Augusta Chronicle Date: 11/1963 Submitters Name: Arleigh Mansfield Mrs. Mitchell Mrs. Ruth Allen Mitchell, 2102 Greene Street, died at 8:40 a.m. Friday at her residence after an extended illness. Mrs. Mitchell was born in New York City and had lived in Augusta for 35 years. She was a member of the Baptist church. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at Piatt's Chapel with the Rev. Inman I. Moore officiating. Burial will be in Saginaw, Mich. Survivors include her husband, Marion R. Mitchell of Augusta; one son, Richard L. Mitchell of Augusta; one brother, A. H. Allen of St. Charles, Mich.; one sister, Mrs. Thelma Maturen of St. Charles, Mich.; of nieces and nephews. The body will be at Piatt's Funeral Home. Date: 1964-09-26; Paper: Augusta Chronicle J. B. Casey Jr. Jim Boyd (Jimmy) Casey Jr., 17, of 3408 Peach Orchard Road, died Friday in a local hospital after a brief illness. A student at Butler High School, Jimmy was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Casey Sr. He was born and had lived all his life in  Augusta. He was a member of the American Motorcycle Association. Survivors, other than the parents, include paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Casey, Augusta; one uncle, Wesley M. Kennedy,  Augusta; three aunts, Mrs. Joyce McCuen Jr., Ware Shoals, S.C., Mrs. Helen Turner, Macon, Ga., and Mrs. Pauline Sims, Augusta; several great-aunts and uncles. Pallbearers will be Bobby Mark waiter, Harry Ham, Jimmy Ross, Wendall Thomas, Victor Crenshaw and Thad Helton. Honorary pallbearers will be J. J. Powell. William C. Beetle. Dr. Pomeroy Nichols, Floyd Old, Ralph Youngblood, Earnie King. D. W. Hyman. Daniel K. McKenzie. Charlie Miller, J. A. Thigpen, and employes of Mill right Shop at Continental Co. and members of the American Motorcycle Association. Date: 1964-09-26; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Mrs. Blainey Mrs. James A. Blainey, the former Mary Cosgrove of Augusta, died in Flushing, N. Y. Thursday. Mrs. Blainey was the daughter of the late Edward J. and Mary Katherine Cosgrove. Funeral services will be held Monday at St. Michaels Church. Burial will be in Flushing. Survivors include her husband, James A. Blainey of Flushing, N. Y.; one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy B. Reed of Flushing, N.Y.; one son, A. E. Blainey of New York City; six grandchildren; two great -grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. R. W. Gerald of Sumter, S C. and Miss Jane Cosgrove of Augusta; two brothers, H. H. Cosgrove of Augusta and L. G. Cosgrove of Boston. Mass. Date: 1964-09-26; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Henry C. Baird Funeral services for Henry Chase Baird. 73, of 220 Wrightsboro Rd., who died Thursday, will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the graveside in Westover Memorial Park Cemetery. The Rev. Robert F. Hunt will officiate. Pallbearers will be W. Fred Pitts, C. H. Wright, W. C. Owens, Paul R. Blue, S. L. Davis and L. 0. Linson. Honorary pallbearers will be elders and deacons of the Greene Street Presbyterian Church and also, employees of the Georgia and Florida Railroad Company. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mary Patterson Baird, Augusta; a foster-son. Staff Sgt Robert A. Dunaway Jr., U.S. Air Force; a sister, Mrs. Ralph W. Griffin, Douglas, Ga.; also a number of nieces and nephews. Date: 1964-09-26; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Willie Holmes Willie Holmes of 1531 12th St. died Tuesday in an Augusta hospital Funeral arrangements will be announced by Dent's Undertaking Establishment. Survivors Include two sons, Willie Holmes Jr., and Jimmy R. Holmes; two daughters, Mrs. Earline Davis and Miss Connie Holmes; sister, Mrs. Mattie Porter; and several nieces and nephews. Date: 1968-08-14; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Richard D. Goen Funeral services for Lance Cpl. Richard D. Goen. 18, son of Mrs. Mary Moore Goen of 2254 Wheeless Road, who died Aug. 2 in Vietnam, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. The Rev. Herbert J, Wellmeier will officiate. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Full military honors will be accorded. The Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Thursday at Piatt's Funeral Chapel. Date: 1968-08-14; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Mrs. Hughes Mrs Magdalene Hughes. widow of John W. Hughes, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Mackey  Jacksonville. Fla. Funeral arrangements will be announced Formerly of Augusta, she had lived in Jacksonville four years. Survivors in addition to her daughter include two stepsons. William Hughes. Augusta, and Frank Hughes. Browns Milles, N. J.; two stepdaughters. Mrs. Elizabeth Rogers. Bronx. N. Y. and Mrs. Pauleia Sullivan. Augusta; two grandsons, and seven step grandchildren. Date: 1968-08-14; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Mrs. Campbell Mrs. Nita Campbell of 2120 Third Ave. died Tuesday at her residence after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Dent's Undertaking Establishment. A native of Montgomery, Ala., she was a member of Galilee Baptist Church. She had lived in Augusta several years. Survivors include her husband. Richard Campbell; six daughters. Mrs. Juanita Walker, Miss Mary Campbell, Miss Richardine Campbell, Miss Nanatta Campbell, Miss JackIyn Campbell, Miss Bernice Campbell; six sons, William Campbell, Kenneth Campbell, Carl Campbell, Harold Campbell, Joseph Campbell and James Campbell; and mother. Mrs. Nellie Butler. Date: 1968-08-14; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Powell Infant Graveside services for Chris Allen Powell, 5-month-old son of  Mr. and Mrs. Cecil P. Powell, 2914 Oklahoma Ave., who died at the residence Monday, wilt be held at 10 a.m. today at Hillcrest Memorial Park Chaplain George K Norton will officiate. Date: 1968-08-14; Paper: Augusta Chronicle P. R. Savacool Jr. Pvt. L.C. Paul R. Savacool Jr., 20. of 2205 Sibley Rd., died Aug. 8 in Vietnam. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Elliott Sons Funeral Home. A native of Newark, N.J., he was a member of the Catholic church. He was a member of U.S. Army, 9th Infantry Div. He had been a member of Jack C. Fortune Post 205 American Legion and was a farmer member of the Naval Reserve. He attended Bayvale School and Augusta College. He entered the service November 1966 and had been in Vietnam 4 1/4months. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Sgt. I.C. Lloyd T. McMillion; father, Paul R. Savacool; brother, Floyd S. McMillion, Augusta; grand-mother Mrs. Concetta Sgobbo. Newark, N.J.; an uncle; and two aunts. Date: 1968-08-14; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Marion E. Brown Funeral services for Marion Earl Brown. 38, of No. 10, Bel Air Road, who died at Clark Hill Sunday, will be held at 5 p.m. today at Elliott Sons Chapel. The Rev. Jerry N. Castelberry will officiate. Burial will be in West View Cemetery. Full military honors will be accorded at the graveside. Pallbearers will be Warren Johnston,   George Thompson, David Arrington. Roy Arrington. Tommy Britt and Buck Driscolle. Date: 1968-08-14; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Isaac Jones Funeral services for Isaac (Iks) Jones, 65, of 1917 Grand Blvd., who died Monday at his home, will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday at Second Mount Moriah Baptist Church. The Rev. F. D. Shaw will officiate. Burial will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers will be deacons of Second Mount Moriah Baptist Church. Friends may call at Dent's Funeral Home until 11 a.m. Thursday, and then at the church. Date: 1968-08-14; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Mrs. Effie S. Scott Funeral services for Mrs. Effie Stevens Scott of 1424 Hickman Road, who died Wednesday, will be held at 4 p.m. today at Elliott Sons Chapel with Dr WT. Chewning officiating. Burial will be in Westover Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be T.J Carswell, Virgil D. Menger, Edward S. Harveston, Rev E Stephens, G. Guhrown and Carlton Smith. Friends may call at the funeral home Date: 1969-12-12; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Vernon Crew Sr Vernon Crew Sr  1741 Luckey St died Thursday. Funeral services will be announced later by Dents Undertaking Establishment Survivors include a daughter. Mrs  Constance C  Singleton, a son, Sgt. Vernon Crew Jr . a mother Mrs Willie Mae Dixon  and a sister. Mrs. Jessie Mae Brown Friends may call at the home of Mrs David Brown. 1019 Sixth Ave Date: 1969-12-12; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Mrs. Laura Scott Mrs Laura Scott, 90. of Jefterson Davis Highway. North  Augusta, died Thursday. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 pm today in Magnolia Cemetery with Father N. Chafee Croft officiating. Friends may call at Posey's  Funeral Home, North Augusta Date: 1969-12-12; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Mrs. Norma C. Higgins Funeral services for Mrs. Norma Churton Higgins, 20, of 315 W. Pine . Grove Ave., North Augusta, who died Tuesday, will be held at & p.m. today at Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Randolph Kowalski will officiate, assisted by Father N. Chafee Croft. Burial will be in Bath, Ga., Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be'Arther Bryan, Mark Shohat, James Higgins, John Churton, John Branson and Lynson Bodie. Members of the 3242nd Logistical Command, U.S. Army Reserve Unit, will serve as honorary pallbearers. Friends may call at Posey's Funeral Home, North Augusta. Date: 1970-05-01; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Thomas H. Buck Thomas Harry Buck of 2105 Greene St. died Thursday. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Piatt's Funeral Home. A native or Augusta, he was a retired paint foreman for the Veterans Administration Hospital. He was a member of Crawford Avenue Baptist Church where he was president of Bently Bible Class. He was a member of Painters Local 1730 Survivors include his widow, the former Lila Patton: son. Frank Buck. North Augusta: daughter. Mrs. Sue Padgett. Martinez. Ga.: seven brothers. Marion R. Buck. Walter T. Buck. Joseph A. Buck and Robert A. Buck, all of Augusta. Aaron Buck and Harold Buck, both of Savannah, and Donald Buck, Hinesville. Ga: three sisters. Mrs. C. W. Lever Sr. and Mrs. N. W. Rumbley, both of Augusta, and Mrs Charles Beasley. Hinesville. Friends may call at the funeral home. Date: 1970-05-01; Paper: Augusta Chronicle William H. Smith Graveside services for William Henry Smith. 81. formerly of Augusta, who died Sunday in Jacksonville, Fla.. will be held at 2:30 p.m. today in Westover Memorial Park Friends may call at Elliott Sons Funeral Home. Date: 1970-05-01; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Mrs. Rosa Lee Mrs. Rosa Djakovic Lee. 22. of Peachtree Apartments died Wednesdav Funeral arrangements will be announced by Elliott Sons Funeral Home Coroner Nathan Widener said dealh was the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A native of Bambere, Germany, she had lived in Augusta vears. She was a member of the Catholic church Survivors include her father. Pern Djakovic. Yogoslavia: mother and step-father. Mr. and Mrs. Viktoras Cernevicius. Worms. Germanv: broiher. Peter J. Dtakovic. Worms. Date: 1970-05-01; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Arthur L. Walker Sr. Arthur Lee Walker Sr.. 60, of 1908 Walker St. died Wednesday Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m Saturday at Elliott Sons Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev Lucius D Cam officiating. Burial will be in West View Cemetery. A resident of Augusta since 1927. he was an employe of the Augusta Streets and Drains Department. Survivors include his widow, the former Flossie Owens; son. Arthur Lee Walker Jr. Medford. Mass. four daughters. Mrs Bettv Couch and Mrs Mavis Black, both of Augusta. Mrs. Shirley Sweat. Macon. Ga.. and Mrs. D R. Colley. North Augusta: two brothers. Thomas Walker Sr. and Johnny L. Walker, both of Augusta; and two sisters. Mrs. Earl E. Miller. Escondido, Calif. and Mrs Annie Ross. Atlanta Friends may call at 1910 Walker St Date: 1970-05-01; Paper: Augusta Chronicle T.F.Starr, banker is dead at 51 Travis F Starr Sr., 51, of 3026 Eagle Drive. Augusta, died Thursday. Funeral services will be held at 4 p m Saturday at Warren Baptist Church with the Rev. A. H Simmons officiating. Burial will be in Westover Memorial Park. A native of Macon, he had lived in Augusta 18 years. He was a member of Warren Baptist Church and a veteran of World War II. He was a retired assistant vice president of C&S National Bank Survivors include his widow, the former Ruth Jenkins: two daughters, Miss June Starr and Miss Joy Starr, both of Augusta: son. Travis F Starr Jr., Augusta; father. K.M. Starr. Atlanta: two sisters. Mrs. L. B. Roane and Mrs. Emil Morone. both of Atlanta: and a brother. W E. Starr. Billeville. N. J Pallbearers will be Rudy Goldman, Lewis Muns, Bob Hitchcock,  Aubre Ghann, Bill Miller and Richard Huffman Friends may call at Poteet Funeral Home or at the residence. The family will be at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. today. Date: 1970-05-01; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Funeral services for Christopher Eric Dod. 4. son of Mrs. Carmen Dod of 2836 Milledgeville Rd.. who died Friday, will be held today at 3 p m at Bayvale Baptist Church with burial in Hillcrest Memorial Park. The Rev. Daniel Johnson will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Lloyd Greene. Pallbearers will be Russell Hamilton. Paul Hamilton. Philip Hamilton and Baxter Vinson. Friends may call at Elliott Sons Funeral Home. Date: 1971-05-09; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Mrs. Louis B. Magid (Richmond) Graveside services for Mrs. Righton Habersham Magid, a former resident of Augusta and wife of the late Louis B Magid. were held Saturday at Magnolia Cemetery with the Rev. C. Edward Reeves Jr. officiating Survivors include a son. Col Louis B. Magid Jr. of Winter Park. Fla.: and two daughters. Mrs William A. Willis and Mrs. Charles Coldwell. both of Miami Shores. Fla. Augusta relatives include Mrs. Eugene P Avery and James L. Robertson Date: 1971-05-09; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Mrs. H. J. Markwalter Funeral services for Mrs Harry J. Iris Grice Markwalter. of 111 Tenth St.. who died Monday in a local hospital, will be held today at noon in the Church of the Most Holy Trinity with Father William Simmons officiating. Burial will be in Westover Memorial Park. Pallbearers will include Jack Burke. Joe Burke, Jack Cashin. Henry Cashin. George Cashin. and George Brown. The Rosary was recited Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the chapel of Piatt's Funeral Home. The Augusta Chronicle January 3 1973 Charles Manley Floyd Charles Manley Floyd. 72, of 2421 Bream Ave., died Friday in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Poteet Funeral Home. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mary A. Johnson Floyd. Augusta; three daughters, Mrs. James H. Watts andMrs. Randy James, Augusta; and Miss' Elizabeth Floyd, Athens, Ga.; four sisters. Mrs. J. C. Swan and Mrs Mabel Young. Ormond Beach, Fla.; Mrs. Frances Alfaro. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.. Mrs. G. P. Knowles, West Palm Beach. Fla.. a brother, William R. Floyd, North Palm Beach. Fla. Date: 1973-12-08; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Steve Carlton Jr. Funeral- Services for Steve Carlton Jr. 37, of Rt 5. Box 760. Martinez, who died Tuesday, will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Elliott Sons Telfair Street Chapel, with the Rev. Albert Stroupe officiating. Burial will be in West View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Sonny Home. Don Home, Leonard Nichols Waston Nichols. Luther Nichols and William Ussery. Date: 1973-12-08; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Eugene Brooks Funeral services for Eugene Brooks, of 1010 Carrie St.. who died Sunday, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Old Storm Branch Baptist Church. Clearwater. SC.. with the Rev. J.W. Williams officiating. Burial will be in the East Street Cemetery. Friends may call at Peoples Funeral Home. Date: 1973-12-08; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Mrs. F. B. Cartledge Funeral services for Mrs. Fred Baker Hortense Padgett Carledge, of 1822 Ellis St.. who died Monday in a local hospital, will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Piatt's Funeral Home with James T. Fulcher and Edward H. Thurmond officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park Pallbearers will include Paul Bennett, Frank Freeman, Wyman Lamb. Odell Averett, Paul McGahee. and Wayne Budd. Friends may call at the funeral home. The Augusta Chronicle January 3 1973 Tommie Miles Partridge Tommie Miles Partridge. 71. of 3617 Walton Way Extension, died Friday in a local hospital Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Elliott Sons Chapel. Lumpkin Road, with the Rev A H Simmons officiating, assisted by the Rev Glen Kelly Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mamie Wolfe Patridge, Augusta, three sons. Glen Partridge. Elizabethon, Ky ; Toby Allen Patrtridge and Carlton Wayne Partridge. Augusta; five brothers. Ernest Partridge, John Henry Patridge and Jack Partridge, all of Evans. Ga.; Melvin Partridge and Robert Partridge, both of Lincolnton, Ga . four sisters. Mrs Rosella CTark, Augusta. Mrs. Bertha Cox and Mrs. Thelma Fuller. Evans. Ga ; and Mrs. Ollie Wolfe, Washington. Ga. Date: 1973-12-08; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Robert E Crosby Jr. Funeral services for Robert Eugene (Gene) Crosby Jr.. of Rt. 3, Box 230 Hephzibah, who died Thursday, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Berlin United Methodist Church, with Dr. George E. Clary Jr. officiating, assisted by the Rev. John Boulineau. Burial will be in the churchyard cemetery. Pallbearers will be Wally Yarrington, Herbert Leach, Jesse Johnson SrT and Milton F. Martin. Date: 1973-12-08; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Mrs. Eva Padgett Campbell, of 1513 Gwinnett Street died Friday in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Piatt's Funeral Home. A lifelong resident of Augusta. Mrs.Campbell was a member of St. John United Methodist Church, where she was a former member of the Howard Bible Class. She attended Wesleyan College. Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Joseph P. Campbell Jr.. North Augusta; two grandsons, Joseph P. Campbell Ill., Augusta, and Walton B Campbell, North Augusta; a great-grandchild. Tricia Claire Campbell, North Augusta. Date: 1973-12-08; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Johnnie Harp Sr. 68, of 536 Wrights Ave died Friday in a Iocal hosptial. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Elliott Sons Chapel. Telfair Street, with the Rev. James R. Wheeler officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Survivors include his widow. Mrs. Hazel Taylor Harp Augusta: his son Johnnie Harp Jr.. Augusta; two daughters. Mrs. Gladys Huff, Augusta, and Miss Dolly Harp. Florida; a sister, Mrs Henry Lee Harp, Augusta; a stepson. C. E. McCoy. Downey, Calif.; and a stepdaughter Mrs Mary R. .laeWym Augusta Date: 1973-12-08; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Gene E. Whitlock. of 2157 "C" St. died Friday in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Piatt's Funeral Home. Survivors include his widow. Mrs Willodene Oglesby Whitlock. Augusta. Friends may call at the residence or the funeral home Date: 1973-12-08; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Erskin Mitchell. 611526 Twiggs St. died Friday in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm. Sunday at Harmony Baptist Church, with the Rev. Floyd Heard officiating. Burial will be in South View Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Jerome Sturgis. Mitchael Wiley. Benjamin Turner. James Dandridge. Larry Davis and Timothy Brannon Friends may call at the residence or Dents Undertaking Establishment Date: 1973-12-08; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Atlanta police said 16-year-old Joseph Michael Coffey of Atlanta was killed late Saturday when his motorcycle slammed into the side of a car at a city intersection Date: August 13, 1973 Paper: Augusta Chronicle A 66-year-old Atlanta woman. Viola Winn, died in an accident east of Dublin The state patrol said her car struck another vehicle from behind on Georgia 404 about 10 miles east of Dublin Date: August 13, 1973 Paper: Augusta Chronicle Not included in the Georgia count were the drowning of three Atlanta children in the Mississippi Sound near Waveland. Miss. A Civil Defense spokesman identified the children as Theresa Williams. 13; Jimmy Spratling. 13. and Eva Spralling. 12. It is not known if the Spratlings were related. The children were among 40 children and camp counselors visiting the coast on a trip sponsored by tte Emmaus House, a neighborhood center in south-west Atlanta The spokesman said the children were swimming in shallow water about 200 yards off shore, but the tide changed creating a strong undertow Date: August 13, 1973 Paper: Augusta Chronicle Mrs. Patrick J. (Lillian Busby) Kirby, 67, of309 Sky Lark Drive, Martinez, died Monday in a local nursing home. Funeral services wilt be held Wednesday in the chapel of Johns Funeral Home, Stuart. Fla Burial will be in Fern Hill Cemetery. The Holy Rosary will be recited today in the chapel of Johns Funeral Home. She was a native of Birmingham, England, but had lived in Augusta for four years She was a retired registered nurse and a member of the Roman Catholic church. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Shirley Bradley. Augusta; and three sisters. Mrs. Maude Cashiopp and Mrs. Dora Nelson. Ginson Beach. Fla.. and Mrs. Ada Hughes. Birmingham. Elliott Sons Funeral is in charge of local arrangements. Date: 1974-03-26; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Mrs. Anna Smalley Caldwell, of 137 West 145th St.. New York City, died Saturday at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Elim Baptist Church with the Rev. R.L. Boyd officiating. She was a native of Augusta and a member of Elim Baptist Church. Survivors include one sister. Mrs. Mattie Williams. Summit. N.Y.: and two brothers. Frank Smalley and Willie Smalley, Augusta. Friends may call at Dent's Undertaking Establishment Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. Date: 1974-03-26; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Johnnie J. (Jackie) Thomas, of Route 2 Box 1KB. Harlem, Ga., died at an Augusta hospital March 24. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Survivors include his widow, Mrs Mary. L. Thomas; two sons, Trenton Dale Thomas and Michael Patrick Thomas, two daughters, Cynthia Gail Thomas and Tonji Dorsey, all of Harlem; his father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas, Harlem; four sisters, Mrs. Verdel Thomas, Mrs. Mary George Jones. Mrs. Catherine Frails, Harlem, and Mrs. Willie Mae Christian, Hemphead, N.Y.; one brother, James 0. Thomas, Bartow, Fla. Friends may call at the residence or at Thomson Funeral Systems Inc.,Thomson, Ga. Date: 1974-03-26; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Mrs. Clarence Butler Mrs. Clarence (Catherine Williamson) Butler, of 130 Heltzel Court, died Sunday at her residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home. She was a member of Runs Baptist Church, Beech Island. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Felich Nicole Butler and Machelle Butler; her mother, Mrs. Bertha Mae Williamson, Augusta; her father. Jim Williamson, Jackson. S.C.; six sisters, Mrs. Rosa Lee Wideman. Mrs. Lucille Johnson, Elolse Williamson and Lottie Mae Williamson. Augusta, Mrs. Beatrice Bryant, Aiken, and Mrs. Mary Corley. Germany; and five brothers. Adam Williamson, Jimmy Williamson Jr. and Lewis Williamson, Augusta, and James Williamson, Newark. N.J. Date: 1974-03-26; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Blazear Furgurson Funeral services for Blazear Furgurson. of 1814 Milledgeville Road, who died March 13, will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. In the chapel of Peoples Funeral Home. Burial will be in Southview Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home. Date: 1974-03-26; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Mrs. Frances Fort Graveside services for Mrs. Frances Ruth Renew Fort, of 22 Sibley Road, who died Sunday morning in a local hospital, will be held today at 4 p.m. in Hillcrest Memorial Park with the Rev. Renfroe Watson officiating. Friends may call at the residence of her brother. 2025 Roosevelt Road, or at Posey's Funeral Home. North Augusta. Date: 1974-03-26; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Franklin Cone Taylor Funeral services for Franklin Cone Taylor, of Route 3, Box 211, Hephzibah, Ga.. who died Saturday in a local hospital, will be held today at 11 a.m. in the Hopeful Baptist Church with the Rev. John Boulineau officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Masonic rites. Survivors include his widow. Mrs. Virginia Williams Taylor. Hephzibah; two sons. Robert Cone Taylor and Frank David Taylor. Lakeland. Fla.; two daughters. Mrs. Bonnie Taylor Gaskins. Waycross. Ga.. and Donna Taylor. Hephzibah: one stepson, Jerry Goolsby, Hephzibah. Ga., two brothers. Leroy Taylor, White Springs, Fla., and Robert J. Taylor, California; and four sisters, Mrs. Molly Tuten. New Port Richie. Fla.. Mrs. Nancy Pearl Johnson and Mrs. Valora E. Trout man. Tampa, Fla., and Mrs. Maggie D. Hogans. Jennings. Fla. Pallbearers will include Emmett J. . Manning. W. Gordon Bartlett. Jessie E. , Johnson. Wiley R. Booker III. Ira W.  James and Jessie E. Johnson Jr. Honorary pallbearers will include Masons. Friends may call at Elliott Sons Funeral Home. Lumpkin Road. Date: 1974-03-26; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Mrs Richard Prince Funeral services for Mrs. Richard (Cora White) Prince, of 1535 Koger Road, who died Tuesday, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Spirit Creek Baptist Church with the Rev J.D. Williams officiating Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at People Funeral Home. The Augusta Chronicle June 15 1974 Tom W. Bright Funeral services for Tom Willie (Sam) Bright. 1754 Plank Road. North Augusta, who died Tuesday at a local hospital, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Mims Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. T. Scott officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the residence or at Williams and Dotson Funeral Home. The Augusta Chronicle June 15 1974 Mrs. Annie Odum Mrs. Annie SneIlings Odum. 62. of Route 1. Blythe. Ga . died Thursday in a local hospital. Funeral services will be today at 4:30 p.m. at Elliott Sons Funeral Home Lumpkin Road Chapel with the Rev. R.M. Parnell officiating, assisted by the Rev. Don Tipton Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park Born in Clarke County. Mrs. Odum lived in Richmond County 30 years Survivors include six sons. Franklin D. Snellings. Augusta, Marvin L. Snellings. Savannah. Ga,, Robert Snellings and Louis L. Odum. Blythe. Charles R. Snellings. Springfield. Ga.. and Roy W. Snellings. Martinez: three daughters. Mrs. Betty A. Oaxton. Lyons. Ga.. Mrs. Shirley J. Darsey, Jonesboro. Ga.. and Mrs. Brenda E. Rogers. Augusta; one sister. Mrs. Willie Mae Hogan, Augusta. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Parrish. James Braswell. John T. Keck, Ed Braswell. Tommy White and Sonny Couch. The Augusta Chronicle June 15 1974 Loyal P. Price Loyal P. Price. 53. of 480 Kenny Road, died Friday in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p m. in the Lumpkin Road Chapel of Elliott Sons Funeral Home with the Rev. Billy Widcner officiating Burial will be in West View Cemetery. A retired civil service employe, he was a member of Old Union Baptist. He was a native of Wadlcy. Ga.. although he lived in Augusta most of his life.' Survivors include his widow. Mrs. Beatrice Elmer Price, two sons. Trevor Loyal Price and Preston Elmer Price, both of Augusta: three daughters. Mrs. Maureen Mullis. Mrs. Evelyn Kelligan and Mrs Wanda Price, all of Augusta; three brothers. Olin Perrv. West Point. Miss.. 0 W. Price and James Perry, both of Augusta; and two sisters. Mrs. Mildred McKinny. Conyers. Ga.. and Mrs. Mary E. Brown. Harlem. Ga Elliott Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The Augusta Chronicle June 15 1974 Mrs. Sam Bell Funeral services for Mrs. Sam Georgial Bell, formerly of Augusta, who died Tuesday in Jamacia. N.Y.. will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Popular Head Baptist Church in Dearing, Ga. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at 2049 Wharton Drive or al Peoples Funeral Home. The Augusta Chronicle June 15 1974 Freddie B. Patch Jacksonville, Fla.-Freddie B. Patch. 53. formerly of Augusta, of 3400 Townsend Boulevard. Jacksonville, died Friday. Funeral services will be announced later by Elliot's Funeral Home. A native of Augusta, he had lived in Jacksonville since I960. Survivors include four daughters. Mrs. Jeanette Langston. Jacksonville. Mrs. Janice Covington. Garland. Texas. Mrs. Cora Sue Nebeis. Lanham. Mich., and Miss Julia Patch. Jacksonville; three brothers. Marion A. Patch. Martinez. Austin Patch. Mobile. Ala., and Roy Patch. Augusta; and four sisters. Mrs. Mane Anderson and Mrs. Bessie Leany. Augusta. Mrs. Amy Jewel Anderson. Lincolnion. Ga.. and Mrs. Gladys Tacketi. Decatur. Ala. Friends may call at the residence of Mrs. Marie Anderson. 1750 Kissingbower Rd.. or Elliot's Funeral Home after 9;30 p.m. Saturday. The Augusta Chronicle June 15 1974 B. W. Hill B.W. Hill of 1001 D'Antignac Street died Friday at his residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home. Survivors include two sons. B..W. Hill Jr. and Jessie Hill; one daughter. Julia Hill; one sister. Miss Julia Hill of Detroit. Mich.; one brother. Clifford Hill. Toombsboro. Ga. The Augusta Chronicle June 15 1974 Mrs. Josephine Wilkerson Mrs: Josephine Phillips Wilkerson of 105 McCarthy Drive died Wednesday at an Augusta hospital. Graveside services will be held at 4:30 p.m. today at Magnolia Cemetery, with the Revs. Asa Meadows and Earl Hackett officiating. Mrs. Wilkerson. a native of Richmond County; was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church. Survivors include her father, Ralph M. Phillips, Harlem; her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Wheeler Phillips, Augusta, one sister. Mrs. Russell L. Watson. Cooperas Cove/Texas; and one brother, R. Martin Phillips, Augusta. Friends may call at the residence of Mrs. Edgar Sniilh. 1001 Baker Ave. Date: 1976-05-06; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Mrs. Mary R. Hobbs Mrs. Mary H. Hobbs of Route 3, Box 178, North  Augusta, died Tuesday at an Augusta hospital. The funeral will be held at 4 p.m. today at Posey's Funeral Home Chapel, North Augusta, with the Rev. Ronald Selder officiating. Burial will be in Pineview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Hobbs was a native of Georgia, but had made her home in North Augusta for the past 26 years. She was a member of the Belvedere First Christian Church.. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Grace Nelson. Belvedere. Pallbearers will be Joe Johnson,. Guy Langley, Batt Johnson, Clyde Brown, Hugh Highlower and Howard Axtell. Friends may call at the residence or at the funeral home. Date: 1976-05-06; Paper: Augusta Chronicle John Otho Hinson The funeral for John Otho Hinson of 2-C Hickman Arms Apt, who died Tuesday at his residence, will be held at 10 a.m. today at the Church of the Most Holy Trinity, with Father William F. Simmons officiating. Burial will be in Westover Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Otis Crowell, Way Kidd. Louis Soloman, Charles Anderson. Sam McChesney and James Folk. Friends may call at the residence or at Piatt's Funeral Home. Date: 1976-05-06; Paper: Augusta Chronicle WHITE Miss Celina White Passes at Residence Miss Celina White, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Oliver White, died at the residence on the Peach Orchard road yesterday morning at 12:30 o'clock following an illness of four months. Funeral services will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic church this morning at 10 o'clock with the Rev. Father John E. O'Donohoe officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Hill cemetery. Survivors are one brother. Oliver White, of Danielson, Conn., and several nieces and nephews. Miss White was a native of Massachusetts and had resided in Augusta for 25 years. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic church. Date: 1946-02-21; Paper: Augusta Chronicle RILEY Mrs. Etta Mae Riley Dies at Residence Mrs. Etta Mae Bullard Riley, wife of William Turner Riley, died at the residence, 905 Seventh street, yesterday morning at five o'clock following an extended illness. The body was conveyed to Alma, Ga., yesterday for funeral services. Besides her husband she is survived by two brothers, Thomas J. Bullard, of Fitzgerald. Ga., and J. L. Bullard of Waycross. Ga.. and father. Thomas R. Bullard, of Fitzgerald. Mrs. Riley was a native of Bacon county, Ga., and had resided in Augusta for five years. Date: 1946-02-21; Paper: Augusta Chronicle LEWIS Ernest Lee Lewis, 76, Martinez;" died at 4:45 yesterday afternoon after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Elliott Sons. Mr. Lewis is survived, by his wife, Mrs. Ida Lewis; three sons A.Z. Lewis, Charleston S.C.; Ernest L. Lewis, Jr., and Gaz Lewis, both of Evans. Ga.; daughters, Mrs. Eva Miles, Hirlem; Mrs. Allie Holley. Grovetown; Mrs. Willie Noma, Evans; Mrs. D. V. Sprouse, Martinez; 28 grandchildren and a brother, Ellis Lewis, of Evans. Date: 1946-02-21; Paper: Augusta Chronicle THOMAS Services This Afternoon For Mrs. Lillie Thomas Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Stanford Thomas, a former Augustan who died in Atlanta Wednesday, will be held at Elliott Sons Funeral home this afternoon at four o'clock with the Rev. R. Edward Elliott officiating. Interment will follow, in Westover Memorial Park. Date: 1946-02-21; Paper: Augusta Chronicle SULLIVAN Pierce Sullivan To Be Buried Today Funeral services for Pierce Sullivan, 59,  who died at a local infirmary Friday, will be held at the graveside in West View cemetery this morning at 11 o'clock with the Rev R. Edward Elliott officiating. Interment will follow in West View cemetery. Date: 1946-02-21; Paper: Augusta Chronicle JONES Mrs. Nellie C. Jones Dies at Residence Mrs. Nellie Carter Jones, 79, died yesterday morning at the residence of her daughter. Mrs. Paul Tuten. of 813 Seventh street, after an illness of one week. Funeral services will be held at Carters Baptist charch, Bacon county, Ga., this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Interment will be in the churchyard cemetery. The body was conveyed to Alma, Ga. yesterday afternoon- Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Paul Tuten. Augusta: Mrs. Harriett Smith of Waycross, Ga., Mrs. Monroe Davis and Mrs. G. S. Carter of Jacksonville, Fla.; two sons, Jenkins Jones and James Jones, both of Coffee county, Ga. Date: 1947-12-26; Paper: Augusta Chronicle Judge Henry Roney; former judge, of; the superior court of the Augusta circuit, Confederate veteran, prominent attorney-at-law and beloved gentleman, died suddenly yesterday afternoon while attending the baseball game At the South Atlantic league park here. Death resulted from an: attack 0f the heart. Judge Roney was 81 years of age. and for more than half a century had been a citizen of Augusta. The funeral will be conducted tomorrow at high noon. Services will be held at the First Baptist church Rev. Edward L. Grace, the pastor, officiating. Interment will follow in Westover cemetery; The Hill Judge Roney was considered Augusta's, most ardent baseball fan, and despite his years was seldom absent from Warren Park when the Augusta team was at home. Yesterday afternoon he was in his accustomed seat just behind the press box.  During the third Inning, he was noticed to, fall forward In his seat. Fred Gehrken. a warm friend, who sat nearby, called for a physician and medical aid was administered but without avail. Play was halted on the field and the players stood with heads bared as the lifeless form was borne to an ambulance.   Death  Causes Deep Sorrow; A pall of sorrow remained over the hundreds of spectators during the remainder of the game, while the death of the beloved citizen was heard  with sorrow throughout the city. For a man of his years. Judge Roney had enjoyed splendid health until a month ago when he developed a malady of the hearty but this had not deterred him from his daily activities. Judge Roney is survived by two daughters. Mrs. Eugene E. Murphey, of 432 Telfair street, with whom.he resided, and Mrs; William S. Richardson, of 324 Hickman road; two sisters Mrs. J V; Langford of Hahira Ga., and Mrs. William Daniel, of Geneva; Flan and two grand-daughters, Miss Florence Richardson and Miss Jane Richardson, of Augusta, The following gentlemen, warm friends and associates of Judge Roney. will be pallbearers: Honorary, Dan G. Fogarty, William H. Fleming, Fred Gehrken Judge Henry C. Hammond, Judge Orwell R. Eve and Judge A. L. Franklin; active, E. C. Fleming, George W, Wright, Albert von Kamp, Thomas G. Bailie, T. Harry Garrett, Crommelin Fleming, Judge J. C. C. Black, Jr, and John Sylvester. Became Soldier at 15. Henry Clay Roney was born near Thomson, Ga. In Warren county, December 31. 1845, He was the son of Thomas Roney, a prominent Warren county planter, and Jane Martin Roney. At the age of 15 young Roney enlisted in the Confederate army and served with distinction throughout the war as a member of Company H, Gardner's Volunteers, of Warren county. His company was assigned to the Twenty-second Georgia Regiment Wright's Brigade, Anderson's Division and Hill's Corps, forming a part of the Army of Northern Virginia;, He saw service in the terrific battles of Gettysburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorville, Petersburg and other encounters. He was wounded at Petersburg and narrowly escaped death in number of instances. The Augusta Chronicle June 29, 1926 The following Obits were  Submitted by Andrew Staton, SC genealogist Mrs. J. B. Howard, Sr. - Augusta Newspaper - July, 1956 Bath, SC, July 7---Mrs. Joe B. Howard, Sr died today in an Augusta infirmary after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 5pm from the Piney Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Henry Oellerich officiating, assisted by the Rev. A.F. Carter. Interment will be in Piney Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Howard was the former Miss Pauline Driggers, daughter of the late Rev. Mr and Mrs. E.P. Driggers of Greenville, SC. She had lived in Bath for the past 30 years and was a member of Pney Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Joe B. Howard Sr of Bath; two daughters, Mrs. Ernestine Lohrman of Lafette, Ind; and Mrs. Cleo Holsenbake of Augusta; two sons, Joe B. Howard, Jr and Norman G. Howard, both of Augusta; a brother, Ernest Driggers of Greenville, SC; a sister, Mrs. Mildred Corley of Augusta; her step-mother, Mrs. Mary Driggers of Greenville; and a number of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be O.L. Thompson, Jessie Walker, Theodore Ivy, John Wombles, W.B. Thompson, and John Wesley Mitchem. The body will be at the funeral home until 3:30pm and then lie in state at the church until hour of the service. J. B. Howard, Jr. - Augusta Newspaper - January 1, 1972 Joe B. Howard Jr., of 2104 A. St. died Friday. Funeral services will be at 3pm today at Posey's Funeral Home in North Augusta with the Rev. Ralph E. Wade officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery. Mr. Howard was a native of Ninety-Six, SC and lived several years in the Augusta area. He was a Veteran of World War II. Survivors include a son, Andrew Howard, Augusta; three daughters, Mrs. Bobby Joe Jennings, Mrs. Charlotte Muns, and Mrs. Patricia Parnell, Augusta; two sisters, Mrs. Ernestine Lohrman, Hephzibah, Ga and Mrs. Cleo Holsenbake, Augusta. Pallbearers will be Harry Watkins, Capt. Joe Smith, Jack Douglas, W. Lesis Youngblood, Landrum Wilds, Sr. and Clyde Morris. Friends may call at the residence of Mrs. Cleo Holsenbake, 2172 Greene St. or the funeral home. Rufus E. Howard - Augusta Chronicle - October 31, 1955 Bath, SC Oct. 31-Funeral services for Rufus Edmund Howard, 33, of Bath will be held Tuesday at 3:30 pm from Posey's Chapel in Langley, SC, the Rev. A. F. Carter officiating, assisted by the Rev. E. P. Driggers. Interment will be in Piney Grove Cemetery. Survivors include his parents, Mr. And Mrs. Joe B. Howard Sr. of Bath; a daughter, Jo Ann Howard, Augusta; two sisters, Mrs. Ernestine Lohrman, Lafayette, Ind., and Mrs. Cleo Holsonbake, Augusta; two brothers, Joe B. Howard Jr, and Newman G. Howard; both of Augusta; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be members of the American Legion. The body will be at the funeral home until the hour of the service. Norman George Howard, Sr. - Augusta Newspaper - February 1966 Funeral services for Norman George Howard, Sr of Brooklyn, NY who died in Brooklyn will be held in Posey's Chapel in North Augusta at 2pm today with the Rev. Robert C. Daniels officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery. A native of Bath, SC he had lived in Brooklyn five years. He was employed by the American Can Co. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Jacqueline Howard, Brooklyn, NY; and four sons, Norman George Howard, Jr; Robert (Bobby) Howard; Richard L Howard and Billy Ray Howard; all of Augusta; one daughter, Jean Howard; Augusta; two grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Ernestine Lohrman, Lafayette, Ind; Mrs. Cleo Holsenback, Augusta; and a number of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Jack Douglas, Delmar Dockins, Bill Anderson, Linden Wylds, Charles Rowland, and Lewis Youngblood. The family will be at the residence of Mrs. Cleo Holsenback 2170 Greene St., Augusta. Friends may call at the funeral home. Ernestine Lohrman - Augusta Newspaper - November 1977 Hephzibah--Mrs. Edward {Ernestine} Lohrman of Route 4, Hephzibah died Monday at an Augusta hospital. The funeral will be held at 2 pm today at Posey's Funeral Home Chapel North Augusta with the Rev. Bobby Coleman officiating. Burial will be in Piney Grove Cemetery. She was a native of Bath, SC but had lived in Hephzibah for 11 years. Survivors include her husband, three sons, Russell Lohrman and Jerry Lohrman, Hephzibah; and Ernest Lee Lohrman, Lafayette, Ind. and one sister, Cleo Ready, Augusta. Friends may call at the funeral home or at the residence of M rs. Cleo Ready, 2172 Greene St., Augusta. Mr. Edward Lohrman - Augusta Chronicle - October 1977 Hephzibah-Mr. Edward Lohrman, 79, of 2239 Willis Foreman Road, died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 1997 at the Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center. Mr. Lohrman, a native of Lafayette, Ind., was a retired welder and an Army Veteran of World War II. The family said he was a devoted husband, father and grandfather and always willing to help anyone. Survivors include two sons, Russell Lohrman, Asheboro, NC; and Jerry Lohrman, Hephzibah; and four grandchildren. Elliott Sons Funeral Home. Lumpkin Road, is in charge of arrangements. Bill Ray Ready - Augusta Newspaper - March 1996 Mr. Bill Ray Ready, 61, pf 2273 Darlington Drive, died Sunday, March 24, 1996, at Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The funeral will be at 2 pm today at Crawford Avenue Baptist Church with Dr. William L. Owens officiating. Burial will be in Piney Grove Cemetery, Bath. Mr. Ready, a native of Augusta, was a Navy Veteran of the Korean conflict. He was a mechanic and had retired from King M ill. M r. Ready was a member of Crawford Avenue Baptist Church, where he was a member of the Watchman Sunday School Class. Survivors include his wife, Cleo E. Ready, two stepsons, Wayne Shelley and Robert Shelley, both of Augusta; two brothers, Herbert Ready and Claude Ready, both of Augusta; and four grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Gene Sammons, Gene Howell, Leroy Inglett, Lawrence M cCory, John McCraney, and Sterling Howell. Honorary pallbearers will be members of Watchman Sunday School Class. Elliott Sons Funeral Home, Telfair Street, is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Mildred Corley - Augusta Chronicle - June 1959 Mrs. Mildred Corley, 51, died Monday night at a local infirmary following a brief illness. Mrs. Corley was a former resident of 1762 Fenwick Street. She was born in Newberry, SC and had been a resident of Augusta 30 years. She was a member of the Crawford Avenue Church of God. Mrs. Corley is survived by one son, George Dewey Beard of Augusta; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Emma Benson of Laurens, SC; and Mrs. Virginia Elizabeth Mixon of Augusta; stepmother, Mrs. Mary Driggers of Greenville, SC; one brother, Ernest Palmer Driggers of Greenville, SC; five grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Elliott Sons. Mrs. Virginia Mixon - Augusta Chronicle - January 1994 Mrs. Virginia E. "Ginny" M ixon, 68, of 3226 Holt Road, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 1994, at University Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 pm Saturday in West View Cemetery, with Dr. Bobby Coleman officiating. Mrs. Mixon, a native of Newberry, SC was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include her husband, John A. Mixon; two daughters, Linda E. Chastain and Patsy A. Faulkner, both of Augusta; and three grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 pm today at Elliott Sons Funeral Home, Bumpkin Road. Mr. John Mixon - Augusta Chronicle - October 1996 Mr. John Arthur "Art" Mixon, 79, of 3226 Holt Road, died M onday, Sept. 30, 1996, at his residence. Graveside services will be at 2 pm Thursday at West View Cemetery with Dr. Bobby Coleman officiating. Mr. Mixon, a native of Hephzibah, was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a quality control inspector at DuPont and was a Baptist. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Chastain and Patsy Faulkner, both of Augusta and three grandchildren. Memorial may be made to St. Joseph Hospice, 2260 Wrightsboro Road, Augusta 30904-4726. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm today at Elliott Sons Funeral Home, Lumpkin Road. George D. Beard, Jr. - Augusta Chronicle - October 1982 George D. Beard Jr., 55, 1805 Warren Court, died Tuesday in a Richmond County Hospital. The funeral will be at 3 pm Friday at Congregational Holiness Church with the Revs. Bobby Coleman and Anthony D. Irby officiating. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery. Mr. Beard was a lifelong resident of Augusta, and a retired foreman at Riverside Mill. Survivors include his wife, Lorene Neal Beard, four sons, Roy G. Hudson, Charleston, SC; Bobby Hudson and Sam Hudson, both of Huntsville, Ala., and Roy Hudson, Augusta; seven daughters, Vernell Spires, West Columbia, SC; Ronnie Ditoma, Daytona Beach, Fla., Christine M cKerley, Jacksonville, Fla, Shirley Campbell, Norfolk, Va; and Justine Hodges, Alice Johnson, and Lynn Lyons, Augusta; and a sister, Virginia Mixon, Augusta. Pallbearers will be Davis M ixon, Kenny Lamb, Willie Walker, Bill Newhouse, Richard Thigpen and Lewis Vinson. The family will receive friends at Elliott Sons Funeral Home, Telfair Street, from 7 to 9 pm, today. Mrs. Lorene Beard - Augusta Chronicle - November 1996 Mrs. Lorene Beard, 83, of 1805 Warren Court, died Sunday, Nov. 17, 1996. The funeral will be at 11 am Wednesday at Cornerstone Fellowship Church with the Rev. Les Spires and Dr. Bobby Coleman officiating. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery. Mrs. Beard, a native of Bamberg County, SC had lived in Augusta most of her life. She was homemaker and a member of Cornerstone Fellowship Church. Survivors include four sons, Roy G. Hudson and Bobby Hudson, both of Summerville, SC., Sam Hudson, Huntsville, Ala., and Roy Hudson, Augusta; seven daughters, Justine Hodges and Alice Hudson, both of Augusta, Lynn Slaughter, Hephzibah, Vernell Jones, West Columbia, SC; Ronnie Ditoma, Daytona Beach, Fla., Chris M cKerley, Jacksonville, Fla, and Shirley Campbell, Norfolk, Va; a foster son, Paul Jones, West Columbia; a sister, Hazel Smith, Columbia; and 26 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be grandsons. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 pm Tuesday at Elliott Sons Funeral Home, Telfair Street. Mrs. Betty B.  Moss passes in Texas - Augusta Newspaper - July 1950 Mrs. Betty Beard Moss, 18, wife of Cpl. Jimmie Moss, died July 14 at Belton, Texas. Mrs. Moss was a native of Augusta, but had resided in Texas for two years. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Survivors include her husband; her mother, Mrs. Mildred Corley of Augusta; a brother, George D. Beard of Greensboro, NC; two sisters, M rs. G. W. Benson of Laurens, SC; and Mrs. John Mixon of Augusta; four nieces and a number of uncles and aunts. Mr. James Moss - Augusta Chronicle - April 1995 Mr. James Richard "Dick" Moss, 68, formerly of Gordo, Ala., died Monday, April 17, 1995, in Dayton, Ohio. The funeral was at 2 pm Friday, April 21, 1995, at Gordo First United M ethodist Church. The Rev. Brent Causy officiated. Burial was in Gordo City Cemetery. Mr. Moss, a native of Tuscaloosa County, had retired from the Army with 20 years of service. After his retirement, he lived in Augusta. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War and was a member of America Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors include a daughter, Janice Young, Dayton; a sister, Joyce Comerford, Gordo; and two grandsons and two great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Sammy Powell, Frank Floyd, Malcolm Conerford, Mark Comerford, Tom Montgomery, and James Glasgow. Stabler-Robbins Funeral Home, Regorm, Ala., was in charge of arrangements. Submitted by Andrew Staton, SC genealogist Carter Page Died In this city on the 14th Carter Page son of Daniel M. and Anna M. White, in the 6th year of age. Augusta Chronicle 11/17/1850 Transcribed by Erica Beatty Mr. John Evans Died In Augusta Ga, after a residence of three months on Friday 9th of Consumption, Mr. John Evans, a native, and for nearly seventy years a resident of New York City, where he leaves a large circle of relations and friends. New York Courier and Enquirer, Tribune, and Sun, please copy Augusta Chronicle 8/21/1850 Transcribed by Erica Beatty Funeral Notice The friends and acquaintances of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Maharry, are requested to attend the funeral of their youngest son, THIS AFTERNOON, at five o'clock, from their residence on Greene-st, opposite the City Hall. Augusta Chronicle 8/25/1850 Transcribed by Erica Beatty Gen. John A. Walker Died At his residence near Columbus on the 10th Gen. John A. Walker; aged 36 years, formerly of Burke county. Augusta Chronicle 8/18/1850 Transcribed by Erica Beatty At Augusta, Georgia, in the 41st year of his age, Mr. Andrew Ragan, formerly of this city, and for many years in the employment of the Ordnance Department. [18 Oct 1819; Daily National Intelligencer] Submitted by Kim Torp Richmond County Samuel Perrin Dies Suddenly At Augusta Well-Known and Popular Telegraph Operator Succumbs After Long Illness Samuel Perrin, the well known telegraph and press operator, died suddenly at Augusta, Ga., at noon Wednesday. The remains will be taken to his former home, McCormick, S. C. where the funeral will take place Friday at noon. The burial will be at Bethany. Mr. Perrin was one of the most popular young wire men in the South. He had many years experience, both in the South and East, returning to Atlanta from New York four years ago to take charge of the Atlanta branch of the National News Service in the Georgian office. as a press operator he had no superior. His kind, gentlemanly disposition endeared him to all his acquaintances. He had been in bad health for several months and had secured a leave of absence so that he might recuperate in a health resort near Augusta. A father and sister survive him. He was a member of the telegraphers’ union and the Improved Order of Red Men. He was a member of the Appalache tribe, Improved Order of Red Men, of Atlanta.  The Atlanta Georgian And News – Atlanta, Georgia – Wednesday, June 8, 1910 [Transcribed as written by D. Donlon] Mrs. J. M. Brisendine The body of Mrs. J. M. Brisendine, aged 54, who died at her home at Augusta, Ga., Tuesday, was brought to Atlanta Tuesday night and removed to the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. S. Davis, 3 West Delta place. The funeral arrangements will be announced later. Mrs. Brisendine is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Davis; Mrs. A. E. Stone, of Darien, Ga.; Mrs. Mamie Thompson and Miss Hattie Brisendine, of Augusta. The Atlanta Georgian and News – Atlanta, Georgia – Wednesday, July 7, 1909  [Transcribed as written by D. Donlon] ©Genealogy Trails