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Mrs. Grace Hendrix

Mrs. Grace N. Skillman Hendrix 86, wife of the late Lloyd Hendrix and Obie Skillman entered into rest Thursday, February 15, 2007. Graveside services will be held Saturday, February 17, 2007 at 2:00 P.M. in Gracewood Cemetery.

Ms. Theodosia D. Mack

Ms. Theodosia D. Mack of Shirley Ave. entered into rest Saturday, February 10, 2007. Funeral service will be held Friday, February 16, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the Greater Young Zion Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. William B. Blount, Sr. officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olive Memorial Garden.

Gabriel 'Monkey' Sermons

Entered into rest on Wednesday, February 14, 2007, Gabriel "Monkey" Sermons, 6, of Patterson Bridge Road, Hephzibah, Georgia. Surviving is his father James I. Sermons, Claxton, GA, his mother, Melissa Woodring Sermons and his father, David Gullikson, Sr., both of Hephzibah, GA; grandparents, Carole Gould, Hephzibah, GA, H.D. Woodring, Sr., Augusta, GA, Marjorie Lane, North Augusta, SC, Rick and Ann Sermons, Claxton, GA, Jean Hollows, Brunswick, GA, Evelyn Thompson, Claxton, GA, Ron and Donna ...

Mr. Michael Bascomb

Michael Anthony "Tony" Bascomb, 29, husband of Barbara Ann Caines Bascomb, entered into rest Wednesday, February 14, 2007. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday February 17, 2007, at Grove Baptist Church, Grovetown, Ga., with the Rev. Frank Thigpen officiating. Interment will be in South Harlem Memorial Gardens, Harlem, Ga.

Mrs. Louise Murphy

Funeral Services for Mrs. Louise Crawford Murphy, 94, of Audubon Road, North Augusta, SC, who died February 14, 2007, will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Stephen D. Posey Funeral Home. Rev. Olin R. Sizemore officiating. Interment in Pineview Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Murphy was a native of Augusta, Georgia, having made North Augusta her home for the past 34 years. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church, the Bethany Sunday School Class and a former member of the Order of...

Dea. Eliza J. Boyd

Dea. Eliza J. Boyd, 67, departed this life February 8, 2007 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center, Statesboro, following a brief illness. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 17, 2007 at Hurricane Branch Baptist Church with Rev. James Brooks officiating.

Mr. Howard R. Elliott, Jr.

Funeral Arrangements for Mr. Howard R. Elliott, Jr., 90, of Augusta, GA, who died February 15, 2007, will be announced. Stephen D. Posey Funeral Home of North Augusta in charge of arrangements (803-278-1181). Visit the registry online at

Mr. T. Raymond Anderson

T. Raymond Anderson, age 74, died Thursday, February 15, 2007, at Screven County Hospital. Visitation: Friday, February 16, 2007, From 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM.

Mr. Ivan Willie Pierce

Funeral services for Mr. Ivan Willie "I.W." Pierce, 80, who died Tuesday, February 13, 2007, at his home, beloved husband of fifty- eight years to Mrs. Jonnie Lee Worley Pierce, will be held Friday, morning, February 16, 2007, at 11:00 o'clock at Hatcher Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Langley, SC. Interment will follow in Jackson Memorial Park, Jackson, SC. Hatcher Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Langley, SC.

Mr. Gary Lynn Adair

Gary Lynn Adair, 55, of Greensboro, died Tuesday, February 13, 2007. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 17, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at Charity Old Regular Baptist Church. Interment services will follow at the church cemetery.

Mr. Enoch Walker

Mrs. Cheryl Gainey

Funeral Services for Mrs. Cheryl Drawdy Gainey, 48, of Riverbend Drive, Beech Island, SC, who died February 13, 2007, will be conducted this Friday morning at 11 o'clock from the Stephen D. Posey Funeral Home. Dr. L. Gordon Robinson officiating. Interment in Westview Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the ALS Association of Georgia, 1955 Cliff Valley Way, Suite 116, Atlanta, GA 30329.

Mrs. Mary S. Evans

Mrs. Mary S. Evans, 86 of Thomson, Georgia entered into rest February 15, 2007 at Westwood Nursing Home. She was the beloved wife of the late Chester (Jack) Evans. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 17, 2007 at Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens with Rev. Randy Dunaway officiating.

Mr. Benjamin Neal

Mr. Benjamin Neal of Warrenton, died February 10, 2007 at the Gibson Health and Rehabilitation Center. He leaves to cherish his memories seven daughters, Kenya Ivey and Ruth Lane of Mitchell, Ga., Julia Jordan, Evelyn Crowder and Marion Harris, all of Warrenton, Dorothy Parham and Sallie Baker of Atlanta; four sons, Marcus Simpkins of Atlanta, Jerry Ivey, Alexander Ivey and A.C. Ivey, all of Mitchell.

Mrs. Elizabeth Lindsey

On the morning of Valentine's Day, Elizabeth Lindsey (89) was reunited with her "Sweetheart", Olin Lindsey who preceded her in death by five days. She slipped peacefully away, after an extended illness at Wills Memorial Hospital in Washington, GA. Both having accepted Jesus as their Savior, are now together in the presence of the Lord. Elizabeth was born in Atlanta, Ga. on October 29, 1917. She graduated from Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville in 1942. She was an innovative and ...

Mr. Larry D. Lewis

Funeral Services for Mr. Larry D. Lewis, who entered into rest on February 11, 2007 will be conducted this Saturday February 17, 2007 at 11AM at C.A. Reid Sr. Memorial Gibson Chapel with Reverend J.C. Trowell officiating. Interment will be in Veterans Cemetery in Milledgeville, GA. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com

Mr. William Lewis, Jr.

Mr. Thomas Newman

Mr. Thomas Gordon Newman, 62, husband of Mrs. Barbara G. Newman of Gardner Dr. entered into rest Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at the residence. Funeral services will be held Friday, February 16, 2007 at 1:00 P.M. from chapel of Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors with Reverend Charlie Benson officiating with Interment at 4:00 P.M. at Reedy Creek Baptist Church in Jefferson County.

Mr. George P. Ross, Sr.

Funeral services for Mr. George P. Ross, Sr. will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 19, 2007 at Young Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. Allan Transou officiating. Friends may call at 3317 Truxton Road, Augusta, Ga.

Mrs. Virginia Hall

Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia Johnson Hall will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 16, 2007 at Old Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. Limuer Myers officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery. The remains will lie in state in the church from 10:00 a.m. until the hour of service.