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Page 6 — Wednesday, March 16, 2011, The True Citizen
Obituaries
Helen Taylor
Lillian Elliott Faglie
Isabella Anne Beth Hudson
Mrs. Helen Taylor 66, of
Waynesboro, Ga., went home to
be with her
Lord and
Savior and
her son,
Charles on
Tuesday,
March 8,
2011.
Funeral
services were at 11 a.m. Friday,
March 11, at the Joiner-Ander-
son-Saxon Funeral Home
Chapel with the Reverend Earl
Saxon officiating. Visitation was
one hour prior to the service.
Mrs. Taylor was bom in At
lanta, Ga, and was a longtime
resident of Burke County. She
was a member of Rosemont
Heights Baptist Church and was
retired from the City of
Waynesboro after 22 years of
service.
She was preceded in death by
her son, Charles C. Taylor, and
her brother, James C.
Hilderbrandt.
Surviving are, her husband,
Jackie M. Taylor; her daughter,
Debra Glisson and husband
Eddie, her sons, Joseph Allen
Taylor and Jackie Timothy Tay
lor all of Waynesboro; her sis
ter, Libby Sikes and her brother,
Mike Hilderbrandt both of
Millen; her grandchildren,
Robin Taylor Demshar, Victoria
Douglas, Erin Glisson, Joey
Taylor, Kaden Taylor, Brittany
Taylor, Charlie Taylor, Josh Tay
lor; and two great-grandchil
dren, Hunter and Chase
Demshar.
Entombment was in the
Burke Memorial Garden Mau
soleum.
Active pallbearers were
Johnny Braswell, Bobby
Braswell, Don Lambert, Larry
Vickrey, Adam Demshar and
Willie Burley.
Remembrances may be made
to the Lupus Foundation of
America, 1850 Lake Park Dr.,
Suite 101, Smyrna, GA 30080
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Edna Avrett Thomas
Edna Avrett Thomas, 89, of
Waynesboro, Ga., entered into
rest on Friday, March 11, 2011,
at Burke Medical Center.
A native of Winfield, Colum
bia County, Ga., she was born
on May 30, 1921 to the late
Lorenzo Eugene Avrett and
Martha Beasley Avrett.
She had lived in Burke
County since 1941. She was a
past member of Botsford Bap
tist Church and in 1966 became
a member of Rosemont Heights
Baptist Church. She was a
member of the Sunshine Sun
day School Class and WMU.
She was preceded in death by
her husband of 38 years, E.S.
“Bill” Thomas; two sons, Leroy
Thomas and Clark Thomas; two
sons-in-law, Bill Aldridge and
Jerry Dickey; and a great-grand
son, Payton Patterson.
She is survived by eight chil
dren, Barbara Aldridge of
Waynesboro, “J.E.” Thomas
(Dot) of Hephzibah, Ga., Mel vis
McCullough of Waynesboro,
Dorothy Dickey of Fair Play,
S.C., Edward Thomas (Sarah),
Norman Thomas and Becky
Phillips (Joey), of Waynesboro,
and David Thomas of
Thomaston, Ga.; two daughters-
in-law, Alice Thomas and Kay
Thomas of Waynesboro; 21
grandchildren; 34 great-grand
children; a great-great-grand-
child; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
The family received friends
from 6 until 8 p.m. on Sunday,
March 13, at the funeral home.
The funeral was conducted at
11 a.m. on Monday, March 14,
at Rosemont Heights Baptist
Church. The Rev. Wes Lawson,
the Rev. Earl Saxon, Dr. G. A1
Wright Jr., and the Rev. Wayne
Dixon officiated.
Interment followed at Burke
Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers were Johnny
Braswell, Joel Coble, Kenneth
English, Joe Jones, Buddy
Oglesby, Jerry Richardson,
Harold Smith and Wallace
Sapp.
Honorary pallbearers were
deacons and members of the
Sunshine Sunday School Class
of Rosemont Heights Baptist
Church, Tom Bugg, Joe Daniel,
Robert Rogers, Joe Foster,
Avner DeLaigle and Allen
DeLaigle.
Flowers were accepted; how
ever, contributions may be made
to Rosemont Heights Baptist
Church "Follow The Vision
Building Fund,” 710 Stone Av
enue, Waynesboro, GA 30830.
DeLoach-McKerley Funeral
Home & Cremation Service is
serving the family of Edna
Avrett Thomas.
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personal guestbook at
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Mary Flake Ellis
Mrs. Mary Flake Ellis, 64, of
Lincolnton, Ga, went to be with
the Lord, Saturday, March 12,
2011.
Mrs. Ellis was a devoted wife,
loving mother and grandmother.
She was a born again Christian
who loved her Lord. Mrs. Ellis
retired with more than 20 years
of faithful service as a special
education teacher at Hephzibah
High School.
Mary was preceded in death
by her parents, Raymond and
Edith Flake; mother and father-
in-law, Myrtle S. and Robert
William Ellis; and her precious
granddaughter, Breeana Pierce.
She is survived by her hus
band, Robert Ellis; three daugh
ters, Donna (Timothy) Kelley,
Robin (Scott) Riner and Tammy
(John Michael) Pierce; a son,
Robert Ellis III; 14 grandchil
dren; and two great-grandchil
dren.
The family received friends
from 6-8 p.m., Monday, March
14, at Elliott Sons Funeral
Home, Lumpkin Road Chapel.
Funeral Services were held 4
p.m., Tuesday, March 15, at
Lumpkin Road Baptist Church
with the Rev. Don Stone and El
der Scott Riner officiating.
Interment followed at
Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Timothy Kelley, Matt Riner,
Ashley Williams, Earl Williams,
Mike Byrd and John Michael
Pierce served as pallbearers.
George Bailey and Billy
Beckman served as honorary
pallbearers.
Elliott Sons Funeral Home
2524 Lumpkin Road
Augusta, Georgia 30906
706-793-0123
Cards of Thanks and In Memory
Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m.
For assistance, call Marianne, 706-554-2111, ext. 214.
Mrs. Lillian Elliott Faglie 93,
of Waynesboro, Ga., died
Thursday, March 8, 2011 at
Brentwood Health and Rehabili
tation Center.
Graveside services were at 2
p.m. Saturday, March 12, in the
Burke Memorial Gardens with
the Rev. Earl Saxon and Greg
Coursey officiating.
Mrs. Faglie was a native and
lifelong resident of Burke
County. She was a member of
the First Baptist Church of
Waynesboro and was retired
from Samsons Manufacturing
Company.
Surviving are her daughters,
Patricia F. Sheffield of Tifton,
Ga., Jayne F. Brinson and hus
band Terry of Waynesboro; her
son, L. Benjamin Faglie of
Waynesboro; grandchildren,
Jayne Gray and husband Tim of
Tifton, Layne Mayne and hus
band Ricky of Tifton, Jody
Futch and wife Lisa of Adel,
Ga., Eddie Dean Saxon and
wife Peggy of Rocky Ford, Ga.,
Kyler Hayes Saxon of
Waynesboro and London Ben
jamin Elliott of Waynesboro; 11
great grandchildren and four
great great grandchildren.
Visitation was Friday, March
11, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Joiner-
Anderson-Saxon Funeral
Home.
Active pallbearers were
Frankie Clayton, Bud North,
John Sharkey, Randy Broxton,
E.V. Quick III and Roger
Brinson.
Honorary pallbearers were the
staff of the Brentwood Health
and Rehabilitation Center.
Remembrances can be made
to the First Baptist Church of
Waynesboro Building Fund,
853 N. Liberty St, Waynesboro,
GA 30830 or the American
Heart Association, P.O. Box
840692, Dallas, Texas 75284-
0692
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In Memory
May 22, 1927
In loving memory of Our Mother
Mrs. Freddie Mae Lowery Gaines
One year ago you left us.
But wouldn't it be wonderful if we could see our dear
mom, as she used to be?
Could we be wrong for missing her so,
and all the things we used to do?
No, we wouldn't disturb her peaceful rest, for we know
above all that God knows best.
So He called her to His home on high,
But we miss our mom every day that goes by.
Soon together again, we will be together for eternity.
Love,
Bobbie, Glen, Sue, Shirley, Joyce, Josephine,
Henrietta, Sharon, Vanessa, Jean, Mike, Dewayne,
Ron, Pam, Ashley, Robert and Grands
Isabella Anne Beth Hudson of
Waynesboro, Ga., infant daugh
ter of Theresa Rene Stamey of
Waynesboro and Eric David
Hudson of Wrightsville, Ga.,
entered into rest on Friday,
March 11,2011, at Burke Medi
cal Center.
The graveside service will be
conducted at 2 p.m. on Satur
day, March 19, at Botsford Bap
tist Church Cemetery with
Danny Wyrick officiating.
She was preceded in death by
an aunt Sarah Elizabeth Stamey.
In addition to her parents, she
is survived by her maternal
aunt, Carrie Anne Stamey of
Waynesboro; maternal grand
parents, Joseph M. Stamey Jr.
(Valarie) of Hephzibah, Ga., and
Shawna D. McDaniel (Timothy
Sr.) of Rincon, Ga.; maternal
great-grandparents, Doug and
Joyce Durrant of Spokane,
Wash., William and Mary
Murphy of Waynesboro and
Milton and Judy Hepner of
Farmington, N.M.; a cousin,
Mallery Elizabeth Wyrick; pa
ternal uncle, Travis W. Hudson
of Wrightsville; paternal grand
parents, Robert and Patricia
Hudson of Wrightsville; pater
nal great-grandparents, the late
Elder Cecil Beasley of Kite,
Ga., Omie Hudson and the late
Andrew C. Hudson of
Wrightsville and Recy Beasley
of Wrightsville; and many other
loving cousins, aunts and
uncles.
Pallbearers will be Charles
Christopher McDaniel, Travis
Hudson and Thomas McClellan,
Jr.,
Honorary pallbearers will be
Ethan Tyler Haynes and Cody
Stamey.
DeLoach-McKerley Funeral
Home & Cremation Service is
serving the family of Isabella
Anne Beth Hudson.
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Eugene “Buddy” Ports Jr.
Mr. Eugene Ports Jr., 69, of
Keysville, Ga., entered into eter
nal rest on
Monday, Feb.
28,2011 at the
University
Hospital in
Augusta, Ga.
Funeral ser
vices were
held on Satur
day, March 5,
at 11 a.m. at New Springfield
Baptist Church with Pastor Ellis
Godbee Jr. officiating.
Interment was in the church
cemetery.
Eugene was bom March 14,
1941, to the late Eugene Ports
Sr. and Florence McGee Ports
of Alexander, Ga. He resided in
Capitol Heights, Md„ for many
years.
He was preceded in death by
a dear friend, Deanna Mae
Odebiyi of Capitol Heights.
His memory will be cherished
by the family he left behind,
four sisters, Annie Louise
Haynes of Millen, Ga.,
Josephine (RC) Abrams of
Keysville, Florence P. Brown of
Martinez, Ga., and Annette E.
Ports of Augusta, Ga.; two
brothers, James V. (Alberta)
Ports of Augusta and Jake C.
Ports Sr. of Alexander, Ga.,
eight nieces and nephews; spe
cial friends Willie Miller of
Upper Marlboro, Md., Pamela
Harden, Henry Williams; and a
host of other relatives and
friends.
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