Mrs. Ann Holliday Bryant, 79, of Athens entered into rest on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, at Louisville City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Louisville United Methodist Church.
A native of Athens, Mrs. Bryant was the daughter of the late Marion Page Holliday and Henry Campbell Holliday. She attended Athens High and then went to Sullens, Bristol, Tenn., for her senior year and graduated from there. Mrs. Bryant earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology from the University of Georgia and her post-graduate degree in microbiology from the Medical College of Georgia. She was a member of the Louisville United Methodist Church and the Louisville Garden Club.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Q.L. Bryant Jr.
Survivors include her children and stepchildren, Stacey Hughes (John), Mack Dana Jones Jr. (Ranci), J.J. Waters, and Vic Jones (Maura); sister, Page Bowden; grandchildren, Eleanor and Jack Hughes, Jeffrey and Michael Waters, Dan Lovelock and Penny Jones; and great-grandchild, Sailor Waters.
Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. William “Bill” Herbert Craven Jr., 86, of Waynesboro entered into rest on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, in Aiken, S.C.
Mr. Craven was the son of the late Marion Easterling Craven and William Herbert Craven. He married his wife the late Lois Anita Kearse Craven in 1951. He was a 1950 graduate of Clemson University with a B.S. in agronomy. He served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War and as a major with the S.C. Army National Guard from 1954 to 1968. During his career as an agronomist, he worked as an agricultural extension agent in Edgefield and Saluda counties in South Carolina and in Burke County. He was also a writer and photographer. During his extension career, he received national recognition and multiple awards for his weekly agricultural news column and accompanying photographs. His agricultural pictorial collection is housed at the Burke County Office Park. During the 1970s and 1980s, Mr. Craven produced and hosted Agriculture Is King which aired weekly on Augusta’s WAGT-TV. He received many awards during his career, including the University of Georgia 1980 Distinguished Achievement in Public Service and Extension Award and was inducted into the Clemson A. Frank Lever County Agent Hall of Fame in 2015. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, where he was a certified lay speaker, Sunday school teacher and was on administrative boards of First United Methodist Church, Waynesboro, and St. Paul United Methodist Church, Saluda, S.C. He was an Eagle Scout and father of an Eagle Scout, and served as a District Governor of Lions International in South Carolina. In the 1990s, he served Clemson as president of the Agricultural Heritage Center at the Edisto Research and Education Center and was chairman of the Clemson University Board of Visitors. Mr. Craven also served on the Queensborough National Bank and Trust Company Board of Directors since 1992.
Graveside services were held at Old Mizpah Methodist Church Cemetery, South Bamberg County, S.C., on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, at 10:30 a.m.
A memorial service will was held at First United Methodist Church, Waynesboro, on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, at 3 p.m.
Survivors include his sister, Margaret Ann Craven Poteat; children, William H. Craven III (Harriet) and Pamela Ann Craven McKinsey (Tim); grandchildren, Sally Ann McKinsey Sisk (Drew) and Robert Craven McKinsey; two brothers-in-law; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Honorary pallbearers were Tommy Edenfield, Stephen Murray, Henry C. Hopkins III, Bill S. Hargrove, Roy Barefield Jr., Jody Prescott, Stanton Hillis, Al Perkins, Bill Boyce, John Frankhouser, Andy McElmurray, William F. Easterlin III, Bill Riser, Larry M. Hodges, Senator Jesse Stone, Phil Perry and Dr. Tom Dobbins.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Mizpah Methodist Church, P.O. Box 138, Olar, SC 29843, First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 420, Waynesboro, GA 30830, or Edmund Burke Academy, P.O. Box 787, Waynesboro, GA 30830.
DeLoach-McKerley-Prescott Funeral Home and Cremation Service was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Marie Brooks Dixon, 86, of Stapleton entered into rest on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, at Select Specialty Hospital, Augusta.
One of nine children born to the late Berta Alice Hadden Brooks and the late John Wesley Brooks, Mrs. Dixon was a lifelong resident of Jefferson County. She married and had two children, working as a seamstress in the garment industry, at the Dairy Queen in Wrens until it closed, and then, later in life, as a caregiver for Ruth Adams. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher and sang in the choir.
Funeral services were held at James Funeral Home Chapel at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, with Rev. David Brooks officiating. Interment followed in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Avera.
She was preceded in death by her son, Tommy Dixon; and all of her siblings, Howard Brooks, George Brooks, Jimmy Brooks, Edgar Brooks, Homer Brooks, Oliver Brooks, Martha Malaczewski and Katie Lou Denton.
Survivors include her daughter, Gail Parrish (Bill) of Augusta; two grandchildren, Melissa Marie Kase (Mike) and Cindy Dixon Bennett (Robert); daughter-in-law, Sherry Dixon; three great-grandchildren, Ciara Marie Kase, Joshua Dixon and Zachary Perry; and many nieces and friends.
Pallbearers were Mike Adams, Chris Brooks, Greg Brooks, Scott Brooks, Timmy Brooks, Wade Brooks, Walker Lewis and Edward Malaczewski.
Honorary pallbearers were the Gleaners Sunday School Class.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorial contributions be made to Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, c/o Bobbie Williams, Oak Street, Avera, GA 30803.
James Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Bobby Joe Gates, 69, of Wrens entered into rest on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, at his residence.
Mr. Gates was born to the late Dorothy Lee Turner Gates and the late Jeffrey James Gates in Augusta, and was raised in Burke County. A carpenter by trade, he traveled the southeast framing houses and apartment complexes.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Louise Abernathy Gates; and grandchildren, Joseph James Gates and Emily Abigail Delacruz.
Survivors include his children, Barbara Jean Gates (Fermin Delacruz) and James “Jimbo” Gates (Teresa); siblings, Marion Gates, Charles Moxley, Billy Moxley, Johnny Moxley, Patsy Gates and Mary Jo Gates; grandchildren, Amanda Gates (Dwayne Hills) and Fermin Delacruz-Gates; great grandchildren, Zykendria Gates, Zamiah Gates, Z’Aysia Gates and Za’Quavious Gates; several nieces and nephews; and many friends
James Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Gregory Johnson, 60, of Louisville entered into rest on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, at his residence.
A native of Albion, Mich., Mr. Johnson was a graduate of Concord High School and Western Michigan University, where he received a bachelor’s of arts degree. He was a retired teacher with the Jefferson County Board of Education. In his 34 years of teaching, Mr. Johnson taught math and science at Carver Elementary and Louisville Academy. He also coached many sports teams at Louisville High School and Louisville Middle School, was a member of the Jefferson County Band Boosters, where he served as president for four years, and was a member of Louisville First Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at Louisville First Baptist Church, with Rev. Jonathan Witt officiating. Burial followed in Jefferson County Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include his wife of 34 years, Jean Craven Johnson of Louisville; son, Corey (Jessica) Johnson of Augusta; daughter, Katherine Johnson of Athens; father and mother, Virgil and Wilma Johnson of Somerset, Ky.; brother, Michael Johnson of Indianapolis, Ind.; sister, Elizabeth Johnson of Fairfax, Va.; three nieces; one nephew; and many friends.
Pallbearers were Corey Johnson, Jimmy Goodwin, Barry Wren, Tim Watkins, Soloman Gamble and Shelley Samon.
Honorary pallbearers were the 1988 Louisville High School Eagles baseball team, all LHS Lady Eagles athletes and all student athletes who Mr. Johnson coached.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Jefferson County Band Boosters or the Athletic Departments of Jefferson County.
Taylor Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Willie Bell Reese, 89, of Thomson entered into rest on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, at Gibson Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs. Reese was born Dec. 25, 1925, in Glascock County, but had lived most of her life in Thomson. She married her husband on Nov. 9, 1940. She retired from Thomson Company after many years of service as a supervisor and had been a member of Mt. Zion since the age of 13.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 14, at Mt. Zion Congregational Methodist Church, with Rev. Al Kurtz and Rev. Tony Mimbs officiating. Burial followed in Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens, Thomson.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Nora Hawkins Allen; and husband, William Watson Reese; brother, George D. Allen; and sisters, Kathleen Reese and Mary Emma Williams.
Survivors include her sisters, Ester Thompson of Macon, Frankie Edwards of White Plains, and Zylphia “Zip” Reese of Gibson; and many nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Winn Cox, Kim Williams, Tommy Thompson, Dean Reese, Robert Sutton Jr. and J.D. Chapman.
Taylor Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Paster Sebastian, 86, of Stapleton entered into rest on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, at Gibson Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs. Sebastian was born to the late Pauline Pittman Timm and the late J.A. Paster in Green Bay, Wis., living there until she was 12 when her mother moved them to San Diego, Calif., where she graduated high school. Mrs. Sebastian served as a WAC from November 1948 to April 1952, taking an honorable discharge when she married her husband, a soldier in the Army, in Japan. The family lived in Kansas and Germany before being stationed at Fort Gordon and settling in Augusta. She was a homemaker.
Graveside services were held at 3 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, at Wrens Memorial Cemetery.
Survivors include her children, George R. Sebastian (Loretta) of Phoenix, Ariz., V. Marie Sebastian of New Bern, N.C., O. David Sebastian (Dawn) and John D. Sebastian (Angela); grandchildren, Raylene Anne, Matthew Joseph, Travis James, Bonita Marie, John Eric, William Justin, Melissa Diane, Joseph Allen, Nolan Dixon and Sara Adele; and great-grandchildren, Ella Joy and Caleb Jason Daniel.
James Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Lorene Anderson Smith, 94, of Millen entered into rest on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, at Emanuel County Nursing Home, Swainsboro.
Mrs. Smith was born in Wrens. She was a member of Millen First United Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, at Millen First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Ray Jenkins and Rev. Robert Driggers officiating. Interment was in Millen City Cemetery.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, Alton “Shorty” Reynolds and Donald H. Smith Sr.; son, Donnie Smith; and granddaughters, Tammy Reynolds and Teresa Poppert.
Survivors include her sons, Curtis Reynolds of Charlotte, N.C., Terry Reynolds (JoAnn) of Swainsboro, and Daniel Smith (Sherrie) of Millen; grandchildren, Misty Hart of Waynesboro, Shay Needles of Wichita, Kan., Alton Reynolds and Matt Reynolds, both of Swainsboro, Davy Reynolds of Macon, Tori Osteen of Midway, Rhett Smith of Millen, Donnie Smith Jr., Susanne McLaughlin and Stacy Smith, all of Augusta; great-grandchildren, Cody Hart, Derek and Meredith Alcorn, Nick, Hannah, Abby, Hoage, Rory Kate and Robert Edward Reynolds, Maegan and Malanie Jackson, Emily and Ella Cate Osteen, Adrianne Shephard, Caleb Poppert, Kirstin Judy, Thomas McLaughlin and Stacy Lynn Smith; great-great-grandchildren, Matthew, Joshua and Isaiah Shephard, and Noalani and Adrianna Poppert; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Alton Reynolds, Davy Reynolds, Matt Reynolds, Nick Reynolds, Hoage Reynolds, Rhett Smith and Donnie Smith Jr.
Crowe-Fields Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Nathaniel “Sugarman” Upton, 69, of Augusta entered into rest on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, at 12:30 p.m. at C.A. Reid Memorial Chapel. Burial was in Spread Chapel AME Church Cemetery, Stapleton.