Chance Hydrick Funeral Directors

Augusta, GA - Patricia Ann Waters Anglin, of Augusta, GA, beloved wife of 63 years to Johnny Charles Anglin Sr. entered into rest on Thursday, September 21, 2023. Memorial services will be held from Liberty Methodist Church on Saturday, September 30, 2023, at 12:00 PM with Pastor David Bohling and Larry Hubbard officiating. Born in Gainesville, GA and resident of Augusta, GA most of her life, she was the daughter of Bertha Tipton Waters Williams and Allen N. Williams, father in heart. Patricia retired after 25 years of working for Roses department store, she then worked for Goody's department store until her health began to decline. In addition to her Parents, she was preceded in death...

Mr. Jessie M. Harrison, 84, beloved husband of 61 years to Mrs. Susan Manning Harrison, entered into rest on February 27, 2023, at his residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 4, 2023, at 2 o'clock in the chapel of Chance and Hydrick Funeral Home with Pastor Trip Goodwin and Rev. Wayne Ackerman officiating. Interment in Langley Cemetery with Masonic Rites. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday evening from 5 until 7. Born in Augusta, GA on December 10, 1938, he was the son of the late Evelyn Harrison McGowan, and made Lincolnton his home for the past 35 years. Mr. Harrison retired from Quebecor World and was a member of Lincolnton Baptist Church. ...

June Newman Ready Blythe, GA - Ready, 79, beloved wife of the late Spencer Leland Ready, Sr., entered into rest Friday, September 16, 2022. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at 3:00 o'clock from the Chapel of Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors with Reverend Wes Lawson and Reverend Bruce Allen officiating. Mrs. Ready was a homemaker, a beloved wife, mother, aunt, sister, and friend to many. Mrs. Ready, daughter of the late Josie Washington Newman and B. H. Newman, was born in Augusta, GA. She was a member of Rosemont Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Ga. She is survived by her children, Spencer Leland "Lee" Ready, Jr. (Leasa), Jennifer...

Gloria Jean Miller Waynesboro, GA - Gloria Jean Miller, 79, beloved wife of 60 years to Jimmy Roy Miller, entered into rest Monday, July 11, 2022, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 14, 2022, at 2:00 o'clock from First Baptist Church of Waynesboro, with Dr. G. Al Wright officiating. The family will receive friends and family one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment to follow at Burke Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Miller, daughter of the late Sybil Parnell Cadle and Harold Willard Cadle, was born in Augusta, GA. Mrs. Miller was retired from The State of Georgia with 34 years of...

Spencer Leland Ready Sr. Blythe, GA - Spencer Leland Ready, Sr., 82, beloved husband of 59 years to June Newman Ready, entered into rest Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at Piedmont Augusta (former University Hospital) in Augusta, Ga. Memorial services will be held Monday, March 21, 2022, at 3:00 o'clock from the Chapel of Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors with Reverend Bruce H. Allen officiating. Mr. Ready, son of the late Leona Williams Ready and L. P. Ready, was born in Aiken, SC. He was a member of Rosemont Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Ga of which he sang in the choir for many years. He was a Veteran of the US Navy and Burke County Commissioner from 1982-1985....

James Gay, Jr. Obituary James Gay, Jr. entered the gates of heaven on December 13, 2021, immediately welcomed by his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Born on February 11, 1934 to Minnie Blackmon Gay and Frank James Gay, they lived in Perkins, Georgia. James graduated from Jenkins County High School. He married his high school sweetheart Velma Sowell Gay in 1953. James was a hard worker and well known in the agricultural equipment repair business. He worked 38 years for J & B Ford Tractor Company, retiring at age 62. However, farmers continued to call him for advice for many years. They all wanted "Junior" to work on their equipment. He was saved at age 27, baptized in the spring at...

Dr. Walter R. Voyles Waynesboro, GA - Dr. Walter R. Voyles, 99, husband of Gail Chance Voyles, entered into rest Thursday, November 25, 2021, at Burke County Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 1st, 2021, at 2:00 PM from First Baptist Church Waynesboro, with Dr. G. Al Wright, and Greg Coursey officiating. Interment will follow in Burke Memorial Gardens. Dr. Voyles, son of the late Ethlyn Annette Jones Voyles and Walter Raleigh Voyles, Sr, was born in Memphis, TN. He attended Union University in Jackson, TN, and joined the United States Army in 1940. He served in World War II and achieved the rank of Captain before his discharge. He...

Edna Ruth Stroud Augusta, GA - Edna Ruth Stroud, 87, wife of the late Donald Reed Stroud, entered into rest Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at Keysville Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 1, 2021, at 11:00 AM from Mann-Mize United Methodist Church with Reverend Sonny Mason and Reverend Scott Parrish officiating. Interment to follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Mrs. Stroud, daughter of the late Janette Fulcher Glover and Carlton C. Glover, was born in Greens Cut, GA. She retired after 32 years from T's Restaurant as Kitchen Manager; she was a member of Mann-Mize United Methodist Church; was active in Sunday School, and also sang in the choir. ...

Barbara McGlothlin Byne Barbara died on September 15, 2021 from COVID. She was born on February 23, 1953 in Tazewell, Virginia to Bob and Shirley McGlothlin. Her military family traveled extensively, and she graduated from high school in Puerto Rico after also attending high schools in Spain and Louisiana. Following high school, she attended Pensacola Junior College on a track scholarship and obtained her Radiologic Technologist degree in Roanoke, Virginia. In 1976 she married Edmund G. Byne, Jr. in Virginia and moved to Mesa, Arizona, where she stayed home to raise her 2 children, Katherine and Edmund. After moving to Georgia in 1984, she worked for Operation Mobilization, a...

Barbara McGlothlin Byne Barbara died on September 15, 2021 from COVID. She was born on February 23, 1953 in Tazewell, Virginia to Bob and Shirley McGlothlin. Her military family traveled extensively, and she graduated from high school in Puerto Rico after also attending high schools in Spain and Louisiana. Following high school, she attended Pensacola Junior College on a track scholarship and obtained her Radiologic Technologist degree in Roanoke, Virginia. In 1976 she married Edmund G. Byne, Jr. in Virginia and moved to Mesa, Arizona, where she stayed home to raise her 2 children, Katherine and Edmund. After moving to Georgia in 1984, she worked for Operation Mobilization, a...

Jennie Emmaline Morrison, 91, wife of the late Melvin Richard Morrison Sr., passed to her eternal home, Sunday, September 5, 2021. Graveside services will be held Friday, September 10, 2021 at 2:00 PM from Hillcrest Memorial Park. Family and friends are asked to assemble at the graveside. Mrs. Morrison, daughter of the late Lester and Julia Glass, retired from SRS. During her career at SRS she held many different positions, including her last as Senior Reactor Operator. She was one of the first female Senior Reactor Operators at the site. Her favorite activities were large family gatherings, until the pandemic prevented. She loved her flowers, feeding the birds and squirrels, and...

Kathleen Walden Hephzibah, GA - Kathleen Walden, 86, wife of sixty-six years to the late Reverend Thurman Walden entered into rest Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at her residence. Funeral services were held Saturday September 4, 2021 at 3:00 PM from the chapel of Chance and Hydrick Funeral Directors, with Reverend Randy Walden officiating. Interment followed in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Mrs. Walden, daughter of the late Thomas and Ruth Linnenkohl, was born in Jefferson County, GA, and was a member of Euphrates Baptist Church, Hephzibah. She was a homemaker after her retirement from Keller Chair Plant, and loved to crochet, and work word puzzles. She had a...

GA Jeffrey Lee Kepner, 69, husband of Valarie A. Kepner, entered into rest Sunday, August 29, 2021, at his residence. Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 23, 2022, at 12:00 PM from Covenant Memorial United Methodist Church, 110 N. Mulberry St., Lancaster, PA 17603, with Pastor Sally Ott officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:30 AM until the hour of service.

Jeffrey Lee Kepner, 69, formerly of Lancaster, PA, and husband of Valarie A. Kepner, formerly of Muncy, PA, entered into rest Sunday, August 29, 2021, at his residence. Mr. Kepner, son of the late Doris Long Kepner and Ellsworth Kepner, was born in Lancaster, PA. He retired from the United States Air Force after 20 years of service and was a former member of Covenant United Methodist Church, Lancaster, PA. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children, Jason A. Kepner (Elizabeth), of Carnation, WA, Jamie L. Kelley (Jorbie), of Snoqualmie, WA, and Jordan A. Kepner (Thomas Donaldson), of Augusta; his grandchildren, Logan and Nathan Kepner, and River Kelly; his brothers, James...

Patsy Thompson McBean, GA - Patsy Thompson, 83, wife of Martin Thompson, entered into rest Thursday, July 22, 2021, at her residence. Funeral services were held Monday, July 26, 2021, at 3:00 PM from Miracle Baptist Church, 1308 Hephzibah-McBean Road, with Reverend John Bartlett and Lexie TenHuisen officiating. Interment followed in Berlin United Methodist Church Cemetery, 1518 Hephzibah-McBean Road. Mrs. Thompson was born in Jenkins County, GA, on January 16, 1938, to the late Earl and Geneva Hall Jenkins. She had a strong passion for nursing and retired from the Richmond County Board of Education as a School Nurse after ten years. She worked previously for...

Paul W. Sexton Sardis, GA - Paul W. Sexton, 59, husband of Carolyn Lairscy Sexton, entered into rest Friday, July 9, 2021, at his residence. Graveside services were held Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at 11:00 AM from Black Creek United Methodist Church Cemetery, Sylvania, GA, with Reverend Tim Carnes officiating. Family and friends were asked to meet at the graveside. Mr. Sexton, son of the late Gladys Skidmore Sexton and Paul William Sexton, Sr, was born in Miami, FL, and worked for Paveway. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sons, Allen, Stephen, Joey, Zack, and Clint. He was "Ponytail Papa" to his fourteen grandchildren. He is also survived by his...

Sevierville, TN - John Cleveland Lucas, a resident of Sevierville, TN , born July 4, 1927, entered into rest July 8, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents Cleve and Effie Lucas, his wife of 38 years, Sarah Louise Lucas, his oldest son Jackie, an infant son, as well as siblings Robert Lucas, Albert Lucas, Estil Lucas, Sally Mae McClain, Peggy Kitchens, Olga James, Pat Self and Betty Scroggins. He is survived by his wife, Margaret H. Lucas, children John (Tammy) Lucas, Jr of Augusta, GA, Cleon Lucas of Gonzalez, LA, Kimberley (Travis) Blitchington of Augusta, GA, Stephen (Stephanie) Lucas of Columbia, SC, Christy (Adrian) Fredericks of Martinez, GA, Linda McFarland of Jacksonville,...

Sevierville, TN - John Cleveland Lucas, a resident of Sevierville, TN , born July 4, 1927, entered into rest July 8, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents Cleve and Effie Lucas, his wife of 38 years, Sarah Louise Lucas, his oldest son Jackie, an infant son, as well as siblings Robert Lucas, Albert Lucas, Estil Lucas, Sally Mae McClain, Peggy Kitchens, Olga James, Pat Self and Betty Scroggins. He is survived by his wife, Margaret H. Lucas, children John (Tammy) Lucas, Jr of Augusta, GA, Cleon Lucas of Gonzalez, LA, Kimberley (Travis) Blitchington of Augusta, GA, Christy (Adrian) Fredericks of Martinez, GA, Linda McFarland of Jacksonville, FL, sister Lexie Ellis of Metter, GA, and...

Andrew Franklin "Frank" Williams, Sr. Hephzibah, GA - Andrew Franklin "Frank" Williams, Sr., 85, born May 25, 1935 in Augusta, Georgia passed away on February 10, 2021, after an extended illness. Frank was the eighth of nine children born to Leroy and Lena Williams. He lived his entire life in Hephzibah, Georgia. Mr. Williams was a devoted husband, loving father, and Christian. He devoted his life to helping his family, friends, and his fellow man. He enjoyed farming and raising cows. He was a member of the Hephzibah Hen Peck Club, Hephzibah Agricultural Club, Lions Club, and served as a Mason in the Richmond 412 Masonic Lodge. Mr. Williams worked as a pipefitter...

Harold Overholt Keysville, GA - Harold Overholt was born on February 3, 1937 in Virginia Beach, Virginia to Henry and Amanda (Stutzman) Overholt. He left us to be "present with the Lord" on February 9, 2021. Dad spent his growing-up years in Virginia Beach and Hartville, Ohio. As a young adult he spent some time in Berlin, Germany, helping to build Friedensheim, a community center for assisting refugees and displaced war victims. After that he spent two years fulfilling his obligation to the government as a conscientious objector 1-W worker at Beltsville Agricultural Experiment Station in Beltsville, Maryland. He moved to northern Indiana in 1961 where he farmed. On...

Marlene Kay Boyle of Blythe GA went home to be with the Lord on December 25, 2020. She was born to the late James and Leah McCray on June 22, 1939 in Bremen, Ohio and a sister to Jack and Robert McCray. Kay married the love of her life, Don E Boyle on August 11, 1963, who preceded her in death. Kay was a beloved mother of three children; her daughter Kelly Wiersma and son-in-law Dan, her daughter Kerri Pridemore and son-in-law Randy and her son Sean Boyle and her daughter-in-law Jacque. She is also survived by her ten grandchildren; Dustin, Brandi, Savannah, Dakota, Hunter, Holland, McCray, Halee, Leedy and Zane and numerous great grandchildren. Kay was an active member of...