Age 73, entered into rest on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 in Augusta, GA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, April 20th at Old Storm Branch Baptist Church, Beech Island, SC. Interment will follow in Hazel Cemetery, Beech Island. A viewing will be held from 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM on Friday, April 19th at Smith-Peoples Funeral Home, Augusta, GA. The remains will lie in repose on Saturday from 10:00 AM until the hour of service at the church. Friends may call the residence of his wife, Deborah Hazel, 2007 Agnes St., Augusta, GA 30901. Miller's Funeral Home, 136 Kershaw Street Southeast, Aiken, South Carolina 29801 - (803) 649-2055