C. Samuel Frantom

Calvert Samuel Frantom

Evans, GA – Calvert Samuel Frantom passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family and friends, on August 23, 2018. Sam is now with the angels in Heaven; God found a place for him in His special garden.

Sam was born on January 3, 1947 in West Monroe, Louisiana to Calvert and Faye Frantom. He graduated from Louisiana Tech in 1968 with a degree in marketing. He married Barbara Parrino in 1969 and together they had three sons. The family moved to Augusta, GA in 1984 where Sam enjoyed gardening, hunting, dancing, grilling, and spending time with family and friends. He retired from Associated Paper and Chemical in 2018.

He is survived by his beloved wife Barbara, three sons, Calvert Todd Frantom & Polly Carran Frantom, Brian Travis Frantom, and Samuel Sean Frantom & Jennifer Kresslein Frantom, and three grandsons - Cason Gray Caruso, Charles Emory Frantom, and William Samuel Frantom expected to arrive in November 2018. He also had two granddaughters - Abigail Madison Frantom and Emily Elizabeth Frantom. He is also survived by his father, Calvert Charles Frantom, and brother, Fred Charles Frantom & Maria Yvette Frantom and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be at Thomas Poteet & Son on Davis Road on Sunday, August 26 from 4pm to 6pm and the funeral service will be Monday, August 27 at 11am at St Teresa of Avila. Honorary pallbearers are Shelley Dickie, Jim Frye, Butch Ligon, Paul McKnight, Gary Patterson, Jim Roussos, and Mike Shea.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Frantom Grandchildren's College Fund, 642 Canterbury Drive, Augusta, Ga 30909.

Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Please sign the guestbook at www.thomaspoteet.com