Gordon Earwood

Gordon Earwood

Augusta, GA – Entered into rest Saturday, January 28, 2017, Mr. Gordon Earwood, 71, loving husband to Mary Brenda McManus Earwood.

Gordon was a retired banker working for Trust Company, Regions, and lastly Queensborough Bank. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and he loved to garden. He was a good Christian man and was devoted to his church. Gordon was a loving and devoted father, husband, and grandfather. His faith and family were the most important to him and he will be missed by all who knew him.

Family members, in addition to his wife, include his beloved daughter: Leslie Earwood Lanier and husband Joel; grandson: Austin D. Lanier; sisters: Dorothy Johnson (Bill), Betty Jean Kephart (Marvin), and Judy Bowlin (Odist); brothers: Billy Earwood (Jeannie), Charles Earwood (Betty), and Johnny Earwood (Rose); and brother-in-law: Ben McManus (Laura). He is preceded in death by his parents: Swep and Lena Earwood; sister: Katie Hale; and brothers: Sammy and Johnny Earwood.

The funeral service will be Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. at Riverview United Methodist Church with Rev. Mark Maund officiating. Burial will be in Hanging Dog Baptist Church Cemetery in Murphy, NC.

Memorial contributions may be made to United Methodist Children’s Home, 325 8th St., Augusta, GA 30901.

The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Please sign the guestbook at www.thomaspoteet.com