Major William C. Scholly

Bill Scholly – WJBF TV

Evans, GA – Major William C. Scholly, US Army Retired, entered into rest Wednesday, September 14, 2016, age 97, at Brandon Wilde in Evans.
He was a resident of the Augusta area since1963. He was an active member in various parishes as the city grew, Sacred Heart, Holy Trinity and a founding member of St. Teresa of Avila.
A native of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, he was born December 16, 1919, to Francis William Scholly and Thelma Heilman Scholly. At age 14, his family moved to Washington, DC where he then graduated from Eastern High School where he was a Captain in the core of Cadets. He was later employed in the US Naval Gun Factory. He married Helen Rose Cunningham of Clinton, Iowa in Washington, DC on November 4, 1942 and in 1944, he volunteered for military service. After basic training, he attended the Infantry Officers’ Candidate School at Fort Benning, GA. Following his commissioning he was assigned to then Camp Gordon and its Replacement Training Center.
He later served 2 tours in Germany, including Dachau after the liberation, Okinawa, Alaska and numerous posts and schools in the United States. After retiring from the Army, he began a new career as an advertising writer and announcer at radio station WFNL and later, WJBF-TV. Bill Scholly is perhaps best remembered as host of the “Good Morning Augusta” program and the “Community Calendar”, in which he gave a daily rundown of activities scheduled for the Augusta area, spicing up the announcements with humorous tongue-twisting adjectives from his vast knowledge of the English language.
Bill Scholly was a kind, honest and humble man, a true gentleman with a witty sense of humor. He was very well-read and loved history. He had beautiful voice and loved to sing in church, with the Barbershop Chorus and around the piano with friends at Brandon Wilde.
Family members, in addition to his wife, include his son and daughter-in-law, William Robert and Mattie Sue Saffold Scholly of Buckhead, GA; daughters and sons-in-law: Elaine Marie, Dallas, TX, Lorraine Louise and Guido Focardi of Florence, Italy, Virginia Lee and Michael Bubar, Gloucester, MA and Teresa Ann Scholly, Stony Brook, NY; grandchildren include: Olivia Nicole Scholly and Madeline Claire Scholly Creed; Benjamin Michael and Janell Frances Fondry, David Focardi and Teryl Lee and Bridget Elaine Bubar; and great-grandchildren: Liam and Pippa Creed. From all of us – We love you and miss you!
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer Association at 106 SRP Drive Suite A, Evans, GA or to Catholic Social Services at 811 12th Street, Augusta, GA 30901.
The funeral Mass will be celebrated, Saturday, September 24, 2016, 1:00 P.M. at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Westover Memorial Park.
A holy vigil will be held Friday evening at 5:00 P.M and the family will receive friends following 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