Mildred Walker Herman
d. July 17, 2009
Mildred Walker Herman
Mildred Walker Herman
03/21/1914 - 07/17/2009
Augusta, GA - Mildred Walker Herman, 95, of Augusta died on July 17, 2009. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 58 years William A. Herman, Jr., her parents Irene Hagan Walker and Benjamin Houston Walker, her brother Benjamin Walker, and her sisters Elizabeth Walker Bohler and Irene Walker Gerson. Her family members include four children, her loving daughter and devoted caregiver Maureen Smith and her husband Joe Smith, sons Bill and his wife Peggy, Doug and his wife Jeanie, and Jim Herman, as well as nine grandchildren, Caroline Guinn and her husband Scott, Kathleen Bottomley and her husband Chris, Tom Horner and his wife Becky, Deanie Barksdale and her husband Will, John Herman and his wife Kathy, and Ben Herman, Scott Herman and his wife Kristi, Will Herman and his wife Lonii, Lily Armstrong and her husband Rodney, and her sister Margie Walker Maerz, as well as many nieces and nephews. Her family includes 21 great-grandchildren each of whom were one of the great joys of her life.
Mrs. Herman was extremely proud of her heritage as a native Augustan having been reared in Augusta’s historic Pinch Gut area. She was a graduate of Tubman High School and was a graduate of the University Hospital Barrett School of Nursing. She often liked to reminisce saying, “I became a nurse about the time penicillin was discovered!”
Many friends knew her as an accomplished organist who enjoyed playing music for them and inspiring her friends with her gift of music. In addition to her music, her hobbies included tending her flower garden and telling stories of Augusta history. She was especially devoted to her neighbors, Henry and Sue Harry, who were so helpful to her. She was a member of St Mary on-the-Hill Catholic Church for more than 60 years, and volunteered as a Pink Lady at St Joseph Hospital earning the coveted 1,000 hour pin for her service. She was active in the Mothers’ Club of Boys Catholic High School and served as President of the Mothers’ Club of Aquinas High School. In 2006 she was recognized by the Irish American Heritage Society as the matriarch of the Mildred Herman Irish Family of the Year. Mrs. Herman’s very favorite event was her annual gathering of the Herman clan each Christmas at “Grandmother GG’s” beloved Malvern Lane home as she enjoyed hosting an old fashion southern Christmas dinner complete with gala carol singing.
The funeral Mass will be Monday, July 20, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Mary on-the-Hill Catholic Church with Rev. Gerald Ragan celebrant. Pallbearers will be her grandchildren. Interment will follow in Westover Memorial Park.
The family requests those so desiring to make memorial contributions to Sacred Heart Cultural Center, 1301 Greene St., Augusta, GA 30901 or their favorite charity.
The Vigil for the Deceased will be held Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 5:00 P.M. and the family will receive friends until 6:30 P.M. at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. A guestbook may be signed on our site www.thomaspoteet.com
03/21/1914 - 07/17/2009
Augusta, GA - Mildred Walker Herman, 95, of Augusta died on July 17, 2009. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 58 years William A. Herman, Jr., her parents Irene Hagan Walker and Benjamin Houston Walker, her brother Benjamin Walker, and her sisters Elizabeth Walker Bohler and Irene Walker Gerson. Her family members include four children, her loving daughter and devoted caregiver Maureen Smith and her husband Joe Smith, sons Bill and his wife Peggy, Doug and his wife Jeanie, and Jim Herman, as well as nine grandchildren, Caroline Guinn and her husband Scott, Kathleen Bottomley and her husband Chris, Tom Horner and his wife Becky, Deanie Barksdale and her husband Will, John Herman and his wife Kathy, and Ben Herman, Scott Herman and his wife Kristi, Will Herman and his wife Lonii, Lily Armstrong and her husband Rodney, and her sister Margie Walker Maerz, as well as many nieces and nephews. Her family includes 21 great-grandchildren each of whom were one of the great joys of her life.
Mrs. Herman was extremely proud of her heritage as a native Augustan having been reared in Augusta’s historic Pinch Gut area. She was a graduate of Tubman High School and was a graduate of the University Hospital Barrett School of Nursing. She often liked to reminisce saying, “I became a nurse about the time penicillin was discovered!”
Many friends knew her as an accomplished organist who enjoyed playing music for them and inspiring her friends with her gift of music. In addition to her music, her hobbies included tending her flower garden and telling stories of Augusta history. She was especially devoted to her neighbors, Henry and Sue Harry, who were so helpful to her. She was a member of St Mary on-the-Hill Catholic Church for more than 60 years, and volunteered as a Pink Lady at St Joseph Hospital earning the coveted 1,000 hour pin for her service. She was active in the Mothers’ Club of Boys Catholic High School and served as President of the Mothers’ Club of Aquinas High School. In 2006 she was recognized by the Irish American Heritage Society as the matriarch of the Mildred Herman Irish Family of the Year. Mrs. Herman’s very favorite event was her annual gathering of the Herman clan each Christmas at “Grandmother GG’s” beloved Malvern Lane home as she enjoyed hosting an old fashion southern Christmas dinner complete with gala carol singing.
The funeral Mass will be Monday, July 20, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Mary on-the-Hill Catholic Church with Rev. Gerald Ragan celebrant. Pallbearers will be her grandchildren. Interment will follow in Westover Memorial Park.
The family requests those so desiring to make memorial contributions to Sacred Heart Cultural Center, 1301 Greene St., Augusta, GA 30901 or their favorite charity.
The Vigil for the Deceased will be held Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 5:00 P.M. and the family will receive friends until 6:30 P.M. at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. A guestbook may be signed on our site www.thomaspoteet.com
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