NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. - Memorial Services for Mr. Richard Charles Irons, 75, of Bama Avenue, who entered into rest January 11, 2013, will be conducted Friday afternoon, January 25, 2013 at 3 o'clock from the Metropolitan Community Church of Our Redeemer. Rev. Lisa Heilig and Rev. Jeff Pulliam officiating. Interment in M. J. Dolly Cooper Veterans Cemetery, Anderson, SC at a later date. Mr. Irons was a native of Pensacola, FL having made the CSRA his home for the past 27 years. He was a graduate of the University of Southwestern Louisiana, a Veteran of the U. S. Navy and retired from Westinghouse Savannah River Site. Mr. Irons attended the Metropolitan Community Church of Our Redeemer and was a former member of St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church in Aiken where he served as Senior Warden for many years. Survivors include his wife, Mary Deirdre Irons; two sons, Kevin Lee Irons, Alexandria, VA and Scott Allan Irons, Port Alexander, AK; one daughter, Jennifer Irons Carrick, Augusta; two grandchildren, Nicole Finnegan and John J. Carrick, V; two great-grandchildren, Noah Finnegan and Makinley Finnegan; one brother, Hayes Irons, Whitestone, NY. The family will host a reception and receive friends at the church following the Memorial Service. Memorials may be made to the Downtown Cooperative Church Ministries, Inc., (Food Pantry) P. O. Box 2482, Augusta, GA 30903 or to the Metropolitan Community Church of Our Redeemer, 557 Greene St., Augusta, GA 30901. Posey Funeral Directors of North Augusta in charge of arrangements (803-278-1181). Visit the registry online at www.poseyfuneraldirectors.com
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