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Jim Wertz Obituary

EVANS, Ga. - Jim Wertz, 81, husband of Julie James Wertz, entered into rest Sunday, November 23, 2014, at University Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 26, 2014, at 11:00 AM from the chapel of Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors with Reverend Billy Atkins, and Reverend Ken Garvin officiating. Interment will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Mr. Wertz, son of the late Charles A. and Barbara O'Neal Wertz, was born in Toledo, Ohio and served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a bookkeeper with Augusta Care Pregnancy Center. He taught at Aiken Technical College, worked for Bechtel at SRS, and was a consulting engineer in Columbia. He was a member of Fleming Baptist Church, where he had taught Sunday school and Apologetics classes, and was a member of the Advanced Explorers Sunday School Class. He was a former Mr. Toledo during the 1950's. He was preceded in death by his brother, Jerry Wertz. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sons, Chuck Wertz and his wife, Jane, of Croton, OH, and Bob Wertz, and his wife, Katie, of Powell, OH; his twin daughters, Ann Brannaman, and her husband, Brad, of Libertyville, IL, and Mary Wertz, of Hilliard, OH; his grandchildren, Charlie, Quinn, and Aaron Wertz; twins Nathan and Derek Wertz, and Simon Wertz, Ellie, Ginnie, and Marty Brannaman, Nick Glassburn, and Ben Lanning; and many nieces and nephews. Active pallbearers will be nephews: Ron James, Jason James, Curt James, Jay James, Jeremy James, John Heise, Brad DeFranco, Beau Davis, Chris Black, and Patrick Murphy. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Advanced Explorers Sunday School Class. If so desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Augusta Care Pregnancy Center, 1298 Broad Street, Augusta, GA 30901. The family will receive friends Tuesday, November 25, 2014, from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Chance & Hydrick Funeral Directors, 2502 Richmond Hill Rd., Augusta, GA 30906. www.chanceandhydrick.com

Published by The Augusta Chronicle on Nov. 25, 2014.
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Jim will be greatly missed, but we will be seeing him again one day in Heaven. Thank you Jim, for your examples of life, and for everything. God bless and comfort your family.

Howard Melnik

December 14, 2014

Julie, I'm so sorry to hear about Jim, I have been praying for y'all and I will continue to pray for you. God still has his hand on you. I love you.

Kathryn Hargis

November 27, 2014

Dear Julie,
I'm so sorry to hear about Jim, he will surely be missed. I have been praying for you and I will keep praying for you. God has his hand on you. I love you.

Kathryn Hargis

November 27, 2014

Julie,
Our deepest and heartfelt sympathies to you and your family,
Mary and Barbara (JOY girls)

November 27, 2014

Julie,I so enjoyed working with Jim-a great Engineer-a great friend-a fine Christain and just great to be around. I'm glad I visited with you two last year when we sang at Flemming. MayGod bless you at this very difficult time.Theron

November 25, 2014

Jim was a great friend and Christian. He will be greatly missed by all of the people whose lives he touched. Julie, you are in our thoughts and prayers.

Mike and Wanda Parnell

November 25, 2014

Julie we are so sorry to hear about Jim,
he was a good man and agood friend. We will miss him very much..

Love IN Christ. Walter and Chaehui.

November 25, 2014

Dear Julie, U& Jim was so nice to us when we met at Fleming Baptist Church in 2007.We thank God for having us too come together. We will miss Jim, he always had a smile when we would see each other. Julie only God knew when his time was up hereon the earth so He came to take him home.The Holy Spirit is here to comfort You. And we give our heart felt condolences to you!!

Herbert & Alberta Wilson Jones

November 25, 2014

Julie, I'm sorry to hear of Jim's passing. Stay strong. My prayers are with you.

Debbie Brendler

November 25, 2014

Julie, we are so sorry on the passing of Jim, you had a wonderful husband, now he is not in pain for he has gone home to be with our Lord and Savior. Sally & David Britt

November 25, 2014

Julie so sorry for your loss Jim was so active We have lost a great person celia & Jim Lewis

November 25, 2014

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