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Margaret Widener Obituary

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Margaret Virginia Copeland Widener, 85, entered into rest Monday, June 1, 2009. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Wednesday, June 3, 2009 in the Telfair St. Chapel of Elliott Sons Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Wilson officiating. Burial will follow in Westview Cemetery. Mrs. Widener was preceded in death by her husband, Ellis Widener and her son, Ardis Don Widener. She is survived by a daughter, Carolyn Hodges; sons, Dan (Joyce) Widener, Wendell Smith, friend, Rose Black, all of Augusta; fourteen grandchildren; numerous great and great great grandchildren; brothers, Ed Copeland, Hephzibah, Bobby Lee Copeland, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; sisters, Inez Clark, Augusta, Verma Staley, Lakewood, Washington and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 - 8 PM Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at Elliott Sons Funeral Home, 1134 Telfair St., Augusta, Georgia. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com

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Published by The Augusta Chronicle on Jun. 2, 2009.

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Elaine Simmons

June 4, 2009

May God bless you in this time of sorrow.
Your neighbor and friends

Joyce Lawrence
Hugh Sims
and Elaine

Carol Taylor

June 3, 2009

Dan, so sorry to hear of your Mom's passing. She was a wonderful lady. May God give you comfort and peace in this dificult time.

Your friends at Lowes,
Carol & Jessie taylor

Dee May

June 2, 2009

I just got the news about Grandma Widener and Daddy I know you are hurting. I did not know her as long as I would have liked but she always welcomed me with open arms. I know you are in a better place now. All my thoughts and prays go out to my family. She will be missed. I love all of you!!

1 of her Great-grand daughters and 4 of her Great-great-grandchildren

THIS IS THE REAL ANTHONY SMITH

June 2, 2009

I LOVE YOU GREAT GRANDMA . I WISH THE FAMILY EVERYTHING. YOU SAID EVERYTHING WOULD BE ALRIGHT BUT YOU'RE GONE . YOU CARED FOR EVERY ONE YOU LOVED EVERYONE . EVERY ONE IS CALLING YOU CAT WOMAN BUT YOU ARE MORE THEN THAT. YOU'RE THE PERSON THAT HELP ME OUT BY TELLING ME HOW I SHOULD LIVE MY LIFE. YOU WERE RIGHT AND I LOVE YOU, I WILL MISS YOU SO MUSH GREAT GRANDMA YOU HELP ME! (THANK YOU SO MUCH ) YOUR MY GUARDIAN I LOVE YOU PLEASE TELL OUR LORD TO WATCH OVER OUR FAMILY I LOVE YOU SO MUCH

Katherine (Julie) Duvall Graham

June 2, 2009

we will love and miss you always

Jeani & Jonathan Waters

June 2, 2009

We will miss you cat woman .love always your great great grandchildren Jeani and Jonathan

Your Great Neice GingerGraham

June 2, 2009

Great Aunt Margaret will always be in our hearts! My selfishness wishes she was still here with us, but I know she is where she wants to be . Up in Heaven with our lord and our loved ones who went before us. We will greatly miss ya Aunt Margaret.Love always and forever!

Ellen Manders

June 2, 2009

She was a wonderful Mother and Grandmother,and she will be missed, She was a good woman and everyone loves her.

Mechelle Smith

June 2, 2009

A beautiful angel has been reunited with all of our loves ones and she's been waiting to see all of them for a very long time..My great Grandmother was one of the greatest and honest women I have ever known..She will be missed and thought of daily.. She was a wonderful grandmother and I'm lucky to have such wonderful memorys and the chance to know her.... I love you grandma..I got an angel for my birthday what a wonderful gift.

Mechelle Smith

June 2, 2009

I have a lot of great memorys of my Great Grandmother, she was loving and caring, I have never heard her say a bad thing about anyone and she always took good care of her self. I hope I look as good as her when I get to that age. She is with my grandpa now and she's been waiting to be reunited with him and her parents for a long time.. She will be missed and thought of all the time.. I have another angel watching over me and she was one of the greatest and honest women I have ever known... I wish I was more like her.. Thank you for your love and support..muahh

James Knight

June 2, 2009

I WAS ONE OF THE SON- IN- LAW'S OF CAROLN HODGE'S . I AM SORRY FOR THE LOST OF GRANDMA WINDER . I WILL MISS HER ALOT AND THOSE WONDERFUL PUDDING BREAD SHE USE TO MAKE FOR ME WHEN I WAS MARRIED TO MARGARET ELIZABETH DAVIS . THE WHOLE FAMILY IS IN OUR PRAYER'S .

Joyce Cooper

June 2, 2009

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

one of Granddaughters

June 2, 2009

I will miss my GrandMother alot she was a good frined to me.everyone that knew her loved her alot she had a lot of pepole that loved her alot and will miss her.she has gone to a better place she will be happy again. she has gone to see her loves one again

Elliott Sons Funeral Homes

June 2, 2009

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