Ernestine H. Strong

Widow of Mr. James A. Strong Jr. HEPHZIBAH, Ga. - Mrs. Ernestine H. Strong, of Hephzibah, died on Monday, January 17, 2011. She was 87 years old. The family will receive friends on Thursday, January 20, 2011 from 4:00 until 6:00 pm at The Poteet Funeral Home, 3465 Peach Orchard Road, Augusta. The funeral service will be conducted on Friday, January 21, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Committal services will follow in the family plot at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Mrs. Strong is survived by her daughter, Linda M. Strong, of Plainfield, Indiana; her grandson, Greg Feutral (Saprina Minyard), of Harlem; her great-grandchildren, Sierra and Gage; her sister-in-law, Connie Curran, of Colorado. Her husband, James A. Strong Jr., preceded her in death in 2004. Mrs. Strong was a member of Saint Josephs Catholic Church. Mrs. Strong was a Holocaust survivor. Along with her family, she was interred in Buchenwald and Auschwitz Concentration Camps, for more than twenty-two months. She retired from Gracewood State School where she was a cook. Gardening and cooking were passions that she enjoyed through the years. The Poteet Funeral Home, 3465 Peach Orchard Road, Augusta, 706.7987.8886 is in charge of the funeral arrangements. Friends may sign the online guest register at www.poteetfuneralhomes.com