Joan Byrd Pope
Augusta, GA – Joan Ruth Byrd Pope, 85, entered into rest Thursday, July 23, 2015. She was born in Augusta June 6, 1930 to the late Holloway Gardner Byrd and Anne Frances McCarty Byrd. She was the wife of 63 years to the late John Armstrong Pope.
She was a graduate of Tubman High School and Augusta Junior College. She worked with the Georgia Railroad and was a dance instructor at Mrs. Henri Price Academy. She was a member of St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church. Mrs. Pope was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.
Joan is pre-deceased by sons: John Armstrong Pope, Jr. and Christopher Joseph Pope. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Frances and David Connor of Harlem, GA and Patricia and Barry White of Augusta; son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Cheryl Pope of Panama City, FL; seven grandchildren Elizabeth Gary Ruegger (Peter), Mary Frances Gary, Thomas Reeder Gary III (Talise), Kathleen Fackler Ennis (Justin), Patrick Byron Fackler (Lauren), Chandler Belle White, Mason Brenner Pope; five great-grandchildren and a multitude of nieces and nephews.
The Funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church with Fr. Mike Ingram celebrant. Burial will follow in Westover Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Mason Pope, Tommy Gary, Patrick Fackler, Richard Craig, Danny Craig, and Robbie Craig.
The Holy Rosary will be Friday evening at 6:00 p.m. and the family will receive friends from 6:30 until 8:00 p.m. at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Please sign the guestbook at www.thomaspoteet.com