St. John's Cemetery Individual Record

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Suzanne Barksdale
(October 12, 1935 -- March 14, 2020)

Section: 72
Space: 8
Lot: 2
Maiden Name: Page
Parents: Harvey & Alma Crenshaw Page
Spouse: Charles Ray Jr (1), Ronald S. Barksdale Sr (2-Div)
Place of Birth: Pensacola, FL
Occupation: Education
Current Owner: Ray, Charles III
Area: 0

Obituary for Ms. Suzanne Page Barksdale

Statesboro, GA 
Ms. Suzanne Page Barksdale, age 84, died on Saturday March 14, 2020 at the Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Facility. The Pensacola, FL native lived in Augusta, GA for most of her life. She was a 1957 graduate of the University of Alabama where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority and earned a degree in Elementary Education. She went on to earn her Masters of Education degree in 1979 from Augusta College. She was a third and fifth grade teacher at C.T. Walker Elementary School in Augusta for 18 years. Ms. Barksdale retired in 1998 after a total of 35 years teaching. She was a member of St. John United Methodist Church and the Richmond County Retired Educators Association. She was an avid bridge player and sacrificially served many in her community. Ms. Barksdale was preceded in death by her first husband Charles Ray Jr.; her parents Harvey and Alma C. Page; two sisters Frances Swift and Babette Thomson. 
Surviving are four children Charles (Cheyenne) Ray III of Lakeland, FL, Amy (David) Barksdale Channell of Statesboro, GA, Molly (Jimmy) Barksdale Channell of LaGrange, GA and Ronald (Delyn) Barksdale, Jr. of Fayetteville, GA; 14 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild; several nieces and nephews also survive. 

A priavte service will be held on Saturday, July 11th at 4:00pm in the Chapel of Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home with Rev. Roland Barnes officanting. Those unable to attend can view a live stream of the service by joining the Facebook group "Joiner-Anderson Live Stream"