Richmond County Health Dept. - Accountant
MARTINEZ, Ga. - Mrs. Teresa Bohannon, age 47, of Martinez,
entered into rest on Sunday, August 6, 2006 at Portsbridge Hospice. A native
of Duluth, MN, she had been a resident of the Augusta area since childhood,
graduating from Eugene Butler High School.
Teresa began working with the Richmond County Health
Department at the age of 19 where she remained employed for the past 28
years as a Payroll Accountant. She had earned the nickname of "Mother Teresa
Jr.", because of her helping and caring spirit and always putting others
before herself. She was a member of Warren Baptist Church where she was a
member of the Jones - Daniels Sunday School Class and had worked with the
Toddler Mission Friends Group.
She is loved and survived by her husband, Britt Bohannon,
Martinez, GA; her father, Fred Nalley, Augusta, GA; her mother, Claudine
Nalley, Canon, GA; children, Steven Moore, currently attending the
University of Georgia, Athens, GA, Talon Bohannon (Brittany) and Teresa's
grandson Trenton, Augusta, GA, Mariah Bohannon, Augusta, GA; brothers, Tim
Nalley (Cynthia), Canton, GA, Greg Nalley (Brande), Canon, GA, Jeff Nalley,
Canon, GA, Tony Nalley (Collette), Charleston, SC; her sister, Lynn Waller
(Owen), Canon, GA; And numerous nieces and nephews. She was an incredible
lady that will be greatly missed by all those that knew her.
Memorial services will be at 2:00 pm, on Wednesday,
August 9, 2006 at Warren Baptist Church with Dr. David Fleming, officiating.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, from 6-9 pm, at the Elliott Sons
Funeral Home, 4255 Columbia Road, Martinez, GA. In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to the Teresa Bohannon Benefit Fund, c/o Janette
Daniel, 1916 North Leg Road, Augusta, GA 30909.
The following is the final excerpt from Teresa's Care Pages:
August 06, 2006 at 08:40 PM EDT
It is with great sadness that I must post this message.
Teresa's long battle with cancer has ended this morning at 10:35. The
disease progressed very rapidly in the last few days. It was a
combination of the cancer and the latest radiation wearing her down. The
doctor visit on Thursday was going normal until Dr. Squires recommended
that we may need hospice help. I confidently assured him that Teresa's
mother and I could handle what needed to be done. We were not seeing the
big picture that his professional eyes could. We ended up going straight
to hospice house for the 2-3 day stay to get Teresa's pain under
control. On Friday Dr. Squires came by to see Teresa, and told her moma
that she would probably not leave the house and would be deceased by the
end of the weekend. It did not hit me until then that we would not get
to take her home and have her with us for a little longer. Everyone that
came was a blessing for us all. Teresa's family was abundantly
supportive and she would have approved of all the attention for her. The
people/ nurses were great at the hospice house and we would have been
lost without this facility. Anyone in the same situation should contact
Heartland hospice near Doctors hospital. Thanks to all Teresa's friends
for the normal outpouring of support for her. Teresa clung to life
heartily and we tried to tell the nurse that this was her personality.
Later the nurse said what we all knew, that she was the toughest lady
that she had ever had...HELLO! Well I'm running out of time to post, so
I'll finish with this. We are all less one Great Lady, and she will be
missed terribly. If you want to post a reply they will all be saved and
archived for future viewing. Teresa loved you all and thanks everyone
for keeping her alive with the hope that our Christ puts in us. I also
thank everyone and just know that Teresa is now in charge up there! Love
to all, Britt
Midi: "Dust In The Wind" - Kansas
In Loving Memory
