Claude Ed Leard

Claude Ed Leard, 74, of Augusta entered into rest on Wednesday, July 25, 2018. Graveside services will be held on Sunday, July 29, 2018 at 3:00 pm at Hillcrest Memorial Park with Dr. Mike Cash and Rev. Greg Hatfield officiating. Ed was a gentle soul who never met a stranger. He loved his friends at Mize Methodist Church and in recent years at Trinity on the Hill UMC. He especially loved his Damren Sunday School Class. Ed is survived by his sisters, Connie Leard and Susan (Richard) Wright; special nieces, Laura (Greg) Hawley and Elizabeth Wright, and nephew, Charles Wright. Poteet Funeral Home, 3465 Peach Orchard Road, Augusta, GA