John Sheehan Markwalter Sr. Obituary
We are sad to announce that on May 8, 2025, at the age of 92, John Sheehan Markwalter Sr. (Augusta, Georgia) passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, C. Victor Markwalter and Agnes Sheehan Markwalter. He is survived by: his children, Anne Marie Markwalter Vann (Marshall), John "Jack" Sheehan Markwalter, Jr. (Juanita), Carol Elizabeth Markwalter and Patrick Stephen Markwalter (Courtney); his wife Marcelene Neely Markwalter; his grandchildren, Neely Vann Wyatt (Russell), Laura Vann Stephens (Josh), Melissa Vann Rainsford (Bettis), John "Jack" Sheehan Markwalter III (Tori), Roy Hodges Markwalter (Sarah), Philip MacGregor Markwalter, Patrick Neely Markwalter, Thomas McGehee Markwalter, Sarah Elizabeth Gross (Brian Zordell), Alexander Markwalter Gross, Daniel Joseph Gross, Patrick Stephen Markwalter, Jr., Andrew Barnard Markwalter, James Osborne Markwalter, Samuel Jeremy Markwalter and Anna Elizabeth Markwalter; and his great grandchildren, Bettis "Beau" C. Rainsford III, Julius Marshall Vann "Vann" Rainsford, John Charles Phinizy "Phin" Rainsford, Anne Catherine Rainsford, Oliver Marshall Wyatt and John Porter Wyatt.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 14th 2025 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors (214 Davis Rd, Augusta, GA 30907). A rosary will be held on Wednesday, May 14th 2025 at 7:00 PM at the same location. A Mass will be held on Thursday, May 15th 2025 at 11:00 AM at the St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church (1420 Monte Sano Ave, Augusta, GA 30904). A burial will be held on Thursday, May 15th 2025 at the Westover Memorial Park (2601 Wheeler Rd, Augusta, GA 30904).
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Aquinas High School: http://www.aquinashigh.org or St. Mary on the Hill Church: http://www.stmaryonthehill.org.
