Russell Fletcher Baltzegar
January 1, 1948 - November 28, 2021
Clarks Hill, SC – Memorial Services for Mr. Russell Fletcher Baltzegar, 73, who entered into rest November 28, 2021, will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Posey Funeral Chapel, Chaplain Dexter Lambert officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Mr. Baltzegar was born January 1, 1948, in Columbia, SC to the late John Bunyan Baltzegar, II and Elizabeth Leonhardt Baltzegar. He served his country in the United States Army as an illustrator in Anchorage, Alaska. Mr. Baltzegar worked as an illustrator for the Medical College of Georgia, the Augusta Chronicle Newspaper, and the VA until he retired in 2003. He was an artistically talented man and enjoyed blacksmithing, sculpting, oil painting, woodworking, photography and turning wood on a lathe. Survivors include his son, David Andrew “Andy” (Jennifer) Baltzegar; brothers, John Bunyan (Caroline) Baltzegar, III and William “Bill” Baltzegar; nephews, John Bunyan (Jennifer) Baltzegar, IV and Brian Baltzegar; niece, Shannon Baltzegar. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or SPCA Albrecht Center for Animal Welfare, 199 Willow Run Road, Aiken, SC 29801.
Clarks Hill, SC – Memorial Services for Mr. Russell Fletcher Baltzegar, 73, who entered into rest November 28, 2021, will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Posey Funeral Chapel, Chaplain Dexter Lambert officiating.... View Obituary & Service Information