Veteran’s unclaimed body finds rest through Augusta funeral home

The unclaimed body of a U.S. Air Force veteran killed in an October hit-and-run will be buried in a military cemetery.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Dec. 12 at Fort Jackson National Cemetery in Columbia, S.C., for Lester Padgett, 67.

Padgett died Oct. 7 at Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center from injuries after he was hit by a car, according to Augusta Cremation and Funeral Care, which is handling the funeral…

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