Aaron Joseph Rachels

February 15, 1991 - November 22, 2019

Atlanta, GA -Aaron Joseph Rachels, 28, entered into rest on Friday, November 22, 2019, at Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, Ga. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, in the Bellevue Memorial Gardens Chapel with Neal Herriman officiating. Interment will follow in Bellevue Memorial Gardens. Aaron was born in Augusta and was a 2009 graduate of Harlem High School where he played on the HHS Baseball Team. He also graduated from Georgia Southern University with a Civil Engineering Degree. He loved his Atlanta Braves, Georgia Southern Eagles and Florida Gators. Left to cherish his memory are his mother and step-father, Linda and Joe Morbit; his brothers, Austin Rachels, Ben Morbit and Jacob L. Peninger; his grandmothers, Mary Thompson, Beverly Thompson and Ursula E. Morbit; Uncles, Jeffrey Morbit, Johnny Morbit, Jason Broome, David Rachels, Jimmy Rachels and Pete Rachels; Aunts, Janet Sewell (George), Donna Peninger (Buck), Paige Birdsong (David), Daniel Holder (Scott), Patricia Warren, Sandra Morbit and Judy Morbit; Cousins, Katie Peninger, Josh Peninger, Alexis Brown, Chloe Brown, Hailey Peninger, Chris Blanco (Emily), Sean Pittman (Stephanie), Kyle Pittman (Malory), Trey Birdsong and Will Birdsong. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Henry Rachels, his grandfathers, Clyde Thompson, Samuel H. Morbit and Henry Rachels; and a cousin, Jake Peninger. Pallbearers will be Danny Johnson, Micah Herriman, Jonathan Herriman, Chris Gurlach, Ryan Gurlach and Seth Stratton. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 10:00 AM until time of service in Bellevue Memorial Gardens Chapel.