August Robert Sankey

August 21, 1926 - January 16, 2018

August Robert "Gus" Sankey, 91, husband of Sharon Weaver Sankey, entered into rest Tuesday, January 16, 2018. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 19, 2018, at Starling-Evans Funeral Home with Full Military Honors accorded. The US Navy will have a burial at sea at a later date. Visitation will be held on Friday from 1-2 PM at the funeral home. As Navy Seaman First Class, Gus served in WWII on the US Gambier Bay and retired from the US Army as Sergeant First Class. He was the recipient of numerous Military awards and medals including the Purple Heart Award and WWII Victory Medal. Gus had also retired from General Motors Internal Security. Survivors include his wife, Sharon W. Sankey; stepson, Kelvin David Prickett; stepdaughter, Kala Alaina Morris (Caleb); grandchildren, Michael and Kaitlyn Prickett, Kaylee, Holley, Hailey, Cyilee, Payzel, Abel and Brinley Morris; his best friend, Jerry Nobles; father-in-law Allen Weaver; and mother-in-law, Edith Ann Fitzgerald (Joseph). The family would like to extend their thanks to the staff of Charlie Norwood VA Uptown Division for their outstanding services at the Care clinics CLC 3C, CLC 1C and Hospice 2B. We will forever be grateful to everyone who had a part in his care. Family request memorials be made to the Wounded Warrior Project. "Gone But Not Forgotten"