Francisco "Ponch" Uresti

Obituary

Mr. Ponch Uresti age 49 of Glennville passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at Carl Vincent VA Medical Center in Dublin. The San Antonio Texas native had lived in Glennville for the past 30 years. He was a United States Army veteran and a correctional officer having worked at Georgia State Prison and Juvenile Justice. He was an assistant coach and equipment manager for the Tattnall County Warriors Football team and was also a referee and umpire for many years at the Glennville Recreation Department. Ponch was a reserve deputy sheriff for the Tattnall County Sheriffs Department and was a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church. He loved the outdoors and had a passion for music, fishing, hunting and all athletic sports. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jose and Esperanza Uresti, Sr. and a sister Herlinda Uresti all of San Antonio Texas. He was also proud of his Native American Heritage as an Apache Indian.