John Veazey Wynne Jr.

Funeral services for John Veazey Wynne Jr., 92, of Crawfordville, were held Friday, January 8, 2010, at the Powelton Baptist Church with Rev. Jeff Bishop and Rev. James Dotson officiating. Burial was in the Powelton Cemetery. He died Monday, January 4, at the Bolingreen Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Mr. Wynne was a native and lifelong resident of Taliaferro County and the son of the late John Veazey Wynne and Mary Lizzie Sturdivant Wynne. He was a 1940 graduate of the University of Georgia and taught school in Nashville, Lakeland, and Crawfordville. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and retired from the U.S. Army Reserves as a colonel. He was the director of the Taliaferro County Welfare Department for several years and retired as District Supervisor for the Georgia Department of Agriculture in 1985 after 20 years of service. He served as chairman of the Taliaferro County Welfare Board, president of the CSRA Development Authority, a member of the Taliaferro County Farm Bureau, president of the Powelton Homecoming Committee, member and past president of the Crawfordville Kiwanis Club, and past district commander of the American Legion Post. He was a member of the Crawfordville Baptist Church Brotherhood, the Taliaferro County Hunting Club, and Powelton Baptist Church.

Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Judith W. and Ray Pearson of Macon, and Lucille W. and Randy Hough of Peachtree City; a sister Dorothy Wynne Gibbs, Social Circle; four grandchildren, Ray Cannon Pearson Jr., Richard Wynne Pearson, John Sadler Young, and Katherine McIntyre Young; one great-grandson; two step-grandchildren; and three stepgreat grandchildren.

Pallbearers included Charles W. Green, Larry Veazey, Mike Butts, Perry Pittman, John Bentley, and Jim McMichael.

Memorials may be made to the Powelton Cemetery Fund, c/o Jackie Butts, 4316 Sparta Road, Crawfordville 30631.

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