A graveside memorial service for Oliver Tomlinson Myers Jr., 80, of Sims Street, Washington, was held Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at Resthaven Cemetery, Washington, with Rev. Denny Moss officiating, followed immediately by a memorial service at the Church of the Mediator, Washington. He died Thursday, January 28, at Wills Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Myers was a native of Newark, N.J., and had lived in this community for the last 18 years. He was the son of the late Oliver Myers and Charlotte Myers. He had earned a PhD in Spanish Linguistics and was a college professor who taught Spanish. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and had been a member of Methodist churches in New Jersey, Maine, and Wisconsin.
Survivors include his wife, Anne Randall Myers of Washington; three sons, Christian Myers, James Myers, and Edward Myers; two daughters, Martha Myers Broda and Barbara Myers Daggett; and eight grandchildren, Amy Myers, Kalli Myers, Robert Myers, Halee Myers, Jacqueline Daggett, Katherine Daggett, Joey Broda, and Susie Broda.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wills Memorial Hospital, 120 Gordon St., Washington, GA 30673.
Hopkins Funereal Home of Washington was in charge of arrangements.
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