Mr. Obie Thomas Head, Jr., age 80, of Douglasville, GA, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2007. He was born January 9, 1927 in Montgomery, AL.
Mr. Head was a Pressman for over 46 years and was employed with the Montgomery Advertiser and the Atlanta Journal Constitution where he retired. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Pray's Mill Baptist Church. Mr. Head loved electronics and received several patents in this field.
He was a ham radio operator and instructor, did woodworking, loved to cook, and loved gospel music.
He is survived by his wife Lavada Head of Douglasville, GA; sons, Gary and Jean Head of Prattville, AL, David and Pam Head of Montgomery, AL, Paul Head of Douglasville, GA; daughters, Karien Anderson of Panama City, FL, Renata and Jerry Carlisle of Wetumpka, AL, Carla and Robert Hungate of Douglasville, GA; 14 great-grandchildren; brother, Carl and Miriam Head of Montgomery, AL; sister, Sarah Mae Head of Montgomery, AL; several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, June 14, 2007 from 5-7 p.m. There will be a graveside service on Friday, June 15, 2007 at 1pm in the Rosehaven Cemetery, with Rev. Mike Everson officiating. Interment will follow at Rosehaven Cemetery. Those who wish may send condolences or share a memory of Obie at whitley-garner.com. Arrangements by: Whtley-Garner at Rosehaven Funeral Home, Douglasville, GA 30134. Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on June 13, 2007
Mr. Head was a Pressman for over 46 years and was employed with the Montgomery Advertiser and the Atlanta Journal Constitution where he retired. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Pray's Mill Baptist Church. Mr. Head loved electronics and received several patents in this field.
He was a ham radio operator and instructor, did woodworking, loved to cook, and loved gospel music.
He is survived by his wife Lavada Head of Douglasville, GA; sons, Gary and Jean Head of Prattville, AL, David and Pam Head of Montgomery, AL, Paul Head of Douglasville, GA; daughters, Karien Anderson of Panama City, FL, Renata and Jerry Carlisle of Wetumpka, AL, Carla and Robert Hungate of Douglasville, GA; 14 great-grandchildren; brother, Carl and Miriam Head of Montgomery, AL; sister, Sarah Mae Head of Montgomery, AL; several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, June 14, 2007 from 5-7 p.m. There will be a graveside service on Friday, June 15, 2007 at 1pm in the Rosehaven Cemetery, with Rev. Mike Everson officiating. Interment will follow at Rosehaven Cemetery. Those who wish may send condolences or share a memory of Obie at whitley-garner.com. Arrangements by: Whtley-Garner at Rosehaven Funeral Home, Douglasville, GA 30134. Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on June 13, 2007
Mr. Obie Thomas Head, Jr., age 80, of Douglasville, GA, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2007. He was born January 9, 1927 in Montgomery, AL.
Mr. Head was a Pressman for over 46 years and was employed with the Montgomery Advertiser and the Atlanta Journal Constitution where he retired. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Pray's Mill Baptist Church. Mr. Head loved electronics and received several patents in this field.
He was a ham radio operator and instructor, did woodworking, loved to cook, and loved gospel music.
He is survived by his wife Lavada Head of Douglasville, GA; sons, Gary and Jean Head of Prattville, AL, David and Pam Head of Montgomery, AL, Paul Head of Douglasville, GA; daughters, Karien Anderson of Panama City, FL, Renata and Jerry Carlisle of Wetumpka, AL, Carla and Robert Hungate of Douglasville, GA; 14 great-grandchildren; brother, Carl and Miriam Head of Montgomery, AL; sister, Sarah Mae Head of Montgomery, AL; several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, June 14, 2007 from 5-7 p.m. There will be a graveside service on Friday, June 15, 2007 at 1pm in the Rosehaven Cemetery, with Rev. Mike Everson officiating. Interment will follow at Rosehaven Cemetery. Those who wish may send condolences or share a memory of Obie at whitley-garner.com. Arrangements by: Whtley-Garner at Rosehaven Funeral Home, Douglasville, GA 30134. Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on June 13, 2007
Mr. Head was a Pressman for over 46 years and was employed with the Montgomery Advertiser and the Atlanta Journal Constitution where he retired. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Pray's Mill Baptist Church. Mr. Head loved electronics and received several patents in this field.
He was a ham radio operator and instructor, did woodworking, loved to cook, and loved gospel music.
He is survived by his wife Lavada Head of Douglasville, GA; sons, Gary and Jean Head of Prattville, AL, David and Pam Head of Montgomery, AL, Paul Head of Douglasville, GA; daughters, Karien Anderson of Panama City, FL, Renata and Jerry Carlisle of Wetumpka, AL, Carla and Robert Hungate of Douglasville, GA; 14 great-grandchildren; brother, Carl and Miriam Head of Montgomery, AL; sister, Sarah Mae Head of Montgomery, AL; several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, June 14, 2007 from 5-7 p.m. There will be a graveside service on Friday, June 15, 2007 at 1pm in the Rosehaven Cemetery, with Rev. Mike Everson officiating. Interment will follow at Rosehaven Cemetery. Those who wish may send condolences or share a memory of Obie at whitley-garner.com. Arrangements by: Whtley-Garner at Rosehaven Funeral Home, Douglasville, GA 30134. Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on June 13, 2007
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