Son of E Ray Izard and Maude Walker Izard. He graduated from high school in 1942 in Gallman, MS. He completed a semester at Mississippi State University (MSU) before joining the U.S. Army Air Corps in May 1943. He earned his wings in August 1944 and served as a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot for 18 months in the Army of Occupation in Germany as WWII was ending in Europe, before returning to continue his education at MSU in 1947. He married Kathryn Elizabeth (Betty) Klumb on December 21, 1947 in Crystal Springs, MS. He graduated from MSU in 1949 with a degree in accounting, and began working for Southern Bell. His assignments were mostly across the South, with four years in New York with AT&T. He returned to Atlanta in 1970 as Assistant Comptroller at Southern Bell, living in Marietta, GA, and retired in 1986. He was a member of John Knox Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife of 75 years, Betty; and daughters, Mary Kathryn (Kay) Izard of Roswell, and Elizabeth Lynn Izard of Marietta.
Son of E Ray Izard and Maude Walker Izard. He graduated from high school in 1942 in Gallman, MS. He completed a semester at Mississippi State University (MSU) before joining the U.S. Army Air Corps in May 1943. He earned his wings in August 1944 and served as a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot for 18 months in the Army of Occupation in Germany as WWII was ending in Europe, before returning to continue his education at MSU in 1947. He married Kathryn Elizabeth (Betty) Klumb on December 21, 1947 in Crystal Springs, MS. He graduated from MSU in 1949 with a degree in accounting, and began working for Southern Bell. His assignments were mostly across the South, with four years in New York with AT&T. He returned to Atlanta in 1970 as Assistant Comptroller at Southern Bell, living in Marietta, GA, and retired in 1986. He was a member of John Knox Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife of 75 years, Betty; and daughters, Mary Kathryn (Kay) Izard of Roswell, and Elizabeth Lynn Izard of Marietta.
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