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Wade Lankford Reynolds Sr.

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Wade Lankford Reynolds Sr.

Birth
Jacksonboro, Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
Death
3 Jul 2010 (aged 97)
Lake City, Columbia County, Florida, USA
Burial
Folkston, Charlton County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Wade L. Reynolds, Sr., 97 of Lake City, Florida went to be with his Savior on July 3, 2010. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Aderine Wildes Reynolds, son, J. Elton Reynolds, Sr., brother, Baynard Reynolds, and sister, Jewel Murray.
He was born August 20, 1912, in Jacksonboro, SC, to the late Wade E. and Sarah G. Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds worked for Atlantic Coastline Railroad while living in Waycross, GA. He then moved to Folkston, GA and later to St. Marys, GA where he retired as maintenance supervisor after 34 years with the Gilman Paper Company. He was Mayor of St. Marys, GA. 1961-1962, member of the St. Marys City Council, chaired and served on the Camden County Board of County Commissioners, and was chairman of the Building Committee of the First Baptist Church of St. Marys, GA, as well as serving as a deacon and Sunday school teacher.
Mr. Reynolds is survived by his son and daughter-in-law: Wade, Jr. and Melba Reynolds of Lake City, FL, sister: Frances Millar, Folkston, GA, eight grandchildren: Cynthia Katzman, Crestview, FL, Sarah Reynolds, Folkston, GA, Susan Pulliam, Central, LA, Cindy Kelly, Plant City, FL, Wendy Kieckhafer, Lake City, FL, James E. Reynolds, Jr., Clinton, LA, Tracy Lee, Lake City, FL, and Becky Fehr, Central, LA, 18 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Wade L. Reynolds, Sr., 97 of Lake City, Florida went to be with his Savior on July 3, 2010. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Aderine Wildes Reynolds, son, J. Elton Reynolds, Sr., brother, Baynard Reynolds, and sister, Jewel Murray.
He was born August 20, 1912, in Jacksonboro, SC, to the late Wade E. and Sarah G. Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds worked for Atlantic Coastline Railroad while living in Waycross, GA. He then moved to Folkston, GA and later to St. Marys, GA where he retired as maintenance supervisor after 34 years with the Gilman Paper Company. He was Mayor of St. Marys, GA. 1961-1962, member of the St. Marys City Council, chaired and served on the Camden County Board of County Commissioners, and was chairman of the Building Committee of the First Baptist Church of St. Marys, GA, as well as serving as a deacon and Sunday school teacher.
Mr. Reynolds is survived by his son and daughter-in-law: Wade, Jr. and Melba Reynolds of Lake City, FL, sister: Frances Millar, Folkston, GA, eight grandchildren: Cynthia Katzman, Crestview, FL, Sarah Reynolds, Folkston, GA, Susan Pulliam, Central, LA, Cindy Kelly, Plant City, FL, Wendy Kieckhafer, Lake City, FL, James E. Reynolds, Jr., Clinton, LA, Tracy Lee, Lake City, FL, and Becky Fehr, Central, LA, 18 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.


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