Don's business career spanned 31 years with Nabisco Brands. He joined Standard Brands (later Nabisco Brands) in 1967 as a Confectionery salesman in Atlanta, GA. He was promoted to District Manager of Confection Sales in 1970 headquartered in Columbia, SC. In 1974, he was assigned to Atlanta, GA as Region Sales Manager – Confection Sales. In 1978 he was promoted to Vice President Southwest District for all Nabisco Brands grocery brands headquartered in Dallas, TX. In 1981, Don was transferred and promoted to National Accounts Manager – Drug, Mass Merchandiser Sales headquartered in Parsippany, N.J. His next major promotion in 1983 was to Vice President in charge of National Accounts, headquartered in East Hanover, N.J. Don's last promotion was to National Account Sales Manager– Movie and Entertainment National Accounts in 1995 where he was headquartered back in Atlanta, GA. Don retired from Nabisco Brands in 1998.
He was an avid outdoorsman with interests in hunting, fishing, golf, college football and reading. Don's love of people and his friendship with many of the people who touched his life made him someone who will be missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of James Donald Marler may be made to the Big Oak Children's Ranch, 250 Jake Mintz Road, Gadsden, AL 35905.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, in the Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home Chapel, Marietta, GA. www.mayeswarddobbins.com
Obit - Published in the Alex City Outlook on October 3, 2012
Don's business career spanned 31 years with Nabisco Brands. He joined Standard Brands (later Nabisco Brands) in 1967 as a Confectionery salesman in Atlanta, GA. He was promoted to District Manager of Confection Sales in 1970 headquartered in Columbia, SC. In 1974, he was assigned to Atlanta, GA as Region Sales Manager – Confection Sales. In 1978 he was promoted to Vice President Southwest District for all Nabisco Brands grocery brands headquartered in Dallas, TX. In 1981, Don was transferred and promoted to National Accounts Manager – Drug, Mass Merchandiser Sales headquartered in Parsippany, N.J. His next major promotion in 1983 was to Vice President in charge of National Accounts, headquartered in East Hanover, N.J. Don's last promotion was to National Account Sales Manager– Movie and Entertainment National Accounts in 1995 where he was headquartered back in Atlanta, GA. Don retired from Nabisco Brands in 1998.
He was an avid outdoorsman with interests in hunting, fishing, golf, college football and reading. Don's love of people and his friendship with many of the people who touched his life made him someone who will be missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of James Donald Marler may be made to the Big Oak Children's Ranch, 250 Jake Mintz Road, Gadsden, AL 35905.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, in the Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home Chapel, Marietta, GA. www.mayeswarddobbins.com
Obit - Published in the Alex City Outlook on October 3, 2012
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