Berrien-Irwin County GaArchives Obituaries.....Vickers, Weyman Lamar November 28, 2010
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The Berrien Press - December 1, 2010
 OCILLA - Coach Weyman Lamar Vickers, 72, of Ocilla, died Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010 a
at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. today at Ocilla U
United Methodist Church with the Rev. Scott Brenton and the Rev. Virgil Vickers o
officiating. Burial will follow at Ocilla Cemetery.
 Mr. Vickers was born Jan. 19, 1938 in Berrien County to the late Thomas Garthel
Garthel and Jennie V. Cribb Vickers. He was a 1956 graduate of Berrien County 
High School where he participated in football, track, baseball and basketball. 
He placed third in state track hurdles. He was a graduate of South Georgia 
College, where he played football as a defensive back and running back for 
Coach Bobby Bowden and also held the record in the 100-yard dash for 25 years. 
Mr. Vickers later received his bachelor’s degree at Georgia Southern University 
and  a master’s degree at Georgia Southwestern University. He taught and 
coached at Oglethorpe County High School in Lexington, Jeff Davis County High S
School in Hazlehurst, Berrien County High School in Nashville, Ware County High S
School in Waycross and Irwin County High School in Ocilla.
 He was awarded the Southeastern Golden Glove Championship in Jacksonville, 
Fla., in 1958  and was named Class A High School Track Coach of the Year in 
1981, 1982 and 1983, and Class A State Championship Football-Backfield Coach. D
During his tenure as head track coach for 14 years in Irwin County, he took the t
team to the state finals 14 times. He was a member of the Georgia High School A
Athletic Association, Georgia Association of Educators and a board member of S
Sunnydale Training Center Inc. He served in the Army National Guard. Mr. V
Vickers was a member of Ocilla United Methodist Church. He enjoyed hunting, f
fishing, gardening and cooking.
 Mr. Vickers is survived by his wife of 48 years, Nellie Pate Vickers of 
Ocilla; daughters and sons-in-law, Jill Victoria Vickers and Drewry Kenneth 
Massee of Fitzgerald and Jodi Melissa Vickers and Dr. Phillip Marion Roberts of 
Tifton; son and daughter-in-law, Jason Chadwick “Chad” and Sharise Cunningham 
Vickers of Evans; grandchildren, Sarah Rebecca Massee, Marion Howard Massee IV, 
Margaret Grace Massee, Emilee Victoria Roberts, Kathryn “Beth” Elizabeth 
Roberts, Elyssa Eleanor Roberts, Arden Susann Vickers and Asa Pate Vickers; 
brother and sister-in-law, Tommie Garthel and Martha Anne Douglas Vickers; 
brother-in-law and sister-in-law, James and Della Elizabeth Pate Brown; and se
several nieces and nephews.
 To sign the online registry, go to www.paulkfuneralhome.com. Paulk Funeral H
Home in Ocilla is in charge of arrangements


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