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DODGE COUNTY NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS, Volume XVIII, 1997-1999, By Tad Evans, See Page 9621 {For Date} Thursday, January 9, 1997, See Pages 9623 & 9624 {For Obituary}
DODGE COUNTY
NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS
Volume XVIII
1997-1999
By: Tad Evans
See Page 9621 {for Date}
Thursday, January 9, 1997
See Pages 9623 & 9624
{For Obituary}

WILLCOX

The funeral for John D. Willcox, 85, of Eastman, was held Tuesday at the 
graveside in Woodlawn Cemetery.  Dr. Jerry Peele officated.

Mr. Willcox died January6, in the Dodge County Hospital

A lifelong resident of Dodge County, Mr. Willcox was born in the Union 
Community on October 29, 1911, the son of the late James Buchan Willcox and 
Mattie Thompson Willcox.  He was a retired building contractor.

a 11930 graduate of Middle Georgia College, Mr. Willcox was a defense 
contractor in Puerto Rico during World War II and worked in the combat zone of 
the Aleutian Islands during 1944-45.  He operateda building supply store and 
was a contractor in Eastman until his retirement in 1977.  From 1971-81, Mr. 
Willcox served on the Dodge County Hospital Board.

Following his retirement, Mr. Willcox interest turned to family history and 
the restoration of family cemeteries in Dodge copunty.  In addition to working 
on the restoration of the Old Willcox Burying Ground near Rhine, he also 
restored his ancestral cemeteries in North Carolina and Pennsylvania.  Mr. 
Willcox also restored the plots in the Woodlawn Cemetery of William Pitt 
Eastman, founder of Eastman; and James M. Buchan, founder of Dodge County.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Pauline (Polly) Willcox of Eastman, one 
sister, Mattie Margaret Lowery of Hazelhurst; Two brothers, William Norman 
Willcox of Hawkinsville; and Thomas Jerome Willcox of Eastman.  Several nieces 
and nephews also survive.

Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home was in charge arrangements.



Additional Comments:
Compiler Notes:  All of you that are related to the Wilcox/Willcox Families  
can be thankful of John D. Willcox, he helped orgranize the 
Nationwide++Reunion ++ WILLCOX FAMILY.  We celebrated our 52nd Reunion last 
year (2013).

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