Dougherty-Early County GaArchives Obituaries.....Crowdis, Jr., Dr. James Hudson January 28, 2003
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The Albany Herald - Obituaries
James Hudson Crowdis Jr.

BLAKELY — Dr. James Hudson Crowdis Jr., 84, of Blakely, died Tuesday, January 
28, 2003, at his residence.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church with 
interment in Blakely Cemetery. The Rev. Henry Bass and the Rev. David Crowdis 
will officiate.

The active pallbearers will be Charles Crowdis, Hugh Crowdis, Levi Crowdis, 
Jonathan Crowdis, Ben Crowdis, Neil Peters, Hugh Crowdis and Doug Crowdis.

Dr. Crowdis was born October 4, 1918, in Hashville, Tenn. He practiced medicine 
in Blakely for 53 years, delivering more than 6,000 babies. He came to Blakely 
in 1949, after receiving his M.D. from Vanderbilt University in 1944. He began 
as a staff member of Holland Hospital, later working with Baxley Clinic and 
joining the staff of Early Memorial Hospital in 1963. At the time of his 
retirement in 2002, he was associated with Southeast Medical Center. His 
special medical interests, in addition to his medical practice, included 
cardiology, obstetrics and aviation medicine. He was recognized by the American 
Heart Association as "Heart of the Year" and a diplomat of the American Board 
of Family Practice. He was a U.S. Army Air Corp. veteran of WW II. He was a 
member of First United Methodist Church, Magnolia Lodge #86, Hasan Temple-
Albany, Shriner's Drum and Bugle Corp. and the Blakely Rotary Club.

Survivors include his wife, Amanda Haswell Crowdis of Blakely; one daughter, 
Diane Peters of Duluth; five sons, Jimmy Crowdis and Eleanor of Dublin, Robert 
Crowdis and Judy of Macon, Richard Crowdis and Kathy of Albany and the Rev. 
David Crowdis and Gay of Edison and Johnny Crowdis and Rhonda of Blakely; 
brother, Charles C. Crowdis of West Hartford, Conn.; 12 grandchildren and seven 
great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, James Hudson Crowdis Sr. and Mary 
Walker Cummings Crowdis.

Visitation will be 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Building 
Fund of First United Methodist Church of Blakely.

Manry-Jordan-Hodges 

Funeral Home 

Blakely 229/723-3421 



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