Paulding County GaArchives Obituaries.....Waldrep, Jack Marion (Dr.) March 22, 2005
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The Dallas New Era, Dallas, Georgia, Thursday, March 31, 2005 
Rome Physician Dr. Jack Marion Waldrep Passes

Dr. Jack Marion Waldrep, Sr., age 86, of 201 Greenview Road, Rome, Georgia, 
passed away Tuesday morning, March 22, 2005 at a local hospital following an 
extended illness.

Dr. Waldrep was born in Spring Hill, Louisiana in July, 1918, the only child 
of the late Marvin Lee Waldrep and the late Grace Thomas Waldrep.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Melba Juanita English Waldrep, to whom he 
married on June 26, 1949; four children, Jack Marion Waldrep, Jr. and his 
Nancy, of Dallas, Marvin L. Waldrep and his wife, Sharon, of Smyrna, David F. 
Waldrep and his wife, Margaret, of Marietta, and Helen W. Sheppard and her 
husband, Brent, of Morganton, North Carolina; eight grandchildren, Kaye 
Waldrep of Augusta, Jack M. “Jay” Waldrep, III of Dallas, M. Lee Waldrep, Jr. 
of Williamsburg, VA, Laura Waldrep of Smyrna, Lisa and John Waldrep of 
Marietta and Martha and Anna Sheppard of Morganton, North Carolina.

Dr. Waldrep resided much of his childhood in Reddick, Florida, and he attended 
the University of Florida and Emory University School of Medicine, where he 
received the Doctor of Medicine degree in 1943. He served and internship and 
surgical residencies at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, TN. Following 
service in World War II, he serviced a residency in urology at Columbia 
Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, NY. Dr. Waldrep was a Board Certified 
Urologist. During World War II, Dr. Waldrep, a Captain, served as a young 
physician with the 419th Armed Field Battalion and fought during the Battle of 
the Bulge. During the Battle of the Bulge, he received a Purple Heart medal 
for an injury he sustained.

Dr. Waldrep practiced general medicine in Ocala, Florida. Following his 
urological residency, he began the practice of urology and surgery in Rome, GA 
in 1954. He proudly served as a volunteer team doctor for the Coosa High 
School football team for over 25 years. He served on the medical staffs of 
Floyd Medical Center, McCall Hospital and Redmond Regional Medical Center.

Dr. Waldrep served for eight years as a member of the Floyd County Board of 
Education. He served as a Baptist deacon and was member of the Garden Lakes 
Baptist Church. He was a member of the Shanklin-Attaway Post 5 of the American 
Legion, the Coosa Country Club, and the Coosa Valley Railway Club. Funeral 
Services for Dr. Waldrep were held on Thursday, March 24, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. 
from Garden Lakes Baptist Church with Rev. Drew Corbett and Dr. Floyd Roebuck 
officiating.

Interment followed at Myrtle Hill Cemetery with Shanklin-Attaway Post 5 Honor 
Guard conducting military graveside rites. Members of the Shanklin-Attaway 
Post 5 Honor Guard served as active and honorary pall bearers.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Building Fund of the Garden Lakes 
Baptist Church, 2220 Redmond Circle, NW, Rome, GA 30165.

Fred Talley’s Parkview Chapel Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. 


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