Thomas County GaArchives Obituaries.....Julius C. Heard 2003 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Shelia Martin sheilam78@comcast.net May 25, 2003, 9:08 pm Thomasville Times Enterprise May 2, 2003 Julius C. Heard Services for Julius C. Heard, 75, Bainbridge, are at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 3, 2003 at Morningside Baptist Church in Bainbridge. The Rev. Lee Lee Wilson and the Rev. Leon Van Landingham will officiate and interment is in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery in Brinson. Active pallbearers are Carey Heard, Rodney Heard, Dale Heard, Trent Heard, Russell Heard, Kenneth Blair, Terry Heard, Jace Heard, Aaron Heard, Cody Heard, Dusten Heard, Reid Heard, Tucker Heard, Grayson Heard and Brad Lambert. Mr. Heard died Wednesday, April 30 at Bainbridge Memorial Hospital in Bainbridge. Born July 21, 1927 in Decatur County, he was the son of Emmett J. Heard and Allie Kendrick Heard. He was a graduate of West Bainbridge High School and married Betty Sue Grady on June 11, 1955. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a PBX-IR technician with Southern Bell Telephone Company for 38 years. He was a member of the Communications Workers of America, Telephone Pioneers of America, American Legion Post 62 and Morningside Baptist Church. He was a Boy Scout leader for many years. Survivors include his wife, Betty Sue Grady Heard of Bainbridge; five sons, J. Carey Heard (Delores), Rodney W. Heard (Lynn), Dale Heard (Jill), C. Trent Heard (April) and Russell L. Heard all of Bainbridge; three brothers, Louie Heard of Bainbridge, Ed Heard of Marietta, S.C. and James Heard of Jacksonville, Fla.; two sisters, Anna Wilder of Marietta, S.C., Teri Brugal of Miami, Fla.; 13 grandchildren, Shannon Heard of Jacksonville, Jace Heard, Melissa Lambert, Brad Lambert, Morgan Heard, Reid Heard, Tucker Heard, Grayson Heard, Aaron Heard, Cody Heard, Dusten Heard, Ben Heard and Ivy Lee Heard all of Bainbridge; two great-grandchildren, Taylor Lambert and Trey Lambert both of Bainbridge. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan Deanne Heard; and a brother, Marvin Neely Heard. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Visitors may sign the online guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com. -- Ivey Funeral Home This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb