William Dobbins
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| William Dobbins | |
| William Mayes Dobbins | |
| "Mayes" | |
| Born: | 1925-4-15 at Cobb County, GA (US) |
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| Died: | 2003-11-7 at Vernon, GA (US) |
| Interred: | Mount Vernon City Cemetery in Mount Vernon, GA (US) |
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Mt. Vernon - Mr. Wm. Mayes Dobbins, age 78, died Friday, November 7, at his residence after and extended illness. He was a native of Cobb County, living in Macon and Savannah for several years and moving to Mt. Vernon in 1951 as Teacher/Coach at Mt. Vernon-Ailey High School. He was a U. S. veteran of World War II serving in the European Theater. He was a 1946 graduate of Lanier High School in Macon, earned his B. A. from Mercer University in Macon, his Master Degree from Peabody College in Nashville, Tennessee, and a degree in Administration form Georgia Southern College in Statesboro. He was a Montgomery County High School Coach leading two girls basketball teams to State Championships in 1961 and 1971. In 1978 retired as Principal Of Montgomery County High School. From 1950 to 1954 he played semi-pro baseball with the Georgia-Alabama League, the Florida State League and the Georgia State League. In 1977, he was inducted into the Mercer University Athletic Hall of Fame. He was a member of the Montgomery County Board of Education, member of the Mount Vernon Post of the VFW, the Vidalia Moose Club, the Rocky Creek Golf Club and was a lifetime member of the Georgia High School Athletic Association, member and Elder of the Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church, where he formerly served as Sunday School Superintendent, Teacher, Secretary and Treasurer. Mr. Dobbins is survived by his wife, Patricia Winburn Dobbins of Mount Vernon; one son, Dobby Dobbins of Kennesaw; two daughters, Debra D. Gay of Ailey and Donna D. Brice of Mt. Vernon; one sister, June Hart of Prosperity and Hugh Lee Dobbins of Fairburn; six grandchildren, Tamra Brice, Dominique Dobbins, Gabriel Gay, Tanner Brice, II, Turner Brice and Carmen Gay and several nieces and aunts. Funeral services for Mr. Wm. Mayes Dobbins will be held Sunday, November 9, at 1:00 p.m. in the Saliba Chapel on the campus of Brewton Parker College in Mount Vernon with Reverend David Blalock, Reverend Robert Conner officiating. Interment will follow in Mount Vernon City Cemetery. The family request in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 434, Mount Vernon, GA, 30445. All former athletes of Coach Dobbins are asked to serve as Honorary Pallbearers and to be at Saliba Chapel at 12:30 p.m. Murchison Funeral Home Vidalia [1]
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- ↑ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/savannah/obituary.aspx?n=wm-mayes-dobbins&pid=1579497, retrieved on 2011-09-06.
