Charlie J. Blue, 72, of Fitzgerald, Georgia died Saturday, September 24, 2011 at the Life Care Center in Fitzgerald.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, September 27, 2011 in the Spring Head United Methodist Church Cemetery in Atkinson County with the Rev. Keith Goodlett, the Rev. Godfrey O’Rear and the Rev. Tom Hunt officiating. The family will receive friends from 7 until 9 Monday evening at the funeral home.
Mr. Blue was born September 26, 1938 in Ashburn, Georgia to the late John Ossie and Sallie Magular Blue. He graduated from Ashburn High School in 1957 and moved to Fitzgerald in 1960, living the remainder of his life here. He was a veteran of the Army Reserve. Mr. Blue was a route driver for Tom’s Foods for almost 30 years and also sold insurance for Liberty National. He was a member of Central United Methodist Church. Mr. Blue was a former Boy Scout leader, former member of the Auxiliary Police of Fitzgerald, and former volunteer at SAM Short Line in Cordele.
Mr. Blue is survived by his daughters: Mary Elizabeth (Steve) Griffin, Pam (Glenn) Holley and Angela Blue, all of Fitzgerald; grandsons: Christian Blue and John David Grantham and fiancée; Katrina Hulett; step-son: Lamar (Dianne) McDonald of Fitzgerald; step-daughter: Lynn (Jerry) Morris of Alapaha; Grandchildren: Wesley, Levi, and Johnny Holley; step-great-grandchildren: Nathan Holley and Savannah Hernandez; 6 step-grandchildren: Jason (Lori) McDonald of Fitzgerald, Jennifer (Billy) Mix of Gray, Regina (Matt) Kimbrell of Nashville, Shauna (Ed) Branch of Lake Park, Justin McDonald and Josh McDonald, both of Fitzgerald; 10 step-great-grandchildren, Jackson,Lyndsee, Kaylee, Tucker, Ella Kate, Luke, Abby Lane, Leigh, Lindy and Eva Joleigh; brother: Walter Newell Blue of Apollo Beach, Florida; as well as several nieces and nephews; special friends: Robert and Sarah Buice. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife: Beatrice “Bea” Blue, 2 step-sons: Ashley and Lanier McDonald; two sisters: Cora Matthews and Jacquelyn Blue; and two brothers: Augusta Blue and Oliver Blue.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorials be made to Blue-Gray Community Hospice, P.O. Box 1447, Fitzgerald, GA 31750 or Central United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 428, Fitzgerald, GA 31750.