Mike Pickard, 60, of Fitzgerald, died Saturday, March 22, 2014 in Chula Vista, California.
Graveside services will be held 2 PM, Sunday, March 30, 2014 at Evergreen Cemetery with Earl Perry officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday,one hour prior to the service at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
Mr. Pickard was born October 31, 1953, in Tifton, Georgia. He attended Fitzgerald High School and served his country honorably in the United States Navy. Mr. Pickard had a long career as finance manager for several automotive dealers including Tifton Toyota, Five Points Toyota in Valdosta, Cook County Ford in Adel and Valdosta Lincoln-Mercury. He returned to Fitzgerald in 2012 from Valdosta.
He is survived by his children: Gordon Pickard and Nora Pickard, both of Hahira; a brother: Billy Pickard of Cebu, Philippines; a sister: Dianne & Ronnie Howell of Byron; and a cousin: Lorena Perry of Fitzgerald; and Shellah McDonald of Fitzgerald. He was preceded in death by his parents: Thomas Durward & Dorothy “Dot” Griffin Pickard.