Paul N. “Puddy” Pope, 78, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Friday, May 22, 2009, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held 2 PM, Monday, May 25, at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Barry Gordon officiating. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be held 7 to 9 PM Sunday evening at the funeral home.
Mr. Pope was born January 3, 1931 in Fitzgerald to the late Nick G. and Mae Ware Pope. He was a retired Master Sergeant from the United States Army with more than 26 years of service to his country, during the Korean War and Viet Nam War era. He moved back to Fitzgerald in October 2005, from Lawton, OK. He was a member of the Dorminy Mill Baptist Church.
Mr. Pope is survived by his wife: Betty Mays Pope of Fitzgerald; children: Paul N.(Colleen) Pope of Rancho Cuca Monga, CA, Ann (Allan) Columbus of Ovida, FL, Debra (Kenny) Buratt of Baton Rouge, LA, Sherry (Mark) Cade of Las Vegas, NV and Denise Jordan of Fitzgerald: Brother; George N.( Becky) Pope of Lawrenceville, and Sisters, Shirley Johnson of Lawrenceville, and Nena (John) Carroll of Fitzgerald; eleven grandchildren and twenty one great grandchildren. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by his wives: Nina Findley Pope and Margaret Heying Pope and brother: Nicky Pope.