Wayne M. Peavey, 70, of Fitzgerald died Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at his residence.
Funeral services will be 2 P.M., Sunday, May 30, 2010 at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. B.J. Funk officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home in Fitzgerald from 7-9 Saturday evening.
Mr. Peavey was born August 26, 1939 in Greenville, Mississippi to the late James M. and Marie Wright Peavey. He grew up in Fitzgerald, moving back in 2000 from Athens where he lived for thirty years. Mr. Peavey graduated from Fitzgerald High School in 1957 and received his Industrial Management Degree from Georgia Tech in 1962. He was a retired insurance adjustor for Allstate Insurance Co. and served in the United States Marine Reserves. Mr. Peavey was a member of the Elks Club and former member of the Jaycees. He was an avid supporter of the Clarke Central High School Band Boosters.
Mr. Peavey is survived by his wife: Rachel W. Peavey of Fitzgerald; children: Donna Clair Peavey & Micha Bockstadt of Munich, Germany, Keith B. & Kerra Peavey of Odenton, MD and Barry & Brandy Peavey of Fitzgerald; 7 grandchildren; brothers: Lane Peavey of Athens and Lamar Peavey of Marietta; brother-in-law: Larry Zane & Mary Joy White of Russellville, AL as well as several nieces and nephews. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Sean Mallory Peavey.
The family suggests that memorials be made to the Fitzgerald-Ben Hill Humane Society.