Fred Stokes

Fred Harold Stokes, age 91, of Dallas, GA, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2015. He was born on November 8, 1923, in Hilly, Louisiana, to the late, C.A. & Mary DeLony Stokes, and was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Stokes, brother, B. Ragan Stokes, and sister, Drucille Tidwell. Mr. Stokes was a United States Marine Veteran serving in World War II, and was a member of Dallas First Baptist Church. He worked at Lockheed-Martin as an Aero Engineer, and later at Grummen Aircraft in Long Island, N.Y., and Piper Aircraft in Lakeland, FL.

Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Ron & Chris Stokes of Dallas, GA, Harold & Elaine Stokes of Dallas, GA, Gerald & Carol Stokes of Douglasville, GA, and David & Gayla Stokes of Dallas, GA; daughter and son-in-law, Mary Anne & Bob Mason of Hahira, GA; half-brothers, Tad Stokes, Wayne Stokes and Joe Stokes; half-sister, Jane Williamson; eleven grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 9, 2015, at 3 PM, at Clark Funeral Home, with Reverend Jeremy Lundy officiating. Interment will follow in Paulding Memorial Gardens. James Stokes, Brian Stokes, Hal Stokes, Brad Stokes, Chad Allen, Jeremy Hines, Bruce Jackson, Jeremy Knight, and James Mason will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, January 8, 2015, from 6 PM until 8 PM.

Clark Funeral Home in Hiram, GA, is in charge of arrangements. (www.samclarkfuneralhome.com)

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