Earl Bazemore

Wildon Earl Bazemore, 80, of Cumming, Georgia passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 1, 2022.

Born on November 23, 1941 in Savannah, Georgia, Earl was the son of Dewey Hamilton and Bertie Mae Bazemore. In 1965, he started dating Celia Gwaltney while working in Atlanta, Georgia. They were married in September 1967 and would have celebrated their 55th anniversary on the 9th of September. Earl graduated from Bryan County High School in Pembroke, GA, attended Armstrong College, and served in the Air National Guard from 1963 to 1969. He worked in financial and software sales industries, retiring in 1999.

Earl was an ordained deacon and volunteer basketball coach at White Oak Hills Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, GA where he and Celia raised their family. Earl and Celia joined Johns Creek Baptist Church when they moved to Cumming, GA. During retirement, Earl enjoyed playing golf, working in the yard, being with family, and watching Georgia Bulldogs football.

Earl is survived by his loving wife, Celia Gwaltney Bazemore, who cared for him faithfully during the years of his life with Parkinson's disease. Earl is further survived by two daughters, Robin Bazemore Pruett of New Port Richey, FL and Kelly Bazemore Rogers (Bill) of Charlotte, NC; two grandsons, Alex Pruett and Josh Pruett; three siblings, Ruth Bazemore Harrison, Gene Bazemore (Robyn), Linda Bazemore Harris; brother-in-law, Joe Gwaltney (Edie), sister-in-law, Kim Gwaltney; and a large family of nephews, nieces, and cousins.

A memorial service will be held at McDonald & Son Funeral Home Chapel on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 12:00pm, followed by lunch in the reception hall. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research in Earl's memory. https://www.michaeljfox.org/donate

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