William Massengale

Family-Placed Death Notice

MASSENGALE, William WILLIAM MERCER "Bill" MASSENGALE William Mercer "Bill" Massengale, 87, of Brooks, GA died February 3, 2008. He was born to parents William Kendrick & Bernice Eula (Shell) Massengale on November 10, 1920 in Fayette County and grew up in the Starrs Mill area. He served in the US Army in 13 different countries with the 82nd Airborne Division during WW II. He was a real estate broker and owned an insurance agency around the South Atlanta area as well as serving as a lay minister preaching at several local churches. He helped start the Cascade Little League Association in SW Atlanta where he coached and managed for 15 years. After retirement, he became a gentleman farmer and devoted his time to his family. He was a member of Lisbon Baptist Church where he was a deacon and a Sunday School teacher. Mr. Massengale was preceded in death by his son Melvin Massengale and a brother Henry Oliver Massengale. He is survived by his wife of 66 years Ruth Massengale of Brooks; daughter Donna & Mike Murphy of Fayetteville, son Gary & Janet Massengale of Peachtree City, son Rick & Jeannine Massengale of Newnan; 12 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; sisters Mildred Jones of Fayetteville and Mary Alice & Don Odom of Fayetteville. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Lisbon Baptist Church with Rev. Randall Harris and Dr. James Stewart officiating. Interment will follow at Camp Memorial Park. The body will lie in state at 1:00 PM. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, the Lisbon Baptist Church Building Fund or the Myasthenia Gravis Association. Carl J. Mowell & Son, Fayetteville-www.mowellfuneralhome.com Express condolences at ajc.com/obits