John Frederick Blumer III

LOUISVILLE, Ga. - John Frederick Blumer, III, DDS, age 65, of River Street, Louisville, Ga., died at his residence Wednesday, May 30, 2007 following a courageous battle with cancer. Interment will be private followed by a memorial service Saturday, June 2, 2007 at 2 p.m. at the Louisville Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Reverend William Anderson and Dr. Wilfred M. Bellamy will officiate. Visitation will be held Friday, June 1, 2007 from 6-8 p.m. at the family residence. Dr. Blumer was born October 12, 1941 in Tampa, Florida. He was a graduate of Emory University School of Dentistry. He moved to Louisville, Georgia in 1968 and practiced dentistry in a private practice for 27 years. He was a member of the American Dental Association, the Georgia Dental Association, and the Eastern District Dental Society. Following his retirement from private practice, he was an instructor at Swainsboro Technical College where he began the dental assisting program. He served as Captain in the United States Army Dental Corps from 1966-1968 at Fort Lewis, Washington. Dr. Blumer was a member of the Louisville Kiwanis Club where he served as past president. He was a member of the Louisville Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church for 39 years, where he served as a deacon and was currently serving as an elder. He also served as a member of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Denomination's board of foreign missions, World Witness, where he was past chairman. Dr. Blumer made numerous dental mission trips to Mexico, Pakistan, and the Middle East. He was married to and is survived by Stephanie Gholston Blumer, his devoted wife of 42 years. He is also survived by his sister, Sharon Blumer, of Stone Mountain, Georgia and four children and their spouses: Rebecca Blumer Jones and her husband Walter and John M. Blumer and his wife Valerie, both of Louisville, Georgia, Elisabeth Blumer Thompson and her husband Tracy of Swainsboro, Georgia, and Joe Boyd Blumer and his wife Suzanne, of Charleston, South Carolina. He had eight grandchildren whom he loved very much and who will miss him dearly. They are Kathryne Jones, Sam Jones, Zach Thompson, Tyler Thompson, Amelia Blumer, Jack Blumer, Caroline Blumer, and Annalise Blumer. He was preceded in death by his parents, John F. and Ouida Blumer of Tampa, Florida. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Louisville Associate Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 9, Louisville, Georgia 30434. May and Smith Funeral Directors of Sandersville, is in charge of arrangements.