Jacob New

Jacob New -DUBLIN - Jacob New, 84, died Saturday, December 25, 2004. Services will be held at 12:30P.M. Tuesday, December 28 at Henry Memorial Presbyterian Church with Dr. Proctor Chambless and Reverend Jack Key officiating. Burial will follow in Dublin Memorial Gardens. -Mr. New was born in Dexter, GA, and lived in Dublin most of his life. He was the son of the late Dr. James Ezra New and Maude Brantley New. He was preceded in death by his four siblings, Dr. James S. New, C. Brantley New, Marie New Fischer, and Robbie Claire New Adams, and his son-in-law, Edwin Craig Gannaway. -Mr. New was a graduate of Dublin High School and the University of Georgia. He received his Juris Doctor from University of Virginia Law School. A veteran of World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps in Japan and the Philippines. He was a local businessman for over 40 years. -Active in civic and community affairs, he served as past Exalted Ruler of the Dublin Elks, past president of the Laurens County Historical Society, and past chairman of the American Cancer Society, Dublin/Laurens Unit and board member of the ACS Georgia. He also served as past president of the Dublin Rotary Club and past District Governor of Rotary International District 692. He was a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow and Will Watt Fellow. Mr. New also served on the board of the Dublin/Laurens Chamber of Commerce. In 1990, he was honored as Man of the Year for Dublin/Laurens County. He was a devoted member of Henry Memorial Presbyterian Church, where he served as an Elder and as the Men's Sunday School Class teacher for many years. -He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Margaret Hammett New; daughters, Jackie Gannaway (Ted) Short of Dublin and Eleanor Marie (Brian) McDavid of Macon; grandsons, Lawrence Craig (Molly) Gannaway of Rome, GA, Russell David Gannaway of Atlanta, Robert Jacob Gannaway and William Bair Short, both of Dublin, and William Brian McDavid, Jr. of Macon. -Visitation will be held at Adam's Funeral Home on Monday, December 27, from 5:30 to 7:30 P.M. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Henry Memorial Presbyterian Church, 511 Bellevue Avenue, Dublin, GA 31021, the Dublin Rotary Club's Advocates for Alzheimer's Project at P.O. Box 107, Dublin, GA 31040, or to a charity of the donor's choice. Adam's Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Jacob New