Roy James Chappell

Roy James Chappell -DUBLIN - Funeral services for Roy James Chappell, age 72, will be held on Monday, February 3, 2003, at 10:30 a.m. in the First Baptist Church of Dublin with interment to follow at Dublin Memorial Gardens. The services will be conducted by Dr. Cliff Morris, Rev. Buford Raffield, Dr. Frank Wood, and Dr. Jack Key. -Mr. Chappell was born on November 7, 1930, in Dudley, Georgia, to Effie Bedingfield and Warthen Thomas Chappell. His maternal grandparents were Henry Robert and Elizabeth Warren Bedingfield of Cadwell, and Dr. Roy James Chappell and Mary Warthen Chappell of Dudley. -He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Margie Jackson Chappell of Dublin; a son, Roy James Chappell, Jr. of Dublin, GA, a daughter and son-in-law, Cathy and David Fowler of Statesboro, GA; a grandson, Troy Fowler of Statesboro, GA; a brother, and sister-in-law, John Warthen Chappell and Joyce Brown Chappell of Dudley, GA; an aunt, Mrs. Joseph John Chappell of Granada Hills, CA, and numerous other relatives. -Mr. Chappell was a graduate of Dudley High School, Brewton Parker College, and Mercer University, where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. For four years he served as a surgical medic in the United States Air Force, three years of which were spent in the Far East. He was owner and operator of Dixie Farm Equipment Company until his retirement in 1985. He has been engaged in farming and livestock raising since that time; and is a past president of the Laurens County County Cattlemen's Association. He is a member of the Dublin Rotary Club, and is a past president as well as a Paul Harris Fellow and Will Watts Fellow. He served two terms in the Georgia House of Representative from Laurens County, 1971-1974. He was a past president of the Georgia Farm Equipment Dealers Association, and was named Dealer of the Year. For 30 years he served as a District Supervisor of the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Committee. Appointed by Governer Joe Frank Harris to the Georgia State Soil and Water Conservation Commission, he has served continuously. He also served as vice chairman of Pine Country Resource Conservation and Development. He is a past president of the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Districts. He was awarded the Conservation Medal by John Laurens Chapter, NSDAR. He is an active member of First Baptist Church, where he is a deacon. -Active Pallbearers will be Thomas C. Bobbitt, Jr., Chris Chappell, Johnny Chappell, E. B. Claxton, III, Edwin Edwards, Jack Lord, Wallace Miller, Milo Smith, Tobe Stevens, and Garland Thompson. -The Dublin Rotary Club are asked to serve as Honorary Escorts. -The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 4 until 6 at the funeral home. -In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to First Baptist Church, Dublin. -Stanley Funeral Home of Dublin, GA has charge of Arrangements.