William Homer Brewer

William Homer Brewer obituary, Thomasville, GA

William Homer Brewer

William Brewer Obituary

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William Homer Brewer, III, born in Mobile , Alabama December 2, 1939.

Parents, William Homer Brewer, Jr. of Cardwell, Missouri and Virginia Evelyn Jordan from Covington Couty, Alabama.

Services will be announced shortly. Bill grew up in Birmingham, Alabama where he met and married in December 1959, the love of his life, Mary Diane McAlpine. In 1963, he and Diane moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where they lived until his retirement from the printing industry in 2000.

At retirement, he moved to Spring Creek on Lake Seminole, in Donalsonville, Georgia where he enjoyed bass fishing and golf with his friends from Spring Creek Baptist Church. In 2018, he moved to Thomasville, Georgia where he was a member of FBC Thomasville.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Diane, son Mark (Robin) and daughter Deborah Smith; grandchildren, Greg (Tessa) Newsom, Lindsey (Colin) Kelley, Liz (Brad) Piazza, Chris (Kaitlin), Paul (Rachael), John (Maddie), Rachel (Josh) Streets and Kellie along with 7 great-grandchildren, sister-in-law Anita (Allen) Stephenson.

He will be remembered by all who loved him for his "great stories and Alabama/Auburn jokes". RTR

Predeceased by his parents and son, William H. Brewer, IV

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Allen & Allen Funeral Home and Crematory - Thomasville

110 West Hansell Street P O Box 318, Thomasville, GA 31792

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