Mr. William Winston Askew, age 84, of Wilson Road in Davisboro passed away on Tuesday, August 13. A funeral service to celebrate his life will be held on Friday, August 16 at 11:00 a.m. in the May and Smith Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Washington County Memorial Gardens of Sandersville. Reverend Ronnie Duncan will officiate. Pallbearers will be Donnie Smith, Randy Smith, Randy Jackson, Ashley Gee, Dustin Gee, Mike Beckworth, David Askew, and Wayne Andrews. The family will greet friends on Friday from 10:00 a.m. until the hour of service at the Funeral Home.
Mr. Askew was born and reared in Davisboro, the son of the late William Delmer Askew and the late Vera Dixon Fowler. At an early age, he began work with his father on their family farm. William was a member of the National Guard, serving a deployment during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Mr. Askew began his working career as a Motor Mechanic with Wilson Electric before employment with J.P. Stevens Co. in Milledgeville. He then started a lengthy career with Lapp Insulator, working as a Maintenance Manager from its inception until his retirement in 2004. In retirement, William worked with Howard Sheppard Trucking Company. Mr. Askew was a lifelong member of the New Hope Methodist Church of Davisboro. He enjoyed farming, raising hogs and other animals, gardening, camping at the lake or river, and whittling walking sticks.
Survivors include his loving wife of 64 years, Juanita Burgamy Askew of Davisboro; daughter, Donna A. Lord and husband Johnny of Harrison; grandson, Joshua Allen Lord and wife Emily of Roswell; great-grandchildren, Emerson Jane Lord and Grant Allen Lord; siblings, Grady Askew of Tennille, Betty A. Elrod of Perry, and Billy Jo Lord of Athens; and step-siblings, Carolyn Gee, Sandy Thompson, and Warren Lindsey.
The family may be contacted at the home of Donna and Johnny Lord on Highway 15 South in Harrison.
Online condolences may be expressed at mayandsmithfuneraldirectors.com.
May and Smith Funeral Directors is in charge of these arrangements.