PM GEORGE MARCHMONT PASSED AWAY

George Terry Marchmont, Jr. was born on July 7, 1924, in Richmond, Virginia, to George, Sr., and Willie Elizabeth Taylor and died on March 16, 2011. He grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and attended Riverside Military Academy and Georgia Institute of Technology where he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. During World Way II he served his country in the Navy as a member of a gun crew on merchant ships in the north Atlantic. At the conclusion of the war he was honorably discharged, and on December 11, 1946, he married Janet Lambie Wilson of Yonkers, New York. (more after break)

He retired from General Electric Company in 1989,was Past Master of Hillcrest Masonic Lodge and a member of Keystone Lodge and since 1963 a member of Park Cities Baptist Church where he served as chairman of the Junior Board. He was ordained deacon in '69 and became a life deacon in '89. He served on the Baptism Committee for 10 years, also served on the Personnel Committee, and was Church Clerk for 2 years. He was chairman of the deacons' Hospital Visitation Committee, co-chairman of the stewardship program, taught 6th grade boys in Sunday School for 6 years, and served in the nursery for 33 years. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Janet, daughter and son-in-law, Agnes and Michael Cross, son and daughter-in-law, George, III, and Deborah Marchmont, five grandchildren and three great-grandsons. A memorial service will be held on Friday, March 18, 2011, at 10:00 A.M. in Ellis Chapel, Park Cities Baptist Church. Remembrances may be made to the church's Children's Ministry, 3933 Northwest Parkway, Dallas, TX 75225