Donald G. Vickers, 73, of Wray died Thursday, December 22, 2011, at Tift Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, December 24 at Satilla Baptist Church in Irwin County with the Rev. William Pope and the Rev. Dan Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-9 Friday evening at the funeral home in Ocilla.
Mr. Vickers was born March 28, 1938 in Irwin County to the late Leroy and Velma Harper Vickers. He lived in Irwin County all of his life, graduating from Irwin County High School in 1956. Mr. Vickers was a farmer and owner/operator of Vickers Pecan Shaking. He was a member of Satilla Baptist Church and a former member of the Young Farmers.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Lou Vickers of Wray; sons and daughters-in-law, Greg & Dana Vickers of Denton, GA and Keith & Amy Vickers of Fort Worth, TX; grandchildren, Sam Vickers, Mary Vickers, Lane Vickers and Jace Vickers. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Harmon Vickers.