Martin Dewey Parkman Obituary

Martin Dewey Parkman of Albany died Thursday October 18, 2007 at his residence.Funeral service will be held Sunday 2:00 PM at Kimbrell-Stern with interment to follow in Doerun City Cemetery. Dr. William H. Sims officiating.A native of Mitchell County, Mr. Parkman graduated from Baconton High School and joined the U.S. Merchant Marines in 1944 and served until 1949. He married Lillian Hammack Parkman in 1949 and went to work for Georgia Power at Plant Mitchell in Albany that same year and worked there until his retirement in 1988. Plant Mitchell being Mr. Parkman's home plant, he also served at Plant Hammond in Rome, GA, Plant McManus in Brunswick, GA, Plant Yates in Newnan, GA, Plant Jack-McDonough in Atlanta, Plant Atkinson in Atlanta. Dewey joined First Baptist Church of Doerun as a young man. When the family moved to Putney he became a member of the founding group for the First Baptist Church of Putney and at the present Dewey is a member of Byne Memorial Baptist Church. All who knew him, knew of his faithfulness to the Lord and his church. Mr. Parkman was involved in many civic organizations and activities. In the early 1970's he organized the Flint River Keepers that was one of the first ecology oriented groups in Albany to protect the purity of the Flint River. Mr. Parkman was in the Lions Club of Radium Springs, Golden K. Kiwanis, Downtown Exchange Club. He founded the Children At Risk Foundation-to raise funds to donate to organizations supporting children's needs. Dewey was very involved in establishing a young club in Putney GA. Mr. Parkman received many awards, President of Downtown Exchange Club from 1996-1997, Exchangite of the year from 2002-2003, Recognized for Volunteer Services Above and Beyond- by Downtown Exchange Club from 2000-2001. Mr. Parkman was the Kiwanis man of the year in 2007.Mr. Parkman was an avid hunter and fisherman. One of his greatest pleasures was to include his sons, his family and friends on his hunting trips and adventures. Dewey loved sitting in the woods or on his boat on the river or lake and observing nature in all it's glory.Survivors include his wife Lillian Hammack Parkman of Albany, 3 sons, Kerry Parkman of Marietta, Wayne Parkman of Atlanta and Grant Parkman of Albany, grandchildren, Patrick, John, Kera, Travis, and Michael, step- grandchildren, Brandi Folmar and Cedric Ewing, brother, Troy Hill Parkman of Winter Haven, FL, step-brother, Sammie Bell Parkman of Athens, GA. Mr. Parkman is also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins.The family will receive friends at Kimbrell-Stern on Saturday from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM.Those desiring please make donations to the Georgia Baptist Children's Home, P.O. Box 329, Palmetto, GA 30268 or Albany Community Hospice, P.O. Box 1828, Albany, GA 31702.

Martin Dewey Parkman Obituary

November 10, 1924 - October 18, 2007