Mr. John Eldridge Belk

October 23, 1923 - June 28, 2019

KIMBRELL-STERN OBITUARY John E. Belk, 95, of Albany, died Thursday, June 29, 2019 at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. His memorial service will be held Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at 4:00 PM at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church at 4800 Old Dawson Rd., Albany, GA 31721. Rev. Nick Roosevelt will officiate. The family will receive friends in the parish hall immediately following the service. Mr. Belk had lived in Southwest Georgia all his life and moved to Albany in 1950. He was a member of St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church. Mr. Belk served in the United States Marines Corps during World War II, and saw action in the Marshall Islands, Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima. He was present on Iwo Jima for 2 of the flag raisings immortalized in pictures and films. He owned and operated Belk Chemical and Industrial Supply. Mr. Belk was a former member of the Exchange Club of Albany. He was an avid golfer and was a member of the “Albany Mafia” a traveling golf group. He also enjoyed fishing. He was preceded in death by his wife, Maxine Belk, his parents, Eldridge Bartow Belk and Johnnie Mae Sanders Belk, and two sons, John K. Belk and Brice Belk. Mr. Belk is survived by his children: Sharon Belk Gross, Albany, Bonnie Belk Marcks, Lebanon, NH, Keith Belk (Heather), Douglas, GA; grandchildren: Kimberly Gross Dwoskin (Mark), Roswell, GA, Jason Eric Marcks, Hunttington Beach, CA, Melissa Gross Goodin (James), Albany, Christopher Belk, Leesburg, Hannah Belk, McKinlee Belk, Cooper Belk, all of Douglas, GA; 4 great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Albany Humane Society, 1705 W. Oakridge Dr., Albany, GA 31707 or to Folds of Honor, Department 13, Tulsa, OK 74182. You may sign the online guestbook at www.kimbrellstern.com.