Col. (Ret) Sumner John "S.J." Denmark, Jr. will be interred with full military honors on Friday, September 22, 2023 at 2:00 PM. The service will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery, Alma, GA with Deacon Stella Clark officiating.
S.J. was born March 11, 1934, in Alma, Bacon County, Georgia to Sumner J. Denmark, Sr. and Annie Laurie Foy Denmark. He attended grade and junior high school in Alma.
He was designated a Distinguished Military Graduate of ROTC in 1954 from Georgia Military College, Milledgeville, Georgia. In 1956 he graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science degree and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the US Army. A decorated Army veteran Col. Denmark was a Life Member of the Military Officer's Association and proud of his military service. Following his retirement from the Army he worked for Martin Marietta focusing on the Hellfire missile.
S.J. was known for his love of family, strength of character, fairness, incredible sense of humor, loyalty to friends, and card playing skills. He was an avid golfer, a dedicated fisherman, and an accomplished woodworker. For the past 20 years he had divided his time between Valdosta, GA. and his farm in Virginia.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Francis Grimball Denmark, Harold Warnell Denmark, his sister Mildred Denmark Perry, his first wife Mariann Wanda Harris Denmark and niece Laura Jane Tanner. He is survived by his wife Patricia of Valdosta, daughter Celita Lyn Bullard of Atlanta, GA, son Michael John Denmark and wife Signe, of Charleston SC. Stepson Mackey Foster and wife Alyssa of Atlanta, GA. and stepdaughter Elizabeth Foster Gardner and husband John of Asheville, NC. Grandchildren Maranda Bullard of Atlanta, GA, Sumner and Cason Denmark of Charleston, SC., Anna Gardner of Seattle, WA, Miles Gardner, Luke Gardner, and Sanford Gardner of Asheville, NC. Nieces Mary Alice Dutcher of Alma, GA and Sue Boatright of LaGrange, KY.
Crosby Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements.
S.J. was born March 11, 1934, in Alma, Bacon County, Georgia to Sumner J. Denmark, Sr. and Annie Laurie Foy Denmark. He attended grade and junior high school in Alma.
He was designated a Distinguished Military Graduate of ROTC in 1954 from Georgia Military College, Milledgeville, Georgia. In 1956 he graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science degree and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the US Army. A decorated Army veteran Col. Denmark was a Life Member of the Military Officer's Association and proud of his military service. Following his retirement from the Army he worked for Martin Marietta focusing on the Hellfire missile.
S.J. was known for his love of family, strength of character, fairness, incredible sense of humor, loyalty to friends, and card playing skills. He was an avid golfer, a dedicated fisherman, and an accomplished woodworker. For the past 20 years he had divided his time between Valdosta, GA. and his farm in Virginia.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Francis Grimball Denmark, Harold Warnell Denmark, his sister Mildred Denmark Perry, his first wife Mariann Wanda Harris Denmark and niece Laura Jane Tanner. He is survived by his wife Patricia of Valdosta, daughter Celita Lyn Bullard of Atlanta, GA, son Michael John Denmark and wife Signe, of Charleston SC. Stepson Mackey Foster and wife Alyssa of Atlanta, GA. and stepdaughter Elizabeth Foster Gardner and husband John of Asheville, NC. Grandchildren Maranda Bullard of Atlanta, GA, Sumner and Cason Denmark of Charleston, SC., Anna Gardner of Seattle, WA, Miles Gardner, Luke Gardner, and Sanford Gardner of Asheville, NC. Nieces Mary Alice Dutcher of Alma, GA and Sue Boatright of LaGrange, KY.
Crosby Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements.
Col. (Ret) Sumner John "S.J." Denmark, Jr. will be interred with full military honors on Friday, September 22, 2023 at 2:00 PM. The service will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery, Alma, GA with Deacon Stella Clark officiating.
S.J. was born March 11, 1934, in Alma, Bacon County, Georgia to Sumner J. Denmark, Sr. and Annie Laurie Foy Denmark. He attended grade and junior high school in Alma.
He was designated a Distinguished Military Graduate of ROTC in 1954 from Georgia Military College, Milledgeville, Georgia. In 1956 he graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science degree and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the US Army. A decorated Army veteran Col. Denmark was a Life Member of the Military Officer's Association and proud of his military service. Following his retirement from the Army he worked for Martin Marietta focusing on the Hellfire missile.
S.J. was known for his love of family, strength of character, fairness, incredible sense of humor, loyalty to friends, and card playing skills. He was an avid golfer, a dedicated fisherman, and an accomplished woodworker. For the past 20 years he had divided his time between Valdosta, GA. and his farm in Virginia.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Francis Grimball Denmark, Harold Warnell Denmark, his sister Mildred Denmark Perry, his first wife Mariann Wanda Harris Denmark and niece Laura Jane Tanner. He is survived by his wife Patricia of Valdosta, daughter Celita Lyn Bullard of Atlanta, GA, son Michael John Denmark and wife Signe, of Charleston SC. Stepson Mackey Foster and wife Alyssa of Atlanta, GA. and stepdaughter Elizabeth Foster Gardner and husband John of Asheville, NC. Grandchildren Maranda Bullard of Atlanta, GA, Sumner and Cason Denmark of Charleston, SC., Anna Gardner of Seattle, WA, Miles Gardner, Luke Gardner, and Sanford Gardner of Asheville, NC. Nieces Mary Alice Dutcher of Alma, GA and Sue Boatright of LaGrange, KY.
Crosby Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements.
S.J. was born March 11, 1934, in Alma, Bacon County, Georgia to Sumner J. Denmark, Sr. and Annie Laurie Foy Denmark. He attended grade and junior high school in Alma.
He was designated a Distinguished Military Graduate of ROTC in 1954 from Georgia Military College, Milledgeville, Georgia. In 1956 he graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science degree and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the US Army. A decorated Army veteran Col. Denmark was a Life Member of the Military Officer's Association and proud of his military service. Following his retirement from the Army he worked for Martin Marietta focusing on the Hellfire missile.
S.J. was known for his love of family, strength of character, fairness, incredible sense of humor, loyalty to friends, and card playing skills. He was an avid golfer, a dedicated fisherman, and an accomplished woodworker. For the past 20 years he had divided his time between Valdosta, GA. and his farm in Virginia.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Francis Grimball Denmark, Harold Warnell Denmark, his sister Mildred Denmark Perry, his first wife Mariann Wanda Harris Denmark and niece Laura Jane Tanner. He is survived by his wife Patricia of Valdosta, daughter Celita Lyn Bullard of Atlanta, GA, son Michael John Denmark and wife Signe, of Charleston SC. Stepson Mackey Foster and wife Alyssa of Atlanta, GA. and stepdaughter Elizabeth Foster Gardner and husband John of Asheville, NC. Grandchildren Maranda Bullard of Atlanta, GA, Sumner and Cason Denmark of Charleston, SC., Anna Gardner of Seattle, WA, Miles Gardner, Luke Gardner, and Sanford Gardner of Asheville, NC. Nieces Mary Alice Dutcher of Alma, GA and Sue Boatright of LaGrange, KY.
Crosby Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements.
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