William Pollock (3-16-13)

JEFFERSON - William Howard Pollock, 60, entered into rest Saturday, March 16, 2013.

He was born in Pelham, the son of the late H.L. and Rose Sasser Pollock Sr. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church, and for 37 years, worked with youth of all ages in various sports activities. Mr. Pollock was recently inducted into the Jackson County Parks and Recreation Hall of Fame and was a founding member of the Jefferson Recreation Department. He was retired from USDA, where he worked as a food inspector for 39 years. Mr. Pollock was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Pollock.

Survivors include his wife, Nancy Morrell Pollock, Jefferson; daughter and son-in-law, Jenn and Jon Ray, Jefferson; son and daughter-in-law, Jody and Tracy Pollock, Dublin; grandchildren, Jonathan, Nate, and Harlie Ray and Caroline and Cason Pollock; four sisters, Annie Lee Wells, Pelham, Elizabeth Heath, Albany, Debra Nixon, Thomasville, and Cheryl Adams, Pelham; five brothers, Frank Pollock, Opelika, Ala., Clarence Pollock, Farmington, Zach Pollock, Vienna, Hugh Lee Pollock, Cairo, and Donald Pollock, Pelham.

Funeral services will be held Monday, March 18, at 11 a.m., from the Church at Southside,100 Crooked Çreek Rd., Athens, with the Revs. Eric Shelton and Olen Cain officiating. Burial will be in Evans Memory Gardens in Jefferson. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 17.

Flowers are optional. Those desiring may make memorial contributions to the Jefferson Baseball Program, 575 Washington St., Jefferson, GA 30549.

Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.evansfuneralhomeinc.com