Harry Inman Suddith, Jr.

Harry Inman Suddith, Jr., born November 23, 1929, passed on February 27, 2017, at Lynnwood Personal Care Home in Laurel. Mr. Harry celebrated his 68th wedding anniversary with his bride, Bettie Sue, on January 1, 2017 and they were happy about that. He fought a huge battle against lung cancer, ending 23 months of treatment this past December. His life was one of a real he-man and he was still practicing his wood working until this past Thanksgiving. He loved Lake Eddins and all the people there, many of whom possess something he made. In his younger years he was a cabinet maker, and later has made everything from whirligigs and outdoor furniture to fine finished pieces, including entertainment centers, beds, coffee tables, specialty tables, dining tables, framed crosses and even made two dog caskets from walnut. He loved every piece and never wanted to stop working with wood. Also, he loved his family, especially his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He joyed in taking them for a pontoon ride on the lake. Mr. Harry retired from Georgia Pacific as a truck driver, hauling glue and chemicals. He had also driven a truck for Amerada Hess, hauling crude oil. When he and Bettie Sue were married he was a pulp wood hauler and nighttime projectionist at the old Sandersville movie theatre, showing Lash Larue films. Before their first anniversary, he went to work for the Borden Milk Company in Detroit, MI as an assembly line worker in the milk plant. To get away from the cold weather he moved to St. Petersburg, FL and managed two different service stations for the Standard Oil Company. In 1962, he moved back to Mississippi and built a home in Sandersville, and went to work for Miller Transporters, which was seasonal work before he got on with Hess. He built his dock at Lake Eddins in 1987 and later built their retirement home there, and they lived there for over 20 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry Inman Suddith, Sr. and Amos Florence McDaniel Suddith. Survivors include his wife, Bettie Sue; son Gary Suddith (Donna Lynn) of Ellisville; two granddaughters, Heather Suddith Houston (Brian Glen) and April Suddith Lollar (Neil Randall); four great grandchildren, Jared Brian Houston, Hannah Ariel Houston, Nathan Glen Houston, and Vaught Alan Lollar; brother, John Thomas Suddith of Sandersville; sister, Ann Frances Suddith Hickson of Sandersville; brother-in-law, Gayle Wayne Huddleston (Jane Hill) of Brandon; sister-in-law, Elaine Huddleston Crismon (Richard C.) of Clarksdale; and a host of nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 3, 2017 at Memory Chapel with a graveside service following at 11:00 a.m. at McFarland Cemetery in Jasper County. Rev. Walton Eddie Edwards of Lake Eddins Community Church and Rev. Chris Cooksey of the United Methodist Church in Pachuta will officiate. Pallbearers will be Brian Houston, Neil Lollar, Jonathan Huddleston, Adam Huddleston, Richard Charles Crismon, and Daniel Walters. To sign the online guest book, visit www.memorychapellaurel.com.

Harry Inman Suddith, Jr.

November 23, 1929 - February 27, 2017