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Day, Lon Lee Jr.

Day, Lon Lee Jr.

Male 1929 - 2008  (79 years)

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  • Name Day, Lon Lee 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 18 Feb 1929  Springfield, Effingham County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 Nov 2008  Duluth, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 29 Nov 2008  Arlington Memorial Park - Sandy Springs, Fulton Co Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Findagrave.com Memorial #33791743
    Person ID I6985  Coursey-Sansing Tree
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2020 

    Family Kessler, Dorothy Matilda (Dot),   b. 7 Sep 1924, Effingham County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1991, Magallanes y de la Antarctica Chilena, Chile Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 3 Sep 1949  St. Paul's Lutheran Church - Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Day, Lon Lee III
     2. Day, Don A
     3. Day, Nancy G
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2020 
    Family ID F2912  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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      Lon L. Day, Jr., age 79, of Duluth, GA, died November 25, 2008, after a long illness. Lon was born in Springfield, Georgia, the son of a Baptist pastor, Lon L. Day, Sr. He graduated from Lancer High School in Macon, GA, and attended GA Military College. He served in the U.S. Army (Military Police) in the 1950's in the Korean Conflict. Lon was an original board member of Days Inn of America, Inc., a company founded by his late brother, Cecil B. Day, Sr. He was Chairman of the Board of First American Innkeepers, the largest franchisee of the Days Inn hotel chain in the 1970s. He was chairman of the board of Day Realty of Atlanta, Inc. until he retired in 2003. Lon was a committed Christian who lived his faith every day. At his death he was a member of Parkway Baptist Church, he was a former member of Mount Vernon Baptist Church in Sandy Springs. He is survived by his wife, Norma Deakins DeRossett Day of Duluth, GA; sons, Lon Lee Day, III and his wife, Sharon, of Marietta, GA, Don A. Day and his wife, Ann, of Cumming, GA; step-sons, Tom DeRossett, Jr. and his wife, Cathy, of Newport Beach, CA and Don H. DeRossett and his wife, Linda, of Duluth, GA; daughter, Nancy G. Day of Cumming, GA; step-daughter, Renee DeRossett of Tybee Island, GA; grandchildren, Jennifer Day and Bryan Day; step-grandchildren, Tom DeRossett, III, Tori Bjerke, Trevor DeRossett, Tiffany DeRossett, and Sean DeRossett; and five step-great-grandchildren. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 29th, at Parkway Baptist Church in Duluth with Dr. James King and Dr. Robert Rohm officiating. The body lying-in-state from 1:00-2:00 p.m, Saturday at the church. Interment will follow at Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs, GA.