A private graveside service for Johnnie Alford Creech, 82, of Clarkesville, will be held at Hillside Gardens.
Mr. Creech passed away Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022.
Born Jan. 30, 1939, in Augusta, Mr. Creech was the son of the late J.B. Creech and Melba Olivia Worsham Creech.
As a boy, he loved sports and was a star basketball player.
Mr. Creech was a veteran of the United States Air Force, stationed in Great Britain, where he met his wife of 62 years, Judith. After starting a family, he obtained his Master of Business Administration. He was an accountant and plant controller, having started his career at Columbia Nitrogen in Augusta, then moving his family to Clarkesville in 1972 for a position with Scovill Manufacturing, then retiring after working at Conditioned Air Systems in Gainesville.
Johnnie enjoyed basketball, bowling, and golf. After retiring, he became an avid woodworker, crafting many puzzles and toys for his family and great grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife, Judith Bowey Creech of Clarkesville; son, Andrew of Augusta; daughter, Vanessa (Lisa) of Alpharetta; son, Richard (Shirley) of Hollywood; son, John Benjamin of Olathe, Kansas; granddaughter, Corlie of Augusta; and great grandchildren, Rivers, Lakelin and Brooks.
The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21 at Hillside Memorial Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Habersham County Animal Shelter, 4231 B Toccoa Hwy, Clarkesville, GA 30523.
An online guest registry is available for the Creech family at HillsideMemorialChapel.com.
Arrangements by Hillside Memorial Chapel and Gardens, Clarkesville.