Charles Clyde Mckissack, Jr.

Mr. Charles Clyde McKissack, Jr., of Albany, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at Wynfield Park. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, January 24, 2020 in the chapel of Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home with visitation one-hour prior, from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Following the services, he will be laid to rest at Andersonville National Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. Born October 15, 1939 in Meridian, MS, Mr. McKissack was the son of the late Charles “Clyde” McKissack, Sr. and Edna “Marie” Beasley McKissack. He proudly served our country in the United States Marine Corps as a Master Gunnery Sergeant and served a tour in Vietnam. After 26 years of faithful and honorable service, he retired from the military at Camp Lejeune, NC. Mr. McKissack was a quiet and steady man, and was considered a man that his family and friends could count on. In his free time, he loved to read and study Christian Theology. He spent his last few active working outside on his property clearing trees and brush. A beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, he will be greatly missed by all. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Judy. Survivors include his wife, Alice McKissack of Albany; children, Jody Widner (Freddy) of Albany, Richard McKissack (Rhonda) of Foley, AL, Connie McKissack of Marietta, and Bruno McKissack (Lori) of Carrollton; grandchildren, Jessica Cowans, Charles Jolman, Kevin McKissack, Cody Spall, and Adryan Aultman; great-grandchildren, Abigail, Myka, and Noah Cowans, and Adalyn and Greyson McKissack; his brother, Jerry and sister, Rita. Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home was given the honor to serve the McKissack family. Joseph W. Jones Funeral Home Leesburg, GA 229/814-1415