ASKEW JR., William Marvin OBITUARIES

William Marvin Askew Jr., our beloved Dad, Pop Pop, and friend to many entered eternal life on December 2, 2020. Billy was born August 4, 1937, to William Marvin Askew and Chloe Barron Askew in Newnan, Georgia. Billy was the patriarch of our family and the epitome of a true southern gentleman, a small man in stature but a giant in his acts of love, generosity, and friendship. He was gentle and soothing with a quick wit and smile while being steadfast in his faith and devotion, even when faced with heartbreaking loss and grief.

After graduating Newnan High School, Billy began college at West Georgia College on a tennis scholarship, then transferred to the University of Georgia and was a fraternity member of Kappa Alpha, graduating in 1961 with a degree in Business Administration. Billy served his country in the U.S. Army during Cuban missile crisis. From there he met Regina Jane Raines on a blind date and they married shortly after. Billy and Regina started their family and moved to Chickamauga in 1967 and raised three exceptional boys. Billy’s professional career included Texaco and RJ Reynolds until retirement, and then he went on to greet thousands of people, with his warm smile at Sam’s Club until his second retirement in 2011. Billy Askew never met a stranger!

Above all. he loved his Lord Jesus Christ and his family, then there was UGA football, the Atlanta Braves,

Do not stand by my grave and weep, for I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am diamonds that glint on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning hush I the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there. I did not die. — Author Unknown