George Sumrall, Jr.

SUMRALL, JR.
Oct. 24, 1926-June 26, 2017
George Hilbun Sumrall, Jr., 90, of Mobile, AL, passed away Monday, June 26, 2017. He grew up in Prichard, AL; attended Shadow Lawn Baptist Church; and later lived in Mobile and Eight Mile, AL and attended Dauphin Way Baptist and then College Park Baptist Church. He was a 1944 graduate of Murphy High School and was a US Army Veteran. After his first career in chemistry at Courtaulds, he built homes in Mobile and Baldwin Counties. Following Dinah Shore's advice to "See the USA in your Chevrolet", he had a passion for traveling by car. He also coached baseball in Mobile's charter Little League in 1959 and then Babe Ruth in the early 1960's. He was preceded in death by his wife, Zellene George Sumrall; stepson, Mike Griffin and parents, George Hilbun Sumrall, Sr. and Violet Abney Sumrall. His survivors include his sons, George Hilbun Sumrall, III, Kent Sumrall and Scott Sumrall; daughter-in-law, Gwen Griffin; grandchildren, Kristie Threlkeld, Morgan Sumrall and Lilly Anna Sumrall; great-granchildren, Dustin Thelkeld, Cody Threlkeld and Kelsey Threlkeld; other relatives and friends. Funeral services, officiated by Pastor Mike Bedford, will be held Thursday, June 29, 2017 at 2:00 PM from the chapel of Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday from 12:00 Noon until service time. Interment will follow in Mobile Memorial Gardens. Condolences may be offered at www.mobilememorialfunerals.com.

Visitation

Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home
6040 Three-Notch Road
Mobile, AL  36619
Thursday, June 29, 2017
12 - 2:00 PM

Service

Funeral Service

Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home
6040 Three-Notch Road
Mobile, AL  36619
Thursday, June 29, 2017
2:00 PM

Cemetery

Mobile Memorial Gardens
6100 Three-Notch Road
Mobile, AL  36619