Mr. Lester James Dockery, 72, of Calhoun, Georgia, departed this life Monday morning, December 17, 2018 in Rome, Georgia.

Lester was born on July 3, 1946 in Ellijay, Georgia, a son of the late Charlie and Gladys Postell Dockery.  Along with his parents he was also preceded in death by his brother, Wilburn Dockery; sisters, Inzy McArthur, Callie Dockery, Alene Lakin, and Rachel Taylor.

He attended church at Blackwood Springs Baptist Church in Calhoun, Georgia, and had been previously been a truck driver for Mohawk for thirty years of his life.  Lester served The United States of America in the United States Army and had been stationed in the Dominican Republic.

Lester is survived by his loving wife, Linda Hogan Dockery of the home; son, David Dockery; daughter, Travianne Wilford both of Calhoun, Georgia; his sister, Dora Coram of Chatsworth, Georgia; several nieces, nephews, other family and friends also survive.

A service to celebrate the life of Mr. Lester Dockery will be held on Friday, December 21, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. from the Ponders Calhoun Chapel with Reverend Paul Whitton officiating.  He will be laid to rest at the Chandler Cemetery with Bailey and Tyler Hogg, Brody Fowler, Rusty Hogan, David Dockery, and Spencer Hogan serving as pallbearers.

The Dockery family will receive friends on Friday, December 21, 2018 between the hours of 12:00 P.M. until service hour of 2:00 P.M. at Ponders Calhoun Chapel.

Condolences may be sent to Lester's family by visiting our website at www.pondersfuneralhome.com .

Arrangements by independently owned and operated Calhoun Chapel of Ponders Funeral Home "Funerals, Cremations, Cemeteries, Florists", Hwy 41 North, Calhoun, Georgia.  706-625-7577

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