William Allen Felts, Jr

Funeral mass for William Allen Felts, Jr. 65 of Thomasville will be held at 3:00 pm, Monday, February 18, 2019 at St. Augustine Catholic Church. A private Interment will be held in Monticello, GA at Westview Cemetery. Mr. Felts passed away February 14, 2019 in Jacksonville, Fl. Born December 10, 1953 in Savannah; he was the son of the late William Felts and Mary Ann McGrath Felts. On January 7, 1978 in Monticello, Ga., he married Becky Benton Felts, who survives. He graduated from Charlotte Catholic High School in Charlotte, NC in 1971. He then attended Lees McRae College in Banner Elk, NC and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1975 where he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Working in sales for Oscar Mayer and Kahn’s Meat Packer took him to live in Tallahassee, Fl., Charlotte, NC. and Lexington, KY. Sunnyland brought him to Thomasville where he would reside for over 30 years. His favorite pastime was golf at Glen Arven, where no tee time was necessary. For many years Bill coached every sport for the YMCA and Brookwood JV Basketball for 2 years. Coaching his sons was his passion and as a friend said, “God doesn’t like lukewarm attitudes and Bill Felts was never lukewarm!” Bill served on the Parks and Rec Board from 1992-1995 and was president in 1994, during the expansion of Remington Park. Other survivors include his children, William Allen Felts and wife Annais, Boone Benton Felts; grandchildren, Allie Caroline Felts and Hanson and Jackson Rollins; brother, Russell Felts, brother-in-law, Gene Benton and wife Christie; nieces and nephews, Johanna Young, Michael & Norina Felts, Joseph Felts, Amelia & Porter Henritze, Bart & Whitney Benton; great-nephew and nieces, Gracie & Drew Young, Freddie Henritze and Amy Rae Benton; aunt, Elise McGrath; mother-in-law, Laree Malone Benton and many wonderful Savannah cousins. He was preceded in death by brother-in-law, James “Buster” Benton. A visitation will be held from 4:00 pm to 6:00 PM, Sunday, February 17, 2019 at Allen & Allen Funeral Home Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Thomasville YMCA, PO Box 1037, Thomasville, Ga 31799 or Donations to Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL., Lung Transplant Research Fund Online: mayoclinic.org Give Now link or mail to: Mayo Clinic Office of Development, 4500 SAN Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32224. Family and friends are invited to visit his online tribute page at www.allenfh.com