Fred Waites

Mr. Fred Duel Waites, Sr, 90, a resident of Trussville, Al., passed away Sunday, September 28, 2014. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. from Cain's Chapel United Methodist Church, Deatsville, AL. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery in Coosa County, AL, Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home directing. Mr. Waites is survived by three sons, Fred Waites (Kathy) Trussville, AL, Russ Waites, Baton Rouge, LA, Jeff Waites (Lora Leigh), Birmingham, AL, six granddaughters, and four great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held Thursday, October 9, 2014 from 1:00pm until 2:00pm at Cain's Chapel United Methodist Church. Mr. Waites was born in Birmingham, AL, before moving to Billingsley, AL, in Autauga County. He was a devoted and loving husband and father to his family. He also served his community as a teacher and Coach of numerous men's and women's sports teams for over 35 years. His students, athletes and fellow coaches and teachers through the years were a true extended family to him. Mr. Waites served his Country honorably as a paratrooper in World War II and was deployed in many areas of Europe. Most notable were the invasions of France and Italy as well as The Battle of the Bulge. He is preceded in death by his wife of sixty-six years, Mrs. Ella Madora Waites (Dora), his parents John Fred Waites and Emma Penton Waites, and two sisters, Ruby Doris Weldon and Ollie Dean Waites. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Col. Robert L. Howard Veterans Home in Pell City, AL in his memory. Please visit www.jmgardens.com to sign online guestbook.