Mr. John Henry Cheek, age 92, of Roberts Road, Blairsville, formerly of Tampa, FL and Atlanta, GA passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 25, 2021, at his home. John was born on March 8, 1929, in Jonesboro, AR, son of the late DeWitt Talmadge Cheek and Irene Henry Cheek. He is preceded in death by his parents, brother D.T. (Bill) Cheek of West Memphis, AR, and sister, Virginia Cheek Mills of Lincoln, NE. He was of the Baptist faith.
John was a veteran who served in the United States Marine Corps from 1947 to 1950. He attended Abraham Baldwin College in Tifton, GA and was a 1953 graduate of the University of Georgia in Athens, GA. He was associated with Batson-Cook Construction Company for 40 years and became President of Batson-Cook of Tampa. He had served as President of the Rotary Club of Buckhead in Atlanta and had been involved with the Associated General Contractors in Georgia and in Western Florida and helped found the Golden Hammer Award of Atlanta. He was listed in Marquis Who's Who. He served on the board of directors of the Institute of Continued Learning at Young Harris College and had been a staunch member and chair of the Board of Deacons of the Bethel Baptist Church of Smyrna, GA, among other affiliations.
John liked to travel and especially enjoyed visiting England, Germany, Austria, and the Baltic Sea countries, plus Hawaii and Canada. His hobbies were creating stained glass windows, drawing, whittling, listening to music of the 1940's and studying history both through reading and in classes at ICL of Young Harris College. He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren, as well as friends and extended family members. His wit, intelligence and dry sense of humor will long be cherished memories among those who knew him.
Memorial services will be announced at a later date.
Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville, GA.
John was a veteran who served in the United States Marine Corps from 1947 to 1950. He attended Abraham Baldwin College in Tifton, GA and was a 1953 graduate of the University of Georgia in Athens, GA. He was associated with Batson-Cook Construction Company for 40 years and became President of Batson-Cook of Tampa. He had served as President of the Rotary Club of Buckhead in Atlanta and had been involved with the Associated General Contractors in Georgia and in Western Florida and helped found the Golden Hammer Award of Atlanta. He was listed in Marquis Who's Who. He served on the board of directors of the Institute of Continued Learning at Young Harris College and had been a staunch member and chair of the Board of Deacons of the Bethel Baptist Church of Smyrna, GA, among other affiliations.
John liked to travel and especially enjoyed visiting England, Germany, Austria, and the Baltic Sea countries, plus Hawaii and Canada. His hobbies were creating stained glass windows, drawing, whittling, listening to music of the 1940's and studying history both through reading and in classes at ICL of Young Harris College. He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren, as well as friends and extended family members. His wit, intelligence and dry sense of humor will long be cherished memories among those who knew him.
Memorial services will be announced at a later date.
Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville, GA.
Mr. John Henry Cheek, age 92, of Roberts Road, Blairsville, formerly of Tampa, FL and Atlanta, GA passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 25, 2021, at his home. John was born on March 8, 1929, in Jonesboro, AR, son of the late DeWitt Talmadge Cheek and Irene Henry Cheek. He is preceded in death by his parents, brother D.T. (Bill) Cheek of West Memphis, AR, and sister, Virginia Cheek Mills of Lincoln, NE. He was of the Baptist faith.
John was a veteran who served in the United States Marine Corps from 1947 to 1950. He attended Abraham Baldwin College in Tifton, GA and was a 1953 graduate of the University of Georgia in Athens, GA. He was associated with Batson-Cook Construction Company for 40 years and became President of Batson-Cook of Tampa. He had served as President of the Rotary Club of Buckhead in Atlanta and had been involved with the Associated General Contractors in Georgia and in Western Florida and helped found the Golden Hammer Award of Atlanta. He was listed in Marquis Who's Who. He served on the board of directors of the Institute of Continued Learning at Young Harris College and had been a staunch member and chair of the Board of Deacons of the Bethel Baptist Church of Smyrna, GA, among other affiliations.
John liked to travel and especially enjoyed visiting England, Germany, Austria, and the Baltic Sea countries, plus Hawaii and Canada. His hobbies were creating stained glass windows, drawing, whittling, listening to music of the 1940's and studying history both through reading and in classes at ICL of Young Harris College. He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren, as well as friends and extended family members. His wit, intelligence and dry sense of humor will long be cherished memories among those who knew him.
Memorial services will be announced at a later date.
Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville, GA.
John was a veteran who served in the United States Marine Corps from 1947 to 1950. He attended Abraham Baldwin College in Tifton, GA and was a 1953 graduate of the University of Georgia in Athens, GA. He was associated with Batson-Cook Construction Company for 40 years and became President of Batson-Cook of Tampa. He had served as President of the Rotary Club of Buckhead in Atlanta and had been involved with the Associated General Contractors in Georgia and in Western Florida and helped found the Golden Hammer Award of Atlanta. He was listed in Marquis Who's Who. He served on the board of directors of the Institute of Continued Learning at Young Harris College and had been a staunch member and chair of the Board of Deacons of the Bethel Baptist Church of Smyrna, GA, among other affiliations.
John liked to travel and especially enjoyed visiting England, Germany, Austria, and the Baltic Sea countries, plus Hawaii and Canada. His hobbies were creating stained glass windows, drawing, whittling, listening to music of the 1940's and studying history both through reading and in classes at ICL of Young Harris College. He loved spending time with his children and grandchildren, as well as friends and extended family members. His wit, intelligence and dry sense of humor will long be cherished memories among those who knew him.
Memorial services will be announced at a later date.
Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville, GA.
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