Will Dee Dove Mr. Will Dee Dove, age 85, died April 28, 2012 at Community Hospice/Darlington Oaks in Verona, MS. Funeral Services will be 1:00 PM Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at Gunter and Peel Funeral Home with Rev. Terry Edwards officiating and Rev. Don Harding assisting. Interment to follow at Egger Cemetery, Caledonia, MS. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 2, 2012 from 10:00 am until time of service. Mr. Dove was born in Monroe County, MS to the late Eckford C. & Elsie Stanford Dove. He was a professional boxer having fought in Madison Square Gardens in New York City under the name of "Billie Dove" in 1948. He attended Caledonia School and at the age of 15 his parents signed for him to join the Navy. He served in U. S. Navy during WWII. Mr. Dove also retired from United Technology with 34 years of service. He was a member of the VFW and American legion. Mr. Dove was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Pamela Dove Moss; granddaughter, Bernice Fenely Moss; brothers, D.C. Dove, J. D. Dove, and Archie Dove, and sisters, Louitta Morton and Donnie Shumpert. Mr. Dove is survived by his wife of 65 years, Joanne Potter Dove of Caledonia, MS; son, Riggie Dove of Columbus, MS; daughter, Scarlet Ann Dove of Columbus, MS; son, Jeffery Clay Dove of Dallas, TX; grandchildren, Ron Moss, Sam Moss Gena Dehnar, Allen Dove, Michelle Lawton & Melissa Herrera; brother, Herman Dove of Caledonia, MS; sisters, Jewell Tiffin of West Point, MS, Elanor Wright of Columbus, MS, Luna Mae Kilburn of Simpsonville, SC, and Violet Motes of Hampton, VA; 8 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Ron Moss, Sam Moss, Allen Dove, Matt Moss, Al Lawton and Chad Dehnar. Honorary pallbearers will be Spurgeon Moss, Sr., David Lawton, Jimmy Dolan, Jerry and Pam Marshall, Hoot West, Nick and Tammy Simon, Charlie Culpepper, Earnie Barton, Pat Wiggins, Don Meyers, Ben Kilgore and Lisa & Mike Shizak.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Will Dee Dove, please visit our flower store.
