Mr. Tommy Gordon, age 75, of Alston, died Monday, May 10, 2021, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia after a brief illness. He was a native of Uvalda, living in Alston most of his life, and was a 1963 graduate of Montgomery County High School. He retired from Georgia Power after thirty-two years as a heavy equipment operator in transmission line construction. After retirement, he worked for twenty years as a line inspector with Georgia Power and Georgia Transmission Corporation. He attended the Cedar Crossing Baptist Church, was a U.S. Army veteran; and he enjoyed fishing, NASCAR, the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Falcons. He is preceded in death by parents, Arlie Trenton “Trick” Gordon and Nola Mae Caraway Gordon; and four siblings, Ronnie Gordon, Edith Newham, CF Gordon, and Joe Wayne Gordon.
Survivors include his wife of fifty-five years, Dorothy Morris Gordon of Alston; two children, Shea Gordon of Orlando, Florida, and Todd Gordon and wife Lynda of Alston; three grandchildren, Daphnie Williams of Portland, Oregon, and Tyler Gordon and Tiffani Gordon of Alston; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A graveside funeral service will be held Tuesday, May 11th, at 3:00 p.m. at the Uvalda City Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Community Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box 2277, Vidalia, GA 30475.
Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home of Vidalia is in charge of arrangements.
