Richard Allan Malone, 67, affectionately known as Rick, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah.
Rick was born on Dec. 1, 1949 in Atlanta, to the late Art and Mary Malone. He was a 1967 Graduate of Wayne County High School. Rick began his college career soon after and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1972 before receiving his Doctorate of Law from John Marshall Law School in 1975. He served as District Attorney of the Middle Judicial Circuit for twenty years and was executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia for ten years. Rick was awarded District Attorney of the year in 1990 and was Past President of the District Attorney’s Association of Georgia and the National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators. He was co founder of the Sunshine House Child Abuse Prevention Center in Swainsboro, GA and was past chairman of the Prosecuting Attorney’s Council of Georgia as well as the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council of Georgia. Rick was also a member of the choir at First Baptist Church of Jesup and had taken up oil painting during his retirement. He enjoyed painting lessons given by his dear friends, two very accomplished local artists, the late Dot Kennerly and her daughter, Linda Wasdin and sitting on the porch with his dog, Jack. In addition to his parents, his brother, Karl A. Malone, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his beloved wife of 47 years, Diana Meadows Malone of Jesup; two sons and daughters-in-law, Allan and Frankie Malone of Swainsboro, and Andrew and Jennifer Malone of Reidsville; one sister, Sheryl Keener and husband, Tom of Yulee, FL; five granddaughters, Ansley Malone of Swainsboro, Marlee Dasher of Reidsville, Lexi Malone of Vidalia, Lani Malone of Vidalia, and Jenna Dasher of Reidsville; sisters and brothers-in-law, Lynn and Alan Jones of Jesup, Brenda and Barry Thompson of Lyons, Angela Sconyers of Swainsboro and Martha Malone of Quitman; 22 nieces and nephews and 22 great nieces and nephews.
Memorial services were held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29, at the First Baptist Church of Jesup with Dr. Michael VonMoss and Rev. Marc Foster officiating. The family received friends from 1:30 p.m. until the funeral hour at the church.
Private interment services were held at a later date in the family cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers will be Past and Present District Attorney’s in Georgia, past and present employees of the District Attorney of the Middle Circuit’s office, past and present members of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, past and present employees of the Wayne county District Attorney’s Office, the First Baptist Church Choir, all Judges in attendance, Joann and Harley Grove, Martha and Buddy Cobb, Susan and Eddie Collins, Walt and Melissa Pinder, Jeff and Marlene Griffith, Franklin and Dabney Edenfield, Bill Lindsey, Sherri Edenfield and Kevin Carter.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Jesup First United Methodist Church Agape Fund, 205 E. Cherry St. Jesup, GA 31546, the First Baptist Church of Jesup Capital Campaign Fund P.O. Box 1115, Jesup, GA 31598 or the Sunshine House Children’s Advocacy Center, 328 W. Main St. Swainsboro, GA 30401.
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Howard & Jones Funeral Home of Jesup are in charge of arrangements.