Tommy C. Gordon

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.

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