James Beacham Whitlock Sr., age 86, of Roswell, Ga, formally from Dublin, Ga. passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2016. A graveside service will be held on December 21, 2016 at Northview Cemetery at 2:00 pm. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:30 at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Whitlock was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Marine Corps in 1953 and retired from the Marine Corps Reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel after 26 years of service. Employed as Southeast Sales Manager, he worked in the fleet leasing business for CIT for over 20 years. He retired to assist his late wife Anne as a realtor for Northside Realty in Atlanta. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and brother. Mr. Whitlock was proceeded in death by his wife, Anne Coleman Whitlock, his parents Lawrence Whitlock and Dorothy Keen of Dublin, Ga and his sister Mary Charles Hudson of Athens, GA. Survivors include daughter, Janet (Jay) Whitlock Hardee of Conyers, Ga; son, Jimmy (Keli) Whitlock from Sugar Land, TX; granddaughters, Jordan Hardee and Claire Hardee of Conyers, Ga.; step-grandchildren; Karli, Kaelin and Kassidy Isaacson; and several nieces and nephews. Settindown Creek Seniors Golf Prayer and Farewell to "The Colonel" When: Wednesday 12/21/16 at 8:15am Where: Settindown Creek Golf Club, 1608 Settindown Drive Roswell, GA 30075 For more information call 832.655.4342