Services for Maurice Glenn Fountain, age 70 of Rentz, will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, September 14, 2011 in the Chapel of Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Joey Diers, Clint Crozier and David Rowe will officiate. Mr. Fountain was a lifelong resident of Laurens County and a member of Baker Baptist Church. He served in the US Army in 1958-1961 stationed in Germany. He has been a self-employed residential contractor for over 40 years and an active spokesperson for AA for over 30 years. Mr. Fountain was a member of the Masons, Scottish Rite, Eastern Star, Al Sihah Shrine Temple and the Laurens Shrine Club. He was also a Jester and member of the Wayfarers Shrine Unit where he served as president. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather for over 49 years. Mr. Fountain was preceded in death by his father, Maurice A. Fountain and mother, Adell Ussery Simmons. He passed away Sunday, September 11, 2011. Survivors include his wife, Ellen Baggett Fountain of Rentz; three sons, Mitchell (Janelle) Fountain of Woodstock, Tim (Kerrie) Fountain of Dudley and Chris (Christy) Fountain of Rentz; daughter, Cindy (Chris) Allen of Rentz; two brothers, Johnny Fountain and Steve Simmons, both of Dublin; sister, Melinda Fountain of Dublin; 13 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and his dog, Bobo. Pallbearers will be Mike Strickland, Tad Coleman, Ronnie Bates, Darrin Lyles, Cass Bracewell and Eddy Mullis. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Wayfarers Shrine Unit, Al Sihah Shrine Divan and past Potentates. The family will receive friends at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home on Tuesday from 6:00PM until 8:00PM. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Wayfarers Shrine Unit at Capital City Bank in Dublin.