Mr. Harold Marnell "Bud" Dempsey, age 99, of Summerville, GA, died Thursday, October 3, 2024, at Oakview Health and Rehabilitation.

Mr. Dempsey was born September 11, 1925, in Menlo, GA, son of the late William Pink Dempsey and Annie Mae Willingham Dempsey.  He was a member of New Antioch Baptist Church where he had previously served as a Sunday School Director and Choir Director.  He was retired from Mount Vernon Mills where he was a member of the Quarter Century Club.  Mr. Dempsey was a veteran of the United States Army where he served in the European Theatre in World War II.  He was also a member of the V.F.W.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, John Dempsey; brother, Tab Dempsey; sisters, Elsie Cooper and Helen Rich; and a grandson, Justin Butler.

Survivors include his wife, Geneva Hamilton Dempsey; sons, Robert (Diane) Dempsey, Phil Butler; daughters, Nancy (Tommy) Hughes, Connie (Dennis) Bethune; a daughter-in-law, Jan Dempsey; 7 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Monday, October 7, 2024, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gary Howell officiating.  Interment with military honors will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens.  Active pallbearers will be Chase Hughes, Cory Tanner, William Marfilius, Paul Dempsey, Joseph Jackson, and Kevin McCaffrey.  Honorary pallbearers will be Daryl Broome as well as the staff of Oakview Health and Rehabilitation.

Mr. Dempsey will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 1:00 P.M. until the hour of service on Monday.