Mr. James Rose Marable, Jr., born in Atlanta, GA on October 5, 1924, died January 9, 2009 in Lexington, SC. He was a WWII Veteran (US Army); graduated BCE from GA Tech. and MS from LSU. He was a Registered Professional Engineer in GA, FL, SC, NC, TN, VA, AL, TX, OK, PA. He retired from Simons-Eastern Co., Decatur, GA and Greenville, SC and was a life member of the GA Engineering Foundation. Mr. Marable was a member, and Past President and Vice President of GSPE, Fellow of ASCE, 32nd Degree Mason, Deacon and Elder Emeritus at Columbia Presbyterian Church in Decatur, GA. He was pre-deceased by his wife, Dawn Io Key Marable, and daughter, Anne Leona Marable Leppek, and is survived by his sister, Clyde; daughter, Nancy Rose Marable Livingston of Gilbert, SC and family; daughter, Jane Huntington Marable Adams of Panama City, FL and family; son, James Stephen Marable of Charleston, SC and family; the family of Anne Leona Marable Leppek of Boulder, CO and Mt. Pleasant SC. The family would like to express its heartfelt appreciation to Lexington Medical Center Extended Care in Lexington, SC and Hospice Care of Tri County, Columbia, SC. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. at A.S. Turner & Sons Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends and visitors one hour prior to the service at A. S. Turner & Sons.
