Albert Rainey Folds

James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel Dr. Albert Rainey Folds was born in Macon, Georgia and entered Georgia Tech at the age of fifteen. He graduated at the age of 19 with a degree in Physics and then attended Emory University where he earned a Masters' of Divinity Degree. After Seminary, he earned a medical degree from the University of North Carolina. His medical practice stretched over five decades in Brooksville, Titusville and Marianna, Florida. He was also an ordained Deacon and Elder in the United Methodist Church and served congregations in the North Georgia, North Carolina and Alabama/West Florida Conferences. He was an avid reader and inventor. In 1955, he wrote out the plans and details for a color flat-screen television on the back of paper napkins and promptly said, "There, that's how to make a working color flat-screen TV!" He also developed a kidney dialysis pump. One of his favorite hobbies was collecting steam train locomotives, one of which he donated to the Marianna Educational Recreational Expo for the enjoyment of Jackson County residents. He also loved singing, playing the piano, guitar and ukulele. His greatest love was for his family. Over the past few years he spent a great deal of time researching and documenting family history for his children and grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Carol Bevis Folds; his parents, Vivian and Leetie Folds; and his sister, Leetimae Folds Clonts. He is survived by his wife, Denise Whitehead Folds; his children, Ramona Folds Wiatt, Stephen Albert Folds, James Ashley Folds and Kristi Denise Folds; and three grandchildren, Matthew Stephen Wiatt, Taylor Carol Wiatt Stokes and Mia Simone Folds. The funeral service and Celebration of Life, will be at 1pm Monday April 9, 2012 at First United Methodist Church, Marianna, Florida. Internment will follow in Bascom United Methodist Church Cemetery, Bascom, Florida with James and Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel directing. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral at the church. Memorial Gifts may be made to the College Scholarship Fund of First United Methodist Church, Marianna, Florida.