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Henry Leroy Acree, 87, of Monticello, passed from this life on June 16, 2012. Leroy was born January 20, 1925, to Clifford Acree and Ruth Davis in Meriwether County, Georgia. He obtained undergraduate degrees from Norman Junior College and Mercer University in Georgia and his Masters Degree in social work from the New York School of Social Work, Columbia University. He married Louise Burk, daughter of Leo Burk and Sara Moore, in 1952. Leroy was a social worker who served as superintendent of the Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Home for Children in Monticello for thirty years.
Leroy was a longtime member and elder of First Presbyterian Church in Monticello and an active member of the local Rotary Club. He was an adventurer, an exceptional father, and a devoted husband. He touched the hearts and lives of many people with his compassion and devotion to service. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Louise. Survivors include one son, Steve Acree and wife, Jill, of Ada, OK; one daughter, Jeanne Hatcher and husband, Price, of Arvada, CO; one sister, Cliffene Stone and husband, William, of Jonesboro, GA; one brother, Davis Acree and wife, Louise, of Alvaton, GA; one granddaughter, Elizabeth Acree of Ada, OK; one grandson, Dustin Hatcher of Denver, CO; and one great-grandson, Dillon Hatcher, of Denver, CO.
Leroy was a longtime member and elder of First Presbyterian Church in Monticello and an active member of the local Rotary Club. He was an adventurer, an exceptional father, and a devoted husband. He touched the hearts and lives of many people with his compassion and devotion to service. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Louise. Survivors include one son, Steve Acree and wife, Jill, of Ada, OK; one daughter, Jeanne Hatcher and husband, Price, of Arvada, CO; one sister, Cliffene Stone and husband, William, of Jonesboro, GA; one brother, Davis Acree and wife, Louise, of Alvaton, GA; one granddaughter, Elizabeth Acree of Ada, OK; one grandson, Dustin Hatcher of Denver, CO; and one great-grandson, Dillon Hatcher, of Denver, CO.