Ben Lane Upchurch's Obituary
Ben Lane Upchurch, Sr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia on October 5, 1926. He died December 12, 2012 at the age of 86. He graduated from Russell High School and enrolled in North Georgia College. He left college in 1945 and was a first lieutenant in the occupation of Germany. After the war he returned to North Georgia and finished his B.S. and later earned a master’s degree in business administration from Georgia State University. He was placement director at Georgia State until retirement. He was active in the Georgia Army National Guard and retired as a Brigadier General. He was an avid golfer and sports fan and ran in some of the earliest Peachtree Road races. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Joanne Palmer Upchurch, daughters Elizabeth Upchurch Fee (Tom) and Leslie Upchurch Prohaska (Jim), son Ben Lane Upchurch, Jr. (Cecile), and grandchildren Casey, Christopher and Meggie Upchurch, Annie and Katie Fee, and James and Aaron Prohaska. There will be a private family burial. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to the Parkinson’ Disease Foundation.
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