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Edgar Allen Land, Jr.

Edgar Allen Land, Jr., 97, Waynesville, GA, formerly of Albany, died Thursday, September 12, 2024 at Woodmont Senior Living in Tallahassee, FL.

His funeral service will be at 3 PM on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at Kimbrell-Stern with interment to follow at Crown Hill Cemetery.

Mr. Land was born in Early County, GA and came to Albany in 1954.  He moved to Waynesville in Brantley County in 2001.  While in Albany, he was a member of Raleigh White Baptist Church.  He was employed as a mechanic at Bells Oldsmobile, then worked with J. C. Penny Automotive.  He opened and ran his own automotive repair shop on Pine Ave. for several years.  He retired from Purolator.

After his first retirement he was employed by the City of Albany as a mechanic working on the police cars and he also retired from the City of Albany.

He was one of the city’s mechanics responsible for getting their vehicles back in operation after the flood on 1994.  He enjoyed gardening and taking care of his roses.  Mr. Land enjoyed going to the Woodbine Opera every Saturday for dancing.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Sara Ruth Story Land from the Fairfax, AL, and his sister, Mabel Berry.

Mr. Land is survived by 5 children:  Becky Land Poll, Miramar, FL, Cathy Land Andrews (David), Tallahassee, FL, Cindy Land Finn (Robert), Flower Mound, TX, Edgar Allen Land, III (Suzanne), Albany, Sandy Land, Lighthouse Point, FL; 6 grandchildren:  Charly Andrews, Lesley Andrews, Sarah Dickerson, Shelby Dickerson, Braden Land (Brittnie), Bailee Land Chick (Aaron); 10 great grandchildren:  Kai, Kingston, Aymin, Anya, Aaliyah, William, Jeremiah, Cora, Collin, Ira; sister:  Eleanor Land Campbell, Albany; numerous nieces and nephews.