Celia Louise Dominy Green Pinkham, 82, went to be with her Lord on June 21, 2022. Funeral services will be held in the Chan Stanley Memorial Chapel of Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory, 1320 North Jefferson Street, Dublin GA at 2PM Saturday June 25. Burial will follow at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Visitation is at Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory at 6-8PM Friday June 24. Funeral services will be livestreamed at https://my.gather.app/remember/celia-louise-pinkham
Louise was born and grew up in Dublin GA. She lived in Lake Wildwood, Macon GA since 2000, and before that in Montrose GA for 40 years. She was the daughter of Oretha Williamson Dominy and Joseph Elton Dominy. Her grandparents were J. F. and Evie Williamson. She was the widow of Richard (Dicky) Green (married 35 years) and Charles Pinkham (married 11 years).
Her survivors include: her children Richard (Jan) Green of Macon, Chad Green of Dublin, Ted (Angela) Green of Macon; her grandchildren Jace Green of Dublin, Emilee Green, Rachel Green, Lauren (Morgan) Nguyen, Sallie (Brett) Hart, all of Macon; her great grandchildren Sarah and Sophie Hart, and Micah and Ellis Nguyen of Macon; brother and sister-in-law, John and Linda Dominy, Chattanooga TN; sister-in-law, Jayne Green Macerato, Wilmington DE; her stepchildren, Glenn Pinkham, Severn MD, Hazel Adrienne Smith, Albuquerque NM, William Pinkham, Montgomery AL; nine Pinkham step-grandchildren and six Pinkham step-great grandchildren. A number of nieces, nephews and cousins also survive her.
Special thanks to Fay Miller and Yong Lee for their continuous support and encouragement.
Mrs. Pinkham graduated from Dublin High School in 1957 and attended Georgia Southern College. In 1960 when the Children's Clinic opened in Dublin, she was the first employee and office manager. In 1970, she was the first employee and office manager for Trinity Christian School in Dublin. Later she joined Dublin Construction Company, working there 20 years as administrative assistant to the company president and as human resources manager. She retired in 1998.
Known as "Mama Louise", she was the Residence Hall Director to the GAMES students at Middle Georgia College in Cochran GA from August 2022 to December 2005. From 2006 until 2009, she was on staff at Commercials On Hold in Macon GA. In the 1970s, she served as clerk for the town of Montrose and was on the board of Trinity Christian School in Dublin GA.
Louise accepted Christ as her Savior as a child attending New Bethel Baptist Church, Dublin GA. As a teenager, she attended Saxon Heights Baptist Church (now Springdale Baptist Church) in Dublin GA where she and Dicky were married in December 1962. In 1964, she joined Montrose Baptist Church, Montrose GA. During her 40 years there she taught Sunday School, was Children's Church Director, church treasurer, and was on the building committee. In 2010, she joined Tabernacle Baptist Church in Macon GA where she was a member of the Intercessory Prayer Team and Joyful Believers Sunday School Class.
Pallbearers are Bill Pollard, John David Williamson, Rev David Foy Williamson, Perry Williamson, Daniel Smith, Sterling Averett, and Larry Stone.
Honorary pallbearers are Gene Dominy, Dr. Andy Williamson, Ben Hall Jr, Clint Carlton, Don Riefstahl, Dr. Grady Campbell, John Holland, Allen Gaughf, Jerry Adams, Mike Franks, Coleman Smith, Ed Kersey, Bert Thigpen, James Williamson, and Don Williamson.
Sympathy cards may be mailed to the family at P.O. Box 7566, Macon GA, 31209. In lieu of Flowers, the family suggests that those who wish may make contributions in Mrs. Pinkham's memory to Gideons International; Tabernacle Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 28341, Macon, GA 31221; or to Trinity Christian School, 200 Trinity Rd, Dublin, GA 31021.
Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory/Dublin Chapel has charge of funeral arrangements.