Roy Dempsey Law, age 94, stepped into Heaven on November 26, 2024. He lived in Augusta, Georgia during his later life. 

The son of Mamie Richardson Law and Roy Franklin Law, he is survived by his beloved wife of 73 years, Faye Hunter Law, his brother Jimmy Law (Carole), his daughters Connie Plummer (Kevin) and Teresa Hoppe (Jon), grandchildren Megan Miller (Jeremy), Kristofer Plummer (Jessica), Jessica Dillard (Josh), John Michael Haren and eight great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Faye (Joey) Duren, brother Ray (Vivian) Law, and grandson Nicholas Perkinson.

 A family service will be held at the Georgia Veterans’ Cemetery at Canton, Georgia. 

 A Celebration of Life will be held at First Baptist Church, Social Circle on Saturday, December 14 at 12:00, led by Reverend Mike Hardy and Reverend Kale Rush. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

Born on January 11, 1930, in Irwin County, Georgia, Dempsey graduated from Ocilla High School, and attended South Georgia College and later Georgia Technical Institute, focusing on engineering. He married his sweetheart , Faye Hunter, in 1951. Their love story is one for the ages, built on their faith, respect, commitment, and care for each other. Dempsey entered the US Army and served in the Signal Corps 50th Signal Battalion, stationed at Camp Gordon and Sendai, Japan. The Signal Corps experience led him to a long and fulfilling career in telecommunications with AT&T in Atlanta, retiring in 1988.

Dempsey and Faye built a home based on faith in Jesus and service to further the Kingdom. Indian Creek Baptist Church in Stone Mountain, GA and later First Baptist Social Circle were Dempsey’s beloved church homes where he taught Sunday School, participated in mission trips, served as deacon and treasurer for years. Improvement projects, large and small at his church filled many days. 

 Perhaps Dempsey’s favorite mission was food preparation and hospitality. He and Faye cooked countless meals at both churches over the years and as they got older, it was still Dempsey’s calling to feed the hungry. If he saw a family in need of food, he would minister to them. Dempsey and Faye loved to feed the church staff at their home. Their dear friends often enjoyed a ‘Southern Living’ meal in their home. 

 Penfield Christian Home was a mission dear to his heart, helping young men who were struggling back on a good path. 

 Fishing with friends and hunting with his bird dog brought him great joy. Dempsey oversaw the building details of three of their homes and two barns that he designed and raised a garden that got bigger every year. He was PaPa to five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren whom he loved dearly, and always stayed in the know about their interests. His roles as husband, father, grandfather, and friend were all so important to each of us and he will be so missed until we are together again. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Social Circle,195 N. Cherokee Rd. Social Circle, GA 30025 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at www.stjude.org.

Meadows Funeral Home, Inc. was in charge of arrangements. 
Please sign the guestbook online at www.meadowsfuneralhomeinc.com. 

Reposted courtesy of Meadows Funeral Home.

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