**Our 05/25/2024 Public Meeting Has Been Canceled. Update Soon.**
About Your Douglas County Cemetery Commission
Our Vision
Our vision is to give back to our community in a caring, empathetic and professional manner that embraces the quote from Benjamin Franklin: "Show me your cemeteries and I will tell you what kind of people you have."
Through the good work of our commissioners, volunteers and trustees, along with your support, we can continue to make that happen. We firmly believe in our motto: "Excellence Through Teamwork".
Our Team
Our team is composed of dedicated commissioners with diverse backgrounds and skill sets. We truly value the time and effort forth by our commissioners, our volunteers and the deputies and trustees of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
Our Commitment To You.
The Cemetery Commission holds regular pubic meetings to conduct business and to provide an opportunity for public input. Please join us at our next meeting, scheduled for 10:30AM Saturday, March 16, 2024 at the Dog River Public Library meeting room, located at 6100 GA-5 in Douglasville, Georgia.
Your Cemetery Commissioners
Commission Managing Co-Chairman, Richard Jones
As managing Co-Chairman, Commissioner Richard Jones, chairs public meetings, oversees the commission's planning and zoning impact reports, recruiting, social media, commission compliance with state and local laws, and our commission officers report to him. Commissioner Jones is a former Deputy Sheriff and a former Fraud Investigator. He has been conducting liability and accident investigations since the 1990's. He has been with the cemetery commission since 2020.
Commission Operations Co-Chairman, John McFall
Commissioner John McFall has been with the cemetery commission since 2011. He is our longest-serving commissioner, and has an unparalleled knowledge the our 60+ cemeteries that our commission oversees. He is our liaison with the Douglas County Sheriff's office, oversees the weekly trustee cemetery clean-out days, oversees the care and maintenance of the commission's equipment and single-handedly created our official maps, which show the locations of the cemeteries that we oversee. He also serves as our commission historian. Commissioner McFall is a retired Civil Engineer and map maker.
Commission Vice Chairman, Charles Wynn
Commissioner Charles Wynn has been with the cemetery commission since 2023. He oversees the commissioner workdays, which consist of our cemetery commissioners conducting cemetery clean-outs without assistance from the sheriff's office trustees. Commissioner workdays allow the commissioners to have a hands-on approach to maintaining the cemeteries. Commissioner Wynn is a retired United States Army major and comes to us with a wealth of leadership experience.
Your Cemetery Commissioners
Commission Secretary, Zivon Ais
Commissioner Zivon Ais has been with the cemetery commission since 2023. He oversees the commission's documents such as forms to be filed with other government agencies along with the agenda and minutes of our commission's public meetings. Commissioner Ais is a successful realtor in the Atlanta area and operates his own cleaning business.
Commission Treasurer, Noah Jeffcoat
Commissioner Noah Jeffcoat has been with the cemetery commission since 2023. He oversees our commission budget, conducts regular inventories of commission equipment, makes recommendations regarding spending and coordinates with county officials on budgetary matters. Commissioner Jeffcoat has been with the cemetery commission since 2023. He is also a master automotive technician for General Motors.
Additional Bios Coming Soon..
As we continue to build and update our web site, we will be adding the photos and brief biographies of the rest of our cemetery commissioners. Stay tuned.
In Memory of Our Late Commissioners
In memory of Their Service
In memory of Their Service
In memory of Their Service
Those who have served may be gone, but will never be forgotten.
The individual and unique contributions made by Sandy and James were an important part of the journey to where our commission is today.
Sandy Whittington
In memory of Their Service
In memory of Their Service
Sandy Whittington was one of the founding members of the Cemetery Commission. Sandy served as Commission Chairman for over two decades.
We lost sandy in 2022.
James Campbell III
In memory of Their Service
James Campbell III
James Campbell III served as a Cemetery Commissioner and Commission Photographer from 2014 until 2022.
We lost James in 2022 at the age of 40.
Contact Us
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Douglas County Cemetery Commission
Managing Co-Chairman Richard Jones 404-992-2282 * Meetings, volunteering, recruitment, impact reports, & social media. Operations Co-Chairman John McFall 470-667-0802 * Inquiries regarding individual cemeteries & their history
