Spencer Fleetwood Maddox, Jr. MD

Spencer Fleetwood Maddox, Jr. MD, 82, died on Tuesday, July 1 at home after a brief illness. He leaves his wife of 29 years, Katie Cook Maddox, his son, Spencer Fleetwood Maddox III and his wife, Shirley Rives Maddox and his daughter, Amy Maddox Bean, and her husband, Bernard Austin Bean, Jr. His son, Michael Allan Maddox, preceded him in death. He is the grandfather of Kristin Bean Sorensen, Taylor Duggan Maddox (Kara), Jessica Bean Williams (Matthew), Rives Morgan Maddox, Austin Langley Maddox, Rebecca Bean Minarovich (Patrick), Macy Maddox Davis (William), Rachel Elizabeth Bean, Sarah Hamilton Bean, Hunter Maddox Bean and Austin Luke Bean. He is the great-grandfather of Camden Lantz Sorensen, Adele Maddox Sorensen, and Paxton Kennett Davis. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 682 Mulberry Street, Macon 31201 or Fathers in the Field, 6796 N. Franklin Ave., Loveland, CO 80538.

Born and raised in Macon, Dr. Maddox was the son of Martha Duggan Maddox and Spencer Fleetwood Maddox. An Eagle Scout, he attended the 1947 World Scout Jamboree in France. After graduating from Lanier High School in 1950, Dr. Maddox attended Mercer University where he studied chemistry and biology. He received his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta where he was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society. Following graduation in 1957, he entered the United States Navy at the Naval Hospital in San Diego, CA where he completed his medical internship and residency in ophthalmology. Upon completion of serving his country, he held a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology at the Children’s Hospital in Washington D.C. He returned to Macon in 1965 to join Dr. Braswell Collins and four other surgeons to establish the Eye Center of Central Georgia where he practiced for forty years. During his years of practice, he taught at the Medical College of Georgia. He was the president of the Georgia Society of Georgia Ophthalmology. As one of the few pediatric ophthalmologists in the country, he was one of the founding members of the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Surgery. He received the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Georgia Society of Ophthalmology. As the 1997 Recipient of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award, Dr. Maddox was dedicated to medical missions, serving years in Jamaica with a team of medical doctors offering free medical services to the inner islanders. At home, he served as ophthalmologist advisor for the Knights Templar Educational Foundation. An active member of First Presbyterian Church, Dr. Maddox served on the founding board of First Presbyterian Day School. For over a decade, he served on the Board of Trustees for Covenant Theological Seminary.

Visitation will be held Thursday at Snows Memorial Chapel on Cherry Street from 5-7 p.m. Memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church on 682 Mulberry Street with Reverend John Kinser, Dr. Mark Dalbey and Mr. Marc Albertson officiating. Burial will be private for family only in Riverside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 682 Mulberry Street, Macon 31201 or Fathers in the Field, 6796 N. Franklin ave., Loveland, CO 80538.

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Snow’s Memorial Chapel Funeral & Cremation Services, Cherry Street, has charge of arrangements.