SGM Richard M Land (retired), 85, died peacefully in his Forest Park, GA home on March 28, 2018. A twenty-three year veteran of the United States Army, he also was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and a member of the Grand Lodge.
SGM Land was born on October 11, 1932 in Chattanooga, TN to the late Alvis Walton Land and Willa Mae Clark Land. On May 3, 1971 he married his wife Hilda in Jacksonville, FL.
He is survived by his wife, H. Jayne Land; sons, Louis Land, Richard Land, Jr., David Dawe, Michael, Dawe, and John Dawe; daughters, Patricia Anderson, Ellen Smith, Holly Norton, Heidi Sapp, and Beth Dawe; brother, Alvis W. Land, Jr.; sisters, Pricilla Roberts, Rhetta Ballard, Lynda Ponder, Theresa Duncan, Libby Goss, and Millie Bell; 21 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Love ones preceding him in death is his daughter, Susan Craft; son, Thomas Dawe; and grandson, Michael Vincent Dawe.
A memorial service will take place at Tara Garden Chapel on March 31st at 1:00 pm, with the inurnment to take place at 1 pm on April 3rd at Georgia National Cemetery. Services are being rendered by Tara Garden Chapel, 681 North Ave, Jonesboro, GA 30236, 770-471-7171.
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