Fred A Rives Jr.

Fred was born in Columbus, Georgia on June 1, 1937, then moved to Atlanta as a teenager where he finished high school. He got his degree at Auburn U. and graduated as a 2nd Lt. in the Navy. After Navy Supply Corp School, he and Joy Smith were married.

They spent his active duty on the island of Adak in the Aleutians as Paymaster. He spent 40 years as Sales/Manager in steel distribution warehousing, before retiring in 1999. He and Joy succeeded in spending the next 20 years seeing the world. They moved to Windsor Run independent living facility in 2018, where he lived until his death.

He is survived by his wife, Joy; daughters, Katherine and Barbara; granddaughter, Allison; and brother, Leckie.

In lieu of flowers, Fred’s favorite charity is St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.