He is preceded in death by his parents, Charlie and Ruby Dekle; son, Len Dekle, Jr.; son, Keith Dekle; brothers, Walter Lee Dekle, David Dekle, Joe Dekle, and John Dekle. Survivors include his loving wife of 50 years, Carol W. Dekle; daughter, Stephanie Dekle Bennet (Sam); daughter, Bonnie Dekle Rutherford (Melvin); daughter, Robin Dekle Dupree (Lonnie); son, Ron Dekle (Sheri); daughter, Anna Barry (Jim); daughter, Clorette Riddle (Moose); sister, Grace Dekle Ussery; brother, William “Bill” Dekle (Guy); 14 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews and extended family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family wishes for donations to be made to Veterans K-9 Solutions (www.veteransk9solutions.org), the Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org), or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (www.stjude.org).
Visitation will be held at 1pm on Sunday, June 9, 2019, at Elliott Sons Funeral Home, 2524 Lumpkin Road, Augusta, GA 30906. Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Sunday, June 9, 2019, at the Lumpkin Road Chapel of Elliott Sons Funeral Home, 2524 Lumpkin Road, Augusta, GA 30906. Rev. Jim Hyder will be officiating. Burial with full military honors will immediately follow at Bellevue Memorial Gardens, 4501 Wrightsboro Road, Grovetown, GA 30813.
